I am a French-born American architect and civil engineer best known for designing the layout of the streets of Washington, D.C. Am I Pierre Charles I'enfant or George Washington?
Who is Pierre Charles I'enfant
100
I am a wide open space with little to no trees. I am the best place to plant corn.
What is a Plain
100
I am a city, south of Dallas but north of San Antonio. I am also the capital of Texas. What city am I?
What is Austin Texas
100
I produce lots of hot gases, hot lava and burn places where ever I go. What natural disaster am I?
What is a Volcano
100
I am like a tornado but over water. What natural disaster am I?
What is a Hurricane
200
I was the first African American scientists. Who is Benjamin Banneker or Martin Luther King?
Who is Benjamin Banneker
200
I discovered Microsoft. Who is Bill Gates or Bill Clinton?
Who is Bill Gates
200
I flow from Minnesota all the way down to Louisiana. What river am I?
What is the Mississippi River
200
I am caused when plates under the Earth's surface touch.
What is an Earthquake
200
Government regulations and taxes impact consumer costs how? Do they raise or lower the price of goods?
What is Raise
300
I helped to write parts of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution and I was a founding father of this nation. Am I Jonas Salk or Benjamin Franklin?
Who is Benjamin Franklin
300
I am credited as the "inventor" of the mechanical reaper, which helped farming. Am I Benjamin Franklin or Cyrus McCormick?
Who is Cyrus McCormick
300
Its around Christmas time and a new gaming system comes out. It sells out each time it is delivered to the store. If it is sold out for 3 weeks straight, what would happen to the price when it is restocked on the shelves?
The price would go up.
300
How are an island and a mountain different?
An island is surrounded by water and a mountain is a large natural elevation.
300
How are the climates in Antarctica and the United States different?
Antarctica is covered in ice and is very, very cold. Texas is not covered in ice and has 4 seasons with ranging temperatures.
400
I was an American medical researcher and virologist, best known for his discovery and development of the first successful polio vaccine. Who is David Crockett or Jonas Salk?
Who is Jonas Salk
400
I am famous for making milk safe to drink through a process called pasteurization. Am I Louis Pasteur or Louis Armstrong?
Who is Louis Pasteur
400
The Rocky Mountains are in what cardinal direction?
What is the West
400
Name 3 natural resources
answers will vary
400
What does a free market mean?
Answers will vary; you can sell and buy goods or services as you please.
500
I was an American astronomer, who in 1847, by using a telescope, discovered a comet which as a result became known as the "Miss Mitchell's Comet". Am I Betty Ford or Maria Mitchell?
Who is Maria Mitchell
500
A newer version of a game comes out and everyone wants to buy it. What would happen to the price of the older version of the game if it is still on the shelf?
The price would go down.
500
If strawberries are scarce, then the supply of strawberries is low. And if many people want to buy strawberries when none are available, then demand is high because of a low supply caused by ______? Demand, supply or scarcity
What is scarcity
500
When I get paid from my employer, that money is called ______. When I use that money to buy products or services I am ________ it.
What is Earning and Spending
500
When I put money away for future expenses I am ______ it. When I give money away to a charity I am _______ it.