Problem: A way of looking at mathematical relationships and operations using abstract symbols instead of specific numbers is called what?
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A: algebra

Q: Which future king was the first Englishman to be given the title of Prince of Wales?
A: edward ii

Problem: Who was the mother of King James I of England?
Answer: mary queen of scots

Q: The book and the musical 'Phantom of the Opera' are set in which city?
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A: paris

Q: Which scale that is used for measuring the intensity of an earthquake (not Richter!) quantifies its effects on humans, objects of nature, and man-made structures on a scale of I through XII with XII denoting total destruction?
What is the answer?

A: mercalli intensity scale

Mei Li:
A babirusa is wild variety of which animal??
Shuai Zheng:
pig