WorksheetsTry Outs Day 2
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. What is the LONGEST river in SOUTH AMERICA? (4345 miles)
a)
YANGTZE
b)
NILE
c)
YELLOW
d)
AMAZON
e)
CONGO
2.
2. How many feet are in a MILE?
a)
880 feet
b)
1,760 feet
c)
2,240 feet
d)
5,280 feet
e)
10,560 feet
3.
3. CHARTREUSE is a tertiary color exactly between a primary and a secondary color. Which primary and secondary color combined make up CHARTREUSE?
a)
RED & YELLOW
b)
RED & PURPLE
c)
YELLOW & GREEN
d)
BLUE & PURPLE
e)
RED & ORANGE
4.
4. How many CUPS are in a GALLON?
a)
2 cups
b)
4 cups
c)
8 cups
d)
16 cups
e)
32 cups
5.
5. JD Pritzker defeated which 42nd Governor of Illinois in 2018?
a)
ROD BLAGOJEVICH
b)
GEORGE RYAN
c)
PAT QUINN
d)
BRUCE RAUNER
e)
JIM EDGAR
6.
6. With nearly 39 million estimated residents in 2023, this state is the most populous state in the USA.
a)
ILLINOIS
b)
CALIFORNIA
c)
NEW YORK
d)
TEXAS
e)
FLORIDA
7.
7. If I am eating FRIED CALAMARI, what kind of creature am I snacking upon?
a)
CLAMS
b)
DEER (sorry Carcass)
c)
CHICKEN
d)
SQUID
e)
SNAILS
8.
8. Who delivered the 'I HAVE A DREAM' speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963?
a)
Malcolm X
b)
Frederick Douglas
c)
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
d)
Major Collin Powell
e)
Barack Obama
9.
9. 'You miss 100 percent of the shots you do not take,' said this NHL all-time leading scorer (894 career goals) who won four Stanley Cups with the Edmonton Oilers. Name him.
a)
Gordie Howe
b)
Stan Mikita
c)
Mark Messier
d)
Wayne Gretzky
e)
Phil Esposito
10.
10. 'You must be the change you wish to see in the world' — which leader of the Indian independence movement said this?
a)
Mahatma Gandhi
b)
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
c)
Ranbir Kapoor
d)
Narendra Modi
e)
Sundar Pichai
11.
11. 'The third-rate mind...' Who wrote this and created Winnie the Pooh?
a)
J.M. Barrie
b)
J.R.R. Tolkien
c)
A.A. Milne
d)
F. Scott Fitzgerald
e)
J.K. Rowling
12.
12. We walked past Lucas Oil Stadium and Victory Field. What city are we walking through?
a)
Louisville, KY
b)
Memphis, TN
c)
Indianapolis, IN
d)
Toledo, OH
e)
Cleveland, OH
13.
13. The Tappan Zee Bridge, George Washington Bridge, and Rip Van Winkle Bridge all cross which New York river whose name means 'river that flows two ways'?
a)
East River
b)
Bronx River
c)
Hudson River
d)
Titicus River
e)
North River
14.
14. 'We are what we repeatedly do...' — which Greek philosopher said this?
a)
Hippocrates
b)
Aristotle
c)
Socrates
d)
Plato
e)
Democratis
15.
15. 'Do not seek to follow in the footsteps...' — which famous Japanese haiku poet said this?
a)
Kobayashi Issa
b)
Matsuo Basho
c)
Yosa Buson
d)
Masaoka Shiki
e)
Lady Ise
16.
16. Which major sport Hall of Fame is in Springfield, Massachusetts, the city where the sport was invented by James Naismith in 1891?
a)
Major League Baseball
b)
National Hockey League
c)
National Basketball Association
d)
National Football League
e)
International Tennis Hall of Fame
17.
17. Before he died on November 24, 1991, who was the lead singer of QUEEN?
a)
Roger Daltry
b)
Gene Simmons
c)
John Lennon
d)
Freddie Mercury
e)
Elvis Presley
18.
