March 26, 1920, saw the publication of F. Scott Fitzgerald's first novel immediately launching the then 23-year-old Fitzgerald to fame and fortune. Name Fitzgerald's first novel. correct answersThis Side of Paradise
What is the reversal of sounds in two words often having a humorous effect such ...
March 26, 1920, saw the publication of F. Scott Fitzgerald's first novel immediately launching the then
23-year-old Fitzgerald to fame and fortune. Name Fitzgerald's first novel. correct answersThis Side of
Paradise
What is the reversal of sounds in two words often having a humorous effect such as "May I sew you
another sheet?" instead of "May I show you another seat?" correct answersSpoonerism
Actually Irish, this writer wrote primarily in French and was noted for his work with the French
Resistance during World War II. A prolific writer, he is best known for his play he wrote for the theatre of
the absurd, Waiting for Godot. correct answers(Samuel) Beckett
Name the process which occurs when anaerobic bacteria break down nitrates and release nitrogen gas
back into the atmosphere. correct answersdenitrification
What is the momentum of a car with a mass of 1,300 kilograms traveling at a speed of 28 meters per
second? correct answers36,400 kilogram meters per second
How many different isomers are possible for a hydrocarbon with the molecular formula C 4 H 10? correct
answers2
In 1947, India was freed from British rule and divided into what 2 main areas? correct answersIndia and
Pakistan (Pakistan had eastern and western parts - but it was all Pakistan)
What philosophy used to justify laissez-faire economics was promoted by the British philosopher Herbert
Spencer in the late 1800's? correct answersSocial Darwinism (must give the complete name)
What do we call the clause in the U.S. Constitution that guarantees that states will recognize legal
documents from other states? correct answersFull Faith and Credit (clause )
,If an interior angle of a regular polygon measures 168 degrees, how many sides does it have? correct
answers30 (sides)
For what two angles between 0 and 360 degrees is the tangent equal to the square root of 3? correct
answers60 degrees and 240 degrees.
There are five animals in a barnyard, some chickens and some pigs. If there are sixteen legs, how many
of each animal are there? correct answers3 pigs and 2 chickens
Name the French mime who introduced the character named "Bip." correct answers(Marcel) Marceau
Name the form of textile embellishment, traditionally practiced by Native Americans, whose name
comes from a porcupine product that is used as a decorative element. correct answersQuillwork
What book by Katheryn Stockett was adapted as a movie about the struggle of African American maids
during the Civil Rights Movement? correct answersThe Help
To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel written by Harper Lee. What is the name of the fictional town in Alabama
that is its setting? correct answersMaycomb
Give the term that is derived from a character in Thomas Sheridan's comedy The Rivals who, in the
attempt to show off her vast vocabulary, came up with lines like "he is the very pineapple of politeness."
correct answersMalapropism
What is the name of the African author who wrote Things Fall Apart? correct answers(Chinua) Achebe
What are the two protein myofibrils that make up filaments of a muscle? correct answersActin and
myosin
Name the property of a mineral that describes how light is reflected from its surface. correct
answersluster
,How many moles of sugar are required to make 4 Liters of a saturated solution having a concentration of
0.6 molar? correct answers2.4
What phrase is used to describe the Parliamentary coup that ousted King James II and replaced him with
William and Mary in 1688? correct answersGlorious Revolution
What was the legislative assembly established in 1619 in Virginia, now known as the General Assembly
of Virginia called? correct answersHouse of Burgesses
Name the sleep disorder that is characterized by excessive day-time sleepiness. correct
answersNarcolepsy
What is the focus of the parabola with equation x^2 = -16y (read: x squared equals negative sixteen y)?
correct answers(0, -4) (read zero, negative four)
How many degrees does the minute hand of a clock move in 2 hours and 24 minutes? correct
answers864 (degrees)
What is the definite integral of cosine x, evaluated from zero to pi-over-two? correct answers1
What Johann Strauss II opera's title is translated as, "The Bat"? correct answersDie Fledermaus
Flowers, household items, and other inanimate objects are often the subjects of what type of painting?
correct answersstill life
Which 2012 GOP candidate, and former Fox radio show host, calls himself quote "a son of the
segregated south"? correct answersHerman Cain
What are the three types of irony? correct answersVerbal, Dramatic, Irony of Situation (accept situation
or situational)
, Name the short novel by Joseph Conrad in which Marlow goes to Africa in search of a mad adventurer
named Kurtz. correct answersHeart of Darkness
After being attacked by her mother's boyfriend, the shock left this person mute from ages 8 to 13. Who
is this person, the author of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings? correct answers(Maya) Angelou
In terms of g, what is the acceleration due to gravity on a planet with twice the radius and twice the
mass of Earth? correct answers0.5g or one-half g
Name the yellowish liquid that is excreted from the mammary gland as a precursor to breast milk.
correct answerscolostrum
How many electrons are required to fill a f sublevel? correct answers14
Ignacio Zaragoza's victory over General Lorencez (Lo-ren-say) at the Battle of Puebla in 1862 is
commemorated by which Mexican holiday? correct answersCinco de Mayo
Name the Wisconsin Senator from 1947 till 1957, that is best known for his accusations that led to
televised congressional hearings investigating Un-American Activities and the suspected infiltration of
our government by Communists. correct answers(Senator Joseph 'Joe') McCarthy
What clause in the enumerated powers gives Congress the right to make all laws "necessary and proper"
for carrying out its other delegated powers? correct answersElastic (Clause) or Clause 18 of Article I,
Section 8
Find the area of a trapezoid with bases eleven and thirteen and altitude six. correct answers72
What is the cosine of 9pi/4 (read: nine pi over four)? correct answerssquare root 2 over 2 (accept also:
root 2 over 2 or radical 2 over 2)
The gasoline tank of Mr. Jones' car is one-third full. After he adds two and one half gallons to it, the tank
is one-half full. What is the capacity of the tank? correct answers15 (gallons)
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