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Prep Bowl Tryout Exam (2)

Total questions: 105

Worksheet time: 2hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

in 1786 and 1787, there was an uprising in Massachusetts over the increased taxes and citizen debt. What was the name of this uprising?

a)

Shay's rebellion

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Whisky rebellion

d)

Boston uprising

2.

What French Emperor was notorious for both his height and his temper as he came into power after the French Revolution?

a)

Napoleon Bonaparte

b)

Lous XIV

c)

Hugh Capet

d)

Phillip II

3.

The USSR and the United States faced a global stalemate during what infamous conflict?

a)

World War II

b)

Cold War

c)

Red Dawn

d)

Gulf War

4.

The 1917 Bolshevik Revolutions shook which country to its core?

a)

Russia

b)

Germany

c)

France

d)

Bulgaria

5.

After World War II concluded, what organization was created to prevent such conflict from ever breaking out again?

a)

International Maritime Organization

b)

NATO

c)

United Nations

d)

League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

6.

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”.

a)

Queen Margaret

b)

Marie Antoinette

c)

Queen Josephine

d)

Eugenie de Montijo

7.

Germany rebounded from WWI thanks to the (nefarious) work of what chancellor?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Palpatine

c)

Otto von Bismarck

d)

Vladimir Lenin

8.

What United States President ushered in his "New Deal" to help sculpt the shape of America for generations to come?

a)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Ronald Reagan

d)

Andrew Johnson

9.

Let's jump back in time several years now. What Austrian's assassination kicked off World War I?

a)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

b)

Franz Ferdinand

c)

Gavrilo Princip

d)

David Lloyd

10.

What man effectively created Protestantism by nailing the Ninety-Five Theses to a church entrance?

a)

Martin Luther

b)

Pope Francis

c)

Pope Pius VI

d)

John Calvin

11.

In Islam, Muhammad is regarded as

a)

a God

b)

a Prophet

c)

the Messiah

d)

an Angel

12.

The president can check the power of the legislative branch by

a)

vetoing a law

b)

issuing an executive order

c)

granting a pardon

d)

petitioning Congress

13.

What resolved the debate over representation in federal government with deciding the number of delegates each state would have?

a)

Great Compromise

b)

3/5 Compromise

c)

Gerrymandering

d)

The two house system

14.

What compromise was reached to determine if slaves counted towards a state's population?

a)

3/5 Compromise

b)

Great Compromise

c)

New Deal

d)

Abolition of slavery

15.

An official change to the constitution is referred to as

a)

an amendment

b)

a right

c)

a footnote

d)

a article of confederation

16.

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?

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Great Compromise

c)

Louisiana purchase

d)

Treaty of Versailles

17.

Which president initiated the "Trail of Tears" which forced Native Americans west?

a)

George Washington

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Andrew Johnson

d)

Donald Trump

18.

Which case ruled that the State of Georgia had no authority over the Cherokee Nation?

a)

Worcester V. Georgia

b)

Roe V. Wade

c)

Brown V. Board of Cherokee Education

d)

Marbury V. Madison

19.

Miranda v. Arizona was a famous case that found that

a)

Criminals needed read their constitutional rights before interrogated

b)

Abolished alcohol during the 1920's

c)

Allowed pregnant women to decide for themselves to have an abortion

d)

De-Segregated Schools

20.

What is the system of government that shares power between a central government and state authorities?

a)

2-party system

b)

Federalism

c)

Democracy

d)

Feudalism

21.

Which two weather related factors mostly influence climate of particular biomes?

a)

Temperature and Rainfall

b)

Temperature and Humidity

c)

Humidity and Rainfall

d)

Elevation and Humidity

22.

Which organelle processes and packages proteins, usually to be sent outside of the cell?

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Golgi Apparatus

c)

Ectoplasmic Reticulum

d)

Mighty Mitochondria

23.

Which Biome BEST describes where we live?

a)

rainforest

b)

temperate grasslands

c)

taiga

d)

temperate deciduous forest

24.

