Teen Top Chef Trivia Questions

1. Spell the word accomplishment ANSWER: a-c-c-o-m-p-l-i-s-h-m-e-n-t 2. According to legend, what was the name of King Arthurs sword? ANSWER: Excalibur 3. Identify the musical family that includes the xylophone. ANSWER: percussion instruments 4. What name is given to a word or phrase that is spelled the same forward and backward? ANSWER: palindrome 5. The natural home of an animal is known by what seven-letter noun? ANSWER: habitat 6. Name the longest river in the world. ANSWER: Nile River 7. In 2003 American troops looking for weapons of mass destruction invaded what country? ANSWER: Iraq 8. Name the fourth planet from the Sun, the red planet. ANSWER: Mars 9. What is another name for the bony structure that protects the brain, also called the cranium. ANSWER: skull 10. Name this crystalline allotrope of carbon, with a hardness of 10 on the Mohs scale. It is often found in engagement rings. ANSWER: diamond 11. Name the insect, a member of the order Lepidoptera, that go through a caterpillar stage before growing wings. ANSWER: butterfly or butterflies 12. Who is the author of the bestselling Hunger Games trilogy? ANSWER: Suzann Collins 13. This NYC Crossroads of the World is the location of a newspaper HQs and is known for its New Years Eve ball drop ANSWER: Times Square 14. What is Missouris capital city? ANSWER: Jefferson City, Missouri