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WorksheetsPrep Bowl 39: Still More Trivia
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 27mins
What type of energy is used by primary producers to convert carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrates?
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In what kind of simple machine would there be a fulcrum, load arm and force arm?
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Name a type of flying machine which derives its lifting power from aerostatic forces in contract to aerodynamic forces.
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Downward thrusts on the chest with the hand when applying CPR are called?
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Who was president of the United States when the Korean War ended?
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What is the lowest male singing voice, and the lowest part of the music?
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American lives were lost in 1915 when a German U-Boat sank a passenger vessel. This sinking sharply increased American sentiment about entering World War I. Name the ship which was sunk.
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Two German scientists developed the technique of spectrum analysis. One of these was Kirchhoff. The other was a man widely known for his invention of a device for providing heat found in every chemistry lab. Name him.
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Biologist consider what part of a cell to not be part of the cytoplasm?
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What is the greatest common factor of 21 and 54?
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What type of angle forms the supplement of an acute angle?
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He explored Kentucky in 1767 and 1769, and he opened up the Wilderness Road in 1775. Name the American explorer.
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Which particular type of rock if formed chiefly by the accumulation of the shells of marine organisms? Forms of this rock type include chalk and dolomite.
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This drawing technique shows the outlien of the subject.
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In what body of water is the island of Malta located?
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What is another name for the hot days of August which occur at the time of the rising of either Sirius or Procyon in conjunction with the sun?
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What is the lightest element?
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Name the largest city located between the Panama Canal and the southern border of the United States.
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Begins with the letter E.
Spanish word for equator.
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Begins with the letter E.
Capital of Scotland
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Begins with the letter E.
Fish whose varieties include conger and moray, and whose young are called elvers.
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Begins with the letter E.
US Immigration station in New York for more than 50 years.
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Begins with the letter E.
Rich green stone that is a variety of the mineral beryl.
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Begins with the letter E.
Large Australian bird that cannot fly.
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What event of March 5, 1770, during which 5 people died, took place in Boston? A crowd of citizens attacked British soldiers. The soldiers then fired into the crowd. This incident was on of the events that led to the Revolutionary War.
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Who was serving as US President when the Homestead Act was enacted and Fort Sumter was fired upon?
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How many lines are in a sonnet?
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A person who does not produce any melanin, but in normal in all other respects, would be classified as an (a) ?
What is the meaning of the Greek prefix "paleo" as found in such words as paleolithic and paleozoology?
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Most of the civil War battles were fought in either Virginia or what other state?
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What two words describe that form of mining in which huge quantities of surface rock are removed in order to expose ore deposits below?
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Which Rochester sport team was founded in 1899 and is a farm team for the Minnesota Twins?
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On the great seal of the United States there is an eagle holding the arrows of war in one set of its talons and the (a) branch of peace in the other.
In what year were these headlines seen?
Phnom Penh Falls
Khomeini Takes Over Iran
Margaret Thatcher New Prime Minister
Nuke Accident at Three Mile Island
Earl Mountbatten Killed by Blast
Soviets Invade Afghanistan
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Identify each of the following numbers:
years in a millennium
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Identify each of the following numbers:
Number of US senators in the US Senate
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Identify each of the following numbers:
freezing temperature on Fahrenheit scale
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Identify each of the following numbers:
minutes in 1/5 of an hour
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Identify each of the following numbers:
Number of months with exactly 30 days
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Identify each of the following numbers:
decimal equivalent of 40%
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Which state is home to the university whose teams are referred to as the "Fighting Irish?"
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In what 2010 Action movie did Russell Crowe star alongside Cate Blanchett?
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Find the number of seconds in 1 hour and 15 minutes.
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On Which two states' borders is the Hoover Dan located?
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Identify the three methods by which heat is transferred from a higher temperature to a lower temperature.
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Name the person who said, "Yesterday - a date that will live in infamy - the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by the Naval and Air Forces of the Empire of Japan."
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Which body of water si the longest and most important river in England, and runs through the heart of London?
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Identify the war during which Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis fought on the same side.
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Give the term that refers to a set of numbers or items that is countable.
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Which river flows through the city of Shreveport, Louisiana?
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