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Academic Bowl Practice - Tossup Book 1 Questions - Quiz 3

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A reindeer living in North America is called a what?

a)
antelope
b)
elk
c)
moose
d)
caribou
2.

What three letter word is recognized as the cry of a crow or raven?

a)
caw
b)
bark
c)
quack
d)
moo
3.

What is the left side of a boat called?

a)
port
b)
starboard
c)
stern
d)
bow
4.

Name the mark that looks like a comma but is placed above a word

to show possession and to take the place of letters in a contraction.

a)
semicolon
b)
apostrophe
c)
tilde
d)
comma
5.

What court official is addressed as "Your Honor"?

a)
Judge
b)
Bailiff
c)
Clerk
d)
Prosecutor
6.

What continent has the largest land area?

a)
Asia
b)
Australia
c)
North America
d)
Africa
7.

Whose picture is on the $10 bill?

a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Alexander Hamilton
8.

In the Peter Pan story, the crocodile ate the hand of what character

and followed him around in hopes of getting another taste?

a)
Captain Hook
b)
Smee
c)
Wendy Darling
d)
Peter Pan
9.

What type of geological structure is Mt. St. Helens?

a)

forest

b)

valley

c)

dessert

d)

volcano

10.

Located on an island off New Guiana, what French prison held the most dangerous convicts?

a)
Devil's Island
b)
Sing Sing
c)
Rikers Island
d)
Alcatraz
11.
  • 37° degrees Celsius is the same as how many degrees Fahrenheit?

a)
90 degrees Fahrenheit
b)
98.6 degrees Fahrenheit
c)
100 degrees Fahrenheit
d)
95 degrees Fahrenheit
12.

What is the smallest living organism on earth?

a)

spec of dirt

b)

flea

c)

ant

d)

bacteria

13.

This device detects the presence of radioactive particles by counting electrical discharges?

a)
Geiger-Müller counter
b)
Alpha particle spectrometer
c)
Radiation detector
d)
Nuclear magnetic resonance device
14.

The ancient Greeks believed that their gods lived on top of a mountain.

Give the name of the mountain.

a)
Mount Everest
b)
Mount Kilimanjaro
c)
Mount Fuji
d)
Mount Olympus
15.

In the Bible, what disciple was the second cousin of Jesus?

a)

John the Baptist

b)
Matthew
c)

Judas

d)
Peter
16.

What is the longest side of a right triangle called?

a)
base
b)
altitude
c)
leg
d)
hypotenuse
17.

Roald Dahl wrote a story about a poor boy named Charlie and a special kind of factory. What kind of factory was the subject of this novel?

a)
A chocolate factory
b)
A clothing factory
c)
A toy factory
d)
A furniture factory
18.

What is the prime number closest to 10?

a)
11
b)
15
c)
9
d)
12
19.

What is the name of the craftsman that makes Pinocchio?

a)
Clemens
b)
Frodo
c)
Geppetto
d)
Dumbledore
20.

When you are reading optometrist's (eye doctor) chart,

what letter do you find at the top?

a)
E
b)
C
c)
B
d)
A
21.

In how many areas is the Nobel Prize awarded?

a)
7
b)
5
c)
6
d)
4
22.

For what nation is November 14th is a national holiday called Bastille Day?

a)
France
b)
United States
c)
Canada
d)

Germany

23.

On what part of your body would you wear a busby?

a)
Shoulder
b)
Wrist
c)
Foot
d)
Head
24.

What time is 45 minutes later than 8:45?

a)
9:30
b)
8:30
c)
10:00
d)
9:15