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Quiz Bowl Practice Test

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select TWO of the following that are the houses of Parliament in Great Britain.

a)

House of Lords

b)

House of Representatives

c)

House of the Rising Sun

d)

House of Commons

2.

In what year did the first televised presidential debates take place?

a)

1956

b)

1960

c)

1968

d)

1964

3.

Which of these characters turned 40 years old in 1990?

a)

Charlie Brown

b)

Bugs Bunny

c)

Mickey Mouse

d)

Cinderella

4.

What does the “J” in J. Edgar Hoover Stand for?

a)

John

b)

Jeffrey

c)

Jacob

d)

Jeremy

5.

In what state is the university of the "Fighting Irish" located?

a)

Michigan

b)

Ohio

c)

Indiana

d)

Illinois

6.

Florence Nightingale became known as "the lady with the lamp" during what war?

a)

American Revolution

b)

Crimean War

c)

American Civil War

d)

World War I

7.

Which bird of prey is associated with Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom?

a)

Bald Eagle

b)

Owl

c)

Red Hawk

d)

Flamingo

8.

What rock band is responsible for both an album and a Broadway musical entitled "American Idiot" and features the lead vocals of Billy Joe Armstrong?

a)

Green Day

b)

Bon Jovi

c)

Nirvana

d)

Poison

9.

What country revoked the citizenship of scientist Albert Einstein while he was visiting the United States?

a)

Germany

b)

Switzerland

c)

Austria

d)

France

10.

We think of the presidency of the US to be an elite class with only 45 (44 if you don't count Cleveland twice for his non-consecutive terms). But there have been even less Chief Justices of the US Supreme Court. How many of them have there been?

a)

16

b)

17

c)

18

d)

20

11.

In what country was the RAF founded on April 1, 1918?

a)

Germany

b)

Scotland

c)

Great Britain

d)

France

12.

Author J. M. Barrie, born in Scotland but became a popular playwright in London in the early 1900s, is perhaps most famous for creating what character?

a)

Mickey Mouse

b)

Peter Pan

c)

Ariel

d)

Moana

13.

Which of the following presidents had a daughter get married at the White House while he was president?

a)

Ronald Reagan

b)

George W. Bush

c)

Bill Clinton

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

14.

What Austrian composer was a child prodigy who composed his first opera at the age of 12. His final opera was The Magic Flute, which was not performed during his lifetime as he died at the age of 35.

a)

Beethoven

b)

Mozart

c)

Wagner

d)

Brahms

15.

In how many of the US states is the death penalty an option for punishment?

a)

32

b)

42

c)

38

d)

48

16.

Before a joint session of Congress on April 2, 1917, what president stated that the "world must be made safe for democracy"?

a)

T. Roosevelt

b)

W. Wilson

c)

F. Roosevelt

d)

C. Coolidge

17.

Find the area of a trapezoid whose bases are 20 inches and 30 inches in length and whose height in 15 inches.

a)

375 square inches

b)

275 square inches

c)

350 square inches

d)

475 square inches

18.

What bird is a symbol of peace?

a)

Eagle

b)

Penguin

c)

Raven

d)

Dove

19.

What is the name of the children's book character that is a bull who would rather smell pretty flowers than fight?

a)

Ferdinand

b)

Franklin

c)

Freddie

d)

Frannie

20.

Which of the following is NOT a synonym for "to scold"?

a)

Reprove

b)

Revere

c)

Reprimand

d)

Rebuke

21.

What chemical comprises about 70% of the chemical make-up of the sun?

a)

Helium

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Oxygen

d)

Hydrogen

22.

Which Nazi leader served as Hitler's minister of propaganda?

a)

Hess

b)

von Braun

c)

Goebbels

d)

Himmler

23.

How many provinces are in Canada?

a)

6

b)

8

c)

10

d)

9

24.

What is the common name for the colorful light display known as the aurora borealis?

a)

Northern Lights

b)

Southern Lights

c)

Western Lights

d)

Eastern Lights

25.

What city in Italy is known for its canals and the gondolas that carry people through it?

a)

Venice

b)

Florence

c)

Naples

d)

Rome

26.

