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1
Who discovered the law of gravity?
Isaac Edison
Isaac Chin
Isaac Newton
Isaac Buelvas
2
Which of the following is one of the Great Lakes?
Lake Minnesota
Lake Airy
Lake Sufficient
Lake Ontario
3
What city in Missouri is famous for its Gateway Arch?
Urbana
St. Louis
Bloomington
McDonald
4
T of F: Wood is a renewable resource.
true
false
5
Who won World War II?
Allied powers
Axis powers
6
I've (
swam, swum
) in the freezing cold water and will never do it again!
swam
swum
7
How long does light from the sun take to reach the Earth?
8 hours
8 minutes
8 seconds
8 days
8
How many zeros are there in 735 million?
three
four
six
seven
9
"The angry sky dumped water on us!" - What is this literary device?
onomatopoeia
personification
simile
rhyme
10
Which expands the most when it's heated?
a gas
all of the above
a liquid
a solid
11
Sapphire, turquoise, and navy are all shade of what color?
silver
green
blue
purple
12
Change the verb to the future tense: People live on Mars.
lived
live over
Some people
will live
13
Who was the author of
Common Sense
?
Thomas Jefferson
Samuel Adams
Patrick Henry
Thomas Paine
14
Who sailed to North America first?
Portuguese
Dutch
Vikings
Spanish
15
Which ocean borders Australia to the south and west?
The Pacific Ocean
The Indian Ocean
The Arctic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean
16
Our bus left at 12:45pm. The trip took 4 1/2 hours. What time did we arrive?
5:15pm
6:45pm
5:45pm
6:15pm
17
Which is the best conductor of electricity?
ceramic
pie
wood
copper
18
What is the body's largest organ?
the stomach
the skin
the heart
the intestines
19
What colony did Peter Stuyvesant govern?
Roanoke
New Netherland
Jamestown
Plymouth
20
What did Cyrus McCormick invent?
the cellular telephone
the escalator
the elevator
the reaper
21
Which poetry is usually humorous?
haiku
limerick
epitaph
free verse
22
What do you call a plant that comes from two different species of plants?
a hybrid
a mitochondria
a mish mosh
a combination
23
What are the opening words of the Constitution called?
The Introduction
The Clincher
The Bill of Rights
The Preamble
24
Where was gun powder invented?
Mesopotamia
China
Egypt
India
25
What is the tallest mountain in the United States
Mt. Rainier
Mt. McMahon
Mt. McKinley
Mt. Everest
26
What is the linking verb in this sentence: "Joe feels awful"
awful
feels
Joe
27
Which type of angle is larger than 90 degrees?
obtuse
acute
right
28
Who was the Roman goddess of love and beauty?
Minerva
Venus
Nike
Medusa
29
What inventor used a steam engine to give greater power to boats?
Jeremy Page
Robert Fulton
Patrick Shanahan
James Litwin
30
Which sport has been along the longest?
skateboarding
ice skating
basketball
roller skating
31
If a person has tuberculosis, what part of the body is affected?
the esophogus
the heart
the brain
the lungs
32
Which word means the same as "rot"?
decompress
decompose
decondresser
decost
33
Which of the following is
not
a type of shark?
shovelhead
tigerhead
hammerhead
34
What contains the embryo of a flowering plant?
petal
cellular wall
seed
root
35
Which state does NOT border California?
Nevada
Oregon
Arizona
Washington
36
Where are Yankee Stadium and Madison Square Garden located?
Boston
New York City
Los Vegas
Los Angeles
37
What do rocks turn into when they erode?
sand
dirt
gravel
geodes
38
Which animal is endangered?
blue whales
emperor penguins
siberian hamsters
Asian elephants
39
What does a space probe explore?
the mantle
deep space
earth's atmosphere
the ozone layer
40
Who led the Spanish army that conquered the Aztecs?
John Smith
Hernan Cortes
Diego Montoya
Montezuma
41
Which is a cardiovascular exercise?
smiling
lifting weights
jumping rope
stretching
42
You wear a belt around your ____________________.
waset
waste
watse
waist
43
Which country fought against the U.S. in World War I?
Russia
Germany
44
Name the largest mountain system on the continent of Europe.
The Scandinavian Mountains
The Appalachians
The Alps
The Rocky Mountains
45
Which president was once the governor of Arkansas?
George H. Bush
Bill Clinton
Jimmy Carter
John F. Kennedy
46
What large muscle helps you breathe in and out?
diaphragm
calf
bicep
heart
47
What's another word for sad that is also a color?
brown
black
blue
periwinkle
48
Which kind of atom is an element?
metals
liquids
gases
solids
49
Which of these European cities is the largest
Denmark
Paris
Berlin
London
50
Are worker bees male or female?
male
female
