Science
Biology: The most abundant species on the planet is not human. It is this insect...
What are Ants!
100 Points
6 / 2 x 3 +7 =
What is 16?
This war was referred to (at the time) as "The Great War". It engulfed many nations and was the bloodiest conflict the world had ever seen (up until that point).
What do we referred to it or call it now?
World War I
How many original colonies were in America?
Double points: Name the state which was named in honor of England's King George III.
13 original colonies
GEORGIA!
In Minnesota, it is illegal to tease what type of animal?
A Skunk.
Physical Science:
The definition; the tendency of objects to resist changes in motion. Is this Gravity? Inertia? or Machines?
What is Inertia?
200 Points
1/3 divided by 1/3 =
What is one?
Which U.S. President challenged the Soviet Union by exclaiming, "Mr. Gorbachev, Tear Down This Wall!" to a cheering crowd in West Germany (at the Berlin Wall)?
Very popular U.S. President Ronald Reagan in 1987
What do the colors on America's flag stand for (symbolically)?
Flag Colors – Red, White and Blue
In Georgia, it is illegal to eat this with a fork.
Fried Chicken
Chemistry:
Calcium is an element present in milk. Name this element that is in bananas, sweet potatoes and coconut water. If deficient, your heart beat will be abnormal and your legs may cramp.
What is Potassium (K)?
300 Points
A variable is...
What is an unknown quantity in an Algebraic expression?
In April 1986, a horrific nuclear accident happened in the Soviet Union (Russia). Though the communists only ever admitted that 31 people died--it is believed up to 93,000 is the actual count. (The nuclear fall-out is currently "contained" but will remain radioactive for 24,000 years.) What was this disaster called (name of the actual plant where it happened)?
Chernobyl
We all know our national bird is the Eagle. It is on our currency (money), sometimes atop U.S. flags and even on the Official Presidential Seal. We almost had a very different 'official bird' though...
(Each correct answer gets 300 points!)
1--Name the bird we almost had. 2--Who suggested it and why? 3--Why was it not chosen?
1. Turkey
2. Benjamin Franklin (Founding Father--never president). Suggested because it was so prevalent here.
3. Not 'dignified enough'.
In Texas, it’s illegal to swear in front of what?
A Corpse.
Biology:
Which terms do not apply to the study of Genetics / Heredity? Genotype and phenotype? Dominant and recessive? Contagion and Pandemic?
What are contagion and pandemic?
400 Points
If 12" (inches) = 1 foot...
How many inches are in 4 feet?
What is 48"?
400 Points
Every 20 years, a U.S. President died in office--either by assassination or another ailment. Which U.S. President broke this eerie curse and how?
1981--President Ronald Reagan was shot...but survived his assassination attempt...thus, breaking the horrific curse.
Which U.S. President made it a goal of America to have a "man on the moon by the end of this decade"?
1. Name the President. 2. Which decade? 3. Did it happen in time? (If so, date?)
1. President John F. Kennedy (We were in a space race with Russia. Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin had become the first human in space on April 12, 1961, greatly embarrassing the U.S. )
2. 1960's
3. Yes, Kennedy's death made it more poignant. {On July 20, 1969, the human race accomplished its single greatest technological achievement of all time when a human first set foot on another celestial body.}
Where were the fortune cookies invented?
Extra: On average, what is the thing that Americans do 22 times in a day?
San Francisco
Extra: Open the refrigerator
500 Points / The Earth
What does the 'Enhanced Fujita Scale' measure?
The windspeed/strength/amount of destruction of a tornado.
500 Points
Order of Operations
5(36/6 + 4) + 108/9 - (-4) + 2 =
What is 68?
500 Points
Name two of the four U.S. Presidents that have won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Pres. Theodore Roosevelt (1904) Peace broker of Russo-Japanese War; Pres. Woodrow Wilson (League of Nations); Pres. Jimmy Carter (2002 / after leaving ofc) Lifetime Peace Efforts; Pres. Obama (2009) for international diplomacy
This U.S. President became confined to a wheelchair after contracting the disease Polio (in his 30's). Largely, the public was unaware he couldn't walk. Afraid his handicap would be seen as weakness and an inability to lead, photos were not allowed of him in a wheelchair (his son held him up when standing in public). Incidentally, he served in office during a very crucial time in history and is revered as one of our greatest presidents. Name him.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
His image is one which coin? Why?
According to Russian law, a homeless person must be where after 10 pm?
At home.