Miscellaneous 1
What is the antonym of innocent?
Guilty
The hair shafts of what rodents have evolved into a coat of quills?
Porcupine
What is the subject of this sentence:
Mr. Weber was happy with the students' test scores.
Glacier Bay National Park can be found in what US State?
Alaska
What is the term for a true story written about a real person by that person?
Autobiography
A group of four vocalists is a ...
Quartet
What is the name for each of the small bones comprising the backbone?
Vertebra
The reference lines on a globe that circle the Earth parallel to the equator are lines of what?
Latitude
Alabama and Georgia share a common southern border with what other state?
Florida
The easiest way to spot most adverbs is to look for what telltale suffix?
-ly
What meridian is exactly half a world away from the International Date Line?
Prime Meridian
What is the adjective in the following sentence:
My sister was upset when she didn't get a gift for Christmas.
upset
What is the total number of the Wonders of the Ancient World?
7
Paul Bunyan and Johnny Appleseed are examples of characters from what type of story?
Tall Tale
Armies from what country toppled the Aztec and Inca empires?
Spain
About 70% of the species of what flying mammals are insectivores?
Bats
The first decimal place is to tenths as the fifth decimal place is to ...
hundred thousandths
Spell the plural of "cactus."
Cacti
In the Southern Hemisphere, autumn occurs during what complete two months?
April, May
How many members are in the US Senate?
100
What type of clock invented by ancient Egyptians was useless at night?
Sundial
What one state forms part of the northern border of Utah and Colorado?
Wyoming
At its greatest extent around 1900, what empire included Australia, India, New Zealand, Canada, and vast portions of Africa?
British Empire
In 1681, what state had its beginnings with a land grant of 48,000 square miles given by Charles II to William Penn?
Pennsylvania
What is the name for a set of symbols representing individual speech sounds and arranged in a set order?
Alphabet