History
Which ancient wonder of the world is the only one still standing today?
The Great Pyramid of Giza
What is the name of the fictional detective created by Arthur Conan Doyle who lived at 221B Baker Street?
Sherlock Holmes
What is the sum of the interior angles of any triangle?
180 degrees
Which element has the atomic number 1?
Hydrogen
Which animal can sleep for up to 3 years?
The snail
What was the largest and deadliest battle of WWI?
Battle of the Somme
What term describes a word that is spelled the same backwards as forwards, such as "radar" or "racecar"?
Palindrome
In the famous Fibonacci sequence (1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, ...), what is the next number?
13
Each number in the Fibonacci sequence is found by adding the two numbers right before it together (5 + 8 = 13).
What is the closest planet to the sun?
Mercury
What does the acronym "PDF" stand for?
Portable Document Format
Who was the 3rd president of The United States?
Thomas Jefferson
What is the term for a word that sounds like the noise it makes (e.g., "buzz," "hiss," "bang")?
Onomatopoeia
What term describes two angles whose measures add up to exactly 90 degrees?
complementary angles
How many bones do adult humans have?
206
Which animal can live the longest without water?
The camel
Which 4 countries are also know as the United Kingdom (UK)?
England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland
What part of speech shows the relationship between a noun and other words in a sentence (like in, on, or under)?
Preposition
This field of mathematics is concerned with the sines, cosines, and tangents of angles.
Trigonometry
What forms at the end of a star’s life?
Black Hole
What scene from US history is depicted on the back of the two-dollar bill?
Signing of the Declaration of Independence
What is the smallest independent country in the world by land area?
Who wrote both "The Raven" and "The Tell-Tale Heart"?
Edgar Allan Poe
Thousands, then Millions, then Billions, then Trillions, then ___________________.
Quadrillions
Which body system fights infections and removes toxins from the body?
Lymphatic System
How many squares are on a checkerboard?
64