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Question 1

What professional sport does Tom Brady play?

Answer 1

Football

Question 2

What sport does Tiger Woods play?

Answer 2

Golf

Question 3

What are the TWO major political parties in U.S. politics?

Answer 3

Democratic & Republican party

Question 4

What are the three branches of federal government?

Answer 4

Executive, Judicial and Legislative

Question 5

What metal was found that brought many people to California in the 1800’s?

Answer 5

Gold

Question 6

For what professional basketball team did Michael Jordan play?

Answer 6

Chicago Bulls (basketball)

Question 7

Who was the main author of the Declaration Independence?

Answer 7

Thomas Jefferson

Question 8

What is the natural compound present in green plants that gives them their color?

Answer 8

Chlorophyll

Question 9

What is the first day of Spring?

Answer 9

March 20th

Question 10

What is the word that begins with the letter “V” and refers to animals with a backbone.

Answer 10

V E R T E B R A T E

Question 11

Name the planet in our solar system that is closest to the sun

Answer 11

Mercury

Question 12

What was the first university in the U.S.?

Answer 12

Harvard

Question 13

Name the family of musical instruments that includes the drums.

Answer 13

Percussion

Question 14

In science, which element’s symbol is “O”?

Answer 14

Oxygen

Question 15

Which force acts upon an object to slow it down, or stop its motion?

Answer 15

Friction

Question 16

Who was the 3rd president of the U.S.?

Answer 16

Thomas Jefferson

Question 17

Which 10 letter noun, beginning with the letter “p” refers to words that are
spelled the same, both forward and backward, such as “mom”?

Answer 17

palindrome

Question 18

Which animal is the fastest land mammal?

Answer 18

Cheetah

Question 19

Which river did George Washington lead his troops across on Christmas Day, 1776?

Answer 19

Delaware River

Question 20

Identify the 7 colors of the visible light spectrum

Answer 20

red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet

Question 21

What are the TWO major political parties?

Answer 21

Republican and Democratic party

Question 22

What metal was found in California that caused many people to move (or “rush”) there?

Answer 22

Gold

Question 23

What American is called the inventor of the automobile?

Note: he did NOT invent the auto

Answer 23

Henry Ford

He invented the Assembly Line

Question 24

From what animal does most ivory come?

Answer 24

Elephants

Question 25

What is the fastest animal?

Answer 25

Peregrine Falcon

Question 26

When did Arkansas become a state?

Answer 26

June 15, 1836

Question 27

What is the name of the park in Arkansas that is the only place in the U.S. to look for diamonds?

Answer 27

Crater of Diamonds State Park

Question 28

What is the name of the river, first to be named a National River in the U.S., located in Arkansas?

Answer 28

Buffalo National River

Question 29

How many stars are on the Arkansas flag?

Answer 29

The state flag has 25 stars on it to symbolize Arkansas becoming the 25th state.

Question 30

Name the two states that were the last to join the U.S. in 1959

Answer 30

Alaska and Hawaii

Question 31

Who was the main author of the Declaration Independence?

Answer 31

Thomas Jefferson

Question 32

When was the Declaration of Independence signed?

Answer 32

July 4, 1776

Question 33

What are the three branches of federal government?

Answer 33

legislative, executive, and judicial

Question 34

How often are presidential elections in the U.S.?

Answer 34

Every 4 years

Question 35

Who is Joe Biden's vice president?

Answer 35

Kamala Harris

Question 36

What color is chlorophyll?

Answer 36

Green

Question 37

In what month does spring begin?

Answer 37

March

Question 38

What was the first planet to be seen by a telescope?

Answer 38

Uranus

Question 39

Who invented the telescope?

Answer 39

Galileo

Question 40

Pirates and sailors often would get scurvy which is caused by not having enough of what vitamin in your diet for at least 3 months?

Answer 40

Vitamin C

Question 41

What is the Jewish eight-day, wintertime “festival of lights,” celebrated with a nightly menorah lighting, special prayers and fried foods

Answer 41

Hanakuah

Question 42

Identify the popular carnival ride created for the Chicago World’s Fair 1893. It sported 36 seats that held 40 people each, although most of today’s seats hold only 2-3 people

Answer 42

the Ferris Wheel

Question 43

In science, what element's symbol is "O"

Answer 43

Oxygen