Quiz Bowl Questions Flashcards
All matter is made up of these tiny particles
Atoms
What did American Indians refer to as the Iron Horse?
Trains
Spell penicillin
What fabric is Scotland famous for making?
Wool
This group met for the first time on November 26, 1971
Cabinet meeting
What is the force exerted by a golf ball when struck?
Kinetic energy
How many states border the Pacific Ocean?
5
What was England’s original use for Australia?
Drop off debtors/prisoners
What does a barometer measure?
Air pressure
Identify the largest joint in the human body
Knee
What does a botanist study?
Plants
In SCUBA diving, what is the purpose of the cylinders on the back?
Hold oxygen
The offspring of a female horse and a male donkey is called a what?
Mule
What year did IL become a state?
1818
How many red stripes are on the US flag?
7
What is the job of white blood cells?
Fight infection
When a person pushes a heavy load up a ramp onto a platform, which simple machine are they using?
Inclined plane
Complete this nautical saying, “Red sky at night, sailor’s delight….”
Red sky in morning, sailor’s take warning
What figurative language is this? Cool as a cucumber
simile
Which American football team won first 2 superbowls
Green Bay Packers
What type of bridge is supported by cables that are supported by a tower?
Suspension bridge
What historical event was caused by Mrs. O’Leary’s cow?
Great Chicago Fire
Which philosopher passed on the thoughts of Socrates?
Plato
Name this country: 8th largest country, neighbors are Bolivia and Paraguay
Argentina
Who is the composer of “The Magic Flute”
Mozart
What infamous first baseman committed an error for the Boston Red Sox?
Billy Buckner
What is the US Naval Base in Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
First US state listed in ABC order
Alabama
Each angle of an equilateral triangle is how many degrees?
60
What part of speech are a, an, and the
articles
What is the name of the boat that Alaska’s Inuit people use for hunting and fishing?
Kayak
What is the most densely populated state in the Union
New Jersey
In which state is Mt. St. Helen’s
Washington
Who wrote “Death of a Salesman”
Arthur Miller
Energy used by most living beings comes from?
The sun
From what civilization is Pythagoras?
Greek
F=ma where F (force) is measure using what?
Newtons
What state beginning with I is the first alphabetically using 2 letters
Iowa
What is the original name of England’s flag?
St. George’s Cross
How many strings are on a guitar?
6
What is the system that gets rid of waste?
Excretory system
In a standard basketball court, the rim is elevated how many feet?
10 feet
What do you call a piece of equipment used to hit the ball in cricket?
A bat
Name the author of the book Roots
Alex Haley
What is the official language of Kenya?
Swahili
Recite the first 3 words of the US Constitution
We the people
Chuck Noll was the head coach of this NFL team in the 1970s
Steelers
What body of water holds Malta
Mediterranean Sea
Socrates was famous in which civilization?
Greek
Vacuum tubes were discovered by?
Thomas Edison
What state is divided into 2 parts by a large lake?
Michigan
What are the black keys on a piano made of?
Ebony
What number is commonly referred to as a bakers dozen?
13
For what crime did Al Capone spend 11 years in prison?
Tax evasion
What chemical element has the highest melting point?
Tungsten
Custer made his last stand at Little Bighorn in what state?
Montana
What sport has its Hall of Fame in Springfield, MA?
Basketball
A goiter is an enlarged thyroid gland caused by a lack of what chemical?
Iodine
What overtook ketchup as the best selling condiment in 1991?
Salsa
What is the title of the novel by Charlotte Bronte that centers around a governess?
Jane Eyre
In the high hurdle race, how many hurdles are you allowed to knock over without penalty?
As many as you want
What does prognosticate mean?
predict, foretell
If the last names of the US presidents were arranged alphabetically, who would be last?
Woodrow Wilson
What poet wrote “For Auld Acquaintance be Forgot”
Robert Burns
Who said “you can fool all of the people some of the time”
Abraham Lincoln
How many miles must a marathon runner travel before completing the race?
