1st Grade
If you have 3 quarters, 2 dimes, and 1 nickel, how much money do you have?
$1.00
What is half of 150?
75
What number comes next: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ___?
42
What does the word “benevolent” mean: cruel, generous, or confused?
Generous
What is 15% of 200?
30
Which sense do you use to detect whether something is sweet, salty, sour, or bitter?
Taste
Which is farther north: New York City or Los Angeles?
New York City
What is the name of the process by which a caterpillar changes into a butterfly?
Metamorphosis
Which planet in our solar system has the most prominent ring system?
Saturn
What part of a plant absorbs most of the water and minerals from the soil?
The roots
If you are facing north and turn 180 degrees, which direction are you facing?
South
Which travels faster: sound or light?
Light
Which ancient civilization is famous for creating a system of picture writing called hieroglyphics?
The ancient Egyptians
Which U.S. president issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln
Which ancient Greek city-state was famous for its military society?
Sparta
What word can mean both a place where books are kept and a collection of books?
The Liberty Bell is located in which U.S. city?
Philadelphia
Which country has the greatest number of natural lakes in the world?
Canada
What is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature?
Mercury
Three countries are completely surrounded by another country. Name one of them.
Vatican City, San Marino, or Lesotho
You put an ice cube in a glass of water. As the ice melts, does the water level rise, fall, or stay approximately the same?
Stays approximately the same.
Which U.S. state has the longest coastline?
Alaska
A clock shows 2:45. What time will it show 2 hours and 35 minutes later?
5:20
What is the only continent that lies in all four hemispheres?
Africa
A farmer has chickens and cows. There are 20 animals altogether and 56 legs. How many chickens and how many cows are there?
12 chickens and 8 cows