WorksheetsPrep Bowl Tryout Exam (2)
Total questions: 105
Worksheet time: 2hrs 6mins
in 1786 and 1787, there was an uprising in Massachusetts over the increased taxes and citizen debt. What was the name of this uprising?
Shay's rebellion
Boston Tea Party
Whisky rebellion
Boston uprising
What French Emperor was notorious for both his height and his temper as he came into power after the French Revolution?
Napoleon Bonaparte
Lous XIV
Hugh Capet
Phillip II
The USSR and the United States faced a global stalemate during what infamous conflict?
World War II
Cold War
Red Dawn
Gulf War
The 1917 Bolshevik Revolutions shook which country to its core?
Russia
Germany
France
Bulgaria
After World War II concluded, what organization was created to prevent such conflict from ever breaking out again?
International Maritime Organization
NATO
United Nations
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
During Louis XVI’s rule, preceding the French Revolution, there was a great famine. What was the name of his wife at the time who is credited with saying, “Let them eat cake”.
Queen Margaret
Marie Antoinette
Queen Josephine
Eugenie de Montijo
Germany rebounded from WWI thanks to the (nefarious) work of what chancellor?
Adolf Hitler
Palpatine
Otto von Bismarck
Vladimir Lenin
What United States President ushered in his "New Deal" to help sculpt the shape of America for generations to come?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Ronald Reagan
Andrew Johnson
Let's jump back in time several years now. What Austrian's assassination kicked off World War I?
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Franz Ferdinand
Gavrilo Princip
David Lloyd
What man effectively created Protestantism by nailing the Ninety-Five Theses to a church entrance?
Martin Luther
Pope Francis
Pope Pius VI
John Calvin
In Islam, Muhammad is regarded as
a God
a Prophet
the Messiah
an Angel
The president can check the power of the legislative branch by
vetoing a law
issuing an executive order
granting a pardon
petitioning Congress
What resolved the debate over representation in federal government with deciding the number of delegates each state would have?
Great Compromise
3/5 Compromise
Gerrymandering
The two house system
What compromise was reached to determine if slaves counted towards a state's population?
3/5 Compromise
Great Compromise
New Deal
Abolition of slavery
An official change to the constitution is referred to as
an amendment
a right
a footnote
a article of confederation
Which of the following allowed European Countries to Continue to colonize U.S. territories as long as they had the U.S.'s permission to?
Monroe Doctrine
Great Compromise
Louisiana purchase
Treaty of Versailles
Which president initiated the "Trail of Tears" which forced Native Americans west?
George Washington
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Johnson
Donald Trump
Which case ruled that the State of Georgia had no authority over the Cherokee Nation?
Worcester V. Georgia
Roe V. Wade
Brown V. Board of Cherokee Education
Marbury V. Madison
Miranda v. Arizona was a famous case that found that
Criminals needed read their constitutional rights before interrogated
Abolished alcohol during the 1920's
Allowed pregnant women to decide for themselves to have an abortion
De-Segregated Schools
What is the system of government that shares power between a central government and state authorities?
2-party system
Federalism
Democracy
Feudalism
Which two weather related factors mostly influence climate of particular biomes?
Temperature and Rainfall
Temperature and Humidity
Humidity and Rainfall
Elevation and Humidity
Which organelle processes and packages proteins, usually to be sent outside of the cell?
Ribosomes
Golgi Apparatus
Ectoplasmic Reticulum
Mighty Mitochondria
Which Biome BEST describes where we live?
rainforest
temperate grasslands
taiga
temperate deciduous forest
Lizards in areas hit hard by hurricanes have developed larger toe pads and longer arms for holding onto trees in high winds. What BEST describes these altered characteristics?
traits
adaptations
evolution
mutations
What is another name for a dominant and recessive trait if looking specifically at the phenotype that is produced?
Allele
gene
drone
alialibaba
Which of the following is when the doubled set of chromosomes of a cell split and move to opposite ends?
telephase
anasphase
prophasse
metaphase
What phase of mitosis is when the microtubules detach and the daughter cells separate?
anaphase
telephase
prophase
metaphase
Which symbiotic relationship aids one organism and the other is neither harmed nor benefits?
symbiosis
mutualism
parasitism
commensalism
He did not coin the phrase "survival of the fittest", but he did study the correlation between finch beaks and food sources to create his theory of evolution via natural selection.
Charles Darwin
Gregor Mendel
Charles Lyell
David Attenborough
Peas were used by Gregor Mendel in his research and discoveries on
inheritance
mitosis
adaptation
laws of motion
Which of the following are units of distance?
seconds
light year
grams
cubic centimeter
You are unable to push the refrigerator up the stairs because the refrigerator has too large of a mass. What else does the refrigerator have that is preventing you from pushing it (due to its' mass)?
volume is greater than yours
density is greater than yours
inertia is greater than yours
its temperature is colder than yours
Which of the following molecules contains 2 hydrogen atoms?
