1st Grade History
What country did America gain independence from?
England/Great Britain
What is 25 x 25?
625
Which is a plural noun: toy, cup, children, leaf?
children
What planet is nicknamed the “Red Planet?”
Mars
What phenomenon might be felt on the surface when two tectonic plates rub against each other?
earthquake
What was the name of the ship the Pilgrims sailed on to get to America?
Mayflower
If your mom buys 52 grapes and your dad brings home 34 grapes, how many grapes does your family have?
86
The person in a novel who tells the story from a third-person perspective is called a what?
a narrator
Animals who eat only plants are called what?
Herbivores
What is the smallest continent?
Australia
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first two men in the entire world to do what?
walk the moon
On a class field trip, there are four buses taking 36 students to the zoo. Each bus has the same number of students. How many students are on each bus?
9 on each bus
The main series of events in a story is called a what?
a plot
What do you call a scientist who studies rocks?
geologist
What measures distance north or south of the Equator: latitude or longitude?
latitude
The Statue of Liberty was a gift from where?
France
You have two quarters, a nickel, three dimes, and four pennies. How much money do you have?
89 cents
What do you call the part of the story with all the action or the big twist?
a climax
How long does it take the moon to orbit Earth: 24 hours, 365 days, or one month?
one month
Why do you see often see lightning before you hear the thunder?
light travels faster than sound
What are the two main languages spoken in South America?
Spanish and Portuguese
What number is the Roman numeral XVI?
16
Which one is an adjective; tall or ball?
tall
The change of a substance from the liquid state to the gaseous state is called?
evaporation
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Southern, and Arctic.