Science
Its 31 pairs of nerves control feeling all over your body, and damage to this structure can lead to numbness or even total paralysis. Name this important part of your central nervous system that stretches from the base of your skull down the middle of your back.
answer: spinal cord
Answer this about mice in literature: In a Julia Donaldson story, a mouse tells of this imaginary creature—but then meets one.
answer: The Gruffalo
Considered a part of the Atlantic Ocean, this body of water contains the island nations of Aruba and Jamaica. Name this body of water, southeast of the Gulf of Mexico, that also borders Panama, Venezuela and Puerto Rico.
answer: Caribbean Sea
Often measured in 500-pound bales, this material is used to make soft clothing like socks and underwear. Name this popular plant that became easier to harvest after Eli Whitney developed a gin to remove its seeds quickly and easily.
Answer: Cotton
Pencils and paper ready! Make this metric-to-English conversion to the nearest integer: 10 kilograms to pounds
answer: 22 (10 x 2.2)
Hyenas and vultures are examples of carnivores that perform this role by eating dead animals. Name this type of animal that helps the environment decompose and regenerate by getting rid of dead and dying materials.
answer: scavenger (or scavenging)
The English words "biathlon", "bicuspid", "bicameral", "binoculars", "bicep", "bipolar" and "bicycle" all begin with the Latin prefix "bi" that means—what number in English ?
answer: two (prompt on "bi"
Answer these about the 1950's: Nikita Khrushchev replaced this man as Soviet dictator. Countries on this continent that became independent included Sudan, Tunisia, and Morocco.
answer: Africa
Answer these about classic video games: Donkey Kong
throws barrels at this little man.
answer: Mario
Give these geometry terms: A curved section of a circle
answer: arc
As a noun, it can refer to a group of meteors that look like they came from the same part of the sky. Give this 6-letter word that can also mean "a short rain or snow storm", "a party where presents are given to a new bride or mother" and "a way of bathing by standing under a fountain of water."
answer: shower
Name these fairy tales as written by Frenchman Charles Perrault: She marries a prince after she proves a glass slipper was hers.
answer: Cinderella
Its Visitors Center in the town of Keystone is named for its creator's son Lincoln and shows a film explaining how this landmark was created. Name this South Dakota landmark, famed since 1941 for its sculptures of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt and Thomas Jefferson.
answer: Mount Rushmore
Pencils and paper ready! As a mixed number in lowest terms, what is 2 1/2 divided by 1 1/14?
answer: 2 1⁄3 [5/2÷15/14 =5/2×14/15 = 2 1⁄3 ]
Pencils and paper ready! Round the number 24,865 to the nearest: thousand.
answer: 25,000
Pencils and paper ready! After a 200-gram sample of water has 20 grams of sugar and 15 grams of salt stirred into it, what is the total mass of the sample ?
answer: 235 grams (conservation of mass)
Give the plurals of these compound nouns: father-in-la white sheep
answer: white sheep
The novels From Here to Eternity, The Winds of War, Churchill's Gold, Catch-22 and Schindler's List are all set just before, during or just after—what major armed conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945 ?
answer: World War II
Give these terms from football: Hitting a passer or kicker after he no longer has the ball
answer: roughing
Pencils and paper ready! Convert the fraction 47
80 to a decimal.
answer: 0.5875
Name the simple machine, found on the lid of a jar or the end of a light bulb, that combines a nail with a thread, or inclined plane, that is wrapped around the nail.
answer: screw
Each year, the summer solstice [SOAL-stuss] begins the summer season in the U.S. and the winter solstice begins winter. Spell the word "solstice."
answer: S-O-L-S-T-I-C-E
It lists more than a dozen different ways in which England's King George III acted tyrannically-- in the opinion of Thomas Jefferson. Identify this historical document that claims men have the inalienable right to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
answer: Declaration of Independence
Its two most common subjects were wild animals and the outlines of human hands. Name this specific type of prehistoric art whose discoveries include some in an area near Lascaux [las-KO], France where cool, dark and damp conditions slowed the decay of the art over thousands of years.
answer: cave art/paintings (or rock art/paintings)
Pencils and paper ready! Find the cost of Barry's proposed rose garden with 20 rows of bushes and 20 bushes per row if each bush costs $12 to install.
answer: $4,800