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Quiz Bowl General Knowledge

Total questions: 114

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which state was the last state admitted to the union?

a)

New Mexico

b)

Hawaii

c)

Alaska

d)

Puerto Rico

e)

Arizona

2.

What is the only continent that is also a country?

a)

Australia

b)

North America

c)

United States of America

d)

South Africa

e)

Antartica

3.

Name the world’s largest island, once visited by the Vikings.

a)

Iceland

b)

Greenland

c)

Newfoundland

d)

Great Britten

e)

Madagascar

4.

During which war did Anne Frank write her diary?

(a)  

5.

What geographical feature is the life source for Egypt?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Suez Canal

c)

the Sun

d)

Nile River

e)

Red Sea

6.

Name the African American woman who would not give up her seat on a bus in Alabama in 1955.

(a)  

7.

Name the river that forms the boundary between the Texas and Mexico.

a)

The Mississippi River

b)

The Rio Grande River

c)

The Red River

d)

The Colorado River

e)

The Gulf of Mexico

8.

In what year did the first man land on the moon?

(a)  

9.

How long is a full term for a senator of the United States?

a)

2 Years

b)

4 Years

c)

6 Years

d)

3 Years

e)

5 Years

10.

Which lines measure distances north and south of the equator?

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

c)

minutes

d)

seconds

11.

Which city is known as the “motor city”?

(a)  

12.

This is the largest mammal that is only present in the Philippines

a)

Tarsier

b)

Tamaraw

c)

Talulot

d)

Tropical Fish

13.

This ecosystem is known as the rainforest of the sea because of its overwhelming biodiversity

a)

Kelp Beds

b)

Coral reefs

c)

Mangrove Forests

d)

Seagrass Fields

14.

The Five Rs are well-known principles of waste management. What R utilizes waste materials to form a different, new and usable product

a)

Reduce

b)

Reuse

c)

Recycle

d)

Repair

15.

The eagle here occupies a niche that is on the top of the food chain and has no predators. What role does it serve in the ecosystem?

a)

Opportunistic Hunter

b)

Prey Reducer

c)

Apex Predator

d)

Overpopulation Checker

16.

The Turtle Islands Heritage Protected Area in Sulu is the first and only trans-border protected area for marine turtles in the world. It is located between which countries?

a)

Philippines and Indonesia

b)

Philippines and Malaysia

c)

Philippines and Vietnam

d)

Philippines and China

17.

Earth Science

EASY- What is the heaviest planet in the Solar System?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

18.

Biology

EASY: Which of the following biomolecules provides primary energy source for our bodies?

a)

Carbohydrate

b)

Protein

c)

Lipid

d)

Nucleic acid

19.

Chemistry

EASY: Which of the following groups of elements is stable?

a)

Alkali metals

b)

Halogens

c)

Noble gases

d)

Transition metals

20.

Physics

EASY: What is the direction of the buoyant force?

a)

Upward

b)

Downward

c)

Sideward

d)

Slanted

21.

Earth Science

EASY: What type of rock forms when a volcanic eruption has occurred in a particular area?

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

d)

Sandstone

22.

Earth Science

AVERAGE: The meteors in the sky are located in which layer of the Earth’s atmosphere?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

23.

Biology

AVERAGE: Which of the following vitamins is a polar substance?

a)

Vitamin A

b)

Vitamin C

c)

Vitamin D

d)

Vitamin E

24.

Chemistry

AVERAGE: What is the electron configuration of Chlorine?

a)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p5

b)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s2 3p4

c)

1s2 2s2 2p6 3s1 3p5

d)

1s2 2s2 2p5 3s2 3p4

25.

DIFFICULT: What is the equation of photosynthesis?

(a)  

26.

CLINCHER: Carbon is an element found in organic compounds. Its atomic number is 6 and its atomic mass is 12. How many protons and electrons are there in a Carbon atom?

(a)  

27.

CLINCHER: In a Eukaryotic cell, it is known that the nucleus stores DNA. However, there is also an organelle which has DNA to regulate its metabolism process. Which organelle outside of the nucleus has DNA attached to it?

a)

A. Lysosome

b)

B. Golgi apparatus

c)

C. Endoplasmic reticulum

d)

D. Mitochondria

28.

CLINCHER: Which of the following is the correct scientific name for a dog?

a)

A.Felis Catus

b)

B. Felis catus

c)

C. Canis familiaris

d)

D. Canis Familiaris

29.

