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Battle of the Brains VII

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which leader led the liberation of much of South America from Spain?

a)

Simon Bolivar

b)

Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

c)

Padre Miguel Hidalgo

d)

Jose Marti

2.

Which of the following could be the measurements of two complementary angles?

a)

31 and 59

b)

135 and 145

c)

35 and 45

d)

131 and 59

3.

Which of the following could be the measurements of two supplementary angles?

a)

97 and 83

b)

87 and 3

c)

100 and 65

d)

55 and 83

4.

Which of the following is not an official word for the number zero?

a)

Nota

b)

Zilch

c)

Zip

d)

Nought

5.

Kevlar, a synthetic material that is five times as strong as steel, was created by which famous inventor and scientist?

a)

Stephanie Kwolek

b)

Nikola Tesla

c)

Margaret Knight

d)

John Logie Baird

6.

Who is known as the Queen of Soul and is the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

a)

Aretha Franklin

b)

Whitney Houston

c)

Etta James

d)

Nina Simone

7.

Which electrifying genius came up with the idea of alternating current?

a)

Nikola Tesla

b)

Howard Aiken

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Elon Musk

8.

Which of the following inventions is NOT credited to the United Kingdom?

a)

Dynamite

b)

Fire extinguisher

c)

Magazine

d)

Lawn mower

9.

Which of the following inventions is NOT credited to Italy?

a)

Wrist Watch

b)

Violin

c)

Piano

d)

Glasses

10.

Which of the following inventions is NOT credited to Germany?

a)

Thermometer

b)

Pocket Watch

c)

Motorcycle

d)

Microphone

11.

Which of the following inventions is NOT credited to the United States?

a)

Parachute

b)

Photocopier

c)

Vacuum cleaner

d)

Charge/Credit card

12.

Who was the second female Supreme Court Justice of the United States and co-founded the Women’s Rights Law Reporter?

a)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

b)

Elena Kagan

c)

Sonia Sotomayor

d)

Sandra Day O’Connor

13.

Monopoly was thought to be created by Charles Darrow, but the idea was actually taken from which of the following?

a)

Elizabeth Magie

b)

Margaret Hanna

c)

Ella Claire

d)

Jessica Connor

14.

How were people with drug addictions treated in the mid-20th century?

a)

Electroconvulsion/lobotomies

b)

Methadone Clinics

c)

Group Counseling

d)

Imprisonment

15.

Which age group has the highest rate of illicit drug use in the U.S.?

a)

Young adults (18-25)

b)

Adults (41+)

c)

Teens (12-17)

d)

Adults (26-40)

16.

Which drug did Chinese miners bring to the United States during the California gold rush in the 1850s?

a)

Opium

b)

Marijuana

c)

Cocaine

d)

LSD

17.

Which US president declared the “War on Drugs” in 1971, leading to the formation of the DEA?

a)

Richard Nixon

b)

Lyndon Johnson

c)

Jimmy Carter

d)

Gerald Ford

18.

The Swiss chemist Albert Hofman became the world’s first user of what illegal drug in 1943? He lived to be 103.

a)

LSD

b)

Cocaine

c)

Marijuana

d)

Heroin

19.

In the 16th century, Aztecs referred to what substance as “The Flesh of the Gods”?

a)

Mushrooms

b)

Marijuana

c)

Cocaine

d)

Poppies

20.

Tiger Woods became the youngest golfer at the time to win the Masters at what age?

a)

21

b)

18

c)

25

d)

16

21.

Which is the only country to have played in each and every FIFA World Cup?

a)

Brazil

b)

England

c)

Argentina

d)

Spain

22.

An octatonic musical scale comprises how many notes?

a)

8

b)

2

c)

5

d)

10

23.

Which popular musician bought ATV Music and every Beatles song for $47 million in 1985?

a)

Michael Jackson

b)

Paul McCartney

c)

Madonna

d)

Bono

24.

Who was the first American Idol Contestant to win in 2002?

a)

Kelly Clarkson

b)

Ruben Studdard

c)

Justin Guarini

d)

Carrie Underwood

25.

What group of students was famous for challenging school segregation in the deep South?

a)

Little Rock Nine

b)

Young Panthers

c)

Peace Now’ers

d)

Freedom Fighters

26.

The first female Pharaoh of Egypt rose to power around what years?

a)

1500 BC to 1400 BC

b)

100 BC to 0 BC

c)

1500-1600 AD

d)

400-500 AD

27.

Which European country was the first to grant universal suffrage to its citizens in its 1906 elections?

a)

Finland

b)

England

c)

Italy

d)

France

28.

In 1916, Jeanette Rankin was the first woman elected in the US as a...

a)

Member of Congress

b)

Supreme Court Justice

c)

Mayor

d)

Governor

29.

Which of the five Great Lakes is the smallest by volume?

a)

Lake Erie

b)

Lake Ontario

c)

Lake Michigan

d)

Lake Superior

30.

Which of the following is not the correct pairing of country and currency?

a)

Egypt & Dong

b)

India & Rupee

c)

South Africa & Rand

d)

Colombia & Peso

31.

Which of these countries has the world’s longest coastline at 202,080 km (152,100 miles)?

a)

Canada

b)

Russia

c)

Australia

d)

United States

32.

Which of these countries was the first to gain full independence?

a)

Ghana

b)

Senegal

c)

Nigeria

d)

Ivory Coast

33.

Which religion is practiced by the majority of India’s population?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Jainism

d)

Sikhism

34.

Xochiquetzal was the goddess of beauty for what Mexican civilization?

a)

Aztec

b)

Incan

c)

Zande

d)

Mayan

35.

Parkinson’s Disease is associated with the malfunctioning of which neurotransmitter?

a)

Dopamine

b)

Norepinephrine

c)

Gaba

d)

Serotonin

36.

Which of the following is an acronym?

a)

Laser

b)

Desk

c)

Gifts

d)

Task

37.

Which of the following is NOT credited to the Chinese?

a)

Electromagnetism

b)

Equal temperament

c)

Deficiency diseases

d)

The seismograph

38.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three time periods of the dinosaurs?

a)

Paleogene

b)

Cretaceous

c)

Triassic

d)

Jurassic

39.

Which planet is named after the Roman god of war?

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Saturn

d)

Jupiter

40.

Which planets in our solar system do not have a moon?

a)

Mercury and Venus

b)

Mercury, Mars, and Uranus

c)

Mercury and Saturn

d)

Neptune and Venus

41.

Which type of atom makes up about 90% of the universe?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Oxygen

d)

Carbon

42.

Xanthophobia is the fear of what?

a)

The color yellow

b)

Trees

c)

Snakes

d)

Strangers

43.

Which of the following is the only number that is twice the sum of its digits?

a)

18

b)

14

c)

16

d)

12

44.

Which of the following numbers is the only number whose letters are in alphabetical order?

a)

Forty

b)

Ninety

c)

Eighty

d)

Billion

45.

Which statement is false?

a)

(-6) * 1 = -1

b)

6 * (-1) = -6

c)

7 + (-6) = 1

d)

6 * 0 = 0

46.

If x - (-5) = 12, what is the value of x?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

6

d)

4

47.

Which of the following is not a web browser?

a)

Surfer

b)

PaleMoon

c)

NetSurf

d)

Opera

48.

How many rings appear on the Olympic Flag?

a)

5

b)

8

c)

7

d)

6

49.

What year did the iPhone first become available?

a)

2007

b)

2005

c)

2006

d)

2008

50.

Which of the following was not one of the original flavors of jello?

a)

Lime

b)

Raspberry

c)

Lemon

d)

Orange