Transcript 2005 HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMIC BOWL Midwest Region …

2011
GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY
NATIONAL ACADEMIC BOWL
PRELIMINARY MATCH
SAMPLE
ROUND 1
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HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
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When Columbus made his first
voyage to the New World,
Europe was still Catholic. But
that unity began to splinter
when this German theologian
nailed his ninety-five theses to
the door of a church in
Wittenberg…
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When Columbus made his first
voyage to the New World,
Europe was still Catholic. But
that unity began to splinter
when this German theologian
nailed his ninety-five theses to
the door of a church in
Wittenberg…
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Martin Luther
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HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
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The first atomic bomb test,
code-named Trinity, took
place in what U.S. state?
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The first atomic bomb test,
code-named Trinity, took
place in what U.S. state?
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New Mexico or NM
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DEAF STUDIES
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October 26-November 7 in 1947,
Rhulin Thomas is credited as the
first deaf…
A. pilot to make a solo coast-tocoast flight
B. superintendent of a Deaf
school
C. person to climb Mt. Everest
D. person to earn a Purple Heart
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October 26-November 7 in 1947,
Rhulin Thomas is credited as the
first deaf…
A. pilot to make a solo coast-tocoast flight
B. superintendent of a Deaf
school
C. person to climb Mt. Everest
D. person to earn a Purple Heart
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A. pilot to make a solo coastto-coast flight
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GEOGRAPHY
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It runs north and south
through the Pacific Ocean. At
midnight when it is Tuesday
just west of the line, it is
Monday just east of it. Name
this imaginary line.
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It runs north and south
through the Pacific Ocean. At
midnight when it is Tuesday
just west of the line, it is
Monday just east of it. Name
this imaginary line.
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International Date Line
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MATHEMATICS
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After flying 168 light years,
Ijon needed 5.6 gallons of
plutonium juice to fill his
tank. How many gallons of
plutonium juice would he
need for a trip of 417 light
years from Xygreb to the
Antwarx star base?
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After flying 168 light years,
Ijon needed 5.6 gallons of
plutonium juice to fill his
tank. How many gallons of
plutonium juice would he
need for a trip of 417 light
years from Xygreb to the
Antwarx star base?
13.9 gallons
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GEOGRAPHY
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An expanse of level land is
called a …
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An expanse of level land is
called a …
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plain
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THE ARTS
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Paul Gaugin painted the
natives of…
A. Tahiti
B. Hawaii
C. the Philippines
D. Pitcairn Island
E. the Galapagos Islands
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Paul Gaugin painted the
natives of…
A. Tahiti
B. Hawaii
C. the Philippines
D. Pitcairn Island
E. the Galapagos Islands
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A. Tahiti
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LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
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How many common nouns are
in this line?
Nicholas was not pleased to
hear the latest news from his
former friends in Moscow.
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How many common nouns are
in this line?
Nicholas was not pleased to
hear the latest news from his
former friends in Moscow.
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LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
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You would be most likely to
find contractions, slang, and
broken thoughts in…
A. essays
B. parables
C. editorials
D. biographies
E. short stories
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You would be most likely to
find contractions, slang, and
broken thoughts in…
A. essays
B. parables
C. editorials
D. biographies
E. short stories
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E. short stories
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POPULAR CULTURE,
LEISURE, AND SPORTS
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What is the slang phrase for
the rolls of fat around the
midriff?
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What is the slang phrase for
the rolls of fat around the
midriff?
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love handles
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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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Gelatin is a … solution.
A. buffer
B. normal
C. isotonic
D. colloidal
E. hypertonic
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Gelatin is a … solution.
A. buffer
B. normal
C. isotonic
D. colloidal
E. hypertonic
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D. colloidal
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MATHEMATICS
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What is y in this equation?
12y + 5y – 56 = 80
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What is y in this equation?
12y + 5y – 56 = 80
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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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You take a deep breath and
leap into a lake, what force
pushes you up?
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You take a deep breath and
leap into a lake, what force
pushes you up?
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buoyancy or buoyant force
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MATHEMATICS
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The set of integers is closed
under what three arithmetic
operations?
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The set of integers is closed
under what three arithmetic
operations?
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addition, subtraction,
multiplication
(must have all three in
any order
+, -, x NOT accepted)
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CURRENT EVENTS
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th
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On August
2010, part of
the San Jose Mine collapsed
trapping 33 miners. What
country is this mine located
in?
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On August
2010, part of
the San Jose Mine collapsed
trapping 33 miners. What
country is this mine located
in?
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Chile
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MATCH #2
ROUND 2
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QUESTION
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Which capital is not paired
with its state?
