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Do you remember?
100
The study of the weather is called what?
Meteorology
100
Which era marked a switch from agricultural practices to industrial practices?
The Industrial Revolution
100
What city is known as The Emerald City?
Seattle, "Emerald City"
With all the lush forestry, it's no surprise Seattle garnered the nickname Emerald City, though it's also been known as "Rain City," "The Coffee Capital of the World" as well as "Jet City."
100
Which breed of dog with distinctive coat markings and which originated as a hunting dog and carriage dog is named after a historic region of Croatia?
Dalmatian
100
Which component of an atom might you expect to be orbiting around it?
Electrons
200
What is the sun mostly made up of?
Hydrogen
200
Which Greek goddess was the Parthenon dedicated to?
Athena
200
Which country has the most natural lakes?
Canada has the most natural lakes in the world followed by Russia and USA. About 9% of Canada's surface area is covered by lakes. The Great Bear Lake is the largest lake in Canada.
200
Sharing their name with a common cleaning tool, what is the more common name of the worlds most simple animals from the phylum Porifera?
Sponges
200
What is the name of the highest waterfall in the world?
Angel Falls, in Venezuela.
300
According to Apollo astronauts, the Moon smells like what?
Burnt gunpowder
300
In what year did child labor laws start in the United States?
1938
300
Which country has the most volcanos?
1. United States 162
2. Japan 122
3. Indonesia 120
4. Russia 117
300
In a specific genus of large cats, one of the four species is the Canadian variety, and the animal's name references a Latin word for light because of the creature's bright, luminescent eyes. What is this wild cat that feeds almost exclusively on snowshoe hares?
Lynx
300
Which river flows through the Grand Canyon?
Colorado River
400
The smallest bones in the body are located where?
The ear
400
Who was the first American to win a Noble Peace Prize?
Theodore Roosevelt
Russo-Japanese war in 1904-5
400
What is the highest man-made structure ever built?
The Burj Khalifa's 2,722 feet
400
According to an urban legend, what type of animal caused the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 by knocking over a lantern?
Cow
400
What part of the brain deals with hearing and language?
Temporal lobe
500
Which moon of Saturn has a methane cycle?
Titan
500
Who was the first ruler of the Mongol Empire?
Genghis Khan
1206 until 1368
500
What is the least populated U.S. state?
Wyoming
581,000
Wyoming is the least populated US state. Wyoming's population is 83.7% white, 10.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% Native American, 1.3% African American and 1.1% Asian.
500
Killing what type of bird, some species of which have wingspans over 10 feet wide, is very bad luck in maritime tradition, as they are said to carry the souls of dead sailors?
Albatross
500
Which country in the European Union has the biggest population?
1 Germany 80,523,700
2 France 65,633,200
3 United Kingdom 63,730,100