Quiz Bowl 11/13 (4th)

Question 1

If a cheetah can run 12 feet in one second, how many yards can it run in one minute? (60 sec)

Accepted Answer

240 yards

Question 2

What is the scientific name for when rocks are broken down by wind, water, and temperature?

Accepted Answer

Weathering

Question 3

Reduce 17/3 to a whole or a mixed number. (60 sec)

Accepted Answer

5 2/3

Question 4

This former slave became the conductor of the Underground Railroad.

Accepted Answer

Harriet Tubman

Question 5

A hurricane-type storm that forms in the northwest Pacific Ocean is called what?

Accepted Answer

Typhoon

Question 6

With 1,394,015,977 people, what is the most populous country in the world?

Accepted Answer

China

Question 7

Eucalyptus trees have been introduced to Ethiopia to help with deforestation. Eucalyptus is native to what continent?

Accepted Answer

Australia

Question 8

Who was the father of Apollo in Greek mythology?

Accepted Answer

Zeus

Question 9

How many singular nouns in the sentence: The boys and girls held hands as they ran through the streets and to the park.

Accepted Answer

1

Question 10

Which of the following is the correct spelling of the word that means extremely charming or appealing?

Accepted Answer

Adorable

Question 11

What country was Mozart from?

Accepted Answer

Austria

Question 12

Veterans Day is celebrated on the 11th of November every year to commemorate the end of what war?

Accepted Answer

World War I

Question 13

Who was named Vice President Elect this week?

Accepted Answer

Kamala Harris

Question 14

In which century is the year 1314?

Accepted Answer

Fourteenth Century

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