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