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Question 1

What is steel?

Answer 1

Steel is an alloy primarily composed of iron and carbon, with other elements added to enhance its properties, making it stronger and more durable than pure iron.

Question 2

What is bronze?

Answer 2

-Copper/tin alloy
-Stronger than just copper
-doesn’t corrode

Question 3

What is brass?

Answer 3

Brass is a metal alloy primarily composed of copper and zinc, known for its bright, golden color, durability, and resistance to corrosion, making it suitable for various applications like musical instruments, plumbing, and decorative objects.

Question 4

Chrome

Answer 4

Chromium is added to steel in small quantities to improve strength, corrosion resistance and response to heat treatment.

At 3% to 10% chromium, steel resists corrosion, but is not actually stainless.

Less expensive but brittle

Question 5

Pecksniffian

Answer 5

affecting benevolence or high moral principles.
“he adopted a Pecksniffian tone”

mid 19th century: from Mr Pecksniff, the name of a character in Dickens’ work.

Question 6

Vomitous

Answer 6

adjective. of, relating to, or causing vomiting. Informal. repugnant; disgusting; nauseating: vomitous business methods.4

Question 7

What was the Iliad about?

Answer 7

The son of the king of Troy, Paris, kidnaps Helen, the wife of king Menelaus of Sparta. The Achaeans respond by sailing to Troy with a massive army to reclaim Helen. The poem starts nine years into the war and focuses on the quarrels and battles that occur during a few weeks of a dispute between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles

Question 8

Stone Age

Answer 8

The Stone Age was a prehistoric period 3.3 million bc to 3,300 bc

Question 9

When was the Iliad written?

Answer 9

Late 700s BC to early 600s BC
Oral Tradition:
The Iliad, like the Odyssey, is believed to have been part of a long oral tradition before being written down.

Question 10

What is the significance of the Iliad?

Answer 10

-West’s first book
-about war, human experience
-describes Greek gods

Question 11

When was the Bronze Age?

Span and 3 qualities

Answer 11

The Bronze Age, spanning roughly 3300–1200 BCE, was a time of significant human advancement and technological discovery. It was the middle period of the three-age system, following the Stone Age and preceding the Iron Age. The Bronze Age is characterized by the use of bronze tools and weapons, the development of complex urban societies, and the invention of writing in some areas.

Question 12

When was the 13th century BC

Answer 12

from 1300 to 1201 BC.

Question 13

What was the Odyssey about?

Answer 13

the story of Odysseus, king of Ithaca, who wanders for 10 years (although the action of the poem covers only the final six weeks) trying to get home after the Trojan War.l

Question 14

Difference between crocodiles and alligators

Answer 14

-alligators -fresh water, crocodiles live in salty environments
-alligators have a broad, U-shaped snout, while crocodiles have a narrow, V-shaped snout.
-alligators are blacker, while crocs prefer earth tones like brown.
-crocs show teeth on bottom jaw. Gators have overbite
-crocs more aggressive

Question 15

Hector, Ajax and Paris, Agamemnon and Aeneas.

Answer 15

X

Question 16

What is the cultural significance of the odyssey?

Three themes

Answer 16

its enduring exploration of universal themes like homecoming, resilience, and the human condition, as well as its influence on Western literature and its continued adaptation in various artistic mediums

Question 17

Differences between Lions and tigers

Answer 17

Tigers have stripes

Lions (Africa) are known for their manes, social behavior in prides, and larger stature overall, while tigers (Asia) have distinctive stripes, are solitary, and can be larger than even the biggest lions

Question 18

Achilles

Answer 18

Trojan prince Hector outside the gates of Troy.

Question 19

X

Answer 19

C

Question 20

Melange

Answer 20

a mixture often of incongruous elements; a mélange of architectural

Question 21

Habeas relief

Answer 21

“Habeas relief,” or more precisely, a writ of habeas corpus, is a legal mechanism that allows an individual in custody to challenge the legality of their detention and potentially seek release, focusing on whether their constitutional rights were violated during the trial process, not guilt or innocence.

Question 22

Habeas corpus

Answer 22

Habeas corpus is a court order that requires law enforcement to produce a prisoner and justify their detention. The term comes from Latin and literally means “you have the body

The purpose of habeas corpus is to protect against illegal confinement and ensure that a person’s constitutional rights are not violated

Question 24

Proximate

Answer 24

closest in relationship; immediate.
“that storm was the proximate cause of damage to it”

Question 25

Who was the “migrant mother” and photographer?

Answer 25

Florence Thompson was the woman in Dorothea Lange's famous photograph, "Migrant Mother," taken in 1936 during the Great Depression.

Question 26

Difference between hail and sleet

Answer 26

Hail is showery precipitation in the form of irregular pellets or balls of ice more than 5 mm in diameter, falling from a cumulonimbus cloud. Sleet describes generally solid grains of ice formed by the freezing of raindrops or the refreezing of largely melted snowflakes before reaching the ground. Sleet, like small hail, usually bounces when hitting a hard surface.

Question 27

Piggy in the middle

Answer 27

someone who is brought into an argument between two people or groups. They're arguing again, and I'm piggy in the middle.

Question 28

Iron Age

Answer 28

-followed the Bronze Age -it roughly lasted from around 1200 to 500 BCE. -The shift to iron had a significant impact on warfare, agriculture, and social structures, -leading to increased population growth and the rise of new empires.

Question 29

Name the ages of human history and the time they spanned

Answer 29

The Stone Age

Question 30

Fabian strategy

Answer 30

The Fabian strategy is a military approach that prioritizes wearing down an opponent through attrition, rather than direct confrontation. It involves avoiding pitched battles and instead employing tactics like guerrilla warfare, harassment, and disrupting the enemy's supply lines to weaken them over time.

Question 31

Jocular

Answer 31

Jocking, "she sounded in a jocular mood"

Question 32

Eutah Street

Answer 32

Eutaw Street (and Eutaw Place) got its name from the Battle of Eutaw Springs. This battle, fought in 1781, was a significant event in the Revolutionary War. The street's name is primarily associated with General Otho Holland Williams, who fought in the battle.

Question 33

Perseverate

Answer 33

To perseverate means to repeat something, like a word, action, or thought, over and over again. This can be a normal behavior, but it can also be a sign of certain conditions or brain injuries.

Question 34

Corny

Answer 34

lacking in originality, sincerity, or coolness, and might be seen as a bit silly or embarrassing.

Question 35

Cheesy

Answer 35

cheap, unpleasant, or blatantly inauthentic.

Question 36

Cordon sanitaire

Answer 36

a guarded line preventing anyone from leaving an area infected by a disease and thus spreading it. In politics, cordon sanitaire (French: [kɔʁdɔ̃ sanitɛːʁ]; lit. 'sanitary cordon') is the refusal of one or more political parties to cooperate with certain other political parties.

Question 37

Deke

Answer 37

a deceptive movement or feint that induces an opponent to move out of position.

Question 38

Thoracic

Answer 38

The thoracic cavity is the space within the chest that contains the heart, lungs, major blood vessels, and other organs

Question 39

What do you a misfire of the brain's nervous system as it transitions from being awake to being asleep?

Answer 39

Hypnic jerk