Math
How many feet is 2.5 yards?
7.5 feet
True or false? The human shoulder is a ball-and-socket joint.
True
How many nouns are in the following sentence: "The rabbit ran to the cafeteria and ate a big salad"?
Three. The nouns are rabbit, cafeteria, and salad.
What was the name of the last Queen of France?
Marie Antoinette
What's the capital of Connecticut?
Hartford
You peer through a window into a room and count 20 eyes. If each person has a typical number of eyes, how many people are in the room?
10
In the initials of the federal agency known as NASA, what does the first "A" stand for?
Aeronautics
In the sentence, “Sally is a very good person,” what part of speech is the word “very”?
Adverb
What was the most widely grown crop in the Middle Colonies?
Wheat
Budapest is the capital of what European country?
Hungary
On a class field trip, there are four buses taking 36 students to the zoo. Each bus carries the same number of students. How many students are on each bus?
9
What type of animal can live on both water and land?
Amphibians
What unit of measurement is abbreviated "oz"?
Ounces
What ancient civilization built the Machu Picchu complex in Peru?
Incas
In what US city do the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers meet and form the Ohio River?
Pittsburgh
Which of the following fractions is equivalent to 1/3:
9/27, 10/40, or 3/1?
9/27
What is the most abundant element in the universe?
Hydrogen
How many compound words are in the following sentence? "Someone from the classroom was playing baseball in the cafeteria."
three
How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
10
What river forms the border between Indiana and Kentucky?
Ohio River
You have 20 pairs of shoes, but there is only room in your closet for eight shoes. How many pairs of shoes do you have to get rid of?
16
What do you call a scientist who studies rocks?
Geologist
What is a hyperbole?
An exaggeration to show emphasis
Since the late 1930s, what calendar date has been designated for the inauguration of a United States president?
January 20
The Great Sphinx in Egypt has the head of a man and the body of which species of animal?
Lion