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Brain Bowl Tryouts: General Knowledge

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Nelson Mandela was the former president of ________.
a)
South America
b)
South Africa
c)
India
d)
USA
2.
How many degrees are found in a circle?
a)
360
b)
84
c)
720
d)
90
3.
The Dewey Decimal system is used to categorize what?
a)
Mt. Dew
b)
Books
c)
Magazines
d)
Authors
4.
Which hormone controls the supply of sugar between muscles and blood?
a)
insulin
b)
hgb
c)
excedrin
d)
thc
5.
Chaucer wrote the Canterbury Tales- What was his first name?
a)
Geoffrey
b)
Curtis
c)
Hamlet
d)
Oscar
6.
The horizontal lines on maps and globes are called...
a)
longitudes
b)
latitudes 
c)
geographic grids
d)
poles
7.
What is the hardest naturally occurring substance on earth?
a)
gold
b)
iron
c)
diamond
d)
platinum
8.
The process of cell division can take place by...
a)
osmosis
b)
fusion
c)
mitosis
d)
fission
9.
Who is the author of "The Tell-Tale Heart"?
a)
Charles Dickens
b)
Edgar Allen Poe
c)
Stephen King
d)
Tom Clancy
10.

On which continent is the Sahara desert?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

North Africa

d)

South Africa

11.

Which planet is the smallest?

a)

Mars

b)

Saturn

c)

Mercury

d)

Venus

12.

What term is used in tennis for 40 - 40?

a)

Deuce

b)

Ace

c)

Advantage

d)

Match Point

13.

The Statue of Liberty was a gift from which country?

a)

France

b)

Great Britain

c)

Belgium

d)

Canada

14.

What is the tallest mountain in the world? (above sea level)

a)

K2

b)

Mount Everest

c)

Annapurna

d)

Lhotse

15.

What is the name of the largest bone in the human body?

a)

Femur

b)

Tibia

c)

Fibula

d)

Spine

16.

Which sea separates Europe from Africa?

a)

Adriatic Sea

b)

Black Sea

c)

Red Sea

d)

Mediterranean Sea

17.

In which US city would you find Manhattan, Brooklyn and The Bronx?

a)

Boston

b)

Washington

c)

New York

d)

Philadelphia

18.

What chemical element are diamonds made from?

a)

Carbon

b)

Cubic Zirconia

c)

Coal

d)

Graphite

19.

What is the official language of Brazil

a)

Brazilian

b)

Spanish

c)

Portuguese

d)

Cumbucha

20.

A life scientist who observes the relationships between plants, animals, weather and soil on a mountaintop is studying a(n)

a)

community

b)

ecosystem

c)

population

d)

organism

21.
What can you find by working through the statements of a dichotomous key?
a)
how long a fungus can live
b)
when a species first appeared on Earth
c)
the scientific name of an organism
d)
how many animals are birds
22.

In what state was

Barack Obama born in?

a)

Kansas

b)

Indiana

c)

Alabama

d)

Hawaii

23.
What are the physical components of a computer system called?
a)
Hardware
b)
Desktop
c)
Devices
d)
Peripherals
24.
What is 3/5 as a percenatge?
a)
20
b)
40
c)
60
d)
80
25.

Identify the adverb in this sentence: Mr. Davis accidentally wrote the wrong homework on the board.

a)

wrote

b)

accidentally

c)

wrong

d)

board

26.

What is the point (0,0) known as on the coordinate plane?

a)

ordinate

b)

abscissa

c)

start

d)

origin

27.

Which of the following is the name of the Newbery Award winning novel by Jerry Spinelli

a)

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

b)

Maniac Magee

c)

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

d)

Glory

28.

Which President was known for creating the New Deal?

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Barack Obama

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

George W. Bush

29.

Which sport, similar to frisbee, involves contestants throwing a circular object as far as possible?

a)

discus

b)

circles

c)

javelin

d)

football

30.

Simplify: Twenty-five thirtieths

a)

5/6

b)

1/5

c)

25/30

d)

2/3

31.

Which of the following is the correct spelling of the word meaning: very complete

a)

through

b)

thorogh

c)

tough

d)

thorough

32.
What do atoms contain?
a)
elements, neutrons, and bonds
b)
protons, neutrons, and electrons
c)
protons, molecules, and elements
d)
electrons, protons, and bonds
33.
Earth would not have seasons if—
a)
it did not rotate
b)
it was slightly closer to the sun
c)
it was no tilted on its axis
d)
it had more than one moon
34.
Which of these is the best measure of how much space an object or substance takes up?
a)
mass
b)
length
c)
volume
d)
density
35.
The darkened area in the map hows one of the nations which joined the United States in the Normandy Invasion of 1944. This nation is (the)........
a)
Spain.
b)
France.
c)
Germany
d)
United Kingdom
36.

What role did ''Rosie the Riveter'' (seen here) play during World War II

a)

To persuade women to fight for equal pay.

b)

To persuade women to be as strong as men.

c)

To encourage women to enter the workforce.

d)

To encourage women to look after their familes while husbands were away.

37.

Where should the comma go in this sentence:


However I don't think we should go.

a)

After HOWEVER

b)

After THINK

c)

After SHOULD

d)

After DON'T

38.

________ there is no demand for this type of book, I cannot place an order.

a)

For

b)

As

c)

Either

39.

In 1953 this book did not win the Newbery causing a huge uproar among readers.

a)

The Giver

b)

Bridge to Terabithia

c)

The Secret of the Andes

d)

Charlotte's Web

40.

Last Stop on Market Street won the Newbery and another award. What was it?

a)

People's Choice

b)

Caldecott Medal

c)

National Book Award

d)

Hugo Award

41.
What sport is this?
a)
Baseball
b)
Fencing
c)
Cricket
d)
Sailing
42.

What team is this

a)

49er's

b)

Browns

c)

Patriots

d)

Steelers

43.
What does the Internet prefix WWW stand for?
a)
Western Washington World
b)
Worldwide Weather
c)
Wide Width Wickets
d)
Word Wide Web
44.
Name this famous computer.
a)
Brainiac
b)
Eniac
c)
Univac
d)
Heptavac
45.

What is Bruno Mars' real name?

a)

Peter Gene Hernandez

b)

Marcus Gene Roberto

c)

Antonio Gene Robertson

d)

Sebastian Gene Mateo

46.

Who is the musician in this baby picture?

a)

Pharrel Williams

b)

Bruno Mars

c)

Kanye West

d)

Drake

47.
what note is this?
a)
whole note
b)
half note
c)
quarter note
d)
no note
48.
What does FORTE mean?
a)
loud 
b)
soft
c)
dance
d)
eat
49.
a)
Pringles
b)
Lays
c)
Fritos
d)
Doritos
50.
a)
Pixar
b)
Disney
c)
Dreamworks
d)
Universal Studios

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