1. How do you measure mineral hardness? The Mohs Scale
2. Which is the smallest planet in the solar system? Mercury
3. Who wrote "Pride and Prejudice"? Jane Austen
4. Which is correct? sine = opposite/hypotenuse
5. Which king does Macbeth murder in "Macbeth"? King Duncan
6. What is a triangle with no equal sides called? Scalene
7. What is the world's largest desert? Sahara Desert
8. What is the syllable structure of a haiku? 5, 7, 5
9. What connects muscle to bones? Tendons
10. For the equation 3x+7=16, what is the value of x? 3
11. How many bones are in the adult human body? 206
12. The Eiffel Tower can be 15 cm taller during the summer. True
13. Who watches over the people in the book "1984"? Big Brother
14. A ______ mirror is a diverging mirror in which the reflective surface bulges towards the light source. Convex
15. Who developed the Theory of Relativity? Albert Einstein
16. What year did the Titanic sink? 1912
17. What is the powerhouse of the cell? Mitochondria
18. Where do most earthquakes occur? Plate boundaries
19. Approximately what percentage of the earth is covered by water? 70%
20. What is the equation y=mx+b called? Slope-intercept
21. Which is the largest continent in the world? Asia
22. When did World War I begin? 1914
23. Photosynthesis occurs in the chloroplasts of _____. Plants
24. What is pi? 3.1415
25. Margaret Thatcher was prime minister of what country? United Kingdom
26. Who is the "Father of Medicine"? Hippocrates
27. Which culture developed cuneiform, one of the earliest forms of writing? ** Sumerians**
28. Which colour stars are the hottest? Blue
29. On the periodic table, what does K stand for? Potassium
30. How many protons are in a water molecule? 10
31. An animal that eats ONLY meat is called what? Carnivore
32. Who invented the printing press? Johannes Gutenberg
33. The Suez Canal connects which bodies of water? Mediterranean and Red
34. Who is Jay Gatsby’s love interest in "The Great Gatsby"? Daisy Buchanan
35. The Cold War was a conflict between what two major nations? USA and Soviet Union
36. How many confirmed elements can you find on the periodic table? 118
37. Which historical figure is NOT on Mount Rushmore? Alexander Hamilton
38. You find the area of a circle by multiplying pi and: Radius squared
39. Which body system helps to prevent illness? Immune system
40. What year did the French Revolution start? 1789
