GED test questions
What fraction is equivalent to 0.75?
3/4
Round to the nearest hundred, then estimate the difference: 669 minus 435
300
Which of these numbers are NOT multiples of 9: 34, 45, 54, 62, or 81?
34 and 62
What are the next three number in this sequence: 56, 49, 42 ...?
35, 28, 21
What is the sum of the angles of a quadrilateral?
360 degrees
What's your normal body temperature in Celsius degrees: 37, 57, or 98?
37 degrees Celsius
How many sides and angles does a quadrilateral have?
4
Who led the Allied armies to victory in World War II?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Which country fought against the US in World War I: Russia or Germany?
Germany
Which of these is a proper noun: covered bridge or golden gate bridge?
Golden Gate Bridge
Does the term "link rot" mean a webpage was mot found or a decaying fence?
a webpage was not found
Which floats in an ocean: an iceberg or a glacier?
an iceberg
What's another word for sad that's also a color?
blue
Which is NOT an Olympic event: bowling, badminton, or boxing?
bowling
Which two are natural disasters: oil spill, earthquake, tsunami?
earthquake, and tsunami
On a map, the numbered and lettered squares form a pattern called ... what?
grid
What word added to the front or back of these words makes two new words: bubble, drop?
gum
What letter is silent in all these words: ghost, ghoul, rhubarb, rhinestone?
h
Spell the word for the gulping sound you sometimes make after a sudden intake of breath
h-i-c-c-u-p
In what year was Obama bin Laden, mastermind of the 9/11/01 terrorist attacks, killed?
in 2011, 10 years after the September 11, 2001 attacks
"Tablet computers are better than desktops." Fact or opinion?
opinion
If you express your point of view in a letter to a newspaper's editor, is it fact or opinion?
opinion
The best way to travel is on a jumbo jet. Is this a fact or an opinion?
opinion
Would you pick apples in an orchard or an orchid?
orchard
Does an anthropologist study animals, plants, or people?
people
"The angry sky dumped water on us!" Is this an example of personification or metaphor?
personification
Is "whispering leaves" an example of alliteration or personification?
personification
Which is NOT a fossil fuel: coal, oil, petrified wood, natural gas?
petrified wood
What natural product is most often used in manufacturing plastics?
petroleum
Where in space can astronauts from many countries live and work together?
on the International Space Station
About how much of your life is spent in sleep: one-half, one-third, or one-quarter?
one-third
Which one is NOT a dinosaur: stegosaurus, triceratops, T. Rex, pteranodon?
pteranodon
What place in England marks the prime meridian?
Greenwich
What sport has been around the longest: roller skating, ice skating, or skateboarding?
ice skating
Who stands in the boxing ring to make sure the fight is fair?
referee
What do rocks turn into when they erode?
sand
How many months in two-thirds of a year?
8
Does light from the sun take 8 seconds, 8 minutes, or 8 days to reach Earth?
8 minutes
Find the next number in this sequence: 10, 20, 40, ...
80
"The gym smelled like feet." Is this an example of simile or personification?
simile
If you changed the font in your word processing document, what would you change?
size and shape of the type
Does a person suffering from insomnia have trouble eating, breathing, or sleeping?
sleeping
What does it mean when the President vetos a bill?
the President rejects the bill and sends it back to Congress
Which is NOT a baseball team: the Red Sox, the White Sox, or the Raiders?
the Raiders
Which political party in the US is also known as the G. O. P?
the Republican Party
Congress is made up of two legislative bodies. What are they?
the Senate and the House of Representatives
Which came first: the Battle of Bunker Hill or the Stamp Act?
the Stamp Act
What monument bears the words "Give me your tired, your poor..."?
the Statue of Liberty
What country was the first to put men on the moon?
the United States
Who sailed to North America first: the Vikings, the Dutch or the Portuguese?
the Vikings
During what war did Francis Scott Key write "The Star-Spangled Banner"?
the War of 1812
Which would you check to get the latest forecast: a Wiki web page or the Weather channel?
the Weather channel
What do we call the island countries in the Caribbean?
the West Indies
Name the largest snake on Earth
the anacoda
If you are a valedictorian, do you have the best or the worst grades in your class?
the best grades
My mother got a loan from the bank. Is she the borrower or the lender?
the borrower
What the main control center in a person's body?
the brain
What machine made the US the largest producer of cotton in the 1800s?
the cotton gin
When you separate an egg, what two parts do you get?
the egg white and the egg yolk
Which group formally casts votes for the President of the US?
the electoral college
Which branch of the federal government includes the Department of Justice?
the executive branch
What do we call the chief executive of a city government?
the mayor
Is a sapling a young tree or something sickeningly sweet?
young tree
Correct the mistake: "He is a honest man but not a happy one."
"He is an honest man . . . "
Replace the name Tom with pronouns: "Tom is my friend, so I invited Tom over."
"He is my friend, so I invited him over."
Fix the incorrect verb: ""I didn't see you, but you was there all the time."
"I didn't see you, but you were there all the time."
Turn this sentence into a negative statement: "I like loud music because it lets me think."
"I don't like loud music because it doesn't let me think"
Correct this sentence with a helping verb: "I seen that movie twice."
"I have seen that movie twice"
"I like peanut butter. She like jelly." Make this a compound sentence
"I like peanut butter, and she like jelly." or "I like peanut butter, but she likes jelly."
Correct this sentence: "I used to do bad in school."
"I used to do badly in school."
Make this an interrogative sentence: "The well is dry."
"Is the well dry?"
"Jed was sick. Now he's better." Use a conjunction to connect these sentences
"Jed was sick, but now he's better."
Put the verb in the past tense: "Joe finds a lucky penny on the sidewalk."
"Joe found a lucky penny on the sidewalk."
"W-e-a-t-h-e-r" or "w-h-e-t-h-e-r?" "what we go outside depends on the what."
"Whether we go outside depends on the weather."
"Knock knock. Who's knot there?" Which word is spelled with a "k" but shouldn't be?
"knot"
"peak" or peek"? "what around the corner to see the mountain's what?"
"peek around the corner to see the mountain's peak"
Make this an imperative sentence: "Will you sit down and listen to me?"
"sit down and listen to me"
Insert a present-tense helping verb: "Snowflakes falling on my nose."
"snowflakes are falling on my nose."
Which words go inside quotation marks: Mary Lou shouted, Watch your step!
"watch your step!"
If Joe spent 10% of her money and has $9 left, how much did she have to start with?
$10
You're charged a 20% late fee on a $20 credit card bill. How much extra is that?
$40
The video game cost $50, but it has been marked up by 5%. What does it cost now?
$52.50
If Brad saves 15% of $10 each week, how much will he save in 4 weeks?
$6
Bill spent $3.55 on lunch. He has $4.23 left. How much did he start out with?
