Back to School 2024: Trivia for Middle School Students + English Grammar: Common Usage Problems

Question 1

What is the name of an animal that eats only plants?

Accepted Answer

Herbivore

Question 2

Floyd was glad to _______ my help with the model plane.

Accepted Answer

accept

Question 3

Last week while we were in Florida, we saw ________ alligator at the side of the road.

Accepted Answer

an

Question 4

Victor plays the guitar well, but plays the piano _________.

Accepted Answer

badly

Question 5

We had to scrape the old paint ________ the boat before we could repaint it.

Accepted Answer

off

Question 6

What was the first animal sent into outer space?

Accepted Answer

dog

Question 7

What is the largest land animal in the world?

Accepted Answer

Elephant

Question 8

Marian, please _______ the book on the table when you finish reading it.

Accepted Answer

lay

Question 9

What is the only continent on Earth WITHOUT an active volcano?

Accepted Answer

Australia

Question 10

What planet is closest to the sun?

Accepted Answer

Mercury

Question 11

How many billions of people currently live on Earth?

Accepted Answer

over 6 billion

Question 12

In what country would you find the Eiffel Tower?

Accepted Answer

France

Question 13

What is the largest state in the United States?

Accepted Answer

Alaska

Question 14

Which of the following countries is not in Europe?

Accepted Answer

Egypt

Question 15

What fraction of the Earth's surface is covered in water?

Accepted Answer

2/3

Question 16

How many legs does a spider have?

Accepted Answer

8

Question 17

About how many species of insects are there in the world?

Accepted Answer

3,000

Question 18

How many states make up the United States?

Accepted Answer

50

Question 19

What percentage of Earth's animals are insects?

Accepted Answer

80%

Question 20

This is a correctly written sentence: The kitten was nowheres to be found.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 21

What is the largest continent in the world?

Accepted Answer

Asia

Question 22

Before travelers go to Mexico, they ________ to know the value of the peso.

Accepted Answer

ought

Question 23

The dog wagged _______ tail when I walked into the yard.

Accepted Answer

its

Question 24

How many bones are in the human body?

Accepted Answer

206

Question 25

Are those the ________ of colored pencils that we need for art class?

Accepted Answer

kind

Question 26

Which one is NOT an ocean?

Accepted Answer

Antarctic

Question 27

What are the three primary colors?

Accepted Answer

Red, yellow, & blue

Question 28

What is the tallest mountain in the world?

Accepted Answer

Mt. Everest

Question 29

What is the only food that does not spoil?

Accepted Answer

Honey

Back to School 2024: Trivia for Middle School Students + English Grammar: Common Usage Problems

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Back to School 2024: Trivia for Middle School Students + English Grammar: Common Usage Problems

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