English/Grammar
What do you call a word that means the same as another word?
Synonym
Name the 4 major oceans
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian and Artic
If you cut a quarter into thirds, how many pieces would you have?
3
True or False: A porcupine is a type of rodent?
True
Five of the U.S. federal holidays always fall on what day of the week?
Monday
What do you call two words joined by an apostrophe, like “don’t” or "can't"?
Contraction
What are the names of the Great Lakes?
Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, Ontario
If Posie ate ½ the pie and Chris ate ⅛ the pie, how much is left?
⅜ of the pie
As a child, how many baby teeth does a person typically have?
20
What country gave the Statue of Liberty to the United States?
France
What is the term for a group of lines in a poem?
Stanza
What is the name of the imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole?
The Prime Meridian
What is the place value of 5 in the number 358?
Hundreds
What is the name of the scale that is used to measure earthquake intensity?
The Richter Scale
What are the three branches of the U.S. government?
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
What is an antonym for the word “quiet”?
Loud, Noisy, etc.
What is the name of the body of water located between Europe and Africa?
Mediterranean Sea
What is the greatest common factor of 16 and 24?
8
What do you call a habitat where fresh and saltwater mix?
an Estuary
What was the name of the U.S. government program to put a man on the moon?
The Apollo Program
Give an example of a palindrome
(A word that's spelled the same backwards and forwards) Racecar, Civic, Kayak, Mom, etc.
How many time zones does Russia have?
11
What is the formula for the area of a triangle?
1/2 × base × height
What is the name of the layer of the Earth’s atmosphere where weather occurs?
Troposphere
Who was the first president to live in the White House?
John Adams