Math
The first day of the 20th century was?
January 1, 1901
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first two men in the entire world to do what?
Walk on the moon
What is the term for a word that is similar in meaning to another word?
Synonym
What causes tides?
The moon
How many states make up the United States of America?
50
Mr. and Mrs. Mustard have six daughters and each daughter has one brother. How many people are in the Mustard family?
There are nine Mustards in the family. Since each daughter shares the same brother, there are six girls, one boy and Mr. and Mrs. Mustard.
9 students on each bus
What year did the Firing on Fort Sumter occur? What event did it start?
1861, The Civil War
Is the following statement a metaphor or a simile:
Her smile was as bright as the sun
Simile
What planet is the third farthest from the sun?
Earth
What is the name of the major mountain range settlers moving west had to cross?
The Rocky Mountains
My spine is stiff, my body pale, I am always ready to tell a tale. What am I?
A book
If it’s 5:30 when you leave for the store and 6:15 when you get there, how long did it take?
45 minutes.
Name one leader of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s
Martin Luther King Jr, Rosa Parks, Bayard Rustin, Malcolm X, etc.
What do you call the part of the story with all the action or the big twist?
The Climax
What phenomenon might be felt on the surface when two tectonic plates rub against each other?
Earthquake
What state is furthest north?
Alaska
When can you add two to eleven and get one as the correct answer?
When you add two hours to eleven o'clock, you get one o'clock.
If a train leaves the station and travels at 60 miles per hour, how much time will have passed when it arrives at a station 300 miles away?
5 hours or 300 minutes
The Battle of Gettysburg was fought when? Who won?
1863, the Union
hyperbole, alliteration, simile, metaphor, personification, onomatopoeia, symbolism
How long does it take the moon to orbit Earth?
1 Month
What does a cartographer make?
Maps
I have keys, a lock and a space, but no rooms. You can enter, but you can't go outside. What am I?
A Keyboard
If a football field is 100 yards long, how many feet long is the football field?
300 feet
Name seven of the original thirteen colonies
Delaware, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, and Rhode Island
How are main idea and theme different?
Theme is NOT specific to a story, main idea is
Why do you see often see lightning before you hear the thunder?
Light travels faster than sound
What is the capital of Maine?
Augusta
A is the brother of B. B is the brother of C. C is the father of D. So how is D related to A?
A is D’s aunt.
Using letters as placeholders for names like “Uncle Bob” or “Aunt Linda” makes straightforward relationships seem difficult.