Middle School History
Which civil rights leader famously made his “I Have a Dream” speech?
Martin Luther King Jr.
In what part of plants does photosynthesis mainly occur?
What is the fraction ¾ written as a decimal?
.75
Which American inventor created the lightbulb?
Thomas Edison
What is called the “powerhouse of the cell”?
Mitochondria
Who was the first person to walk on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
What is the smallest planet in the solar system?
Mercury
What is the smallest prime number?
2
In which year did Apple release the first iPhone?
2007
What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?
The crust
Which letter of the alphabet doesn’t appear in any U.S. state name?
Q
What is the common name for the chemical substance with the formula “H2O”?
Water
How many feet are in a yard?
3
What does the “www” in website addresses stand for?
World Wide Web
How many chambers does the human heart have?
4
Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States?
France
What force (coined by Sir Isaac Newton) pulls objects toward Earth?
Gravity
What comes next? Millions, Billions, Trillions, and...
Quadrillions
What does “STEM” stand for?
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
the iris
In which year did the United States declare independence from Britain?
1776
Which artist painted the famous “Starry Night” painting?
Vincent van Gogh
What is the sum of a triangles interior angles?
180 degrees
What word is often abbreviated as Fn on a keyboard?
Function
Name the man credited with developing the theory of evolution.
Charles Darwin