Quiz Bowl Practice 2

A cube has this many vertices.

If it is 11 AM at the prime meridian, what time is it at 30 degrees west longitude?

Cirrhosis, a disease provoked by alcoholism, affects what organ?

The flag of what Asian nation includes a red circle on a white background?

What are the last two abstract nouns in the Pledge of Allegiance?

Tribunes, praetors, and consuls were officials in the government of what ancienct republic?

This Scandinavian country is connected to the mainland by the Jutland peninsula.

If you were to alphabetically arrange the major body systems, which would be first on the list?

What is the abbreviation for the US government agency that advocates for environmental matters?

At 4 miles/hour, it takes 1 hour for Abe to walk to school. How many minutes at 5 miles/hour?

Charles Dodgson made up "Lewis Carroll" as his pen name. What word describes a fictitious name?

What is the color of anthracite?

According to Thomas Edison, what is one percent inspiration & ninety-nine percent perspiration?

Astigmatism, strabismus, conjunctivitis, and ophthalmia, are disorders affecting what organ?

The faces of a dodecahedron are this regular polygon.

What was the name of the Greek mathematician who first accurately estimated pi?

In a play, a character who directly addresses the audience "breaks" the...

What's the five-syllable name for power produced by water turning turbines tied to generators?

It could hold more than 50,000 people and was one of the largest buildings in the Roman Empire.

Chemical compounds with two oxygen atoms per molecule are known as...

One lap around the track is 440 yards. How many laps would equal 2 miles?

Death Valley national monument is situated in what two states?

A Meteorologist expects to see a stratus cloud close to the ground. What is she predicting?

This country's largest lake is Saimaa. It's farthest east of all the Scandinavian countries.

When a river flows into a shallow sea, sediments may form a large triangular deposit called...