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WorksheetsBattle of the Brains II
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
What is this Roman architectural achievement?
Colosseum
Aqueduct
Pantheon
Circus Maximus
Which speech did MLK deliver in the moment pictured here?
I Have a Dream
Beyond Vietnam
Loving Enemies
Letter From Jail
What famous U.S. landmark is pictured here?
Grand Canyon
Colorado Valley
Grand Tetons
Death Valley
Which prize winning Dominican-American novelist is pictured here?
Junot Diaz
Auiles Nazoa
Octavio Paz
Miguel Angel
Which famous revolutionary is pictured here?
Che Guevara
Fidel Castro
Diego Rivera
Simon Bolivar
Who is the revolutionary figure on the right?
Vladimir Lenin
William Wallace
Oliver Cromwell
Guy Fawkes
About how many of these primates, made famous by “Gorillas in the Mist”, are left in the wild?
790
11
1347
6978
Which country does this flag represent?
Rwanda
France
Somalia
Belgium
Which modern day city is this famous monument located?
Athens
Paris
Rome
Barcelona
The Taj Mahal is known as a monument to what?
Love
Purity
Happiness
Discipline
Research shows that sugar’s effect on the brain can be similar to which illicit drug?
Cocaine
Marijuana
Meth
LSD
This famous monument is located in which country?
Cambodia
Laos
Myanmar
Vietnam
About how many sovereign states are in the world today according to the U.N.?
195
256
142
212
The earliest remains of Homo sapiens were found in which modern day country?
Ethiopia
Israel
Libya
Somalia
This holy monument is located in what country?
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Iran
Iraq
Algebra was invented by a mathematician in the 1st century living in which city?
Baghdad
Kabul
Ankara
Jerusalem
Who was the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize?
Jane Addams
Marie Curie
Oprah Winfrey
Jody Williams
Who was the first black US Supreme Court justice and lawyer during the Brown v Board of Education case?
Thurgood Marshall
Clarence Thomas
Johnnie Cochran
Anthony Kennedy
Who was the first African American player to break the racial barrier in Major League Baseball?
Jackie Robinson
Reggie Jackson
Jesse Jackson
Jack Roberts
What was the title of Elvis Presley’s first hit song in 1956?
Heartbreak Hotel
Burning Love
In the Ghetto
Jailhouse Rock
Which of the following bands were not part of the “British Invasion” in the 1960s?
The Doors
The Animals
The Rolling Stones
The Who
John Paul Jones and John Bonham were members of which famous hard rock band?
Led Zeppelin
Traffic
The Cure
The Doors
In what sport would you hear the term “sand wedge”?
Golf
Tennis
Baseball
Hockey
What is an NBA player deemed to be if he has received the Maurice Podoloff Trophy?
Most Valuable Player
Rookie of the Year
Best Shooter
Most Disappointing Player
In what year were women first allowed to participate in the modern Olympic games?
1900
1860
1916
1884
What was the name of the horse that won the Triple Crown in 1973, to be the first winner in 25 years?
Secretariat
Big Brown
Iroquois
California Chrome
Which NFL team won the first ever Super Bowl?
Green Bay Packers
Dallas Cowboys
Pittsburgh Steelers
New York Giants
Which nation won the 2014 FIFA World Cup?
Germany
Argentina
Brazil
Netherlands
Which of the following figures was a revolutionary figure imprisoned for over 20 years?
Nelson Mandela
Kofi Annan
William Stacey
Manuel Noriega
At the age of 17, this heroine inspired a revolt against the occupation of the English?
Joan of Arc
Irena Sendler
Miep Gies
Clara Barton
Which neurotransmitter plays a key role in addiction?
Dopamine
Ephedrine
Adrenaline
Serotonin
Who was the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize and pioneer of the settlement house?
Jane Addams
Coretta Scott King
Betty Williams
Corazon Aquino
Which figure is known as the “First Lady of the Civil Rights movement”?
Coretta Scott King
Betty Shabazz
Yoko Ono
Mary Silvina Du Bois
You work 6 hours at $5.50 an hour. How much do you earn?
$33.00
$33.50
$32.50
$34.00
You work 5 hours at $9.50 an hour. How much do you earn?
$47.50
$1.90
$45.50
$43.50
You weigh 84 pounds, which is half of Jon’s weight. How much does Jon weigh?
168
42
162
48
Who was the first to propose the uncertainty principle, which is vital to quantum mechanics?
Heisenberg
Haroche
Hartnett
Hansen
Which of the following is not a perfect square?
650
9,025
361
7,744
Which is an irrational number?
Root 11
Root 81
5
-2/4
Which climate best characterizes the high latitudes?
Subarctic
Sub-Saharan
Tropic
Desert
Which best represents “Twice the number of students divided by 5 is 10”?
2x/5 = 10
(x^2)/5 = 10
(x^2)/5 + 10
2x + 10
Where were the 2008 summer olympics held?
Beijing, China
Sydney, Australia
London, England
Athens, Greece
What is the term for the slope of a line?
Gradient
Vector
Angle
Iridium
What is the term for a straight line joining two points on a curve or a circle?
Chord
Diameter
Tangent
Radius
What is the term for a model or function where the input and output are proportional?
Linear
Nonlinear
Logarithmic
Exponential
What is the scientific name for the gas your dentist might give you, commonly known as “laughing gas”?
Nitrous Oxide
Nitroxide
Carbon Dioxide
Nitrogen Peroxide
What is the probability of drawing a red card from 3 red, 3 blue, 4 black?
30%
10%
40%
50%
What is the opposite of a prime number?
Composite number
Complex number
Counting number
Regular number
What is the name of Saturn’s largest moon?
Titan
Mimas
Dione
Rhea
What is the name of the first satellite sent into space?
Sputnik
Vanguard
Explorer
ISZ D-1
