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1. When light bends as it enters a different medium the process is known as what?

1. Refraction

10.A trapezoid (trapezium) features how many pairs of parallel sides?

10. 1

11. In terms of computing, what does ROM stand for?

11. Read Only Memory

The supplementary angle of a 45 degree angle has how many degrees?

135

If a triangle has an area of 42 square inches and a base of 6 inches,what is its height?

14

What number is less than 15?

14

19. What is the third planet from the Sun?

19. Earth

2. When water is cooled, does it expand or contract?

2. Expand

2. True of false? Like most mammals, dogs have color vision which is similar to red-green color blindness in humans.

2. True

2. True or false? Batteries convert chemical to electrical energy.

2. True

22. What is the most recognizable feature of a hedgehog's appearance?

22. Their spines of spiky hair.

How many syllables are in the word "amphibian"?

4

4. True or false? Nintendo was founded after the year 1900.

4. False - 1889

4. What is the main gas found in the air we breathe?

4. Nitrogen (around 78%)

4. Can frogs live in salt water?

4. No

4. A person who studies physics is known as a?

4. Physicist

6. The Great Barrier Reef is found off the coast of which country?

6. Australia

6. In what country is the Taj Mahal found?

6. India

8. Apatosaurus is also widely known by what other name?

8. Brontosaurus

9. True or false? Water is an example of a chemical element.

9. False

Mount Everest is located on which continent?

ASIA

Near what continent would you find Yellow Sea?

ASIA

What terms describe drawing something nearer or closer to you?

ATTRACTION

Which is NOT an area known for having strong storms or multiple natural disasters?

AVALANCHE ALLEY

Which of the following is NOT an example of a lever?

AXE

Montgomery is the capital of what U.S. state

Alabama

Who wrote the poem "Trees"

Alfred Joyce Kilmer

What do you call an extended lack of rain in an area?

DROUGHT

What is the first name of former U.S. president Harrison

Benjamin

Which of the following is a fairytale?

"IRON JOHN"

Which is a fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm?

"RAPUNZEL"

Which of the following is a book by Shel Silverstein?

"THE GIVING TREE"

What is the possibility of rolling a three on a single die?

1 IN 6

1. How many sides does a hexagon have?

1. 6

1. Electric current is measured using what device?

1. Ammeter

Which country's cuisine includes antipasto, lasagna, and tiramisu

italy

What is the Spanish word for "play"

jugar

What is the part of a fish that helps it to breathe underwater?

GILLS

What word means a glossy coating?

GLAZE

Who broke Baby Bear's chair and fell asleep in his bed?

GOLDILOCKS

What do we call something that a company physically makes?

GOODS

What unit of measurement is abbreviated "oz."

ounce

Which term is not used in hockey

pitch, check, puck, goalie

What covers a fish's body

scales

In 1866, Thomas Allbutt miniaturized what instrument to take his patients' temperatures

thermometer

What is the new color called when you make a hue light

tint

Which of the following is not an article

to

What is the hero's motivation in "Sleeping Beauty"

to defeat a curse

Of the following words, which shows the proper breakdown of the syllables in the word "together"

to-geth-er

What is the capital of Connecticut?

HARTFORD

What kind of diet does a deer have?

HERBIVOROUS

What state's nickname is "The Bluegrass State"?

KENTUCKY

What kind of energy is associated with motion?

KINETIC

What's a 9 letter word that means "something that must be done"?

NECESSARY

Which of the following is not a constellation

Pisces, Aries, Kuiper, Canis Major

Is Bridget Riley and Andy Warhol were to get together and paint, what would their art style be called

Pop Op

Which of the following symbols would you use for an expression?

"

What state's nickname is "The old north state

" North Carolina

What state's nickname is "The Beehive State

" Utah

1. A thermometer is a device used to measure what?

. Temperature

1. Now that Pluto is no longer included, how many planets are there in the Solar System?

1. 8

1. What is the chemical symbol of gold?

1. Au

1. What country has the second largest population in the world?

1. India

10.What metal has the chemical symbol Pb?

10. Lead

10. Does an injury to your anterior cruciate ligament affect your arm or leg?

10. Leg

10. What is the name of the deepest location in the worldÕs oceans?

10. Mariana Trench

10. At room temperature, what is the only metal that is in liquid form?

10. Mercury

10. True or false? Frogs are cold blooded animals.

10. True

12. A nuclear reaction where the nucleus of an atom splits into smaller parts is known as nuclear fission or nuclear fusion?

12. Nuclear fission

14. True or false? Water is easy to compress.

14. False

15. Do stalactites rise from the floor or hang from the ceiling of limestone caves?

15. Hang from the ceiling

15. A change of the DNA in an organism that results in a new trait is known as a?

15. Mutation

16. True or false? Bases have a pH level below 7.

16. False

17. True or false? Molecules are chemically bonded.

17. True

When did World War II end

1945

Skylab was launched in what year?

1973

What year was the space shuttle launched

1981

An isosoles triangle has how many equal sides?

2

How many vowels are in the word "penny"?

2 *CORRECT*

2. Did the Apple iPhone first become available in 2005, 2006 or 2007?

2. 2007

2. What is the centre of an atom called?

2. A nucleus

2. In electricity, voltage is measured in volts while current is measured in .......?

2. Amperes (amps)

2. A person who studies biology is known as a?

2. Biologist

2. Stratus, cirrus, cumulus and nimbus are types of what?

2. Clouds

2. A magnifying glass is what type of lens?

2. Convex

2. True or false? Liquids are easy to compress.

2. False

2. True or false? Lower tension on a tennis racquet produces more control and less power.

2. False (less control, more power)

20. What famous scientist was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on theoretical physics?

20. Albert Einstein

20. Chiffon, marble and bundt are types of what?

20. Cake

20. What is the fourth most abundant element in the universe in terms of mass?

20. Carbon

26. What is the tallest animal in the world?

26. The giraffe - The average height is around 5 metres (16ft) and the tallest on record stood nearly 6 metres (20 ft) tall.

27. True or false? Rabbits are born blind.

27. True

28. What is the most recognizable physical feature of the male lion?

28. Its mane

29. How many legs does a spider have?

29. 8

3. What country has a maple leaf on their national flag?

3. Canada

3. In terms of computing, what does CPU stand for?

3. Central Processing Unit

3. When a gas changes into a liquid it is called what?

3. Condensation

3. In terms of electricity, what does DC stand for?

3. Direct current

3. True or false? The highest temperature ever recorded on Earth is 42.4 °C (108.3 °F).

3. False - 57.8 °C (136 °F)

3. In the Winter Olympic sport of curling, what type of rock are the curling stones made from?

3. Granite

4. How many points are there on a pentagram?

4. 5

6. What substance are nails made of?

6. Keratin

8. A single piece of coiled DNA is known as a?

8. Chromosome

8. Nimbus, cumulus and stratus are types of what?

8. Clouds

8. What is the name of the phobia for someone who has a fear of dogs?

8. Cynophobia

8. True or false? Gold is not a good conductor of electricity?

8. False

8. True or false? The highest recorded temperature on Earth of 57.8 °C (136 °F) was recorded in Tirat Tsvi, Israel.

8. False (Al 'Aziziyah, Libya)

8. True or false? A scalene triangle has two sides of equal length.

8. False (all sides are unequal)

What number comes next 5,6,7,8,__?

9

9. True or false? Most dinosaurs became extinct during an event that occurred 500 years ago.

9. False (65 million years ago)

9. True or false? An adult human body has over 500 bones.

9. False (there are 206)

9. True or false? The official distance of a marathon is 44 kilometres (27.340 miles).

9. False - 42.195 kilometres (26.219 miles)

9. True or false? The Grand Canyon is around 10000 feet (3000 meters) deep.

9. False - 5000 feet (1500 meters)

9. True or false? Sterling silver is made up of less than 50% silver by weight.

9. False - Over 92%

9. True or false? The tallest dog in the world stands over 150cm in height.

9. False - The tallest dog is a Great Dane that stands 106.7 cm (42.2 in) at the top of the shoulder.

How many days total in the summer months of June,July and August?

92

Uruguay borders which ocean?

ATLANTIC

What is another name for the musical note, A#

B Flat

Which of the following provides a good?

BAKER

Concentric circles(circles within circles) are an example of what element of art?

BALANCE

There are two types of whales. One type is "toothed." What is the other type?

