NAQT Space Missions, Video Games, Economic Concepts

Question 1

Failure of the O-rings caused “blow-by," ultimately resulting in the destruction of. . .

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Challenger

Question 2

Every pair of potential trading partners benefit if they produce at least 2 goods.David Ricardo

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comparative advantage

Question 3

Failure due to a piece of foam hitting and the wing during launch. Disintegrated over Texas.

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Columbia

Question 4

First human in space

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Yuri Gagarin

Question 5

First flight to contain multiple astronauts

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Voskhod 1

Question 6

Tax placed on the import or export of a good

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tariff

Question 7

First game pitted Humans against Orcs; later games added Night Elves and Undead.

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WarCraft

Question 8

Cecil Harvey, Cloud Strife, and Tidus. Nobuo Uematsu created the soundtracks for nine games.

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Final Fantasy

Question 9

First moon landing and moonwalk

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Apollo 11

Question 10

Marked an end to the Space Race, a symbol of the deescalation of tensions between US & USSR

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Apollo-Soyuz Test Project

Question 11

First-person shooter (FPS) series. First three games centered on WWII, includes Zombie Mode.

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Call of Duty

Question 12

Drawn criticism for its violence. Player can do virtually anything. Liberty City&Los Santos

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Grand Theft Auto

Question 13

This is NOT a factor of production

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interest

Question 14

First female in space

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Valentina Tereshkova

Question 15

“price of money,” payment the lender receives for loaning out his money.

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interest rate

Question 16

The first artificial satellite, by the USSR kicked off the so-called “Space Race.”

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Sputnik 1

Question 17

Terrans, Zerg, and Protoss. Jim Raynor and Sarah Kerrigan.

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StarCraft

Question 18

“Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed.”

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Neil Armstrong

Question 19

Link typically must rescue the Princess from the evil Ganon

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The Legend of Zelda

Question 20

Originally named “Jumpman.”

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Super Mario

Question 21

Ash Ketchum. Notable characters include Pikachu, Charizard, Lucario, Greninja, and Mewtwo.

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Pokemon

Question 22

Different player on box each year; injuries & poor seasons by players on cover of game=Curse

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Madden NFL

Question 23

Hubble mission: originally cancelled after the Columbia Disaster; installed WFC3 and COS

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SM4

Question 24

How much one economic variable changes in response to a change in a different variable.

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elasticity

Question 25

producers & consumers acting in their own narrow interest will create benefit to society

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invisible hand

Question 26

Flagship Sega franchise. Tails, Knuckles, Dr. Eggman (Dr. Robotnik).

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Sonic the Hedgehog

Question 27

Hubble Mission: replaced failed gyroscope systems

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SM3A

Question 28

First commercial mission to resupply the International Space Station (ISS)

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SpaceX CRS-1

Question 29

Intended to be a test of LEO. A fire on the launchpad during a test killed three astronauts.

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Apollo 1

Question 30

Laika sent on this mission

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Sputnik 2

Question 31

Producers are willing to produce a good & consumers are willing to buy a different amount

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supply and demand

NAQT Space Missions, Video Games, Economic Concepts

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NAQT Space Missions, Video Games, Economic Concepts

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