General Knowledge Trivia #1 Sports Arts and Entertainment History Geography Politics Science 50 50 50 50 50 50VàePM 1Mary Lou Retton won the gold in which following event? All-around gymnastics Floor exercise Vault Uneven bars 1American Oscar de la Hoya is a World class athlete in which sport? Boxing Tennis Cycling Gymnastics 1Who was the NBA MVP for the 1994-95 season? David Robinson Michael Jordan Shaquille O'Neal Hakeem Olajuwon 1Which team won the most Superbowls in the 1970's? Pittsburgh Steelers San Francisco 49ers Dallas Cowboys Miami Dolphins 1Which city does the Iditarod start from? Anchorage Juneau Fairbanks Kodiak 1Which Major League Baseball Team won two World Series in the '80s? Dodgers Angels Reds Braves 1Who won the Women's singles at Wimbledon in 1981? Chris Evert-Lloyd Evonne Goolagong-Cawley Martina Navratilova Steffi Graf 1Who won the Indianapolis 500 in 1991? Rick Mears Al Unser Jr. Johnny Rutherford Mario Andretti 1In what year did the Winter Olympic games start? 1924 1854 1896 1932 1Which two teams have won the most superbowls? 49ers and Cowboys Cowboys and Raiders Steelers and 49ers Cowboys and Dolphins 1O.J. Simpson holds the record for most yards gained in a single season? False True T/F 1A six-furlong horse race is how long in miles? 3/4 Miles 1 Mile 1/2 Mile 0.6 Miles 1There used to be a baseball team in Washington, DC What was it's name? Washington Senators Washington Presidents Washington Bullets Washington Huskies 1Which field is longer, a Canadian or U.S. football field? Canadian American by 10 yards The same size American by 6 inches 1In golf an Eagle on a par 5 is how many strokes? 3 2 1 4 1In baseball the DH rule is in effect in ... ? The American League The National League Both Leagues Neither League 1Nancy Kerrigan won a gold medal in the 1994 Olympics? False True T/F 1The best score for a gymnastics event is? 10.0 5.0 100 0 1In hockey what is a hat-trick? Three goals Tearing someones helmet off An amazing goal A rude fan 1Who holds the all-time NBA scoring title? Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Wilt Champerlin Michael Jordan Larry Bird 1How many strikes does it take to bowl a perfect game? 12 10 13 11 1What country won the World Cup in 1984? Brazil Gemany United States Argentina 1When is the last time that the U.S. won the World Cup? Never 1994 1930 1954 1Who has the most career stolen bases in Major League Baseball? Rickey Henderson Lou Brock Maury Wills Tim Raines 1To win a quinella in horse racing, you must pick ... ? The top two horse The top two horse in order The top three horses The top three horses in order 1What famous sportsman used to be named "Cassius Clay?" Muhammad Ali Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Clay Jones Joe Frazier 1Who did Mike Tyson defeat to win his first WBC Heavyweight title? Trevor Berbick James Smith Larry Holmes Buster Douglas 1Which jockey has the most lifetime wins? Shoemaker Pincay Cordero Valasquez 1As of 1995 who is the PBA (Bowling) all-time money winner? Pete Weber Marshall Holman Mike Aulby Mark Roth 1Who has won more PBA (Bowling) titles? Earl Anthony Dick Weber Mark Roth Don Johnson 1Who won the Indy 500 in 1995? Jacques Villeneuve Al Unser, Jr. Rick Mears Emerson Fittipaldi 1When was the first Indy 500 held? 1911 1920 1944 1898 1How many times have the California Angels won the World Series 0 1 2 3 1In baseball the "Fireman of the Year" is given to ... ? The best relief pitcher The best pitcher The best fielder The best pinch-hitter 1Reggie Jackson has more lifetime home runs than Harmon Killebrew? False True T/F 1The NBA all-star game matches the best players from the North vs. South?False True T/F 1Michael Jordan used to play minor league baseball? True False T/F 1Besides basketball Danny Ainge played this sports as a professional? Baseball Soccer Auto Racing Golf 1BYU has never won a college football national championship? False True T/F 1Which one of the following won the Heisman trophy twice? Archie Griffin Tony Dorsett Marcus Allen Jim Plunkett 1Where were the first Winter Olympics held? Chamonix, France St. Moritze, Switzerland Innsbruck, Austria Lake Placid, New York 1Where was the first modern Olympic games held? Athens, Greece Paris, France Los Angeles, United States Antwerp Belgium 1Baseball's American League is older than the National League? False True T/F 1Susan Butcher is a many-time champion in this sport? Sled Dog Racing Archery Figure Skating Cycling 1Which country won the most Little League championships in the 1980s? Taiwan The United States Japan South Korea 1How many seconds must a cowboy ride a bull to get a score? 