Math
The first day of the 20th century was ____.
January 1, 1901
What causes ocean tides?
The moon
Who invented the lightbulb in 1879?
Thomas Edison
How many continents are there?
Seven
What is the term for a word that is similar in meaning to another word?
Synonym
Two dozen kittens and three dozen puppies get adopted from the shelter. How many animals were adopted?
60
What gas do plants "breathe in" that humans and animals breathe out?
Carbon dioxide
What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called?
The Bill of Rights
To travel from New York to London, one must fly over which ocean?
The Atlantic Ocean
What are the five interrogative or "question" words?
Who, what, when, where, and why
When writing out a fraction, the numbers above and below the vinculum are called the ____.
Numerator and denominator
What is the closest planet to the sun?
Mercury
Julius Caesar was the emperor of what empire?
The Roman Empire
How many Great Lakes are there in the United States?
Four—Michigan-Huron, Superior, Ontario, and Erie
Adding conjunctions such as "and" or "but" turns a simple sentence into what type of sentence?
Compound sentence
You have 20 pairs of shoes, but there is only room in your closet for 8 shoes. How many shoes do you have to get rid of?
32 shoes (or 16 pairs)
What is the part of the eye that controls how much light enters?
The pupil
Who wrote the national anthem of the United States of America?
Francis Scott Key
The United States and Mexico are separated by which river?
The Rio Grande
A story conveying a moral lesson is called what?
A Fable
A father has 7 daughters and 100 dollars. If he wants to give each daughter an equal amount of money, rounding to the nearest dollar, how much much does each daughter get?
14 dollars
What species can live both in water and on land?
Amphibians
What was the name of the last Queen of France?
Marie Antoinette
Imaginary lines traversing the globe from pole to pole are called ____.
Meridians
An ellipsis