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1Round #Minnesota Service Cooperatives Knowledge Bowl - JH Pristine #379 JH
HydrologyWhat fundamental geological process led to the Mississippi River being calledthe Big Muddy?
erosion
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StoriesWhat story concerns a young man, who, on his way to India, wasshipwrecked in a storm, pulled to a desert island by a big untamed horse,rescued by a passing freighter, and later taken to victory on the back of thathorse in a race?
The Black Stallion
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Geometric SolidsWhat is the shape of the two bases of a cylinder?
circle
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Colonial PreparednessIn the Massachusetts Bay Colony, all men between 16 and 60 had toparticipate in their local militia. Some of these men who were selected toalways be ready for rapid deployment were called what?
minutemen
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U.S. CapitalsHow many U.S. states have capital cities that are immediately adjacent to theGulf of Mexico?
none
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Political ColorsWhat American political party is symbolized by the color blue?
Democrat
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PronounsWhat kind of pronoun is used in this quote by George Washington Carver? Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.
relative pronoun
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EstuariesName the landform created by accumulations of rocks, boulders, stones, andgravel that cause the mouths of some fiords to be shallowest at their mouths.
moraines
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AmphibiansMore than 75% of all toad and frog species in the world live in that biome?
tropical rain forest (or rain forest)
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PaintingsThese are titles of what category of paintings? Valley of Mexico Vista del Pico de Orizaba Adirondack Mountains Dover Plains Dedham Vale View on the Outskirts of St. Petersburg
landscapes
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EndingsThese are all endings to stories attributed to what ancient Greek? Necessity is the mother of invention. One cannot be first in everything. Pride goes before destruction. The memory of a good deed lives. A willful beast must go his own way. Beware of flattery. Live and let live.
Aesop
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CinemaWith a title that includes the name of a month, what film is an account ofHomer Hickam, a coal miner's son, who takes up rocketry against the wishesof his father and ends up becoming a NASA engineer?
October Sky
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Diary EntriesJose Enrique de la Pena wrote this in his diary. Though tortured before they were killed, these unfortunates died without complaining and without humiliating themselves before their torturers.He was writing about the defenders of what chapel in San Antonio in 1836?
the Alamo
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Light SpeedA Zyborg spacecraft hurtling through space at 46,500 miles per second istraveling at what fraction of the speed of light?
1/4
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RockCavities formed by volatiles in lava may eventually be filled with layers ofsiliceous materials that harden and, when cut, present a colored, bandedappearance. Name this rock, which includes riband, striped, and bandedvarieties.
agate
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HospitalsWhat is the abbreviation for the part of a hospital that is most likely to provideimmediate care for someone who has been bitten by a snake, involved a caraccident, or taken an overdose of a drug?
ER (ED, A&E)
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Body SystemsThese are organs of what body system? hypothalamus, parathyroid, pituitary, pancreas, adrenal medulla, pineal body
endocrine system
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Colonial AmericaIn the mid-18th century, New France extended from Hudson Bay in the northto what body of water in the south?
Gulf of Mexico
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Offenses"AWOL" means that a soldier is absent from his or her station withoutpermission. What similar offense involves students?
truancy
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Animal TalesThese are central characters in novels featuring what kind of quadruped? Alec Ramsay Kenneth McLaughlin Tom Booker Jody Tiflin Velvet Brown
horse
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Money ProblemsYou have twelve nickels and some dimes, which gives you exactly enoughmoney to buy two bobble-head auks for 95 cents each. How many dimes doyou have?
13
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Revolutionary FlagsThe Culpeper Minutemen of Virginia fought under a flag with the phrase,"Liberty or Death," an image of a coiled rattlesnake, and what statement thatbegan with "Don't"?
Don't Tread on Me
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Southeast AsiaWhat archipelagic nation lies east of Vietnam across the South China Sea?
Philippines
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Air DefenseIn 2014, Israel successfully intercepted most of the rockets launched fromGaza thanks to the missle defense system that is called what kind of dome?
iron dome
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Business EnumerationName the kind of count performed by the owner of SP & RH Supply when hefound he had 900 square pegs and 1100 round holes in stock?
inventory
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ElectrolysisElectrolysis of water produces hydrogen and what other gas?
oxygen
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Wartime FiguresIn World War II, Hirohito had what title?
emperor
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The EarthWhat is the term for the rocky layer of the Earth that comprises the continentsand ocean basins?
crust
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Dramatic SynonymsWhat is a synonym for the part played by a performer in a play?
role
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Measurement ConversionsHow many quarts are in five gallons?
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PresidentsWho was the U.S. president when the Central Pacific and Union Pacificrailroads were linked at Promontory, Utah?
