Mathematics
If you need 1/2 cup of flour and you only have a 1/4 measuring cup, how many times do you need to use it to get the right about of flour?
twice
What is a country and a continent at the same time?
Australia
Who invented the wheel?
the Mesopotamians
Who discovered gravity?
Isaac Newton
How many hearts does an octopus have?
3
96
What is the longest country in the world?
Chile
What year did World War 2 end?
1945
What are the 3 states of matter?
Solid, liquid, gas
Who says the famous quote "Let them eat cake!"
Marie-Antoinette
You collect 48 pieces of Halloween candy. Your parents say you can eat two pieces per day, plus an extra piece on Saturdays and Sundays. How many weeks will it take to finish all of your candy?
3 weeks
What is an archipelago?
a group of islands
Who was the monarch nicknamed the Grandmother of Europe and why?
Queen Vitoria, she married of her children to multiple royal families in Europe
Why can you see lightning before you can hear it?
Light travels faster than sound
How many dots appear on a dice?
21
How many seconds make 1.5 hours?
5400 seconds
Latitude
What was the network of paths that connected civilisations of the East and the West?
the Silk Road
Which tool is used to estimate the likelihood of certain genetic outcomes?
Punnett Square.
What do you call a group of crows?
If a train leaves the station and travels at 60 miles per hour, how much time will have passed when it arrives at a station 300 miles away?
5 hours / 300 minutes
Name 7 countries that begin with the letter M
any of the 7 countries which begin with the letter M
What catastrophic event happened between August 6, 1945- August 9, 1945?
The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Why is there a leap year?
Because a year according to Earth's orbit around the Sun is approximately 365.25 days, which is not an exact number
What are the 3 best-selling items in history?
Rubik's cube, playstation, Lipitor