Description : Which of the following statements in NOT TRUE with respect to the unification of Italy? a. Due to the failure of revolutionary uprisings in 1831 and 1848, the mantle fell on Sardinia-Piedmont to unify ... the Spanish rulers. d. In 1861, Kaiser William I was proclaimed king of united Italy. Correct
Last Answer : d. In 1861, Kaiser William I was proclaimed king of united Italy. Correct
Description : As of December, 1990, which of the following countries generated the greatest percentage of its electricity by nuclear power? w) England x) Japan y) United States z) France
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- FRANCE
Description : The largest breeder reactor built to date is located where? w) USSR x) Japan y) France z) United States
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- FRANCE
Description : Name the phase of quartz consistently found in meteorite impact craters, but rarely found in non-meteorite-related geological formations.
Last Answer : ANSWER: STISHOVITE
Description : The following are the names of man-made structures in the United States. Identify the type of structure. Hungry Horse, Yellowtail, Dworshak, Don Pedro, Cougar, Glen Canyon, Grand Coulee and Hoover. Name the type of structure.
Last Answer : ANSWER: DAMS
Description : Dante is the name of an eight-legged robot designed to repel into the crater of Erebus. This volcano is located in w) Italy x) the Hawaiian chain y) Antarctica z) Japan
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- ANTARCTICA
Description : In 1991, critical habitat was designated for this well-known species in the states of Washington, Oregon and California. w) brown bear x) northern spotted owl y) bald eagle z) snail darter
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- NORTHERN SPOTTED OWL
Description : Approximately what percentage of the electricity produced in the United States is consumed by residential appliances? w) 20% x) 33% y) 50% z) 66%
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 33%
Description : About what percent of the electricity used in the United States is currently being produced by nuclear power plants? w) 5 percent x) 10 percent y) 20 percent z) 30 percent
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 20 PERCENT
Description : In the United States the average number of gallons per person of fresh water used per day for personal (non-industrial) use such as bathing, laundering, drinking, and the like is approximately: w) 10 gallons x) 30 gallons y) 60 gallons z) 90 gallons
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- 90 GALLONS
Description : The region of the United States with the lowest pH values found in rainwater (acid rain) is: w) Mid West x) North West y) North East z) South East
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- NORTH EAST
Description : In the United States, coal is the energy source that produces the highest percentage of our electricity. Second is: w) hydropower x) oil y) nuclear energy z) solar energy
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- NUCLEAR ENERGY
Description : How many time zones are there in the CONTIGUOUS United States? w) 3 x) 4 y) 5 z) 6
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 4
Description : Biomass energy is: w) formed through photosynthesis x) caused by heat due to the large mass of the earth y) has been used for only a few years z) is effective in only certain regions of the United States
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- FORMED THROUGH PHOTOSYNTHESIS
Description : The launch of the first LIQUID fueled rocket in the world is attributed to: w) China x) Russia y) United States z) Germany
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- UNITED STATES
Description : What state in the United States has the most nuclear power plants? w) New York x) Illinois y) Pennsylvania z) South Carolina
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- ILLINOIS
Description : In the United States, the units of measure for the potential biological risk associated with exposure to ionizing radiation are the rem and millirem. What comparable units are used in the metric system?
Last Answer : ANSWER: SIEVERTS or MILLISIEVERTS
Description : Most of the nuclear power plants operating in the United States are: w) pressurized water reactors x) boiling water reactors y) high-temperature gas-cooled reactors z) liquid-metal fast breeder reactors
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS
Description : Xorn in Prague, Czechoslovakia, in 1896, this woman scientist received her MD from the German University in Prague. After moving to Washington University in the United States, she and her husband ... for their discovery of the course of the catalytic conversion." Name this esteemed woman scientist.
Last Answer : ANSWER: (GERTY) RADNITZ CORI
Description : Electricity generated by coal-fired power plants i the United States in 1990 was approximately what percentage of the entire electricity produced by all sources of power production? w) 10 percent x) 25 percent y) 55 percent z) 90 percent
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 55 PERCENT
Description : In the United States, low sulfur coal can be found primarily in the: w) northeast x) southeast y) midwest z) west
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- WEST
Description : Which of the following is incorrectly paired with respect to the dynasties ruling in Italy? a. Northern Italy- Austrian Habsburgs b. Central Italy- Pope c. Southern Italy- Bourbon kings of France d. Sardinia Piedmont-Italian Princely House
Last Answer : c. Southern Italy- Bourbon kings of France
Description : Cavour‘s contribution to Italian unification was: a) Diplomatic alliance with enemies of Austria b) War with Austrians and Bourbons c) Diplomatic alliance with France in 1859 and strengthening Sardinia and Piedmont d) Defeated the Bourbon kings
Last Answer : c) Diplomatic alliance with France in 1859 and strengthening Sardinia and Piedmont
Description : This black engineer was granted a patent in 1872 for the first automatic oil lubricator. The lubricating cup regulated the flow of oil onto moving parts of machines, revolutionizing the machine industry. ... well-known inventor: w) Elijah McCoy x) Lewis Latimer y) Leonard McFall z) Branville Woods
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- ELIJAH McCOY
Description : This woman scientist was the oldest daughter of another very well-known woman scientist. She was the second woman in history to win a Nobel Prize in science, receiving the prize in 1935 for her work in synthesizing new radioactive elements. Who is this famous woman scientist?