Ulysses Grant
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EuphemismsWhat euphemism meaning "to die" comes from the conclusion of a cribbagegame?
peg out
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Sheet MusicThe term "crescendo" means a gradual increase in what?
loudness (volume, intensity)
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HorticulturePluots are crosses of plums and apricots. Tangelos are crosses of tangerinesand grapefruit. Rangpurs are crosses between Mandarin oranges and lemons.What is the term for such offspring of genetically dissimilar stock?
hybrid
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ProfessionsAmong other accomplishments, Hipparchus, Sebastian Cabot, Leonardo daVinci, Gerardus Mercator, James Cook, George Washington, and William Blighwere all cartographers, meaning they made what?
maps
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Historic RoadsThe name for what 4000-mile road comes from the lucrative trade along itslength of what fine Chinese fiber derived from the cocoons of certain insectlarvae?
Silk Road
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Skin ChangesName the localized thickening that may form when an area of the skin issubjected to friction over a long period of time.
callus
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Fictional CharactersWhat famous character in "The Arabian Nights" has a similar occupation tothat of such characters as Billy Budd, Ishmael, and Poopdeck Pappy?
Sinbad
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Cost CalculationMr. Graytok just paid $70 for a case of slightly dated anchovies at the bargainprice 35% of the original cost. What was the original cost?
$200
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NavigatorsWhat Italian navigator was first to identify the New World of North and SouthAmerica as being distinct from Asia?
Amerigo Vespucci
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Chemistry in LegendsWhat is the chemical symbol for the substance associated with the legends ofthe Lost Dutchman, Seven Cities of Cibola, El Dorado, and King Midas?
Au
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ObjectsWhat is the indirect object in this verse from the song, "I Talk to the Trees"? I tell you my dreams And while you're listening to me I suddenly see them come true.
you
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PrecipitationSulfuric acid rain in the Venusian atmosphere evaporates before it hits theground due to the high heat there. This and water falling toward Earth withoutactually reaching the surface are both known as what kind of precipitation?
virga
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Active DutyIn the U.S., people with what title have the authority to activate NationalGuard personnel to "State Active Duty" in response to natural disasters orcivil unrest?
governors
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Historical DefeatsWhat famous French leader abdicated just a few months before the Britishburned the Capitol building in Washington D.C.?
Napoleon
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AstronautsThe American astronaut who became the fifth human to walk on the Moon hadalso been the first American launched into a suborbital space flight. He wasAlan who?
Shepard
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FantasiesWhat story by Richard Adams has been called "the Aeneid of rabbits"?
Watership Down
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Park PlacesIn what state are all or part of Glacier and Yellowstone national parks located?
Montana
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BirdsWhat New Zealand creature is the only bird with nostrils at the tip of its beak?
kiwi
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Cooking ChemistryWhat chemical process produces all these foods? miso pickles soy sauce bread sour cream cheese
fermentation
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Baseball RatiosIn one season, the number of home runs hit by Willie and Ty was in the ratio of3 to 4. If Willie smacked 27 dingers, how many did Ty hit?
36
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DeltasThe world's largest delta empties into what Asian bay?
Bay of Bengal
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MusicalsWhat kind of creatures are these in the musical entitled "The Lion King"? Nala, Mufasa, Sarabi, Scar, Sarafina
lions
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RadiationAbout 400 times more radiation than that produced by the atomic bombdropped on Hiroshima was released in a 1986 nuclear power plant disasternear what city of the former U.S.S.R.?
Chernobyl (or Pripyat)
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Nautical TalkHow should a sailor reply to an order to indicate first, that it was heard, andsecond, that it is understood and will be carried out?
aye, aye
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Rip van WinkleAfter his lengthy nap, Rip van Winkle returns to town and, at the inn whereKing George's picture used to hang, he find a portrait of whom?
George Washington
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AnglesWhat is the complement of a 17-degree angle?
73 degrees
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Bad DaysFranklin Roosevelt's "day of infamy" occurred in what month?
December
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Earthquake GeographyMany tens of thousands of people in what country were killed by theseearthquakes? Messina in 1908 the Calambrian earthquakes of 1783 Sicily in 1693 Naples in 1455
Italy
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MammalsWhat small, furry, insectivorous, somewhat cylindrical mammals have tinyears and eyes, reduced hindlimbs, and powerful forelimbs with polydactylpaws adapted for digging?
moles
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AfflictionsWhat is another term for pertussis, a kind of cough with a name reminiscent ofan endangered, large, long-legged bird?
whooping cough
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LaborThese are examples of what kind of coordinated action by the labor force? -In 1902, 147,000 coal miners quit working. -In 1959, 500,000 steelworkers left their jobs -In 1970, 210,000 postal workers stopped delivering mail. -In 1997, 185,000 UPS workers refused to deliver packages.
strikes
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PiracyPiracy flourished in the waters in or near the Caribbean largely because of thepirate seaports at such places as Port Royal in Jamaica, Tortuga near Haiti,and Nassau in what island group?
