kth8/OpenTriviaQA huggingface dataset:
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Question: Lanthanoids and actinoids are not included with the rest of the periodic table for convenience. Which series of elements are found in these two series, respectively?
Choices: Ba - Lu, Ra - Lr; La - Yb, Ac - No; La - Ac, Ac - Lu; Fr - La, Cs - Ac
Answer: La - Yb, Ac - No
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Question: Which element was NOT discovered at the University of California in Berkeley, CA, USA?
Choices: Es; Fm; Cf; Yb
Answer: Yb
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Question: The element with the symbol Sg is named after an American nuclear chemist and Nobel prize winner, Glenn T. Seaborg.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: This element was discovered in 1825 by Hans Christian Oersted and is used in the production of cans for soft drink.
Choices: Ai; Am; An; Al
Answer: Al
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Question: The mathematical constant e, one of the most important numbers in mathematics, is equal to which of these fractions?
Choices: 22/7; 278/10; 271828/10000; none of these
Answer: none of these
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Question: Which of these statements best describes the mathematical constant  e?
Choices: It is a transcendental number.; It is an algebraic transcendental and irrational number.; It is a transcendental and irrational number.; It is a rational transcendental number.
Answer: It is a transcendental and irrational number.
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Question: Why was the letter eâ chosen to denote the important mathematical constant e?
Choices: It was arbitrarily chosen by Latin scholars.; Its the first letter of a mathematicians name.; It stands for exponential.; The first 4 letters of the alphabet were already taken.
Answer: It stands for exponential.
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Question: e^(pi*i) +1 = 0 is an important formula, involving the key mathematical constant e, which is popularly known as what?
Choices: Eulers Equation; Einsteins Equation; The Hyperbolic Cosine Law; Newtons Equation
Answer: Eulers Equation
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Question: The constant e is present in countless fields of mathematics but its most significant function is related to its use in what?
Choices: The characteristics of unitary matrices; The base of natural logarithms; The mantissa of common logarithms; The limiting value of the sum of the squares of the odd numbers
Answer: The base of natural logarithms
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Question: What significant discovery about the nature of the constant e did French mathematician Charles Hermite make in 1873?
Choices: e is algebraic.; e is transcendental.; e^pi is transcendental.; e is irrational
Answer: e is transcendental.
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Question: What is the derivative of y in this function related to the exponential constant e: If y=e^x?
Choices: e^x; e^x +x; e^pi; e
Answer: e^x
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Question: In Roman numerals, what is the symbol for 1000?
Choices: L; M; C; D
Answer: M
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Question: Change the Roman numeral XL to a Hindu-Arabic numeral.
Choices: 40; 70; 50; 60
Answer: 40
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Question: Identify the property used in this addition equation: 678 + 45 = 45 + 678.
Choices: Associative property; Distributive property; Identity property; Commutative property
Answer: Commutative property
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Question: Which is the mathematical property used in this addition equation: (57 + 63) + 14 = 57 + (63 + 14)?
Choices: Commutative property; Distributive Property; Associative property; Identity Property
Answer: Associative property
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Question: What is the name of the property used in this addition equation: 12 + 0 = 12?
Choices: Associative property; Distributive property; Commutative property; Identity property
Answer: Identity property
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Question: What is the greatest common factor (GCF) of 24 and 36?
Choices: 16; 12; 6; 14
Answer: 12
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Question: What is the least common multiple (LCM) of 5, 6, and 10?
Choices: 20; 30; 10; 15
Answer: 30
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Question: What kind of fractions are 4/4, 9/8, and 7/4?
Choices: Proper fractions; Improper fractions; Similar fractions; Dissimilar fractions
Answer: Improper fractions
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Question: Which of these are considered the two developers of the modern calculus?
Choices: Newton and Gauss; Euler and Cauchy; Newton and Euler; Newton and Leibnitz
Answer: Newton and Leibnitz
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Question: What are the two basic processes in calculus?
Choices: Finding maxima and minima and solving second degree equations; Composition and convolution; Integration and derivation; Solving equations of sixth and seventh degrees
Answer: Integration and derivation
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Question: When we find the extrema of a function we use this.
Choices: The solution of the sixth degree equation; The solution of the second degree equation; The first derivative; The third derivative
Answer: The first derivative
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Question: Which statement is not  true about functions?
Choices: For some functions we can not find a maximal value.; A function is always written as a polynomial.; A function is a type of relationship between two sets.; A one-to-one relationship is a type of function.
Answer: A function is always written as a polynomial.
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Question: When you study calculus, you usually also study this branch of geometry.
Choices: Bolyai geometry; Discrete geometry; Analytic geometry; Riemannian  geometry
Answer: Analytic geometry
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Question: In calculus we never use complex (or imaginary) numbers.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: Consider this infinite series: 1/2+1/4+1/8+1/16+1/32 +.... If we add all these terms, what do we get?
Choices: 3/4; You cannot add an infinite series of numbers; 0; 1
Answer: 1
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Question: After the proof of a mathematical theorem we often see the letters Q.E.D. Do these letters stand for Quite easily Done.?
Choices: Yes; No
Answer: No
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Question: What is the minimum value of the function y= x^2+3x-1?
