Science
This organelle is often called the “powerhouse of the cell” because it makes energy.
What is the mitochondrion? (or mitochondria)
This continent is home to the Amazon Rainforest and the Andes Mountains
What is South America?
This U.S. document, signed on July 4, 1776, announced the American colonies’ separation from Great Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
You want to leave a 20% tip on a $30 restaurant bill. How much money is the tip?
What is $6?
On most computers, if you make a mistake, you can press Control (or Command on a Mac) + this letter to undo your last action.
What is Z (Ctrl+Z or Command+Z)?
Water changing from a liquid to a gas, like when a puddle dries up on a sunny day, is called this process.
What is evaporation?
This special administrative region in China is known for it's tourism and gambling scene.
Macau
Who was the famous American civil rights activist that refused to give up her seat?
3(x−2)=21.
What is 9?
Gamers and movie fans love finding these: hidden jokes, messages, or secret features that creators sneak into games, movies, or websites for people to discover.
What is an Easter egg?
A carnivore eats only animals, a herbivore eats only plants. This type of animal eats both plants and animals.
What is an omnivore?
This line of latitude circles the middle of the Earth and is at 0° latitude.
What is the Equator?
This invention by Johannes Gutenberg in the 1400s made books easier to produce and helped spread knowledge across Europe.
What is the printing press?
A triangle has a base of 10 cm and a height of 7 cm. What is its area in square centimeters?
What is 35 square centimeters?
You see a boat filled with people. It hasn’t sunk, but when you look again, you don’t see a single person on board. Why?
What is because everyone on the boat is married (no “single” people)?
In physics, this type of energy is stored due to an object’s position or height, like a book sitting on a shelf.
What is potential energy?
This imaginary line at 0° longitude runs through Greenwich, England, and divides the Earth into eastern and western hemispheres.
What is the Prime Meridian?
This years-long tension (around 1947–1991) between the United States and the Soviet Union never became a direct all-out war, but involved nuclear threats and spies.
What is the Cold War?
You score 82, 90, 88, and 80 on four tests. What is your average score? (Round to the nearest whole number if needed.)
What is 85?
You walk into a place you’ve never been and suddenly feel like you’ve already experienced that exact moment before. This strange feeling is called what?
What is déjà vu?
This process, described by Charles Darwin, explains how organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.
What is natural selection?
This desert in Asia is the largest desert in the world.
What is the Arabian Desert or Gobi Desert
This ancient trade route connected China to the Mediterranean, allowing silk, spices, and ideas to travel between East and West.
What is the Silk Road?
A pair of shoes originally costs $80. The store first gives a 25% discount. What is the price?
What is $60?
This idea in psychology suggests that if you give people labels or expectations (like “you’re the smart one”), they may actually start acting in a way that makes that label come true.
What is a self-fulfilling prophecy?