GRAB BAG
What American holiday marks the unofficial end of summer?
Labor Day
What South American people built the great city of Machu Picchu?
The Incas
Which ws the first mammal to be cloned successfully,
a chicken, sheep or pig?
a sheep in 1997
If one bus holds 50 people, how many busses are needed for 142 people?
3
On what continent will you find the cities of Munich, Warsaw and Marseilles?
Europe
Name the 4 Presidents whose faces are carved on Mount Rushmore
Washington, Lincoln, Jefferson, T. Roosevelt
Which was NOT a Chinese dynasty:
Han, Ming or Zen?
Zen
In which process do plants bend towards the light:
phototropism or geotropism?
phototropism
Which fraction is NOT an equal ratio?
1/2, 2/4, 3/5, 4/8, 5/10
3/5
If you are visiting the Mayan ruins in the Yucatan, what country are you in?
Mexico
What animal is sometimes called the "ship of the desert?"
Camel
The Middle Ages began with the collapse of what ancient empire?
The Roman Empire
What color are the hottest stars:
red, yellow, white or blue-white?
blue-white
What is 45 divided by -9?
-5
What is the capital of California?
Sacramento
What color is pistachio?
Light green
What do we call the mass migration to California that began in 1849?
The Gold Rush
The pituitary gland helps you grow. Is it attached to your brain or your liver?
Your Brain
Are these ordered pairs showing a FUNCTION?
(12, 34), (25, 16), (34, 8), (12, 18), (1, 15)
NOT a FUNCTION
12 is repeated
The Prime Meridian passes through Greenwich, Connecticut.
True or False?
False.
It passes through Greenwich, England
In what board game might you buy Boardwalk or B&O railroad?
Monopoly
During World War II, was the Soviet Union our ally or our enemy?
Ally
Do cirrus clouds form near the earth's surface or far above it?
Far above it
Are these ordered pairs showing a FUNCTION?
(12, 34), (25, 16), (34, 8), (3, 18), (1, 15)
YES, it is a FUNCTION
What snow-covered mountains run through Switzerland?
The Alps