1st Grade
The plural of “moose” is…?
Moose
What are the three branches of the United States government?
Legislative, judicial, and executive
The hardest naturally occurring mineral is…?
Diamond
What is the main character in a story called?
A protagonist
The mountain range that includes Mount Everest is called...?
The Himalayas
The largest number that can be pronounced with a single syllable is…
12
In what state is the Grand Canyon located?
Arizona
Julius Caesar was the emperor of what empire?
The Roman Empire
What ancient civilization built the Machu Picchu complex in Peru?
The Incas
What species can live on both water and land?
Amphibians
What causes tides?
The moon
Earth is located in what galaxy?
The Milky Way
If a shopping cart contains 1 apple, 2 bananas, 3 oranges, and 4 hot dogs, what percent of the cart’s total contents is fruit?
60%
How many kingdoms are part of the United Kingdom?
4
England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales
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
How many continents are there?
Seven
On a class field trip, there are 4 buses taking 36 students to the zoo. Each bus carries the same number of students. How many students are on each bus?
9
What is the longest river in the world?
The Amazon
The interior angles of a triangle always add up to… ?
180 degrees
The region known as the “Fertile Crescent” is located in present day…?
The Middle East
From which country did Mexico gain its independence in the 19th century?
Spain
What are the comparative and superlative forms of the word “big?
Bigger and biggest
Adding conjunctions such as “and” or “but” turns a simple sentence into what type of sentence?
Compound sentence
What is the part of the eye that controls how much light enters?
Pupil
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 is superfluous or able to be understood from contextual clues are known as…?
An ellipsis