Bahamas
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TrailsThe Chilkoot Pass Trail connects what two countries?
U.S.A. and Canada
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EpistropheWhat phrase concludes this passage that illustrates epistrophe? The big sycamore by the creek was gone. The willow tangle was gone. The little enclave of untrodden bluegrass was gone. The clump of dogwood on the little rise across the creek, now that too ...
was gone
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Roman NumeralsWhat early explorer is associated with the year,MCDXCII?
Christopher Columbus
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LiberationBenjamin Franklin, John Jay, and John Dickinson freed their slaves throughwhat practice?
manumission (emancipation)
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English FolkloreWhat legendary character is central in these books? Locksley Will in Scarlet The Arrow of Sherwood The Rescue of Maid Marian
Robin Hood
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Scientific MeasurementThe decibel is used to measure sound intensity and was named after whatAmerican inventor who first demonstrated the electrical transmission ofspeech?
Alexander Graham Bell
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HailWhat kind of circles are revealed when a hailstone is cut in half?
concentric circles
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Legislative VotingThere are several ways that a vote may be taken in the U.S. House ofRepresentatives. They may use a personal identification card, vote by teller inwhich colored cards indicate a vote, or the clerk may read a list of members,each of whom announces his or her vote when called upon. This last methodis called what kind of vote?
roll-call vote
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EmpiresDuring the first century, what empire expanded to include Mesopotamia,Arabia, and the Balkans?
Roman Empire
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SnakebiteMore people die from snakebite in what Asian country than in any othercountry?
India
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Shared OccupationsIn what line of work are these fictional characters? Billy Bones Jack Sparrow Captain Blood Long John Silver
piracy
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Scientific NotationWrite 6.4 x 10 to the first power in standard form.
64
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American RevolutionIn 1778, an alliance was forged between the American colonies fighting fortheir independence and what powerful European country?
France
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Military SongsWhat term in the official U.S. Air Force song means "the far distance"?
yonder
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Salvage OperationsIn 2014, crews successfully refloated what enormous cruise ship that hadcapsized in 2012 off the Italian coast?
Costa Concordia
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EnergyElastic energy, such as that in a stretched rubber band, is an example of whatlarger category of energy?
potential energy
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CorrespondenceThese are examples of what part of a letter? G'day: To Whom It May Concern: Ahoy There: Howdy: Your Excellency: Dear Professor Moriarty:
salutation
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The Cold WarPart of the international rivalry during the Cold War was what race triggered bythe successful launch of Sputnik?
space race
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Archipelagic RegionsWhat region of the southern, western, and central Pacific includes Polynesia,Micronesia, and Melanesia?
Oceania
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Tales of IntelligenceThis is a passage from what story by Daniel Keyes? Don't feel sorry for me. I'm glad I had a second chance in life like you said to be smart because I learned a lot of things that I never knew were in this world, and I'm grateful I saw it even for a little bit.
Flowers for Algernon
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PolygonsWhat adjective describes a polygon with at least one of its sides not equal tothe others?
irregular
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JusticesWho was the chief justice when George Washington was first inaugurated aspresident?
nobody (none were appointed yet)
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Dendrological HomonymsWhat term for sharp, stubby twigs on woody plants also indicates the spikedwheels sometimes worn by cowboys to urge their mounts forward?
spurs
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Getting an EdgeBlood doping, an illegal practice in professional sports, involves boosting thenumber of what kind of cells in the bloodstream?
erythrocytes (red blood cells)
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OceansWhich is the shallowest of the Earth's oceans?
Arctic Ocean
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The ConstitutionWhat article of the U.S. Constitution specifies the process by whichamendments to that document may be adopted?
Article V
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International RelationsIn 1853, what Western nation became the first to establish trade relations withJapan since it had been declared closed to foreigners 200 years earlier?
United States
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Borrowed WordsThese words came into English from a language used on what continent? kookaburra, quandong, budgerigar, kurrajong, wallaroo, billabong
Australia
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TalesThis describes the plot of a story concerning what central, villainouscharacter? Shortly after his marriage, he must leave on a trip and he gives the keys of the castle to his new wife, telling her to do what she likes but not to enter a certain room. Of course, she enters it and finds the murdered bodies of her husband's former wives.
Bluebeard
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Modular Arithmetic7 mod 2 reduces to what?
1
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KansasWhat legislation signed by President Pierce in 1854 opened the KansasTerritory for settlement?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
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LandformsOften called "the roof of the world," what is the largest and highest plateau onour planet?
