General Knowledge Exam (Solve it)
 

1. Name Germany's two primary allies of World War II.

2. Define the word "Consecutive".

3. Name all of the continents.

4. What is the square root of 144?

5. What was the primary reason for the American Civil War?

6. What is the official language of the United States?

7. What are the two primary languages of Canada?

8. What is the cube root of 27?

9. If 142=X. What is the value of "X"?

10. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

11. What was the last state to join the United States?

12. From what country did the United States purchase the land known as the Louisiana Purchase?

13. What form of government did Germany have before and during World War II?

14. What large body of water borders Israel?

15. Name four countries in Europe.

16. Write the molecular make-up of Carbon Monoxide.

17. Give the scientific definition of "matter".

18. Define the word "Infinite".

19. Where in nature is chlorophyll found?

20. How many states are there in the United States of America?

21. When was the Declaration of Independence first signed?

22. Name the last nine Presidents of the United States in descending order.

23. What is the significance of October 29, 1929?

24. What is the largest state in the United States?

25. Name the first three Presidents.

26. Name the President during the American Civil War.

27. What is the cube root of 8?

28. What incident caused the United States entered World War II?

29. How many sides does a trapezoid have?

30. What was the new weapon of mass destruction in World War I?

31. Name four countries on the South American continent.

32. Who invented the electric light bulb?

33. Who invented the phonograph?

34. What is the most powerful weapon in the United States' military arsenal?

35. What is the primary power source of a modern submarine?

36. Name the three largest countries in North America.

37. Name three countries that were allied with the U.S. during World War II.

38. Name three forms of communication.

39. Who theorized the equation "E=mc2"?

40. Name four countries in Asia.

41. Name the planets in order starting with the one closest to the Sun.

42. Name two literary works by William Shakespeare.

43. How far is the Sun from the Earth?

44. What is the largest desert in China?

45. Name the Oceans of the world.

46. What is stated in the 1st amendment to the Constitution?

47. What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?

48. Name five countries on the African continent.

49. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

50. When was the war of 1812 fought?

51. What is the highest mountain in the world?

52. Which President was elected to four terms as President of the United States?

53. If 1002=X. What is the value of "X"?

54. What is stated in the 2nd amendment to the constitution?

55. What is 100% of 1286?

56. What year was President John Kennedy assassinated?

57. What city and country were the targets of the first and second atomic bombs?

58. What is the official language of Brazil?

59. If you take a test with 5000 questions, how many would you miss in order to score 72%?

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?

