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During takeoff on Columbia's first mission, did the crew notice debris from the fuel tank flying past their window?
- ANo
- BYes
Answer: Yes - 1152.
On May 10th 1940, Germany invaded France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. Which country bore the main thrust?
- ALuxembourg
- BBelgium
- CThe Netherlands
- DFrance
Answer: Luxembourg - 1153.
What year was Ronald Reagan elected President of the United States for the first time?
- A1988
- B1976
- C1984
- D1980
Answer: 1980 - 1154.
Civilization in the Indus Valley was characterized by:
- Acarefully planned and designed cities.
- Ball of the above.
- Cstandardized weights and measures.
- Dhighly centralized economies.
Answer: all of the above. - 1155.
Where did the Japanese and Americans fight for about six months in 1942 before the Japanese were finally defeated and their advance in the Solomon Islands stopped?
- ATarawa
- BKiska
- CGuadalcanal
- DNew Britain
Answer: Guadalcanal - 1156.
Who was the first man to ride the space shuttle into orbit twice?
- AJohn Young
- BJohn Glen
- CByron Lichtenberg
- DBob Crippen
Answer: John Young - 1157.
What did Levi Strauss receive a patent for on May 20, 1873?
- ABallpoint Pen with Replaceable Cartridges
- BSewing Machine with Foot Pedals
- CDenim Pants with Copper Rivets
- DSteam Engine with Coal-Fired Pistons
Answer: Denim Pants with Copper Rivets - 1158.
US General Patton, leader of the Third Army was famous for which of the following?
- Ahis battle diaries
- Bhis reckless sense of humour
- Chis peevish temper
- Dhis war journals
Answer: his reckless sense of humour - 1159.
Impeachment stands for quickly removing dangerously criminal officials from high office. The Impeachment Trial in the Senate for this US President commenced on January 7, 1999.
- AGeorge Bush
- BRichard Nixon
- CRonald Reagan
- DBill Clinton
Answer: Bill Clinton - 1160.
Which of these artists did not participate in the Woodstock festival, an event regarded as the high point of the hippie movement?
- AJimi Hendrix
- BBob Dylan
- CJoe Cocker
- DJanis Joplin
Answer: Bob Dylan - 1161.
Bushido is the philosophy and code of conduct of the Japanese samurai. What does the word Bushido literally mean?
- AWay of honor
- BWay of the sword
- CWay of the heart
- DWay of the warrior
Answer: Way of the warrior - 1162.
One of the worlds greatest generals. By the age of 30 he ruled almost half of the world. This great leader died at the peak of his campaign at the age of 33. His was taught by Aristotle.
- AAlexander The Great
- BDarius
- CJulius Caesar
- DAugustus
Answer: Alexander The Great - 1163.
Which ancient nation is the name Gustav related to?
- AHuns
- BScythians
- CVikings
- DGoths
Answer: Goths - 1164.
Which German-American physicist is credited for advising U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt to start the development of an atomic bomb?
- ABenjamin Franklin
- BAlbert Einstein
- CWilliam Gilbert
- DOsborne Reynolds
Answer: Albert Einstein - 1165.
Which nations catholic bishops issued the famous letter to their German counterparts, in which they forgave and asked for forgiveness?
- ACzechoslovakia
- BRomania
- CHungary
- DPoland
Answer: Poland - 1166.
Who was the Union commander at the Battle of Antietam?
- AGeorge Thomas
- BIsrael Richardson
- CPhil Kearney
- DGeorge McClellan
Answer: George McClellan - 1167.
What play was President Lincoln watching at Fords Theatre, when he was assassinated by a Southern sympathizer from Maryland?
- AOur Fair Lady
- BOur American Cousin
- CMacbeth
- DOthello
Answer: Our American Cousin - 1168.
What is the historical name of Sri Lanka?
- ACeylon
- BColombo
- CBadulla
- DMyanmar
Answer: Ceylon - 1169.
