ancronyms
BMW stands for “… Motor Works”. In the blank is which German state?
Bavaria
In addition to the United Kingdom, Elizabeth II is also the Queen of which of the following countries?
New Zealand
Which natural force helps us slows down the car when pulling the brake?
Friction force
I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost everybody. What am i?
pencil lead
Madame C.J. Walker became America's first self-made female millionaire in 1910. What item or items lead to her accomplishment?
beauty and hair products for black women
FIFA is the acronym for the international governing body of which sport?
Football
Which French king is featured in the novel “The Three Musketeers” by Alexander Dumas?
Louis XIII
According to Isaac Newton, he was inspired to formulate the theory of gravitation when watching the fall of which fruit from a tree?
Apples
A man stands on one side of a river, his dog on the other. The man calls his dog, who immediately crosses the river without getting wet and without using a bridge or a boat. How did the dog do it?
The river was frozen
What was the Greenwood area of Tulsa, Oklahoma also known as in 1921?
black wall street
CFCs are nonflammable, nontoxic chemicals that are responsible for the destruction of the ozone layer. It stands for three chemical elements, including chlorine, fluorine, and …
Carbon
Which of the following words referred to the monarchs of ancient Egypt?
Pharaoh
Which of the following energy resources generates most of the electricity used all over the world?
Fossil fuels
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I can’t be bought, but I can be stolen with a glance. I’m worthless to one, but priceless to two. What am I?
love
Who was the first African American to serve as the United States Secretary of State?
Colin Powell
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What does R&D typically stand for?
Research and Development
. Erik Thorvaldsson, also known as Erik the Red, was the founder and ruler of the Viking settlement on which island?
Greenland
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Which of the following speeds is faster?
Speed of light
No matter how little or how much you use me, you change me every month. What am I?
a calendar
Who was the first African American Supreme Court Justice?
thurgood marshall
Which of the following is the acronym for the space agencies of the United States?
NASA
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Who became the first King of England in 927 after taking back lost kingdoms from the Vikings?
Athelstan
Which of the following can be measured by the unit horsepower or HP?
The output of motors
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What is harder to catch the faster you run?
your breath
Which person was born in Massachusetts, was the first African-American to receive a Ph.D from Harvard and wrote 'Souls of Black Folk'?
W.E.B. DuBois