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queen of Great Britain - Windsor
next
in line to become the monarch of Great Britain – Prince Charles (maybe Windsor)
the
president of Microsoft Corporation – Gates
member
of the Shoshone tribe who guided Lewis and Clark –
Sacagawea
her
face will be seen on what –1 dollar coin
US
president who resigned his office – Nixon
A
company that controls a business or industry and uses its power to hinder
Scientist who study
fossils – paleontologist
The ancient remains
of plants and animals, usually found in. stone –fossils
A
disease-preventive, usually made from the dead or weakened cells of
The disease itself-In the Constitution,
to charge someone with a "high crime or misdemeanor" –treason
who controlled most
of the U.S. of industry at the turn
of the century-. Rockefeller
The first law Congress passed to limit the power of trusts was – Sherman anti- trust law
The
final agreement about how the Palestinians and Israel will share land and
Security arrangements is called ____________ _______________ talks – Wye River Talks
when was the war
during which Israel take control of what is referred to as the
Occupied lands –19617
What was the name
of that war – Six Day War
what is Israel
supposed to get for returning the occupied territories to the
what are four major
questions for these final agreements –
who get Jerusalem? what will happen to settlements?
Paleontologists in
Oklahoma unearthed vertebrae from the largest dinosaur ever
discovered which they named -in what
period did this dinosaur live – Sauropseidon
first PGA Tour player to win four tournaments in a row – Nelson
U.S. Trade
Representative –Barshefsky
The U.S. is backing
what country in its bid to enter the World Trade Organization - China
The
president of China – Zemin
The
acronym NASA represents – National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Scientist
who studies space – Astronomer
who
led a protest in Decatur, Illinois about the expulsion of seven high school
Students for fighting at a football game – Jackson
What
telescope has been taking pictures of outer space for ten years – Hubble
What
are stars made of –
Earth
is part of what galaxy – Milky Way
what
is a collapsed star that has such strong gravitational pull not even light
Can escape it –Black Hole
What animal does
mutton come from? - Sheep
what
are the letters representing the ruling party in Mexico – Pri
who
is the winner of this party's presidential nomination – Labastida
What
is the basic unit of currency in Mexico- peso
archbishop in Anglican church, winner of 1984 Nobel Peace Prize, chairman of Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa -Tutu
Former U.S. senator who helped negotiate the peace in Northern Ireland -Mitchell
Leader of the Protestant political side( the Ulster Unionists Party) in Northern Ireland -Trimble
The political wing of the Irish Republican Army - Sinn Fein
The leader of this group - Adams
What does the acronym NTSB
represent-
A medical procedure that surgically implants a foreign organ into a body - transplant
A cell from which other cells can grow - stem cell
The two religious groups that have been fighting in Northern Ireland -Protestants and Catholics
The three countries that make up Great Britain -England, Northern Ireland, Scotland
what is the name of the nation that shares the island with Northern
Ireland
The special name the Irish have given to the warfare in their country -Troubles
what is the purpose of the United Nations -maintain international peace
what factor is used to determine how many electoral votes a state gets -population
The three branches of government -Executive, Judicial, Legislature
The government's plan for raising and spending money -budget
Where does the biggest share of the government's money come from -taxes
How large is this share of each dollar
collected
Taxes that businesses and industries pay on their profits -franchise tax
How much of the spending in the federal government's budget is mandatory -
Spending that can be changed from year to year -discretionary
An attempt to overthrow a leader or government -
after what w& was the United Nations founded -WW2
a group made up of 134 nations from
around the world met recently in Seattle.
The acronym of this group is WTO which represents -World Trade Organization
The U.S. labor union that represents truck drivers and others that
is opposed to
The WTO -
What does the acronym FDA represent -Food and Drug Administration
The president of Nigeria -Abubakr
A chemical used to kill insects -pesticides
A chemical used to kill plants -herbicides
The study of how muscles, joints, and bones react to physical activity -physiology
The exchange of goods between nations -trade
When the U.S. said it didn't want to import shrimp from other countries that
WTO said the U.S. couldn't set the rules
for other countries. This
Scientists make GM food by changing a plant's DNA. What
does GM food stand
Some people call GM food 'CEranken Food" , why -maybe Frankenstein b/c I got this answer from Ben Nace
What does the acronym OSHA represent -Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA's new set of rules deal with a certain type of injury, called an MSD.
What does MSD represent -musculoskeletal disorder
What parts of the body does MSD affect -
What is the most populous nation in Africa -Nigeria????