$7.78
Add $57.94 + $6.19 + $9.07. What's the total?
$73.20
Using pencil and paper, find the sun of $23.47 and $69.03
$92.50
Who argued that the planets revolve around the sun: Copernicus or Galileo?
Copernicus
What's the first day of winter?
December 21
What is the tallest mountain in the United States?
Mt. McKinley
What is the sum of 1 5/9 and 7 4/9?
9
One side of a square is 3 centimeters long. What's the area of the square?
9 square centimeters
What keyboard characters form the emoticon for "happy"?
:)
To see and hear a live performance of music, would you go to a play or concert?
a concert
Which has the most sides: a heptagon, a decagon, or an octagon?
a decagon
Is a "latte" a green tea or a drink made with strong coffee and hot milk?
a drink made with strong coffee and hot milk
What is a baby called while it's still in the mother's womb?
a fetus
Which expands the most when it's heated: a liquid, a solid, or a gas?
a gas
Is a rhinoceros a carnivorous, herbivorous, or omnivorous mammal?
a herbivorous mammal
Which forms over an ocean: a hurricane or a tornado?
a hurricane
What do you call a plant that comes from two different species of plants?
a hybrid
If you bite into a Granny Smith, what are you eating?
a kind of apple
Which refracts light: a lens or a mirror?
a lens
What is the common name for a polygraph test?
a lie-detector test
Which poetry is usually humorous: a haiku, a limerick, or free verse?
a limerick
Is a "baguette" a little purse or a long French bread?
a long French bread
In the King Arthur stories, is Merlin a magician or a knight?
a magician
"The fog was a wet blanket." Is this an example of a simile or a metaphor?
a metaphor
What kind of chip makes a computer work?
a microchip
Does one person hold a monologue or a dialogue?
a monologue
Which cannot make its own food: a mushroom, a fern, or a bamboo tree?
a mushroom
Was the Cumberland Gap a natural trail or a man-made road?
a natural trail
What do we call a US citizen who wasn't born in the United States?
a naturalized citizen
Which has two pairs of parallel sides: a trapezoid or a parallelogram?
a parallelogram
What do we call a musical composition written for four musicians?
a quartet
What punctuation mark ends an interrogative sentence?
a question mark
What do you call a machine that looks and behaves like a human being?
a robot
Which one helps you find information on the web: a data center or search engine?
a search engine
What contains the embryo of a flowering plant?
a seed
Who serves a six-year term in the US Congress: a senator or a representative?
a senator
Does your doctor listen to your heart with a telescope or a stethoscope?
a stethoscope
Can a computer get a cold or a virus?
a virus
Do you get to Narnia with the help of a lion, a witch or a wardrobe?
a wardrobe
Which is an anthropoid: an ape or an insect?
an ape
Is a spider classified as an insect, a crustacean, or an arachnid?
an arachnid
"Going once, going twice . . ." Would you hear these words at an auction or a boxing match?
an auction
Which is a flow of electrons: static electricity or an electric current?
an electric current
Which is made up of only one kind of atom: an element, a compound, or a molecule?
an element
Where was the shot fired that began the Civil War?
at Fort Sumter
At what point do parallel lines meet?
at no point
What do we call the chief in law officer of the United States?
attorney general
What kind of rave is the Indianapolis 500?
auto race
Which is the main cause of air pollution in cities: fires, cigarettes or automobiles?
automobiles
Which comes in a flavor called "everything": pancakes, bagels, pies, or croissants?
bagels
Which are NOT grown in the US and must be important: apples, grapes, or bananas?
bananas
What sport includes double plays, bunts, and sacrifice flies?
baseball
What do you call the stick used by an orchestra conductor?
baton
Why did Southerners of the 1850s refer to cotton as "king cotton"?
because cotton was the South's most important crop
Take the word "sink." Where can you add that letter "t" to make something smelly?
between the "s" and the "i"
Does the word spelled h-e-r-o-s refer to people or big sandwiches?
big sandwiches
Sam wrote a book about Jane's life. Is it a biography or an autobiography?
biography
The Life of Albert Einstein: Is this book likely to be historical fiction or biography?
biography
Is "confetti" bits of colored paper or very thin noodles?
bits of colored paper
What color absorbs the most sunlight?
black
"Your blob of jelly is blobby, her blob is blobbier, but mine is...what?
blobbiest
Sapphire, turquoise, and navy are all shades of what color?
blue
What do fish use their gills for?
breathing
Which word means "out of breath": breathy or breathless?
breathless
What do you call the center of a dartboard?
bull's eye
Is the holiday of Yam Kippur observed by Jews or by Christians?
by Jews
In 1848, what discovery in California made a great many people go there?
discovery of gold
What's the more common name for "canine," a type of household pet?
dog
Which word can you add after "trap" and before "knob" to get two compound words?
door
"Hawks" are people in favor of war. What bird represents those who favor peace?
dove
Do faults in the Earth's crust cause earthquakes or volcanic eruptions?
earthquakes
Did the teacher's praise have a positive "affect" or "effect" on the class?
effect
Besides the chief justice, how many justices serve on the Supreme Court?
eight
Which are NOT predators: panthers, spiders, human beings, or elephants?
elephants
Does a relief map show natural resources, climates, or elevations of land?
elevations of land
Do planets travel around the sun in circular or elliptical orbits?
elliptical orbits
Does a person "immigrate" or "emigrate" from one country to another?
emigrate
Which are NOT endangered: blue whales, Asian elephants, or emperor penguins?
emperor penguins
What is the force that slows down an object or stops its motion?
friction
Evaporation occurs when a liquid turns into . . . what?
gas
Is the Earth's formation studied by anthropologists, geologists, or biologists?
geologists
Take the word "wiggle." Replace one letter to get a kind of laugh
giggle
If a fetus as two X chromosomes, will it be a girl or boy?
girl
Is the list of words and their meanings called a glossary or an index?
glossary
Add 3/4 and 2/4. Is the total less or greater than 1?
greater
If a giant's toenails are pistachio-colored, what color are they?
green
In a physical map, what color is most often used for parks and forests?
green
Which of these nouns names a feeling: life, liberty, happiness?
happiness
If someone is "hot under the collar," is his shirt too tight or is he angry?
he is angry
In what year did Barack Obama become the first African American President?
he took office in 2009
Name the escape system that helped Southern slaves make their way north
Underground Railroad
Are goods bought from another country called imports or tariffs?
imports
Which prefix do you add to "visible" to get its opposite?
in
The person who represents your country in a foreign country is called ...what?
ambassador
What type of award is given to a TV show: an Emmy or an Oscar?
an Emmy
Are atoms that have an electric charge called ions, molecules, or neutrons?
ions
Should Tina "lay" or "lie" the pencil on the desk?
