Math
What does X equal when (-4 +X = 10)?
X=14
What is the most common letter in the English language?
The letter E.
Who was the second president of the United States?
John Adams.
What is the name of someone that studies weather?
Meteorologist.
What is tall when it's young, but short when it's old?
A candle.
In 5 years, Johnny will be twice as old as he is now. How old is Johnny now?
5 years old
What is a conjunction? (Give at least 2 examples)
A conjunction is a part of speech that acts as a connector, joining words, phrases, or clauses within a sentence to express complex ideas.
Ex. And, but, or, so, because, if, unless, when, while, and although.
What day was the Declaration of Independence signed?
July 4th, 1776.
The process of plants using light and CO2 to make food.
Photosynthesis.
What get wet once it dries?
A towel.
What is the sum of the first 8 prime numbers?
98
What’s a pangram sentence?
A sentence that uses every word in the English language. Ex. "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."
What was the name of the series of programs and projects President Franklin D. Roosevelt enacted during the Great Depression?
The New Deal.
What is the largest desert in the world?
Antarctica.
What can you catch, but not throw?
A cold.
What is the next number in the Fibonacci Sequences 0,1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34?
55.
What do you call plastic material at the end of a shoelace?
An aglet.
What European war, taking place from 1618-1648, is recognized as one of the most destructive in European history and was fought primarily in Germany?
The 30 Years' War.
What is the study of fungi called?
Mycology.
A man shaves several times a day, yet he still has a beard. Who is this man?
A barber.
Solve for x:(8x + 2x = 130). (Hint: Substitute y = 2x) to create a cubic equation)
4 min to solve
x = log2(5)
What’s the name for the symbol “&”?
An ampersand.
What system of writing was used by the ancient Minoan civilization?
Linear.
What does a Geiger counter measure?
Radiation.
I am a 5-letter word. If you take away my first letter, I sound the same. If you take away my third letter, I still sound the same. What am I?
Empty.