8 9 5 10 1Which quarterback has the most lifetime completions? Dan Marino Fran Tarkenton Joe Montana Dan Fouts 1Who won his fifth consecutive Tour de France in 1995? Miguel Indurain Greg LeMond Pedro Delgado Stephen Roche 1What country won the 1995 America's Cup? New Zealand The United States Great Britain Australia 1Who won the 1992 Olympic Gold for Boxing-Super Heavywight? Roberto Balado Richard Igbineghu Brian Nielsen Svilen Roussinov 2Which kind of beer is said to be the darkest and strongest? Stout Ale Porter Pilsner 2Which game show only has 3 contestants? Wheel of Fortune Password Joker's Wild Hollywood Squares 2Which fast food chain started operation first? White Castle McDonald's Jack in the Box Taco Bell 2What is the oldest alcholic beverage in the world? Beer Wine Whiskey Rum 2What dog can run the fastest on flat ground? Whippet Collie Beagle German Shepard 2Soba noodles are ordered in which type of restaurant? Japanese Chinese Italian French 2What TV show was the first program to be watched by 50 million houses? Final episode of MASH Who shot JR Superbowl XVI World Series 1980 2After a 36 year layoff George Burns made his debut in what movie? The Sunshine Boys OH God Just You and Me Kid Two of a Kind 2In Terminator the name of the character the Terminator was after is? Sarah Conner Linda Hamilton Donna Moore Julie Matthews 2Which of the following people was not in Wayne's World II? Rob Lowe Ed O'Neill Chris Farley Drew Barrymore 2Who refused an Oscar for his portrayal of General George Patton? George C. Scott Marlon Brando Sean Connery Lee Marvin 2For what year were the first Academy Awards "Oscars" given? 1927 1946 1939 1919 2What is Capt. Kirk's middle name? Tiberius Thomas Theodore Samual 2Which film won "Best Picture" at the 1995 Acedemy Awards? Forrest Gump Pulp Fiction Leaving Las Vegas The Piano 2Which film has not won "Best Picture" at the Academy Awards? Citizen Kane Forrest Gump Amadeus Chariots of Fire 2Won won the Grammy award for "Best Album" in 1992? Eric Clapton Whitney Houston Natalie Cole Bonnie Raitt 2Michael Jackson has never won a Grammy for "Best Album." False True T/F 2Who of the following has never won a Grammy? The Sex Pistols Bob Newhart Stevie Wonder Phil Collins 2The Academy Award winning "Best Supporting Actress" for 1994 was ... ? Dianne Weist Jessica Lange Bette Midler Holly Hunter 2The movie ROCKY won an Acedemy Award for "Best Picture." True False T/F 2What is Kabuki? A Japanese form of theater A Japanese form of painting A Persian dance East Indian sculptures 2Which one of these is not considered a Romantic poet? Robert Frost George Gordon Byron John Keats Percy Byshhe Shelley 2Who wrote "A Tale of Two Cities"? Charles Dickens William Shakespeare Leo Tolstoy James Joyce 2Virgil wrote: The Aeneid The Iliad The Odyssey Oedipus Rex 2Who wrote "Le Morte d'Arthur"? Sir Thomas Malory T.H. White J.R.R. Tolkien William Shakespeare 2Where was Elvis Presley born? Tupilo Mississippi Nashville Tennessee Memphis Tennessee New Orleans, Louisiana 2In what year was Disney's "Fantasia" released? 