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Quiz Bowl Practice 1
Quiz Bowl Practice 1
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Get ready for the Boys & Girls Club QUIZ BOWL! Coming Friday July 26, 1:00-3:00.
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1
What important river starts in Minnesota and empties into the Gulf of Mexico?
Russian
Mississippi
American
Colorado
2
What war began at Fort Sumter in South Carolina in 1861?
Peloponnesian War
The Human-Covenant War
Civil War
Mexican-American War
3
In which hand is the Statue of Liberty's torch?
The Statue of Liberty does NOT hold a torch
The torch is part of her crown
Right hand
Left hand
4
What is the closest planet to the sun?
Mercury
Earth
Pandora
Pluto
5
The San Francisco Giants have won three World Series. In what years did they win?
2010, 2012, 2014
1958, 1960, 1962
1987, 1989, 1991
1921, 1922, 1923
6
What is the name of the numerical system that many libraries use to arrange books?
Feng Shui
Dewey Decimal System
ERA
Unreal FaZe Swagg
7
Botany is the study of __________?
Chemicals
Plants
Machines
Oceans
8
Which state has the largest population?
Alaska
California
New York
Hawaii
9
"Deoxyribonucleic acid" carries our genetic code and is more commonly called ________.
USA
DAQ
DAF
DNA
10
What is the largest ocean in the world?
Atlantic
Arctic
Indian
Pacific
11
Which of these is NOT a branch of the US Government?
Military
Judicial
Executive
Legislative
12
At over 14,000 feet, this mountain is the tallest in California
Everest
Fuji
Matterhorn
Whitney
13
How many sides does a stop sign have
(TRICK QUESTION)
?
5
6
10
12
14
What is the colored part of the eye called?
cones
nerve
retina
iris
15
Which of these California cities has the largest population?
San Jose
San Diego
Sacramento
Fresno
16
Which one of these rivers is the longest?
The Russian River
South Blue
The Yangtze
The Nile
17
Who was the first African-American baseball player to play in MLB in 1947?
Earl Lloyd
Jackie Robinson
Willie McCovey
Barry Bonds
18
Whose face is on a dime?
Roosevelt
Washington
Jefferson
Lincoln
19
How many states are there?
38
13
49
50
20
On a standard traffic light, where is the green light?
Middle
There is no green light on a traffic light
Top
Bottom
21
What are the only mammals capable of flight?
monkeys
bees
falcons
bats
22
Which NON-US President is pictured on the front of the one-hundred-dollar bill?
Harrison Ford
Alexander Hamilton
Andrew Jackson
Benjamin Franklin
23
How many sides are there on a standard pencil?
5
3
6
4
24
Name 2 of the 4 major islands in the Bay Area
O'ahu and Maui Island
Skull and Pirate Island
Anacapa and Santa Barbara Island
Alcatraz and Treasure Island
25
This noble gas is very commonly used in balloons.
krypton
argon
helium
oxygen
