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Directions: Print out this quiz before you begin. Each question has only one correct answer. Use the appropriate search tool mentioned in this module to answer the following questions:
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1. The scientist known as the "mathematical Timon: is:

Albert Einstein
Charles Babbage
Rene Descartes
Isaac Newton

2. Which of the following e. e cummings poetry collections was published first? 

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Is 5
Tulips and Chimneys
50 Poems

3. Which colors are represented in the national flag of Luxembourg, adopted in 1972?

yellow, red & blue
blue, green & white
white, green & red
white, red & blue

4. In which country is one of the world's great wonders, the Borobudur Temple located?

Indonesia
India
Malaysia
Mongolia

5. Which of the following websites probably has the most credibility?

a political candidate's website
a website devoted to a particular industry 
a student's personal web page
a not-for-profit organization

6. In what year did Snoopy first stand up on two legs in the comic strip Peanuts?

1950
1955
1958
1968

7. Which of the following U.S. Presidents were NOT inaugurated?
    (Did not have a swearing-in ceremony)

Lyndon Baines Johnson
Warren Harding
William McKinley
Chester A. Arthur

8. The drug mecamylamine serves this purpose:

lowers blood pressure
promotes hair growth
kills bacteria
increases adrenaline

9. A harmful waste product produced when protein is broken down to provide energy is:

hydrochloride
sodium pentathol
ammonia
borax

10. Which river carries the most water to the sea?

Amazon
Nile
Ganges
Mississippi

Note: Questions 1-4 taken from the MCI Great American Net Test - http://www.nettest.mci.com).  Questions 6-10 taken from the Useless Knowledge Challenge - http://www.uselessknowledge.com/ and the Great Computer Challenge - http://www.cii.k12.va.us/comp-trivia.html 

 

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