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How many countries are there in the United Kingdom?
4
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________ were the first crop ever grown in space. NASA did it in 1995 as a test for feeding future astronauts on long missions.
Potatoes
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What is (technically) the world's largest desert?
Antarctica
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If two base angles of a triangle are congruent, then what else must be true?
Two opposite sides are congruent
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How do you find the magnitude of a vector?
Pythagorean theorem
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If this triangle is rotated about the origin by 270 CCW, which quadrant will it be in?
1
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In a system of equations, what are the three possible ways it can be answered, and why for each?
One point if intersecting
No solution if parallel
All solutions if overlapping
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What is the law of sines?
a over sinA = b over sinB
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Which country is made up of over 7,000 islands?
The Philippines
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Contrary to popular belief, __________ has zero connection to ancient Rome or Italy. It was invented in Tijuana, Mexico, in 1927 by some random guy.
Caesar Salad
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What famous body of water could you never sink in?
The Dead Sea
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Name the seven quadrilateral types!
Square, Rectangle, Rhombus
Kite, Trapezoid, Trapezium, Paralellogram
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How do you find x?
Average the arcs!
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What is the center point of this circle, and what is the radius?
(x + 1)2 + (y - 5)2 = 25
(-1, 5), and 5
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Add <5, 9> and <-5, 6>
<0, 15>
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If the scale factor is 4:3, what is the volume scale factor?
64:27
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Where was the highest-recorded temperature on Earth measured?
Death Valley (California)
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The U.S. Supreme Court had to legally decide in 1893 whether ___________ are a fruit or a vegetable. Their decision was made based on which classification would net the most money on trade. People had also once believed these were poisonous and could summon werewolves
tomatoes
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What country has the world's highest rock museum?
Germany
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How would you find the other two sides?
Top is congruent, hypotenuse is times root 2
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How do you find Angle ABC?
Divide by 2!
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What is the order and degree of symmetry?
4, 90
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Dilate (2, 6) by a factor of 5
(10, 30)
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What does Concentric mean?
With (Same) Center
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Which US state is the closest to Africa?
Maine
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This crop grows so ridiculously fast you can actually hear the stalks creaking and expanding if you stand next to a patch on a quiet day.
Rhubarb
Half points for Asparagus
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When you solve a system of equations, what does the answer mean, really?
Where the lines intersect
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If you know the short side of a 30 60 90 triangle...
How do you find the hypotenuse?
How do you find the long side?
How do you find the hypotenuse? Times 2
How do you find the long side? Times Root 3
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Translate Point (3, 3) by <-2, 5>
(1, 8)
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If this triangle is reflected about the line y=x, which quadrant will it be in?
4
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When you add vectors, what is the answer called?
(Hint: punching)
Resultant Vector
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What is the term for the outer ring of a doughnut, according to the textbook?
Annulus
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Which are the only two US states where more than half the population lives on islands?
Hawaii and New York
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This crop can bounce like a bouncy ball when ripe, and their bounciness is literally used as a test for ripeness
Cranberries
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The location of ________ is a secret. Named Hyperion, it’s said to be between 700 and 800 years old.
The world's tallest tree
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If segment DE is a midsegment, then...
What is x? What is y?
x = 14
y = 5
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What are the three trigonometric ratios?
SOH CAH TOA
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What would be the equation to solve for angle DEF?
m<DEF = 1/2 (49 - 13)
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What would be the cross section of cucumber?
A circle
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What is the law of cosines?
a2 = b2 + c2 - 2*b*c*cosA
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_______ has a river that can boil us alive. The 4-mile-long river can cook animals alive because its water reaches near boiling temperatures due to geothermal activity.
Peru
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What country holds the largest soccer stadium in the world?
North Korea
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What county (that shares a name with it's enclosed city) has a larger population than 41 states in the U.S.?
Los Angeles
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Give three properties of parallelograms
Congruent opposite sides
Parallel opposite sides
Diagonals bisect each other
Congruent opposite angles
Supplementary adjacent angles
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If this triangle is reflected about the x axis, which quadrant will it be in?
3
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_________ is the most shoplifted food in the world. It’s high-value, easy to hide, and has a huge black-market resale demand.
Cheese
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If the scale factor is 5:4, what is the area scale factor?
25:16
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What is the frustum equation?
V = 1/3 * h (B1 + ROOT(B1B2) + B2)