Quiz Bowl 11-20 (4th)

Question 1

The formation of which type of rock involves the processes of erosion and weathering?

Accepted Answer

Sedimentary

Question 2

Which president declared Thanksgiving Day a federal holiday on October 3, 1863?

Accepted Answer

Abraham Lincoln

Question 3

Which Utah county is the largest by land acreage?

Accepted Answer

San Juan County

Question 4

Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?

Accepted Answer

Amelia Earhart

Question 5

“The clouds marched across the sky” is an example of which of the following literary devices?

Accepted Answer

Personification

Question 6

What is the name of the Jeopardy host who died at the age of 80 this week after a battle with pancreatic cancer?

Accepted Answer

Alex Trebek

Question 7

Who painted Freedom from Want?

Accepted Answer

Norman Rockwell

Question 8

What is the correct spelling of the word that is also known as the horn of plenty, and is a symbol of abundance?

Accepted Answer

Cornucopia

Question 9

Take the number of days in November, add 8. Subtract 20 from the sum. Divide the difference by 9. What is the quotient?

Accepted Answer

2

Question 10

A group of domesticated turkeys is known as a ‘rafter’ or a ‘gang’. What is a group of wild turkeys called?

Accepted Answer

Flock

Question 11

What is the highest point in Davis County?

Accepted Answer

Thurston Peak

Question 12

What holiday was the poem “Over the River and Through the Wood” by Lydia Maria Child originally written about?

Accepted Answer

Thanksgiving

Question 13

How many astronauts were aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft that docked at the International Space Station on Monday?

Accepted Answer

4

Question 14

Addie’s hair was 21 inches. She grew it 3 inches longer. Then she cut 2/3 of it off to donate. How much did she donate?

Accepted Answer

16 inches

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