lay
Add a word before "bones" to get a compound word for an inactive person
lazybones
Name two of the three things needed for photosynthesis to occur
light, carbon dioxide, and water
Does air become heavier or lighter as its temperature rises?
lighter
Which bus stops at every station along the way: limited, local, or express?
local
Which homonym spelling is for the yummy dessert: m-o-o-s-e or m-o-u-s-s-e?
m-o-u-s-s-e
"E-readers are changing the way we read." Main idea or supporting detail?
main idea
Is a reservoir a man-made lake or a natural waterway?
man-made lake
What does the expression "Rome was't built in a day" mean?
means that important things take time
Do molecules in water move faster or slower as the water gets cold?
slower
Put in chronological order: ghost town, boomtown, small mining town
small mining town, boomtown, and ghost town
Find to rhyming words for "stinky stomach."
smelly belly
If your father remarries, what's the name used to describe his wife's relationship to you?
stepmother
Which star in our galaxy is the closest to Earth?
sun
What Japanese dish is made of raw fish: sushi, sukiyaki, or teriyaki?
sushi
What does it mean to "pledge allegiance to the flag"?
swear to be true to the flag and all it stands for
I've (swam or swum?) in the freezing cold water and will never do it again!
swum
What consonant is silent in all these words: fasten, castle, moisten, and wrestle?
t
Which three are vivid synonyms for "tiny": teeny-weeny, small, microscopic, or puny?
teeny-weeny, microscopic, and puny
Are muscles attached to bones by tendons or by ligaments?
tendons
In which sport does the word "love" mean that a player has scored zero points?
tennis
Which is NOT part of a flower: pistil, tentacle, stamen, ovule?
tentacle
Were the scared trick-or-treaters (terrified or pleased?) by the spaghetti "brains"?
terrified
What amendment made slavery illegal throughout the United States?
the 13th amendment
If your album has 6 photos per page, on which page is the 45th photo?
the 8th page
What fort in Texas did Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie help to defend?
the Alamo
Who won Word War II: the Axis or the Allies?
the Allies
What mountains did early pioneers have to cross to reach present-day Kentucky?
the Appalachians mountains
Which side won the battles of Lexington and Concord in 1775?
the British
Did the "redcoats" fight in the British army or the American army?
the British army
Was the first steamboat called the Monitor, the Maine, or the Clermont?
the Clermont
In the Civil War, which side wore gray?
the Confederates
What US document is known as "the supreme law of the land"?
the Constitution
On what waterway could a barge travel from Lake Erie to the Atlantic Ocean?
the Erie canal
What speech by Abraham Lincoln begins, "four score and seven years ago..."?
the Gettysburg Address
What's the collective name for the five lakes that include Lake Ontario?
the Great Lakes
Which ocean borders Australia to the South and West?
the Indian Ocean
Our galaxy is one of the largest in our universe. What's it called?
the Milky Way
What river forms the Eastern border of Minnesota, Iowa, and Louisiana?
the Mississippi River
What are the two longest rivers in the world?
the Nile River and the Amazon River
In what region of our country did the Chinook and the Nez Perce live?
the Northwest
If you flew east from Tokyo to San Francisco, what ocean would you cross?
the Pacific
Does an El Nino change weather patterns around the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean?
the Pacific Ocean
Who advises actors on how to play their parts: the producer or the director?
the director
What part of a poisonous snake releases its venom?
the fangs
After a male and female praying mantis mate, which one eats the other?
the female eats the male
Which syllable is stressed in the "dolphin": the first or the second?
the first
Was Delaware the first state or the last state to ratify the Constitution?
the first state
What is NOT a swimming stroke: the crawl, the butterfly, or the jackknife?
the jackknife
Did Lewis and Clark explore the Great Lakes or the land west of the Mississippi?
the land west of the Mississippi
Which part of a green plant is like a tiny food factory: the leaf or the stem?
the leaf
When a person has tuberculosis, what part of the body is affected?
the lungs
What symbol is on the Canadian flag?
the maple leaf
What part of your body shows where the umbilical cord was attached?
the navel, or belly button
What system in your body carries messages to and from your brain?
the nervous system
In what phase does the moon disappear from view?
the new moon phase
The American West was changed by the "iron horse." What was it?
the new steam locomotive
What bird lays the largest eggs of all?
the ostrich
Find the subject of this command: "Put away that cell phone!"
the person being spoken to
Why did the first American flag have only 13 stars?
there were only 13 states at the time
What do the words "toot," "deed," and "pop" have in common?
they are palindromes
Baby pigeons are rarely seen. Do they hatch fully grown or stay nest-bound for two months?
they stay in their nests for two months
What is NOT a real shark: hammerhead, shovelhead, or tigerhead?
tigerhead
Do you wear a belt around your w-a-i-s-t or w-a-s-t-e?
w-a-i-s-t
Spell the contraction of "we will," including the apostrophe
w-e-apostrophe-l-l
When we see less of the moon each night, is it waxing or waning?
waning
Is the power of a lightbulb measured in volts or watts?
watts
If you sail from Hawaii to Tokyo, in which direction do you travel?
west
Is Iowa east or west of Illinois?
west
What's the smallest wind instrument in an orchestra?
piccolo
According to the old saying, what is worth a thousand words?
picture
Which regulates your growth: the pituitary gland or the adrenal gland?
pituitary gland
Were the Sioux woodland farmers, plains hunters or desert cliff dwellers?
plains hunters
If the hunted is called "prey," what do we call the hunter?
predator
Which won't you find in a deck of cards: a king, a queen, or a prince?
prince
Is a simple machine consisting of a wheel and a rope called a lever, a gear, or pulley?
pulley
Which is NOT a quadrilateral: a rhombus or a pyramid?
pyramid
When you tighten a guitar string, do you raise or lower its pitch?
raise it
Is an echo caused when sound waves are reflected or refracted?
reflected
What do we call land set aside by the government for Native Americans?
reservation
What the name for the liquid in your mouth that helps you digest a piece of pizza?
saliva
What common mineral is found in our tears?
salt
Which is NOT a spice: cinnamon, ginger, salt, pepper, paprika?
salt
Which adjective describes how bacon tastes: fried, salty, sizzling?
salty
What musical instrument was named for its inventor, Adolphe Sax?
saxophone
Add the letter "s" to "care" to get fright. What's the new word?
scare
If Texas broke away from the US, would it secede or succeed?
secede
What part of a pea plant are the peas?
seeds
The band has 3 drums and 3 flutes. What's the ratio of drums to flutes?
1 to 1
Where does "its" need an apostrophe? 1) "Its cold." 2)The cat hurt its tail."
1) "It's cold."
Simplify the fraction 400/4,000
1/10
Reduce this fraction to its simplest expression: 20/80
1/4
What do you subtract from 3/4 to leave a difference of 1/2?
1/4
Which is greatest: 0.15, 1/4, or 0.22?
