General Knowledge
This mythological creature lived in a labyrinth and was half man, half something else. What was the other half, and what was he called?
He was half man, half bull, and was called the Minotaur.
At midnight the temperature was 60 degrees. It went down 5 degrees, up 8 degrees, then down 12 degrees. What was the final temperature?
51 degrees.
What is this word?
A _ _ _ U _ _ _ I _
Selfless
Altruistic
What is the past participle of DRIVE?
Driven
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In the desert, sand is ubiquitous.
Why did the Chinese emperor create his terracotta army?
He wanted to be protected from attack in his afterlife.
If one [] stands for 3 students who are happy for summer break, how many [] do you need to represent 243 students?
81
What is this word?
S _ _ E _ _ _ P _ _ _
Lucky happenstance
Serendipity
The boys were so tired, they ____ down and immediately fell asleep.
lay
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A good host or hostess is hospitable.
Who is the real Count Karlstein?
The real Count is Max.
What is 16% as a decimal and as a fraction in simplest form?
What is this word?
_ _ O _ _ F _ _ _ _ _
Stinky
Odoriferous
Fill in the blank: An adjective ALWAYS describes a _____.
Noun
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Bob is bombastic and opinionated.
How does the snake catcher catch the snake in the house in GOING SOLO?
He has a special tool that holds the snake down, he slides it to the base of the snake's neck and then puts the snake in a bag.
What is the perimeter of a rectangle with a length of 9" and a width of 6"?
30"
What is this word?
_ _ E _ _ _ T _ _ _ _ S
Ridiculous
Preposterous
What type of sentence is this? Simple, compound, or complex?
Although Roald Dahl and David Coke knew the enemy fighters would arrive at 6:00 in the evening, their commander would not allow the pilots to leave earlier.
Complex
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What is one of the laws of robotics?
1. a robot may not injure a human or allow a human to come to harm
2. a robot must obey orders given by human beings except where they conflict with the first law
3. a robot must protect its own existence, but not in conflict with the first two laws.
What are the median and the mode of these numbers?
13, 14, 14, 16, 17, 19, 14, 24, 12, 14, 12, 13, 11
Median: 14
Mode: 14
What is this word?
_ C _ _ _ N _ _
Scavenge
Scrounge
What are the 23 helping verbs?
am, are, is, was, were, be, been, being, do, does, did, have, has, had, may, might, must, can, could, shall, should, will, would
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