62. How many Vice-Presidents does the President of the United States have?

63. What are the three branches of the United States government?

64. Where is the Bering Strait?

65. What is 18% of 200?

66. Name three states of "matter".

67. When was the American Civil War fought?

68. Write the equation for determining the area of a circle.

69. Write the equation for determining the area of a square?

70. Which war did the dropping of the Atomic bomb bring to an end?

71. What war were Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles with nuclear warheads first used?

72. Where is the Statue of Liberty located?

73. What did the Lewis and Clark expedition hope to find?

74. What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere?

75. How many feet are there in a mile?

76. What will lower the freezing point of water?

77. What form of government does the United States have?

78. What state is the well-known city of "Anchorage" located?

79. How many inches are there in a meter?

80. Define the word "Capitalism".

81. Where is/was the World Trade Center located?

82. On what continent is the country of India located?

83. Where is the longest unguarded border between two countries?

84. What happens to a volume of gas as it is compressed?

85. What is necessary for sound to travel?

86. What is the speed of light?

87. What are the two most populated countries on Earth?

88. Write the mathematical equation for determining the circumference of a circle.

89. Define a "Right Triangle".

90. What does the Vice-President do when the Senate is in session?

91. What is needed for a fire to exist?

92. What is another word for "Iron Oxide"?

93. What color is oxygen?

94. What is an electron?

95. What causes rain?

96. How many states were there when the United States declared its independence?

97. What is the most populated city in the United States?

98. What is the job of a lawyer?

99. What is the sq/ft of a room that measures 720 inches × 560 inches?

100. What will change the boiling point of water?

101. How many meters are there in a Kilometer?

102. What is an "alloy"?

103. What will happen to a metal rod when it is heated?

104. What is the periodic table?

105. What is the mathematical equation for "speed"?

106. Define the term "Light Year"?

107. Why does smoke rise?

108. Give the chemical make-up of water.

109. What is the lightest element?

110. If 4.5 × 0.5= X. What is the value of "X"?

111. What large military action was the United States involved in during the 1960s?

112. Are X-rays visible light?

113. What is the measurement of electrical current?

114. What percentage of the atmosphere is oxygen?

115. What is the measurement of light intensity?

116. What colors are used to make the color "black"?

117. Why does a compass needle point North?

118. What is measurement of electrical power?

119. If -52 + 52 = X, what is the value of "X"?

120. Name a state where the Rocky Mountains are located?

121. What is a verb?

122. How many Senators are there from each state?

123. What is the minimum age to run for President of the United States?

124. What war was called "The war to end all wars"?

125. Name a single-cell organism.

126. Define the word "Astronomy".

127. What is a noun?

128. To the fourth decimal point, what is the value of π?

129. What bird is the symbol of the United States?

130. What is the largest planet in our solar system?

131. How many quarters are there in $10.00?

132. How many numerals are there?

133. What continent is the country of Bosnia located?

134. Who was the 16th President?

135. What city is the Library of Congress located?

136. What primary method does the government use to raise money?

137. To which planets does the Space Shuttle fly?

138. What year did man first land on the moon?

139. In what year did World War II end?

140. What is the largest animal in the world?

141. Lightning is an example of which kind of electricity?

142. What effect does the sun heating the surface of the Earth have on weather conditions?

143. Are there currents in the oceans?

144. How fast does the Earth rotate on its axis?

145. Define the word "Invertebrate".

146. Does the color "Black" absorb light better that the color "Red"?

147. What is 550% of 100?

148. Can a liquid, as a rule, be compressed?

149. What is the responsibility of the "IRS"?

150. What do the initials "U.S.M.C." stand for?

151. What year did the Pilgrims land on Plymouth Rock?

152. Who invented the first self-propelled boat?

153. Who was Adolf Hitler?

154. Who was Joseph Stalin?

155. Who shot President Abraham Lincoln?

156. What decade was the Korean War?

157. Who is credited with inventing the Telephone?

158. What great achievement did Neil Armstrong complete?

159. What is the basic ingredient of paper?

160. Define "FBI".

161. If 129 ÷ 3 = X, what is the value of "X"?

162. Name two types of currency.

163. Is steel a pure element?

165. What type of heavenly body is the Sun?

166. Does the moon produce its own light?

167. Of all of the elements on the periodic table, which one is the best conductor of heat?

168. What was "D-Day"?

169. What is a "Solar Eclipse"?

170. What is the value of "0"?

171. Define the term "Bounced Check"?

172. Aircraft are made primarily of which type of metal?

173. Define the word "Biology".

174. What are the two major political parties in the United States today?

175. What does an engineer do?

176. What is a "radio"?

177. What was the primary reason the Pilgrims came to America?

178. What kind of information does a book called an "Atlas" have?

179. What act of aggression brought the United States into World War II?

180. Name two methods of producing electricity.

181. What kind of reaction allows a battery to produce electricity?

182. What makes terrorism effective?

183. If 112 = X, what is the value of "X"?

184. Define "CIA".