BALEEN

What city is the capital of Louisiana?

BATON ROUGE

What state's nickname is "The Golden State"?

CALIFORNIA

Which city is the capital of Ohio?

COLUMBUS

What do we call a transfer of heat through moving liquids or gases?

CONVECTION

What country borders Argentina to the west

Chile

What is the belt of low pressure along the equator called?

DOLDRUMS

What do we call the currency of Australia?

DOLLAR

What is the Spanish word for "15"?

QUINCE

What is the Spanish word for 15?

QUINCE

What is the answer to a division problem called?

QUOTIENT

A man-made lake created for the purpose of storing water is called a what?

RESERVOIR

Which of these terms describes the left of center stage as seen by the audience?

STAGE RIGHT

What is the opposite of the word "fresh"?

STALE

What does the Latin affix "tend" mean as in "extend"?

STRETCH

Which planet is considered an outer planet

Saturn

Who is the author of "The sneetches and other stories" and "Horton hatches the egg"

Dr. Seuss

What is another name for the musical note, D#?

E FLAT

Of the following words,which shows the proper breakdown of the syllables in the word "teacher"?

TEACH-ER

Under the Dewey Decimal System,which of the following topics would NOT be found listed under numbers 000-099?

TECHNOLOGY

Which of the following tempos refers to a relative speed of a piece of music?

TEMPO

What state's nickname is "The Volunteer State"?

TENNESSEE

A layered collage emphasizes what element of art?

TEXTURE

What is the middle region of an insect called?

THORAX

Which of the following storms can sport wind gusts of over 300 miles per hour?

TORNADO

What is the prefix of the word "tricycle"?

TRI

Which dinosaur's name means "three horned face"?

TRICERATOPS

What is the thin membrane inside the ear that helps you hear?

EARDRUM

What is the first life stage of a Butterfly?

EGG

What is the root word of the word "unending"?

END

Under the Dewey Decimal system, which of the following topics would you find listed under numbers 600-699?

ENGINEERING

What is the Spanish word for "angry"?

ENOJADO

What best describes actors working as a group onstage instead of as individuals?

ENSEMBLE

What is a story with animals that act like humans that teaches a moral or lesson called?

FABLE

What U.S. president served the most terms?

FDR

Which of the following words does not mean the same as the word "complicated"?

FUTILE

Of the following months, which as the least amount of days

February

Who is the hero of the Legend of Sleepy Hollow?

ICHABOD CRANE

Osiris is married to which Egyptian Goddess?

ISIS

Which scientist developed the classification system for living things?

LINNAEUS

In Norse mythology, who is the giant who represented evil

Loki

Where would you find the headwaters of the Mississippi River?

MINNESOTA

Which of the following are NOT vertebrates?

MOLLUSKS

What is the process of shedding feathers, fur or skin called?

MOLTING

What is the Spanish phrase for "my name is..."

Me llamo

The term expressionism in art -- meaning to distort reality to achieve an emotional effect -- arose during what artistic period

Modern

What is the eighth planet from the sun?

NEPTUNE

What letters does the apostrophe replace in the contraction "Can't"

No

What is the name of the Indians who signed a peace treaty with the Pilgrims?

WAMPANOAGS

Who invented the airplane?

WRIGHT BROTHERS

Which of the four seasons is not included in the period of daylight savings time

Winter

Which war pitted the allies against the axis

World War II

Finish this expression. "The early bird gets the ______."

Worm

What kinds of tubes transfer nutrients from the roots to the leaves?

XYLEM

What do we call the currency of Japan?

YEN

What Jewish holiday is the Day of Atonement?

YOM KIPPUR

Which of the following rivers is not located in Africa

Yellow

In what unit is milk usually bought from a store

a gallon

"Joseph runs quickly." The word "quickly" is what part of speech

adverb

What kind of pet did Paul Bunyan have

blue ox

What kind of diet does an earthworm have

detrivorous

What is the Spanish word for "19"

diecinueve

Urd, verdandi and skuld -- the three norns -- were norse divinities that held power over what

fate

What does the Spanish word "tarde" mean

late

What is the term for molten rock that erupts from volcano

lava

What does the Spanish word "pequenito" mean

little

Which of the following is a feature of fingerprints

loops

What is the black circle in the iris called

pupil

Requiring the growth of coral, atolls are found only in what kind of water

warm, tropical water

What is defined as the leading edge of a mass of warm air

warmfront

What kind of blood cells fight germs

white cells

The trumpet,trombone and french horn are in which family of musical instruments?

wind

What's a 9 letter word that means "filled with astonishment"

wonderful

1. What food makes up nearly all (around 99%) of a Giant Panda's diet?

1. Bamboo

1. Which famous scientist introduced the idea of natural selection?

1. Charles Darwin

10. Which country gave the Statue of Liberty to the USA as a gift?

10. France

10. Because of dogs unique relationship with humans they are often referred to as man's best........?

10. Friend

10. In what country would you find the islands Santorini and Mykonos?

10. Greece

10. Does water cover more or less than 50% of the Earth's surface?

10. More - Around 70%

10. The area of biology devoted to the study of fungi is known as?

10. Mycology

10. What type of dinosaur features on the logo of the Toronto based NBA basketball team?

10. Raptor (Velociraptor)

10. The moon Titan orbits what planet?

10. Saturn

10. What is the driest desert on Earth, the Sahara, the Kalahari or the Atacama?

10. The Atacama Desert

10. True or false? Atomic bombs work by atomic fission.

10. True

10. True or false? Cats spend an average of 13 to 14 hours a day sleeping.

10. True

10. True or false? You can extend battery life by storing batteries at a low temperature.

10. True

12. Did the original Sony Playstation use CDs or cartridges to play games?

12. CDs

12. When water is cooled, does it contract or expand?

12. Expand

12. The death of every member of a particular species is known as what?

12. Extinction

12. True or false? Neptune is larger than Saturn.

12. False

12. True or false? Trans fats are good for your health.

12. False

12. Adidas and Volkswagen are companies from what country?

12. Germany

12. Balls or irregular lumps of ice that fall from clouds (often during thunderstorms) are known as what?

12. Hail stones

12. What dinosaur themed book was turned into a blockbuster movie in 1993?

12. Jurassic Park

12. The two holes in your nose are called?

12. Nostrils

How many stripes are on the American Flag

13

13. What is H20 more commonly known as?

13. Water

When did World War I end?

1918

21. Is a shark a fish or a mammal?

21. A fish

The Siberian Plain borders what ocean?

ARCTIC

If you cross the northern border of the US, in what country are you?

CANADA

Which of the following colonies won its independence from France in the mid 20th century?

DJIBOUTI

What is the common pronunciation of the spanish letter "W"?

DOBLE VE

What is the official language of Brazil

Portuguese

Which of the following is NOT a book by Lloyd Alexander?

TUCK EVERLASTING

A scorpion is a member of which family

arachnid

What do we call the flickering curtains of light in the skies of the far north or south

auroras

What is the name for a crack in a volcano from which lava escapes

fissure

An attempt to predict the weather is known as what

forecast

Which of the following equals 9 hundredths?

0.09

What is the decimal equivalent of 4/8?

0.5

How many nouns are in the following sentence? "Slow but steady wins the race."

1

How many pronouns are in the following sentence? "My dad,James and I all went out to the carnival on Bridge Street."

1

How many vowels are in the word "shy"?

1

Under the Articles of Confederation -- the precursor to the constitution -- each state got how many votes

1

What is 11/2 expressed as a percentage?

1.5

10. At what temperature is Fahrenheit equal to Centigrade?

10. -40 degrees

10. How many lungs does the human body have?

10. 2

How many faces does a dodecahedron have?

12

12. A 'doe' is what kind of animal?

12. A female deer.

12. Do the fastest male 100m sprinters in the world average above or below 30 kph (18.64mph)?

12. Above - around 36 kph (22.37 mph)

12. Theoretical physicist James Maxwell was born in what country?

12. Scotland

12. The fear of what animal is known as 'arachnophobia'?

12. Spiders

12. Outside of Antarctica, what is the largest desert in the world?

12. The Sahara Desert in Africa

12. True or false? The study of plants is known as botany.

12. True

Under the Articles of Confederation

the precursor to the constitution -- each state got how many votes-- 1

Urd, verdandi and skuld

the three norns -- were norse divinities that held power over what-- fate

In what kind of building was Abraham Lincoln assassinated

theater

13. Pure water has a pH level of a around?

13. 7

14. Did Sauropods such as Brachiosaurus and Diplodocus move on two legs or four?

14. Four

15. The shape of DNA is known as?

15. A double helix

15. True or false? Iron is attracted by magnets.

15. True

16. Which came first, the Jurassic or Triassic Period?

16. The Triassic Period

16. What is the earth's primary source of energy?

16. The sun

18. What country was known as Ceylon until 1972?

18. Sri Lanka

19. In what country would you find the cities Ankara and Istanbul?

19. Turkey

What is 25 times 76?

