What does the pH scale measure?

The concentration of hydrogen ions in water

Which of the following is a characteristic of a totalitarian state?

A single-party system with relatively unchecked control

What is Newton’s third law of motion?

Every action has an equal and opposite reaction

Which event directly triggered the start of World War I?

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

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1
Which war was fought between regions of the United States from 1861 to 1865?
The Seven Years' War
The American Revolution
The Gulf War
The American Civil War
2
What is the name of the curve that a projectile follows under the influence of gravity (disregarding air resistance)
Sine wave
Ellipse
Parabola
Hyperbola
3
Which ancient epic poem follows the journey of Odysseus?
The Iliad
The Odyssey
The Aeneid
The Epic of Gilgamesh
4
What does the pH scale measure?
The concentration of free electrons in water
The number of protons in a molecule
The concentration of hydrogen ions in water
The solubility of a substance in water
5
What type of energy is stored in a stretched rubber band?
Potential
Chemical
Thermal
Kinetic
6
Who painted the famous artwork The Persistence of Memory (1931)?
Claude Monet
Pablo Picasso
Salvador Dali
Henri Matisse
7
What is the chemical symbol for gold?
Pb
Ag
Au
Fe
8
Which of the following is a characteristic of a totalitarian state?
A political system with heavy citizen participation
A government with focus on individual freedoms and rights
A limited role of government in citizens’ lives
A single-party system with relatively unchecked control
9
The 'invisible hand' theory/laissez faire market, was proposed by who?
Adam Smith
John Maynard Keynes
Karl Marx
Milton Friedman
10
Which phase of mitosis involves the chromosomes lining up at the cell’s equator?
Telophase
Prophase
Anaphase
Metaphase
11
The Four Seasons was composed by which Baroque composer?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Johann Sebastian Bach
Antonio Vivaldi
George Frideric Handel
12
What is the longest river in the world?
Nile
Amazon
Mississippi
Yangtze
13
What is Newton’s third law of motion?
Objects at rest stay at rest
Force equals mass times acceleration
Energy cannot be created or destroyed
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction
14
What is the name of the phenomenon where light from distant galaxies is stretched, changing their observed colour?
Doppler Effect
Cosmic Background Radiation
Gravitational Lensing
Redshift
15
Which event directly triggered the start of World War I?
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany
The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

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