What is the speed of light (in meters per second)?
3 x 10^8 m/s
What states in the US make up the four corners?
Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Arizona
What year did the US get its independence?
1776
78
What is the largest planet in the solar system?
Jupiter
List two acids that are considered "strong acids"?
Hydrochloric acid, Perchloric acid, Hydrobromic acid, Sulfuric acid, Nitric acid, Hydroiodic acid
What are the two largest rivers in the United States?
Missouri River and Mississippi River
Who were two individuals that were originally sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore the Louisiana Purchase territory?
Lewis and Clark
How many zeroes in a trillion?
12 zeroes
The asteroid belt is located between which two planets in the solar system?
Mars and Jupiter
What is the ideal gas law (relates pressure, temperature, and volume of a gas)?
PV = nRT
Name six states or territories that are all in different time zones.
Multiple answers
Who was the US president that authorized Operation Desert Storm?
George HW Bush
What is the smallest number divisible by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6?
60
After the Sun, what is the next closest star (or group of stars) to the solar system?
Alpha Centauri
What are the two rows of elements listed below the main group of elements in the periodic table?
Lanthanides and Actinides
In which state is Badlands National Park located?
South Dakota
The Star Spangled Banner lyrics were inspired by the American victory in which war?
War of 1812
What is the 13th prime number?
41
In what year was man first on the moon?
1969
What element has the orbital 1s2 2s2 2p5?
Fluorine
1. Utah
2. Idaho
3. Texas
4. North Dakota
5. Nevada
What is the first and last name of the Italian explorer for which America is named after?
Amerigo Vespucci
What is 1/7 to the first three decimal points?
0.143
Which rover did the first successful flyby of Mars, returning the first ever pictures of the Martian surface?
Mariner 4