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1
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All matter is made up of these tiny particles

A

Atoms

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2
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What did American Indians refer to as the Iron Horse?

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Trains

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3
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Spell penicillin

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4
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What fabric is Scotland famous for making?

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Wool

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5
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This group met for the first time on November 26, 1971

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Cabinet meeting

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6
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What is the force exerted by a golf ball when struck?

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Kinetic energy

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7
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How many states border the Pacific Ocean?

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5

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8
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What was England’s original use for Australia?

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Drop off debtors/prisoners

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9
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What does a barometer measure?

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Air pressure

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10
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Identify the largest joint in the human body

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Knee

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11
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What does a botanist study?

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Plants

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12
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In SCUBA diving, what is the purpose of the cylinders on the back?

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Hold oxygen

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13
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The offspring of a female horse and a male donkey is called a what?

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Mule

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14
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What year did IL become a state?

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1818

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15
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How many red stripes are on the US flag?

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7

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16
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What is the job of white blood cells?

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Fight infection

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17
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When a person pushes a heavy load up a ramp onto a platform, which simple machine are they using?

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Inclined plane

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18
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Complete this nautical saying, “Red sky at night, sailor’s delight….”

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Red sky in morning, sailor’s take warning

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19
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What figurative language is this? Cool as a cucumber

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simile

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20
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Which American football team won first 2 superbowls

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Green Bay Packers

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21
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What type of bridge is supported by cables that are supported by a tower?

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Suspension bridge

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22
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What historical event was caused by Mrs. O’Leary’s cow?

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Great Chicago Fire

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23
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Which philosopher passed on the thoughts of Socrates?

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Plato

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24
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Name this country: 8th largest country, neighbors are Bolivia and Paraguay

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Argentina

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25
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Who is the composer of “The Magic Flute”

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Mozart

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26
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What infamous first baseman committed an error for the Boston Red Sox?

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Billy Buckner

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27
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What is the US Naval Base in Hawaii

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Pearl Harbor

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28
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First US state listed in ABC order

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Alabama

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29
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Each angle of an equilateral triangle is how many degrees?

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60

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30
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What part of speech are a, an, and the

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articles

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31
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What is the name of the boat that Alaska’s Inuit people use for hunting and fishing?

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Kayak

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32
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What is the most densely populated state in the Union

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New Jersey

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33
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In which state is Mt. St. Helen’s

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Washington

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34
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Who wrote “Death of a Salesman”

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Arthur Miller

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35
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Energy used by most living beings comes from?

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The sun

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36
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From what civilization is Pythagoras?

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Greek

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37
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F=ma where F (force) is measure using what?

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Newtons

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38
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What state beginning with I is the first alphabetically using 2 letters

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Iowa

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39
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What is the original name of England’s flag?

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St. George’s Cross

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40
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How many strings are on a guitar?

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6

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41
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What is the system that gets rid of waste?

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Excretory system

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42
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In a standard basketball court, the rim is elevated how many feet?

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10 feet

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43
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What do you call a piece of equipment used to hit the ball in cricket?

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A bat

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44
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Name the author of the book Roots

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Alex Haley

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45
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What is the official language of Kenya?

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Swahili

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46
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Recite the first 3 words of the US Constitution

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We the people

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47
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Chuck Noll was the head coach of this NFL team in the 1970s

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Steelers

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48
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What body of water holds Malta

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Mediterranean Sea

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49
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Socrates was famous in which civilization?

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Greek

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50
Q

Vacuum tubes were discovered by?

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Thomas Edison

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51
Q

What state is divided into 2 parts by a large lake?

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Michigan

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52
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What are the black keys on a piano made of?

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Ebony

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53
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What number is commonly referred to as a bakers dozen?

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13

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54
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For what crime did Al Capone spend 11 years in prison?

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Tax evasion

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55
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What chemical element has the highest melting point?

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Tungsten

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56
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Custer made his last stand at Little Bighorn in what state?

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Montana

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57
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What sport has its Hall of Fame in Springfield, MA?

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Basketball

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58
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A goiter is an enlarged thyroid gland caused by a lack of what chemical?

