Varsity Misc Questions

Business

Q: What large soft drink company produces Minute Maid products?

A: Coca-Cola

Q: What American power company was ranked as the largest conglomerate in the world by
Forbes in 2004? This company’s holdings include NBC.

A: General Electric

Q: What multinational entertainment and electronics company has SNE as its stock symbol?

A: Sony

Q: What is the United States’ largest home-improvement chain?

A: Home Depot

Q: What retail company topped the 2002 Fortune 500 list?

A: Wal-Mart

Q: Alan Mulally became the President and Chief Executive Officer of what auto maker in
September, 2006? He is the first person to hold these posts from outside the family of the
company’s founder.

A: Ford Motor Company

Q: What is the largest North American food and beverage company? Its brands include
Kool-Aid, Maxwell House, Miracle Whip, and its famous macaroni and cheese. It trades
on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol KFT.

A: Kraft

Q: What retail giant is the largest corporation in the United States?

A: Wal-Mart

Q: What airline carried the most passengers in the world in 2004? Its name is the same as
the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet.

A: Delta
Q: What measure of investment risk is based on the standard deviation in fund performance
over 3 years? In chemistry, the same word refers to the tendency to vaporize easily.

A: volatility

Q: What do the P and E in P/E ration stand for?

A: Price and Earning

Q: What type of tax is levied on assets left after a death?

A: inheritance tax

Q: What term can be used for both the study of money and other assets, and the management
and control of such assets?

A: Finance

Q: What type of collective investment pools money from many investors and invests the
money in stocks, bonds, and other securities?

A: Mutual funds

Q: What is the legal name given to all those areas of law which relate to “civil” injury of
another person or property?

A: Tort

Q: What is the term for a claim by one person on the property of another as security for
money owed? These are often placed on cars to acquire financing.

A: Lien

Q: What document serves as record of the financial performance of a company over a period
of time? It records all the income generated by the business during the period and
deducts all its expenses for the same period to arrive at net income, or the profit for the
period.

A: Income Statement

Q: What document, issued by a bank, guarantees payment of a customer’s debt up to a set

amount over a set period of time? These documents are used extensively in international
trade.

A: Letter of Credit
Q: What common word can refer to a judicial determination of the existence of an
indebtedness or other legal liability?

A: Judgment

Q: The Lanham Act is the primary federal statute governing what topic? These names,
phrases, logos, images are used to identify and distinguish a business from others in its
marketplace. Often in writing, these are distinguished with a superscript “TM.”

A: Trademarks

Q: What term refers to the technique of using low-pressure appeals in sales? If this
technique were evaluated on the Mohs scale, it would receive a low number.

A: Soft sell

Q: What Congressional act was used to break up A T & T in 1982, resulting in the formation
of the “Baby Bells”? Other targets of this act have included Alcola, the American
Tobacco Company, and Microsoft.

A: Sherman Anti-Trust Act

Q: What term refers to a system of duties imposed by a government on imported or exported

goods?

A: Tariff

Q: What is the term for “an official examination and verification of accounts and records?”
The term is typically used in reference to financial statements.

A: audit

Q: What term is used for unauthorized use of a protected trademark, patent, or copyright?

A: Infringement

Q: What is the term for the right to be the first person allowed to purchase a certain item if it
is ever offered for sale?

A: Right of first refusal

Q: What is the term for a person who assumes the financial risk of the initiation, operation,
and management of a business undertaking?

A: Entrepreneur
Q: What economic theory, often advocated by the Reagan administration, holds that gains
from economic growth pass down throughout the entire society eventually giving rise to
development?

A: trickle-down

Q: What is the term of a mall fund of money for incidental expenses in an office? The name
is not derived from the surname of the “King” of NASCAR

A: petty cash
Q: Answer the following about Henry Ford:

1. In what state was he born?

2. Within 3 years, when did he establish Ford Motor Company?
3. What model of car did he introduce in 1908?
4. What form of efficient production did he put to use?

