Test Tubes
Which planet is closest to the Sun?
Mercury
What is the capital of Canada?
Ottawa
"Your smile is like a sunrise" is an example of what?
Simile
What is the name of the largest Egyptian pyramid?
The Great Pyramid of Giza
What is the value of the roman numeral 'XVI'?
16
A ribosome helps make what in our cells?
Protein
The line that divides the Earth into the Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere is called the...
Prime Meridian
Fill in the blank with either WHO or WHOM: "Charlie sent a message to a friend ___ they had never seen in person."
Whom
Name the first Black American Supreme Court Justice.
Thurgood Marshall
Name the title of the famous book written by George Orwell in 1948.
Nineteen Eighty-Four
What is the oldest known living thing on Earth?
A bristlecone pine tree in California.
The Matterhorn is part of which real mountain range?
The Alps
Words that have the same pronunciation but different meanings are called...
Homophones
Who murdered Lee Harvey Oswald (JFK's assassin) in 1963?
Jack Ruby
Complete the famous book by Joseph Heller: 'Catch ___"
22
How long is an adult human's large intestine?
5 feet
The area where a freshwater stream empties into a saltwater ocean is known as an...
Estuary
What do you call the sequence of events within a story?
The plot
Which city hosted the USA's first World Fair?
Chicago
How many apples would you have if you took fifteen out of a barrel of two hundred apples?
15
Which planet in our solar system has the most moons?
Saturn (146)
What is the world's second largest lake located in Tanzania and Uganda?
Lake Victoria
What is the name of a question that can be answered many ways if it is supported with facts and details?
Open-ended question
What was the name of the world's first man-made satellite launched by the USSR in 1957?
Sputnik
What is the common denominator of 1/3 and 1/8?
24