Capitals
Books and Authors
The Solar System
Vocabulary
Inventors
100
This is the capital of the United States of America.
What is Washington DC.
100
This is the author of "The Art of War."
Who is Sun Tzu.
100
This is the closest planet to the sun.
What is Mercury.
100
This word describes when astrological bodies align in the sky.
What is syzygy.
100
This renaissance man was a scientist as well as an inventor, and built the telescope.
Who was Galileo Galilei.
200
This is the capital of China.
What is Beijing.
200
This is the author (full name) of the book series "Lord of the Rings."
Who is John Ronald Reuel Tolkien.
200
In between what two planets is the asteroid belt located?
What is Mars and Jupiter.
200
This word describes something that can randomly ignite midair.
What is pyrophoric.
200
These two brothers built the first airplane.
Who were Orville and Wilbur Wright.
300
This is the capital of India.
What is New Delhi.
300
This is the author (full name) of the book "Lord of the Flies".
Who is William Golding.
300
When was the solar system formed?
What is about 4.6 billion years ago.
300
This word defines a game in which people grab raisins out of fires and eat them without getting their hands burnt.
What is flapdragon.
300
These two men invented Myspace.
Who are Tom Anderson and Chris DeWolfe.
400
This is the capital of Nigeria.
What is Abuja.
400
This is the author (full name) of books like "Outliers", "The Tipping Point", and "David and Goliath."
Who is Malcolm Gladwell.
400
This is Jupiter's closest moon (the moon closest to it).
What is Metis.
400
This word describes something that gradually vanishes or disappears.
What is evanesce.
400
This race of people invented the socks.
Who were the Ancient Greeks.
500
This is the capital of Yugoslavia.
What is Belgrade.
500
Who was the poet who composed the poem "Beowulf", which was 3182 lines long?
The composer is unknown.
500
Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto are some of Jupiter's moons, and the group of them are called...
What are The Galilean Moons.
500
This word describes a hat with three upturned brims.
What is tricorn.
500
This German man invented the mirror.
Who was Justus von Liebig.
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