1/4
Find the least common denominator of 3/4 and 5/6. Is it 8, 12, or 24?
12
Find the value of n in 7/3 = 28/n
12
How many pairs of ribs do you have?
12
If you stream 4 videos a day for 3 days, how many will you see in total?
12
Does the sum of 0.7 and 12.03 come to 12.73 or 12.10?
12.73
About how long ago did dinosaurs exist: 50 million or 150 million years?
150 million years
Were microscopes invented in the 1600s, 1800s, or 1900s?
1600s
In what year did the Pilgrims arrive in the New World?
1620
A straight angle measures how many degrees?
180 degrees
Correct this comparison: "My cousin is more older than I am."
"My cousin is older than I am."
Correct the verb: "My friends have went to summer camp."
"My friends have gone to summer camp."
"The dog of my neighbor won't stop barking." Revise, using a possessive noun
"My neighbor's dog won't stop barking."
Change the verb to the future tense: "people live on Mars."
"People will live on Mars."
Proofread this sentence and correct the errors: "Polar pears are wite as sno."
"Polar bears are white as snow."
Say or sing the line that follows the words "My country, 'tis of thee."
"Sweet land of liberty."
Change both verbs to the past tense: "the baby repeats whatever we say."
"The baby repeated whatever we said."
Correct the error: "There's an understanding between Michiko and myself."
"There's an understanding between Michiko and me."
Omit one word to improve this sentence: "Your shoes are very unique."
"Your shoes are unique."
What decimal is equal to the sun of 3 dimes, 4 nickels, and 1 quarter?
.75
What is the value of y if x - y = x and x = 10?
0
What degree of longitude is used for the prime meridian?
0 degrees
What is 0.8935 rounded to the nearest tenth?
0.9
How much is 22.1 - 19.9?
2.2
What's the sum of 5 * 25 and 25 * 5?
250
in 1890, did most Americans work 40, 50, or 60 hours a week?
60 hours
Add these together: 8 * 100 and 4 * 20
880
What territory became the 49th state to join the Union?
Alaska
Who was the first secretary of the treasury: John Hay or Alexander Hamilton?
Alexander Hamilton
Name the largest mountain system on the continent of Europe
Alps
Classify from lowest to highest: Sierra Nevada, Rockies, and Appalachians
Appalachians, Sierra Nevada, Rockies
How is the word "apartment" abbreviated in addresses?
Apt.
What important document did the US Constitution replace?
Articles of Confederation
What continent lies East of Europe? (page 1)
Asia
Which president was once a governor or Arkansas: Bill Clinton or Jimmy Carter?
Bill Clinton
Who helped revolutionize personal computers: Bill Gates or George Eastman?
Bill Gates
What American city held a famous "tea party" in 1773?
Boston
Which city was founded by Puritans: Richmond, Philadelphia, or Boston?
Boston
Who won the French and Indian War: the French or the British?
British
Which state grows more crops: California or Florida?
California
Which state flag has a grizzly bear beneath a single red star?
California state flag
Name the largest country in the western hemisphere
Canada
What country separates Alaska from the rest of the continental US?
Canada
Name at least 5 of the 13 original American colonies
Conn., NH, NY, NJ, Mass, Pa, Del, Va, NC, SC, Ga, RI, Md
Who was NOT an explorer: Hernando de Soto, Robert La Salle, or De Witt Clinton?
De Witt Clinton
Which city is the capital of Colorado: Boulder, Denver, or Colorado Springs?
Denver
In the 19th century, did most immigrants come to the US from Europe or Africa?
Europe
What popular nickname was given to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt?
FDR
What do the letters "FBI" stand for?
Federal Bureau of Investigation
What political party came to power after George Washington left office?
Federalist party
From what country did the US buy the land known as the Louisiana Territory?
France
In the 1930s, what US President promised Americans a "new deal"?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Are Louisiana's Cajuns of Italy, Spanish, or French descent?
French
In what game is a plastic disk tossed between players with a flip of the wrist?
Frisbee
In what book of the Bible does Eve eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil?
Genesis
Which President was the first commander in chief of the US armed forces?
George Washington
What colony was founded by James Oglethorpe: Georgia or Vermont?
Georgia
Which was named for the King of England: Louisiana or Georgia?
Georgia
Which country did NOT send explorers to the Americas: France, Germany, or Spain?
Germany
Which European country is made up of islands: Switzerland or Greece?
Greece
Which country is NOT in South America: Chile, Peru, Guatemala, or Paraguay?
Guatemala
What body of water lies west of Florida and east of Mexico?
Gulf of Mexico
Who helped over 300 slaves escape North: Harriet Tubman or Sojourner Truth?
Harriet Tubman
Minerva McGonagall, Sirius Black, and Draco Malfoy are characters in what book series?
Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
Do pineapples grow in California, Oregon, or Hawaii?
Hawaii
Who led the Spanish army that conquered the Aztecs?
Hernando Cortes
Which is further West: Colorado or Idaho?
Idaho
Which state produces baking potatoes: Kansas, Idaho, or Pennsylvania?
Idaho
In the Civil War, which state stayed in the Union: Texas, Louisiana, or Illinois?
Illinois
Which state is NOT in the South: Indiana, Tennessee, Georgia, or Louisiana?
Indiana
What immigrant group did most of the manual work in building the Erie Canal?
Irish immigrants
What immigration group made St. Patrick's Day a holiday in the US?
Irish immigrants
Who discovered the law of gravity?
Isaac Newton
In what religion is Ramadan a holiday?
Islam
Name the only major city in the world that occupies land on two continents
Istanbul, Turkey
Is a flashback a story interruption that gives past information or a brainstorm?
It's a story interruption that gives information that happened in the past
Besides Germany, what European country declared war on the US in 1941?
Italy
Who wrote the Hobbit: J.K. Rowling or J.R.R. Tolkien?
J.R.R. Tolkien
The United States dropped atomic bombs on what country in World War II?
Japan
On what date was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4, 1776
Which state is NOT in the mountain time zone: Kansas, Montana, or Colorado?
Kansas
What company made the first set of sneakers: Nike, Adidas, or Keds?
Keds
What two dog breeds are combined to get a "labradoodle?"
Labrador retriever and a poodle
Does Chicago border on Lake Michigan, Lake Erie, or Great Salt Lake?
Lake Michigan
The scientific name for humans is homo sapiens. What language is this?
Latin
Where were the shots fired that began the American Revolutionary War?
Lexington, Massachusetts
Which of these European cities is the largest: Berlin, London, or Paris?
London
Name the British general who surrendered to George Washington in 1781
Lord Charles Cornwallis
What's the Roman numeral for 1,000?
M
Which state occupies two peninsulas: Florida or Michigan?
Michigan
Which US state is known as the Land of 10,000 Lakes?