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Iodine

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59
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What overtook ketchup as the best selling condiment in 1991?

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Salsa

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60
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What is the title of the novel by Charlotte Bronte that centers around a governess?

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Jane Eyre

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61
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In the high hurdle race, how many hurdles are you allowed to knock over without penalty?

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As many as you want

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62
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What does prognosticate mean?

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predict, foretell

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63
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If the last names of the US presidents were arranged alphabetically, who would be last?

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Woodrow Wilson

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64
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What poet wrote “For Auld Acquaintance be Forgot”

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Robert Burns

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65
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Who said “you can fool all of the people some of the time”

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Abraham Lincoln

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66
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How many miles must a marathon runner travel before completing the race?

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26 miles

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67
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What is the popular name for the first Volkswagen model of car?

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Beetle

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68
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In a rocket, the force that pushes the rocket upward is called what?

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Thrust

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69
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What are estates in the old south called?

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Plantations

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70
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In theory, it is the space entirely devoid of matter…what is this state that nature abhors?

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Vacuum

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71
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Which American actress of the 50s retired to become a princess?

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Grace Kelley

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72
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Who painted “The Last Supper”

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Da Vinci

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73
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The statue of Venus de Milo is in which great museum?

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The Louvre

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74
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Who is the author of Call of the Wild and To Build a Fire

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Jack London

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75
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In 1938, there was a radio broadcast of War of the Worlds…who was its narrator?

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Orson Welles

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76
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If 2 angles are complementary, what is the sum of the angles?

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90 degrees

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77
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Spell eccentricity

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78
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What country is directly south of Canada?

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The USA

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79
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What famous play has the line “To be or not to be”

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Hamlet

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80
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What is obtained when a dividend is divided by a divisor?

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Quotient

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81
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Identify the Civil Rights leader who won the Nobel Peace Prize

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MLK Jr

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82
Q

What is Jamaica’s main industry?

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tourism

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83
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Name the letter of the alphabet that is most often used to signify an illiterate person’s signature

A

X

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84
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In what state was the Civil War battle of Bull Run fought?

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Virginia

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85
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In what city and state is the Liberty Bell displayed?

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Philadelphia, PA

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86
Q

Which amendment guarantees the right of association?

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First amendment

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87
Q

What is the longest and strongest bone in the body?

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Femur

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88
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At its height, this civilization extended from Britain to Egypt

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Roman Empire

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89
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The Adventures of Huck Finn took place on which river?

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Mississippi

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90
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What is it called when there is a state of lawlessness or political disorder

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Anarchy

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91
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How many paintings did Van Gogh sell in his lifetime?

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1

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92
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A strait is a narrow body of water, but what term describes a narrow strip of land?

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Isthmus

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93
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A memorial was built in DC across the reflection pool from the Vietnam Memorial to honor which veterans?

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Korean War

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94
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What is the word that stands for radio detection and ranging?

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RADAR

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95
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What creatures have been building underground towns on the prairies?

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Prairie dogs

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96
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What famous satellite was launched on October 4, 1957?

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Sputnik

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97
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What do we call a dagger attached to the muzzle of a gun?

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Bayonet

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98
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Who was the first woman to head a British political party?

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Margaret Thatcher

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99
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Who laid the capitol building’s cornerstone?

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George Washington

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100
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What is the only state to fly under 6 flags?

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Texas

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101
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In which war did Polish general Polaski fight?

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American Revolution

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102
Q

In a 24 hour period, which animal sleeps the longest

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Lion

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103
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What mineral was found in 1849 and at Sutter’s Mill?

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Coal

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104
Q

This injury is known to carpenters by repeated hammering?

A

Tennis Elbow

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105
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First to have regulations against drug use?

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Horse racing

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106
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What do we call a four-sided figure with 2 sides parallel?

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Trapezoid

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107
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Chinese ring-necked is a variety of what bird?

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Pheasant

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108
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The jabberwocky is found in which book by Lewis Carroll

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Through the Looking Glass

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109
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This sea animal has a soft body inside a hard shell for food and pearls

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Oyster

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110
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Name this government agency: Main purpose to ensure vigor competition in the market

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FTC - Federal Trade Commission

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111
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Which weekend is the Indy 500?

