Studies the Earth's atmosphere as it relates to weather and climate.
Meteorology
100
What part of speech is used to describe an action, state, or occurence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence.
Verb
100
Who was known as the Virgin Queen?
Elizabeth I
100
What musical character came from the easterly wind with an umbrella and a carpet bag?
Mary Poppins
200
What is the national capital city of Canada?
Ottawa
200
Which planet is known as the Evening or Morning star?
Venus
200
Name this monster, half man and half bull who was born to the queen of Crete, Pasiphae, after she mated with a sacred bull. He lives in the labyrinth built by Daedalus.
Minotaur
200
What organization replaced the League of Nations?
United Nations
200
Hollywood is to the United States as _____________ is to India.
Bollywood
300
What body of water separates the United Kingdom and France?
English Channel
300
Which chemical element has atomic number 2?
Helium (He)
300
This beautiful youth in classical mythology fells in love with his own reflection in a pool.
Narcissus
300
Which battle saw the final defeat of Napoleon?
Waterloo
300
Which American Indian won 2 gold medals at the 1912 Olympic Games held in Sweden?
Jim Thorpe
400
What is the tallest mountain in Africa?
Mount Kilimanjaro
400
Name the island that Charles Darwin studied finches.
Galapagos Island
400
“Atticus, he was real nice."
"Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them.” Name this book.
To Kill a Mockingbird
400
Who discovered Tutankhamun in 1922?
Howard Carter
400
What is the name of Charlie Brown’s friend who is always dirty?
Pig Pen
500
Which Indian River empties in Bay of Bengal?
Ganges River
500
At room temperature, it is a colorless, relatively inert, triply-bonded diatomic gas. Name this primary component of the atmosphere.
Nitrogen
500
In Norse Mythology, name these repulsive dwarfs who lived in caves or other hidden places. They would steal children and property but hated noise.
trolls
500
What Revolutionary War spy from Connecticut got caught by the enemy after only a few days on the job?
Nathan Hale
500
Which medal for the most distinguished U.S. children’s book did Phyllis Naylor win for her book Shiloh?