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
