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Q2 - Quiz Bowl (6th Grade - NWCS)

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What German scientist first created the theory of plate movement?

a)

Johan Sebastian Bach

b)

Alfred Wegener

c)

George Washington

d)

Isaac Newton

2.

Who is Gowerstone?

a)

A teacher

b)

A detective

c)

A driver

d)

A policeman

3.

The definition of discreet is

a)

unwilling or reluctant

b)

lucky

c)

a state of rest or inactivity

d)

respecting privacy

4.

Saunter means to

a)

stroll

b)

cook

c)

run

d)

laugh

5.

How does Mr. Picketers helps Tom and the other orphans with their plans?

a)

He gives them food for their escape.

b)

He smashes a bolt to get them out of a cellar.

c)

He distracts Wind from chasing them.

d)

He locks the Deviants in a room.

6.

What is Tom most afraid of?

a)

getting captured

b)

losing Sarah

c)

not having enough food

d)

small, close spaces

7.

Rebellious people

a)

ask a lot of questions

b)

follow directions

c)

resist authority

d)

love energy drinks

8.

Turbulent is 

a)

a movement in the sky

b)

a state of disturbance 

c)

behaving in a crazed way

d)

waves rocking a boat

9.

Godspeed means

a)

a wish of good fortune

b)

running very fast

c)

undaunted

d)

to wander around seeking pleasure

10.

Who wakes up while Patrick and Tom are making noise outside?

a)

Speckle

b)

Wind

c)

Mr. Picketers

d)

Crowley

11.

Where did Patrick find the file on Tom?

a)

Letter T

b)

Letter W

c)

Letter B

d)

Letter S

12.

How many times have orphans tried to escape Weatherly?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

8

d)

10

13.

Sarah will be locked in the attic for

a)

20 days 

b)

30 days

c)

10 days

d)

40 days

14.

Efficiency is

a)

helping to make things run smoothly

b)

to cool down a room

c)

to run away from a problem

d)

to plan ahead

15.

Undaunted means

a)

eager

b)

smart and wise

c)

smooth

d)

show courage

16.

Middleham Castle is located in 

a)

New York

b)

Central England

c)

Germany

d)

Eastern England

17.

C.S.Lewis wrote

a)

The Three Musketeers

b)

Britfield

c)

The Chronicles of Narnia

d)

Hatchet

18.

William Shakespeare was born in the 

a)

1500's

b)

1600's

c)

1700's

d)

1800's

19.

Sarah is scared of

a)

heights

b)

snakes

c)

spiders

d)

freezing

20.

Mr. Picketers provides the ophans with

a)

baked goods

b)

meat

c)

fruits and vegetables

d)

fresh water

21.

The orphans hide things

a)

in their beds

b)

in the floor boards

c)

outside in the bushes

d)

in their pockets

22.

Mocking means to

a)

attack and ridicule

b)

be sarcastic and kind

c)

make a joke

d)

a dance move from the 80's

23.

Gothic is

a)

clothing worn by orphans

b)

dark hair and clothing

c)

a style of architecture with flat lines and columns

d)

a style of architecture with arches, detailed stone, and gables

24.

Oratory is

a)

a place to pray

b)

a open room full of books

c)

a skill at public speaking

d)

the place people speak from

25.

Words that describe Wind are

a)

vicious and mean

b)

large and angry

c)

fast and hungry

d)

excited and lazy

26.

Tom has lived at Weatherly for 

a)

5 years

b)

6 years

c)

8 years

d)

10 years

27.

The way to get your reader engaged in your writing

a)

add a hook

b)

use vivid details

c)

include examples and explanations

d)

all of the above

28.

Words you cannot detect with your senses

a)

proper nouns

b)

common nouns

c)

abstract nouns

d)

concrete nouns

29.

Words that should be found in the dictionary

a)

proper nouns

b)

common nouns

c)

names

d)

specific locations

30.

Special names for nouns

a)

proper nouns

b)

common nouns

c)

general nouns

d)

abstract nouns

31.

Not a complete thought or sentence

a)

run-on

b)

sentence

c)

imperative

d)

fragment

32.

A group of words that contain a subject and a predicate.

a)

clause

b)

predicate

c)

subject

d)

declarative

33.

Multiple verbs and words to tell what something does.

a)

complete subject

b)

simple subject

c)

complete predicate

d)

simple predicate

34.

One word that tells what the sentence is about.

a)

complete subject

b)

simple subject

c)

complete predicate

d)

simple predicate

35.

What do we call the beautiful lights given off from particles colliding in the upper atmosphere?

a)

Norah Borealis

b)

Aurora australis

c)

Princess Aurora

d)

Nome Alaska

36.

What layer of our atmosphere contains the magnetosphere?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Thermosphere

d)

Exosphere

37.

What vocab word describes water changing from a liquid to a gas?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Transpiration

c)

Condensation

d)

Exasperation 

38.

What do we call the process that recycles water?

a)

Rock cycle

b)

Water cycle 

c)

Ground water

d)

Plant Uptake

39.

