Common Knowledge Trivia

Which of the following is NOT one of the four nitrogenous bases found in DNA?

• Adenine

• Guanine

• Uracil

• Cytosine

Who was the author of "Common Sense"?

• James Fenimore Cooper

• William Faulkner

• Ralph Waldo Emerson

• Thomas Paine

Solve for x.

 $8x+16=24$  

•  $x=0$  

•  $x=1$  

•  $x=-1$  

•  $x=2$  

What was the first state to ratify the Constitution?

• Pennsylvania

• New York

• Delaware

• New Jersey

What elements can be found in the first column of the periodic table?

• Alkali Metals

• Noble Gases

• Halogens

• Transition Metals

Which of the following is NOT a work by William Shakespeare?

• Hamlet

• The Iliad

• The Tempest

• Othello

What type of triangle has two sides of equal length?

• Right

• Equilateral

• Isosceles

• Scalene

Which of the following was NOT an Axis power during World War 1?

• Germany

• Russia

• Italy

• Japan

Which scientist is credited with the laws of motion?

• Einstein

• Newton

• Galileo

• Bohr

A haiku is a traditional poem from which country?

• China

• Japan

• Korea

• Vietnam