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  • Who wrote A Christmas Carol?
    Mark Twain
    J.R.R. Tolkien
    Roald Dahl
    Charles Dickens
  • Which scientist discovered penicillin?
    Gregor Mendel
    Marie Curie
    Louis Pasteur
    Alexander Fleming
  • What type of rock forms from cooled lava?
    Sedimentary
    Basaltic
    Metamorphic
    Igneous
  • Which planet has the largest number of moons?
    Venus
    Earth
    Saturn
    Mars
  • What energy source comes from Earth’s internal heat?
    Geothermal energy
    Hydroelectric energy
    Solar energy
    Wind energy
  • Which river is the longest in Africa?
    Nile River
    Niger River
    Zambezi River
    Congo River
  • What is the largest desert in the world?
    Gobi
    Arabian
    Kalahari
    Sahara
  • What part of the cell contains genetic material?
    Nucleus
    Cytoplasm
    Membrane
    Mitochondria
  • Which country invented paper?
    Egypt
    Persia
    China
    Greece
  • What do we call the study of fossils?
    Paleontology
    Geology
    Anthropology
    Archaeology
  • What do we call animals that maintain a constant internal temperature?
    Cold-blooded
    Dormant
    Reptilian
    Warm-blooded
  • Which continent does the Amazon River flow through?
    Asia
    Australia
    Africa
    South America
  • What force keeps planets in orbit around the sun?
    Friction
    Magnetism
    Gravity
    Inertia
  • What is the smallest country in the world by area?
    San Marino
    Monaco
    Vatican City
    Malta
  • What is the main language spoken in Brazil?
    Portuguese
    Spanish
    English
    French
  • What is the deepest part of the ocean called?
    Tonga Trench
    Puerto Rico Trench
    Java Trench
    Mariana Trench
  • Which continent has the most countries?
    Europe
    Africa
    Asia
    South America
  • Who painted the Mona Lisa?
    Picasso
    Raphael
    Michelangelo
    Leonardo da Vinci
  • Which element is needed for combustion (burning)?
    Hydrogen
    Oxygen
    Carbon dioxide
    Nitrogen
  • Which planet has the strongest gravity?
    Saturn
    Earth
    Neptune
    Jupiter
  • What is the chemical symbol for gold?
    Go
    Fe
    Ag
    Au
  • Which famous ship sank in 1912?
    Endeavour
    Titanic
    Mary Rose
    Lusitania
  • Which scientist proposed the three laws of motion?
    Isaac Newton
    Galileo Galilei
    Albert Einstein
    Niels Bohr
  • Which branch of government interprets laws?
    Federal
    Executive
    Judicial
    Legislative
  • Which ancient civilization built Machu Picchu?
    The Olmecs
    The Inca
    The Maya
    The Aztecs
  • What gas makes up most of Earth’s atmosphere?
    Oxygen
    Hydrogen
    Nitrogen
    Carbon dioxide
  • Which European city is divided by the Danube River?
    Rome
    London
    Budapest
    Berlin
  • What is the longest bone in the human body?
    Skull
    Tibia
    Femur
    Humerus
  • Which natural disaster is measured with the Richter scale?
    Tornadoes
    Floods
    Hurricanes
    Earthquakes
  • Which ocean is the deepest?
    Pacific Ocean
    Atlantic Ocean
    Arctic Ocean
    Indian Ocean
  • What instrument measures atmospheric pressure?
    Thermometer
    Barometer
    Hygrometer
    Altimeter
  • Which planet rotates on its side?
    Uranus
    Neptune
    Mars
    Mercury
  • Which organ is primarily responsible for filtering blood?
    Kidneys
    Liver
    Pancreas
    Lungs
  • What is the capital of Canada?
    Montreal
    Vancouver
    Ottawa
    Toronto
  • Which war ended with the Treaty of Versailles?
    Napoleonic Wars
    American Civil War
    World War I
    World War II