MS Quiz Bowl District 2016 Game 1 Grade 7 & 8

Question 1

What five-letter word is a painful muscle contraction?

Accepted Answer

Cramp

Question 2

What "n" term means "masculine or feminine"?

Accepted Answer

Neuter

Question 3

What is the symbol for the element zirconium?

Accepted Answer

Zr

Question 4

What French city was the Statue of Liberty built in?

Accepted Answer

Paris

Question 5

What is the measure in degrees of one interior angle in a regular octagon?

Accepted Answer

135 degrees

Question 6

How many zeroes are present in the number 600 quadrillion?

Accepted Answer

Seventeen

Question 7

Solve for x: 3x-27=6x+18

Accepted Answer

x= -15

Question 8

What metallic element was named for the gods who preceded the Olympic gods in Greek mythology?

Accepted Answer

Titanium

Question 9

What decade was the Soviet satellite Sputnik 1 launched in?

Accepted Answer

1950's

Question 10

What is the main ore found in uranium?

Accepted Answer

Pitcheblende

Question 11

What state did the Hindenburg explode in?

Accepted Answer

New Jersey

Question 12

What European country, also known as Transylvania, did Count Dracula originate in?

Accepted Answer

Romania

Question 13

What is the more common name for "Religious Society of Friends"?

Accepted Answer

Quakers

Question 14

What is the ratio of hydrogen to oxygen in water?

Accepted Answer

Two to one

Question 15

Name the only Roman mythological god who had a physical deformity that caused him to be lame.

Accepted Answer

Vulcan

Question 16

What nation controls the Suez Canal?

Accepted Answer

Egypt

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