U.S. Presidents
Which president appears on the penny and the $5 bill.
Abraham Lincoln
Which contiguous country (which means sharing a common border; touching) has the most time zones of any nation?
Russia
Which scientist developed the theory of evolution by natural selection?
Charles Darwin
Which George Orwell novel features Big Brother?
1984
Which French military leader was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo?
Napoleon Bonaparte
Who was the first president of the U.S.?
George Washington
Which desert is the largest hot desert in the world?
The Sahara Desert
What is the chemical symbol for gold?
Au
Which Mark Twain novel follows a boy and a runaway slave on the Mississippi River?
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Which pandemic killed millions in Europe during the 14th century?
The Black Death (or Bubonic Plague)
Which president served four terms and led the country during World War II?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Which strait separates Europe and Africa at their closest point?
The Strait of Gibraltar
Which force keeps planets in orbit around the sun?
Gravity
Which F. Scott Fitzgerald novel is set during the Jazz Age and features Jay Gatsby?
The Great Gatsby
Which revolution began in 1789 and led to the execution of King Louis XVI?
The French Revolution
Which president was in office during the Civil War and issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln
Which country is the smallest in the world by land area?
Vatican City
Which part of the cell contains genetic material?
The nucleus
Which Charlotte Brontë novel features the governess Jane and her employer Mr. Rochester?
Jane Eyre
Which Mongol leader created one of the largest empires in history?
The Treaty of Versailles
Which president resigned from office in 1974 due to the Watergate scandal?
Richard Nixon
Which archipelago nation in the Pacific consists of over 7,000 islands?
The Philippines
Which scientist proposed the theory of relativity?
Albert Einstein
Which Fyodor Dostoevsky novel features Raskolnikov, a student who commits murder?
Crime and Punishment
Which treaty ended World War I and imposed harsh terms on Germany?
The Treaty of Versailles