On Oct. 1,
1960, this nation became independent after being a colony of what
In the 1 870s a traveling
salesman came up with the idea of using mail-order to
The giant panda who died at the age of 28, or 90 in human
years. He suffered
newly elected president of Uruguay -?????
what
country did Elian Gonzolea come from before he was rescued by two fisherman. The
young boy was found clinging to an inner tube in the Atlantic Ocean - Cuba
the
highest ranking woman in the United States government and her position –
what
does the acronym NASA represent –
a
U.S. space vehicle that was supposed to see if there was water on Mars which
did not successfully establish contact – Mars polar lander
the act of moving
permanently into a country –
a group of people
agreeing not to buy a product or use a service in order to
protest something –
is a Martian year
longer or shorter than an Earth year and why? –
what does Y2K stand
for?
name
the president of the NAACP –
what
does the acronym NAACP represent –
what
name was given to American Indians who used their native languages to send military messages during WWII
–
where was the
Constitution written –
what animal is the
symbol of the Republican Party –
what animal is the
symbol of the Democratic Party –
what three leaders
divided the countries Germany took over in WWII and
what country did each represent –
suspected terrorist
leader blamed for the bombing of U.S. embassies in Africa –
Leader of Libya - Gaddafi
The man in charge of our nation's drug policy –
"You have the
right to remain silent. Any statements you make can be used
against you In a court of law what are these words of warning called?-Miranda
Surgeon
General -
House
Minority Leader -
Secretary
of Agriculture –
Head of the FBI -Freeh
President of
France-
What
are three specific qualifications for a person to become President of the
United States
What
does the acronym FTC represent -
What
president originally appointed Alan Greenspan to be chairman of the Federal
Reserve -
First freely –elected president of Russia who resigned 12/31/99 –
Acting president of Russia –
Environmental activist who spent two years living in a giant redwood tree
–
Six year old Cuban boy who is the center of an international dispute
over his custody –
First czar of
Russia –
How did he get this
nickname? -
Overthrow of a government Usually by members of the government or
military – coup or coop
Capital of Russia –
From 1918 until 1991 Russia was part of the USSR which stands for –
Who controlled the USSR –
A Russian state that wants to break away from Russia and form its own
state –
What is the name of the area which is the center of the argument between
Israel And Syria –Golen Heights
Why is water so
important to the Israelis and the Syrians? –
What is a
millennium -
Name the area in
New York City that people gathered to watch the ball drop –
Where does each day
begin and end –
What does the
acronym FEMA represent –
On which continent
is France –
In which French
city was the famous Notre Dame Cathedral damaged in the Storm after Christmas
1999 –
To resolve the
recent hijacking of an Indian Airlines plane, India released –
What country did
India accuse of being involved in the hijacking –
Name the likely
candidates in the New York Senate race –
spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church –
where does he live -Rome
he is from what country –
in business, the combining of two or more companies –
to forcibly steal some sort of vehicle –
a special election in which metribers of the same political party run
against each other to see who will become the party's nominee for office –Primary
George W. Bush and
John McCain belong to what political party –
Bill Bradley and M
Gore are the candidates for what
political party –
A person who is
committed to vote for a certain candidate at a convention –
Where does the
first actual primary take place on February 1 –
An office-seeker
who already holds the office he or she is running for –
Where will the
Republicans hold their convention –
Where will the
Democrats hold their convention –
What is the largest
proposed merger -
How old are these companies individually –
What businesses are each of these companies in –
Which company has more money in sales –
A Pakistani cleric freed after a plane hijacking has declared a holy war
against –
For about 90 years India and Pakistan were one country ruled by –
Pakistan '5 main religion is -Muslim
India's main religion is –
Which nation (India or Pakistan) got control of the larger part of Kashmir when The U.N. arranged a cease fire –India
Most of the people
in Kashmir belong to what religion –
What mountain range
runs through Kashmir –
In 1839, China
declared war on Great Britain because of the illegal trade of the addictive drug
opium. This war was known as –First Open War?????
