History Fun Facts
This U.S. president is on the $5 bill.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This gas is what humans breathe out.
What is carbon dioxide?
This is the answer to an addition problem.
What is the sum?
This synonym for “big” also starts with an E.
What is enormous?
This bird is known for mimicking human speech.
What is a parrot?
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
This ancient civilization built the pyramids.
What is Egypt?
This type of cell carries oxygen.
What is red blood cells?
This term describes a number that is divisible only by 1 and itself.
What is a prime number?
This 3-syllable word means “to guess” based on limited evidence.
Hint: it begins with 'S'
What is speculate?
This U.S. state is famous for producing the most pineapples.
What is Hawaii?
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?
Water bears, also known as tardigrades.
This famous wall was originally built to keep out invaders.
What is the Great Wall of China?
Water boils at this temperature in Celsius.
What is 100 degrees Celsius?
The longest side of a right triangle is called this.
What is the hypotenuse?
A word that has the opposite meaning of another word is called this.
What is an antonym?
This is the only mammal capable of true flight.
What is a bat?
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.
This country gifted the U.S. the Statue of Liberty in 1886.
What is France?
This organ in the body is responsible for cleaning the blood.
What is the liver?
(Kidneys will also be an acceptable answer)
This word describes the middle value in a set of ordered numbers.
What is the median?
This 7-letter word means the ability to understand and share the feelings of others.
What is empathy?
This is the most spoken language in the world.
What is English or Mandarin (depending on how you measure)
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.
This war lasted from 1914 to 1918 and was also called "The Great War."
What is World War I?
This is the name of the process plants use to make food from sunlight.
What is photosynthesis?
This property states that changing the order of numbers does not change the sum or product.
What is the commutative property?
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
This is the smallest bone in the human body, located in the ear.
What is the stapes or stirrup?
Before vaccines, how many people died from strep throat?
Before the widespread use of antibiotics, which are used to treat bacterial infections like strep throat, severe strep infections could be fatal.