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Nebraska Practice 2024-25 JV 1000

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Provinces - What is the largest river in the Canadian province bordered by Hudson Bay, Hudson Strait, Ungava Bay, John Strait, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, and the Gulf of St. Lawrence?

a)

St. Lawrence River

b)

Fraser River

c)

Mackenzie River

d)

Ottawa River

2.

What is the reciprocal of 5x/4?

a)

4/5x

b)

5x/4

c)

-4/5x

d)

-5x/4

3.

Who was the Greek goddess of the hunt?

a)

Artemis

b)

Aphrodite

c)

Hera

d)

Demeter

4.

What did Elon Musk change the name of Twitter to in July of 2023?

a)

X

b)

TwitX

c)

Bluebird

d)

Twitster

5.

What city has the greatest abundance of red double-decker buses?

a)

London

b)

New York

c)

Paris

d)

Tokyo

6.

The first national wildlife refuge was started in 1903 at Pelican Island by what president?

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

William Howard Taft

d)

Calvin Coolidge

7.

What will be the next leap year after 2020?

a)

2024

b)

2022

c)

2023

d)

2025

8.

What proverb about packages seems to contradict this saying? The bigger, the better.

a)

Good things come in small packages.

b)

A stitch in time saves nine.

c)

Actions speak louder than words.

d)

The early bird catches the worm.

9.

What national park, home of historic Fort Jefferson and famous for its sea turtle nesting, was threatened by the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico?

a)

Dry Tortugas National Park

b)

Everglades National Park

c)

Yellowstone National Park

d)

Grand Canyon National Park

10.

What football violation is called when the quarterback or punter is hit after passing or kicking the ball?

a)

Roughing

b)

Offside

c)

Holding

d)

False Start

11.

What synonym for "blithe," or "glad," completes this remarkable quote by Anne Frank? 'Think of all the beauty still left around you and be ...'

a)

happy

b)

silent

c)

angry

d)

tired

12.

Pronouns - 'Who,' serves as the subject of a clause while what similar word is the object of a clause?

a)

whom

b)

whose

c)

which

d)

whoever

13.

What animal raised the twins at a cave called Lupercal?

a)

She-wolf (Accept wolf)

b)

Bear

c)

Eagle

d)

Lion

14.

When lakes freeze over, fish still swim under the ice. But if the dissolved oxygen is used up, ice prevents more oxygen from entering the lake from the air and the fish die. Name this condition common in shallow lakes.

a)

Winterkill

b)

Thermal stratification

c)

Eutrophication

d)

Turnover

15.

Sculpture - Copper combines to make other metals such as brass and bronze used in sculpture. When it reacts with oxygen in the air, it usually tends to turn what color?

a)

green

b)

red

c)

blue

d)

yellow

16.

Rectangles - The area of a rectangle is 224. Given that its length is 8, what is its width if 8 × ?

a)

28

b)

24

c)

32

d)

18

17.

Discoveries - Don Hernando Lopez de Cardenas, who discovered the Grand Canyon, and Hernando de Alvarado, who discovered the Rio Grande near present-day Albuquerque, were both members of a larger expedition led by whom?

a)

Francisco Coronado

b)

Hernan Cortes

c)

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

d)

Juan Ponce de Leon

18.

What moral precepts are contained in the 20th chapter of Exodus?

a)

Ten Commandments

b)

Beatitudes

c)

Parables of Jesus

d)

Psalms of David

19.

The Solar System - What word can be spelled with the first letters of the names for the fourth, third, eighth, and seventh planets from the sun in our solar system?

a)

menu

b)

neum

c)

mune

d)

nume

20.

Looking at the map - Just south of the Fertile Crescent is what largest peninsula?

a)

Arabian Peninsula

b)

Iberian Peninsula

c)

Balkan Peninsula

d)

Scandinavian Peninsula

21.

What is 16 to the zero power?

a)

1

b)

0

c)

16

d)

-1

22.

Habits - Where did Beatrix sleep in the tale by Beatrix Stokoe?

a)

In a coffin

b)

In a treehouse

c)

Under a bridge

d)

On a boat

23.

Transportation - During the 1830s, a locomotive was also known as what kind of engine?

a)

Iron horse

b)

Steam mule

c)

Coal dragon

d)

Rail beast

24.

The Atom - What is the charge on the nucleus of an atom?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Neutral

d)

Zero

25.

To whom does the first pronoun refer in this excerpt from Tom Sawyer? Yes, she's very particular about this fence. If you get it, do it the way it's got to be done, and a boy in a thousand, maybe two thousand, may do it this way. Very careful. I reckon there.

a)

Aunt Polly

b)

Becky Thatcher

c)

Mary

d)

Sid

26.

