Name the person that found penicillin while growing bread mold.
Alexander Flemming
What types of maps show elevation?
topographic maps
Name the eighth planet from the sun.
Neptune
What substance gives leaves their green color?
chlorophyll
The name of the most massive of all living forms is the General Sherman Tree. This tree is 275 ft. tall, 83 ft. diameter and located in Sierra Nevada Mountains. What type of tree is it?
Giant Sequoia (accept Sequoia)
Which word indicates the shortest length: centimeter, kilometer and millimeter.
millimeter
What connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea?
Suez Canal
Many of the inventions of this man include the phonograph, telegraph, and the incandescent lamp. Who is this inventor?
Thomas A. Edison
How many nickels can Rachel get for $3.75?
75
The President of the United States travels in an official plane called what?
Air Force One
What does the metric symbol 'mg' stand for?
Milligram
What is the past tense of the verb think?
thought
This government agency is responsible for manufacturing and distributing all U.S. coins and currency. What is it?
The U.S. Mint
James gets out of school at 3:00 p.m. It takes him 15 minutes to get home, and another 15 minutes to eat a snack. If he practices his music for half and hour before starting his homework, what time will he be starting his homework?
4:00 p.m.
What word is the adverb in this sentence. We will soon see the sun rise.
soon - An adverb is a word used to tell more about a verb, and it almost always answers the questions how?, when?, where?, how often?, and in what way?
This stimulant drug is found in tes, chocolate, coffee, and many soft drinks. What is it?
Caffeine
Punts and passes are part of what sport?
football
What U.S. President came after Gerald R. Ford but before Ronald Regan?
Jimmy Carter
What organ is referred to as gray matter?
The brain
Which English explorer brought the potato and tobacco to England from the New World?
Sir Walter Raleigh
How many beads are on one necklace if 1400 beads make 25 necklaces?
56
How many zeros are there in 14 billion?
Nine (9)
Polaris was known to American Indians as the "star that does not move." What is another more common name for Polaris?
North Star
What kind of animal is Woodstock, Snoopy's little friend?
bird