Math Mayhem
What is 25% of 200?
50
What’s the opposite of “ancient”?
Modern
What gas do plants need to grow?
Carbon dioxide
What country celebrates July 1 as its national day?
Canada
How many legs does a spider have?
8
What is the next number in this pattern: 2, 4, 8, 16, ___?
32
What part of speech is the word “quickly”?
Adverb
What’s the boiling point of water in Celsius?
100 Degrees Celcius
What was the name of the ship the Pilgrims took to North America?
the Mayflower
What’s the name of the wizarding school Harry Potter goes to?
Hogwarts
A triangle has angles of 90° and 45°. What’s the third angle?
45°
What do we call a word that sounds like its meaning?
(What sound does a fly make?)
Onomatopoeia (no points lost if spelling is close)
True or false: Bones are stronger than steel, ounce for ounce.
True
Who was the first Prime Minister of Canada?
Sir John A. Macdonald
If you mix red and blue, what colour do you get?
Purple
If a pizza is cut into 8 slices and you eat 3, what fraction of the pizza is left?
5/8
Which of these is a simile?
A)“She was lightning”
or
B) “She was like lightning”?
B
Which simple machine is a ramp?
Inclined plane
What major event happened in 1939–1945 that involved most of the world?
WWII
What’s the name of the longest river in the world?
The Nile (or Amazon river)
Solve:
(6 + 2) × (10 ÷ 2)
40
Fix the sentence: “Me and him went to the store.”
He and I went to the store.
What’s the difference between a conductor and an insulator?
Conductors let electricity flow; insulators do not.
What do we call the time before written records?
Prehistory / prehistoric
If you're facing north and turn 270° to your right, what direction are you now facing?
West