Tibetan Plateau
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MatterWhat is the name for the ordered, three-dimensional patterns that characterizesuch substances as pyrite, table salt, quartz, snowflakes, gypsum, hoarfrost,and amethyst?
crystals (or lattice)
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Art MalapropismsWhat word should have been used in this misbegotten sentence about theReformation? Lutherans began to meet in little churches with large morals painted on their walls.
murals
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Earth Science PredictionsMany scientists claim that the seismic gap theory may help to predict whatgeologic phenomenon?
earthquake
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MonumentsMuir Woods National Monument in California features what kind of trees?
redwoods (or sequoias)
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Cooking MathYou have 5.2 kilograms of green chilies and use 1.3 kilograms to make chilerellenos, and the rest went into 13 portions of chile verde. How many gramswere used in each portion of chile verde?
300
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WordplayWhat form of wordplay is used in this line? Would anyone like more most rutton?
spoonerism
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SyllabicationIn the first verse of Lewis Carroll's "Jabberwocky," up through and includingthe word "wabe," there are how many syllables?
16
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WhalesHow many flukes does a whale have?
two
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European DevelopmentAn extensive part of what Western European nation was formerly a vastalluvial plain prone to frequent flooding before its inhabitants built a system ofembankments to protect the reclaimed land from storm surges and high tides?
Netherlands
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FloatationWhose principle allows the volume of an object to be measured by measuringthe volume of the liquid displaced after submerging it?
Archimedes' principle
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WarsThe Korean War was between South Korea, supported by the United Nations,and North Korea, mainly supported by two countries. Name either.
China, Soviet Union
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VitaminsWhat vitamin that is not present in butter, cheddar cheese, and beef isespecially abundant in papayas, kiwifruit, and bell peppers?
vitamin C
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RatiosIn Farmer Dell's orchard, there are 425 peach trees and 300 nectarine trees.What is the ratio of peach to nectarine trees?
17:12
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ObjectionsWhat is the collective name for demonstrations of disapproval by individualsor groups of actions or policies of a government or organization?
protests
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MythsThese are mythical creatures from what ancient civilization? dryads, centaurs, Titans, satyrs
Greece
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American TerritoriesAt the end of the 18th century, what U.S. territory was adjacent to LakeSuperior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, and Lake Erie?
Northwest Territory
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Radical AdditionAdd the square root of 25 to 7 times the square root of 100.
75
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BirdsWhat web-footed Australian bird has the longest bill with a distensible pouch?
pelican (Australian pelican)
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Mountain RangesMost of the Sierra Nevada lies in what state?
California
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Drastic MeasuresFaced with the continued advance of American forces in the Pacific, aJapanese aviator said, "I firmly believe that the only way to swing the war inour favor is to resort to crash-dive attacks with our planes." What was thename for the pilots who volunteered for these missions?
kamikazes
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IdiomsWhat word is missing in these idioms? worth one's ---- ---- something away the ---- of the earth take something with a grain of ----
salt
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Mineral IdentificationWhat is the color of the streak produced by garnet, topaz, quartz, anddiamond?
colorless (no streak)
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PressureA pedestal that has a flat base that is four inches wide and ten inches longsupports a 200-pound weight. Disregarding the weight of the pedestal, whatis the pressure exerted by this weight on the ground in pounds per squareinch?
5
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TheaterWhat is the dramatic term for a sequence of action taking place within a singlesetting on stage?
scene
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Failed InvasionsThe 1961 plan to topple revolutionary leader Fidel Castro with an army ofCuban exiles failed, in part, when what president decided to withdraw U.S. AirForce support shortly before the operation started?
John Kennedy
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CoefficientsWhat are the coefficients in this expression? 9(x squared) - 5xy + 2.5 + 4y
9, 5, 4
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LyricsThis is a stanza from a song featuring what tropical fruit? Lift six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch, Daylight come and me wan' go home Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch, Daylight come and me wan' go home.
bananas
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MetaphorsComplete this metaphor that compares a nation to a sailing vessel. ship of ...
state
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Ancient AfflictionsThese lines are about widespread afflictions in what ancient land? -If thou will not let my people go, I will send swarms of flies upon thee. -If thou refuse to let them go, I will smite all thy borders with frogs. -If thou refuse to let my people go, tomorrow will I bring the locust into thy coast.
Egypt
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Eye InjuriesSnow blindness can usually be prevented by wearing eye protection thatblocks what kind of radiation?
UV (ultraviolet radiation)
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InsectsWhat is the collective name for any limb or organ attached to the body of aninsect by a joint?
appendage
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CapitalizationHow many words must be capitalized in this song title? on the banks of the wabash, far away
5
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ShipwrecksThe Kansas man Robert Ballard is credited with finding what historicshipwreckin the Atlantic that had not been seen since 1912?
H.M.S. Titanic
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Presidential ActionsIn 1823, what U.S. president declared that the American continents werehenceforth off-limits to further colonization by European powers?
