CEC Bowl

Phobias

100

The meaning of Claustrophobia is...

a. Fear of confined spaces 

b. Fear of clowns

c. Fear of crabs 

What is the fear of confined spaces?

200

The meaning of Coulrophobia (kowl·ruh·fow·bee·uh)  is...

a. the fear of corn.

b. the fear of elephants.

c. the fear of clowns. 

What is the fear of clowns? 

300

The meaning of Dentophobia is...

a. the fear of teeth.

b. the fear of dens.

c. the fear of dentists. 

What is the fear of dentists?

400

The meaning of Gynophobia is...

a. the fear of women.

b. the fear of genies. 

c. the fear of doctors. 

What is the fear of women?

500

The meaning of Agoraphobia is...

a. the fear of open spaces or crowds.

b. the fear of agriculture.

c. the fear of the zoo.

What is the fear of open spaces or crowds?

600

The meaning of Obesophobia is...

a. the fear of obese people.

b. the fear of feet. 

c. the fear of gaining weight. 

What is the fear of gaining weight?

700

The meaning of Trypanophobia (trih·PAN·o·foe·bee·uh) is...

a. the fear of needles/injections.

b. the fear of long trips.

c. the fear of beer. 

What is the fear of needles/injections?

800

The meaning of Gamophobia is...

a. the fear of gaming.

b. the fear of grandmothers.

c. the fear of marriage. 

What is the fear of marriage?

900

The meaning of Mageirocophobia (ma·GEAR·roe·co·PHO·bee·uh) is...

a. the fear of magic.

b. the fear of cooking.

c. the fear of bugs.

What is the fear of cooking?

Random

100

What color are aircraft black boxes?

a. black

b. white

c. orange 

What is Bright orange? 

200

What kind of animal is the jackrabbit?

What is a hare? 

300

How many months have 28 days in them?

What is 12 (every month has at least 28 days).

400

From which country do French fries originate? 

a. Belgium

b. France

c. Germany 

What is Belgium? 

500

Which country does kiwifruit originate from?

a. New Zealand

b. China

c. Russia 

What is China?

600

What country is this flag from? 

What is Spain? 

700

How many languages are written from right to left?

What is twelve (12)? 

800

Who is the youngest President of the United States of America?

a. Theodore Roosevelt

b. George Washington

c. Benjamin Franklin 

Theodore Roosevelt, at the age of 42

900

What did BMW manufacture before cars?

a. Motorbikes

b. Refrigerators

c. Aircraft Engines 

What is an aircraft engine? 

Animals

100

What animal is said to have nine lives?

What is a cat? 

200

What are the only mammals that can’t jump? 

What is an Elephant? 

300

How many feet can a skunk spray?

a. 10 feet

b. 15 feet

c. 20 feet

What is 10 feet? 

400

Which animal is known to spend 90% of its day sleeping?

a. sloth

b. koala

c. cow

What is Koalas? 

500

 What color is the tongue of a giraffe?

What is Purple?

600

The king cobra is also called...

a. elementreit

b. hamadryad

c. trumukter 

What is The hamadryad? 

700

Under their white fur, what color is a polar bear’s skin?

What is Black? 

800

How long does it take a sloth to digest a meal?

What is Two weeks? 

900

Which mammal is known to have the most powerful bite in the world?

a. Shark

b. Gorilla

c. Hippo 

What is Hippopotamus? 

Movies

100

How many numbered 'Star Wars'  movies are there?

What is 12?

200

In which movie was the iconic DeLorean time machine originally a refrigerator?

What is 'Back To The Future'?

300

In The Matrix, does Neo take the blue pill or the red pill?

What is Red?

400

Which movie was based on Jordan Belfort, the former stockbroker and a convicted felon?

What is The Wolf Of Wall Street? 

500

Which movie is the most death-packed film ever made, with an average of five people dying every minute on screen?

What is 300?

