HISTORY
Who invented the lightbulb in 1879?
Thomas Edison
The plural of “moose” is ____.
Moose
In which country are the famous Pyramids of Giza?
EGYPT
What is the force that causes objects to fall to the ground?
Gravity
How many face cards are in a regular deck of playing cards?
12
What city in the world was the first to be attacked with an atomic bomb?
HIROSHIMA
What is the term for a word that has the opposite meaning of another word?
Antonym
In what country is the famous Taj Mahal located?
India
What gas do plants "breathe in" that humans and animals breathe out?
Carbon Dioxide
Two dozen kittens and three dozen puppies get adopted from the shelter. How many animals were adopted?
60
Name the American president on the half-dollar coin who was assassinated in 1963.
John F. Kennedy
The main series of events in a story is called a what?
Plot
What is the longest river in the world?
Amazon River
The process by which plants "eat" and make energy is called ____.
Photosynthesis
How many grams are in a thousand kilograms?
One million grams
What was the ancient Egyptian writing system called?
Hieroglyphics
What is the main character in a story called?
Protagonist
The United States and Mexico are separated by which river?
The Rio Grande
What is the part of the eye that controls how much light enters?
The pupil
A hexagon has how many sides?
Six
What was the name of the last Queen of France?
Marie Antoinette
What is the name of the most famous English playwright? (Hamlet, Macbeth, A Midsummer Night's Dream)
William Shakespeare
Imaginary lines traversing the globe from pole to pole are called ____.
Meridians
The Earth has four layers, the thickest of which is the mantle. What is the thinnest layer called?
The Crust
a2 + b2 = c2 is known as the ____.
Pythagorean Theorem