MATH
What is the perimeter of a square with an area of 36 square units?
24 units
What is the name for a narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses, with water on either side?
Isthmus
This document, signed in 1215, limited the power of the English king and influenced later democratic ideas.
The Magna Carta
What type of energy is stored in a stretched rubber band or a compressed spring?
Potential energy
What is the specific defensive play in baseball where a fielder catches a batted ball before it hits the ground for an out?
A fly out
What is the foundational position in ballet where both heels are together and toes are turned out?
First position
This math concept describes the relationship between the sides of a right-angled triangle, often expressed with three coefficients.
The Pythagorean Theorem
Which desert, known for its vast sand dunes, covers most of Northern Africa?
Sahara Desert
The American Revolution began this year, often associated with the Declaration of Independence.
What is 1776?
What is the name of the process where water evaporates from the leaves of plants?
Transpiration
What is the term for a common defensive strategy in basketball where each player is responsible for guarding a specific area of the court, rather than a specific opponent?
Zone defense
In cheerleading, what is a "stunt" where a flyer is lifted and held completely above the base's head?
A liberty (or extended stunt)
If a car travels at a constant speed of 60 miles per hour, how long with it take to travel 210 miles?
3.5 hours
What is the capital of Vermont?
Montpelier
This ancient Roman emperor was famously assassinated on the Ides of March.
Julius Caesar
What force keeps planets orbiting the sun?
Gravity
In American football, what is the term for the defensive player whose primary role is to rush the passer from the outside of the defensive line?
Edge rusher (or defensive end/outside linebacker)
This energetic dance style originated in the Bronx, New York, in the 1970s and features moves like popping, locking, and the B-Boy stance.
What is hip-hop dance (or breakdancing, breaking)?
What is the least common multiple (LCM) of 12 and 18?
36
This mountain range extends from New Mexico to the northern most part of Canada's British Columbia province.
The Rocky Mountains
What was the name of the long journey taken by Indigenous People from their ancestral lands in the southeastern United States to territory in the west during the 1830s?
The Trail of Tears
What is the term for an organism that makes its own food, usually through photosynthesis?
What is an autotroph (or producer)?
What is the name of the rule in soccer that penalizes an attacking player who receives the ball while positioned beyond the last defender (excluding goalkeeper) at the moment the ball is passed?
Offside rule
Tumbling
A box contains 5 red marbles, 3 blue marbles, and 2 green marbles. What is the probability of picking a blue marble at random?
3/10 or 30%
What is the name of the deepest point in the world's ocean, located in the Pacific Ocean?
The Mariana Trench
What European conflict, lasting from 1914 to 1918, involved the Central Powers and the Allied Powers?
World War I
What subatomic particle has a negative charge and orbits the nucleus of an atom?
An electron
What is the name of the type of golf competition where players compete against each other hole by hole, with the winner of each hole earning a point?
Match play
What is the name of the classical ballet that features the Sugar Plum Fairy and take place during Christmas?
The Nutcracker