World History
Modern-day Istanbul, Turkey, used to be called what when it was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
Constantinople
What crop became the economic foundation of the Virginia colony?
Tobacco.
What do you call the study of weather, climate and the atmosphere?
Meteorology
Which one of these is an adverb?
Slower
Fleetingly
Rapidness
Fast
Fleetingly
Which of the following soil components is characterized by the smallest particle size?
A) Sand
B) Clay
C) Gravel
D) Loam
B) Clay
Who fought in the Hundred Years’ War?
Britain and France
Why did the Pilgrims come to America?
To start their own religious community after becoming dissatisfied with the Protestant Church in England.
How many elements are on the periodic table?
118
What is an allegory?
A symbolic story that has a hidden, metaphorical meaning.
A fairytale that has a moral lesson.
A metaphor.
A type of essay.
A symbolic story that has a hidden, metaphorical meaning.
Which of the following is the primary reservoir of phosphorus in the phosphorus cycle?
A) Forests
B) Atmosphere
C) Sedimentary rocks
D) Oceans
C) Sedimentary rocks
What was the name of the international group formed to maintain world peace after World War I?
The League of Nations
What 1794 rebellion tested the authority of the new federal government over taxation?
The Whiskey Rebellion.
What is it called when a solid changes directly into a gas?
Sublimation
Which of these sentences is in the passive tense?
The mouse was tricking the cat.
The mouse tricked the cat.
The cat was tricked by the mouse.
The cat was tricked by the mouse.
Two adjacent agricultural fields are being evaluated. Field A has soil with a high clay content, and Field B has sandy soil. During a drought, which field is predicted to have higher crop productivity, and why?
A) Field B, due to sand’s greater pore space
B) Field B, due to sand’s higher capillary action
C) Field A, due to clay’s lower permeability
D) Field A, due to clay’s higher water holding capacity
D) Field A, due to clay’s higher water holding capacity
Which two city-states fought in the Peloponnesian War?
Athens and Sparta
Who led the first expedition to the Pacific Coast?
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, guided in part by Sacagawea.
Atoms of the same chemical element but with different atomic masses are known as what?
Isotopes
"I am sorry for what I have done to you." What's the auxiliary verb in this sentence?
am
sorry
have
done
Which of the following best explains why phosphorus is often a limiting nutrient in aquatic ecosystems?
A) No atmospheric return
B) Excessive sunlight
C) Rapid water flow
D) High oxygen levels
A) No atmospheric return
What was China's last imperial dynasty?
The Qing dynasty
What was the name of the newspaper published by abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison?
The Liberator.
What is the largest mammal in North America?
Bison
Which is grammatically correct?
There were fewer people in the shop today.
All of the following are accurate statements regarding solar energy EXCEPT:
A) Solar energy can provide heat and/or electricity
B) Active solar heating generates more heat than passive systems
C) Photovoltaic cells convert sunlight into electricity
D) Passive solar heating includes mechanical heating devices
D) Passive solar heating includes mechanical heating devices