Which of the following presidents was the youngest (age 43) at the time of his election?

a)

Bill Clinton

b)

Franklin Roosevelt

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

John F. Kennedy

27.

What year is represented by the Roman Numerals MLXVI?

a)

966

b)

1066

c)

1326

d)

1976

28.

If you are lethargic, what are you lacking?

a)

Energy

b)

Food

c)

Money

d)

Intelligence

29.

Which is the wedge-shaped writing form used by the Ancient Sumerians?

a)

Code of Writing

b)

Picture Symbols

c)

Hieroglyphics

d)

Cuneiform

30.

What city is known as the "Birthplace of the U.S."?

a)

Boston

b)

Washington DC

c)

Philadelphia

d)

Savanna

31.

Who was the doctor that set the broken leg of John Wilkes Booth after she shot Lincoln at Ford's Theater?

a)

Foxx

b)

Mudd

c)

Spock

d)

Oz

32.

What is the primary language spoken in the city of Sao Paulo?

a)

Spanish

b)

English

c)

French

d)

Portuguese

33.

What amendment of the US Constitution provides for the "succession and disability" of a sitting president?

a)

25

b)

26

c)

24

d)

22

34.

Which of the following is the name of Thomas Jefferson's home in Virginia?

a)

Mount Vernon

b)

Monticello

c)

The Hermitage

d)

The Biltmore

35.

In 1994, 11 Branch Davidians were acquitted of murder in a 1993 raid that left four federal agents dead near Waco in what state?

a)

Michigan

b)

Texas

c)

California

d)

Louisiana

36.

Which is the LARGEST of the 3 states in which Yellowstone National Park is located.

a)

Idaho

b)

California

c)

Wyoming

d)

Washington

37.

Which Biblical country was known as the “land of bondage"?

a)

Canaan

b)

Italy

c)

Tutt

d)

Liss

38.

Which government department oversees the National Park Service?

a)

Department of State

b)

Department of Defense

c)

Department of the Interior

d)

Department of Justice

39.

Which Middle Eastern country, whose capital in Amman, share its name with a river that empties into the Dead Sea?

a)

Iraq

b)

Saudi Arabia

c)

Iran

d)

Jordan

40.

What line was set as the boundary between the states of Pennsylvania and Maryland in 1767?

a)

Mason-Dixon Line

b)

Radcliff Line

c)

Curzon Line

d)

Green-Maginot

41.

Which of the following characters had the ability to speak to animals in their own languages?

a)

The Cat in the Hat

b)

Mickey Mouse

c)

Robinson Crusoe

d)

Dr. Doolittle

42.

What battleship was destroyed in the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941?

a)

USS Arizona

b)

USS Washington

c)

USS Louisiana

d)

USS Lincoln

43.

On February 19, 1942, Franklin Roosevelt issued an executive order for the legal detention of what group of Americans?

a)

Jewish-Americans

b)

Japanese-Americans

c)

Chinese-Americans

d)

African-Americans

44.

Against what US president did the House of Representatives vote Articles of Impeachment in a proceeding that began on February 24, 1868?

a)

Andrew Johnson

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Grover Cleveland

45.

What song did Julia Ward Howe write on November 19, 1861 after she heard the song "John Brown's Body Lies a-Mouldering in the Grave"?

a)

The Star-Spangled Banner

b)

This Land is Your Land

c)

The Battle Hymn of the Republic

d)

God Bless America

46.

Which of the following Constitutional amendments does NOT have to do with voting rights?

a)

15

b)

19

c)

20

d)

23

47.

Which of the following British Monarchs was the child of Henry VIII?

a)

Charles I

b)

Elizabeth I

c)

Victoria

d)

Henry IX

48.

Which TWO of the following wives of King Henry VIII were beheaded at the order of the king?

a)

Anne Bolelyn

b)

Katherine of Aragon

c)

Katherine Howard

d)

Jane Seymour

e)

Katherine Parr

49.

What branch of science has to do with matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts of force and energy?

a)

Chemistry

b)

Physics

c)

Biology

d)

Geology

50.

Which of the following nations was NOT a part of the Allied Powers during the first World War?

a)

Russia

b)

Austria-Hungary

c)

Serbia

d)

Italy