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What do we call a scientist who studies the weather?
meteorologist
100
Is the "Milky Way" the name of our galaxy or our solar system?
galaxy (our solar system is within the Milky Way)
100
Who saved John Smith and helped jamestown survive: Pocahontas or Hiawatha?
Pocahontas
100
Change the suffix of the word "powerful" to make it mean the opposite.
powerless
100
Not counting the 3 tiny bones in each ear, about how many bones are in the adult skeleton? 100, 200, or 300?
200
200
What is the capitol of Canada?
Ottowa
200
What special form of oxygen high in the atmosphere protects life on earth from the sun's ultraviolet rays?
ozone
200
What state, east of Arizona, shares a vorder with Texas?
New Mexico
200
How many thousands in one million?
1,000
200
How much of the earth is covered by water: 30% 50% or 70%?
70%
300
Did Russia, England or Germany fight against the US in WWI?
Germany
300
Some animals change form dramatically in their lifetime. By what process does a caterpillar become a butterfly?
metamorphosis
300
Which was the first capital of the U.S. New York or Philadelphia?
New York
300
Which phrase defines an exoskeleton: rubbery spine or hard outer shell?
hard outer shell
300
If you weigh 100 pounds on Earth, would you weigh 16 pounds or 160 pounds on the moon?
16 pounds.
400
Which President used the atom bomb against japan? Roosevelt or Truman?
Truman
400
In which process does a parent cell divide to form 2 new cells: meiosis or mitosis?
mitosis.
400
Who built Machu Picchu: the Aztecs or the Incas?
Incas
400
In the 1500's, what disease killed many sailors on long voyages? scurvy chickenpox HIV cancer
scurvy (lack of vitamin C -- fresh fruits and vegetables)
400
What is your normal body temperature in Celsius degrees? 37 57 98?
37 degrees celsius
500
Who was the first baseball player to hit safely in 56 games?
Joe DiMaggio
500
Hydrogen is one of the two most common elements in the universe. Is the other one oxygen or helium?
helium..(About 76% of the mass in the universe is hydrogen; almost all the rest is helium.)
500
Which isn't in South America? Chile, Paraguay, Guatemala, Peru?
Guatemala
500
What do we call a doctor who specializes in taking xrays?
a radiologist
500
In what war did Francis Scott Key write "The Star Spangled Banner"? Civil War Revolutionary War War of 1812
War of 1812