2007-2008 academic olympiad “bowl” sample questions

2007-2008 Academic Olympiad “BOWL”

sample questions

He knew colors and shapes, 100 words and has one liver.

a. Chimpb. Dolphinc. Parrotd. Gorilla

Pulitzer prize in fiction for 2007 was titled

a. The Roadb. The Looming Towerc. Rabbit Hole d. The Race Beat

President Bush nominated a former Federal judge from New York for the next attorney general. Who was it?

a. Theodore Olsenb. Jay Lefkowitzc. Alberto Gonzalesd. Michael Mukasy

Find the area of the triangle:

a. 6 ft2

b. 12 ft2

c. 16 ft2

d. 32 ft2

4 ft

8 ft

Which item stimulated the market for personal

electronics?

a. Altair 8800b. Walkmanc. Transistor Radiod. i phone

Scientists believed that the nearest modern day relative of the T-Rex is a

a. Chicken b. Crocodilec. Elephantd. Lizard

More than 2,000 bridges in the state of _________ meet the Federal Government

definition of structurally deficient.

a. New Jerseyb. Californiac. New Yorkd. Illinois

What is a spiral shaped curve in space that goes around an axis called?

a. Coneb. Helixc. Pyramidd. Cylinder

Russian traffic police tackled an unusual offender who was what?

a. Driving an 18-wheeler while drunkb. A deserting soldierc. Commandeering a planed. A farmer who plowed up the city

Japanese chefs are considering extreme alternates as shortages of ________ threaten to remove it from sushi menus.

a. Salmonb. Mulletc. Tunad. Shark

A suicide bomber in _____ assassinated four Sunni Sheiks who were cooperating with Americans to fight Al Qaeda.

a. Afghanistanb. Iranc. Egyptd. Iraq

The would be terrorist who plotted to detonate facilities at __________ seemed to be more evil than capable.

a. Kennedyb. Dullesc. SLCd. Heathrow London

8 less than 7 times a number is 97. The number is

a. 11b. 15c. 17.5d. 85

TEAM QUESTIONAn unforeseen event that disrupts the

normal course of things: an inopportune occurrence is _________

a. Grigged b. Conveyedc. Contretemptsd. Expurgated

The Nobel peace prize winners are as diverse as the ways and means to achieve peace. This prize was initiated in:

a. 1900b. 1901c. 1903d. 1904

The sweeping _______ overhaul endorsed by President Bush crumbled in the senate leaving the future Administrative Chief’s domestic priorities in doubt.

a. Emigrationb. Homeland securityc. Gun controld. Energy

Steve Fossett, the millionaire adventurer disappeared after taking off on a trip in a

a. Pocket jetb. Single engine planec. Dual engine planed. Convertible

The authorities of _________ said they charged the former president with genocide as a communist democrat.

a. Latviab. Bulgariac. Estoniad. Romania

Sarah is thinking of two numbers. The GCF is 6, the LCM is 36. One number is 12 and the other number is

a. 13b. 14c. 16d. 18

This countries new immigrations law is an attempt to limit the number of people who come into the country who collect welfare.

a. Great Britainb. Francec. Germanyd. Netherlands

This company hopes that showing a documentary showing Asia’s treatment of children will help

a. IBMb. Toshibac. MTVd. Channel 1

Should teachers be allowed to carry concealed weapons? Which court decided the outcome?

a. Utah b. Idahoc. Washingtond. Oregon

Who won the Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting in 2007?

a. Andrea Elliotb. Debbie Cenziperc. Usha Lee McFarlingd. Debbie Applegate

A phone company charges $13 per month plus 0.09 per minute for long distance. C is the total charge and m is the number of minutes. Which is the correct equation?

a. c = 13 + 0.9mb. c = 13 + 9mc. c = 9 + 0.13md. c = 0.09 + 13m

What was the mode of noontime temperature for this given week:

Sunday 71Monday 64Tuesday 75Wednesday 73Thursday 64 Friday 70 Saturday 72

a. 75b. 71c. 73d. 64

What galaxy are the Sun and Earth part of ?

a. Andromedab. Solar Systemc. Milky Wayd. Northern

Trifling is another word for?

