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Trivia of the Day study set below.
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1
A ____ atom in an atomic clock beats 9,192,631,770 times a second.
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A
Hydrogen
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B
Helium
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C
Cesium
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D
Oxygen
2
A ____ generates temperatures five times hotter than those found on the sun's surface.
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A
Volcano
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B
Lightning bolt
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C
Nuclear reactor
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D
Geyser
3
A ____ is a pact between a secular authority and the church.
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A
Treaty
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B
Concordat
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C
Alliance
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D
Accord
4
A ____ is the blue field behind the stars on a flag.
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A
Canton
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B
Ensign
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C
Bordure
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D
Fess
5
A ____ occurs when all the planets of our Solar System line up.
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A
Conjunction
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B
Syzygy
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C
Alignment
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D
Parade
6
A ____ razor removed from King Tut's Tomb was still sharp enough to be used.
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A
Bronze
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B
Golden
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C
Silver
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D
Iron
7
A ____ takes 33 hours to crawl one mile.
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A
Snail
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B
Sloth
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C
Inchworm
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D
Turtle
8
A ____ women can get a divorce if her husband doesn't give her coffee.
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A
Saudi Arabian
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B
Moroccan
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C
Egyptian
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D
Iranian
9
A ____ written to celebrate a wedding is called an epithalamium.
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A
Song
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B
Poem
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C
Speech
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D
Letter
10
A 'dybbuk' is an evil spirit in which folklore?
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A
Norse
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B
Jewish
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C
Greek
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D
Irish
11
A 'pigskin' is another name for a(n) ____.
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A
Basketball
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B
American football
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C
Rugby ball
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D
Volleyball
12
A 'sirocco' refers to a type of ____.
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A
Rain
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B
Snow
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C
Wind
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D
Fog
13
A "double sheet bend" is a type of what?
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A
Knot
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B
Rope
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C
Sail
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D
Anchor
14
A 3 1/2' floppy disk measures ____ & 1/2 inches across.
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A
Two
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B
Three
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C
Four
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D
Five
15
A 300,000 pound wedding dress made of platinum once had a warning from the designer. What was it?
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A
Do not wear
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B
Do not iron
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C
Do not get wet
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D
Do not clean
16
A 41-gun salute is the traditional salute to announce a royal birth in ____.
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A
France
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B
Great Britain
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C
Spain
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D
Japan
17
A bird in the hand is worth ____.
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A
Two in the bush
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B
Three in the air
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C
One in the sky
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D
None in the bush
18
A block of compressed coal dust used as fuel is called a ____.
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A
Peat
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B
Briquette
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C
Charcoal
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D
Lignite
19
A blockage in a pipe caused by a trapped bubble of air is an ____.
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A
Air pocket
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B
Airlock
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C
Vacuum
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D
Siphon
20
A blunt, thick needle for sewing with thick thread or tape is a ____.
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A
Awl
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B
Bodkin
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C
Thimble
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D
Grommet
21
A boat or raft with two parallel hulls is a ____.
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A
Pontoon
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B
Catamaran
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C
Trimaran
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D
Raft
22
A Boeing 707 uses ____ gallons of petrol in its take-off climb.
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A
2000
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B
3000
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C
4000
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D
5000
23
A bolt of lightning can strike the earth with a force as great as ____ volts.
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A
10 million
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B
50 million
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C
100 million
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D
200 million
24
A booklet containing descriptive information is a ____.
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A
Pamphlet
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B
Brochure
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C
Leaflet
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D
Manual
25
A branched hanging support for lights is a ____.
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A
Lampstand
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B
Chandelier
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C
Sconce
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D
Candelabra
26
A brand name of morphine once marketed by Bayer was ____.
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A
Heroin
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B
Opium
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C
Codeine
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D
Morphine
27
A British lawyer who does not appear before judges, but organizes the case for trial is called a ____.
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A
Barrister
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B
Solicitor
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C
Advocate
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D
Counsel
28
A broken clock is right at least ____.
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A
Once a day
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B
Twice a day
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C
Once a week
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D
Never
29
A brook or stream, a rivulet, is called a ____.
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A
Creek
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B
Rill
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C
Brooklet
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D
Streamlet
30
A calm ocean region near the equator is called the ____.
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A
Trade Winds
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B
Doldrums
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C
Equator
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D
Calm Seas
31
A canton is the ____ field behind the stars.
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A
Red
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B
White
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C
Blue
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D
Black
32
A carbohydrate consists of carbon, hydrogen, and which other element?
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A
Nitrogen
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B
Oxygen
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C
Sulfur
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D
Phosphorus
33
A carrier pigeon named Cher Ami, who served in WWI and stopped an American bombardment of American troops, is now on permanent display where?
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A
National Museum of the Air Force
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B
Smithsonian Institution
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C
Imperial War Museum
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D
National Pigeon Service Museum
34
A cesium atom in an ____ clock beats 9,192,631,770 times a second.
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A
Radioactive
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B
Quantum
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C
Atomic
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D
Mechanical
35
A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats ____ times a second.
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A
9,192,631,770
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B
10,000,000,000
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C
1,000,000,000
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D
9,000,000,000
36
A change in frequency observed when light is scattered in a transparent material is the ____ effect.
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A
Doppler
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B
Raman
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C
Compton
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D
Zeeman
37
A Chapter 12 bankruptcy provides debt relief for whom?
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A
Corporations
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B
Individuals
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C
Family farmers
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D
Municipalities
38
A charge of DWAI is for what?
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A
Driving While Under Arrest
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B
Driving While Intoxicated
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C
Driving While Ability Impaired
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D
Driving While At Fault
39
A chest X-ray is comprised of 90,000 to 130,000 ____ volts.
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A
X-ray
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B
Electron
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C
Gamma
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D
Photon
40
A Chinese method of divination is ____.
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A
Feng Shui
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B
I Ching
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C
Tai Chi
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D
Zodiac
41
A cholecyst is more commonly known as a(n) ____.
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A
Appendix
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B
Gallbladder
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C
Pancreas
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D
Spleen
42
A chromosome is larger than a ____.
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A
Cell
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B
Gene
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C
Molecule
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D
Atom
43
A chronic disease of the liver is ____.
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A
Hepatitis
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B
Jaundice
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C
Cirrhosis
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D
Anemia
44
A cicada passes eggs through its ____.
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A
Mouth
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B
Antennae
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C
Ovipositor
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D
Wings
45
A cigarette brand that fits these blanks: B____n & H____s.
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A
Benson
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B
Branson
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C
Byron
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D
Barton
46
A coffee pot with a plunger that pushes the grounds to the bottom is a ____.
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A
Percolator
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B
French press
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C
Drip coffee maker
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D
Moka pot
47
A collision between a bird and an aircraft is called a ____.
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A
Bird strike
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B
Avian impact
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C
Feather collision
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D
Wing hit
