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What was the name of the largest ship used by Christopher Columbus in his first voyage across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492?

• Santa Maria

• Victoria

• Titanic

• Bapor Tabo

Answer explanation

La Santa María de la Inmaculada Concepción, or La Santa María, originally La Gallega, was the largest of the three ships used by Christopher Columbus in his first voyage across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492.

Victoria is the first ship to successfully circumnavigate the world. Victoria was part of the Spanish expedition to the Moluccas commanded by the explorer Ferdinand Magellan.

If Taylor Swift bumps her funny bone, what joint does she hit?

• arm

• leg

• knee

• elbow

Answer explanation

The funny bone is the part of the elbow over which the ulnar nerve passes. A knock on the funny bone may cause numbness and pain along the forearm and hand.

What number is exactly halfway between 1 and 7 on a number line?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Answer explanation

1.2.3.4.5.6.7

4 is in the middle

What is the 6th planet from the sun in our solar system?

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Mars

Answer explanation

What do you call a polygon with 20 sides?

• Dodecagon

• Nonagon

• Icosagon

• Hendecagon

Answer explanation

Icosagon - 20 sides

Dodecagon - 12 sides

Nonagon - 9 sides

Hendecagon - 11 sides

What do you call a group of stars that appears to form a pattern?

• Astrology

• Astronomy

• Zodiac Sign

• Constellation

If a square is six inches on each side, what is the perimeter of the square?

• 24 inches

• 36 inches

• 12 inches

• 36 inches squared

Answer explanation

A perimeter is the sum of the length of all sides. Meaning, the perimeter would be 6+6+6+6 = 24 inches.

How many inches are there in a foot?

• 10

• 11

• 12

• 13

What do you call a word that is used to modify a verb, adjective or an adverb? Example: Don't drive fast. The word fast in the previous sentence is an:

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Noun

• Preposition

Answer explanation

An adverb is a word that is used to modify a verb, adjective or another adverb.

Who is the author of the 1960 novel about social and racial inequality, To Kill a Mockingbird?

• Harper Lee

• Neil Gaiman

• F. Scott Fitzgerald

• J. R. R. Tolkien

Answer explanation

Harper Lee wrote To Kill a Mockingbird.

Fitzgerald wrote The Great Gatsby, and Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

Gaiman wrote Coraline, Good Omens, and co-wrote a lot of DC sories.

Tolkien wrote The Lord of The Rings and The Hobbit series.