Which planet is closest to the sun?
A. Venus
B. Earth
C. Mercury
D. Jupiter
C. Mercury
100
In literature the word ‘oxymoron’ means which of the following?
A. A combination of contradictory words
B. The outcome of a sequence of events
C. An implied reference to a literary or historical event
D. A symbolic story or narrative
A. A combination of contradictory words
100
How many sides are on a heptagon?
A. 7
B. 9
C. 14
D. 2
A. 7
100
In what state would you find the Grand Canyon?
A. California
B. Arizona
C. South Dakota
D. New Mexico
B. Arizona
100
How many continents are there on earth?
A. 1
B. 26
C. 7
D. 4
C. 7
200
A weather event that measured 6.5 on the Richter scale would be a/an:
A. Tornado
B. Hurricane
C. Earthquake
D. Tsunami
C. Earthquake
200
What is ‘diplopia’?
A. Double vision
B. Left-handedness
C. A disease of the gums
D. A form of cancer
A. Double vision
200
If Angela can type 120 words in 2 ½ minutes, how many minutes will it take her to type 360 words at that same rate?
A. 7 ½ minutes
B. 2 ½ minutes
C. 60,000 minutes
D. 19 ½ minutes
A. 7 ½ minutes
200
The capital of Colombia is:
A. Brussels
B. Santiago
C. Bogotá
D. Jakarta
C. Bogotá
200
How long is one regular term for a U.S. representative?
A. One year
B. Two years
C. Three years
D. Four years
B. Two years
300
Which of the following is a mammal?
A. Cat
B. Bird
C. Turtle
D. Spider
A. Cat
300
Gerontology is the study of:
A. The elderly
B. Gerunds
C. Germs
D. Rocks and jewels
A. The elderly
300
In a fraction, what name is given to the number in the bottom of the fraction?
A. Bottom number
B. Top number
C. Numerator
D. Denominator
D. Denominator
300
Which state’s capital is Harrisburg?
A. Arizona
B. Maine
C. Michigan
D. Pennsylvania
D. Pennsylvania
300
Woodrow Wilson was President of the United States during which World War?
A. World War 1
B. World War 2
C. The War of 1812
D. The American Revolution
A. World War 1
400
The average lifespan of an adult mayfly can range from:
A. One minute to one hour
B. Thirty minutes to one day
C. One day to one week
D. Two weeks to one month
B. Thirty minutes to one day
400
What is the predicate in the following sentence?
"Erin and Sidney are going to try out for the track team."
A. Erin
B. are going to try out for the track team
C. Erin and Sidney
D. Sidney
B. are going to try out for the track team
400
Lisa gets up every morning and gets ready for school. She takes twenty-two minutes to get dressed, eighteen minutes to eat breakfast, and ten minutes to walk to school. What time should Lisa get up so she can arrive at school at 7:25 a.m.?
A. 6:15 a.m.
B. 6:20 a.m.
C. 6:25 a.m.
D. 6:35 a.m.
D. 6:35 a.m.
400
What’s the capital of Hungary?
A. Accra
B. Berlin
C. New Delhi
D. Budapest
D. Budapest
400
The battles of Lexington and Concord in the American Revolutionary War were fought in what year?
A. 1774
B. 1775
C. 1776
D. 1777
B. 1775
500
The small intestine of an average adult, if stretched out vertically, would measure about how long?
A. Eight to twelve inches
B. One to two feet
C. Five to seven feet
D. Twenty to twenty-three feet
D. Twenty to twenty-three feet
500
Which word means the study of words and their meanings?
A. Bibliography
B. Archeology
C. Histology
D. Lexicology
D. Lexicology
500
There are two thousand three hundred fifty-seven paintings in an art museum. The museum has one hundred twenty-four rooms. Which is the reasonable estimate for the number of paintings in each room?
A. 10
B. 20
C. 60
D. 200
B. 20
500
In which U.S. state is Everglades National Park located?
A. Texas
B. Florida
C. Georgia
D. Washington
B. Florida
500
Which river did George Washington lead his troops across on Christmas Day, 1776?
A. Delaware River
B. Mississippi River
C. Amazon River
D. California River