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He was the main author of the Declaration of Independence and later became the third U.S. president.
The standard term for the state of political hostility that existed between Soviet bloc countries and Western powers from 1945 to 1991.
What is the Cold War?
This famous American animation studio created Toy Story, Finding Nemo, and Monsters, Inc.
What is Pixar?
This powerhouse of the cell is responsible for cellular respiration and producing ATP.
What is the mitochondria?
The U.S. Congress is made up of these two separate legislative bodies.
What are the Senate and the House of Representatives?
He formulated the three laws of motion and the law of universal gravitation.
Who was Sir Isaac Newton?
This part of speech describes an action word, like "run," "jump," or "think."
What is a verb?
Named for an American president, this 1823 policy warned European nations that the U.S. would not tolerate further colonization in the Americas.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
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Mary Shelley’s famous 1818 novel Frankenstein‘s alternate title was a nod to this famous mythological figure, who famously shaped the first humans out of clay. What is the alternate title of the novel?
What is the Modern Prometheus?
Table salt is a compound made up of these two chemical elements.
What are sodium and chloride?
This literary device is an extreme exaggeration used to make a point, like saying, "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse."
What is a hyperbole?
This mountain range contains Earth's highest peaks, including Mount Everest.
What are the Himalayas?
This gas makes up about 78% of Earth's atmosphere, making it the most abundant gas on the planet.
What is nitrogen?
This ancient code of law from Mesopotamia operates on the principle of "an eye for an eye."
What is Hammurabi’s Code?
In algebra, this part of a fraction sits on top, above the fraction bar.
What is the numerator?
This 1857 Supreme Court decision ruled that African Americans, free or enslaved, were not citizens and could not sue in federal court.
What is the Dred Scott decision/case?
In 1917, this publication intercepted a secret telegram from Germany to Mexico, helping push the U.S. into World War I.
What is the Zimmermann Telegram?
Represented by the letter "c" in physics equations, this constant travels at roughly 300,000 kilometers per second in a vacuum.
What is the speed of light?
Set during the Great Depression, this Harper Lee novel features lawyer Atticus Finch defending Tom Robinson.
What is To Kill a Mockingbird?
This Dutch post-impressionist painter is famous for his works The Starry Night and Sunflowers.
Who was Vincent van Gogh?
This green pigment found in plants absorbs light energy used to carry out photosynthesis.
What is chlorophyll?
This type of rock is formed from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.
Sedimentary, Igneous, or Metamorphic?What is igneous rock?
This is the term for a 14-line poem, famously used by Shakespeare, that typically features a strict rhyme scheme.
A standard musical orchestra is divided into these four instrument families.
What are strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion?
This 1215 document signed by King John established the principle that everyone, including the king, is subject to the law.
What is the Magna Carta?