Quiz Bowl practice 1

Question 1

Italian mathematician, physicist, and astronomer discovered that freely falling bodies have identical acceleration.

Accepted Answer

Galileo Galilei

Question 2

What are large tropical storm systems with high-powered circular winds that originate in the Atlantic Ocean called?

Accepted Answer

Hurricanes

Question 3

Route 66 began in Chicago. If you had traveled the entire highway, in what state would you be at the end of the road?

Accepted Answer

California

Question 4

Greek nymph faded to nothing but a voice- condemned never to speak first and never to be silent when anyone else spoke.

Accepted Answer

Echo

Question 5

What is the Italian word for “scratched drawings”? Today we apply it to unsolicited, public displays of art.

Accepted Answer

Graffiti

Question 6

Consider: Shoving me before him, she forced us down the alley. What is the direct object of the independent clause?

Accepted Answer

us

Question 7

Name this state- home of John Brown. Its capital is Topeka.

Accepted Answer

Kansas

Question 8

What is the Spanish word for “thank you”?

Accepted Answer

Gracias

Question 9

What female scientist is noted for her studies and writings on chimpanzees in the wild?

Accepted Answer

Jane Goodall

Question 10

A cord equal to 128 cubic feet, what would you measure with a cord?

Accepted Answer

Wood

Question 11

What is the superlative form of the adjective beautiful?

Accepted Answer

most beautiful

Question 12

Youths and adults come under the spell of its main character Henry Potter. Who is the author who created this series?

Accepted Answer

JK Rowling

Question 13

What singer was Born to Run in 1975 and Born in the USA in 1984?

Accepted Answer

Bruce Springsteen

Question 14

The Atacama Desert is located on which continent?

Accepted Answer

South America

Question 15

A popular means of transportation, SUV's can be seen across the country. What do the initials SUV stand for?

Accepted Answer

Sport Utility Vehicle

Question 16

What is the product of the number of legs of an insect times the number of moons of Mars?

Accepted Answer

12

Question 17

The Colorado River empties into what body of water?

Accepted Answer

The Gulf of California

Question 18

Which flower has the same name as a diaphragm of the eye?

Accepted Answer

Iris

Question 19

Which film, released by the Disney Studios in 1938, was the first feature-length-animated film?

Accepted Answer

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Question 20

What mineral is used as the so-called lead in pencils?

Accepted Answer

Graphite

Question 21

In what state would you be if you were at an Air Force Academy Falcons home game?

Accepted Answer

Colorado

Question 22

What is the minimum voting age in the United States?

Accepted Answer

18

Question 23

Which American artist made his name with paintings of Coca-Cola bottles and soup cans?

Accepted Answer

Andy Warhol

Question 24

Name this chronic disease characterized by sporadic attacks of shortness of breath, wheezing, and coughing.

Accepted Answer

Asthma

Question 25

How many rings appear on the Olympic symbol?

Accepted Answer

5

Question 26

How many commas are needed to punctuate the following sentence correctly?

Accepted Answer

2

Question 27

Which type of radiation is screened out by the earth’s ozone layer?

Accepted Answer

Ultraviolet

Question 28

Eighteen years and over 7,000 shows later, what Andrew Lloyd Weber musical was the longest running musical on Broadway?

Accepted Answer

Cats

Question 29

Which country sold land including the present day states of Oklahoma, Arkansas, North Dakota, Iowa and Louisiana in 1803

Accepted Answer

France

Question 30

What Greek author is credited with writing the Iliad and the Odyssey?

Accepted Answer

Homer

Quiz Bowl practice 1

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Quiz Bowl practice 1

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