James Monroe
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Bike MileageIf you pedal your bike 80 miles in 3 days, how many miles will you ride in 15days?
400
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Geographic AbbreviationsFor what does the abbreviation stand in this description? The IDL is an imaginary line running from the North Pole to the South Pole, basically following a longitude of 180 degrees.
International Date Line
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BoilingIn the U.S., the boiling point of water is lowest at the summit of whatmountain?
Mount McKinley (Denali)
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ConquistadorsThe arrival on the coast of Mexico of Spaniards led by whom in 1519 spelledthe beginning of the end of what empire?
Aztec Empire
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Human TraffickingThose who illegally guide immigrants to the U.S. have what name reminiscentof a wild canine?
coyote
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Plate TectonicsThese islands are on which of the world's great plates? Dominica, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Jamaica
Caribbean plate
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Making a DealWhat activity is illustrated in this exchange? Pete told Pat he would part with his purple Porsche for $40,000. Pat came back and offered $23,000 for it. Then, Pete said he'd have to get at least $36,000 just to break even, but Pat claimed it was worth $28,000 at the most. Eventually they settled on $31,000.
haggling (dickering, bargaining, negotiating)
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JabberwockyIn the poem, what was the Jabberwock doing when it came through the tulgeywood?
whiffling (or burbling)
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American Foreign PolicyThe policy of containment was first formulated during the Trumanadministration. Its purpose was to prevent the spread of what ideology?
communism
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Working WagesIf you earn $7.50 per hour as a fish washer at Seaworld, after five eight-hourdays, what are your gross earnings?
$300
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SeasWhat sea forms the northern border of the desert that is partially located inEritrea, Mali, Niger, Sudan, and Mauritania?
Mediterranean Sea
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DNAYour DNA is unique to you, unless you have what relative?
a twin (an identical twin)
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North American ColonizationIn the early 17th century, Samuel de Champlain led a group of French colonistsup the St. Lawrence River to found what city?
Quebec (Quebec City)
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Grammatical MoodWhat grammatical mood is used in the first sentence of the GettysburgAddress?
indicative mood
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OpticsIn an optical system, the focus is the point where light rays do what?
converge
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Volcanic MountainsGlass Mountain in northeastern California is a nearly treeless outcroppingnamed for its abundance of what volcanic rock?
obsidian (or pumice)
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U.S. CitiesWhat Pennsylvania city is said to be "the birthplace of American democracy"?
Philadelphia
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ReformersIn the 19th century, the abolitionist Quaker, Lucretia Mott, worked with whatsecret organization to transport fugitive slaves to freedom in the Northernstates and Canada?
Underground Railroad
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Astronomical CyclesThe saros is a cycle of the Earth-Moon-Sun system such that every 6585days, these heavenly objects are in exactly the same position. The sarosroughly corresponds to a period of how many years?
18
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CometsWhat comet that was last seen in 1986 will again be visible from Earth in2061?
Halley's comet
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Sports IdiomsThese idioms came into the English language from what sport? hands down home stretch ringer win by a nose down to the wire
horse racing
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1903 Newspaper ArticlesThis quote is from a newspaper account of an event at what site? The problem of aerial navigation without the use of a balloon has been solved at last. Over the sand hills of the North Carolina coast yesterday, two Ohio men proved that they could soar through the air in a flying machine of their own construction, with the power to steer it and speed it at will.
Kitty Hawk
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PredatorsWhat is the most effective predator of adult reindeer?
wolves (grey wolves)
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KingsThese were ancient kings of a region that became what modern country? Saul, David, Solomon, Rehoboam
Israel
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Judicial HistoryIn the history of the United States, there have been how many presidentialimpeachment cases?
two
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InjuriesA first-degree sprain involves tissues that are stretched, but intact. Asecond-degree sprain is a tear in one of these tissues. A third-degree sprain isa complete rupture of these tissues. What kind of tissues are they?
ligaments
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Opening LinesThis is the opening line from a fantasy about what young protagonist? Mr. and Mrs. Dursley of number four Privet Drive were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.
Harry Potter
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Market MathIf two pineapples cost $1.20 and two bananas cost 88 cents, what is the costof fifteen pineapples and twelve bananas?
$14.28
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SolutionsHow many grams of solute are there in 200 grams of a 20% saline solution?
40
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Third-World CountriesAbout half of the population of what very poor Caribbean country places itsfaith in voodoo for solutions to overwhelming social and economic problems?
Haiti
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PoliceIn 1944, what secret police arrested Otto Frank and his family in Holland?
