Science
What is the chemical formula for water?
H2O
What is the capital city of Australia?
Canberra
What is a synonym for the word happy?
Joyful, cheerful, glad, or pleased
Which ancient civilization built the pyramids at Giza?
The Ancient Egyptians
In Greek mythology, who is the king of the gods?
Zeus
Which planet in known as the "Red Planet"?
Mars
Which continent is the largest by land area?
Asia
What type of word is quickly in the sentence: "The student quickly completed the test"?
An adverb
Who was the first President of the United States?
George Washington
What creature is described as a horse with a single horn on its forehead?
A unicorn
Which blood vessels carry blood away from the heart?
Arteries
Which is the longest river in the world?
The Nile
What literary device is used in the phrase "The wind whispered through the trees"?
Personification
In which year did World War II end?
1945
In Greek mythology, what was the name of the monster with snakes for hair whose gaze could turn people to stone?
Medusa
What gas is produced during photosynthesis?
Oxygen
Which country has the most lakes?
Canada
What is the term for a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning and often a different spelling (e.g., their and there)?
A homophone
Which ancient city was buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 and rediscovered centuries later?
Pompeii
In Norse mythology, what is the name of Thor's magical hammer?
Mjölnir
Who can a person with the blood type O negative donate blood to?
Anyone, they are a universal donor
What is the name of the imaginary line at 0° latitude that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
The Equator
What is the difference between a metaphor and a simile?
A simile compares two things using the words like or as, while a metaphor directly states that one thing is another.
What event is widely considered to have started World War I in 1914?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary in Sarajevo
In Greek mythology, what was the name of the labyrinth's half-man, half-bull creature that Theseus defeated?
The Minotaur