Category: Social studies

How long can a typhoon last? Tropical cyclones undergo constant metamorphosis from birth through maturity to decay. They last for about six days, in general, before they enter the land or reach sub-tropical latitudes. However, some can be detected only a few hours or perhaps a day or two, while others are observed as long […]

How do prisoners get hair cuts? If the inmate is building his/her stamp collection, they can get a haircut as often as they like. There’s usually a barber in every pod (location) and the barber charges his/her fellow inmates stamps. Otherwise the prison allows each inmate 1 cut per month. Do they make you cut […]

How much did the actors get paid for Harry Potter? According to Celebrity Net Worth, the British actor earned $1 million for the first film, “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” $3 million for the second, “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,” and $6 million for the third, “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of […]

What happened to Joseph Smith? Part of Anti-Mormon violence in the U.S. Carthage, Illinois, U.S. Joseph Smith, the founder and leader of the Latter Day Saint movement, and his brother, Hyrum Smith, were killed by a mob in Carthage, Illinois, United States, on June 27, 1844, while awaiting trial in the town jail. Where did […]

How do you suggest money for a birthday gift? If you ask for a specific gift such as money than you are missing the whole point of someone giving you a gift and you are implying that you expect a gift at all. Let people get what they want. You have three options: use it, […]

Can you walk on both sides of the Golden Gate Bridge? It’s free to walk or bike across the Golden Gate Bridge. The pedestrian walkway is the east sidewalk that runs along the east (bay) side of the bridge. Bikes ride on either side, according to the daily schedule. Is the Golden Gate Bridge curved? […]

What is the best way to predict the future? Abraham Lincoln and countless others have uttered some variation of this quote: “The best way to predict your future is to create it.” Can math predict the future? Scientists, just like anyone else, rarely if ever predict perfectly. No matter what data and mathematical model you […]

Did Jaden Smith actually learn kung fu? For his role as Dre in the remake of “The Karate Kid”, actor Jaden Smith,11, spent several months training in the art of Kung Fu. Jaden first trained for three months in Los Angeles and later spent four months training in Beijing, where the film was shot. Why […]

Is Jello a solid liquid or gas? The gelatin component is a solid material derived from collagen. The solid materials are suspended in sugar water to make Jello. Jello is both solid and liquid,” says Mr. Cloe, Meridian High School science teacher. What type of solution is Jello? colloidal dispersions Is Jelly a gas? It’s […]

What mythical creature does Beatty compare Montag? Beatty is comparing Montag to Icarus who was a character in Greek mythology. In Greek mythology, Icarus’ father, Daedalus, fashioned two pairs of wings out of feathers, wax, and wooden frames to escape from King Minos’ labyrinth. What does Beatty tell Montag about the history of firemen? Captain […]