What is the longest side of a right triangle?
hypotenuse
What painter known for his color periods was the founder of the Cubist movement?
Pablo Picasso
In the fairy tale "Rumpelstilskin" what does the maiden spin into gold?
straw
If you were to get a sunburn, you would certainly notice a change in the outer layer of your skin. What is the outer layer called by dermatologists?
Epidermis
What is the name of the galaxy in which our solar system is located?
Milky Way
What number represents the ratio of the circumference to the length of a diameter of a circle?
Pi (accept 3.14)
As the blood leaves the right atrium of the heart, where is it headed next?
Right ventricle
Missouri is bordered on the east by what river?
Mississippi
Identify the first step of the scientific method.
Observation
In "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" what type of animal is always late?
Rabbit
During the moon landing, what vehicle was represented by the initials LM?
lunar module
At the end of a 580 mile trip the odometer reading was 18,762 miles. What was the reading at the beginning of the trip?
18,182
What is the term for the inability to sleep that starts with an "i" and whose Latin form means sleepless?
insomnia
What is the past tense for the verb to eat?
ate
The middle of this country is called the outback. Name the country.
Australia
One of the elements of fiction is setting, when and where a story takes place. Name the element that is the author's message or an important lesson that the story tries to teach.
Theme
What is the result of 1692 minus 796?
796
What is the term for a segment whose endpoints are the center of the circle and another point which lies on the circle?
radius
When heat moves through matter, and the particles within the matter bump into each other, this movement is known as what?
conduction
From what plant do we obtain the basic ingredient in chocolate?
cacao tree
Alaska is by far the largest state in the United States. Which state is the smallest?
Rhode Island
If a tree is 60 inches high and grows 1/2 inch per year for 5 years, how tall will it be at the end of 5 years?
62 and 1/2 inches
If you are a fan of teams like the Tigers, the Brewers, and the Jays, what sport do you like?
Baseball
During a medical examination, the doctor may listen to the heart and lungs at work. What instrument is used to listen to these sounds?
Stethoscope