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Somerset QB 2

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the title of John Steinbeck's novel about a young boy's love for a horse?

(a)  

2.

Who was the star of the early Disney movie short Steamboat Willie?

(a)  

3.

What legendary British King ruled over the Round table in Camelot?

(a)  

4.

What author wrote the 1939 Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Yearling?

(a)  

5.

In the human body, what are two tubes of cartilage rings that extend from the trachea to the lungs?

(a)  

6.

In what state will you find the cities of Fort Wayne, Gary, and Evansville?

(a)  

7.

What is the name of the power held by the US chief executive that allows him to disallow laws passed by the legislature?

(a)  

8.

An is-mus is a narrow strip of land joining two larger masses of land. Spell is-mus.

(a)  

9.

Tarsus, metatarus, and phalanges are all components of what human body part?

(a)  

10.

A regular heptagon has a perimeter of 147 centimeters. What is the length of one side

(a)  

11.

Conjunctions join sentence parts. What are conjunctions that join equal parts known as?

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12.

Identify the authors of these literary work. 1. Inncocents Abroad 2. Then again, Maybe I Won't

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13.

During the US Civil War, what future President was Commanding General of the Union Army?

(a)  

14.

Name the female recording artist, known as "Queen of Soul," who recorded such hits as "Running Out of Fools," and "Respect."

(a)  

15.

Name the ruling house to which each of the following English monarchs belonged: Henry VIII and George III

(a)  

16.

Identify the 2 artists who created each of the following works: The 16th century painting The Garden of Earthly Delights and the 19th century paint Luncheon of the Boating Party

(a)  

17.

A poor speller writes that someone is buried in a graveyard. A good speller would use the word (a)  

18.

Identify these poets. She wrote poetry without titles, so we identify "I'm Nobody. Who are you?" and "A Bird Came Down the Walk" and her other 2,000 or so poems by their first lines. After becoming blind, he had his daughters write out his poetic masterpiece Paradise Lost.

(a)  

19.

Within one year, the number of student who signed up for German classes went From 50 to 40. What was the percent of decrease?

(a)  

20.

Answer these questions about a cube that has an edge 5 units long. What is its surface area? What is the length of its diagonal?

(a)  

21.

What is the name for a protein that controls the rate of chemical reactions that take place in cells, tissues, and organs?

(a)  

22.

Think about human body needs and identify the following: If you lack this vitamin, you may develop a deficiency disorder known as scurvy. A banana is notable for its high content of this mineral.

(a)  

23.

The US government frequently uses abbreviations to shorten the names of governmental agencies. What does the abbreviation FCC stand for?

(a)  

24.

Answer these questions about World War II. What was the name of the last-stand German onslaught in the Ardennes? What was the code name for the 1941 attack on Russia?

(a)  

25.

The largest fresh water lake in the world is also the largest fresh water lake in North America. What is this lake, one of the five Great Lakes?

(a)  

26.

I'll give you a capital city. You give me its country. Damascus. Bangkok

(a)  

27.

This American inventor said, "Genius is 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration." Who was this man who invented the record player and the incandescent lamp?

(a)  

28.

Identify these women noted for their political positions. This first woman premier of Israel. THe first woman Prime Minister of India

(a)  

29.

In Norse mythology, the ruler of the god

(a)  

30.

The unit of structure and function of the kidney

(a)  

31.

A noun or pronoun that receives or is affected by the action of a verb or preposition

(a)  

32.

The moment of the day at which the sun is directly over the meridian

(a)  

33.

Egg-shaped

(a)  

34.

Site of battle fought after the War of 1812 had been ended by the Treaty of Paris

(a)  

35.

A theatrical work consisting of drama set to music

(a)  

36.

Group of Old Stone Age people who live from about 100,000-40,000 years ago

(a)  

37.

American painter greatly influenced by New Mexico landscapes, light, bones , and flowers

(a)  

38.

World's second largest island

(a)  

39.

The female gonad where egg cells are produced

(a)  

40.

Swedish inventor of dynamite

(a)  

41.

Andrew Jackson's nickname

(a)  

42.

A night piece, such as a landscape night scene

(a)  

43.

Bedrock penetrating to the surface through soil layers

(a)  

44.

Bedrock penetrating to the surface through soil layers

(a)  

45.

FDR's policies aimed at combating economic miseries of the Great Depression

(a)  

46.

Nerve that runs from the retina to the visual cortex of the brain

(a)  

47.

A female goat

(a)  

48.

Athletic games begun in 776 B.C. and held every four years

(a)  

49.

Greek mythological youth who fell in love with his own image in a pool of water

(a)  

50.

In mathematics, this is the name of a law that governs the interaction of certain numbers with respect to addition. What is this law which states that quantity of A plus B added to C is equal to A added to the quantity of B plus C?

(a)  

51.

It happened at Griffin's Wharf on December 16th, 1773. Arranged by Samuel Adams, this raid on England's ships by Boston Whigs and Songs of Liberty disguised as Native Americans led to passage of the Intolerable Acts. What was this historic event known as?

(a)  

52.

The foundations for what modern science were begun by work published in 1866 by the Austrian monk Gregor Mendel?

(a)  

53.

He began his career as an artist in 1811, then later began to experiment with electricity as a means of sending signals using dots and dashes. Who is this inventor of the telegraph?

(a)  

54.

Find the number such that 5 more than the number is equivalent to 7 less than 3 times the number.

(a)  

55.

What is the region of the Earth's atmosphere that extends about 30 miles upward and is immediately above the troposhpere?

(a)  

56.

What American poet, who spoke at John Kennedy's inauguration, wrote "But I have promises to keep/ And miles to go before I sleep" in his poem "Stopping by Words on a Snowy Evening?"

(a)  

57.

Which nerve carries the sense of smell?

(a)  

58.

Made of oranges and coconut, this dish is typically served at thanksgiving and Christmas. Also the celestial food used by mythical gods, what is this dish called?

(a)  

59.

This scientific instrument is named for the scientists who in 1924 identified galaxies recognized as such. What is the name of this high caliber space telescope?

(a)  

60.

What is the name of the home of the Hobbits in Tolkien's Middle Earth?

(a)  

61.

Answer these questions about the john F. Kennedy assassination. Give the complete date on which the assassination occurred. Identify the special commission charged with investigating the assassination.

(a)  

62.

Buddy recieves 3% commission. If he sells a house that costs $125,000, how much is his commission

(a)