College Prep 1

Question 1

A fictitious prose narrative prose narrative that attempts to convey historical facts.

Accepted Answer

historical novel

Question 2

A person who investigates unknown regions.

Accepted Answer

explorer

Question 3

Nation named of Christopher Columbus.

Accepted Answer

Columbia

Question 4

A seeker/holder of public office,who is not concerned with maintaining principles.

Accepted Answer

politician

Question 5

A principle or body of laws derived from nature,right reason or religion and ethically binding.

Accepted Answer

natural law

Question 6

Original donor to the world's largest museum complex.

Accepted Answer

James Smithson

Question 7

Customery law or law enacted by governmental authority.

Accepted Answer

positive law

Question 8

A state in which the head of government is not a monarch or other hereditary head of state.

Accepted Answer

republic

Question 9

A person who exhibits great wisdom in directing government affairs.

Accepted Answer

statesman

Question 10

A baseless, made up story, usually full of exaggeration or fanciful invention.

Accepted Answer

romance

Question 11

One of the 2 official languages of the Province of Quebec.

Accepted Answer

French

Question 12

Any set or symbol used in a uniform fashion by a number of people and used communicate.

Accepted Answer

language

Question 13

Language spoken by over 407 million people and the 2nd highest number of speakers on Earth.

Accepted Answer

Spanish

Question 14

Founder of University of Georgia, America's first public university.

Accepted Answer

Abraham Baldwin

Question 15

Government by the people and by their elected agents with a free electoral system.

Accepted Answer

democracy

Question 16

Located above the Gallery of maps and built by Ottaviano Masherino to promote astronomy.

Accepted Answer

Tower of the Winds in Vatican City

Question 17

Italian merchant, adventurer and explorer after whom America was named. 1451-1512.

Accepted Answer

Amerigo Vespucci

Question 18

Language spoken by over 955 million people on Earth.

Accepted Answer

Mandarian Chinese

Question 19

A system of formalized symbols,signs used or conceived as a means of communicating.

Accepted Answer

mathematics

Questions 19