Engineering
The inclined plane, lever, pulley, wheel and axle, wedge, and screw are all examples of this category.
What are simple machines?
This war, between the Union and the Confederacy, is most commonly credited to being caused by the debate of slavery.
What is the Civil War?
While known for writing fantasy, science fiction, horror, mystery, and realistic fiction, this author is most commonly known for the dystopia, "Fahrenheit 451".
Who is Ray Bradbury?
This mountain range, located in north-east America, is often considered one of the haunted and paranormal parts of the country.
What are the Appalachian Mountains?
These two power-generating phenomena occur through the collision of nuclei.
What is Nuclear Fission & Fusion?
Imhotep, an architect who is credited with making Djoser's step pyramid, and high priest of the sun god Ra at Heliopolis, is considered to be the first.
What is an engineer?
This change, happening in 1936, gave 26 million Americans an identifying nine-digit number to track the earning histories of U.S. workers.
What is the introduction of the Social Security number?
Occasionally referred to as "Tomahawk Man", this poet and editor is best known for his macabre poetry and short stories.
Who is Edgar Allen Poe?
This state is home to Tightwad, Climax Springs, and Cooter, all names of towns.
What is Missouri?
This term is used to describe the amount of time it takes for a particle to decay into 1/2 of itself.
What is a Half-Life?
This Canadian group of engineers is commonly associated with the Iron Ring, symbolizing the pride that engineers have in their profession.
What is the Order of the Engineer?
Despite July 4th being Independence Day, this day is when Congress voted to approve the resolution for independence.
What is July 2nd?
Truman Capote, the author of "In Cold Blood", was known to be a great friend of this author, known for her Southern Gothic novel.
Who is Harper Lee?
This state, founded in 1846, is the only state whose east and west borders are entirely formed by water.
What is Iowa?
This term, referring to the health of a Nuclear Reactor, is used when a fission reaction produces exactly one neutron.
What is Critical?
This acronym, now simply a commonly used word, was first invented in California in 1960.
What is a laser?
This country, home to the world’s first university, was also the first to recognize the U.S. as a country following its Declaration of Independence.
What is Morocco?
Located in the Harvard University library, there are four books bound in this material.
What is Human Skin?
This country, considered an enclave due to its geographical location, has a low point of 1,400 meters above sea level.
What is Lesotho?
This helpful memory trick involves controlling the power, cooling the fuel, and containing radioactivity.
What are The Three C's?
This idea about electrical engineering states that microchips double in power every 18 to 24 months.
What is Moore's Law?
In October 1807, President Thomas Jefferson kept two of these baby animals in the White House.
What are bears?
This novel, written by Mark Twain, is also known as the first book to be written by a typewriter.
What is "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"?
This country, often confused with a nearby country due to their names, has had the most capitals in the world, with 27.
What is Iran?
This reactor is the largest one known to man.