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1
Which Bronte sister wrote Jane Eyre?
Emily
Branwell
Anne
Charlotte
2
If you moved from
North Dakota
to
Nebraska
, in what direction must you go?
East
West
North
South
3
Booker T. Washington promoted
blacks receiving equality through economic independence
Continuation of the situation of Blacks nationwide
a separate nation of blacks
Immediate and complete social equality for Blacks
4
How many bones does an adult human have?
130
206
270
106
5
Colin Powell
Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff
elected President in 1988
Vice President under George W. Bush
defeated by Ronald Reagan in 1980
6
Berlin is the capital for Germany.
True
False
7
Who wrote 'Pride and Prejudice'?
Charles Dickens
Charlotte Bronte
Jodie Whitaker
Jane Austen
8
Kansas - Nebraska Act of 1854
allowed Kansas territory to decide on being free or slave
pleased the southern states who had threatened to secede
showed that slavery was not just a political issue but moral
made the issue of slavery more personal for Northeners
9
What is the largest South American country by area?
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Mexico
10
Which Brontë sibling wrote
Wuthering Heights
?
Branwell
Emily
Anne
Charlotte
11
What is the capital of Minnesota?
St. Cloud
Rochester
St. Paul
Minneapolis
12
The radius of a circle is 11 millimeters.
Find the diameter.
22 mm
11 cm
5.5 mm
22 cm
13
Edgar Degas is famous for painting what type of subject matter?
Still Lifes
Landscapes
Water lilies
Ballerinas
14
Sharks have bones.
True
False
15
Who was a trumpet player during the Jazz Age (1920s)?
Louis Armstrong
Charles Lindbergh
Margaret Mitchell
Babe Ruth
16
What amendment banned alcohol during the Jazz Age?
13th
18th
21st
19th
17
What's the most famous landmark in the state of Arizona?
Disneyland
Sequoia National Park
Yellowstone National Park
The Grand Canyon
18
In this coming of age novel about 4 sisters, Louisa May Alcott details their passage from childhood to woman hood.
Pride and Prejudice
Little Women
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Sisters Grown
19
Who was Booker T. Washington?
Born into slavery and became the leading voice for former slaves
All of these answers
Educator, author, and adviser to multiple presidents of the US
One of the founders of the National Negro Business League
20
What is the name of Aldous Huxley's famous dystopian novel?
Strange New Land
Cool Night Mists
Strong, Fast, Deadly.
Brave New World
21
Jane Austin was
a novelist
a man
busy
an actress
22
Which light wave is most useful in seeing human bones in the body?
ultraviolet waves
visible light
x-rays
gamma rays
23
Name the ocean on the West coast of North and South America
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
24
A Brave New world written by Aldous Huxley was set
Prior to World War I
after World War II
During the Cold War
25
By opening territory north of 36º 30' to slavery, the Kansas-Nebraska Act repealed the
Northwest Ordinance
Compromise of 1850
Dred Scott decision
Missouri Compromise
26
All of the dogs’/dogs/dog's bones are yummy and taste like bacon.
dog's
dogs'
dog's
27
Which of these was NOT a Jazz Age invention?
Microwave
Motion Picture Camera
Electric Stove
Radio
28
South America and North America are both ______.
continents
countries
states
cities
29
Who was jane Austin
English novelist
British poet
Chef
European actress
30
How many US capitals are there?
51
49
48
50
31
poorest country in south america?
ecuador
paraguay
bolivia
peru
32
How many countries are there in South America?
14
10
12
9
33
What is the most densely populated country in South America?
Ecuador
Panama
Guinea
Tanzania
34
The Bronte sisters’ first publication together was a book of poetry. In poetry, two lines of verse is called a ______.
couplet
limerick
sonnet
pentameter
35
When was Pride and Prejudice published?
1803
1815
1813
1823
36
Choose the mountain range from South America
Alps
Himalayas
Machu Picchu
Andes
37
What is the capital of Arizona?
Flagstaff
Santa Fe
Tempe
Phoenix
38
Who has more bones?
a baby
a teenager
an adult
39
Radius of a circle
The distance around a circle.
The distance across the circle through the center.
The space inside of a circle.
The distance from the center to any point on the circle.
40
Which of these is NOT one of the Bronte sisters?
Anne
Jane
Charlotte
Emily
41
What is the longest river in South America?
Nile
Amazon
Danube
Mekong
42
Colin Powell
First African American to wear an Army uniform
First African American to die in war
First African American store owner
First African American U.S. Secretary of State
43
What was the controversy in the Teapot Dome Scandal?
Stock Market Corruption
Detention of Japanese Americans
Bribery of government officials for oil
Imprisonment of Socialist sympathizers
44
W.E.B. DuBois felt that Booker T. Washington-
did not expect enough of African Americans
expected too much of African Americans
would lead too many African Americans to go to college
proposed a major social change too forcefully
45
Avocado fruits ... for more than 10,000 years in South America.
have be growing
had been growed
are being grown
have been grown
46
Which of these Tonight Show hosts was born in Nebraska?
Jay Leno
Johnny Carson
Steve Allen
Jack Paar
47
Where was Booker T. Washington born?
Washington
West Virginia
Virginia
Mill Creek
48
Degas was a French
painter
. The bold word is...
A direct object
An object of the preposition
A predicate adjective
A predicate nominative
49
Most birds have hollow, air filled bones while penguins have solid bones. Why is that?
Solid bones reduce buoyancy — helping them avoid floating to the surface.
Solid bones make penguins heavier and extra weight helps during incubation
Solid bones help penguins to grow larger and therefore attract more mates
Solid bones help penguins retain heat better in cold climates
50
Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and Illinois grow how much of the United States' corn?
25%
65%
15%
50%
51
Mt. Everest's peak is 2
9
,029 feet above sea level. Round this to the nearest thousand.
29,000
30,000
29,030
30,030
52
Spain named its colonies in South America
Peru
Brazil
Mexico
New Spain
53
Which country is not in South America?
España
Chile
Ecuador
Colómbia
54
Machu Picchu is a sacred site of the Incas. In what South American COUNTRY is it found?
Argentina
Bolivia
Peru
Columbia
55
What is the capital of Nebraska?
Lincoln
Columbus
Omaha
Sioux City
56
In what
European
country are the Swiss Alps located in?
Switzerland
Austria
Germany
Sweden