26 miles
What is the popular name for the first Volkswagen model of car?
Beetle
In a rocket, the force that pushes the rocket upward is called what?
Thrust
What are estates in the old south called?
Plantations
In theory, it is the space entirely devoid of matter…what is this state that nature abhors?
Vacuum
Which American actress of the 50s retired to become a princess?
Grace Kelley
Who painted “The Last Supper”
Da Vinci
The statue of Venus de Milo is in which great museum?
The Louvre
Who is the author of Call of the Wild and To Build a Fire
Jack London
In 1938, there was a radio broadcast of War of the Worlds…who was its narrator?
Orson Welles
If 2 angles are complementary, what is the sum of the angles?
90 degrees
Spell eccentricity
What country is directly south of Canada?
The USA
What famous play has the line “To be or not to be”
Hamlet
What is obtained when a dividend is divided by a divisor?
Quotient
Identify the Civil Rights leader who won the Nobel Peace Prize
MLK Jr
What is Jamaica’s main industry?
tourism
Name the letter of the alphabet that is most often used to signify an illiterate person’s signature
X
In what state was the Civil War battle of Bull Run fought?
Virginia
In what city and state is the Liberty Bell displayed?
Philadelphia, PA
Which amendment guarantees the right of association?
First amendment
What is the longest and strongest bone in the body?
Femur
At its height, this civilization extended from Britain to Egypt
Roman Empire
The Adventures of Huck Finn took place on which river?
Mississippi
What is it called when there is a state of lawlessness or political disorder
Anarchy
How many paintings did Van Gogh sell in his lifetime?
1
A strait is a narrow body of water, but what term describes a narrow strip of land?
Isthmus
A memorial was built in DC across the reflection pool from the Vietnam Memorial to honor which veterans?
Korean War
What is the word that stands for radio detection and ranging?
RADAR
What creatures have been building underground towns on the prairies?
Prairie dogs
What famous satellite was launched on October 4, 1957?
Sputnik
What do we call a dagger attached to the muzzle of a gun?
Bayonet
Who was the first woman to head a British political party?
Margaret Thatcher
Who laid the capitol building’s cornerstone?
George Washington
What is the only state to fly under 6 flags?
Texas
In which war did Polish general Polaski fight?
American Revolution
In a 24 hour period, which animal sleeps the longest
Lion
What mineral was found in 1849 and at Sutter’s Mill?
Coal
This injury is known to carpenters by repeated hammering?
Tennis Elbow
First to have regulations against drug use?
Horse racing
What do we call a four-sided figure with 2 sides parallel?
Trapezoid
Chinese ring-necked is a variety of what bird?
Pheasant
The jabberwocky is found in which book by Lewis Carroll
Through the Looking Glass
This sea animal has a soft body inside a hard shell for food and pearls
Oyster
Name this government agency: Main purpose to ensure vigor competition in the market
FTC - Federal Trade Commission
Which weekend is the Indy 500?
Memorial Day weekend
What are the tiniest tubes in the human body that carry blood?
Capillaries
If a key signature has 3 sharps, what are the 3 sharps?
F, C, and G
This state has the robin as state bird, apple blossom as the flower, white pine as a tree
Michigan
Who delivered the speech “give me liberty or give me death”
Patrick Henry
What novel by what author tells about an English nobleman and a poor boy who switch places?
