Geography
What are the names of the seven continents of the world?
Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia (points x 2)
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Marie Curie (points x 5)
Which author wrote the novel “Pride and Prejudice”?
Jane Austen (points x 5)
If there are four apples and you take away three, how many do you have?
3
What country lies above Mexico?
USA or United State of America (points x 5)
What is the capital of Canada?
Ottowa (points x 3)
What is the smallest planet in the solar system?
Mercury (points x 2)
Which of the following is not a type of poem?
a) Sonnet
b) Haiku
c) Ballad
d) Simile
Simile (points x 5)
A little boy goes shopping and purchases 12 tomatoes. On the way home, all but 9 get mushed and ruined. How many tomatoes are left in good condition?
9 tomatoes
Dolphins are a type of fish. (True or False)
False (points x 2)
What present-day Italian city does Mt. Vesuvius overlook?
Naples (points x 5)
What is the common name of Deoxyribonucleic acid?
DNA (points x 2)
What is the correct plural form of the word “cactus”?
Cacti (points x 2)
I am four times as old as my daughter. In 20 years time I shall be twice as old as her. How old are we now?
I am 40 and my daughter is 10. (points x 10)
Ventricles and arteries are part of which organ?
Heart (points x 3)
What is the capital of Senegal?
Dakar (points x 5)
Which element has an atomic number of 1?
Hydrogen (points x 2)
What is the correct spelling of the word meaning “extremely funny”?
Hilarious (points x 3)
How can you take 2 from 5 and leave 4?
Remove the 2 letters F and E (points x 5)
What is the other name given to an Orca?
A killer Whale
What country does the Rhine River run through?
Germany (Pick a score to zero out)
Which two elements constitute the nuclei of atoms?
Protons and neutrons (Pick a score to zero out)
What is the process of making a word past tense by adding “-ed” or “-d” called?
Inflection (Pick a score to zero out)
If (- x -) is equal to positive, then (- x +) is equals to?
Negative (Pick a score to zero out)
In which country was Albert Einstein born?
Germany (points x 5)