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?

a)

traits

b)

adaptations

c)

evolution

d)

mutations

25.

What is another name for a dominant and recessive trait if looking specifically at the phenotype that is produced?

a)

Allele

b)

gene

c)

drone

d)

alialibaba

26.

Which of the following is when the doubled set of chromosomes of a cell split and move to opposite ends?

a)

telephase

b)

anasphase

c)

prophasse

d)

metaphase

27.

What phase of mitosis is when the microtubules detach and the daughter cells separate?

a)

anaphase

b)

telephase

c)

prophase

d)

metaphase

28.

Which symbiotic relationship aids one organism and the other is neither harmed nor benefits?

a)

symbiosis

b)

mutualism

c)

parasitism

d)

commensalism

29.

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.

a)

Charles Darwin

b)

Gregor Mendel

c)

Charles Lyell

d)

David Attenborough

30.

Peas were used by Gregor Mendel in his research and discoveries on

a)

inheritance

b)

mitosis

c)

adaptation

d)

laws of motion

31.

Which of the following are units of distance?

a)

seconds

b)

light year

c)

grams

d)

cubic centimeter

32.

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)?

a)

volume is greater than yours

b)

density is greater than yours

c)

inertia is greater than yours

d)

its temperature is colder than yours

33.

Which of the following molecules contains 2 hydrogen atoms?

a)

H2O

b)

HCO3

c)

NH3

d)

C2H8O3

34.

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)

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

35.

hydrogen peroxide is an example of a(n)

a)

element

b)

compound

c)

mixture

d)

solution

36.

What boundary is when two plates slide past each other without overlapping or separating from one another?

a)

Transform

b)

Divergent

c)

Convergent

d)

Drifting

37.

Which of the following is most likely to occur a a convergent plate boundatry?

a)

eathquakes

b)

mountain formation

c)

mid-ocean ridges

d)

volcanoes

38.

As a raindrop falls to the ground what happens to potential enegy?

a)

it stays the same

b)

it increases

c)

it decreases

d)

it goes woooooooo... splat! on the ground

39.

Which moon phase occurs when the earth, moon and sun are aligned with the moon in between the sun and earth?

a)

full moon

b)

new moon

c)

first quarter moon

d)

third quarter moon

40.

What process is referred to as the carrying of broken down sediments from one location to another, usually via wind or water?

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

transpiration

41.

The middle east region was once known as

a)

the fertile crescent

b)

the melting pot

c)

the elephant graveyard

d)

north Africa

42.

Which river was important to the Shang dynasty?

a)

Yellow

b)

Huang

c)

Kamikaze

d)

Tigris

43.

around 9000 B.C. which advancement led to the creation of communities?

a)

hunter-gathering

b)

agriculture

c)

urbanization

d)

fire!

44.

Which of the following geographic features did early civilizations center near?

a)

rivers

b)

mountains

c)

forests

d)

Wal-Mart

45.

What is the capital of Bulgaria?

a)

Sofia

b)

Tirana

c)

Minsk

d)

Brussels

46.

Budapest is the capital of which nation?

a)

Hungary

b)

Belarus

c)

Germany

d)

Denmark

47.

Out of these cities in the Untied States, which is the most populous?

a)

Cleveland

b)

Seattle

c)

Detroit

d)

Houston

48.

Which country contains the greatest population of practicing Hindu's?

a)

USA

b)

India

c)

China

d)

Hispaniola

49.

What Buddhist teaching states that for every event that occurs, there will follow another event whose existence was caused by the first?

a)

Karma

b)

reincarnation

c)

mantra

d)

the force

50.

Monotheism refers to

a)

believing in one god

b)

believing in multiple gods

c)

believing Monopoly is god

d)

believing in no god

51.


a)

5/8x - 3 5/6

b)

-5/8x - 3 5/6

c)

5/8x - 6 1/2

d)

-5/8x - 6 1/2

52.

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)

a)

$552

b)

$556

c)

$592

d)

$648

53.