Prince and the Pauper, Mark Twain
What name was given to companies of militia organized in american revolution
Minutemen
State known as magnolia state
Mississippi
Capital rhode island
Providence
Function of pony express was to carry mail to west coast, how long did it last
Year and a half
Another name for aurora borealis
Northern lights
This country was carved from Prussia…gained independence after WWI
Poland
“Give me your tired, your poor”
Statue of Liberty
Ex-slave founded tuskegee institute
Booker T. Washington
What is a prairie dog colony called
Town
Which great lake is only one to lie wholly
Lake Michigan
Identify animal native to asia can expand skin of neck
Cobra
Scale measure acidity and alkalinity
PH Scale
Letters UFO stand for
Unidentified Flying Object
Largest organ of the human body
Skin
Which suffix is usually adverb
-ly
Which mountains known as backbone of south america
Andes
Days in september
30
Name the first black MLB baseball player
Jackie Robinson
Two word expression for us flag
Old Glory
This southern city originally named terminus at end of rail line
Atlanta
Name of bike race international
Tour de France
In archery, the center is called
Bullseye
Which german composer known for hungarian dances
Brahms
What state was lincoln born
Kentucky
Who did gerald ford replace as president
Nixon
Capital of sweden
Stockholm
Mile high city
Denver
What does atomic number mean
Number of protons in an atom
Name pulitzer prize featuring scout
TKAM
Book where character finds blue egg
Eragon
Camp that housed admiral richard byrd and 42 men in antarctica
Little America
Between what 2 lakes does the sioux canal and st marie canal control traffic
Lake Superior and Huron
Different halves of cerebrum called
Hemispheres
What is the full name of dr seuss
Theodore Seuss Geisel
In which state is Jimmy Carter born?
Georgia
Which state is acadia national park
Maine
Kind of life insurance lasts limited years but is inexpensive?
Term
Country with mt sinai
Egypt
Author wrote iliad and odyssey
Homer
1908, ford introduced it in the saturday evening post
Model T
Mt rainier is in
Washington
Metal not solid at room temp
Mercury
Name of alphabet not in the states
Q
Home planet of luke skywalker
Tatooine
What state did family in grapes of wrath move to
California
Brazil and colombia supply 50% of world’s what
coffee
City with largest bull-fighting ring in world
Mexico City
Amendment concerned with church and state
First
What year did alaska and hawaii become states
1959
Who was french explorer of st lawrence waterway
Cartier
Charged atom with unequal numbers is called what
Ion
Canal joins atlantic and pacific
Panama Canal
What element makes up 21% of atmosphere
Oxygen
Pierre is state capital
South Dakota
How many hours in half a week
84
When president takes office, name of speech they give
Inauguration Address
Literary term refers to exciting event
Climax
American inventor for cotton gin
Eli Whitney
Self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
SCUBA
Colonial america everything
Ben Franklin
San diego trolley goes 16 miles to where in mexico
Tijuana
Minnesota lake that is source for mississippi river
Itasca
Cities opera house for phantom of the opera
Paris
Name of series by jeff kinney
Diary of Wimpy kid
What vitamin is required for blood clotting
K
Identify portuguese that first sail around the world
Ferdinand Magellan
What race is known as the great american race
Daytona 500
State capital named after river named after corruption french word middle between missouri and mississippi
Des moines
Who wrote 20000 leagues under the sea
Jules Verne
Who was defeated at little bighorn
Custer
What part of speech is the word quite?
Adverb
What animal uses its tail to signal danger?
Beaver
What command is used to make a dog walk on the handler’s left side?
Heel
Edible part of the sweet potato plant?
Root
Who is the commander in chief of the US armed forces?
President
What did Benjamin Franklin invent because he was tired of carrying two pairs of glasses?
Bifocals
Name the lake that is the largest source of the Nile river?
Lake Victoria
What name is given to a person who makes maps?
Cartographer
What is the term for races that include up to and including 400m?
Dash or sprint
Which horse race is called the run for the roses?
Kentucky Derby
5 consecutive integers whose sum is 85
15, 16, 17, 18, 19
A cold person has a heart of stone, but a generous person has a heart of…..
Gold
Frigiphobia is fear of what?
Cold
9/1/1939
Start of WW2
Israeli flag…symbol in middle
Star of David
Who is the father of modern astronomy?