Choices: 13/4; -13/4; -3/2; 3/2
Answer: -13/4
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Question: Guess the missing number from the following sequence: 3,6,7,14,15 ___, 31,62, 63. 126, 127.
Choices: 30; 17; 16; 28
Answer: 30
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Question: What is the missing number in the following sequence:  4, 20, 24, ___, 44, 60, 64?
Choices: 28; 40; 30; 32
Answer: 40
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Question: What number is missing from the following sequence:  5,10,20, ___, 50, 55, 110?
Choices: 25; 30; 40; 35
Answer: 25
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Question: Guess the missing number from the following sequence: 12, 24, 48, ___, 120, 240, 264?
Choices: 80; 60; 96; 72
Answer: 96
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Question: Find the missing number in the following sequence: 6, 18, 36, ___, 216, 648, 1296.
Choices: 108; 180; 72; 54
Answer: 108
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Question: Find the missing number in the following sequence: 11, 16, 32, ___, 74, 79, 158.
Choices: 64; 38; 37; 69
Answer: 37
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Question: Guess the missing number in the following sequence: 15, 30, 40, ___, 90, 180, 190.
Choices: 55; 45; 50; 80
Answer: 80
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Question: Find the missing number in the following sequence:  8, 16, 28, 44, ___, 88, 116, 148, 184.
Choices: 48; 56; 64; 52
Answer: 64
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Question: Guess the missing number in the following sequence: 3, 6, 18, 36, ___, 216, 234, 468, 1404.
Choices: 108; 54; 72; 39
Answer: 72
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Question: Find the missing number in the following sequence: 10, 20, 100, ___, 280, 560, 640.
Choices: 110; 200; 180; 270
Answer: 200
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Question: The term clone, originally used in botany before it entered molecular genetics, means what in Greek?
Choices: Twin; Copy; Root; Twig
Answer: Twig
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Question: Cloning, the process of creating an identical copy of an organism, is only attainable by artificial means.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: Which of the following statements about the process of cloning is not true?
Choices: Scientists use more than one method for cloning.; Cloning can be used therapeutically, to create replacement organs or tissue.; Cloning could be theoretically used to bring extinct species back to life; Cloning produces a completely identical copy of an organism.
Answer: Cloning produces a completely identical copy of an organism.
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Question: How many unsuccessful attempts did it take to finally create Dolly, the first successfully cloned mammal?
Choices: 76; 276; 19; 154
Answer: 276
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Question: Prometea, an example of successfully cloned mammal, was what type of animal?
Choices: Cat; Pig; Rabbit; Horse
Answer: Horse
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Question: The first successful experiment in which a cloned animal embryo reached an adult state, was carried out in what year?
Choices: 1952; 1907; 1973; 1926
Answer: 1952
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Question: Substance vital for treating what hereditary blood defect that occurs almost exclusively in males, has been produced by cloning?
Choices: Anemia; Hemoglobinopaties; Hemophilia; Thalassemia
Answer: Hemophilia
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Question: What prevents scientists from fulfilling one of science fiction writers dreams - to clone a dinosaur?
Choices: The lack of knowledge about their embryonal development; The need for a mother from a closely related species; The difference in environmental conditions now and then; Lack of live dinosaur tissue
Answer: The need for a mother from a closely related species
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Question: Cloning and the boundless possibilities it offers is a challenging topic for scriptwriters imagination. All but one of these science fiction movies involve cloning in their plots.
Choices: Jurassic Park; The 6th Day; The Green Mile; The House of the Scorpion
Answer: The Green Mile
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Question: Which of these can be defined as a clones biological mother and father?
Choices: None of these; The egg cell donor and the surrogate mother; The egg cell donor and the surrogate mother; The genetic material donor and the egg cell donor
Answer: None of these
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Question: Who was the first person to orbit the Earth?
Choices: Georgi Dobrovolski; Yuri Gagarin; Neil Armstrong; Kerim Kerimov
Answer: Yuri Gagarin
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Question: In 2005, this famous Russian cosmonaut set a record for total time, spent in space.
Choices: Anatoly Solovyev; Sergei Krikalev; Valeriy Polyakov; Sergei Avdeyev
Answer: Sergei Krikalev
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Question: What is the name of the dog, that became the first earthling to enter orbit?
Choices: Lisichka; Laika; Rover; Belka
Answer: Laika
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Question: In  April 28, 2001, this famous American multimillionaire became the first space tourist.
Choices: Mark Shuttleworth; Charles Simonyi; Gregory Olsen; Dennis Tito
Answer: Dennis Tito
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Question: Which Russian astronaut became the first person to be married in space, while he was on the International Space Station?
Choices: Vladimir Dezhurov; Yuri Gidzenko; Sergei K. Krikalev; Yuri Malenchenko
Answer: Yuri Malenchenko
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Question: The crew of which Apollo mission spent the longest time on the Lunar surface?
Choices: Apollo 9; Apollo 7; Apollo 12; Apollo 17
Answer: Apollo 17
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Question: Along with Neil  Armstrong and Michael Collins, who was the third member of the Apollo 11 crew?
