Telling Time
If a train was supposed to arrive at 3:15 pm and arrived 35 minutes late, it arrived at... ?
What is 3:50pm?
How many centimeters are in a meter?
100
Which months have only 30 days?
What are: April, June, September, November (trick, February has 28 or 29)
Name 4 countries that share a border with China
India, Russia, Vietnam, N Korea
The figurative language in the following sentence is called what? “She was as sweet as sugar.”
Simile
Who was the first president of the United States?
George Washington
What is 10:16 pm in 24 hour time?
22:16
What is 26 X 5?
What is 130
Name the capital city of Maine
Augusta
Name one of the 7 wonders of the world
Colosseum, Great Wall, Taj Mahal, Christ Redeemer in Brazil, Egyptian Pyramids
What is an adverb?
A word that describes a verb
What year did the United States declare independence from Great Britain?
1776
What is the day of the year with the least amount of daylight?
The winter solstice - December 21st
True or False: There are 360 degrees in a circle
True
Which is the correct spelling?
A.) Delinquent
B.) Dellinquint
C.) Delinquint
D.) Delinquinte
A
Delinquent
Name the four major oceans
What is: Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic
What is the past tense of swim?
Swam
How many years ago were the great pyramids of Giza built? (within 500 years)
4600 years ago
The number of hours in 3 days
72
What is the formula for area?
What is A=LxW
Name 3 social studies teachers at our school
Who are: Mr. Henry, Mr. Max, Mx. Burgos, Ms. Hanna, Mr. Smith, Ms. Mann
How many continents are there?
7
What word in the following sentence needs a punctuation mark in order to make it grammatically correct? “Its going to be sad if our team loses the football game tonight.”
Its should be it's
Fireworks were invented in what country in the seventh century?
China
How many seconds are in 5 minutes
300
What is the square root of 144?
What is the period in history that started in Britain and spread to the USA in the 1860's where there were many innovations and a shift in society?
Industrial Revolution
Name the Capital City of Norway
What is Oslo
Which is the correct definition of the word acquiesce?
a. to dance gracefully
b. to agree without arguing
c. to rest
d. to acquire
b. to agree without arguing
What was the first country to send a rocket into space?
The soviet union