Geography
California History
Math Challenge
Reading Skills
Fun Facts & Trivia
100

The city of Los Angeles is in this U.S. state.

What is California?

100

This is the name given to the 21 religious outposts built along California’s coast by the Spanish.

What are the California Missions?

100

Round 456,789 to the nearest ten thousand.

What is 460,000?

100

This is the term for the central idea or message of a story.

What is the theme?

100

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

What is Jupiter?

200

This imaginary line runs horizontally around the middle of the Earth and is at 0 degrees latitude.

What is the Equator?

200

The first mission in California was established in this city.

What is San Diego?

200

What is 23,456 + 78,902?

What is 102,358?

200

When you make a guess based on clues in the text and your own knowledge, you are making this.

What is an inference?

200

This famous wizard has a scar on his forehead in the shape of a lightning bolt.

Who is Harry Potter?

300

Lines of longitude are also known as these, which run from the North Pole to the South Pole.

What are meridians?

300

This term refers to the land grants given to wealthy settlers during Mexican rule of California.

What are ranchos?

300

Solve: 1,000,000 - 456,789.

What is 543,211?

300

In a story, this is the person or animal that the story is mainly about.

What is the main character?

300

This animal is known for its long neck and is the tallest land animal in the world.

What is a giraffe?

400

If you are using latitude and longitude to find a location, what is the term for the point where they meet?

What is a coordinate?

400

The Spanish built missions to spread this religion.

What is Christianity or Catholicism?

400

A farmer divides his 987 apples into 9 equal groups. How many apples are in each group?

What is 109 apples?

400

This point of view uses "I" or "we" and lets the reader see the events from the narrator’s perspective.

What is first person?

400

This popular sport involves kicking a ball into a goal and is played by two teams of 11 players each.

What is soccer?

500

This tool helps you find directions on a map and shows North, South, East, and West.

What is a compass rose?

500

This was the main reason the Spanish built missions in California.

What is to convert Native Americans to Christianity?

500

A word problem: A store had 856 bottles of juice. After selling 289 and receiving a new shipment of 433, how many bottles do they have now?

What is 1,000 bottles?

500

This type of third-person point of view allows the narrator to know all of the characters' thoughts and feelings.

What is third person omniscient?

500

Which U.S. state is famous for its potatoes?

What is Idaho?