Fun Facts Quiz for Middle Schoolers

Which planet is known as the "Red Planet" due to its reddish appearance?

• Venus

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Saturn

Who invented the telephone?

• Thomas Edison

• Nikola Tesla

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Guglielmo Marconi

What is the largest continent on Earth by land area?

• Africa

• North America

• Asia

• Europe

In which year did the first man land on the moon?

• 1965

• 1969

• 1972

• 1975

Which invention is Thomas Edison famous for?

• Light bulb

• Airplane

• Printing press

• Steam engine

Which country is known as the "Land of the Rising Sun"?

• China

• Japan

• South Korea

• Thailand

What was the name of the first artificial Earth satellite launched by the Soviet Union in 1957?

• Apollo 11

• Sputnik 1

• Voyager 1

• Hubble

Who discovered penicillin?

• Louis Pasteur

• Alexander Fleming

• Marie Curie

• Gregor Mendel

Which river is the longest in the world?

• Amazon

• Nile

• Yangtze

• Mississippi

Which event marked the beginning of World War II?

• The bombing of Pearl Harbor

• The invasion of Poland

• The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

• The Battle of Britain