Choices: James A. Lovell, Jr; William Anders; Fred Haise; Buzz Aldrin
Answer: Buzz Aldrin
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Question: Who was the pilot of SpaceShipOne, the spaceplane that completed the first privately funded human spaceflight?
Choices: Mike Melvill; Peter Siebold; Doug Shane; Brian Binnie
Answer: Mike Melvill
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Question: What was nationality of Vladimir Remek - the first cosmonaut from a country other than the Soviet Union or the United States?
Choices: Hungarian; Bulgarian; Czechoslovak; Pole
Answer: Czechoslovak
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Question: What was the name of the first monkey to go in outer space?
Choices: Albert I; Gordo; Sam; Bonny
Answer: Albert I
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Question: In 1905, this British scientist suggested the word genetics to describe the study of inheritance.
Choices: Hennig Brand; Karl Pearson; William Bateson; Adam Sedgwick
Answer: William Bateson
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Question: Chromatin, found in the nucleus of a cell, consists of a complex of Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), the gene-carrying molecule. Which of the following types of chromatin is rich in genes?
Choices: heterochromatin; euchromatin; facultative heterochromatin; constitutive heterochromatin
Answer: euchromatin
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Question: Which of the following statements about the Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), the molecule of heredity, is correct?
Choices: Its molecule is a single-stranded; It encodes information from RNA; Its molecule is a double helix; It carries information to the Ribonucleic acid (RNA)
Answer: Its molecule is a double helix
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Question: The entire hereditary information of an organism held in the Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), is defined by which term?
Choices: proteome; genome; cryptome; regulome
Answer: genome
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Question: A chromosome is a very long piece of Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) which contains genes. Which term refers to the number of chromosomes per cell in a species?
Choices: monoploid number; euploid number; haploid number; aneuploid number
Answer: euploid number
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Question: This genetic disorder is characterized by the premature fusion of the bones of the skull, which affects the shape of the head and face.
Choices: Pfeiffer syndrome; Angelman syndrome; Joubert syndrome; Klinefelter syndrome
Answer: Pfeiffer syndrome
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Question: Genes are the units of heredity in living organisms. Variants of the same gene are known under what name?
Choices: albumins; nucleotides; myosins; alleles
Answer: alleles
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Question: Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), the molecule of heredity, is doubled in what stage of cell division?
Choices: G2 phase; S phase; M phase; G1 phase
Answer: S phase
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Question: This cell structure exists only when the long pieces of Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), called chromosomes, replicate themselves.
Choices: flagelle; chromatid; centrosome; microtubule
Answer: chromatid
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Question: This chemical element has a smell similar to garlic and is part of the structure of Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), the molecule that carries genes.
Choices: iodine; sulfur; potassium; phosphorus
Answer: phosphorus
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Question: A card is selected at random from a regular poker deck of cards. The  jokers have been eliminated. What is the probability that the selected card is a diamond?
Choices: 1 in  4; 1 in 13; 1 in 26; 1 in 52
Answer: 1 in  4
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Question: Two cards are randomly selected from a regular 52-card deck. What are the odds that they are both red?
Choices: 1 in 4; 25 out of 102; 1 in 2; 1 in 26
Answer: 25 out of 102
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Question: What are  the odds that you will be killed by lightning in the USA?
Choices: 360,200,000 to1; 2,320,000 to 1; 23,200,000 to 1; 506,000 to 1
Answer: 2,320,000 to 1
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Question: A regular fair  pair of  dice is rolled. What is the probability that the role  will be a 7?
Choices: 7 in 6; 1 in 6; 6 in 7; 7 in 36
Answer: 1 in 6
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Question: Mr. A  picks three cards from a 52-card deck. Mr. B rolls a pair of dice once. Mr. C rolls three dice. Mr. A must pick three aces. Mr. B must roll a 13. Mr. C must roll a  two. Who has the best odds?
Choices: Mr. A; The odds are equal; Mr. C.; Mr. B
Answer: Mr. A
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Question: A combination lock has a  combination consisting of  three numbers. Each number could be 0,1,2,3,4,....39. How many different combinations are possible?
Choices: 40 X 40 X 40=40^3; 40  X 3=120; 39X 3=117; 3 X3 X 3X.........=3^40
Answer: 40 X 40 X 40=40^3
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Question: For some reason, you  are playing craps. The person rolling wants Little Joe. What is he hoping for?
Choices: a 12; a 2; a 4; a 14
Answer: a 4
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Question: Which casino game gives you the best chance of winning? (We assume that no cheating is involved.)
Choices: Keno; Slot machines; Blackjack; Craps
Answer: Blackjack
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Question: If you bet on a number in roulette in a fancy casino in Monaco or in an average casino in the USA, your odds of winning are the same.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: A  nine-digit number is selected at random. What are the odds that it will be your social security number (in the USA)?
Choices: 1 in 9; 9 in 1,000,000,000; 1 in 1,000,000,000; 1 in 9,000,000,000
Answer: 1 in 1,000,000,000
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Question: On average, how many tornadoes are reported in the United States annually?
Choices: 2,000-2,500; 3,500-4,000; 3,000-3,200; 800-1,000
Answer: 800-1,000
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Question: In the southern part of the United States, what months are peak season for tornadoes?
