Quiz Bowl Questions

(Math) Convert the decimal 0.375 into a fraction in simplest terms.

Identify the subject of the sentence: “Go to the store.”

(Math) Find the sum of 249, 36, and 151.

Find the object of the preposition: Making a desperate effort, the guard frantically dribbled the ball down the court.

State the 6 letter noun refers to any member of the cat family, and begins with the letter “f”?

How many continents are there on earth?

Which state’s capital is Harrisburg?

Which force acts upon an object to slow it down, or stop its motion?

Which river did George Washington lead his troops across on Christmas Day, 1776?

Who was the 3rd President of the United State?

Which leader was known as the “George Washington of South America”?

In what sport do the players hit shuttlecocks?

Woodrow Wilson was President of the United States during which World War?

Identify the rabbit that is a central character in children’s stories by Beatrix Potter?

Identify the type of simple machine that consists of a rope and a wheel.

Name the planet in our solar system that is closest to the sun.

Identify the 7 colors of the visible light spectrum.

Spell the word that begins with the letter “t” and refers to a smaller river that flows into a larger river.

(Math) If Lisa can type 120 words in 2 ½ minutes, how many minutes will it take her to type 360 words at that same rate?

Which popular author wrote Freaky Friday?

What word beginning with the letter p refers to words that are spelled the same, both forward and backward?

In science, which element’s symbol is “O”?

Name the South American river that contains the largest volume of water in the world.

In which U.S. state is Everglades National Park located?

(Math) In a fraction, what name is given to the number in the bottom of the fraction?

Find the quotient of 144 and 12:

(Math) Find the least common multiple of 6, 8, and 12.

Identify the carnival ride created for the Chicago World’s Fair 1893. It sported 36 seats that held 40 people each.

Which amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right to bear arms?

Which coolant is used in its natural state at many energy plants?

(Math) Identify the smallest prime number.

Which animal is the fastest land mammal?

Identify the city that is the capital of Afghanistan.

What city is the capital of Texas?

What name is given to a shortened version of two words, joined by an apostrophe?

Which two composers created the musical “Oklahoma!”?

Who is the author of Little House on the Prairie?

Which Eastern university was the first to be founded in the United States?

Identify the mountain that lays claim to being the highest in the world.

Name the U.S. state that entered the Union on January 3rd, 1959.

Name the family of musical instruments that includes the drums.

(Math) Give the prime factorization of 48, and express your answer using exponents.