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| What is the cancer causing radioactive gas that can seep into your home from underground? |
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| What is a "PFD" as it relates to safety? |
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| A Personal Flotation Device |
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| What should be added to an iron in order for it to produce steam? |
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| The political ideal, E Pluribus Unum, found on the the Great Seal of the United States, means what? |
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| “Out of Many, One” (must be quoted exactly) |
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| What is the term used to describe national elections which take place in between presidential elections? |
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| The parallel lines which run north and south on a globe are referred to as what? |
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| Longtitude (pronounced lawn-ja-tude) |
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| What color is defined as a pale or light purple? |
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| What is the tool used to study color schemes? |
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| What is the general term for family which consists of a Mother, Father and Children with the father working outside the home? |
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| What do azalea, iris, and holly have in common? |
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| They are common house plants which are poisonous |
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| What is a drug which can only be purchased with a physician's order? |
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| What is the term used when you make payments on a purchase rather that buying it all at once? |
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| If land is granted, usually by treaty, that land is said to be what? |
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| Ceded (pronouned SEED-ED) |
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What term describes an economy which has a low level of demand, low inflation, high unemployment and
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| What kind of paint is made of powder mixed with glue and water? |
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| What is the term for a family consisting of couples with older children no longer living at home? |
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| What is the term used for when a liquid becomes a soft semi-solid mass? |
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| What is the term used to describe two images taken at different times appearing on the same photograph? |
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| What is the type of craft where you paint on a wooden surface? |
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| If you add black to a color to make it darker, you are changing the color's what? |
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| How many amendments make up the Bill of Rights? |
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| The color teal is defined as what? |
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| What is the leading cause of infant deaths in Tennessee? |
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| Which class of fire involves flammable liquids, gases, oil and grease? |
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| What is used in sewing to give shape to a garment by rounding flat fabric to fit curves? |
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| What is a chemical compound essential to good nutrition and bone structure? |
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| Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery in the United States? |
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| What is the term for a family which has one parent and children living in one household? |
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| About how much electricity is contained in an average lightning bolt? |
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| What causes a shock, when touching a metal object, or a friend's ear, after walking across carpet? |
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| What percent of traffic accidents are alcohol related? |
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| How many quarts are there in a bushel of peaches? |
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| What is the tool with a sharp point and a small blade that is used to remove stitches from fabric? |
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| What is the device in a camera that opens and closes causing the film to be exposed forming an image? |
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| What is the term for using parts of things to make a shape, form, or pattern rather than making it look real? |
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What term describes an economy which has a high level of demand, high inflation, low unemployment,
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| What type painting is the hardest to clean-up? |
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| What does the term linear mean? |
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| What percentage of alcohol drinkers eventually become alcoholics? |
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| What ceremony takes place each hour in Arlington National Cemetery? |
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| The changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (every ½ hour in the summer, every hour rest of year) |
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| What began in 1775, when the French Government offered a prize for a new method of preserving foods? |
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| What is a picture that is woven in cloth and hung on a wall? |
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| Tapestry (pronounced TAP-ISS-TREE) |
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| At what temperature should your refrigerator be set? |
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| Between 32 degrees and 40 degrees Fahrenheit |
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| What is the metric scale of temperature measurement? |
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| Centigrade (Celsius is the degrees not the scale) |
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| Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave women the right to vote? |
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| Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave African-American men the right to vote? |
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| What is the term for something that cannot be seen through? |
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| Which class of fire occurs in electrical wiring and electronic equipment? |
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| What is defined as a chemical change resulting from bacterial or yeast activity? |
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| What is the nutrient of food needed to build and repair body tissues? |
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| In food safety, what is the Danger Zone? |
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| Temperatures between 40 and 140 degress Fahrenheit (where bacteria multiply fastest) |
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| Which class of fire involves wood, cloth, and paper? |
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What is the term for a communication skill that involves listening and looking for feelings and reflecting
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| The parallel lines which run east and west on a globe are referred to as what? |
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| What mineral helps the thyroid gland to work properly and is usually found in salt? |
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| What is the proper name for deer meat? |
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| What is the name of a paper or board with openings that let paint or ink through to make a design? |
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| What 3 pieces of equipment make up the work triangle in the kitchen? |
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| Stove, Sink, Refrigerator |
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| What is the woven edge on either side of a piece of fabric? |
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| What is the term for the outer edges of a flat surface? |
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| What is the recommended amount of exercise time a child or teenager should get daily? |
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| 60 minutes (revised with 2005 new Food Guide Pyramid) |
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| What type drug can be bought without a physician's order? |
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| At what temperature should your home freezer be set on? |
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| What is the photographic term for taking a picture with no flash? |
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| Existing light photography |
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| What is the general term for a family which has a mother, father, and children all living in one household? |
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| What is the method of drawing done without any help from any drawing instruments? |
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| What are the three layers of the Earth? |
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| How many quarts of strawberries are in one peck? |
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| What is the universal solvent? |
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| When women were campaigning for "sufferage" what were they actually wanting? |
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| For women to have the right to vote |
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| The freedoms of speech, religion, and the press, as well as the right to assemble, are outlined in which amendment to the U.S. Constitution? |
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| If you add white to a color, you change the color's what? |
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| What method of cooking comes from the French word meaning "to jump" and is usually done to onions and mushrooms? |
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| Saute (pronounced SAW-TAY) |
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| What crime have you committed if you publicly say false and damaging things about another person? |
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| What is the term for a disease that is transmitted to humans by food? |
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| Who serves as the current Speaker of the United States Senate? |
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| The current U.S. Vice-President |
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| Panning, F-Stop, and Depth of Field are terms found in which art form? |
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| What do the letters C P R stand for? |
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| Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (pronounced CAR-DEE-O-PULL-MON-AIR-EE REE-SUS-UH-TAYSHUN) |
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| What is the meat from young dairy and beef calves? |
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