Quiz about Scholars Bowl Test

Question 1

Which planet in our solar system has an axis that is titled by 98 degrees?

Accepted Answer

Uranus

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Saturn

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Jupiter

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Saturn

Question 2

Which American inventor is generally given credit for the invention of the lightning rod?

Accepted Answer

Benjamin Franklin

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Albert Einstein

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Nikola Tesla

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Benjamin Church

Question 3

In humans, what is the only internal organ capable of regenerating lost tissue?

Accepted Answer

Liver

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Pancreas

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Arteries

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Stomach

Question 4

How many times zones are there in the world?

Accepted Answer

24

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10

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12

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28

Question 5

An octopus can fit through any hole larger than its what?

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Beak

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Ear

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Tail

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Brain

Question 6

What is the first element on the periodic table?

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Hydrogen

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Carbon

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Graphite

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Amorphous

Question 7

What is the chemical symbol for table salt?

Accepted Answer

NaCl

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Zn

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Fl

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Lv

Question 8

What is the first organisms to grow back after fire?

Accepted Answer

Moss

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Mold

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Grass

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Trees

Question 9

Oncology focuses on what disease?

Accepted Answer

Cancer

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Heart Disease

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Autoimmune

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Asthma

Question 10

What does the "N" stand for in NATO?

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North

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Nadas

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Naive

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New

Question 11

A government ruled by a king or queen

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Monarchy

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Democracy

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Theocracy

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Communist

Question 12

The holiday we celebrate on November 11th.

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Veterans' Day

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Cinco de Mayo

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Patriots Day

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Columbus Day

Question 13

A book of maps

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Atlas

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Almanac

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Dictionary

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Encyclopedia

Question 14

The ocean west of North America

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Pacific

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Atlantic

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Arctic

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Indian

Question 15

A piece of land with water on three sides

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peninsula

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island

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continent

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reef

Question 16

Map that shows elevations and contours

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topographic

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photographic

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political

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resource

Question 17

What is the longest river in the U.S.

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Missouri

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Ohio

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Cuyahoga

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Mississippi

Question 18

Which country sold Alaska to the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

Russia

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France

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Britain

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Canada

Question 19

Where is the Liberty Bell located?

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Philadelphia

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New York City

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Boston

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Paris

Question 20

Who makes/ passes the laws in our nation?

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Congress

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President

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Supreme Court

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Governors

Question 21

What war gave American its independence?

Accepted Answer

Revolutionary War

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Civil War

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WWI

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WWII

Question 22

x2 = 25

Accepted Answer

x = 5

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x = 4

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x = 6

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x = 2

Question 23

I have $10 to spend at IGA. I buy a Mars bar for $1.25 and a packet of chips for $2. How much change do I get?

Accepted Answer

$6.75

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$5.75

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$7.75

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$3.25

Question 24

If it took me 5 hours to drive 400km, what was the average speed that I was travelling at?

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80 km/h

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100 km/h

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75 km/h

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90 km/h

Question 25

Mickey Mouse was 'born' in what year?

Accepted Answer

1928

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1937

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1944

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1919

Question 26

In the movie E.T., what kind of candy does Elliott use to lure the alien into the house?

Accepted Answer

Reese's Pieces

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M&Ms

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Skittles

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Junior Mints

Question 27

In the movie Home Alone, to which city does Kevin's family travel?

Accepted Answer

Paris

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San Francisco

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London

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Sydney

Question 28

The distance a number is away from zero.

Accepted Answer

Absolute value

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Term

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Reciprocal

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Proportion

Question 29

Two ratios, or fractions, that are equal.

Accepted Answer

Proportions

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Reciprocal

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Mean

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Integers

Question 30

The number of cubic units it takes to fill a figure.

Accepted Answer

Volume

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Mean

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Proportion

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Inequality

Question 31

In the poem, which word best symbolizes innocence?

Accepted Answer

green

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nature

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hue

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day

Question 32

The day my son Laurie started kindergarten, he renounced corduroy overalls and began wearing blue jeans with a belt; I watched him go off the first morning with the older girl next door.
What does the word "renounced" mean in the text?

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gave up

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wore

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clothes

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stripped

Question 33

What country does this flag belong to?

Accepted Answer

Chile

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Peru

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Brazil

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Suriname

Question 34

What food is more effective at waking you up in the morning?

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apples

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yoghurt

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coffee

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cookies

Question 35

How long did it take Leonardo da Vinci to paint Mona Lisa?

Accepted Answer

10 years

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5 years

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7 years

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8 years

Question 36

Which is the strongest muscle in your body?

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the tongue

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the biceps

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the thighs

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the calf

Question 37

Which is the only food that doesn't spoil?

Accepted Answer

honey

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oil

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sugar

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salt

Question 38

Who is MLB's All-time Home Run King (Most career Home runs)?

Accepted Answer

Barry Bonds

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Babe Ruth

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Hank Aaron

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Willie Mays

Question 39

Which team has the most NBA Championships?

Accepted Answer

Celtics

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Spurs

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Bulls

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Lakers

Question 40

Mike, Randall, and Roz are from which Disney/Pixer animated film?

Accepted Answer

Monsters, Inc.

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The Fox and the Hound

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A Bug's Life

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The Rescuers

Question 41

What part does Harrison Ford play in Star Wars?

Accepted Answer

Han Solo

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Ben Kenobi

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Anakin Skywalker

Question 42

What word explains the overall sequence of events in a literary work?

Accepted Answer

Plot

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Metaphor

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Resolution

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Setting

Question 43

"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!"
What is this an example of?

Accepted Answer

Hyperbole

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Climax

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Tone

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Metaphor

Question 44

A scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story, often times a memory. Clues the reader into the past experiences of the character.

Accepted Answer

Flashback

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Foreshadowing

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Metaphor

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Rising Action

Question 45

A phrase which contains words that seem to contradict one another.

Accepted Answer

oxymoron

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alliteration

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assonance

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pun

Question 46

How many people did Jesus feed with 5 loaves and 2 fish?

Accepted Answer

5000

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1000

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3000

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6000

Question 47

Where does Jesus' first sermon take place?

Accepted Answer

on the mount

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in a boat

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in the temple

Question 48

S.S. Located in the Pacific Northwest, the Juan de Fuca Strait separates Washington's Olympic Peninsula from which Canadian Island?

Accepted Answer

Vancouver Island

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Newfoundland

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Victoria Island

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Melville Island

Question 49

Sci: In his work with tartaric acid, this scientist's findings led him to develop methods for preventing bacteria growth in food, especially milk.

Accepted Answer

Louis Pasteur

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W. K. Kellogg

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Sir Francis Bacon

Answer

George Crum

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