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