1 |
The Continental Divide (also called the Great Divide) divides what continent? |
North America
South America
Eurasia
Africa
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2 |
The Matterhorn a popular destination for skiers is a peak in the Alps,In which country is the Matterhorn located? |
France
Switzerland
Italy
Austria
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3 |
Giant's Causeway a rocky coastal promontory which geologists believe was formed by an ancient lava flow,is located on the coast of |
Iceland
Australia
Norway
Ireland
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4 |
Which of the following pair is not correct? |
world press freedom day - 3 May
world day for water - 11 July
world Environment day - 5 June
world Refugee day - 20 June
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5 |
The frequency and severity of weather-related disasters worldwide have increased significantly in extreme weather is being attributed in part to: |
Earth's movement toward the sun
Global warming
The hole in the ozone layer
The aging of the planet
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6 |
In which country is the ancient city of Troy,the setting for much of Homer's lliad? |
Lebanon
Jordan
Turkey
Syria
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7 |
How many elements in the periodic table are considered noble gases? |
92
500
6
47
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8 |
In 1933 President Franklin Delano Roosevelt sought to counteract the damage wrought by the great Depression in the United states by introducing a set of federal programs regulations and subsidies known as |
The Great Society
No Child Left Behind
Prohibition
The New Deal
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9 |
The area of a circle can be determined by which of the following formulas? |
1/2 base x height
2rrr
x+y
rrr2
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10 |
The Industrial Revolution in which production changed from manual labor to machine began in which century? |
12th century
15th century
18th century
20th century
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