First Grade
Who invented the light bulb in 1879?
Thomas Edison
In which country are the famous Pyramids of Giza?
Egypt
What is the capital of New York?
Albany
What was the ancient Egyptian writing system called?
Hieroglyphics
What is the name of the most famous English playwright?
William Shakespeare
How many letters are in the English alphabet?
26
To travel from New York to London, one must fly over which ocean?
The Atlantic Ocean
What object, beginning with letter Q, did people write with during the Middle Ages?
Quill
The hardest naturally occurring mineral is…?
Diamond
Which country is both an island and a continent?
Australia
The plural of “moose” is…?
Moose
Earth is located in what galaxy?
The Milky Way
The first fireworks were invented in the 7th century in what country?
China
What do you call a group of crows?
A murder
The Earth is at least how many billion years old?
4 billion
Italy, Japan, and Germany’s alliance was called what during WWII?
The Axis of Evil
What number is the Roman numeral XVI?
16
How many Great Lakes are there in the United States?
4: Michigan-Huron, Superior, Ontario, and Erie
How many kingdoms are part of the United Kingdom?
4: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales
Imaginary lines traversing the globe from pole to pole are called…?
Meridians
What is the biggest internal organ in the human body?
The liver
The most famous fault line in California is the…?
San Andreas
Who is the author of James and the Giant Peach?
Roald Dahl
A gallon of water weighs how many pounds?
8 pounds
Solve the following equation: (2 X 5) + (6 + 2 - 3)=
15