In the initials of the federal agency known as NASA, what does the first "A" stand for?
Academy
Aerospace
Aeronautics
Administration
How many compound words are in the following sentence? "Someone from the classroom was playing baseball in the cafeteria."
5
3
2
4
Does the word "phone" have a long or short vowel sound?
short
long
In what country is the Taj Mahal located?
South Africa
India
Brazil
Egypt
Find the preposition: The pretty calico cat sat on the kitchen table.
calico
pretty
the
on
You have 20 pairs of shoes, but there is only room in your closet for eight shoes. How many pairs of shoes do you have to get rid of?
12
14
9
16
True or False: The platypus is a mammal.
true
false
What is the positively charged subatomic particle that appears in the nucleus of all atoms?
proton
neutron
decathlon
electron
What's the largest and deepest ocean in the world?
Pacific
Indian
Arctic
Atlantic
How many provinces are there in Indonesia?
33
34
38
36
What is the longest river in the world?
Mississippi
Rio Grande
Nile
Amazon
If you need 1/2 cup of flour and you only have a 1/4 measuring cup, how many times do you need to use it to get the right amount of flour?
eight
two
three
four
What was the name of the first satellite put into orbit by the United States?
Rover
Challenger
Explorer
Sputnik
True or false? The human shoulder is a ball-and-socket joint.
true
false
What color in the visible light spectrum does chlorophyll absorb the least?
violet
green
blue
red
In the sentence, "The race ended quickly." What part of speech is quickly?
adjective
verb
preposition
adverb
What do you call the three trailing dots at the end of a sentence? (...)
brackets
ellipsis
hyphen
ampersand
What planet is closest to the sun?
Uranus
Mars
Venus
Mercury
What is the smallest country in the world?
Vatican City
Marshall Islands
Monaco
San Marino
Which is a plural noun: toy, cup, children, leaf?
children
leaf
toy
cup
Known as "The Conqueror," what was the first name of the king who won the throne of England in 1066?
George
William
Bruce
Henry
True or false? Bats are mammals.
false
true
Which one of these is a mammal: a seahorse, a sea lion, shark, or a sea urchin?
sea urchin
sea lion
shark
seahorse
In English grammar, the words "a, an, & the" are called what?
gerunds
prepositions
conjunctions
articles
Which is an example of alliterative language?
The strong gusts whistled through the trees.
The moon smiled down on the sleeping children.
The sea shimmered with the sinking sun.
The ocean glistened as the day turned to night.
What number is the Roman numeral XVI?
39
16
51
27
What is the largest organ of the human body?
spleen
large intestine
heart
skin
What literary term is an exaggeration to show emphasis?
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
inverted syntax
paradox
What country invented the fireworks in the 7th century?
China
Greece
Brazil
Rome
How many nouns are in the following sentence: "The rabbit ran to the cafeteria and ate a big salad"?
2
5
4
3
If a shopping cart contains one apple, two bananas, three oranges, and four hot dogs, what percentage of the cart's total contents is fruit?
60%
40%
80%
50%
What do you call a scientist who studies rocks?
proctologist
geologist
archaeologist
paleontologist
What tense is this: We will go to Disney World.
future
present
past participle
past
How many syllables are in the word “creation”?
3
1
4
2
Who invented the light bulb in 1879?
Benjamin Franklin
Joseph Swan
Nikola Tesla
Thomas Edison
How many faces are there on a cube?
8
12
6
4
How long does it take for the earth to revolve around the sun?
180 hours
30 days
24 hours
365 days
The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the US from where?
Great Britain
France
Italy
Spain
Which blood type is known as the universal recipient?
AB
A
O
B
How many sides does a hexagon have?
10
6
12
8
How many grams are in a ten kilograms?
A Hundred Thousand
A Hundred
Ten thousand
A thousand
The Great Sphinx in Egypt has the head of a man and the body of which species of animal?
dog
bear
camel
lion
What is the largest country in the world?
Antarctica
Russia
China
Africa
Which of the following fractions is equivalent to 1/3?
3/1
7/28
10/40
9/27
What is the "&" symbol called?
ellipsis
conjunction
ampersand
apostrophe
What ancient civilization built the Machu Picchu complex in Peru?
Olmec
Maya
Inca
Aztec
one meter is equal to how many milimetre?
One Hundreed
One Thousand
Ten Thousand
A Hundred Thousnad