Animals
What percentage of jellyfish is water?
a. 85% b. 90% c. 95% d. 99%
c. 95%
What is "s" in time?
second/s
Which sport requires competitors to perform acrobatic dives into a pool?
Diving
Identify the adjective in this sentence:
The breathtaking sunset painted the sky in shades of orange and pink.
breathtaking
The adjective in the sentence is "breathtaking." It describes the noun "sunset."
Which fruit is naturally radioactive due to high potassium content?
a. orange b. avocado c. banana d. kiwi
c. banana
Which vegetable is the most commonly used in cake baking?
carrots
Who was the first Disney princess to wear pants?
Jasmine
Which birds were used as messengers in World War I and II?
a. falcon b. eagle c. canary d. pigeons
d. pigeons
What is "W" in power?
Watt
A watt (W) is a unit of measurement of power.
What is the term for scoring one stroke under par on a hole in golf?
a. Eagle b. Birdie c. Albatross d. Bogey
b. Birdie
Fix the run-on sentence:
She loves to read she visits the library often.
1. She loves to read, so she visits the library often.
2. She loves to read. She visits the library often.
A run-on sentence occurs when two or more complete sentences are connected improperly.
At which point the water can boil and freeze at the same time?
a. one point b. triple point c. freezing point
d. boiling point
b. triple point
It occurs when temperature and pressure is just right for three phases (gas, liquid and solid) of a substance to coexist in thermodynamic equilibrium.
Which kind of cabbage is kimchi usually made from?
a. purple cabbage b. napa cabbage
c. Conehead cabbage d. green cabbage
b. napa cabbage
What was Bill Gates SAT score out of 1600?
a. 1570 b. 1575 c. 1585 d. 1590
d. 1590
Bill Gates scored a near-perfect 1590 out of 1600 on the SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test)
In 1,000 baby sea turtles, how many survive to adulthood?
a. 1 b. 10 c. 20 d. 100
a. 1
It's estimated that only 1 in 1,000 hatchlings will survive to adulthood.
What is "A" in electricity?
Ampere
Ampere is the unit of electric current.
Which sport is often referred to as "the sport of kings"?
a. polo b. golf c. horse racing d. tennis
c. horse racing
Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
a) I love reading books; especially mysteries.
b) I love reading books, especially mysteries.
c. I love reading, books especially mysteries.
d.) I love reading; books especially mysteries.
b) I love reading books, especially mysteries.
The phrase "especially mysteries" is an essential part of the sentence but does not form a complete independent clause.
A semicolon ( ; ) is used to separate two independent clauses, which is not needed here.
A comma ( , ) correctly separates the phrase for clarity.
What was the first SMS message ever sent?
a. Hi c. Happy New Year!
b. How are you? d. Merry Christmas!
d. Merry Christmas!
The first SMS message, sent on December 3, 1992, simply read "Merry Christmas".
Which cheese is referred as "King of Cheese"?
a. Mozzarella b. Parmesan (Parmigiano-Reggiano)
c. Fontina d. Gorgonzola
b. Parmesan (Parmigiano-Reggiano)
Which actor voices Groot in I am Groot film?
Vin Diesel
Which big cat species has the strongest bite force?
a. tiger b. cheetah c. leopard d. jaguar
d. jaguar
Jaguars have a bite force of 1,500 PSI, which is the strongest among big cats.
What is "N" in force?
Newton
A newton (N) is the international unit of measure for force.
What is the longest race in Olympic athletics?
a. hurdles b. relay race c. marathon d. triathlon
c. marathon
The longest race in Olympic athletics is the marathon, a road race of 42.195 kilometers.
Choose the correct pronoun:
Neither of the students brought ___ book.
a) his or her
b) their
a) his or her
"Neither" is a singular indefinite pronoun, meaning it refers to one person at a time.
Since "students" is plural but "neither" refers to one, we use a singular pronoun (his or her), not their (which is plural).
Which flower oil is the most popular cooking oil in the world?
sunflower
"Pasta Gianduja" is the former name of which chocolate spread?
a. Milka b. Cadbury c. Hershey's d. Nutella
d. Nutella
The first computer brand to introduce a "mini notebook" computer, or what later became known as a netbook was _____________.
ASUS
Which land animal cannot walk backwards?
Kangaroo
What is "K" in thermodynamic temperatures?
Kelvin
The kelvin, symbol K, is the SI unit of thermodynamic temperature.
What is the only Olympic sport where competitors cross the finish line backwards?
Rowing
How many primary punctuation marks that are commonly used in English grammar?
14
Period or full stop (.)
Comma (,)
Question Mark (?)
Exclamation Point (!)
Colon (:)
Semicolon (;)
Dash (—/–)
Hyphen (-)
Parentheses ( )
Brackets [ ]
Braces { }
Apostrophe (')
Quotation Marks (“ ” / ' ')
Ellipsis (...)
Which internet-related invention was invented by accident in 1990s?
Wi-Fi
In the 1990s, Australian scientist John O’Sullivan and his team were working on detecting black hole radio waves when they accidentally discovered the technology that would later become Wi-Fi!.
What is the main ingredient in traditional Japanese sake?
rice
Which Disney film saved Disney company from bankruptcy?
Cinderella
After World War II, Disney was struggling financially. Cinderella was a huge box office success and helped save the studio from shutting down!