Geography
How many continents are there?
Seven
Rain and snow are a form of what?
Precipitation
In the book Corduroy by Don Freeman, Corduroy finds himself waiting where?
A department store
A written true story about someone’s life is called what?
A biography
In which country did the Olympics originate?
Greece
The state of Hawaii is surrounded by what ocean?
Pacific
What is the name of the force that keeps us grounded?
Gravity
“Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers” is an example of what?
Alliteration
Martin Luther King, Jr. was part of what movement?
The civil rights movement
Which president is on the $5 bill?
Abraham Lincoln
What divides the earth into the Western and Eastern hemispheres?
The Prime Meridian
What is the name of the mutually beneficial relationship that a bee has with a flower?
Symbiotic
A short story, often including a moral lesson and animals with human qualities, is called what?
A fable
Who is known as the Father of the Constitution?
James Madison
What were the names of Christopher Columbus’ ships?
Niña, Pinta, and Santa Maria
What four presidents are carved into Mount Rushmore?
Theodore Roosevelt, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Thomas Jefferson
Solar energy, wind energy, hydro energy, tidal energy, geothermal energy, and biomass energy are examples of what kind of resources?
Renewable resources
What is the name of a collection of classical stories related to religion or cultural traditions?
Mythology
The production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services refer to what?
Economy
What was the imaginary boundary separating Communist Eastern Europe and Western Europe after World War II called?
The Iron Curtain
What is Earth’s tallest mountain above sea level?
Mount Everest
Color, density, volume, and mass are properties of_____.
Matter
Name the figurative language used in this phrase: “Brave as a lion.”
Simile
What are the three branches of government?
Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
Who was called the “Maid of Orléans” and fought in the Hundred Years’ War?
Joan of Arc