Choices: March-May; June-August; January-Feburary; September-December
Answer: March-May
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Question: Tornadoes are transparent at first until dust and debris are picked up.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: Buildings can explode due to low pressure that comes with tornadoes.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: What time of the day do tornadoes most often strike?
Choices: 12 a.m. - 1 p.m.; 10 p.m. - 3 a.m.; 2 a.m. - 12 p.m; 3 p.m. - 9p.m.
Answer: 3 p.m. - 9p.m.
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Question: When a tornadoe warning is issued, you should get in your car and try to outrun the storm to get to safety.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: There are four laws governing thermodynamics.  The zeroth is concerned with thermal equilibrium of three systems, the first law describes that the total energy of the universe remains constant and the second law tells us that entropy of a non-equilibrium system will increase over time.  What does the third law of thermodynamics describe?
Choices: As temperature approaches absolute zero, the entropy of a system approaches a constant (Avogadros number).; As temperature approaches absolute zero, the entropy of a system approaches critical mass.; As temperature approaches absolute zero, the entropy of a system approaches a constant (zero).; As temperature approaches absolute zero, the entropy of a system approaches infinity.
Answer: As temperature approaches absolute zero, the entropy of a system approaches a constant (zero).
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Question: According to the electromagnetic spectrum, which region is the most energetic?
Choices: infrared; gamma; ultra-violet (UV); radio
Answer: gamma
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Question: Duality in quantum mechanics is used to describe these two concepts.  The Schrodinger equation is in fact the essence of duality.  Which two concepts are described in duality?
Choices: solids and liquids; temperature and volume; liquids and gases; particles and waves
Answer: particles and waves
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Question: Molecular electronic transitions (n to Î * or Î  to Î *) are are usually caused by the input of infrared radiation.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: This is an early computation device used in the 12th century by the Chinese.
Choices: Abacus; Pascaline; Napiers Bone; Jacquards Loom
Answer: Abacus
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Question: Was the Pascaline invented by Blaise Pascal?
Choices: No; Yes
Answer: Yes
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Question: What computational device was designed by Charles Babbage?
Choices: Difference Engine; Abacus; Pascaline; Holleriths Punch Card
Answer: Difference Engine
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Question: What computational device was invented in 1617?
Choices: Abacus; Napiers bones; Jacquards Loom; Analytical engine
Answer: Napiers bones
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Question: Who developed a punch card that was used with mechanical tabulating machines in the 1890 U.S. Census?
Choices: Dr. Herman Hollerith; John Napier; Joseph Marie Jacquards; Blaise Pascal
Answer: Dr. Herman Hollerith
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Question: What year was the Pascaline invented?
Choices: 1601; 1636; 1886; 1645
Answer: 1645
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Question: The Leibniz Calculator was invented in 1692.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: The muscular system composes what percent of total body weight?
Choices: 25% - 35%; 35% - 50%; 10% - 15%; 60% - 70%
Answer: 35% - 50%
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Question: Which skeletal muscle is used in blowing, whistling, and smiling?
Choices: Orbicularis oculi; Mandibular; Buccinator; Masseter
Answer: Buccinator
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Question: Which skeletal muscle raises or throws back the shoulders, assists in moving the head to one side or another, and helps hold the head erect?
Choices: Platysma; Latissimus dorsi; Trapezius; Sternocleidomastoid
Answer: Trapezius
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Question: Which skeletal muscle extends the foot, and is used to stand on tiptoes?
Choices: Gastrocnemius; Hamstrings; Soleus; Tibialis anterior
Answer: Gastrocnemius
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Question: Identify the true statement regarding cardiac muscle.
Choices: It contracts moderately fast in response to stimulation of nerve impulses.; It is attached to the skeleton and moves its parts.; It contract quickly in response to stimulation of nerve impulses.; It is voluntary.
Answer: It contracts moderately fast in response to stimulation of nerve impulses.
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Question: Identify a true characteristic of the smooth muscle tissue.
Choices: It is a muscle only found in the stomach.; It contracts quickly in response to nerve stimulation impulses.; It is voluntary.; It contracts slowly in response to nerve stimulation impulses.
Answer: It contracts slowly in response to nerve stimulation impulses.
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Question: Which skeletal muscle moves the scapula forward, as in pushing something?
Choices: Soleus; Sartorius; Sternocleidomastoid; Serratus anterior
Answer: Serratus anterior
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Question: What term refers to wasting away or degeneration of a muscle?
Choices: Dystrophy; Trophy; Atrophy; Hypertrophy
Answer: Atrophy
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Question: What word denotes the ability of the muscle to transmit impulses?
Choices: Irritability; Extensibility; Elasticity; Conductivity
Answer: Conductivity
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Question: Identify a true characteristic of skeletal muscle.
Choices: It is found in the stomach and intestines.; It is non-striated, composed of spindle shaped cells.; It is involuntary.; It is striated, made up of long slender, striped cells.
Answer: It is striated, made up of long slender, striped cells.
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Question: What sea creature has 3 hearts and 8 tentacles?
Choices: sea worm; crab; octopus; squid
Answer: octopus
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Question: A young goat is called a kid.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: What does a caterpillar turn into?
