Math
A triangle has angles measuring 35° and 65°. What is the third angle?
80°
What is the powerhouse of the cell called?
The mitochondria
What is the only letter in the English alphabet that does not appear in the name of any U.S. state?
Q
Who was the first President of the United States?
George Washington
Which country has the longest coastline in the world?
Canada
What is the least common multiple of 12 and 18?
36
Which layer of Earth's atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
The stratosphere
What is the only English word ending in "-mt"?
Dreamt
What wall came down in 1989, symbolizing the end of the Cold War?
Berlin Wall
What is the only continent that lies in all four hemispheres (Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western)?
Africa
What is the value of
122 - 7 x 8 ?
88
Which planet rotates on its side compared to most other planets?
Uranus
What is the literary term for a word that imitates the sound it describes, such as "buzz" or "hiss"?
Onomatopoeia
Which ancient civilization built the pyramids at Giza?
Egyptians
Which Great Lake is the largest by surface area?
Lake Superior
If a train travels 240 miles in 4 hours, what is the average speed?
60 miles per hour
What is the only metal that liquid at room temperature?
Mercury
What is the term for a word that is spelled the same as another word but has a different meaning, such as "bat" (an animal) and "bat" (used in baseball)?
Homograph
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Which country contains the largest number of active volcanoes?
Indonesia
What is the square root of 1,296?
36
What type of blood vessel carries blood away from the heart?
Arteries
What is the term for a story that uses imaginary events and characters to represent deeper meanings or ideas?
Allegory
Which explorer is traditionally credited with reaching the Americas in 1492?
Christopher Columbus
Which country is both in Europe and Asia?
Turkey