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JH Academic Bowl Practice Questionswith Accurate Answers A+ Graded
fourth wall - -A character in a play who directly addresses the audience is
breaking the...
-circulatory - -If you were to alphabetically arrange the major body systems,
which would be first on the list?
-California and Nevada - -Death Valley national monument is situated in
what two states?
-delta - -When a river flows directly into a shallow sea, sediments may form
a large triangular deposit called a...
-Colosseum - -It could hold more than 50,000 people and was one of the
largest buildings in the Roman Empire. Name this gigantic sports stadium in
ancient Rome.
-the eye - -Astigmatism, strabismus, conjunctivitis, ophthalmia, and
presbyopia are disorders affecting what organ?
-liberty and justice - -What are the last two abstract nouns in the Pledge of
Allegiance?
-Jabberwocky - -This poem is often considered to be the greatest nonsense
poem written in the English language. The title of this poem was also the title
of a movie produced in 1977 by Terry Gilliam. Name it.
-Charles Dodgson - -This author wrote the poem "Jabberwocky," and
included it in his book "Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found
There." What was Lewis Carroll's real name?
-Lutwidge - -What was Charles Dodgson's middle name?
-pseudonym - -The name "Lewis Carroll" was made up by Charles Dodgson
and used as his pen name. What word describes a fictitious name?
-the borogroves - -What, according to Lewis Carroll in "Jabberwocky" were
"all mimsey?"
-Hispaniola - -It lies east of Cuba and west of Puerto Rico and is the second
largest island in the West Indies. Name it.
, -the Pilgrims - -This is about what group of New World colonists? - They
moved the sick to the Common House for the winter. By spring, half of their
party had died, including Governor Carver. William Bradford was elected the
new governor.
-8 - -One lap around the Broken Bow High School track is 440 yards. How
many times would you have to run around this track to cover 2 miles?
-hydroelectric - -What is the five-syllable name for the type of power
produced when falling water turns turbines connected to electric generators?
-Germany - -This passage is about a former leader of what country? - On
November 9th, the Kaiser abdicated and escaped to Holland.
-Theodore Roosevelt - -This passage is about what president? After
completing the three and a half years that remained of McKinley's term, he
was elected president in his own right in 1904.
-fog - -Meteorologist Mamie Melrose just announced that she expects to see
a stratus cloud close to the ground on Tuesday. What is she predicting?
-EPA - -What is the three-letter abbreviation for the one agency of the US
government that acts as a watchdog for environmental matters?
-tributaries - -The Green River, the Dolores River, and the San Juan River
flow into the Colorado River. Therefore, what four-syllable term describes
these rivers?
-Rome - -Tribunes, praetors, and consuls were officials in the government of
what ancienct republic?
-9 AM - -If it is 11 AM at the prime meridian, what time is it at 30 degrees
west longitude?
-Japan - -The flag of what Asian nation includes a red circle on a white
background?
-France - -This passage is about what country? - In 1789, the National
Assembly abolished feudalism and drew up a "Declaration of the Rights of
Man and of the Citizen," proclaiming that "Men are born and remain free and
equal in rights."
-hydrogen - -Coal, oil, and natural gas all contain what flammable gaseous
element that is more than 14 times lighter than air, colorless, and tasteless?
-black - -What is the color of anthracite?
, -albatross - -This large seabird spends most of its time in the air over the
oceans. It may have a wingspan of over 11 feet, the largest of any bird. Most
live south of the equator. Sailors believe that killing one brings bad luck.
Name it.
-Swamp Fox - -What was the nickname of the man who led a successful
guerilla war in the Carolinas against British troops under General Cornwallis
during the American Revolution?
-The Incredible Journey - -What piece of American literature was described
as a seven-hankie book based on actual events about two dogs and a cat
who share a marvelous journey?
-genius - -According to Thomas Edison, what is it that is one percent
inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration?
-liver - -Cirrhosis, a disease provoked by alcoholism, affects what organ?
-Taiwan - -What country most vehemently disputes Beijing's contention that
the only China is the People's Republic of China?
-48 - -At 4 miles per hour, it takes exactly one hour for Abe to walk to
school in a blinding blizzard. How many minutes would it take for him if he
were to walk at 5 miles per hour?
-dioxides - -Chemical compounds with two oxygen atoms per molecule are
known as...
-Arizona - -The impact Crater known as the Meteor Crater is found in which
US State?
-Bank of England - -What is the central bank of the United Kingdom founded
by the British Parliament?
-Solanin - -Sunlight causes the potato to turn green and produce what
poison?
-Sherlock Holmes - -Irene Adler is the only woman to have beaten this
character, according to his friend in the story "A Case of Identity." This man's
brother, Mycroft, appears in three short stories, including the one in which
this character falls to his apparent death while wrestling Professor Moriaty.
Name this fictional detective created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
-(Lee Harvey) Oswald - -This man shot John F. Kennedy from the Texas
School Book Depository.
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