Geography
What is the smallest country in the world by land area?
Vatican City
What is the term for a word that connects words, phrases, or clauses?
Conjunction
What popular Mexican dish consists of a tortilla filled with cheese and other ingredients, then folded in half and grilled?
Quesadilla
Which U.S. president is featured on the $50 bill?
Ulysses S. Grant
What is the closest star to Earth?
The Sun
What is the only country that is also a continent?
Australia
What is the term for a word that replaces a noun in a sentence?
Pronoun
What country is known for inventing sushi?
Japan
Which U.S. state is known as the "Sunshine State"?
Florida
What is the process by which plants use sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen?
Photosynthesis
What is the only sea without any coastlines?
Sargasso Sea
In the sentence "She is taller than I," what type of pronoun is "I"?
Subject pronoun
What is the national dish of Spain, consisting of rice cooked with saffron, various meats, seafood, and vegetables?
Paella
What is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the United States?
St. Augustine, Florida
What is the study of the Earth's atmosphere and weather called?
Meteorology
Which is the largest desert in the world that isn't covered in sand?
Antarctica
Which punctuation mark is used to indicate possession or to show that something belongs to someone or something?
Apostrophe
What is the main ingredient in the traditional Italian dish risotto?
Arborio rice
What is the tallest mountain in the contiguous United States?
Mount Whitney
What is the chemical symbol for the element gold?
Au
What river is the longest in the world?
Nile River
What is the term for a verb form that functions as a noun in a sentence?
Gerund
What is the traditional Korean fermented vegetable dish that is often served as a side dish?
Kimchi
In which city did the Boston Tea Party take place?
Boston, Massachusetts
What is the process by which an organism develops from a fertilized egg to maturity?
Development or Ontogeny