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1. Named for the Roman god of fire, a certain chemical process turns tree sap into a valuable industrial material. What is the atomic number of the additive used in this process?

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Go to Google and search [Roman god of fire] to get Vulcan. Search [Vulcan process convert tree sap] to learn the process is vulcanization, which makes rubber. Search [vulcanization] to learn that sulfur is added during vulcanization. Search [atomic number sulfur] to find the answer is ____.

2. 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Nf3 Be7. What is the ECO code of this opening?

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Go to Google and search [“1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Nf3 Be7”] to find this exact sequence of terms. You’ll find that this is the chess opening known as Catalan. Search [ECO code] to find that it stands for Encyclopedia of Chess Openings. Then search [ECO code for Catalan] to find that the Catalan and its variants have ECO codes E01 to E09, but this particular opening is considered the classic, ____.


3. In 1492 Columbus sailed west on his voyage to America with three ships. Eighty-seven years earlier, more than 27,000 men on 317 ships embarked on their own exploratory journey. Who led that expedition?

Using the Google calculator, search [1492 - 87] to get 1405. Search [1405 exploration 317 ships] in the Google search bar to find that _____ ___ led an expedition to the Western Sea.