1. Michigan
2. 1903 (1900-1906)
3. T
4. the assembly line

Q: Identify the company from a product it produces:

1. Mountain Dew
2. Rice Krispies
3. Pledge Cleaner
4. Post-It Notes

1. Pepsico or Pepsi
2. Kellog’s
3. Johnson Wax or Johnson or Johnson-Diversey
4. 3M or Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing

Q: Identify the cereal companies that produce these products:

1. Alpha-Bits 1. Post
2. Sugar Corn Pops 2. Kellogs
3. Boo Berry 3. General Mills
4. Cheerios 4. General Mills

Q: Identify the following unions from their acronyms:

1. UMW
2. UAW
3. IBEW
4. AFL-CIO

1. United Mine Workers

2. United Auto Workers
3. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
4. American Federation of Labor- Coalition of Industrial Organizations
Q: Identify the company from its New York Stock Exchange symbol and industry:

1. ODP, office supplies 1. Office Depot

2. DG, retail 2. Dollar General
3. SCH, investing 3. Charles Schwab (or just Schwab)
4. SNE, electronics 4. Sony

Q: Identify these companies from their stock symbols. All are used in the Dow Jones
average:

1. GE 1. General Electric
2. AA 2. Alcola
3. PG 3. Procter and Gamble
4. Dis 4. Disney

Q: Identify the world’s largest companies in these industries in terms of revenue:

1. automobiles 1. General Motors

2. retail 2. Wal-Mart
3. oil refining 3. Exxon-Mobil
4. aerospace 4. Boeing

Q: Identify the largest advertisers in the following industries:

1. Fast food 1. McDonald’s

2. Pizza 2. Domino’s
3. Soft drinks 3. Pepsi
4. Automobiles 4. General Motors

Q: Identify the four largest fast food chains in America in terms of market share:

1. McDonalds
2. Pizza Hut
3. Taco Bell
4. Burger King
Q: Identify the corporations from the following stock symbols and industries:

1. HRB; finance
2. GE; energy, entertainment, other diverse interests
3. JCP, retail
4. LRW; temporary labor

1. H & R Block
2. General Electric
3. J. C. Penney
4. Labor Ready

Q: Identify the following noted business leaders and philanthropists:

1. German-born fur trader, banker and real estate magnate

2. Scottish-born industrialist who founded US Steel
3. Founder of Chicago’s largest department store
4. Headed Occidental Petroleum and promoted US-Soviet ties

1. John Jacob Astor

2. Andrew Carnegie
3. Marshall Field
4. Armand Hammer

Q: Identify these “C” terms.

1. One who has purchased or made a decision to purchase a product or service.

2. The buying and selling of goods.
3. A common legal fee arrangement that relies on the collection of monetary
damages for the plaintiff before any legal fees are owed.
4. A fee for breaking a contract. Common in cellular phone arrangements.

1. customer
2. commerce
3. contingency
4. cancellation (fee)
Q: Identify these “E” terms.

1. One who assumes the financial risk of the initiation, operation, and management
of a given business undertaking
2. An interview conducted at the end of an employee’s term of employment to
obtain employment feedback
3. Identification number assigned to businesses for taxpaying purposes by the IRS or
state taxing authorities; abbreviated EIN
4. Ownership interest in a business

1. Entrepreneur
2. Exit interview
3. Employer Identification Number
4. Equity

Q: Identify these business terms.

1. The loss in value of a physical asset over time due to wear and tear.
2. Loss in value of land resulting from the extraction of oil or other minerals.
3. Conversion of the cost of an intangible asset to an expense based upon the
benefits of the asset being used up.
4. Costs that add to the utility of a plant asset for more that one accounting period.

1. Depreciation
2. Depletion
3. Amortization
4. Capital improvement
Sports

Q: What is the shape of cricket fields? It’s the same as those used for Australian rules
football, and can be described by equations of the type x squared over a + y squared over
b equals c.

A: ellipses or ovals

Q: What American won the 2004 Olympic gymnastics all-around Gold Medal?

A: Carly Patterson

Q: Nadia Comaneci achieved the first perfect score in what event in the 1976 Olympics?

A: gymnastics

Q: The Basketball Hall of Fame is named after what man?

A: James Naismith

Q: Who holds the NBA record for points in a single game?

A: Wilt Chamberlain

Q: What number of fouls disqualifies a player in the NBA?

A: 6

Q: Who is the current head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves (as of 12/25/05)?

A: Dwane Casey

Q: What is the nickname of the athletic teams from Iowa State University?

A: Cyclones

Q: What university has won the most NCAA team wrestling championships? Among their
32 titles are the 2003 and 2004 championships.

A: Oklahoma State

Q: What school was most recently admitted to the Big Ten?

A: Penn State
Q: What university won the NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball title for the first time
in 2005?

A: Washington

Q: What school won the 2006 NCAA Women’s Basketball championship?

A: Maryland

Q: Adolph Rupp led what university to their first four NCAA Men’s Basketball titles?

A: Kentucky

Q: What college football program has been coached by all of the following: James Morrison,
Frank Leahy, Gerry Faust, Knute Rockne, and Charlie Weis?

A: Notre Dame

Q: Michael Vick played for what university prior to turning professional? His college
coach, Frank Beamer, still leads the Hokies.