Copernicus
Give the exact percent equivalent of ⅝
62.5%
Name the author of uncle tom’s cabin?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Sum of first 10 positive integers
55
Collapse of star
Black Hole
5 branches of armed forces
Navy, army, marines, coast guard, air force
Type of words same backward/forward
palindrome
Briar rose falls into state of suspended animation
Sleeping Beauty
1961 turning point of JFK renewed public faith
Cuban missile crisis
Continent has second most independent countries
Europe
1928, Andrew Jackson appears on $20, what building is on the reverse
White House
Where was Seward’s folly
Alaska
Can lose up to 25% of food it buries
Squirrel
Year in which constitution was signed
1787
Title of poem begins “twas night before christmas”
A Visit from St Nicholas
Composer of “The Messiah”
George Handel
British author of Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, Great Expectations
Charles Dickens
What building did Booth kill Lincoln
Ford’s Theater
March 29, 1963, steps of Lincoln Memorial, “I Have a Dream” speech
MLK Jr
The Albany plan failed because…
colonists were afraid of losing their autonomy or self-government
Liquid to gas to liquid
distillation
Finish this “No joy in mudville”
Casey has struck out
Brand name of hook and loop
Velcro
Gravestone says “Free at Last, Free at Last”
MLK Jr
2 colonists leaders of America’s revolutionary movement
Sam Adams and John Hancock
How many dimples on a golf ball
336
Male duck is called
Drake
Minutes in NBA quarter
12 minutes
Universities tied for heisman trophies
Notre Dame and Ohio State
Hyphenated term when abnormality not found when it actually is
False-negative
Shenandoah national park
Virginia
Hoover dam harness water from river
Colorado
Temperature of normal human
98.6 Fahrenheit
Main muscles helps breathe
Diaphragm
St basil’s cathedral is located where
Moscow
Hardness scale for minerals
Mohs Scale
Author of Tales of 4th grade nothing, Superfudge
Judy Blume
Nation’s attic
Smithsonian
Only crime in constitution
Treason
GNP
Gross National Product
Natural electrical discharge
Lightning
Western state last to approve mlk holiday and issue to popular vote
Arizona
Indited by grand jury means
Accused
Major country asks leader to be chief of state and head of partisan political
USA
ZIP code acronym
zone improvement plan
Born October 2, 1869, this indian leader used peaceful protest
Mahatma gandhi birth date
Quasimodo had what kind of job
Bellringer
Daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn
Elizabeth the first
Commander british forces at rev war
Thomas Gage
If you buy 3lb of pennies galvanized, what are you getting
Nails
Which branch of science deals with the studies of languages
Linguistics
In what country was the fortune cookie invented?
United States
What happened on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918
WW1 armistice
What is the name of the middle aged sport where charging knights used lances
jousting
Where is the Freedom Trail
Boston
What is Minneapolis Twin City?
St. Paul
What is the transfer called when heat from a candle is transferred on a wire?
Convection
What are changes to the US constitution?
Amendments
What color is the 8 ball in pool?
Black
Name the largest city in midwest
Chicago
Bird lives in the southwest with its tail as long as its body..may be sprinting along highways
Road Runner
Name this 27th president….so fat…
Taft
As a result of a certain crime…Lindbergh law?
Kidnapping
Dill pickles are made from
Cucumbers
Name capital of nebraska?
Lincoln
Famous colonial protest?
Boston Tea Party
Light amplification by stimulated radiation.
LASER
Street celebrated in New Orleans as cradle of jazz?
Bourbon Street
What battle was Napoleon’s final defeat?
Waterloo
Who sailed around Cape Hope in 1497?
Vasco de Gama
How much is 2.5 squared?
6.25
What is the name of the theme song used by Harlem Globetrotters?
Sweet Georgia Brown
In which 2 states is Monument Valley located?
Arizona and Utah
This was first discovered in 1682 by Edmond Haley, seen from earth every 67 years?
Haley’s comet
Where is Devil’s Tower..which state?
Wyoming
In nutrition, what is the term given to the 14 vital elements?
Minerals
Term that describes the amount of water vapor in the air?
