Are You Smarter Than... (Math)
How many sides are there in a nonagram?
9
What event brought the United States into World War II?
The attack on Pearl Harbor
What is the main character of a story called?
Protagonist
What is the name of the process by which plants convert sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide into oxygen and glucose?
Photosynthesis
What is the largest continent by land area?
Asia
Evaluate the following:
a = 5
b = 6
a(ab) =
150
What U.S. President was responsible for the Louisiana Purchase in 1803?
Thomas Jefferson
What punctuation mark ends an interrogative sentence?
a question mark
M/V is the equation for what?
Density
What mountain range is home to Mount Everest?
The Himalayas
What is the range of the following numbers?
3, 18, 20, 65, 7, 2, 67
65
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during World War II?
Joseph Stalin
Which sentence is written in active voice?
A) The book was read by the student.
B) The student read the book.
B) The student read the book
What planet is fifth away from the sun?
Jupiter
Which ocean would you need to cross to get from North America to Europe?
Atlantic Ocean
How many seconds make 1 hour
3600
Find the minutes in 1 hours (60)
60 x 60 (seconds in a minute) = 3600
Which canal, completed in 1869, connected the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea?
The Suez Canal
What is the term for a phrase like "jumbo shrimp" that combines contradictory words?
Oxymoron
In chemistry, what element has the symbol H?
Hydrogen
What is the longest river in the world?
The Nile
What is the answer to the following?
(91*10)/90 + 1=
2
What was the name of the route used by settlers moving west in the 19th-century United States?
The Oregon Trail
What literary device is used when an object represents a larger idea, like a dove symbolizing peace?
Symbolism
In photosynthesis, what organelle absorbs light energy to start the process?
Chlorophyll
On which continent would you find the largest desert in the world?
Africa