Pokemon
Which of these Pokemon is a Water type?
a. Pikachu
b. Charmander
c. Squirtle
d. Bulbasaur
c. Squirtle
This will fall from the sky during thunderstorms as chunks of ice.
a. Snowballs
b. Icicles
c. Snowflakes
d. Hail
d. Hail
_____ is a type of chess where the goal is to get all of your own pieces captured first!
a. Antichess/ Loser's chess
b. Scholar's mate
c. How Coach John usually plays
d. Bughouse chess
a. Antichess/ Loser's chess
Don't get too close to this animal! It makes a big stink if you scare it.
a. Opossum
b. Chipmunk
c. Skunk
d. Coach Rebekah
c. Skunk
This year (2024), the Summer Olympics were held in:
a. Buffalo, NY
b. Paris, France
c. Beijing, China
d. Antarctica
Paris, France
Which of these is NOT an Eeveelution?
a. Vaporeon
b. Wingeon
c. Umbreon
d. Jolteon
b. Wingeon
Supercells, which are rotating thunderstorms, can produce big, swirling columns of air known as
a. Tornadoes
b. Monsoons
c. Hurricanes
d. Twirly-whirlies
a. Tornadoes
When one person plays multiple people at the same time, it's called a
a. Bughouse tournament
b. Simultaneous Exhibition (or Simul)
c. Team-up Game
d. Group Chess
b. Simultaneous Exhibition (or Simul)
These animals "play dead" if they are scared.
a. Opossums
b. Beavers
c. Crocodiles
d. Bears
a. Opossums
In this Olympic sport, you win by shooting an arrow to the middle of a target.
a. Darts
b. Archery
c. Sharp shooting
d. Arrow-throwing
b. Archery
Which of these is a Starter Pokemon?
a. Rowlet
b. Pidgey
c. Vulpix
d. Arcanine
a. Rowlet
Because of circulation in the atmosphere, weather usually moves from _____. This means that when it storms in Ohio, we might get those storms here in New York the next day!
a. North to South
b. South to North
c. West to East
d. East to West
c. West to East
If I'm playing chess, and my teammate hands me a piece they captured to use on my board, it means I'm playing:
a. Drop Down chess
b. Capture-the-Piece
c. Crazyhouse chess
d. Bughouse chess
d. Bughouse chess
Red foxes have white tips on the ends of their bushy tails for:
a. Chasing away predators
b. Communicating with other foxes
c. Covering their tracks in the snow
d. Booping other foxes on the nose
b. Communicating with other foxes
Their white tips are like flags that say, "Here I am! Hello!"
This year, there was a special one-time competition event. What was it?
a. Karaoke
b. Break Dancing
c. Karate Forms
d. Baseball
b. Break Dancing
Which Pokemon is number 0001 in the Pokedex?
a. Pikachu
b. Mew
c. Jigglypuff
d. Bulbasaur
d. Bulbasaur
_____ is a tool we use to detect precipitation in the atmosphere. This means that if you see this on a map, it's probably going to rain!
a. Forecast
b. Radar
c. Storm tower
d. Rain reader
b. Radar
There are three main types of radar! Reflectivity measures precipitation, Velocity measures wind direction, and Correlation Coefficient tells us if there's anything floating in the air that usually isn't!
The goal of King of the Hill is to:
a. Get your king to the opposite side of the board first
b. Force your opponent to checkmate your king
c. Get your king to the center first
d. Sell Chess and Chess accessories to your opponent
c. Get your king to the center first
Unlike the other big cats, this one does not roar; instead, it purrs and meows.
a. Lions
b. Leopards
c. Jaguars
d. Cheetahs
d. Cheetahs
In this Olympic sport, the better you stay together, the higher the score you'll get.
a. Baseball
b. Creative gymnastics
c. Synchronized swimming
d. Tennis
c. Synchronized swimming
Gyrados is a ____ and ____ type Pokemon.
a. Water and Ice
b. Water and Flying
c. Flying and Ice
d. Water and Fighting
b. Water and Flying
The Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale is used to measure a tornado's strength based on:
a. Wind speed
b. The path of the tornado
c. Amount of damage the tornado caused
d. The time of day the tornado occurred
c. Amount of damage the tornado caused
Because of how dangerous tornadoes are, it's difficult to measure them while they're happening. The National Weather Service will look at the damage that a tornado caused after it's over to determine how strong it was and estimate how fast the winds were.
Chess 960 was invented by ____, who wanted to make it difficult to begin a game using opening theory and memorization.
a. Magnus Carlsen
b. Paul Morphy
c. Hikaru Nakamura
d. Bobby Fischer
d. Bobby Fischer
A kangaroo uses its tail to:
a. Communicate
b. Jump higher
c. Fight predators
d. Balance
d. Balance
The Olympics originated in this country.
a. The United States
b. Italy
c. Greece
d. France
c. Greece