Valentines Day is celebrated in this month, which is also Black History Month in Canada and the United States.
- AFebruary
- BMay
- CMarch
- DJuly
Answer: February - 1170.
One of the most famous cases of poisoning is that of the Bulgarian Georgi Markov, who was poisoned by ricin. The latter was inserted into his body through this.
- AEating a cake with ricin in it
- BTaking ricin by mistake
- CStabbing with an umbrella
- DInhaling ricin vapours
Answer: Stabbing with an umbrella - 1171.
Which of the following is the Pleistocene ice mass in North America centered in the Rocky Mountains?
- ACordilleran
- BMcKenzie Corridor
- CBeringia
- DLaurentide
Answer: Cordilleran - 1172.
Just one of these events took place on October 13.
- AJohn Lennon was born.
- BIsaac Singer won the Nobel Prize.
- CItaly declared war on Germany.
- DProfessional revolutionary Che Guevara was executed in Bolivia.
Answer: Italy declared war on Germany. - 1173.
Who was shot and killed at Manila airport, the Phillippines in 1983?
- AMalcolm X
- BBenigno Aquino, Jr.
- CBenazir Bhutto
- DJimmy Carter
Answer: Benigno Aquino, Jr. - 1174.
Who was the last emperor of Mexico?
- AAgustín de Iturbide
- BNapoleon III
- CAndrés Manuel López Obrador
- DFerdinand Maximilian
Answer: Ferdinand Maximilian - 1175.
How long ago did human groups begin actively controlling their food sources by artificially producing conditions under which these sources would grow?
- Awithin the past 18,000 years
- Bwithin the past 12,000 years
- Cwithin the past 28,000 years
- Dwithin the past 6,000 years
Answer: within the past 12,000 years - 1176.
What year did the Wright Brothers fly at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina?
- A1900
- B1904
- C1901
- D1903
Answer: 1903 - 1177.
Which of the following is the name of the stone blade exhibiting a fluted point on both faces and associated with extinct elephants?
- AThule
- BLapita
- CClovis
- DDorset
Answer: Clovis - 1178.
The skulls of the earliest migrants to the New World do not match those of modern Native Americans. This suggests that:
- Amodern Native Americans have very different DNA.
- Bthe "skull" haplogroup was not passed on.
- Ccraniometrics is an unreliable method of tracking populations.
- Dmodern Native Americans are probably not descended from these early migrants.
Answer: craniometrics is an unreliable method of tracking populations. - 1179.
One man who made a fortune out of gold rushes was Levi Strauss. He developed the concept of this.
- AMattock
- BExplosives
- CDenim
- DElectric lamp
Answer: Denim - 1180.
Which crop is South America's most significant agricultural contribution to Europe?
- Arice
- Bsquash
- Cbeans
- Dpotatoes
Answer: potatoes - 1181.
Due to the lack of natural resources, the Mayans were not familiar with this material, which helped in the advancement of many other civilizations.
- AWood
- BClay
- CCopper
- DIron
Answer: Iron - 1182.
Who accepted the surrender of the German military forces in Northwest Germany, Holland and Denmark on May 4, 1945?
- AGeneral Jacques Leclerc
- BGeneral Montgomery
- CGeneral Zhukov
- DGeneral George Marshall
Answer: General Montgomery - 1183.
What evidence is there that Neandertals were hunters?
- ABoth A and C.
- BNeandertal canine teeth showed that they relied only on meat for their subsistence.
- CBones of large animals, such as elephant and horse, were found in caves.
- DAnimal bones were found showing stone tool cut marks and no animal teeth marks.
Answer: Animal bones were found showing stone tool cut marks and no animal teeth marks. - 1184.
Before its trans-Atlantic voyage the Mayflower was a merchant ship travelling between England and other European countries. What was its primary cargo?
- Awine
- Bguns
- Crum
- Dlivestock
Answer: wine - 1185.
This major battle that the Germans failed during WW II became the largest armored engagement of all time, and included the most costly single day of aerial warfare in history.
