1st Grade
The spelling of the name of the U.S. coin that’s worth five cents.
What is Nickel?
What is the smallest continent?
Australia
What is the name of the scale that is used to measure earthquake intensity?
The Richter Scale
The United States and Mexico are separated by which river?
Rio Grande River
Mount Vesuvius destroyed which city in 79 AD when it erupted?
Pompeii
True or False? The plural form of the word “roof” is “rooves.”
False
Typically, a person has how many baby teeth as a kid?
20
Spell the third word missing from this group of homophones. They’re, there and…
Their
Approximately how long does it take for the moon to make one full orbit around the Earth?
One month
What typically green chemical found in plants uses photosynthesis to turn sunlight into energy?
Chlorophyll
Name the four major oceans:
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian and Artic
A word, phrase or sequence that reads the same forward and backward is called what?
A palindrome
What separates the Earth into Western and Eastern hemispheres?
The Prime Meridian
What are words called that are spelled the same, but have different meanings?
Homographs
Which is the correct spelling of this animal? A.) Hipopotamas B.) Hippopotamus C.) Hippoponamas
B.) Hippopotamus
What is Earth’s only natural satellite?
The moon
The Statue of Liberty was a gift from what country?
France
The main series of events in a story is called what?
The plot
The U.S. Naval Academy is located in what city?
Annapolis, Maryland
Which classic fantasy book series by C.S. Lewis is known for The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe?
Narnia
How many stars are on the American flag?
50
What is the highest two digit even number?
98
If Posie ate ½ the pie and Chris ate ⅛ the pie, how much is left?
⅜ of the pie
There are two U.S. presidents buried in Arlington National Cemetery. William Taft is one of them. Who’s the other?
John F. Kennedy
Who gave the Gettysburg Address?
Abraham Lincoln