600

When adjusted for inflation, which is the highest-grossing movie of all time?

a. Titanic

b. Avatar

c. Gone with the Wind 

What is 'Gone With The Wind'? 

700

Which movie depicted the battle scenes of D-Day so realistically that it caused Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Combat Veterans when they watched it?

a. Inglourious Basterds 

b. Saving Private Ryan

c. 1917 

What is 'Saving Private Ryan'?

800

Which movie has a Starbucks cup in every single scene in the movie?

What is 'Fight Club'? 

900

 In which movie did Keanu Reeves learn Judo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, marksmanship, and driving, and perform about 95% of the fight scenes himself?

What is John Wick: Chapter 2'?

Sport

100

How often are the Olympics held?

What is 4 years? 

200

How Much Does an NFL Football Weigh? (pounds) 

What is 1 pound? 

300

How old was Tiger Woods when he won the Masters?

What is 21?

400

 Golf Was Invented in which country? 

a. England

b. Scotland

c. Alaska

What is Scotland?

500

How many dimples does an average golf ball have?

What is 336?

600

Which NFL team was originally called the ‘New York Titans’?

a. New York Jets

b. Chicago Bulls

c. Boston Celtics 

What is The New York Jets?

700

How many Olympics were held in countries that no longer exist?

What is 3? 

USSR (The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) 

East Germany 

Czechoslovakia

800

Which NFL team has its logo on only one side of the helmet?

a. Pittsburgh Steelers

b. Vegas Raiders

c. Dallas Cowboys 

What is Pittsburgh Steelers? 

900

Which team is considered the oldest in the NFL? 

a. Green Bay Packers

b. Arizona Cardinals

c. Los Angeles Rams 

Arizona Cardinals Year Established: 1898 (123 years ago)

Food

100

Which famous soft drink was invented in 1892? 

What is Coca-Cola? 

200

What are the names of the Rice Krispies mascots? 

a. Minnie, Mainie & Mo

b. Snap, Crackle & Pop

c. Indy, Jack & Jon

What are Snap, Crackle, & Pop? 

300

The name of this fast food restaurant is...

Domino's Pizza 

400

What is used to make hummus? 

What is chickpeas?

500

How much caffeine needs to be taken out of coffee for it to be described as decaffeinated? 

(percentage from 1-100%)

What is 97%

600

What two words were combined to make the word ‘Spam? (guess both words for double points) 

What is spiced ham? (spice + ham) 

700

Which is the only US state that grows coffee beans?

a. Washington 

b. Hawaii 

c. Puerto Rico 

What is Hawaii? 

800

What was the first food eaten in space?

a. Chocolate

b. Apple Sauce

c. Pop-corn

What is Apple sauce?

900

What state was the cheeseburger born in? 

a. New York

b. San Francisco

c. Colorado 

What is Colorado?

Weather

100

Type of low-lying cloud making it difficult to see?

What is Fog? 

200

Weather front type that can cause thunderstorms and lots of precipitation.

a. Tropical Storm

b. Cold Front

c. Tidal Wave 

What is a cold front? 

300

What device is used to show what direction the wind is blowing?

a. weather vane

b. compass

c. electronic IBM 

What is Weather Vane? 

400

Small iced balls raining down creating damage are...

a. ice cubes

b. hail

c. frozen chicken tenders 

What is Hail?

500

 Hurricanes are also known as what?

a. Tropical Hell

b. Tropical Cyclones

c. Tropical Winds 

What are Tropical cyclones?

600

These are the number one causes of weather-related death in the US.

What are flash floods?

700

What is a hot wind called?

a. Sirocco

b. Santa Ana 

c. Fuego Caliente

What is Sirocco?

800

Seasonal periods of intense rain that is important to places including Australia, Western Africa, and Southern Asia.

What is Monsoon?

900

What are the six seasons in India?

What are Vasanta (Spring), Grishma(Summer), Varsha (Monsoon), Sharad(Autumn), Hemanta (pre-winter) and Shishira (winter)?