Name the Kings - There was the son of Eleanor of Aquitaine, one was the son of the Black Prince, and one died at the Battle of the Hand of the Earl of Richmond. What name did they share?

a)

Richard

b)

Henry

c)

Edward

d)

John

27.

The climate of Southern California is called what, comparing it to the climate around a European sea?

a)

Mediterranean

b)

Arctic

c)

Tropical

d)

Desert

28.

Density may be determined by dividing m by V where m is mass and V is what?

a)

Volume

b)

Velocity

c)

Viscosity

d)

Voltage

29.

In what U.S. State have the greatest number of nuclear weapons been deactivated?

a)

Nevada

b)

New Mexico

c)

Texas

d)

California

30.

The Crusades - What name has been given to the crusade in 1212 composed of thousands of French and Germans, mostly in their early teens or younger?

a)

Children's Crusade

b)

Peasants' Crusade

c)

Noble's Crusade

d)

Merchant's Crusade

31.

Animals - Dung beetles, starfish, and crayfish are members of a group of animals referred to as nature's clean-up brigade because they consume refuse and dead animals and plants. Collectively, such creatures are called what?

a)

Scavengers

b)

Predators

c)

Herbivores

d)

Parasites

32.

Officers - What is the title of the presiding member of the Supreme Court?

a)

Chief Justice

b)

President

c)

Speaker

d)

Chancellor

33.

Sculptures - One of Michelangelo's sculptures depicts young David about to engage what Philistine giant?

a)

Goliath

b)

Hercules

c)

Achilles

d)

Samson

34.

Art Forms - Since the Middle Ages, the world's oldest cartographic depiction of the Holy Land, originally consisted of more than two million tesserae, is an example of what art form?

a)

Mosaic

b)

Fresco

c)

Sculpture

d)

Tapestry

35.

What figure of speech is poorly used in these examples? 'Bring just a bar of tea.' 'That is a sure a straying duck.' 'He's been a sore thumb in my side.'

a)

Metaphors

b)

Similes

c)

Alliterations

d)

Personifications

36.

Rodents - Which teeth in rodents are adapted to gnawing?

a)

Incisors

b)

Canines

c)

Molars

d)

Premolars

37.

Order Classification - 'Today,' in addition to lizards, which are three main orders of reptiles. One order includes lizards and snakes. Another includes alligators and crocodiles. Name either group of creatures in the third order.

a)

Turtles

b)

Frogs

c)

Salamanders

d)

Newts

38.

Moose - These are lines from what kind of reports about the play, 'Moose Murders'?

a)

Reviews

b)

Scripts

c)

Advertisements

d)

Interviews

39.

The Roman Colosseum is an example of what kind of oval structure with tiers of seats rising outward from the central arena?

a)

Amphitheater

b)

Aqueduct

c)

Pantheon

d)

Forum

40.

Sterling - Who starred in Cruel Intentions, Election, and Legally Blonde?

a)

Reese Witherspoon

b)

Sarah Michelle Gellar

c)

Jennifer Love Hewitt

d)

Selma Blair

41.

Injuries - An injury to the rotator cuff involves what part of the body?

a)

Shoulder

b)

Knee

c)

Ankle

d)

Elbow

42.

Professions - Ambrose Bierce defined what professional as, 'a presdigitiator who, putting metal in your mouth, pulls coins out of your pocket'?

a)

Dentist

b)

Magician

c)

Banker

d)

Chef

43.

Land controlled by the Bureau of Land Management or the National Park Service is in the public what?

a)

domain

b)

sector

c)

trust

d)

reserve

44.

Why Remembered - This general had a distinguishing career that was chosen down in the face in front of his ears now named after him in a reversed way?

a)

(Ambrose) Burnside

b)

(Ulysses) Grant

c)

(William) Sherman

d)

(Robert) Lee

45.

After World War II, Europe needed to recover. The Americans ordered this plan to help rebuild the war-torn countries and bring prosperity back to the region, which plan was named after the Secretary of State at the time of offers.

a)

Marshall (Plan)

b)

Truman (Plan)

c)

Molotov (Plan)

d)

Dawes (Plan)

46.

Name any one of the four National Parks through which the Continental Divide passes.

a)

Rocky Mountain

b)

Everglades

c)

Acadia

d)

Shenandoah

47.

What kind of marine algae may exceed 30 meters in length?

a)

kelp

b)

sea lettuce

c)

diatoms

d)

red algae

48.

What are the embankments that surround polders called?

a)

dikes

b)

canals

c)

levees

d)

terraces

49.

What phrase from the Eighth Amendment concerns torture, deliberately degrading punishment, or punishment that is overly severe for the crime committed?

a)

cruel and unusual punishment

b)

right to bear arms

c)

double jeopardy

d)

due process of law

50.

