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This term refers to a common phrase whose meaning is different from its literal words. Example: “It’s raining cats and dogs.”
Idiom
What is the process called when plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to make their own food?
Photosynthesis
What major historical period followed the Middle Ages in Europe and is known for a revival in art, science, and learning?
The Renaissance
If a shirt is originally $50 and is discounted by 20%, what is the final price?
$40
What exercise involves jumping your feet out and in while raising and lowering your arms at the same time? Complete 10 before answering.
Jumping Jacks
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with sound. What am I?
An Echo
What part of a cell is responsible for controlling what enters and leaves the cell?
The Cell Membrane
This event in 1789 marked the beginning of major political and social change in France, including the overthrow of the monarchy. What is it called?
The French Revolution
What is 25+33?
59
What exercise involves lowering your body as if sitting in a chair, then standing back up while keeping your back straight? Complete 10 before answering.
Squats
DAILY DOUBLE: A woman gives birth to two sons on the same day, at the same time, in the same year—but they are not twins. How is this possible?
They are part of a set of triplets or multiple births (e.g., more than two babies)
What is the unit used to measure force in the metric system?
Newton
This major trade network connected Europe, Asia, and Africa and was famously used to exchange silk, spices, and other goods. What is it called?
The Silk Road
DAILY DOUBLE: A number is multiplied by 3, then 12 is subtracted to get 30. What is the number?
14
What exercise involves stepping one leg forward, lowering your back knee toward the ground, then returning to standing? Complete 6 on each leg before answering.
Lunges
This logical fallacy happens when someone attacks the person making an argument instead of the argument itself.
Ad Hominem
This law states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed from one form to another. What is it called?
The Law of Conservation of Energy
DAILY DOUBLE: This system of governance, first fully established in ancient Athens, is based on citizens having the power to vote directly on laws and decisions. What is it called?
Direct Democracy
If two numbers add up to 20 and one is 4 more than the other, what are the numbers?
12 and 8
What exercise involves starting in a plank position and driving your knees toward your chest one at a time as quickly as possible? Complete 20 total before answering.
Mountain Climbers
You are in a room with three light switches outside the room and one incandescent light bulb inside. You can only enter the room once. How do you figure out which switch controls the bulb?
Turn on switch 1 for a few minutes, turn it off, turn on switch 2, then enter the room.
If the bulb is on → switch 2
If it’s off but warm → switch 1
If it’s off and cold → switch 3
What is the name of the process where a solid changes directly into a gas without becoming a liquid first?
Sublimation
This document, signed in 1945, created an international organization aimed at preventing future world conflicts and promoting cooperation between nations. What is it called?
The United Nations Charter
What is the next number in the sequence: 2, 6, 7, 21, 23, 69, ___
72
(Pattern: ×3, +1, ×3, +2, ×3, +3…)
What exercise requires you to hold your body straight, supported on your forearms and toes, engaging your core? Phone a friend. Taking turns holding this position, collectively complete 4 minutes before answering.
Plank / Planking