Last Answer : ANSWER: IRENE JOLIET-CURIE
Description : The most serious environmental pollution from a nuclear reactor is: w) radioactivity x) particulate formation y) thermal pollution z) noise pollution
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- THERMAL POLLUTION
Description : In 1976, Congress enacted the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act designed to protect public health and the environment from improper management of hazardous waste. The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act categorizes hazardous wastes into four groups. Identify three of the four groups.
Last Answer : ANSWER: TOXIC (POISONOUS), REACTIVE, IGNITABLE, AND CORROSIVE
Description : With many thousands of species, this is one of the largest families in the plant kingdom. Identify this plant family which includes among its members the: Brome, Love, Foxtail, Sudan, Buffalo, Saint Augustine, Burmuda and Blue.
Last Answer : ANSWER: GRASS or GRAMINACEAE
Description : Identify the tree family which includes among its members the: New Mexico, Texas honey, thornless honey, water, black and honey. Name this tree family.
Last Answer : ANSWER: LOCUST
Description : Identify the Earth's largest INVERTEBRATE animal.
Last Answer : ANSWER: GIANT SQUID
Description : Using the fewest names of the members of this family, identify the tree family which includes among its members the: Chinese, cut-leaved, manchurian, persian, english, black and american. Name the tree family.
Last Answer : ANSWER: WALNUT
Description : Using the fewest names of the members of this family, identify the tree family which includes among its members the: Pignut, scarit, mockernut, bitternut, black and shagbark. Name the tree family.
Last Answer : ANSWER: HICKORY
Description : Using the fewest names of the members of this family, identify the tree family which includes among its members the: Fink, myrtle, turkey, jacks, laurel, white, live and pin. Name the tree family.
Last Answer : ANSWER: OAK
Description : TCDD (2,3,6,7-tetrachlorodibenzo(p)dioxin) is a toxic synthetic chemical. The most consistent adverse effect observed in exposed humans is: w) liver cancer x) birth defects y) disfiguring skin eruption z) an exaggerated sense of well-being
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- DISFIGURING SKIN ERUPTION (CHLORACNE)
Description : As you go down into a well, your weight: w) increases slightly x) decreases slightly y) remains exactly the same
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- DECREASES SLIGHTLY
Description : This bistable electronic device assumes one of two stable output states, depending upon the state of the most recently applied input signal. In computer systems this device is used for storing information. Name this common electronic device.
Last Answer : ANSWER: FLIP-FLOP or TOGGLE
Description : Who is known as the Father of the Atomic Bomb? w) Albert Einstein x) J. Robert Oppenheimer y) General Leslie Groves z) Edward Teller
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- J. ROBERT OPPENHEIMER
Description : Name a component of gasoline that has been classified by the U.S. EPA as a "known human carcinogen".
Last Answer : ANSWER: XENZENE
Description : The U.S. EPA recently concluded that environmental tobacco smoke should be considered (quote) w) "a possible human teratogen" x) "a priority air pollutant" y) "a known human carcinogen" z) "a possible human carcinogen"
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- A KNOWN HUMAN CARCINOGEN
Description : Only one tree is known to live longer than the Giant Sequoia. Is this tree: w) Bristlecone pine x) Grey Oak y) Japanese Chestnut z) Ponderosa pine
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- BRISTLECONE PINE
Description : Name the tropical American tree which produces the least dense wood known?
Last Answer : ANSWER: XALSA
Description : Who was known as "The Wizard of Menlo Park"?
Last Answer : ANSWER: EDISON
Description : What kind of poisoning is known as plumbism (pron: plum - biz - em)?
Last Answer : ANSWER: LEAD POISONING
Description : The art of growing dwarfed trees in small pots, a technique perfected by the Japanese, is known as what?
Last Answer : ANSWER: BONSAI (pron: bone-sigh)
Description : Radioisotopes which are used in medical diagnosis are known as what? w) tracers x) silver bullets y) markers z) dyes
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- TRACERS
Description : Which continent has the largest KNOWN deposits of coal?
Last Answer : ANSWER: NORTH AMERICA
Description : The per capita birth rate of a population is known as its: w) mortality x) natality (pron: nay-tal-eh-ty) y) population density z) carrying capacity
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- NATALITY
Description : I need to send a package to Switzerland from the United States.
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Description : The Fundamental Rights in our Constitution are inspired by the Constitution of– (1) United States of America (2) United Kingdom (3) Switzerland (4) Canada
Last Answer : (1) United States of America Explanation: The development of constitutionally guaranteed fundamental human rights in India was inspired by historical examples such as England's Bill of Rights (1689), the United ... of Man (created during the revolution of 1789, and ratified on 26 August, 1789).
Description : The concept of 'Right of service' originated in — (1) The United States of America (2) Switzerland (3) Great Britain (4) China
Last Answer : (3) Great Britain Explanation: The concept of `Right of Service' originated in Great Britain.