1940 1954 1964 1988 2Who starred in the 1952 movie "Singing in the Rain"? Gene Kelley Fred Astaire Cary Grant Bing Crosby 2Who was the 1995 Miss America? Heather Whitestone Shawntel Smith Kimberly Aiken Vanessa Williams 2Who made the sculpture called "The Thinker"? Rodin Da Vinci Michelangelo Renoir 2Frank Lloyd Wright was a(n): Architect Painter Photographer Sculpter 2Which award is given for work in theater? Tony Emmy Grammy Oscar 2Marion Morrison was the real name of which actor? John Wayne Shirley Temple Woody Allen Bette Davis 2What was the name of the first western movie made? The Great Train Robbery Stagecoach The Great Northwest Minn. RaidThe Alamo 2Richard Starkey was the original drummer for what band? The Beatles The Rolling Stones Spinal Tap The Beach Boys 2Where does the musical style name "Heavy Metal" come from? "The Naked Lunch" by BurroughsThe heavy guitar sound The movie by that name Large racing cars 2Where is Jim Morrison buried? Paris Seattle London New York 2Who played "Kato" in "The Green Hornet"? Bruce Lee Kato Kaelin David Caradine Peter Fonda 2Who was the first black actor to win an Oscar? Sydney Poitier Louis Gossett Jr. Denzel Washington Morgan Freeman 2Samuel Langhorn Clemens was the real name of: Mark Twain Ernest Hemingway Jack London George Orwell 2Who wrote "The Little Prince"? Antoine de Saint-Exupery Lewis Carrol Dr. Seuss J.R.R. Tolkien 2Pablo Picasso was from what country? Spain The United States Italy France 2What 1975 film starring Jack Nicholson won "Best Picture?" One Flew Over the Cuckoos NestThe Shinning The Raven Easy Rider 2The Dada movement started around what year? 1915 1925 1935 1955 2Which film won "Best Actor," "Best Actress" and "Best Picture?" The Silence of the Lambs The String Annie Hall Forrest Gump 2What word or phrase best descibes the work of Vermeer? Harmony Chaos Suffering Inner Drama 2Which of these movies was Robert Redford NOT in? The Dead Pool The Sting The Candidate The Natural 2The Guggenheim Museum was designed by which architect? Frank Lloyd Wright James Wyatt Louis Henry Sullivan William Morris 2In what year was the first Star Trek motion picture released? 1979 1980 1967 1977 2Which group never won a Grammy award? Earth, Wind and Fire Fleetwood Mac The Bee Gees Captain and Tennille 3In the Hundred Years War, what country was the aggressor? England Portugal USA France 3Finland declared itself independent from Russia in what year? 1917 1933 1901 1970 3What country did Queen Sheba once rule? South Yemen Morocco Turkey Pakistan 3What were the years of the American Civil War? 1861 to 1865 1841 to 1845 1939 to 1945 1868 to 1873 3In what year was George Washington first elected President of the U.S.? 1789 1776 1781 1794 3What year did the French Revolution start? 1789 1764 1841 1592 3In what tear did Columbus first sail to America? 1492 1748 1368 1602 3In what year was Amelia Earhart lost in the Pacific? 1937 1939 1927 1941 3In what year did Charles A. Linbergh make his cross ocean flight? 1927 1931 1919 1939 3What was the name of the airplane that dropped the first atomic bomb? Enola Gay Bock's Car Tokyo Rose Blackbird 3At what place did WIlliam the Conqueror defeat Harold for England? Hastings London Plymouth Liverpool 3World War II started with the invasion of this country? Poland Belgium France Great Britain 3The main Axis powers of World War 2 were... Germany, Italy, Japan Germany, Russia, Japan U.S., Great Britain, France Russia, Poland, Spain 3Who commanded the Allied forces in the South Pacific in WW2? General Douglas MacArthur Admiral Chester Nimitz General Dwight Eisenhower General George Patton 3Which President of the United States served 2 non-consecutive terms? Grover Cleveland Theodore Roosevelt John Adams Andrew Johnson 3Which President of the United States was elected to the most terms? Franklin Roosevelt George Washington Thomas Jefferson Theodore Roosevelt 3In what year did the Bill of Rights go into effect? 1789 1776 1787 1802 3Who invaded Italy in 218 BC? Hannibal Napolean Julius Ceasar Agamemnon 3Which of these Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still exists? The Pyramids of Egypt Babylon's Hanging Gardens The Colossus of Rhodes The Temple of Artemis 3Who is credited to first codify or have written laws? Hammurabi Julius Ceasar Alexander the Great Augustus Ceasar 3When was the Spanish-American War? 1898 1902 1864 1889 3What year did the United States enter World War I? 1917 1914 1918 1941 3What year did the Great Depression start? 