H2O
HCO3
NH3
C2H8O3
Which Newton law of motion states that force is the measurement of the mass of an object multiplied by its' acceleration? (F = m x a)
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
hydrogen peroxide is an example of a(n)
element
compound
mixture
solution
What boundary is when two plates slide past each other without overlapping or separating from one another?
Transform
Divergent
Convergent
Drifting
Which of the following is most likely to occur a a convergent plate boundatry?
eathquakes
mountain formation
mid-ocean ridges
volcanoes
As a raindrop falls to the ground what happens to potential enegy?
it stays the same
it increases
it decreases
it goes woooooooo... splat! on the ground
Which moon phase occurs when the earth, moon and sun are aligned with the moon in between the sun and earth?
full moon
new moon
first quarter moon
third quarter moon
What process is referred to as the carrying of broken down sediments from one location to another, usually via wind or water?
weathering
erosion
deposition
transpiration
The middle east region was once known as
the fertile crescent
the melting pot
the elephant graveyard
north Africa
Which river was important to the Shang dynasty?
Yellow
Huang
Kamikaze
Tigris
around 9000 B.C. which advancement led to the creation of communities?
hunter-gathering
agriculture
urbanization
fire!
Which of the following geographic features did early civilizations center near?
rivers
mountains
forests
Wal-Mart
What is the capital of Bulgaria?
Sofia
Tirana
Minsk
Brussels
Budapest is the capital of which nation?
Hungary
Belarus
Germany
Denmark
Out of these cities in the Untied States, which is the most populous?
Cleveland
Seattle
Detroit
Houston
Which country contains the greatest population of practicing Hindu's?
USA
India
China
Hispaniola
What Buddhist teaching states that for every event that occurs, there will follow another event whose existence was caused by the first?
Karma
reincarnation
mantra
the force
Monotheism refers to
believing in one god
believing in multiple gods
believing Monopoly is god
believing in no god
5/8x - 3 5/6
-5/8x - 3 5/6
5/8x - 6 1/2
-5/8x - 6 1/2
At a discount furniture store, Chris offered a salesperson $600 for a couch and a chair. The offer includes the 8% sales tax. If the salesperson accepts the offer, what would be the price of the furniture, to the nearest dollar, before tax? (round to nearest dollar)
$552
$556
$592
$648
What was the average speed of the car from hour 1 to 4 hours?
33 1/3 MPH
25 MPH
32 MPH
45 1/4 MPH
What is the measurement of one interior angle of an equilateral triangle?
60
80
180
45
What is the probability of roiling a 7 when you throw 1 STANDARD die
1/7
1/9
0/7
5/9
What is the simplest form of 164/388
41/97
82/194
1/4
164/388
What is the measurement of side c if a = 6 and b = 8
10
5
12
4
What change do these two shapes represent?
translation
dialtion
rotation
reflection
In terms of pi, what is the circumference of a circle who has a radius of 3?
6pi
9pi
3pi
9.38pi
if x = 7 and y = 8, then what is 5x -b?
27
25
26
35
Some people say that it is a sun dial, others say that it is a location of rituals and healing. What is the name of this very very old structure found in Wiltshire, England?
Stonehenge
Leaning Tower of Pisa
The Blarney Stone
Palace of Westminster AKA "Big Ben"
Which Artist lived from 1904-1989, was a Surrealist painter and has a legit mustache!
Pablo Picasso
Salvador Dali
Claude Monet
Leonardo Da Vinci
What Spanish Artist had works that included Dora Maar au Chat, The three Musicians and a series called "The Bull"
Pablo Picasso
Salvador Dali
Romeo Hernandez
Frank Lloyd Wright
This abstract impressionist's work used many dots, lines, drips and scrape marks to create his work during the time of the Cold War.
Jackson Pollock
Frank Lloyd Wright
Pablo Picasso
Vincent Van Gough
This Artist's work can be found on display in his museum in Pittsburgh, Pa. He is well known for his paintings of pop culture, including Marylyn Monroe and Campbell's soup labels.
Andy Warhol
Randy Neuman
Georgia O'Keefe
Edward Heinz
Which of the following colors is not primary?
Blue
Yellow
Green
Red
Galileo performed some of his experiments on gravity from the top of this structure.
Leaning Tower of Pisa
Eiffel Tower
Big Ben
His sail boat
What gem is very popular with Native Americans and represents life, and the earth.
