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Quiz Bowl day 2

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name the Italian explorer and navigator who led four trans-Atlantic maritime expeditions in the name of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain.

a)
Hernán Cortés
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Vasco da Gama
2.

Who was the President of the United States during World War 1

a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Theodore Roosevelt
c)
Herbert Hoover
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
3.

What is the northernmost U.S. state Capital?

a)
Austin, Texas
b)
Sacramento, California
c)
Juneau, Alaska
d)
Honolulu, Hawaii
4.

In Native American mythology, what bird is viewed as a symbol of misfortune, not wisdom?

a)
Eagle
b)
Owl
c)
Hawk
d)
Crow
5.

Complete this analogy: Ten is to a decade as one hundred is to what?"

a)
score
b)
centenary
c)
century
d)
millennium
6.

What ancient writing system, used by the Egyptians, consists of pictorial symbols representing objects, sounds, and ideas?

a)

emojis

b)
Runes
c)
Latin Alphabet
d)
Hieroglyphics
7.

Solve for d.

d - 21= 41

a)
62
b)
41
c)
21
d)

85

8.

At a birthday party, the first child receives 33 smiley stickers, the second child receives 38 smiley stickers, the third child receives 43 smiley stickers, the fourth child receives 48 smiley stickers, and the fifth child receives 53 smiley stickers. If this pattern continues, how many smiley stickers will the sixth child receive?

a)
55
b)
60
c)
58
d)
50
9.

What number does this Roman numeral represent?

a)

84

b)

63

c)

22

d)

81

10.

What biome was Frenchman, Jacques Cousteau, famous for exploring?

a)
Forest
b)
Desert
c)
Tundra
d)
Ocean
11.

What is the most common venomous snake in North America?

a)

Gopher Snake

b)
Copperhead
c)
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
d)
Cottonmouth
12.

What are the young of seals and sea lions called?

a)
pups
b)
cubs
c)
pupsies
d)
kittens
13.

What word, in cooking terms, refers to a measurement of an ingredient equal to an eighth of a teaspoon?

a)
splash
b)
dash
c)
smidgen
d)

tablespoon

14.

What word in, in sports terms, refers to a quick, short burst of speed over a short distance, such as 100 meters?

a)
jog
b)

run

c)
race
d)
dash
15.

In the movie, Cars 2, to what spicy, Japanese condiment is Mater referring when he says, "Do NOT eat the free pistachio ice cream. It has TURNED!"?

a)
Wasabi
b)
Soy sauce
c)
Teriyaki sauce
d)
Sriracha
16.

What set of rules did the NFL change in 2024 to reduce injury rates and address the 2023 lowest return rate in NFL history>

a)
Elimination of all preseason games.
b)

Kickoff

c)

Field goals

d)

touchdown

17.

To what body of water does the Erie Canal connect Lake Erie through New York State?

a)
Hudson River
b)
Great Lakes
c)
Mississippi River
d)
Lake Ontario
18.

What words were added to the Pledge of Allegiance by a bill signed by President Eisenhour in 1954?

a)
for liberty
b)
to the republic
c)
under God
d)
with justice for all
19.

In what state did settlers stake a claim during the Cherokee Land Run of 1893?

a)
Texas
b)
Oklahoma
c)
Kansas
d)
Arkansas
20.

Which Dr. Seuss Book was the result of him being challenged to write a book using no more than 50 different words, with only one of the 50 words having more than one syllable?

a)
Green Eggs and Ham
b)
The Cat in the Hat
c)
Horton Hears a Who!
d)
Oh, the Places You'll Go!
21.

What literary device is used in the following sentence? "She remained as cool as a cucumber during the deposition."

a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Alliteration
d)
Personification
22.

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: We sat on the couch and ate popcorn.

a)

and

b)

ate popcorn

c)

We sat

d)
on the couch
23.

Add.

810 + 7,571 + 7

a)
8100
b)
7581
c)
8000
d)
8388
24.

What number has 9 ten thousands, 1 fewer thousand than ten thousands, 1 fewer hundred then then thousands, 4 fewer tens than ten thousands, and 3 fewer ones than ten thousands?

a)

99,876

b)

87,654

c)

98,768

d)

98,856

25.

What is the mode of the following data set:

19 20 19 19 20 19 20 20 20 18

a)

19

b)

20

c)

18

d)
19 and 20
26.

What is the name for the fin located on top of a fish, that is used for balance and stability?

a)
Pectoral fin
b)

Tail Fin

c)
Caudal fin
d)
Dorsal fin
27.

What is the term for the reflection of sound that arrives at the listener after bouncing off a surface, typically heard in large, open spaces?

a)
echo
b)
whisper
c)
sonar
d)
reverb
28.

What is the chemical symbol for copper?

a)
Co
b)
Ag
c)
Fe
d)
Cu
29.

What Disney movie merges a fictional tale with Polynesian history about a teenage girl wh olongs to be on the sea?

a)
Moana
b)
The Little Mermaid
c)
Lilo & Stitch
d)
Finding Nemo
30.

With what sport are the terms, fletching, nock point, and quiver associated?

a)
Fencing
b)
Shooting
c)
Golf
d)
Archery
31.

What name is given to a specialist in equine hoof care, including trimming, balancing, and placing of shoes?

a)
Farrier
b)
Animal Trainer
c)
Zoologist
d)
Veterinarian
32.

According to U.S. News and World Report, what New Jersey private university ranked #1 in the nation in 2024?

a)
Princeton University
b)
Seton Hall University
c)
Stevens Institute of Technology
d)
Rutgers University