Math
What is the perimeter of a square that has an area of 25?
20
The Declaration of Independence & the Constitution were both signed in this Philadelphia hall
Independence Hall
What is the collective term for substances such as coal, oil and natural gas, the burning of which produces carbon dioxide?
Fossil Fuels
Name the vitamin that is good for your eyesight.
Vitamin A
How many stars and stripes are on the flag?
50 stars and 13 stripes
11, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71. What is the Formula for this pattern
The numbers in this sequence are written as:
11 + 10 = 21, 21 + 10 = 31, 31 + 10 = 41, and so on.
This can also be expressed as:
11 = 10 + 1 = 10 × 1 + 1
21 = 20 + 1 = 10 × 2 + 1
31 = 30 + 1 = 10 × 3 + 1
41 = 40 + 1 = 10 × 4 + 1 and so on.
The major powers of Europe were involved in this war that lasted the 7 years between 1756 & 1763
The Seven Years War
What happens when the moon passes between the sun and the Earth?
Solar Eclipse
What is the chemical compound for water?
H20
In Greek Mythology, Poseidon is considered the God of what?
The Sea
The cost of admission to an event is $5.00 plus one half of its price. How much does the event cost?
$10.00 Because $5 + 0.5($10) = $10.
This magazine has been a popular source of science & technology news since its inception in 1872
POPULAR SCIENCE
What mammal uses echolocation while they fly?
Bats
Which popular condiment would you use as a base for a remoulade or a tartar sauce?
Mayo.
In what year did America declare it’s independence from Great Britian?`
1776
A boat moored in Richardson Bay (Sausalito) has a ladder that hangs down from the deck of the boat and touches the flat sea surface. The rungs are 1 foot apart. At low tide, ten rungs of the ladder are exposed. At high tide, the water level rises 6 feet. How many of the rungs will remain exposed?
5 rungs. This number of rungs will be exposed. As the tide comes in, the boat will rise up.
The government admin. was created in 1971 to ensure occupational health & safety standards
OSHA (OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION)
Lemur's are only native to which country?
Madagascar
When Coca Cola was first produced it was this color.
Green
Who is on the 100 dollar bill? (He proved lightning was a source of electricity by a kite and key.)
Benjamin Franklin
Fruit for a dessert costs $1.20 a pound. If 5 pounds of fruit are needed to make a dessert that serves 18 people, what is the cost of the fruit needed to make enough of the same dessert to serve 24 people?
$8.00. If 5 pounds of fruit serve 18 people, then 5/18 pound serves one person, so 24 x 5/18 = 20/3 pounds. Since the fruit costs $1.20 a pound, the cost of the fruit needed to serve 24 people is 20/3 x $1.20 = $8.00.
The Statue of Liberty towers 305 feet from foundation to torch above this island
Liberty Island
How much of Earth’s surface is covered in water – 30%, 50% or 70%?
70%
How much does the most expensive dessert cost - it includes a 4.7 carat pink diamond ring (that used to belong to a famous English financier Sir Ernest Cassel).
1.4 MILLION DOLLARS
One NBA player to shatter a backboard?
Chuck Connors or The Shaq