The first day of the 20th century was…
Jan. 1, 1901
Which language is the most widely spoken in South America?
Spanish
What is the term for a word that is similar in meaning to another word?
Synonym
What causes tides?
The moon
What continent are the Pyramids of Giza located in?
Africa
What number is the Roman numeral XVI?
16
What are the three branches of the United States government?
Legislative, judicial, and executive
What are the five interrogative or “question” words?
Who, what, when, where, why
These collect energy from the movement of air
Windmills
What is the smallest continent?
Australia
How many grams are in a thousand kilograms?
One Million
What object, beginning with the letter Q, did people write with during the Middle Ages?
Quill
The person in a novel who tells the story from a third-person perspective is called a what?
A narrator
Which planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury
What are the Great Lakes of the United States?
Michigan-Huron, Superior, Ontario, and Erie
If a train leaves the station and travels at 60 miles per hour, how much time will have passed when it arrives at a station 300 miles away?
Five hours or 300 minutes
What ancient civilization built the Machu Picchu complex in Peru?
The Incas
A story conveying a moral lesson is called what?
A fable
Animals who eat only plants are called what?
Herbivores
What is the largest U.S. state by landmass?
Alaska
If a football field is 100 yards long, how many feet long is the football field?
300 feet
What was the name of the last Queen of France?
Marie Antoinette
Who is the creator of the classic book characters Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn?
Mark Twain
Which tool is used to estimate the likelihood of certain genetic outcomes?
Punnett Square
What measures distance north or south of the Equator?
Latitude