Knowledge
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In 1994, the FDA approved which genetically-engineered vegetable?
Carrot
Tomato
Corn
Cucumber
What type of gem is the Star of Africa or the Cullinar II?
Sapphire
Emerald
Diamond
Ruby
What is the third most abundant gas in the earth's atmosphere?
Carbon Dioxide
Hydrogen
Argon
Ozone
Who's the founder of a successful media enterprise which supplies financial and business information?
Michael Bloomberg
Dan Bricklin
Charles Babbage
Mel Karmazin
Which state of matter is an ice cube?
Gas
Liquid
Plasma
Solid
In Japan, the Shinkansen (Bullet Train) travels between Hiroshima and Kokura (120 miles)in what time?
1 Hour 20 Minutes
44 Minutes
2 Hours
14 Minutes
What is the fin on the backs of fish, some whales and dolphins called?
Spinal Fin
Dorsal Fin
Pectoral Fin
Flipper
What are the features on the surface of the Earth called?
Transforms
Unicorns
Uniforms
Landforms
What type of planet was Pluto demoted to in 2006?
Dwarf Planet
Exoplanet
Classical Planet
Mesoplanet
What is the constellation known as the Ram also called?
Cancer
Aries
Leo
Gemini
Which rocket carried Sputnik into space?
J-5
Redstone
R-7
Vanguard
What is a huge exploding star radiating as much energy as the sun would over about 10 billion years?
Supernova
Hypernova
Bossa Nova
Galaxy
What tool do people at sea use to measure distance with echoes?
Bottles
Compass
Torpedoes
Sonar
What film about tornados came out in 1996?
Volcano
Earth Rushing
Run For The Hills
Twister
Which theory states that living things come only from other living things?
Biochemical
Spontaneous Generation
Spontaneous Combustion
Biogenesis
Which is not a sedimentary rock?
Sandstone
Conglomerate
Oolitic Limestone
Quartzite
Illumination of the night sky is also known as what?
Ohm
Aurora
Element
Ampere
Who was the head of the German version of the Manhattan Project?
Robert Oppenheimer
Max Planck
Max Born
Werner Heisenberg
What is the natural process by which rocks break down into smaller chunks?
Landslide
Weathering
Hammering
Pummeling
