Geography
What is the southernmost state in the U.S.?
Hawaii
What is the popular name of our galaxy?
Milky Way
In what country did the Ming Dynasty rule?
China
"Her eyes were sapphires." Is this a simile or a metaphor?
metaphor
What does it mean to "lose your cool"?
to become upset or angry
Find the correct pair of antonyms: 1) polite/impolite, 2) polite/nonpolite
polite/impolite
What's the capital of Cuba?
Havana
Which is NOT an arachnid: spider, scorpion, cricket, tick?
cricket
Name one of the Axis powers during World War II
Germany, Italy, or Japan
What do we call words with the same sound but different meanings and spellings?
Homophones
Is the hero of a play called the antagonist or the protagonist?
the protagonist
Is the word "exquisite" a synonym or antonym of "lovely"?
a synonym
At what degree of latitude are the sun's rays the strongest?
0 degrees (at the equator)
What system distributes oxygen and nutrients to our body cells?
the circulatory system
What revolution gave birth to the phrase "Liberty! Equality! Fraternity!"?
the French Revolution
Find the adjectives: "The shiny red car drove quickly past the shuttered house."
shiny, red, shuttered
What word refers to both an orchestra leader and a railroad employee?
conductor
Are "lend" and "borrow" synonyms or antonyms?
antonyms
Put in order from north to south: Peru, Argentina, Venezuela, Ecuador
Argentina, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela
appendix
What crashed in 1929, ending good times and an economic boom in America?
"Our neighbor gave us a kitten." Which word is the indirect object?
us
What term is used for the transformation of a caterpillar into a butterfly?
metamorphosis
Find the correct antonym of "contented": uncontented, miscontented, discontented
discontented
What is the official language of the Netherlands?
Dutch
What do you call the splitting of an atom's nucleus?
Who said "I came, I saw, I conquered"?
Julius Caesar
Find two possessive pronouns in the word spelled r-h-y-m-e
my, her
What do the letters "IQ" stand for?
intelligence quotient
Change the prefix of "export" to form its antonym
import