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Comprehensive Quiz BowlQualifying Exam – Questions and
Answers
What 20th century British Prime Minister coined the phrase "Iron Curtain?" -
-Churchill
-What is the SI unit of Resistance? - -Ohm
-What American author wrote the novel "Moby Dick?" - -Melville
-What group won victories during the American Revolution at Bennington
and Fort Ticonderoga under the leadership of Ethan Allen? - -Green Montain
Boys
-Solve the following equation for x: 3x+15=7x-5 - -x=5
-What American artist painted many covers for the Saturday Evening Post
from 1916 until 1963? - -Rockwell
-What is the capital of Somalia? - -Mogadishu
-In which of Charles Dicken's novels would you find the characters Tiny Tim
and Ebenezer Scrooge? - -A Christmas Carol
-What does an ornithologist study? - -birds
-What man was the mayor of New York City from 1933 until 1945? - -La
Guardia
-What is the name for the soft spot on top of a baby's head? - -fontanella
-What is the fifth book in the New Testament of the Bible? - -Acts
-What is the largest state in terms of land area? - -Alaska
-What American poet recited a poem at John F. Kennedy's inauguration in
1961? - -Frost
-In what year did the Glorious Revolution in which William and Mary were
put on the throne of England occur? - -1688
-What architect designed the Sydney Opera House? - -Utzon
, -A deficiency in what vitamin will cause scurby? - -C
-What Louisa May Alcott novel features the characters Mary, Jo, Beth, and
Amy March? - -Little Women
-In what nation is Mt. Etna located? - -Italy
-What amendment to the US constitution permits the Federal Income Tax? -
-16
-Who was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court? - -Jay
-What is the more common name for the disease Rubella? - -German
Measles
-What French author created the character Jean Valjean? - -Hugo
-What former Louisiana Governer and Senator was nicknamed the
"Kingfish?:" - -Long
-Find the slope of the line containing the points (4,-1) and (7,2). - -1
-Who composed the opera "Carmen?: - -Bizet
-INto what sea does the Nile River flow? - -Mediterranean
-What ancient playwright wrote the plays "The Birds" and "The Clouds?" - -
Aristophanes
-What part of the body is affected by cirrhosis? - -liver
-Who served as Dwight Eisenhower's vice-president? - -Nixon
-What is the common name of Sodium Bicarbonate? - -baking soda
-Who was the Roman goddess of the Dawn? - -Aurora
-What strait separates the countries of Taiwan and China? - -Formosa
-What country was playwright Henrik Ibsen from? - -Norway
-Who was the leader of the Mexicans during the 1836 invasion of the Alamo?
- -Santa Anna
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