Reform Movements (1800s)
What was the Protestant spiritual movement that spread through America in the mid-1800s?
A) The Great Awakening
B) The Second Great Awakening
C) The Reformation
D) The Puritan Revival
B) The Second Great Awakening
Name of the all-white school Junior attends
A) Reardan High School
B) Wellpinit High School
C) Spokane Valley Academy
D) Pine Ridge Prep
A) Reardan High School
Fire crews in Southern California continued their battle against how many major fires raging there this week?
A) Two
B) Three
C) Four
D) Five
C) Four
In the English fairy tale Jack and the Beanstalk, what did Jack trade for the five magic beans?
A) His cow
B) His horse
C) His cart
D) His dog
A) His cow
he smallest bones in the human body are located in which part of the body?
A. Hands
B. Feet
C. Ears
D. Nose
C. Ears
The freeing of the slaves
A) The Emancipation Proclamation
B) The Reconstruction Act
C) The Abolitionist Movement
D) The Civil Rights Act
A) The Emancipation Proclamation
Name of the teacher who became angry over Junior's explanation about petrified wood
A) Mr. P
B) Mr. Dodge
C) Mrs. Jeremy
D) Coach
B) Mr. Dodge
International researchers in Antarctica pulled off a scientific feat this week by drilling and retrieving a lengthy ice core to study what scientific information from over one million years the past?
A) Ocean Temperatures
B) Climate
C) Solar Radiation Levels
D) Continental Drift Patterns
B) Climate
Lima beans must be cooked thoroughly to allow this poison to be extracted. What poison compound do they contain?
A) Cyanide
B) Ricin
C) Saponin
D) Phytohaemagglutinin
A) Cyanide
In the movie Jerry Maguire, Jerry sings along to which Tom Petty song on his car radio?
A. Free Fallin'
B. American Girl
C. I Won't Back Down
D. Learning to Fly
A. Free Fallin'
Movement to ban the drinking of alcohol
A) The Temperance Movement
B) The Prohibition Act
C) The Suffrage Movement
D) The Reform Movement
A) The Temperance Movement
Who did Junior first become friends with at the all white high school?
A) Roger
B) Gordy
C) Penelope
D) Rowdy
B) Gordy
New York City became the first in the US to implement congestion pricing, a fee to reduce what pollution causing nuisance in the busiest parts of Manhattan?
A) Air Pollution
B) Noise Pollution
C) Traffic Congestion
D) Light Pollution
C) Traffic Congestion
The yardlong bean is a tender, delicate bean known by a variety of names. What name is it NOT called?
A) Snake bean
B) Asparagus bean
C) Long-podded cowpea
D) Green bean
D) Green bean
What type of food is Taramasalata?
A. A type of pasta
B. Cured cod roe
C. A Greek dessert
D. A type of cheese
B. Cured cod roe
System in which manufacturers provide the materials for goods to be produced at home
A) The Factory System
B) The Cottage Industry
C) The Assembly Line
D) The Industrial Revolution
B) The Cottage Industry
What is a simile?
A) A comparison using "like" or "as"
B) An exaggeration for effect
C) A direct comparison without "like" or "as"
D) Giving human qualities to non-human things
A) A comparison using "like" or "as"
The world’s largest religious gathering kicked off this week, drawing in over 400 million people to celebrate in what country?
A) India
B) Brazil
C) Indonesia
D) Mexico
A) India
Commercial baked beans use small white smooth beans, known as navy beans or Boston beans. Why are they called navy beans?
A) They are shaped like tiny boats.
B) They were a staple food for sailors in the U.S. Navy.
C) They were first cultivated near coastal navy ports.
D) Their color resembles navy uniforms.
B) They were a staple food for sailors in the U.S. Navy.
Dwight D. Eisenhower served as president of which university?
A. Harvard University
B. Yale University
C. Princeton University
D. Columbia University
D. Columbia University
A rule limiting debate on an issue
A) Filibuster
B) Cloture
C) Veto
D) Gag Rule
D) Gag Rule
What is personification?
A) A comparison using "like" or "as"
B) Giving human qualities to non-human things
C) An extreme exaggeration for effect
D) A direct comparison without "like" or "as"
B) Giving human qualities to non-human things
This week two companies launched vehicles into space, hoping to successfully reach the surface of what celestial body?
A) Mars
B) The Moon
C) An Asteroid
D) Venus
B) The Moon
The runner bean is a perennial plant with scarlet or white flowers. From what part of the world did the species originate?
A) Africa
B) Central America
C) Europe
D) Asia
B) Central America
On the 80's album Purple Rain, who backed Prince?
A. The Revolution
B. The Time
C. The New Power Generation
D. The Funkadelics
A. The Revolution