Knowledge Bowl Practice Questions

1

1 to the 80th power

5/6

1/2 plus 1/3

10,000

10 to the 4th power

8 4/7

12 minus 3 3/7

256

2 to the 8th power

400

20 times 20

1,225

35 squared

5,877

6,000 minus 123

25

625 divided by 25

15,600

7,250 plus 8,350

5,625

75 times 75

7,920

80 times 99

5 feet

A 50 lb. boy is sitting 4 feet from the center of a seesaw. How far from the center will a 40 lb. boy have to sit to achieve balance?

$16.00

A C.D. is on sale for $12.00. If the sale price is 25% off the original cost, what was the original price?

Excalibur

According to legend, what is the name of King Arthur's sword?

Thomas Stafford

Apollo astronaut born in Weatherford OK.

Jupiter and Mars

Between which two planets does the orbit of Ceres occur?

Imperative

By purpose, how is the following sentence classified? "Take out the trash please!"

Buenos Aires

Capital of Argentina

Ottawa

Capital of Canada

Bogota

Capital of Colombia

Paris

Capital of France

Delhi

Capital of India

Baghdad

Capital of Iraq

Lima

Capital of Peru

Lisbon

Capital of Portugal

Seoul

Capital of South Korea

Madrid

Capital of Spain

Bern

Capital of Switzerland

Bangkok

Capital of Thailand

Blue

Color that completes the phrase " once in a _____ moon"

48

Find the least common multiple of 6, 8, and 16.

343

Find the value of 7 cubed, or 7 to the third power.

Neil Armstrong

First astronaut to walk on the moon.

baton

French word for "stick"; used by a conductor

Aviatrix

Give the female form of the noun "aviator"

Tides

Gravitational forces between the Earth and the Moon causes the oceanic phenomenon.

Versus

Identify the 6 letter Latin word for "against" that is often used to describe 2 competitors in a sports match or opposing sides in a legal case.

thirteenth

Identify the Constitutional amendment that granted freedom to the slaves.

Femur

Identify the bone found in the leg between the knee and the hips.

Earth

Identify the meaning of the 3 letter word Greek prefix "geo"

Percussion instruments

Identify the musical family that includes the xylophone.

active

Identify the voice in the sentence, "Karen threw the boomerang perfectly."

Werewolf

Imaginary hairy creature who supposedly can be seen during the full moon.

Her Father

In Astrid Lindgren's Pippi Longstalking, whom does Pippi believe has become king of the cannibals?

Poisonous/deadly

In animal coloring and camouflage, what characteristic is usually indicated by bright, vivid colors?

Read Only Memory

In computer language, what is the meaning of the acronym ROM?

Gross National Product

In economics, for what does the acronym GNP stand?

Six years

In the United States, how long is the term of a U.S. Senator?

Floor

In the sentence, "Mary let out a loud scream as she dropped from the thirteenth floor in the "Tower of Terror.", what is the first object of the preposition encountered?

Fred Flintstone

In the world of classic cartoons, whose best buddy is Barney and wife is Wilma?

sedimentary

Into which rock group are sandstone and shale classified?

coda

Italian for "tail"; an ending added to a piece

Apollo 11

Name of the mission that landed the first men on the moon.

El Greco

Name the 16th century Spanish artist trained by Greek monks who created the View of Toledo landscape.

Yeti

Name the creature said to inhabit the slopes of Mt. Everest that is much like the legendary "Bigfoot" of the United States.

Hillary R. Clinton

Name the female, who in 2008, made an unsuccessful bid for the Democratic Presidential nomination.

13

Number in a "Baker's Dozen"

600

Number of Cavalrymen in the "Charge of the Light Brigade"

18

Number of holes on a golf course

14

Number of lines in a sonnet

4

Number of months that have exactly 30 days

none

Number of moons that orbit Mercury.

32

Number of permanent human teeth

88

Number of piano keys on a standard keyboard

One

Number of times per month the moon orbits the Earth.

20

Number of years in a "score"

2, 4, 8

Of the numbers 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8, which are divisors of 56?

New York

Prior to being elected President, for which state did Franklin D. Roosevelt serve as governor?

Mariah

Relatively smooth, large circular plains on the moon.

Luna

Roman name for the moon.

F-r-a-n-k-f-o-r-t

Spell the capital city of Kentucky.

t-r-a-c-h-e-a

Spell the scientific name for the windpipe.

Waxing

Term used to describe the phase of the full moon as it enlarges from crescent to full.

habitat

The natural home of an animal is known by what seven-letter noun?

4 to 3(order is specific)

The number of students in Mrs. White's third grade class is 28. If there is 12 boys, what is the ratio of girls to boys? Be sure to simplify your answer.

-15 and -17

The sum of two consecutive odd integers is -32. What are the integers?

Giant Leap

Two words that complete Neil Armstrong: "That's one small step for man; one _______ _______ for mankind."

indentured servant

What class of colonial servant could gain his freedom after he worked for an overseer for a fixed period of time without pay?

Old Faithful

What famous geyser might you get to observe if you visit Yellowstone Park?

97

What is the largest 2 digit prime number less than 100?

palindrome

What name is given to a word or phrase that is spelled the same forward and backward, such as "pop", or "Madam, I'm Adam."

snakes (and lizards)

What type of creatures do "Herpetologists" study?

Caricature

What type of drawing by an artist magnifies a person's facial characteristics to produce a comical sketch?

Poncho

Which 6 letter word refers to a Mexican blanket often slipped over the head and worn draped over the shoulder?

John F. Kennedy

Which U.S. President's policy was known as the "New Frontier"?

Tin

Which element's chemical symbol is Sn?

Rodents (or Rodentia)

Which order of animals include mammals that gnaw?

Simon Bolivar

Who was known as the "George Washington of South America"?

Jackie Robinson

Who was the first African-American major league baseball player?

fortissimo

adjective meaning to play "very loud"

reveille

bugle call used to awaken troops in the morning

interval

distance between two pitches

tenor

highest male voice

finale

last section of a composition

bass

lowest male voice

a capella

music sung without instrumental accompaniment

triangle

musical instrument with the name of a geometric figure

scale

ordered system of pitches or tones used as the basis of a composition

score

printed music that shows the entire composition