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ULTIMATE TRIVIA!!!!

Total questions: 110

Worksheet time: 2hrs 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

One symptom of Covid is:

a)

chicken pox

b)

hungry

c)

high fever

d)

toothache

2.
_______, an African American, invented the gamma-electrical cell in 1971, which still used in today in cell phones.
a)
Dr. Henry T. Sampson
b)
Alexander Graham Bell
c)
Alexander P. Ashbourne
d)
Dr. Charles Drew
3.
The touch-tone phone, caller ID, and call waiting were all made possible by the inventions of a black scientist, __________, who worked at Bell Laboratories.
a)
Sarah Bell
b)
Lincoln Brown
c)
Henrietta Bradberry
d)
Shirley Ann Jackson
4.
African-American inventor _____ came up with the first ever design for a lawn sprinkler, which is similar to those still used today.
a)
Joseph H. Smith
b)
James Smith
c)
Joseph P. Walker
d)
Charles Brooks
5.
In 1919, African-American inventor _________ invented and patented the gas furnace.
a)
Rosa Parks
b)
Madam C.J. Walker
c)
Alice Parker
d)
Charles K
6.
African-American inventor _____ invented one of the first lawn mowers to use a rotary blade.
a)
John Burr
b)
John Brown
c)
James Burr
d)
Jamie Brown
7.
The classic street mailbox, with a hinged door that closes to protect your mail, was invented by African-American__________.
a)
Otis Boykin
b)
J. Cooper
c)
William Davis
d)
 Philip B. Downing
8.
Underground railroad leader______
a)
Morgan Freeman
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Fredrick Douglas
d)
Malcolm X
9.
The 44th President of the US
a)
Barack Obama
b)
George Bush
c)
Bill Clinton
d)
Ronald Reagan
10.
He invented the gas mask and the traffic signals____________.
a)
Charles Drew
b)
Garrett Morgan
c)
Morgan Freeman
d)
Richard Spikes
11.
Who invented the blood bank?
a)
Dr. Charles Richard Drew
b)
Dr. Charles Otis
c)
Dr. Marc Hannah
d)
Dr. Thomas Morgan
12.
Who invented the world famous snack, potato chips?
a)
Lay's
b)
George Washington Carver
c)
George Crum
d)
Garrett Mor
13.
Who invented the video game console?
a)
Playstation
b)
Jerry Lawson
c)
Jerry Jones
d)
George Crum
14.
Who invented the pacemaker?
a)
Otis Boykin
b)
Russell Williams
c)
Dr. Charles Drew
d)
Dr. Patricia Bath
15.
 Arthur Ashe was a famous ____________.
a)
Basketball player
b)
Tennis player
c)
Track star
16.
What woman led more than 300 slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad?
a)
James Del Rio
b)
Malcolm X
c)
Harriet Tubman
17.
She was the first African American women to flight planes.
a)
Bessie Coleman 
b)
Ida Wells
c)
Marion Shea
18.
Who was Ruby Bridges?
a)
She helped start the underground railroad  
b)
Famous singer that performed with Micheal Jackson
c)
 is an American activist known for being the first black child to attend an all-white elementary school in Louisiana during the 20th century.
19.
Who is the author who wrote" I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?
a)
Alice Walker
b)
Maya Angelou
c)
June Jordan 
20.
What service did the first African American female millionaire, Madame C.J. Walker, provide?
a)
Food distribution
b)
Investment advice
c)
Beauty products 
21.
Who was George Washington Carver?
a)
He was the founder of potato chips
b)
He was the first president of the United States of America
c)
was an American botanist and inventor. 
22.

What kind of mixture is shown in the picture?

a)

A. Homogeneous

b)

B. Heterogeneous

23.

What kind of mixture is shown in the picture?

a)

A. Homogeneous

b)

B. Heterogeneous

24.

M&M's is an examples of a

a)

A.homogeneous mixture

b)

B. heterogeneous mixture

25.

