Science
What is the process of water turning into vapor called?
Evaporation
How many syllables are there in the word Mississippi?
Four
What is the capital of Russia?
Moscow
What whole number is closest to the square root of 65?
8
The ancient Egyptian empire was based in what continent?
Africa
Which planet in our solar system is known for its beautiful rings?
Saturn
A word, phrase or sequence that reads the same forward and backward is called what?
Palindrome
Which of the following is NOT an official language of Switzerland: German, Italian, or Spanish?
Spanish
The interior angles of a triangle always sum to what degree?
180
What was the name of the last Queen of France?
Marie Antoinette
Density describes the mass of an object divided by what?
Volume
What is a hyperbole?
An exaggeration to show emphasis
True or False: The platypus is a mammal.
True
Between 1 and 100, how many multiples of 7 are odd numbers?
7
During World War II, on the day known as D-Day, at what location did allied troops invade Europe?
Beaches of Normandy, France
What is the hardest mineral?
Diamond
In English, "lice" is the plural of what word?
Louse
True or False: Crawfish are fish
False. They are crustaceans
A farmer notices that every day for the past 10 days, the number of pigeons in his field has doubled. There are 1,024 pigeons in the field today, and there were two pigeons there the first day. How many pigeons were there yesterday?
512
The Hundred Years War of the 14th and 15th centuries was primarily a conflict between England and what other country?
France
What are the three types of rock?
Sedimentary, Metamorphic, and Igneous
How many compound words are in the following sentence? "Someone from the classroom was playing baseball in the cafeteria."
Three
Costa Rica borders two countries. Nicaragua is one of the countries. What is the other?
Panama
If a shopping cart contains one apple, two bananas, three oranges, and four hot dogs, what percentage of the cart's total contents is fruit?
60%
What was the original name of the city that was renamed Constantinople in the fourth century AD by Constantine the Great?
Byzantium