Academic Bowl Practice - Tossup Book 1 Questions - Quiz 4

What substance gives leaves their green color?

• Chlorophyll
• Carotene
• Xanthophyll
• Anthocyanin

Convert 3/8 to a percent.

• 37.5%
• 12.5%
• 50%
• 25%

What is the capital of Uruguay?

• Buenos Aires
• Santiago
• Asunción
• Montevideo

During the moon landing, what vehicle was represented by the initials LM?

• Landing Module
• Lunar Orbiter
• Lunar Module
• Lunar Rover

In the Bible, the people of what nation are called "God's chosen people"?

• Israel

• Asia

• Babyl

• Egypt

The Confederate's given name was Thomas Jonathan. He was killed by fire from his own sharpshooters. Name this man better known by a firm sounding nickname.

• Robert E. Lee
• Ulysses S. Grant
• George Pickett
• Stonewall Jackson

In 1500 B.C. a woman became the ruler of Egypt. Who was she?

• Cleopatra
• Nefertiti
• Merneith
• Hatshepsut

Name the forest that Robin Hood and his "band of merry men" inhabited.

• Greenwood Forest
• Sherwood Park
• Nottingham Woods
• Sherwood Forest

Identify the mathematical for a line that touches a circle at only one point.

• Secant line
• Chord
• Diameter
• Tangent line

What is the product of 11 times 12?

• 110
• 132
• 144
• 120