1900

Something that occurs twice a year or once every two years is called what?

BIANNUAL

La Paz is the capital of what South American city?

BOLIVIA

Which author wrote "Green Eggs and Ham"

Dr. Seuss

Who, after starting out as a slave, became a driving force in the abolitionist movement

Frederick Douglass

What is another name for the musical note, F#?

G FLAT

What is the only state that borders Lake Huron

Michigan

23. True or false? Owls are far-sighted, meaning that anything within a few inches of their eyes can't be seen properly.

23. True

How many months of the year have 5 consonants in them

3

How many numbers between 2 and 20 are perfect squares?

3

4. What do you call molten rock before it has erupted?

4. Magma

4. The muscles found in the front of your thighs are known as what?

4. Quadriceps

5. What is the freezing temperature of water?

5. 0 degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit)

5. The range of vegetables, fruits, meats, nuts, grains, herbs and spices used in cooking are known as what?

5. Ingredients

5. What do you call it after it has erupted?

5. Lava

5. When solids reach their melting points they become what?

5. Liquids

5. Conductors have a high or low resistance?

5. Low

5. What is the 7th element on the periodic table of elements?

5. Nitrogen

How many stars are there on the American flag

50

6. Famous New Zealand scientist Ernest Rutherford was awarded a Nobel Prize in which field?

6. Chemistry

6. True or false? The concept of electric fields was first introduced by Albert Einstein.

6. False (Michael Faraday)

6. Does the chronic injury known as plantar fasciitis affect hands or feet?

6. Feet

6. What is the first name of the famous scientist who gave us Newton's three laws of motion?

6. Isaac

6. Is the wavelength of infrared light too long or short to be seen by humans?

6. Long

7. What state of the art computer technology is used to train pilots when wanting to copy the experience of flying an aircraft?

7. A flight simulator

7. What do you call a person who studies rocks?

7. A geologist

7. Bacterial infections in humans can be treated with what?

7. Antibiotics

7. What is the chemical symbol for gold?

7. Au

7. What is the largest country (by size and population) in South America?

7. Brazil

7. True of false? Astronaut Alan Shepard hit a golf ball while on the moon in 1971.

7. True

7. True or false? DNA is the shortened form of the term 'Deoxyribonucleic acid'?

7. True

7. True or false? Filtration separates mixtures based upon their particle size.

7. True

7. True or false? Pure water is tasteless.

7. True

In the Dewey decimal system, where would you find books about poetry?

800-899

How many cups are in 5 and a half gallons?

88 *CORRECT*

Edward left for school at 7:30AM and returned home the same day at 4:30PM. How many hours was he gone

9 hours

9. How many dimensions does a semicircle feature?

9. 2

9. What is the name of a scientist who studies weather?

9. A meteorologist

Alabama is in what time zone?

CENTRAL

What can be measured by hue,saturation, and brightness?

COLOR

What is the French word for "run"?

COURIR

What is the flow of an electric charge called?

CURRENT

Which of the following words is a proper noun?

CYNTHIA

Prague is the capital of what European country?

CZECH REPUBLIC

What is the suffix of the word "freedom"?

DOM

Which author wrote "Green Eggs and Ham"?

DR SEUSS

Which of these is not part of a direct observation?

DREAMING

What is the longest river in the world

Nile

What is another term for a small community that lives in farmland

rural

What is the simple past tense of the verb "sing"

sang

On the periodic table, what element is represented by the letters "NA"

sodium

Which of these terms describes something written that tells an actor what to do on stage

stage direction

What is an object in space that makes it's own light

star

All are examples of popular music genres except what

tango, rhythm and blues, modern folk, jazz

Which of the following words does not mean the same as the word "bandit"

thief, robber, outlaw, scoundrel

What does a botanist study?

PLANTS

Minimalism and what other art style were among some of the last of the Modern Art movements?

POP ART

In Greek mythology, which god was the ruler of the sea?

POSEIDON

What do we call the space occupied by the objects in a painting?

POSITIVE SPACE

Peru borders which ocean

Pacific

Which of the following is an ancient temple built for the Greek goddess Athena

Parthenon

What part of the plant is a carrot?

ROOT

Which of the following characters would you find in a Brothers Grimm tale?

RUMPELSTILSTIN

What do we call the currency of India?

RUPEE

Which of these is not a wedge?

SLIDE

Do,Re,Mi,Fa,So,La,Ti,Do are examples of what?

SOLFEGE SYLLABLES

What gymnastics move would make you flip 360 backwards?

SOMERSAULT

On what continent would you find Lake Titicaca?

SOUTH AMERICA

Where is the longest continental mountain chain?

SOUTH AMERICA

Which season follows winter?

SPRING

What country borders Finland to the west?

SWEDEN

Bern is the capital of what European Country?

SWITZERLAND

Chile can be found on what continent

South America

Which of the following terms is not used in conjunction with earthquakes

anemometer

What is the French word for "sick"

malade

What are the first set of teeth called

primary

What do you call people who make goods

producers

Taxonomy is the science of classification. In what kingdom are bacteria classified

prokaryotes

What kind of animals are turtles

reptiles

How many proper nouns are in the following sentence?

1 (CORRECT)

Which of these would be found backstage at a theater?

GREEN ROOM

In which of the following months is there an equinox

September

Which element of art describes the amount of darkness or lightness in a piece?

VALUE

Mako,a fish-lover,is sampling seafood at restaurants along the Eastern seaboard.Because its not on the coast,which of the following states will Mako NOT want to visit?

VERMONT

What state's nickname is "Old Dominian"?

VIRGINIA

What do we call an image created in a mirror?

VIRTUAL IMAGE

Four of the five senses are hearing, smell, taste, and touch. What is the fith sense?

VISION

Pumice is formed from what kind of rock?

VOLCANIC

Which kind of disaster are you likely to find in the Pacific Northwest?

VOLCANO

What is the suffix of the word "unavoidable"

able

Which of these is not a technique used to teach drama

ambience

Which of the following words uses a long "E" sound

excellent, echo, ear, egg

Some art critics believe Jackson Pollack's art started showing a math concept. What was it

fractals

Taxonomy is the science of classification. In what kingdom are yeasts classified

fungi

What do they call a group of football players who are in a circle and discussing the next play to be run

huddle

Who is the leader of a city

mayor

Wisdom teeth are what type of teeth

molars

Which of these words can be added to "bow" to make a compound word

rain, shoe, laces, knot

Which body of water is a natural or human-made lake where water is collected and stored for use

reservoir

What is another word for the muscular "tendon"

sinew

11. Foods rich in starch such as pasta and bread are often known by what word starting with the letter C?

11. Carbohydrates

11. Over a long period of time while under extreme heat and pressure, graphite turns into which precious mineral?

11. Diamond

11. True or false? Water is an example of a chemical element.

11. False

11. True or false? Your body only produces lactic acid during intensive physical activity.

11. False (it's produced all the time)

11. The wire inside an electric bulb is known as the what?

11. Filament

11. What is the name of the element with the chemical symbol 'He'?

11. Helium

11. Another name for your voice box is the?

11. Larynx

11. What planet is nicknamed the 'Red Planet'?

11. Mars

11. What is the name of the process used by plants to convert sunlight into food?

11. Photosynthesis

11. In what country was Nelson Mandela born?

11. South Africa

11. What is the fastest land animal in the world?

11. The cheetah (it can reach speeds of up to 120kph - 75mph).

11. True or false? A neutron has no net electric charge.

11. True

11. True or false? Dinosaur fossils have been found on every continent of Earth.

11. True

11. True or false? The lowest recorded temperature on Earth of 89.2 °C (−128.6 °F) was recorded at Vostok Station, Antarctica.

11. True

11. True or false? Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius (212 degrees Fahrenheit).

11. True

If you have two dimes and buy a piece of candy for 7 cents,how much money will you have left over?

