Quiz Bowl speed round

Question 1

Which branch of the federal government includes Congress?

Accepted Answer

Legislative

Question 2

Which of the following countries is the largest?

Accepted Answer

Russia

Question 3

Whichof the following capital cities is NOT in a European country?

Accepted Answer

Cairo

Question 4

Which of the following Great Lakes is entirely within the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

Michigan

Question 5

A wall has a length of 7 meters & a width of 3 meters. What is its area?

Accepted Answer

21 square meters

Question 6

What does it mean if something "rubs you the wrong way"?

Accepted Answer

it annoys you

Question 7

On which continent would you find the Andes Mountains?

Accepted Answer

South America

Question 8

If the guide words in a dictionary are cry & dice, which one would NOT be on the page?

Accepted Answer

coin

Question 9

What is the official language of Brazil?

Accepted Answer

Portuguese

Question 10

State the property: 56+9=9+56

Accepted Answer

commutative

Question 11

What was Apollo 11?

Accepted Answer

A space flight

Question 12

How many angles are in an octagon?

Accepted Answer

8

Question 13

Analogy: 0 degrees Celcuis : 100 degrees Celcuis :: 32 degrees Fahrenheit : _____

Accepted Answer

212 degrees

Question 14

Bill pays $7.12 for 8 pounds of peaches. How much is each pound?

Accepted Answer

$.89

Question 15

Pncils are .08. How many can you buy for .20?

Accepted Answer

2

Question 16

The Ohio River is a tributary of which other major US river?

Accepted Answer

Mississippi River

Question 17

What does a seismograph measure?

Accepted Answer

earthquakes

Question 18

In which South American country is most of the Amazon rainforests located?

Accepted Answer

Brazil

Question 19

What is the chemical formula for water?

Accepted Answer

H20

Question 20

What name is given to the sentence that states the main idea of a paragraph?

Accepted Answer

topic sentence

Question 21

The Earth's plates are moving all of the time.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 22

What is the superlative form of "good"?

Accepted Answer

best

Question 23

What are you doing when you "boot" a computer?

Accepted Answer

turning it on

Question 24

What term is applied to words that are spelled alike, but have different meanings?

Accepted Answer

homograph

Question 25

Which is the world's smallest country?

Accepted Answer

Vatican City

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