SCIENCE
What is the substance that gives human skin, hair, and nails their color?
melanin
What shape is a stop sign?
octogon
What is the world's longest river?
Amazon River
With the world watching in 1986, this space shuttle exploded before ever leaving the atmosphere, killing all 7 crew members, including a schoolteacher.
Challenger
What are the two most widely spoken languages in South America?
Spanish and Portuguese
Which artist painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo da Vinci
What behavior involves an animal changing its color to blend with its surroundings?
camouflage
How many chambers does the human heart have?
4
What constellation is also known as the Great Bear?
Ursa Major
What is the process called when a liquid turns into a gas?
evaporation
What is five to the power of zero?
1
What is the largest desert in Asia?
Gobi Desert
Where was General Custer's last stand?
Little Bighorn
This literary device involves the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
alliteration
Which African American poet, known for her insightful and powerful verse, wrote "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?
Maya Angelou
Turtles, toads, and tarantulas are all ectothermic animals, which is typically referred to by what more common term?
cold blooded
What is the human body's largest organ?
skin
What large, solar-powered observatory, launched by NASA in 1990, has provided stunning images and valuable data about the universe?
Hubble Space Telescope
What is the most common gas in the Earth’s atmosphere?
nitrogen
What number sequence often appears in nature and was discovered by an Italian mathematician in 1202 AD?
Fibonacci Sequence
Which mountain range includes Mount Everest?
Himalayas
Which American President bought the Louisiana Territory from France?
Thomas Jefferson
In the sentence "They went to the store," what part of speech is "to the store"?
prepositional phrase
What type of paint, known for its thick consistency and vibrant colors, is often applied with a palette knife?
acrylic paint
This biome is characterized by vast grasslands with few trees and frequent wildfires.
savanna
What system is responsible for pumping blood throughout the body?
cardiovascular system
Which planet has the most moons?
Jupiter
What is the pigment that gives plants their green color and helps them with photosynthesis?
chlorophyll
What is the smallest perfect number?
six
The Great Lakes of North America include Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, and this lake.
Lake Ontario
The first phase of the amphibian invasion and establishment of a strong foothold during WWII was nicknamed Operation Neptune, but is more commonly known as this.
D-Day
This literary device involves the use of words that sound like the noise they describe.
onomatopoeia
Which French painter is known for his iconic series of water lilies paintings?
Claude Monet
Which sea creature has three hearts?
octopus
What part of the brain is responsible for coordinating movement and balance?
cerebellum
Name the phase of the moon when the moon is not visible from Earth
new moon
What is the study of fossils and ancient life forms called?
paleontology
What is the acronym for the correct sequence of steps to follow when using the order of operations for a math expression?
PEMDAS
What is the smallest country in the world?
Vatican City
in February 1770, a patriot mob attacked a British loyalist, who fired a gun at them, killing a boy. Brawls in the ensuing days culminated in this event.
The Boston Massacre
What literary device is used when something is described using words that appeal to the senses?
imagery
The four houses in the Harry Potter series are Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Slytherin, and this.
Ravenclaw
Which biome is characterized by low temperatures, permafrost, and limited vegetation?
tundra
What nerve, running down the inside of a human's elbow, is commonly referred to as the "funny bone"?
ulnar nerve
What is the name of the first man-made object to reach space?
Sputnik 1