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What has keys but can’t open locks?
A piano
What planet is known as the Red Planet?
Mars
What famous ship sank in 1912 after hitting an iceberg?
The Titanic
I am an odd number. Take away one letter and I become even. What number am I?
7
What is the name of the activity where you move continuously around a track or field, keeping a steady pace?
Running / Jogging
This literary device is the repetition of the same beginning sound in nearby words. Example: “She sells seashells by the seashore.”
Alliteration
What is the chemical formula for oxygen?
O2
The assassination of this man in 1914 sparked the First World War. Who was he?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What is 1.92 / 3
0.64
What exercise strengthens your chest and arms by pushing your body away from the floor while keeping your back straight? Complete 10 before answering.
Push-ups
I have cities, but no houses. I have rivers, but no water. I have roads, but no cars. What am I?
A map
When you rub a balloon on your hair and it sticks to a wall, what is responsible for this effect?
Static electricity
Who was the first person to walk on the Moon in 1969?
Neil Armstrong
Given that -15 + (-5x) = 0
What is x?
-3
What sport uses a net, a shuttlecock, and racquets, and can be played in singles or doubles?
Badminton
This literary device gives human qualities to non-human things. Example: “The stars danced in the night sky.”
Personification
What is the only substance that naturally exists as a solid, liquid, and gas on Earth?
Water
In which country did the Olympic Games originate?
Greece
I am a three-digit number. The sum of my digits is 15. The tens digit is 2 more than the ones digit. The hundreds digit is 1 less than the tens digit. What number am I?
564
What type of training involves short bursts of high-intensity effort followed by rest or low-intensity periods?
Interval training
A man is looking at a photograph. Someone asks, “Who is that?” He replies, “Brothers and sisters, I have none. But that man’s father is my father’s son.” Who is in the photograph?
His son
What part of the cell contains genetic material (DNA)?
The nucleus
Name the three main countries that made up the Axis Powers during World War II.
Germany, Japan, Italy
A bat and a ball cost $1.10 in total. The bat costs $1 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?
$0.05
What exercise requires you to hold your body straight, supported only by your forearms and toes, engaging your core muscles for as long as possible? Complete this action until failure before answering.
Plank / Planking