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100
Which state does not have a coastline? Kentucky, New York, or Georgia?
Kentucky
100
What nickname has been given to the basketball star Michael Jordan?
Air
100
Who's the cartoon mouse who's forever running from Tom the Cat?
Jerry
100
Why is it hotter on Venus than on Jupiter?
Venus is closer to the sun
100
What do paleontologists call the imprints and hardened remains of prehistoric life-forms?
fossils
200
Which state is not a major cotton producer? Mississippi, Maine, or Texas?
Maine
200
Galileo worked in Pisa and Padua in which country? Italy or Poland?
Italy
200
Order these fractions from least to greatest: 1/2 1/8 1/4
1/8 1/4 1/2
200
Which has 3 body sections and 6 legs: an ant or a spider?
an ant
200
Wwhich noun ends with the letters "a-r"? (think the last 2 letters of each word) sail weath beg
beggar
300
Granite is which type of rock--igneous or sedimentary?
igneous
300
Who won the battle know as "Custer's Last Stand"? Lt. Col. George Custer or Crazy Horse?
Crazy Horse
300
How many minutes are in 2 hours and 55 minutes?
175 (60x2 = 120 + 55 = 175)
300
What renewable energy source was used to power Holland's first irrigation system?
windmills
300
Which flightless bird is found only in New Zealand: the ostrich, emu, or kiwi?
kiwi
400
What e continents are crossed by the Tropic of Capricorn?
Australia, South America, and Africa
400
What European explorer claimed to be the first to set fot on the mainland in the New World?
Amerigo Vespucci in 1497
400
What radioactive element is mined and used to fuel nuclear power stations?
uranium
400
which words are capitalized in the title Why the Sun and Moon Live in the Sky?
Why, Sun, Live, Sky
500
If it's 5pm in NYC, is it earlier or later in London?
later
500
Who were the original 49ers?
people who moved to California in 1849 during the Gold Rush.
500
The largest US reservation includes land in Utah, New Mexico and Arizona. What Native Americans live there?
Navajo
500
What gas changes into dry ice when it freezes?
carbon dioxide
500
Turn the word "smile" into a companion for lemons.
limes
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