2008 PAGE Academic Bowl

2008
PAGE Academic Bowl

for Middle Grades
Complete Questions
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2008
PAGE Academic Bowl
for Middle Grades
Regionals Questions
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Game#
1
Ques.#
2T
3B
4T
5B
7B
8B
2T
2B
1B
2T
2B
4T
9B
1T
1B
6B
7B
TB1
3B
10T
10B
2B
3B
2008PAGEAcademicBowlforMiddleGrades
PronunciationGuide
Regionals
Pronunciation
Terabithia(tairuhBITHeeuh)
allele(uhLEEL)
multiplicative(MULLtihPLICKuhtiv)
abolitionist(ABBuhLISHunisst)
spasmodic(spazzMAHDik)
suffocative(SUFFuhkateiv)
aneurysm(ANNyourizzum)
Yemen(YIMMin)
Lesotho(LESSuhthoh)
Guadalajara(GWAHdahlahHAHRuh)
BanKiMoon(BAHNJEEMOON)
KofiAnnan(KOfeeuhNAHN)
EhudOlmert(EHhoodOHLmurt)
JacquesChirac(ZHOCKsheeROCK)
VladimirPutin(VLADihmeerPOOtin)
SanFermin(sahnfairMEEN)
Pamplona(pammPLONEuh)
gigabyte(GIGGuhbite[orJIGGuhbite,althoughinthepresentcontext
GIGGispreferred])
terabyte(TAIRuhbite)
deciduous(deeSIDDyouus)
Mojave(moHAHvee)
Adirondack(ADDihRAHNdack)
Verona(vurrOHnuh)
Madagascar(MADuhGASkr)
Dahlonega(duhLAHNihguh)
Bulloch(BULLlook)
fluorine(FLOOReen)
bromine(BROMEeen)
Iberian(eyeBEEReeun)
Prado(PRODoh)
Louvre(LOOV)
varicella(vairihSELLuh)
poliomyelitis(POleeohMYuhLIGHTiss)
Rubeola(ROObeeOHluh)
parotitis(paraTIGHTiss)
rubella(rooBELLuh)
Pyrenees(PEERuhneez)
Rapunzel(ruhPUNzl)
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Game#
7
Ques.#
2T
2B
6T
6B
7B
9B
Pronunciation
algae(ALjee)
diatoms(DYEuhTAHMZ)
paramecia(pairuhMEEseeuh)
Protista(proTISStuh)
protests(PROtissts)
koalas(koAHluz)
Fungi(FUNJeye)
Animalia(annihMALEeeuh)
Plantae(PLANtee)
crescendo(kruhSHINdoe)
fermata(futMAHTuh)
Luzon(LOOzahn)
(Roald)Dahl(ROuldDOLL)
LEngle(LENGul)
1B
3T
7T
disenfranchise(DISSenFRANchyze)
phototropism(FOtoeTROPEizzum)
Phanerozoic(FANuruhzoik)
Precambrian(preeKAMbreeun)
Cenozoic(SINohzoik)
Paleozoic(PAYleeohzoik)
Mesozoic(MESSohzoik)
2T
periosteum(paireeAHSSsteeum)
osteoma(AHSSsteeOHmuh)
Jakarta(juhKARtuh)
Accra(ACKruh)
Reykjavik(RAKEyuhvik)
paleontologist(PAYleeahnTAHLuhjist)
hydrologist(highDRAHLuhjist)
Rosecrans(ROSEkranz)
5B
7B
8T
10
1B
TB1
Macedonia(MASSihDOANeeuh)
Sapporo(suhPOREoh)
Yokohama(YOkoHAHmuh)
11
3T
4B
Lohan(LOhan)
Buddhism(BOOdizzum)
Ethiopia(EETHeeOHpeeuh)
Namibia(nuhMIBBeeuh)
Sonora(suhNORuh)
hyperglycemia(HIGHpergly[rhymeswithfly]SEEMeeuh)
entomologist(entuhMAHLuhjist)
7B
10B
TB1
TB1
2B
4T
7T
Hephaestus(huhFESStuss)
Aphrodite(afroDYTEee)
Rhesus(REEsuss)
Basques(BASKS)
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9T
anorexia(nervosa)(anohREXeeuhnurVOsuh)
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Game#
TB1(cont.)
