MMA Question of the Day: 01/29/99

MATH: This morning, 400 cadets ate breakfast. 3/4% drank only cranberry juice, 1/2% drank only orange juice, and the remainder drank only milk. How many cadets drank juice? How many drank milk?

SCIENCE: We are very familiar with the term wind chill and its effects upon us here in the Northeast. What is the perceived temperature on humans due to the combined effects of hot air and relative humidity called?

GEOGRAPHY: Calypso music is very witty and entertaining and is most often associated with the Caribbean. It is sometimes is used to make political, social or economic statements. What Caribbean country is credited with the development of this form of music?

HISTORY: Indians of Venezuela first inhabited many Caribbean Islands. What were these people named?

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