1929 1918 1934 1941 3What was the name of the first manned space craft to land on the Moon? Eagle Columbia Atlantas Tranquility 3Who was the last Russian Czar? Nicholas II Rasputin Alexander Vladimer II 3Who was the President of the Confederacy during the Civil War? Jefferson Davis Robert E. Lee William Sherman Ulysses S. Grant 3What was the name of the Space Shuttle destroyed in the 1986 accident? Challenger Columbia Atlantis Enterprise 3What was the last state admitted to the Union? Hawaii Alaska Oregon Arizona 3Name the organization of countries of the world prior to World War II? League of Nations United Nations Organization of States International Union of Nations3Who became the leader of Iran in 1979? Ayatollah Khomeini Saddam Hussein Muammar Khaddafi Hafez el Assad 3Who was the first Roman emperor? Augustus Ceasar Julius Ceasar Nero Claudius 3Where was Magellen killed on his trip around the world? Phillipines Hawaii West Indies Madagascar 3How many Gregorian calendars does it take to cover every possible year? 14 7 31 10 3The Japanese surrender ending WWII was signed on this ship: U.S.S. Missouri U.S.S. Enterprise U.S.S. Iowa U.S.S. Lexington 3Where was the first US transcontinental railway completed? Promontory Point, Utah San Francisco, California St. Louis, Missouri Topeka, Kansas 3Iraq invaded this country which led to the Gulf War? Kuwait Saudi Arabia Iran Israel 3World War I began with an assassination in this city. Sarajevo Paris Berlin Vienna 3In 1951 China reassurted control of this country. Tibet North Korea Taiwan Mongolia 3The Six-Day War was between Israel and what countries? Syria, Jordan, & Egypt Lebanon, Egypt, & Saudi ArabiaEgypt, Palestine, & Iraq Lebanon, Jordan, & Egypt 3Kampuchea was formerly known as? Cambodia Vietnam Siam Laos 3The name "America" came from?" Amerigo Vespucci Named by Columbus A Native American name A Latin word 3Where was the first permanent English settlement in the New World? Jamestown Plymouth Boston New York 3In what year were "witches" executed in Salem, MA? 1692 1754 1620 1735 3Who has been the youngest President of the Uninted States? Theodore Roosevelt John F. Kennedy Bill Clinton Thomas Jefferson 3Where did the "Boxer Rebellion" take place? China United States England Spain 3Who won the Nobel Peace prize for stopping the Japanese-Russian war? Theodore Roosevelt Vladimer Lenin Emperor Hirohito Woodrow Wilson 3Where was Napolean's last defeat? Waterloo Elba Corsica Moscow 3In what year was Charles I of England executed? 1649 1701 1666 1589 3In what year did Martin Luther begin the Protestant Reformation? 1517 1483 1546 1611 3The Battle of Hastings took place in what year? 1066 1101 911 1009 4Capitoline Hill is the tallest hill. Where is it located? Rome Paris London Los Angeles 4Aruba is located off the coast of? Venezuela Australia Portugal Mexico 4Which Caribbean island is the largest? Cuba Puerto Rico Jamaica Trinidad 4Which of these coutries does not border Luxembourg? Netherlands Belgium Germany France 4What is the capital of Australia? Canberra Sydney Melbourne Newcastle 4Which city was originally named York? Toronto New York Seattle Pittsburgh 4How is the distance from the equator measured? Latitude Longitude Range liters 4What country would you be in if you were climbing the Dinaric Alps? Croatia Poland England Canada 4Which one of these countries is not a Baltic State? Slovakia Lithuania Latvia Estonia 4What is the deepest lake in the United States? Crater Lake Lake Mead Lake Michigan Lake Champlain 4What is the tallest mountain in the United States? Mt. McKinley Kilauea Mt. Everest Pikes Peak 4What is the world's largest island? Greenland Australia Great Britain Iceland 4What is the longest river in the world? Nile Amazon Mississippi Danube 4True or false: The United States is the largest country in the world. False True T/F 4What is the smallest continent? Australia Antarctica Europe South America 4Which city has the largest population in the world? Tokyo, Japan New York City, United States Mexico City, Mexico Beijing, China 4Which country has the largest population? China India United States Russia 