The mother's side of the Keanna's family tree is termed:

a)

Maternal

b)

Patrimonial

c)

Paternal

d)

Matrimonial

30.

What is the capital city of Cambodia?

a)

Bangkok

b)

Pnom Penh

c)

Dili

d)

Hanoi

31.

What is the closest planet to the Sun

a)

Jupiter

b)

Mars

c)

Mercury

d)

Neptune

32.

Where can we find Golden Gate Bridge?

a)

Chicago

b)

Denver

c)

New York

d)

San Francisco

33.

Who is current president of France

a)

Jean Paul Baudillard

b)

Emmanuel Macron

c)

Immanuel Kant

d)

Francois Mitterrand

34.

What is the largest of all the oceans?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

35.

What were the first satellite in space?

a)

Explorer 1

b)

Sputnik 1

c)

The Vanguard 1

d)

Challenger 1

36.

What is the largest country in Africa?

a)

Republic of Congo

b)

Algeria

c)

Rwanda

d)

South Africa

37.

Where can you find the beautiful Moorish Alhambra Palace

a)

North Africa

b)

South Africa

c)

Spain

d)

Morocco

38.

Which two oceans does the Panama Canal connect?

a)

The Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean

b)

The Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean

c)

The Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean

d)

The Pacific Ocean and the Arctic Ocean

39.

In which country were LEGO bricks first made?

a)

United States

b)

Finland

c)

Denmark

d)

Germany

40.

Who faught in the Pelleponisian Wars?

a)

Greek City States vs Persia

b)

Rome vs Etruscans

c)

Sparta vs. Athens

d)

None of the Above

41.

What year did Titanic sink?

a)

1913

b)

1914

c)

1915

d)

1912

42.

What colour were the pyramids at Giza originally?

a)

Sandy

b)

White

c)

Black

d)

Grey

43.

Who was president of the U.S. during the Civil War?

a)

Rutherford B. Hayes

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Andrew Jackson

44.

Which of the following was the first permanent English colony established in North America?

a)

Roanoke

b)

Philadelphia

c)

Plymouth

d)

Jamestown

45.

What was the name of our new nation's first constitution?

a)

The Emancipation Proclamation

b)

The Declaration of Independence

c)

The Constitution

d)

The Articles of Confederation

46.

Which event/item helped lead to the U.S. declaring war on Spain in 1898?

a)

using submarines to sink U.S. ships heading to Europe

b)

argument over the Panama Canal

c)

Pearl Harbor Attack

d)

explosion of the U.S.S. Maine

47.

Who is the only president to be president for more than 2 terms?

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

William McKinley

d)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

48.

When did women get the right to vote in the U.S.?

a)

1876

b)

1900

c)

1920

d)

1925

49.

Which European country has this flag?

a)

Germany

b)

Portugal

c)

Romania

d)

France

50.

Which is the first civilization of India

a)

Mesopotamian civilization

b)

Ganga civilization

c)

Harappan civilization

d)

Egypt civilization

51.

Who is the founder of Buddhism

a)

Mahavira

b)

Buddha

c)

Asoka

d)

Gandhi

52.

Who is founder of Janism?

a)

Buddha

b)

Chandragupta

c)

Mahavira

d)

Mauryan

53.

Who is the Indian Father of Nation?

a)

Gandhi

b)

Nehru

c)

Sardar Patel

d)

Modi

54.

How many decades are in a millennium?

a)

10

b)

50

c)

100

d)

1000

55.

The century that began on January 1, 1801, and ended on December 31 1900

a)

17th

b)

19th

c)

15th

d)

16th

56.

When did World War Two start?

a)

12 November 1940

b)

5 October 1938

c)

1 September 1939

d)

15 April 1939

57.

Who was the chancellor of Germany in 1933, who initiated World War Two?

a)

Konrad Adenauer

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Ludwig Erhard

d)

Kurt Georg Kiesinger

58.

World War Two ended when the Americans dropped atom bombs on two Japanese cities. What are the names of these cities?

a)

New York and Los Angeles

b)

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

c)

Berlin and Munich

d)

Tokyo and Osaka

59.

Who became the first president of a democratic South Africa?

a)

Thabo Mbeki

b)

Jacob Zuma

c)

Nelson Mandela

d)

Cyril Ramaphosa

60.

What is Dynasty

a)

Its the group of people who is elected

b)

The extend land of the King

c)

line of hereditary rulers of a country.

d)

Single king who ruled the country

61.