13 CENTS

13. Water freezes at what temperature?

13. 0 °C (32 °F)

13. What is another name for maize?

13. Corn

13. True or false? Mount Kilimanjaro is the tallest mountain in the world.

13. False - Mount Everest

13. True or false? Cougar's are herbivores.

13. False - They are carnivores.

13. The Galilean moons orbit what planet?

13. Jupiter

13. Infrared light has a wavelength that is too long or short to be visible for humans?

13. Long

13. The process of pasteurization is named after which famous French microbiologist?

13. Louis Pasteur

13. The gemstone ruby is typically what color?

13. Red

13. An avalanche features the rapid descent of _______?

13. Snow

13. Zurich is the largest city in what country?

13. Switzerland

13. Your tongue is home to special structures that allow you to experience tastes such as sour, sweet, bitter and salty, what is their name?

13. Taste buds

13. What is the Earth's primary source of energy?

13. The Sun

13. True or false? Ankylosaurus featured hug plates of bone that acted as body armor.

13. True

13. True or false? Dimples on a golf ball help reduce drag and increase the distance the ball flies.

13. True

14. Is the diameter of a regulation basketball hoop 2 times, 3 times or 4 times wider than the diameter a regulation basketball?

14. 2 times

14. What kind of eclipse do we have when the moon is between the sun and the earth?

14. A solar eclipse

14. What is the third most common gas found in the air we breathe?

14. Argon (around 1%)

14. In what country is the Great Pyramid of Giza found?

14. Egypt

14. True or false? A salamander is a warm blooded animal?

14. False

14. True of false? The most rain fall ever recorded in one year (Cherrapunji, India) is more than 30 meters.

14. False (25.4 meters)

14. IBM is a well known computer and information technology company, what does IBM stand for?

14. International Business Machines

14. The molten rock that comes from a volcano after it has erupted is known as what?

14. Lava

14. Fruit preserves made from citrus fruits, sugar and water are known as what?

14. Marmalade

14. What planet is closest to the Sun?

14. Mercury

17. Is the compound 'HCl' an acid or base?

17. An acid (hydrochloric acid)

18. What is the name of the long pipe that shifts food from the back of your throat down to your stomach?

18. The esophagus

18. What is the name of the layer of earthÕs atmosphere that absorbs the majority of the potentially damaging ultraviolet light from the sun?

18. The ozone layer

18. True or false? Cooking food often transforms its chemical make up.

18. True

18. What is the brightest planet in the night sky?

18. Venus

18. What does the abbreviation WWW stand for?

18. World Wide Web

What is the numeric value of the Roman numeral "XIX"?

19

19. How many bones do sharks have in their bodies?

19. 0

19. How many pairs of wings does a bee have?

19. 2

19. What scientist is well known for his theory of relativity?

19. Albert Einstein

19. The area of central USA that features many tornadoes is known as Tornado _______?

19. Alley

19. The mass of the earth is made up mostly of which two elements?

19. Iron (32%) and oxygen (30%)

19. A person who studies fossils and prehistoric life such as dinosaurs is known as a what?

19. Paleontologist

19. What is the popular food used to carve jack-o-lanterns during Halloween?

19. Pumpkins

19. Nano, Shuffle, Classic and Touch are variations of what?

19. The Apple iPod

19. What is the longest river on Earth?

19. The Nile River

19. True or false? A proton carries a positive charge.

19. True

19. True or false? Kelvin is a measure of temperature.

19. True

19. True or false? Your ears are important when it comes to staying balanced.

19. True

2. True or false? A parallelogram features three pairs of parallel sides.

2. False (two)

2. True or false? Steel is a chemical element.

2. False - Alloy

2. True or false? Mice live for up to 10 years.

2. False - Captive mice live for up to 2 and a half years while wild mice only live for an average of around 4 months.

2. True or false? The Atlantic Ocean is the biggest ocean on Earth.

2. False - Pacific Ocean

2. Water is made up of what two elements?

2. Hydrogen and oxygen

2. The colored part of the human eye that controls how much light passes through the pupil is called the?

2. Iris

2. What are the two main metals in the earthÕs core?

2. Iron and nickel

2. What is the smallest planet in the Solar System?

2. Mercury

2. What is the chemical symbol for the element oxygen?

2. O

2. In what country would you find the cities Glasgow and Edinburgh?

2. Scotland

2. True or false? The name dinosaur means 'terrible lizard'.

2. True

2. Deer meat is known by what name?

2. Venison

20. The outside layer of skin on the human body is called the?

20. Epidermis

20. True or false? The human skeleton is made up of less than 100 bones.

20. False - 206

20. True or false? Ice sinks in water

20. False - It floats

20. Mount Fuji is the highest mountain in what country?

20. Japan

20. Phobos and Deimos are moons of what planet?

20. Mars

20. What is the second most common gas found in the air we breathe?

20. Oxygen (21%)

20. What type of animal is the largest primate in the world?

20. The Gorilla

20. Earth is located in which galaxy?

20. The Milky Way galaxy

20. True or false? Birds evolved from dinosaurs.

20. True

20. True or false? DNA is an abbreviation for 'Deoxyribonucleic acid'.

20. True

20. True or false? You see lightning and hear thunder.

20. True

How many decades are in 2 millenia

200

Including Y, how many consonants are in the modern English alphabet?

21

24. What is the name of an adult female horse?

24. A mare

25. What are baby goats called?

25. Kids

How many nouns are in the following sentence? "The rabbit ran to the cafeteria and ate a big salad"?

3

How many syllables are in the word "enemy"?

3

How many vowels are in the word "heavenly"?

3

How many vowels are in the word "mystery"?

3

How many vowels are in the word "sleepy"?

3

Logan went bowling and knocked down all the pins except for 4, 7, and 8. How many pins are left standing

3

3. The internal angles of an equilateral triangle all measure how many degrees?

3. 60

3. What is the name of the phobia that involves an abnormal fear of spiders?

3. Arachnophobia

3. The Panama Canal joins which two oceans?

3. Atlantic and Pacific

3. What is the most common metal found on Earth?

3. Iron

3. What is a dog's most powerful sense?

3. Its sense of smell.

3. What is the largest planet in the Solar System?

3. Jupiter

3. What is the name of the substance that gives skin and hair its pigment?

3. Melanin

3. Electric resistance is typically measured in what units?

3. Ohms

3. Are humans omnivore, herbivore or carnivore?

3. Omnivore

3. Botany is the study of?

3. Plants

3. Which came first, the Jurassic or Cretaceous Period?

3. The Jurassic Period

3. Which is hotter, the center of the earth or surface of the sun?

3. The center of the earth

3. True or false? Acids have a pH level below 7.

3. True

3. True or false? The chemical make up food often changes when you cook it.

3. True

3. Another name for a tidal wave is a?

3. Tsunami

3. What is another name for a tidal wave?

3. Tsunami

3. What country experiences the most tornadoes?

3. USA

An amendment to the U.S. Constitution must be ratified by what fraction of the states?

3/4 (three quarters)

On a map,if 1 inch equals 5 miles, how long would 45 miles be on the map?

3/4 FOOT

30. The crocodile species is believed to have been around for how long? 2 million years or 200 million years?

30. 200 million years

If Edward always goes bowling 3 times a week, how many times does he go bowling in 11 weeks

33

Which of the following numbers is the smallest?

3456 *CORRECT*

A rectangle has how many sides?

4

Galileo discovered how many moons of Jupiter?

4

How many instruments are in a string quartet?

4

How many planets in our solar system are larger than the Earth

4

How many state names begin with the letter W?

4

How many vowels are in the word "beautify"?

