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100
The island of Hawaii is growing larger every year due to the accumulation of what molten rock called magma prior to being spewed out by volcanos?
Lava
100
Which of the following describes someone who lives in a lavish manner:
Opulent, Virulent, or Infamous
Opulent
100
A DOG TRAIL
These letters can be rearranged to form the word for what kind of professional fighter that fought in the arenas of Ancient Rome?
Gladiator
100
In what ocean are the Galapagos islands?
Pacific
100
Find the element in this phrase that makes diamonds and coal:
AN OSCAR BONUS
an osCAR BONus
200
Which of these comes as a by-product of yeast fermentation:
Alcohol, Oxygen, or Nitrogen?
Alcohol
200
Farenheit _____
What three-digit number completes the title of this Ray Bradbury novel?
451
200
Sir Walter Raleigh popularized the use of what nicotine linked plant that was a popular crop in colonial America?
Tobacco
200
In 2005, scientists discovered a new species of short-tailed monkey in what highest mountain range in the world?
The Himalayas
200
y= X2-X+120
If x=3, what is y equal to?
7
300
The title of this comedy by the ancient greek Aristophanes refers to what phenomena that might be described as nimbo stratus or cumulus?
Clouds
300
The Three _________
What word completes the title of a historical adventure novel by Alexander Dumas?
Musketeers
300
When he was 27, African American leader Malcolm Little changed his last name to what letter of the alphabet?
X
300
America's claim to the Oregon territory was based on Robert Gray's exploration of what river that shares its name with South Carolina's capital?
The Columbia River
300
Rearrange the following word to spell the name for the type of arachnid whose varieties include the black widow:
PRIDES
SPIDER
400
Which of the following when combined with nitric acid produces a substance capable of dissolving gold and platinum:
Ascorbic Acid, Hydrocloric Acid, or Hydroflouric Acid?
Hydrocloric Acid
400
G __ __ __ S
What word is partially spelled here that describes the type of menagerie in a Tennesse Williams play?
Glass
400
Prior to the Aztecs, what Yucatan-based Native American tribe developed elaborate systems of astronomy and mathematics during the years 300-900 AD?
The Mayans
400
The design of the US congress influenced the concept of the legislature in what country where laws are enacted in Canberra?
Australia
400
If angle C = 75°, what is the measure of angle A?
30°
500
Which of the following is a common plant hormone that can stimulate growth in plant tissues:
Auxins, Androgens, or Annelids?
Auxins
500
In the ____ of the Sea
The _____ is a Lonely Hunter
What word can complete both titles to make book titles by Nathaniel Philbrick and Carson McCullers respectively?
Heart
500
What 19th century French scientist developed the milk purification process that bears his name?
Louis Pasteur
500
Abyssinia is the former name of what African country whose capital is Addis Ababa?
Ethiopia
500
Find the word in this phrase that is the name for the unit equal to the work done by the force of one dyne over a distance of one cm:
A FLOWER GARDER
a flowER Garden
ERG