Can you answer these questions that were asked from my quiz bowl's finals game (that our team got first in)?
Subjects: Social Science (light green), Literature (red), Math (blue), Science (yellow), Fine Arts (pink), Sports (dark green), Miscellaneous (orange), Year in Review (grey)
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Question
Answer
What is the tallest peak in Africa?
Kilimanjaro
What president preceding FDR shares its name with a vacuum brand?
Hoover
What ocean is most commonly associated with monsoons?
Indian
Which state's university is located in Chapel Hill?
North Carolina
In the sentence: "Ow, I stubbed my toe!", What part of speech is "Ow"?
Interjection
What two words describe the error in this sentence? "He couldn't find nobody."
Double negative
The books The Case of the Burning Building and The Case of the Ruby Ring feature Shirley Holmes, the great-great-niece of which famous sleuth? (give their first name)
Sherlock Holmes
In The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, what did the White Witch turn Mr. Tumnus to?
Stone
Solve for x: 15x - 8x = 91
13
What is the smallest palindrome number that is greater than 3150?
3223
It is currently 10:00 A.M.. Using the 12-hour clock, what time would it be in 345 minutes?
3:45 P.M.
What is the mean of the data set: 55, 70, 72, 78, 80?
71
What branch of science deals with the study of how organisms interact with their physical environment?
Ecology
Who first developed the heliocentric model in 1514?
Nicolaus Copernicus
James Watson and Francis Crick discovered the shape of DNA which can be described as this shape.
Double helix
What planet is the fourth planet away from Mars?
Neptune
Carolingian art stems from the age of which emperor's reign (and his immediate successors)?
Charlemagne
What is the name of a NFL team in New York or a MLB team in California?
Giants
Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, and Rarity are all names of characters from what animated series?
My Little Pony
On October 19, 2025, thieves quickly stole crown jewels valued at approximately $102 million at this museum.