Choices: butterfly or moth; butterfly; moth; larva
Answer: butterfly or moth
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Question: What is the national flower of Wales?
Choices: Daisy; Daffodil; Rose; Posy
Answer: Daffodil
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Question: What continent are tigers native to?
Choices: South America; Africa; Europe; Asia
Answer: Asia
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Question: If Kermit the Frog were a live animal, would he be considered an amphibian?
Choices: Yes; No
Answer: Yes
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Question: The word buck is used for what male animal?
Choices: Antelope; All of these; Deer; Rabbit
Answer: All of these
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Question: What does a koala eat?
Choices: banyan tree; bamboo; eucalyptus leaves; rice
Answer: eucalyptus leaves
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Question: What continent is the aardvark native to?
Choices: Australia; America; Africa; Asia
Answer: Africa
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Question: Nag is slang for what animal?
Choices: Snake; Newt; Pony; Horse
Answer: Horse
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Question: When a patient presents with a sore throat, which of the following diagnoses may indicate immediate intubation?
Choices: Mononucleosis; Quinsy; Epiglottitis; Peri-tonsillar Abscess
Answer: Epiglottitis
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Question: All of the following medications are contraindicated during pregnancy, EXCEPT which one?
Choices: Tetracycline; Valproic Acid; Nitrofurantoin; Methotrexate
Answer: Nitrofurantoin
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Question: If a patient over the age of 50 presents with shoulder-and pelvic-girdle muscle pain, and you suspect a diagnosis of Polymyalgia Rheumatica, what question should you ask to rule out another diagnosis which often accompanies this one?
Choices: Do you get short of breath?; Does your jaw hurt when you chew?; Does it ever seem that your heart is beating fast?; Do you have tingling in your feet or toes?
Answer: Does your jaw hurt when you chew?
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Question: If a patient has chest pain and ST elevation in nearly all leads of the EKG, what is the likely diagnosis?
Choices: Acute Myocardial Infarction; Pulmonary Embolism; Pericarditis; Pneumothorax
Answer: Pericarditis
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Question: All of the following are treatments for rheumatoid arthritis EXCEPT which one?
Choices: Carbamazepine; Hydroxychloroquine; Gold; Prednisone
Answer: Carbamazepine
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Question: Which of the following opiates is most likely to cause seizures?
Choices: Morphine; Hydromorphone; Meperidine; Oxycodone
Answer: Meperidine
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Question: Treatment of asthma with a long-acting beta agonist is inadvisable unless you are also treating the asthma with a steroid.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: All of the following are common causes of elevated liver enzymes EXCEPT which one?
Choices: HMG Co-enzyme-A Reductase Inhibitors; Alcohol abuse; Cholelithiasis; Fatty Liver
Answer: Cholelithiasis
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Question: Which of the following is a possible cause of sudden-onset shortness of breath?
Choices: Neither of these; Acute myocardial infarction; Both of these; Pulmonary embolism
Answer: Both of these
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Question: Which of the following is INCORRECT?
Choices: Esophoria need not be addressed before the age of 3.; Umbilical hernias almost always resolve spontaneously by the age of 5.; Acute otitis media in a child need not be treated with an antibiotic.; In epispadias the urethral meatus is superior to its normal location.
Answer: Esophoria need not be addressed before the age of 3.
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Question: Which of the following patients should have the lowest goal low-density lipoprotein?
Choices: A 60-year-old man with erectile dysfunction and a family history of coronary artery disease; A 30-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes; A 55-year-old man with colon cancer; A 50-year-old cigarette-smoking woman with familial hypercholesterolemia
Answer: A 30-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes
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Question: Which of the following tests would be appropriate to confirm the diagnosis of B12 deficiency in a patient whose B12 level is at the low end of the normal range?
Choices: Methylmalonic Acid level; Urine Catecholamines; Folic Acid level; Haptaglobin level
Answer: Methylmalonic Acid level
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Question: It is certainly feasible to practice medicine without ever prescribing opiate medications.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: Name the first four planets of the Solar System in order of their distance from the Sun?
Choices: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars; Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury; Jupiter, Venus, Mars, Earth; Saturn, Pluto, Jupiter, Earth
Answer: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
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Question: Which of these is represented by the chemical formula C12 H22 O11?
Choices: sugar; salt; oxygen; baking soda
Answer: sugar
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Question: Mixing baking soda and vinegar in a closed container causes a tiny explosion.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: What is the largest planet in the solar system?
Choices: Neptune; Jupiter; Mars; Venus
Answer: Jupiter
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Question: What is the chemical formula for baking soda?
Choices: Co3; NaHCO3; C3H8; C12 H22 O11
Answer: NaHCO3
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Question: What is the atomic number of the chemical element chlorine?
Choices: 28; 83; 17; 9
Answer: 17
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Question: The name of which country is derived from the Latin word for silver?
Choices: Ecuador; Argentina; El Salvador; Albania
Answer: Argentina
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Question: What star is closest to the sun?
Choices: Procima Beta; Proxima Centauri; Alpha Centauri; Proxima Alpha
Answer: Proxima Centauri
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Question: The first examples of early Byzantine architecture, found in Ravenna and Constantinople, date from the reign of which Byzantine emperor?
