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8th Grade Quiz Bowl

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the planets would be described as an ice giant that spins on its side?

a)

Uranus

b)

Neptune

c)

Jupiter

d)

Venus

2.

How many 1/8th are in a dotted quarter note?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

9

d)

3.141592654

3.

The straddle jump was a skill learned in which unit?

a)

Swimming

b)

Basketball

c)

Hockey

d)

Soccer

4.

The Israeli Satellite that nearly landed on the moon was named...

a)

Hatikva

b)

Space X

c)

Bereshit

d)

Waze

5.

What is the tú form of the verb TENER?

a)

Tengo

b)

Tenes

c)

Tienes

d)

Tiene

6.

What are the first 2 rules of Improv? (Drama)

a)

Talk loudly, Move around

b)

Make people laugh, Use facial expressions

c)

Say yes, Don't Think

d)

Dance, Annunciate your words

7.

How would you tell if the source that you find online is reliable?

a)

The first result in the list

b)

Its author is a specialist in the subject that the article is about.

c)

The site is up-to-date

d)

The author is an expert and the site is up-to-date

8.

What is celebrated on "Cinco de Mayo?"

a)

Mexican Independence Day

b)

French Independence Day

c)

The victory of the Mexican army over the French

d)

The birthday of the first Mexican president

9.

What is not a waste product in cellular respiration?

a)

Oxygen

b)

ATP

c)

Carbon Dioxide

d)

Glucose

10.

Which of the following phrases best describes communism?

a)

When supply and demand determine how much things cost

b)

When individual people do not own land, businesses, property, etc. Instead, the government / whole community does.

c)

A system of government in which the government controls the healthcare. Private citizens control everything else.

d)

When everyone shares their pizza with everyone else.

11.

Staccato means:

a)

Quietly

b)

With Force

c)

Short

d)

Slured

12.
From the 1870s until the 1960s in the U. S. numerous states had what was know as "Jim Crow" laws. Identify the purpose of these laws.
a)
Assimilation
b)
Slavery
c)
Segregation
d)
Equality
13.

Force is measured in units called ____________.

a)

calories

b)

inches

c)

newtons

d)

neutrons

14.

Which era of geologic time is characterized by cooler temperatures, large mammals, and the formation of the Himilayas?

a)

Mesozoic

b)

PreCambrian

c)

Cenozoic

d)

Paleozoic

15.

How many 16th notes are in a half note?

a)

4

b)

16

c)

32

d)

8

16.

The Beep Test is also known as:

a)

Flexibility Test

b)

Map Test

c)

Pacer Test

d)

Agility Test

17.

Which Country is NOT part of the permanent 5 in the United Nations Security Council?

a)

India

b)

China

c)

Russia

d)

France

18.

What is the correct form of the number 22

a)

Veinte y dos

b)

veintidós

c)

veintidos

d)

vientidós

19.

What is the theatre technique of telling a story without words, by means of bodily movements, gestures, and facial expressions?

a)

Pantomime

b)

Improv

c)

Anime

d)

Charades

20.

What is the correct title of the page where all sources used in the writing are listed?

a)

Resources

b)

Reference

c)

Works Cited

d)

List of the works

21.

Who invented the vaccine against rabies?

a)

Marie-Curie

b)

Mozart

c)

Thomas Edison

d)

Louis Pasteur

22.

What tissue connects bone to bone?

a)

Cartiledge

b)

Tendon

c)

Ligament

d)

Spongy bone

23.

What is the second longest river in China?

a)

The Tianjin

b)

The Black River

c)

The Yangtze

d)

The Huang-he

24.

What do the 2 dots on the bass clef show?

a)

The beginning of the line

b)

The 4th line which is where the note F is located.

c)

2 beats in a bar

d)

repeat sign

25.
Identify an adverb in the following sentence. " The T-Rex very much enjoyed eating the terrified screaming koala bear.
a)
koala
b)
much
c)
enjoyed
d)
screaming
26.

