Knowledge
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What type of power did the ancient Persians use to grind grains?
Fossil Fuels
Wind Power
Solar Power
Electricity
What soft brown coal that has lost all of its moisture called?
Lignite
Sedimentation Rock
Peat
Natural Gas
From which language is the word "plastic" derived?
Spanish
French
Greek
Latin
Which type of computer mouse uses an optical sensor with a light-emitting diode to illuminate the surface?
Trackball Mouse
Tactile Mouse
Foot Mouse
Optical Mouse
Who invented the mercury thermometer?
Gregor Mendelev
Gregorie Celsius
Galileo Galilei
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit
The word "lunar" means something related to what?
Star
Sun
Moon
Shadow
Hockey pucks travel at speeds of up to how many miles an hour?
100 Mph
40 Mph
800 Mph
500 Mph
Which of these is a kingdom in the classification of living things?
Viral
Fungi
Eukaryotic
Mechanical
What are the 4 stages of metamorphosis in insects?
Larva, Caterpillar, Pupa, Adult
Egg, Caterpillar, Pupa, Adult
Egg, Larva, Pupa, Adult
Egg, Pupa, Larva, Adult
In what year did the Ocean Drilling Program begin?
1988
1973
1979
1985
What was the first species to be removed from the U.S. Endangered Species list?
Blue Pike
Brown Pelican
American Alligator
Tecopa Pupfish
In terms of weather, a "shower" involves what type of precipitation?
Rain
Snow
Sleet
Hail
What is the name of the spacecraft that took the first men to the moon?
Apollo 13
Armstrong Apollo
Apollo 11
Apollo The Light
What is the second planet in distance from the sun?
Venus
Mars
Mercury
Saturn
Which of these mammals lays eggs?
Kangaroo
Human
Duck-Billed Platypus
Opossum
The Saffir-Simpson scale measures the strength of what natural phenomenon?
Radiation
Intelligence
Hurricanes
Earthquakes
Where is the observatory where Percival Lowell first theorized the existence of Pluto?
Flagstaff, Arizona
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Little Rock, Arkansas
Austin, Texas
What is another word for potential cancer-causing agents in the environment, notably in cigarettes?
Insect
Carcinogens
Conserve
Aperture
What did Balboa originally name the Pacific Ocean?
Golden Sea
Spanish Ocean
South Sea
Pacific Ocean
