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There is some controversy over whether penguins need
- A.
Fish
- B.
Oxygen
- C.
Toothbrushes
- D.
Sweaters
Correct Answer
D. SweatersExplanation
Answer: Sweaters
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- 2.
In astronomer Johannes Kepler's Somnium (1608), the narrator recounts a dream in which he was
- A.
Watching a sunset on the moon
- B.
Reading a book
- C.
Rowing a boat
- D.
Riding on horseback
Correct Answer
B. Reading a bookExplanation
Answer: Reading a book
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- 3.
A remipede is
- A.
A pale crustacean with no eyes
- B.
A mnemonic device
- C.
An insect with an odd number of legs
- D.
An early tracked vehicle
Correct Answer
A. A pale crustacean with no eyesExplanation
Answer: a pale crustacean with no eyes
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Which of the following is FALSE:
- A.
More than 90% of crucifixion scenes show Jesus facing toward the left side of the frame
- B.
In official portraits for the Royal Society, most scientists face the right side
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In Western theaters, as soon as the curtain rises, audiences look left
- D.
East Asian viewers tend to scan art from left to right
Correct Answer
D. East Asian viewers tend to scan art from left to rightExplanation
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- 5.
The average household uses slightly more energy per year on their HD-DVR device and HD box together than
- A.
A Sony alarm clock
- B.
A rechargeable Philips Sonicare electric toothbrush
- C.
A General Electric microwave
- D.
An Energy Star refrigerator
Correct Answer
D. An Energy Star refrigeratorExplanation
Answer: An Energy Star refrigerator
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- 6.
Between 2002 and 2009, New York City detained 79 people for
- A.
Diverting storm water
- B.
Circulating alternative currencies
- C.
Refusing tuberculosis treatment
- D.
Manufacturing their own biodiesel
Correct Answer
C. Refusing tuberculosis treatmentExplanation
Answer: refusing tuberculosis treatment
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In 1791, Samuel Taylor Coleridge attempted to refashion into a series of Pindric odes this text:
- A.
Euclid's "The Elements"
- B.
Newton's "The Principia"
- C.
Descartes' "Geometry"
- D.
John Wallis's "Arithmatic of Infinities"
Correct Answer
A. Euclid's "The Elements"Explanation
Answer: Euclid's "The Elements"
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- 8.
Colon cancer screening reduces the number of deaths due to colon cancer. What is less clear is whether
- A.
It causes glaucoma
- B.
It saves lives
- C.
Immunizations work
- D.
Genetic testing is cheaper
Correct Answer
B. It saves livesExplanation
Answer: it saves lives
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- 9.
Yoshino cherry blossoms bloom 6-10 days after
- A.
Puffy white buds appear
- B.
Florets become visible
- C.
Peduncle elongation
- D.
Stamen extension
Correct Answer
C. Peduncle elongationExplanation
Answer: peduncle elongation
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Which of the following is FALSE
- A.
38% of American science articles are written by women
- B.
Between 2009 and 2013, 81% of the contributors to the Best American Science Writing were men
- C.
To pass the Finkbeiner Test, a story about a female scientist may not mention her husband's job
- D.
Men outnumber women in science journalism programs
Correct Answer
D. Men outnumber women in science journalism programsExplanation
Answer: Men outnumber women in science journalism programs
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