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100

"Four score and seven years ago..." is the beginning of which speech given by Abraham Lincoln during the height of the Civil War.

The Gettysburg Address

100

This devastating storm in the Gulf of Mexico in 2005 caused over 1,800 fatalities and flooded New Orleans in over 25 feet of water.

Hurricane Katrina

100

The man in yellow hat's little animal companion goes by the name of what?

Curious George

100

The hottest planet in our solar system reaches a temperature of 900*. 

Venus

100

Find the missing angle of a triangle that has two angles of 56* and 89*.

35*

200

"A date which will live in infamy."

This quote was said during a speech by which president following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

200

About 220,000 people were killed in this island nation after a large-scale earthquake occurred January 12, 2010.

Haiti

200

In J.R.R. Tolkien's book, The Hobbit, Smaug is what sort of creature?

Dragon

200

This planet has a whopping 80 moons. 57 of which have been given official names.

Jupiter

200

Put 0.0000000086 in scientific notation.

8.6 x 10^-9

300

As tensions rose between the colonies and crown, Patrick Henry gave a rousing speech urging fellow delegates to ready Virginia's defenses which ended in this climactic line:  "Give me liberty or ___________!" 

give me death

300

This ancient Roman city was buried under 15 - 20 ft. of volcanic ash and pumice during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD creating hollowed snapshots in stone from the decayed bodies left beneath the destruction. 

Pompeii

300

Percy Jackson faced off against this mythical creature that has multiple regenerating heads.

Hydra

300

The largest moon of Saturn is named after a group of Greek mythological figures with names such as Cronus, Hyperion, Rhea, and Oceanus.

Titan

300
What is the edge length of a cube whose volume is 64cm^3

4cm

400

During the Cold War, JFK stood near the wall in West Berlin proclaiming "Ich bin ein Berliner" in solidarity to the people of Berlin. In English speaking countries a "berliner" refers to this confectionery sparking a humorous urban legend.

jelly-filled doughnut

400

In 1931, the horrible flooding of which river going through China directly and indirectly killed 3.7 million people after 70,000 square miles were covered in water for months

Yangtze River

400

The hair from which mythical beast makes the core of Draco Malfoy's wand?

Unicorn

400

This spacecraft is the only one to have visited Uranus.

Voyager 2

400

Find the length of the hypotenuse of the triangle with one side being 12in. and another side being 5in.

13in.

500

"What to the Slave is Fourth of July?" was a speech given by this former slave, abolitionist, writer, and statesman to highlight the hypocrisy of a nation celebrating their freedom and independence while also engaging in slavery. 

Frederick Douglass

500

This is the name of the impact crater in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico created by the asteroid that is said to have initiated the extinction of the dinosaurs.

The Chicxulub crater

500

Based on a true story, this Siberian Husky, and leader of a sled dog team, safely delivered a diphtheria antitoxin across Alaska which saved the small town of Nome.

Balto

500

The highest mountain in our Solar System is 16 miles tall and located on Mars. What is its name?

Olympus Mons

500

Evaluate:

c^-3/d

1/c^3(d)

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