185. Is hydrogen flammable?

186. Who was J. Edgar Hoover?

187. Was an assassination attempt ever made against President Ronald Reagan?

188. Is cancer a contagious disease?

189. Who led the first expedition to circumnavigate the Earth?

190. Who is on the front of the $5.00 bill?

191. How old does a citizen of the United States have to be to vote in an election?

192. What year did the United States enter World War II?

193. What was the first country to develop and use Biological weapons?

194. What is the primary disadvantage of a nuclear powerplant when compared to a fossil fuel powerplant?

195. How many pounds are there in 10 tons?

196. What is an adjective?

197. Who was General Robert E. Lee?

198. Define the word "Independence".

199. Define the word "Freedom".

200. Is a squid considered to be a vertebrate?

201. How many ounces are there in a quart?

202. What are the three different methods of heat transference?

203. What kind of information does a book called a "Thesaurus" have?

204. What is an "incline plane"?

205. What is the significance of July 20, 1969?

206. How long is a presidential term?

207. Before President Grant became President of the United States, he was famous for doing what?

208. What are the two houses of Congress?

209. What President gave authorization to drop the atomic bomb on Japan?

210. Which has more heat, a nail that has been heated to white-hot state or a bathtub full of lukewarm water?

211. Concerning the Nixon administration, what was "Watergate"?

212. Who first discovered the moons around Jupiter?

213. What kind of government does Cuba have?

214. Who was Louis Pasteur?

215. What function do the kidneys perform in the human body?

216. What President served two non-consecutive terms as President?

217. Define "Socialism"

218. Define "Communism"

219. Define "Democracy"

220. Who was the first President of the United States to be impeached?
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[B]1. Name Germany's two primary allies of World War II.[/B]
Japan and Italy

[B]2. Define the word "Consecutive".[/B]
Following one after another in a series, without interruption

[B]3. Name all of the continents.[/B]
Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica, South American, North America, Europe

[B]4. What is the square root of 144?[/B]
12

[B]5. What was the primary reason for the American Civil War?[/B]
Slavery.

[B]6. What is the official language of the United States?[/B]
None (English is consider but no bill has been amended to make it official by US)

[B]7. What are the two primary languages of Canada?[/B]
English and French (According to the 2011 census, English and French are the mother tongues of 56.9% and 21.3% of Canadians respectively)

[B]8. What is the cube root of 27?[/B]
Three (3 )

[B]9. If 142=X. What is the value of "X"?[/B]
Don’t know 142?

[B]10. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?[/B]

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.

[B]11. What was the last state to join the United States?[/B]
Hawaii Aug, 21, 1959

[B]12. From what country did the United States purchase the land known as the Louisiana Purchase?[/B]
France

[B]13. What form of government did Germany have before and during World War II?[/B]
Dictatorship

[B]14. What large body of water borders Israel?[/B]
Mediterranean Sea

[B]15. Name four countries in Europe.[/B]
France, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom

[B]16. Write the molecular make-up of Carbon Monoxide.[/B]
:C ≡ O:

[B]17. Give the scientific definition of "matter".[/B]
Anything that has mass and occupies volume, is matter

[B]18. Define the word "Infinite".[/B]
Impossible to measure

[B]19. Where in nature is chlorophyll found?[/B]
Plants, in their leaves

[B]20. How many states are there in the United States of America?[/B]
50 (Puerto Rico is still in consideration and Washington DC is not officially declared sate, as far I know)

[B]21. When was the Declaration of Independence first signed?[/B]
July 4, 1776

[B]22. Name the last nine Presidents of the United States in descending order.[/B]
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

[B]23. What is the significance of October 29, 1929?[/B]
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

[B]24. What is the largest state in the United States?[/B]
Alaska

[B]25. Name the first three Presidents.[/B]
George Washington, John Adam, Thomas Jefferson

[B]26. Name the President during the American Civil War.[/B]
Abraham Lincoln

[B]27. What is the cube root of 8?[/B]
512

[B]28. What incident caused the United States entered World War II?[/B]

[B]29. How many sides does a trapezoid have?[/B]
Four (4)

[B]30. What was the new weapon of mass destruction in World War I?[/B]
Poisonous gas (Chlorine gas and Mustard gas)

[B]31. Name four countries on the South American continent.[/B]
Brazil, Cuba, Chile, Argentina

[B]32. Who invented the electric light bulb?[/B]
Thomas Edison

[B]33. Who invented the phonograph?[/B]
Thomas Edison

[B]34. What is the most powerful weapon in the United States' military arsenal?[/B]
Nuclear

[B]35. What is the primary power source of a modern submarine?[/B]
Nuclear Reactor

[B]36. Name the three largest countries in North America.[/B]
America, Canada, Greenland

[B]37. Name three countries that were allied with the U.S. during World War II.[/B]
UK, Soviet Union, France

[B]38. Name three forms of communication.[/B]
Written, Verbal, Nonverbal

[B]39. Who theorized the equation "E=mc2"?[/B]
Albert Einstein

[B]40. Name four countries in Asia.[/B]
Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, Iran

[B]41. Name the planets in order starting with the one closest to the Sun.[/B]
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

[B]42. Name two literary works by William Shakespeare.[/B]
Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet

