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100
It's the season that follows summer. Is it spelled a-u-t-o-m or a-u-t-u-m-n?
a-u-t-u-m-n (autumn)
100
Was the first mammal to be cloned successfully a chicken, a pig, or a sheep?
a sheep (in 1996)
100
Give the most degrees an obtuse angle can have.
179 degrees (Remeber, 180 degrees is a straight line or straight angle.)
100
What South American people built the great city of Machu Picchu?
the Incas
100
What American holiday marks the unofficial end of summer?
Labor Day
200
Which sentence is correct? 1) That's real hard to do. 2) That's really hard to do.
2) That's really hard to do.
200
In which process do plants bend toward the light: phototropism or geotropism?
phototropism (photo- = light) (Genius Point!!)
200
Using pencil and paper, find the quotient of 4,255 divided by 5.
851
200
Which is NOT a Chinese dynasty: Han, Ming, or Zen?
Zen (a Buddhist sect)
200
Name the four Presidents whose faces are carved on Mount Rushmore.
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt
300
Spell the past tense of "echo."
e-c-h-o-e-d (echoed)
300
Can you make a spark by touching a wooden door or a metal doorknob?
a metal doorknob
300
If grapes are $1.70 a pound, what will one and a half pounds of grapes cost?
$2.55 ($1.70 x 1.5)
300
On what continent will you find the cities of Munich, Marseilles, and Warsaw?
Europe
300
In 2004, what baseball team won the World Series for the first time in 86 years?
the Boston Red Sox
400
What's hyphenated in the book title Harry Potter adn the Half Blood Prince?
Half-Blood
400
Where in the human body are the tonsils located?
the back of the throat
400
What two numbers are neither prime nor composite numbers?
0 and 1
400
Which President was known as "Ike": Richard M. Nixon or Dwight D. Eisenhower?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
400
Is scuba equipment worn by mountain climbers or underwater swimmers?
underwater swimmers
500
Does a glossary give teh meanings of words or the order of chapters?
the meaning of words
500
What do meat, milk, and eggs provide in our diet?
protein
500
How much is 0.5 x 0.003?
0.00015
500
Does the Tropic of Cancer run through Argentina, Mexico, or Panama?
Mexico
500
What country is home to pyramids and the Great Sphinx?
Egypt