Something that dissolves very easily in water

a)

A. soluble

b)

B. solid

c)

C. saturated

d)

D. solvent

26.

A ________ is something that dissolves in a liquid (solvent)

a)

A. solute

b)

B. salt

c)

C. sugar

d)

D. solution

27.

The president is a part of the ________________.

a)

State Executive Branch

b)

National Executive Branch

c)

National Legislative Branch

d)

State Judicial Branch

28.

The Governor is part of the ___________________.

a)

State Executive Branch.

b)

National Executive Branch

c)

State Judicial Branch

d)

State Legislative Branch

29.

Which group is not part of the judicial branch?

a)

The Supreme Court

b)

Local Court Judges

c)

The President

d)

State Court Judges

30.

The president has the power to _____________ a bill before it becomes law.

a)

complain about

b)

rewrite

c)

veto

d)

compliment

31.

What groups are a part of congress and the legislative branch? (pick 2)

a)

The Senate (100 representatives)

b)

The Supreme Court (9 justices)

c)

The House of Representitives (435 representatives)

d)

The White House

32.

What are the powers of the legislative branch?

a)

To decide if laws are just and constitutional

b)

To create new laws

c)

To meet with other countries

d)

To make new laws for other countries

33.

Which documents were important when making the countries government? (pick 2)

a)

The Constitution

b)

The Declaration of Freedom

c)

Twitter

d)

The Declaration of Independence

34.

What are checks and balances?

a)

The ability for different branches to stop each others actions.

b)

The ability for different branches to help each other make laws.

35.

Which branch of government is the most important?

a)

The Legislative Branch

b)

The Judicial Branch

c)

The Executive Branch

d)

They are all important.

36.

What are two things the President can do?

a)

Make new laws

b)

Meet with world leaders

c)

Veto bills that don't have 66% of the vote

d)

Break the law

37.

What are two things the President can not do?

a)

Make new laws

b)

Meet with world leaders

c)

Veto bills that don't have 66% of the vote

d)

Break the law

38.

What organelle do plants have surrounding their cells that animals lack?

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Woody Stems

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Sharp Thorns

39.

When many organ systems work together it can form...

a)

organ

b)

cells

c)

organism

d)

organ system

40.
All mater is composed of __________.
a)
compounds
b)
atoms
c)
water
d)
H2O
41.
All atoms have a ___________ in the center.
a)
electron
b)
cloud
c)
nucleus
d)
particle
42.
A proton has a ___________ charge.
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
neutral
43.
An electron has a ___________ charge.
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
neutral
44.
The Civil War was originally fought over what?
a)
Slavery
b)
Taxes
c)
Secession
d)
Imports/Exports
45.

After a change to the constitution has been proposed by 2/3 of both Houses of Congress, what fraction of the state legislatures must ratify (approve) the amendment before it is added to the U.S. Constitution?

a)

2/3

b)

1/2

c)

3/4

d)

1/3

46.

Changed the voting age from 21 to 18 years of age.

a)

15th Amendment

b)

26th Amendment

c)

23rd Amendment

d)

24th Amendment

47.

Gave citizens the right to vote regardless of race, color, or previous conditions of servitude.

a)

23rd Amendment

b)

24th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

d)

19th Amendment

48.

Gave citizens who live in Washington, DC the right to vote in presidential elections.

a)

15th Amendment

b)

16th Amendment

c)

24th Amendment

d)

23rd Amendment

49.

Gave women the right to vote

a)

19th Amendment

b)

15th Amendment

c)

23rd Amendment

d)

26th Amendment

50.

Allows citizens to worship freely

a)

Freedom of Assembly

b)

Freedom of Press

c)

Freedom of Religion

d)

Freedom of Speech

e)

Right to Petition

51.

What year was Atari's home version of Pong released?

a)

1990

b)

1975

c)

1980

d)

1960

52.
What is the first home video game system?
a)
Atari
b)
Nintendo
c)
Odyssey
d)
Sega
53.
Which VR headset is most expensive?
a)
PlayStation
b)
Oculus Rift
54.