4

If Amanda has 7 balloons, and the wind blows 3 balloons away, how many balloons does she have left

4

4. The average lifespan of dogs is around 5 to 8 years, 10 to 13 years or 15 to 18 years?

4. 10 to 13 years

4. What country is home to the Great Barrier Reef?

4. Australia

4. What food is used as the base of guacamole?

4. Avocado

4. Is a mangonel a type of catapult or bridge?

4. Catapult

4. True or false? The particles of a gas are packed tightly together.

4. False

4. True or false? Sharks are mammals.

4. False - Fish

4. True or false? The Indian Ocean is the biggest ocean on Earth.

4. False - Pacific Ocean

4. True or false? Dogs are herbivores.

4. False - They are omnivores

4. The wire inside an electric bulb is known as the what?

4. Filament

4. Was Diplodocus a carnivore or herbivore?

4. Herbivore

4. Heat from the sun gets to the Earth by radiation, conduction or convention?

4. Radiation

4. What is the largest type of 'big cat' in the world?

4. The tiger, weighing up to 300 kilograms (660 pounds).

4. True or False? Sodium is a very reactive metal.

4. True

4. True or false? A rainbow is a spectrum of light that appears when the Sun shines onto water droplets in the air.

4. True

4. True or false? Olympic gold medals contain more silver than gold.

4. True

4. What is the hottest planet in the Solar System?

4. Venus

Adam had 12 pieces of candy but he ate a number of them and now he only has 7 left. How many did he eat

5

How many Great Lakes are there

5

How many U.S. States border the Pacific Ocean?

5

How many consonants are in the word "cinnamon"?

5

How many consonants are in the word "pictures"?

5

What is the reciprocal of 1/5

5

5. How high is a regulation sized basketball hoop?

5. 10 foot (3 metres)

5. The Hoover dam is on the border of which two U.S. states?

5. Arizona and Nevada

5. Metals expand when heated and do what when cooled?

5. Contract

5. The Hubble Space Telescope is named after which American astronomer?

5. Edwin Hubble

5. True of false? Tyrannosaurus rex was the biggest dinosaur ever.

5. False

5. True or false? An electron carries a positive charge.

5. False

5. True or false? The human body has four lungs.

5. False - 2

5. What three kinds of medals are awarded at the Olympic Games?

5. Gold, silver and bronze

5. The solid state of water is known as what?

5. Ice

5. The sixth planet from the Sun features an extensive ring system, what is the name of this planet?

5. Saturn

5. Blizzards feature low temperatures, strong winds and heavy _______?

5. Snow

5. Tapas and paella are dishes that originated in what country?

5. Spain

5. According to the American Kennel Club, what is the most popular dog breed found in the USA?

5. The Labrador Retriever

5. True or false? A concave shape bends inwards.

5. True

5. True or false? The common cold is caused by a virus.

5. True

5. True or false? The two chambers at the bottom of your heart are called ventricles.

5. True

5. True or false? Crocodiles have no sweat glands so they use their mouths to release heat.

5. True - They often sleep with their mouth open to cool down.

"Proud Percival pranced precariously across the prickly prairie." In that sentence, how many words are examples of alliteration?

6

How many consonants are in the word "principal"?

6

6. Can the average human survive without water for a few days or a few weeks?

6. A few days

6. What is the name of the long appendage that hangs from an elephants face?

6. A trunk

6. Animals which eat both plants and other animals are known as what?

6. Omnivores

6. The distance from the center of a circle to its edge is called what?

6. The radius

6. True or false? Atoms are most stable when their outer shells are full.

6. True

6. True or false? Dogs are susceptible to parasites such as ticks, mites and fleas.

6. True

6. True or false? Iguanodon was one of three dinosaurs that inspired the appearance of Godzilla.

6. True

6. True or false? India is the world's largest producer of bananas.

6. True

6. True or false? Kelvin, Celsius and Fahrenheit are all measures of temperature.

6. True

6. True or false? Metal bonding with metal is known as a metallic bond.

6. True

6. True or false? Plasma is a state of matter.

6. True

6. What country was the first to land a man on the moon?

6. USA

6. The chemical element uranium was named after what planet?

6. Uranus

6. Breeze and gale are common terms used to describe the speed of what?

6. Wind

6. Are butterflies insects?

6. Yes

How many consonants are in the word "constitution"?

7

If Joseph has 4 red balloons and 3 green balloons, how many balloons does he have in total

7

It costs 50 cents to send a package, and peter only has 8 cent stamps. How many stamps will Peter need

7

Amanda left for school at 8:15am and returned home the same day at 3:15am. How many hours was she gone?

7 HOURS

7. Did the Eiffel Tower open in 1789 or 1889?

7. 1889

7. How many sides of equal length does a square have?

7. 4

7. Who has better hearing, a human or a dog?

7. A dog - Dogs can hear both above and below humans on the frequency spectrum, can pinpoint sound direction faster and can hear sounds that are four times as far away as what humans can hear.

7. Bronze is made from what two metals?

7. Copper and tin

7. What are female elephants called?

7. Cows

7. True or false? 100 Kelvin is the temperature of absolute zero.

7. False - 0 Kelvin

7. What is the sweet substance made by bees?

7. Honey

7. When a gas reaches its condensation point it becomes a what?

7. Liquid

7. What planet in the solar system is farthest from the Sun?

7. Neptune

7. Electric resistance is typically measured in what units?

7. Ohms

7. What is the human body's biggest organ?

7. The skin

7. Did Theropods such as Allosaurus and Carnotaurus move on two legs or four?

7. Two

7. Earth's recent temperature rises which have been linked to human activity is known as global _______?

7. Warming

7. Firefox, Opera, Chrome, Safari and Explorer are types of what?

7. Web browsers

About how long does it take heat from the sun to reach Earth's surface?

8 MINUTES

8. In terms of electricity, what does AC stand for?

8. Alternating current

8. The innermost part of bones contains what?

8. Bone marrow

8. What is typically the slowest swimming stroke, freestroke, backstroke, breaststroke or butterfly?

8. Breaststroke

8. In what country is the Yangtze River found?

8. China

8. True or false? Venus is the closest planet to the Sun.

8. False - Mercury

8. Lures, reels, rods, hooks, baits and nets are common equipment used in what food gathering method?

8. Fishing

8. Substances that don't conduct heat are known as what?

8. Insulators

8. The Great Sphinx of Giza has the head of a human and the body of a what?

8. Lion

8. True or false? Solids do not take the shape of the container they are in.

8. True

8. Electric power is typically measured in what units?

8. Watts

What does the French word "quatre-vingts" mean?

80

9. Bees are found on every continent of earth except for one, which is it?

9. Antarctica

9. The most recognized model of how the universe begun is known as the?

9. Big bang

9. In terms of engineering software, what does CAD stand for?

9. Computer Aided Design

9. What orbits the nucleus of an atom?

9. Electrons

9. The technologically advanced humanoid robot ASIMO is made by which car company?

9. Honda

9. A group of dog offspring is known as a?

9. Litter

9. The kiwi is a flightless bird that lives in what country?

9. New Zealand

9. What is it called when a solid changes directly into a gas?

9. Sublimination

9. What is the name of the closest star to the earth?

9. The sun

9. True or false? Conductors have low resistance.

9. True

9. True or false? Heat is a form of energy.

9. True

9. True or false? McDonald's has restaurants in over 100 countries around the world.

9. True

9. Electric power is typically measured in what units?

9. Watts

What is 45.065 divided by 5

9.013

Michelle is going on summer break.She has approximately 3 months until she needs to go back to school.About how many days is that?

90

Which of the following does NOT help you sleep?

A COLD SODA

In the C major scale, C to D is an example of what?

A WHOLE STEP

Which of the following is not a definition for the word "host"

A type of parasite

Which region of an insect is composed of 11 sections?

ABDOMEN

If an angle measures 45 degrees,what kind of angle is it?

ACUTE ANGLE

Edward went on a trip to see Glacier Bay National Park.To what state did he go?

ALASKA

Which one of the following states is in the top ten of fisheries?

ALASKA

Which inventor did NOT work on the incandescent light bulb?

ALEXANDER BELL

Which famous American made the first telephone?

ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL

Which of the following colonies won its independence from France in the mid-20th century?

ALGERIA

What do you call a brief reference to a person,place,thing,event,or idea in history or literature?

ALLUSION

What is a friend,especially in a time of war,called?

ALLY

Which word uses a diphthong?

ALTHOUGH

Who is the author of "Black Beauty"?

ANNA SEWELL

In Greek mythology,which goddess was the goddess of love and beauty?

APHRODITE

Animals that have a gas bladder are often found in what environment?

AQUATIC

Which of the following oceans is NOT touched by Antartica?

ARCTIC OCEAN

Near what continent would you find the Gulf of Oman?

ASIA

Spain borders which ocean?

ATLANTIC

On the periodic table, what tells you how many protons are in the nucleus of an atom?

ATOMIC NUMBER

The imaginary line running through the center of the earth is called what?

