Quiz Bowl Test Questions & Answers
(C)A new Pope was recently elected by the college of cardinals. What signal was used to tell the
world that a Pope had been elected? - ANS - White Smoke
(A)The Whiskey Rebellion was
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Quiz Bowl Test Questions & Answers
(C)A new Pope was recently elected by the college of cardinals. What signal was used to tell the
world that a Pope had been elected? - ANS - White Smoke
(A)The Whiskey Rebellion was the first test of a law that gave federal authorities the right to
form a band of volunteers to suppress a rebellion. What is such an ad hoc army called? - ANS -
A militia
(AM)Add the figures 96 + 24 + 74 + 47 - ANS - 241
(PD)The Winter 2013 issue of Champions magazine describes the competition recently held in
Brazil. What is the name of this competition? - ANS - WorldSkills Americas
(C)Name the two members of the UN Security Council that have blocked efforts to punish Syria
for continuing its civil war. - ANS - Russia and China
(PD)As an icebreaker during a meeting, Nick's chapter passes out part of the emblem to see who
can recite the meaning of their emblem piece. Nick looks at his and finds the orbital circles.
What will he recite? - ANS - The challenge of modern technology
(A)This British scientist is most famous for his discovery that many common substances were
composed of oxygen and metals. Who created the first deposits of potassium and barium, among
other substances? - ANS - Sir Humphry Davy
(AM) If the area of a rhombus is 40 and if one diagonal is 4, how long is the other? - ANS - 20
(C) John Kerry recently made an unannounced visit to Baghad. He met with the Iraqi Prime
Minister. What position does John Kerry hold? - ANS - US Secretary of State
(A) Which religion refers to Christians and
Jews as "People of the Book" because of
shared dogma? - ANS - Muslim
(C) Secretary of State John Kerry's
predecessor met with Iraqi official while
Secretary of State. Who was Secretary of
State before Mr. Kerry? - ANS - Hillary Clinton
(C)Who is the Prime Minister of Iraq? - ANS - Nouri al-Maliki
(A) What type of scientific reasoning is
expressed in this statement: "Based on
previous data, ten hurricanes may occur
in the year 2013."? - ANS - Inference
(A) Name the first US President who sent
federal troops to the south to enforce
desegregation of schools. - ANS - Dwight Eisenhower
(C) Known for his plain speaking, this chief
executive of New Jersey has taken on
both political parties. Name him. - ANS - Governor Chris Christie
(C) The 6th largest Powerball ticket was recently sold for a value of $338M. In
what state was the ticket sold? - ANS - New Jersey
(PD) Among the 11 main purposes of SkillsUSA, in Section 1 of the Leadership
Handbook, one recognizes the mutual
interdependence of what two economic
units? - ANS - Labor and management
(A) Discontent within the Third Estate led to what event? - ANS - The French Revolution
(AM) Simplify the expression: 12ab + 8ab +
5ab. - ANS - 25ab
(PD) Spell the word that is the plan of action to
attain a goal, according to the PDP. - ANS - S T R A T E G Y
(A) Name the American immigrant who built
a manufacturing empire based in
Pittsburgh, and spent the fortune made
from selling his empire to fund such
philanthropic tasks as building libraries. - ANS - Andrew Carnegie
(A) Spell the word PHILANTHROPIC. - ANS - P H I L A N T H R O P I C
(C) The 113th session of the Senate debated
changing the rules of filibuster. What
change did they debate? - ANS - Requiring the senator to
be speaking and present
during the filibuster
(C) Who is the leader of North Korea? - ANS - Kim Jong Un
(A) Which area of the globe was the target of
the Eisenhower Doctrine, pledging
military support to the area? - ANS - The Middl
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