1. Name a country that begins with U Answer: United States of America, US Virgin Islands, United Kingdom, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan --- 2. How many sides does a triangle have? Answer: 3. --- 3. You are participating in a race and you overtake the second position. What position are you in? Answer: Second. You were third, passed the person in second and are now in second position. --- 4. North America is the United States only. True or false? Answer: False. The North American continent has several countries and territories besides the United States, some of which are Canada, Mexico, Greenland and many others. --- 5. How many contiguous states are there in the United States of America? Answer: 48. There are 50 states in the USA, but Alaska and Hawaii are not contiguous (as in physically connected) with the other 48. --- 6. A noun is what? Answer: A person, place or thing. --- 7. Examine the following sentence: "There going to put they're coats over their." How many errors do you see? Answer: There are 3 errors. "There" should be "They're". "they're" should be "their". "their" should be "there". --- 8. If you drive 60 miles in one hour, what speed did you travel in miles per hour? Answer: 60 miles per hour. --- 9. The "e" in e-mail means what? Answer: Electronic. --- 10. Count how many squares you see. Answer: There are 14 squares. The overall square itself: 1. Smaller squares within the square: 9. The top-left four squares makes another square: 1. The top-right four squares makes another square: 1. The bottom-left four squares makes another square: 1. The bottom-right four squares makes another square: 1. 1 + 9 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 14