November Quiz bowl specific questions Flashcards
The main stadium in Beijing for the ? Olympic Games was nicknamed ?
Nickname: The Bird’s Nest
Year: 2008 Olympic Games
Which athlete won four gold medals at the ? Olympic Games?
Jesse Owens; 1936
What sports did Jesse Owens play
Jesse Owens, African-American sprinter and long jumper
204 countires took part in the ? olympic games
2008
The Phryges were the mascots of the ? summer olmpic games
2024
Sydeny hosted the ? olympic games
2000
Faster, higher, stronger is the meaning to waht olympic motto
Citius, Altius, Fortius
In 1980 the United States, along with ? other nations, boycott the Summer Olympics?
64 + US
In ?, ? tangled with Zola Budd in the ? meters, before falling out of ?
- In 1984
- Mary Decker tangled with..
- in the 3000 meters
- contention
A burning arrow was used to lit the olympic flame at the ? ? Games
1992; Barcelona
Muhammad Ali lit the Olympic torch at the ? Summer Olympic Games in ?
1996; Atlanta
Paris hosted the 1st olymic games in whch women took part of. What year was this?
1900
1896 was the year of the first modern olympics. When were they held?
Athens, Greece
Who is the The Vince Lombardi Trophy, the super bowl trophy, named after
The trophy is named after former NFL head coach, Vincent Thomas Lombardi, who was respected for his legacy as a leader and strategist.
head coach of the Green Bay Packers
How tall is The Vince Lombardi Trophy
The trophy is 22 inches tall
How much does the Vince Lombardi Trophy weigh
7 pounds
What are the Baltimore Ravens named after? Why is the mascot of the Baltimore Ravens name Poe?
the Baltimore Ravens were named after the poem The Raven by Baltimore resident Edgar Allan Poe, it was only natural that the team name their mascots after Poe himself.
The Dallas Cowboys are currently valued at over ? billion dollars
10
What does the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award recongize
This award recognizes NFL players for their commitment to philanthropy and community impact, as well as excellence on the football field
What some characteristics of R2-D2
diminutive white and blue robot
The last Super Bowl to be hosted in Miami was in ? Who won
The last Super Bowl to be hosted in Miami was in 2020, when the Kansas
City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers 31-20.
Where does the word robot come from
The word itself derives from the Czech word “robota,” or forced labor
What year did Nikola Tesla design the telautomaton
1898
What is the first law of robotics
a robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm
What is the second law of robotics
a robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First
Law
What is the 3rd law of robotics
a robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law
