Juneteenth
Date when slaves in Texas heard they were free.
a. January 1st, 1863
b. June 19th, 1865
c. April 1st, 1864
b. June 19th, 1865
A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
a. photosystem
b. ecosystem
c. microsystem
b. ecosystem
Representative ______ (D-MS), the chair of the House select committee investigating the January 6th insurrection, opened the public hearings on June 9th by calling the attack on the U.S. Capitol “the culmination of an attempted coup.”
a. Benny Thompson
b. Trent Kelly
c. Michael Guest
a. Benny Thompson
Who has the most coaching titles?
a. Red Auerbach
b. Phil Jackson
c. Pat Riley
b. Phil Jackson (11)
What type of a vegetable is a "marrowfat"?
a. pea
b. carrot
c. eggplant
a. pea
City in Texas where the slaves heard they were free
a. Houston
b. Dallas
c. Galveston
c. Galveston
An organism that breaks down organic material
a. decomposer
b. producer
c. consumer
a. decomposer
Due to recent tragedies, a bipartisan group of senators agreed on a framework for ______ legislation.
a. abortions
b. gun safety
c. universal health care
b. gun safety
What team drafted Kobe Bryant?
a. LA Lakers
b. Charlotte Hornets
c. Boston Celtics
b. Charlotte Hornets
What is the term for an artistic process that involves shooting ink at a blank piece of paper?
a. Lithography
b. Bulletism
c. Matrix
b. Bulletism
A structural racist process that denies people of color the ability to live in certain neighborhoods
a. gerrymandering
b. cloistering
c. redlining
c. redlining
How does losing deer affect the population of mushrooms?
a. Mushrooms increase
b. Mushrooms decrease
c. Mushrooms stay the same
a. Mushrooms increase
The presidents of Mexico and some other Latin American nations boycotted the Summit of the Americas hosted by _______ because the leaders of Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua were not invited.
a. Canada
b. Brazil
c. the U.S.
c. the U.S.
What team has the worst record in one season?
a. Houston Rockets
b. Sacramento Kings
c. Charlotte Bobcats
c. Charlotte Bobcats
What film starred Drew Barrymore, Mary-Louise Parker, and Matthew McConaughey?
a. ET
b. Batman Forever
c. Boys on the Side
c. Boys on the Side
Name of the general who told the slaves in Texas they were free
a. William Sherman
b. Gordon Granger
c. Ulyssis S. Grant
b. Gordon Granger
Mountain lions can bite
a. about 100 pounds per square inch
b. about 300 pounds per square inch
c. about 400 pounds per square inch
c. about 400 pounds per square inch
Chesa Boudin, the progressive district attorney of ________ was recalled in a special election after being blamed for the high crime rates in the city.
a. New York
b. San Francisco
c. Seattle
b. San Francisco
What team drafted Ray Allen?
a. Chicago Bulls
b. Boston Celtics
c. Minnesota Timberwolves
c. Minnesota Timberwolves
What kind of fruit juice is used to mix a Lasky?
a. Grape
b. Apple
c. Lemon
a. Grape
The year that Texas started to celebrate Juneteenth
a. 1980
b. 1866
c. 2022
b. 1866
True or false. A Portuguese man o' war tentacles can sting even if it is dead
True
Thirty-one people with ties to a white supremacist group were arrested in _______ on Saturday, after being seen gathering near a Pride parade.
a. Idaho
b. Missouri
c. Ohio
a. Idaho
What team has the best record in one season?
a. LA Lakers
b. Boston Celtics
c. Golden State Warriors
c. Golden State Warriors (2015-16)
Whom did the Daughters of the American Revolution bar from singing at Constitution Hall in 1936?
a. Billie Holiday
b. Ella Fitzgerald
c. Marion Anderson
c. Marion Anderson