The tendency for all objects to have a difficult time stopping once they are in motions is called _____________.

a)

momentum

b)

force

c)

acceleration

d)

velocity

27.

The discovery of which of the following evidence helped support the Alvarez hypothesis that an asteroid impact event caused the mass extinction that killed the dinosaurs and ended the Mesozoic era?

a)

K-T boundary layer with high levels of iridium

b)

Foram fossil disappearance in Cretaceous rock

c)

The Chixculub crater

d)

All of the above

28.

Another name for G#?

a)

A flat

b)

F flat

c)

B flat

d)

G flat

29.

Which games below are designed to learn and practice some of the tennis and badminton skills?

a)

Knockout, Detroit Basketball and Horse

b)

Waterpolo, cops and robbers, Sharks and Minnows

c)

Monkey - in - the - middle, numbers game and clean up the house

d)

Jail, King of the Hill and Bank Account

30.

Which parent company owns Instagram?

a)

Google

b)

Facebook

c)

Microsoft

d)

Disney

31.
Select the correct sentence for: 'He is tall and has blond hair.'
a)
El está alto y tiene pelo castaño.
b)
Él está alto y tiene pelo rubio.
c)
Él es alto y tiene pelo castaño.
d)
Él es alto y tiene pelo rubio.
32.

What is a book that presents one's records of daily activities and events called?

a)

Letter

b)

Diary

c)

Novel

d)

Calendar

33.

"Lipids" are ...

a)

Fats

b)

Sugar

c)

Fiber

d)

Carbs

34.

Which nucleic acid pairs with Thymine?

a)

Adenine

b)

Guanine

c)

Cytocine

d)

Uracil

35.

What is the name of Nelson Mandela's political party?

a)

African National Congress

b)

National Freedom Party

c)

Inkatha Freedom Party

d)

South African Communist Party

36.
The note E# can also be called:
a)
Fb
b)
Db
c)
F
d)
Eb
37.

This novel, written in 1962 by a unknown teenage female author, is considered by many to be the first YA (young adult fiction) novel.

a)

The Outsiders

b)

Of Mice and Men

c)

And Then There Were None

d)

October Sky

38.

According to Newton's third law of motion, what does every action have?

a)

no reaction

b)

an equal and opposite reaction

c)

the same reaction

d)

a larger reaction

39.

Which profile of a learner trait were you showing during Outreach Day?

a)

Responsible and Compassionate Citizen

b)

Resilient, Persistent, and Adaptable Achiever

c)

Skillful Communicator

d)

Innovative Problem Solver

40.

What is the correct way to say schools in Hebrew?

a)

Batai sefer

b)

Bat ivrit

c)

Kfar sefer

d)

gan

41.

There are 40 students in Band class. If 60% of the students play wind instruments, how many students do NOT play a wind instrument?

a)

14

b)

16

c)

18

d)

24

42.

Solve using order of operations :

42 + (53 - 1) / 4

a)

5.5

b)

22

c)

35

d)

47

43.

Find the slope and y-intercept of the line with equation

2x - 4 = 6y

a)

m = 2 , b = -4

b)

m = 2 , b = 6

c)

m = 1/3 , b = -2/3

d)

m = 1/2 , b = 2/3

44.

Which of the following is not a way to say good-bye in French?

a)

Bonne soiree

b)

Et vous

c)

Bonne journee

d)

Au revoir

45.

How might you respond if someone asks you, "Comment allez-vous?"

a)

Bien

b)

Et vous?

c)

Joyeux Noel

d)

Au revoir

46.

Which holidays are celebrated for 7 days in Israel?

a)

Passover

b)

Sukkot

c)

Yom Kippur

d)

Channukah

47.

What is the hebrew word for cucumber?

a)

תפוח עץ

b)

מלפפון

c)

פלפל

d)

עגבנייה