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