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WorksheetsQuiz Bowl 3
Total questions: 68
Worksheet time: 34mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is glass mainly made from..?
a)
sand
b)
coal
c)
water
d)
ice
2.
what does an entomologist study?
a)
mammals
b)
insects
c)
amphibians
d)
snakes
3.
How many colors are in the rainbow?
a)
6
b)
5
c)
7
d)
8
4.
What ingredient makes bread rise?
a)
salt
b)
water
c)
flour
d)
yeast
5.
Which is the Red Planet?
a)
Mars
b)
Saturn
c)
Venus
d)
Jupiter
6.
Which country gave us the Statue of Liberty?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
Germany
d)
England
7.
Which ancient king had a round table?
a)
King George
b)
King Arthur
c)
King Richard
d)
King John
8.
In which city was Jesus born?
a)
Judah
b)
Nazareth
c)
Israel
d)
Bethlehem
9.
What sank the SS Titanic?
a)
an enemy ship
b)
an iceberg
c)
a hurricane
d)
a typhoon
10.
Who invented the lightbulb?
a)
Eli Whitney
b)
Alexander Graham Bell
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
Thomas Edison
11.
Who said, "I Have a Dream"
a)
Martin Luther King Jr.
b)
John F. Kennedy
c)
George Washington
d)
Abraham Lincoln
12.
The Atomic Bomb attacked the city of ___________first.
a)
Nagasaki
b)
Toyko
c)
Hiroshima
d)
Bombay
13.
Which city did Mt. Vesuvius destroy?
a)
Mexico City
b)
Pompeii
c)
Bombay
d)
London
14.
Who was the leader of the Nazi party?
a)
Ivan the Horrible
b)
King Raplh
c)
Goku
d)
Adolph Hitler
15.
How many arms does the Venus de Milo statue have?
a)
none
b)
one
c)
two
d)
three
16.
Which country first used paper money?
a)
Greece
b)
China
c)
Rome
d)
Egypt
17.
How many wives did Henry VIII have?
a)
8
b)
4
c)
3
d)
6
18.
Where did the Olympic games start?
a)
Rome
b)
Egypt
c)
Spain
d)
Greece
19.
Which famous president delivered the Gettysburg Address in 1862?
a)
George Washington
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Andrew Jackson
20.
Who invented the telephone?
a)
Alexander Graham Bell
b)
Eli Whitney
c)
Thomas Edison
d)
Benjamin Franklin
21.
In Greek Mythology- what did Prometheus steal from the gods to give to man?
a)
wind
b)
sun
c)
rain
d)
Fire
22.
Who was burned at the stake in 1431?
a)
Joan of Ark
b)
Ivan the Terrible
c)
The Witch of Waverly
d)
Cleopatra
23.
Who was the Roman god of Fire?
a)
Thor
b)
Flame
c)
Vulcan
d)
Demetris
24.
Who wrote the plays: Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet and MacBeth?
a)
Nathaniel Hawthorn
b)
William Shakespeare
c)
Joseph Clark
d)
Queen Victoria
25.
Which ancient people built pyramids?
a)
The Isralites
b)
The Egyptians
c)
The Greeks
d)
The Romans
26.
When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
a)
Sept. 11, 2001
b)
Dec. 31, 1700
c)
July 4, 1776
d)
Jan. 1, 1800
27.
Who was the Greek god of love?
a)
Aphrodite
b)
Diana
c)
Penelope
d)
Rosita
28.
Who founded the first settlement in Greenland?
a)
Vasco da Gama
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Hernando Cortez
d)
Eric the Red ( a Viking)
29.
What animals eat meat?
a)
omnivores
b)
herbivores
c)
meatovores
d)
carnivores
30.
What French colony was founded on the St. Lawrence River?
a)
Manitoba
b)
Quebec
c)
New Foundland
d)
Crystal Springs
31.
Which planet is closest to the sun?
a)
Venus
b)
Mercury
c)
Jupiter
d)
Saturn
32.
How many weeks are in a year?
a)
52
b)
36
c)
42
d)
55
33.
Which is the highest mountain on Earth?
a)
Mt. Fugi
b)
Mount Rushmore
c)
Mt. Mckinnley
d)
Mt. Everest
34.
How long does it take for the Earth circle the sun?
a)
1 century
b)
1 day
c)
1 year
d)
1 month
35.
What is a mammal with a pouch for it's young?
a)
amphibian
b)
marsupial
c)
reptile
d)
mammal
36.
