SCIENCE
WHICH GAS IN THE AIR IS ABSORBED BY PLANTS?
CARBON DIOXIDE
On a mummy, what was placed between the layers of bandages?
Amulets
What are the first 3 multiples of 15?
15, 30, 45
What is the antonym of empty?
Full
Who conquered the Greeks in 168 BCE?
The Romans
Tempera paint is a pigment commonly mixed with which unusual binding agent?
Egg Yolks
WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF RED BLOOD CELLS?
Carry oxygen from the lungs and deliver it throughout our body.
How long did World War II last?
6 years
A partial section of the circumference of a circle is known as ______.
An arc
What is the synonym of difficult?
Hard
What type of tree grows just below the timberline?
Conifers
What might you do to a charcoal sketch to stop it from smudging?
Use fixative spray.
Which part of a plant cell absorbs energy from the Sun?
Chloroplast
What was the world's population in 1994?
5.6 Billion
When a circle is cut in half, the half section is known as _______.
A semicircle
How many syllables are in the word Performance?
3
Acrylic paint is a water-based version of which other medium?
Oil Paint
What does the term 'monochrome' mean?
Made with a single color or hue.
Omnivores eat .......
Both animals and plants.
In which year did the Black Death first reach England?
1348
What is 65% of 150 =
97.5
what is the adverb in the following sentence:
He ran quickly in last year's race.
Quickly
Where were American troops sent in 1965?
Vietnam
What is the world's most famous example of clay sculpture?
The Terracotta Army in China
Light travels at the speed of ___________.
186,000 miles per second.
At the beginning of the 20th century, Butch Cassidy was a very successful train robber. What was his gang called?
The Wild Bunch
The volume of liquids are measured in _____ in the metric system?
Liters
What is the antonym for fierce?
Gentle
What are the smallest blood vessels, requiring a microscope in order to be seen?
The Capillaries
What are the two principal elements of sculpture?
Mass and space.
This is the study of the structure, functions, disorders and diseases of the muscular system.
Myology
The USA used which huge bomber planes in Vietnam?
Boeing B-52 bomber
What does a multiple of 100 always end in?
Two Zeros 00
What does the prefix 'Pre' (as in 'Prefix') mean?
Before
In which Austrian city was Mozart born?
Salzburg
Rodin created a famous sculpture called what?
The Thinker
This is produced in the liver and then it is stored in the gall bladder.
Bile
What does 'NA' stand for in NATO?
North Atlantic
What is 75% of 200?
150
What does the prefix 'Oct' (as in 'Octopus') mean
Eight
Where is most of the rainfall intercepted in a rain forest?
The Canopy layer/level
One of the very first abstract artists was a Russian. What was his name?
Wassily Kandinsky