What You "Should" Have Learned in High School

Question 1

Henry David Thoreau's work that inspired non-violent protest was

Accepted Answer

Civil Disobedience

Question 2

A Catalyst is

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something that makes chemical reactions go faster

Question 3

Who was queen during the French Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Marie Antoinette

Question 4

In Environmental Science, if you don't know the answer, you should guess

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Evapotranspiration

Question 5

ATP is

Accepted Answer

Adenosine triphosphate

Question 6

A haiku is written with three lines and how many syllables?

Accepted Answer

17

Question 7

Which triangle has a 90 degree angle?

Accepted Answer

right

Question 8

"The shot heard round the world" refers to which battle?

Accepted Answer

Concord

Question 9

Semicolons are interchangeable with commas and periods

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

Mitochondria is

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the powerhouse of a cell

Question 11

The average of 6, 10, and 14 is what?

Accepted Answer

10

Question 12

You can hear peepers along Westman Road in what season?

Accepted Answer

Spring

Question 13

The painter of the Mona Lisa was

Accepted Answer

Da Vinci

Question 14

Force is equal to

Accepted Answer

m x a

Question 15

Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War I?

Accepted Answer

David Lloyd George

Question 16

The US Civil War occurred in which century?

Accepted Answer

19th

Question 17

All of the following Native American groups are from Michigan EXCEPT

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Apache

Question 18

The Spanish word for house is

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casa

Question 19

Archduke Franz Ferdinand was killed in what city?

Accepted Answer

Sarajevo

Question 20

Gregor Mendel is known as the father of what?

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genetics

Question 21

How many countries in South America are landlocked?

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2

Question 22

Julius Caesar was killed on what date?

Accepted Answer

March 15

Question 23

All of the following are Romantic composers EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

Bach

Question 24

The most important thing learned at Leelanau is

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You are loved, We are all smart in different ways, Relationships matter, A positive attitude can change your life

Question 25

The US Constitution was signed in what year?

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1787

Question 26

The US Supreme Court has how many justices?

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9

Question 27

How fast is the speed of sound?

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343 meters per second

Question 28

All of the following are Beatles songs EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

You've Got a Friend

Question 29

The Oxford comma is evident in which example?

Accepted Answer

Rob Hansen, Rob Dymond, and Rob Fritts

Question 30

A "modern" version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is

Accepted Answer

West Side Story

Question 31

Travel is one of the best ways to educate because

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it allows you to discover more about yourself, it expands your knowledge of the world, it helps you understand new people and cultures, it helps you grow more confident and independent

Question 32

The chemical symbol for gold is

Accepted Answer

AU

Question 33

The Boer War occurred in what country?

Accepted Answer

South Africa

Question 34

Thin wispy clouds are called

Accepted Answer

Cirrus

Question 35

All of the following are books you might read in American Literature EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

Pride and Prejudice

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