School Academic Bowl Questions

Which of the following is an example of verbal irony?

A student pushes a box with a force of 20 N across a 3 m distance.  How much work does the student do?

During the American Revolution, the Battle of Saratoga was a turning point. Why was this battle so significant?

Which element of a story introduces the main characters and setting?

Which medium is made by combining pigment with hot wax?

The Renaissance Period began in which European city-state during the 14th century?

Select the equation that has only one real solution.

The Great Wall of China was constructed over many centuries for what primary purpose?

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was landmark legislation in U.S. history. What did this act accomplish?

Which 1980’s artist combined street art and graffiti with studio painting?

The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 doubled the size of the United States. Which president authorized this purchase?

In literature, what is an 'antihero'?

Which civilization is credited with the invention of paper, influencing visual art practices globally?

What is the term for a character's moment of sudden revelation or insight?

1.What is the vertex of the graph of f(x)=(x+2)^2-4?

The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 was pivotal in the history of American social movements. What was its main focus?

In flowers, red (R) is dominant, white (r) is recessive. If two Rr flowers cross, what % of offspring will be red?

What is the solution of 2x^2-3x=7?

Which of the following are types of artistic balance?

Which of the expressions shown has a GCF of 5ab^2 with 15ab^3?

If 2 moles of gas occupy 44.8 L at standard temperature and pressure, what is the molar volume of the gas?

In a tragedy, what is a tragic flaw?

Why do noble gases tend not to form compounds?

Which of the following best defines 'theme' in a story?

What is the solution of x^2-6x=11?

The Parthenon is a prime example of which style of architecture?

In a data set, the mean is equal to the median. What does that indicate about the data?

Consider f(x)=5x^2+6 and g(x)=3x-1. Select the true statement about f+g.

The Berlin Conference of 1884-1885 was held to regulate European colonization in which continent?

The Monroe Doctrine of 1823 was a significant U.S. foreign policy declaration. What was its primary purpose?

Simplify: (2b^2-6)+(4b+7)-(b^2+5b-3)

What is the subject of Grant Wood’s famous painting American Gothic?

What is an antagonist in literature?

What is the limiting reactant when 5 moles of hydrogen gas react with 3 moles of oxygen gas to form water?

What is the most likely consequence of removing a keystone species from an ecosystem?

The Black Death of the 14th century had a devastating impact on Europe. What percentage of the population perished?

Which of the following are elements of art?

Which process involves interlacing two threads at right angles on a loom to create a criss-cross pattern?

Which literary device uses contradictory terms in conjunction, such as 'deafening silence'?

Which New Deal program provided jobs and electricity to rural U.S. areas during the Great Depression?

Which statement correctly describes the energy changes in an exothermic reaction?

Two objects collide and stick together.  Which principle can be used to determine their final velocity?

How might human activities such as deforestation affect the carbon cycle?

In analyzing poetry, what does the term 'diction' refer to?

Someone studying cellular respiration finds that oxygen is unavailable in a sample. What is the outcome in the cells?

Which art movement was based on modern popular culture and the mass media?

Which line(s) intersect the parabola y=x^2-x+3 at two points?

In poetry, what is the term for a group of lines forming a unit?

In art, what does “chiaroscuro” refer to?

Mary is asked to study the exponential function f shown in the graph. Select her finding that is true.