Knowledge Bowl Preliminary Exam '24

History: What ancient Hellenistic ruler of Egypt shared power with her father, Ptolemy XII, with Ptolemy XIII and XIV, and later had relationships with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony?

• Helen

• Cleopatra

• Oketra

• Hatshepsut

English: From a literary point of view, rewarding the good and punishing the bad is what kind of justice?

• Ironic Justice

• Injustice

• Poetic Justice

• Equal Justice

Science: Turpentine is manufactured from what complex substance secreted by plants?

• Resin

• Ethanol

• Oil

• Sap

Math: In what sport do participants call out a solution to the following?: "Cube root of 64!"

• Hockey

• Downhill Skiing

• Baseball/Softball

• Golf

Answer explanation

"Fore!" is a shortened version of "Look out beFORE the ball hits you"

Geography: What Ocean borders the following African nations?: Senegal, Namibia, Liberia, Cameroon

• Indian Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Antarctic Ocean

Culture: What political candidate infamously lost some favor in their 2016 campaign by encouraging young voters to "PokemonGo to the polls."

• John McCain

• Barack Obama

• Hillary Clinton

• Donald Trump

English: How would this sentence be restated using a 1st person singular pronoun? "She is pretty and witty and bright."

• I am pretty and witty and bright.

• They are pretty and witty and bright.

• No changes needed

• Herself is pretty and witty and bright.

Culture: Complete the title of this biography: The Greatest Showman on Earth: A Biography of ...

• Alexander Hamilton

• Harry Houdini

• Wild Bill Hickock

• P. T. Barnum

Science: What adjective describes an unstable orbit from which an object is gradually spiraling into the body it is traveling around?

• decaying
• circular
• elliptical
• stable

History: These books are about what time period in European history? Heraldry, The Knights Tournaments, Living in Castle Times, The Crusades and the Crusader States

• Dark Ages

• Medieval

• Renaissance

• Industrial Revolution