Who wants to be a Scholar?! Answer the ones you know and research the rest. There is only one correct answer! 1. Arrange these US mountains from highest to lowest in height. (a) Whitney (CA) (b) Elbert (CO) (c) Denali (AK) (d) Mitchel (NC)
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2. The film industry based in Gujarat, India using Gujarati language is called. (a) Bollywood (b) Pollywood (c) Sandalwood (d) Dhollywood
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3. The molecular formula for Resorcinol is: (a) C₆H₂O₆ (b) C₂H₆O₂ (c) C₆H₆O₂ (d) C₂H₆O₆
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4. Bane means (a) Wickedness (c) Defense
5. According to space and astronomical news, 1.1 billion years from now the Sun will be __% hotter than it is today and Earth will be hot as Venus. (a) 20% (b) 15% (c) 10% (d) 5% 6. The volume of a cuboid with each side is equal to 6’, 7 ‘and 8’ respectively is (a) 336 cu. ft. (b) 363 cu. ft. (c) 633 cu. ft. (d) 636 cu. ft.
Make words using 5 or more letters. The central letter must be used in each word. Plural words are not allowed. Use all letters for the subject word (underlined in solutions below)
7. The first prime minister of Pakistan was (a) Nurul Amin (b) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (c) Imran Khan (d) Liaquat Ali Khan
9+ words = Excellent; 5 to 8 words = Good; 4 or less = keep looking. Words we found are in solutions below.
8. The winner of the 2022 NCAA men’s basketball championship. (a) Kansas (b) North Carolina (c) Duke (d) Villanova
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9. Galileo Galilei, Italian mathematician & astronomer was born in Pisa on. (a) Feb. 15, 1584 (b) Feb. 15, 1642 (c) Feb. 15, 1654 (d) Feb. 15, 1564
Here is a simple quiz. See if you can solve it. No peeking! Match the number in column 1 with letter in column 2 US Nuclear Power Plants..
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1. McGuire 2. Diablo Canyon 3. Comanche Peak 4. Seabrook 5. Vogtle 6. Perry 7. Monticello 8. Susquehanna 9. Surry 10. St. Lucie
A. California B. Georgia C. Minnesota D. Florida E. Pennsylvania F. Texas G. Ohio H. Virginia I. North Carolina J. New Hampshire
10. The highest mountain in Pakistan is (a) K2 (b) Nanga Parbat (c) Broad Peak (d) Masarbrum Answers are on bottom left. No Peeking. Scholar: All correct; 1st Class: 9 Correct; 2nd Class: 8 Correct; 3rd Class: 7 Correct; Need to improve: 6 or less
Key Word Search Fill in the blanks of these easy clues. Now take the first letter of each word and unscramble them to find the Key Word of the Month.
Brain Train: 1-I, 2-A, 3-F, 4-J, 5-B, 6-G, 7-C, 8-E, 9-H, 10-D
Roses are ____, Violets are blue Not long but, _________ You might an _____ for rain Once you enter you must ______ Someone you might call on Mother’s Day ______ The month preceding June ________
Scholar 1. c, a, b, d 2.d 3.c 4.d 7.d 8.a 9.d 10.a
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Word World (Solution): AMORT, ARMOR, ARTFORM, FANTOM, FARMOST, FORAM, FORMANT, FORMAT, MANOR, MARON, MASON, TRANSFORM, TRANSOM. Saathee.com
(b) Prohibition (d) Fatal injury or ruin
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