Youthful Offenders - The violation of laws or ordinances by someone legally classified as a youth rather than an adult is known as juvenile what?

a)

delinquency

b)

probation

c)

rehabilitation

d)

incarceration

51.

In what sport do you commit a foot fault?

a)

tennis

b)

basketball

c)

soccer

d)

baseball

52.

What was the purpose of the organization established in 1785 known as the New York Society for Promoting Manumission?

a)

freeing slaves

b)

promoting industrialization

c)

supporting British rule

d)

establishing new colonies

53.

Warriors - The medieval British knights were similar to what professional warriors of the Japanese feudal military aristocracy?

a)

samurai

b)

ronin

c)

shogun

d)

ninja

54.

Lots of Water - Which state has the longest freshwater shoreline, going right around one of its peninsulas?

a)

Michigan

b)

Florida

c)

California

d)

New York

55.

About 60% of the Nordic land area is accounted for by what enormous island?

a)

Greenland

b)

Iceland

c)

Svalbard

d)

Gotland

56.

From a physical science perspective, what kind of changes are illustrated by the crumpling of a piece of paper, breaking glass, inhaling a basketball, clouds forming in the sky, and cutting a board?

a)

physical changes

b)

chemical changes

c)

nuclear changes

d)

biological changes

57.

Popular Songs - These lines are in what song? 'The will will cheat, the boys will shout, the ladies, they will all turn out when Johnny comes marching home.'

a)

When Johnny Comes Marching Home

b)

Yankee Doodle

c)

Battle Hymn of the Republic

d)

Dixie

58.

Classic Houses - What mansion designed by Thomas Jefferson stands to this day?

a)

Monticello

b)

Mount Vernon

c)

The Breakers

d)

Biltmore Estate

59.

Territories - This territory of Oregon was divided in the mid-19th century into parts of Wyoming and Montana and all or what three future U.S. states?

a)

Oregon, Idaho, Washington

b)

California, Nevada, Utah

c)

Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico

d)

North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska

60.

European Flags - A tricolor flag striped vertically blue, white, and red, belongs to what European nation?

a)

France

b)

Italy

c)

Netherlands

d)

Russia

61.

Mediterranean Islands - The name of this place is a homophone for a tall evergreen with woody cones and a strong cedarlike odor. What Mediterranean island am I talking about?

a)

Cyprus

b)

Sicily

c)

Crete

d)

Sardinia

62.

This indigenous nation was not originally indigenous to Oklahoma, but with a population of over 300,000 in the state today, what is the largest indigenous nation in the United States?

a)

Cherokee

b)

Navajo

c)

Sioux

d)

Apache

63.

In 2007, in protests against the ruling junta, several thousand Buddhist monks marched through the streets of Rangoon and Mandalay in what country?

a)

Myanmar (Burma)

b)

Thailand

c)

Cambodia

d)

Laos

64.

Poem Parts - These phrases are from what American poem by Edgar Allan Poe? 'midnight dreary, gently rapping, chamber door, Lenore'

a)

The Raven

b)

Annabel Lee

c)

The Bells

d)

Eldorado

65.

What grammatical voice is used in this line? The active voice possibly passed the passer.

a)

active

b)

passive

c)

interrogative

d)

imperative

66.

Find the area of a rectangle 21 yards long and 12 yards wide.

a)

252 square yards

b)

144 square yards

c)

33 square yards

d)

132 square yards

67.

Governments - In nations such as Algeria, Russia, Portugal, Lebanon, and Ireland, the head of state is the president but the head of government has what other title?

a)

prime minister

b)

chancellor

c)

governor

d)

mayor

68.

Less opaque than fog, what is the name for a mass of microscopic water droplets suspended in the atmosphere?

a)

mist

b)

dew

c)

rain

d)

hail

69.

Fuels - An ion of what element is usually the fuel of nuclear power plants?

a)

uranium

b)

carbon

c)

hydrogen

d)

helium

70.

Name the biome which may occur in the treeless plains of Arctic regions or above timberline in the Rocky Mountains.

a)

tundra

b)

savanna

c)

rainforest

d)

desert

71.

What is the antonym of descent?

a)

ascent

b)

decline

c)

drop

d)

fall

72.

Modern composer - Aaron Copland was a composer from which nation?

a)

U.S.

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Russia

73.

In 1898, a force of 647 U.S. Marines landed at Guantanamo Bay on what island?

a)

Cuba

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

Jamaica

d)

Hispaniola

74.

It's freezing - What's the freezing point of water in Fahrenheit?

a)

32°

b)

0°

c)

100°

d)

212°

75.

