Quiz Bowl Practice Game 3

Question 1

What does “Kamikaze” mean?

Answer 1

Divine Wind/ Heavenly

Question 2

What is a doodlebug?

Answer 2

V-1 flying bomb/buzz bomb/V1 flying bomb

Question 3

The Viking cemetery in Lindholm Høje is one of the largest, it has about how many graves?

Answer 3

600-700

Question 4

Around what year did the Vikings land in what is now called Canada?

Answer 4

1000

Question 5

Mary Rose was the name of the famous ship that sank in the sight of Henry VIII and the attacking French Fleet in _____.

Answer 5

1945

Question 6

Duke of Medina Sidonia commanded the Spanish Armada in 1584. True or false

Answer 6

false

Question 7

Which King was already known as “Unready”?

Answer 7

Ethelred II

Question 8

How much of the Arctic Sea ice could disappear by 2050?

Answer 8

20%

Question 9

The richest half of the world is responsible for what percentage of overall global emissions?

Answer 9

90%

Question 10

Which animal can survive being frozen solid?

Answer 10

wood frog

Question 11

How fast can an emu run?

Answer 11

30 mph/50 kmph

Question 12

What is the world’s largest jellyfish?

Answer 12

the lion’s mane jellyfish

Question 13

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What are feathers made from?

Answer 13

beta-keratin

Question 14

How fast can a roadrunner run?

Answer 14

15-26 mph

Question 15

A rabbit has how many taste buds?

Answer 15

17 000
taste buds

Question 16

Where are the gills of a sea slug?

Answer 16

on its back

Question 17

How long do young orangutans stay with their mothers?

Answer 17

7-8 years

Question 18

What is the only state that termites don’t live in?

Answer 18

Alaska

Question 19

Wat har bo is deemed to be one of the hottest dishes in the world. From which continent does it originate?

Answer 19

africa

Question 20

From what part of the pig do you get pork butt?

Answer 20

shoulder

Question 21

What is the filling in a Baked Alaska?

Answer 21

ice cream

Question 22

Found on African trees, mopane is eaten as a dried, crispy snack. What is it?

Answer 22

a catipillar

Question 23

What kind of pan are chapati cooked in?

Answer 23

lard

Question 24

New York was once famous for its turtle barbeque.

Answer 24

true

Question 25

In October 2010, a Guinness world record was set for the longest strand of pasta ever made. How long was it?

Answer 25

12388 ft and 5 inches

Question 26

An ounce of saffron is valued at more than an ounce of gold.

Answer 26

true

Question 27

Alligator on a stick is chunks of deep-fried alligator found in which continent?

Answer 27

North America