1. Name Germany's two primary allies of World War II.
Japan and Italy
2. Define the word "Consecutive".
Following one after another in a series, without interruption
3. Name all of the continents.
Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica, South American, North America, Europe
4. What is the square root of 144?
12
5. What was the primary reason for the American Civil War?
Slavery.
6. What is the official language of the United States?
None (English is consider but no bill has been amended to make it official by US)
7. What are the two primary languages of Canada?
English and French (According to the 2011 census, English and French are the mother tongues of 56.9% and 21.3% of Canadians respectively)
8. What is the cube root of 27?
Three (3 )
9. If 142=X. What is the value of "X"?
Don’t know 142?
10. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson was a member of a five-person committee appointed by the Continental Congress to write the Declaration. The committee included Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman.
11. What was the last state to join the United States?
Hawaii Aug, 21, 1959
12. From what country did the United States purchase the land known as the Louisiana Purchase?
France
13. What form of government did Germany have before and during World War II?
Dictatorship
14. What large body of water borders Israel?
Mediterranean Sea
15. Name four countries in Europe.
France, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom
16. Write the molecular make-up of Carbon Monoxide.
:C ≡ O:
17. Give the scientific definition of "matter".
Anything that has mass and occupies volume, is matter
18. Define the word "Infinite".
Impossible to measure
19. Where in nature is chlorophyll found?
Plants, in their leaves
20. How many states are there in the United States of America?
50 (Puerto Rico is still in consideration and Washington DC is not officially declared sate, as far I know)
21. When was the Declaration of Independence first signed?
July 4, 1776
22. Name the last nine Presidents of the United States in descending order.
Descending by holding office:
Barack Obama
George W. Bush
Bill Clinton
George H. W. Bush
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
Richard Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
23. What is the significance of October 29, 1929?
The Wall Street Crash of 1929, also known as Black Tuesday and the Stock Market Crash of 1929, began in late October 1929 and was the most devastating stock market crash in the history of the United States
24. What is the largest state in the United States?
Alaska
25. Name the first three Presidents.
George Washington, John Adam, Thomas Jefferson
26. Name the President during the American Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln
27. What is the cube root of 8?
512
28. What incident caused the United States entered World War II?
29. How many sides does a trapezoid have?
Four (4)
30. What was the new weapon of mass destruction in World War I?
Poisonous gas (Chlorine gas and Mustard gas)
31. Name four countries on the South American continent.
Brazil, Cuba, Chile, Argentina
32. Who invented the electric light bulb?
Thomas Edison
33. Who invented the phonograph?
Thomas Edison
34. What is the most powerful weapon in the United States' military arsenal?
Nuclear
35. What is the primary power source of a modern submarine?
Nuclear Reactor
36. Name the three largest countries in North America.
America, Canada, Greenland
37. Name three countries that were allied with the U.S. during World War II.
UK, Soviet Union, France
38. Name three forms of communication.
Written, Verbal, Nonverbal
39. Who theorized the equation "E=mc2"?
Albert Einstein
40. Name four countries in Asia.
Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, Iran
41. Name the planets in order starting with the one closest to the Sun.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
42. Name two literary works by William Shakespeare.
Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet
43. How far is the Sun from the Earth?
149,600,000 km
44. What is the largest desert in China?
Gobi Desert (Area: 1,295,000 km²)
45. Name the Oceans of the world.
Pacific (155,557,000 sq km)
Atlantic (76,762,000 sq km)
Indian (68,556,000 sq km)
Southern (20,327,000 sq km)
Arctic (14,056,000 sq km)
46. What is stated in the 1st amendment to the Constitution?
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievance
47. What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?
Bill of Rights
48. Name five countries on the African continent.
Congo, Algeria, South Africa, Egypt, Libya
49. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed Slave
50. When was the war of 1812 fought?
1815 June 18, 1812 (Anglo-American War of 1812 to 1815)
51. What is the highest mountain in the world?
Mount Everest
52. Which President was elected to four terms as President of the United States?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
53. If 1002=X. What is the value of "X"?
1002
54. What is stated in the 2nd amendment to the constitution?
A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.
