Geography and World Awareness
What is the capital of France?
Paris
What is 25% of 200?
50
Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
William Shakespeare
What planet is known as the Red Planet?
Mars
What year did the Declaration of Independence get signed?
1776
What is the largest ocean on Earth?
The Pacific Ocean
What is 8 × 7?
56
What is the opposite of a synonym?
Antonym
What is the powerhouse of the cell?
The mitochondria
Who was President during the American Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
What continent is Egypt located on?
Africa
Solve for x: 2x + 6 = 14.
x = 4
Who wrote The Great Gatsby?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
What element has the symbol “H”?
Hydrogen
Which war was fought between the North and South regions of the U.S.?
The Civil War
What country is known as the Land of the Rising Sun?
Japan
What is the square root of 81?
9
What is a comparison using “like” or “as” called?
A simile
What gas do plants absorb from the air during photosynthesis?
Carbon dioxide
What ancient civilization built the pyramids?
The Egyptians
What is the smallest country in the world?
Vatican City
What is π (pi) approximately equal to?
3.14
Who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird?
Harper Lee
What is the freezing point of water in Celsius?
0°C
What wall famously fell in 1989?
The Berlin Wall
What is the capital of Australia?
Canberra
What is 12²?
144
What do you call a word that sounds the same but has a different meaning (e.g., “to,” “two,” “too”)?
Homophone
What planet has the most moons?
Saturn
What empire was ruled by Julius Caesar?
The Roman Empire
What is the capital of Canada?
Ottawa
What do you call a number that can only be divided by 1 and itself?
A prime number
What is the main idea of a paragraph usually called?
Topic Sentence
What part of the brain controls balance and coordination?
The cerebellum
What country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the U.S.?
France
What is the largest desert in the world?
The Sahara Desert
What is 9 × 9 − 9?
72
What type of poem has 14 lines and often ends in a rhyming couplet?
A sonnet
What vitamin do humans get from sunlight?
Vitamin D
Who was the British Prime Minister during World War II?
Winston Churchill
What is the world’s longest mountain range?
The Andes
What is the perimeter of a square with side length 5?
20
What tense is the verb in: “She was running”?
Past continuous
What type of energy is stored in a stretched rubber band?
Potential energy
What was the name of the trade route that connected China and Europe?
The Silk Road
What is the capital city of Brazil?
Brasília
If you have $100 and spend 40%, how much do you have left?
$60
What figure of speech gives human traits to non-human things?
Personification
What is the process by which water changes from liquid to gas?
Evaporation
Who discovered penicillin?
Alexander Fleming