Trivia Questions                                                  

1.  What are two other names for NaCl?

     Sodium chloride, table salt_______________________________________________

2.  What is the basic difference between an insect and an arthropod?

      Insects have six legs, arthropods have eight._________________________________

3.  What does a "raster" do?

     It "rips", meaning it converts digital graphic information into a printable or displayable image.

4.  What comic strip was known for  "kickapoo joy juice"?

    Lil' Abner_____________________________________________________________

5. Which government agency created the first version of the internet?

    ARPA - Advanced Research Projects Agency_________________________________

6. What is the actual linguistic plural of  "octopus"?

    Octopods____________________________________________________________

7. Where is Kerala?

    At the very southwest tip of the Indian subcontinent_____________________________

8. Barcelona was named after a certain historical character.  Who was it?

    Hamilcar Barca, Hannibal's father__________________________________________

9. What famous epic begins, "Arma virumque cano"?

    Virgil's Aeneid________________________________________________________

10. Who wrote the book, "Les Miserables"?

       Victor Hugo________________________________________________________