Random Questions
Identify the Constitutional amendment that granted freedom to the slaves
13
The number of students in Mrs. White's third grade class is 28. If there are 12 boys, what is the ratio of girls to boys? Be sure to simplify your answer.
4 to 3
In the United States, how long is the term of a U.S. Senator?
6 years
What is the largest two digit prime number less than 100?
97
Name the 16th century Spanish artist trained by Greek monks who created the View of Toledo landscape
El Greco
according to legend, what was the name of King Arthur's sword
Excalibur
spell the name of the capital city of Kentucky.
F-r-a-n-k-f-o-r-t
In the world of classic cartoons, whose best buddy is Barney and wife is Wilma?
Fred Flintstone
In economics, for what does the acronym GNP stand?
Gross National Product
Name the female, who in 2008, made an unsuccessful bid for the Democratic Presidential nomination
Hillary Clinton
Who was the first African-American Major League baseball player?
Jackie Robinson
Which U.S. President's policy was known as the ―"New Frontier"
John F. Kennedy
Between which two planets does the orbit of Ceres occur?
Jupiter and mars
Prior to being elected President, for which state did President Franklin D. Roosevelt serve as governor?
New York
What famous geyser might you get to observe if you visit Yellowstone Park?
Old Faithful
What is the meaning of ROM in computer terminology
Read Only Memory
Who was known as the "George Washington of South America"
Simon Bolivar
Name the creature said to inhabit the slopes of Mt. Everest that is much like the legendary ―Bigfoot of the United States
Yeti
Identify the voice in the sentence, ―"Karen threw the boomerang perfectly."
active
Give the female form of the noun ―aviator
aviatrix
What type of drawing by an artist magnifies a person's facial characteristics to produce a comical sketch?
caricature
Identify the meaning of the three letter Greek prefix ―geo
earth
identify the bone found in the leg between the knee and the hips.
femur
In the sentence, ―Mary let out a loud scream as she dropped from the thirteenth floor in the Tower of Terror.-, what is the first object of the preposition encountered?
floor
In Astrid Lindgren's Pippi Longstalking, whom does Pippi believe has become king of the cannibals?
her father
By purpose, how is the following sentence classified? ―Take out the trash, please.
imperative
What class of colonial servant could gain his freedom after he worked for an overseer for a fixed period of time without pay?
indentured servant
What name is given to a word or phrase that is spelled the same forward and backward, such as ―"pop", or ―"Madam, I'm Adam."
palindrome
Identify the musical family that includes the xylophone
percussion instrument
In animal coloring and camouflage, what characteristic is usually indicated by bright, vivid colors?
poisonous/deadly
Which six-letter word refers to a Mexican blanket often slipped over the head and worn draped over the shoulder?
poncho
Which order of animals includes mammals that gnaw
rodents
Into which rock group are sandstone and shale classified?
sedimentary
What type of creatures do Herpetologists study?
snakes (and lizards)
Spell the scientific name for the windpipe
t-r-a-c-h-e-a
Which element's chemical symbol is Sn
tin
Identify the six-letter Latin word for ―against that is often used to describe two competitors in a sports match or opposing sides in a legal case
versus