Excel Fundamentals/Basics
Excel Window Setup/Navigation
Cell formatting and data.
Random Unrelated Trivia
100
This is one way to start Excel.
What is "Use the Desktop Shortcut/icon"? OR "Double-Click on an Existing Workbook"? OR "Use the Start Menu (Start ► Programs ► Microsoft Office ► Microsoft Office Excel 20xx)"?
100
This is the area of the Excel window that displays the name of the active workbook.
What is the Title Bar?
100
This command is used on the Home ribbon to apply a style to selected cells in a workbook.
A. Cell styles
B. Style gallery
C. Format table
D. Workbook styles
A. Cell styles
B. Style gallery
C. Format table
D. Workbook styles
What is
A. Cell Styles
A. Cell Styles
100
You burn more calories doing this than you do watching TV
What is Sleeping
200
This is the number of characters Excel Filename can have.
What is 255?
200
This is the command on the Page Layout ribbon that will display text/data at the top of each worksheet page.
What is Header?
200
This command appears in the lower right corner of pasted cells and enables the user to specify how to paste the information.
A. Paste commands
B. Paste options
C. Paste modifications
D. Paste controls
A. Paste commands
B. Paste options
C. Paste modifications
D. Paste controls
What is
B. Paste Options
B. Paste Options
200
The average child in America watches over ______ television commercials in a year, or over ___ in one day.
(100 pts for each correct answer)
(100 pts for each correct answer)
What is
40,000 in a year
OR
100 per day.
40,000 in a year
OR
100 per day.
300
This is what a group of cells is called.
What is "cell range"?
300
This is the Ribbon Tab containing the Charts group, which allows users to insert Column, Bar, and Line charts, as well as many others.
What is the "Insert" Ribbon tab?
300
This number format button does NOT appear in the number group on the Home ribbon.
A. 10 (scientific)
B. $ (currency)
C. % (percent)
D. , (comma)
A. 10 (scientific)
B. $ (currency)
C. % (percent)
D. , (comma)
What is
A
102 - Scientific
A
102 - Scientific
300
The most searched words on Google are always changing, but these two words consistently receive the highest search requests (on average).
Name both for 500 pts.
Name both for 500 pts.
What are
Facebook
and
YouTube
and
YouTube
400
This is how row height is measured in Excel.
What is "points"?
400
This is a part of the Excel window. (name the red outlined area)
What is the Formula Bar? (Function Bar also accepted)
400
A single character, word, or phrase is referred to as this in Microsoft Excel 2010.
A. Text.
B. Data.
C. String.
D. Function.
A. Text.
B. Data.
C. String.
D. Function.
What is
C
String
C
String
400
TV commercials during Super Bowl XLVI in 2012 were estimated to have cost of this much for a 30-second spot.
For an additional 400 pts, state the cost of a 30-second commercial during Super Bowl XLV in 2011
For an additional 400 pts, state the cost of a 30-second commercial during Super Bowl XLV in 2011
What is
$3.5 Million in 2012 and
$3.0 Million in 2011
$3.5 Million in 2012 and
$3.0 Million in 2011
500
This is the number of characters a cell can contain.
What is 32,000?
500
These commands are located in the upper right-hand corner of the Excel window and allow users to minimize, maximize, and/or close the window.
What are Window Control Buttons?
500
Numerical Data consists of these five things. (100 pts per correct item)
What are
Money
Decimals
Percents
Fractions
and Exponents?
Money
Decimals
Percents
Fractions
and Exponents?
500
Albert Einstein never wore any of these.
What is Socks?