AXIS

Whose famous painting consisted mostly of drawings of Campbell's soup cans

Andy Warhol

Canada borders which ocean to the north

Arctic

"Kabuki" is a kind of play from which continent

Asia

Which word rhymes with "hand"?

BAND

Which of the following instruments is a member of the woodwind family?

BASSOON

Which of the following is not found on the South American Continent

Bay of Bengal

What is the largest city in Venezuela?

CARACAS

Which of the following artic animals does NOT use camoflauge?

CARIBOU

What kind of diet does a shark have?

CARNIVOROUS

What is the Spanish word for "closed"?

CERRADO

What do we call a body of water that connects two larger bodies of water?

CHANNEL

What kind of art technique uses the end of a burned stick?

CHARCOAL

What U.S. city is home to the Field Museum of Natural History?

CHICAGO

Which of these is not a healthful choice that improves physical performance?

CHOCOLATE

What can the combination of three or more musical notes be considered as?

CHORD

A sphere is a three dimensional what?

CIRCLE

Minneapolis is a what?

CITY

What is Washington D.C.?

CITY

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed music during which period?

CLASSICAL

Which of the following household pets is related to an eagle?

COCKATOO

Which of the following terms is NOT used to describe Op art?

COLOR-CONTRAST ABSTRACTION

What do you call the cloud of vapor that surrounds the solid body of a comet?

COMA

Which of the following colonies won its independence from France in the mid-20th Century?

CONGO

Which term describes the preservation,protection,and management of natural ecosystems and resources?

CONSERVATION

What is the style Pablo Picasso often used that uses straight geometrical shapes to create images?

CUBISM

Which of the following was part of the Modern Art Movement?

CUBISM

Which of these is a long-vowel word?

CUE

Which country is most closely associated with Confucianism

China

Which document was first signed by John Hancock?

DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

In the food chain, what would an earthworm be considered?

DECOMPOSER

What river did George Washington cross during the Revolutionary War?

DELAWARE

Which of these is NOT a wheel?

DELTOID

What is the proper abbreviation for the word "Department"?

DEPT.

In what habitat would you find a meercat?

DESERT

What is the Spanish word for "19″?

DIECINUEVE

What kind of democracy did ancient Athens practice?

DIRECT

Which of the following is NOT a definition for the word "case"?

DISCUSSION

What is the spanish word for "between"?

ENTRE

The Roman middle class was known as what?

EQUESTRIANS

The wearing away of land by wind or water is known as what?

EROSION

According to the U.S. Constitution, the President is part of which of the 3 branches of government?

EXECUTIVE

What kind of nutritional substance is broken down by bile?

FAT

What is the name of the largest bone in your body?

FEMUR

Horses' hooves are made up of the same substance as what part of your body?

FINGERNAILS

Which of the following is not considered an art movement?

FINGERPAINTS

What is the name for a crack in a volcano from which lava escapes?

FISSURE

Joseph went on a trip to see Everglades National Park.To what state did he go?

FLORIDA

What term best describes a European regional dance of the common people?

FOLK DANCE

An attempt to predict the weather is known as what?

FORECAST

A decorated fountain would emphasize what element of art?

FORM

The country of Mali gained independence from what European colonial power in 1960?

FRANCE

The country of Morocco gained independence from what European colonial power in 1956?

FRANCE

What does the French word "effraye" mean?

FRIGHTENED

What type of food is papaya?

FRUIT

What do we call the phase of the moon when it's completely bright with no shadows on it?

FULL MOON

Who is officially honored in India as Father of the Nation?

GANDHI

What best describes the color filters added to a stage light?

GELS

Which famous American thought of 100 different ways to use the peanut?

GEORGE W.CARVER

Which of the following states is in the Deep South?

GEORGIA

What country was divided into 4 different zones of occupation after World War II?

GERMANY

What is the abbreviation in the following sentence "Gov. Jones signed the education bill"?

GOV

There are 3 secondary colors, 2 of them are purple and orange. What is the third?

GREEN

When you mix equal amounts of blue and yellow paint, what color do you get?

GREEN

The norse god Thor often defeated giants with what kind of weapon?

HAMMER

What is the largest city in Mozambique?

HARARE

Which of these words is spelled correctly?

HARBOR

Which one of the following is NOT in the top ten of mineral production?

HAWAII***

What is the largest city in Vietnam?

HO CHI MINH CITY

Which word is a synonym for "lifted"?

HOISTED

Which government act allowed a pioneer to receive a title to a piece of land after working the land for five years?

HOMESTEAD ACT

Which word is an antonym for "cold"?

HOT

What is the earliest recorded successful form of manned flight?

HOT AIR BALLOON

We use thermometers to figure out what?

HOW HOT OR COLD IT IS

"7243+0=7243″ is an example of which property of addition?

IDENTITY

the phrase "scratch the surface" is an example of what figure of speech?

IDIOM

What type of rock has a name that comes from the Latin word for "fire"?

IGNEOUS

In what state is the Lincoln Home National Historic Site?

ILLINOIS

What U.S. state lies the farthest east?

ILLINOIS

In what units would you measure a pencil?

INCHES

What states nickname is "The hossier state?"

INDIANA

What is most likely to happen during the beginning of a play?

INTRODUCE THE HERO

What was another nickname given to the trains along the Transcontinental Railroad?

IRON HORSES

Evaporation occurs when what happens to an object?

IT'S HEATED

Jupiter is best known for what?

ITS SIZE

What country is considered by many scholars to be the cradle off civilization

Iraq

What artist was famous for his "splattered paint" pieces?

JACKSON POLLOCK

What is the name of former U.S. president Garfield?

JAMES

Which country's flag is commonly referred to as the "Rising Sun"?

JAPAN

Who was the second President of the United States?

JOHN ADAMS

Which President was assassinated on November 22,1963?

JOHN F.KENNEDY

Who wrote "Gulliver's Travels"?

JONATHAN SWIFT

Which of these words is misspelled?

JUGEMENT

What is the largest city in Indonesia

Jakarta

What is the proper abbreviation for the word "January"

Jan.

Which country is most closely associated with Shintoism

Japan

Space travel, underwater exploration and journeying to the center of the earth were topics written about by which author

Jules Verne

Europa is a moon of what gas giant

Jupiter

What's a 7 letter word that means "a place where a person cooks"?

KITCHEN

Which is not one of the Great Lakes?

LAKE ITASCA

Which of these is a short-vowel word?

LAP

What is the French word for "wide"?

LARGE

Monrovia is the capital of what African country?

LIBERIA

Which of the following is an example of a nonliving thing?

LIGHTBULB

What is the Spanish word for "cute"?

LINDO

Ana,Tim,Liz and Rob are in line for movie tickets.Liz is immediately behind Tim.Ana's behind both Tim and Liz.Rob's behind Ana.Who gets in second?

LIZ

Which of the following words means "not tight"?

LOOSE

In Roman numerals, what is LII plus XX

LXXII

Which evil Norse god caused the death of Balder, which starts the Norse apocalypse, Ragnarok

Loki

Who created the first vaccine against rabies

Louis Pasteur

What does the word "enojado" in Spanish mean?

MAD

Which of the following colonies won its independence from France in the mid-20th century?

MADAGASCAR

What Spanish word is the opposite of "less"?

MAS *CORRECT*

What ancient civilization lived in the jungles of Central America?

MAYAS

What kind of wave requires a medium to travel thru?

MECHANICAL

Which culture invented the plow?

MESOPOTAMIAN

Who discovered that electricity could be created by moving a magnet through a wire coil?

MICHAEL FARADAY

What is the Spanish word for "Wednesday"?

MIERCOLES

Which units would you use to measure the distance from the earth to the moon?

MILES

What are the basic building blocks of rocks?

MINERALS

What is the plural form of the word mongoose?

MONGOOSES

North Dakota is in what time zone?

MOUNTAIN AND CENTRAL

Which of the following places would be found in Greece?

MT.OLYMPUS

What is the largest city in India?

MUMBAI

Which region of the world is known as the "cradle of civilization"

Mesopotamia

Concord is the capital of what U.S. state?

NEW HAMPSHIRE

What U.S. city has the Museum of Modern Art(MOMA)?

NEW YORK

What U.S. city is home to the Metropolitan Museum of Art?

NEW YORK CITY

What is the French word for "numbers"?

NOMBRES

On what continent would you find the Aleutian Range?

NORTH AMERICA

Bismarck is the capital of what U.S. state?

