Mad Scientist Before Lunch
What is the formula for carbon monoxide?
CO
Which of these is a gerund: Walk, walks, walking?
Walking
People seek counseling. When they are experiencing difficulty coping with aspects of their lives.
WRONG PUNCTUATION.
People seek counseling when they are experiencing difficulty coping with aspects of their lives.
What month and year was President John F. Kennedy assassinated?
November 1963
Name one of two men considered to be fathers of calculus.
Isaac Newton and Gottfried Liebniz
Which noble gas begins with A and is 18 on the Periodic Table?
Argon
Who wrote the American classic The Catcher in the Rye?
J.D. Salinger
Jamil throwed the ball and Suni scored a goal.
VERB IS INCORRECT.
Jamil threw the ball and Suni scored a goal.
Under the Articles of Confederation, predecessor to the current U.S. Constitution, who had the most power?
The individual states.
What is the quadratic formula?
AX2 + BX + C = 0
What is the symbol for silver?
Ag
Which of these writers was not a playwright? George Bernard Shaw, Tennessee Williams, James Joyce, Ingmar Bergman
James Joyce
Mom sent Liz to the store for apple pie filling cinnamon nutmeg and a pie tin.
COMMAS MISSING
Mom sent Liz to the store for apple pie filling, cinnamon, nutmeg, and a pie tin.
Which president instructed all US ambassadors and diplomats to Russia to cease any activity because of the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917?
President Woodrow Wilson
When solving an equation, what does PEMDAS stand for?
Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction
What is the most abundant element in the universe?
Hydrogen
Which of these is not a female character in any Shakespearean work? Portia, Juliet, Desdemona, Regina.
Regina
When Sadie and Larry were at the zoo.
SENTENCE FRAGMENT
Which war had the longest US involvement in history?
War in Afghanistan (2001-2021)
Solve for x.
5x + 2 = 12
x = 2
5(2) + 2 = 12
Alfred Nobel, creator of the Nobel Prize, was famous for which invention?
Dynamite
In The Great Gatsby, how does Jay ultimately die?
He is shot by George Wilson.
George believed Gatsby to be the hit-and-run driver who killed his wife Myrtle when it was actually Daisy Buchanan driving the car.
My coworker said he used a financial planner to help choose his stocks so he wouldn't loose money.
MISSPELLING / WRONG WORD
My coworker said he used a financial planner to help choose his stocks so he wouldn't lose money.
Which of these former US presidents was not in office before 1850? Martin van Buren, Millard Fillmore, James K. Polk, Andrew Jackson.
President Millard Fillmore
Solve for x.
4 + 3x = -2
x = -2
4 + 3(-2) = -2