Minnesota
Which state comes first in a dictionary: Mississippi or Missouri?
Mississippi
When the Aztecs were conquered by the Spanish, who was their chief?
Montezuma
Who led a historic slave revolt in 1831: Harriet Truman or Nat Turner?
Nat Turner
Which is farthest West: Colorado, Nevada, or Utah?
Nevada
In the Bible, who built the ark that saved the animals from the Great Flood?
Noah
What trail did Lewis and Clark blaze: the Oregon Trail or the Chisholm Trail?
Oregon Trail
Name the canal that separates Central America and South America
Panama Canal
In 1775, who rode to Lexington to warn that the British were coming?
Paul Revere
In what city can you see the Liberty Bell?
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Find the misfit in this group: Bach, Chopin, Picasso, Schubert
Picasso
Are the opening words of the Constitution called the Introduction or the Preamble?
Preamble
After Congress passes a bill, who must sign it before it becomes law?
President
What government executive conducts most of its business in the Oval Office?
President of the United States
What Caribbean island is a commonwealth of the United States?
Puerto Rico
How do you abbreviate the last word in this address: 120 State Road?
Rd.
Who was the first US President to resign before the end of his term?
Richard Nixon
What inventor used a steam engine to give greater power to boats?
Robert Fulton
"RPG" is an abbreviation for what activity where players assume parts in a virtual reality?
Role-Playing Game
Name the woman who inspired a bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama
Rosa Parks
Find the boy named fora biblical hero: Samson, Sidney, Silas, or Seymour?
Samson
Was a telegraphic code invented by Samuel Morse or Alexander Graham Bell?
Samuel Morse
What did Columbus name that first island he found: Cuba or San Salvador?
San Salvador
Which is the second-largest planet in our solar system: Venus or Saturn?
Saturn
Which is the capital of South Korea: Seoul, Beijing, or Calcutta?
Seoul
How is "September" abbreviated on a calendar?
Sept.
Who usually solves the mystery: Sherlock Holmes or Dr. Watson?
Sherlock Holmes
Is Mount Rushmore in North Dakota or South Dakota?
South Dakota
Which is farthest North: North Carolina, South Dakota, or New Jersey?
South Dakota
Did the US government support North Vietnam or South Vietnam?
South Vietnam
Did Francisco Coronado lead expeditions into the American West, South, or Southwest?
Southwest
In what European country can you visit to see the city of Madrid?
Spain
Who were the first Europeans to settle in Santa Fe and San Francisco?
Spanish
If both the US President and Vice President should die, who becomes President?
Speaker of the House
What city in Missouri is famous for its Gateway Arch?
St. Louis
What is the final championship game in American pro football called?
Super Bowl
Did John Marshall serve as a governor, US Senator or Supreme Court justice?
Supreme Court justice
Which always falls on a Thursday: Christmas, New Year's Day, or Thanksgiving?
Thanksgiving
In what war were the American forces called the Continental Army?
The American Revolution or War of Independence
Which President came first: Theodore Roosevelt or Frnklin Delano Roosevelt?
Theodore Roosevelt
What the remainder when 88 is divided by 8?
There is no remainder
Who was the author of Common Sense: Thomas Paine or Thomas Jefferson?
Thomas Paine
Which country is NOT in Africa: Angola, Ukraine, Nigeria, or Chad?
Ukraine
What Civil War general became the 18th President of the United States?
Ulysses S. Grant
Which two generals met at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865?
Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee
Name the prefix and the suffix in the word "unthinkable"
Un- is the prefix and -able is the suffix
What planet is Earth's nearest neighbor?
Venus
Who was the Roman goddess of love and beauty: Venus or Minerva?
Venus
If you're looking up at Mount Saint Helens, are you in the state of Washington or Hawaii?
Washington
Which state does NOT border on California: Nevada, Washington, or Arizona?
Washington
In what city can you stand in the steps of the Lincoln Memorial?
Washington D.C.
in 1790, what American city did Benjamin Banneker help plan?
Washington D.C.
The answer to the homonym riddle is "naked grizzly." What's the question?
What do you call a bare bear?
The answer to the homonym riddle is "a sent cent" What's the question?
What do you call a mailed penny?
In what war did Japan bomb both American warships at Pearl Harbor?
World War II
To meditate, do you sit quietly and clear your mind or do you try to float in the air?
You sit quietly and clear your mind.
Which of these countries is NOT in Asia: Tibet, Zambia, Iraq, or Mongolia?
Zambia
"Play that song again I love it." What punctuation can correct this run-on?
a period after "again"
Which is NOT higher than the land around it: a plain, a mesa, or a plateau?
a plain
Is the word spelled i-t-s a possessive pronoun or a contraction?
a possessive pronoun
When a doctor writes "Rx" on a notepad, what is he giving the patient?
a prescription for medicine
Which is NOT a landmass: an isthmus, a peninsula, a sound, or a delta?
a sound
Which group was against slavery: plantation owners or abolitionists?
abolitionists
Is the rate at which an object gains speed called acceleration or deceleration?
acceleration
What do we call rain that contains harmful sulfur and nitrogen compounds?
acid rain
Which helps you react quickly in emergencies: adrenaline or hemoglobin?
adrenaline
Osama bin Laden led what terrorist group?
al Qaeda
Which eats both meat and plants: an herbivore, an omnivore, or a carnivore?
an omnivore
Which are NOT parasites: mosquitoes, ticks, or ants?
ants
Order from smallest to largest: galaxy, star, planet, and asteroid
asteroid, planet, star, galaxy
What animal group does ornithologist study?
birds
Which does NOT grow from spores: mosses, ferns, or cacti?
cacti
In chemistry, what does the symbol "C" stand for?
carbon
What large muscle helps you breath in and out: the heart or the diaphragm?
diaphragm
Continue this sequence: I do, you do, he or she ...
does
Find the direct object: "In our house, the cat chases the dog."
dog
During an equinox, are the hours of daylight and darkness equal or unequal?
equal
Is the soccer World Cup held every year or every four years?
every four years
To impeach the President is to remove him from office at once. True or false?
false
Tobacco is harmful only to people who smoke it. True or false?
false
Women voted for the first time in a US Presidential election in 1900. True or false?
false
A number that's divided by another is called the divisor. True or false?
false.
