Quiz Bowl Practice pt. 1

Birmingham and Selma are cities in what Southern State?

Give the term for the lowest possible temperature of matter, the point at which most motion in atoms stops.

The bassoon, clarinet and flute are part of which instrument group?

Name the capital city of the southernmost continental U.S. state.

In what year was the 19th Amendment adopted giving women the right to vote in the U.S.A.?

This passage refers to what planet? The farthest out of the terrestrial planets is only about half the size of Earth.

The nickname “doughboys” was given to American soldiers during which war?

What alkaline earth metal is a basic constituent of bones and shells?

Name the writing material made from tall water plants of ancient Egypt.

Many American combat aircraft are equipped with night-vision devices like FLIR. This stands for Forward-Looking __Radar.

What gas traps Earth’s heat and may cause the “Greenhouse” effect?

What is a song or poem that praises, usually found in church?

The elbow consists of three main bones. They are radius, ulna, and __________.

Name the annual awards for the best in TV programs.

Catherine the Great was empress of what country in the 18th century?

Another term for an outgoing tide is an ____ tide.

At supersonic speeds what kind of wave is produced by a moving object instead of ordinary sound waves?