F+Block+Questions

Welcome. Please post here the best five questions you can think of.

Make sure to sign your name after your questions like this:

Is the United States in decline? Why did Europe dominate the world from the Renaissance on? Why did Islam decline? Who was the Buddha? Why are there so many Buddhists? How many people can the planet support?

(Steve G, F Block)

Who was the Buddha? Why are there so many Buddhists? How many people can the planet support? (Phil Student, F Block)

What is the smallest country? What is the biggest direct democracy today? When was the 1st poem written? Who sent the first email, and when? Who created the 1st automobile, and when? (Carrie Schellenberger, F Block)

How were rulers selected and a social structure developed in the first country in existence? How did computers evolve from machines that took up an entire room to the tablets we have now? Why has the border between Europe and Asia shifted throughout history? What were some of the earliest forms of entertainment? When did people first discover that some herbs can be used as medicine? (Brittany Schulz, F Block)

What was the first religion? Are there any pieces of land or islands that are unclaimed by any country? When, how, and why did people first start getting married? How does a place/group of people go about becoming a country? What were the first forms of government? (Hannah Hubbard, F Block) What caused the oil spill in the gulf Coast? What is causing the floods in Pakistan? What was the first ever program to be aired on public television? What is the status of America's economy? What's the status of the war in Iraq and Afghanistan ? (Michael Jones, F Block)

What is the state of the car industry? High or low?

What is the oldest artifact still intact?

What is the crime rate in the U.S.?

How was Saddam Hussein captured?

How did most of Africa become classified as “third world”? (why did it not develop like the US did)

(Saahj Gosrani, F Block)

Which religion has the most amount of people supporting it? Which country has the most amount of people born in it? How did the Mayans create their calendars? How do they know that 2012 is the end of the world? Who invented "dance"? Who came up with the idea of a UFO? (Beyla P, F block)

Why is grass green? Why are flowers never green? Why did emperor Qin Shi burn books? (he built great wall of china) Where did the sun come from? Is Tibet a country?

(Alex East, F Block) Could there be more than oil spill in the ocean that there not telling the public? Do you think the oil spill was really repaired or could it be a cover up? Do you think that in 50 years all communication will be via technology? Scientists say that in a thousand year the sun will become a supernova and consume the earth, what do you think? What was the first book written? (Jenna Read, F Block) What determines the color of a country on the map?

How much of history is 100% fact?

How have things changed while President Obama has been in office?

How has Italy influenced the history of the entire world?

How much has the value of money changed from the beginning of its creation?

(Kevin Pendergast, F Block)

What was the world’s first musical instrument? Why do all great empires come to an end (Roman, Greek)? How long can the world continue once oil runs out? How long until oil runs out? Does the internet really have no end? How much information can the internet hold? Why were so many things invented in China? (Sam R, F Block)

What was the first organism to live on the earth? What is the most successful form of government? What was the most important invention ever created? Does race really exist? Is music a human necessity? (Kiran A, F Block)

What determines the money value of each countries dollar? How many countries are living in overall poverty? What was the origin of any form of government? Will the technology become advanced enough so that basic human functions can be done by machine? Will computers take over all source of paper material? (I.e. books, newspapers) (Eugenia H, F Block)

What is the process required to become a country? How much global warming is natural and how much is because of human interference? How much does America depend on trade with China? Is there a country without an organized military? How can one species become so varied? (Alexis Williams, F Block)

Why is space black? Why does the sun make hair a lighter color but your skin a darker color? Why does the sun look yellow if it is a fire ball and fire is usually red? Where do you go when you die? What are freckles?

(rebecca kenney, F block)

Where did the world come from? (Mr. Goldberg)

Why is it that Western Europe and the United States dominate the world? What happened to the Middle East, Why did they get left behind? Why is South America corrupt? Why did Africa become big in slave trade? Why did some many countries in Asia fall to Communism? (Jeffrey Kenna, F block)

Who designed the great pyramids? Who was the emperor when they built the Great Wall of China? Who first climbed Mount Everest? Who came up with skydiving? Who was the most advanced civilation in the period before Christ? (Michael Miller, F Block)