[B]43. How far is the Sun from the Earth?[/B]
149,600,000 km

[B]44. What is the largest desert in China?[/B]
Gobi Desert (Area: 1,295,000 km²)


[B]45. Name the Oceans of the world.[/B]
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)

[B]46. What is stated in the 1st amendment to the Constitution?[/B]
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

[B]47. What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?[/B]
Bill of Rights

[B]48. Name five countries on the African continent.[/B]
Congo, Algeria, South Africa, Egypt, Libya

[B]49. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?[/B]
Freed Slave

[B]50. When was the war of 1812 fought?[/B]
1815 June 18, 1812 (Anglo-American War of 1812 to 1815)

[B]51. What is the highest mountain in the world?[/B]
Mount Everest

[B]52. Which President was elected to four terms as President of the United States?[/B]
Franklin D. Roosevelt

[B]53. If 1002=X. What is the value of "X"?[/B]
1002

[B]54. What is stated in the 2nd amendment to the constitution?[/B]
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.

[B]55. What is 100% of 1286?[/B]
1286

[B]56. What year was President John Kennedy assassinated?[/B]
November 22, 1963

[B]57. What city and country were the targets of the first and second atomic bombs?[/B]
Hiroshima, Japan and Nagasaki, Japan

[B]58. What is the official language of Brazil?[/B]
Portuguese

[B]59. If you take a test [/B]with 5000 questions, how many would you miss in order to score 72%?
1400 questions

[B]60. Within 5%, how much of the earth's surface is covered by water?[/B]

[B]61. What four States in the United States come together to meet at a single point?[/B]
the states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah

[B]62. How many Vice-Presidents does the President of the United States have?[/B]
One

[B]63. What are the three branches of the United States government?[/B]
legislative, judicial, and executive

[B]64. Where is the Bering Strait?[/B]
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

[B]65. What is 18% of 200?[/B]
Thirty Six (36)

[B]66. Name three states of "matter".[/B]
Solid, Liquid and Gas

[B]67. When was the American Civil War fought[/B]?
1861 to 1865

[B]68. Write the equation for determining the area of a circle[/B].
π × r2

[B]69. Write the equation for determining the area of a square?[/B]
Area = a2

[B]70. Which war did the dropping of the Atomic bomb bring to an end?[/B]
World War 2

[B]71. What war were Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles with nuclear warheads first used?[/B]
World War 2

[B]72. Where is the Statue of Liberty located?[/B]
New York Harbor, United States

[B]73. What did the Lewis and Clark expedition hope to find?[/B]
Pacific Ocean

[B]74. What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere?[/B]
Nitrogen 78%

[B]75. How many feet are there in a mile?[/B]
1 mile = 5280 ft

[B]76. What will lower the freezing point of water?[/B]
Salt (Nacl)

[B]77. What form of government does the United States have?[/B]
Presidential form of Govt

[B]78. What state is the well-known city of "Anchorage" located?[/B]
Alaska

[B]79. How many inches are there in a meter?[/B]
39.3701

[B]80. Define the word "Capitalism".[/B]
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.

[B]81. Where is/was the World Trade Center located?[/B]
New York

[B]82. On what continent is the country of India located?[/B]
Asia

[B]83. Where is the longest unguarded border between two countries?[/B]
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.

[B]84. What happens to a volume of gas as it is compressed?[/B]
Its volume decrease

[B]85. What is necessary for sound to travel?[/B]
Medium

[B]86. What is the speed of light?[/B]
299 792 458 m / s

[B]87. What are the two most populated countries on Earth?[/B]
China and India

[B]88. Write the mathematical equation for determining the circumference of a circle.[/B]
A=pr2

[B]89. Define a "Right Triangle".[/B]
a right angle is an angle that bisects the angle formed by two halves of a straight line i.e. 90 degree.

[B]90. What does the Vice-President do when the Senate is in session?
[/B]
[B]91. What is needed for a fire to exist?[/B]
Oxygen

[B]92. What is another word for "Iron Oxide"?[/B]
Rust

[B]93. What color is oxygen?[/B]
Colourless

[B]94. What is an electron?[/B]
Negatively Charged particle of Atom

[B]95. What causes rain?[/B]
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.

