Geography
The state of Florida lies between the Atlantic Ocean and what other body of water?
The Gulf of Mexico
Which particles of an atom have a positive charge?
protons
Using pencil and paper only, find the sum of 39,829 + 6,372 + 10,670
56,871
What animal represents the democratic party?
In baseball, what does it mean if a pitcher is a "southpaw"?
The pitcher is left handed
Which is India's official language? Urdu or Hindi?
Hindi
On the periodic table, what element is represented by the symbol Pb?
Lead (from plumbum, the Latin word for the metal)
If 2 of the 3 sides of a triangle are equal, what kind of triangle is it?
an isosceles triangle
What country won Amsterdam from the Dutch abd renamed it New York?
England
How do you say "hello" and "goodbye" in Spanish?
hola, adios (or hasta la vista)
Which is closest to the North Pole:
Newfoundland
Labrador
Greenland
Greenland
Does light pass through translucent objects or opaque objects?
translucent objects
What is 1/2 divided by 2/3?
3/4 (1/2 x 3/2)
During what war was Winston Churchill the British Prime Minister?
World War 2
Which planet in our solar system was named for the Roman god of the sea?
Neptune
Which of these is the only country in EUROPE?
Turkey
Belguim
Russia
Belgium
Do insulators or conductors offer the LEAST resistance to the flow of electricity?
conductors
What do we call one half of the diameter of a circle?
The radius
Which city was founded by Soanish missionaries:
Dallas
Seattle
San Francisco
San Francisco
On what night do people usually sing "Auld Lang Syne"?
New Year's Eve
Mexico is part of South America- TRUE or FALSE?
false (Mexico is part of North America)
What kind of energy is produced by a body or object in motion?
kinetic energy
If you bisect a right angle, what is the result?
two 45 degree angles
What country sold Alaska to the United States for about 2 cents per acre?
Russia (The US bought Alaska for $7.2 million)
Was the Mona Lisa painted by Raphael, da Vinci, or Boticelli?
(Leonardo) da Vinci