Classical Vocabulary
Geography
Language
Science
Potpourri
100
A journey taken for a purpose.
What is an expedition?
100
This Great Lake borders the states of Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan.
What is Lake Superior?
100
The number of compound words in the following sentence: "Someone in the classroom was playing baseball in the cafeteria."
What is 3?
100
The fastest land bird.
What is ostrich?
100
How long a regular term for the U.S. president is.
What is 4 years?
200
Gold, coins, paper money
What is currency?
200
The state the Grand Canyon is in/
What is Arizona?
200
Root word of the word "Longest."
What is long?
200
The element comprises the majority of the Earth's atmosphere.
What is Nitrogen?
200
The national holiday that always falls on a Thursday.
What is Thanksgiving? (Always the last Thursday of November)
300
The words that B.C. stand for.
What is Before Christ?
300
True or False: Ohio shares a border with Illinois.
What is false?
300
The part of speech "carefully" is. 1. Adjective 2. Noun 3. Verb 4. Adverb 5. Pronoun
What is an adverb?
300
Zero degrees Celsius is what degrees Farenheit.
What is 32 degrees farenheit
300
The four phases of the moon: full, 1st quarter, last quarter, and ________.
What is new moon?
400
The part of a boat that allows it to turn left or right.
What is the rudder?
400
One of the following states is NOT on the Gulf of Mexico. a. Georgia b. Texas c. Florida d. Alabama e. Louisiana
What is Georgia?
400
Recite the alphabet. This letter is the 4th consonant you say.
What is F?
400
Starting from the sun, name the planets in order.
What is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune (BONUS PLUTO)
400
A U.S. month will have a Friday the 13th, if the 1st of the month lands on this day.
What is Sunday?
500
The historical period between 500-1500 AD.
What is the Middle Ages?
500
Name the 5 Great Lakes.
What are Superior, Erie, Michigan, Huron, and Ontario?
500
The month that comes last alphabetically.
What is September?
500
He came up with the 3 laws of motion.
Who is Isaac Newton?
500
The three branches of the government.
What is Executive, Judicial and Legislative?
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