a. Appeaseb. Antipathyc. Negligibled. Substantial

After a fiery attack on its airport, the people of _______ didn’t believe terrorists would attack.

a. Londonb. Glasgowc. Liverpoold. Bagdad

The area of a circle 6 m. in diameter exceeds the combined area of a circle 4 m. in diameter and a circle 2 m. in diameter by how many square meters?

a. 0b. 2c. 3d. 4

The following information was printed in the Deseret News about sodas. Non-diet drinks in schools dropped from a high of 47% in 2004 to:

a. 25b. 32c. 35d. 40

It sounds like Alton Brown, but when you teach children to cook

a. Keep it simpleb. Make it longc. Don’t worry about health d. Use spicy ingredients

Research says teens need how many hours of sleep at night to do well in school?

a. 7 hoursb. 8 hoursc. 9 hoursd. 10 hours

What was the result of the Arab-Israeli war?

a. It began Isreals occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip

b. It began the Palestines occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip

c. It began Syrias occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip

d. It began Jordans occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip

Raymond is a fisherman. His customers are 2 restaurants and 3 grocery store.

If one customer cancels their order, what are the chances that the cancellation is a grocery store?

a. 2/5b. 3/5c. 2/6d. 1/2

An advance that could side step ethical debates surrounding _______________

a. Cloningb. Abortionc. Stem cellsd. Euthanasia

According to the Salt Lake Tribune, men don’t wash their hands what percent of the time?

a. 20% b. 30% c. 40% d. 50%

The power of judicial review was established in

a. The constitutionb. Marbury vs. Madison c. McCulloch vs. Maryland d. The Bill of Rights

The battle for Moscow helped turn the tide against Hitler, but the leader came closer to defeat than most realize. Who was the leader?

a. Leninb. Trotskyc. Stalind. Krushcher

The XO laptop is sunlight-readable and shock and moisture resistant. It was designed by this lab

a. Caltechb. IBMc. MITd. Stanford

The Sleep Council says that the % of U.S. teens 12-16 years old who fall asleep more than once a week to music, TV or watching other devices is

a. 25% b. 30% c. 45% d. 47%

Fred Thompson is from

a. Virginiab. Tennesseec. Minnesotad. Illinois

In his “I have a dream” speech, Martin Luther King Jr.

a. Argued for the abolition of slaveryb. Advocated black separation c. Expressed his hopes for racial

justice and brotherhoodd. Called his people to repentance

The new ipod classic has storage capabilities of ______ songs?

a. 20,000 b. 25,000 c. 35,000 d. 40,000

This surviving leader of the Khmer Rouge regime was arrested near the Thai border. He was blamed for the death of 1.7 million people

a. Khiev Samhanb. Reach Sambathc. Nuon Chead. Pol Pot

Group Questions

A car travels m miles at the rate of t miles per hour. How many hours does the trip take?

a. m/tb. t/mc. m-td. t-m

The Women’s Sports Foundation shows the number of all athletes has increases in the past 10 years. Due to the impact of

a. Title 7b. Title 9c. Title 22d. Title 91

In _________,in IBM’s view, the IBM System 360 was as personal as computers got

a. 1961b. 1962c. 1963d. 1964

Who did we fight alongside in the World War II

a. Sudaneseb. Japenesec. Russians d. Germans

Vladimir Putin made a surprising appointment of this man to be Russia’s new prime minister

a. Sergei Ivanovb. Dmitry Medvedev c. Alexsandr Vovoshin d. Victor Zubov

The Pulitzer Prize for public service in 2007 went to

a. The Salt Lake Tribuneb. The Wall Street Journalc. The Boston Globed. The Atlanta Journal - Constitution

Emergency workers in ___________ searched for 6 coal miners trapped in an underground shaft in which state?

a. Montanab. West Virginia c. Utahd. Ohio

If a small cube (s = 2) is filled twice and poured into a larger cube (s = 4), what is the height in inches of the water in the larger cube?

a. ½ “b. 1 “c. 2”d. 4”

The Federal government’s largest payout over the last 20 years has been for

a. Militaryb. Social Security c. Foreign Aid d. Education