First Grade
If you cut a quarter into thirds, how many pieces would you have?
Three
On a class field trip, there are four buses taking 36 students to the zoo. Each bus has the same number of students. How many students are on each bus?
Nine students on each bus.
How many grams are in a thousand kilograms?
One million.
Name two of Columbus’ three ships:
Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria.
What was the most widely grown crop in the middle colonies?
Wheat.
Which language is the most widely spoken in South America?
Spanish.
What type of literature features magical creatures, such as giants, gnomes, and goblins?
Fairy tales.
The first fireworks were invented in what country during the seventh century?
China.
Find the preposition: The pretty calico cat sat on the kitchen table.
on
A hexagon has how many sides?
Six.
What is the term for a word that is similar in meaning to another word?
Synonym.
What are the three branches of the United States government?
Legislative, judicial, and executive.
What phenomenon might be felt on the surface when two tectonic plates rub against each other?
Earthquake.
The interior angles of a triangle always sum to…
180 degrees
Who is the creator of the classic book characters Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn?
Mark Twain.
A caterpillar changes and grows into a what?
Butterfly.
Earth is located in what galaxy?
The Milky Way.
What do you call the part of the story with all the action or the big twist?
The Climax.
What is the largest desert in the world?
Northern Africa.
Which tool is used to estimate the likelihood of certain genetic outcomes?
Punnett Square.
What continent are the Pyramids of Giza located in?
Africa.
If you fly from Los Angeles to Australia, what ocean do you cross?
The Pacific.
What is the longest river in the world?
Amazon.
How long does it take the moon to orbit Earth: 24 hours, 365 days, 28 days, Earth orbits the moon?
28 days.
How many countries are in North America?
23: Canada, the United States, Mexico, and all the sovereign states in the Caribbean and Central America.