6th grade trivia

Question 1

What year did Christopher Columbus go to America?

Accepted Answer

1492

Question 2

If 25% of a number is 10, what is 75% of the number?

Accepted Answer

30

Question 3

What is the name of the actor who plays the character of Harry Potter in the movie series?

Accepted Answer

Daniel Radcliffe

Question 4

Who invented the telephone?

Accepted Answer

Alexander Graham Bell

Question 5

Who said E=mc2

Accepted Answer

Einstein

Question 6

When was the first atomic bomb dropped?

Accepted Answer

1945

Question 7

How many months have 31 days?

Accepted Answer

7

Question 8

Who was the 16th president of the United States?

Accepted Answer

Abraham Lincoln

Question 9

Where is your tibia?

Accepted Answer

The shinbone below the knee

Question 10

Who painted the Sistine Chapel?

Accepted Answer

Michelangelo

Question 11

Which is not one of Snow White's dwarfs?

Accepted Answer

Lazy

Question 12

What is the antonym of the word 'synonym'?

Accepted Answer

antonym

Question 13

What is a young turkey called?

Accepted Answer

poult

Question 14

Where did the Olympic Games originate?

Accepted Answer

Greece

Question 15

Who was the first gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of 10 at the Olympics?

Accepted Answer

Nadia Comaneci

Question 16

What are the first three words of the bible?

Accepted Answer

In the beginning

Question 17

What do you call the middle part of an atom?

Accepted Answer

nucleus

Question 18

Which is the largest ocean?

Accepted Answer

Pacific

Question 19

Name the four main characters from the cartoon series 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'.

Accepted Answer

Donatello, Leonardo, Raphael and Michael Angelo

Question 20

What is the name of the Greek God of music?

Accepted Answer

Apollo

Question 21

Which was the country that first made the use of paper money?

Accepted Answer

China

Question 22

In which year did the Titanic sink?

Accepted Answer

1912

Question 23

Which athlete has won the maximum number of gold medals at a single Olympics, and how many?

Accepted Answer

Michael Phelps. 8 gold medals - swimming.

Question 24

Who founded the first public library in the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

Benjamin Franklin

Question 25

What's the highest mountain in Africa?

Accepted Answer

Kilimanjaro

Question 26

Who was known as the god of the sun?

Accepted Answer

Red & green

Question 27

How many colours are there in a rainbow?

Accepted Answer

7

Question 28

What's the hardest rock/mineral?

Accepted Answer

diamond

Question 29

The Statue of Liberty was gifted to the United States by which country?

Accepted Answer

France

Question 30

What was Mickey Mouse's original name?

Accepted Answer

Mortimer Mouse

Question 31

What % of an egg's weight is the shell?

Accepted Answer

12%

Question 32

What is ten in Roman numerals?

Accepted Answer

X

Question 33

Who painted the Mona Lisa?

Accepted Answer

Leonardo da Vinci

Question 34

What do the opposite sides of a dice add up to?

Accepted Answer

7

Question 35

How do you say 'yes' in French?

Accepted Answer

oui

Question 36

Which is the only mammal that can't jump?

Accepted Answer

elephant

Question 37

Who was the first actor to have played the role of James Bond in the movie series?

Accepted Answer

Sir Sean Connery

Question 38

Which country has the largest area?

Accepted Answer

Brazil

Question 39

What is the capital of Hawaii?

Accepted Answer

Honolulu

Question 40

Which is the most commonly spoken language?

Accepted Answer

chinese

Question 41

How many players are there in a basketball team?

Accepted Answer

5

Question 42

Who wrote The Hobbit?

Accepted Answer

J. R. Tolkien

Question 43

Which city is the Palace of Versailles nearest to?

Accepted Answer

Paris

Question 44

What's the smallest type of tree in the world?

Accepted Answer

Bonsai

Question 45

What is Easter Island famous for?

Accepted Answer

mysterious stone heads

6th grade trivia

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6th grade trivia

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