What war was called "The War to End All Wars?"

a)

World War II

b)

The 100 Years War

c)

The American Civil War

d)

World War I

62.

What religion has the most members worldwide?

a)

Islam

b)

Buddhism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Christianity

63.

What is the closest star to planet Earth?

a)

The Sun

b)

Proxima Centauri

c)

Galactica

d)

The Moon

64.

Who/What is the bestselling artists/band of all time?

a)

Elvis Presley

b)

Michael Jackson

c)

Beyonce

d)

The Beatles

65.

What is the tallest mountain on planet Earth?

a)

Mount Kilimanjaro

b)

Month Blanc

c)

Mount Everest

d)

Mount Saint Helens

66.

What is largest mammal on planet Earth?

a)

Blue Whale

b)

African Elephant

c)

Colossal Squid

d)

Megalodon

67.

Scientists believe that the continents of the earth were all one large landmass called _________.

a)

Triassic Supercontinent

b)

Europa

c)

Pangea

d)

Panthalassa

68.

The Methuselah Tree is the oldest living tree at 4,789 years old and can be found in what U.S. state?

a)

Canada

b)

New York

c)

Florida

d)

California

69.

The Soviet Union (Russia) was the first country to launch a living being into space. What species was the being?

a)

A dog named Laika

b)

A chimpanzee named Bubbles

c)

A mouse named Stuart

d)

A human named Sasha

70.

What is the hardest known natural material on planet Earth?

a)

Steel

b)

Diamonds

c)

Titanium

d)

Tungsten

71.

What plague killed 30-60% of Europeans in the Late Middle Ages?

a)

Cocoliztli Epidemic of 1545

b)

Plague of Justinian of 541

c)

Spanish Flu of 1918

d)

The Bubonic Plague of 1346

72.

What U.S. President served and helped win World War II against Nazi Germany?

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Harry S. Truman

c)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

d)

General Robert E. Lee

73.

What is the highest grossing film worldwide?

a)

Avatar (2009) by James Cameron

b)

Star Wars (1977) by George Lucas

c)

Avengers: Endgame (2019 by Russo Brothers

d)

Titanic (1997) by James Cameron

74.

The King of France during the French Revolution. He was the King who was beheaded via the Guillotine. 

a)

Maximilien Robespierre

b)

Louis XVI

c)

Estates General

d)

Bastille

75.

A Paris prison that housed weapons used in the revolution

a)

Third Estate

b)

Estates General

c)

_Bastille

d)

National Assembly

76.

The Jacobin leader who set out to build a “republic of virtue”, and was later beheaded. Lead the Reign of Terror

a)

King Henry

b)

Louis X

c)

Louis XVI

d)

Maximilien Robespierre

77.

A French congress established by representatives of the Third Estate

a)

National Assembly

b)

Third Estate

c)

Estates General

d)

Reign of Terror

78.

The period when Robespierre ruled France as a dictator and thousands of political figures and citizens were executed

a)

Tennis Court Oath

b)

Reign of Terror

c)

Estates General

d)

Bastille

79.

An assembly of representatives from all three states

a)

Bastille

b)

National Assembly

c)

Third Estate

d)

Estates General

80.

A pledge made by the members of France’s National Assembly in 1789 in which they vow to continue meeting until they had drawn up a new constitution

a)

Pledge of Allies

b)

The France Pledge

c)

Tennis Court Oath

d)

The Oath of Continuance

81.

The estate which included the bourgeoisie as well as professionals, artisans, and peasants

a)

Estates General

b)

Third Estate

c)

National Assembly

d)

Real Estate

82.

What occurred first in history?

a)

The National Assembly is created

b)

The Reign of Terror

c)

The Storming of Bastille

d)

Napoleon comes into power

83.

What occurred second in history?

a)

Napoleon comes into power

b)

The Storming of Bastille

c)

 The National Assembly is created

d)

The Reign of Terror

84.

What occurred Third in history?

a)

The Storming of Bastille

b)

Napoleon comes into power

c)

The National Assembly is created

d)

The Reign of Terror

85.

What occurred Fourth in history?

a)

The Storming of Bastille

b)

The Reign of Terror

c)

Napoleon comes into power

d)

The National Assembly is created

86.

In 1792, the National Convention voted to abolish the monarchy and declare France.......

a)

a republic

b)

bankrupt

c)

dissolved

87.