Great Britain
defeated China and acquired what southern island of China's –
What former Chilean
dictator was declared too sick to stand trial by British Officials-
What
state still flies the Confederate flag over its state capitol –
The Secretary of Commerce-
The Secretary of Housing and Human Development –
The Secretary of Energy –
what does the acronym NAACP represent –look above for it in the previous
2 pages
name the quiz show contestant in the 1950s who admitted that he was
given answers to questions –
the study of various groups in a population –
in business, a company that controls a service or industry –
the act of refil sing to economically support a group in order to bring
about change –boycott
what do most African Americans regard the Confederate flag as a symbol of-slavery
what are smart guns –
what is the Earned Income Tax Credit -
a rocky mass that travels around the sun –
when an animal has died out complete it is said to be – extinct
the term for the number of people living in a town, city, state, or
country –
the census predicts that by the year 2100, what will be the nation's
largest minority group –
Time Warner now has announced another major merger. This time it is with
a British music company named- EMI
Why did the United States support South Vietnam during the Vietnam War -
Who was the U.S president in 1968 –
Name of the flying monkey with that smokes cigars in space- Space monkey
The new president of Chile –
Tv's longest and greatest running prime-time cartoon –
what former basketball star became part owner of the Washington Wizards- Jordan
first African
American to play major league professional sports in the 2O~ century –
Robinson
what
team did he join –
what
term is used for a taxation system in which everyone pays the same
The
separation ofycople on racial lines –
the
systematic killing of a group of people –
John
McCain is a senator from what state –
What were Jim Crow laws -all public facilities had to be separated form whiteys and blacks
Name the two tribes that have been struggling for control of
Burundi since
of these tribes
controls most of Burundi's government –
of these tribes
make up 85% of Burundi's population –
former president of
South Africa was asked to lead the Burundian
U.S.
Ambassador to the United Nations –
Secretary
General of the United Nations –
What
country directly north of Burundi suffered with a terrible genocide
In
which European country is there much flexor over the government coalition
capital
of Chechnya –
president of Russia- Putin
North
Carolina Senator who has harshly criticized United Nations in the past, spoke
before the U.N. Security Council recently –Helms
Indonesia's
vice president – Sukarnoputri
Patients
and staff were
freed after being held hostage for 22 hours by
in what country- Thailand
How
old are the leaders of this group - 12 years old twins
I
forgot this page or can’t find it on my hard drive.
an organization of 15 European nations bound together by trade and other economic interests –European Union
Jorg Haider is the leader of the Freedom Party in -Austria
Prime Minister of Great Britain -Blair
in parliamentary government, the uniting of two or more political parties to gain control –Coalition
when the government takes in more than it spends it results in a –surplus
when does the 2001 fiscal year begin -October 1st, 2000
the national debt is more than-3 trillion; somebody pay it off!
name the program that is set up to help older people pay for doctor bills and hospital costs –medicare
some budget items &e mandatory. another type of spending that can changed as needed is called –discretionary
name the 15 member countries of the European Union – 1. Austria, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, France, Germany, Sweden, Great Britain, Ireland, Finland, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg, Denmark
name the capital of Austria –Vienna
what is the difference between a threatened species and an endangered
species? –TS: easily could become endangered , ES: protected by federal law
what is the group of plants, animals, insects, and so on, that depend on each
other, in a specific area of land, air, or water –ecosystem
what is the name given to the period when great black artists, writers, and
musicians gathered in Harlem, and produced more art and literature than ever before –Harlem Renaissance
name the black writer who wrote the classic novel "Invisible Man" –Ellison
name the black writer who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1993. This
author also won the Pulitzer prize for the novel 'CBeloved."- Morrinson
the British government has taken temporary control over Northern Ireland because the IRA has not tuned over any weapons or set up a schedule to turn over weapons. What does the acronym IRA represent- Irish Republican Army; seems like every thing foreign is republic something!!!
what is the name of the political wing of the IRA –seinn fein
who is the leader of this political wing –Adams
what two religious groups are fighting in Northern Ireland-Protestant and Catholic
what was the name of the peace accord that was so recently derailed-Good Friday Peace Accord
a Russian tanker was recently detained in Oman on suspicion of smuggling what from what country – Iraq took oil
the governor of Florida -Jed Bush
name the president while this man's father was vice-president –
what means of execution did let~ injection replace in Florida –
name the Texas businessman and founder of the Reform Party –
what does the acronym FBI represent –
name the governor of Minnesota who recently quit the Reform Party –
what is the word used for a person who breaks into secured computers
the
act of converting chemicals into nutrients –hackers
one who publicly opposed slavery during the 19 century –
an election to pick a candidate from a political party to run in the
general election –
what invertebrates have been studied by researchers and found to live up
to 250
what is an invertebrate –
name the capital of Lebanon-
Israel targeted terrorist positions in Lebanon. This terrorist group
claimed responsibility for killing Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon. What is
the name of that group –
many experts agree that Hezbollah is controlled by what country –Syria
the real name of a statue is 'liberty Enlightening the World", but
everyone knows
this statue was given to the United States by whom and in what year -
this statue is a symbol of what –
in her left hand she holds a tablet with the date "July 4,
1776." why was this date
important?
–
feet
of this statue is what –
say
this chain shows that the statue was given to symbolize the freedom from-
what is a powerful, twisting column of air, usually extending down from
a cloud –
Feb.21 marks the 35n' anniversary of the death of a famous
African-American
Leader named –
Secretary of Energy –
creator of Peanuts comic strip
–
in which middle eastern country
did recent elections result in a significant gain