4Which country has the largest land area? Russia China United States Canada 4Which of the following is not one of the 7 Natural Wonders of the world?Niagara Falls Grand Canyon Great Barrier Reef Northern Lights 4Which state doesn't meet the others at the same geographical point? Nevada Arizona Colorado Utah 4Which river goes through Paris? Seine Danube Rhine Loire 4What's the largest desert in the world? Sahara Mojave Arabian Namib 4What is the name of the islands stretching between Alaska & Kamchatka? Aleutians Ryukyu's Hawaiin Channel Islands 4What is the lowest point in the United States? Death Valley, California New Orleans, Louisiana Everglades, Florida Grand Canyon, Arizona 4What is the busiest commercial airport in the world? Chicago-O'Hare Los Angeles-LAX Washington, DC-Dulles Paris-Charles de Gaulle 4The "Chunnel" connects what two countries? England & France Ireland & England Mexico & The United States Greece & Italy 4What is the smallest country in Europe? Monaco Andorra St. Marino Liechtenstein 4Which of the Great Lakes is wholly in the United States? Lake Michigan Lake Superior Lake Erie Lake Ontario 4What is the Cape at the southern tip of South America? Cape Horn Cape of Good Hope Cape Blanco Cape Moresby 4Which ocean is smallest? Arctic Ocean Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean 4Name the canal that goes between the Mediterranean & Red Seas Suez Canal Erie Canal Panama Canal Saudi Canal 4What resevoir does the Aswan High Dam create? Lake Nassar Lake Mead Lake Victoria Nile Lake 4The number of degrees north or south of the equator determines: Latitude Longitude Meridians Time Zones 4True or False: A compass always points to the Rotational North Pole. False True T/F 4True or false: The mountain snowfall for a glacier exceeds the snowmelt.True False T/F 4Which one of these countries was not a part of Yogoslavia? Albania Bosnia-Herzegovena Slovenia Croatia 4Which of these Seas does Albania border? Ionic Sea Mediterranean Sea Black Sea Baltic Sea 4What is the principle Island of the Ryukyu chain? Okinawa Oahu Tahiti Martinique 4The Basques consider which of these countries as part of their home? Spain Italy Turkey Algeria 4The Falkland Islands are off the coast of this country. Argentina Chile Great Britain Angola 4Which of these is closer to the equator? Galapago's Islands Hawaiin Islands Panama Ethiopia 4The Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn exist between 0 degrees and- 23 degrees of latitude 45 degrees of latitude 30 degrees of latitude 19.5 degree of latitude 4What is the deepest lake in the world? Baykal Lake, Asia Great Slave Lake, N. America Tanganyika Lake, Africa Caspian Sea, Asia-Europe 4The island of Cyprus belongs to which two countries? Greece & Turkey Italy & France Spain & Algeria Syria & Egypt 4Which of these countries does not border the Caribbean Sea? El Salvadore Nicaragua Costa Rica Honduras 4Mt. Kilimanjaro is located in which country? Tanzania Kenya Zimbabwe Zaire 4Where is Casablanca? Morocco Tunisia Spain India 4Where is Transylvannia? Romania Hungary Germany Austria 4What represents "The Great Divide"? The Rocky Mountains The Mississippi River The Great Plains The Rio Grande River 4True or False: Antarctica is a continent. True False T/F 5Who wrote Das Kapital? Karl Marx Niccolo Machiavelli Vladimer Lenin Mao Zedong 5John Locke wrote what work? The Two Treatises on Gov't. Mein Kampf The Republic Poverty of Philosophy 5Which was Egyptian President assassinated in 1981? Anwar Sadat Hosni Mubarak Gamal Nasser Menachem Begin 5Who lead the Progressive or "Bull Moose" Party? Theodore Roosevelt Franklin Roosevelt Woodrow Wilson Harry Truman 5In what year were women given the right to vote in the Constitution? 