Brain Bowl
Who wrote the words to the Star Spangled Banner?
Francis Scott Key
Spell the name of the capital city of Kentucky.
Frankfort
Which element's chemical symbol is Sn?
Tin
Number of provinces in Canada?
10
What math operation does 'sum' refer to?
Addition
What is the top most layer of skin called?
Epidermis
Identify the bone found in the leg between the knee and the hips.
femur
The natural home of an animal is known by what seven-letter noun?
habitat
By purpose, how is the following sentence classified? ―Take out the trash, please.
imperative
Number of times per month the moon orbits earth
once
The sum of two consecutive odd integers is -32. What are the integers?
-15 and -17
Identify the Constitutional amendment that granted freedom to the slaves
13th
Number of time zones?
24
Find the value of 7 cubed, or 7 to the third power.
343
The number of students in Mrs. White's third grade class is 28. If there are 12 boys, what is the ratio of girls to boys? Be sure to simplify your answer
4 to 3
What is the largest two digit prime number less than 100?
97
According to legend, what was the name of King Arthur's sword?
Excalibur
Name the female, who in 2008, made an unsuccessful bid for the Democratic Presidential nomination.
Hillary Rodham Clinton
What class of colonial servant could gain his freedom after he worked for an overseer for a fixed period of time without pay?
Indentured Servant
Which U.S. President's policy was known as the New Frontier?
JFK
Who was the first African-American Major League baseball player?
Jackie Robinson
Prior to being elected President, for which state did President Franklin D. Roosevelt serve as governor?
New York
What famous geyser might you get to observe if you visit Yellowstone Park?
Old Faithful
Identify the musical family that includes the xylophone.
Percussion
In computer language, what is the meaning of the acronym ROM?
Read Only Memory
Which US president completed a 90-minute speech with a bullet lodged in his chest?
Teddy Roosevelt
Spell accomplishment
accomplishment
Color that that completes the phrase ―once in a ___moon
blue
What type of drawing by an artist magnifies a person's facial characteristics to produce a comical sketch?
caricature
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.
palindrome
In animal coloring and camouflage, what characteristic is usually indicated by bright, vivid colors?
poisonous
Which six-letter word refers to a Mexican blanket often slipped over the head and worn draped over the shoulder?
poncho
Into which rock group are sandstone and shale classified?
sedimentary
In the United States, how long is the term of a U.S. Senator?
six years