Are the worker bees male or female?
female
Which word describes a meal that "sticks to your ribs": undercooked or filling?
filling
Would the most recent entry on a blog appear first on a page or last?
first
If the lights go out in a storm, which would be useful: a flashlight or an electric fan?
flashlight
Which can create electrical energy: a conductor, a generator, or an insulator?
generator
A "tangelo" is a cross between a tangerine and what other fruit: grapefruit or orange?
grapefruit
What force keeps the stars of the Milky Way in place?
gravity
"The giant gulped his food and slurped his drink." Name the vivid-sounding verbs
gulped and slurped
In the poem, "Casey at the Bat," does Casey's team win or lose?
his team loses
What kind of race is the Kentucky Derby?
horse race
Does a hygrometer measure temperature, air pressure, or humidity?
humidity
Where are the smallest bones in your body?
in your ear
Was I "infuriated" or "admonished" when my friend showed up an hour late?
infuriated
Are freckles an inherited trait or do you get them from sitting in the sun?
inherited trait
If English is your "mother tongue," is it your first or second language?
it's your first language
What does a crab use to find food in total darkness?
its antennae
Is an organism's DNA code found in its cytoplasm or its genes?
its genes
To find the velocity of a spacecraft, do you measure its volume, weight, or speed?
its speed
Which form of music came first: rap, jazz, or rock?
jazz (in the early 1900s)
Was Charlie Parker a famous playwright, baseball player, or jazz musician?
jazz musician
Which is a cardiovascular exercise: jumping rope or lifting weights?
jumping rope
Think of "garbage" to name a two-word term for snacks like chips, soda, and candy
junk food
What do fins help fish do besides move through the water?
keep its balance
Does a moving arrow have potential energy or kinetic energy?
kinetic energy
When you ride a bike, do you produce chemical or kinetic energy?
kinetic energy
What are the last two letters of most adverbs?
l-y
Does laryngitis affect your lungs or your larynx?
larynx
East of your time zone, is it later or earlier in the day?
later
In the Revolutionary War, what name was given to colonists who supported the British?
loyalists
Say "thank you" in French
merci
Which element is NOT a gas: nitrogen, helium, hydrogen, or mercury?
mercury
Choose the best conductor of heat: glass, wood, metal, or sand
metal
Each kind of atom is an element. Are most elements gases, liquids, or metals?
metals
"There was so much milk in the bowl, it was a lake." simile or metaphor?
metaphor
What do you call a building where Muslims gather to pray?
mosque
Where does an apostrophe go: "Where did I put my mothers present?"
mother's
How do you find the area of a rectangle?
multiply the length by the width
Find the metaphor: "At night my room is a cave filled with shadows."
my room is a cave
Name the root adjective for which "nastiest" is the superlative form
nasty
Are tidal waves found near the shore or in the middle of the ocean?
near the shore
If you need glasses to see the blackboard from your seat, are you nearsighted or farsighted?
nearsighted
Which do NOT have fictional characters: novels, plays, or newspaper articles?
newspaper articles
What color is oxygen?
no color
A 747 jet flies from Texas to Ohio. Is it headed northwest, due north or northeast?
northeast
what does the prefix in- mean in "invisible" and "inaudible"?
not
In ancient Greece, what did the athletes wear at the Olympic Games?
nothing
As an adjective, it means "new"; as a noun, it's a type of fiction. What word is it?
novel
Are chromosomes found inside a nucleus or an electron?
nucleus
Pistachios, cashews, pecans, and almonds are all kinds of what food?
nuts
What are cashews, pistachios, and pecans?
nuts
Spell the six-letter plural of "octopus"
o-c-t-o-p-i
Which kind of doctor delivers babies: an optician or an obstetrician?
obstetrician
Find the homophones: p-i-e-c-e, p-e-a-s, and p-e-a-c-e
p-i-e-c-e and p-e-a-c-e
Spell that word that can mean a baseball player or a container for pouring
p-i-t-c-h-e-r
Do most of your muscles work individually or in pairs?
pairs
What do you wear to sleep that has the word "jam" in it?
pajamas
What forms of life do botanists study?
plants
Which adjective uses the word "more" to show comparison: polite, thin, cute?
polite
The 1960s saw the beginning of the Pop Art movement. What is "Pop" short for?
popular
"Robotics" is the study of what type of machines?
robots
Is an online place for information spelled web s-i-t-e or web s-i-g-h-t?
s-i-t-e
What is the name for an artist who carves statues out of clay, stone or metal?
sculptor
If your sister is "knee-high to a grasshopper," does she study bugs or is she short?
she's short
Which did the Iroquois use to make wampum: coins, shells, or precious stones?
shells
Complete this analogy: High is to low as tall is to ... what?
short
What language was created for people who can't hear or speak?
sign language
Spell the noun that comes from the adjective "silly."
silliness
What state of matter is sand?
solid
To measure the depth of an ocean, do scientists use sonar or radar?
sonar
Find the misfit: cube, sphere, cone, square, pyramid
square
Which adjective describes how wet shoes sound: muddy, soggy, squeaky?
squeaky
What do the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, and the Adriatic have in common?
they're all seas
How many language does a trilingual person speak?
three
Which is a longer period of time: three decades or a quarter of a century?
three decades
Does Lyme disease come from frogs, fleas, or ticks?
ticks
What was the purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation?
to free slaves in the states that were rebelling against the Union
why do people insulate their homes?
to keep out of the cold
What crop first created a demand for slave labor in the United States?
tobacco, in the late 1600s
Take the word "toil." Add two letters to it to name something in a bathroom
toilet
Is there more chlorophyll in the top or bottom of a leaf?
top
What does the Statue of Liberty hold in her right hand?
torch
Which creates the fastest winds on Earth: a hurricane, a tornado, or a cyclone?
tornado
What word combines with "door" for an opening to a hidden place: "back" or "trap"?
trap
Which has only 1 pair of parallel sides: a rectangle or a trapezoid?
trapezoid
"Biodiversity" means having lots of different species of plants and animals. True or false?
true
A "clique" is a group of friends who leave others out of their circle on purpose. True or false?
true
A news feed constantly updates information on a website. True or false?
true
All oceans and seas are saltwater. True or false?
true
Almost all tornadoes rotate in a counterclockwise direction. True or false?
true
Bullies often pick on someone they think they can boss around. True or false?
true
Density is equal to mass divided by volume. True or false?
true
Fewer people are left-handed than right-handed. True or false?
true
Fog is actually a stratus cloud close to the ground. True or false?
true
For his time, George Washington was considered a giant. True or false?
true
If your class is catting online with an author "real time," that's now. True or false?
true
In a tornado, try to seek shelter in a windowless room like a closet or bathroom. True or false?
true
One way to reduce noise pollution is to plant more trees. True or false?
true
Organic fruits and veggies are grown without using chemical fertilizers. True or false?
true
Planes are being designed and tested so that passengers can travel to space. True or false?
true
Summers are usually cooler in coastal areas than an inland areas. True or false?
true
Sunspots are cooler than the rest of the sun's surface. True or false?
true
The North Star shines almost directly above the North Pole. True or false?
true
The inside of a light-bulb is a vacuum. True or false?
true
The rights of citizens and non-citizens are guaranteed by the Constitution. True or false?
true
The state of Minnesota has more than 10,000 lakes. True or false?
