ECE Quiz Bowl Team Auditions Examination

Which of the following is the 2015 NBA Finals MVP? This player averaged 16.3 Points per game and grabbed 5.8 Rebounds per game as he started three (3) times in six (6) games playing 37.1 Minutes per game. (Sports & Recreation)

Prior to this year’s FIFA World Cup 2018, which country has won most championship trophies? This nation grabbed a total of five (5) titles in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, and 2002. (Sports & Recreation)

In the last game of the 2009-2010 NBA Season, the Golden State Warriors had the most unusual number of players in that game. This bizarre situation was caused by injuries as they only have a total of 8 players with 3 in the bench present inside the arena. Which Western Conference play-off seeded team was the Oakland side’s opponent? It was played last April 10, 2010 where the underdogs emerged victorious, 122-116, on the road as Stephen Curry delivered 42 points and Monta Ellis also scored 34 points. Also the four (4) starters played the entire 48 minutes. However they failed to reach the Playoffs with 26-56 following the win. (Sports & Recreation)

How many NBA teams are based in California? This state is home to play-off seeded teams in the current decade. (Sports & Recreation)

Which is the most populated country in Africa? By 2017, it has an estimated population of 182,202,000. (Geography)

Which aquatic creature is the fastest? It has an average speed of 128.7 kph. (Science - Biology)

The world’s fastest helicopter was designed and built by which European country? The Eurocopter X³ travelled 472 kph and it won the American Helicopter Society’s Howard Hughes Award, given for “outstanding improvement in fundamental vertical flight technology”. (Science & Technology)

The most consecutive Major League Baseball (MLB) games were played by which professional player? This guy was named “The Iron Man” played for Baltimore Orioles (1981-2001) and was a 19-time All-Star and twice named American League (AL) Most Valuable Player. (Sports & Recreation)

Which is the hottest place on earth? This natural phenomenon was the highest recorded temperature measuring 56.7°C (134°F). (Geography)

Which is the largest indoor arena in the world? This impressive structure caters a population of an estimated 55,000 and is located in Asia. (Engineering Structures)

Which of the following breed is the tallest among domesticated dogs? It stands up to 112 cm (44 in). (Science – Biology)

Which is the highest capital city in the world? This South American metropolis has an above sea level elevation of more than 3,600 meters. (Geography)

Which European country has the most telecom towers constructed? All of the 88 towers still exist in that country. (Engineering Structures)

Which is the oldest operational museum in the world? This Italian museum officially opened to the public back in 1471 in Rome. (Arts & Literature)

Which is world’s most polluted country? This Asian nation suffers with the poorest air quality with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 187. (Geography)

Which is the coldest planet/dwarf planet? Its lowest effective temperature recorded was -241°C (-401.8°F). (Astronomy – Geography)

Which is the world’s 2nd largest desert? It has an area of almost 14,000,000 sq. km. (Geography)

Which capital city hosted the 2004 Summer Olympic Games? This historic worldwide sports event started on August 13 and ended on August 29, where 201 nations participated consisting of 10,625 athletes as the Americans were crowned champions earning 102 total medals followed by China and Russia. (Sports & Recreation)

Which female professional tennis player currently holds the top spot in the list of the world’s most number of Grand Slams achieved by a single player in the sport’s history bagging 24 titles? She made 29 Finals appearances including 36 Semifinals and 43 Quarterfinals in which her dominating career started in the U.S. Open. (Sports & Recreation)

Which of these Mathematicians invented the equal sign (=)? In his book, he explains it that ‘to avoid the tedious repetition of these words: “is equal to”, I will set (as I do often in work use) a pair of parallels, or Gemowe lines, of one length (thus =), because no two things can be more equal.’ (Science – Mathematics)

Which of these authors wrote the famous 1855 poem “The Charge of the Light Brigade”? The Charge of the Light Brigade was a charge of British light cavalry led by Lord Cardigan against Russian forces during the Battle of Balaclava on 25 October 1854 in the Crimean War. The events were entirely connected about him, and it was then published six weeks after. (Literature)

Which country gained their independence in 2006? An independence referendum was held in this country on May 21 to separate the two nations thus declaring its independence on June 3. A few days later, the other nation followed suit. (History)

Which is the world’s oldest civilization? It is the first of the civilization to have ever emerged on the face of planet earth ever since the evolution of humans. Its origin dates back so far behind in the history as its timeline is usually kept around 3300 BC – 750 BC. However, there is no known evidence of any other civilized society before them. (History)

Which was the active medium used in the first working laser ever constructed? Theodore Maiman built the first working laser using this medium while working at Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, California. It lased for the first time on May 16, 1960. (Science & Technology)

Intel Corporation (stylized as ‘intel’) is headquartered on which American city? Intel Corp. Is an American multinational corporation and technology company and is located in the Silicon Valley. (Science & Technology)

Which is the 2nd world’s most famous drug lord whom was often called “The King of Cocaine” and the wealthiest criminal in history? He was also a narcoterrorist with an estimated net worth of US $30 billion by the early 1990s. (People & Society)

Which of these prodigies holds the world’s highest IQ ever recorded? This person has an IQ score of 250-300. At the age of 5, he could use a typewriter and had learnt to speak Latin, Greek, Russian, French, German and Hebrew. He was denied admission to Harvard at the age of 6 because he was called too emotionally immature. Later, at age 11, they were forced to admit him, after which he gave his well-received first lecture on 4-dimensional physics. (People & Society)

Which is the largest state in the U.S.A.? It has a total land area of 1,717,854.32 sq. km. (663,267.26 sq. mi.). (Geography)

Which is China’s longest-lasting dynasty? By the end of 2nd millennium B.C. (1046 B.C. To approximately 256 B.C.), this dynasty began to emerge in the Yellow River valley, overrunning the territory of the Shang. (History)

Which comic superhero has been played by Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, George Clooney, and Christian Bale? The fictional character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and first appeared in Detective Comics #27, in 1939. (Entertainment)