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100

What is the next number in the pattern? 2, 4, 6, 8, __?

Answer: 10 – Add 2 each time

100

What has to be broken before you can use it?

A) A pencil
B) An egg
C) A clock
D) A secret

An egg

100

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?

A) Nemo
B) SpongeBob SquarePants 
C) Patrick Star
D) Squidward

Spongebob Squarepants

100

What was the leading cause of the American Revolutionary War?

A) Disagreements over taxes and representation 
B) A dispute over land
C) The election of George Washington
D) The Louisiana Purchase

A) Disagreements over taxes and representation

100

What is the powerhouse of the cell?

A) Nucleus
B) Mitochondria
C) Ribosome
D) Cell membrane

B) Mitochondria

200

Find the missing number: 3, 6, 12, 24, __?

Answer: 48 – Multiply by 2.

200

The more of me you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?

A) Time
B) Footsteps 
C) Memories
D) Coins

Footsteps

200

What superhero is also known as Peter Parker?

A) Superman
B) Batman
C) Spider-Man
D) The Flash

SpiderMan 

200

What was the purpose of the Underground Railroad?

A) A subway system in New York
B) A secret route to help enslaved people escape to freedom
C) A path used by soldiers in the Civil War
D) A railroad that connected the East and West Coasts

B) A secret route to help enslaved people escape to freedom

200

What is the chemical symbol for gold?

A) Go
B) Au
C) Ag
D) Gd

B) Au

300

What is the rule for this pattern? 5, 9, 13, 17, 21

Answer: Add 4

300

If you have it, you want to share it. If you share it, you don’t have it. What is it?

A) Money
B) A secret
C) Food
D) Happiness

Secret 

300

What is the name of the wizarding school in Harry Potter?

A) Durmstrang
B) Beauxbatons
C) Hogwarts
D) Ilvermorny

Hogwartz

300

What ancient civilization built the pyramids?

A) The Romans
B) The Mayans
C) The Egyptians
D) The Greeks

C) The Egyptians

300

What force keeps us on the ground?

A) Magnetism
B) Gravity
C) Friction
D) Inertia

B) Gravity

400

Fill in the blank: 100, 95, 90, __, 80, 75

Answer: 85 – Subtract 5 each time.

400

I can be cracked, made, told, and played. What am I?

A) A joke
B) A record
C) A riddle
D) A phone

A Joke 

400

What is the most-watched sport in the world?

A) Basketball
B) Soccer
C) Cricket
D) American Football 

Soccer

400

What event started World War I?

A) The Great Depression
B) The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
C) The signing of the Treaty of Versailles
D) The rise of Adolf Hitler

B) The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

400

What planet is known as the "Red Planet"?

A) Venus
B) Saturn
C) Mars
D) Jupiter

C) Mars

500

What is the following number in the pattern?
2, 5, 10, 17,?

26 (Pattern Rule: Add consecutive odd numbers: +3, +5, +7, etc.)

500

Forward, I am heavy. But backward, I’m not. What am I?

A) A boulder
B) A ton
C) A truck
D) A shadow

A Ton

500

Which artist sings the hit song “Shake It Off”?

A) Ariana Grande
B) Billie Eilish
C) Taylor Swift
D) Selena Gomez

Taylor Swift 

500

The Renaissance was a period of rebirth in what areas?

A) Art and learning
B) Farming and trade
C) Military and warfare
D) Space exploration

A) Art and learning

500

What are the three types of rock in the rock cycle?

A) Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic
B) Sandstone, Limestone, Granite
C) Hard, Soft, Medium
D) Volcanic, Magma, Erosion

A) Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic

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