eQuizShow

Knowledge Bowl

Science

Question: Dogs are part of what animal group?
Answer: mammals

Question: What is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature?
Answer: Mercury

Question: What is Newton's first law of Motion?
Answer: An object in motion will stay in motion until acted upon by an opposing force.

Question: What is the approximate date for the Earth's formation?


Answer: 4.5 Billion Years Ago

Question: The metallurgical process in which a metal is obtained in a fused state is called what?
Answer: Smelting

Movies

Question: A popular animated film features the characters Woody, Buzz and Jessie.   Write down the last name of Buzz.
Answer: Lightyear

Question: Who is the voice behind the character ‘ Groot’ in Guardians of the Galaxy?
Answer: Vin Diesel

Question: Name the now classic animated film that featured the characters Marlin, Dory, Gill, Bloat and Peach.
Answer: Finding Nemo

Question: In Iron Man/Avengers what does the acronym J.A.R.V.I.S. stand for?
Answer: Just A Rather Very Intelligent System

Question: For the first time in 16 years, Leonardo DiCaprio didn't get top billing for which movie?
Answer: Django Unchained

Book Bowl

Question: Name one Book Bowl Book.
Answer: Many Answers

Question: Which book is this year's shortest Book Bowl book?
Answer: See No Evil

Question: What book has the main character Alex Rider?
Answer: Stormbreaker

Question: How does Harriet's keeping information on everyone's lives in "Harriet the Spy" affect her friendships?
Answer: They find out all the bad things she says about them and get upset with her.

Question: What year did the novel "Holes" come out?
Answer: 1998

KAUST Trivia

Question: What is the ONE WORD difference between Snacks on Thursday and all the other days of the week?

Answer: Donuts

Question: How much longer is block 1 than blocks 2, 3, 4, 5?
Answer: 5 minutes for morning announcements

Question: What month and year was KAUST Founded?
Answer: September 2009,

Question: Phone numbers.  Home phones start with 802.  But if your parents want to call Ms. Annette in the office the first three numbers they dial are what?
Answer: Trick question!  Still 802!

Question: NOMADD was developed at KAUST.  What is it?
Answer: It is the worlds's first solar cell robot cleaner which can be directly fitted onto, and moves across the solar cells itself.  NOMADD is designed to be a durable, waterless cleaning robot that "crawls" from one solar panel to another, saving thousands of man hours and countless more litres of water.

Greek Mythology

Question: Who is the king of the Greek gods?
Answer: Zeus, God of Lightening

Question: In the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, which Greek god in Percy's father?
Answer: Poseidon, God of the Sea

Question: What is the term for a half god-half mortal?
Answer: Demi-god or half blood

Question: What is the Roman name for the goddess Hera?
Answer: Juno

Question: When Zeus had a headache, Hephaestus hit him on the head with a hammer.  Out of his cracked skull was born which god/goddess?
Answer: Athena, Goddess of Wisdom