Choices: Justinian I; Justin II; Tiberius II; Haraclius
Answer: Justinian I
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Question: The long body of the church Hagia Irene in Istanbul (former Constantinople) is covered by two domes.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: St Volodimyr Cathedral, an example of Neo-Byzantine architecture, is located in which Eastern European city?
Choices: Sofia; Kiev; St Petersburg; Moscow
Answer: Kiev
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Question: The dome of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul (former Constantinople) is supported by how many massive piers?
Choices: 3; 2; 5; 4
Answer: 4
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Question: The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, also called the Church of the Resurrection, is an example of Byzantine architecture, located in which city?
Choices: Moscow, Russia; Rome, Italy; Istanbul, Turkey; Jerusalem, Israel
Answer: Jerusalem, Israel
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Question: The Byzantine church of Hagia Irene was the seat of the Bishop of Constantinople until what year?
Choices: 738; 404; 415; 564
Answer: 415
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Question: The church of Hagia Irene, a Byzantine church, was converted into a mosque by Sultan Mehmed the Conquerer.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: Elmali Kilise, a rock sanctuary built in Byzantine style, dates back to the Comnenan period and is located in which district?
Choices: Athens; Sicily; Istanbul; Cappadocia
Answer: Cappadocia
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Question: St Marks Basilica, a prominent example of Byzantine architecture, is located in which Italian city?
Choices: Milan; Rome; Venice; Florence
Answer: Venice
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Question: Unlike most animals eyes, the eyes of fish and snakes usually have a fixed lens size. How do these animals eyes focus then?
Choices: By rotating the lens; By telescoping the lens; By tilting the lens; By bending the lens
Answer: By telescoping the lens
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Question: Which of these species has the most complex color vision known?
Choices: The Tarantula; The Bengal tiger; The Great white shark; The Mantis shrimp
Answer: The Mantis shrimp
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Question: What is the maximum angle of field of vision compound eyes can have?
Choices: 290 degrees; 360 degrees; 310 degrees; 200 degrees
Answer: 360 degrees
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Question: Almost all organisms on Earth have a vision restricted to small range of the electromagnetic spectrum (between 320 and 800 nm). This is considered to be a consequence of which of these evolutionary facts?
Choices: Life emerged on another planet; The atmosphere had different composition when life emerged; At the time when life emerged, the electromagnetic spectrum was different; Life emerged underwater
Answer: Life emerged underwater
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Question: If compared to a camera, what part of the human eye is its aperture?
Choices: Iris; Pupil; The cones; Optic nerve
Answer: Pupil
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Question: Iridology is a branch of ophthalmology that deals with diseases and treatment of the human iris.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: Which of these activities can cause permanent damage to the eyes?
Choices: Reading in poor light; Prolonged reading; None of these; Reading small print
Answer: None of these
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Question: In order to achieve the widest possible field of view, these animals have their two eyes positioned on opposite sides of their heads.
Choices: Prey animals; Predatory animals; Underwater animals; None of these
Answer: Prey animals
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Question: Stereopsis is a process in visual perception giving the organism a sensation of what?
Choices: Color; Width; Depth; Movement
Answer: Depth
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Question: Chameleons have some of the most distinctive eyes among the reptiles. The two separately moving and focusing eyes of a chameleon give it a full 360-degree arc of vision around its body, but can they also ensure sharp clear focusing on one single object?
Choices: No; Yes
Answer: Yes
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Question: What does the metric prefix kilo mean?
Choices: 1000; 10000; 100; 1000000
Answer: 1000
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Question: Which three nations have not officially adopted the metric system?
Choices: The USA, Jamaica, Libya; The USA, the United Kingdom, Malawi; The USA, Jamaica, Burma; The USA, Liberia, Myanmar
Answer: The USA, Liberia, Myanmar
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Question: Who was the first person to propose the idea of a metric system?
Choices: Gabriel Mouton; Simon Stevin; Napoleon; King Louis XIV
Answer: Simon Stevin
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Question: Which was the first nation to adopt a metric system?
Choices: Italy; Austria; France; Vatican City
Answer: France
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Question: In the metric system, what unit is used to measure temperature?
Choices: degrees Fahrenheit; degrees Centigrade(Celsius); degrees Rankine; degrees Kelvin
Answer: degrees Kelvin
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Question: What unit is used in the metric system for measuring time?
Choices: the second; the Ohm; the grad; the cell phone
Answer: the second
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Question: What does the  prefix milli mean?
Choices: 1000; 1/100000; 1/1000; 1/100
Answer: 1/1000
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Question: What does the metric prefix nano mean?
Choices: 1,000,000; 1,000,000,000; 1/1,000,000,000; 10
Answer: 1/1,000,000,000
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Question: Many computer drives have a capacity of a terabit. How many bits are in one terabit?
Choices: 1,000; 10; 8; 1,000,000,000,000
Answer: 1,000,000,000,000
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Question: There is a unit called a Yottagram. How many grams are in one Yottagram?
Choices: 10^12; 10^24; 10^18; 10^ -12
Answer: 10^24
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Question: Which nation issued the first metric currency - a unit that was divided in 100 parts?
