Geography
What is the capital of Mexico?
Mexico City
Which organ pumps blood throughout the human body?
Heart
What year did Christopher Columbus first reach the Americas?
1492
What is the name of a word that means the same thing as another word?
Synonym
What is 3/5 expressed as a percentage?
60%
What is the only continent that lies in all four hemispheres?
Africa
What is the name of the process by which water vapor turns into liquid water?
Condensation
Which ancient civilization built Machu Picchu?
Inca civilization
What is the name of a comparison that uses “like” or “as”?
Simile
A shirt costs $80 and is discounted by 20%. What is the sale price?
64$
Which U.S. state has the longest coastline?
Alaska
What is the only planet in our solar system that rotates clockwise
Venus
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery?
13th Amendment
What figure of speech gives human characteristics to an object or animal?
Personification
A triangle has a base of 14 inches and a height of 9 inches. What is its area?
63 in sq
What is the largest desert in the world?
Antarctica
What is the name of the layer of Earth's atmosphere where most weather occurs?
Troposphere
What city was the first permanent English settlement in North America?
Jamestown
What is the term for a word that sounds like another word but has a different meaning and spelling, such as “flower” and “flour”?
Homophone
A number is increased by 20% and becomes 180. What was the original number?
150
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This planet has the shortest day of any planet in our solar system, completing one rotation in approximately 10 hours.
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