Ques.#
9B
Pronunciation
bulimia(booLEEmeuh)
hypochondria(HYPEohKAHNdreeuh)
hypochondriasis(HYPEohkahnDRYuhsiss)
TB2
1T
1B
clich(kleeSHAY)
simile(SIMMihlee)
alliteration(uhLITurAshun)
metaphor(METuhfor)
seismically(SIZEmicklee)
Apennines(APPihnines)
nucleic(newKLEEik)
Polymer(PAHLihmur)
nucleotide(NEWkleeohtide)
monomers(MAHNohmurz)
ribosomes(RYEbosoamz[rhymeswithhomes])
Ribonucleic(RYEbonewKLEEik)
JeandeBrunhoff(ZHAHNduhBROONhahf)
2T
4T
TB1
Game#
1
Ques.#
4T
9B
4B
6B
8B
10T
10B
3
2B
5T
5B
7T
7B
Semifinals
Pronunciation
TojoHideki(TOEjoHEEdeckee)
BenitoMussolini(benEEtoeMOOSEuhLEENee)
Ganymede(GANNihmeed)
Coweta(cowEETuh)
Muscogee(mussKOAGee)
onomatopoeia(AHNuhMAHTuhPEEuh)
oxymoron(OXseeMOREahn)
simile(SIMMihlee)
ElNino(ellNEENyo)
Marmara(MARMuruh)
Bosporus(BAHSSperus)
Ionian(eyeOANeeun)
Aegean(ehJEEun)
Milne(MILN)
Silverstein(SILLversteen)
(Roald)Dahl(ROuldDOLL)
AntoinevanLeeuwenhoek(ANNtwahnvanLAYvinhook)
colonbacillus(KOlunbuhSILLus)
gastroenteritis(GASTroENturRITEiss)
Escherichiacoli(EEshuhREEkeeuhCOLEeye)
salmonella(salmuhNELLuh)
Yangtze(YANGTSEE)
Budapest(BOOduhpest)
Aswan(ASswan)
Danube(DANyoob)
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5B
6B
Seine(SAYN)
Tigris(tigress)
googol(GOOgahl)
Pronunciation
xylem(ZYE[rhymeswithbye]lemm)
TierradelFuego(teeAIRuhdellFWAYgo)
Pampas(PAHMpuz)
Yucatan(YOOkuhtan)
Nubian(NEWbeeun)
Mekong(MEEkong)
Hermess(herMEEZis)
caisson(KAYSAHN)
5B
TB1
Swoopes(rhymeswithhopes)
ichthyologist(ICKTHeeAHLuhjist)
1B
2T
4T
4B
pied(rhymeswithpride)
nonstriated(NAHNSTRY[rhymeswithtry]ateid)
Himalayas(HIMuhLAYuz)
Hispaniola(hissspanYOluh)
Papua(PAPPyouuh)
systolic(sissSTAHLik)
diastolic(DIEuhSTAHLik)
halite(HAYlight)
desalination(deeSALinNAYshun)
Game#
4
9B
Ques.#
1B
2B
5B
10T
10B
7
1T
2B
6T
6B
8T
8B
10T
10B
8
1B
2B
4T
4B
5B
9B
Puget(PYOOjit)
RafaelNadal(raffeeELLnuhdal[rhymeswithgal])
Baroque(buhROAK)
grotesque(growTESK)
gargoyles(GARgoils[rhymeswithboils])
Ural(rhymeswithmural)
Aconcagua(AHkunKAHgwuh)
Denali(dihNAHLee)
Kosciuska(KAHseeUSkuh)
Tanzania(TANzuhNEEuh)
Coriolis(KOReeOHliss)
doldrums(DOHLdrums)
mousse(MOOSE)
cherub(CHAIRub)
Palette(PALit)
mosaic(moZAYik)
stomata(stowMAHTuh)
tubular(TUBEyoulur)
phloem(FLOWim)
Appommatox(APPuhMATux)
Kinshasa(kinSHAHsuh)
PhnomPenh(puhNAHMPIN)
Quito(KEYtoe)
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TB1
Zagreb(ZAHgrebb)
occultation(AHkullTAYshun)
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Game#
TB1
Ques.#
1B
TB2
Pronunciation
Milne(MILN)
Eeyore(EEyore)
(Carolus)Linnaeus(CAREuhlusslinEEus)
Shiloh(SHYlo)
Chickamauga(CHICKuhMAWguh)
antimicrobial(annteemyCROWbeeul)
flavonoids(FLAYvonoydz)
sntioxidant(annteeOXsiddunt)
Sofia(soFEEuh)
Amman(ahMAHN)