Jade
Turquoise
Agate
Quartz
Donatello was a crime fighting Ninja Turtle, but was also a famous sculptor. He is credited with creating 2 famous statues of the same biblical figure. One was clothed and sculpted in marble. The other was nude besides a helmet and boots and was sculpted in bronze. Who was this biblical figure who is sculpted standing on a slain giant's head?
Jesus
David
Noah
Perseus
Kettle drums, which are large percussion drums usually made from copper are more commonly known to as
timpanis
bass drums
bongos
symbols
"I bought a beautiful Velociraptor at the pet store." What is the word beautiful in this sentence?
adjective
noun
verb
preposition
"She said Whaaaaaaaat?" She in this sentence is what part of speech?
preposition
pronoun
adjective
verb
"He gently coaxed the baby platypus out from under the sandbox" Gently represents what part of speech?
adverb
adjective
pronoun
preposition
"I work tomorrow, but I wish I didn't have to." What part of speech is the word work in this sentence?
noun
verb
adverb
pronoun
"Huzzah!!" represents which part of speech?
interjection
preposition
noun
predicate
"I love to swim while my dog prefers to run" what part of speech is the word while
conjunction
preposition
pronoun
simile
in the book the Jungle Book, who is the antagonist?
Mowgli
Shere Khan
Begara
Sauran
In the Harry Potter series, what is the name of Harry's first kiss?
Cho Chang
Hermione Granger
Ginny Weasley
Professor Mcgonagall
Captain Ahab, from the story Moby Dick, wants to kill Moby Dick because
He bit off his leg in a previous encounter
He suck his ship in a previous encounter
He killed his wife in a previous encounter
He just wants the notoriety
Which Dr. Suess character can make all sorts of noises like moo!... can you?
Mr. Brown
Sam I am
the Lorax
Horton
In ancient Greece, before stories were written, they were told in busy town centers. Homer, one of these story tellers, is credited for creating and telling which two works?
Odyssey and the Iliad
The old and new testament
The almanac and Thesaurus
The Book of the Dead and Antigone
In the tale of Huckleberry Finn, what river do the story take place on?
Mississippi
Missouri
Ohio
Trinity
In the novel "The Call of the Wild" what is the dog Buck doing?
Trying to find his home
Becoming a sled dog
Surviving the wild
Pretending to be a bear... a polar bear
In the novel "The Giver" what year (age) do you receive your job?
10
11
12
13
In what Shakespeare play do three Witches, also known as the Weird sisters, make three prophecies about the main character that all end up coming true?
Macbeth
Hamlet
Romeo and Juliet
Midsummers Night Dream
Peeta, in the Hunger Games Series job in district 12 was
a baker
a miner
a candlestick maker
a baller
Who became the first monarch to rule over the United Kingdom in 1707?
Anne
Abel
Adam
Agatha
Who co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates?
Paul Allen
David Bungee
Lebron James
Tishiaki Musaku
What is the chemical that has the symbol Sb?
Antimony
Selerium
Sulfur
Sherbertium
What is the S.I. unit of frequency?
hertz
seconds per centimeter
joules
decibels
The ventricles and atria are found in which human body organ?
Heart
Lung
Brain
Liver
Who was the Greek equivalent of the Roman god Mercury?
Hercules
Cupid
Apollo
Hermes
What is the lightest metal on the periodic table?
Helium
Lithium
Lead
Cobalt
Riga is the capital city of what country?
Latvia
Lichtenstein
Bolivia
Bosnia
What was the animal-related nickname of Richard I of England?
Lionheart
Chihuahuafart
Snaketongue
Dragonbreath
'Bluefin', 'Albacore' and 'Skipjack' are types of what fish?
Tuna
Shark
Salmon
Bass
Tom Hanks and Tim Allen provide voices for the main characters in what Disney-Pixar film series?
Toy Story
A Bug's Life
Up
Cars
What Asian food, also called bean curd, is made from mashed soybeans?
Tofu
General Tso
Whatever they try to pass for chicken
mu shu
Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia were all parts of what former country?
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
Kirgizstan
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Said to live in the Himalayas, the Abominable Snowman is also known by what name?
Big Foot
Yeti
Loch Ness Monster
Jack Frost
In golf, if the ball's trajectory is bent wildly to the right, it is said to be a
Hook
Slice
Mulligan
Good Drive!
How many points are awarded a team who scores a safety in football?
3
7
2
1
The Jacksonville Jaguars and Carolina Panthers entered the NFL in which year?
1955
1995
2015
1776
In Volleyball, what is the name of the person who typically hits the ball the second time, before it is spiked?
volleyer
setter
spiker
server
What does this symbol represent in music?
quarter rest
whole rest
quarter note
whole note