What was the average speed of the car from hour 1 to 4 hours?

a)

33 1/3 MPH

b)

25 MPH

c)

32 MPH

d)

45 1/4 MPH

54.

What is the measurement of one interior angle of an equilateral triangle?

a)

60

b)

80

c)

180

d)

45

55.

What is the probability of roiling a 7 when you throw 1 STANDARD die

a)

1/7

b)

1/9

c)

0/7

d)

5/9

56.

What is the simplest form of 164/388

a)

41/97

b)

82/194

c)

1/4

d)

164/388

57.

What is the measurement of side c if a = 6 and b = 8

a)

10

b)

5

c)

12

d)

4

58.

What change do these two shapes represent?

a)

translation

b)

dialtion

c)

rotation

d)

reflection

59.

In terms of pi, what is the circumference of a circle who has a radius of 3?

a)

6pi

b)

9pi

c)

3pi

d)

9.38pi

60.

if x = 7 and y = 8, then what is 5x -b?

a)

27

b)

25

c)

26

d)

35

61.

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?

a)

Stonehenge

b)

Leaning Tower of Pisa

c)

The Blarney Stone

d)

Palace of Westminster AKA "Big Ben"

62.

Which Artist lived from 1904-1989, was a Surrealist painter and has a legit mustache!

a)

Pablo Picasso

b)

Salvador Dali

c)

Claude Monet

d)

Leonardo Da Vinci

63.

What Spanish Artist had works that included Dora Maar au Chat, The three Musicians and a series called "The Bull"

a)

Pablo Picasso

b)

Salvador Dali

c)

Romeo Hernandez

d)

Frank Lloyd Wright

64.

This abstract impressionist's work used many dots, lines, drips and scrape marks to create his work during the time of the Cold War.

a)

Jackson Pollock

b)

Frank Lloyd Wright

c)

Pablo Picasso

d)

Vincent Van Gough

65.

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.

a)

Andy Warhol

b)

Randy Neuman

c)

Georgia O'Keefe

d)

Edward Heinz

66.

Which of the following colors is not primary?

a)

Blue

b)

Yellow

c)

Green

d)

Red

67.

Galileo performed some of his experiments on gravity from the top of this structure.

a)

Leaning Tower of Pisa

b)

Eiffel Tower

c)

Big Ben

d)

His sail boat

68.

What gem is very popular with Native Americans and represents life, and the earth.

a)

Jade

b)

Turquoise

c)

Agate

d)

Quartz

69.

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?

a)

Jesus

b)

David

c)

Noah

d)

Perseus

70.

Kettle drums, which are large percussion drums usually made from copper are more commonly known to as

a)

timpanis

b)

bass drums

c)

bongos

d)

symbols

71.

"I bought a beautiful Velociraptor at the pet store." What is the word beautiful in this sentence?

a)

adjective

b)

noun

c)

verb

d)

preposition

72.

"She said Whaaaaaaaat?" She in this sentence is what part of speech?

a)

preposition

b)

pronoun

c)

adjective

d)

verb

73.

"He gently coaxed the baby platypus out from under the sandbox" Gently represents what part of speech?

a)

adverb

b)

adjective

c)

pronoun

d)

preposition

74.

"I work tomorrow, but I wish I didn't have to." What part of speech is the word work in this sentence?

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adverb

d)

pronoun

75.

"Huzzah!!" represents which part of speech?

a)

interjection

b)

preposition

c)

noun

d)

predicate

76.

"I love to swim while my dog prefers to run" what part of speech is the word while

a)

conjunction

b)

preposition

c)

pronoun

d)

simile

77.

in the book the Jungle Book, who is the antagonist?

a)

Mowgli

b)

Shere Khan

c)

Begara

d)

Sauran

78.

In the Harry Potter series, what is the name of Harry's first kiss?

a)

Cho Chang

b)

Hermione Granger

c)

Ginny Weasley

d)

Professor Mcgonagall

79.