Gestapo
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State GeographyWhat is the capital of the state in which these cities are located? Tuskegee, Tuscaloosa, Huntsville, Mobile
Montgomery
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Ice AgesThe Snowball Earth hypothesis suggests that global freezing in the lateProterozoic was caused by a reduction of what atmospheric gas?
carbon dioxide
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FluidsWhat is the scientific term for the "thickness" of a fluid?
viscosity
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Historical LiteratureThese titles concern what period in European history? Daughters of the Grail The Mists of Avalon The Saxon Stories Ella Enchanted The Canterbury Tales Excalibur
medieval (Middle Ages)
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ConquistadorsWhen Francisco Coronado marched into the region that became the state ofKansas, he was searching for the Seven Cities of what?
Gold (or Cibola)
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CirclesHow many chords can be inscribed in a circle?
infinite
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ContractionsWhat are the two possible meanings for the contraction, "she'll"?
she will, she shall
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SculpturesWhen viewing Mt. Rushmore from the visitor center, what U.S. president is onthe far right?
Abraham Lincoln
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The MayansThe political relationships of the Mayan cities has been likened to therelationships between what kind of sovereign states in classical Greece?
city-states
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Health ProvidersCardiologists, endocrinologists, hematologists, radiologists, neurologists,and dermatologists are a few of the many health providers known as medicalwhat?
specialists
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Chemical ProcessesThrough what process can these things be accomplished? -separation of air into its components -separation of impurities from stream water -separation of charcoal from wood -separation of crude oil into various fuels -separation of alcohol from a mixture of liquids
distillation
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ManufacturingTo what kind of line was Henry Ford referring when he said this? I believe that this was the first moving line ever installed. The idea came in a general way from the overhead trolley that the Chicago packers use in dressing beef.
assembly line
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SequelsLouis Sachar's novel, "Small Steps," is a sequel to what other novel?
Holes
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TreesName the famous elm that stood in Boston near Boston Common that wascut down by Loyalists before the American Revolution.
Liberty Tree
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TrianglesAn isosceles triangle has how many lines of symmetry?
one
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PalestineWhat region of Palestine borders Egypt for about 7 miles on its southwestextreme and Israel along its north and east for about 32 miles?
Gaza
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CactiWhat substance may comprise up to 90% of the total mass of a cactus?
water
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Guerrilla UnitsOn what island was there a guerrilla force called the National Organization ofCypriot Fighters?
Cyprus
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SenatorsHow many U.S. senators are from states that border both the Atlantic Oceanand the Gulf of Mexico?
two
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MineralsWhat metallic mineral consisting of iron and sulfur is most easily mistaken forgold?
pyrite
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Mistaken AssessmentsWhat terrorist group that the U.S. president had in early 2014 dismissed as a"JV team" had, by mid-2014, taken over huge regions of Iraq and Syria with theintent of establishing a caliphate?
IS (ISIS, ISIL)
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Jack LondonWhich of the two characters in "To Build a Fire" survives and heads off tocamp where food and warmth from a fire will be available?
the dog
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Digital PhotographyJPEG, TIFF, and RAW are three ways that images are saved to a digitalcamera's memory. These are examples of file what?
formats
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Pie ConsumptionOn Day 1, you eat half a pie. On Day 2, you eat 1/3 of the remaining part of thepie. On Day 3, you eat 1/4 of what remains and, on Day 4, you eat 1/5 of whatremains. How much of the pie has not been consumed at that point?
1/5 (or .2)
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AlloysWhat alloy, consisting mostly of tin mixed with copper or antinomy, waswidely used in the Middle Ages in tankards, flagons, steins, and tableware?
pewter
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DanceThese lyrics are associated with what kind of dance? Ace of diamonds, jack of spades, Meet your partner and all promenade. All join hands and circle wide, Spread right out like an old cow hide.
square dance
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Freedom FightersDuring the 1980s, the Mujahideen fought against the Soviet occupiers of whatcountry?
Afghanistan
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First Aid SynonymsIn relation to first aid, what is a synonym for a litter?
stretcher
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Song ClassificationsWhat general classification applies to all these religious folk songs? Down by the Riverside By and By Deep River All God's Children Got Wings Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
spirituals (or hymns)
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U.S. RiversThe Bighorn River is a tributary of what river that flows out of an Americannational park?