Tegucigalpa(tayGOOSEihGAHLpuh)
noncollinear(NAHNkoLINNeeur)
1T
3B
6B
8T
geysers(GUYsirs)
PallasAthena(PALusuhTHEENuh)
commutative(KAHMyoutaytiv)
Bohr(BOAR)
2T
3B
4T
4B
8B
TB2
Finals
Game#
1
Ques.#
7T
9T
9B
10B
4B
6T
6B
8T
8B
9B
1T
2T
2B
4T
4B
7B
8T
9B
10T
Pronunciation
cellophanes(SELLuhFAYNZ)
bipedal(byPEDDul)
Mammalian(mammAILeeun)
Homosapiens(HOMEohSAYpeeenz)
Neanderthal(neeANNdurtahl)
CroMagnon(crowMAGGnun)
Hazelhurst(HAYzlhurst)
HorstKohler(HORSTKOHLer)
ArielSharon(ahreeELLshuhROAN)
NicolasSarkozy(NICKuhlusssarkoZEE)
hyperventilation(HIGHpervinntillLAYshun)
anoxemia(anoxSEEMeeuh)
Bogota(BOgotah)
Amman(ahMAHN)
AddisAbaba(ADDissABBuhbuh)
Hispaniola(hissspanYOluh)
Sequoyah(sihKWOYuh)
invertebrate(inVURtuhbrayts)
crustaceans(krussSTAYshuns)
endotherm(ENdoetherm)
Hokies(rhymeswithSmokies)
PaloAlto(PALohALtoe)
phisher(FISHer)
Rabun(RAYbun)
collinear(koLINNeeur)
allotrope(ALluhtrope)
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Game#
Champ.
Ques.#
1T
1B
3T
3B
9T
9B
12B
16B
17T
4
3T
3B
5B
9T
Pronunciation
simile(SIMMihlee)
oxymoron(AHKseeMOREahn)
personification(perSAHNifihKAYshun)
onomatopoeia(AHNohMAHTohPEEuh)
Doric(DOORik)
curlicues(CURlickcues)
SanMarino(SANNmuhREENoh)
Lesotho(LESSuhthoh)
Mozambique(mozammBEEK)
Madagascar(MADuhGASkr)
SriLanka(sreeLANKuh)
Mogadishu(MOguhDISHyou)
Oconee(ohCONEee)
portmanteau(portmanTOE)
AntoninDvorak(ANNtoeneenduhVOREzhock)
Eroica(uhROikuh)
(Franz)Schubert(FRAHNZSHOOburt)
(Ludwigvan)Beethoven(LEWDvigvahnBAYtoevin)
(WolfgangA.)Mozart(WOLFgangAMOATSart)
(Joseph)Haydn(JOEseffHIGHdn)
Plantae(PLANtee0
fungi(FUNJeye)
monerans(moNEARunz)
protists(PROtissts)
portmanteau(portmanTOE)
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Game1
1.
Tossup(10)
PAGE2008
Regionals
Q. Identifytheobjectoftheverbinthefollowingsentence:Nedistaking
pianolessonsthisyear.
A. lessons
Bonus(20)
Q. Identifytheobjectoftheverbineachofthefollowingsentences:
1.Therecentstormdestroyedourfishingcabin.
2.Theforestprovidesagreatresourcefortheregion.
3.Dr.MedwinstudiedphilosophyattheUniversityofTexas.
4.Doyouhaveanyotherquestions?
A. 1.cabin
2.resource
3.philosophy
4.questions
2.
Tossup(10)
Q. In2007amoviewasreleasedaboutaboynamedJessandagirlnamedLeslie.
Theydevelopaclosefriendshipandinventanimaginarylandwheretheycango
toescapefromtheirreallifetroubles.Whatisthenameoftheirimaginary
land?
A. Terabithia(tairuhBITHeeuh)(Notetoreader:DonotacceptBridgeto
Terabithia,whichisnotthedirectanswertothisquestion.)
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Thismovieisafilmversionofanovelentitledwhat?
2.Whowrotethisnovel?
3.Whatmajorbookawarddidthenovelreceiveuponitspublicationin1977?
4.WhatisthenameofthemusicteacheronwhomJesshasacrush?
