Which of these events may have been responsible for nearly wiping out the human race?
Which of these events may have been responsible for nearly wiping out the human race?
A supervolcano
Which of these events may have been responsible for nearly wiping out the human race?
A supervolcano
1. Which disaster are most likely to extinguish the human race? – Volcanoes and extraterrestrial impacts 2. What’s the smallest asteroid or comet that could cause devastating effects for humanity? – 1 kilometer wide – the equivalent of about a 10-minute…
Long jump, High Jump, Triple Jump what missing? Pole Vault Olympic jumping events
Iolanda Balas – Romania – won 150 consecutive events – what High Jump 1956 – 67
September 28 in History 48 BC – Pompey is assassinated by order of King Ptolemy upon arriving in Egypt. 235 – Pope Pontian resigns. He is exiled to the mines of Sardinia, along with Hippolytus of Rome. 351 – Constantius II defeats the usurper Magnentius. 365 – Roman usurper Procopius bribes two legions…
September 29 in History 61 BC – Pompey the Great celebrates his third triumph for victories over the pirates and the end of the Mithridatic Wars on his 45th birthday. 1011 – Danes capture Canterbury after a siege, taking Ælfheah, archbishop of Canterbury, as a prisoner. 1227 – Frederick…
It is the last day of the third quarter, the midway point of the second half of the year. September 30 in History 489 – The Ostrogoths under Theoderic the Great defeat the forces of Odoacer for the second time. 737 – The Turgesh drive…
Click HERE for previous questions. An example of a shield volcano is (a) Mount Fuji (b) Mount Pinatubo (c) Puy de Dome (d) Mauna Loa Answer: (d) Mauna Loa is one of five volcanoes that form the Island of Hawaii…
Alliteration is a term to describe a literary device in which a series of words begin with the same consonant sound. A classic example is: “She sells seashells by the sea-shore.” Another fan-favorite is: “Peter Piper picked a peck of…
History of the USA Converted from Henry William Elson’s History of the United States of America The MacMillan Company, New York, 1904 The following ten chapters from the original book by Henry William Elson were transcribed by Kathy Leigh. Thanks…