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Tossup Questions
Academic Bowl Questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| To which of the 5 kingdoms does bacteria belong? | Monera |
| What is the past tense of the irregular verb grind? | Ground |
| What U.S. state is nicknamed the "Heart of Dixie"? | Alabama |
| Billy Bob found a stereo system for $368. How much tax will he pay on his purchase if the state tax is 5 percent? | $18.40 |
| Not only was this tele-evangelist president of the “700 Club”, but he also ran for president of the U.S. Name this Harverd trained lawyer. | Pat Robertson |
| Ice melting and water boiling are examples of what type of scientific change that happens to compounds? | Physical change |
| Along the shoreline, you may find shells. Give the prepositional phrase of the preceding sentence. | Along the shoreline |
| Who was the first woman to fly over the Atlantic Ocean? | Amelia Earhart |
| Give the quotient of 1625 divided by 13. | 125 |
| In the King James Version, what book of the Bible preceded the book of Ecclesiastes? | Proverbs |
| This marine animal has eight tentacles with suckers and beak-like jaws. Name it. | Octopus |
| In what 1889 Mark Twain work does an ingenious Yankee wake up after being knocked unconscious in a fight to find himself in a Camelot prison in A.D. 528? | A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court |
| What do we call a chemical analysis of urine? | urinalysis |
| What do we call an imaginary place of perfection? | Utopia |
| In algebra, what do we call the letters used to stand for numbers? | Variables |
| Name the highest mountain in Africa. | Kilimanjaro |
| What do we call grammatical exclamations such as “Hey!” or “No!”? | Interjections |
| Identify the instrument used to detect radioactive substances or cosmic rays. | Geiger counter |
| Described as the residue that comes from a manufacturing process, hide and hair would be considered this for for the meat packing business. What is this term? | by-product |
| What time of whole number, greater tan one, is evenly divisible by only one and itself? | Prime number |
| In what century did Columbus discover the New World? | 15th century (1400s). |
| What is the scale from zero to 10 which measures the strength of an earthquake? | Richter scale |
| What mausoleum was built in India by Shan Japan to honor his favorite wife? | the Taj Mahal |
| An angle which measures more than 90 degrees is called what? | obtuse |
| During World War II, the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, the Gutenberg Bible, the Gettysburg Addres, and the Magna Carta were placed where’s for safekeeping? | Fort Knox |
| Daisy Miller is a character of what F. Scott Fitzgerald novel? | The Great Gatsby |
| James sold 20 books on Saturday, 12 on Monday, and 7 in Tuesday. Each book sold for $15. How much money did James collect? | $585 |
| With what sport is Buzz Frazio most closely associated? | Bowling |
| In what U.S. state would you find the Superdome, French Quarter, and the Aquarium of the Americas? | Louisiana |
| What is the middle layer of the Sun’s armosphere known as? | Chromosphere |
| The heavenly beauty of the sunrise brought a tear to my eye. “Heavenly” serves as what part of speech in the preceding sentence? | Adjective |
| James can read three books to Levi’s one. How many books has James read fin Levi has read four? | 12 |
| In what television series would you find the character Loren Cash and he s partner Max? | “Spy Game” |
| In 1513, Vasco Nunez de Balboa crossed Panama and discovered what body of water? | Pacific Ocean |
| What type of reproductive structure does a conifer produce? | Cones |
| Solve the following for x: -8x + 13 = 2x + -5. Giving the answer as a decimal. | x = 1.8 |
| What is the symbol for the chemical element hafnium? | Ha |
| What composer wrote the musical A Chorus Line? | Marvin Hamlisch |
| What is a polygon with nine sides called? | Nonagon |
| Who was Queen of France between 1137 and 1151? | Eleanor of Aquitaine |
| A space probe was named for what Italian astronomer who first observed the mountains of the moon? | Galilei Galileo |
| Name the mythical horse-like animal with a single horn in the middle of its forehead. | Unicorn |
| What part of speech is referred to as an action word? | Verb |
| What measure is equal to one-sixteenth of a pound? | Ounce |
| Name the defensive structure 1500 miles in length and completed around 204 B.C. | Great Wall of China |
| What game bird is commonly known as a bob white? | Quail |
| What child star made such films as Bright Eyes and The Little Princess? | Shirley Temple |
| Name the fictitious monster found in the poem in Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking Glass. | Jabberwock |
| This hereditary blood disease is common among African American people. Name this disease in which red blood cells are malformed and destroyed too quickly. | Sickle-cell anemia (sickle-cell disease) |
| Give the television series which contains the crime fighters Robin, Alfred, and Barbara Gordon. | “Batman” |
| In the human ear, what collects sound waves and directs them down the ear canal? | Outer ear |
| In the novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Tom saves whose life on his journey down the Mississippi? | Eva |
| Lisbon is the capital of what country? | Portugal |
| Convert the fraction 1/4 to a decimal number. | .25 |
| Recite Mozart’s full name. | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| Name the element which has the chemical symbol Se. | Selenium |
| With what political party was Theodore Roosevelt affiliated in 1900? | Republican |
| Convert the number 4 to a Roman numeral. | IV |
| With what television series are the characters of Tim Taylor and Al Borlan associated? | “Home Improvement” |
| Is the natural form of carbon a liquid, solid, or gas? | Solid |
| His last name begins with a “b”, and he led a raid on Harper’s Ferry. Name this figure from American history. | John Brown |
| According to the Bible, how many days does creation take? | six |
| Damascus is the capital of what Arabian country? | Syria |
| What element was named for the smallest planet in our solar system? | plutonium |
| In French, it is rouge. Name this color. | red |
| A nymph in Greek mythology was a guardian spirit of nature. What part of nature did dryads protect? | trees |
