2023 Scioto County Junior High Quiz Bowl

Flashcards created from the transcript of the 2023 Scioto County Junior High Quiz Bowl covering various subjects.

Number the Stars is a work of historical fiction about the escape of a family of Jews from Copenhagen, Denmark during __________.

World War II

In the story, Annemarie and her best friend, Ellen, are stopped by soldiers from __________.

Germany

Number the Stars was written by __________.

Lois Lowry

Triton is the largest moon of __________.

Neptune

Phobos and Deimos are the two moons of __________.

Mars

Challenger Deep is located in the __________.

Marianas Trench

The Marianas Trench is located off the coast of the __________.

Pacific Ocean

The submersible Deepsea Challenger was piloted by __________.

James Cameron

The Sousaphone belongs to the __________ family of instruments.

Brass

The oboe belongs to the __________ family of instruments.

Woodwind

The xylophone belongs to the __________ family of instruments.

Percussion

In Egyptian mythology, what mother of Horus is known as the goddess of magic and healing? __________.

Isis

What Egyptian god is known as the father of Horus and husband of Isis? __________.

Osiris

The Egyptian god depicted with the body of a man and the head of a jackal is __________.

Anubis

This device measures the total distance a vehicle has traveled: __________.

Odometer

The nursery rhyme character who was a merry old soul is __________.

Old King Cole

The U.S. state with Crater Lake is __________.

Oregon

The use of a word that phonetically imitates the sound it describes is called __________.

Onomatopoeia

A fertile green area in an arid region is known as __________.

Oasis

The capital of Canada is __________.

Ottawa

The title orphan of Charles Dickens' novel is __________.

Oliver Twist

This branch of chemistry deals with carbon-containing compounds: __________.

Organic

A formal protest lodged by an attorney in a legal matter is known as an __________.

Objection or Objecting

The constellation named for a hunter in Greek mythology is __________.

Orion

The worst act of domestic terrorism in U.S. history occurred in __________.

Oklahoma City

A figure of speech that uses contradictory terms is called an __________.

Oxymoron

North Korea's capital is __________.

Pyongyang

A triad in music consists of __________ notes.

3

Lake Michigan is the only Great Lake located entirely within the __________.

United States

The first American woman in space was __________.

Sally Ride

The properties names in Monopoly were taken from locations in __________ state.

New Jersey

Douglas MacArthur famously said, “I came through and I shall return” after evacuating the __________.

Philippines

The month named in honor of the Roman god of war is __________.

March

Subsequent ground movements after an earthquake are known as __________.

Aftershock

The national anthem of Canada is __________.

O Canada

The hottest place on Earth during summer is __________ National Park.

Death Valley

The upper chamber of the Parliament of the UK is known as the __________.

House of Lords

The property of mathematics stating that if a equals b, then b equals a is the __________.

Symmetric property