Choices: Italy; France; Spain; The USA
Answer: The USA
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Question: The Kasson Metric Act of 1866 made the Metric System the official system of the USA, although it was repealed in 1873.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: Thomas Jefferson was a leading opponent of the metric system.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: What does XML stand for?
Choices: excellent markup language; extensive markup language; easy markup language; extensible markup language
Answer: extensible markup language
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Question: When did the Nintendo system debut in the U.S.A.?
Choices: 1998; 1980; 1985; 1970
Answer: 1985
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Question: The giant sub atomic particle collider, capable of reproducing the big bang conditions, is located in which research facility?
Choices: NASA; CERN; None of these; KAOS
Answer: CERN
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Question: This engineer, called the father of supercomputing, has been credited with creating the supercomputer industry.
Choices: Seymour Gray; Charles Babbage; Bill Gates; Steve Jobs
Answer: Seymour Gray
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Question: Why did the U.S.A. launch the Galileo space probe?
Choices: to explore Pluto; to explore Mercury; to explore Jupiter; to explore the sun
Answer: to explore Jupiter
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Question: HCl has pH close to which one of these?
Choices: 2; 4; 14; 7
Answer: 2
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Question: What is the reaction called when an acid and a base are mixed together?
Choices: single replacement; double replacement; neutralization; synthesis
Answer: neutralization
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Question: Which two of these are produced when an acid and a base are mixed together?
Choices: water and a salt; water and another base; HCl and NaOH; water and another acid
Answer: water and a salt
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Question: Bases corrode metal.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: What happens to an indicator when touched by an acid or a base?
Choices: it vibrates; it dissolves; the color changes; it corrodes
Answer: the color changes
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Question: If HCl and NaOH are combined, what compound is produced other than water?
Choices: NaCl; HNa; HOH; ClOH
Answer: NaCl
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Question: The pH of solids in solid form can be measured using indicator paper.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: A ionic compound with H (hydrogen) in the front is most likely to be which of the following?
Choices: acid; base; water; indicator
Answer: acid
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Question: What is soap?
Choices: an acid with a sour taste; an acid with a bitter taste; a base with a sour taste; a base with a bitter taste
Answer: a base with a bitter taste
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Question: What is the range of the pH scale?
Choices: 14 -- 20; (0 or 1) -- 14; 0 -- 7; -7 -- 0
Answer: (0 or 1) -- 14
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Question: Fill in the missing letter in this chain that has to do with the Solar System we live in: M, V, E, M, J, _, U, N.
Choices: R; P; S; B
Answer: S
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Question: What is the name of the Galaxy that our Solar System is a part of?
Choices: Milky Way; The Large Magellanic Cloud; Andromeda; Hollywood
Answer: Milky Way
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Question: Approximately how long is one astronomical unit (1 a.u.)?
Choices: 174,000,000 km /108,118,587 miles; 8,000,000 km/ 4,970,969 miles; 149,597,000 km/ 92,955,266 miles; 878,000,000 km/ 545,563,907 miles
Answer: 149,597,000 km/ 92,955,266 miles
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Question: Which of these values signifies the greatest temperature?
Choices: One degree Fahrenheit; One degree Celsius; One degree Rankine; One degree Kelvin
Answer: One degree Celsius
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Question: What does the abbreviation THEL stand for?
Choices: Thermabaric harmonic emergent light; Thermobaric high energy light; Titanium harmonic emergent laser; Tactical high energy laser
Answer: Tactical high energy laser
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Question: âWattle and daub is a method of construction.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: Why are recoilless guns recoilless?
Choices: Their barrels are open at both ends.; They are loaded with missiles not cannon balls.; They are made of  very heavy metals.; They are not placed on wheels.
Answer: Their barrels are open at both ends.
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Question: Which statement is true about airplanes?
Choices: To dive, elevators are up.; To dive, ailerons are down.; To dive, elevators are down.; To dive, ailerons are up.
Answer: To dive, elevators are down.
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Question: Taxonomy of vertebrates divides fishes into what two basic groups?
Choices: Gilled and non-gilled; Mammalian and non-mammalian; Nematodes and non-nematodes; Jawed and jawless
Answer: Jawed and jawless
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Question: What makes almost 99% of the visible universe?
Choices: Nitrogen; Quasars; Plasma; Solids
Answer: Plasma
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Question: What is an endothermic chemical reaction?
Choices: A chemical reaction in which energy is released; A chemical reaction in which energy is used up; A chemical reaction in which oxides are produced; A chemical reaction in which carbon compounds are involved
Answer: A chemical reaction in which energy is used up
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Question: The sky appears to be blue because of the refraction of light.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: A plane travels at 176 miles per hour for 4 hours from Chicago due East. What is the planes velocity?
Choices: 176 mph; 44 mph East; 176 mph East; 5.5
Answer: 176 mph East
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Question: The Metal Storm weapons, that can fire tens of thousands of rounds a minute, were developed where?
Choices: Belgium; Australia; Livermore, California; Piscatawny, New Jersey
Answer: Australia
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Question: What do we call cells with a nucleus?
