What structure that divided Germany's capital city for more than 28 years was dismantled in 1989?
The Berlin Wall
What force pulls objects toward the center of the earth?
Gravity
What is the largest ocean on earth?
The Pacific Ocean
How do you calculate the area of a rectangle?
Multiply the length times the width
What do you call a group of lions?
A pride
What political protest took place in Boston Harbor in December of 1773?
The Boston Tea Party
What is the the human body's largest organ?
The skin
Which Great Lake is located the furthest north?
Lake Superior
Mary bakes 72 cookies. She keeps 1/4 of them for herself and gives the rest away. How many cookies did Mary give away?
54
What are the three secondary colors?
Green, purple and orange
What are the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution called?
The Bill of Rights
On the Periodic Table, Fe stands for what?
Iron
What geographic phenomenon in Arizona is also referred to as the “Great Unconformity?”
The Grand Canyon
John goes out to lunch. His bill is $33.00. If he wants to leave a 20 percent tip, how much money should he add?
$6.60
In music, a crescendo indicates a gradual increase or decrease in volume?
Increase
This transformative period in the mid-18th century led to a radical improvements in transportation, technology and manufacturing.
The Industrial Revolution
The potential testable answer to a scientific question is known as a what?
Hypothesis
Where were the first-ever Olympic games held?
Greece
A cat slept for 8 hours on Friday, 10 hours on Saturday and 360 minutes on Sunday. What is the average number of hours the cat slept over the three days?
8 hours
In a piece of music, the symbol that stands for an absence of music or no notes is known as what?
A rest
In 1803, the U.S. purchased a swath of land from the Mississippi River to the Canadian border for $15 million. This acquisition was called what?
The Louisiana Purchase
Who developed the Theory of Relativity?
Albert Einstein
The mouth of the Mississippi River can be found in what U.S. state?
Louisiana
In geometry, this type of angle measures more than 90 degrees, but less than 180.
Obtuse
How many yards are in a mile?
1,760