1st grade
When was the first day of the 20th century?
Jan. 1. 1901
These collect energy from the movement of air:
Windmills
How many great lakes are there in the United States?
Four: Michigan-Huron, Superior, Ontario, and Erie.
What do you call a scientist who studies rocks?
geologist
If a football field is 100 yards long, how many feet long is the football field?
300ft
The first Thanksgiving was celebrated by Native Americans and what other group of people?
Pilgrims
If you fly from Los Angeles to Australia, what ocean do you cross?
Pacific
What object, beginning with the letter Q, did people write with during the Middle Ages?
Quill
Who is the author of the 1960 novel about social and racial inequality To Kill a Mockingbird?
Harper Lee
Which tool is used to estimate the likelihood of certain genetic outcomes?
Punnett Square.
Emily and Ellie raked the soil. Gracie _____ the seeds. Which word fits into the space: plants, plant, planting, or planted?
planted.
Where did the Olympic games originate?
Greece
How many grams are in a thousand kilograms?
1 million
The interior angles of a triangle always sum to…
180 degrees
Which is an example of alliterative language? (1) The ocean glistened as the day turned to night, OR (2) The sea shimmered with the sinking sun.
2
What continent are the Pyramids of Giza located in?
Africa
What are the three branches of the United States government?
Legislative, judicial, and executive.
What phenomenon might be felt on the surface when two tectonic plates rub against each other?
Earthquake
What continent is located in the southernmost part of the Southern Hemisphere?
Antarctica
In what decade did Hong Kong revert to China from British rule?
The 1990s, specifically 1997.
A caterpillar changes and grows into a what?
Butterfly
What number is the Roman numeral XVI?
16
The person in a novel who tells the story from a third-person perspective is called a what?
protagonist
During World War I, the countries that sided against Germany were called:
Allied Powers
How many countries are in North America? And What are they?
23: Canada, the United States, Mexico, and all the sovereign states in the Caribbean and Central America.