Literature, Cultural Studies, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary
What word is the subject of: The spaceship landed in Jacob's backyard.
spaceship
Approximately how much of the Earth's surface is covered in water?
70%
To make the color pink, you should mix white with what primary color?
red
Alex has a box of crayons. He gives 12 to Victoria. If he has 19 crayons left, how many did he start with?
31
It belongs to you, but your friends use it more.
Your name.
What word can mean both an instrument used to draw circles and also a device used for determining direction?
A compass.
What is the title of the U.S. national anthem?
The Star-Spangled Banner
True or False: Light is the only thing that can escape a black hole?
False.
Ms. Byrd has $100 in pennies. How many pennies does she have?
10,000
In a standard baseball game, how many defensive players are on the field at any given time?
nine
What is the simple past tense of the verb "drink"?
drank
What is the only U.S. national holiday to always fall on a Thursday?
Thanksgiving
Of the following, which kind of star is the hottest?
A)Blue Giant
B)Red Dwarf
C)Regular Yellow Star
A) Blue Giant
What unit of measurement is abbreviated "oz."?
ounce
You’ll find me in Mercury, Earth, Mars and Jupiter, but not in Venus or Neptune. What am I?
The letter "R"
The names of how many colors in the rainbow are spelled with only 3 letters?
One (red)
Two U.S. rivers are over 2,000 miles long. One is the Missouri, what is the other?
Mississippi
Approximately how long does it take for the moon to make one full orbit around Earth?
One month
9 inches
This sport uses a flying disc thrown by a flick action of the wrist, often thrown casually to and from people in a group.
frisbee
What 19th century British author wrote the novel A Christmas Carol?
Charles Dickens
The League of Nations was formed at the conclusion of what war?
World War One
The hardest tissue in the human body that forms the outside tooth layer is called what?
enamel
What is the only prime number that is a factor of 16?
2
Mr. and Mrs. Caldwell have six daughters and each daughter has a brother. How many people are in the Caldwell family?
Nine. Since each daughter shares the same brother there are 6 girls, 1 boy, and Mr. and Mrs. Caldwell.