English
Words with one or two letters are usually function words
What is the Three Letter Rule?
The value of one currency for the purpose of conversion to another
What is the exchange rate?
The term for a set of points that do not lie on the same straight line
What are non-collinear points?
Responsible for anchoring plants in the soil and absorbing water and nutrients
What is the root system?
Say and spell the superlative form of the word EASY
What is EASIEST, E-A-S-I-E-S-T?
A nonfiction book that is a written account of a person's life and experiences
What is a memoir?
Who are the Navajo Code Talkers?
Bonnie has twice as many cousins as Robert. George has 5 cousins, which is 9 fewer than Bonnie has. How many cousins does Robert have?
What is 7?
What is a fulcrum?
Say and spell the plural of TATTOO
What is TATTOOS, T-A-T-T-O-O-S?
A noun or pronoun that follows a preposition and is essential for forming a complete sentence
What is the object of a preposition?
Name three states that border West Virginia
What is Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky?
Sam has 30 nickels and dimes worth 2.40 dollars. How many nickels does he have?
What is 12 nickels and 18 dimes?
A type of lava flow characterized by a smooth, billowy, or ropy surface, often described as having a "ropy" texture; the term originates from Hawaiian and essentially means "smooth"
What is pahoehoe?
Say and spell the word for a Russian space explorer
What is COSMONAUT, C-O-S-M-O-N-A-U-T?
A verb tense that describes an action that started in the past and continues into the present
What is the present perfect progressive?
Identify the reason for protests in Spain in 2024 in which activists cited depletion of natural resources and damages to the environment
What is overtourism?
What is the probability of rolling a 4 or 7 for two 6 sided dice? Give the answer as a reduced fraction.
What is 1/4?
The era also known as the "Age of Mammals" because mammals became the largest land animals during this time
What is the Cenozoic Era?
Say and spell the word that means a legal agreement by which a bank lends money at interest in exchange for property
What is MORTGAGE, M-O-R-T-G-A-G-E?
The major English poet noted for his mastery of a dramatic monologue and author of The Ring and The Book
Who is Robert Browning?
State the explorer and location associated with the Fountain of Youth
What is the explorer Ponce de Leon and St. Augustine, Florida?
Two trains are traveling towards each other on parallel tracks, one at 60 miles per hour and the other at 50 miles per hour. If they are initially 300 miles apart, how long will it take them to meet?
What is 2.73 hours?
The chemical formula for sulphuric acid
Say and spell a word from the Persian language that means "hello"
What is SALAM, S-A-L-A-M?