Chris's Quiz!Ver. 3.2 08-20-00

      Part 2 -- The Next Fifteen Questions

      Warning!  Some may be trick questions!  Read carefully!

      1) Outer space is very:

        Hot
        Cold
        Both
        Neither 
         
      2) American scientists stayed in the Russian Mir Space station for many months and did experiments.  We delivered and picked them up with the shuttle and brought the Russians some extra supplies.
      What was the overall financial arrangement between us and Russia?
        They paid us for bringing supplies to them
        We called it even for letting our men stay on the Mir
        We paid them $1,000,000 to allow our scientists to stay on the Mir
        We paid them $10,000,000  to allow our scientists to stay on the Mir
        We paid them $200,000,000 to allow our scientists to stay on the Mir
        We paid them $400,000,000 to allow our scientists to stay on the Mir 
         
      3) The murder rate in our country goes down almost every year.  This is thought to be the result of:
        Stricter laws and enforcement
        A kinder, gentler America
        The Korean and Vietnam Wars
        Bigger prison populations, all the bad guys are locked up
        Television Sitcoms
          
         
      4) A standard roll of US quarters is worth $10 US:
        True
        False 
         
      5) Who were these three brothers?:  Jerome Horwitz, Moses Horwitz, and Samuel Horwitz.
       
      6) On average. how often is there a flash of lightning on Earth?
        A few per hour
        10 per minute
        1 per second
        10 per second
        100 per second
           .

      7) What was the original purpose of that tower-type thing on top of the Empire State Building?  (see photo)

        Observation tower
        Just to make the building taller
        Zeppelin mooring mast
        A base for radio & TV transmitters and antennas
        Giant lighting rod to protect all of New York City 
           
      8) There is more sea than earth?
        True
        False 
         
      9) Australia is a continent?
        True
        False 
         
      10) Classify the following by US Government standards:
       
         
        Tomatoes Fruit Vegetable Neither
        Ketchup Fruit  Vegetable Neither
        Chestnuts Fruit  Vegetable Neither
        Strawberries Fruit Vegetable Neither
        Peanuts Fruit Vegetable Neither 
        

      
11) Other
than the fertilizer applied by man, where does most soil get its fertilizer 
from, such as Nitrogen?

        Rotting
leaves and other plant materials

        Animal
dung

        Lightning
bolts

        Desert
winds

        Methane
from cow flatulence

        Bill
Clinton

         
        

      
12) How
many times does "United States" appear on the new $20 bill?

      

       
      
13) If
all 1 billion people in China all jumped up in the air at the same time,
what would happen to the Earth?

        Nothing

        A
few earthquakes around the globe from the shock

        The
Earth would be knocked from its orbit

         
        

      
 14)
George Lucas named the lead character "Indiana Jones" in the movie Raiders
of the Lost Ark.  So then Steven Spielburg got to name the female
lead in the second Indiana Jones movie "Willie Scott".  They both
named the characters after:

        Heroes
from movies they saw as kids

        Heroes
from books they read as kids

        Real-life
adventurers

        Their
wives

        Their
dogs

        Financial
backers
      


       
      
15) If
the Earth was shrunk down to the size of a billiard ball, would you be
able to feel the mountains and valleys?

        Yes

        No
      


        

         
        

      
And a Bonus
Question just for the Holiday
Season!

       16)
Why is Santa Claus's suit Red in color?

        He's
a Communist

        A
Coca-Cola promotional deal

        The
Color of St. Nicholas's robes

        Red
and Green are traditional German Christmas colors and Green didn't look
good

        Just
a cheery color for bleak winter

        Federal
regulations
      


      

      

      

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