Earth Science
Animals
Astronomy
American History
World History
1

Groundwater collects in these massive underground structures

aquifers

1

This is the difference between tortoises and turtles

tortoises live on land and turtles live in water

1

The status of Pluto was altered from planet to this back in 2006

dwarf planet

1

The War of 1812 began in this year

1812

1

The country of Iran was previously know as this to the Western World

Persia

2

Oxygen comprises 21% of the atmosphere and the other 79% is this diatomic element

Nitrogen

2

Elephants hold the title for the world's largest ______

land animal

2

Super Novas are the product of the violent death of these massive objects

stars

2

The Civil War began when Confederate troops fired on this South Carolina fort

Fort Sumter

2

Pu Yi was the last emperor of this nation after the government was overthrown in 1912

China

3

Everest is the tallest mountain and ___ is the second tallest

K2

3

The characteristic pink color of the flamingo is a result of ______

their diet

3

The Milky Way galaxy is a spiral galaxy with this many arms

2
3

This president set a record for being the only one to serve 4 consecutive terms

FDR

3

There are four countries that comprise the Central Powers in WWI: Germany, Austria-Hungary, The Ottoman Empire, and _______

Bulgaria

4

This is the uppermost layer of the atmosphere

Thermosphere/Exosphere

4

'Armadillo' is Spanish for ______ which accurately describes the animal's appearance

little armored one

4

The Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter is comprised of meteoroids/asteroids, but the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune is comprised of these

comets

4

This president is the only one to serve two nonconsecutive terms

Grover Cleveland

4

Singapore was most recently a part of this country (post decolonization)

Malaysia

5

The Northern Lights are the result of this phenomenon

solar wind interacting with Earth's magnetosphere

5

Whales were able to reach their massive size because ______

weightlessness in water, being big helps keep them warm, large range to gather food

5

The name of the largest object in the asteroid belt

Ceres

5

The Gadsden Purchase completed the modern contiguous US borders in 1854 after buying this region from Mexico

Southern Arizon/New Mexico

5

The city of Constantinople had its name officially changed to Istabul in the 20th century, but _____ was the name prior to Constantinople.

Byzantium