What rock cycle process breaks rock down into pieces of sediment?

a)

Compacting and Cementation

b)

Heat and Pressure

c)

Melting

d)

Weathering and Erosion

40.

How many large plates do scientists believe make up the tectonic plates?

a)

12

b)

15

c)

5

d)

7

41.

What layer of the earth does the Lithosphere slide along?

a)

Inner Core

b)

Outer Core

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Asthenosphere

42.

When a sedimentary rock is heated and has pressure applied to it, it will most likely change into which type of rock?

a)

Igneous Rock

b)

Sedimentary Rock

c)

Metamorphic Rock

d)

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson

43.

Igneous Rock forms after which process?

a)

Melting

b)

Cooling

c)

Compacting and Cementation

d)

Heat and Pressure

44.

What causes tectonic plates to move?

a)

Volcanoes

b)

The Egpytian god Ra running on a treadmill

c)

Convection Currents

d)

Compacting and Cementation

45.

What type of plate boundary occurs when plates collide?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

d)

Emergent

46.

What type of plate boundary occurs where two plates slide along each other?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

d)

Emergent

47.

A natural disaster caused by a slip in a transform boundary, causing shaking and destruction is called...

a)

Volcano 

b)

Landslide

c)

Tornado

d)

Earthquake

48.

Rock that is formed by compacting and cementation is called...

a)

Morphologic Rock

b)

Sedimentary Rock

c)

Metamorphic Rock

d)

Igneous Rock

49.

What civilization brought the Rig-Veda to India, introducing the ideas that led to Hinduism?

a)

Harappan Civilization

b)

Aryan Civilization

c)

Mauryan Empire

50.

Which civilization used pictographs, leaving much of their history a mystery?

a)

Harappan Civilization

b)

Aryan Civilization

c)

Mauryan Empire

51.

What was the name of the prince that turned away from Hinduism and started Buddhism?

a)

Sir John Marshall

b)

Chandragupta Maurya

c)

Siddhartha Gautama

52.

Who started the first empire in India?

a)

Chandragupta Maurya

b)

Asoka

c)

Siddhartha Gautama

d)

Pataliputra

53.

What is the lowest level of the caste system in ancient India (not counting the outcastes)?

a)

Brahmins (priests)

b)

Kshatriyas (Warriors & Rulers)

c)

Sudras (Laborers & Servants)

d)

Vaisyas (Farmers, Traders, Artisans)

54.

How long did the Mauryan Empire rule India?

a)

1,420 years

b)

500 years

c)

50 years

d)

142 years

55.

The word "orange" comes from what Aryan language?

a)

Hindu-Arabic

b)

Sanskrit

c)

Euro-Asian

d)

Aryan

56.

Monsoon refers to:

a)

Heavy, torrential rain

b)

A tsunami

c)

Winds that change with the season

57.

Pantheism is the belief that:

a)

Everything in the universe is part of a supreme being

b)

There are many gods and each oversees an aspect of nature

c)

The ruler of the nation is a god

d)

There is no god

58.

In Sanskrit, Buddha means:

a)

Knowledge

b)

The Enlightened One

c)

The Supreme Being

59.

What river was Jesus baptized in?

a)

The Jordan River

b)

The Mediterranean River

c)

The River of Galilee 

d)

The Nile River

60.

While John was in prison who wanted him killed?

a)

Herod

b)

The Romans

c)

Jesus' disciples

d)

Herodias

61.

Herod killed John the Baptist in order to keep his word to whom?

a)

Herodias

b)

Herodias' daughter

c)

God

d)

The Pharisees

62.

What Bible vocab word means, "to use water to symbolize someone's new relationship with God"?

a)

Bathing

b)

Swimming

c)

Baptize

d)

Sacrament

63.

In John 15, Jesus taught that the Father does what to every branch that does not bear fruit?

a)

Honors 

b)

Takes away

c)

Replants 

d)

Decorates

64.

Who did Gabriel appear to in the Temple to announce the birth of John?

a)

Mary 

b)

The Pharisees

c)

Elizabeth

d)

Zechariah

65.

In Bible lesson 12 we learned that hypocrites contradict their words with what?

a)

Faces

b)

Writing

c)

Actions

d)

Family Background

66.

Jesus said the Pharisees were like the ____ leading the ____.

a)

Blind / Blind

b)

Young / Old

c)

Afraid / Afraid

d)

Religious/ Doubtful

67.

We learned in Matthew 12 that we speak whatever...

a)

Others make us say

b)

Overflows from our hearts

c)

God tells us to

d)

Language we study

68.

What vocabulary word means, "the state of being lawful or right"?

a)

Rebel

b)

Forerunner

c)

Justice

d)

Godly

69.

How long did Absalom wait before murdering his brother Amnon?

a)

Two years

b)

Two days

c)

Two months

d)

Two minutes

70.

This is the type of sentence that gives a command.

a)

Declarative

b)

Interrogative

c)

Imperative

d)

Exclamatory