History
What ancient civilization built the Machu Picchu complex in Peru?
The Incas
What is the main character in a story called?
A protagonist
Where is the largest desert in the world located?
Northern Africa
What is the part of the eye that controls how much light enters?
Pupil
If a train leaves the station and travels at 60 kilometers per hour, how much time will have passed when it arrives at a station 300 kilometers away?
5 hours or 300 minutes
The ancient Egyptian writing system was called what?
Hieroglyphics
What type of word is “truthfully?”
Adverb
How many kingdoms are part of the United Kingdom?
4: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
What planet is nicknamed the “Red Planet?”
Mars
The interior angles of a triangle always sum to…
180 degrees
From whom did the United State buy territory in the Louisiana Purchase?
Napoleon/France
In this book titled The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, what is the last comma called?
The Oxford comma
Which country is the largest in size?
Russia
Animals that eat only meat are known as…
Carnivores
A farmer notices that every day for the past 10 days, the number of pigeons in his field has doubled. There are 1024 pigeons in the field today, and there were 2 pigeons there the first day. How many pigeons were there yesterday?
512
Who wrote the national anthem of the United States of America?
Francis Scott Key
A story conveying a moral lesson is called what?
A fable
The United States and Mexico are separated by which river?
The Rio Grande
How long does Earth take to revolve once around the sun?
365 days
You have 20 pairs of shoes, but there is only room in your closet for 8 shoes. How many shoes do you have to get rid of?
32 shoes (16 pairs)
The Battle of Gettysburg was fought in which war?
The Civil War
What do you call a group of crows?
A murder
What is the southernmost continent called?
Antarctica
What is the freezing point of water?
32°F or 0°C
Solve the following equation: 5 + 3 * 4 / 2 - 1 = …
10