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100
What term for a political philosophy that would significantly reduce or eliminate authority comes from the Greek words "an" and "arkhos"?
What is anarchy
100
It takes 18 days for 4 painters to paint city hall. If the project must be done in 8 days. how many painters are necessary?
What is 9
100
What is the only U.S state without a straight line as part of its boundary?
Hawaii
100
What is the meaning of the archaic term in this example? You shall see, as I have said, great difference betwixt our Bohemia and your Sicilia.
What is between
100
The location at which two or more bones meet is called a
What is joint (articulation)
200
Name the policy of European Democracies in the 1930s that aimed to avoid war with the dictatorships of Germany and Italy by settling international quarrels through negotiation and compromise.
What is appeasement
200
In whole numbers, what are the dimensions of the rectangle with a perimeter of 36 meters that has the greatest area?
What is 9 meters by 9 meters
200
In relation to transportation the following are abbreviations for what? LAX, SEA, BOS, DAL, ATL, HNL, OKC, MIA
What is airports
200
What two-word expression meaning "the greater part of the whole" can be traced to this excerpt from an Aesop fable? Taking the best piece for himself, he said, "This is mine of course, as I am the lion."
What is lion's share
200
The arterial palpation of a heartbeat is called a
What is pulse
300
The mission of what federal organization that is a component of the Department of Homeland Security includes preventing illegal entry of aliens, illegal contraband, and terrorists into the United States.
What is Border Patrol (Customs and Border Protection)
300
What is the only triangle formed by a pythagorean triple that has an area less than its perimeter?
What is 3,4,5
300
These landmarks are all in what state? Clara Barton House, Rachel Carson House, Whittaker Chambers Farm, Edgar Allan Poe House, United States Naval Academy?
What is Maryland
300
What legal adjective joined to terms such as robbery, arson, murder, and forgery means that the perpetrator began but did not complete a criminal act?
What is attempted
300
What is the common phrase for bactermia or sepsis, characterized by the presence of bacteria in someone's blood?
What is blood poisoning?
400
The European and American Circumvention of a Soviet blockade in 1948 and 1949 was called...
What is the Berlin Airlift
400
Jeremy Wade caught a catfish that was less than 6 feet but more than 2 feet long. Its length in inches was a multiple of 6 and also 2 inches more than a multiple of 6. Its length was how many inches?
What is 56
400
In 1859, the population of what future state capital city began to boom with the discovery of the Comstock Lode?
What is Carson City
400
What does the prefix mean in lithosphere, lithograph, lithophyte, and lithotripsy?
What is stone
400
What syndrome is caused by compression of the median nerve in the wrist?
What is carpal tunnel syndrome
500
These people spent a portion of their lives as what kind of captives? Andrew Jackson, Winston Churchill, John McCain, Kurt Vonnegut
What is prisoner of war (POWS)
500
If Wendy gives you a melon, you will have twice as many as she. If you give Wendy a melon, you and she will have the same number of melons. How many melons does Wendy have?
What is 5
500
The most extensive mountainous region between the Appalachians and the Rockies is what plateau in Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Kansas?
What is Ozark Plateau
500
What reduplicated word indicates a style of blues piano?
What is boogie-woogie
500
In severe whiplash injuries, which subdivision of vertebrae most likely to be injured?
What is cervical vertebrae