Mathematical Formulas
What is the formula for the area of a rectangle?
A=lw
Which explorer in 1492 sailed west, in hopes of finding a new route to India?
Christopher Columbus
Which Chinese dynasty was the longest-reigning?
The Zhou Dynasty
Which battle was the bloodiest in World War 2, resulting in two million casualities?
The Battle of Stalingrad
Which poetic device is used to phonetically imitate sounds?
Onomatopoeia
What is the formula for the area of a triangle?
A=0.5bh
Which European explorer resided in China for 17 years and then wrote a book about his experiences?
Marco Polo
Which Chinese dynasty was the last?
The Qing Dynasty
Which battle was the result of the German invasion of Belgium, Luxemburg, France, and the Netherlands?
Battle of France
Which poetic device is used to make an indirect reference to something else?
Allusion
What is the formula for calculating simple interest?
I=Prt
The word "America" comes from this Italian explorer's first name.
Amerigo Vespucci
Which Chinese dynasty was the only one to be ruled by a woman?
The Tang Dynasty
Which WW2 battle was the largest seaborne invasion in history?
The Battle of Normandy or "D-Day"
Which poetic device says a line over and over again to show the importance of that line?
Repetition
What is the formula for the circumference of a circle?
C=2πr or C=πd
Which Portuguese explorer led the first European expedition to circumnavigate the globe?
Ferdinand Magellan
Which dynasty was established by Mongol nomads?
The Yüan Dynasty
Which naval battle eliminated the Japanese Navy's ability to conduct large-scale naval attacks?
Battle of the Philippine Sea
Which poetic device is the succession of words with similar sounds?
Alliteration
What is the formula for the surface area of a sphere?
A=4πr2
Which European explorer was the first to chart New Zealand and the Great Barrier Reef?
Captain James Cook
Which Chinese dynasty was the shortest reigning?
The Qin Dynasty
Which WW2 battle was code-named "Operation Iceberg?"
Battle of Okinawa
Which poetic device repeats the same phrase at the beginning of each line?
Anaphora