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Random trivia questions for 8th graders updated June 2017 for Catholic School
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1
Portlandia is the second largest hammered copper statue of its type in America, behind:
Hammering Man
Our Lady of the Rockies
the Statue of Liberty
Jolly Green Giant
2
What is the cube root of 64?
8
2
4
6
3
All these men followed Christ. Who was NOT among the original Twelve Apostles?
Thaddeus
Bartholomew
Philip
Paul
4
What season do we celebrate before Christmas each year in the Catholic Church?
Advent
Lent
5
What religion is the Pope?
Polish
Hindu
Catholic
Jewish
6
This nickname originates from a side effect of Portland’s rapid growth.
Stumptown
River town
Ridgeview town
Swamptown
7
The International Rose Test Garden, high above Portland, has over ___ different types of roses.
1000
300
100
500
8
Which fruit is Georgia famous for?
Grapefruit
Orange
Tangerine
Peach
9
What's the Hulk's real name?
Bruce Wayne
Steve Rogers
Barry Allen
Bruce Banner
10
What is the capitol of Australia?
Canberra
Perth
Melbourne
Sydney
11
What was St Paul's name prior to becoming a follower of Christ?
Philomini of Ciaro
Joshua of Jerico
John of Samaria
Saul of Tarsus
12
There’s a $___ fine if you try to pump your own gas in Portland.
5000
500
50
5
13
Which is NOT a "cut" from a beef?
Porterhouse
Rib-eye
T-bone
Ham
14
Who rode a horse called Marengo at the battle of Waterloo?
Napoleon
Lee
Hilliard
Grant
15
Portland had the first NHL hockey team and the first American team in the Stanley Cup, the:
Portland Trailblazers
Portland Rosebuds
Portland Pioneers
Portland Timbers
16
What moon phase is depicted?
waning crescent
new moon
full moon
waxing crescent
17
How many months did it take the Mayflower to cross the Atlantic?
one
two
four
three
18
What is the smallest member of the flute family?
bass flute
alto flute
piccolo
alto clarinet
19
Who wrote the original Jungle Book in 1893?
White
Hilliard
Kipling
Dickens
20
What game do you get 13 points for "eating the queen?"
Spades
Cribbage
Go fish
Hearts
21
What was the occupation of St. Luke, who was one of the four Gospel writers?
Merchant
Fisherman
Carpenter
Doctor
22
What is Superman's real name?
Clark
Dan
Bill
Ken
23
The largest log cabin in the world,206 by 102 ft, was built in Portland, 1905. It burnt down in
1945
1964
1906
1984
24
What is the other name for a wildebeest?
boar
gnu
ox
antelope
25
Who made his last public speech on April 10, 1865?
Adams
Jefferson
Lincoln
Kennedy
26
What blood group's members are called universal donors?
A
O
B
AB
27
Who won the first Super Bowl?
Pittsburg Steelers
Chicago Bears
Green Bay Packers
New York Giants
28
What was the magnitude of the 2011 Japanese earthquake?
7
9
8
6
29
What NBA team has won the most championships?
LA Lakers
Oklahoma City
Portland
Boston Celtics
30
Portland
got its
name
when Lovejoy & Pettygrove flipped a coin in 1845. What was losing name?
Boston
Millwaukee
New York
Detroit
31
Where were the 2012 summer Olympics?
Paris
London
Los Angelos
Rio
32
Which character is looking for a brain in the Wizard of Oz?
The Scarecrow
The Tin Man
Dorothy
The Lion
33
Who leads the Greek forces in the Iliad?
Homer
Zeus
Odyssey
Agamemnon
34
How many sides does a banana have?
4
6
3
5
35
Who does Charlie Brown have a crush on?
Lucy
Linus
the red haired girl
the blonde
36
What does the average person do 13 times a day?
laugh
blink
hiccup
eat donuts
37
What is Johny Depp afraid of?
The dark
Clowns
Snakes
His shadow
38
What city was Martin Luther King assassinated in 1968?
Raleigh
Atlanta
Dallas
Memphis
39
It’s against Portland law to modify the weather without obtaining a license first.
False
True
40
Which college basketball team won the NCAA tourney this past April?
North Carolina
Gonzaga
Duke
Villanova
41
What is the distance of a marathon?
26.2 miles
13.1 miles
50 miles
100 miles
42
In Portland it’s illegal to strap a baby in a car seat to the top of your car with duct tape.
False
True
43
What's the colored part of the eye called?
retina
pupil
iris
cornea
44
Which Apostle do the Gospels mention more than all the others put together?
Mark
John
Peter
Paul
45
What was the first hockey puck made of when used in the first hockey game?
rubber
frozen cow manure
plastic
wood
46
What color eggs join ham in Dr. Seuss's best seller?
blue
black
red
green
47
What's the second oldest university in the U.S?
Princeton
Yale
Harvard
Oxford
48
What's the Flash's real name?
Bruce Wayne
Bruce Banner
Steve Rogers
Barry Allen
49
Who is the patron saint of engineers?
Saint Patrick
Saint John
Saint Francis
Saint Paul
50
Who's the first character Alice meets in Alice's Adventure in Wonderland?
john
The White Rabbit
sally
