It's Lawful
Going 'Round in Circles
Hodgepodge
Earth, Wind, and Fire
"Eggs"-actly
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The Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guards against these two things
What are searches and seizures? Unless there are exigent circumstances, a warrant must be issued by a judge when proof of probable cause has been established.
100
This instrument can draw a perfect circle.
What is a compass? It can also draw part of a circle, called an arc. Compasses often are used in high school geometry classes.
100
For many seniors, this is their sole source of income.
What is Social Security? In some cases, the benefit is taxed; however, recipients do not pay FICA (Social Security and Medicare) taxes on their Social Security benefits.
100
A thunderstorm may also produce this frozen precipitation, even during summer months.
What is hail? A hailstone can be deadly. The largest confirmed hailstone fell in Vivian, South Dakota, in 2010, measuring approximately eight inches (20.3 cm) in diameter.
100
If you place an egg in a glass of water and it sinks to the bottom, it is this
What is fresh, or good? If the egg floats, it’s a sign that the egg is no longer fresh.
200
Twelve “peers” of the defendant, plus alternates, typically make up this deliberative body in a trial.
What is a jury? Both criminal and civil trials use juries, a practice that derives from English common law
200
The measurement around the widest part of a ball or the outside boundary of a circle is called this.
What is the circumference? In school, we learned that pi multiplied by the diameter equals the circumference.
200
This term applies to animals that eat mostly other animals (meat).
What is carnivore? Carnivores are predators, and their bodies are designed to aid them in hunting. This applies to insects and arachnids as well as reptiles, birds, and fish.
200
This planet is known as the third rock from the sun.
What is Earth? An easy way to remember the order of the planets’ positions in relation to the sun is to learn the sentence “My Very Easy Method Just Speeds Up Names”— Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
200
A hen lays approximately this number of eggs in a day.
What is one? A hen lays an egg every 24 to 26 hours. Within 30 minutes, a new egg begins to form.
300
This is said to be nine-tenths of the law.
What is possession? In other words, if you own something, it is easier for you to keep it. For example, the clothes on your back are usually presumed to be yours. This legal maxim was influenced by ancient Roman law.
300
This is the term for half the diameter.
What is the radius? The radius is the distance from the midpoint of the circle to any point on the outside of the circle
300
Overnight flights are often called this ophthalmologic nickname.
What is red eye? They’re also called all-nighters. Most flights from the East Coast to Europe are red-eye flights. Many transcontinental flights originating on the West Coast are also red eyes.
300
To smother a fire, you must remove this gas from it.
What is oxygen? Fires need a fuel source, oxygen, and heat. Never attempt to put out an electrical fire with water. The easiest and quickest way to put out a small fire, such as a kitchen fire, is with a fire blanket. If you use one, you do not have to clean up the mess created by halogen fire extinguishers. It’s best to review the instructions before you need to use the blanket.
300
The color of the eggshell is not an indication of nutritional value, but this can be.
What is the color of the yolk? Often but not always, the brighter and darker the yolk color (leaning more toward orange than yellow), the more nutrition the egg provides.
400
If someone lives on your property for an extended period, they may be able to claim this even if you didn’t grant them permission or know they were living there.
What are squatters’ rights? These rights vary by state. Adverse possession is the act of claiming ownership of a property through continuous use—that is, if the owner has not directed you to leave. This also varies by state.
400
When Earth turns on its axis, we call it this
What is rotation? It makes one complete rotation every 24 hours.
400
The American Lung Association was founded to fight this disease.
What is tuberculosis? It was founded in 1904 as the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis, and it issued the first Christmas Seal in 1907. Its focus today is on lung health and diseases as well as ending tobacco use.
400
A severe storm occurring inland is often accompanied by this wind event.
What is a tornado? The costliest tornadoes have shifted away in recent years from the traditional area known as Tornado Alley (Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas) and toward the Southeast.
400
This color egg is typically more expensive.
What is brown? Hens that lay brown eggs are usually larger than chickens that lay white eggs, so feeding a larger hen is more expensive.
500
When either side in a trial fails to show up, the judge can enter this type of judgment.
What is a default judgement? This type of judgment is handed down without jury deliberation. A different kind of judgment is used for pretrial motions. The judge can hand down a summary judgment in favor of either party. Rulings on pretrial motions often affect the outcome of the trial.
500
When Earth makes a complete trip around the sun, we call it this.
What is revolution? It takes roughly 365 days for Earth to travel in an elliptical path around the sun.
500
Campanology is the study of this
What are bells? It includes the history of church bell ringing, the construction of the bells, and ringing techniques. Church bells have been in use since the fifth century.
500
Cold and hot deserts share the lack of this.
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What is humidity/moisture? The driest non-polar desert is the Atacama Desert, located in South America along the Pacific Ocean coastline. The continent of Antarctica is the largest desert.
500
This is how you tell whether an egg is raw or hard-boiled.
What is spinning the egg? If it wobbles, it’s raw. The liquid in the raw egg sloshes as you spin it, causing it to wobble. If the egg is steady as it spins, it’s hard-boiled.
