1st Grade
If you cut a quarter into thirds, how many pieces would you have?
Three
How many sides does a nonagon have?
9
What phenomenon might be felt on the surface when two tectonic plates rub against each other?
Earthquake
What is the largest U.S. state by landmass?
Who was the president of the Confederate states during the United States Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
What country did Mexico gain its independence from in the 1800s?
Spain
What is the Roman numeral XVI?
16
How many great lakes are there in the United States?
5 - Michigan, Huron, Superior, Ontario, Erie
What is the main character in a story called?
A protagonist
Who is the creator of the classic book characters Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn?
Mark Twain
What is the term for a word that is similar in meaning to another word?
Synonym
What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?
Bill of Rights
How many grams are in a thousand kilograms?
1 million
Animals who eat only plants are called what
What measures distance north or south of the Equator: latitude or longitude?
Latitude
How many continents are there?
7
What is the thinnest layer of the Earth?
Crust
The person in a novel who tells the story from a third-person perspective is called a what?
A narrator
What ancient civilization built the Machu Picchu complex in Peru?
The Incas
What is the other name for the ancient Egyptian writing system?
Hieroglyphics
Snow, rain, and sleet are all examples of what?
Precipitation
Earth is located in what galaxy?
Milky Way
What did colonists dump in Boston Harbor?
Tea
‘Machu Picchu’ is located in which country of South America?
Peru
What species can live on both water and land?
Amphibians