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Totally 80's
Medical Vocab
Military Vocab
100
Which of these is not a duty of the president of the United States?
A. Signing or vetoing bills
B. Appointing ambassadors
C. Enforcing federal law
D. Declaring war
D. Declaring war
100
A. Ethan Allen
B. Button Gwinnett
C. Benjamin Franklin
D. John Adams
C. Benjamin Franklin
100
In November 1983 a shortage of which much sought-after toy led to near-riots in toy stores?
A. Mr. Potato Head
B. Beanie Babies
C. Cabbage Patch Kids
D. Tickle Me Elmo
C. Cabbage Patch Kids
100
Acute pain is usually characterized as being...
A. Easily treatable
B. Prolonged
C. Sudden and quick
D. Unexplained
C. Sudden and quick
100
Which word, first recorded in English 1737 describes " a bar at a military post or camp"?
A. Pub
B. Refectory
C. Priory
D. Canteen
D. Canteen
200
What part of the brain controls balance and equilibrium?
A. Cerebrum
B. Thalamus
C. Cerebellum
D. Brain stem
C. Cerebellum
200
A. Aaron Burr
B. Thomas Jefferson
C. Paul Revere
D. James Monroe
B. Thomas Jefferson
200
Which auto company folded before the debut of the movie its car was featured in, Back to the Future?
A. Studebaker
B. DeLorean
C. Saturn
D. DeSoto
B. DeLorean
200
The patella is more commonly known as what?
A. Adam's apple
B. The collarbone
C. The funny bone
D. The kneecap
D. The kneecap
200
What is the name of "one engaged in military service and especially in the army"?
A. Trouper
B. Soldier
C. Comrade in arms
D. Sailor
B. Soldier
300
What is the third largest state? (Remember the year is 1912)
A. Montana
B. California
C. Nevada
D. Arizona
A. Montana
300
A. Calvin Coolidge
B. Herbert Hoover
C. Woodrow Wilson
D. Franklin Roosevelt
D. Franklin Roosevelt
300
The best-selling album of all time was released in 1982. Who recorded it?
A. Michael Jackson
B. Billy Joel
C. Whitney Houston
D. Madonna
A. Michael Jackson
300
A nephrologist is a doctor who specializes in what body part?
A. The bladder
B. The kidney
C. The throat
D. The liver
B. The kidney
300
Which architectural structure was devised so soldiers could be protected from their enemies while discharging arrows and other missiles?
A. Battlement
B. Barricade
C. Tower
D. Fort
A. Battlement
400
The Erie Canal connects Lake Erie to what waterway?
A. the Rio Grande
B. the Mississippi River
C. the Hudson River
D. the Ohio River
C. the Hudson River
400
A. Andrew Carnegie
B. Ulysses S. Grant
C. Daniel Boone
D. William Tecumseh Sherman
B. Ulysses S. Grant
400
Capturing American curiosity in the early 80's, which of these toys was originally patented in communist Hungary in 1975?
A. G.I. Joe
B. Teddy Ruxpin
C. Simon
D. Rubik's Cube
D. Rubik's Cube
400
Blood has high viscosity if which of the following is true?
A. It doesn't flow easily
B. It flows too fast
C. It as lots of oxygen
D. It has little oxygen
A. It doesn't flow easily
400
Which is a principal subdivision of a military company, battery, or troop?
A. Detachment
B. Platoon
C. Legion
D. Section
B. Platoon
500
Which of the following is the number 0.000004 in words?
A. Four ten-millionths
B. Four millionths
C. Four ten-thousandths
D. Four hundred-thousandths
B. Four millionths
500
A. Grant's Tomb
B. Mount Vernon
C. United States Capitol
D. Monticello
D. Monticello
500
In 1982 Great Britain fought an undeclared war with what nation to maintain control of the Falkland Islands?
A. the Soviet Union
B. Libya
C. Argentina
D. South Africa
C. Argentina
500
The brachial artery is found in which body part?
A. The leg
B. The neck
C. The arm
D. The chest
C. The arm
500
From the Dutch word meaning "permission", which is a "leave of absence granted to a government or institutional employee"?
A. Pension
B. Furlough
C. Leave
D. Discharge
B. Furlough