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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What year was the C.I.A. created? | 1947 |
| What was the last year when U.S. automobiles were manufactured with a positive ground? | 1955. The exception was the 1955 Packard which retained a (6 volt) positive ground. |
| When did the U.S. Treasury Department take control of the Federal Reserve Bank? | 2020 |
| In what year was the book 1984 written? When was it published? | It was written in 1948; Published in 1949. |
| What is the Bushido Code? | A code of ethics for Japanese warrior class. |
| What triggered World War I? | The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. |
| What is a "Baby Act" in legalese? | An (illegal) contract where one party is a minor (example: Social Security) |
| When was World War I? | 1914-1918 |
| In what year did Hitler become chancellor of Germany? | 1933 |
| In what year was the book Brave New World published? | 1932 |
| 1) Which Dalai Lama adopted the Tibetan flag? 2) In what year? | 1) 13th Dalai Lama 2) 1916 |
| In what year did the Parker Brothers Ouija board debut? | 1966 |
| What was Henry Ford's first car and what kind of fuel did it use? | Model T; hemp oil |
| What was the main reason why the United States had a battle with Mexico? | Mexico was not willing to return slaves to the United States who had escaped to Mexico for freedom. |
| Who were the first slaves in the United States and why were they supplanted with Africans? | Native Americans. Native Americans were dying of smallpox. |
| In what year was the Louisiana Purchase? | 1803 |
| What country has two capitals and what are they? | Bolivia (La Paz, Sucre) |
| In what countries is the 0 degree prime meridian located (middle earth)? | England, Spain, France, Burkina Faso |
| Who invented paper? | The Chinese (China). |
| In what year was the Bolshevik revolution? | 1917 |
| Name at least one white (Caucasian) abolitionist. | Cassius Clay |
| Why do some cultures believe that Pleiades constellation has 6 stars while others believe that they have 7? | Because only 6 stars can be seen with the naked eye and the indigenous cultures did not have a telescope to view them. |
| What was the "Dix"? | A currency that was circulated by Louisiana Citizens Bank. |
| If mind control is taking responsibility and ownership of one's mind then gun control is_______. | If mind control is taking responsibility and ownership of one's mind, then gun control is taking responsibility and ownership of one's gun. |
| When doing a brake job which wheel should you bleed first? | The wheel furthest away from the steering wheel? |
| What is the function of a differential in an automobile? | It converts the rotation from the engine to the wheels |
| How does an automatic transmission work? | It takes the oil from the torque converter (which is attached to the engine) and splashes it onto the transmission whose mechanical rotation is transferred to the differential. |
| Ghengis Khan is to Mongolia as_________is to Russia. | Peter the Great. |
| Why did Franklin D. Roosevelt have to use a cane? | He was one of the few (wealthy) people to receive early experimental antibiotics which damaged his body and thus he had to use a cane. Contrary to popular belief he did not have polio. |
| What is a grandfather clause? | It is a term that was used to systematically deny someone something. Example: If your grandfather was in jail then you should be too, if your grandfather owned land or voted then you could too. |
| Who was William Grant Still? | He was the first African-American composer. |
| What are the phases of Mitosis cell division? | Interphase, Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telaphase, Cytokinesis |
| What coroner performed autopsies on both Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Swedish prime minster Olof Palme? | Milan Valverius |
| How do you read the quadratic formula? | The OPPOSITE of b plus or minus the square root of b squared minus 4ac divided by 2a. If b is -2 for example then you plug in a positive 2. |
| What is Russia's oldest university and when was it founded? | Moscow State University. Founded in 1755, approx. two decades before the U.S. Declaration of Independence. |
| How do you test a catalytic converter? | You get the temperature both ahead of and behind the catalytic converter. There should be a 100-300 degree temperature drop. If not, then the catalytic converter is not functionally properly. |
| Why don't we just use water in a car radiator to help cool the engine instead of radiator coolant? | Because the boiling point of water is too low and the water would just evaporate. |
