General Knowledge Exam. Fall Quarter, 2005. Answers are in red. Student
responses from Econ. 475 are in blue. N = 8. Student responses from Econ. 311
are ...
General Knowledge Exam Fall Quarter, 2005
Answers are in red. Student responses from Econ. 475 are in blue. N = 8. Student responses from Econ. 311 are in green. N = 38. 1.
On the list below, circle the chemical elements. Aluminum 2, 8 Chromium 1, 9 Ammonia 5 Copper 1, 9 Arsenic 5, 22 Iron 1, 4 Bleach 3 Granite 3 Methane 1, 11 Bronze 8 Brass 3 Nickel 2, 12 3 Students got this list completely correct.
Dime 1 Plutonium 2, 14 Tin 1, 19 Steel 4 Uranium 8 Water 1, 2
2. The United States Constitution came into effect in which year? 1789 1 Correct. Other Answers: 1781, 1776 (4), 1772, 1800. 3 Correct. Other Answers 1787 (3), 1774 (3), 1776 (12), 1796, 1764, 1714, 1892, nothing (2), 1778, 1920s, 1846, 1782, 1791, 1790s, 1797, 1792, 1793. 3. Which U.S. states share a border with Mexico? Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California. 6 students got this correct. The two misses were partial combinations of the correct states. 19 students got this correct. Others included Nevada, Utah, and one student included Canada. 4. Which of these are prime numbers? 19, 29, 49, 51, 89, 91, 99. 19, 29, 89 7 students got this correct. One left out 89. 1 student got this correct. Various mistakes were made on others. 5. Approximately, how often does the far side of the moon get direct sunlight? One-half of the time. 2 students got this correct. Other answers: Never (4), two times per month, every 30 days. 2 students got this correct. Other answers: Never (13), once a year (4), every 6 months (3), 1 hour, 20 hours per day, once per month (2), once per day (6), lunar eclipse, twice per year (2), blank (4). 6.
Match the famous person to that person's primary profession: A Louis Armstrong 7, 22
B Actor
B Lauren Bacall 5, 11
F Economist
C Rutherford B. Hayes 7, 21
H Explorer
D Oliver Wendell Holmes 2, 4
D Juror
E James Clerk Maxwell 4, 9
A Musician
F Adam Smith 7, 27
G Playwright
G “Tennessee” Williams 3, 6
C President
H Amerigo Vespucci 4, 14
E Scientist
I placed the number correct by each person. 7. Which of these 10 largest U.S. cities are state capitals? I have placed the number students answering each city next to that city. New York, New York 2, 8 Los Angeles, California 1, 1 Chicago, Illinois 2, 11 Houston, Texas 3, 8 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1, 13 Phoenix, Arizona 3, 15 San Diego, California 1, 1 Dallas, Texas 2, 5 San Antonio, Texas 0, 8 Detroit, Michigan 0, 10 2 Students got this correct. 2 Students got this correct. 8. In which 19th century decade did the American Civil War take place? 1860s. 4 correct. Other answers: 6th, 80s, blank. 20 correct. Other answers: 6th, 20’s, 1880s (2), 40’s, none, 90s, 50s (4), blank (3), 1650, 20th, 1700, 1918, 30s.
