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100

What is the national bird of the United States?

Bald eagle
100

This financial statement shows a company's revenues and expenses over a specific period.

What is an income statement?

100

This European country is known for its fjords and is located in Northern Europe.

Norway

100

This type of rock is formed from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.

igneous rock

100

considered the deadliest conflict in human history.

World War II

200

Which state is known as the "Sunshine State"?

Florida

200

This financial metric measures the profitability of a company relative to its total assets.

What is Return on Assets (ROA)?

200

This U.S. state is the only one made up entirely of islands.

Hawaii

200

This term describes the amount of matter in an object, commonly measured in grams or kilograms.

mass

200

This event, occurring in 1066, changed the course of English history with the Norman conquest of England.

Battle of Hastings
300

What is the longest river in the United States and what is its length in miles?

Missouri River; 2,341 mi

300

This principle states that a company should record expenses when they are incurred, not when the cash is paid.

What is the accrual basis of accounting?

300

What is the highest peak in the United States?

Mt. McKinley (Denali)

300

What planet has the Great Red Spot?

Jupiter

300

This Japanese city, known for its 1995 earthquake, is one of the few that has remained a vital cultural and economic hub since ancient times.

Kobe

400

In square kilometers, how big is the largest state in the United States?

1,723,337 square km

400

This legislation, passed in 2002, aims to protect investors from fraudulent financial reporting by corporations.

What is the Sarbanes-Oxley Act?

400

This process involves the division of a single cell into two identical daughter cells.

mitosis

400

This scientist is known for the laws of inheritance and is considered the father of genetics.

Gregor Mendel

400

This Byzantine empress was known for her intelligence and political acumen, co-ruling with her husband Justinian I.

Empress Theodora

500

What are the three branches of the United States government, and what is the primary function of each branch?

  • Legislative Branch: Makes the laws. It is composed of the two houses of Congress – the Senate and the House of Representatives.
  • Executive Branch: Enforces the laws. It is headed by the President of the United States.
  • Judicial Branch: Interprets the laws. It is composed of the Supreme Court and other federal courts.
500

This term describes a situation where the number of firms in a market is so small that each firm must consider the reactions of its competitors.

What is an oligopoly?

500

This archipelago, located in the Indian Ocean, is known for being one of the most isolated group of islands in the world, with its nearest neighbor over 2,000 kilometers away.

Seychelles

500

This principle in quantum mechanics states that it is impossible to know both the position and momentum of a particle with absolute precision.

Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle

500

This early medieval kingdom, located in present-day Ethiopia, was one of the first nations to adopt Christianity as its official religion.

Kingdom of Aksum