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1. (5) People from this continent made up about 20% of Colonial America in the years leading up to the American Revolution, helping raise tobacco in Maryland and Virginia. What continent provided the workers who served either on the farm or as servants in towns and cities? Ans. Africa 2. (10) He spent fourteen years jointly ruling with his infirm half-brother, having taken his role at the age of ten at the death of another half-brother, Feodor III. He defeated Sweden in the Great Northern War and built a great city on the Baltic. Who was this tsar of Russia, responsible for bringing The Enlightenment to Russia? Ans. Peter I (or Peter the Great) 3. (10) Not everyone is fond of cats, and this negative opinion has been expressed by many …show more content…

Green 5. (10) Name any three of the four states that surround Lake Michigan. Ans. Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana. 6. (10) Solve the equation 8y2 – 27 = 0. Ans. y = 3/2 7. (5) You’ll be answering with a four-letter word. Grown commercially in South America, the relatively low alkaloid content of its leaves means that it isn't as powerful when drunk or chewed, as certain Andean cultures still do. What is this plant that was eliminated from a certain soft drink in 1929? Ans. Coca 8. (10) What Rhode Island city is home to the US Naval War College, the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, and a major US Navy training center? Ans. Newport 9. (10) A composer must put one of these marks above the staff; otherwise, a musician playing a fast piece of music may become too winded to continue. What do musicians call the apostrophes placed above a staff so they’ll be able to inhale at a specified time? Ans. Breath marks 10. (5) It is used in many languages for the unconjugated meaning of verbs, as in the Spanish verb “comer” [koh-”MARE”] meaning “to eat.” What is this verb form that can be used as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb, and usually includes the word “to”—as in the sentence, “Ernie helped to make the evening

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