1st Grade
How many syllables are in the word tyrannosaurus?
5
Identify the adverb in this sentence: “Sarah danced beautifully at her recital.”
Beautifully
What do you call a scientist who studies rocks?
Geologist
Nebraska
What species can live on both water and land?
Amphibians
Broca's and Wernicke's area can be found in which organ?
Brain
In the story about the boy who cried wolf, what is the lesson?
Always tell the truth
What continent are the Pyramids of Giza located in?
Africa
What do you call the molten rock under a volcano?
Magma
Romeo and Juliet
Maine borders which U.S. state?
New Hampshire
Appaloosa, Tennessee Walker, and Friesian are all breeds of which animal?
Horses
What is the 3rd vowel in the alphabet?
I
A word, phrase or sequence that reads the same forward and backward is called what?
A palindrome
What is the capital of New York
Albany
About 78% of the earth's atmosphere is composed of which element.
Nitrogen
Complete the following phrase from Newton's 3rd Law of Motion:
For every action, there is an_________________
equal and opposite reaction
Ball and Socket
What is the capital of France?
Paris
Which war was fought between the north and south regions in the United States?
The Civil War
What is the name of the lines that run east to west across a map?
Latitude
The Emancipation Proclamation did what?
Freed the slaves
What is the name of the mutually beneficial relationship that a bee has with a flower?
Symbiotic
Which pleasant sounding location, with over 1000 shipwrecks, is ironically also referred to as the, Graveyard of Ships.
Cape of Good Hope
How many nouns are in the following sentence: "The rabbit ran to the cafeteria and ate a big salad"?
3
Rabbit, Cafeteria, and Salad
Identify the predicate in this sentence: “The dog is running in the yard.”
Running in the yard
What is the smallest planet in our solar system (excluding Pluto).
Mercury
How many adjectives are in this sentence: "Billy made a rude noise in class."
1
Who wrote the Bill of Rights
James Madison
What is the capital of Austria?
Vienna
The stripes on the U.S. flag represent what?
13 original British Colonies
How many amendments are in the bill of rights?
10
The Tropic of Capricorn lies in which hemisphere?
Southern
Which disease killed more than 2 million sailors between the 16th and 18th centuries
Scurvy
What is the smallest prime number?
2 (Interestingly, 1 is not classified as a prime number although it is divisible by 1 and itself (as per the definition of a prime number). 1 and itself, in this case, are not two distinct factors so 1 is not classified as a prime number.)
Which national holiday is celebrated in every country in the world?
New Years
What is the only creature with a unicorn?
Narwhal
What does a paleontologist study?
Fossils
White and fluffy clouds that signify "fair-weather" are called...
Cumulus
Name the 5 U.S states that border the Gulf of Mexico.
Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida.
9 yards = how many feet?
27 feet
A yard = 3 feet
What is the International organization that facilitates worldwide police cooperation and crime control called?
Interpol
What does a light year mean in terms of distance.
How far light travels in 1 year
What kind of landform is made primarily of ice?
Glacier
Russian Blue, Burmese, and Devon Rex are all breeds of which animal?
Domesticated cats
What are the 4 states of matter?
Solid, Liquid, Gas, and Plasma
What are the three branches of government?
Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
Between 1 and 100, how many multiples of 7 are odd numbers?
7
What is the biggest island in the world?
Greenland
What is considered the most popular landmark in the U.S.
Statue of Liberty
Which planet rains metal?
Venus
What is the most commonly spoken language in Iraq?
Arabic
The sun is primarily composed of which 2 elements?
Hydrogen and Helium
If you get 25% of your work done now and 50% later, how much will you have done?
50%
Which 2 letters are at the center of the alphabet?
M & N
Who wrote a famous diary while hiding from the Nazis in Amsterdam?
Anne Frank
Martin Luther King, Jr. was part of what movement?
Civil Rights
What was the first animal to go into orbit?
Dog
What is the chemical symbol for Potassium?
K
Which animal is the only animal that does not have vocal cords?
Giraffe
If Joe has 2 dogs and Sarah has 3 cats, how many more cats does Sarah have than Joe?
3
What divides the earth into the Western and Eastern hemispheres?
The prime meridian
The words “the”, “an” and “a”, are known as what in the English language?
Articles
Which animal has the biggest eyeballs?
The colossal squid.
If an ice cream shop sells 100 ice cream cones a day at $3 each, how much money will they make in 5 days?
$1500
Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. is famous for being the first person to what?
Go into space
How many red stripes are on the U.S flag?
7
How many consonants are there in the English alphabet?
21
What is the yellow fluid like substance that is the liquid part of the blood?
Plasma
What part of the human brain is responsible for balance and coordination?
Cerebellum
What started the first world war?
assassination of Franz Ferdinand
What is the capital of New Zealand
Wellington
The words "Fee Fie Foe Fum" are from which fairytale?
Jack and the Beanstalk
The most-consumed beverage in the world after water is...
Tea
What ancient civilization built the Machu Picchu complex in Peru?
The Incas
Which element, with an atomic number of 2, is the second lightest element after Hydrogen?
Helium
How many grams are in a thousand kilograms?
1,000,000
What was the first day of the 20th century?
January 1st, 1901