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House Quiz Bowl - All Questions

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the world's most visited place ?

a)

New York

b)

London

c)

Las Vegas

d)

Bangkok

2.

Which boxer was known as “The Greatest” and “The People’s Champion”?

a)

Mike Tyson

b)

Sugar Ray Leonard

c)

Muhammad Ali

d)

Floyd Mayweather

3.

How many soccer players should each team have on the field at the start of each match?

a)

10

b)

11

c)

12

d)

9

4.

What does “HTTP” stand for?

a)

HyperText Transfer Protocol

b)

HyperText Translate Protocol

c)

HyperText Transfer Problem

d)

Happytest Transfer Protocol

5.

Which planet is the hottest in the solar system?

a)

Venus

b)

Mercury

c)

Neptune

d)

Earth

6.

What animals are pearls found in?

a)

Sea Horse

b)

Oysters

c)

Crabs

d)

Cat Fish

7.

Which European nation was said to invent hot dogs?

a)

USA

b)

France

c)

Mexico

d)

Germany

8.

What is the name of the world’s longest river?

a)

Ganga

b)

Amazon River

c)

Nile

d)

Indus

9.

Which city in India would you find the Taj Mahal in?

a)

Hyderabad

b)

Agra

c)

Delhi

d)

Lucknow

10.

Which cartoon character lives in a pineapple under the sea?

a)

Patrick Star

b)

Squidward

c)

SpongBob Square pants

d)

Mr. Krabs

11.

How many hearts does an octopus have?

a)

Three

b)

Eight

c)

Five

d)

One

12.

Which mammal has no vocal cords?

a)

Giraffe

b)

Elephant

c)

Tiger

d)

Hippo

13.
How tall was the tallest man?
a)
7'10"
b)
8'4"
c)
8'11"
d)
9'
14.
What two colors are the cat's hat in "The Cat in the Hat"?
a)
Red and White
b)
Red and Blue
c)
Blue and White
d)
White and Black
15.
How many days are in August?
a)
28
b)
30
c)
31
d)
912
16.
How fast can a cheetah run?
a)
68-75 mph
b)
51-56 mph
c)
56-67 mph
17.
Who are these ladies?
a)
The Golden Girls
b)
The Old Timers
c)
Betty White and Sisters
d)
Facts of Life Girls
18.
Who invented the telephone?
a)
Bill Gates
b)
John Dunlop
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
Alexander Graham Bell
19.
 How many countries are in the world?
a)
214
b)
171
c)
176
d)
196
20.
According to the old saying, "A journey of a thousand miles begins with..." what?
a)
A good night's rest
b)
A single step
c)
A map and compass
d)
An apple
21.
What state is this?
a)
Idaho 
b)
Wyoming 
c)
Minnesota 
d)
Montana 
22.
According to a proverb about hope, "There's always light at the end of..." what?
a)
The journey
b)
The day
c)
The tunnel
d)
E.T.'s finger
23.
In what year was the first Superbowl played?
a)
1958
b)
1962
c)
1951
d)
1967
24.
Which country eats the most chocolate (per person)?
a)
USA
b)
China
c)
Columbia
d)
Switzerland
25.

Analogy: Flow is to river as stagnant is to....

a)

Rain

b)

Stream

c)

Pool

d)

Canal

26.

What does AD actually stand for in years, like 1765 A.D.?

a)

Additional Duration

b)

Awesome Dude

c)

After Death

d)

Anno Domini

27.

How many continents are there?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

28.

What are the three main parts of an insect?

a)

head, legs, wings

b)

head, legs, stinger

c)

head, body, thorax

d)

head, legs, eyes

29.

What is the largest planet in the solar system?

a)

Saturn

b)

Jupiter

c)

Earth

d)

Uranus

30.

What was the first music video played on MTV?

a)

You Spin Me Round-Dead or Alive

b)

Walking on Sunshine-Katrina and the Waves

c)

Sweet Dreams-Eurythmics

d)

Video Killed the Radio Star-The Buggles

31.

Besides chocolate, what is the main flavour of "Nutella?"

a)

Hazelnut

b)

Almond

c)

Peanut

d)

Walnut

32.

Who painted this piece of artwork?

a)

Claude Monet

b)

Pablo Picasso

c)

Diego Rivera

d)

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn

33.

Which one of these is considered a pun?

a)

It was like taking candy from a baby

b)

This is a piece of cake

c)

Kings worry about receding heir line

34.

What is the term for a zero score in tennis?

a)

Skunk

b)

Let

c)

Love

d)

Ace

35.

Which piece of art is Pablo Picasso's Guernica?

a)
b)
c)
d)
36.

In 1862, Abraham Lincoln announced the Emancipation Proclamation. What did this mean?

a)

Every child under 18 had to attend school

b)

All citizen would celebrate "Presidents Day"

c)

Slavery was outlawed in the United States

d)

All citizens would proclaim loyalty to the United States

37.

Accoridng to the song, what is given on the 5th day of Christmas?

a)

Five golden rings

b)

Five calling birds

c)

Five mobile phones

d)

Five turtledoves

38.

Spiders have eight legs and usually eight of which other organ?

a)

Feet

b)

Eyes

c)

Noses

d)

Teeth

39.

What ancient trade route connected Europe to China?

a)

Silk Road

b)

China Road

c)

Intercontinental Foodway

d)

Rice Road

40.
What city is nicknamed the City of Angels?
a)
Chicago
b)
Los Angeles
c)
New York
d)
Miami
41.
What city is nicknamed the Windy City?
a)
Milwaukee
b)
Indianapolis
c)
Chicago
d)
Columbus
42.
What city is nicknamed the Big Apple?
a)
Los Angeles
b)
Peach Tree City
c)
New York
d)
Philadelphia
43.
What state is nicknamed the Golden State?
a)
Texas
b)
California
c)
Nevada
d)
Florida
44.
What state is nicknamed the Lone Star State?
a)
Nebraska
b)
Iowa
c)
Mississippi
d)
Texas
45.
What state is nicknamed Aloha State?
a)
Alaska
b)
Minnesota
c)
Hawaii
d)
Virginia
46.

Which of the following is NOT true about the state of Alaska?

a)

It is the Northernmost US state.

b)

It is the Southernmost US state.

c)

It is the Easternmost US state.

d)

It is the Westernmost US state.

47.

Which US state is the only state that grows in size?

a)

Alaska

b)

Hawaii

c)

Montana

d)

Florida

48.

What is the most common blood type?

a)

O +

b)

A -

c)

AB -

d)

AB +

49.

Which musical instrument can most easily play between notes. For example, between A and B, or between A flat and B?

a)

Piano

b)

Trumpet

c)

Clarinet

d)

Trombone

e)

Saxophone

50.

What is NOT true about the Platypus?

a)

It is an amphibean

b)

It is a mammal

c)

It lays eggs

d)

It is deadly to humans