Quiz Bowl Sample Questions - 1

QUIZ BOWL Sample Quesitons
State Level - Round One
# Cat. Question Answer
1. C How many medals did the USA earn in the recent
Olympics?
37
2. A What economic asset led to the rise of both Mali in
Africa and Venice in Italy in the 14 th century?
Trade routes
3. A
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Add the numbers 59 plus 264 plus 14522. 14845
4. PD There are four classes of fire. Describe the fuel in a
class A fire.
5. C What USA hockey player was named tournament
MVP?
Ordinary
combustibles
(paper, rags, wood)
US Goalie
Ryan Miller
Accept either name or
position
6. PD Felicia recites the following: “I know our culture is
the result of freedom of action and opportunities won
by the founders”. Which point of the Creed is she
quoting?
7. A 2009 marked the quatracentennial of North American
discoveries by which European explorer, whose name
was later given to a bay and river?
I believe in the
American Way of
Life.
Henry Hudson
8. A
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What is the measure of an angle that is inscribed in a
circle and intercepts a 160-degree arc?
80°
9. C Who is the US Senator from Connecticut who is listed
as an Independent?
Senator Joseph
Leiberman
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10. PD When a member wants to bring a question to an
immediate vote, what motion should he use?
11. A This skin condition is commonly known as dandruff in
adults and cradle cap in infants. Spell the medical
name for dandruff.
12. C President Obama recently hosted a bipartisan meeting
to discuss his issues with health care. The meeting
involved representatives of the President’s
administration, and both Republican and Democrat
members of the Congress and Senate. Where in
Washington, D. C. was the meeting held?
13. C Name the new hitting coach for the St. Louis Cardinals
who came out of retirement to take the job.
Previous Question
S-E-B-O-R-R-H-E-A
Blair House
Mark McGwire
14. A Which acquisition of territory for the US most directly
benefited farmers in the Ohio River Valley?
15. A This 20 th Century American artist, member of the
Ashcan school, painted realistically, and his urban
works today appear often in ads. Who painted such
works as Nighthawks and Early Sunday Morning?
16. C According to a recent article in USAToday, from what
disease did King Tut die?
17. PD Lowe’s offered grants to SkillsUSA chapters this year.
What kind of training qualified for one category of
these grants?
18. A Which political party nominated a candidate to oppose
Andrew Jackson’s bid for the presidency?
Louisiana Purchase
Edward Hopper
Malaria
(also accept Family
Bone Disease)
CareerSafe online
training
The Whigs
19. A
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What is the name given to the line that intersects a
circle at exactly one point?
Tangent
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20. PD SkillsUSA unites in a common bond students in
enrolled in education for what four kinds of fields?
21. A This name applies to a class of prophets in Ancient
Greece who devoted themselves to Apollo and
revealed secrets to mortals like Alexander the Great.
What is this set of seers, related to a modern female
name?
Trade, industrial,
technical, & health
occupations
Sibyl
22. C What was King Tut’s father’s name? Pharaoh Akhenaten
23. C Name the Japanese auto manufacturing that has been in
the news recently due to a massive auto recall?
24. A What is the name of the grammatical mark used to
indicate an interruption or parenthesis in text?
25. PD Which organization is offering two one-thousanddollar
scholarships to qualifying secondary SkillsUSA
members who apply by March 1, 2010? These
scholarships recognize outstanding student
achievement in technical education.
26. A This form of literature often relates to the history of a
nation or people, including such works as The Illiad
and Beowulf. Name this often poetic form of literature.
27. PD To practice for the Customer Service contest, Annette
asks several classmates to write down a problem they
have encountered at work. She constructs situations to
use as the basis for her practice. What is each situation
used to begin such practice called?
28. A Artist Diego Rivera created mainly what form of
paintings?
Toyota
Dash
OR
M-dash
National Technical
Honor Society
OR
NTHS
The Epic
A scenario
Murals
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29. C Two companies have recently announced a major deal
to provide inexpensive online calling services to up to
90 million cell or wireless customers. Name the two
companies.
30. PD SkillsUSA rules allow chapters to include more than
the traditional six officers in an Opening Ceremony.
Name the two other officers most commonly suggested
by the Leadership Handbook.
31. A Created by William Thomson, this scale of
measurement is often used interchangeably with
Celsius. Its applications include measuring color
temperature, and amount of noise in electronic circuits.
Name the scale.
Skype and Verison
Wireless
Chaplain
AND
Counselor
Kelvin
32. A
What is the least number of sides a polygon can have? 3
M
33. PD You are completing an order with SkillsUSA and they
offer a reduced price on the ASK materials. What is
the full name of this resource?
34. C What was Richter Scale rating in the recent earthquake
in Chile?
35. A In the late 1800’s activities of this group led to
exaggerated reports regarding the sinking of the ship
Maine and to the eventual Spanish American War.
Name this kind of embellished news reporting.
36. PD Alicia is handed a box of forks to finish the set up for a
formal dinner meeting. Where should she place each
dinner fork?
37. C Who is the US Secretary of Health and Human
Services?
Advisor Success Kit
8.8
Yellow journalists/
Yellow journalism
Immediately to the
left of the service
plate
Kathleen Sebelius
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38. A To which European city did American expatriates flock
during the Roaring Twenties, forming a large literary
salon which included Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott
Fitzgerald, among others?
39. PD Donald’s team mates are arguing about which oil the
customer asked them to use in the car they are
repairing. Donald calls the customer to check. Which
kind of communication skill is he using?
40. PD Using SkillsUSA’s Job Board, you can browse for
jobs, apply online, receive emails from a Job Agent,
and what else?
41. C Which fast food chain will start serving Starbuck’s
owned brand Seattle’s Best Coffee this summer?
Paris, France
Clarifying
Post your résumé
Burger King
42. A What is the meaning of bicameral? Two houses or parts
(referring to
legislatures)
43. A Jefferson Airplane and the Grateful Dead promoted a
variation of rock music which began during the 1960’s.
Which city in California is associated with Psychedelic
Rock?
44. C Name the popular TV show that has a full season of
shows that take place all in one day?
San Francisco
24
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