Humidity
What tragedy was reported in these words: “It’s bursting into flames….”?
Hindenburg
What household machine would you find a bobbin in?
Sewing machine
What is it called when a bowler takes 2 rolls to knock all the pins?
Spare
In which 2 states is the okey nufike swamp?
Florida/Georgia
Massachusetts religious group made baked beans?
Puritans
Which state was the first to vote to secede from union?
South Carolina
What famous 20th century pitcher was the first to post a no-hitter? Modern day award for pitching?
Psy Yung
What US president won a Pulitzer Prize for literature?
JFK
Identify the name of the first man-made satellite that the US placed in space?
Explorer 1
How does a writer indicate titles of chapters of stories, poems, etc?
Quotation Marks
Which branch has authority to declare war?
Legislative
Led NBA in points 1960-1966
Wilt Chamberlain
Which gland creates insulin?
Insulin
Name the tallest structure in DC?
Washington Monument
Famous black leader fought to abolish slavery
Frederick Douglass
4 forces that work on airplane
Thrust, Drag, Lift, Weight/Gravity
What would you do with a case of infantigo
Call a dr
Document was written in 1823 to prevent European countries from encroaching on US colonies
Monroe Doctrine
Which league came into attendance to solve disputes between countries before war ensued
League of nations
Movement of blood or magazines
circulation
Concept of expanding universe, telescope named after him
Hubble
Ancient chinese method of relieving pain
Acupuncture
What was france called during caesar
Gall
Gas greatest in oxygen
Nitrogen
2nd general in US
Andrew Jackson
Statistical summary of baseball game
Box score
1st black justice of supreme court
Thurgood Marhsall
Which president only one whose grandfather preceded him
Benjamin Harrison
Football played 12 games, won 7…what percentage did they win?
58%
What language do most people in JOrdan speak
Arabic
What Indian gave his name to a tree?
Sequoia
How many minutes in a day
1440
What disease associated with jonas salk
Polio
Which country’’s neutrality was ruined in both wars by germany
Belgium
Russian cosmonaut to travel in space in 1961
yuri gagarin
American colonial formed in protest of stamp act
sons of liberty
Location of treaty that ended american rev.
Paris
Classical composer whose symphony describes a bear, hen, clock, surprise
Hayden
1096-end of 13th century led by western europe, what was series called
crusades
8 letter term for clam shells settling on seashore, sand on beach, etc
sediment
Parallelogram with all sides congruent
square
Identify hawkeye state
Iowa
Federal agency monitors water and air industry
EPA- environmental protection agency
2 prime numbers add to 13
2 and 11
Egypts last queen
Cleopatra
How many cubic feet in a cubic yard?
27
What were the taxes on lead, glass, paper, etc. called
Townshend act
December 7, 1941, a day that will live in infamy
Pearl Harbor
Tallest mountain in oregon
Mt. Hood
Only state whose name contains one syllable
Maine
Individuals on the coins
penny (lincoln) nickel (jefferson) dime (roosevelt) quarter (washington)
Opposite of benign
Malignant
Letter between v and n on keyboard
b
First name is sheldon, wife is karen, owns chum bucket
Plankton
Second best-selling flavor ice cream
Chocolate
Stadium home to chicago bears
Soldier Field
Superman, batman, flash, and wonderwoman are members of
Justice League of America
Square root of 196
14
Strong tendon at back of leg is called
Achilles
French impressionist painting…water lilies, bouquets of sunflowers
Monet
Bulls championships 1991-1998
6
Where in america is the gold bullion depository
Fort Knox
100,000 of these a year, clear acres of trees, national disaster
Wildfire
Happy faced spider, everyone is a minority, volcano eruption
Hawaii
Justices on supreme court
9
First lady AND mother to us president
Abigail Adams and Barbara Bush
How many players TOTAL on ice in a hockey game
12
American born poet, road not taken -
Robert Frost
HOMES acronym for the great lakes
Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Eerie, Superior
