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Which of the following fairy tales was not written by Hans Christian Andersen?
The Ugly Ducking
Snow White
The Little Mermaid
The Emperor’s New Clothes
 The Snow Queen

Which country was not an American ally in World War II?
France
Britain
Italy
Russia
Canada

 
The ______________ occurs in the northern hemisphere when the sun is at its farthest distance from the equator.
winter solstice
summer solstice
vernal equinox
autumnal equinox
solar eclipse

Cretaceous is to geology as Medieval is to:
History
Meteorology
Biology
Trigonometry
Anatomy

Harry wants to paint the floor of his secret room in the castle. The room is perfectly round and measures ten feet in diameter. If a quart of paint covers 70 square feet, how many quarts should he buy?
1
2
3
4
5

Mrs. Van Zile bought three new packs of stickers for her classroom. She received $.83 change for her $5 bill. If two of the packs were $1.39 each, how much was the other pack?
$.79
$1.19
$1.39
$1.59
$1.75

Mrs. Parson’s American literature class was given a summer reading list. Which of the following works would definitely not have appeared on the list?
Tom Sawyer
A Tale of Two Cities
My Side of the Mountain
Sounder
Call of the Wild

The study of insects is known as:
ichthyology
seismology
entomology
ornithology
herpetology

The G8 is
a place where leaders meet and negotiate
a place where cars have their emissions tested
a group that sings in 8 parts
a new model of cell phone
a chromosome that determines hair color

A poster in Mr. Jones’ art room depicts Grant Shuey’s painting “American Gothic.” One object that it prominent in the painting is a:
Castle
Pitchfork
bowl of fruit
river
gargoyle

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