GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
Who was the first person to step on the moon?
How many sides are on an octagon?
How many continents are there?
Seven
True or False. A platypus is a mammal.
True
How many stars are on the American flag?
50
What is the process of water turning into vapor called?
Evaporation
What is ⅓ of 90?
30
What is the smallest continent?
Australia
In the human body, the optic nerve sends signals from the eye to what other organ?
Brain
The Statue of Liberty was a gift from what country?
France
What is the hardest mineral?
Diamond
You have two quarters, a nickel, three dimes, and four pennies. How much money do you have?
89 cents
What is the largest desert in the world?
Antarctica
What force keeps people from floating while on Earth?
Gravity
What was the name of the war fought between the north and south regions of the United States?
The Civil War
How many syllables are in the word “Mississippi”?
4
What is the smallest prime number?
2
Missouri River
Which scientist proposed the three laws of motion?
Issac Newton
What year did America gain independence from Britain?
1776
What are the three states of matter?
solid, liquid, gas
If Posie ate ½ the pie and Chris ate ⅛ the pie, how much is left?
⅜ of the pie
Name the desert located in northern China and southern Mongolia.
The Gobi Desert
What typically green chemical found in plants uses photosynthesis to turn sunlight into energy?
Chlorophyll
Which President gave the Gettysburg Address?
Abraham Lincoln