A. 1.BridgetoTerabithia
2.(Katherine)Paterson
3.theNewberyMedal
4.MissEdmunds
3.
Tossup(10)
Q. WhatdowecallmistakesmadewhenDNAinanorganismisbeingcopied?
ThesemistakesareanypermanentchangeintheDNAsequenceofageneor
chromosomeofacell.
A. mutation
Bonus(20)
Q. Whatarethetwotypesofgenetictraits?
1.Thefirstproducesacertaineffectinanorganismonlywhenitsmatching
allele(uhLEEL)isidentical.
2.Thesecondcausesaparentalcharacteristicitcontrolstooccurinany
offspring.
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A. 1.recessive
2.dominant
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4.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatistendividedbythemultiplicative(MULLtihPLICKuhtiv)inverseof
ten?
A. 100
Bonus(20)
Q. Mrs.Smithpurchases4moviestogivetoherniecesforChristmas.Eachmovie
costs$19.95andshehastopay5%salestax.Ifshegivestheclerka$100bill,
howmuchchangedoesshereceive?
A. $16.21
5.
Tossup(10)
Q. WhatwasthetradebetweentheNewEnglandcolonies,Africa,andtheWest
Indiescalled?
A. TriangularTrade(TriangleTrade)
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.WhowasbornaslaveinMaryland,escapedtotheNorthin1849,and
becametherenownedorganizeroftheUndergroundRailroad?
2.Whowasthewhiteabolitionist(ABBuhLISHunisst)wholedagroupof21
menonaraidofthefederalarsenalatHarpersFerryinanattempttoget
neededgunsandammunitiontohelpfreeslaves?
A. 1.(Harriet)Tubman
2.JohnBrown
Atthispoint,askthatthescorebegivenandgivecoachestheopportunitytomakesubstitutions.
6.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatintegeristworaisedtothesixthpower?
A. 64
Bonus(20)
Q. Howmanyofthefollowingstatementsaretrue?
1.Threecubedequalsnine.
2.Twocubedtimesthreecubedequalssixcubed.
3.Twocubedplusthreecubedequalsquantitytwoplusthree,allcubed.
4.Twothirdscubedequalstwocubeddividedbythreecubed.
A. 2
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7.
Tossup(10)
Q. WhichwordwithinitialletterHdothoseinthemedicalprofessionuseto
refertohighbloodpressure?
A. hypertension
Bonus(20)
Q. Whichmedicaltermrefersto
1.theintensespasmodic(spazzMAHDik)attacksofsuffocative(SUFFuh
kateiv)painfrequentlyofthechestregion?
2.abloodfilledsacformedbydilationofanarterywallandsusceptibleto
ruptureandhemorrhage?
A. 1.angina
2.aneurysm(ANNyourizzum)
8.
Tossup(10)
Q. WhichriverformstheeasternboundaryofMissouri?
A. Mississippi
Bonus(20)
Q. Howmanyofthefollowinggeographyquestionsaretrue?
1.Yemen(YIMMin)isontheArabianPeninsula.
2.Lesotho(LESSuhthoh)issurroundedbySouthAfrica.
3.PeruliesontheeastcoastofSouthAmerica.
4.Guadalajara(GWAHdahlahHAHRuh)isamajorcityofHonduras.
A. 2
9.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whicharethelowestfrequencyoftheelectromagneticwaves?Theantennasin
automobilesreceivetheseregularly.
A. radio(waves)
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Whichwavesareslightlyhigherinfrequencythanradiowaves?Ifyouwant
somepopcorninahurry,youmightusethem.
2.Whichwavesofanevenhigherfrequencycancauseskincancer?These
havefrequencyjustabovevisiblelightwaves.
A. 1.microwaves
2.ultraviolet(orUV)
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10.
Tossup(10)
Q. Namethethreeprimarycolors:
A. red,blue,andyellow(Note:Allthreearerequired!)
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Amixtureofredandyellowproduceswhatcolor?
2.Amixtureofblueandyellowproduceswhatcolor?
3.Amixtureofredandblueproduceswhatcolor?
4.Towhatdoesthetermcomplementarycolorsrefer?
A. 1.orange
2.green
3.purple
4.contrastingcolorsthatlieoppositeeachotheronthecolorwheel.
TIEBREAKERS
1.
Tossup(10)
Q. Ifacompletesentenceconsistsofasingleword,whatpartofspeech
mustthatwordbe?
A. verb
2.
