Music
This set of seven notes, made of whole and half steps, is the foundation of Western music.
What is the major scale?
What is the most popular sport?
Soccer/Football
What is the chemical formula for water?
H2O
- what does the latin root spect derived from spectere mean in words like spectate and spectacles?
spect - to see
This Italian term meaning “soft” is the opposite of forte.
What is piano?
What is the world record 100 meter dash time and who holds the record?
Usain Bolt at 9.58 seconds
Which famous German/Austrian scientist discovered the general theory of relativity?
Who was Albert Einstein
is the following sentence past participle or past perfect?
"By the time she arrived, he had already finished the project that was assigned yesterday."
past perfect - The past perfect tense is formed with had + past participle.
Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 is famous for featuring this choral section in its final movement.
What is the “Ode to Joy”?
What is the most popular striking and fielding sport?
Cricket
How many years ago did the Big Bang occur to the nearest Billion?
14 Billion
In the sentence,
"Whoever leaves early without permission will be penalized by the supervisor,"
Noun clause - The clause “Whoever leaves early without permission” has:
- Its own subject (whoever)
- Its own verb (leaves)
- The entire clause functions as the subject of the main clause (“will be penalized by the supervisor”).
- Any clause that acts as a subject, object, or complement is called a noun clause.
This 20th-century jazz style, associated with Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker, is characterized by fast tempos and complex improvisation.
What is bebop?
What is the oldest sport in the world?
Wrestling
What star is closest to the Sun, excluding itself?
Proxima Centauri
400 - "That the experiment failed shocked the entire research team."
What grammatical role does the clause “That the experiment failed” serve in this sentence?
A) Direct object
B) Subject
C) Appositive
D) Adverbial clause
B
A) Direct object → ❌ Incorrect because the direct object receives the action of the verb. Here, the clause is doing the action, not receiving it.
C) Appositive → ❌ Incorrect because an appositive renames a noun; this clause is not renaming anything.
D) Adverbial clause → ❌ Incorrect because an adverbial clause modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb. This clause does not modify; it acts as the main actor in the sentence.
The frequency ratio of the octave interval in Western music is this simple 2-number ratio.
What is 2:1?
Who is the heaviest sumo wrestler
Ōrara Satoshi
What is the name of the path of fastest descent for an object moving under the force of gravity between two points?
Brachistochrone Curve
600 - "It is essential that every applicant ___ present at the meeting tomorrow."
Which option correctly completes the sentence?
A) is
B) was
C) be
D) being
C