MATH
What is the name of a triangle with different length sides for all three sides?
Scalene
The Boston Tea Party redefined protests. What year did it happen?
1773
What is the word for words that SOUND alike but are SPELLED differently?
Homonyms
What is the freezing point of water?
0 degrees C (32 degree Fahrenheit)
What is the longest river in the world?
Amazon
What is the unit of time that equates to 1/100th of a second?
A “jiffy.”
Now you know where the phrase comes from!
What was the name of the writing system used by the Ancient Egyptians?
Hieroglyphics
What type of word is "truthfully?"
ADVERB
What are animals without backbones called?
Invertebrates
What is the largest South American country?
If a train was supposed to arrive at 3:15 pm and arrived 35 minutes late, what time did it arrive?
3:50pm
What is Rosa Parks most famous for?
Refusing to give her seat up in the front of the bus.
What would you call the central character of a story or plot?
Protagonist
What is the strongest bone in the human body?
The femur.
Which country is both an island and a continent?
Australia
How many grams are in 1 cup?
128
The Battle of Gettysburg was fought in which war?
The Civil War
Which legendary American novel features the characters Atticus Finch and Boo Radley?
To Kill a Mockingbird
What is the name of the value assigned to the amount of moisture in the air?
Humidity
What is the only continent without spiders?
Antarctica
What is the name of the longest side of a triangle opposite the right angle?
The hypotenuse
In what decade did Hong Kong revert to China from British rule?
The 1990s, specifically 1997.
Ms. Janssen went walking in the woods.
Name the Verb
WALKING
Who was the Italian astronomer and physicist who discovered that an object’s weight does not affect how fast it falls?
Galileo Galilei
What is the capital of Switzerland?
Bern.