History
Who invented the light bulb in 1879?
Thomas Edison
What is the plural of “moose”?
Moose
In which country are the famous Pyramids of Giza?
What is the biggest organ in the human body?
Liver
What is the largest number that can be pronounced with a single syllable?
12
Italy, Japan, and Germany’s alliance was called what during WWII?
The Axis of Evil
Is “red” an adjective or a noun?
Both
Which state is called the Lone Star state?
Texas
Earth is located in what galaxy?
The Milky Way
What number is the Roman numeral XVI?
16
Julius Caesar was the emperor of what empire?
Who is the author of James and the Giant Peach?
Roald Dahl
How many Great Lakes are there in the United States? (100 extra points for each one you can name!)
4
What is the hardest naturally occurring mineral?
Diamond
How many grams are in a thousand kilograms?
1 million
Who wrote the national anthem of the United States of America?
Francis Scott Key
In this book titled The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, what is the last comma called?
The Oxford comma
What is the southernmost continent called?
Antarctica
What is the part of the eye that controls how much light enters?
Pupil
The interior angles of a triangle always sum to…
180 degrees
The modern-day city of Istanbul was known by what name in the 13th century?
Constantinople
Often seen at the end of a sentence, the three trailing dots that indicate the omission from speech or writing of a word or words that are superfluous or able to be understood from contextual clues are known as…
Ellipsis
Imaginary lines traversing the globe from pole to pole are called…
Meridians
The Earth has 4 layers, the thickest of which is the mantle. What is the thinnest layer called?
The Crust
If a football field is 100 yards long, how many feet long is the football field?
300 feet