What was the first ever video game?

a)

Donkey kong

b)

Pong

c)

Pac Man

d)

Tetris

55.

What 2 most popular fighting games were rivals

a)

Super smash bros & street fighter

b)

Mortal Kombat & Super smash bros

c)

Tekken & Super smash bros

d)

Street fighter & Mortal Kombat

56.

How much plastic waste is generated in India every day?

a)

26,000 tonnes

b)

12,000 tonnes

c)

50,000 tonnes

d)

6,000 tonnes

57.

How many times can most plastics be recycled?

a)

3 times

b)

1 time

c)

5 times

d)

7 times

58.

How much percentage of the global plastic produced are recycled?

a)

9%

b)

20%

c)

3%

d)

15%

59.

How long does glass take to decompose?

a)

Seventy thousand years

b)

Twelve thousand years

c)

One thousand years

d)

One million years

60.

Which is the world's first solar operated airport?

a)

Indira Gandhi International Airport

b)

Cochin International Airport

c)

Dubai International Airport

d)

Stockholm Arlanda Airport

61.

How much of India's energy comes from non-renewable sources?

a)

30%

b)

55%

c)

60%

d)

70%

62.

Brass get discolored in air because of the presence of which of the following gases in air?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Hydrogen Sulphide

c)

Carbon Dioxide

d)

Nitrogen

63.

Which of the following is a non-metal that remains liquid at room temperature?

a)

Phosphorous

b)

Bromine

c)

Chlorine

d)

Helium

64.

Which of the following is used in pencils?

a)

Graphite

b)

Silicon

c)

Charcoal

d)

Phosphorous

65.

Which of the following metals from an amalgam with other metals ?

a)

Tin

b)

Mercury

c)

Lead

d)

Zinc

66.

Which of the gas is not known as green house gas ?

a)

Methane

b)

Nitrous Oxide

c)

Carbon Dioxide

d)

Hydrogen

67.

What kind of organism comes last in every food chain?

a)

Omnivores

b)

Carnivores

c)

Decomposers

d)

Producers

68.

What organ in your body absorbs the majority of nutrients from your food?

a)

Small Intestine

b)

Large Intestine

c)

Stomach

d)

Mouth

69.
Simplify by combining like terms:
5a + 2b - 3a + 4
a)
8a + 2b + 4
b)
2a + 2b + 4
c)
8ab
d)
4ab + 4
70.
n -10 +9n -3=
a)
-3
b)
9n-3
c)
n
d)
10n -13
71.
Simplify by combining like terms:
4x2 - 3x + 11 -2x
a)
4x2 - 5x + 11
b)
11x + 11
c)
16x2 - 5x + 11
d)
10x2
72.
3(3x +1)
a)
9x +3
b)
3x + 3
c)
12x
d)
9x + 1
73.
Simplify 14(b – 10).
a)
4b
b)
b – 140
c)
14b – 140
d)
14b – 10
74.
2(4 + 9w) 
a)
6+9w
b)
8+2w
c)
4+9w
d)
8+18w
75.
7(u+4)
a)
7u+28
b)
7u-4
c)
7u+4
d)
35u
76.
Solve for x
17 = x + 3
a)
x = 20
b)
x = 14
c)
x = 13
d)
x = 19
77.
x - 4 = 17
a)
x = 21
b)
x = 13
c)
x = 19
d)
x = 24
78.
x - 18 = 3
a)
x = 37
b)
x = 15
c)
x = -21
d)
x = 21
79.
When we are adding numbers with different signs, we follow the rule of...
a)
different signs subtract
b)
different signs positive
c)
different signs add and keep
d)
different signs negative
80.
Same signs add and keep,
different signs subtract,
keep the sign of...
a)
the first number
b)
the smaller number
c)
the bigger value
d)
the last number
81.
True or false: 
The rules for signs when dividing are the same as multiplying
a)
True
b)
False
82.

The word trivial was first used in which year?

a)

1589

b)

1492

c)

1776

d)

1950

83.

