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TYAS MS Quiz Bowl 2020

Total questions: 78

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This work was painted by...

a)

Titian

b)

da Vinci

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Durer

2.
Which territory was conquered by Rome during the Punic Wars?
a)
North Africa/Asia Minor
b)
North Africa/Gaul
c)
North Africa/Iberia
d)
North Africa/Egypt
3.
Which state did African Americans not move to after Reconstruction?
a)
North Carolina
b)
New York
c)
California
d)
Kansas
4.
Which muslim empire ruled over the region of Persia?
a)
Mughal
b)
Umayyad
c)
Safavid
d)
Almohad
5.
In which city did Yohanan ben Zakkai continue Jewish teaching to the Jewish Diaspora?
a)
Yavneh
b)
Jerusalem
c)
Netanya
d)
Safed
6.
Which US president had to deal with pirates disrupting US trade with Europe?
a)
Washington
b)
Jefferson
c)
Adams
d)
Madison
7.
The name of the Shogun who defeated the daimyo uprising was...
a)
Yoritomo
b)
Shotoku
c)
Fujiwara
d)
Tokugawa
8.
Which Mesopotamian empire was famous for developing iron weapons?
a)
Babylon
b)
Assyria
c)
Akkadia
d)
Neo-Babylon
9.
Which of the following was not an industry started/improved by the Mexicanos in the western US?
a)
Cattle ranching
b)
Sheep farming
c)
Copper mining
d)
Gold Mining
10.
Which monarch competed with Charlemagne over control of the Roman Empire?
a)
Aethelfled
b)
Clovis
c)
Theodosus
d)
Irene
11.
Who fell asleep in ELA class the most?
a)
Kevin
b)
Audrey
c)
Emily
d)
Wesley
12.
Who said "We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard?
a)
Winston Churchill
b)
Mahatma Gandhi
c)
JFK
d)
Martin Luther King Jr
13.
The Ball Game! Who is the best catcher & thrower in the middle school?
a)
Richmond
b)
Austin
c)
Steve
d)
Matt
14.
In the movie "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" - why do the evil gangsters scoop out the little boys eyes?
a)
To punish him for trying to escape
b)
To eat his eyeballs because they are hungry
c)
So he can earn them more money as a beggar
d)
Because it makes his singing voice sound more beautiful
15.
In the movie "Lord of the Flies" - what human human qualities does Piggie represent?
a)
Violence and disorder
b)
Intelligence and reason
c)
Weakness and shyness
d)
Greed and hunger for power
16.
Blood Diamonds are used for which purposes?
a)
Research and Investigation
b)
Digging and Selling
c)
Finding and Hiding
d)
Jewellery and War
17.
In the movie "12 Angry Men" - why was the boy found "not guilty"?
a)
Because he did not commit the murder
b)
Because there was reasonable doubt that he killed his father
c)
Because he was proven innocent
d)
Because Aria & Amanda killed the boys father
18.
Which word is spelt incorrectly?
a)
Febuary
b)
Mississippi
c)
queue
d)
August
19.
What day was it the day before the day before yesterday?
a)
Friday
b)
Monday
c)
Sunday
d)
Saturday
20.
What is a group of Tigers called?
a)
A Herd
b)
A Pod
c)
An Ambush
d)
A Colony
21.

Write the word sentence as an inequality "6 times a number x is at most 47."

a)

6x > 47

b)

6x < 47

c)

6x ≥ 47

d)

6x ≤ 47

22.

x - 62 = 123 What step would you have to take to solve the equation?

a)

Add 62 to each side.

b)

Multiply each side by 62.

c)

Subtract 62 from each side.

d)

Add 123 to each side.

23.
What is your average score if your scores are 85, 86, 87, 88, 89?
a)
86
b)
87
c)
87.5
d)
88
24.

Order from least to greatest: [10, -5, 3, 16, -1, 0, 1]

a)

-1, -5, 0, 1, 3, 10, 16

b)

-5, -1, 0, 1, 3, 10, 16

c)

16, 10, 3, 1, 0, -1, -5

d)

0, -1, 1, 3, -5, 10, 16

25.

Find the least common multiple (LCM) of the numbers. 16, 20, 30

a)

240

b)

120

c)

80

d)

60

26.
Find the lowest common denominator of these fractions: 2/7 and 2/21
a)
7
b)
18
c)
21
d)
147
27.
Find the probability of rolling a 7 on a single die.
a)
0
b)
43836
c)
1
d)
44018
28.
If m=3 and b=6, what is the correct slope intercept equation?
a)
y=3-6
b)
y=3x+6
c)
y=3x-6
d)
y=6x+3
29.
A form of energy
a)
Potential
b)
Temperature
c)
Conduction
d)
Density
30.
What is this?
a)
Atom
b)
Electron
c)
Nucleus
d)
Chemical Reaction
31.
What is the graph showing?
a)
Velocity
b)
Kinetic Energy
c)
Density
d)
Average Acceleration
32.
How does carbon move from living things to the atmosphere?
a)
Respiration
b)
Photosynthesis
c)
Carbon Cycle
d)
Erosion
33.
How much time between a high tide and a low tide?
a)
around 6 hours
b)
around 12 hours
c)
around 24 hours
d)
more than 24 hours
34.
Where do Igneus rocks come from?
a)
Magma
b)
Sediments
c)
Meteorites
d)
Erosion
35.
Every cell has these:
a)
DNA, membrane, cytoplasm, ribosomes
b)
DNA, cell wall, cytoplasm, ribosomes
c)
DNA, membrane, nucleus, ribosomes
d)
DNA, membrane, cytoplasm, chloroplasts
36.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of all chordates?

a)

pharyngeal pouches

b)

a backbone

c)

a notochord

d)

a tail

37.

