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Which planet has the strongest winds in the solar system?
A. Jupiter
B. Saturn
C. Neptune
D. Uranus
C. Neptune
The planet with the strongest winds in our solar system is Neptune, where supersonic gusts whip clouds of frozen methane at speeds over 1,200 mph and even up to 1,600 mph.
On the classic 'Andy Griffith Show,' the city of Mayberry is located in what state?
A. South Carolina
B. Georgia
C. North Carolina
D. Alabama
C. North Carolina
True or false: A light-year measures time.
False
A light-year measures distance, not time, although the word "year" makes it confusing; it's the vast distance light travels in one Earth year, about 5.88 trillion miles.
Which of the following is not one of the original twelve "ailments" in the Milton Bradley game "Operation"?
A. Writer's Cramp
B. Tennis Elbow
C. Adam's Apple
D. Bread Basket
B. Tennis Elbow
The original twelve ailments in the classic Milton Bradley game Operation, featuring Cavity Sam, included funny body parts like the Adam's Apple, Funny Bone, Charlie Horse, Broken Heart, Spare Ribs, Water on the Knee, Wrenched Ankle, Writer's Cramp, Wish Bone, Bread Basket, Butterflies in the Stomach, and the unique Ankle Bone Connected to the Knee Bone (a rubber band).
On a standard QWERTY keyboard, which of these company names can be typed using only one row of letters?
A. BMW
B. IBM
C. DHL
D. UPS
C. DHL
Which of the following does the "c" represent in the equation E=mc2?
A. Volume
B. Mass
C. Speed of light
D. Gravitational pull
C. Speed of light
Why does water pressure increase dramatically with ocean depth?
A. Water becomes denser with depth
B. Gravity increases underwater
C. The weight of overlying water adds force
D. Temperature decreases
C. The weight of overlying water adds force
In what country are all U.S. Major League Baseballs currently manufactured?
A. Costa Rica
B. Haiti
C. Dominican Republic
D. Cuba
A. Costa Rica
All official Major League Baseball (MLB) baseballs are currently manufactured by Rawlings at their factory in Costa Rica.
What is the next number in the sequence?
1, 11, 21, 1211, 111221, ___
A. 312211
B. 212223
C. 1113213211
D. 13112221
A. 312211
1, 11, 21, 1211, 111221, 312211, 13112221, 1113213211, ...
What group of birds is called a "venue" when the group walks on the ground and a "kettle" when the group circles in the air?
A. Pigeons
B. Owls
C. Vultures
D. Blue jays
C. Vultures
What type of galaxy is the Milky Way?
A. Elliptical
B. Irregular
C. Spiral
D. Ring
C. Spiral
The Milky Way is a barred spiral galaxy, meaning it's a massive, flat, rotating disk with spiral arms swirling out from a central bar of stars, gas, and dust, rather than just a central bulge.
What is the desert home of Luke Skywalker in the movie "Star Wars"?
A. Hoth
B. Endor
C. Dantooine
D. Tatooine
D. Tatooine
Before the American colonies switched to the Gregorian calendar, on what date did their new year start?
A. March 25
B. July 1
C. September 25
D. December 1
A. March 25
Before the American colonies adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1752, their new year began on March 25 (Lady Day), not January 1.
To avoid confusion, dates between January 1 and March 24 were often written as two years, like 1713/14, to show the old year (1713) and the new year (1714).
Traditionally, what form of address is used when writing a letter to a foreign ambassador?
A. His or Her Eminence
B. His or Her Excellency
C. The Honorable
D. Mr. of Madam President
B. His or Her Excellency
If you have three bills, each one featuring a different face from Mount Rushmore that appears on paper currency, how much money do you have?
A. $8
B. $17
C. $35
D. $80
A. $8
If a rectangle has a length of 8 and a width of 5, what is its area?
A. 26
B. 40
C. 64
D. 13
B. 40
This is calculated using the formula Area = Length × Width. Therefore, Area = 40 square inches.
Which planet has a surface pressure strong enough to crush a spacecraft?
A. Mars
B. Mercury
C. Venus
D. Neptune
C. Venus
Venus has a surface pressure strong enough to crush spacecraft, with about 90 times Earth's pressure, equivalent to being deep underwater, while gas giants like Jupiter have immense pressures deep within their atmospheres, vaporizing anything that descends.
What is the world's longest river?
A. Amazon
B. Danube
C. Nile
D. Ganges
C. Nile
The River Nile, which runs through several countries in East and North Africa, is regarded as the longest river on Earth, running nearly 4,163 miles from its source in Lake Victoria to its mouth in the Mediterranean.
Which of the following men does not have a chemical element named for him?
A. Albert Einstein
B. Niels Bohr
C. Isaac Newton
D. Enrico Fermi
C. Isaac Newton
For what period does a utility patent give an inventor sole right to manufacture an invention?
A. 20 years
B. 14 years
C. 50 years
D. Forever
A. 20 years
A United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) utility patent grants the inventor exclusive rights to their invention for 20 years from the earliest U.S. filing date.
In 1912, the Titanic departed from what English port?
A. Bristol
B. Dover
C. Portsmouth
D. Southampton
D. Southampton
What causes Uranus to have extreme seasons?
A. Its distance from the Sun
B. Its fast rotation
C. Its sideways axial tilt
D. Its thin atmosphere
C. Its sideways axial tilt
Uranus has extreme seasons because it's tilted almost completely on its side (a 98-degree axial tilt), likely from a giant collision, causing each pole to get 42 years of continuous sunlight followed by 42 years of total darkness during its 84-year orbit, leading to intense seasonal shifts and massive storms as the sun hits different parts of the planet.
In the U.S., the Sony Walkman personal cassette player was originally marketed in 1979 under what name?
A. Soundabout
B. Listener
C. Eardrummer
D. Stowaway
A. Soundabout
In what battle was Richard lll killed, marking the end of the War of the Roses?
A. Queenston Heights
B. Bosworth Field
C. Ghent
D. Falkirk
B. Bosworth Field
Richard III was killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field on August 22, 1485, by Henry Tudor (later King Henry VII), a defeat that ended the Yorkist reign, effectively concluded the Wars of the Roses, and ushered in the Tudor dynasty.
Which of the following pieces of currency was the first to use the motto "In God We Trust"?
A. Nickel
B. One dollar bill
C. Two-cent piece
D. Five dollar bill
C. Two-cent piece