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What do you call a word that has the opposite meaning of another word?
An antonym.
What are the three states of matter?
Solid, liquid, and gas.
Spell the word: BECAUSE
Spell the word: BECAUSE
What ancient civilization built the Great Pyramids and used mummification?
The Ancient Egyptians.
How many continents are there on Earth?
7
In the sentence, "The excited dog barked loudly," what part of speech is the word loudly?
An adverb.
What force pulls objects down toward the center of the Earth?
Gravity.
Spell the word: DIFFERENT
Spell the word: DIFFERENT
What giant, heavy-furred mammals did early humans hunt during the Ice Age before they went extinct?
Woolly Mammoths.
What is the name of the longest river in the world, located in Africa?
The Nile River.
What is the literary term for when an author compares two things using the words "like" or "as"?
A simile.
What is the name of the process where liquid water turns into water vapor because of heat?
Evaporation.
Spell the word: NECESSARY
N-E-C-E-S-S-A-R-Y.
Which famous explorer sailed from Spain in 1492 and accidentally landed in the Americas?
Christopher Columbus.
What is the capital city of Canada?
Ottawa.
What common idiom means that something is very common, easy to find, and has little value?
"A dime a dozen."
Air is mostly made up of which specific gas?
Nitrogen (roughly 78%).
Spell the word: CONSCIENTIOUS
C-O-N-S-C-I-E-N-T-I-O-U-S.
What was the name of the system in medieval Europe where knights served lords in exchange for land?
Feudalism (or the Feudal System).
Which ocean is the largest and deepest on Earth?
The Pacific Ocean.
What do you call a word that is spelled the same way backwards as it is forwards, such as "racecar" or "radar"?
A palindrome.
What are the three main parts of an atom?
Protons, neutrons, and electrons.
Spell the word: MANOEUVRE (or MANEUVER)
M-A-N-O-E-U-V-R-E (or M-A-N-E-U-V-E-R).
What major global conflict began in 1914 following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
World War I.
What is the name of the imaginary line of latitude that circles the middle of the Earth, dividing it into Northern and Southern hemispheres?
The Equator.