This river borders Ballard, Boone, and Jefferson Counties. It empties into the Mississippi in western Kentucky. What river borders Kentucky to the north?

Mr. Allen has 28 students in his class, and 12 of these students are male. What is the probability that a female student is randomly chosen to lead the pledge?

Mammals are named for these glands. What glands produce milk in mammals?

In this painting's background, two black figures walk along a bridge toward the central man. The sky is a mass of red, orange, and yellow swirls that backdrop the white-faced subject, whose mouth is open in a silent cry. Name this expressionist painting by Edvard Munch [ED-vahrd MOONGK].

In this novel, Sandy and Dennys Murry spend a year separated from each other in the desert. They meet Japheth [JEY-fith] and his grandfather Lamech [LEY-mik], and help Noah construct the ark before the Great Flood. Give the title of this novel, which belongs with A Wind in the Door and A Swiftly Tilting Planet in Madeleine L'Engle's Time Quintet.

This phylum is the largest in the animal world. It takes its name from Greek words that mean “jointed leg.” What phylum contains millipedes, crabs, spiders, and insects?

This member of the Patuxet [puh-TUCK-sit] tribe learned English while traveling back and forth to Europe. He taught English settlers in North America how to sow and cultivate native plants. Identify this Native American, remembered for helping Plymouth Colony survive its first winter.

In one of this novel's subplots, the outlaw Kissin' Kate Barlow robs the protagonist's great-grandfather and buries his valuable suitcase. Stanley Yelnats lifts the curse on his family by escaping Camp Green Lake and carrying his friend Zero to the top of a nearby mountain. Give the title of this Newbery winner by Louis Sachar [SACK-er].

In ballet, the featured soloist may wear a very elaborate version of this skirt, while the other dancers usually have much simpler versions. Identify this skirt, consisting of multiple layers of stiff but lightweight netting, commonly worn by ballet dancers.

Farmer Jones plowed 2 1/3 acres of land in the morning and 4 5/6 acres in the afternoon. How many total acres did he plow?

This man led the first surveying party sent to Kentucky. His party erected the first log cabin built by Englishmen in Kentucky. Identify this doctor, whose party never reached the fertile lands of the Bluegrass.

In some cases, this path for an object can be circular. What path for an object is determined by gravity, and for a planet is typically elliptical?

In his first Caldecott-winning book, this author and illustrator depicts frogs flying around town on lily pads. Other books show a young boy finding a camera filled with pictures of sea life, and three fairy tale characters joining other stories to avoid the big bad wolf. Identify the creator of Tuesday, Flotsam, and The Three Pigs.

Examples of this dramatic element include revenge, justice, and true love. What is this element that reveals the moral or lesson learned by the characters in a play?

Eight fewer than a number is 14. What is the value of two times this number?