Geography
What is the longest river in the world?
The Nile River
Which king in Greek mythology was granted the wish that everything he touched would turn into gold?
King Midas
A jacket originally costs $45, but it is on sale for 20% off. What is the sale price of the jacket?
$36
Who was the first President of the United States?
George Washington
What organelle is known as the "powerhouse of the cell" because it produces energy for the cell?
The Mitochondrion
What is the worlds smallest country?
The Vatican City
Who flew too close to the sun with wings made of wax and feathers, causing them to melt?
Icarus
Solve for (x) in the following equation: 3x-7=14
x=7
Which document, adopted on July 4, 1776, announced that the thirteen American colonies were independent from Great Britain?
The Declaration of Independence
What are the three primary types of rocks found on Earth, and how is each type formed?
Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic
What mountain range separates Asia and Europe.
The Ural Mountains or (The Urals
What creature with a human head and a lion's body asked travelers a riddle about walking on four legs, two legs, and three legs?
The Sphinx
A recipe for cookies requires 2 cups of flour to make 24 cookies. How many cups of flour are needed to make 36 cookies?
3 cups of flour
What 1803 land deal between the United States and France doubled the size of the U.S. for about $15 million?
The Louisiana Purchase
If you kick a soccer ball on a grass field, it will eventually slow down and stop. What force is responsible for slowing the ball down, and in which direction does it act?
The opposite direction
How many UNITED NATIONS countries are there?
193
Who is the mother of the Minotaur, cursed by Poseidon to fall in love with a Cretan bull?
Pasiphaë
A circular garden has a diameter of 14 meters. What is the area of the garden? (Use the fraction of 22/7 for pi.
154 square meters
1823 foreign policy statement warned European nations that the United States would not tolerate further colonization or puppet monarchs in the Americas?
The Monroe Doctrine
In a forest ecosystem, why are there always fewer apex predators (like wolves or hawks) than there are primary consumers (like rabbits or deer)?
10% Rule of energy transfer
What FIVE countries are surrounding the Caspian Sea?
Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran, and Azerbaijan
What are the names of the three hundred-handed, fifty-headed giant brothers (Hecatoncheires) who helped the Olympians defeat the Titans? (What THREE are they)
Cottus, Briareus, and Gyges
The temperature at midnight was (-5 degrees Celsius. By noon, the temperature had risen to 12 degrees celsius. What was the average hourly change in temperature over this 12-hour period?
1.42 degrees Celsius per hour
What 1862 legislative act signed by Abraham Lincoln opened up millions of acres of western public land to any citizen who was willing to settle and farm it for at least five years?
The Homestead Act
Imagine you have two identical glasses of water: one is filled with hot water and the other with cold water. If you drop a single drop of food coloring into each glass at the exact same time without stirring, what will happen, and why?
much faster in the hot water