Historical Figures
Question: When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
A. Aug. 2, 1776
B. Jan. 4, 1745
C. Sep. 28, 1814
D. May. 19, 1932
Answer:
A. Aug. 2, 1776
Question: The United States bought Alaska from which country?
A. Canada
B. Mexico
C. Russia
D. France
Answer:
C. Russia
Question: Where was Martin Luther King Jr. born?
A. Philadelphia
B. Phoenix
C. Chicago
D. Atlanta
Answer:
D. Atlanta
Question: Why is the sky blue
A. Because of a phenomenon called Rayleigh scattering, where shorter wavelengths of light, like blue and violet, are scattered more by tiny air molecules in the atmosphere than longer wavelengths like red and orange
B. Color of the water
C. Space colors
D. Just the way it is
A. Because of a phenomenon called Rayleigh scattering, where shorter wavelengths of light, like blue and violet, are scattered more by tiny air molecules in the atmosphere than longer wavelengths like red and orange
Question: When was the Great Wall of China built?
A. 9th century BCE
B. 4th century AD
C. 12th century AD
D. 7th century BCE
Answer:
D. 7th century BCE
Question: When was JFK assassinated
A. Aug. 9, 1788
B. Sep. 28, 2001
C. Nov. 22, 1963
D. Jan. 14, 1894
C. November 22, 1963
Question: In which year did World War I begin?
A. 1945
B. 1911
C. 1914
D. 1832
Answer:
C. 1914
Question: How can an atom be split without causing a nuclear reaction?
A. You need to induce changes within the atom's structure without triggering the chain reaction characteristic of fission, which involves splitting the nucleus and releasing energy.
B. You need to water cool it to prevent it from heating up.
C. You need to keep it in a contained area with super cool nitrogen keeping on at all times to prevent it atom from going critical which involves splitting the nucleus and releasing energy vary slowly as to not allow too much hot air to get to it.
D. As long as you don't shake it it can't allow the atom to go critical.
Answer:
A. You need to induce changes within the atom's structure without triggering the chain reaction characteristic of fission, which involves splitting the nucleus and releasing energy.
Question: What year did the USSR fall?
A. 2003
B. 1991
C. 1897
D. 1964
Answer:
B. 1991