true
The whale shark is the largest shark in the world. True or false?
true
There is no real English word that rhymes with "orange." True or false?
true
Two major cities in the US are named Kansas City. True or false?
true
Webcams are video cameras that are connected to the Internet. True or false?
true
In addition to a subject, what does every sentence need?
verb or predicate
Are fish, reptiles, birds and mammals classified as vertebrates or invertebrates?
vertebrates
Which comes first in a dictionary: violin or viola?
viola
What healthful vitamin does your skin absorb from direct sunlight?
vitamin D
Were the Hawaiian islands formed by volcanoes, tidal waves, or glaciers?
volcanoes
Which word comes from French: voyage or trip?
voyage
Which is scarce in the southwest: oil or water?
water
Find the dependent clause in this sentence: "I e-mailed you when I couldn't reach you on your cell."
when I couldn't reach you on your cell
The adjective "marshmallowy" is a descriptive word for what color?
white
When it's summer in Canada, what season is it in Australia?
winter
Was the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention held to debate abolition or women's rights?
women's rights
Why does a wooden spoon stay cool to the touch in boiling water?
wood is not a good conductor of heat
What are antonyms?
words with opposite meanings
What is the superlative form of the adjective "bad"?
worst
What color is sulfur?
yellow
Which lemony, sunny color rhymes with the word "mellow"?
yellow
"I'll read you the story." Which word is the indirect object?
you
If you deposit money, do you add it to your bank account or subtract it?
you add it
What does it mean if a disease is contagious?
you can catch it
Divide 643 by 8. What's the remainder?
3
Which mythical creature is part human part bull: Medusa or the Minotaur?
Minotaur
Was New Amsterdam a city or a colony in early America?
a city
In what position does a bat sleep?
upside down
G-r-o-a-n or g-r-o-w-n? "Did you hear the blank man blank?"
"Did you hear the grown man groan?"
Change the pronouns to their plural form: "Don't call me; I'll call you."
"Don't call us; we'll call you."
Correct this sentence: "Him and me are going to the ball game."
"He and I are going to the ball game."
Multiply 1 2/3 * 3/5. What's the product?
1
Which describes a star? 1) a ball of fiery gas 2) a mass of hot lava
1) a ball of fiery gas
A century is a period of 100 years. How many years is a millennium?
1,000
What fraction of a pound of 8 ounces?
1/2
Did the Great Depression begin in 1929 or 1992?
1929
When you bisect a circle, what new forms do you get?
2 semicircles or 2 half-circles
About how long is the Oregon Trail: 200 or 2,000 miles?
2,000 miles
What the volume of a box that is 15 cm by 16 cm by 10 cm?
2,400 cu cm
How much is .3 multiplied by 8?
2.4
How much do you need to add to 7/3 to get 3?
2/3
What are the next three numbers in this series: 11, 9, 16, 14 . . .?
21, 19, 26
How many pairs of chromosomes did you inherit from your parents: 23 or 46?
23 pairs
How many amendments have been added to the US Constitution: 19, 27, or 35?
27
What whole number do you get when you add 4/4 and 12/4?
4
What whole number do you get when you add 8/3 and 4/3?
4
What 4 coins are equal to the decimal .04?
4 pennies
Think of 9 coins that add up to $1. 23
4 quarters, 2 dimes, and 3 pennies
If your beats 80 times a minute, how many times will it beat in an hour?
4,800 beats per hour
Solve for n by using cross-products: 6/3 = n/20
40
In 6 weeks, we'll leave on our camping trip. How many days must we wait?
42 days
If 5 times 32 is 160, what is 160 divided by 32?
5
Which digit is in the thousands place in 25,864?
5
Which is a prime number: 5 or 6?
5
subtract 11 3/8 from 16 10/16
5 1/4
About how old is Earth: 500 million, 2 billion, or 5 billion years old?
5 billion years old
How many pound in one-fourth of a ton?
500 pounds
Find the product of 80*7
560
Our bus left at 12:45 pm. The trip took 4 1/2 hours. What time did we arrive?
5:15 pm
How many numbers from 1 to 15 divide evenly into the number 42?
6
How many zeros are there in 735 million?
6
Multiply 0.9 by 8
7.2
What is the perimeter of a hexagon with 12-foot sides?
72 feet
Which uses a linking verb? A: "Joe feels awful." B: "Joe feels the dog's fur."
A: "Joe feels awful."
Put these US Presidents in chronological order: Jackson, Adams, Lincoln
Adams, Jackson, and Lincoln
On what continent were the conga drums first played?
Africa
Order from largest to smallest: Europe, Africa, North America
Africa, North America, and Europe
Kwanzaa celebrates the heritage of which group of Americans?
African Americans
Which came first: America's war with Mexico or the California Gold Rush?
America's war with Mexico
Who was the first to round the Cape of Good Hope: Vasco de Gama or Bartolomeu Dias?
Bartolomeu Dias
What famous battle did the Mexicans win in San Antonio, Texas, in 1836?
Battle of Alamo
What great German composer wrote most of his music after he became deaf?
Beethoven
How was the word "boulevard" abbreviated in addresses?
Blvd.
To avoid a run-on sentence, where do you need a period: "It was late I ran to school"?
after "late"
Which cloud is high, thin, and feathery: cirrus, cumulus, or stratus?
cirrus
The great fire of 1871 occurred in what US city?
Chicago
Which is NOT in the Eastern time zone: Chicago, Miami, Boston, or Atlanta?
Chicago
Who do NOT belong in this group: Hopi, Pawnee, Zuni, Sioux, Chicanos?
Chicanos
Was gunpowder invented in Egypt, China, or India?
China
Which war in our history was followed by a period called Reconstruction?
Civil War
Which is a main character in Native American folktales: Coyote, Fox, or Snake?
Coyote
How do we abbreviate the term "European Union"?
EU
In a written story, how do you show the words that someone actually said?
Enclose the words in quotation marks
What country was led by Prime Minister Churchill during World War II?
England or Great Britain
Which amendment guarantees free speech and freedom of religion?
First Amendment
You see alligators in the water. Are you in Florida, Colorado, or Montana?
Florida
What do we call people who moved to California during the Gold Rush?
Forty-Niners
Was the use of assembly lines in factories introduced by J.P. Morgan or Henry Ford?
Henry Ford
Which of the New England states is farthest north?
Maine
Who was the US President during the War of 1812?
James Madison
Who was president of the Confederacy during the Civil War?
Jefferson Davis
In the 1890s, were most sweatshop workers Jewish or Hispanic?
Jewish
Who sailed from England to Newfoundland in 1497: Henry Hudson or John Cabot?
John Cabot
In what religion is Rosh Hashanah an important holiday?
Judaism, or Jewish religion
In Roman mythology, who was king of the gods: Mercury or Jupiter?
