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What was the first man-made object to leave the Solar System?

Voyager 1  

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What city is home to the University of Oregon?

Eugene

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What did the letters in USSR stand for?

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

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What other name are killer whales known by?

Orcas 

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When did the Titanic hit the ice burg?

April 14th, 1912- sank early April 15th

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What is the largest fish living today?

The Whale Shark


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In which US state is Mount Vernon?

Virginia

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What ancient astrological event is December 25th also associated with?

December 25 was the date of the winter solstice on the Roman calendar.

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What animal's fingerprints resembles a human's the closest?

Koala

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What was the Titanics full name?

RMS Titanic, with "RMS" standing for Royal Mail Ship.

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Which type of chemical bond is strongest?

Ionic bond

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What is the most visited place in the United States?

Times Square

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What U.S. states were once independent republics? there are 4

Texas, Hawaii, California, Delaware

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What color catches the eye first?

yellow

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True or False? During the sinking of the ship the Band kept playing their music.

True, the band kept playing music to calm passengers as the ship was sinking - legend says they played "Nearer, My God, to Thee." 

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What is the name of the biggest part of the human brain?

The cerebrum

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What is the biggest desert in Australia?

Great Victoria Desert

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Who was the captain of the "Mayflower"?

Christopher Jones

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What is a rhino horn made of?

Keratin

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on a good note, how many people survived?

700 survived. 

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Why do some plants send chemical signals to bugs?

Signal for help

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Around 280 million years ago, the continents existed as one landmass called what?

Pangea

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How many months did it take the Mayflower to cross the Atlantic Ocean?

two months 

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What is the only work of art Michelangelo ever signed?

The "Pietà," a masterpiece depicting the body of Jesus on his mother's lap, is the only work of any sort that he ever signed.

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Where was the titanic built?

Belfast, Northern Ireland, by the Harland and Wolff shipyard.

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Which tree's bark is used to produce aspirin?

The white willow tree

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Which US state's way of life and culture is described as Cajun?

Louisiana's 

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In which country did Buddhism originate?

India

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The city of Honolulu is located on what island?

Oahu

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How long did it take to build?

 3 years to build (1909–1912) and required 15,000 workers.


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Where does vanilla come from?

Orchids

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Which country is home to the Great Barrier Reef?

Australia

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What was Lady Jane Grey also known as?

The Nine Days' Queen and Lady Jane Dudley

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What are sharks’ deadliest predators?

Humans - Humans kill more than 100 million sharks each year, most of them illegally hunted for their fins.


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What was the early distress signal used before SOS became popular?

distress signal was CQD (not just SOS)—it was still a fairly new convention to use SOS in 1912.

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If one goes into space, what impact will it have on one's height?

It will increase

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What city is home to the Coit Tower?

San Francisco

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The Maya of Mesoamerica are best known for their achievements in which subjects?

Math and astronomy

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What is the longest muscle in the human body?

Sartorius

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How young was the youngest survivor?

baby named Millvina Dean, just 9 weeks old—she survived and lived until 2009.

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What fraction of the Earth's gravity is the moon's?

One sixth

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Which two South American countries do not share a land boundary with Brazil?

Chile and Ecuador

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Who was President George Washington's Secretary of State?

Thomas Jefferson

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Which popular Christmas song was originally written for a Broadway musical?

"White Christmas"

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When was the wreck discovered? 

discovered in 1985 by Robert Ballard—over 70 years after the sinking.

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Which metal has the chemical symbol "W"?

Tungsten

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The two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea are part of what country?

Italy

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Which US state banned alcohol from 1907 until 1966?

Mississippi

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What is the best-selling cookie brand in the world?

OREO!! 

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What ocean would you find the wreck?

It lies at a depth of 12,500 feet (~3,800 meters) in the North Atlantic.

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