Q. JoanneWoodwardisafamousGeorgian.Isshefamousforbeingapolitician,an
actress,asinger,orawriter?
A. anactress
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Game2
1.
Tossup(10)
PAGE2008
Regionals
Q. Whatisthesmallestpositiveintegerotherthanonethatisafactorof729?
A. 3
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Whatistheleastcommonmultipleof22and28?
2.Whatisthegreatestcommonfactorof66and154?
A. 1.308
2.22
2.
Tossup(10)
Q. BanKiMoon(BAHNJEEMOON)andKofiAnnan(KOfeeuhNAHN)have
beenGeneralSecretariesofwhatworldorganization?
A. UnitedNations
Bonus(20)
Q. Fromwhatcountryiseachofthefollowingworldleaders?
1.GordonBrown
2.EhudOlmert(EHhoodOHLmurt)
3.JacquesChirac(ZHOCKsheeROCK)
4.VladimirPutin(VLADihmeerPOOtin)
A. 1.GreatBritain
2.Israel
3.France
4.Russia
3.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatisthefungusdiscoveredintheearlytwentiethcenturythatwasshownto
inhibitbacterialgrowth?Itisfoundnaturallyinmolds,andasamedicineit
savedmanylimbsandlivesofinjuredsoldiersduringWorldWarII.
A. penicillin
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Whoisgenerallycreditedwiththediscoveryofpenicillin?
2.Whatisthegeneralclassofdrugscontainingpenicillin?
A. 1.(SirAlexander)Fleming
2.antibiotics
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4.
Tossup(10)
Q. AftertheelectionofwhichU.S.PresidentdidtheU.S.CivilWarbegin?
A. (Abraham)Lincoln
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.WhomdidJohnWilkesBoothassassinate?
2.Inwhatyeardidthishappen?
3.Inwhichtheaterdidthisoccur?
4.Whatplaywasbeingperformedatthetimeoftheassassination?
A. 1.(Abraham)Lincoln
2.1865
3.FordsTheater
4.OurAmericanCousin
5.
Tossup(10)
Q. Spellthewordthatispronouncedthesameasthewordthatisspelled
innocence.
A. innocents
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Spellthewordthatispronouncedthesameasthewordthatis
spelledfalse.
2. Spellthewordthatispronouncedthesameasthewordthatis
spelledpaced.
spelledfryer.
spelledmedal.
A. 1.faults
2.paste
3.friar
4.meddle(alsoacceptmettle)
6.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whichgasisthebiggestcontributortothegreenhouseeffectandthusglobal
warming?
A. carbondioxide(CO2)
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Whatdowecallthetypeofpowerplantsthatconvertenergyderivedfrom
waterflowingoverdamsalongrivers?
2.Whattypeofenergyisharnessedfromtalltowersonhilltopsorinnarrow
valleyswithturbinesspinningatopthem?
A. 1.hydroelectric
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2.wind
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7.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatdowecallahitintennisbeforetheballhashadachancetobounce?
A. volley
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Whatisalovesetintennis?
2.Whatistheendboundarylinecalled,whichis39feetfromthenet?
A. 1.asetwonwithoutthelossofagame
2.baseline
8.
Tossup(10)
Q. Thegastankofapopularcarholdsfifteenandtwofifthsgallonsofgasoline.If
therearethreeandthreefifthsgallonsofgasleftinthetank,howmanygallons
ofgashasbeenusedifitwasfullatthestart?
A. elevenandfourfifths
Bonus(20)
Q. Allornothing.Orderthesefractionsfromsmallesttolargest:threesevenths,
fourninths,andfivetwelfths.
A. fivetwelfths,threesevenths,fourninths
9.
Tossup(10)
Q. Thesummerof2007sawthereleaseofanewmovieaboutawellknownyoung
womanwhoisadetectiveinaseriesofnovelsthathavebeenpopularforwell
overseventyyears.Thetitleofthemovieishername.Whatishername?
A. NancyDrew
Bonus(20)
Q. AnswereachofthesequestionsaboutNancyDrew:
1.Althoughwrittenbyanumberofdifferentwriters,theNancyDrewnovelsall
indicatethattheirauthorisawomannamedwhat?
2.WhatistheprofessionofNancyDrewsfather?
3.Inthenovels,whatisthenameoftheyoungmaninwhomsheisinterested?
4.TheactresswhoplaysNancyDrewintherecentmovieisthenieceofwhat
superstarmoviecelebrity?