18. A man has walked 6,000 miles since June 2021. How many YARDS has he walked?
a)
300,000 yards
b)
975,000 yards
c)
1,450,000 yards
d)
7,040,000 yards
e)
10,560,000 yards
19.
19. Fahrenheit = Celsius × 9/5 + 32. It is 10°C; what is the temperature in Fahrenheit (rounded)?
a)
45 degrees Fahrenheit
b)
50 degrees Fahrenheit
c)
55 degrees Fahrenheit
d)
60 degrees Fahrenheit
e)
70 degrees Fahrenheit
20.
20. The base of a triangle is 6 inches and the height is 6 inches. What is the area of the triangle?
a)
18 inches
b)
18 square inches
c)
36 inches
d)
36 square inches
e)
48 square inches
21.
21. Which of the following is a measurement of ELECTRICITY?
a)
WATTS
b)
NAUTICAL MILE
c)
POUND
d)
HECTACRE
e)
AMPERE
22.
22. Who invented crop rotation ideas and many uses for the peanut in the late 1800s/early 1900s?
a)
HENRY FORD
b)
NIKOLA TESLA
c)
GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER
d)
CHARLES BABBAGE
e)
ELI WHITNEY
23.
23. With more than 20 million residents this world capital is the most populous world capital. Name it.
a)
NEW DELHI, INDIA
b)
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
c)
TOKYO, JAPAN
d)
BEIJING, CHINA
e)
MOSCOW, RUSSIA
24.
24. Which other professional football team has won six Super Bowl titles (won their sixth in 2009) — team that once played in Three Rivers Stadium and now plays in Heinz Field?
a)
BUFFALO BILLS
b)
DENVER BRONCOS
c)
PITTSBURGH STEELERS
d)
NEW YORK GIANTS
e)
SAN FRANCISCO 49ers
25.
25. Which atmospheric layer rests 7 to 31 miles from the Earth's surface?
a)
TROPOSPHERE
b)
STRATOSPHERE
c)
MESOSPHERE
d)
THERMOSPHERE
e)
TROPOSPHERE (duplicate)
26.
26. Where did Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865?
a)
Gettysburg, PA
b)
Shiloh, TN
c)
Appomattox Courthouse, VA
d)
Manassas, VA
e)
Washington, DC
27.
27. On the periodic table, what element is represented by the symbol 'P'?
a)
Phosphorus
b)
Potassium
c)
Platinum
d)
Plutonium
e)
Pollonium
28.
28. What city is the capital of GERMANY?
a)
Berlin
b)
Munich
c)
Hamburg
d)
Frankfurt
e)
Cologne
29.
29. In Greek mythology who was the goddess of love?
a)
Artemis
b)
Athena
c)
Hera
d)
Demeter
e)
Aphrodite
30.
30. Which planet is named after the Roman goddess of love, beauty, and fertility?
a)
Mercury
b)
Uranus
c)
Mars
d)
Saturn
e)
Venus
31.
31. What is the CAPITAL CITY of ONTARIO, CANADA?
a)
HAMILTON
b)
OTTAWA
c)
TORONTO
d)
LONDON
e)
WINDSOR
32.
32. Five countries make up the part of NORTH AMERICA called CENTRAL AMERICA. Those five include NICARAGUA, HONDURAS, GUATEMALA, COSTA RICA, and ...
a)
JAMAICA
b)
CUBA
c)
PANAMA
d)
BERMUDA
e)
COLUMBIA
33.
33. Correctly spell the animal name that comes from the ancient GREEK word for 'river horse'.
a)
H-I-P-P-O-P-O-T-A-M-U-S
b)
H-I-P-P-O-P-A-T-O-M-U-S
c)
H-Y-P-P-O-P-O-T-A-M-O-U-S
d)
H-I-P-P-O-P-A-T-O-M-O-U-S
e)
H-I-P-P-O-P-O-T-O-M-U-S-S
34.
34. When you cross the border between Illinois and Kentucky, which river must you cross?
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Wabash River
c)
Sangamon River
d)
Missouri River
e)
Ohio River
35.