1920 1865 1789 1899 5Which branch of U.S. government must originate all revenue bills? House of Representitives Senate Executive/President Supreme Court 5First British Prime Minister this century to win 3 consecutive terms? Margaret Thatcher Winston Churchill John Major Neville Chamberlain 5Who was the only President not elected to President or Vice President? Gerald Ford Lyndon Johnson Harry Truman Theodore Roosevelt 5Which of these countries is not a member of NATO? Finland Norway Greece Turkey 5Which state has the largest Congressional delegation? California Texas Alaska New York 5Who "defeated" Truman when Truman won the Presidential election in 1948?Thomas Dewey Franklin Roosevelt Dwight Eisenhower Richard Nixon 5How many Senators are there for each state? Two Determined by population Determined by Congress One 5How many Supreme Court Justices are there? Nine Seven Eight Five 5What was the Watergate scandal named after? A hotel An office building A resevoir A Tower of London door 5How many members are the in the House of Representitives? 435 100 50 537 5As of 1995, what was the salary of the President of the United States? $200,000 $1,000,000 $137,000 $50,000 5How many electoral college votes are needed to elect a president? 270 535 51 100 5U.S. President Grover Cleveland was a Democrat? True False T/F 5U.S. President Calvin Coolidge was a Democrat? False True T/F 5U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was a Republican? True False T/F 5The book THE JUNGLE was written by this famous Socialist? Upton Sinclair Karl Marx Eugene V. Debs Sinclair Lewis 5Margret Thatcher held this political office? Prime Minister of England U.S. Secretery of State Governor of Kansas President of New Zealand 5Who wrote "The Prince" on the exercise of power & statescraft? Machiavelli Adolf Hitler Karl Marx Cardinal Richelieu 5What does Switzerland call its governmental sub-divisions? Cantons States Provinces Districts 5In 1986 Corazan Aquino became President of: The Phillipines Mexico Spain Chile 5Which city has hosted the most U.S. political party conventions? Chicago New York San Diego Los Angeles 5At least one U.S. President has served six terms? False True 5The "Cold War" was a direct military battle between the US and USSR? False True 5Which political philosopher wrote ON LIBERTY? John Stuart Mill John Locke Aristotle Jean Jacques Rousseau 5Who was the 16th U.S. President? Abraham Lincoln Ulysses S. Grant Andrew Johnson James Buchanan 5Grant served only one term as U.S. President? False True T/F 5Gerald Ford was elected President of the United States? False True T/F 5Ronald Reagan was the 40th U.S. President? True False T/F 5India gained its Independence in what year? 1947 1951 1946 1911 5Israel was proclaimed an Independent state in what year? 1948 1949 1955 1944 5From which country did India gain its independence? Great Britain The United States France China 5In what year was the Berlin wall erected? 1961 1966 1945 1949 5In what year did Nixon resign as President of the U.S.? 1974 1975 1972 1976 5In what year did the Ayatollah Khomeini die? 1989 1990 1982 1985 5In what year did World War I begin? 1914 1919 1911 1917 5In what year did Fidel Castro establish a Communist government in Cuba? 1959 1960 1962 1957 5In what year was major civil rights legislation passed in the U.S.? 1964 1966 1969 1970 5In what year did the French Revolution begin? 1789 1801 1699 1776 5When did Adolf Hitler become Chancellor of Germany? 1933 1940 1935 1936 5Who wrote COMMON SENSE? Thomas Paine Benjamin Franklin Thomas Jefferson Adam Smith 5In what year did the Communists take over China? 1949 1944 1946 1960 5How many electoral votes did Ross Perot get in the 1992 U.S. elections? 0 1 11 12 5What state was U.S. President Jimmy Carter from? Georgia Virginia Arkansas South Carolina 5President Ronald Reagan was also once the Governor of California? True False T/F 5Ronald Reagan was shot in what year? 1981 1982 1980 1983 6Which gland is located behind your breastbone? Thymus Thyroid Pituitary Adrenal 6Birds have two of the following? Stomachs Hearts Livers Bladders 6Dry ice is made from? Carbon dioxide Carbon monoxide Chloral hydrate Hydrochloric acid 6Which substance is known as the lightest? Hydrogen Helium Oxygen Nitrogen 6What element is the most abundant on earth? Oxygen Carbon Iron Silicon 6Which planet is closest to the earth in size? Venus Mars Neptune Mercury 6Who was the first man in space? Yuri Gagarin Alan Shepard Jr. John Glenn Neil Armstrong 6Which food does not come from a seed? Tapioca Rice Corn Peanut 6Name the Part of the computer that performs operations on data. Central Processing Unit (CPU) Random Access Memory (RAM) Read Only Memory (ROM) Printed Circuit Board (PCB) 6Name the classification of rock that is formed by cooling lava. Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic Magma 6Name the largest bone in the body. Femur Skull Scapula Pelvis 6Which temperature measurement system starts at Absolute Zero? Kelvin Celsius Fahrenheit Centigrade 6Who wrote the "Theory of Relativity" Albert Einstein Sir Isaac Newton Enrico Fermi Heinrich Hertz 6What did Jonas Salk develop? The Polio vaccine The X-Ray Penicillin The Smallpox vaccine 6What was the first atomic powered submarine? Nautilus Enterprise Seaview Red October 6True or False: A meteor is an celestial object that strikes the earth. False True T/F 6Who wrote "Origin of Species"? Charles Darwin Sigmund Freud John Audubon Henry David Thoreau 6What was the name of the Wright Brother's first aircraft? Flyer Spirit of St. Louis Jenny Camel 6Who transmitted the first radio signals across the Atlantic? Marconi Bell Morse Edison 6True or false: Mars has two moons. True False T/F 6Who was the first American to orbit the Earth? John Glenn Alan Shepard Neil Armstrong Buzz Aldrin 6A tsunami is: A giant wave An earthquake A Pacific storm A tornado 6True or false: In the Southern Hemisphere cyclones rotate clockwise. True False T/F 6Which place has the highest recorded winds in the United States? Mt. Vernon New Hampshire Miami Florida Anchorage Alaska Galveston Texas 6What causes tides? Sun & Moon's gravity Ocean currents Winds & storms Earth's rotation 6What is the name of the hole formed when a volcano collapses in? Caldera Crater Pit Volcanic void 6Who was the first person to set foot on the moon? Neil Armstrong Buzz Aldrin John Glenn Alan Shepard 6What was the name of the first manned United States spacecraft? Mercury Gemini Apollo Soyuz 6What did Alfred Nobel invent? Dynamite Plastics Penicillan Transistor 6The bones of the wrist are called: Carpals Tarsels Phalanges Patela's 6The movement of the continents and seafloor spreading is called: Plate tectonics Mantle drift Earthquake Seismological shift 6What composes the majority of the Earth's atmosphere? Nitrogen Oxygen Carbon Dioxide Hydrogen 6A exclusively fish eating animal is called: A piscivore An herbivore An omnivore A carnivore 6What is the largest fish? Whale Shark Blue Whale Bottlenose Dolphin Manatee 6True or False: At 0 degrees Celsius (Freezing) molecules stop moving. False True T/F 6True or false: Cutting a magnet in half will seperate north & south endsFalse True T/F 6What were Zeppellins filled with to make them float? Hydrogen Helium Heated air Nitrogen 6True or False: Nuclear power plants use nuclear fusion to generate powerFalse True T/F 6What is another name for the Sea Cow? Manatee Atlantic Dolphin California Gray Whale Whale Shark 6True or false: Penguins and Polar Bears can be found together. False True T/F 6The largest animal in the world is: The Blue Whale The African Elephant The Great White Shark The Humpback Whale 6True or False: A vessel that carries blood from the heart is a vein. False True T/F 6The smallest particle of a substance is called: A Molecule An Atom A Quark An Isotope 6An Abacus is: An ancient calculator An African waterfowl A compound substance A cluster of stars 6Who is generally considered the first computer programmer? Ada Lovelace Steve Wozniak Bill Gates Thomas Edison 6Who was the first to postulate that the earth revolved around the sun? Nicolas Copernicus Galilei Galileo Johannes Kepler Leonardo Da Vinci 6A collapsed star that's gravity doesn't let out light is called: A Black Hole A Nova A Red Giant A Quasar 6Intense pressure and heat of carbon will create: Diamonds Natural Gas Slate Magma 6Agoraphobia is the fear of: Open spaces High places Insects Medicines 6Who invented Velcro? de Mestral Thomas Edison Johann Velcro Pavlov
