English & Literature
Arguably the most famous playwright in history, how many plays did Shakespeare write?
37
What is the largest non-continental island in the world?
Greenland
What compound is a common component of air pollution, but is essential in the upper atmosphere to protect life on earth?
Ozone
The first day of the 20th century was
January 1, 1901
True or False? The Civil War ended in 1861.
A: True
B: False
FALSE!!! GOT YOU SUCKKKA
1865
What are the comparative and superlative forms of the word "big?"
Bigger and biggest
What is the longest river in the United States?
The Missouri River
What comes next in this list: Kingdom, phylum, class
Order
“King Philip Came Over For Good Spaghetti"
What is the area of a triangle with a height of 4 and a width of 4?
8
What is the 3rd element on the periodic table of elements?
Lithium
This part of a speech is used to describe a noun or a pronoun:
An adjective.
Imaginary lines traversing the globe from pole to pole are called what?
Meridians
You have 30 seconds to name our solar systems' planets in order from closest to the sun to farthest. GO!
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, .....kinda Pluto
You have 20 pairs of shoes, but there is only room in your closet for 8 shoes. How many shoes do you have to get rid of?
32 shoes (or 16 pairs)
Who was the 10th President of the United States?
John Tyler
Who is the author of "Frankenstein"?
Mary Shelley
Which of the Great Lakes is located entirely within the U.S. border?
Lake Michigan is the only one of the Great Lakes located entirely within the U.S. border.
Name the 4 fundamental forces in our universe.
Gravity, electromagnetism, strong, and weak
You collect 48 pieces of Halloween candy. Your parents say you can eat 2 pieces per day, plus an extra piece on Saturdays and Sundays. How many weeks will it take to finish all of your candy?
3 weeks
Who wrote the national anthem of the United States of America?
Francis Scott Key
Often seen at the end of a sentence, the three trailing dots that indicate the omission from speech or writing of a word (or words) that is superfluous or able to be understood from contextual clues are known as:
An ellipsis
Please name at least 6 countries found in Central America:
Animals without backbones are known as what?
Invertebrates
3 less than 2 times Y is 25. What is Y?
14
What do you call a makeshift weapon made in prison?
A shiv! Stab stab!