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Question: How many presidents have served as generals in the military? A. 8 B. 10 C. 12 D. 14 Answer: C. 12 Washington, Jackson, Harrison, Taylor, Pierce, Johnson, Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, Harrison, and Eisenhower Some of the older trivia questions: Question: We all know Lincoln had no middle name. We all know that Rutherford Hayes had a middle initial of B. What did the B stand for? A. Bartholomew B. Benjamin C. Birchard D. He only had a middle initial - not a middle name Answer: C. Birchard Question: Another flood of emails for another physics question. Let's say you have a sealed container of water. For those of you able to do the calculations, the container holds a liter of water. Near the top of the container is a heater capable of 125 watts of heating power. There are also thermometers attached to the bottom and the top of the water container. You turn on the heater and wait half an hour. Will the top thermometer read ? A. Much higher than the lower thermometer B. The same as the lower thermometer C. A teeny bit higher than the lower thermometer Answer: A. Much higher than the lower thermometer Find the Maryland Physics Question and Answer of the Week Here Question: What percent of all pumpkins grown are used for food? A. 1% B. 11% C. 21% D. 31% Answer: A. 1% Question: The Lincoln Memorial Commission was established in a law signed by President Taft in 1911. In millions, how much did the Lincoln Memorial cost? A. $3M B. $13M C. $23M D. $33M Answer: A. $3M Question: How many US Presidents never served in Congress? A. 10 B. 11 C. 12 D. 18 Answer: D. 18 Question: Ahhhh... here's another physics question that is particularly timely in view of one of the major candidate's key elements of his energy program. Let's say you have your tires in your pickup truck all inflated to 35 PSI. Then you load half a ton of fertilizer in the back of the truck. Do your tires now have? A. Higher pressure B. Lower pressure C. The same pressure Answer: C. The same pressure - follow this link to the Maryland Physics site for the explanation. Question: Let's do another physics question. You have a slinky and you hold it by one end high enough to keep the bottom off the ground like it shows here. After you release your hold on the slinky, what does the bottom of the slinky do right after you release it? A. Move up slightly B. Move down slightly C. Stay at the same point for a moment before it begins to fall Answer: C. Stay at the same point for a moment before it begins to fall Here's the answer from the Maryland physics site |
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