Sure! Here’s a compilation of 50 questions suitable for a junior high school quizzing competition, covering various subjects:
General Knowledge
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Question: What is the capital city of France?
Answer: Paris -
Question: Who wrote the play "Romeo and Juliet"?
Answer: William Shakespeare -
Question: What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Answer: Jupiter -
Question: In which year did the Titanic sink?
Answer: 1912 -
Question: What is the chemical symbol for gold?
Answer: Au
Mathematics
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Question: What is the value of π (pi) rounded to two decimal places?
Answer: 3.14 -
Question: What is 15% of 200?
Answer: 30 -
Question: What is the next prime number after 7?
Answer: 11 -
Question: Solve for x: 2x + 3 = 11.
Answer: x = 4 -
Question: What is the area of a rectangle with a length of 4 cm and a width of 3 cm?
Answer: 12 cm²
Science
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Question: What gas do plants absorb from the atmosphere?
Answer: Carbon dioxide -
Question: What part of the cell contains the genetic material?
Answer: Nucleus -
Question: What is the process by which plants make their food using sunlight?
Answer: Photosynthesis -
Question: What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?
Answer: Diamond -
Question: How many bones are in the adult human body?
Answer: 206
History
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Question: Who was the first President of the United States?
Answer: George Washington -
Question: What ancient civilization built the pyramids?
Answer: The Egyptians -
Question: During which war was the Battle of Gettysburg fought?
Answer: The American Civil War -
Question: Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
Answer: Amelia Earhart -
Question: What year did World War II begin?
Answer: 1939
Geography
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Question: Which continent is the Sahara Desert located on?
Answer: Africa -
Question: What is the longest river in the world?
Answer: The Nile River -
Question: Which country is both an island and a continent?
Answer: Australia -
Question: Name the largest ocean on Earth.
Answer: Pacific Ocean -
Question: What is the smallest country in the world?
Answer: Vatican City
Literature
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Question: What is the name of the series written by J.K. Rowling?
Answer: Harry Potter -
Question: Who is the author of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"?
Answer: Mark Twain -
Question: In which book series is there a character named Katniss Everdeen?
Answer: The Hunger Games -
Question: What is the main theme of George Orwell's "1984"?
Answer: Totalitarianism and surveillance -
Question: Who wrote "The Great Gatsby"?
Answer: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Arts and Entertainment
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Question: Which artist painted the Mona Lisa?
Answer: Leonardo da Vinci -
Question: What is the highest-grossing film of all time as of 2023?
Answer: Avatar (2009) -
Question: Who is known for the musical style of "The King of Pop"?
Answer: Michael Jackson -
Question: Which famous band was Freddie Mercury a part of?
Answer: Queen -
Question: What is the name of the fictional wizarding school in Harry Potter?
Answer: Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Sports
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Question: What sport is known as "the beautiful game"?
Answer: Soccer (Football) -
Question: In which sport would you perform a slam dunk?
Answer: Basketball -
Question: How many players are there on a standard soccer team?
Answer: 11 -
Question: What is the maximum score you can achieve in a single frame of ten-pin bowling?
Answer: 300 -
Question: Who won the FIFA World Cup in 2018?
Answer: France
Technology
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Question: What does "HTML" stand for?
Answer: HyperText Markup Language -
Question: What is the name of the first electronic computer?
Answer: ENIAC -
Question: Who is the co-founder of Microsoft?
Answer: Bill Gates -
Question: What device do we use to access the internet wirelessly?
Answer: Wi-Fi router -
Question: In computing, what does CPU stand for?
Answer: Central Processing Unit
Miscellaneous
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Question: What is the main currency used in Japan?
Answer: Yen -
Question: Which month has only 28 days?
Answer: February -
Question: What is the primary language spoken in Brazil?
Answer: Portuguese -
Question: What is the primary ingredient in guacamole?
Answer: Avocado -
Question: How many sides does a hexagon have?
Answer: Six
Feel free to mix and match or modify any of these questions for your competition!