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MS Knowledge Bowl 1
Middle School level Knowledge Bowl
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What device on a jet tells the pilot how far above Earth s/he is? | altimeter |
| What word means a paper model of a garment in sewing OR a receiver's route in football? | pattern |
| Soaking meat in a flavored liquid before cooking is called what? | marinating |
| What is the first interjection in "The Star-Spangled Banner?" | Oh! |
| To sail or fly completely around the world is indicated by what 14-letter verb? | circumnavigate |
| This table represents information visually according to atomic mass; aka "table of elements." | Periodic |
| If the graphs of x squared plus y squared equals 4 and y = -4 are drawn on the same set of axes, how many points are in common to both graphs? | 0 |
| When the economy stops a growth spurt to slide back down, the result is called by what R word? | recession |
| What nationality is the fisherman in "The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway ? | Cuban |
| What kind of warship is used to clear underwater explosives from coastal waters, and is also one of the boats in the game Battleship? | minesweeper |
| What is the area under a house that is unfinished, accessible, and is usually less than full-story height? | crawl space |
| What sport did Samuel Johnson define with the pun, "a worm at one end and a fool at the other"? | fishing |
| Find the value of 6x - 2x if x=3. | 12 |
| Spanish phrase for "with great pleasure." | con mucho gusto |
| The koala is not a bear. What is it? | marsupial |
| In which city was President Kennedy assassinated? | Dallas |
| What does the domain name abbreviation .com stand for? | commercial |
| How many dimensions does a geometric solid have? | 3 |
| Of your four limbs, which is closest to your heart? | left arm |
| Ballet dancers put it into the soles of their shoes to prevent slipping, and baseball pitchers rub it on their fingers to get a better grip on the ball. What substance is it? | rosin |
| What language was created specifically for deaf people to communicate? | (American) sign language |
| What nine-letter word means "impossible to read because of poor handwriting?" | illegible |
| In what manner may a person vote who is out of town on election day? | by absentee ballot |
| What A word can mean "a god made visibly present" OR is a gamer's representation of himself? | avatar |
| If I mentioned flex, man-to-man, zone, prevent, dime, nickel, 3-4, and 4-3, what would I be talking about? | football defensive formation |
| King James I was interested in witchcraft and that may have been Shakespeare's inspiration to write what 1606 tragedy that has three witches? | Macbeth |
| The helicon and the sousaphone ae both types of what musical instruments? | tuba |
| From which nation did the United States purchase the Louisiana Territory? | France |
| What was the outcome of Casey's final at-bat in Thayer's poem "Casey at the Bat?" | strikeout |
| Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana was the 9th, 13th, 16th, 18th, 20th, 25th, and 32nd President of which North American country, serving from time to time between 1833 and 1855? | Mexico |
| Who becomes Auggie's best male friend in "Wonder?" | Jack Will |
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jnfrmartell
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