SCIENCE
Central Texas and Kansas make up a portion of a so-called alley named after this natural phenomenon. What is this powerful, swirling type of windstorm called?
TORNADO
The largest state by land size. It's capital is Juneau.
Alaska
This type of angle is more than 90 degrees.
OBTUSE
Name two sates that border Kentucky.
Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, Missouri
This god of thunder and lightning is considered to be to king of the gods in Greek mythology.
Zeus
Because it can pass through tissue but not bone, what form of radiation helps doctors determine the seriousness of fractures or locate cavities?
X-RAYS
In what month are the national elections held, including the presidential election?
NOVEMBER
How many quarters is in $4.25?
17
Half of the surface rocks in Kentucky are this type of sedimentary rock.
LIMESTONE
In Greek mythology, this Gorgon was beheaded by Perseus. What ugly woman with snakes for hair had a stare that turned people to stone?
MEDUSA
This type of rock is formed from magma deep inside the earth or from lava. Granite is an example.
IGNEOUS
This is the smallest state by land size. It's capital is Providence.
Calculate the perimeter in feet of an equilateral triangle with side lengths of 7 feet each.
21
This black, sedimentary rock is an important energy resource. Name this resource found in seams in Eastern Kentucky.
COAL
According to Greek legend, the Greeks finally were able to enter Troy by hiding in the belly of what kind of wooden creature?
HORSE
Cosmology is the study of this. Identify this term for everything that physically exists, both space and time, and is thought to be around 14 billion years old.
UNIVERSE
Full recognized name please. What famous woman founded the REVOLUTION newspaper? She fought for woman`s voting rights and was arrested when she tried to cast a ballot.
SUSAN B. ANTHONY
There are 100 students in the school. 1/4 of the students are boys. How many students are girls?
75
A fault is a thin zone of crushed rock separating blocks of the earth’s crust. Earthquakes can occur on these fault lines. Name the major fault line that runs through the southwest edge of Kentucky.
New Madrid
What was the name of the Greek war hero, killed during a battle in the Trojan War, whose "heel" is often compared to the one weak point in a person`s character?
ACHILLES
This subatomic particle orbits outside the nucleus and has a negative charge.
Two states share the goldenrod as a state flower. Kentucky is one of those states -- name the other.
NEBRASKA
With a prefix meaning "many" in Greek, this mathematical term refers to any many-sided figure. What is the general term for any many-sided figure?
POLYGON
Before Kentucky became a state, it belonged to which other U.S. state?
VIRGINIA
Who is the Roman god of love who shot arrows into people`s hearts to make them fall in love? He is often pictured on Valentine`s Day cards carrying his bow and arrow.
CUPID