[B]
96. How many states were there when the United States declared its independence?[/B]

[B]97. What is the most populated city in the United States?[/B]
New york

[B]98. What is the job of a lawyer?[/B]
Lawyer responsibility is to represent clients in court, mediations, business transactions and other important legal proceedings or arrangements where the law will be discussed..

[B]99. What is the sq/ft of a room that measures 720 inches × 560 inches?[/B]
60 ft X 47 ft = 262 Sq/ft

[B]100. What will change the boiling point of water?[/B]
The boiling point of water changes with atmospheric pressure.

[B]101. How many meters are there in a Kilometer?[/B]
1km= 1000 meter

[B]102. What is an "alloy"?[/B]
An alloy is a mixture or metallic solid solution composed of two or more elements

[B]103. What will happen to a metal rod when it is heated?[/B]
It will expend

[B]104. What is the periodic table?[/B]
Periodic table is a table for classification of Elements. Elements are classified on their atomic numbers

[B]105. What is the mathematical equation for "speed"?[/B]
Speed = Distance/time or v= d/t

[B]106. Define the term "Light Year"?[/B]
Distance covered by light in a year.

[B]107. Why does smoke rise?[/B]

[B]108. Give the chemical make-up of water.[/B]
H-O-H

[B]109. What is the lightest element?[/B]
Hydrogen

[B]110. If 4.5 × 0.5= X. What is the value of "X"?[/B]
2.25

[B]111. What large military action was the United States involved in during the 1960s?[/B]
Vietnam

[B]112. Are X-rays visible light?[/B]
Nope

[B]113. What is the measurement of electrical current?[/B]
Volt

[B]114. What percentage of the atmosphere is oxygen?[/B]
21%

[B]115. What is the measurement of light intensity?[/B]
Candela

[B]116. What colors are used to make the color "black"?[/B]
None primary three colours can make Black color.

[B]117. Why does a compass needle point North?[/B]
Due to Earth Pole Magnetism, compass needle points north

[B]118. What is measurement of electrical power?[/B]
Watt

[B]119. If -52 + 52 = X, what is the value of "X"?[/B]
Zero

[B]120. Name a state where the Rocky Mountains are located?[/B]
Colorado

[B]121. What is a verb?[/B]
A word used to describe an action, state or being.

[B]122. How many Senators are there from each state?[/B]
One

[B]123. What is the minimum age to run for President of the United States?[/B]
Thirty Five (35)

[B]124. What war was called "The war to end all wars"?[/B]
World War 1

[B]125. Name a single-cell organism[/B].
Amoeba

[B]126. Define the word "Astronomy".[/B]
The branch of science that deals with celestial objects, space, and the physical universe as a whole.

[B]127. What is a noun?[/B]
Name of object, Place, thing (living or nonliving) or an Idea.

[B]128. To the fourth decimal point, what is the value of π?[/B]
3.14159

[B]129. What bird is the symbol of the United States?[/B]
Bald Eagle

[B]130. What is the largest planet in our solar system?[/B]
Jupiter

Corrections are welcome.. I will post the rest tomorrow..:)

[B]131. How many quarters are there in $10.00?[/B]
40

[B]132. How many numerals are there?[/B]
Natural Numbers, Whole Numbers, Integers, Rational Numbers, Real numbers, Irrational Numbers.

[B]133. What continent is the country of Bosnia located?[/B]
Europe

[B]134. Who was the 16th President?[/B]
Abraham Lincoln

[B]135. What city is the Library of Congress located?[/B]
Washington, D.C

[B]136. What primary method does the government use to raise money?[/B]
By Taxes

[B]137. To which planets does the Space Shuttle fly?[/B]
None except Earth

[B]138. What year did man first land on the moon?[/B]
July 20, 1969

139. In what year did World War II end?
1945

[B]140. What is the largest animal in the world?[/B]
Blue Whale

[B]141. Lightning is an example of which kind of electricity?[/B]
Static Direct current

[B]142. What effect does the sun heating the surface of the Earth have on weather conditions?[/B]
The earth absorbs the heat and release it into the atmosphere, which heats the air above and causes moving air, the moment of air causes wind which leads to weather change

[B]143. Are there currents in the oceans?[/B]
Yes and there are two types of current Cold currents and Warm Currents

[B]144. How fast does the Earth rotate on its axis?[/B]
1,669.8 km/h

[B]145. Define the word "Invertebrate".[/B]
Invertebrates are animal species that do not develop a vertebral column

[B]146. Does the color "Black" absorb light better that the color "Red"?[/B]
black absorbs the most heat. A black object absorbs all wavelengths of light and reflects non.

