PAPD Exam1 2022/2023 Graded A+ (Quiz)

In what state was John Peter Zenger acquitted of libel and was the Stamp Act Congress held in 1765? - ANSWER New York What compound, first extracted from willow bark, was patented by Bayer and is called acetyl-salicylic acid? - ANSWER aspirin What objects are inspected by Lockheed WP-3D (nicknamed hunters) and measured on the Saffir-Simpson scale? - ANSWER hurricanes What famous literary shipwreck survivor and friend of the cannibal Friday is the protagonist of a Daniel Defoe novel? - ANSWER Robinson Crusoe Which of the four fundamental forces is responsible for beta decay and is unified with electromagnetism? - ANSWER Nuclear Weak In Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf, the grandfather is represented by what large double-reeded woodwind? - ANSWER bassoon Seven of the ten years of Odysseus's journey are spent on the island of what nymph and daughter of Helios? - ANSWER Calypso What Massachusetts man published the abolitionist newspaper called The Liberator from 1831 to 1865? - ANSWER William Lloyd Garrison What Abrahamic religion with 3 Obligatory Prayers was founded in the 1800s by its leader Bab? - ANSWER Baha'i What layer of the sun's atmosphere is the visible surface layer where energy is released as light? - ANSWER photosphere What youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II was rumored to have survived the royal family's execution? - ANSWER Anastasia (Romanov) Who is the girlfriend of Tom Sawyer, the daughter of Judge Thatcher, in Mark Twain's novel? - ANSWER Becky Thatcher What Greek princess had the gift of being able to see the future, but was cursed and no one believed her? - ANSWER Cassandra What alloy, a blend of tin and antimony, is traditionally used to make dishes, pitchers, and beer tankards? - ANSWER pewter