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100
This U.S. president is on the $5 bill.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
100
This gas is what humans breathe out.
What is carbon dioxide?
100
This is the answer to an addition problem.
What is the sum?
100
Choose the word that has a long a sound.
A. bat C. take
B. chart D. smash
C. take
100
This bird is known for mimicking human speech.
What is a parrot?
100
How old is the universe?
The universe is estimated to be 13.79 billion years old. This age is based on the time since the Big Bang, when the universe began expanding from a very hot and dense state
200
This ancient civilization built the pyramids.
What is Egypt?
200
This type of cell carries oxygen.
What is red blood cells?
200
This term describes a number that is divisible only by 1 and itself.
What is a prime number?
200
How many syllables are in the word 'speculate'?
3
200
This U.S. state has a population of pigs that outnumber humans 7 to 1.
A. Iowa C. Missouri
B. Kansas D. South Carolina
A. What is Iowa?
200
What is the name of the microscopic, eight legged creatures that are found in diverse locations and renowned for their extreme resilience and ability to survive harsh environments, including space?
A. Spiders C. Ameobas
B. Water bears D. Octobacillus
B. Water bears, also known as tardigrades.
300
This famous wall was originally built to keep out invaders.
What is the Great Wall of China?
300
Water boils at this temperature in Celsius.
What is 100 degrees Celsius?
300
The longest side of a right triangle is called this.
What is the hypotenuse?
300
A word that has the opposite meaning of another word is called this.
What is an antonym?
300
This is the only mammal capable of true flight.
What is a bat?
300
What color is a polar bears skin?
A polar bear's skin is black. Their white fur is actually transparent and reflects sunlight, making them appear white. The black skin helps them absorb more heat from the sun, aiding in their survival in the cold Arctic climate.
400
This country gifted the U.S. the Statue of Liberty in 1886.
What is France?
400
This organ in the body is responsible for cleaning the blood.
What is the liver?
(Kidneys will also be an acceptable answer)
400
This word describes the middle value in a set of ordered numbers.
What is the median?
400
This 7-letter word means the ability to understand and share the feelings of others.
What is empathy?
400
This is the most spoken language in the world.
What is English or Mandarin (depending on how you measure)
400
How long does it take a pineapple to grow?
Pineapples take two years to grow: Each pineapple plant takes nearly two years to produce one fruit.
500
This war lasted from 1914 to 1918 and was also called "The Great War."
What is World War I?
500
This is the name of the process plants use to make food from sunlight.
What is photosynthesis?
500
This property states that changing the order of numbers does not change the sum or product.
What is the commutative property?
500
What does the word “practical” mean?
A. habit; custom
B. consisting of, involving, or resulting from practice or action; useful
C. the act of putting to a special use or purpose
Choice B
500
Where is the smallest bone in the human body located?
In the ear.
The smallest bone in the body is part of what allows us to hear. Called the stapes or stirrup.
500
Before modern medicine, what percent of people who got strep throat would die from strep or complications from it?
A. 20% C. 42%
B. 5% D. 12%
B.
Before the widespread use of antibiotics, which are used to treat bacterial infections like strep throat, severe strep infections could be fatal.
Specifically, scarlet fever, a serious complication of untreated strep throat, had a mortality rate of 15-20% before antibiotics were available.
The advent of antibiotics, particularly penicillin, significantly reduced the mortality rate.