Botany
What tropical and subtropical trees are distinguished by a large cluster of compound, evergreen leaves at the top of an unbranched stem?
palm
On the last day of December in 1999, U.S. troops lowered the American flag for the last time over a region which, from that point forward, would be administered by what Latin American country?
Panama
What is the director's command to the actors to stop playing a scene?
cut
What is first on an alphabetical list of the U.S. armed forces?
Air Force
A prepositional phrase begins with a preposition and ends with an...
object
Usually located near ground level, the crown is the region where a shoot joins with the ...
root
What adjective indicates the type of energy that comes from the Sun?
solar
Creating motion in graphic images on film through small progressive changes in each drawing cell is called...
animation
A horseback-mounted military unit used extensively after the Civil War against the Indians is called a...
cavalry
What preposition should have been used below?
Ritchie was in a clash by himself.
with
Before the 16th century in England, it was called the "lion's tooth." But then they began to use the French name for this weed "dent-de-lion." What is this common weed?
dandelion
What is the sum of the following?
3xy
-2xy
5xy
xy
7xy
Motion pictures employ people for minor parts such as crowd scene. Such performers are called...
extras
A fleet of warships, such as the one sent by Phillip II to invade England in 1588, is called an...
armada
What kind of subordinate clause modifies a noun or pronoun?
adjectives clause
Chlorosis is the yellowing of foliage due to a loss of breakdown of what pigment necessary for photsynthesis?
chlorophyll
The Olemecs and Mayas had no iron for weapons and cutting tools. Instead, they used what kind of volcanic glass called...
obsidian
A nonfiction narrative film, presented in a journalistic vein, about an actual event or person is called a ...
documentary
In the Department of Defense, who has more power than the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff?
Secretary of Defense
What punctuation mark signals a more complete pause than a comma but less of a pause than a colon?
semicolon
A sporangium is essentially a container or case for...
spores
Established in 1908, what federal agency under the Department of Justice earned its reputation in the 1920s and 30s by apprehending bank robbers and gangsters?
FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
These international film festivals are held annually in what country?
Grenoble
Rouen
Amiens
Cannes
France
Soldiers with blue helmets are probably military personnel attached to what organizations?
United Nations
What part of speech is the second word of the infinitive phrase in this quote by Einstein?
The important thing is to not stop questioning.
adverb