35. He was the 20th President of the United States.
a)
JAMES GARFIELD
b)
ANDREW JACKSON
c)
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
d)
CHESTER A. ARTHUR
e)
WOODROW WILSON
36.
36. What is the tallest building in Illinois?
a)
Willis Ice Building
b)
Willis Tower
c)
John Hancock Building
d)
Trump Tower
e)
CNA Building
37.
37. Lee Harvey Oswald assassinated which famous US citizen on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas?
a)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
b)
John F. Kennedy
c)
Robert F. Kennedy
d)
John Lennon
e)
Abraham Lincoln
38.
38. This cylindrical piece of metal moves up and down inside an engine’s cylinder and is also the nickname of the Detroit NBA team.
a)
SPUR
b)
PLUG
c)
PISTON
d)
CELTIC
e)
ROCKET
39.
39. Which famous American author was born in Oak Park, Illinois on July 21, 1899 and wrote The Old Man & the Sea?
a)
ERNEST HEMINGWAY
b)
F. SCOTT FITZGERALD
c)
JOHN STEINBECK
d)
MARK TWAIN
e)
CHARLES DICKENS
40.
40. Who is the only player to ever score 100 points in an NBA game on March 2, 1962?
a)
KARL MALONE
b)
KOBE BRYANT
c)
STEPH CURRY
d)
MICHAEL JORDAN
e)
WILT CHAMBERLIN
41.
41. In The Wizard of Oz, what is the name of the mean lady who takes Toto and becomes the Wicked Witch in Dorothy's trip to Oz?
a)
MISS SMITH
b)
MISS GARNER
c)
MISS GREBNER
d)
MISS GULCH
e)
MISS JONES
42.
42. I was the 27th US President (1909–1913) and later US Chief Justice (1921–1930). At 354 pounds, I was the biggest US President. Who am I?
a)
WOODROW WILSON
b)
JAMES GARFIELD
c)
GROVER CLEVELAND
d)
DONALD TRUMP
e)
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT
43.
43. Born November 15, 1887 in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin — which American modernist painter created 'Cow's Skull with Calico Roses'?
a)
GRANDMA MOSES
b)
JACKSON POLLOCK
c)
FREDERIC REMINGTON
d)
GEORGIA O'KEEFE
e)
NORMAN ROCKWELL
44.
44. If you are standing on the Grand Canyon Skywalk, in which state are you standing?
a)
COLORADO
b)
NEVADA
c)
NEW MEXICO
d)
TEXAS
e)
ARIZONA
45.
45. Sangamon County is named after what?
a)
First NATIVE AMERICANS encountered in area.
b)
Samuel Sangamon, the man who first mapped the county.
c)
A Native American word for 'Prairie Warrior'
d)
The first governor of Illinois - Sebastian Sangamon
e)
Sangamon River
46.
46. On September 11, 2001 American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into which national landmark?
a)
WHITE HOUSE
b)
US CAPITOL building
c)
SUPREME COURT building
d)
LINCOLN MEMORIAL
e)
PENTAGON
47.
47. There are 13,800 people at a hockey game. 48% are male. 30% of fans are under 15. 30% of the under-15 fans are female. How many females under 15? (round to nearest whole person)
a)
1242
b)
2153
c)
4637
d)
5023
e)
7176
48.
48. Johnny spent $4.00 (hat), $5.99 (gloves), $5.99 (scarf) from $20 and paid 9% tax. How much change did he get?
a)
$2.58
b)
$4.98
c)
$6.78
d)
$7.98
e)
$8.02
49.
49. If Joe has 215 hits in 604 at bats, what is his batting average to the thousandths place?
a)
.3
b)
.4
c)
.35
d)
.355
e)
.356
50.
50. In 2018 the Chicago Cubs won 95 of 163 regular-season games. What percentage of games did they win? (rounded to nearest whole percent from given choices)
a)
50%
b)
53%
c)
58%
d)
62%
e)
66%
100 %