A. 1.CarolynKeene
2.attorney(orlawyer)
3.NedNickerson
4.JuliaRoberts
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10.
Tossup(10)
Q. OnwhichNorthAtlanticislandcountrydomostpeoplelivealongthecoast
becausetheinterioriscoveredbyvolcanicfeaturesandglaciers?
A. Iceland
Bonus(20)
Q. Eachofthefollowingislandsispartofwhichcountry?
1.Crete
2.Tasmania
3.Sumatra
4.Sardinia
A. 1.Greece
2.Australia
3.Indonesia
4.Italy
TIEBREAKERS
1.
Tossup(10)
Q. WhatisthecauseofthegreatredspotontheplanetJupiter?
A. astorm(acycloneortornado)
2.
Q. Whatgeometricfiguredoyougetwhenthreepointsnotonalinearejoinedby
segments?
A. triangle
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Game3
1.
Tossup(10)
PAGE2008
Regionals
Q. WhichoneofthefollowingcountriesisnotanallyoftheUnitedStates:France,
GreatBritain,NorthKorea,orCanada?
A. NorthKorea
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.InwhichcountryistheFestivalofSanFermin(sahnfairMEEN)at
Pamplona(pammPLONEuh)animportantfestival?
2.Whichoneofthefollowingcountrieshasthelargestpopulation:Mexico,
Indonesia,Germany,orTurkey?
A. 1.Spain
2.Indonesia
2.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whenmusicianshaveagigitmeansthattheyarebookedforashortterm
performance.Whatdoesitmeanforacomputertohaveagig?
A. onegigabyte(GIGGuhbite[orJIGGuhbite,althoughinthepresentcontextGIGGis
preferred])ofmemory,or(approximately)onebillion(109)bytesofmemory
Bonus(20)
Q. Approximatelyhowmanybytesarethereina
1.megabyte?
2.terabyte(TAIRuhbite)?
A. 1.onemillion(106)
2.onetrillion(1012)
3.
Tossup(10)
Q. Arecipefor20rollscallsfor5tablespoonsofbutter.Howmanytablespoons
areneededfor44rolls?
A. 11
Bonus(20)
Q. Solvethisproportionforn:nistonplusoneasnminustwoiston.
A. 2(negativetwo)
4.
Tossup(10)
Q. Howdoweclassifytreesorshrubsthatshedtheirleavesineachfall?
A. deciduous(deeSIDDyouus)
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Howdoweclassifyvascularplantsthatproduceseedsthatarenotprotected
byfruit?
2.Howdoweclassifyvascularplantsthatflowerandhavefruitthatcontainone
ormoreseeds?
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A. 1.gymnosperm
2.angiosperm
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5.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatistheliterarytermforthesequenceofeventsinanarrative?
A. plot
Bonus(20)
Q. Identifytheliterarytermsdefinedbyeachofthefollowing:
1.theonewhotellsorrecountsastory
2.thetime,place,andphysicalandculturalenvironmentofastory,play,or
poem
3.themainorcentralcharacterinfictionordrama
4.along,fictionalproseworkwithacomplexplot
A. 1.narrator
2.setting
3.protagonist
4.novel
6.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whichoneofthefollowingisnotapolygon:aquadrilateral,acircle,ora
hexagon?
A. circle
Bonus(20)
Q. Answerthesequestionsaboutpolygons.
1.Whatdowecallasegmentjoiningtwononconsecutiveverticesofa
polygon?
2.Whatdowecallapolygonwithallsidescongruentandallanglescongruent?
3.Ifthedegreemeasuresofthreeanglesofaquadrilateralare38,56,and112,
whatisthedegreemeasureofthefourthangle?
4.Howmanypairsofparallelsidesdoesatrapezoidhave?
A. 1.diagonal
2.regular
3.154
4.1
7.
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Q. Whichhasagreatereffectontheheightofouroceantides,thesunorthemoon,
ordotheyhaveanequaleffect?
A. moon
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Q. Whichtypeoftideoccurswhen
1.thedirectionstowardthemoonandthesunareatrightangles?
2.theearth,moonandsunarealigned?
A. 1.neap
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2.spring
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8.
