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100

What is the acceleration of a free-falling object due to gravity? You must give the correct unit as well.

9.8 m*s^-2

100

How many ounces do 58 fluid ounces of water weigh?

50 oz.

100

#20

Finland

100

What stock soared two weeks ago as members of the Reddit group WallStreetBets tried to punish hedge funds from shorting the stock?

Game Stop (GME)

100

Where does the US get most of its energy?

Natural Gas

200

Decimal time was something that never caught on. It divides the day up into 10 decimal hours. What is 5 decimal time in our 24-hour time?

12:00 noon

200

How many teaspoons are in 3 cups?

3*16*3=144 teaspoons

200

Name the longest river in the United States.

Missouri (2,341 mi)

Beats Mississippi (2,318 mi)

200

What was the 1st NFL team to play and win in a Super Bowl in their home stadium. 

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

200

The Asteroid Belt lies between what two planets?

Mars & Jupiter

300

What is the SI base unit of time?

second

300

An Atmosphere is a unit of what?

pressure

300

Alaska

300

The Republican Party of (state) voted to censure Rep. Liz Cheney, the third most powerful Republican in the U.S. House, for her vote to impeach Donald Trump.

Wyoming

300

Name three of the six naturally occurring noble gases.

 helium (He), neon (Ne), argon (Ar), krypton (Kr), xenon (Xe), radon (Rn).

400

1 nanometer is how many angstroms?

10

400

A __________ is a customary unit that is equal to 14 pounds. The stone continues in customary use in the United Kingdom and Ireland for body weight 

Stone
400

Pittsburgh lies at the junction of three rivers. Name two.

Allegheny, Ohio, Monongahela

400

Last week, President Biden pledged to end U.S. support for the Saudi-led war in ________, calling the war a “humanitarian and strategic disaster.”

Yemen

400

The total number of moons that the terrestrial planets in our solar system have. 

3

500

How many centimeters are in one hectometer?

centi 10^-2

hecto 10^2

10,000 cm


500

44,180 * 0.5 =    Using significant digits

22,090 using sig figs in 20,000

500

# 11

Bolivia

500

A study published in the Lancet reported that Russia’s coronavirus vaccine, named ____________ V, is 92% effective.

Sputnik

500

What is the most abundant element on Earth?

Oxygen

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