What is shown here?

a)

different ions

b)

different isotopes

c)

different elements

d)

different compounds

38.

What makes the latin scientific name of a living thing?

a)

genus + specie

b)

specie + genus

c)

order + genus

d)

genus + class

39.
How many beats for a quarter note?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
40.
Who inspired "Tears in Heaven"?
a)
Eric Clapton
b)
Conor Clapton
c)
Lucy Clapton
d)
John Clapton
41.
Who is the composer of "the Trout"?
a)
Handel
b)
Haydn
c)
Shubert
d)
Monteverdi
42.
Who is the composer of "L'Orfeo"?
a)
Pachelbel
b)
Haydn
c)
Shubert
d)
Monteverdi
43.
Who is the composer of "Canon in D"?
a)
Pachelbel
b)
Haydn
c)
Handel
d)
Shubert
44.
What is the most famous oratorios that Handel wrote?
a)
Hallelujah
b)
Messiah
c)
Rinaldo
d)
Jerusalem
45.
Who is the composer of the "Sunrise Symphony"?
a)
Handel
b)
Haydn
c)
Shubert
d)
Monteverdi
46.
1 quarter note plus 1 half note is how many beats?
a)
3
b)
1
c)
2
d)
4
47.
1 half note times one whole note is how many beats?
a)
6
b)
8
c)
12
d)
16
48.
1 dotted half note plus 1 dotted whole note is...
a)
7
b)
10
c)
9
d)
8
49.
a)

21

b)

23

c)

25

d)

27

50.
a)

14

b)

15

c)

16

d)

17

51.
Which is a part of the immune system?
a)
White blood cells
b)
Bladder
c)
Intestines
d)
Blood Vessels
52.
Hitting the shuttlecock as hard as you can to the opponents' side is known as a...
a)
Slam
b)
Spike
c)
Smash
d)
Point
53.
Which is a way that drugs can be taken into the body?
a)
Breathing
b)
Smelling
c)
Applying
d)
Injecting
54.
A strong immune system helps to prevent diseases, such as...
a)
Cold
b)
HIV
c)
Cancer
d)
Bacterial Infection
55.
Which of the following is an example of passive immunity?
a)
Washing hands
b)
Vaccination
c)
Wearing a mask
d)
Using alcohol spray
56.
Which is not a part of the respiratory system?
a)
Heart
b)
Lungs
c)
Trachea
d)
Mouth
57.
The gas needed for respiration, which is transported by cells, is...
a)
Nitrogen
b)
Hellium
c)
Oxygen
d)
Air
58.
The inside of the lungs have small, tree-like branches, which are called...
a)
Bronchus
b)
Atrium
c)
Alviole
d)
Ventricle
59.
Muscles that move by themselves are called...
a)
Striated muscles
b)
Involuntary muscles
c)
Voluntary muscles
d)
biceps
60.
Skeletal muscles work in...
a)
Heat
b)
Exercise
c)
Voluntarily
d)
Pairs
61.
Which definition BEST describes a computer.
a)
A solar calculating machine.
b)
A machine used to surf the web.
c)
An electronic device that manipulates information and data.
d)
A device that collects dust and viruses.
62.
The physical parts of a computer. (Hint- The parts you can touch).
a)
Hardware
b)
Software
c)
Spyware
d)
Touchpad
63.
In todays society, there are many forms of technology that function similarly to a computer. Which is NOT an example of another type of computer system?
a)
XBOX
b)
IPOD
c)
CELL PHONE
d)
RADIO
64.
Choose the input device from the list below.
a)
Speaker
b)
Mouse
c)
Printer
d)
Monitor
65.
Choose the output device from the list below.
a)
Keyboard
b)
Scanner
c)
Mouse
d)
Printer
66.
Choose the part below that is known as the "brain" of the computer.
a)
CPU
b)
RAM
c)
Motherboard
d)
Monitor
67.
Which of the following is known as the main circuit board, located inside the tower?
a)
Power cord
b)
Motherboard
c)
Keyboard
d)
Surfboard
68.
This type of plug helps connect a digital camera and IPOD (as well as other peripheral divices) to the computer
a)
AUP
b)
BIOS
c)
CPU
d)
USB
69.

Which part of the computer in pictured below?

a)

Motherboard

b)

CPU

c)

RAM

d)

Video Card

70.

Which part of the computer in pictured below?

a)

Motherboard

b)

CPU

c)

RAM

d)

Video Card

71.
Who started the painting movement of using a series of dots for color exploration in painting scenes?
a)
Monet
b)
Van Gogh
c)
Seurat
d)
Da Vinci
72.
Who liked to paint cakes and pastries?
a)
Diebenkorn
b)
Pollock
c)
Kiefer
d)
Thiebaud
73.
Who painted this?
a)
Rembrandt
b)
Da Vinci
c)
Duhrer
d)
Raphael
74.

Who painted this?

a)

Picasso

b)

Van Gogh

c)

Delacroix

d)

Mattise

75.
Which photographer likes to take interesting pictures of city reflections?
a)
Friedlander
b)
Ansel Adams
c)
Atget
d)
Goldblatt
76.
What means making a certain part of a picture stand out?
a)
form
b)
contrast
c)
emphasis
d)
rhythm
77.
What is the one thing that most quickly disappears in the art room?
a)
pencils
b)
pens
c)
smartphones
d)
erasers
78.
Pick the hardest pencil.
a)
2H
b)
HB
c)
2B
d)
4B