Geography
What are the names of the seven continents of the world?
Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Which author wrote the novel “Pride and Prejudice”?
Jane Austen
If there are four apples and you take away three, how many do you have?
3
What country lies above Mexico?
USA or United State of America
What is the capital of Canada?
Ottowa
What is the smallest planet in the solar system?
Mercury
Which of the following is not a type of poem?
a) Sonnet
b) Haiku
c) Ballad
d) Simile
Simile
A little boy goes shopping and purchases 12 tomatoes. On the way home, all but 9 get mushed and ruined. How many tomatoes are left in good condition?
9 tomatoes
Dolphins are a type of fish. (True or False)
What present-day Italian city does Mt. Vesuvius overlook?
Naples
What is the common name of Deoxyribonucleic acid?
What is the correct plural form of the word “cactus”?
Cacti
I am four times as old as my daughter. In 20 years time I shall be twice as old as her. How old are we now?
I am 40 and my daughter is 10.
Ventricles and arteries are part of which organ?
Heart
What is the capital of Senegal?
Dakar
Which element has an atomic number of 1?
Hydrogen
What is the correct spelling of the word meaning “extremely funny”?
Hilarious
How can you take 2 from 5 and leave 4?
Remove the 2 letters F and E
What is the other name given to an Orca?
What country does the Rhine River run through?
Germany
Which two elements constitute the nuclei of atoms?
Protons and neutrons
What is the process of making a word past tense by adding “-ed” or “-d” called?
Inflection
If (- x -) is equal to positive, then (- x +) is equals to?
Negative
In which country was Albert Einstein born?
Germany