History
This explorer is credited with reaching the Americas in 1492.
Christopher Columbus
This author wrote the Harry Potter series.
J K Rowling
If you are facing north and turn right, which direction are you now facing?
East
This is the process by which plants make their own food.
Photosynthesis
What is 12 × 9?
108
The United States purchased this large territory from France in 1803.
Louisiana Purchase
This Greek storyteller is famous for writing fables featuring talking animals.
Aesop
If you buy something for $8.75 and pay with a $10 bill, how much change should you receive?
$1.25
This layer of Earth's atmosphere protects us by absorbing most of the Sun's harmful ultraviolet radiation.
Ozone layer
A triangle has angles measuring 45° and 55°. What is the measure of the third angle?
80 degrees
This amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave women the right to vote.
19th Amendment
In The Chronicles of Narnia, four siblings enter Narnia through this ordinary household object.
A wardrobe
If your car begins to skid on ice, you should avoid doing this because it can make the skid worse.
Slamming on the brakes
Water freezes at this temperature on the Fahrenheit scale.
32 degrees Fahrenheit
What is the least common multiple of 6 and 8?
24
Julius Caesar was an important leader of this ancient civilization.
Rome
This literary device compares two things using the words "like" or "as."
simile
If it is 3:00 p.m. in New York and you fly to California, where the time is three hours earlier, what time is it when you land if the flight takes 6 hours?
6 pm
This planet spins on its side.
Uranus
A number is divisible by both 6 and 9. What is the smallest positive number that fits this description?
18
This document, written in 1215, limited the power of the king of England and influenced later democracies.
Magna Carta
This literary device can be defined as when the opposite of what you expect to happen actually happens.
Irony
Which weighs more: 100 pounds of feathers or 100 pounds of steel?
They weigh the same
This dinosaur had a sail-like fin on its back and probably spent much of its time near water.
Spinosaurus
A train travels 180 miles in 3 hours at a constant speed. At that same speed, how far will it travel in 5½ hours?
330 miles