WorksheetsScholar Bowl
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 39mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Slope, in basic terms, is simply...
a)
Rise over run
b)
Run over rise
c)
Left over down
d)
Right over up
2.
The vertical axis is the _____.
a)
X-axis
b)
Y-axis
c)
Origin
d)
Slope
3.
According to exponent rules, when we raise the power to a power we _______ the exponents.
Example: (d2)5
Example: (d2)5
a)
add
b)
subtract
c)
multiply
d)
divide
4.
According to exponent rules, when we divide two powers with the same base we _______ the exponents.
Example: h8 / h3
Example: h8 / h3
a)
add
b)
subtract
c)
multiply
d)
divide
5.
Nicolas places his 30 foot ladder against a house he is painting. If the foot of the ladder is 8 feet from the base of the house, how high above the ground is the top of the ladder touching the house? Round to the nearest tenth.
a)
22.0 ft
b)
27.8 ft
c)
28.9 ft
d)
31.0 ft
6.
How would you write 564,000,000 in scientific notation?
a)
5.64 x 10-7
b)
5.64 x 106
c)
5.64 x 108
d)
56.4 x 107
7.
Who was the third president of the United States?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Donald Trump
c)
George Washington
d)
Thomas Jefferson
8.
When was the Great Depression?
a)
1912-1917
b)
1929-1939
c)
1945-1960
d)
1940-1944
9.
Who invented peanut butter?
a)
George Washington Carver
b)
Madam C. J. Walker
c)
John Parker
d)
Barack Obama
10.
Which president served more than 2 terms?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Harry S. Truman
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Woodrow Wilson
11.
When did women get the right to vote?
a)
September 19, 1915
b)
August 25, 1922
c)
August 18, 1920
d)
August 31, 1918
12.
Who lived in Caneyes?
a)
Kalinago
b)
Tainos
c)
Incas
d)
Aztecs
13.
Who played Batos?
a)
Kalinagos
b)
Mayas
c)
Tainos
d)
Incas
14.
Which of these words is spelled correctly?
a)
hapily
b)
beatiful
c)
millimeter
d)
lieing
15.
I need to check my room for ________________. My room must be neat and tidy.
a)
clenlyness
b)
cleanliness
c)
cleanlyniss
d)
cleanlines
16.
My ______________ caused me to drop the vase.
a)
clumziness
b)
clumsiness
c)
clomsyness
d)
clumsiniss
17.
A living thing, such as a plant, that can make its own food
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Herbivore
d)
Carnivore
18.
A scientist is collecting data on the number of times a cricket chips per minute. What sense is the scientist most likely using to make observations?
a)
hearing
b)
smell
c)
sight
d)
touch
19.
What are the programs that run on a computer system called?
a)
Algorithms
b)
Code
c)
Software
d)
Languages
20.
What are the physical components of a computer system called?
a)
Hardware
b)
Desktop
c)
Devices
d)
Peripherals
21.
Processor speed is measured in _______.
a)
Ghz
b)
Bus Speed
c)
Hyperthreads
d)
Cores
22.
____________ is anything that has mass and takes up space.
a)
matter
b)
compound
c)
particle
d)
subatomic
23.
A proton has a ___________ charge.
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
neutral
24.
The nucleus of the atom has the
___________ and ___________ in it.
___________ and ___________ in it.
a)
protons and neutrons
b)
electrons and neutrons
c)
protons and electrons
25.
Beaches that have eroded are reclaimed through____________.
a)
weathering
b)
Building of sea walls
c)
beach nourishment
d)
building of terraces
26.
Volcanoes and earthquakes are both _______________ and ______________ processes because they can destroy AND build up the Earth.
a)
divergent and destructive
b)
constructive and destructive
c)
convergent and divergent
d)
sediment and weathering
27.
Which letter represents a gulf/bay?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
28.
0o longitude is called the...
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
equator
c)
International Date Line
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
29.
Which body of water lies between the United Kingdom and mainland Europe?
a)
Arctic Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Rhine River
d)
English Channel
30.
What is a Region
a)
Tells us ways in which the places in an area are alike
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area
c)
Tells us where people and places are
31.