| In what state would you find the following cities: Coos Bay, Portland, and Astoria? | Oregon |
| How do you say Sunday in Italian? | Domenica |
| What book of the Bible directly follows "Hebrews"? | "James" |
| Vaduz is the capital of that tiny country which covers and area of 62 square miles? | Liechtenstein |
| What is 40% of 268? | 107.2 |
| Of what dynasty of English rulers did Henry VII and Elizabeth I belong? | Tudor |
| What element has the chemical symbol Fe? | Iron |
| What offensive football player calls the plays for his team? | Quarterback |
| What Stephen King novel contains the characters Walking Man and Mother Abigail? | The Stand |
| From 1804 to 1806, what Shoshone Indian helped lead Lewis and Clark's Pacific Northwest expedition? | Sacajawea |
| What is known as the universal solvent? | Water |
| Name the last book of the New Testament. | Revelation |
| Give the past participle of the verb fly. | Flown |
| February 12 is a state holiday in Illinois because it is the birthday of one of its mostly regarded natives. Name this holiday. | Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday |
| Give the meaning of the prefix tri-. | Three |
| In what biological science would you study the area of cell structure and function? | Cytology |
| I was the inventor of such things as the paddle boat and the marble-cutting machine, but my greatest claim to fame was my invention of the first commercially successful steamboat, the Clermont, as well as the development of the first submarine. Who am I? | Robert Fulton |
| What three part Japanese poem contains 17 syllables in lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables? | Haiku |
| New blood cells are believed to be formed in what part of the bone? | marrow |
| 90% of Australia's timber belongs to the same genus. Give the common name for over 500 species of Australian hardwoods. | Eucalyptus |
| What type of figure has three sides and contains one 90 degree angle? | right triangle |
| What is the capital of the Bahamas? | Nassau |
| Daniel Defoe is the author of what book featuring a shipwrecked man and a native he named Friday? | Robinson Crusoe |
| What is the larval stage of a house fly called? | maggot |
| A person who is between 80 and 89 years of age is referred to as what? | octogenarian |
| Sal is four times older than his son who is 13 years older than his brother James. If James is one year old, how old is Sal? | 56 |
| This U.S. president was succeeded by Millard Fillmore after dying of cholera. Name this "Old Rough and Ready" president. | Zachary Taylor |
| What Mark Twain story is about Prince Edward and Tom Canty? | The Prince and the Pauper |
| What type of blood vessel carries blood away from the heart? | artery |
| On July 11, 1804, he killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel. Who did Thomas Jefferson try for treason for attempting to set himself up as ruler of Mexico? | Aaron Burr |
| What Scottish poet is known for such works as "The Jolly Beggars" and "The Cotter's Saturday"? | Robert Burns |
| Give the sum of 492 and 634 | 1126 |
| a by-product of birds, these items can be used as stuffing, decoration, artist brushes, fishing lures, and pens. Name these useful items. | feathers |
| Greek for thunder lizard, this dinosaur was 65 feet long and weighed 30 tons. Name this favorite main dish of the Tyrannosaurus Rex. | brontosaurus |
| In this World War II battle, 101st Airborne Division was surrounded by the German forces while they were defending Bastogne. Name this battle that ended January 31, 1945. | Battle of the Bulge |
| What English author was published under the pen name Ellis Bell? | Emily Bronte |
| What brand of deodorant is "strong enough for a man, but made for a woman"? | Secret |
| What is the upward force exerted from the body by that into which it is immersed? | buoyancy |
| By what name would the Confederates have known the battle fought on July 21, 1861, near Bull Run stream? | Battle of Manassas |
| She was a nurse and spy for the Union Army during the Civil War. Name this instrumental conductor on the Underground Railroad. | Harriet Tubman |
| What part of a microscope reflects light upward? | mirror |
| He ended each show with the sign language symbol for "I love you". Who was the original host of the television game show "Family Feud"? | Richard Dawson |
| Who was the president of the Confederate States of America? | Jefferson Davis |
| In the novel Ben-Hur, what is the title character's first name? | Judah |
| Ray A. Kroc founded what fast food chain? | McDonald's |
| What is the United State's National Motto? | In God We Trust |
| Identify the structure in the cytoplasm of a cell which produces proteins. | ribosomes |
| In what country would you find the Santiago River and the Yucatan Peninsula? | Mexico |
| What element has the chemical symbol Pt? | platinum |
| According to the Bible, during the construction of this structure, God caused the builders to speak different languages, thus halting its completion. name this structure. | Tower of Babel |
| What term is used to describe an inability to sleep? | Insomnia |
| Name the highest layer of the Earth's atmosphere. | Exosphere |
| Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman to attain this title in the United States. Name this title. | Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) |
| Leonardo da Vinci painted what famous portrait of a dark haired lady with a mysterious smile? | Mona Lisa |
| What scientific term is assigned to animals which only eat animal tissue? | Carnivore |
| I feel as if I have inadvertently let you down. Identify the adverb in the preceding sentence. | Inadvertently |
| Who was America’s first woman in space? | Sally Ride |
| On the television cartoon series “The Real Adventures of Johnny Quest”, what is the name of Race Bonnon’s daighter? | Jesse |
| What brand of creamy centered cookie does the chemical symbols for the elements oxygen, rhenium, and oxygen spell? | OReO |
| Is a butterfly a crustacean, arachnid, centipede, insect, or mammal? | Insect |
| What color is traditionally associated with a new born baby girl? | Pink |
| With what country is the political figure Golda Meir most closely associated? | Israel |
| What amendment to the U.S. Constitution grants the right to trial by jury? | 6th Amendment |
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