Quiz Bowl El/MS 1

What animal is most commonly associated with the Republican party?

• Donkey

• Elephant

• Owl

• Uncle Sam

What animal is most commonly associated with the Democratic party?

• Donkey

• Elephant

• Owl

• Uncle Sam

What animal is often portrayed in cartoons reading a book and being an animal full of wisdom and advice?

• Owl

• Worm

• Caterpillar

• Lion

What is a belt of the heavens within about 8° either side of the ecliptic, including all apparent positions of the sun, moon, and most familiar planets. It is divided into twelve equal divisions or signs?

• Astrological signs

• Zodiac

• Mayan Calendar

• Milky Way

A novelty confectionery shaped like a building that is cut and baked into appropriate components like walls and roofing is most commonly made out of what?

• Pie Crust

• Gingerbread

• Graham Crackers

• Sugar Cookies

PAPER/PENCIL:

The average pillow case can hold 1690 pieces of candy. If you went crazy and filled 3 and a half pillowcases, about how many of pieces would you have?

• 5915

• 5070

• 6760

• 483

PAPER/PENCIL:

For Halloween 90 Million pounds of chocolate and 35 Million pounds of candy corn are made. How many pounds of these candies are created?

• 125 Million

• 1.25 Billion

• 55 Million

• Way too much!

Symbols in the form of pictures which are used in some writing systems, for example those of ancient Egypt are more commonly known as this?

• hieroglyphics

• calligraphy

• Roman numberals

• tattoos

What cliche is said or written at the end of many Disney movies?

• The End

• Happily Ever After

• Until we meet again

• Don't judge a book by it's cover

What cliche may be used in the Ice Age Movies that would relate to the prehistoric squirrel trying to keep it's nut?

• Back to square one

• Top Banana

• Piece of cake

• Bite your tongue