US History
This document begins "We the People"
What is the constitution?
This force is responsible for keeping planets in orbit around the Sun
What is gravity?
In old England during storms animals sleeping on top of the thatched roofs sometimes feel through
What is "Its raining cats and dogs"?
This is the longest river in the world by most modern measurements
What is the Nile River?
He issued the emancipation proclamation during the civil war
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Photosynthesis primarily occurs inside these organelles found in plant cells
What are chloroplasts
This phrase was created for adults who almost won a game at the carnival back when cigars were the prizes
What is "close but no cigar"?
This country has territory in both Europe and Asia, but its capital lies entirely in Europe
What is Russia?
This 1803 purchase doubled the size of the United States
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
This law states that the force between two objects equals mass times accleration
What is Newton's Second Law?
This phrase comes from horse racing, where a horse running on the wrong foot would struggle to keep pace
What is "Got off on the wrong foot"
This capital city sits on both Europe and Asia
What is Istanbul?
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The U.S. purchased Alaska from this country in 1867
What is Russia?
This blood vessel carries oxygen-rich blood from the lungs back to the heart
What is the pulmonary vein?
This phrase comes from hunting, where prey escaped by making unexpected turns.
What is "double back"?
This mountain forms a natural border between Europe and Asia
What are the Ural Mountains?
This battle is widely considered the turning point of the American Revolution
What is the battle of Saratoga?
The pH scale is logarithmic, meaning a solution with a pH of 4 is this many times more acidic than one with a pH of 6
What is 100 times?
This phrase originated from sailing when changing direction against the wind required a zigzag path
What is "to change tack"?
Indonesia is made up of approximately this many islands.
What is 17,000?