SHS Quiz Bowl Questions #1

Which is the strongest cat, pound for pound?

Robin Williams was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar for his role in what 1987?

What international film festival debuted in France in 1946?

What is the Periodic Symbol for Potassium?

What was the population of Canada in 2013?

What number must a year be divisible by to qualify as a leap year?

10.9 million viewers watched the series finale, "Goodbye, Farewell, Amen" of this tv show.

What percentage of Louisiana is made up of water?

This country is the eighth largest in Africa and was known as French Sudan.

What is the Latin name for the constellation otherwise known as "The Twins"?

What is the name of the English sport which also shares the same name as a common insect?

This famous artist recorded his journals using mirror writing.

What is the main agent in making bread rise?

Who became President of South Africa in 1994?

This city hosts the headquarters of the EU and could be called the capital of Europe.

Valerie Solanas tried to kill this artist, whose studio was called, "The Factory"

This author wrote, "The Danzig Trilogy".

What is the unit measurement for sound?

Who was the the first person to play the role of "Maria" in the Sound of Music?

In what country did tea originate?

Name the pets of President Ronald Regan.

If someone suffers from "myopia", what can they not do well?

Which of these is the official dessert of Australia?

Between noon and midnight, how many times will the hands of a clock form a right angle?

What African mammal with a three letter name is also known as a wildebeest?

Who was the first lead singer of the band AC/DC?

Which was the Greek God of hunting, archery, and childbirth?

Which country suffered the most deaths of military personnel in World War II?

Name two of the five remaining Communist countries.

This medical device is used to correct problems of the atrioventricular node.

What three letter word appears at the end of most French movies?

The slang term, "Davy Jones Locker" refers to which universal location?

In the novel, "Little Women", to whom does Laurie first confess his love?

When writing the Latin name of an organism, which word is capitalized? The 1st, 2nd, or both ?

In 1915, the British tested the first "tank".  To keep it a secret, they were known as this.