Battle of the Sexes Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. While driving on a wet road, the tires begin to hydroplane. What is the best initial response?
Brake hard immediately
Turn the steering wheel sharply toward the shoulder
Accelerate to help the tires regain traction
Ease off the accelerator and keep steering steady
2. A household circuit breaker trips repeatedly after being reset. What is the most appropriate response?
Replace it with a higher-amperage breaker
Hold the breaker switch in the on position
Stop resetting it and have the circuit or appliance checked by a qualified electrician
Keep resetting it until it remains on
3. Using basic complementary-color theory, which color corrector is commonly used to visually neutralize facial redness?
Green
Orange
Violet
Blue
4. In the widely publicized 1973 tennis match known as the “Battle of the Sexes,” who defeated Bobby Riggs?
Martina Navratilova
Margaret Court
Chris Evert
Billie Jean King
5. In chess, which situation prevents a player from castling?
The rook involved in castling is under attack
The opponent’s queen has already been captured
The king was in check earlier in the game but has never moved
The king would have to cross a square attacked by an opposing piece
6. You deposit $500 in an account paying 4% simple interest per year. How much interest does it earn after one year?
$4
$16
$40
$20
7. What is the main purpose of a backstitch in hand sewing?
To hold fabric loosely for a temporary fitting
To create a strong, continuous line of stitching
To gather fabric into soft folds
To wrap thread around a raw fabric edge
8. Where should a food thermometer generally be inserted to check whether a thick piece of meat has reached its target internal temperature?
Against the nearest bone
Just beneath the outer surface
In the thickest part, away from bone and large pockets of fat
Directly into a fatty edge
9. In baseball, a runner is on first when the batter hits a fair ground ball. A fielder controls the ball and touches second base before the runner arrives. What is the result at second?
The batter is automatically out
The runner is forced out
The runner is safe unless physically tagged
The hit becomes a foul ball
10. A soccer forward is beyond the second-last defender but is still in the forward’s own half when a teammate plays the ball. Which ruling is correct?
The forward is offside as soon as the teammate kicks the ball
The forward cannot be penalized for offside from that position because they are in their own half
The forward is offside only if the goalkeeper is behind them
The forward must return behind every opposing defender before playing the ball
11. When making traditional mayonnaise, which ingredient provides the primary emulsifier that helps oil and water-based ingredients stay combined?
Egg yolk
Vegetable oil
Salt
Lemon juice
12. You need a screwdriver for a screw with a simple cross-shaped recess. Which type should you choose?
Slotted
Phillips
Torx
Hex
13. A piece of music has three beats per measure, usually felt as one strong beat followed by two weaker beats. Which dance is most closely associated with that meter?
March
Blues shuffle
Waltz
Samba
14. A cake recipe uses baking soda but contains no meaningful acidic ingredient. What is the most likely outcome?
The cake may rise poorly and retain an unpleasant alkaline taste
The cake will become flaky like pastry
The cake will rise normally because baking soda activates by itself
The cake will automatically become sweeter and more caramelized
15. A clothing-care label shows an empty triangle. What category of care instruction does that symbol represent?
Tumble drying
Ironing
Bleaching
Washing
16. A fabric is made by interlacing lengthwise warp threads with crosswise weft threads. How is that fabric constructed?
It is woven
It is knitted
It is felted
It is bonded as a nonwoven material