History
Who invented the light bulb in 1879?
Thomas Edison
How many continents are there?
What is 7
Is “red” an adjective or a noun?
What is both
What is H2O also known as?
What is water
You peer through a window into a classroom and count 20 eyes. If each person has a normal number of eyes, how many people are in the room?
What is 10
From which country did Mexico gain its independence in the 19th century?
What is Spain
What is the longest river in the world?
What is the Amazon
What type of words should be capitalized?
What are Proper nouns
What phenomenon might be felt on the surface when two tectonic plates rub against each other?
What is an earthquake
Solve the following equation: 3 + 2 / 1 =
What is five
What are the three branches of the United States government?
Legislative, judicial, and executive
What is the main language spoken in the Canadian province of Quebec?
What is French
What type of word is “truthfully?”
What is an Adverb
What planet is nicknamed the “Red Planet?”
What is Mars
On a class field trip, there are 4 buses taking 36 students to the zoo. Each bus has the same number of student. How many students are on each bus?
What is 9 students on each bus.
The first fireworks were invented in the 7th century in what country?
Where is China
What is the southernmost continent called?
What is Antarctica
Often seen at the end of a sentence, the three trailing dots that indicate the omission from speech or writing of a word or words that are superfluous or able to be understood from contextual clues are known as…
Ellipsis
What species can live on both water and land?
What are Amphibians
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
In Einstein’s famous E = MC2, what do any of the letters stand for?
What is E: Energy; M: Mass; C: Speed of Light
Italy, Japan, and Germany’s alliance was called what during WWII?
The Axis of Evil
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
How many Great Lakes are there in the United States?
What are 4: Michigan-Huron, Superior, Ontario, and Erie
Who is the author of the 1960 novel about social and racial inequality To Kill a Mockingbird?
Who is Harper Lee
The south pole of the magnet and the north pole of another magnet will do what?
What is stick together
You collect 48 pieces of Halloween candy. Your parents say you can eat 2 pieces per day, plus an extra piece on Saturdays and Sundays. How many weeks will it take to finish all of your candy?
What is three weeks