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What are antonyms?
• Words with opposite meanings
In what state will you find Cooperstown,
the home of baseball’s Hall of Fame?
• New York
Did Lewis and Clark explore the Great
Lakes or the land west of the
Mississippi?
• The land west of the Mississippi
What immigrant group made St.
Patrick’s Day a holiday in the U.S.?
• Irish immigrants
Which is a toxic waste: carbon monoxide
or carbon dioxide?
• Carbon monoxide
What is the perimeter of a hexagon with
12-foot sides?
• 72 feet (6 x 12)
Why did the first American flag have
only 13 stars?
• There were only 13 states (colonies)
Which eats both meat and plants: an
herbivore, an omnivore or a carnivore?
• An omnivore
Which planet is NOT a gas “giant”:
Jupiter, Mars or Saturn?
• Mars
In what phase does the moon disappear
from view?
• The new moon
India has the second-largest population
in the world. True or false?
• True (China has the world’s largest
population.)
In the Civil War, which side wore gray?
• The Confederates
Name two of the three things needed for
photosynthesis to occur.
• Light, carbon dioxide, water
What fort in Texas did Davy
Crockett and Jim Bowie help to
defend?
• The Alamo
Where are the smallest bones in your
body?
• Your ears
Spell the word that can mean a
baseball player or a container for
pouring.
• Pitcher
What great German composer wrote
most of his music after he became
deaf?
• Beethoven
In what European country can you
visit the city of Paris?
• France
What monument bears the words
“Give me your tired, your poor…”?
• The Statue of Liberty
What river forms the eastern border
of Minnesota, Iowa and Louisiana?
• Mississippi River
Who was assassinated by John
Wilkes Booth?
• Abraham Lincoln
Who wrote the novel Walk Two
Moons – Gary Paulsen or Sharon
Creech?
• Sharon Creech
Which president’s face is on a dime?
• Franklin D. Roosevelt
In 1848, what discovery in
California made it so many people
wanted to go there?
• Discovery of gold
In 1890, did most Americans work
40, 50 or 60 hours a week?
• 60 hours a week (earning an average of less
than $10 a week)
What country was led by Prime
Minister Churchill during World
War II?
• England
What sport includes double plays,
bunts and sacrifice flies?
• Baseball
Is the earth’s formation studied by
anthropologists, geologists or
biologists?
• Geologists
Which state is called “the Lone Star
State”?
• Texas
For more Brain Quest questions and
answers…
• Look at our Brain Quest trivia packets in
the activity baskets in the library….
• Visit it online under Educational Games on
our homepage.