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1. A typical gasoline-powered automobile engine uses a four-stroke combustion cycle. The four strokes in the combustion cycle are called:

Answer: Intake, compression, power, exhaust

The four strokes are: INTAKE, COMPRESSION, POWER, and EXHAUST. During the INTAKE stroke, the fuel-air mixture is drawn through the intake valves and into the cylinder by the downward-moving piston. After the piston reaches the bottom of the cylinder and begins moving upward, the COMPRESSION stroke begins.

At the top of this stroke, the spark plug or glow plug fires, causing the compressed fuel-air mixture to explode. This drives the piston back down in the POWER stroke. Finally, during the EXHAUST stroke, the piston begins moving upward again, pushing the burned fuel through the exhaust valves and out of the cylinder.

2. How many elements in the periodic table of elements occur naturally?

Answer: 94

Most of the elements in the periodic table from number 1 (Hydrogen) through 94(Oganesson) occur in nature. Some are only found in trace amounts.

3. Which of the following states of the United States of America has the largest land area?

Answer: Utah

In descending order from the largest area (in square miles) to the smallest: Utah, 84,899; Idaho, 83,570; Kansas, 82,277; and Nebraska, 77,354.

4. What was President Woodrow Wilson's first name?

Answer: Thomas

Thomas Woodrow Wilson, 28th President of the United States, was named after his maternal grandfather. Wilson signed his name "Thomas W. Wilson" until after he graduated from college, then began calling himself "Woodrow Wilson."

5. Tomatoes are classified as a fruit.

Answer: True

True. Although the tomato is eaten as a vegetable, it is actually a fruit... a fleshy, edible, seed-bearing part of a plant.

6. Who hosted the original "The Price is Right" television game show?

Answer: Bill Cullen

Bill Cullen was widely regarded as the most popular game show host in the early days of television. He was the emcee of the original "The Price is Right," which aired from November 26, 1956 through September 6, 1963 during the day, and from September 23, 1957 through September 6, 1963 during prime time.

7. In July 1956, two ocean liners collided in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts. One of them was the Italian liner "Stockholm." What was the name of the other ship?

Answer: Andrea Doria

Just after 11:00 p.m. on July 25, 1956, while sailing in a thick fog, the "Stockholm" struck the Italian liner "Andrea Doria" amidships on the starboard (right) side. Five days after the collision, the "Andrea Doria" sank. Of her 1,705 passengers and crew, only 46 were killed. The "Stockholm" survived the collision, with the loss of only 5 crew members.

8. How many dots are there on a standard pair of dice?

Answer: 42

The correct answer is 42. Each die has 21 dots (6+5+4+3+2+1=21) X 2 dice = 42.

9. Not counting the small spots under the numbers in the corners of each card, what is the total number of spots that may be found on the number cards in a standard 52-card deck of playing cards?

Answer: 220

The correct answer is 220. (1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10=55 spots per suit (hearts, diamonds, spades, clubs) X 4 suits = 220 spots.

10. In the movie "Amadeus," who was originally cast in the part of Constanze Mozart?

Answer: Meg Tilly

Meg Tilly was director Milos Forman's first choice to play Constanze Mozart. Shortly after shooting began in Prague, Czechoslovakia, she injured her knee while skiing, and was replaced by Elizabeth Berridge.

11. When he committed treason against the United States of America, what did Benedict Arnold attempt to sell to the British?

Answer: The plans for the American fort at West Point, New York

At the time of his treason, Benedict Arnold commanded the American fort at West Point, New York. He attempted to sell the plans for the fort at West Point (now the U.S. Military Academy) to the British. His treason was uncovered when British Major John Andr�, who was carrying the plans from Arnold to the British lines, was captured by American soldiers. Andr� was hanged as a spy, and Arnold was given a brigadier general's commission in the British army.

12. Where is U.S. Army General George S. Patton, Jr. buried?

Answer: Hamm, Luxembourg

Patton is buried at the Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial in Hamm, Luxembourg. He lies with 30,000 American soldiers who fought and died in Europe during World War II.

13. How many U.S. troops were killed during the Persian Gulf War of 1991?

Answer: 219

Of the 219 (212 men and 7 women) US casualties, 154 were killed in battle and 65 died from nonbattle causes. Thirty-five of the battle deaths were a result of friendly fire.

14. In chess, a position in which all moves are disadvantageous is called:

Answer: Zugzwang

Zugzwang is a situation in which any move made by one or both players leads to a weakening of his/her position. There are two types of zugzwang: partial, where any move by a player causes a loss of material or the game; and mutual, where neither player has a suitable move.

15. How many times during his career did Babe Ruth break the record for most home runs in a season?

Answer: 4

"The Babe" broke the season home run record four times: in 1919 with 29 round-trippers; in 1920, with 54; in 1921 with 59, and in 1927 with 60.

Source: Author mkp51

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