55. What is 100% of 1286?
1286
56. What year was President John Kennedy assassinated?
November 22, 1963
57. What city and country were the targets of the first and second atomic bombs?
Hiroshima, Japan and Nagasaki, Japan
58. What is the official language of Brazil?
Portuguese
59. If you take a test with 5000 questions, how many would you miss in order to score 72%?
1400 questions
60. Within 5%, how much of the earth's surface is covered by water?
61. What four States in the United States come together to meet at a single point?
the states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah
62. How many Vice-Presidents does the President of the United States have?
One
63. What are the three branches of the United States government?
legislative, judicial, and executive
64. Where is the Bering Strait?
The Bering Strait is a strait 82 kilometres wide between Cape Dezhnev,Chukchi Peninsula, Russia, the easternmost point of the Asian continent and Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, USA, the westernmost point of the North American continent
65. What is 18% of 200?
Thirty Six (36)
66. Name three states of "matter".
Solid, Liquid and Gas
67. When was the American Civil War fought?
1861 to 1865
68. Write the equation for determining the area of a circle.
π × r2
69. Write the equation for determining the area of a square?
Area = a2
70. Which war did the dropping of the Atomic bomb bring to an end?
World War 2
71. What war were Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles with nuclear warheads first used?
World War 2
72. Where is the Statue of Liberty located?
New York Harbor, United States
73. What did the Lewis and Clark expedition hope to find?
Pacific Ocean
74. What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere?
Nitrogen 78%
75. How many feet are there in a mile?
1 mile = 5280 ft
76. What will lower the freezing point of water?
Salt (Nacl)
77. What form of government does the United States have?
Presidential form of Govt
78. What state is the well-known city of "Anchorage" located?
Alaska
79. How many inches are there in a meter?
39.3701
80. Define the word "Capitalism".
an economicsystem in which investment in and ownership of the means of production, distribution, andexchange of wealth is made and maintained chiefly by private individuals or corporations, especially ascontrasted to cooperatively or state-owned means of wealth.
81. Where is/was the World Trade Center located?
New York
82. On what continent is the country of India located?
Asia
83. Where is the longest unguarded border between two countries?
The world's longest unguarded border is in between Montana and Canada and the Canadians and Americans share this area also known as Glacier Park, which U.S. calls Glacier National Park.
84. What happens to a volume of gas as it is compressed?
Its volume decrease
85. What is necessary for sound to travel?
Medium
86. What is the speed of light?
299 792 458 m / s
87. What are the two most populated countries on Earth?
China and India
88. Write the mathematical equation for determining the circumference of a circle.
A=pr2
89. Define a "Right Triangle".
a right angle is an angle that bisects the angle formed by two halves of a straight line i.e. 90 degree.
90. What does the Vice-President do when the Senate is in session?
91. What is needed for a fire to exist?
Oxygen
92. What is another word for "Iron Oxide"?
Rust
93. What color is oxygen?
Colourless
94. What is an electron?
Negatively Charged particle of Atom
95. What causes rain?
Precipitation forms when cloud droplets (or ice particles) in clouds grow and combine to become so large that their fall speed exceeds the updraft speed in the cloud, and they then fall out of the cloud.
96. How many states were there when the United States declared its independence?
97. What is the most populated city in the United States?
New york
98. What is the job of a lawyer?
Lawyer responsibility is to represent clients in court, mediations, business transactions and other important legal proceedings or arrangements where the law will be discussed..
99. What is the sq/ft of a room that measures 720 inches × 560 inches?
60 ft X 47 ft = 262 Sq/ft
100. What will change the boiling point of water?
The boiling point of water changes with atmospheric pressure.
101. How many meters are there in a Kilometer?
1km= 1000 meter
102. What is an "alloy"?
An alloy is a mixture or metallic solid solution composed of two or more elements
103. What will happen to a metal rod when it is heated?
It will expend
104. What is the periodic table?
Periodic table is a table for classification of Elements. Elements are classified on their atomic numbers
105. What is the mathematical equation for "speed"?
Speed = Distance/time or v= d/t
106. Define the term "Light Year"?
Distance covered by light in a year.
107. Why does smoke rise?
108. Give the chemical make-up of water.
H-O-H
109. What is the lightest element?
Hydrogen
110. If 4.5 × 0.5= X. What is the value of "X"?
2.25
111. What large military action was the United States involved in during the 1960s?
Vietnam
112. Are X-rays visible light?
Nope
113. What is the measurement of electrical current?
Volt
114. What percentage of the atmosphere is oxygen?
21%
115. What is the measurement of light intensity?
Candela
116. What colors are used to make the color "black"?
None primary three colours can make Black color.
117. Why does a compass needle point North?
Due to Earth Pole Magnetism, compass needle points north
118. What is measurement of electrical power?
Watt
119. If -52 + 52 = X, what is the value of "X"?
Zero
120. Name a state where the Rocky Mountains are located?
Colorado
121. What is a verb?
A word used to describe an action, state or being.
122. How many Senators are there from each state?
One
123. What is the minimum age to run for President of the United States?
Thirty Five (35)
124. What war was called "The war to end all wars"?
World War 1
125. Name a single-cell organism.
Amoeba
126. Define the word "Astronomy".
The branch of science that deals with celestial objects, space, and the physical universe as a whole.
127. What is a noun?
Name of object, Place, thing (living or nonliving) or an Idea.
128. To the fourth decimal point, what is the value of π?
3.14159
129. What bird is the symbol of the United States?
Bald Eagle
130. What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
Corrections are welcome.. I will post the rest tomorrow..
