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What causes red eye in photos?

C) is correct. Red eye is actually caused by the action of light on the retina. The red color is from the blood vessels nourishing the eye.

How much does the Oscar statuette weigh?

D) is correct. The Oscar Statuette was designed by MGM art director Cedric Gibbons in 1929. The statuette stands 13.5 inches tall, weighs 8.5 pounds, and is made of 24-karat gold.

Who has hosted the Academy Awards the most times?

D) is correct. Bob Hope hosted the Oscars for the first time in 1940. He hosted or co-hosted the award show a total of 19 times, twice as many times as anyone else so far.

What was the first holiday to honor an American citizen?

B) is correct. Washington's Birthday was first recognized in Washington DC, in 1880 by an Act of Congress. In 1885, the rest of the country recognized the holiday.

What is the most unpleasant sound to the human brain?

D) is correct. Using functional MRI, neuroscientists have found that the human brain perceives the sound of a knife on a glass bottle as the most unpleasant sound.

Who used I Will Always Love You as his campaign song?

C) is correct. Corrupt dictator Saddam Hussein won the 2002 election in Iraq with 100 percent of the vote. His campaign song was I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston.

What gas causes a deep voice when inhaled?

D) is correct. Sulfur hexafluoride is six times heavier than the air we breathe and causes a deep voice when inhaled. The decrease in pitch is because the speed of sound in SF6 is considerably less than it is in air.

What was George Washington's first job?

C) is correct. George Washington grew up on his father's plantation in Virginia and followed in his footsteps to become a tobacco and wheat farmer, owning thousands of acres by the time he died.

How many NBA championships did Michael Jordan win?

C) is correct. Michael Jordan won six NBA championships while playing for the Chicago Bulls: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, and 1998.

What was the Facebook Like button originally named?

A) is correct. The famous Facebook Like button was originally to be called the Awesome button, but Mark Zuckerberg vetoed it in favor of Like.