NORTH DAKOTA

Which of the following words is misspelled?

NUPTUAL

Which city is the largest in America

New York

In what habitat would you find a shark?

OCEAN

In norse mythology, who is the chief God and ruler of the Aesir?

ODIN

The "Mona Lisa" is an example of what kind of art technique?

OIL PAINTING

Where does a bee collect pollen?

ON ITS LEGS

How many nouns are in the following sentence? "Slow and steady wins the race"

ONE

What does "mono" mean?

ONE

Ten to the fifth power is the same as what?

ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND

What is the French word for "11″?

ONZE

Scientist believe that long- period comets (which orbit the sun every 200 years)come from which celestial area?

OORT CLOWD

Which of the following is NOT considered a cool color?

ORANGE

What is the capital of Canada?

OTTAWA

What unit of measurement is abbreviated "oz."?

OUNCE

Which ship was NOT part of Christopher Columbus' fleet?

PRIMA

What scale is used to determine whether a solution is an acid or an alkaline

Ph

What is the complementary color of green?

RED

Which of these words is spelled correctly?

REFINERY *CORRECT*

Which of the following is a homophone?

REIGN AND REIGN

A python is a member of which family?

REPTILE

Ancient Rome, before the rise of Julius Caesar,used to practice what form of government?

REPUBLIC

What is the opposite of the word "advance"

RETREAT

What is the opposite of the word "advance"?

RETREAT

Which author wrote the railway series about talking trains that live on an island?

REV W. AWDRY

In terms of land area,what is the smallest U.S. state?

RHODE ISLAND

During the U.S. Civil War, what city in Virginia was capital of the Confederacy?

RICHMOND

Saturn is most famous for which feature?

RINGS

Who served as a guide and interpreter for the Lewis and Clark expedition?

SACAGAWEA

Which of the following scales is used to measure hurricane density?

SAFFIR_SYSTEM

What is made from sand being cemented together by silica or calcium carbonate?

SANDSTONE

In what habitat would you find zebra,kudu and lions?

SAVANNA

What is used to measure weight?

SCALE

What type of rock is formed when layers of loose materials are compacted?

SEDIMENTARY

What term do we use to refer to everything the audience sees on the stage?

SET

What do we call the region of darkness that appears when light is blocked?

SHADOW

What word means become smaller?

SHRANK

Which of the following words means "made with a hissing sound?"

SIBILANT

Which archetype aids the hero in a play,but doesn't start any action on his own?

SIDEKICK

"As sharp as a tack" is an example of what type of figure of speech?

SIMILE

What are the bones in your head called?

SKULL

Which of the following animals uses mimicry as a defense?

SNAKE EEL

What makes up a constellation?

STARS

What is TEXAS?

STATE

Which dinosaur has large bony plates on its back?

STEGOSAURUS

Which is not part of the muscular system?

STERNUM

What important Mali tradition helped us learn about that country's history?

STORYTELLING

In what part of the Earth's atmosphere would you find the ozone layer?

STRATOSPHERE

What instrument family would not be found in a marching band?

STRING

What country borders Egypt to the south?

SUDAN

The acute angle of a rhomboid is the obtuse angle's what?

SUPPLEMENT

Who was a woman's rights leader who was arrested for voting?

SUSAN B. ANTHONY

Clownfish living in sea anemones are an example of what kind of relationship?

SYMBIOTIC

Joseph Haydn is sometimes called the father of what type of music?

SYMPHONY

Which city is the capital of California

Sacramento

Where was Pablo Picasso born

Spain

What helps stop harmful radiation from reaching Earth?

THE ATMOSPHERE

Of the following major scales,which does NOT require sharp or flat notes?

THE C MAJOR SCALE

New york plays host to the Museum of modern art, the metropolitan museum of Art and what other museum?

THE GUGGENHEIM

Who owns Curious George?

THE MAN IN THE YELLOW HAT

During the water cycle, most of the earth's water evaporates from what large heated land mass?

THE OCEANS

In astronomy, what star is closest to the Earth?

THE SUN

Which of the following books is NOT part of the "Chronicles of Narnia" series by C.S. Lewis?

THE TWO TOWERS

Which of the following words means "belonging to them"?

THEIR

Which is not a layer of the Earth's atmosphere?

THERMAL SPHERE

What would you use to determine the temperature?

THERMOMETER

Over the year,what happens to the stars we call constellations?

THEY STAY THE SAME

Which of the following words means "in spite of"?

THOUGH

Which of these is a long-vowel word?

TIE

What is the new color called when you make a hue light?

TINT

On the periodic table, what element is represented by the letters "Ti"?

TITANIUM

In what habitat would you find a stoat?

TUNDRA

Ankara is the capital of what European country?

TURKEY

Who immediately followed William McKinley as president of the U.S.

Theodore Roosevelt

Which of the following colonies won its independence from Great Britain in the mid to late 20th century?

UGANDA

Kiev is the capital of what European country?

UKRAINE

In 1976, what country made the first soft landing on Mars?

UNITED STATES

Which of these words is misspelled?

UNNLESS

Which of the following words uses a long "u" sound?

USE

Great Salt Lake is located in what U.S. state?

UTAH

Which of the following colonies won it's independence from Great Britain in the mid to late 20th century

Uganda

In Roman myths,what god split open Jupiter's forehead so Minerva could be born?

VULCAN

Montpelier is the capital of what U.S. state

Vermont

What is defined as the leading edge of a mass of warm air?

WARM FRONT

Requiring the growth of corral, atolls are found only in what kind of water?

WARM TROPICAL WATER

What do we call a rabbit's home?

WARREN

What is the quickest way to get seeds out of dormancy?

WATER

What's the best drink for your body?

WATER

Which Belgian location was the site of the battle which ended Napoleon's rule of France?

WATERLOO

What state's nickname is the "mountain state"?

WEST VA

In what habitat would you find a heron?

WETLANDS

Which of the following words refers to a "marine mammal"?

WHALE

Who wrote the poem, "I Wandered So Lonely As a Cloud"?

WILLIAM WORDSWORTH

Which of the following is NOT a proper contraction?

WILLN'T

what is the first name of 18th century Austrian composer Mozart?

WOLFGANG

What's a 9 letter word that means "filled with astonishment"?

WONDERFUL

What word is the opposite of the word "right"?

WRONG

A sea monster is sampling cuisine along the east coast. Which of the following states can the monster not reach because its not on the coast

West Virginia

Which of the following words does not mean the same as the word "awkward"

adroit

Which of the following words means "an implied reference"

allusion

What is the French word for ankle

cheville

Which word comes first in alphabetical order

chicken, circus, chair, chose

The hard shell of a lobster is also called what

chitin

What does a European audience usually do to express their approval of a play

clap

What sensation do people feel that makes their hair stand up on end

cold

Which of these elements would not be added to make a play more dramatic

comedy

What emotion do people typically associate with warm colors

comfort

What do you call people who buy and then use goods

consumers

What do you call two consecutive lines of poetry that usually rhyme and have the same meter

couplet

3 X (2+3) = (3X2)+(3X3) is an example of which property of multiplication

distributive

What is the French word for "19"

dix-neuf

What do we call the final rehearsals of a play, using full lighting, props, costumes and sets

dress rehearsal

What do you call the solid form of carbon dioxide

dry ice

Which of these words can be added to "ring" to make a compound word

ear

What term best describes an additional music performance at the end of a concert

encore

What word starts with the same sound as phone

fourteen

What term describes meaningless sounds

gibberish

Plants that take advantage of strong, consistent, cool winds to pollinate are often found in what environment

grassland

What does the symbol ">" mean

greater than

What is the prefix of the word "hyperactive"

hyper

A person who designs the images for a book is called what

illustrator

What was Edison's most famous invention

incandescent bulb

What plant, grown in the colonies was used to make a valuable dark blue dye

indigo

Which of the following is a proper use of a contraction

isn't

What kind of animals are warm-blooded and produce milk for their young

mammals

If you changed the value of the color red by adding black, what color would result

maroon

The term expressionism in art

meaning to distort reality to achieve an emotional effect -- arose during what artistic period-- Modern

A note played for a certain amount of time is called what

note duration

What kind of diet does a crow have

omnivorous

What invention helped carry cargo against the currents

steamboat

What is the device for changing the course of a circuit called

switch

Which of these words would not normally be used in the science fiction genre

warp speed, wishing well, ray gun, space suit

10. The 'Pizza Hut' franchise began in what country?

10. USA

What does the prefix "kilo" mean?

