English
What type of speech compares two things using "like" or "as"
Simile
Optics is the study of what?
Lights
Which continent has the most countries?
Africa
The United States bought Alaska from which country?
Russia
A box and what plot shows data in quartiles, with a vertical line splitting the box at the median.
Whisker
Logos
Bronze is an alloy consisting primarily of what two elements?
Copper and Tin
Which nation has the longest coastline?
Canada
What is considered the largest empire in history?
The Mongol Empire
What sum do you get if you add up all the numbers on a roulette wheel?
666
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
Hyperbole
What inorganic molecule is produced by lightning?
Ozone
What is the only country that borders both the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf?
Iran
What year did the French Revolution start?
1789
What is the ten-letter term for the longest side on a right triangle?
Hypotenuse
The process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions
Catharsis
Which of Newton’s Laws states that ‘for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction?’
The third law of motion
Which province above Washington state is home to about 5.6 million people?
British Columbia
What was the name of the international group formed to maintain world peace after World War I?
The League of Nations
If I were to multiply all the numbers on my telephone’s keypad, what number would I get?
0
What is a poem with 14 lines called?
A sonnet
What is it called when you make light change direction by passing it through a lens?
Refraction
Which nation was formed by the joining of six colonies in 1901?
Australia
In which country was the Battle of Culloden fought in 1746?
Scotland
the figure known as a "lemniscate" is typically used in math, and other contexts, to represent what concept?
Infinity