A. Phoenix – Arizona
B. Portland – Oregon
C. Carson City – Nevada
D. Santa Fe – New Mexico
E. Sacramento - California
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B. Portland – Oregon
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QUESTION
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Cape --- is in the state whose
capital is Tallahassee.
A. Cod
B. Horn
C. Girardeau
D. Canaveral
E. Breton Island
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D. Canaveral
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QUESTION
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The President of the United
States works out of the …
Office.
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Oval
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The Greek gods lived on
Mount…
A. Fuji
B. Etna
C. Pelee
D. Ararat
E. Olympus
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E. Olympus
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Air molecules must vibrate for
you to…
A. hear a horn
B. see a sunrise
C. smell a skunk
D. taste a turnip
E. feel a feather
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A. hear a horn
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QUESTION
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“Jurassic Park,” “The Lord of the
Flies,” and “Robinson Crusoe”
have settings most similar to
that of…
A. Gentle Ben
B. Charlotte’s Web
C. Swiss Family Robinson
D. My Side of the Mountain
E. Little House in the Big Woods
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C. Swiss Family Robinson
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Which is spelled correctly?
A. occur
B. curency
C. critisise
D. resonable
E. characterise
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A. occur
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A self-evident truth in the
Declaration of Independence is
that all…
A. patriots are citizens
B. men are created equal
C. ends justify the means
D. legislative powers are vested
in Congress
E. criminal cases are to be tried
before a jury
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B. men are created equal
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QUESTION
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What legendary character used a
4.08 kilogram hand tool
consisting of a handle with a
perpendicularly attached head
made of a heavy, rigid material?
A. Pecos Bill
B. John Henry
C. Buffalo Bill
D. Casey Jones
E. Davy Crockett
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B. John Henry
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QUESTION
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Geology revealed by the
Grand Canyon dates back two
billion years. If the canyon is
one mile deep, each foot
represents how many years?
A. 380
B. 3,800
C. 38,000
D. 380,000
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D. 380,000
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Yuri Gagarin was a …
A. czar
B. tenor
C. chemist
D. cosmonaut
E. polar explorer
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D. cosmonaut
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QUESTION
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Divide .216 by 9.
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QUESTION
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Who had the most use for
gangplanks?
A. Henry Morgan, William Kidd
B. Jesse James, Butch Cassidy
C. Ulysses Grant, Robert E. Lee
D. Edmund Halley, Edwin Hubble
E. Charles Goodyear, John Deere
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A. Henry Morgan, William Kidd
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QUESTION
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Four out of five people failed
the trial by fire ordeal during
the Inquisition. If twenty
people failed the ordeal, how
many passed it?
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5 or five
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QUESTION
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Which is an empty set?
A. women lawyers
B. pine trees in Antarctica
C. planets between Venus and
Pluto
D. counting numbers between
9 and 11
E. oxygen molecules in a glass
of water
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B. pine trees in Antarctica
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QUESTION
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The plural of “spoonful” is…
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spoonfuls
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2010-2011
MATCH #2
MATCH
FINAL ROUND
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CATEGORY:
LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
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Answer each of the questions
about vocabulary. The number
of letters in the answer are in
parentheses.
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1. What term indicates the
perimeter of a circle? (13)
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workers removed large blocks
of stone from the solid rock.
Such holes are called… (8)
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4. What adjective indicates
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Omaha, Nebraska that ran to
Sacramento, California? (16)
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5. What noun indicates the
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person lives? (12)
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complete agreement and
assent among voters in an
election? (9)
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acceptable manners? (9)
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built on mountains that house
huge telescopes. (13)
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10. Bringing water to land
that would otherwise be too
dry to grow crops is called…
(10)
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1. What term indicates the
perimeter of a circle? (13)
circumference
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2. There are many pits left in
the hillsides of Vermont. Such
holes mark places where
workers removed large blocks
of stone from the solid rock.
Such holes are called… (8)
quarries
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3. Tadpoles are also called…
(9)
polliwogs
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4. What adjective indicates
the railroad started in 1865 in
Omaha, Nebraska that ran to
Sacramento, California? (16)
transcontinental
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5. What noun indicates the
immediate region in which a
person lives? (12)
neighborhood
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6. What adjective indicates
complete agreement and
assent among voters in an
election? (9)
unanimous
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7. The inability to read or
write one’s native language is
called… (10)
illiteracy
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8. What term from the
French language refers to
acceptable manners? (9)
etiquette
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9. Name the domed buildings
built on mountains that house
huge telescopes. (13)
observatories
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10. Bringing water to land
that would otherwise be too
dry to grow crops is called…
(10)
irrigation
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