Computer Science
What is the two digit numeric system, that only uses 0 and 1, that computers operate using?
Binary
What are the primary colors
Yellow, Blue, Red
The name of this dark igneous rock, nicknamed “nature's glass,” that forms when molten lava cools at a rapid speed
Obsidian
Responsible for global medical well-being, this group was formed by the United Nations after World War II, combining the efforts of groups like the International Sanitary Conferences. Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, their three-letter acronym looks like a question.
WHO World Health Organization
The practice when electoral district boundaries are manipulated for political advantage
Gerrymandering
Published in 1962, this book by Rachel Carson led to a reversal in U.S. pesticide policy.
Silent Spring
What letter is between "Q" and "E" on an English keyboard
"W"
This effect is created when white is added to a color, as opposed to Tones and Shades
Tint
Crater Lake, Yellowstone, and California's Long Valley are examples of this geological feature, which forms after a collapse of land following a volcanic eruption
Caldera
This term describes a pathogen that spreads disease by infecting a host through close contact
Contagion
U.S. Senators are elected for this long
6 years
Unlike swamps, this kind of wetland habitat has primarily herbaceous vegetation
Marsh
This digital data disk storage medium created by IBM in 1971 was composed of a square plastic enclosure that housed a thin, flexible disk.
Floppy Disk
The act of predicting fashion trends
Forecasting
On May 18, 1980, this Washington State volcano erupted, killing more than 50 people and darkening the skies for hundreds of miles
Mt. Saint Helens
Established in 1871 and first held by John M. Woodworth, this federal government official is the leading spokesperson for public health matters in the United States
Surgeon General
Limited by the 22nd amendment
Presidential term limits
The vegetated area of land adjacent to a river, stream, lake, or other body of water, characterized by water-loving plants that thrive in the transition between aquatic and upland environments.
Riparian Corridor
Widely considered the first computer programmer ever, she is famous for her work on the "analytical engine", an early mechanical computer.
Ada Lovelace
This English fashion designer and businesswoman is considered largely responsible for bringing modern punk and new wave fashions into the mainstream
Vivienne Westwood
18th-century Scottish scientist, noting the physical transformations of the terrain of the Scottish lowlands, is considered the founding father of modern geology.
James Hutton
The current Surgeon General of the U.S.
Rear Admiral Denise Hinton
Known as the "Father of the Constitution" in the United States
James Madison
This President created the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), opened on December 2, 1970.
Richard Nixon
The meaning of the abbreviation HTML, the standard language in computing used to create webpages.
Hypertext Markup Language
The team or person in charge of designing the layout, floor plan, and the displays of the store in order to increase sales.
The Visual Merchandiser (VM)
USGS is a bureau within the U.S. Department of the Interior with the motto "science for a changing world." The group is headquartered in Reston, Virginia and is a fact-finding organization with no regulatory responsibility.
United States Geologic Survey
This U.S. government agency, part of the Department of Health and Human Services, "leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation," according to its website
SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
This person is next in line if both the president and the vice president die or can no longer lead
Speaker of the house of representatives
The 5 most abundant greenhouse gasses in earths atmosphere are water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone
These are the chemical formulas for 4 of those.
H2O
CO2
CH4
N2O
O3