Geography
Which canal connects the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, allowing ships to avoid traveling around the southern tip of South America?
The Panama Canal
Which human organ system produces hormones that regulate growth, metabolism, and mood?
The Endocrine System
What is the sum of the interior angles of any triangle?
180°
In what year did Christopher Columbus first make landfall in the Americas?
1492
In the sentence "Neither the dog nor the cats (was / were) outside," which verb correctly agrees with the subject?
Were
Which US state shares a land border with eight other states, tied with Tennessee for the most borders in the country?
Missouri
What term describes an animal that cannot regulate its own body temperature internally and relies on environmental heat, commonly called "cold-blooded"?
Ectotherm (or Ectothermic)
What is the value of:
15-3x4+2
15
What was the nickname of the secret network of safe houses and routes that helped enslaved people escape to free states and Canada?
The Underground Railroad
What figure of speech uses extreme exaggeration not meant to be taken literally, such as "I’ve told you a million times"?
Hyperbole
What is the capital city of Canada?
Ottawa
When light passes from air into water and bends due to a change in speed, what is this optical phenomenon called?
Refraction
How many total fluid ounces are in one standard US gallon?
128 fluid ounces
Who was the King of Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War?
King George III
Spell the word for the official in charge of a school, distinguished from the word meaning a basic rule or truth.
P-R-I-N-C-I-P-A-L
What imaginary line at 0° latitude circles the globe and divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
The Equator
What type of chemical bond forms when atoms share one or more pairs of electrons?
Covalent bond
Solve for X: 0.75=X/28
21
What battle in 1863 is widely considered the bloodiest battle and key turning point of the American Civil War?
The Battle of Gettysburg
What term describes a word formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word, such as NASA or SCUBA?
Acronym
What is the largest desert in the world by total surface area?
The Antarctic Desert
In an electrical circuit, what unit is used to measure electrical resistance?
Ohms
What is the mean (average) of the following five numbers: 14, 22, 8, 16, and 15?
15
What 1620 document was signed aboard a ship by the Pilgrims, establishing an early form of self-government in Plymouth Colony?
The Mayflower Compact
In grammar, what specific kind of noun names a group composed of members, such as "flock," "team," or "jury"?
Collective noun