History
What ancient empire was ruled by Julius Caesar?
The Roman Empire
What is 12 × 9?
108
What do you call a word that sounds like what it means (ex: “buzz”)?
Onomatopoeia
What gas do humans need to breathe to survive?
Oxygen
How many bases are on a baseball field?
Four
What U.S. war was fought between 1950 and 1953?
The Korean War
Solve for x: x − 7 = 11
x = 18
What do you call the setting/timing of a story?
Where and when the story takes place
What planet is known as the Red Planet?
Mars
What other sport did Michael Jordan famously play?
baseball
What movement in the 1950s–60s worked to end racial segregation and discrimination in the U.S.?
The Civil Rights Movement
What is the perimeter of a square with side length 6?
24
What term describes a struggle between opposing forces in a story?
Conflict
What part of the human body is responsible for filtering blood?
The kidneys
What famous defensive nickname was given to the dominant 1970s defense of the Minnesota Vikings?
The Purple People Eaters
What U.S. president issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863?
Abraham Lincoln
What is 3² + 4²?
25
What literary device is used when the audience knows something the characters do not?
Dramatic irony
What type of rock is formed from cooled lava or magma?
Igneous rock
What Grand Slam tennis tournament is played on grass courts?
Wimbledon
What document outlined the first government of the United States before the Constitution?
The Articles of Confederation
What is the slope of the line that passes through (0, 2) and (4, 10)?
2
What type of poem has 14 lines and a specific rhyme scheme?
Sonnet
What scientist developed the theory of evolution by natural selection?
Charles Darwin
What city hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896?
Athens