word wizardry
What’s a synonym for “happy”?
cheerful, joyful, etc
What’s 12 x 7?
84
What planet is known as the “Red Planet”?
Who was the first U.S. president?
George Washington
What has hands but can’t clap?
A clock
Spell the word: “camouflage”
GO!
What is the least common multiple (LCM) of 4 and 6?
12
What are the 3 states of matter?
Solid, Liquid, Gas
In what year did the U.S. declare independence from Britain?
1776
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. What am I?
An echo
What’s the root word in “unhappiness”?
HAPPY
A pizza is cut into 8 slices and you eat 3, what fraction is left?
5/8
What part of a plant makes food through photosynthesis?
Leaves
Name one ancient civilization that built pyramids.
Ancient Egypt
What gets wetter the more it dries?
A towel
What’s the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
A simile uses "like" or "as" to compare; a metaphor does not.
Solve: (3 + 5) × 2 – 4 ÷ 2 = ?
14
Why does the moon appear to change shape?
Because of its phrases (caused by its orbit around Earth and how sunlight hits it)
What was the Underground Railroad?
A secret network that helped enslaved people escape to freedom
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?
Footsteps
Identify the subject and predicate: “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.”
Subject: The quick brown fox; Predicate: jumps over the lazy dog
A rectangle is 6 cm wide and has an area of 54 cm². What’s the length?
9cm
What force keeps the planets in orbit around the sun?
Gravity
Who was Harriet Tubman, and what did she do?
She was a conductor on the Underground Railroad who led many slaves to freedom.
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter "M"