Maritime History
TRIPLE JEOPARDY!!!
This nation was victorious at the Battle of Yorktown.
What is the 'United States'
These huge waves called "___" pile up in huge crests, sometimes more than a hundred feet high.
What is a 'tsunami'
This is the modern scientific theory of the origin of the universe.
What is the 'Big Bang' or 'Expanding Universe Theory'
Maslow arranged a person's needs in a hierarchy named this.
What is 'Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs'
This is the annually celebrated day that the United States formally gained independence from Great Britain.
What is '4 July 1776'
This is the armored warships created by the Confederacy.
What are 'ironclads'
DOUBLE JEAPORDY!!
Earth's surface--the only part we see--is called this.
What is the 'crust'
This is another name for a star explosion.
What is a 'supernova'
These are the two extreme ranges of leadership styles.
What is 'autocratic' and 'democratic'
This was the first confederate state to secede from the union on 20 December 1860.
What is 'South Carolina'
This Confederate steam frigate was partially burned and then scuttled by the Union Forces.
What is the 'USS Merrimack'
The submerged edges of the continents are called this.
What is a 'continental shelf'
The Space Age began on this day, when the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, was successfully launched into Earth orbit by the Soviet Union.
What is '4 October 1957'
This is an association a leader must have with seniors, peers, juniors, and the general public.
What is a 'personal relation'
Following the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese signed the Instrument of Surrender aboard this US naval battleship.
What is the 'USS Missouri'
During World War I, along with their guns and torpedoes, destroyers also carried a new weapon called this.
What is the 'depth charge'
These rapidly moving currents scour the canyon walls much as rivers and wind do on land.
What is 'turbidity currents'
Concurrently with the Skylab program NASA began developing the U.S. space shuttle program, officially named this.
What is the 'Space Transportation System'
DOUBLE OR NOTHING!! -- Correctly answer both questions to obtain points.
1. This is known as maintaining an orderly way of doing things.
2. This is known as maintaining control of yourself.
1. What is 'discipline'
2. What is 'self-discipline'
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!
This incident, in which a German telegram proposing an alliance to Mexico against the United States was seized by Britain and delivered to the US, caused the United States to enter World War I.
What is the 'Zimmermann Telegram'
In November 1989, the fall of this landmark served as an emotional symbol of the new European order.
What is the 'Berlin Wall'
This is the most important current affecting the United States and the entire Atlantic seaboard.
What is the 'gulf stream'
DOUBLE CHANCE!! -- Answer all questions correctly for double points.
1. This is known as a high-speed stream of energetic charged particles.
2. These are known as well-defined areas in the Sun's photosphere that appear darker than their surroundings because they are cooler.
1. what is a 'solar wind'
2. What is a 'sunspot'
TRIPLE CHANCE!!! -- Answer all questions correctly for triple points.
1. According to the Naval Science II Textbook, this French phrase is known as the feeling of being proud of other people in the same group.
2. It is frequently necessary for leaders to "___" authority to individuals and groups in order to get the job done.
3. Webster's New World Dictionary defines this as "the power or right to give commands, enforce obedience, take action or make final decisions."
1. What is 'esprit de corps'
2. What is to 'delegate'
3. What is 'authority'
TRIPLE CHANCE!!! -- Answer all questions correctly for triple points.
1. The entry of this nation into the Korean War forced American troops to fall back, driving them out of North Korea and bringing the war back to the 38th parallel.
2. The Korean War never had a formal end and remains one of the world's largest frozen conflicts because this type of agreement signed.
3. The name of the agreement signed on 27 July 1953 that ceased hostilities in Korea is this.
1. What is 'China'
2. What is an 'armistice' or 'ceasefire'
3. What is the 'Korean Armistice Agreement'