History Week in Review
President from 1829 to 1837
a. John Quincy Adams
b. Andrew Jackson
c. Martin Van Buren
b. Andrew Jackson
Paper burning and turning to ash
a. Phyical Change
b. Chemical Change
c. Neither
b. Chemical Change
What’s the name of the world’s largest iceberg that drifted away from the Antarctic Peninsula?
a. A 23a
b. A 23b
c. A 23c
a. A 23a
What team has won the most championships before the Super Bowl era, beginning in 1966?
a. Green Bay Packers
b. New York Giants
c. Baltimore Colts
a. Green Bay Packers
The constellation Sagittarius is usually depicted as aiming its arrow at what fierce neighbor?
a. Scorpio
b. Aquaris
c. Ara
a. Scorpio
During the decade of the 1820's states made it easier to vote for whom
a. Free Blacks
b. Women
c. White men
c. White men
The ability of organisms to maintain their internal conditions:
a. homeostasis
b. diffusion gradient
c. internal combustion
a. homeostasis
Which classic video game was recently beaten for the first time ever by a human player?
a. Space Invaders
b. Tetris
c. Call of Duty
b. Tetris
Who was the first team to score more than 560 points in a single season?
a. Miami Dolphins
b. New England Patriots
c. Dallas Cowboys
b. New England Patriots
In 2000, which artist(s) tied Michael Jackson's 1984 record of winning eight Grammys in a single year?
a. Matchbox 20
b. Britney Spears
c. Santana
c. Santana
A Spoils System:
a. Rewards friends and those who gives gifts to government posts
b. Promotes people based on merit
c. Gives jobs based on election results
a. Rewards friends and those who gives gifts to government posts
A unit of electrical current
a. Ampre
b. Voltage
c. Watts
a. Ampre
Which US official was back in the Middle East this week for critical talks with Israel?
a. Joe Biden
b. Kamala Harris
c. Anthony Blinkin
c. Anthony Blinkin
The 1966 season saw the first NFL team score 70 points in a regular season game. Which team embarrassed the New York Giants 72-41?
a. Baltimore Colts
b. Washington Commodores (formally the Redskins)
c. Philadelphia Eagles
b. Washington Commodores (formally the Redskins)
What was the original name of Chicago's Willis Tower?
a. Sears
b. Chrysler
c. Ford
a. Sears
Law that forced Native Americans to move West
a. Northwest Ordinance
b. Indian Removal Act
c. Treaty of New Orleans
b. Indian Removal Act
The movement of water through a cell membrane
a. Concentration gradient
b. Osmosis
c. Diffusion
b. Osmosis
Which country has an “ice city” attracting thousands of people to visit for an annual ice and snow festival?
a. Beijing
b. Moscow
c. Salt Lake City
a. Beijing
Who was first head coach to win three NFL Coach of the Year awards?
a. Don Shula (Miami Dolphins)
b. Bill Belichick (New England Patriots)
c. Tom Landrey (Dallas Cowboys)
a. Don Shula
What is the largest item on any menu in the world?
a. Ribeye
b. Whale tongue
c. Roasted camel
c. Roasted camel
In _________________ the Court said that the United States had no right to take Cherokee land
a. Worcester v. Georgia
b. Bailey v. New York
c. Cooper v. Cherokees
a. Worcester v. Georgia
In Newton's Second Law of Motion, a larger net force acting on an object causes a:
a. larger acceleration
b. smaller acceleration
c. neither
a. larger acceleration
Which social media company announced new settings for teen users?
a. Meta
b. Tic-Tok
c. X (formally Twitter)
a. Meta
Who was the first African-American quarterback to pass for 3000 yards in a season?
a. Randall Cunningham
b. Lamar Jackson
c. Doug Williams
c. Doug Williams
How many days can a cockroach live up to without its head?
a. 8
b. 9
c. 10
b. 9