The Memorable Mnemonics Quiz

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1 min
The Memorable Mnemonics Quiz
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About This Quiz

Mnemonic devices are little tricks - like acronyms and phrases - that help us memorize important info. Our quiz will test your knowledge of everything from geography to music scales. But there's a twist: Every single answer has a fun mnemonic attached.
Which is the smallest of North America's Great Lakes?
Erie
Ontario
Huron
Let's say you're working on a mathematical expression. Which operation should you calculate first?
parentheses
division
exponents
Calling all band geeks! On the treble staff, what note comes after "B"?
D
E
F

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Which of the following countries is not located in Central America?
Guatemala
Nicaragua
Colombia
Moving on to climate science, what's the uppermost layer of Earth's atmosphere?
thermosphere
troposphere
exosphere
Who's on the U.S. fifty-dollar bill?
Ulysses S. Grant
Warren G. Harding
Franklin Pierce

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In the biological classification system, what rank falls between a species and a family?
order
class
genus
Of the three elements listed below, which one is diatomic?
neon
chlorine
copper
Complete this sentence: Venus is the ______ planet from the sun.
second
fourth
fifth

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To close out the quiz, we're switching things up a bit. "ROY G. BIV" is a famous mnemonic. What is it supposed to help you remember?
the colors of the rainbow
assorted poop consistencies
Henry VII's ill-fated wives