Middle School Trivia Masters 1

Question 1

Which NFL team used to wear these helmets in the 1960s

Accepted Answer

Denver Broncos

Question 2

What is the name of an instrument used to detect rain which uses an electromagnetic signal?

Accepted Answer

radar

Question 3

In the 2015 Academy Awards, she won the award for best actress in the movie still Alice

Accepted Answer

Julianne Moore

Question 4

Who wrote the famous poem "The road not taken".

Accepted Answer

Robert Frost

Question 5

The academy awards take place in the Dolby Theatre, which can be found in which American city?

Accepted Answer

Los Angeles

Question 6

A triangle in which two of the three angles match is known as what type of triangle?

Accepted Answer

Isoceles

Question 7

A coastal storm system that moves North up the Atlantic coast is commonly known as a...

Accepted Answer

Nor'easter

Question 8

Who is Joseph's oldest brother?

Accepted Answer

Reuben

Question 9

The impressionist art movement began in which city?

Accepted Answer

Paris

Question 10

The first Impressionist painters often met together at a...

Accepted Answer

French Cafe

Question 11

Name England's most famous monument, pictured here...

Accepted Answer

Stonehenge

Question 12

What form of poetry includes 14-line poems with a set rhyming scheme?

Accepted Answer

sonnet

Question 13

Which poet wrote "Where the Sidewalk Ends"?

Accepted Answer

Shel Silverstein

Question 14

A line with blue triangles on a weather map is known as a...

Accepted Answer

cold front

Question 15

Which movie won the 2014 Academy Award for best picture?

Accepted Answer

12 Years a Slave

Question 16

Which two colors make up England's flag?

Accepted Answer

red and white

Question 17

Which angels are celebrated during the month of October in the Catholic church?

Accepted Answer

Guardian Angels

Question 18

Which NFL team listed here does NOT wear a white helmet?

Accepted Answer

Carolina Panthers

Question 19

In a regular hexagon, what do all angles measure?

Accepted Answer

60 degrees

Question 20

In 2013, Daniel Day-Lewis won the academy award for best actor. Who did he play?

Accepted Answer

Abraham Lincoln

Question 21

What famous poem begins with "Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary..."

Accepted Answer

The Raven

Question 22

A Japanese art form that influenced Impressionism was known as...

Accepted Answer

Ukiyo-e

Question 23

Hurricanes that form in the Western Pacific Ocean are known as what?

Accepted Answer

typhoons

Question 24

Which movie won the Academy award for best animated picture in 2013?

Accepted Answer

Brave

Question 25

Which woman of the Bible was originally not an Israelite?

Accepted Answer

Ruth

Question 26

Which person in the Bible is tested by God to see if he is faithful during personal tragedy?

Accepted Answer

Job

Question 27

Which woman of the Bible tricks Samson into getting his hair cut?

Accepted Answer

Delilah

Question 28

Which man led the Israelites over the Jordan River and into the Promised Land?

Accepted Answer

Joshua

Question 29

The first line of a haiku poem typically contains how many syllables?

Accepted Answer

five

Question 30

Who is the messenger angel, who appears to Mary to tell her that she will bear God's son?

Accepted Answer

Gabriel

Question 31

Impressionism is named for an 1872 painting called Impression. Who painted it?

Accepted Answer

Monet

Question 32

Which NFL team is the only one to wear a purple helmet?

Accepted Answer

Minnesota Vikings

Question 33

Which character in the Bible is the brother of Moses, and one of the most famous priests?

Accepted Answer

Aaron

Question 34

Who wrote "All the world's a stage and the men and women merely players..."

Accepted Answer

William Shakespeare

Question 35

Which of the following impressionist painters was born in America?

Accepted Answer

Mary Cassatt

Question 36

Which Kristen-Anderson Lopez song won the 2014 Academy Award for best song?

Accepted Answer

Let it Go

Question 37

What is the official religion of England?

Accepted Answer

Church of England

Question 38

This University, pictured below, is known for wearing plain blue and white uniforms.

Accepted Answer

Penn State University

Question 39

What is the capital of England, pictured here?

Accepted Answer

London

Question 40

An angle measuring more than ninety degrees is classified as what type of angle?

Accepted Answer

Obtuse

Question 41

Rain droplets that contain pollutants such as nitrogen and sulfur are known as...

Accepted Answer

acid rain

Question 42

The name given to an academy award someone receives is a(n)...

Accepted Answer

Oscar

Question 43

In which city was Edgar Allen Poe born?

Accepted Answer

Boston

Question 44

The Tenesee Titans used to wear these helmets in the 1980s and 1990s. What were they known as?

Accepted Answer

Houston Oilers

Question 45

Punters and kickers are permitted to NOT wear which layer of football clothing?

Accepted Answer

Shoes

Question 46

Which body of water separates England from the rest of Western Europe?

Accepted Answer

North Sea

Question 47

Which of the following artists was not an impressionist?

Accepted Answer

Napoleon

Question 48

Which poet wrote in the Harlem Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Langston Hughes

Question 49

In 1940, Dick Plasman of the Chicago Bears became the last player to play an NFL game without a

Accepted Answer

Helmet

Question 50

Light snow showers, that are often intermittent and too light to measure are known as...

Accepted Answer

snow flurries

Question 51

Poems with two lines that rhyme one after the other are known as...

Accepted Answer

couplets

Question 52

Who is the patron Saint of England?

Accepted Answer

Saint George

Question 53

Which U2 song about angels peaked as the #14 hit in the year 1988?

Accepted Answer

Angel of Harlem

Question 54

In 2015, people with which condition complained about the Jets and Bills jerseys in this game?

Accepted Answer

Colorblindness

Question 55

Impressionist painters worked differently because they often painted...

Accepted Answer

outside

Question 56

Which prophet is famously known for running away from God's plan for him to preach to Nineveh?

Accepted Answer

Jonah

Question 57

Name one of the two other countries that share England's island as part of the U.K.?

Accepted Answer

Scotland

Question 58

What instrument does a meteorologist use to measure air pressure?

Accepted Answer

barometer

Question 59

Angles that are greater than 180 degrees are known as..

Accepted Answer

Reflex Angles

Question 60

Which book of the Bible details the religious laws of the Jewish people?

Accepted Answer

Leviticus

Question 61

The deadliest hurricane in United States history was named...

Accepted Answer

Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900

Question 62

This actor won the academy award in 2001 for his role in Training Day.

Accepted Answer

Denzel Washington

Question 63

Which type of storm is aided by wind and usually only affects areas up to 10 feet high?

Accepted Answer

sand storm

Question 64

What was the annual art show that rejected most of the Impressionist paintings at first?

Accepted Answer

Salon de Paris

Middle School Trivia Masters 1

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Middle School Trivia Masters 1

Questions 79