Academic Bowl Jeopardy!

Current Events

100

The goverment shutdwn was the longest in history. What was the major issue they couldn't agree on?

a. Helping homeless

b. Building schools

c. Building of the wall

d. Selecting a president

c. Building of the wall

200

This controversial judge was appointed to the U.S. Supreme court.

a. George H.W. Bush

b. O'Connor

c. Trump

d. Kavanaugh

d. Kavanaugh

300

Hawaii became famous for sending a false ....

a. Tsunami Warning

b. Presidential Alert

c. Missile Alert

d. Earthquake Warning

c. Missile Alert

400

A mass of immigrants moving towards the U.S. border is called a _______. The word begins with "C."

caravan

500

Who is accused of ordering the assassination of journalist Khashoggi?

Saudi Arabian Crown Prince bin Salman OR Salman

Art & Entertainment

100

This movie brought together all the superheros of the Marvel Universe.

Avengers: Infinity War

200

Name the artist responsible for sculpting The Kiss and The Thinker

Rodin

300

Name the actress best known for her role in Suits who recently became the Duchess of Sussex?

Markle

400

Name the artist famous for his use of the American Flag.

Johns

500

Claire Foy won Best Actress in a TV Drama series for The Crown. Name the person she portrayed in the series.

Queen Elizabeth II

Math

100

A bead is drawn randomly from a jar that contains 4 brown, 2 pink and 3 blue beads. What is the probablity of selecting a blue bead?

1/3

200

What is the range of the following: 60, 44, 11, 43, 34, 38, 66

55

300

You draw from a deck of cards. What is the probability of drawing a face card?

3/13

400

You roll 2 fair dice. What is the probability of rolling snake eyes?

1/36

500

Find the mean of the following: 30, 40, -58, 26, -99, -67, 19, -83.

-24

Social Studies

100

in 1864, this president signed the bill that established Gallaudet as a college. 

a. Washington

b. Lincoln

c. Obama

d. Trump

b. Lincoln

200

Washington D.C. is the capital of the ______ ______.

United States

300

Name the current President of Russia.

Putin

400

Name the capital of Arizona.

Phoenix

500

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is the leader of the:

a. Legislative Branch

b. Judicial Branch

c. Executive Branch

b. Judicial Branch

Science & Technology

100

Cambridge Analytica got access to this company's 87 million users private information.

Facebook

200

The branch of biology that focuses on heredity is called: 

a. evolution

b. the big bang

c. genetics

d. animal kingdom

c. genetics

300

A new development in hearing aid batteries called Solar Ear uses the power of the _____.

sun

400

The process by which plants use CO2, water and light to produce oxygen is called:

a. photosynthesis

b. evolution

c. heredity

d. global warming

a. photosynthesis

500

Name the famous computer/tech giant that became the first trillion dollar company.

Apple

Language & Literature

100

"John is as slow as a snail" is an example of a

a. metaphor

b. simile

c. personification

d. oxymoron

b. simile

200

Identify the adjective in the following sentence. 

The girl carried a red balloon.

red

300

Name the movie based on Helen Keller's autobiography, Story of my Life.​​​​

The Miracle Worker

400

Identify the prepositional phrase: The great big dog sat by his owner all day.

by

500

The famous theatre in London, England where Shakespeare performed his plays was called:

a. the World

b. the Universe

c. the Golden Globes

d. the Globe

d. the Globe

Pop Culture, Leisure, Sports

100

Defeating Croatia, this country won it's first World Cup in 20 years.

France

200

12 boys and a soccer coach were trapped for 18 days in an underwater cave. Name the country in which this event took place.

Thailand

300

Name the former Cavaliers player who signed up with the LA Lakers.

LeBron James

400

This player has won the most MVP awards in NFL history.

Brady

500

In the U.S. Open, this tennis player was penalized for calling the umpire a thief. She lost the match to Naomi Osaka.

Serena Williams