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100

How many hours are in 4 days?

96 hours

100

Who was the primary author of the United States Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

100

What is the term for a word that sounds the same but has a different meaning, like “there” and “their”?

 Homophone

100

Which type of rock is formed when existing rocks are changed by immense heat and pressure deep underground?

Metamorphic Rock

100

What is the only continent on Earth that has no native species of ants?

Antarctica 

200

What do you call a fraction where the numerator is larger than the denominator?

Improper Fraction

200

Which U.S. President issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, declaring all slaves in Confederate territory to be free?

Abraham Lincoln

200

What type of figurative language is used in this sentence: “The leaves danced in the wind”

Personification

200

What is the term for the amount of matter in an object?

Mass

200

How many teeth does an average adult human have?

32

300

What is the volume of a rectangular pyramid with a length of 3, width of 4, and height of 5?


20

300

Which document, signed in 1215 by King John of England, limited the power of the king and is considered a massive milestone for modern democracy?

The Magna Carta

300

In the sentence, "The enthusiastic crowd cheered loudly for the team," what part of speech is the word "loudly"?

Adverb

300

What is the center of an atom called?

Nucleus 

300

Created in 1974, what is the geometric name of the 3D combination puzzle that became a massive global phenomenon?

The Rubik's Cube

400

How many prime numbers are less than 20?

There are 8.

(2,3,5,7,11,13,17,19)

400

In what year did the British passenger liner RMS Titanic sink after striking an iceberg in the North Atlantic?

1912

400

What is the name of a traditional form of unrhymed Japanese poetry that consists of three lines and typically follows a 5-7-5 syllable structure?

haiku

400

What is the biological process called where green plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to synthesize food and release oxygen?

Photosynthesis

400

In professional bowling, what is the term used for rolling three consecutive strikes?

Turkey

500

Classify the triangle by ANGLES and SIDES. 

Lengths:  5 cm, 12 cm, and 14 cm

SCALENE OBTUSE

500

What was the name of the trade route that connected China to the Mediterranean Sea?

The Silk Road

500

In the sentence, "The hungry puppy barked at the mail carrier," what is the complete predicate?

"...barked at the mail carrier" 

(everything that tells what the subject is or does)

500

Name the 8 planets in order from distance from the Sun.

  1. Mercury
  2. Venus
  3. Earth
  4. Mars
  5. Jupiter
  6. Saturn
  7. Uranus
  8. Neptune
500

Which popular beverage was originally marketed as a nerve tonic and headache remedy when it was invented in 1886?
 

Coca-Cola

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