Geography
How many Great Lakes are there?
5
Who was the first female to fly an airplne?
Amelia Earhart
What is the top number of a fraction called?
numerator
What is the term that refers to the world, when the continents fit together like puzzle pieces, then they moved apart?
Pangea
Who is the author of Harry Potter?
J.K. Rowling
What river is the longest in the world?
the Nile
What do the stripes on the American flag represent?
The 13 original colonies
How many degrees are in a circle?
360
Who was the inventor of the telescope, to look at the night sky?
Galileo
When Abe Lincoln famously quoted "Four score and seven years ago" he meant how many years in the past?
87
What American city is the Golden Gate bridge located in?
San Francisco
What year was the Declaration of Independence signed? (What year did America become a country?)
1776
What is the term for the longest side of a right triangle?
Hypotenuse
What is the name of the space telescope that still is sending back pictures of galaxies, stars being formed, etc.
Hubble space telescope
How many syllables are in the word blueberry?
3
What is the capital of Mexico?
Mexico City
What country did Christopher Columbus sail for?
Spain
What is the next number in this sequence of triangular numbers: 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21, 28, 36, ______?
45
What was the first animal cloned in the world, or what was it's name?
Dolly the sheep
What does submarine mean? Sub + marine?
under
water
What is the largest country in the world?
Russia
What did Prohibition, from 1920-1933, end?
Sale of alcohol
What “i” word describes a whole number that is not a fraction?
integer
Turtles, toads, and tarantulas are all ectothermic animals, which is typically referred to by what more common term?
cold blooded
About how many new words are added to the English dictionary each year? Must be within 100
4000