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Trivia

Mixed Bag III

1.What does the physicist Bernoulli state in his law? In other words, his law states the law of ________?
*gravity *lift
*Drag *air
2.Which of these numbers most closely represents the symbol 'pi'?
*4.15 *3.14
*6.25 *2.99
3.Which 'Windows' operating system was released in early 2000?
*Windows NT 6.0
*Windows for Palm
*Windows Me
*Windows 2000
4.In the movie 'Notting Hill', who plays the film star Anna Scott?
*Hugh Grant
*Kate Winslet
*Julia Roberts
*Lepronero Chichiani
5.Which of these countries is a micro-state?
*Japan
*Mongolia
*San Marino
*Columbia
6.What is Newton's third law?
*Things aren't always wrong.
*There is always something holding you back.
*All animals have backbones.
*For every action, there is an equal and opposite re-action.
7.Which is the correct spelling?
*nateuropathy
*netaropaphy
*nutaropathy
*naturopathy
8.Which of these mountain ranges share their name with the type of rock they were formed from?
*Grand Tetons
*Dolomites
*Ghats
*Appalachians
9.Approximately how many degrees from vertical does the earth's axis tilt?
*23.5 degrees
*76.5 degrees
*10 degrees
*90 degrees
10.Which of the following is a branch of the Nile River?
*Yellow Nile
*Blue Nile
*Green Nile
*Brown Nile
11.What is the name of earth's moon?
*Europa *Lexton
*Luna *Titan
12.What eye disorder is caused by inadequate drainage of excess fluid?
13.In what year was the United Nations founded?
*1919 *1945
*1952 *1938
14.In the Olympics, which event is NOT part of the modern day pentathlon?
*cross-country running
*swimming
*long jump
*fencing
15.What was the name of the family that Maria worked for in the movie 'The Sound Of Music'?
16.What is the longest river in the world?
*Amazon
*Nile
*Yangtze
*Mississippi-Missouri
17.What is the most popular ice cream flavour?
18.Which is the largest of these birds?
*Condor
*Golden Eagle
*Bald Eagle
*Great-horned Owl
19.How fast does a rocket travel?
*41,440 miles per hour
*2050 miles per hour
*17,500 miles per hour
*10,000 miles per hour
20.Your 'patella' is what part of your body?
*Head *teeth
*Toe *knee cap

Answers
1.lift
It stated that the area on top of the wing had to be longer.
2.3.14
3.Windows 2000
4.Julia Roberts
5. San Marino
6. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
7. naturopathy
It is a type of treatment for diseases.
8. Dolomites
9.23.5 degrees
10.Blue Nile
11.Luna
12.Glaucoma
The poor drainage leads to an increase in pressure of the intraocular fluid in the eye.
13.1945
14.long jump
15.Von Trapp
16.Nile
17.Vanilla
18.Condor
19.17,500 miles per hour
A trip that would take six hours in an airplane would take about 10 minutes in a rocket.
20.knee cap