Maths
The first day of the 20th century was…
Jan. 1, 1901.
Who invented the light bulb?
Thomas Edison
What’s a person, place, or thing?
A noun
Snow, rain, and sleet are all examples of what?
Precipitation
How many continents are there?
Seven
Which is bigger: 285 or 200 + 30 – 5 + 60?
They’re equal.
What city in the world was the first to be attacked by an atomic bomb?
Hiroshima
What are the five interrogative or “question” words?
Who, what, when, where, why
How many legs do arachnids have?
Eight
What is the smallest continent?
Australia
How many grams are in a thousand kilograms?
One million.
What object, beginning with the letter Q, did people write with during the Middle Ages?
Quill
The person in a novel who tells the story from a third-person perspective is called a what?
A narrator
What phenomenon might be felt on the surface when two tectonic plates rub against each other?
Earthquake
How many oceans are there?
Five: Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Southern, and Arctic
The interior angles of a triangle always sum to…
180 degrees
What ancient civilization built the Machu Picchu complex in Peru?
The Incas
A story conveying a moral lesson is called what?
A fable
How long does it take the moon to orbit Earth: 24 hours, 365 days, one month, Earth orbits the moon?
One month
What is the largest country by size?
Russia
A hexagon has how many sides?
Six
In what decade did Hong Kong revert to China from British rule?
The 1990s, specifically 1997
Who is the author of the 1960 novel about social and racial inequality To Kill a Mockingbird?
Harper Lee
What species can live on both water and land?
Amphibians
What measures distance north or south of the Equator: latitude or longitude?
Latitude