Fun Trivia
What country is Tasmania a part of?
Australia
In less than a year, however, they exhausted their supplies and were forced to return to England.
A. Exhausted B. Expended C. Diluted D. Undermined
A. Exhausted
At the computer store, Paige bought USB drives at eight dollars each, and Marissa bought USB drives at thirteen dollars each. If they bought a combined 8 USB drives and spent $89 between them, how many USBs did Marissa buy?
5
Here in the Chihuahuan Desert of southwestern New Mexico, I am intimate now with three trees in my back yard: a box elder, a desert willow, and a honey mesquite.
"Intimate" most nearly means...
a. confidential b. private c. familiar d. devoted
C. Familiar
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New Zealand one of the last lands to be settled by humans developed distinctive animal and plant life during its long isolation.
New Zealand, one of the last lands to be settled by humans, ...
Amphibians
However, their claims had little affect on the scientific community until 1992, when the first exoplanet was positively identified.
a. affect on b. affect to c. effect on d. effect to
C. Effect on
If y= 2x-3 and 23y-15y=30, what is the value of x?
27/8
I also have a warm relationship with a male four-winged saltbush, having rubbed his yellow pollen sensuously between my fingers, and with a female four-winged saltbush, admiring her extravagant seasonal cloak of papery seeds.
"Warm" most nearly means...
a. friendly b. charitable c. tepid d. snug
A. Friendly
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Jalen however likes to be involved in sports.
Jalen, however, ...
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo da Vinci
I would like to except an award on behalf of the Beta Club at AKHS.
a. except b. accept c. expect d. aspect
B. Accept
If 12f + 5g = 15 and 8f + 15g = 17, what is the value of f + g?
8/5
Perhaps my greatest new friend, however, is a soaptree yucca, whose single stalk grows up quickly and prominently in late spring, its buds producing a mass of scented creamy-white flowers--like a six-foot-high candle glowing in the dusk.
"Prominently" most nearly means...
a. proudly b. importantly c. obtrusively d. noticeably
D. Noticeably
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I would like to go to the mall however my parents grounded me because of poor grades.
I would like to go to the mall; however, ...
What is your body's largest organ?
Skin
I would like to ensure you that the answer is always apparent.
a. ensure b. insure c. assure d. sure
C. Assure
The shoe sizes of ten men are 8, 10, 9, 12, 7, 10, 10, 11, 6, and 7. How much greater is the mode than the median?
.5
This spring is my third year with my selected plants. Phenology is too dull a word for what is happening here. This is one-to-one, a real conversation, me and this catkin, me and this honey mesquite.
"Dull" most nearly means...
a. blunt b. unimaginative c. somber d. faint
B. Unimaginative
Every spring New Orleans receives thousands of tourists for Mardi Gras the years most important festival. (Hint: 3 things need to be fixed)
Every spring, New Orleans receives thousands of tourists for Mardi Gras, the year's most important festival.
Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize?
Marie Curie
Can the police officer precede with the investigation, please?
a. precede b. percede c. exceed d. proceed
D. Proceed
A bird sits on top of a lamppost. The angle of depression from the bird to the feet of an observe is 35*. The distance from the bird to the observer is 25 meters. How tall is the lamppost?
14.34 meters
Although the envelope containing the classified documents appeared unopened, the government agent feared that the documents had been doctored.
"Doctored" most nearly means...
a. adulterated b. treated c. repaired d. altered
D. Altered
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Photographer and filmmaker George Picker chronicled a wide variety of artists folk singers jazz musicians and visual artists were all among his subjects.
(Hint: 3 things need to be fixed)
Photographer and filmmaker George Picker chronicled a wide variety of artists: folk singers, jazz musicians, and visual artists were all among his subjects.