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Battle of the Brains II

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is this Roman architectural achievement?

a)

Colosseum

b)

Aqueduct

c)

Pantheon

d)

Circus Maximus

2.

Which speech did MLK deliver in the moment pictured here?

a)

I Have a Dream

b)

Beyond Vietnam

c)

Loving Enemies

d)

Letter From Jail

3.

What famous U.S. landmark is pictured here?

a)

Grand Canyon

b)

Colorado Valley

c)

Grand Tetons

d)

Death Valley

4.

Which prize winning Dominican-American novelist is pictured here?

a)

Junot Diaz

b)

Auiles Nazoa

c)

Octavio Paz

d)

Miguel Angel

5.

Which famous revolutionary is pictured here?

a)

Che Guevara

b)

Fidel Castro

c)

Diego Rivera

d)

Simon Bolivar

6.

Who is the revolutionary figure on the right?

a)

Vladimir Lenin

b)

William Wallace

c)

Oliver Cromwell

d)

Guy Fawkes

7.

About how many of these primates, made famous by “Gorillas in the Mist”, are left in the wild?

a)

790

b)

11

c)

1347

d)

6978

8.

Which country does this flag represent?

a)

Rwanda

b)

France

c)

Somalia

d)

Belgium

9.

Which modern day city is this famous monument located?

a)

Athens

b)

Paris

c)

Rome

d)

Barcelona

10.

The Taj Mahal is known as a monument to what?

a)

Love

b)

Purity

c)

Happiness

d)

Discipline

11.

Research shows that sugar’s effect on the brain can be similar to which illicit drug?

a)

Cocaine

b)

Marijuana

c)

Meth

d)

LSD

12.

This famous monument is located in which country?

a)

Cambodia

b)

Laos

c)

Myanmar

d)

Vietnam

13.

About how many sovereign states are in the world today according to the U.N.?

a)

195

b)

256

c)

142

d)

212

14.

The earliest remains of Homo sapiens were found in which modern day country?

a)

Ethiopia

b)

Israel

c)

Libya

d)

Somalia

15.

This holy monument is located in what country?

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

Egypt

c)

Iran

d)

Iraq

16.

Algebra was invented by a mathematician in the 1st century living in which city?

a)

Baghdad

b)

Kabul

c)

Ankara

d)

Jerusalem

17.

Who was the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize?

a)

Jane Addams

b)

Marie Curie

c)

Oprah Winfrey

d)

Jody Williams

18.

Who was the first black US Supreme Court justice and lawyer during the Brown v Board of Education case?

a)

Thurgood Marshall

b)

Clarence Thomas

c)

Johnnie Cochran

d)

Anthony Kennedy

19.

Who was the first African American player to break the racial barrier in Major League Baseball?

a)

Jackie Robinson

b)

Reggie Jackson

c)

Jesse Jackson

d)

Jack Roberts

20.

What was the title of Elvis Presley’s first hit song in 1956?

a)

Heartbreak Hotel

b)

Burning Love

c)

In the Ghetto

d)

Jailhouse Rock

21.

Which of the following bands were not part of the “British Invasion” in the 1960s?

a)

The Doors

b)

The Animals

c)

The Rolling Stones

d)

The Who

22.

John Paul Jones and John Bonham were members of which famous hard rock band?

a)

Led Zeppelin

b)

Traffic

c)

The Cure

d)

The Doors

23.

In what sport would you hear the term “sand wedge”?

a)

Golf

b)

Tennis

c)

Baseball

d)

Hockey

24.

What is an NBA player deemed to be if he has received the Maurice Podoloff Trophy?

a)

Most Valuable Player

b)

Rookie of the Year

c)

Best Shooter

d)

Most Disappointing Player

25.

In what year were women first allowed to participate in the modern Olympic games?

a)

1900

b)

1860

c)

1916

d)

1884

26.

What was the name of the horse that won the Triple Crown in 1973, to be the first winner in 25 years?

a)

Secretariat

b)

Big Brown

c)

Iroquois

d)

California Chrome

27.

Which NFL team won the first ever Super Bowl?

a)

Green Bay Packers

b)

Dallas Cowboys

c)

Pittsburgh Steelers

d)

New York Giants

28.

Which nation won the 2014 FIFA World Cup?

a)

Germany

b)

Argentina

c)

Brazil

d)

Netherlands

29.

Which of the following figures was a revolutionary figure imprisoned for over 20 years?

a)

Nelson Mandela

b)

Kofi Annan

c)

William Stacey

d)

Manuel Noriega

30.

At the age of 17, this heroine inspired a revolt against the occupation of the English?

a)

Joan of Arc

b)

Irena Sendler

c)

Miep Gies

d)

Clara Barton

31.

Which neurotransmitter plays a key role in addiction?

a)

Dopamine

b)

Ephedrine

c)

Adrenaline

d)

Serotonin

32.

Who was the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize and pioneer of the settlement house?

a)

Jane Addams

b)

Coretta Scott King

c)

Betty Williams

d)

Corazon Aquino

33.

Which figure is known as the “First Lady of the Civil Rights movement”?

a)

Coretta Scott King

b)

Betty Shabazz

c)

Yoko Ono

d)

Mary Silvina Du Bois

34.

You work 6 hours at $5.50 an hour. How much do you earn?

a)

$33.00

b)

$33.50

c)

$32.50

d)

$34.00

35.

You work 5 hours at $9.50 an hour. How much do you earn?

a)

$47.50

b)

$1.90

c)

$45.50

d)

$43.50

36.

You weigh 84 pounds, which is half of Jon’s weight. How much does Jon weigh?

a)

168

b)

42

c)

162

d)

48

37.

Who was the first to propose the uncertainty principle, which is vital to quantum mechanics?

a)

Heisenberg

b)

Haroche

c)

Hartnett

d)

Hansen

38.

Which of the following is not a perfect square?

a)

650

b)

9,025

c)

361

d)

7,744

39.

Which is an irrational number?

a)

Root 11

b)

Root 81

c)

5

d)

-2/4

40.

Which climate best characterizes the high latitudes?

a)

Subarctic

b)

Sub-Saharan

c)

Tropic

d)

Desert

41.

Which best represents “Twice the number of students divided by 5 is 10”?

a)

2x/5 = 10

b)

(x^2)/5 = 10

c)

(x^2)/5 + 10

d)

2x + 10

42.

Where were the 2008 summer olympics held?

a)

Beijing, China

b)

Sydney, Australia

c)

London, England

d)

Athens, Greece

43.

What is the term for the slope of a line?

a)

Gradient

b)

Vector

c)

Angle

d)

Iridium

44.

What is the term for a straight line joining two points on a curve or a circle?

a)

Chord

b)

Diameter

c)

Tangent

d)

Radius

45.

What is the term for a model or function where the input and output are proportional?

a)

Linear

b)

Nonlinear

c)

Logarithmic

d)

Exponential

46.

What is the scientific name for the gas your dentist might give you, commonly known as “laughing gas”?

a)

Nitrous Oxide

b)

Nitroxide

c)

Carbon Dioxide

d)

Nitrogen Peroxide

47.

What is the probability of drawing a red card from 3 red, 3 blue, 4 black?

a)

30%

b)

10%

c)

40%

d)

50%

48.

What is the opposite of a prime number?

a)

Composite number

b)

Complex number

c)

Counting number

d)

Regular number

49.

What is the name of Saturn’s largest moon?

a)

Titan

b)

Mimas

c)

Dione

d)

Rhea

50.

What is the name of the first satellite sent into space?

a)

Sputnik

b)

Vanguard

c)

Explorer

d)

ISZ D-1