Captain Ahab, from the story Moby Dick, wants to kill Moby Dick because

a)

He bit off his leg in a previous encounter

b)

He suck his ship in a previous encounter

c)

He killed his wife in a previous encounter

d)

He just wants the notoriety

80.

Which Dr. Suess character can make all sorts of noises like moo!... can you?

a)

Mr. Brown

b)

Sam I am

c)

the Lorax

d)

Horton

81.

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?

a)

Odyssey and the Iliad

b)

The old and new testament

c)

The almanac and Thesaurus

d)

The Book of the Dead and Antigone

82.

In the tale of Huckleberry Finn, what river do the story take place on?

a)

Mississippi

b)

Missouri

c)

Ohio

d)

Trinity

83.

In the novel "The Call of the Wild" what is the dog Buck doing?

a)

Trying to find his home

b)

Becoming a sled dog

c)

Surviving the wild

d)

Pretending to be a bear... a polar bear

84.

In the novel "The Giver" what year (age) do you receive your job?

a)

10

b)

11

c)

12

d)

13

85.

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?

a)

Macbeth

b)

Hamlet

c)

Romeo and Juliet

d)

Midsummers Night Dream

86.

Peeta, in the Hunger Games Series job in district 12 was

a)

a baker

b)

a miner

c)

a candlestick maker

d)

a baller

87.

Who became the first monarch to rule over the United Kingdom in 1707?

a)

Anne

b)

Abel

c)

Adam

d)

Agatha

88.

Who co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates?

a)

Paul Allen

b)

David Bungee

c)

Lebron James

d)

Tishiaki Musaku

89.

What is the chemical that has the symbol Sb?

a)

Antimony

b)

Selerium

c)

Sulfur

d)

Sherbertium

90.

What is the S.I. unit of frequency?

a)

hertz

b)

seconds per centimeter

c)

joules

d)

decibels

91.

The ventricles and atria are found in which human body organ?

a)

Heart

b)

Lung

c)

Brain

d)

Liver

92.

Who was the Greek equivalent of the Roman god Mercury?

a)

Hercules

b)

Cupid

c)

Apollo

d)

Hermes

93.

What is the lightest metal on the periodic table?

a)

Helium

b)

Lithium

c)

Lead

d)

Cobalt

94.

Riga is the capital city of what country?

a)

Latvia

b)

Lichtenstein

c)

Bolivia

d)

Bosnia

95.

What was the animal-related nickname of Richard I of England?

a)

Lionheart

b)

Chihuahuafart

c)

Snaketongue

d)

Dragonbreath

96.

'Bluefin', 'Albacore' and 'Skipjack' are types of what fish?

a)

Tuna

b)

Shark

c)

Salmon

d)

Bass

97.

Tom Hanks and Tim Allen provide voices for the main characters in what Disney-Pixar film series?

a)

Toy Story

b)

A Bug's Life

c)

Up

d)

Cars

98.

What Asian food, also called bean curd, is made from mashed soybeans?

a)

Tofu

b)

General Tso

c)

Whatever they try to pass for chicken

d)

mu shu

99.

Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia were all parts of what former country?

a)

Yugoslavia

b)

Czechoslovakia

c)

Kirgizstan

d)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

100.

Said to live in the Himalayas, the Abominable Snowman is also known by what name?

a)

Big Foot

b)

Yeti

c)

Loch Ness Monster

d)

Jack Frost

101.

In golf, if the ball's trajectory is bent wildly to the right, it is said to be a

a)

Hook

b)

Slice

c)

Mulligan

d)

Good Drive!

102.

How many points are awarded a team who scores a safety in football?

a)

3

b)

7

c)

2

d)

1

103.

The Jacksonville Jaguars and Carolina Panthers entered the NFL in which year?

a)

1955

b)

1995

c)

2015

d)

1776

104.

In Volleyball, what is the name of the person who typically hits the ball the second time, before it is spiked?

a)

volleyer

b)

setter

c)

spiker

d)

server

105.

What does this symbol represent in music?

a)

quarter rest

b)

whole rest

c)

quarter note

d)

whole note