History
The first Thanksgiving was celebrated by Native Americans and what other group of people?
Pilgrims
What type of words should always be capitalized?
Proper nouns
In which country are the famous Pyramids of Giza?
Egypt
What causes ocean tides?
The moon
How many states made up the United States before Alaska and Hawaii joined?
48
What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called?
The Bill of Rights
What are the five interrogative or "question" words?
Who, what, when, where, and why
To travel from New York to London, one must fly over which ocean?
The Atlantic Ocean
What gas do plants "breathe in" that humans and animals breathe out?
Carbon dioxide
What number is the Roman numeral XVI?
16
What is Rosa Parks most famous for?
Refusing to give up her seat in the front of the bus
The person in a novel who tells the story from a third-person perspective is called a what?
The narrator
How many Great Lakes are there in the United States?
Four—Michigan-Huron, Superior, Ontario, and Erie
The process by which plants "eat" and make energy is called ____.
Photosynthesis
When writing out a fraction, the numbers above and below the vinculum are called the ____.
Numerator and denominator
What was the ancient Egyptian writing system called?
Hieroglyphics
A story conveying a moral lesson is called what? A
Fable
How many kingdoms are part of the United Kingdom?
Four—England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales
How long does it take Earth to orbit once around the sun?
365 days
The interior angles of a triangle always add up to ____.
180 degrees
The region known as the "Fertile Crescent" is located in the present-day ____.
Middle East
What is the name of the most famous English playwright?
William Shakespeare
Which country is both an island and a continent?
Australia
What are the three states of matter?
Solid, liquid, and gas
A hexagon has how many sides?
Six