APPENDIXAdditional Calibration Tests and Answers
CALIBRATION TEST FOR RANGES: A
| No. | Question | Lower Bound (95% Chance Value Is Higher) | Upper Bound (95% Chance Value Is Lower) |
| 1 | How many feet tall is the Hoover Dam? | ||
| 2 | How many inches long is a $20 bill? | ||
| 3 | What percentage of aluminum is recycled in the United States? | ||
| 4 | When was Elvis Presley born? | ||
| 5 | What percentage of the atmosphere is oxygen by weight? | ||
| 6 | What is the latitude of New Orleans? [Hint: Latitude is 0 degrees at the equator and 90 degrees at the North Pole.] | ||
| 7 | In 1913, the United States military owned how many airplanes? | ||
| 8 | The first European printing press was invented in what year? | ||
| 9 | What percentage of all electricity consumed in US households was used by kitchen appliances in 2001? | ||
| 10 | How many miles tall is Mount Everest? | ||
| 11 | How long is Iraq's border with Iran in kilometers? | ||
| 12 | How many miles long is the Nile? | ||
| 13 | In what year was Harvard founded? | ||
| 14 | What is the wingspan (in feet) of a Boeing 747 jumbo jet? | ||
| 15 | How many soldiers were in a Roman legion? | ||
| 16 | What is the average temperature of the abyssal zone (where the oceans are more than 6,500 feet deep) in degrees F? | ||
| 17 | How many feet long is the Space Shuttle Orbiter (excluding the external tank)? | ||
| 18 | In what year did Jules Verne publish 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea? | ||
| 19 | How wide is the goal in field hockey (in feet)? | ||
| 20 | The Roman Coliseum held how many spectators? |
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