Yellowstone River
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Colonial NovelsIn the novel, Johnny Tremain's hand is badly burned by a bowl of molten what?
silver
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Historical StructuresWhat term for an upright structure completes these historic place names? Western ---- Berlin ---- Wailing ---- Hadrian's ----
Wall
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Mathematical PropertiesWhat mathematical property is illustrated by this pair of equations? (9 + 3) + 5 = 17 9 + (3 + 5) = 17
associative property (of addition)
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Literary FormsWhat form of literature is illustrated by an account of a person's life as writtenby his son?
biography
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MetalsWhat metal is present in ferric ammonium citrate, ferrous sulfate, and ferroushydroxide compounds?
iron
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GemstonesThese gemstones usually exhibit shades or tints of what primary color? lapis lazuli, sapphire, azurite, turquoise
blue
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BonesWhat is the proximal bone of the hind limb?
femur
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Geologic ProcessesUnlike erosion which involves the movement of rocks and sediments to newlocations, what is the term for the breaking down of rocks in place, with noappreciable movement?
weathering
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EvidenceWhat form of evidence in a court of law comes from a statement by a witnessunder oath?
testimony
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Midwest NovelsIn the novel, "Sarah, Plain and Tall," Sarah comes from and is homesick for herEast Coast home state. Name it.
Maine
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ScientistsWhat botanist who graduated from Minneapolis High School in Minneapolis,Kansas, is famed for promoting alternative crops to cotton, includingsoybeans, peanuts, and sweet potatoes?
George Washington Carver
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Asian RulersWhat title was shared by these Mongol rulers? Batu, Uzbeg, Urus, Chatagai, Kublai, Genghis
khan
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Navigational BearingsIn what compass direction is a ship heading that is on a bearing of 67 1/2degrees?
east by northeast (ENE)
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Roman NumeralsHow far are you from home if the distance, in Roman numerals, is D miles?
500
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Spliced ProverbsIn this example of spliced proverbs, how does the first one ordinarily end? There is a good deal to be said for making hay while the iron is hot.
sun shines
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Identified Flying ObjectsWhat kind of flying object has two or more airfoil wings arranged so that itsspinning through the air creates unbalanced aerodynamic forces that cause itto travel an elliptical path back to its point of launch.
boomerang
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HealersName the traditional healers among Native Americans.
medicine men (shaman)
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Folk SongsIn the song, "I've Been Working on the Railroad," what stringed musicalinstrument is mentioned in the lyrics?
banjo
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Light TransmissionReminiscent of a material capable of transmitting light, President Obamaclaimed that, in the history of the U.S., his administration would be the mostwhat?
transparent
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TraditionsWhat is another name for the U.S. holiday indicated in this statement byWoodrow Wilson? To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country's service.
Veterans Day
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ProportionsIf y is directly proportional to x, and y = 15 when x = 3, what is the constant ofproportionality?
5
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Marine BiologyWhat common echinoderms with spherical symmetry have tube feet andshells covered with long spines?
sea urchins
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ZoologyBased on how they obtain their food, what is the collective classification forthese organisms? lampreys, bot flies, ticks, tsetse flies, leeches, vampire bats, fleas, tapeworms
parasites
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Ancient CivilizationsWith a name that sounds a bit like a mythical bird that renewed itself from itsown ashes, what ancient civilization occupied the coastal part of the FertileCrescent?
Phoenicia
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Big FishIn 2014, a California man caught what kind of prized flatfish near Glacier Baythat weighed 482 pounds?
halibut
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LandformsThese are what kind of landforms? Cordillera Occidental Arctic Cordillera Pacific Cordillera Cordillera de los Andes
mountain ranges (mountain chains,
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PaymentsWhat is the term for the kind of payment indicated in this order issued by theMassachusetts Bay Company? Henceforth, every person killing any wolf shall be allowed twenty shillings out of the treasury.
bounty
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HumorWhat form of humor is illustrated in this line? It was a terrible summer for Humpty Dumpty, but he had a great fall.
pun
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ConspiraciesIn 1780, what American traitor provided the British officer, John Andre, withcivilian clothes and a passport, along with documents showing how theBritish army could take the fort at West Point?
Benedict Arnold
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Weight RatiosIn lowest terms, what is the ratio of fifty pounds to one ton?
1 to 40
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JokesThese are the endings to what kind of jokes? -Dwayne who? Dwayne the bathtub, I'm drowning. -Alex who? Alex the questions around here. -Arizona who? Arizona room for one of us in this town. -Gorilla who? Gorilla me a hamburger.
knock knock jokes
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Peninsular PopulationsWhat country on Europe's Iberian Peninsula has the largest population?
Spain
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EmpiresWhat empire once included Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, and parts of Chile,Argentina, and Colombia?
Inca Empire
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ReflectionWhat is the color of the reflection if you shine a green light on a red surface?
no color (black, no reflection)
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Blood TypesConsidering alphabetical order, what is the last letter of the alphabet used innaming the four main blood types?
O
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Mistaken MythsThese are unfounded conceptions about what kind of storms? -a greenish sky predicts them -opening windows will reduce their damage -overpasses provide adequate shelter from them
tornadoes
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BibliographiesWhat usually comes last in a standard bibliographic reference to a book?
date of publication
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SurrendersRobert E. Lee's surrender to Ulysses Grant occurred in what state?
