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Knowledge Bowl 15 B
Knowledge Bowl 15 B
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1
Though the capital is Jerusalem, which city in Israel houses the embassies for most countries?
Tel Aviv
Samaria
Bethlehem
Galilee
2
Who was the first US President to be inaugurated in the White House?
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
John Adams
3
Which substance, found in bogs and swamps, can be described as"unfinished coal"?
peat
diamonds
algae
salt peter
4
name the three largest countries in the world based on area.
South Africa, Brazil, Mexico
India, USA, Iran
USA, China and India
Russia, Canada, China
5
Which South American fish, whose name means "toothed fish", is known to kill animals and men?
Sawfish
Vampire
Piranha
Amaripaibo
6
Which General did Robert E. Lee face in the battle of Gettysburg?
Joseph Hooker
George G. Meade
Ambrose Burnsides
George McClellan
7
Who wrote
The Nutcracker
ballet?
Rachmoninov
Mozart
Beethoven
Tchaikovsky
8
From which document do the words, "When in the course of human events..." come?
The Bill of Rights
The Treaty of Paris
The Declaration of Independence
The Constitution
9
What is the name of the science that tries to change lead into gold?
alchemy
chemistry
pharmacy
psychology
10
Identify the author who created a dragon named Custard, who was in search of a safe cage.
Mark Twain
Steven King
Charles Dickens
Ogden Nash
11
What is the name of the first nuclear powered submarine to be commissioned in the US Navy?
The Sunfish
The Bonhomme Richard
The Farragut
The Nautilus
12
With which sport would you associate nocks, quivers and broadheads?
archery
rowing
curling
fly fishing
13
Which former US President published a 2008 novel entitled "Giving"?
George HW Bush
Bill Clinton
Barack Obama
George W Bush
14
In Greek and Roman mythology, it was known as the "nectar of the gods". Name it.
Wine
Whiskey
Mead
Ambrosia
15
Franklin W. Dixon authored a mystery series about two brothers, give their first and last names
Pippi and Phillip Longstocking
Frank and Joe Hardy
Walter and Max Clinger
Hawkeye and BJ Pierce
16
Name the Lumberjack of legendary strength who had a large blue ox.
Paul Revere
John Bunyan
John Revere
Paul Bunyan
17
name the first and most important black woman to take a stand against slavery?
Michelle Obama
Harriet Tubman
Mary J. Blige
Sojourner Truth
18
Find the value of 7 Factorial.
4270
4860
9480
5040
19
Identify the sports great whose nickname was "The Splendid Splinter".
Willy Mays
Joe Dimaggio
Ted Williams
Hank Aaron
20
Identify either state from which John C. Calhoun served as Senator.
Virginia and Maryland
South Carolina and Georgia
South Carolina and Massachusetts
Georgia and North Carolina