Academic Quiz Bowl Mashup 3

Question 1

Recently, more than 4,000 people were evacuated from their homes in Pucon, Chile because...

Accepted Answer

A volcano erupted

Question 2

What was the name of the Native American woman that accompanied Lewis and Clark?

Accepted Answer

Sacajawea

Question 3

What is the highest mountain in the world?

Accepted Answer

Mount Everest

Question 4

If A=1, B=2, C=3, etc., what is B+A+E+E?

Accepted Answer

13

Question 5

Who was the largest U.S. President so far?

Accepted Answer

Taft

Question 6

Which one of these is NOT a Great Lake?

Accepted Answer

Lake Tahoe

Question 7

When was the Declaration of Independence signed?

Accepted Answer

July 4, 1776

Question 8

In what state will you find the Alamo?

Accepted Answer

Texas

Question 9

Who became President after Nixon resigned?

Accepted Answer

Gerald Ford

Question 10

What is the biggest inland lake in the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

Great Salt Lake of Utah

Question 11

A doctor had 10 patients. All but 2 of them died. How many did he have left?

Accepted Answer

2

Question 12

Who was Robert E. Lee's main general during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Stonewall Jackson

Question 13

How many feet are in 180 inches?

Accepted Answer

15 ft

Question 14

What state is Washington, D.C. in?

Accepted Answer

Maryland

Question 15

What is 25% of 150?

Accepted Answer

37.5

Question 16

Recently a state in India banned the slaughter, sale and eating of beef because...

Accepted Answer

Cows are sacred to Hindus, main religion in India

Question 17

What is the capital of Louisiana?

Accepted Answer

Baton Rouge

Question 18

Convert the Roman numeral XXIX to a decimal number.

Accepted Answer

29

Question 19

Who was President during World War I?

Accepted Answer

Woodrow Wilson

Question 20

What waterway connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean?

Accepted Answer

St. Lawrence Seaway

Question 21

What is the capital of Hawaii?

Accepted Answer

Honolulu

Question 22

She refused to give her bus seat to a white person and became a symbol for Civil Rights.

Accepted Answer

Rosa Parks

Question 23

What is 8% written as a fraction reduced to lowest terms?

Accepted Answer

2/25

Question 24

Who was President during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Lincoln

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