Virginia
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Dice ProbabilityWhen throwing a pair of dice, there is the smallest probability of rolling a 2 orwhat other sum?
12
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WindsName the phenomenon often seen on hot days in the American Southwestdescribed as a vertically oriented rotating column of air, often just a fewmeters wide and extending upwards for hundreds of feet.
dust devil (whirlwind, sand pillar)
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ProtestsIn 1768, after the British Parliament began taxing the American colonists foritems like paper, paint, and tea, colonists in New York and Boston took whatkind of organized action by not buying British goods?
boycott
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Ancient PromisesAn ancient oracle promised that whoever could untie the Gordian knot wouldbe the next ruler of what continent?
Asia
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UncertaintyName the kind of uncertainty illustrated in these lines. He saw that gas can explode. She saw the man with her binoculars. Turn right here. Flying planes can be dangerous. Look at the cat with one eye. Free whales. I shot an elephant in my pajamas.
ambiguity
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Mammal ComparisonsWhat openings on whales, dolphins, and porpoises are analogous to humannostrils?
blowholes
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IdahoIdaho shares part of its border with what Canadian province?
British Columbia
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SymbolsIn "The Lord of the Flies", what is a symbol for the rule of law?
the conch shell
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Ideological ColorsWhat color has come to be associated with social democracy, socialism, andcommunism?
red
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AviationAn airplane was flying westward through still air at 400 miles per hour when itencountered a headwind of 17 miles per hour. What was the plane's velocitythen?
383 mph (westward)
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Ocean NamesThe name for the ocean separating North and South America from Europe andAfrica was derived from the name of what Greek mythical god?
Atlas
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CarnivoresName either of the world's largest terrestrial carnivores?
polar bear, Kodiak (brown, grizzly) bear
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EmigrationsA 1958 revolution prompted hundreds of thousands of residents of whatCaribbean island to relocate to the United States?
Cuba
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PilgrimagesEach year, some 20 millions people undertake pilgrimages to what river theflows from the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal?
Ganges River
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Controversial SolutionsIn 2014, engineers of what Asian country attempted to build an enormousunderground frozen wall to contain the highly toxic, radioactive water that hadbeen used to cool the nuclear reactors destroyed by an earthquake andtsunami in 2011?
Japan
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AccentsHow many accents are in each line of this excerpt from a Longfellow poem? Ye who love the haunts of nature, Love the sunshine of the meadow, Love the shadow of the forest, Love the wind among the branches
four
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StoriesThese lines of dialogue come from what story? "We shall creek out quietly into the butler's pantry," cried the Mole. "With our pistols and swords and sticks," shouted the Rat. "And whack 'em, and whack 'em, and whack 'em" cried the Toad.
The Wind in the Willows
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Naval VesselsThese are or were what kind of ships in the U.S. Navy? Midway, Forrestal, Kitty Hawk, Enterprise, Nimitz, John F. Kennedy, Gerald R. Ford, George H.W. Bush
aircraft carriers
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Zoological ClassificationsBecause starfish, snails, octopuses, crabs, clams, and worms have no spinalcolumn, how are they all classified?
invertebrates
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PneumoniaPneumonia mainly affects what microscopic air sacs in the lungs?
alveoli
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SportsWhat country beat Argentina to win the 2014 World Cup?
Germany
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IslandsWhat Caribbean island, the third largest of the Greater Antilles, is about 90miles south of Cuba?
Jamaica
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EmissionsTwo souped-up diesel trucks take off from the starting line in a drag race, eachemitting thick clouds of black smoke that mainly contain what element?
carbon
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VolcanoesMost Alaskan volcanoes are located along what island chain?
Aleutian Islands
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ClausesHow many clauses are in this quotation by Noah Webster? The supreme power in America cannot enforce unjust laws by the sword because the whole body of the people are armed, and constitute a force superior to any band of regular troops.
2
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Landforms in SongWhat two landforms are mentioned in the first line of the song, "The CaissonsGo Rolling Along"?
hills, dales
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Latin American AlliancesInitially designed to resist U.S. influence in the region, the ABC Powers of theearly 20th century included Argentina, Brazil, and what other nation?
Chile
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Plant PartsA bud on a plant may develop into a shoot, leaf, or what else?
flower
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Root WordsWhat is the meaning of the root word in these terms? asteroid, astronomy, asterisk
star
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LizardsWhat is the only archipelago in which marine iguanas are found?
Galapagos Islands
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ExplorersWhat man who led the third expedition to reach the South Pole was also thefirst to summit the 29,028-foot mountain between Tibet and Nepal?
Edmund Hillary
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Costs of SalesYou hire an auction company to sell off all your farm equipment and householdpossessions. The amount that you pay the auctioneer is based on apercentage of the funds generated by the sale and is called what?
commission
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