The High School Graduate's Final Exam Answers


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Here's the Answers!


    1. The capital of the United States is Washington,D.C.
    2. There are 50 states in the United States.
    3. There are 26 letters are in our alphabet.
    4. There are 9 planets in our solar system.
    5. The "3rd Rock From the Sun" is Earth.
    6. Planets in our solar system include Mercury,Venus,Earth,Mars,
       Saturn,Jupiter,Uranus,Neptune and Pluto (pick any three).  
    7. The name of the first man was Adam.
    8. 1 divided by 1 is 1.
    9. 1 divided by 0 is undefined -- a number cannot be divided by zero.
   10. 1 multiplied by 1 is 1.
   11. -1 subtracted from +1 is 2. (Surprised? Change the -1 sign and add).
   12. -1 added to +1 is 0.
   13. The letters "a,e,i,o and u" are called vowels.
   14. A unicycle is a one-wheeled vehicle propelled by pedals. 
   15. The United States is on the continent North America.
   16. The part of the body that has a pupil,cornea and iris is the eye.
   17. There are 1440 minutes in a day.
   18. There are 5280 feet in a mile.
   19. One-tenth of 1000 is 100.
   20. There are 4 quarts in a gallon.
   21. 1/4 is greater than 1/5.
   22. Abraham Lincoln's image is on a penny.
   23. The state between Arizona and Texas is New Mexico.
   24. The first book of the Old Testament is Genesis.
   25. The last book of the New Testament is Revelation.
   26. A pound of feathers and a pound of iron weigh the same.
   27. Our first president was George Washington.
   28. Austin is the capital of Texas. 
   29. If your car gets 20 MPG,it will go 300 miles on 15 gallons of gas.
   30. "MPH" is the abbreviation for "miles per hour".
   31. There are 6 zeros in one million (1,000,000). 
   32. If you get a $500 loan at 10% interest,the total payoff will be $550.
   33. If my grocery bill is $7.13,and I pay $22.25,my change is $15.12.  
   34. The purpose of your car's directional signals is to let other drivers
       have some idea about what you plan to do NEXT with that 4000 pounds 
       of steel,glass and rubber you are driving. PLEASE USE THE DIRECTIONAL 
       SIGNALS -- THEY MAY HELP AVOID A SERIOUS ACCIDENT!   
   35. The cost of NOT wearing your seat belt could be your LIFE! BUCKLE UP!
   36. There are 52 weeks in a year.
   37. A capital "Q" in longhand looks like a large "2" with loops.
   38. George Washington's face appears on a one-dollar bill.
   39. The correct guess would be 2. (I hope you didn't miss this one!)
   40. The state with the abbreviation "MI" is Michigan.
   41. "H2o" is the chemical composition of water. 
   42. The president lives at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington,D.C.
   43. There are 13 donuts in a "baker's dozen".
   44. A rectangle has 4 sides.
   45. To find the circumference of a circle,multiply its diameter by "pi".
   46. The name given to the approximate value "3.14" is "pi".
   47. The "N" on a compass stands for "North".
   48. The temperature at which water freezes is 32 degrees Fahrenheit.
   49. The temperature at which water boils is 212 degrees Fahrenheit.
   50. "Four score and seven" is 87. (4 * 20 + 7).

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Ross Menoher (rmenoher@spindle.net)