Middle School Quiz Bowl

Which of these is closest to the population of Iowa?

Which of these is not a Shakespeare play?

Which of these is NOT a prime number?

Originally called Cave Game, this game was created by Notch in 2009.

Which of these is NOT a capital city?

In 2008, this country, whose capital is Pristina, declared its independence from Serbia.

This author introduced us to Despereaux, Winn-Dixie, and Ulysses.

In the nursery rhyme, who is called to blow his horn and look after the sheep, but is under a haystack, fast asleep?

This popular game gets its name from the Persian word "shah."

For "new expressions within the great American song tradition", he won a Nobel Prize in Literature.

By AD 117, this empire covered most of Europe- not just Italy!

In the time signature 3/4, if you filled a measure with eighth notes, how many would you need?

This ag scientist has ties to Simpson, ISU, and Tuskegee.

Democracy, theater, Medusa....thank you, ______.

Which letter does not show up on the periodic table of elements?

Nevermore does this man write, but if you want black cats, epidemics, and an ever-beating heart, check out:

Which of these scientists was born first?

Who was the first president to be born a US citizen?

Which of these properties of matter is described by Newton's first law of motion?

Maya Angelou wrote a poem because she knows why...

75,000 people attended this singer's concert at the Lincoln Memorial- a switch of venue since the DAR refused her.

Which of these is not an elf?

Who is the youngest Nobel Peace Prize Laureate?

This scientist won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911- not the only Nobel winner in the family!

Which of these would you not find in Egypt?