1st Grade
How many syllables are in the word Rhinoceros?
4
Identify the adverb in this sentence: “Sarah danced beautifully at her recital.”
Beautifully
What do you call a scientist who studies rocks?
Geologist
Animals, such as crabs, that have a segmented body and a hard exoskeleton are called what?
Arthropods
What species can live on both water and land?
Amphibians
What was the name of the spacecraft that burned up upon reentry in 2003
Columbia
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
Rephrase this sentence in the present perfect tense: “He played baseball for a long time.”
He has played baseball for a long time.
Maine borders which U.S. state?
New Hampshire
What is the outside layer of the sun called?
The Corona
How many suns are in our solar system?
1 (our sun) duh ;)
If Jimmy has $5.50 and then spends 75 cents on candy, how much money does he have left?
$4.75
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 do you represent 13 ¾ with decimals?
13.75
Who wrote the Bill of Rights
James Madison
During World War II, on the day known as D-Day, at what location did allied troops invade Europe?
Normandy, France
The stripes on the U.S. flag represent what?
13 original British Colonies
How many amendments are in the bill of rights?
10
Which animal was considered sacred in Ancient Egypt?
Cats
To protest Britain’s taxes, early American’s dumped what into the Boston harbor?
Tea
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
How many tentacles does an octopus have?
8
The smallest particle of an element is?
Atom
What was the first food eaten in space by astronauts?
Applesauce
Name 3 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
What genre of book or movie is based on imaginary, often futuristic scientific ideas?
Science Fiction
What are the 4 states of matter?
Solid, Liquid, Gas, and Plasma
What are the three branches of government?
Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
Which is the tallest building in the world?
Burj Khalifa
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
If every year on Mars is double the length of a year on Earth, how old would Sally be on Mars if she is 10 years old on Earth?
20
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%
What creates sound?
Vibration of molecules
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 formula to solve for the area of a triangle?
1/2 BXH
Which three letters are in every day of the week?
D-A-Y
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
What is the longest river in the United States?
Missouri
What divides the earth into Western and Eastern Hemispheres
Prime Meridian
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
There are said to be 7 deadly sins...can you name 4 of the 7?
Lust, Greed, Pride, Envy, Sloth, Rath, Gluttony
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 body serves the purpose of maintaining balance?
The inner ear.
What started the first world war?
assassination of Franz Ferdinand
The Astronomical Unit (AU) Is A Unit Of Measurement Based On The Average Distance Between What Two Bodies?
The earth and the sun