What sort of creature was a diplodocus?
a)
mammal
b)
amphibian
c)
dinosaur
d)
reptile
37.
What is process by which plants get food?
a)
mitosis
b)
meisois
c)
cell division
d)
photosynthesis
38.
What color does an acid turn litmus paper?
a)
red
b)
blue
c)
green
d)
yellow
39.
Who was the President of the Confederate States of America?
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
George Washington
d)
Jefferson Davis
40.
What is located at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
the Prime Meridan
b)
The North Pole
c)
the Equator
d)
The South Pole
41.
What is located at 0 degrees longitude?
a)
The Prime Meridian
b)
The South Pole
c)
The North Pole
d)
The Equator
42.
What holiday is celebrated on November 11th?
a)
Veteran's Day
b)
Labor day
c)
Memorial Day
d)
Independence Day
43.
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
a)
19th
b)
20th
c)
18th
d)
12th
44.
Who was the most popular Confederate general during the Civil War?
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
45.
Who was a well known black abolitionist who escaped slavery and became a speaker and writer?
a)
Dred Scott
b)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
c)
Malcom X
d)
Frederick Douglas
46.
Which woman was a nurse during the Civil War and started the American red Cross?
a)
Molly Pitcher
b)
Clara Barton
c)
Betty White
d)
Harriet Tubman
47.
Which amendment made slavery illegal in the U.S. /
a)
10th
b)
12th
c)
13th
d)
9th
48.
Name the creature said to inhabit the slopes of Mt. Everest that is much like the legendary "Bigfoot" of the United States
a)
Yentel
b)
Yeti
c)
Yuri
d)
Yoku
49.
What state of matter has a definite shape and volume?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
vapor
50.
Identify the musical family that includes the xylophone
a)
woodwinds
b)
Percussion
Percussion
Percussion
c)
string
d)
brass
51.
In the U.S. how long is the term of a Senator?
a)
2 years
b)
4 years
c)
6 years
d)
5 years
52.
(math) a C.D. is on sale for $12.00. If the sale price is 25% off the original cost, what was the original price?
a)
$20.00
b)
$15.00
c)
$24.00
d)
$16.00
53.
In computer language, what is the meaning of the acronym ROM?
a)
Rest On Monday
b)
Review Only Masters
c)
Read Only Memory
d)
Read Over Math
54.
What class of colonial people could gain his freedom after her worked for an overseer for 7 years without pay?
a)
indentured servant
b)
slave
c)
peasant
d)
page
55.
Which country borders Afghanistan on the west?
a)
Iraq
b)
Pakistan
c)
China
d)
Iran
56.
What term is used to describe a series of huge waves that occur after an underwater disturbance, such as a volcano?
a)
hurricane
b)
typhoon
c)
Tsunami
d)
c-wave
57.
The Earth's crust is divided like a jigsaw puzzle into what continental and oceanic parts?
a)
plates
b)
faults
c)
ridges
d)
divides
58.
Who was the first president to resign from office?
a)
NIxon
b)
Carter
c)
Clinton
d)
Obama
59.
What is 2,853 minus 1,198?
a)
1,655
b)
983
c)
1,420
d)
1,200
60.
On the periodic table what does the symbol C represent?
a)
calorie
b)
coal
c)
charcoal
d)
Carbon
61.
What is the median of {-1, 12, 5, 10, and 6?
a)
5
b)
12
c)
6
d)
-1
62.
What type of speech modifies a verb, and tells: "how", "when", or "where"?
a)
adjective
b)
adverb
c)
pronoun
d)
prepostition
63.
What eclipse happens when the Earth passes through a new moon's shadow?
a)
solar
b)
lunar
c)
ecliptical
d)
orbital
64.
What is the basic SI unit for electric current?
a)
amp or ampere
b)
watt
c)
killowat
d)
matter
65.
What is it called when gas changes to a liquid?
a)
vaporization
b)
steam
c)
condensation
d)
watering
66.
What part of the eye lets light pass through to the lens?
a)
iris
b)
pupil
c)
cornea
d)
lid
67.
Which Mormon leader founded Salt Lake City, Utah
a)
Jedidah Smith
b)
Thomas Brighton
c)
Brigham Young
d)
William Lewis
68.
The First 10 amendments to the Constitution are called?
a)
The freedoms
b)
The Big 10
c)
The Bill of Rights
d)
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