Which animal lives in the wetland areas and rivers of Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming—musk ox or beavers?
a)
Musk Ox
b)
Beavers
32.
The rugged landscapes of the Gates of the Arctic National Park in Alaska are home to a large herd of which animal—alpacas or caribou?
a)
Alpacas
b)
Caribou
33.
A restaurant in Budapest, Hungary, offers nearly 2,000 items on its menu. This city is located on which continent that includes the Balkan Peninsula?
a)
South America
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
Australia
34.
Hot dogs encased in French fries are a popular street food in South Korea. South Korea is located on which continent that includes a desert called the Gobi?
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
North America
d)
Antarctica
35.
Grand Traverse Bay borders the lower Peninsula of which state -
a)
South Dakota
b)
Michigan
36.
Which country does not border Brazil?
a)
Bolivia
b)
Chile
c)
Suriname
37.
Yellowstone National Park in the western U.S. is home to the world’s largest collection of which geothermal feature?
a)
geysers
b)
glaciers
c)
plains
d)
mountains
38.
What Is the last name of Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy from the Chronicles Of Narnia, by C.S. Lewis?
a)
Pennywise
b)
Lewis
c)
Pevensie
d)
Smith
39.
Making a claim and supporting it using logic is:
a)
persuasion
b)
claim
c)
argument
d)
evidence
40.
A claim is:
a)
The position you are trying to get your readers to accept
b)
the thesis statement
c)
found in the introduction
d)
all of the above
41.
The song, "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" was written for the Broadway musical ___________________.
a)
Ragtime
b)
Americana
c)
Oklahoma
d)
The King and I
42.
Aside from _______________________, the Great Depression was the gravest crisis in American history.
a)
World War I
b)
World War II
c)
The Civil War
d)
The Vietnam War
43.
Which works of fiction in 1932, 1934, 1935, explored the claustrophobic world of lower-middle-class Irish Catholics?
a)
Native Sons Trilogy
b)
Studs Lonigan Trilogy
c)
John Dos Passo's trilogy USA
d)
Grapes of Wrath Trilogy
44.
Who wrote The Grapes of Wrath in 1939 , the "protest" novel of the 1930's, which was an epic tribute to the Okies?
a)
Orson Welles
b)
Nathanael West
c)
John Dos Passo
d)
John Steinbeck
45.
I am terrible at Oboe. I direct the St. Mary's Parish Choir. I traveled to Alaska to visit my Brother-in-law and drove from Anchorage to Fairbanks and back.
a)
Joel Gronseth
b)
Bill Gabbert
c)
Nick Strandberg
46.
I was a runner and a swimmer in high school. I love to play board games. I've been to 5 countries outside of the US.
a)
Bill Gabbert
b)
Josiah Torvik
c)
Nick Strandberg
47.
1. I am currently rehearsing for a musical at the Barn Theatre in Willmar.
2. I really enjoy baking.
3. I can't burp.
2. I really enjoy baking.
3. I can't burp.
a)
LeAnn Atchison
b)
Kathy Reese
c)
Aubrey Ross
48.
a)
skateboard
b)
row
c)
dive
49.
a)
dive
b)
ride a bike
c)
row
50.
what sport does Kasey Cooper play?
a)
soccer
b)
golf
c)
softball
d)
rugby
51.
What player is considered one of the best basketball player ever and wore number 23
a)
Michael Jordan
b)
Larry Bird
c)
Patrick Kane
d)
Magic Johnson
52.
How many times have the Chicago blackhawks won the Stanley cup
a)
8
b)
5
c)
2
d)
3
53.
Who was is in the 2015 Stanley cup championships
a)
LA kings and the Tampa Bay Lightning
b)
The chicago Blackhawks and the Tampa bay Lightning
c)
The anehiem Ducks and the Chicago Blackhawks
d)
The Tampa bay Lightning and the Chicago Blackberr
54.
Who is this?
a)
Mario Lemieux
b)
Wayne Gretzky
c)
Carry Price
d)
Noah Loch
55.
How many yards do you get for a new first down?
a)
10
b)
15
c)
50
d)
20
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