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Memorial Day weekend

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112
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What are the tiniest tubes in the human body that carry blood?

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Capillaries

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113
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If a key signature has 3 sharps, what are the 3 sharps?

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F, C, and G

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114
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This state has the robin as state bird, apple blossom as the flower, white pine as a tree

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Michigan

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115
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Who delivered the speech “give me liberty or give me death”

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Patrick Henry

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116
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What novel by what author tells about an English nobleman and a poor boy who switch places?

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Prince and the Pauper, Mark Twain

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117
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What name was given to companies of militia organized in american revolution

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Minutemen

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118
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State known as magnolia state

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Mississippi

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119
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Capital rhode island

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Providence

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120
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Function of pony express was to carry mail to west coast, how long did it last

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Year and a half

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121
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Another name for aurora borealis

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Northern lights

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122
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This country was carved from Prussia…gained independence after WWI

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Poland

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123
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“Give me your tired, your poor”

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Statue of Liberty

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124
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Ex-slave founded tuskegee institute

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Booker T. Washington

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125
Q

What is a prairie dog colony called

A

Town

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126
Q

Which great lake is only one to lie wholly

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Lake Michigan

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127
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Identify animal native to asia can expand skin of neck

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Cobra

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128
Q

Scale measure acidity and alkalinity

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PH Scale

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129
Q

Letters UFO stand for

A

Unidentified Flying Object

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130
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Largest organ of the human body

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Skin

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131
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Which suffix is usually adverb

A

-ly

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132
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Which mountains known as backbone of south america

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Andes

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133
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Days in september

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30

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134
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Name the first black MLB baseball player

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Jackie Robinson

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135
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Two word expression for us flag

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Old Glory

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This southern city originally named terminus at end of rail line

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Atlanta

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137
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Name of bike race international

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Tour de France

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138
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In archery, the center is called

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Bullseye

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139
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Which german composer known for hungarian dances

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Brahms

140
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What state was lincoln born

A

Kentucky

141
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Who did gerald ford replace as president

A

Nixon

142
Q

Capital of sweden

A

Stockholm

143
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Mile high city

A

Denver

144
Q

What does atomic number mean

A

Number of protons in an atom

145
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Name pulitzer prize featuring scout

A

TKAM

146
Q

Book where character finds blue egg

A

Eragon

147
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Camp that housed admiral richard byrd and 42 men in antarctica

A

Little America

148
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Between what 2 lakes does the sioux canal and st marie canal control traffic

A

Lake Superior and Huron

149
Q

Different halves of cerebrum called

A

Hemispheres

150
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What is the full name of dr seuss

A

Theodore Seuss Geisel

151
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In which state is Jimmy Carter born?

A

Georgia

152
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Which state is acadia national park

A

Maine

153
Q

Kind of life insurance lasts limited years but is inexpensive?

A

Term

154
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Country with mt sinai

A

Egypt

155
Q

Author wrote iliad and odyssey

A

Homer

156
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1908, ford introduced it in the saturday evening post

A

Model T

157
Q

Mt rainier is in

A

Washington

158
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Metal not solid at room temp

A

Mercury

159
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Name of alphabet not in the states

A

Q

160
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Home planet of luke skywalker

A

Tatooine

161
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What state did family in grapes of wrath move to

A

California

162
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Brazil and colombia supply 50% of world’s what

A

coffee

163
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City with largest bull-fighting ring in world

A

Mexico City

164
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Amendment concerned with church and state

A

First

165
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What year did alaska and hawaii become states

A

1959

166
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Who was french explorer of st lawrence waterway

A

Cartier

167
Q

Charged atom with unequal numbers is called what

A

Ion

168
Q

Canal joins atlantic and pacific

A

Panama Canal

169
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What element makes up 21% of atmosphere

A

Oxygen

170
Q

Pierre is state capital

A

South Dakota

171
Q

How many hours in half a week

A

84

172
Q

When president takes office, name of speech they give

A

Inauguration Address

173
Q

Literary term refers to exciting event

A

Climax

174
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American inventor for cotton gin

