History
Who invented the light-bulb in 1879?
Thomas Edison
What type of words should always be capitalized?
Proper Nouns
In which country are the famous Pyramids of Giza?
Egypt
What is the force that causes objects to fall to the ground?
Gravity
How many months in the calendar year have exactly 30 days?
Four
The Bill of Rights
What are the five interrogative or "question" words?
Who, what, when, where, and why
What three countries are located in North America?
Canada, the United States, and Mexico
Earth is located in what galaxy?
The Milky Way
The energy of a moving object is also called ___.
Kinetic Energy
China
The main series of events in a story is called a what?
The plot
What is the name for a body of land that is complete surrounded by water?
An island
What is the closest planet to the sun?
Mercury
What sorts of measurements can be found on a standard American ruler?
Feet, inches, centimetres, and millimetres
From whom did the United States buy territory in the Louisiana Purchase?
Napolean/France
A story conveying a moral lesson is called what?
A fable
DOUBLE POINTS!
What is the southernmost continent called?
Antarctica
How long does it take Earth to orbit once around the sun? (HINT: That makes a year)
365 days
DOUBLE POINTS!
Mary has to walk 1 mile north to school and 1 mile south back from school. One day, instead of walking home after school, Mary walks 2 miles east and 1 mile south to the store.
In which direction does Mary have to walk to get home from the store?
West
DOUBLE POINTS!
The French and Indian war, which began in 1754, became the North American theater of what worldwide war that lasted from 1756 to 1763? (HINT: How long did it last?)
The Seven Years' War
What is the name of the of most famous English playwright? (HINT: He said, "To be, or not to be")
William Shakespeare
DOUBLE POINTS!
The mountain range that includes Mount Everest is called ___. (HINT: In Monsters Inc., the yeti says 'Welcome! To the ___")
The Himalayas
What species can live both in water and on land?
Amphibians
TRIPLE POINTS!
What is the MINIMUM age for a U.S. president?
35