History & Civics
What ancient civilization developed the first known system of writing, cuneiform, in Mesopotamia?
Sumerians
What organelle is often called the powerhouse of the cell because it produces most of the cell's ATP?
Mitochondrion
Who wrote The Odyssey?
Homer
What is the largest country in the world by land area?
Russia
What is the only even prime number?
2
Which Athenian statesman is most closely associated with the Golden Age of Athens and the construction of the Parthenon?
Pericles
What force keeps planets in orbit around the Sun?
Gravity
What literary term describes a reference to another literary work, historical event, person, or cultural object?
Allusion
What river flows through Egypt and was central to the development of ancient Egyptian civilization?
The Nile
What is the square root of 144?
12
What 1215 English document established the principle that the king was subject to the law?
Magna Carta
What particle in an atom determines its atomic number?
Proton
What is the term for a word that imitates the sound associated with what it describes, such as "buzz" or "hiss"?
Onomatopoeia
What is the world's largest desert?
Antarctica / Antarctic Desert
A triangle has angles measuring 40° and 65°. What is the measure of its third angle?
75°
Who defended the British soldiers in the Boston Massacre Trial?
What is the name of the boundary surrounding a black hole beyond which nothing, including light, can escape?
Event Horizon
Who wrote Pride and Prejudice?
Jane Austen
Which country contains the ancient city of Machu Picchu?
Peru
What is the next number in this sequence: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ___?
42
Which Roman leader's assassination in 44 BC was followed by a power struggle that eventually led to Rome's first emperor?
Julius Caesar
Which blood cells are primarily responsible for carrying oxygen throughout the human body?
Red blood cells - erythrocytes
Who wrote The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?
Samuel Clemens (i.e., Mark Twain)
What language family includes Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Romanian?
Romance Languages (i.e. Vulgar Latin)
A shirt originally costs $80 and is discounted by 25%. What is the sale price?
$60