A: Virginia Tech

Q: Which of the Bowl Championship Series games is the southernmost?

A: Orange Bowl

Q: Who preceded Bill Self as men’s basketball coach at the University of Illinois?

A: Lon Kruger

Q: What former UCLA men’s basketball coach currently serves as a color commentator for
ESPN? He is typically paired with play-by-play man Brent Musburger.

A: Steve Lavin

Q: In football, what 15 yard penalty may be defined as “running or diving in to the back, or
throwing or dropping the body across the back of the legs of an opponent”?

A: clipping

Q: Paddy Driscoll played what position for the Chicago Bears in the 1920s? He is among
four Bears in the Pro Football Hall of Fame who played this position, joining George
Blanda, Sid Luckman, and Bobby Layne.

A: quarterback
Q: Which charter American Football League Franchise was based in Los Angeles for their
first season only? This team won its only AFL title in 1963, and won its only AFC title
for the 1994 season. After 11 games in the 2006 season, this team is 9 and 2, atop the
AFC Western division.

A: (San Diego) Chargers

Q: Sammy Baugh was the first Pro Football Hall of Famer from what team? Other Hall of
Famers from the team include John Riggins and Joe Gibbs.

A: Washington Redskins

Q: Pro Football Hall of Fame tight end Ozzie Newsome played for what NFL team? He
currently works for the Baltimore Ravens, but the man signing his paycheck is the same
as it was for his playing career.

A: Cleveland Browns

Q: What was the nickname of the AFL franchise in Houston? This team was part of the
merger with the NFL in 1970.

A: Oilers

Q: Entering the 2006 season, what team has gone the longest without winning the NFL
championship?

A: Arizona Cardinals

Q: What NFL franchise was founded by Tim Mara in 1925? His son and successor,
Wellington, died in 2005.

A: New York Giants

Q: Who is the current coach of the NFL’s Houston Texans (as of 10/20/07)?

A: Gary Kubiak

Q: Who threw the first touchdown pass in Super Bowl history?

A: Bart Starr

Q: What is the maximum legal weight of a bowling ball?

A: 16 pounds
Q: Ken Griffey Jr. began his Major League career with what team?

A: Seattle Mariners

Q: Who was the Commissioner of Baseball immediately prior to Bud Selig?

A: Fay Vincent

Q: Bud Selig gave up controlling interest in what team to become the Commissioner of
Baseball?

A: Milwaukee Brewers

Q: How many innings must be played for a major league game to become official, and thus
not replayed if ended due to inclement weather?

A: 5 (or 4 ½ for home team)

Q: PETCO Park is home to what Major league Baseball team?

A: San Diego Padres

Q: What team finished fourth in the National League Central division in the 2004 season?

A: Cincinnati Reds

Q: Who was the only player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006?

A: Bruce Sutter

Q: What noted Red Sox pitcher was acquired in a trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks
following the 2003 season? His “bloody sock” from the 2004 ALCS was claimed by the
Baseball Hall of Fame.

A: Curt Schilling

Q: Identify either of the European nations that will be participating in the 2006 World
Baseball Classic?

A: Italy or The Netherlands

Q: Who won the 2002 men’s United States Open golf tournament?

A: Tiger Woods
Q: Who led the 2005 PGA Tour in earnings?

A: Tiger Woods

Q: In golf, what adjective is applied to a temporary accumulation of water from which the
ball may be moved without penalty?

A: casual

Q: The acronym MMA is a contraction of the full name of what combat sport?

A: Mixed Martial Arts

Q: Identify the sport with which these athletes are associated:

1. Bronko Nagurski 1. Football

2. Tom Seaver 2. Basketball
3. Carl Lewis 3. Track & Field (or Athletics or running)
4. Pete Weber 4. Bowling
5. Brandi Chastain 5. Soccer
6. Ed “Strangler” Lewis 6. Wrestling
7. Carl Hubbell 7. Baseball
8. Sonny Liston 8. Boxing
9. Rick Barry 9. Basketball
10. Bonnie Blair 10. Ice Skating or Speed Skating
11. Yuvraj Singh 11. Cricket
12. Richard Petty 12. Auto racing (or Stock car racing)
13. Billy “White Shoes” Johnson 13. Football
14. Tony Perez 14. Baseball
15. Mary Lou Retton 15. Gymnastics
16. Ivan Lendl 16. Tennis
17. Tony Gonzalez 17. Football
18. Arthur Ashe 18. Tennis
19. Gary McCord 19. Golf
20. Dan Carter 20. Rugby
21. Eric Dickerson 21. Football
22. Jimmy Connors 22. Tennis
23. Byron Nelson 23. Golf
24. Pele 24. Soccer
25. Earl Campbell 25. Football
26. John McEnroe 26. Tennis
27. Tom Watson 27. Golf
28. Fredy Adu 28. Soccer
29. Althea Gibson 29. Tennis
30. Sam Snead 30. Golf
31. Maurice Richard 31. Hockey
32. Ray Guy 32. Football