The word trivium originally had the following connotation:

a)

of interest to a few experts

b)

well-known by everyone

c)

despised by the population

d)

misunderstanding of facts

84.

When did trivia first become popular on television?

a)

1950's

b)

1940's

c)

1960's

d)

1970's

85.

Which of the following was NOT one of the original television games shows?

a)

Dotto

b)

$64,000 Question

c)

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

d)

Twenty One

86.

Why did trivia game shows practically disappear at the end of their first decade on television?

a)

A scandal was exposed in which producers were giving answers to contestants.

b)

The ratings were in a steep decline.

c)

Companies stopped sponsoring the game shows because they believed it was a waste of their advertising budget.

d)

The were unable to attract interesting contestants because the prize money was too small.

87.

Which Canadian-American actor, born in 1969, played Chandler Bing in the TV series Friends?

a)

David Schwimmer

b)

Paul Rudd

c)

Mathew Perry

d)

Matt LeBlanc

88.

What restaurant has this logo?

a)

Burger King

b)

McDonalds

c)

Carl's Jr.

d)

In-N-Out

89.

Name that soda.

a)

Pepsi Cola

b)

Royal Crown

c)

Tab

d)

Coca Cola

90.

Which Social Media Site is this

a)

Facebook

b)

Twitter

c)

Instagram

d)

Snapchat

91.

What dance craze did this kid create?

a)

floss

b)

kiki

c)

dab

d)

dougie

92.

Name that movie!

a)

Minions

b)

Inside Out

c)

The Incredibles

d)

Frozen

93.

Name this video game

a)

Minecraft

b)

Skylander

c)

Fortnite

d)

Just Dance

94.

Beyonce was a member of

a)

Destiny's Child

b)

En Vogue

c)

The Cheetah Girls

95.

BK stands for

a)

Big King

b)

Burger King

c)

Bee King

96.

Finish the catch phrase..."Love that chicken from..."

a)

KFC

b)

Church's Chicken

c)

Popeye's

97.

New Mexico is know as the "Land of.."

a)

Entrapment

b)

Enchantment

c)

Chile

98.

What is an example of a one true American creation?

a)

Apple Pie

b)

Jazz

c)

Baseball

d)

Basketball

99.

Will Smith first started as .....

a)

an actor

b)

a musician

c)

a dancer

100.

The first movie in the Star Wars series was

a)

A New Hope

b)

The Empire Strikes Back

c)

Return of the Jedi

d)

The Phantom Menace

101.

Mickey Mouse's debut cartoon short was called...

a)

Mickey's Playhouse

b)

Steamboat Willie

c)

Mickey and Friends

d)

The Muppets

102.

New York is know as the Big

a)

Tamale

b)

Tomato

c)

Apple

d)

Cheese

103.

Which friend married Chandler Bing?

a)

Rachel

b)

Phoebe

c)

Monica

d)

Janice

104.

In which city were the 2016 summer Olympics held?

a)

Rio, Brazil

b)

San Francisco, California

c)

Chennai, India

d)

Beijing, China

105.

Which member of the band "One Direction" left the band in March of 2015?

a)

Harry Styles

b)

Louis Tomlinson

c)

Zayn Malik

d)

Niall Horan

e)

Liam Payne

106.

In the movie "Frozen", what song does Elsa sing when building the castle on the mountains?

a)

Do You Want To Build a Snowman

b)

For The First Time In Forever

c)

Let It Go

d)

Love Is An Open Door

107.

What does the crocodile swallow in Peter Pan?

a)

A Clock

b)

Tinker Bell

c)

Wendy Darling

d)

Captain Hook's Hook

108.

Which planet is closest to Earth?

a)

Venus

b)

Uranus

c)

Pluto

d)

Neptune

109.

According to Greek Mythology, who turned all that he touched into gold?

a)

Zeus

b)

Hades

c)

King Midas

d)

Arachne

110.

Greek goddess of wisdom and the namesake of Athens.

a)

Artemis

b)

Diana

c)

Juno

d)

Athena

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