1st Grade
True or False:
There are exactly 2 nouns in the following sentence:
Cody has a goldfish that was born in California.
What is the fewest number of current U.S coins you'd need to make exactly 99 cents?
8; 1 half dollar, 1 quarter, 2 dimes, 4 pennies.
If Nathan ate 27 pieces of licorice in 6 hours, on average how many pieces did he eat per hour?
4.5 pieces of licorice per hour
Which of the following trees is considered a conifer:
A. Oak
B. Pine
C. Maple
Pine
In 1823, what document written by the US President stated that America was against "future colonization by any European powers"?
The Monroe Doctrine
True or False:
A Cello is larger than a Viola
True
True or False:
The positively charged ends of 2 magnets will attract each other.
False; opposites attract!
What was the pen name of author Charles Dodgson who wrote "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"?
Lewis Carroll
Who was the very first US Secretary of State?
Thomas Jefferson
Playwright William Shakespeare was born in what century?
16th century
How many US states do not border another state?
2; Hawaii and Alaska
True or False:
A sentence cannot contain both a past tense and a future tense verb.
False
Cody has 3 pandas who each eat 42 pounds of bamboo a day. How many pounds of bamboo does he need to feed them all for 2 days?
252
The pituitary gland is part of what system in the human body?
a. circulatory
b. endocrine
c. digestive
Endocrine.
What US Revolutionary hero is credited with saying "I have not yet begun to fight"?
John Paul Jones
What is the name of the joint in the human body that connects the hand to the forearm?
Wrist
What number is exactly between 1 and 7 on the number line?
4
True or False:
The kidney is part of the human digestive system.
False
Which of the following terms refers to the relative speed of a piece of music?
a. staccato
b. mezzo
c. tempo
Tempo
During what war did British troops set fire to the White House?
The War of 1812
How many past tense verbs are in the following sentence?
Nathan thought that Sierra ate his lunch.
2; thought, ate
What U.S City is known as the city of brotherly love?
Philadelphia
How many cups are in 5 US liquid quarts?
20 cups; 1 quart is 4 cups.
Who became the first chairman of the People's Republic of China in 1949?
Mao Zedong
At room temperature, approximate 70 degrees Fahrenheit, two elements on the periodic table exist in a liquid state. Bromine is one of them. What is the other?
Mercury