Social Science
What U.S. state capital was named after a mythological bird that rose from its own ashes?
Phoenix
couplet
What is the result of squaring the binomial (5x-1)?
25x2 - 10x + 1
What is the five-letter name for a wild dog of Australia that preys on small animals and livestock?
dingo
What dance, made up of alternating long and short steps in quadruple time, was named in 1914 after music writer Harry Fox?
foxtrot
What French heroine was burned at the stake after having been tried for witchcraft?
Joan of Arc
Name the character, a wizard, who sacrifices himself by breaking the bridge he is standing on in "The Lord of the Rings".
Gandalf
What is the equation for the line that has an undefined slope and passes through the point (7, -2)
x=7
x-7=0
In our solar system, what is the 5th planet from the sun?
Jupiter
What great Italian artist anticipated the development of helicopters and submarines?
Leonardo da Vinci
What city in Kansas was Abilene's successor as the primary cattle shipping point in the early 1870's?
Ellsworth
What type of pronoun is the word "those"?
demonstrative
What mathematical property is illustrated by the example a=a?
reflexive property
What is the term for the idea that organisms with traits best suited to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce?
natural selection
What is the compound word for a tune one or more brass instruments that is usually made of strong, accented passages and often played to "announce" someone or something?
fanfare
What African seaport's name is Spanish for "white house"?
casablanca
Who wrote "A Tour on the Prairies," "The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent," "The Devil and Tom Walker," and "Rip Van Winkle"?
Washington Irving
The length of a rectangle is 3 units more than the width. If the perimeter is 30 units, what is the area of the rectangle?
54 square units
What device is used to detect radiation?
Geiger counter
What is the four-letter term for thin sheets of metal, especially gold, used for gilding?
leaf
What 19th century German scholar is credited with the origination of the fundamental theory of Communism?
Karl Marx
_________ is the supreme, absolute power of a state within its own territory. Correctly spell _____________.
sovereignty
What two consecutive positive odd integers have a product of 143?
11 and 13
What is the term for a solid solution containing two or more metals?
alloy
In what Turkish city is the Topkapi Palace Museum located?
Istanbul