In the following sentence, determine the verb's grammatical voice: The teacher began her new lecture.

a)

Active voice

b)

Passive voice

c)

Interrogative voice

d)

Imperative voice

76.

What do J.K. Rowling's magic characters call a letter that makes a terrible racket when opened?

a)

Howler

b)

Screamer

c)

Yeller

d)

Shouter

77.

Was he accomplished? - This man made the purchase and use of fortune cookies illegal, previously not allowed in his communist country. What man ruled Cuba from 2011-2021?

a)

Raul Castro

b)

Fidel Castro

c)

Miguel Díaz-Canel

d)

Che Guevara

78.

This Civil Rights activist became U.S. Representative from Georgia from 1987 until his death in 2020.

a)

John Lewis

b)

Jesse Jackson

c)

Medgar Evers

d)

Bayard Rustin

79.

What hand-held weapon is a simple machine called a two-armed spring?

a)

Bow (as in bow and arrow)

b)

Sword

c)

Sling

d)

Dagger

80.

What villain, played by Sergei Prokofiev, is named for a Shakespearean play featuring two star-crossed lovers?

a)

Romeo and Juliet

b)

Macbeth

c)

Othello

d)

Hamlet

81.

In what 36 inches is diameter that completes one relation every minute?

a)

113

b)

90

c)

72

d)

150

82.

The central song for the musical, 'Show Boat,' is what ballad about the father of waters?

a)

Ol' Man River

b)

Blue Moon

c)

Summertime

d)

My Funny Valentine

83.

7.11 Literary Terms - These are all forms of what kind of literature? Epistles, eclogues, epics, elegies, odes

a)

Poetry (Poems)

b)

Prose (Stories)

c)

Drama (Plays)

d)

Non-fiction (Essays)

84.

What civilization built the Zaghousan Aqueduct in Carthage, the Aqueduct of Segovia in Spain, and the Valens Aqueduct in Constantinople?

a)

Rome

b)

Greece

c)

Persia

d)

Egypt

85.

Syria is adjacent to what body of water?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Red Sea

c)

Caspian Sea

d)

Black Sea

86.

7.14 Scantling - Carl Sandburg adapted several chapters from his 'Abraham Lincoln - the Prairie Years,' into a book for children. Complete this title of that work. Abe Lincoln Grows ...

a)

Up

b)

Tall

c)

Old

d)

Wise

87.

If you open a bottle of root beer and just let it stand, it will soon go flat because of what process?

a)

diffusion

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

precipitation

88.

716. Idioms - Correct the idiom used in this line. It was a decision.

a)

spur-of-the-moment

b)

by the book

c)

under the weather

d)

hit the sack

89.

717. The Sun - Name the part of the Sun where fusion occurs.

a)

core

b)

photosphere

c)

corona

d)

chromosphere

90.

718. Speeches - Nikita Khrushchev's 1956 speech revealing Stalin's crimes had the effect in the United States of severely weakening what third party?

a)

Communist

b)

Libertarian

c)

Green

d)

Progressive

91.

719. Marsupials - When threatened, what American marsupial often mimics the appearance of a dead animal?

a)

opossum

b)

kangaroo

c)

koala

d)

bandicoot

92.

What word that rhymes with two other words in this line by Muhammad Ali is missing in this sentence? Believe if I can, I can --- it!

a)

achieve

b)

receive

c)

relieve

d)

deceive

93.

If electricity costs 12 cents per kilowatt hour, what is the cost of running a 1.5 kilowatt heater for 8 hours?

a)

$1.44

b)

$0.96

c)

$2.40

d)

$0.72

94.

What name at the close of the eighteenth century ended the thousand-year run of kings in France and established the nation as a republic?

a)

Revolution

b)

Renaissance

c)

Reformation

d)

Restoration

95.

What Indian group of Mexico and Central America used hieroglyphs as a means of communicating?

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

d)

Olmec

96.

Human Anatomy - These are classifications of what? Coaxial, cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, vertebrae.

a)

Vertebrae

b)

Ligaments

c)

Muscles

d)

Nerves

97.

Scandinavian Adventure - Land of fjords and fields and Viking lore, which Scandinavian country attracts adventurers and nature lovers?

a)

Norway

b)

Sweden

c)

Denmark

d)

Finland

98.

Four of the moons of what planet were discovered by Galileo?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Mars

c)

Saturn

d)

Venus

99.

About 70 to 80 percent of the chemical energy in gasoline leaves automobile engines as what kind of energy?

a)

Heat

b)

Light

c)

Sound

d)

Electrical

100.

Legal term - Rhyming with 'decease,' this word is defined as a written document by which some claim, right, or interest is given up. What's the word?

a)

Release

b)

Lease

c)

Increase

d)

Peace