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100

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

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.

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

Of knitting and crochet, it’s the one that predominantly uses needles.

What is knitting?

 Knitting requires two needles, while a hook is used for crocheting. Sometimes, crocheters use a knitting needle to perform specific tasks. Both can use yarn, but crochet is often made with thread, and the stitches are different.

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

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.

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

Of the games played on a checkerboard, this is generally considered the easiest.

What is checkers? 

The typical game is played on a board with 64 squares, and the object of the game is to capture your opponent’s pieces. Each player starts with 12 pieces, and the player who loses all their pieces loses the game.

300

his 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

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.

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

Before recreational drones were invented, children and their parents would head to the nearest park to fly these miniature flying machines.

What are model, remote-controlled, or radio-controlled airplanes? 

The basics of “flying” the two are similar. However, drones, also known as quadcopters, are easier to control, more stable, and sturdier. They take off and land vertically, limiting the chance of a crash landing.

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

When the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA; DOW) was inaugurated, it contained this number of stocks

What is 12? 

The DJIA was launched in 1896, and none of the original companies are still on the list. Today, the DOW comprises 30 stocks, and the composition of stocks is a radical departure from the original one.

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 two-person, alliterative, three-word children’s game begins with the letter T.

What is tic-tac-toe?

 One player’s pieces are X’s, and the other player’s pieces are O’s. The playing board is divided into nine squares in a three?by-three layout. The object of the game is to get three of your pieces in a row, vertically, horizontally, or diagonally

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.

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

Of soft and hard cheeses, amateur cheese artisans usually make this type of cheese at home.

What is soft? 

Hard cheeses must age at specific temperatures and humidity levels in a cave-like environment, and most people do not have access to such a space.

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