Choices: Mitochondrial; Golgi; Eukaryotic; Prokaryotic
Answer: Eukaryotic
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Question: When buying a prebuilt (Dell, Gateway, Acer, HP etc...) computer with a hard drive capacity of 250 GB, what will the functional capacity of the hard drive display as when looking at the properties of C drive?
Choices: 232.8 GB; 240 GB; 250 GB; 249.9 GB
Answer: 232.8 GB
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Question: If a computer system displays less memory than what is installed, what are the most likely causes for this discrepancy? ( example: a system comes with 2 GB of RAM installed but system info displays 1896 MB of RAM)
Choices: There are a full 2 GB of ram installed, however other devices (video card etc) have been designated a portion of the system RAM to function.; System has 2 separate 1 GB sticks installed to equal 1896 MB of Ram. If a single 2B stick was installed it would read correctly.; RAM measurements are similar to the hard drive discrepancy in that a GB definition difference exists between the manufacturer and the operating system.; The manufacturer rounds up to the measurement to the nearest GB for ease of sale. The Operating system reads the actual amount of the chip(s).
Answer: There are a full 2 GB of ram installed, however other devices (video card etc) have been designated a portion of the system RAM to function.
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Question: Generally computers are sold with RAM in 1GB denominations. Is it generally possible to add RAM to the system later to have 1.5 GB of RAM?
Choices: No; Yes
Answer: Yes
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Question: When running a 32-bit operating system which amount of RAM can you not functionally upgrade your system to?
Choices: 4 GB; 3.5 GB; 1 GB; 3 GB
Answer: 4 GB
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Question: An LCD monitor with a DVI or VGA connector can be connected to a laptop computer with the same connectors, as a second monitor.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: Which one of the following is indicative of Direct Disc Labeling capabilities?
Choices: LightScribe; SATA 3.0Gb/s; Sharpie enabled; DL DVDÂ±RW/CD-RW
Answer: LightScribe
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Question: What is FireWire?
Choices: a quality mouse by Logitech; a method of transporting data between two digital devices; a peer to peer sharing website for music and file sharing; a movie
Answer: a method of transporting data between two digital devices
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Question: This Microsoft operating system, formerly codenamed Blackcomb and Vienna, is intended to succeed Windows Vista.
Choices: Mojave; Vista; Mac OS X Leopard; 7
Answer: 7
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Question: If a wireless network is set up in a home, yet the signal is weak in certain areas, you may buy one of these to increase the existing signal strength.
Choices: Repeater; Modem; Router; Satellite Dish
Answer: Repeater
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Question: Windows Vista commercials have boasted of the Record Live Television capability of the operating system. What is necessary to use this function?
Choices: Optical Drive; Cable Box; Digital Television; TV Tuner Card
Answer: TV Tuner Card
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Question: What is the number of amino acids commonly associated with the mammalian protein?
Choices: 25; 23; 20; 46
Answer: 20
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Question: All mammalian amino acids have which Greek letter designating their relation to the carbon atom to which different groups are attached?
Choices: Delta; Sigma; Beta; Alpha
Answer: Alpha
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Question: The carbon atom in amino acids has four elements/groups attached to it in all amino acids (except for proline). Which of the following is not among these four?
Choices: Carboxyl group; R-group (including another hydrogen); Methyl group; Hydrogen
Answer: Methyl group
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Question: On average, only one baby in 10,000,000 is born with a tooth.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: A rodents teeth will grow continuously for its entire lifetime.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: Which of these people was a dentist?
Choices: Thomas Alva Edison; Samuel F.B. Morse; Paul Revere; DeWit Clinton
Answer: Paul Revere
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Question: What is true about elephant tusks?
Choices: They are highly developed canine teeth.; They are not teeth.; They are not really made of ivory.; They are highly developed incisors.
Answer: They are highly developed incisors.
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Question: Which of these animals only has molars?
Choices: Adult penguins; Adult aardvarks; Adult  wolves; Adult minnows
Answer: Adult aardvarks
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Question: Which of these animals have no teeth?
Choices: snails; Turtles; Hares; Wombats
Answer: Turtles
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Question: Which of these are heterodonts?
Choices: Snails; Humans; Turtles; Sharks
Answer: Humans
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Question: Which mammal has the most teeth?
Choices: The spinner dolphin; The tiger seal; The dingo; The giant armadillo
Answer: The spinner dolphin
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Question: Select the incorrect statement.
Choices: Over 80 % of an elephants tusk is visible-the rest lies inside the gums.; Aside from the elephant, the walrus has the largest tusks.; The tusks of a male elephant grow about 18 cm a year.; Biologists have found that the tooths weight and its need for muscular development has greatly influenced the development of the mammalian skull.
Answer: Over 80 % of an elephants tusk is visible-the rest lies inside the gums.
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Question: Every mammal has teeth.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: The narwhale has two teeth in its upper jaw, one of which develops into a horn-like protrusion (this is true).
Choices:  is almost always the left one that  becomes the horn.; False; True
Answer: True
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Question: The most common  fossil is the tooth.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: Consider all animals that ever lived. Which animal had the longest teeth?
Choices: The Malaysian elephant.; The straight-tusked elephant; The mammoth; The Asian elephant
Answer: The straight-tusked elephant