Language Arts
Which is an antonym of loud?
Quiet
What’s the diameter of a basketball hoop in inches?
18
Who was the very first American Idol winner?
Kelly Clarkson
What is the currency called in Spain?
Euro
In what language was Don Quixote written?
Spanish
Name the figure of speech that involves using exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally?
What sport is best known as the ‘king of sports’?
Soccer
Eminem's 8 Mile is named after a road in which city?
Detroit
What is the most popular language in the world?
Chinese.
With almost 1.2 billion native speakers, the most popular language in the world is Chinese. In fact, one in six people in the world speak Chinese!
The author of novels like "Snow" and "My Name is Red," Orhan Pamuk was the first Turkish person to win what prestigious literature award given out by the Swedish Academy? They also give out awards for medicine, chemistry, and peace.
Nobel Prize
What is the term for a figure of speech in which words are used in a way that is opposite of their normal meaning?
Antithesis
What type of race is the Tour de France?
Bike
Which classical composer was deaf?
Ludwig van Beethoven
How much pizza do Americans eat each day?
About 100 acres! That equals about 3 billion pizzas sold annually in the U.S.A.
"Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus," translated as "Never Tickle A Sleeping Dragon," is the official motto for what fictional place of learning?
Hogwarts
The figure of speech in which a negative statement is used to express a positive sentiment is called what?
Litotes
In what year were women allowed to compete in the modern Olympic games and in what sport?
1900, Tennis
Where was Tupac Shakur born?
East Harlem, New York
Which country has been labeled the most diverse?
India.
In almost every category—culturally, economically, climatically, racially, linguistically, ethnically, and religiously, India is either the most diverse country in the world or the runner-up.
Author Nathaniel Hawthorn, who wrote The Scarlett Letter is known for writing in what genre?
Romance
What do we call the practice of using words or phrases to describe or imitate natural sounds?
Onomatopoeia
In the 1971 Olympics, Nadia Comaneci was the first gymnast to score a perfect score. What country was she representing?
Romania
What was the first rap single to hit the Billboard Top 40?
"Rapper's Delight" by Sugarhill Gang
Which country is known as “the land of no rivers”?
Saudi Arabia. Most of their fresh water comes from desalinization plants or underground reservoirs.
How many of Ernest Hemingway’s ten novels were published posthumously?