strike
Strikes are used to pressure employers in labor disputes. This topic is part of Labor within Government & Society. This page currently draws on 46 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
strike trivia questions
A labor strike occurs when workers collectively stop what?
Answer: Working
Bonus fact: Strikes are used to pressure employers in labor disputes.
What is a picket line?
Answer: Organized demonstration outside a workplace
Bonus fact: Striking workers often picket to publicize their dispute.
A strike authorized by a union usually follows what process?
Answer: Collective labor decision or vote
Bonus fact: Union rules and labor law determine strike procedures.
Traditional manual typewriters strike an inked ribbon against what?
Answer: Paper
Bonus fact: The ribbon transfers ink.
Billiards games are played on a table using what to strike balls?
Answer: Cue
Bonus fact: A cue stick strikes the cue ball.
What part of a cricket bat is flat and used to strike the ball?
Answer: Blade
Bonus fact: The broad willow blade provides the hitting surface.
A strike in ten-pin bowling means knocking down how many pins with the first ball?
Answer: 10
Bonus fact: A strike clears the rack in one delivery.
How is a strike marked on a bowling score sheet?
Answer: X
Bonus fact: The X symbol represents a strike.
A strike scores 10 points plus what?
Answer: Pins knocked down on the next two rolls
Bonus fact: Successive strikes can create large bonus scores.
What causes thunder after a lightning strike?
Answer: Rapid expansion of heated air
Bonus fact: Lightning heats air extremely quickly, producing a shock wave.
Which landmark case used equal protection to strike down racial segregation in public schools?
Answer: Brown v. Board of Education
Bonus fact: The Court ruled in 1954 that separate public schools were inherently unequal.
The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 began in which industry?
Answer: Railroads
Bonus fact: Wage cuts triggered strikes across multiple rail lines.