MATH & GEOMETRY
What makes a square a square?
Four Equal Sides Also: Four right angles
Who invented the lightbulb?
Thomas A. Edison
Who wrote the play Romeo and Juliet?
Shakespeare
What are the three different states of matter?
Solid, Liquid, and Gas
This city is the capital of Japan and one of the most populous cities in the world.
Tokyo
What is the sum of the following numbers: 15, 47,30, 8
100
Which U.S. President was famously a part of the Rough Riders and had a toy named after him?
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt
This literary device involves giving human characteristics to non-human objects or animals.
personification
The concept of gravity was discovered by which famous physicist?
Sir Isaac Newton
What is the largest state in the US?
Alaska
What is 11 squared?
121
What date is the Independence of the USA?
4th of July
When do you use its vs. it's?
It's is a contraction and should be used where a sentence would normally read "it is" or "it has." The apostrophe indicates that part of a word has been removed. Its with no apostrophe is the possessive word, like "his" and "her," for nouns without gender.
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic Acid (dee-OK-see-ri-bo-new-klee-ik)
Name the Earth's five oceans.
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, and Southern (Antarctic) oceans
What is the Pythagoras theorem and what does each represent? Draw or describe.
The formula for Pythagoras' theorem is a² + b² = c². In this equation, “C” represents the longest side of a right triangle, called the hypotenuse. “A” and “B” represent the other two sides of the triangle.
This company created its revolutionary new smartphone on June 29, 2007.
Apple
This part of speech connects words, phrases, or clauses. Examples include "and," "but," and "or."
conjunction
This force pulls objects toward the center of the Earth and gives them weight.
gravity
Name the 7 continents.
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceana, South America
How many seconds make 1 hour
3600 Find the minutes in 1 hours (60) 60 x 60 (seconds in a minute) = 3600
Name the 1st three US presidents.
George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson
What is Haiku? Describe # of lines and # of syllables.
The haiku is a Japanese poetic form that consists of three lines, with five syllables in the first line, seven in the second, and five in the third.
What is the temperature of ABSOLUTE ZERO? Describe in Kelvin, Celsius or Fahrenheit.
0 degrees Kelvin, -273.15 degrees celsius, -460 degrees fahrenheit
What 4 countries make up The United Kingdom?
Wales, Scotland, England, Northern Ireland