A

Eli Whitney

175
Q

Self-contained underwater breathing apparatus

A

SCUBA

176
Q

Colonial america everything

A

Ben Franklin

177
Q

San diego trolley goes 16 miles to where in mexico

A

Tijuana

178
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Minnesota lake that is source for mississippi river

A

Itasca

179
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Cities opera house for phantom of the opera

A

Paris

180
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Name of series by jeff kinney

A

Diary of Wimpy kid

181
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What vitamin is required for blood clotting

A

K

182
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Identify portuguese that first sail around the world

A

Ferdinand Magellan

183
Q

What race is known as the great american race

A

Daytona 500

184
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State capital named after river named after corruption french word middle between missouri and mississippi

A

Des moines

185
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Who wrote 20000 leagues under the sea

A

Jules Verne

186
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Who was defeated at little bighorn

A

Custer

187
Q

What part of speech is the word quite?

A

Adverb

188
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What animal uses its tail to signal danger?

A

Beaver

189
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What command is used to make a dog walk on the handler’s left side?

A

Heel

190
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Edible part of the sweet potato plant?

A

Root

191
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Who is the commander in chief of the US armed forces?

A

President

192
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What did Benjamin Franklin invent because he was tired of carrying two pairs of glasses?

A

Bifocals

193
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Name the lake that is the largest source of the Nile river?

A

Lake Victoria

194
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What name is given to a person who makes maps?

A

Cartographer

195
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What is the term for races that include up to and including 400m?

A

Dash or sprint

196
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Which horse race is called the run for the roses?

A

Kentucky Derby

197
Q

5 consecutive integers whose sum is 85

A

15, 16, 17, 18, 19

198
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A cold person has a heart of stone, but a generous person has a heart of…..

A

Gold

199
Q

Frigiphobia is fear of what?

A

Cold

200
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9/1/1939

A

Start of WW2

201
Q

Israeli flag…symbol in middle

A

Star of David

202
Q

Who is the father of modern astronomy?

A

Copernicus

203
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Give the exact percent equivalent of ⅝

A

62.5%

204
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Name the author of uncle tom’s cabin?

A

Harriet Beecher Stowe

205
Q

Sum of first 10 positive integers

A

55

206
Q

Collapse of star

A

Black Hole

207
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5 branches of armed forces

A

Navy, army, marines, coast guard, air force

208
Q

Type of words same backward/forward

A

palindrome

209
Q

Briar rose falls into state of suspended animation

A

Sleeping Beauty

210
Q

1961 turning point of JFK renewed public faith

A

Cuban missile crisis

211
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Continent has second most independent countries

A

Europe

212
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1928, Andrew Jackson appears on $20, what building is on the reverse

A

White House

213
Q

Where was Seward’s folly

A

Alaska

214
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Can lose up to 25% of food it buries

A

Squirrel

215
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Year in which constitution was signed

A

1787

216
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Title of poem begins “twas night before christmas”

A

A Visit from St Nicholas

217
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Composer of “The Messiah”

A

George Handel

218
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British author of Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, Great Expectations

A

Charles Dickens

219
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What building did Booth kill Lincoln

A

Ford’s Theater

220
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March 29, 1963, steps of Lincoln Memorial, “I Have a Dream” speech

A

MLK Jr

221
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The Albany plan failed because…

A

colonists were afraid of losing their autonomy or self-government

222
Q

Liquid to gas to liquid

A

distillation

223
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Finish this “No joy in mudville”

A

Casey has struck out

224
Q

Brand name of hook and loop

A

Velcro

225
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Gravestone says “Free at Last, Free at Last”

A

MLK Jr

226
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2 colonists leaders of America’s revolutionary movement

A

Sam Adams and John Hancock

227
Q

How many dimples on a golf ball

A

336

228
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Male duck is called

A

Drake

229
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Minutes in NBA quarter

A

12 minutes

230
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Universities tied for heisman trophies

A

Notre Dame and Ohio State

231
Q

Hyphenated term when abnormality not found when it actually is

A

False-negative

232
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Shenandoah national park

A

Virginia

233
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Hoover dam harness water from river

A

Colorado

234
Q

Temperature of normal human

A

98.6 Fahrenheit

235
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Main muscles helps breathe