1000

14. What is the name of the highest mountain on earth?

14. Mount Everest

14. Groups of lions are known as what?

14. Prides

14. True or false? Floatation separates mixtures based on density.

14. True

14. The bones that make up your spine are called what?

14. Vertebrae

15. What is the name of a weather instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure?

15. A barometer

15. True or false? Herbivores eat meat.

15. False

15. True or false? Pentaceratops was the first dinosaur to be officially named.

15. False (Megalosaurus 1824)

15. In what country would you find the cities Lyon and Marseille?

15. France

15. What is the chemical formula of water?

15. H20

15. Along with whom did Bill Gates found Microsoft?

15. Paul Allen

15. What is the name given to substances that are initially involved in a chemical reaction?

15. Reactants

15. True or false? 'Beefsteak' is a variety of tomato.

15. True

15. True or false? Yogurt is produced by bacterial fermentation of milk.

15. True

15. True or false? The fastest recorded tennis serve is faster than 150 mph (241 kph).

15. True - 155 mph (249 kph)

15. What is the seventh planet from the Sun?

15. Uranus

15. Is a dolphin a mammal?

15. Yes

The term "sesquintennial" refers to how many years?

150

According to the ancient Roman calendar, the "Ides of March" falls on which day in March

15th

16. The flow of blood through your heart and around your body is called?

16. Circulation

16. What science fiction writer wrote the three laws of robotics?

16. Isaac Asimov

16. Leonardo da Vinci was born in what country?

16. Italy

16. The deepest point in all of the world's oceans is named what?

16. Mariana Trench

16. Dairy products are generally made from what common liquid?

16. Milk

16. What is the largest land animal in the world?

16. The elephant - The largest on record weighed around 12,000 kilograms! (26,000 lb).

16. What is the name of the part of the human skeleton which protects our brain?

16. The skull

16. True or false? Atomic bombs work by atomic fission.

16. True

16. True or false? Venus has more atmospheric pressure than Earth?

16. True

16. 'Cascade', 'horsetail', 'plunge' and 'tiered' are types of what?

16. Waterfall

16. An anemometer is used to measure what?

16. Wind speed

What is the weight limit for boxing middle weight division?

160 LBS

When did the Pilgrims land on Plymouth rock

1620

17. At what temperature is Centigrade equal to Fahrenheit?

17. -40 degrees

17. Is sodium hydroxide (NaOH) an acid or base?

17. Base

17. True or false? The US state of Colorado lists the Allosaurus as its state dinosaur.

17. False (Stegosaurus)

17. True of false? Snakes have slimy skin.

17. False - Snakeskin is smooth and dry.

17. Conductors have a high or low resistance?

17. Low

17. Triton is the largest moon of what planet?

17. Neptune

17. The bones around your chest that protect organs such as the heart are called what?

17. Ribs

17. In terms of land area, what is the largest country in the world?

17. Russia

17. Someone who studies earthquakes is known as a what?

17. Seismologist

17. True or false? In computing, keyboards are used as input devices.

17. True

17. True or false? The consumption of bottled water has risen significantly over the last few decades.

17. True

17. Do coconut trees grow better in cold or warm climates?

17. Warm

18. Pure water has a pH level of a around what number?

18. 7

18. What is the only continent on earth where Giraffes live in the wild?

18. Africa

18. Electric current is typically measured in what units?

18. Amperes

18. True or false? The fastest land animal in the world is the zebra.

18. False (it is the cheetah)

18. True or false? Spiders have six legs.

18. False - 8

18. Trying to predict the weather is known as weather _______?

18. Forecasting

18. Atoms of the same chemical element that have different atomic mass are known as?

18. Isotopes

18. What weighed more, a fully grown Spinosaurus or Deinonychus?

18. Spinosaurus

8. What is the second smallest planet in the solar system?

8. Mars

8. What is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature?

8. Mercury

8. The highest mountain on earth is?

8. Mount Everest

8. K is the chemical symbol for which element?

8. Potassium

8. Name the three time periods of the dinosaurs.

8. Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous

8. True or false? Bats are mammals.

8. True

9. What planet is closest in size to Earth?

9. Venus

Which of the following is NOT surrounded by water on at least two sides?

BAY

Which of these words is spelled correctly?

BEHAVIOR

Who came up with the idea of Daylight Savings time,and was instrumental in charting the Gulf Stream?

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

Who sewed the first American flag?

BETSY ROSS

Which of the following is a palindrome?

BIB

Under the Dewey Decimal System,which of the following topics would you find listed under numbers 000-099?

BIBLIOGRAPHIES

What two colors are most commonly used to create Op art designs?

BLACK AND WHITE

Which of the following is an example of an intermediate color?

BLUE-GREEN

What is the Spanish word for mouth?

BOCA

What is the French word for "drink"?

BOIRE

What is the French word for 'arm"?

BRAS

The tuba is a part of which musical family?

BRASS

What word means shortness or "brief"?

BREVITY

What unit of measurement is abbreviated "bu.?"

BUSHEL

Which of the following is a therapod?

DEINONYCHUS

Which of these items cannot be recycled?

GASOLINE

What is the largest desert in Africa?

SAHARA

What is the hero's motivation in "Robin Hood"?

TO HELP THE POOR

Which of the following is a sample of a long vowel sound?

TOE

California is in what time zone?

PACIFIC

What kind of relationship does fleas have with a cat?

PARASITIC

When only a portion of the moon crosses the Earth's shadow, what kind of eclipse is this called?

PARTIAL

Which of the following is NOT a current American territory?

PHILIPPINES

The harpsichord is the classical ancestor of what musical instrument?

PIANO

Which term is NOT used in hockey?

PITCH

Russet and Yukon Gold are varieties of what vegetable?

POTATO

What is the prefix of the word "prepaid"?

PRE

#NAME?

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What kind of disaster is a volcano?

GEOLOGICAL

Bavaria is a state in what European country

Germany

Which of the following is NOT part of the 5th amendment?

HABEAS CORPUS

Osiris is married to which Egyptian goddess

Isis

What is the French word for "thin"?

MAIGRE

Which of the following is part of the nervous system?

NEURON

Which of the following is a synonym for "earn"?

OBTAIN

What is the prefix of the word "Disagreed"

dis

In the food chain, what would a raccoon be considered

scavenger

Which planet is considered an inner planet

Mercury

The bench press is an example of what kind of exercise?

ANAEROBIC

Degrees are a measurement of what?

ANGLES

How many proper nouns are in this sentence

"My dad, James and I all went out to the carnival on Bridge Street." 2

Under the Articles of Confederation-the precursor to the Constitution-each state got how many votes?

1

1. True or false? Electrons are larger than molecules.

1. False

1. What is the first element on the periodic table?

1. Hydrogen

1. What is the biggest planet in our solar system?

1. Jupiter

1. When a solid changes to a liquid it is called what?

1. Melting

1. Is the domestic dog a carnivore, omnivore or herbivore?

1. Omnivore - Dog's can healthily eat a range of foods including grains and vegetables as part of their daily nutritional requirements without the need to solely rely on meat.

1. Which decelerates faster, a badminton shuttlecock or a baseball?

1. Shuttlecock

1. The rice dish 'paella' comes from what country?

1. Spain

1. What kind of bridge is the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco?

1. Suspension Bridge

. What is the name of the largest ocean on earth?

1. The Pacific Ocean

1. Solar power generates electricity from what source?

1. The Sun

1. What is the name of the biggest part of the human brain?

1. The cerebrum

1. How many horns did Triceratops have?

1. Three

1. True or false? Sound travels faster through water than air?

1. True

1. True or false? The boiling point of water is 100 degrees Celsius (212 degrees Fahrenheit).

1. True

10. Who is the Hubble Space Telescope named after?

10. Edwin Hubble

10. True or false? Gases are hard to compress.

10. False

10. True or false? Molecules can have atoms from more than one chemical element.

10. True

What is the abbreviation in the following sentence

"Could you stop by the store and get 5 LBS. of sugar?" LBS.

How do you say "thank you" in German?

DANKE

Which word is a synonym for "change"?

ALTER

Which culture invented the thermometer?

ITALIAN

Which of these words is misspelled

butter, bubblle, basic, blueberry


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