Geography
What country is home to animals such as kangaroos, dingoes, and wallabies?
Australia
In order for a sentence to be correct, what does it need at the end?
Punctuation
In the numbered sequence, .0347, the 3 is in which decimal place?
Hundredths
Which ancient civilization built the Pantheon and Colosseum and invented the modern-day calendar?
Roman
Which planet in the solar system was considered an actual planet for decades until August 2006, when it was reclassified as a dwarf planet?
Pluto
How many great lakes are there?
5
In writing, film, and theatre, what is the difference between a first-person perspective and a third-person perspective?
A first-person perspective puts the audience “inside” the mind and body of the main character. In the third person, the audience is viewing the action as an ordinary bystander would.
What is the mathematical term for the top number in a fraction?
Numerator
Name three of the original thirteen colonies.
Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.
What is the name of a plant with a jaw-like mechanism to trap flies and other small insects?
Venus Fly Trap
What is the only continent without spiders?
Antarctica
What is the name of the lion in C.S. Lewis’s “The Chronicles of Narnia”?
Aslan
What is the mathematical term for a polygon with eight sides?
Octagon
Who wrote the original words to “The Star-Spangled Banner”?
Francis Scott Key
What is the largest human organ?
Which ocean is the smallest ocean on earth?
Atlantic
What is a comparison between two things without using “like” or “as” called?
Metaphor
What is the value of π (pi), approximately?
3.1415
What was the name of the writing system used by the Ancient Egyptians?
Hieroglyphics
What force was discovered and named by Sir Isaac Newton in 1665?
Gravity
Which country is known as the “Land of Fire and Ice” due to its volcanic activity and glaciers?
Iceland
What is a word that shows action or state of being called?
Verb
What is the next number in the sequence: 1, 4, 9, 16, ___?
25
Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City?
Michelangelo
What is the smallest unit of matter?
Atom