#1 / Social Science - Ancient History
Q: What two modern continents made up the ancient land of Eurasia?
A: Europe and Asia
Q: Born in Salem, Massachusetts, this American writer is best known for his novels and stories with dark mysterious foreboding settings. He was the author of 'The House of the Seven Gables.' Name him.
A: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Q: If x squared is greater than 121 and x is a positive integer, what value is x greater than?
A: 11
Q: What base in chemistry has the chemical formula NaOH?
A: Sodium Hydroxide
Q: Cities are filled with it. What is this vandalistic art form called that leaves public places adorned by spray paint, carvings, or drawings?
A: graffiti
Q: Identify the central male figure in the Emily Bronte novel 'Wuthering Heights'.
A: Heathcliff
Q: What type of food is 'leche' in Spanish?
A: milk
Q: If a line segment joins two vertexes of a polygon, but does not form a side of the polygon, what is the line segment called?
A: diagonal
Q: A lily, onion, or tulip all develop from this plant bud. Name it.
A: bulb
Q: How many strikes does it take to score a perfect 300 in bowling?
A: 12
Q: Name the Richard Connell short story in which the hunter Rainsford, becomes the hunted.
A: "The Most Dangerous Game"
Q: What is the name given to the person who studies and learns the part of a leading or supporting actor or actress as a back-up?
A: understudy
Q: What is the product in exponential notation of 40 times 10 to the third power?
A: 4 times 10 to the fourth power
Q: To what genus does the bobcat belong?
A: lynx
Q: What computer task did you perform if you clicked your mouse on an icon, and holding the button down, moved it?
A: drag
Q: Who was called the 'George Washington of South America'?
A: Simon Bolivar
Q: It is an act intended to make someone believe something is real when it is not. What is this noun that starts with the letter h?
A: hoax
Q: If side 's' of a square equals 7.14 inches, what is the perimeter of the square?
A: 28.56 inches
Q: What is an object's acceleration if the object has a net force of 28,000 Newtons and a mass of 7,000 kilograms?
A: 4 meters per second squared
Q: What current TV show is a remake featuring Rubin, Chevron, Donna, and Curtis who are thrust into mysteries that bring them face to face with characters who have stepped right out of books?
A: "Ghostwriter"
Q: Who was the Speaker of the House of Representatives was dismissed in October 2023?
A: Kevin McCarthy
Q: Name the author of the 'The Under land Chronicles'.
A: Suzanne Collins
Q: During the past 4 hours, the temperature has dropped 3 degrees each hour. If the temperature was 25 degrees 4 hours ago, what is the temperature now?
A: 13 degrees
Q: What period in the history of the Earth that ended with the extinction of the dinosaurs, was the third and final period in the Mesozoic Era?
A: Cretaceous Period
Q: What two-syllable verb means to change a musical composition into a different key?
A: transpose