Q: Identify the following sports champions:

1. 1995 World Series Champions

2. Super Bowl XXIX (29) Champions
3. 1995 Rugby World Cup
4. 1995 NCAA Men’s Basketball Champions

1. Atlanta Braves
2. San Francisco 49ers
3. South Africa
4. UCLA
Q: Identify these players who were enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2004:

1. Nine-time pro bowl guard for the Eagles, Rams, and Raiders in the 60’s and 70’s.
2. Defensive end on the Viking’s “Purple People Eater” defense of the late 60’s and
early 70’s.
3. Two-time Super Bowl winning quarterback for the Denver Broncos.
4. The Detroit Lions all-time leading rusher.

1. Bob “Boomer” Brown

2. Carl Eller
3. John Elway
4. Barry Sanders

Q: Identify the Associated Press NFL most valuable players given the year, position,
& team:

1. 2001, St. Louis Rams quarterback

2. 1993, Dallas Cowboys running back
3. 1982 Washington Redskins kicker
4. 1977, Chicago Bears running back

1. Kurt Warner
2. Emmitt Smith
3. Mark Mosley
4. Walter Payton

Q: Identify these Pro Football Hall of Fame members:

1. Green Bay packers quarterback through the 1960s.

2. 1920’s Chicago Bears running back from the University of Illinois.
3. Founder of the New York Ginats.
4. Cincinnati Bengals offensive tackle from the 1980s.

1. Bart Starr
2. Red Grange
3. Wellington Mara
4. Anthony Munoz

Q: Identify these players who led these teams in rushing in the 2005 NFL season:

1. Cincinnati Bengals 1. Rudi Johnson

2. Pittsburgh Steelers 2. Willie Parker
3. Baltimore Ravens 3. Jamal Lewis
4. Cleveland Browns 4. Rueben Droughns
Q: Answer these questions about pro football conferences and league championships:

1. What team defeated the Washington Redskins 73-0 in the 1940 NFL
championship game?
2. What team won the last AFL championship game? The went on to win Super
Bowl IV.
3. Who led the Broncos on a 98-yard drive to beat the Browns in the 1986 AFC
championship game?
4. A team from what Ohio city won the first NFL championship? If the team had
been created recently, the nickname might have been “Tires” instead of “Pros”.

1. Chicago Bears
2. Kansas City Chiefs
3. John Elway
4. Akron

Q: Identify the NFL team for which the following groups of players played (some played for
multiple teams but only one in common):

1. Kellen Winslow Sr., Dan Fouts, and Lance Alworth

2. Jan Sternerud, Len Dawson, and Fred “the Hammer” Williamson
3. George Blanda, Jim Plunkett, and Art Shell
4. Terrell Davis, Craig Morton, and Tom Jackson
5. Bart Starr, Johnny “Blood” McNally, Ray Nitschke, Willie Wood
6. Earl Campbell, Dave Casper, George Blanda, Mike Munchak
7. Dan Hampton, Dan Fortmann, Red Grange, Stan Jones
8. Jim Thorpe, Benny Friedman, Joe Guyton, Pete Henry

1. San Diego Chargers

2. Kansas City Chiefs
3. Oakland Raiders
4. Denver Broncos
5. Green Bay Packers
6. Houston Oilers
7. Chicago Bears
8. Canton Bulldogs or Cleveland Bulldogs

Q: Identify the teams for whom these NFL players played the majority of their careers:

1. Tony Munoz 1. Cincinnati Bengals

2. Roger Staubach 2. Dallas Cowboys
3. Lawrence Taylor 3. New York Giants
4. Ken Stabler 4. Oakland Raiders
Q: Give the nicknames for the Arena Football League teams in these cities:

1. Austin 1. Wranglers
2. Los Angeles 2. Avengers
3. Philadelphia 3. Soul
4. New York 4. Dragons

Q: Identify the largest sports stadiums in these states, all of which are primarily used for
football:

1. Michigan 1. Michigan Stadium

2. Pennsylvania 2. Beaver Stadium
3. Tennessee 3. Neyland Stadium
4. Ohio 4. Ohio Stadium

Q: Identify the regular season champions of these conferences in the 2003-2004 men’s
college basketball season:

1. Big Ten 1. Illinois

2. Pacific 10 2. Stanford
3. Ivy League 3. Princeton
4. Mid-Continent 4. Valparaiso

Q: Identify the regular season champions of these conferences in the 2005-2006 men’s
college basketball season:

1. Conference USA 1. Memphis

2. Pacific 10 2. UCLA
3. SEC East 3. Tennessee
4. Missouri Valley 4. Wichita State

Q: Identify the state which hosts the following college football games:

1. Holiday Bowl 1. California

2. Peach Bowl 2. Georgia
3. Sun Bowl 3. Texas
4. MPC Computers Bowl 4. Idaho

Q: Identify the winners of these bowl games in the 2005-2006 college football season:

1. Rose Bowl 1. Texas

2. Fiesta Bowl 2. Ohio State
3. Orange Bowl 3. Penn State
4. Cotton Bowl 4. Alabama
Q: Identify the conferences in which these schools play basketball:

1. George Washington 1. Atlantic 10

2. Clemson 2. Atlantic Coast (ACC)
3. Memphis 3. Conference USA
4. Santa Clara 4. West Coast
5. Temple 5. Atlantic 10
6. Loyola of Chicago 6. Horizon
7. UNLV 7. Mountain West
8. Brown 8. Ivy League
9. Air Force 9. Mountain West
10. Notre Dame 10. Big East
11. Bucknell 11. Patriot

Q: Identify the colleges which these basketball players attended:

1. Karl Malone 1. Louisiana Tech

2. Bill Walton 2. UCLA
3. Sheryl Swoopes 3. Texas Tech
4. Larry Bird 4. Indiana State

Q: Identify the recipients of the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award given a year and the
team the winner played for:

1. 2001, Philadelphia 76ers

2. 1990, Los Angeles Lakers
3. 1982, Philadelphia 76ers
4. 1962, Boston Celtics

1. Allen Iverson
2. Magic Johnson
3. Moses Malone
4. Bill Russell

Q: Identify the NBA team for which the following groups of players played. In the case of
relocated or renamed teams, give the current name:

1. Dennis Johnson, Bob Cousy, Kevin McHale

2. Jerry Sloan, Artis Gilmore, Charles Oakley
3. Rik Smits, Mel Daniels, Don Buse
4. Elton Brand, Bill Walton, Bob McAdoo

1. Boston Celtics
2. Chicago Bulls
3. Indiana Pacers
4. Los Angeles Clippers
Q: Identify the home arenas of these NBA teams:

1. Portland Trail Blazers

2. New Jersey Nets
3. Orlando Magic
4. Houston Rockets

1. Rose Garden
2. Continental Airlines Arena
3. The Arena (or Orlando Arena, or The Arena in Orlando)
4. Toyota Center

Q: Identify the losing teams in the American League Championship Series for the following
years:

1. 2003 1. Boston Red Sox

2. 2002 2. Minnestoa Twins
3. 2001 3. Seattle Mariners
4. 2000 4. Seattle Mariners

Q: Identify the stadiums in which each of the following Major League baseball teams play.

1. Seattle Mariners
2. Anaheim Angels
3. Oakland A’s
4. Texas Rangers

1. Safeco Field
2. Angel Stadium
3. Network Associates Coliseum
4. Ballpark at Arlington

Q: Identify these members of the baseball Hall of Fame:

1. Yankee’s (and three other teams) outfielder known as “Mr. October”

2. Greatest slugger in the Negro Leagues; may have hit 900 home runs.
3. Manager of Cincinnati’s “Big Red Machine”; also managed Tigers to a World
Series title.
4. Washington Senators pitcher who won 417 games.

1. Reggie Jackson
2. Josh Gibson
3. Sparky Anderson
4. Walter Johnson
Q: Identify the teams for whom these National League MVPs won the award given the name
and the year:

1. Barry Bonds, 1992 1. Pittsburg Pirates

2. Dale Murphy, 1983 2. Atlanta Braves
3. Bob Gibson, 1968 3. St. Louis Cardinals
4. Willie Mays, 1954 4. New York Giants

Q: What four teams make up the NHL’s Northeast Division along with the Montreal
Canadians:

1. Boston Bruins
2. Buffalo Sabres
3. Ottawa Senators
4. Toronto Maple Leafs
Home Economics

Q: A pierogi is a filled dumpling that originated in what eastern European nation?

A: Poland

Q: What is the term for the process in which wool fibers are dampened and pressed together
to form a matted fabric?

A: felting

Q: When the term “piccata” is included in the name of the dish, what flavor is indicated?

A: lemon

Q: What compound, found in the seeds of the Coffea Arabica plant and the leaves of
Camellia sinensis is an effective slug and insect killer?

