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What part of speech describes a person, place, thing, or idea?
Noun
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What is the term for a group of notes played together?
Chord
If you buy 3 candies for 50 cents each and pay with a $2 bill, how much change do you get?
$0.50
What force keeps the planets in orbit around the sun?
Gravity
What psychological term describes the ability to understand and share the feelings of another person?
Empathy
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Which punctuation mark is used to join two independent clauses in a compound sentence?
Semicolon
What string instrument is held vertically and played with a bow, larger than a violin but smaller than a double bass?
Cello
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A clock shows the time as 3:15. What’s the angle between the hour and minute hands?
7.5 degrees
Which element on the periodic table has the chemical symbol Fe?
Iron
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What disorder involves cycles of extreme mood swings from mania to depression?
Bipolar Disorder
Identify the literary device in this sentence: "The wind whispered secrets through the trees."
Personification — giving human traits to non-human things.
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What does allegro mean in music?
Fast
A baker made 24 cupcakes and arranged them in 3 equal rows. How many cupcakes are in each row?
8
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In physics, what does E=mc² represent?
Energy equals mass times the speed of light squared (Einstein’s theory of relativity)
What psychological disorder is characterized by persistent, irrational fear of a specific object or situation?
Phobia
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Identify the literary device: “A little more than kin, and less than kind.” (From Shakespeare’s Hamlet)
Paradox — a statement that seems contradictory but reveals a deeper truth.
Which composer is famous for the ballets “Swan Lake” and “The Nutcracker”?
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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If you multiply this number by any other number, the result will always be the same. What number is it?
0
What is the chemical formula for ozone, a gas that protects Earth from harmful UV radiation?
O₃
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Which theory suggests that people’s motivation is driven by a hierarchy of needs, from basic to self-actualization?
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
What does “etymology” mean?
The study of the origin and history of words.
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Which instrument is known as the “king of instruments” due to its size and complexity, often found in churches?
Pipe organ
There are two fathers and two sons in a room, but only three people. How is this possible?
They are grandfather, father, and son (three people covering two fathers and two sons)
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What is the term for the boundary around a black hole beyond which nothing can escape, not even light?
Event horizon
Which psychologist developed the theory of classical conditioning through experiments with dogs?
Ivan Pavlov
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