Finance
The term "ROI" stands for "Return on..." what?
Investment
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, or SIPRI, is headquarted in what country?
Sweden
In criminal law, a claim or evidence that the defendant was elsewhere when the crime occured is known as what?
alibi
The seeds for what annual global event that takes place on April 22 started in the late 1960s with Environmental Teach-Ins across U.S. college campuses?
Earth Day
In eukaryotic cells, the citric acid cycle, also known as the Krebs cycle, takes place in which double-membrane bound organelle, sometimes described as the "powerhouse" of the cell?
Mitochondria
Which F term describes the year as it pertains to figuring out your business’s annual budget and other finances?
Fiscal
Pretty much the opposite of a monarchy, what R-word type of government is defined as "the power held by the people and those who they elect"?
Republic
What federal agency is primarily responsible for investigating crimes like terrorism and organized crime in the U.S.?
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
The infamous "hole" in the ozone layer, nearly nine million square miles in size, lies mostly over what continent?
Antarctica
With a student body of fewer than 300, the smallest school at Harvard University awards DMD degrees to students in what specialty of medicine?
Dental Medicine
Fair Isaac Corporation came up with a way to calculate your creditworthiness, but you probably know the company as what four-letter acronym that's associated with your credit score?
FICO
FTZ is an acronym for ______ trade zone and refers to a place where goods aren’t subjected to customs duty.
What type of sentence allows a convicted person to remain out of jail under supervision?
Probation
This fuel used to contain tetraethyl lead—until we realized it was a health and environmental hazard. Today, you’re filling up at the pump with the unleaded variety of what liquid?
Gasoline
There are non-image-forming ganglion cells in the human eye that are still photosensitive and receive light signals. These cells can help regulate and suppress the production of what "M" hormone that helps regulate the sleep-wake schedule?
Melatonin
Which Minnesota-based S&P 500 company has the NYSE ticker symbol "MMM"?
3M
What is the practice called when electoral district boundaries are manipulated for political advantage?
Gerrymandering
What term refers to the continuous documentation of evidence from the time it’s collected to its presentation in court?
Chain of Custody
The two most abundant greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere are water vapor (H2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2). What compound, which has the chemical formula CH4 and is the main component of natural gas, is the third?
Methane
What is the more common word for the lymphatic tissues on either side of the back of the human throat that are at their largest during the teenage years?
Tonsils
How many tax brackets are there currently in the United States?
Seven
What group, responsible for global medical well being, was formed by the United Nations after World War II, combining the efforts of groups like the International Sanitary Conferences? Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, their three-letter acronym looks like a question.
World Health Organization
While the "preponderance of the evidence" standard is used in civil law, as well as in Stonehill Community Standards hearings. What is the highest standard of proof in the criminal justice system, required for a conviction in a criminal trial?
Beyond a reasonable doubt
By what process do cyanobacteria, species of bacteria which are ubiquitous in marine environments, obtain energy? Some species can produce powerful toxins, called cyanotoxins, that can harm people and animals.
Photosynthesis
Inciscors, ______, premolars/bicuspids, molars. What word is missing from this sequenced list?
Canines