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| Of what Royal house of England were the following queens and kings: Jane Grey, Elizabeth 1,Mary 1, Edward V1, Henry V11,and Henry V111? |
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| In astronomy, the galaxy classified as the Messier object M87 in the Virgo Cluster is a very large galaxy of this type composed mainly of old red stars since there is little gas or dust for star formation. |
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| In the legislative Branch of government, what term is given to a provision which is annexed to a bill even though it has nothing to do with the bill itself? |
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| Which ancient Greek philosopher had "principal doctrines" that include "the magnitude of pleasure reaches it's limits in the removal of pain"? |
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| In what Gospel are the eight blessings called the Beatitudes mentioned? |
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| Pencil and paper ready. Suppose that a state puts out license plates for motorcycles that have one letter followed by 3 numbers. How many possible license plate numbers can be formed from this? |
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| What is the scientific name for a substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction without being chemically changed by the reaction? |
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| What NFL running back of the Chiccago Bears in the 1970's and the 1980's was nicknamed "Sweetness"? |
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| The Siemens Competition is an annual science competition open to U.S. high school students that used to be called what competition, named after the company that Siemens acquired in 1997? |
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| What candy is known for it's collectible dispensers? |
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| In texting.what does the abbreviation bff stand for? |
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| The medical condition achondroplasia is one of the most common forms of this general condition where cartilage has difficulty converting to bone, thus leaving an individual abnormally short in height and length of limbs. Identify the common name for this condition. |
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| Pencil and paper ready. Suppose f of x equals the cosine of x minus sine of the quantity 3 times x. Find the exact value of f of the angle pi over 3. |
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| What adjective describes two lines which do not intersect but yet are not coplanar? |
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| What South African ethnic group defeated British forces at the 1879 Battle of Isandlwana? |
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| Two answers required. Give each of the possible numbers which can be the length of an ISBN number. |
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| What is the name given to Polish sausage? |
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| Which Greek patron god of the arts was born to Zeus and Leto and killed a giant snake Python? |
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| What Wisconsin city was destroyed by the largest forest fire in U.S. History in 1871, a fire that caused over 1,000 fatalities? |
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| What is the only two-digit perfect number? |
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| 28 (the sum of its proper divisors is equal to 28 :1+2+4+7+14=28) |
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| Erythrophobia is the fear of what color? |
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| Two answers required. Identify first the state , then the Canadian province, which border the international territory where the International Peace Garden is located? |
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| North Dakota and Manitoba |
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| What is the term in auto racing when a car pulls off the track for new tires, more fuel, and other adjustments before heading back out on the track? |
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| Pencil and paper ready. What is the slope of the line with equation 5 times x minus y equals 25? |
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| What literary character was known as the Hunchback of Notre Dame in the novel by Victor Hugo? |
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| What heavy metal musician appeared in the movie "Wayne's World at a concert in Milwaukee? |
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| What abbreviation was in dispute in the 1990"s between major pro westling organization and a worldwide fund for conservation of wildlife? |
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| What name is given to a tangible double of a living person who usually represents evil? |
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| What echinoderm with the scientific name acanthaster planci has been notorious for causing destruction of parts of the Great Barrier Reef over the past 50 years? |
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| Two of the Florida cities that border on this large lake are Clewiston and Pahokee. Identify this lake with an elevation of only 14 feet above sea level and which is located about 40 miles west of West Palm Beach. |
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| What French painter painted "The Open Window" and "The Dance"? |
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| In 1947 Lord Mountbatten left his position as governor of this former British colony after he was urged to unite this country-to-be with several adjacent princely states. Identify this nation which is on pace to be the most populous country in the nation in the next serveral years. |
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| Pencil and paper ready. Simplify 4 raised to the one-half power times one-half raised to the 4th power. |
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| Who was the lead singer of the music group Matchbox 20 before he embarked on a solo career? |
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| Pencil and paper ready. A parallel circuit has resistors of 20 and 30 ohms, respectively, in two parallel branches. What is the effective resistance of these two resistors in parallel? |
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| Which Russian composer composed the ballet "Petruschka"? |
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| What physical quantity is defined as energy per time unit? |
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| What type of triangle is one for which all three of its sides have different lengths? |
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| What type of journalism's main goal was to sell newspapers at any cost, even if the headline or photos were exaggerated and not supported by many facts? |
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| In what Shakespearean comedy does a character named Lucentio, who wishes to study at the University of Padua in Italy, fall in love at first sight with a charactter named Bianca? |
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