A

Diaphragm

236
Q

St basil’s cathedral is located where

A

Moscow

237
Q

Hardness scale for minerals

A

Mohs Scale

238
Q

Author of Tales of 4th grade nothing, Superfudge

A

Judy Blume

239
Q

Nation’s attic

A

Smithsonian

240
Q

Only crime in constitution

A

Treason

241
Q

GNP

A

Gross National Product

242
Q

Natural electrical discharge

A

Lightning

243
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Western state last to approve mlk holiday and issue to popular vote

A

Arizona

244
Q

Indited by grand jury means

A

Accused

245
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Major country asks leader to be chief of state and head of partisan political

A

USA

246
Q

ZIP code acronym

A

zone improvement plan

247
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Born October 2, 1869, this indian leader used peaceful protest

A

Mahatma gandhi birth date

248
Q

Quasimodo had what kind of job

A

Bellringer

249
Q

Daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn

A

Elizabeth the first

250
Q

Commander british forces at rev war

A

Thomas Gage

251
Q

If you buy 3lb of pennies galvanized, what are you getting

A

Nails

252
Q

Which branch of science deals with the studies of languages

A

Linguistics

253
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In what country was the fortune cookie invented?

A

United States

254
Q

What happened on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918

A

WW1 armistice

255
Q

What is the name of the middle aged sport where charging knights used lances

A

jousting

256
Q

Where is the Freedom Trail

A

Boston

257
Q

What is Minneapolis Twin City?

A

St. Paul

258
Q

What is the transfer called when heat from a candle is transferred on a wire?

A

Convection

259
Q

What are changes to the US constitution?

A

Amendments

260
Q

What color is the 8 ball in pool?

A

Black

261
Q

Name the largest city in midwest

A

Chicago

262
Q

Bird lives in the southwest with its tail as long as its body..may be sprinting along highways

A

Road Runner

263
Q

Name this 27th president….so fat…

A

Taft

264
Q

As a result of a certain crime…Lindbergh law?

A

Kidnapping

265
Q

Dill pickles are made from

A

Cucumbers

266
Q

Name capital of nebraska?

A

Lincoln

267
Q

Famous colonial protest?

A

Boston Tea Party

268
Q

Light amplification by stimulated radiation.

A

LASER

269
Q

Street celebrated in New Orleans as cradle of jazz?

A

Bourbon Street

270
Q

What battle was Napoleon’s final defeat?

A

Waterloo

271
Q

Who sailed around Cape Hope in 1497?

A

Vasco de Gama

272
Q

How much is 2.5 squared?

A

6.25

273
Q

What is the name of the theme song used by Harlem Globetrotters?

A

Sweet Georgia Brown

274
Q

In which 2 states is Monument Valley located?

A

Arizona and Utah

275
Q

This was first discovered in 1682 by Edmond Haley, seen from earth every 67 years?

A

Haley’s comet

276
Q

Where is Devil’s Tower..which state?

A

Wyoming

277
Q

In nutrition, what is the term given to the 14 vital elements?

A

Minerals

278
Q

Term that describes the amount of water vapor in the air?

A

Humidity

279
Q

What tragedy was reported in these words: “It’s bursting into flames….”?

A

Hindenburg

280
Q

What household machine would you find a bobbin in?

A

Sewing machine

281
Q

What is it called when a bowler takes 2 rolls to knock all the pins?

A

Spare

282
Q

In which 2 states is the okey nufike swamp?

A

Florida/Georgia

283
Q

Massachusetts religious group made baked beans?

A

Puritans

284
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Which state was the first to vote to secede from union?

A

South Carolina

285
Q

What famous 20th century pitcher was the first to post a no-hitter? Modern day award for pitching?

A

Psy Yung

286
Q

What US president won a Pulitzer Prize for literature?

A

JFK

287
Q

Identify the name of the first man-made satellite that the US placed in space?

A

Explorer 1

288
Q

How does a writer indicate titles of chapters of stories, poems, etc?

A

Quotation Marks

289
Q

Which branch has authority to declare war?