A: caffeine

Q: What is the Italian term for pasta shaped like radiator grilles?

A: radiatori

Q: Ganache is a combination of chocolate and what dairy product? It is often used as a

coating or filling for pastries.

A: cream

Q: Which pasta sauce’s main ingredients are cream, parmesan cheese, and butter?

A: Alfredo

Q: What appetizer is made by baking oysters in their shells with a mixture of spinach, bacon,
and hot sauce?

A: Oysters Rockefeller

Q: What type of preserves is made from only from the juice of fruit?

A: jelly

Q: What is the term for milk containing the full amount of butterfat?

A: whole
Q: What is the name for a beef tenderloin covered with paté and wrapped in pastry? It was
named for a famous British general and statesman.

A: Beef Wellington

Q: What spice is harvested from the outside of a nutmeg?

A: mace

Q: What popular carbonated beverage was first sold in Waco, Texas in 1885? The drink
which has 23 ingredients has Mr. Pibb as an imitator.

A: Dr. Pepper

Q: What breakfast pastry was created by Kellogg’s in the 1960s? The original flavors were
strawberry, blueberry, apple current, and cinnamon all unfrosted.

A: Pop Tarts

Q: Mochi is a molded cake made with what grain? The sticky variety is used to make this
popular Japanese snack.

A: rice

Q: What is the term for the protein-based fiber commonly derived from captive raised moth
larvae?

A: silk

Q: Australia and New Zealand have debated the country of origin for which dessert, named
after a popular dancer? The fruit and meringue concoction probably originated in
Australia.

A: pavlova

Q: What fungus is used in baking and in brewing to produce fermentation?

A: yeast

Q: What is the term for the seaweed wrappers used in sushi?

A: Nori

Q: What edible bivalves can be called quahogs, geoducks, and pismos when served?

A: clams
Q: What famous chocolate cake of German origin consists of layers of cake with cherry
filing?

A: Black Forest Cake

Q: What famous salad was supposedly created at a restaurant in Mexico and consists of
romaine lettuce, chopped egg, croutons and a dressing made from eggs, lemon juice,
garlic and parmesan cheese?

A: Caesar Salad
Q: Identify the natural fibers most commonly used to make these fabrics:

1. chambray 1. cotton
2. linsey-woolsey 2. linen and wool
3. satin 3. silk
4. tweed 4. wool

Q: Identify these types of fabrics:

1. A fine gauze-like fabric with a crinkled surface.

2. A fabric made on a loom in which the pattern is designated by a system of
punched cards.
3. Brightly printed cotton cloth.
4. A machine knitted slightly elastic plain fabric.

1. Crepe
2. Jacquard
3. Calico
4. Jersey

Q: Identify the following about Chinese cooking:

1. Spicy style of cooking originating in a southwestern province; chile paste is often

used.
2. Hotter style originating in a southern province; fresh chiles are often used.
3. Best known style from a southeastern province; milder but more complex recipes.
4. Traditional bowl-shaped cooking pan used to make stir-fry.

1. Szechuan
2. Hunan
3. Cantonese
4. Wok

Q: Identify these terms related to French dishes:

1. Thin pancakes filled with fruit or meat and vegetables.

2. A fluffy baked dish made with egg custard mixed with beaten egg white.
3. Egg and cream based tart.
4. Fish and tomato stew.

1. crepes
2. souffle
3. quiche
4. bouillabaisse
Q: Identify these cooking techniques:

1. Cook food in simmering liquid.

2. Briefly immerse fruits or vegetables in water.
3. Cook food in the indirect, dry heat of an oven.
4. Cook or brown food using a direct, dry heat source.
5. To cook in the vapors of boiling water.
6. To create a sauce from the browned pan material by adding liquid to the hot pan.
7. To add alcohol to a hot pan to produce flames.
8. To heat food in water kept just below boiling.

1. Poach
2. Blanch
3. Bake
4. Broil
5. Steam
6. Deglaze
7. Flambe
8. Coddle

Q: Identify these bread baking terms:

1. What is the name for the rich French bread made with eggs and butter molded in a
fluted pan with a top-knot of dough?
2. What is the name for the dark heavy German bread made with rye grain?
3. What is the country of origin of Anadama bread?
4. What is the term for the mix of yeast, flour, and water prepared earlier to leaven
sourdough bread?
5. A type of bread made with baking powder and often using zucchini, named for
the speed of preparation.
6. The protein found in wheat and other grains which creates the elasticity of bread
dough.
7. The term for flour to which baking powder has been incorporated at the factory.
8. An anaerobic bacteria called lactobacillus works with yeast to create what
specialty of San Francisco.

