Vocabulary
The society, culture, and everyday life of a particular area (and a popular computer game from Sid Meier)
Civilization
True of False: George Washington was a slave owner
True
This covers more than 70% of the Earth's surface
Water
If an hourly employee works 40 hours and makes $2,500/week, how much would they make if they reduced their hours to 20 hours/week
$1,250
With a chemical symbol of H, this is the first item on the periodic table of elements
Hydrogen
Where does the comma go in this sentence: I'm bringing my favorite snacks, bug spray and a beach chair.
Between "spray" and "and"
A 100 foot boat equipped with 10 bedrooms, 12 bathrooms, a jacuzzi, a helipad, and full staff is better known as this
Yacht
This US founding father wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Mongolia is located on this continent
Asia
In July there were 100 workers in a factory. In August 30 workers resigned and 10 new workers were hired. In September, 5 workers resigned and 15 were hired. How many workers are in the factory in October?
90
These are the 3 states of matter
Solid, Liquid, Gas
I'm coming over to _____ house. You're or Your
Your
An envelope, mostly comprised of silk, that a caterpillar wraps itself in before emerging as a butterfly
Cocoon
This American president was assassinated in Dallas in 1963
John F Kennedy
Name one US state that borders Virginia
North Carolina, Maryland, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
This number is 25% of 500
125
This is the number of planets in our solar system (not counting dwarf planets)
8
_____ the best band in music history. They're, Their or There
They're
The opposite of pediatric, this is a word relating to old people, especially in regard to their medical care
Geriatric
The Cold War pitted the US against this superpower
The Soviet Union
Italy is considered a peninsula country, meaning this
It is bordered on 3 sides by water
John can file 75 letters in one hour. Michael can file 22 letters in the same time. How many letters can they file together in one hour?
97
This is how long it takes for Earth to make one full rotation
1 Day (24 hours)
It is this person's 40th Birthday today
Happy Birthday David Croce!
A word meaning to produce or generate a result, as a financial gain (also a triangle sign seen on highways)
Yield
This is the number of US presidents that have been assassinated while in office
4
This is the term for a group or cluster of islands
Archipelago
A 5X5 room was enlarged to 10X10, how many square feet of space were added?
75 ft2
It is this season on Earth when the northern hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun
Summer
What is the error in this sentence: "He scored less points than me in Pac-Man."
"Fewer" instead of "Less"