In what country is the Taj Mahal located?
Brazil
South Africa
India
Egypt
What was the most widely grown crop in the Middle Colonies?
wheat
tobacco
corn
barley
How many teaspoons are in 5 tablespoons?
10
15
21
12.5
The bassoon is a member of what musical family?
percussion
brass
string
woodwind
Who invented the light bulb in 1879?
Joseph Swan
Benjamin Franklin
Nikola Tesla
Thomas Edison
How many grams are in a thousand kilograms?
100
100,000
1 million
1000
What planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury
Uranus
Venus
Mars
What is the smallest country in the world?
Marshall Islands
Vatican City
Monaco
San Marino
True or false? The human shoulder is a ball-and-socket joint.
false
true
What's the capitol of Connecticut?
Hartford
Greenwich
Fairfield
Scranton
How many feet is 2.5 yards?
7.5
1760
30
25
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?
two
four
three
eight
How many syllables are in the word “creation”?
2
4
3
1
Known as "The Conqueror," what was the first name of the king who won the throne of England in 1066?
Bruce
George
William
Henry
What tense is this: We will go to Disney World.
present
past participle
future
past
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?
16
12
9
14
Which is a plural noun: toy, cup, children, leaf?
toy
children
leaf
cup
Which blood type is known as the universal recipient?
AB
A
O
B
How many nouns are in the following sentence: "The rabbit ran to the cafeteria and ate a big salad"?
3
2
5
4
What's the largest and deepest ocean in the world?
Indian
Atlantic
Arctic
Pacific
How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
27
15
10
19
In English grammar, the words "a, an, & the" are called what?
prepositions
conjunctions
articles
gerunds
If a car is traveling at 40 mph, how long will it take to go 190 miles?
4 hours, 30 minutes
3 hours, 25 minutes
4 hours, 45 minutes
5 hours, 10 minutes
True or false? Bats are mammals.
false
true
The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the US from where?
France
Italy
Spain
Great Britain
What was the name of the first satellite put into orbit by the United States?
Rover
Explorer
Challenger
Sputnik
One inch is equal to how many centimeters?
22
30.48
2.54
.91
What is the minimum age required to be a US President?
40
25
30
35
Find the preposition: The pretty calico cat sat on the kitchen table.
calico
the
pretty
on
What is the longest river in the world?
Nile
Amazon
Rio Grande
Mississippi
Does the word "phone" have a long or short vowel sound?
long
short
What unit of measurement is abbreviated "oz"?
inch
ounce
mole
ozone
What is the most abundant element in the universe?
hydrogen
carbon
helium
oxygen
What ancient civilization built the Machu Picchu complex in Peru?
Maya
Inca
Olmec
Aztec
On what date was Julius Caesar killed?
March 15
March 7
April 1
March 8
Which one of these is a mammal: a seahorse, a sea lion, shark, or a sea urchin?
sea lion
seahorse
shark
sea urchin
How many faces are there on a cube?
8
6
4
12
What is the positively charged subatomic particle that appears in the nucleus of all atoms?
neutron
moron
electron
proton
The interior angles of a triangle always sum to what degree?
98.6
90
180
360
What is the largest country in the world?
China
Africa
Russia
Antarctica
What is the largest organ of the human body?
skin
spleen
large intestine
heart
True or False: The platypus is a mammal.
true
false
What do you call the three trailing dots at the end of a sentence? (...)
hyphen
brackets
ampersand
ellipsis
How many compound words are in the following sentence? "Someone from the classroom was playing baseball in the cafeteria."
4
5
2
3
The Great Sphinx in Egypt has the head of a man and the body of which species of animal?
dog
camel
lion
bear
How many countries are in Africa?
123
54
37
29
Who is the author of the 1960 novel about social and racial inequality, To Kill a Mockingbird?
Harper Lee
Tom Robinson
Atticus Finch
Jean Louise Scout
Which is NOT a type of rock?
igneous
metamorphic
sedimentary
monolithic
What literary term is an exaggeration to show emphasis?
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
paradox
inverted syntax
What is the "&" symbol called?
apostrophe
ellipsis
conjunction
ampersand
What country invented the fireworks in the 7th century?
Rome
China
Greece
Brazil
What number is the Roman numeral XVI?
27
51
39
16
How many sides does a hexagon have?
8
12
6
10
In the sentence, "The race ended quickly." What part of speech is quickly?
verb
adjective
adverb
preposition
Who was the 16th president of the United States?
Andrew Johnson
Zachary Taylor
Martin Van Buren
Abraham Lincoln
What river forms the border between Indiana and Kentucky?
Meramec River
Green River
Missouri River
Ohio River
Since the late 1930s, what calendar date has been designated for the inauguration of a United States president?
Jan 1
Jan 20
Nov 25
Nov 6
What color in the visible light spectrum does chlorophyll absorb the least?
violet
green
blue
red
How long does it take for the earth to revolve around the sun?
180 hours
24 hours
365 days
30 days
How many great lakes are there in the United States?
7
5
3
4
Which of the following fractions is equivalent to 1/3?
3/1
7/28
9/27
10/40
In the initials of the federal agency known as NASA, what does the first "A" stand for?
Aeronautics
Administration
Academy
Aerospace
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?
50%
60%
40%
80%
What do you call a scientist who studies rocks?
proctologist
archaeologist
paleontologist
geologist
Which is an example of alliterative language?
The moon smiled down on the sleeping children.
The sea shimmered with the sinking sun.
The ocean glistened as the day turned to night.
The strong gusts whistled through the trees.
What revolutionary leader wrote the influential "Common Sense" in 1776?
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
Aaron Burr
Alexander Hamilton