Duplicate of ECS Quiz Bowl 3

Question 1

What US president endorsed the Louisiana Purchase which was approved by the Senate in 1803?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Question 2

Francis Bacon was knighted in 1603 for his proposal related to the unification of England and ?

Accepted Answer

Scotland

Question 3

What British rock-and-roll legend recorded a 1975 album titled Venus and Mars?

Accepted Answer

Paul McCartney

Question 4

According to the Bible, Adam and Eve had how many sons?

Accepted Answer

three

Question 5

Which of these four-sided geometric shapes can have just two parallel sides?

Accepted Answer

a trapezoid

Question 6

Which US state borders the 49th parallel in dispute with Great Britain until the Oregon Treaty?

Accepted Answer

Washington

Question 7

Captain James Cook discovered what country in 1769 and claimed it for Great Britain?

Accepted Answer

New Zealand

Question 8

What poisonous spider has a small red hourglass-shaped marking on the underside of its abdomen?

Accepted Answer

black widow

Question 9

Which president signed the bill authorizing $5.5 billion to develop the Space Shuttle?

Accepted Answer

Richard Nixon

Question 10

According to the nursery rhyme, "Wednesday's child is ..." what?

Accepted Answer

full of woe

Question 11

What type of bear made its commercial debut in a Coca-Cola ad in 1993?

Accepted Answer

polar bear

Question 12

What British rock-and-roll legend recorded a 1975 album titled Venus and Mars?

Accepted Answer

Paul McCartney

Questions 12