Quiz bowl

Question 1

What metal was named after the seventh planet?

Accepted Answer

Uranium

Question 2

Simplify the ratio of 4 feet to 6 yards.

Accepted Answer

2 to 9

Question 3

What is the term for a composition for a single voice or instrument?

Accepted Answer

Solo

Question 4

The product of two negative numbers is what?

Accepted Answer

Positive

Question 5

In late 2015, what NASA vehicle began its up-close investigation of Mars'dark sand dunes?

Accepted Answer

Curiosity

Question 6

Th reflective power ofthe Moon is .12What percentage ofthe sunlight fallingon the Moonis absorb

Accepted Answer

88%

Question 7

If A=B and C=D, the A/C equals what?

Accepted Answer

B/D

Question 8

What place name is missing from this line? I come from ....with a banjo on my knee.

Accepted Answer

Alabama

Question 9

At verb used in government that rhymes with 'unbend' means 'to change in a formal way'?

Accepted Answer

amend

Question 10

Who was cautioned not to cry by her lover as he went to Alabama with a banjo on his knee?

Accepted Answer

Susanna

Question 11

Name the large, showy feathers displayed by pheasants, birds of paradis and egrets.

Accepted Answer

Plumes

Question 12

Name the ceremonial pit houses found within many Native

Accepted Answer

Kivas

Question 13

You areon what continent if you are at the intersection of 60 degrees west and 10 Degrees south

Accepted Answer

South America

Question 14

The name of what Brazilian city translates as "River of January"?

Accepted Answer

Rio de Janeiro

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