Math
What mathematical operation is the opposite of multiplication?
A) Division
B) Addition
C) Square Root
D) Subtraction
A) Division
What is the planet known as the "Red Planet"?
A) Mars
B) Saturn
C) Venus
D) Jupiter
A) Mars
What is a comparison using "like" or "as" called?
A simile
Who is the artist that painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo da Vinci
Who was the first Prime Minister of Canada?
John A. Macdonald
What is the value of 8 squared?
A) 58
B) 67
C) 54
D) 64
D) 64
What is the force that keeps planets in orbit around the Sun?
A) Gravity
B) Friction
C) Applied Force
D) Electrostatic Force
A) Gravity
What is the main message or lesson of a story called?
The theme
What is the musical term for the speed of a piece?
Tempo
What is the famous wall that fell in 1989, reunifying a European city?
The Berlin Wall
What is the name for the distance around a circle?
A) Diameter
B) Circumference
C) Radius
D) Pi
B) Circumference
What is the part of a plant cell where photosynthesis occurs?
A) Mitochondrion
B) Cytoplasm
C) Vacuole
D) Chloroplast
D) The Chloroplast
What is the punctuation mark used to join two independent clauses without a conjunction?
A semicolon
What is the art movement known for dream-like, bizarre imagery and associated with Salvador Dalí?
Surrealism
What is the empire that built the Colosseum?
The Roman Empire
What is a triangle called when all three sides have different lengths?
A) Equalateral Triangle
B) Isoceles Triangle
C) Scalene Triangle
D) Right Angle Triangle
C) Scalene Triangle
Who is the scientist who created the three laws of motion?
A) Erwin Schrödinger
B) Nikola Tesla
C) Isaac Newton
D) Galileo Galilei
C) Isaac Newton
Who is the author of 1984?
George Orwell
What is the technique called when a painting is done on wet plaster?
A fresco
Who was the Canadian Prime Minister during most of World War II?
William Lyon Mackenzie King
What is the next number in the Fibonacci sequence after 1, 1, 2, 3, 5?
A) 1
B) 8
C) 5
d) 6
B) 8
What is the subatomic particle that determines the identity of an element?
A) The Neutron
B) The Proton
C) The Electron
D) The Valance Shell
B) The Proton
What is the literary term for a coming-of-age story?
A bilungsroman
What is the element of art that describes how light or dark a colour is?
Value
What is the ancient civilization that used quipus, knotted strings, to keep records?
The Inca