Grammar and Spelling
How do you spell the name of the US coin that is worth 5 cents? Bonus: Spell the name of the US coin that is worth 25 cents.
Nickel; BONUS: quarter
True or False. A platypus is a mammal.
BONUS: What do all mammals have?
True
BONUS: Milk, hair, live birth, answers vary
What is a noun?
BONUS: What is a verb?
Person, Place, or a Thing
BONUS: Action word
How many stars on the United States Flag?
BONUS: How many stripes are on the US Flag?
50
BONUS: 13, for the 13 colonies.
If you cut a pie into thirds, how many pieces do you have?
Three.
How many consonants are in the word "acronym"?
4 (Y is a vowel!)
What is Earth's only Satellite? (Hint: It rotates around Earth)
BONUS: Name the largest planet in our solar system.
The moon.
BONUS: Jupiter
Does the word “bone” have a long or short vowel sound?
long
Who was the first president of the United States?
George Washington
You have two quarters, a nickel, three dimes, and four pennies. How much money do you have?
89 cents
Spell the third word missing from this group of homophones. They’re, there and…
BONUS: To, Too, and...
Their
BONUS: Two
In the human body, the optic nerve sends signals from the eye to what other organ?
BONUS: Name the largest organ in or on the human body.
The brain.
BONUS: The skin
The main series of events in a story is called what? Also known as the lesson you learn in a story.
The plot or the theme.
The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the United States. Which country gave the US this gift? If you name a country in the same continent, I will give you half points.
France.
If Posie ate ½ the pie and Chris ate ⅛ the pie, how much is left?
⅜ of the pie
Which is the correct spelling of this animal? A.) Hipopotamas B.) Hippopotamus C.) Hippoponamas
B.) Hippopotamus
Approximately how long does it take for the moon to make one full orbit around the Earth?
One month
A story about someone's life is called a what?
Biography.
Who was the 16th president of the United States?
BONUS: Name something HUGE that this president did!
Abraham Lincoln
BONUS: Ended slavery in the US.
Draw a picture of a right angle.
BONUS: What are the names of the other two types of angles?
L
BONUS: Obtuse, Acute
Which is the correct spelling? A.) Delinquent B.) Dellinquint C.) Delinquint
BONUS: What is the definition of this word that I am asking you to spell?
A.) Delinquent
BONUS: Someone who behaves or acts in a bad way.
Alveoli are located in what organ of the human body? Hint: Alveoli are responsible for moving oxygen to the bloodstream.
Lungs
Three trailing dots used at the end of a sentence that indicates something has been omitted from quoted text, or that a speaker or writer has paused or trailed off in speech or thought is called what?
An ellipsis
What was the name of the invention that allowed Americans to communicate to each other through a wire using morse code?
BONUS: Name the method of communication used by HORSES and cowboys.
The telegraph.
BONUS: The Pony Express
How many hours and minutes are in 555 minutes?
9 hours and 15 minutes