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KNOWLEDGE BOWL 2001

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2000 Knowledge Bowl questions and answers

Smartest people in town

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Richard Baker, Lisa McCormick, Minnie Knych, and Howard Schonberger earned more pride for the Lions Club: They won Friday Harbor's Sixth Annual Knowledge Bowl Thursday night.

Test your brainpower against the Lions team. Here are the questions from this year's knowledge bowl. Click on the question and the answer will pop up. With the exception of the spelling questions, this format works.

Round 1 – 5 points

1. Who wrote Our Town?

2. Name the two products of photosynthesis.

3. What do the stars and stripes represent on the American Flag?

4. Name the Tri-Cities of Washington State.

5. What is the name of the deceased San Juan Island resident who wrote the High And The Mighty?

6. What are the five rights guaranteed by the first amendment?

7. Who is the only man to serve as both President and Vice President of the United States without being elected to either position?

8. What two forces interact to form a radio wave?

9. Logging and widespread fires in Mexico in 1998 threatened the woodlands to which what beautiful insects migrate every winter?

10. A famous painting, now hanging in the Louvre Museum in Mona Lisa Paris, had a popular song written about it. What is the song and who was the painter?

11. Which of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World are still standing?

12. Which is higher, Snoqualmie Falls or Niagara Falls?

13. Gessler was the foe of William Tell. Who was the archenemy of Robin Hood?

14. If you were born between July 23 and August 22, what is your Zodiac sign?

15. Name all four railroads in the game of Monopoly.

Round 2 – 10 points

16. Spell the word for "a narrow strip of land, bordered on two sides by water, connecting two larger strips of land".

17. What is the opposite of agoraphobia?

18. What, according to Thomas Jefferson, do governments derive from the consent of the governed?

19. The 4-H club is a program for young people who take part in farming and farm related activities. What do the 4 "Hs"stand for?

20. In April 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted of treason, for which they were executed in the gas chamber of Sing Sing prison (NY) in 1953. What did the Rosenberg’s do to warrant such punishment?

21. For 10 points each, name this famous captain: Captain of the Pequod in Herman Melville’s Moby Dick.

22. For 10 points name this famous captain: Captain of the Jolly Roger in James Barre’s Peter Pan.

23. For 10 points each, name this famous captain: Captain of the Enterprise in Star Trek

24. For 10 points each, name this famous captain: Captain of Nautilus in Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea

25. A type of sculpture in which forms and figures are distinguished from a surrounding plane surface is called: a) frieze b) collage c) fresco d) relief?

26. CPR is a lifesaving technique designed primarily for reviving victims of a heart attack. For what do the initials CPR stand?

27. In 1541, the Mississippi River was discovered by what Spanish explorer?

28. What is the world’s largest office building?

29. None of the following famous generals never lost a battle except one. Was it Alexander the Great, George Washington, Julius Caesar, or the Duke of Wellington?

30. How do you spell entrepreneur?

Round 3 – 15 points

31. Name the mythological monster that sprouted two heads every time one was cut off. It was finally killed by Heracles.

32. What style of painting is represented by such artists as Renoir, Monet, and Pissaro?

33. About how long does it take sunlight to reach the earth (within 1 minute)?

34. The Dayton Peace Accord, that recently celebrated its fourth anniversary, ended what nation’s civil war?

35. Who was the unctuous villain in David Copperfield?

36. December 1 was World Aids Day. One continent has been particularly hard hit by the disease. United Nations officials say that by the end of this year, AIDS will have killed so many adults that more than 13 million children will be orphans as a result. To which continent do these statistics refer?

37. The exterior was sculpted by Bartholdi. The interior structure was designed by Eiffel, who also designed the Eiffel Tower. Presented as a gift by France, it was unveiled in 1886. Name it.

38. Glass transmits the shorter of the infrared rays about as well as it does visible light. It effectively blocks the passage of the longer wave length portion of the infrared spectrum. In laymen’s terms, what is this principle called?

39. What is nepotism?

40. For 15 points each, tell me who invented the battery?

41. For 15 points each, tell me who invented photography?

42. For 15 points each, tell me who invented the machine gun?

43. For 15 points each, tell me who invented wireless telegraphy (radio)?

44. What threatening four-word motto was on the first flag of the American Revolution?

45. Spiderman, The Fantastic Four, The Incredible Hulk, and Dr.Strange are all successful comic series created by what comic book company?

Round 4 – 20 points

46. Marches have always had a popular place in music. The most popular is "Stars and Stripes Forever". Who composed it?

47. Arrange these United States Presidents in proper chronological order – Franklin Pierce, Ullyses Grant, James A. Garfield, Martin Van Buren.

48. Identify the Chicago Cubs’ famous double play trio, 1903-1910, immortalized in a poem by Franklin Pierce Adams.

49. Lord Kelvin was the British physicist who devised the absolute temperature scale. Who was the scientist that developed the Centigrade Scale?

50. How many carats are there in pure gold?

51. Cytology is the study of cells. In cytology, there are two basic types of cell division. What are they?

52. On what island did Columbus land on his first trip to the new world?

53. When was Washington admitted as a state? What number was Washington?

54. How many counties are there in Washington?

55. Arizona is known as the Grand Canyon State. For 20points each, identify the following state: Volunteer State

56. Arizona is known as the Grand Canyon State. For 20 points each, identify the following state: The Old Dominion

57. Arizona is known as the Grand Canyon State. For 20 points each, identify the following state: The Magnolia State

58. Arizona is known as the Grand Canyon State. For 20 points each, identify the following states: The Green Mountain State

59. Mars was the Roman god of war. Who was the Greek god of war?

60. A nail is driven into a tree four feet from the ground. How far above the ground will the nail be in twenty years if the tree grows six inches taller each year?

61. It was announced in December that the restoration of what Vatican tourist attraction was complete?

62. Perhaps the most famous photograph of World War II is the one of American marines raising the flag on Mt. Suribachi. What is the name of the island on which the flag was raised?

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