[B]147. What is 550% of 100?[/B]
550

[B]148. Can a liquid, as a rule, be compressed?[/B]
Certain liquid can be compressed like Water while some resist.

[B]149. What is the responsibility of the "IRS"?[/B]
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is responsible for administering and enforcing all internal revenue laws and collecting tax.

[B]150. What do the initials "U.S.M.C." stand for?[/B]
United States Marine Corps

[B]151. What year did the Pilgrims land on Plymouth Rock?[/B]
1620

[B]152. Who invented the first self-propelled boat?[/B]

[B]153. Who was Adolf Hitler?[/B]
Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the Nazi Party. He was chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945 and dictator of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945

[B]154. Who was Joseph Stalin?[/B]
Joseph Stalin or Iosif Vissarionovich Stalin was the de facto leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953

[B]155. Who shot President Abraham Lincoln?[/B]
John Wilkes Booth, on April 14, 1865

[B]156. What decade was the Korean War?[/B]
1950s

[B]157. Who is credited with inventing the Telephone?[/B]
Graham Bell

[B]158. What great achievement did Neil Armstrong complete?[/B]
First man to step on the moon.

[B]159. What is the basic ingredient of paper?[/B]
Wood pulp

[B]160. Define "FBI".[/B]
Federal Bureau of Investigation

[B]161. If 129 ÷ 3 = X, what is the value of "X"?[/B]
43

[B]162. Name two types of currency.[/B]
Dollar and Euro

[B]163. Is steel a pure element?[/B]
No, its an alloy of Iron and other elements. The following elements are always present in steel: carbon, manganese, phosphorus, sulfur, silicon, and traces of oxygen, nitrogen and aluminum

[B]165. What type of heavenly body is the Sun?[/B]
The sun, is a star, celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior


[B]166. Does the moon produce its own light?[/B]
No, it uses the light of sun to shine.

[B]167. Of all of the elements on the periodic table, which one is the best conductor of heat?[/B]
Silver: 4.29 W /cm K

[B]168. What was "D-Day"?[/B]
D-Day is the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. The best known D-Day was June 6, 1944.

[B]169. What is a "Solar Eclipse"?[/B]
A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth

[B]170. What is the value of "0"?[/B]
Its value is nothing but in case 0! it Is 1

[B]171. Define the term "Bounced Check"?[/B]
A slang word for a check that cannot be processed because the writer has insufficient funds

[B]172. Aircraft are made primarily of which type of metal?[/B]
Aluminum

[B]173. Define the word "Biology".[/B]
The study of living organisms

[B]174. What are the two major political parties in the United States today?[/B]
Democrats and Republicans

[B]175. What does an engineer do?[/B]
Engineering is the discipline, art and profession of acquiring and applying technical, scientific and mathematical knowledge to design and implement materials, structures, machines, devices, systems, and processes that safely realize a desired objective or inventions

[B]176. What is a "radio"?[/B]
The transmission and reception of electromagnetic waves of radio frequency, esp. those carrying sound messages.

[B]177. What was the primary reason the Pilgrims came to America?[/B]
The primary reason was to get religious freedom and practice their religion.

[B]178. What kind of information does a book called an "Atlas" have?[/B]
Atlas gives information about the map and places

[B]179. What act of aggression brought the United States into World War II?[/B]
Bombardment on Pearl Harbor by Japanese.

[B]180. Name two methods of producing electricity.[/B]
Nuclear reactor and Wind energy

[B]181. What kind of reaction allows a battery to produce electricity?[/B]

[B]182. What makes terrorism effective?
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[B]183. If 112 = X, what is the value of "X"?
[/B]112

[B]184. Define "CIA".[/B]
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an independent civilian intelligence agency of the United States government

[B]185. Is hydrogen flammable?[/B]
Hydrogen doesn’t burn by itself unless mixed with oxygen,

[B]186. Who was J. Edgar Hoover?[/B]
John Edgar Hoover was the first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States.