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Q. Whichoneofthefollowingisoutofplaceinthislistofmusicalinstruments:
oboe,recorder,Englishhorn,clarinet,Frenchhorn,bassethorn,flute
A. Frenchhorn(whichisbrass;alltheothersarewoodwinds)
Bonus(20)
Q. Tellwhethereachofthefollowingisawind,astring,orapercussion
instrument:
1.lute
2.gong
3.cello
4.bassoon
A. 1.string
2.percussion
3.string
4.wind
9.
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Q. TheContinentalDividepassesthroughwhichoneofthefollowingstates:Utah,
Washington,NewMexico,orNorthDakota?
A. NewMexico
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.InwhichofthefollowingstatesistheMojave(moHAHvee)Desert:
California,Utah,Idaho,orNewMexico?
2.InwhichofthefollowingstatesaretheAdirondack(ADDihRAHNdack)
Mountains:Wyoming,WestVirginia,NewYork,orMontana?
A. 1.California
2.NewYork
10.
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Q. Identifythesubjectofthefollowingsentence:Ourcompany
purchasedanexpensivenewcomputerlastyear.
A. company
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Q. Identifythesubjectofeachofthefollowingsentences:
1.Behindthebarnthereareadozenrustingtractors.
2.Recently,tohissurprise,Chriswaselectedclasspresident.
3.Todaysseaturtleshaveahistoryofatleast120millionyears.
4.Bringmethefireextinguisherquickly!
A. 1.tractors
2.Chris
3.turtles
4.you
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Q. Whatmythologicalcharacter,asaninfant,strangledtwosnakesthathad
crawledintohiscrib?
A. Hercules
2.
Q. Whatisthesumofthevaluesofxforwhichfouristoxasxistofour?
A. 0
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Q. MilanandVerona(vurrOHnuh)areimportantcitiesinwhichcountry?
A. Italy
Bonus(20)
Q. Howmanyofthefollowinggeographystatementsis/aretrue?
1.TheGreatBarrierReefliesoffthecoastofNewZealand.
2.Madagascar(MADuhGASkr)liesofftheeastcoastofSouthAmerica.
3.FrancebordersBulgaria.
A. 0
2.
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Q. Whatdowecalltheprocessofheatingfoodslikefruitjuicesanddairyproducts
tokillharmfulbacteria?ItwasnamedforaFrenchscientist.
A. pasteurization(pasteurizing)
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.LouisPasteurdevelopedthefirstvaccineforwhichdreaddisease?
2.Pasteuralsodiscoveredanaerobiosis,wherebysomemicroorganismscan
developandlivewithoutwhat?
A. 1.rabies
2.oxygen(orair)
3.
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Q. TLAisa3letteracronymthatisselfreferential;thatis,itis3threeletter
acronymthatstandsforThreeletterAcronym.NowadaysInternetchatrooms
havefosteredquiteafewnewacronymswith3oradifferentnumberofletters.
ForwhatdoestheacronymAFKstand?Itsuggeststhattheuserwillnotbeat
hisorhercomputerforawhile.
A. AwayFromKeyboard
Bonus(20)
Q. Decodethesechatroomacronyms:
1.EOM
2.FAQ
3.TMI
4.DL
A. 1.EndOfMessage
2.FrequentlyAskedQuestion(s)
3.TooMuchInformation
4.DeadLink
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4.
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Q. Spellthepluralformofthenounknife.
A. knives
Bonus(20)
Q. Spellthepluralformsofthefollowingnouns:
1.zoo
2.tomato
3.ratio
4.hero
A. 1.zoos
2.tomatoes
3.ratios
4.heroes
5.
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Q. Whatdowecallthepointonalinesegmentthatdividesthesegmentintotwo
equalparts?
A. midpoint
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Q. Theendpointsofalinesegmentinthecoordinateplanearenegativeonecomma
tenandelevencommanegativetwo.
1.Whatisthexcoordinateofthemidpointofthelinesegment?
2.Whatistheycoordinateofthemidpointofthelinesegment?
A. 1.5
2.4
6.
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Q. WhichGeorgiacountybordersSouthCarolinaandtheAtlanticOcean?
A. Chatham
Bonus(20)
Q. Ofwhichcountyiseachofthefollowingthecountyseat?
1.Rome
2.Statesboro
3.Dahlonega(duhLAHNihguh)
4.Milledgeville
A. 1.Floyd
2.Bulloch(BULLlook)
3.Lumpkin
4.Baldwin
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Q. AllelementswithatomicnumbergreaterthanXarenotfoundonearthandmust
besyntheticallyproducedinalaboratory.WhatisthesmallestintegerXthat
makesthisstatementtrue?