According to the picture above, what happened on July 14th, Bastille Day in France?

a)

Robespierre was executed by guillotine.

b)

French women marched all the way to Versailles to protest for bread.

c)

A mob stormed a prison starting the French Revolution.

88.

Which of the following reasons was why the guillotine was used during French Revolution executions?

a)

Was the most painful form of execution

b)

They could execute many people in a short amount of time

c)

A humane way of execution

89.

Belief in the ideas of _______________________________and discontent within the Third Estate were causes of the French Revolution.

a)

Renaissance

b)

Spanish Inquisition

c)

Enlightenment

d)

Catholic Reformation

90.

Maximillian Robespierre and the Jacobins are best known for

a)

Instituting the Reign of Terror

b)

Protecting freedom of religion

c)

Supporting the reign of King Louis XVI

91.

What text organization is used by Cabeza de Vaca in his Journey Through Texas?

a)

listing

b)

problem solution

c)

cause and effect

d)

chronological

92.

In "Of Plymouth Plantation," What was the name of the man that fell over board, but he was able to be saved when he caught hold of a rope and was pulled back onto the ship?

(a)  

93.

"Sinners in the hands of an Angry God" takes place during what literary era?

a)

The Modern Age

b)

The Renaissance

c)

The Medieval Period

d)

The Great Awakening

94.

What era is the "Speech in the Virginia Convention" written?

a)

The Modernist era

b)

The Enlightenment

c)

The Romantic Period

d)

The Naturalism era

95.

Thomas Paine is credited for saying: Give me​ (a)   , or give me ​ (b)   .

Choose from the below words
liberty
death
independence
exile
justice
a new government
96.

In the Declaration of Independence: In the parallel statements beginning with "He has refused, .....He has forbidden..., " who is the HE?

a)

God

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Washington

d)

King George III

97.

What is the thesis of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

"all men are created equal"

b)

governments should not be changed

c)

the colonies should be free and independent states

d)

we pledge to each other our lives

98.

What is a grievance listed in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

cutting off our trade with all parts of the world

b)

answering our letters

c)

engaging in debate with us

d)

lowered taxes

99.

Reorder the following in chronological order:

a)

The Stamp Act

b)

The Townshend Act

c)

The Boston Massacre

d)

The Boston Tea Party

e)

The Declaration of Independence

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
100.

In the Bill of Rights, the 5th amendment protects ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
against self testimony
cruel and unusual punishment
right to a speedy trial
your right to bear arms
101.

Which Enlightenment thinker was convinced humans were naturally selfish and wicked

a)

Voltaire

b)

Locke

c)

Hobbes

d)

Jenkins

102.

Which era BEST describes the Emergence of Modern Science?

a)

Scientific Revolution

b)

American Revolution

c)

Protestantism

d)

French Revolution

103.

John Locke believed a government should not deprive citizens of their natural rights of...

a)

freedom of religion

b)

life, liberty, and property

c)

owning a weapon

d)

a fair and speedy trial

104.

Which scientist built a telescope which helped him study the sun, moon, and Jupiter?

a)

Galileo

b)

Kepler

c)

Descartes

d)

Copernicus

105.

Sir Isaac Newton is known as the founder of modern ​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
physics
biology
anatomy
geology
106.

John Locke and Voltaire both contributed to what American Thinker, who helped write the Declaration of Independence?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Benedict Arnold

d)

General Cornwallis

107.

What are the three branches of government, created by Baron de Montesquieu?

a)

The Executive

b)

The Judicial

c)

The Congress

d)

The Legislative

108.

Who is known for discovering gravity among other accomplishments?

a)

Francis Bacon

b)

Galileo

c)

Kepler

d)

Isaac Newton

109.

What were intellectuals of the Enlightenment called?

a)

Philosophes

b)

Despots

c)

Monarchs

d)

Renaissance Men

110.
What did Galileo Improve?
a)
The astrolabe
b)
the stars
c)
The Telescope
d)
cat food.
111.
An agreement between people and the government to give up some rights for safety and protection
a)
Philosophers
b)
Democracy
c)
Social Contract
d)
Divine Right of Kings
112.
You are born with _________________ that can't be taken away; life, liberty, property
a)
A. philosophe
b)
B. natural rights
c)
C. separation of power
d)
D. checks and balances
113.

The belief that government should be divided so that no one should have complete authority is called....

a)

job specialization

b)

separation of powers

c)

divine rights

d)

monarchy rights

114.

Which invention is used to magnify very small objects?

a)

telescope

b)

microscope

c)

caravel

d)

barometer

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