[B]187. Was an assassination attempt ever made against President Ronald Reagan?[/B]
The Reagan assassination attempt occurred on Monday, March 30, 1981, just 69 days into the presidency of Ronald Reagan

[B]188. Is cancer a contagious disease?[/B]
No human form has yet been found contagious. Certain contagious illnesses can, however, cause cancer in humans. These illnesses are not passed through cancerous cells but through the viruses causing the disease.

[B]189. Who led the first expedition to circumnavigate the Earth?[/B]
Ferdinand Magellan

[B]190. Who is on the front of the $5.00 bill?[/B]
Abraham Lincoln

[B]191. How old does a citizen of the United States have to be to vote in an election?
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[B]192. What year did the United States enter World War II?[/B]
December 8, 1941

[B]193. What was the first country to develop and use Biological weapons?[/B]
The first recorded use of biological agents is the Romans using dead animals to foul the enemies water supply

[B]194. What is the primary disadvantage of a nuclear powerplant when compared to a fossil fuel powerplant?[/B]
Meltdown, In such an accident, the fission reaction goes out of control, leading to a nuclear explosion and the emission of great amounts of radiation

[B]195. How many pounds are there in 10 tons?[/B]
20000 pounds

[B]196. What is an adjective?[/B]
Adjective is part of speech that gives more information about noun or pronoun.

[B]197. Who was General Robert E. Lee?[/B]
Robert Edward Lee was an American career military officer who is best known for having commanded the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil Wa

[B]198. Define the word "Independence".[/B]
( of a country ) freedom from political control by other countries

[B]199. Define the word "Freedom".[/B]
The power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint.

[B]200. Is a squid considered to be a vertebrate?[/B]
No. its invertebrate.

[B]201. How many ounces are there in a quart?[/B]
32 ounces

[B]202. What are the three different methods of heat transference?[/B]
Conduction, Convection, Radiation

[B]203. What kind of information does a book called a "Thesaurus" have?[/B]
It is used for synonyms of words

[B]204. What is an "incline plane"?[/B]
An inclined plane is a flat supporting surface tilted at an angle, with one end higher than the other, used as an aid for raising or lowering a load

[B]205. What is the significance of July 20, 1969?[/B]
Apollo 11 launch.

[B]206. How long is a presidential term?[/B]
US 4 years, Pakistan 5 years

[B]207. Before President Grant became President of the United States, he was famous for doing what?[/B]

[B]208. What are the two houses of Congress?[/B]
House of Representatives and Senate

[B]209. What President gave authorization to drop the atomic bomb on Japan?[/B]
Harry S. Truman

[B]210. Which has more heat, a nail that has been heated to white-hot state or a bathtub full of lukewarm water?[/B]

[B]211. Concerning the Nixon administration, what was "Watergate"?[/B]
“Watergate” is a general term used to describe a complex web of political scandals between 1972 and 1974. The word specifically refers to the Watergate Hotel in Washington D.C.


[B]212. Who first discovered the moons around Jupiter?[/B]
Galileo Galilei

[B]213. What kind of government does Cuba have?[/B]
Socialism

[B]214. Who was Louis Pasteur?[/B]
Louis Pasteur was a French chemist and microbiologist who was one of the most important founders of medical microbiology. Is well know for ‘’Pasteurization’’. It is a process of heating a food, which is usually a liquid, to a specific temperature for a predefined length of time and then immediately cooling it after it is removed from the heat

[B]215. What function do the kidneys perform in the human body?[/B]
The kidneys perform the essential function of removing waste products from the blood and regulating the water fluid levels

[B]216. What President served two non-consecutive terms as President?[/B]
Grover Cleveland

[B]217. Define "Socialism"[/B]
a set of political and economic theories based on the belief that everyone has an equal right to a share of a country's wealth and that the government should own and control the main industries

[B]218. Define "Communism"[/B]
a political movement that believes in an economic system in which the state controls the means of producing everything on behalf of the people. It aims to create a society in which everyone is treated equally.

[B]219. Define "Democracy"[/B]
a system of government in which all the people of a country can vote to elect their representatives

[B]220. Who was the first President of the United States to be impeached?[/B]
Andrew Johnson

Corrections are always welcome. :)