- AOperation Bagration in Belarus
- BThe battle of Normandy
- CThe battle of Kursk
- DThe battle in Berlin
Answer: The battle of Kursk - 1186.
A week denotes 7 days. Where/when weeks were 10 days long?
- AFor ancient Balts
- BIn Mayan Empire
- CDuring French Revolution
- DDuring the October Revolution in Russia
Answer: During French Revolution - 1187.
Which of the following Renaissance artists wrote I Commentari,a document regarded as the first autobiography of an artist?
- AMichelozzo di Bartolommeo
- BLorenzo Ghiberti
- CPiero di Cosimo
- DMasolino da Panicole
Answer: Lorenzo Ghiberti - 1188.
Who was the first President of the People's Republic of China?
- AMao Zedong
- BLiu Shaoqi
- CLi Xiannian
- DDong Biwu
Answer: Mao Zedong - 1189.
In 1983, Apple sold its famous Lisa computer. It featured the first Graphic User Interface(GUI), a processor that allowed multitasking, the first mouse, a 5 MHz processor (very fast for the time), and a large memory. Which of these is not one of the reasons for which it was not a success?
- AIt cost over $9,900.
- BIt was too big and too bulky
- CNASA refused to buy it.
- DSteve Jobs was forced off the project.
Answer: NASA refused to buy it. - 1190.
"Sitzkrieg" is a term referring to the first period of WW II that lasted until May 1940. This period is also known as what?
- AOuter War
- BWeird War
- CCoined War
- DPhony War
Answer: Phony War - 1191.
What did rich Egyptian women place on top of their heads and kept it there all day?
- AA jewel made of serpents skin
- BA golden pendant
- CA small mirror
- DA cone of scented grease
Answer: A cone of scented grease - 1192.
In 1944 the Allies launched a very ambitious airborne and ground campaign into the Netherlands, codenamed Operation Market Garden. Who was in direct charge of the 1st British Airborne Division?
- ALtn. Gen. Boy Browning
- BMontgommery took personal control
- CMaj. Gen. Urquhart
- DGen. Horrocks
Answer: Maj. Gen. Urquhart - 1193.
What did the first vending machines in the early 1880's dispense?
- APost cards
- BAlcohol
- CSodas
- DCigarettes
Answer: Post cards - 1194.
This actor, who was the voice of Roger Rabbit in 1988 and did voice work in Polar Express, got a patent for a toy adapted for pulling and stretching.
- AHank Azari
- BPatrick Wharton
- CFred Watson
- DCharles Fleischer
Answer: Charles Fleischer - 1195.
On May 28, 2006 Barry Bonds hit his 715th career homerun against which National League team?
- AAtalanta Braves
- BNew York Mets
- CColorado Rockies
- DSan Diego Padres
Answer: Colorado Rockies - 1196.
What Turkish assassin shot and wounded Pope John Paul II in 1981?
- AMehmet Ali Agca
- BEren Gungor
- CMehmet Topuz
- DIbrahim Kas
Answer: Mehmet Ali Agca - 1197.
Which one of these tanks was designed and operated by the United Kingdom?
- AM4 Sherman
- BTiger H1
- CTog II
- DT-34
Answer: Tog II - 1198.
All of the following are names of the Seven Warring States EXCEPT:
- AQin (秦)
- BQi (齊)
- CZhao (趙)
- DZhai (翟)
Answer: Zhai (翟) - 1199.
The Gregorian Calendar was introduced in 1582. Which one of these countries was among the first to adopt it?
- APoland-Lithuania
- BEngland
- CFrance
- DRussia
Answer: Poland-Lithuania - 1200.
Which one of the Pyramids of Giza has visibly retained its polished limestone casing at its apex?
- AThe Great Pyramid of Giza
- BThe Pyramid of Djedefre
- COne of the Queens Pyramids
- DThe Pyramid of Khafre
Answer: The Pyramid of Khafre
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