| What former U.S. president voted against every proposed civil rights and voting legislation act from 1937 to 1957? | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| What over the counter drug has long been used to treat malaria? | Hydroxychloroquine |
| From philosophical perspective, what is the ultimate aim or purpose of all of the "auxiliary" components under the hood of a car (the battery, ignition coil, pistons, spark plugs, fuel injection)? | To create a rotary motion in the engine which is then transferred to the wheels to propel the car. |
| Who were the first Christians? | The Ethiopians. |
| Explain the difference between mean, median, and mode. | |
| How did gold medalist Peekabo Street become so named? | She was asked by her parents at 4 years old as to what she wanted her name to be and she picked Peekabo, her favorite game. |
| 1) The 1893 World's Exposition hosted a viking ship that sailed from Norway and landed in what U.S. city? 2) Where is the ship located now? | The ship landed in Chicago where it is now. |
| What is the Golden Mean? | Otherwise known as the Fibonnaci sequence, the Golden Mean is the sum of the previous number to itself. (Example: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5 8, 13, 21, 34, 55...) |
| What was the motivation for Viktor Schauberger's "Wood Water main? | He arrived at the concept after the awareness of a rise in cancer rates in the United States after the introduction of steel pipes. |
| What material is ten times stronger than steel, can power a car, and cure cancer? | Hemp. |
| What is the C.D.C? | A 501c3 non-government organization. (Examples: American Dowsers, La Leche League, Hugs etc.) |
| What is quackery? | "Medical methods that do not work and are only intended to make money." |
| According to Article 1, Section 3, Clause 6 of the U.S. constitution, who must preside over an impeachment trial? | The Chief Justice, otherwise the entire proceeding is invalid. |
| What freeway runs through Texas? | Hwy 10 |
| What was the longest 1960s protest against superhighway construction in urban areas? | The San Francisco freeway revolt. |
| What formula are archaeologists using to falsely rectify carbon dating? | Every date before 600 B.C, dividing it by 80 and multiplying by 100. |
| Which ginseng (Chinese, American, Korean, or Siberian) demonstrated 100% protection against every viral infection? | Siberian Ginseng. |
| What country has five branches of government? | Venezuela |
| Was Lincoln a democrat or a republican? | A republican. |
| Pakistan is to India and _______ is to Russia. | The Ukraine. |
| What is friendly fire? | An attack by military or police on friendly or neutral troops or police officers while attempting to attack the enemy. Example: January 6th Capitol rally. |
| Whose medical advice lead to the creation of the A.M.A. (American Medical Association)? | Edgar Cayce |
| Contrary to popular belief, what was the cause of death for Napolean? | Napolean I died due to allopathic treatment of scabies which lead to epilepsy and ultimately stomach cancer. |
| On what bark did George Washington's army sustain themselves on at the battle of Valley Forge? | They were kept alive by eating the inner bark of the slippery elm tree. |
| 1) In what year was the Bureau of Investigation (later re-branded as the F.B.I.) created? 2) Under what president? | The Bureau of Investigation was created in 1908 under president Theodore Roosevelt. |
| 1) What country donated (gifted) the statue of liberty 2) Who designed the Statue of Liberty? 3) Where was it constructed? 4) When was the statue of liberty disassembled in France (before it was shipped to the United States)? | 1) France 2) Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi 3) France 4) 1885 |
| Who is was the only American scientist to predict and name a major quake? | Jim Berkland, a California geologist who predicted the October 17, 1989 “World Series Quake.” |
| Define wrest. | 1) to pull or force away violently 2) to take by force; usurp |
| 1) What is the Magna Carta? 2) When was it signed? | "An agreement imposed on King John of England by rebellious barons in order to limit the king's power and prevent arbitrary royal acts like land confiscation and unreasonable taxes." 2) June 15, 1215 |
| Pronounce unalienable. | auh-leen-a-ble |
| Sulfur has been missing from American food since 1) what year 2) why? | 1) Since 1954. 2) Due to mandated artificial fertilizer. |
| What is the state flower for Vermont? | Red Clover (trifolium pratense) |
| When is the 14th Dalai Lama's birthday? | 7-6-1935 (Tenzin Gyatso) |
| When was Bette Davis born? | 1908, the same year as the FBI. |
| What is the capital of Hungary? | Budapest |
| What literary work opens with "It was a bright cold day in April and the clocks were striking thirteen."? | 1984 |
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