1. brioche
2. pumpernickel
3. United States
4. starter
5. quick bread
6. gluten
7. self-rising flour
8. sourdough
Q: Answer the following about cooking:

1. What is the highest stage for cooking candy such as peanut brittle?
2. What is the desert made with cherries that have flaming brandy poured over
them?
3. What is the name of the salad green that looks like miniature red cabbage? It has
a bitter taste.
4. What is the name of the squash that when baked produces stringy flesh similar to
pasta?

1. Hard-crack stage
2. Cherries Jubilee
3. Radicchio
4. Spaghetti Squash

Q: Identify these soups:

1. Anglo-Indian soup of vegetables and curry cooked in meat stock and served
with rice.
2. Thick soup made with potatoes, clams, and milk.
3. Thick soup made with clams and vegetables including tomatoes.
4. Italian soup of vegetables, beans, and pasta or rice.
5. A thick Hungarian soup made with beef, peppers, and paprika
6. A Greek chicken soup made with lemon and egg.
7. A Spanish vegetable soup served chilled.
8. An Eastern European soup made with beets.

1. Mulligatawny
2. New England Clam Chowder
3. Manhattan Clam Chowder
4. Minestrone
5. Goulash
6. Avgolemono
7. Gazpacho
8. Borscht
Q: Identify the following ingredients used in cooking:

1. A mixture of baking soda, starch, and cream of tartar used as a leaven in baking.
2. An extract made by soaking seed pods of an orchid in alcohol.
3. A dark, thick syrup produced by refining sugar.
4. Dried, sweet seedless grapes.

1. baking powder
2. vanilla
3. molasses
4. raisins

Q: Identify theses vegetables:

1. Type of large, white radish popular in Japan in pickles

2. Bitter leaf vegetable, a relative of chicory, grown in the dark.
3. A relative of cabbage, the white curd of the plant is eaten.
4. The bud of a species of thistle normally boiled or steamed and served with melted
butter.
5. A leafy kale and cabbage relative popular in the south, also called simply
“greens”.
6. A root vegetable related to dill with cultivars such as Nantes and Chantenay.
7. A popular tuber in the nightshade family.
8. An ancient strong smelling vegetable normally harvested for the large bulbs it
produces.
9. A relative of tomatoes and potatoes, usually seen with a purple skin.
10. A relative of thistles, the flower bud is eaten.
11. A relative of hollyhocks and native to Africa, the unripe seed pods are used.
12. The Japanese name for a type of seaweed used to wrap rice balls and sushi.

1. Daikon
2. Belgian (or French) Endive
3. Cauliflower
4. Artichoke
5. Collards
6. Carrot
7. Potato
8. Onion
9. Eggplant
10. Artichoke
11. Okra
12. Nori
Q: Identify these foods:

1. Thin French pancakes cooked in brandy

2. Small Italian pasta folded around cheese or meat into a round shape.
3. Poached eggs with ham on an English muffin with Hollandaise sauce
4. Mexican dish featuring spicy meat steamed in a cornbread crust

1. Crepes-suzette
2. Tortellini
3. Eggs Benedict
4. Tamales

Q: Identify the country of origin for these cheeses:

1. Bel Paese 1. Italy

2. Appenzeller 2. Switzerland
3. Kasseri 3. Greece
4. Colby 4. United States

Q: Identify these condiments:

1. Pungent liquid made from fermented sea creatures, called “nam pla” in Thai.
2. Sauce commonly made with tomato paste, vinegar and spices.
3. Salty liquid flavoring of which Tamari is a variety
4. Paste made by combining ground seeds with vinegar, often used with the answer
to 2.

1. fish sauce
2. ketchup
3. soy sauce
4. mustard

Q: Identify the type of food additive given the following:

1. aspartame, xylitol
2. tumeric, caramel
3. propionic acid, sodium sulphite
4. L-ascorbic acid, synthetic alpha-tocopherol

1. sweeteners
2. colors
3. preservatives
4. antioxidants
Q: Identify the type of food additive:

1. potassium nitrate 1. preservatives

2. sorbitol 2. sweeteners
3. lutein 3. colors
4. annatto 4. colors

Q: Identify the part of the plant most commonly used as an herb or spice:

1. cilantro 1. leaves
2. lovage 2. leaves
3. nasturtiums 3. flowers or leaves
4. capers 4. flower buds

Q: Identify the part of the vegetable used for food:

1. Kale 1. Leaves
2. Tomatillo 2. Fruit
3. Okra 3. Seed pods or Fruit
4. Jerusalem Artichoke 4. Roots or Tubers

Q: Identify the following chicken entrees:

1. A chicken breast, pounded and rolled around unsalted butter, breaded and fried.
2. Cooked chicken, cooked with peppers and mushrooms in a milk and butter sauce.
3. A chicken breast, pounded and rolled around ham and swiss cheese, breaded and
baked.
4. Cooked chicken combined with mushrooms and cream, baked with spaghetti and
parmesan cheese.

