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Great World War
1. World War I was the ultimate outgrowth of a chain reaction starting with an assassination that took place in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Who was the victim of that assassination?
2. What country was the first to declare war in the sequence of events …Read more.
Government and History
1. One of the chief characters in discussions of the Wild West is the sheriff. Where did the word "sheriff" originate?
2. Only one president of the United States ever served in the U.S. Senate after completing his presidential term. Who …Read more.
Hair
1. This filamentous biomaterial grows from follicles found in the dermis. What is it?
2. The average numbers of hair on the head is highest with people of this hair color. Name it.
3. True or false: Hair grows faster in cold weather.
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Richard Wagstaff ‘Dick' Clark
1. In what year did "American Bandstand" first air on television? For bragging rights, also name the city where it aired.
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Weather in the U.S.1. This is the combination of wind and temperature and is based on the rate of heat loss from exposed skin, such as that of a person or animal. Name it. 2. True or false: One inch of rain is equivalent to one foot of snow. 3. This refers to a warming of the Pacific Equatorial waters and a slackening of the Trade Winds over those waters. What is it? 4. This climate condition existed between 1500 - 1850, and it impacted both the English colonization of Jamestown, Va., in 1607 as well as causing trees in the British Isles to split. Name the condition. 5. What impacts can mid-Atlantic states expect from a "Great Nor'easter"? 6. This jet stream is most influential on the weather in the United States and drives mid-latitude cyclones, which produce most of the nation's precipitation. Name it. 7. True or false: Cold fronts occur in a pressure trough. 8. The sun's rays directly strike the earth's surface twice each year.
9. What do Meteorologists mean when they refer to advection? 10. This process is responsible for the formation of frost. Name it. Answers: 1. Wind chill. 2. False: 10 inches of snow melts down to about an inch of liquid rain. 3. El Nino. 4. A cool spell in North America and Western Europe that historians refer to as a "Little Ice Age." 5. Nor'easters are responsible for hazardous winter weather, which may include high winds, flooding along the coast, heavy snow and sometimes blizzard-like conditions. 6. The polar front jet. 7. True. 8. Once on March 21st and again on Sept. 21st. 9. The transfer of heat or matter by the flow of a fluid in a horizontal flow. 10. Deposition, which is the process of water vapor going from its vapor state to its frozen state. Take "The Answer Man" to work or to school. Challenge your friends for "Bragging Rights." Send your questions and answers to: The Answer Man, Dawn Seamans-Shook. ACSTAM@gmail.com COPYRIGHT 2011 CREATORS.COM
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