Middle School General Knowledge Trivia

Question 1

What's the name of the first dog to travel into space?

Accepted Answer

Laika

Question 2

What type of angle is less than 90 degrees?

Accepted Answer

Acute

Question 3

In the United States, how long is the term of a U.S. Senator?

Accepted Answer

6 years

Question 4

Give the female form of the noun "Aviator"

Accepted Answer

Aviatrix

Question 5

Author Frances Hodgson Burnett wrote the children’s novel ‘The Secret….’what’?

Accepted Answer

Garden

Question 6

What does the greek prefix "Geo" mean?

Accepted Answer

Earth

Question 7

The Eiffel Tower is in which European city?

Accepted Answer

Paris

Question 8

Which facial features remain the same size from birth to adulthood?

Accepted Answer

Eyes

Question 9

What is the name of the bone between the knee and the hips?

Accepted Answer

femur

Question 10

Name this former American President (also seen on the $2 bill)

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Question 11

Who invented the calendar?

Accepted Answer

Pope Gregory Xiii

Question 12

What is a rhino's horn made of?

Accepted Answer

Hair

Question 13

In the human body, the patella is commonly known as what?

Accepted Answer

Knee cap

Question 14

Which is the largest continent on Earth?

Accepted Answer

Asia

Question 15

What is the most common boy’s name in children’s nursery rhymes?

Accepted Answer

Jack

Question 16

What is a group of lions called?

Accepted Answer

A pride

Question 17

Which is the largest flower in the world?

Accepted Answer

Rafflesia

Question 18

What do you call a word that is spelled the same both backward and forward, like "Pop"

Accepted Answer

Palindrome

Question 19

India is the _______ largest country?

Accepted Answer

7th

Question 20

What percent of Earth is covered by water?

Accepted Answer

Apprx. 71%

Questions 20