1. Chicken Kiev
2. Chicken a la King
3. Chicken Cordon Bleu
4. Chicken Tetrazzini

Q: Identify these equivalent measurements:

1. Tablespoons in ¾ cup 1. 12
2. Pints in 1 quart 2. 2
3. Ounces in 1 pint 3. 16
4. Quarts in 1 gallon 4. 4
5. Fluid ounces in two cups 5. 16
6. Teaspoons in 1/3 cup 6. 16
7. Cups in three quarts 7. 12
8. Tablespoons in ½ cup 8. 8
Health

Q: How many individual bones make up the pectoral girdle?

A: 4

Q: Bronchodilators act on which bodily organs?

A: the lungs

Q: Desmology is the study of what type of connective tissue? It is especially of interest to

athletes with severe knee injuries.

A: ligaments

Q: Pyridoxine and thiamine are both vitamins designated by which letter?

A: B

Q: Drugs called beta blockers are mainly used to treat conditions of which organ?

A: the heart

Q: What is the term for a drug which acts to narrow blood vessels?

A: vasoconstrictor
Q: Answer the following about malaria:

1. What parasitic protozoan causes the disease?

2. Which species of mosquito transmits the disease?
3. Which French army doctor was the first to describe the parasites on red blood
cells?
4. Which insecticide is now being touted as a surface treatment in regions where
malaria is endemic?

1. Plasmodium
2. Anopheles
3. Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran
4. DDT

Q: Identify the source of these phobias; all of them weather related:

1. brontophobia
2. nephophobia
3. chionophobia
4. homichlophobia

1. thunder
2. clouds
3. snow
4. fog
Religion

Q: Siddhartha Gautama is a founder of what major religion?

A: Buddhism

Q: The Guru Granth Sahib is the sacred text of what religion?

A: Sikhism

Q: Identify the Christian denomination or sect founded by these individuals:

1. Joseph Smith
2. Charles Taze Russell
3. Mary Baker Eddy
4. Henry VIII

1. Mormon (Latter Day Saints)

2. Jehovah’s Witness
3. Christian Science
4. Church of England
Agriculture

Q: Australia has a feral population of what animal which is otherwise extinct in its native
middle east causing problems for sheep ranchers?

A: camels

Q: What is the generic term for feathered farm animals such as geese, ducks, and chickens?

A: poultry

Q: Australus is an invented name that won an informal competition to find an alternative

term for the meat of what animal?

A: kangaroo

Q: What cool weather grain was originally regarded as only food for horses, but is not touted
as a cholesterol-lowering food for humans?

A: oats

Q: Which grain is divided into long-grain and short-grain varieties? Basmati is a type of
long-grained.

A: rice

Q: The terms jack and jenny refer to male and female names for which farm animal?

A: Donkey

Q: Pisciculture is the term for the breeding and raising of what food animal?

A: fish

Q: Viticulture is the care and culture of what type of plants?

A: vines

Q: What is the term for non-native species which wreak havoc on native flora and fauna?
Kudzu and cane toads are two organisms that are often cited as examples.

A: invasives or invasive species

Q: Which breed of sheep originated in Spain and is now the most numerous breed in the
world? This breed is known for producing some of the finest wool.

A: Merino

Q: Identify one of the two popular breeds of dairy cattle originating on two of the British
Channel Islands.

A: Jersey or Guernsey

Q: What breed of horse is named after an American man who owned the first horse of that
breed?

A: Morgan

Q: What is the term for a horse’s color which is creamy yellow with black legs, tail, and
mane? The name refers to the similarity to tanned deer hide.

A: buckskin

Q: What country is the largest producer of farmed shrimp? Most of its production is for
domestic use. Thailand produces more for export.

A: China

Q: Jasmine, Arborio, and Basmati are varieties of what grain?

A: rice
Q: Identify these terms referring to livestock:

1. a female goat
2. a castrated bull raised for beef
3. a female sheep
4. a male horse

1. nanny
2. steer
3. ewe
4. stallion

Q: Identify the type of animal from these breeds:

1. Egyptian, Sebastopol
2. Saanen, Angora
3. Rambouillet, Southdown
4. Saddleback, Chester White

1. geese
2. goats
3. sheep
4. hogs