Middle School Trivia mod. 4-29-2021

Question 1

How long does it take for light to reach Earth from the sun?

Accepted Answer

8 minutes, 20 seconds

Question 2

Who was the third president of the United States?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Question 3

Which planet is closest to the sun?

Accepted Answer

Mercury

Question 4

How many inches long is a yardstick?

Accepted Answer

36

Question 5

What planet is the brightest object in the sky, after the sun and moon?

Accepted Answer

Venus

Question 6

What is the capital city of the state of Maine?

Accepted Answer

Augusta

Question 7

Which of the following states does NOT have a seacoast?

Accepted Answer

Tennessee

Question 8

In this citation, which of the these choices is the TITLE OF THE ARTICLE?

Accepted Answer

"Helen Keller"

Question 9

Which of these states is not part of the Four Corners?

Accepted Answer

Nevada

Question 10

Who was the president of the Confederate States during the U.S. Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Jefferson Davis

Question 11

Where can I be reasonably certain the information I find will be Current, Reliable, and Authoritative?

Accepted Answer

an academic database

Question 12

In what year did the LAST American set foot on the moon?

Accepted Answer

1972

Question 13

Who was the first American to step foot on the moon?

Accepted Answer

Neil Armstrong

Question 14

How many muscles are in the human body?

Accepted Answer

roughly 650

Question 15

Which city was the first to be attacked by the atomic bomb?

Accepted Answer

Hiroshima

Question 16

What do you call a substance containing only one type of atom?

Accepted Answer

element

Question 17

What is the name of the body of water surrounded by the states of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas?

Accepted Answer

Gulf of Mexico

Question 18

Which of the following is a prime number?

Accepted Answer

53

Question 19

Which two states gave up land to create our nation's capital, Washington, DC?

Accepted Answer

Maryland and Virginia

Question 20

What U.S. state is the smallest in population?

Accepted Answer

Wyoming

Question 21

The Earth is made up of how many continents?

Accepted Answer

7

Question 22

Which of the following domains is usually the LEAST authoritative source of information?

Accepted Answer

.com

Question 23

What is the largest animal living today?

Accepted Answer

Blue Whale

Question 24

What is the fastest bird in flight?

Accepted Answer

Peregrine Falcon

Question 25

During what years was the Civil War between the Northern and Southern regions of the United States fought?

Accepted Answer

1861 - 1865

Middle School Trivia mod. 4-29-2021

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Middle School Trivia mod. 4-29-2021

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