Math
If you cut a quarter into thirds, how many pieces would you have?
3
In the northern hemisphere, the month of April is in which of the four seasons?
Spring
What are the four major oceans?
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Artic
What is past tense for swim?
Swam
Who was the first president of the United States?
George Washington
What man, who would later be president, was the commander-in-chief of the American army during the U.S. Revolutionary War?
George Washington
True or False? The sum of two odd numbers will always be an even number.
True
Typically, a person has how many baby teeth as a kid?
20
What U.S. City is known as the "City of Brotherly Love"?
Philadelphia
This book quote was written by what author? “'I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them, Sam-I-Am.”
Dr. Suess
How many stars are on the American Flag
50
Who was the 16th president of the United States?
Abraham Lincoln
If a football field is 100 yards long, how many feet long is the football field?
300 ft
What is Earths only natural satellite?
The Moon
The Danube River is located in what continent?
Europe
What is a noun?
A person, place or thing
The Statue of Liberty was a gift from what country?
France
Christopher Columbus made his 1492 transatlantic voyage under the sponsorship of Ferdinand and Isabella, who were the king and queen of what country?
Spain
What is ⅓ of 90?
30
There are three basic types of muscle tissue in the human body. Smooth and skeletal are two of them. What is the third?
Cardiac
Mount Vesuvius destroyed which city in 79 AD when it erupted?
Pompeii
What’s the main character in a story called?
A protagonist
Irving Berlin wrote what patriotic anthem that contains the words, “Stand beside her and guide her”?
“God Bless America”
What was the date that Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated?
April 4, 1968
How many centimeters are in three and a half meters?
350
What is the name of the scale that is used to measure earthquake intensity?
The Richter Scale
The United States and Mexico are separated by which river?
Rio Grande River
The main series of events in a story is called what?
The plot
Five of the U.S. federal holidays always fall on what day of the week?
Monday
What’s the name of the first African American baseball player?
Jackie Robinson
You have two quarters, a nickel, three dimes, and four pennies. How much money do you have?
89 cents
What is the most abundant element in the universe?
Hydrogen
What is the smallest Continent?
Australia
Which classic fantasy book series by C.S. Lewis is known for The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe?
Narnia
An American citizen must be at least how old to serve as a congressperson in the U.S. House of Representatives?
25
The Bill of Rights was ratified by the states in what year?
1791
What is the smallest prime number?
2
What typically green chemical found in plants uses photosynthesis to turn sunlight into energy?
Chlorophyll
Name the desert located in northern China and southern Mongolia?
The Gobi Desert
Who wrote the book To Kill a Mockingbird?
Harper Lee
When was the Empire State Building completed?
1931
What ancient civilization built the Machu Picchu complex in Peru?
Inca civilization
If a shopping cart has one kiwi, two bananas, three pineapples and four cookies, what percentage of the cart’s total contents is fruit?
60%
What is another name for the North Star?
Polaris
What separates the Earth into Western and Eastern hemispheres?
The Prime Meridian
What are words called that are spelled the same, but have different meanings?
Homographs
What was the most profitable export of the Jamestown settlement?
Tobacco
Nicolas Copernicus, the legendary 16th-century astronomer, was born in what country?
Poland
How many hours and minutes are in 555 minutes?
9 hours and 15 minutes
Which blood type is known as the universal recipient?
AB
What is the name of the largest lake in the world?
The Caspian Sea
The name of the main character in the book Wonder by R.J. Palacio is who?
Auggie
The U.S. Naval Academy is located in what city?
Annapolis, Maryland
During what war did the British troops set the White House on fire?
The War of 1812
What whole number is the closest to the square root of 65?
8
Alveoli are located in what organ of the human body?
Lungs
How many time zones does Russia have?
11
Three trailing dots used at the end of a sentence that indicates something has been omitted from quoted text, or that a speaker or writer has paused or trailed off in speech or thought is called what?
An ellipsis
U.S. President John Adams was a member of what political party at the time of his election?
Federalist
What U.S. Revolutionary War hero is credited with saying, “I have not yet begun to fight”?
John Paul Jones