What color is scarlet?
red
What part of the skeleton protects the lungs, heart and other organs?
the rib cage
Wide, treeless plains near the Arctic Ocean are called...what?
tundra
Is coral reef formed by animals, minerals or both?
both
Find the misfit: dictionary, almanac, novel, atlas, encyclopedia.
novel- is not a reference book
Is a toad classified as a reptile, a fish or an amphibian?
amphibian
What name do we give to the massacre of Jews during World War II?
the Holocaust
If a woman can be a maid of honor in a wedding, what can a man be?
the best man
Do amperes measure rainfall, electric current or wind velocity?
electric current
Find the misfit:pharoah, emperor, jester, queen?
jester- is not a ruler
What do we call lines that cross at a specific point?
intersecting lines
Counting cardinal and intermediate directions, how many in all?
eight
How do you find the perimeter of a polygon?
by adding the length of its sides
Name the time period when glaciers covered most of the earth?
the Ice Age
What is the decimal for 35 and 94 hundredths?
35.94
What home safety device keeps electrical wires from overheating?
a fuse or circuit breaker
What do we call the 24 areas that measure time around the globe?
time zones
Find the simple predicate of this sentence: "The old man scratched his forehead."?
scratched
What two brothers got their "flying machine" off the ground in 1903?
Wright brothers
Does a person suffering from insomnia have trouble eating, breathing or sleeping?
sleeping
What multiples of 8 fall between the numbers 14 and 25?
16, 24
Find the littlest horse: mare, gelding, stallion, foal, colt, filly?
foal ( a baby horse)
Where can you see stalactites and stalagmites?
In chess, which piece is under attack when one player cries "Check!"?
a King
In what country did the boomerang originate?
Australia