Jupiter
Louisiana was named for what 17th-century king of France?
Louis XIV
Which author was a nurse during the Civil War: Laura Ingalls Wilder or Louisa May Alcott?
Louisa May Alcott
Were potatoes first grown by Native Americans, ancient Romans, or the Irish?
Native Americans
Did Peter Stuyvesant govern Plymouth, New Netherlands, or Jamestown?
New Netherlands
What southern city in the US is often called "the birthplace of jazz"?
New Orleans
In what state will you find Cooperstown, the home of baseball's Hall of Fame?
New York
In what city can you watch an event at Yankee Stadium or Madison Square Garden?
New York City
In what city was George Washington worn in as the first US president?
New York City
What city was the first capital of the newly formed United States?
New York City
Name one Sioux leader who helped defeat Custer in the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse
"WOW! Mom rides a kayak at noon." How are the underlined words alike?
They are palindromes
What do we cal a person who has a billion dollars?
a billionaire
In which weather condition could you experience a whiteout: a hailstorm or a blizzard?
a blizzard
Which is a work of nature: a canal, a dam, or a canyon?
a canyon
Giant anteaters have 2-foot-long tongues to help them eat. Oddity or adaption?
adaption
Did the father "advice" or advise" his son to drive carefully?
advice
Spell the past tense of the verb "to cry"
c-r-i-e-d
Which is found in all living things: carbon, or chlorophyll?
carbon
What gas do plants take in from the air to use in making food?
carbon doixide
Which is a toxic waste: carbon monoxide or carbon dioxide?
carbon monoxide
What are mozzarella, provolone, and Gorgonzola?
cheeses
Iron turns red when it rusts. Is this a chemical reaction or a physical change?
chemical reaction
Which would a vegetarian NOT choose to eat: guacamole or chili con carne?
chili con carne
Which cannot be recycled: glass jars, china cups, tin cans, cartons?
china cups
What green material in plants draws energy from the sun?
chlorophyll
Change one letter in "croak" to get a word that's a synonym for "cape"
cloak
After millions of years, do plants remains turn into coal, oil, or natural gas?
coal
In a business letter, what punctuation mark follows "To Whom It May Concern"?
colon
What kind of object in space appears to have a long tail?
comet
Which is the best conductor of electricity: wood, ceramic or copper?
copper
What word names your relationship to your mother's brother's son?
cousin
In the 1800s, was the Chisholm Trial used by cowboys, fur trappers, or gold prospectors?
cowboys
Which means the same as "rot": decompose or decompress?
decompose
Does a space prob explore the Earth's atmosphere or deep space?
deep space
Take the word "diner." Double the "n." What new word do you get?
dinner
Which one is not a fish: flounder, trout, halibut, endive, anchovy?
endive
Is a recipe for chocolate cupcakes an example of narrative or expository writing?
expository writing
Which letters spell the name of an insect: f-l-e-e or f-l-e-a?
f-l-e-a
Answer with a homonym pair: What's it called when the cost of a bus ride is reasonable?
fair fore
What season of the year might include "Indian Summer"?
fall, or autumn
13% is the same as 13/50. True or false?
false
An indentured servant was a slave for life. True or false?
false
Anne Hutchinson was the first governor of Massachusetts. True or false?
false
Both plant and animal cells are surrounded by cell walls. True or false?
false
Calories measure the amount of fat in foods. True or false?
false
Capillars are the largest blood vessels in the human body. True or false?
false
Conduction is the transfer of heat through air. True or false?
false
If your tea is decaffeinated, it has caffeine in it. True or false?
false
Michigan was one of the 13 colonies. True or false?
false
More water vapor is held in cool air than in warm air. True or false?
false
Native Americans kept written records of their history. True or false?
false
Plant eaters are not necessary in a carnivore's food chain. True or false?
false
Polar bears and penguins coexist. True or false?
false
Submersibles are used to explore faraway planets like Saturn. True or false?
false
The bald eagle has no feathers on its head. True or false?
false
The highest degrees of latitude are closest to the equator. True or false?
false
The singular form of the word "scissors" is "scissor." True or false?
false
The value of the ratio 16/n = 16/1 is 16. True or false?
false
Find a short synonym for "influenza" inside the word Hint: it makes you sick
flu
Which musical instrument does NOT have a reed: a flute, a clarinet, or a saxophone?
flute
What word added to each of these words makes a compound word: butter, dragon, and horse?
fly
When you write an essay, should you use formal or informal language?
formal language
When daylight saving time starts, do we turn clock forward or backward an hour?
forward
How many babies in a set of quadruplets?
four
If you fly from Boston to Los Angeles, how many time zones do you travel through?
four
How many years apart are the Summer Olympic Games held?
four years apart
Which is greater than 90 degrees: an acute angle or an obtuse angle?
obtuse angle
What do these vegetables have in common: asparagus, chicory, artichokes?
their green color
Name the power the President has to prevent a bill from becoming law
the power of veto
Did Cyrus McCormick invent the reaper or the elevator?
the reaper
What right did that 19th amendment give to American women?
the right to vote
Is the first syllable or second syllable stressed in the word "explain"?
the second syllable
Name the group of federal agents who protect the President
the secret service
What part of your body moves when you shrug?
the shoulders
Find the subject of this sentence: "The sidewalks and streets are full of people."
the sidewalks and streets
What is your body's largest organ?
the skin
Which is visible only during an eclipse: the sun's corona or its photosphere?
the sun's corona
Did Albert Einstein discover gravity, electricity, or the theory of relativity?
the theory of relativity
What natural phenomenon creates sand dunes?
the wind
What was proved by the Magellan expedition around the world?
the word is round, not flat
In a writer's group, authors share their writing with one another. True or false?
true
In the US, labor unions have the right to strike. True or false?
true
India has the second-largest population in the world. True or false?
true
Lake Superior is the world's largest freshwater lake. True or false?
true
Lava from a volcano is magma that has reached the Earth's surface. True or false?
true
Light can travel around the Earth 7 times in 1 second. True or false?
true
Many sunspots, or dark areas on the sun, are larger than the planet Earth. True or false?
true
Whales are mammals, so they can live briefly on land. True or false?
true
WiFi allows you to access the Internet wirelessly. True or false?
true
Wood is a renewable resource. True or false?
true
You can send an e-mail to the President at the White House website. True or false?
true
Which describes a "petrified" tree: 1) afraid, 2) turned to stone, 3) uprooted?
turned to stone
If Tess has twenty hundred stamps, how many thousands of stamps does she have?
two thousand
Does a biennial plant complete its life cycle in one year, two years, or half a year?
two years
Does your cranium protect your brain, your heart, or your intestines?
your brain
If someone says your "epidermis" is showing, what body part do they mean?
your skin
Is the fertilized egg of an animal called a zygote or an enzyme?
zygote
