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Honors Trivia Night Round 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which element’s periodic table symbol comes from its German name, Wolfram?

a)

Silver

b)

Tungsten

c)

Molybdenum

d)

Vanadium

2.

If you want to boil water at a temperature lower than 100 degrees Celsius on Earth, which of these processes will allow you to do so?

a)

Freezing it before heating it

b)

Lowering the air pressure

c)

Raising the air pressure

d)

It is not possible to boil water at a temperature lower than 100 degrees Celsius

3.

Which United States bird, whose population numbered in the millions prior to 1600, was later hunted to extinction by 1914?

a)

The archaeopteryx

b)

The dodo

c)

The laughing owl

d)

The passenger pigeon

4.

As of 2015, which state derives all its electrical power from completely sustainable sources?

a)

Hawaii

b)

Vermont

c)

Connecticut

d)

Alaska

5.

Who is third in line in the U.S. order of presidential succession, after the Vice President and the Speaker of the House?

a)

The Secretary of State

b)

The Secretary of Defense

c)

The President Pro Tempore of the Senate

d)

The House Majority Whip

6.

Charles Darwin hypothesized that the appendix helped human ancestors perform what function?

a)

Digest plants

b)

Expel waste

c)

Walk upright

d)

Give birth

7.

Reginald Dwight is better known by what stage name?

a)

The Rock

b)

Bjork

c)

Liberace

d)

Elton John

8.

Mason Ramsey became famous in 2018 for doing what?

a)

Yodeling in a Walmart

b)

Shoplifting three treadmills from Target

c)

Holding a cat parade in a Best Buy

d)

Catching a live fish in an artificial pond at a Bass Pro Shop

9.

Before becoming the Huskies, UConn Athletics teams were known as?

a)

The Aggies

b)

The Minutemen

c)

The Bluemen

d)

The Panthers

10.

What was the name of the University of Connecticut's first student newspaper?

a)

The Charter Oak

b)

The Lantern

c)

The Lookout

d)

The Chronicle

11.

The word, “school,” is derived from a Greek word that had what original meaning?

a)

Lecture

b)

Studies

c)

Books

d)

Leisure

12.

The TV Shows, “Glee” and “Freaks and Geeks,” are both set at high schools named after what U.S. President?

a)

George Washington

b)

William McKinley

c)

Howard Taft

d)

Grover Cleveland

13.

In fireworks, the color green or blue-green is created by burning compounds of what element?

a)

Silicon

b)

Copper

c)

Neon

d)

Silver

14.

What is the name of the pigment in leaves that makes them appear yellow, orange, and brown in the autumn?

a)

Chlorophyll

b)

Melanin

c)

Carotenoid

d)

Anthocyanin

15.

In England, a "Hackney Carriage" is another name for what?

a)

Taxi Cab

b)

Ambulance

c)

Airplane

d)

Bus

16.

In its thirty years of flight, ending in 2011, NASA's Space Shuttle Program flew how many missions?

a)

200

b)

123

c)

79

d)

135

17.

Hippophobia is the fear of what creature?

a)

Hippopotamus

b)

Donkey

c)

Zebra

d)

Horse

18.

What U.S. State is the leading fresh-cut flower producer?

a)

New York

b)

California

c)

Kansas

d)

New Mexico

19.

What is the full name of Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor Drake?

a)

Lindsey Drake Marcus

b)

Jamie Drake Scott

c)

Aubrey Drake Graham

d)

Tyler Drake Parker

20.

What was the very first game invented by Milton Bradley in 1860?

a)

Chutes and Ladders

b)

The Game of Life

c)

Ouija Board

d)

Monopoly