Nursery Rhymes
In the rhyme “All Around the Mulberry Bush”, who chased the weasel?
monkey
Karen Hesse set a Newbery-winning novel in Oklahoma during the Great Depression. What is the name of that novel?
Out of the Dust
When did Kentucky become a state?
1792
Which religious group considers the pope of Rome their leader?
Roman Catholics
A coin is flipped 250 times. How many times would heads be expected to occur?
125
According to the nursery rhyme, who did Georgie Porgie run from?
the boys
Who wrote an 1845 poem about a raven?
Edgar Allan Poe
What state did Kentucky split from to become its own state?
Virginia
What did the Brown vs. Board of Education Supreme Court decision deal with?
equal conditions for all races
A right triangle has sides with lengths of 3 units, 4 units, and 5 units. In square units, what is the area of the triangle?
6 square units
What did “The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe” feed her kids?
broth
In Lois Lowry’s The Giver, the boy chosen as the new Receiver of Memory has which name below?
Jonas
Who was the first governor of Kentucky?
Isaac Shelby
A society that is ruled by a King or a Queen?
monarchy
If 5 times a number plus 20 equals 50, what is the number?
6
When “London Bridge Is Falling Down”, why can’t they build it up with pins and needles?
they will bend and break
An example is, “Go slow on the overgrown road.” Which of the following choices is a kind of internal rhyme that repeats vowel sounds?
assonance
The longest cave system in the world is located in south central Kentucky. What is it called?
Mammoth Cave
Who was known as the “conductor” on the Underground Railroad and helped more than 300 slaves to freedom?
Harriett Tubman
Mark makes a rectangle divided into 20 equal sections and shades 8 of them. What fraction of the rectangle did Mark shade?
2/5
Two fifths
What song asks you to “shake it all about”?
The Hokey Pokey
He rode a horse named Silver. Which of the following legendary characters wore a mask as he tracked outlaws with his Native American friend Tonto?
Kentucky Derby Festival starts two Saturdays before Derby, what event blasts off to the start?
Thunder Over Louisville
Who did George Washington ask to make the first American Flag?
Betsy Ross
Multiple answers are required. The first three multiples of 15 are 15, 30, and 45. What are the next three multiples of 15?
60, 75, 90