Brain Bowl Quiz!

In 2016, the U.S. president signed legislation that established what creature as the U.S. national mammal?

In what state was America's first atomic bomb detonated?

What kind of heavenly objects are these? Spica, Regulus, Altair, Betelgeuse, Sirius

What two planets have no moons?

These are humanoid species in a series of works by what British author? Hobbits, Elves, Dwarves, and Orcs

Who wrote the nonsense poem "Jaberwocky" published in 1871?

What word is missing twice from this quote by an American patriot? "____ me liberty or _____ me death."

The settlement of New Orleans was named for a town in what European country?

Gerunds can be made by adding the "ing" suffix to what part of speech?

What is the term for a succession of rulers from the same family?

What hazardous metal is found in pipes, ceramics, paints, batteries, and gasoline?

Most icebergs appear white, but many that are full of tiny air bubbles may appear what other color?

The flag of what organization includes the image of olive branches on a blue background?

In 1731, the first American public library was founded in Philadelphia by whom?

In 1950, troops from North Korea invaded what country in which these cities are located? Busan, Incheon, Seoul

Made compulsory in 1795 for British seamen, eating lemons or limes dramatically reduced the incidence of what disease?

Name the 13th English colony founded in the New World

These volcanos are in what state? Amboy Crater, Inyo Craters, Mammoth Mountain, Lassen Peak, and Mount Shasta

What was the nationality of those who invented the hand fan, DVDs, instant noodle, agar, and cultured pearls?

What city was America's first capital?

When the epicenter of a large earthquake is offshore, the seabed may be displaced enough to create what kind of wave?

These people were part of what historical and cultural period in Europe? Galileo, Amerigo Vespucci, Leonardo da Vinci

In ancient Rome, what was the function of the catacombs?

What measurement units are used in relation to gunshots, jet airplanes, leaf blowers, jackhammers, and rock concerts?

Who was the Colorado woman who earned the epithet "Unsinkable" for having survived the sinking of the Titanic?

What is another word for thighbone?

What is the term for a visible but highly dispersed mass of gas and dust in space?

Legends once told of a unicorn that swam in the sea. This legend turned out to be based on what kind of whale?

On a musical scale, if the interval from C to G is called a fifth, what is the term for the interval from E to A

Sound typically travels slowest through what state of matter?