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100
The repetition of first consonants in a group of words.
Alliteration
100
Simplify this expression: (2/7)/(3/4)
8/21
100
What causes a tsunami?
Underwater earthquake
100
He was President during the War of 1812.
James Madison
100
In terms of total pounds produced, a. What is America's leading cheese-producing state? b. What is Europe's leading cheese-producing country?
a. Wisconsin b. France
200
A long poem narrating the adventures of a heroic figure, like The Odyssey.
Epic
200
Jack purchased 4 pens for $3.38, including the $0.22 tax. How much is the cost of just one pen before taxes?
$0.79
200
What human organ stores concentrated bile, which is needed to digest lipids (including fats)?
Gall bladder
200
What was the name of Thomas Jefferson's home?
Monticello
200
Which competitive modern sport traces its roots to the English game shinny, the Irish game hurley, and the Scottish game shinty?
Hockey
300
The serious, funny, or satiric attitude or feeling revealed by the characters, word choice, and general writing style in literature.
Tone
300
"If two angles and a non-included side of one triangle are congruent to two angles and a non-included side of another triangle, then the triangles are congruent." This is often referred to as the ______ Postulate.
AAS
300
Name the scale or measurement used for each of the following: a. Magnitude and intensity of earthquakes? B. The system devised by a British admiral which ranks wind speeds from 0 (calm) to 17 (hurricane)? C. The temperature scale in which water freezes.
a. Richter b. Beaufort c. Kelvin
300
Which U.S. government official was accused in 1948 of being a Soviet spy? Robert Hannsen, Alger Hiss, or Ethel Rosenberg
Alger Hiss
300
What food is made from vegetable oil, egg yolks, and lemon juice, and is possibly named after a town in Spain?
Mayonnaise
400
What was Shakespeare's nickname?
The Bard
400
Solve for x: -5x + (5/7) = 42
x = -289/35 or x is approximately -8.257
400
What are the names of the two bones which extend from the elbow to the wrist?
Radius and ulna
400
Who became president after John F. Kennedy was assassinated?
Lyndon B. Johnson
400
In the ancient Mediterranean world there was no soap. An item normally found in the kitchen was also used for washing. What was it?
Olive oil
500
"In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice which I've been turning over in my mind ever since," is the start of which novel?
The Great Gatsby
500
A car dealership has 160 new cars and 58 used cars. Every week, the dealership sells 4 new cars and buys 2 used cars. When will they have exactly the same number of new and used cars?
17 weeks
500
Which of the following is found within mitochondria? endoplasmic reticulum, patella, Golgi apparatus, or cristae
Cristae
500
Between 1847 and 1854 more than one million people left this European country and emigrated to the United States and elsewhere. What nationality were these people, and what natural event caused their mass emigration?
Ireland because of a potato famine
500
What is the instrument in an orchestra that has the highest pitch?
Piccolo