U.S. History
According to the U.S. Constitution, the president is part of which of the three branches of government?
Executive
What is the sum of 11.5 and negative 14?
-2.5
What is the capital of Italy?
Rome
Who wrote the Harry Potter book series?
JK Rowling
DAILY DOUBLE!!! A word, phrase or sequence that reads the same forward and backward is called what? RACECAR is an example of one.
Palindrome
Who invented the light bulb? Here’s a hint: he has ties to the great state of New Jersey.
Thomas Edison
How many justices serve on the US Supreme Court?
9
How many Great Lakes are there?
5
DAILY DOUBLE!!! What revolutionary leader wrote the influential Common Sense in 1776?
Thomas Paine
What do you call a scientist that studies weather?
Meteorologist
During World War II, on the day known as D-Day, at what location (the country) did allied troops invade Europe?
France
DAILY DOUBLE!!! What is the numeric value of the Roman numeral L?
50
The Strait of Magellan runs through the southern tip of what continent?
South America
Who wrote the famous play Romeo and Juliet?
This is the plural form of the word "deer".
Deer
DAILY DOUBLE!!! The United States bought Alaska from which country?
Russia
What is the most populated state in the US?
California
DAILY DOUBLE!!! What is the world's largest hot desert?
Sahara
This is the oldest form of literature.
Poetry
A paleontologist studies this.
Fossils
What do the stripes on the American flag represent?
The thirteen original colonies
The female of what animal species is called a ewe?
Sheep
Athens is the capital of which country?
Greece
Samuel Clemens is the real name of the famous American author who wrote "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn". If you look at a copy of Huck Finn you will not see Samuel Clemens as the author but this other name. What other name did Clemens go by?
Mark Twain
In the initials of the federal agency known as NASA, what does the "N" stand for?
National