A

Legislative

290
Q

Led NBA in points 1960-1966

A

Wilt Chamberlain

291
Q

Which gland creates insulin?

A

Insulin

292
Q

Name the tallest structure in DC?

A

Washington Monument

293
Q

Famous black leader fought to abolish slavery

A

Frederick Douglass

294
Q

4 forces that work on airplane

A

Thrust, Drag, Lift, Weight/Gravity

295
Q

What would you do with a case of infantigo

A

Call a dr

296
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Document was written in 1823 to prevent European countries from encroaching on US colonies

A

Monroe Doctrine

297
Q

Which league came into attendance to solve disputes between countries before war ensued

A

League of nations

298
Q

Movement of blood or magazines

A

circulation

299
Q

Concept of expanding universe, telescope named after him

A

Hubble

300
Q

Ancient chinese method of relieving pain

A

Acupuncture

301
Q

What was france called during caesar

A

Gall

302
Q

Gas greatest in oxygen

A

Nitrogen

303
Q

2nd general in US

A

Andrew Jackson

304
Q

Statistical summary of baseball game

A

Box score

305
Q

1st black justice of supreme court

A

Thurgood Marhsall

306
Q

Which president only one whose grandfather preceded him

A

Benjamin Harrison

307
Q

Football played 12 games, won 7…what percentage did they win?

A

58%

308
Q

What language do most people in JOrdan speak

A

Arabic

309
Q

What Indian gave his name to a tree?

A

Sequoia

310
Q

How many minutes in a day

A

1440

311
Q

What disease associated with jonas salk

A

Polio

312
Q

Which country’’s neutrality was ruined in both wars by germany

A

Belgium

313
Q

Russian cosmonaut to travel in space in 1961

A

yuri gagarin

314
Q

American colonial formed in protest of stamp act

A

sons of liberty

315
Q

Location of treaty that ended american rev.

A

Paris

316
Q

Classical composer whose symphony describes a bear, hen, clock, surprise

A

Hayden

317
Q

1096-end of 13th century led by western europe, what was series called

A

crusades

318
Q

8 letter term for clam shells settling on seashore, sand on beach, etc

A

sediment

319
Q

Parallelogram with all sides congruent

A

square

320
Q

Identify hawkeye state

A

Iowa

321
Q

Federal agency monitors water and air industry

A

EPA- environmental protection agency

322
Q

2 prime numbers add to 13

A

2 and 11

323
Q

Egypts last queen

A

Cleopatra

324
Q

How many cubic feet in a cubic yard?

A

27

325
Q

What were the taxes on lead, glass, paper, etc. called

A

Townshend act

326
Q

December 7, 1941, a day that will live in infamy

A

Pearl Harbor

327
Q

Tallest mountain in oregon

A

Mt. Hood

328
Q

Only state whose name contains one syllable

A

Maine

329
Q

Individuals on the coins

A

penny (lincoln) nickel (jefferson) dime (roosevelt) quarter (washington)

330
Q

Opposite of benign

A

Malignant

331
Q

Letter between v and n on keyboard

A

b

332
Q

First name is sheldon, wife is karen, owns chum bucket

A

Plankton

333
Q

Second best-selling flavor ice cream

A

Chocolate

334
Q

Stadium home to chicago bears

A

Soldier Field

335
Q

Superman, batman, flash, and wonderwoman are members of

A

Justice League of America

336
Q

Square root of 196

A

14

337
Q

Strong tendon at back of leg is called

A

Achilles

338
Q

French impressionist painting…water lilies, bouquets of sunflowers

A

Monet

339
Q

Bulls championships 1991-1998

A

6

340
Q

Where in america is the gold bullion depository

A

Fort Knox

341
Q

100,000 of these a year, clear acres of trees, national disaster

A

Wildfire

342
Q

Happy faced spider, everyone is a minority, volcano eruption

A

Hawaii

343
Q

Justices on supreme court

A

9

344
Q

First lady AND mother to us president

A

Abigail Adams and Barbara Bush

345
Q

How many players TOTAL on ice in a hockey game

A

12

346
Q

American born poet, road not taken -

A

Robert Frost

347
Q

HOMES acronym for the great lakes

A

Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Eerie, Superior

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