2020 Quiz Bowl Packet 1 Set 1

Name this physical phenomenon that can carry energy without transferring mass, seen on the moving surface of the ocean.

The city of Babylon (present day Iraq) was located along the banks of this river.

Fran designed a flag that measured 9 inches in length and 5 inches in width. Find the area of the flag

He invented the football huddle at Gallaudet University that is still used today by all football teams.

What center fielder of the Cincinnati Reds, who was deaf and invented hand signals for strikes and balls in baseball?

Name this Greek goddess of love and beauty.

Tiger King centers around this Oklahoma zookeeper who went to prison for an attempted murder fo hire.

What was Thomas Gallaudet's occupation?

Name this river that flows through the Grand Canyon and starts in the Rocky Mountains of its namesake state.

Who won 2021 MBA Championship?

Name this agreement that nearly doubled the size of theUnited States by buying, among other territory, New Orleans..

What holiday became official in the US in 2021

Name this painting by Leonardo da Vinci that shows Jesus’s final meal with his disciples.

Name this fairy tale in which a servant girl’s fairy godmother helps her go to a ball and marry a prince.

Solve for X

Name this common practice in Buddhism and Hinduism, the act of engaging in deep reflection.

Name this one-handed Norse god of war.

Rome’s Circus Maximus held competitions of what sporting event involving horse-drawn vehicles?

Many critics speculated that Swift’s song “Bad Blood” was about this singer.

The first reliable tool for measuring this quantity was a sealed glass tube of mercury and measured in degrees Celsius.

Name this ancient epic poem by Homer in which the title Greek hero returns home to Ithaca.

The US never joined this organization, which failed to prevent World War II and dissolved shortly after.

The deaf actress in Hawkeye

In 2019, Lloyd, Morgan, and Rapinoe helped the US become the first country to capture 4 FIFA Women’s World Cups in

Where were the 2021 Olympics hosted?

Which president signed the charter for Gallaudet University?

Name this vitamin concentrated in citrus fruits like limes and oranges.

What is the greatest common factor of 50, 30, 25?

Novel by Madeleine L’Engle in which Meg Murry uses a tesseract to save her father while traveling through the multiverse

Name this country where Henry IV justified converting to Catholicism by saying, “Paris is worth a mass.”

Famous drag performer who launched a make-up collection with Colorevolution and his own perfume line called Glamazon

Whic royal family member died this year

Name the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

American suffragist who was convicted of illegally voting, and who is honored on a one-dollar coin.

The Great Red Spot is found on what gas giant, the largest planet in our solar system?

Who won 2021 World Series?

Which governor abrubtly resigned in August?