Brain Busters
What is 12 x 8?
96
What is the largest continent?
Asia
What is a word that means the "opposite of another word" called?
Antonym
What planet is known as the Red Planet?
Mars
What superhero is known as the "Man of Steel"?
Superman
What number comes next: 3, 6, 12, 24, ____?
48
What is the capital of France?
Paris
What figure of speech compares two things using "like" or "as"?
Simile
What gas do humans need to breathe to survive?
Oxygen
What fictional school does Harry Potter attend?
Hogwarts
If a shirt costs $40 and is 25% off, what is the sale price?
$30
Solve: 40.00 x 0.25 = 10.00; Subtract 40.00 - 10.00 = 30.00
Solve: 40.00 x .75 = 30.00
Which country is shaped like a boot?
Italy
What is the main character in a story called?
Protagonist
What force keeps us on the ground?
Gravity
In the Lion King, what is Simba's father's name?
Mufasa
A triangle has angles of 45 degrees and 65 degrees. What is the third angle?
70 degrees
What is the longest river in South America?
Amazon River
What is the term for giving human characteristics to something that isn't human?
Personification
What part of the cell controls most of its activities?
Nucleus
What video game features characters such as Mario, Luigi, & Princess Peach?
Super Mario
What is the only prime number that is also even?
2
What is the smallest country in the world?
Vatican City
What is the term for a reference to a famous person, place, event, book or work of art within a text?
Allusion
What process do plants use to convert sunlight into chemical energy?
Photosynthesis
What is the name of the fictional African nation ruled by Black Panther?
Wakanda