Math
What is 15% of 200?
30
What is the closest planet to the Sun?
Mercury
What is the capital of Australia?
Canberra
What is a word that means the opposite of ancient?
Modern / recent / new
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What is ⅝ + ¼?
⅞
What is the largest organ in the human body?
Skin
Which country has the most people?
India
What is the main idea of a paragraph?
The most important point the author is trying to communicate
What year did Christopher Columbus first reach the Americas?
1492
A number is multiplied by 6 and then 8 is added. The answer is 50. What is the number?
7 → 7 × 6 + 8 = 50
What are the three states of matter commonly taught in elementary school?
Solid, Gas, Liquid
Which two countries share the longest international border?
Canada and USA
What is the difference between a fact and an opinion?
A fact can be proven true; an opinion expresses someone's belief or judgment.
What was the Underground Railroad?
A secret network of routes and people that helped enslaved people escape to freedom.
A farmer has 240 acres. He uses ⅜ for corn and ¼ for wheat. How many acres are left?
90 acres
Why do we experience different seasons on Earth?
Earth's axis is tilted about 23.5° as Earth orbits the Sun.
What is the only continent located in all four hemispheres?
Africa
What does the prefix “pre-” mean, and give an example of a word using it.
Pre- = before; example: preview, prehistoric, preheat
What were the three branches of the U.S. government created by the Constitution?
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
A tank is ¾ full. After 18 gallons are removed, it is ½ full. How many gallons does the tank hold when completely full?
72 gallons
Why does a metal spoon eventually become hot when left in a cup of hot water?
Heat transfers through the metal by conduction, causing the spoon to warm up.
Starting in California, if you travel due east, which U.S. state would you reach first?
Arizona
In the sentence “Although Maya was exhausted, she finished her assignment because it was due the next morning,” identify the independent clause and the dependent clauses.
Put these in chronological order: American Revolution, Civil War, Declaration of Independence, Louisiana Purchase, Constitutional Convention.
American Revolution → Declaration of Independence → Constitutional Convention → Louisiana Purchase → Civil War