Grade 1
From which country did Mexico gain its Independence from in the 19th Century?
Spain
Is "red" an adjective or a noun?
Both
Julius Caesar was the emperor of what empire?
The Roman Empire
What ancient civilization built the Machu Picchu complex in Peru?
The Incas
What was the name of the last Queen of France ?
Marie Antoinette
What is the term for a word that is similar in meaning to another word?
Synonym
What are the five interrogative or " question " words?
What, Where, When, Why, Who?
A person in a novel who tells the story from a third person perspective is called a what?
A Narrator
The ancient Egypt writing system was called what?
Hieroglyphics
The region known as the " Fertile Crescent " is located in the present day
The Middle East
What type of words should be capitalized?
Proper Nouns
To travel from New York to London one must fly over which ocean?
The Atlantic Ocean
What is the longest river in the world?
The Amazon
What type word is "truthfully" ?
Adverb
The Modern city of Istanbul was known by what name in the 13th Century
Constantinople
What causes tides?
Moon
Earth is located in which Galaxy?
The Milky way galaxy
When writing out a fraction, the number above and below the vinculum are called ?
Numerator and Denominator
What part of the eye controls how much light enters?
Pupil
Imaginary lines traversing the globe from pole to pole are called ?
Meridians
What is the biggest organ in the human body?
Liver
Solve the Equation : 3-3/5
infinity
If a shopping cart contains 1 apple, 3 bananas, 4 hot dogs what percentage of the cart's total contents is fruit?
60%
If you have 20 pairs of shoes , but there is only room in your closet for 8 shoes. How many shoes do you have to get rid of?
32 Shoes ( 16 pairs )
The Earth has 4 layers , the thickest of which is the mantle . What is the thinnest layer called?
The Crust