Some Series Questions [Quiz #14]

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1. The New York Yankees have won baseball’s World Series a record 26 times since the first modern series was held in 1903. As of today, which team has won the second most, 10.

2. The Fibonacci series is an infinite sequence of numbers beginning with 0 and 1. How are the following numbers in the series determined, and what, therefore, would the next five numbers be?

3. Which still-airing American program is the longest-running television series in the history of broadcasting? Which soap opera has aired even longer, counting its earliest incarnation as a radio series, and is the longest-running dramatic show?

4. Which series of bestselling novels concluded in 2008 with the publication of the fourth novel, Breaking Dawn? Who is the author? [half point each]

5. What does word “series” (followed by a year) indicate on US paper currency?

6. In reference to electrical flow, what is a series circuit, and what type of circuit is its opposite?

7. For each of the following series, identify what the series is [half point] and fill in the missing item or items [half point]. In order to claim the first half point, describe the order of items rather than just what the items have in common. [For example, “Domino’s pizza flavors” could not be a correct answer, but “Domino’s pizza flavors from most to least popular” could be. An ellipsis (…) indicates that some elements of the series are not shown.

a. _____, He, Li, Be, B, C, N, O…
b. …Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, _____, _____
c. denial; anger; _____; depression; acceptance [provide both the name of the series and the person most associated with it]
d. …Pierre Trudeau; John Turner; Brian Mulroney; Kim Campbell; Jean Chrétien; Paul Martin; _____