High School Trivia
A prime number is divisible ______ and itself?
1 (one)
Who was the 16th president of the United States? (he was very tall)
Abraham Lincoln
Mass x ______ = Force
Acceleration
On what continent would you find the Nile river?
Africa
On which continent is Egypt on?
Africa
What was the 49th US state?
Alaska
What's the largest state in the US?
Alaska
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
What is the first letter of the Greek alphabet?
Alpha
The capital of Turkey is?
Ankara
What is the smallest ocean in the world?
Arctic Ocean
Which sign of the zodiac is represented by the ram?
Aries
Which continent is the largest?
Asia
What color are the stars on the American flag?
White
What has a tail, a head but does not have a body?
a Coin
What is a group of lions called?
a Pride
What ocean is off the New York coast?
Atlantic ocean
What is the chemical symbol for gold?
Au
What's the name of the bear in The Jungle Book?
Baloo
What food do Giant Pandas normally eat?
Bamboo
What is the largest mammal in the world?
Blue whale
What is the name of the closest star to Earth?
the Sun
Which country produces the most coffee in the world?
Brazil
What do caterpillars turn into?
Butterflies
Which country allowed gay marriage first?
Canada
Which country has the longest border with the US?
Canada
The capital of Australia is?
Canberra
Animals which eat only other animals are known as what?
Carnivores
Which is the largest lake of the world?
Caspian sea
What does CIA stand for?
Central Intelligence Agency
What's the smallest breed of dog?
Chihuahua
Which country invented paper?
China
What is the distance around a circle called?
Circumference
What type of fish is Nemo?
Clownfish
What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?
Diamond
What is the hardest rock?
Diamond
What does the D.C. in Washington D.C. stand for?
District of Columbia
What is the 3rd planet from the sun?
Earth
Which planet lies between Venus and Mars?
Earth
Which natural disaster is measured by the richter scale?
Earthquake
What type of animal has the largest ears?
Elephant
Where is Stonehenge located?
England
What language has the most words in it?
English
Whose face is on a dime?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Who was the first President of the United States?
George Washington
Whose faces are on Mount Rushmore?
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln
On a farm a "kid" is a baby what?
Goat
What is the deepest land gorge in the world?
Grand Canyon
Name the biggest island in the world.
Greenland
Name all of the seven dwarfs.
Grumpy, Dopey, Doc, Happy, Bashful, Sneezy, Sleepy
There are fifty states in America. Which was the last to officially become one?
Hawaii
Animals which eat only plants are known as what?
Herbivores
Bees create what substance?
Honey
What's the capital of Hawaii?
Honolulu
What can make Harry Potter invisible?
Invisibility Cloak
Which country is commonly referred to as 'the boot'?
Italy
What happened on November 22, 1963 (in Texas)?
JFK assassination
Who was the fourth president of the United States?
James Madison
Who was the fifth president of the United States?
James Monroe
Who was the second President of the United States?
John Adams
Who shot Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
Name the largest planet.
Jupiter
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo da Vinci
Whose picture is on the $5 bill?
Lincoln
What is the most spoken language in the world?
Mandarin Chinese
Order of the planets from the sun?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune (easy way to remember it; "My very educated mother just served us noodles"
What galaxy is Earth located in?
Milky Way
Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?
Neither, they both weigh one pound. (Same)
Where is Mount Everest located?
Nepal
Which state is known as the empire state?
New York
Which country was the first to allow women to vote?
New Zealand
How many bones do sharks have?
None, only cartilage
What is the Aurora Borealis commonly known as?
Northern Lights
Which blood type is called the universal donor?
O negative
Animals which eat both plants and other animals are known as what?
Omnivores
The capital of Canada is?
Ottawa
Name the largest ocean of the world.
Pacific Ocean
Which ocean is the deepest?
Pacific Ocean
Which is the only American state that starts with a 'P'?
Pennsylvania
Name the largest sea of the world.
Philippine sea
Whose nose grew longer every time he lied?
Pinocchio
Which Italian city is famous for its leaning tower?
Pisa
What is the most widely spoken language in Brazil?
Portuguese
What element is K on the periodic table?
Potassium
What currency do they use in England?
Pounds
On the American flag, is the top stripe red or white?
Red
What two colors make the color purple?
Red and blue
What is the smallest state in the U.S.?
Rhode Island
Which planet in our solar system is known for having a ring?
Saturn
Which country has the highest rate of red headed population?
Scotland
What is sushi wrapped in?
Seaweed
What is a baby frog called?
Tadpole / Polliwog
What's the name of the world's longest river?
The Nile
Where does the US President live?
The White House, Washington DC
What is the capital of the US?
Washington D.C.
How many years are there in a millennium?
1000 years
How many elements are on the periodic table?
118
How many minutes are there in a day?
1440
Beginning and ending year of WWI
1914-1918
What amendment gave women the right to vote?
19th
How many bones are there in a human body?
206
What is Pi?
3.14159265359
How many days are there in June?
30
How many teeth do adult humans have?
32
At what temperature does water freeze?
32°F or 0°C
How old must someone be to run for president?
35 years old
How many time zones are there in the continental US?
4
What number do the roman numerals 'IV' stand for?
4
How many nickels are there in two dollars?
40
How many rings make up the symbol for the Olympic Games?
5
How many stars are there on the American flag?
50
What is 9 X 6?
54
How many colors are in the rainbow?
7
How many continents are there?
7
How many colors are in the rainbow and what are they?
7, ROYGBIV - Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet
How many planets are in our solar system?
8
Who invented the lightbulb?
Thomas Edison
Who was the third president of the United States?
Thomas Jefferson
What is always coming but never arrives?
Tomorrow
