Science & Tech
What in the physical sciences is defined as force per unit area?
Pressure
In what century were the typewriter, cash register, and adding machine invented?
19th century
Divide -4/9 by -6/27
2
A pronoun is plural when its antecedent is two or more words joined by what conjunction?
And
In which craft would an artist make use of a kiln?
Pottery (or Ceramics)
Name the process in which liquid metal is poured through a sprue into a mold to make an art object.
Casting
What foreign policy "ism" is illustrated by Japan's 20th-century annexations of Korea, Manchuria, Cambodia, and the Philippines?
Imperialism
What is the ratio of 40 centimeters to 2 meters in simplest form?
1 to 5
What is the next ascender in the alphabet following the letter "d"?
f
What state is nicknamed the "Silver State" or "Sagebrush State"?
Nevada
What is the general physiological term for conditions like sluggishness, weariness, exhaustion, and languor?
Fatigue
The discovery of what in Pennsylvania in the 1850s marked the decline of Yankee whaling?
Petroleum (Oil)
The area of a square photo is 25 square inches. If you double the length of the sides, what is the new area?
100 square inches
What legendary creature of the Pacific Northwest is described as bipedal, ape-like, hairy, and up to 9 feet tall?
Bigfoot (or Sasquatch)
What single cell forms the largest single living animal cell on Earth?
The yolk of an ostrich egg
You can look at the Sun's reflection in flat water directly overhead without discomfort, but not near the horizon, because most rays striking at an oblique angle do what?
They are reflected away
What nation was named for the historical ruler Muhammad bin Saud?
Saudi Arabia
The height of a cone is measured from the center of its base to what top point?
Vertex (or Apex)
What part of speech begins both lines: "Until that day I'll think of you..."?
Preposition
What major tectonic plate lies between Vancouver Island and the Philippines?
Pacific Plate
What does Venus have and Mercury lack that accounts for Venus being so much hotter despite being further from the Sun?
An atmosphere
Penelope wants to visit an ancient Egyptian pyramid that stands nearly 450 feet tall with 2.3 million limestone blocks. Which structure is this?
Great Pyramid (of Giza)
The parallel sides of a trapezoid are called bases, while the non-parallel sides are called what?
Legs
Grograman in The Neverending Story and Elsa in Born Free are what kind of literary animal characters?
Lions
What phrase in this line illustrates inversion: "Then the workers went to sleep and others watched the ocean deep."?
Ocean deep