A. 92(Therearealso2elementswithatomicnumberlessthan93,#42and#61,
thatdonotoccurnaturally.)
Bonus(20)
Q. Inwhichstateofmatteriseachoftheseelementsatroomtemperatureand
pressure?
1.mercury
2.sulfur
3.fluorine(FLOOReen)
4.bromine(BROMEeen)
A. 1.liquid
2.solid
3.gas
4.liquid
8.
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Q. Whoiscreditedwithhavingwrittentheclassicversionofthefairytaleentitled
TheUglyDuckling?
A. (HansChristian)Andersen
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Q. GivetheusualtitleofeachofthefollowingtalesbyHansChristianAndersen:
1.theoneinwhichtheauthenticroyaltyofayoungwomanistestedbytwenty
mattressesandtwentyfeatherbeds
2.theoneaboutapoorlittlegirlnamedKarenwhoacquiresapairofdancing
shoesthatseemtohaveamindoftheirown
3.theoneaboutatoysoldierwhofaithfullylovesatoydancinggirl
4.theoneaboutapoorlittlegirlwhofreezestodeathonNewYearsEve,but
whosawlovelyvisionsinherimaginationbeforeshedied
A. 1.ThePrincessandthePea
2.TheRedShoes
3.TheSteadfastTinSoldier
4.TheLittleMatchGirl
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Q. Aregulationmensbasketballhasadiameterof9.39inches.Istheinside
diameterofthegoal:12,15,18,or20inches?
A. 18inches
Bonus(20)
Q. Tellwhethertheballisinboundsoroutofboundsinthesesituationsinthese
sports.
1.Abasketballisdribbledontothesideline.
2.Abattedflyballlandsontheoutfieldfoulline.
3.Ahittennisballlandsonthesideline.
4.Afumbledfootballtouchesthesideline.
A. 1.out
2.in
3.in
4.out
10.
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Q. Agasolinetankwithacapacityof15gallonsisthreefourthsfull.Howmany
gallonswillittaketofillthetank?
A. threeandthreefourths(gal.)
Bonus(20)
Q. TheSumterBravesbaseballteamwon60%oftheirfirst60games.Theysplit
theirnext40games.Whatwastheirwinningpercentageafter100games?
A. 56
TIEBREAKERS
1.
Q. OnwhichcontinentistheIberian(eyeBEEReeun)Peninsula?
A. Europe
2.
Q. Whatisthenumericalvalueoffourfactorial?
A. 24
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Q. Whatistheliteraryterm,beginningwiththeletterF,thatindicatesthe
arrangementandpresentationofeventsandinformationsothatlatereventsin
theworkarepreparedfor?
A. foreshadowing
Bonus(20)
Q. Identifytheseotherliteraryterms,allofwhichbeginwithF:
1.animaginativenarrative,suchasanovelorshortstory
2.languagethatisnottakenliterally,oranimageconveyedthroughnonliteral
language
3.narrationthatusesthepronounI
4.asongofunknownauthorshipthathasbeenpreservedandtransmittedby
oraltradition
A. 1.fiction
2.figureofspeech(alsoaccept,figurativelanguage)
3.firstpersonpointofview(alsoaccept,firstperson)
4.folksong
2.
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Q. Whatword,beginningwiththeletterD,isaperiodofdrasticdeclineinthe
nationaleconomy?
A. depression
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Q. Whatword,beginningwiththeletterC,iseachofthefollowing?
1.areathatisruledbyanothercountry
2.tribeorgroupofpeopletracingdescentfromacommonancestor
A. 1.colony
2.clan
3.
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Q. TheHighMuseumisonthecuttingedgewithitspartnershipswithotherart
museums.WhereistheHighMuseumlocated?
A. Atlanta,Georgia
Bonus(20)
Q. Whereareeachofthefollowingartmuseumslocated:
1.ThePrado(PRODoh)
2.TheLouvre(LOOV)
3.TheMetropolitanMuseumofArt
4.TheMuseumofModernArt
A. 1.Madrid,Spain
2.Paris,France
3.NewYork,NewYork
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4.NewYork,NewYork
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Q. Whichisyourbodyslargestorgan?
A. skin
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Whatistheskinsthinouterlayer?
2.Whatistheskinsthickerinnerlayer?
3.Whatpartofyourskinexcretesmoistureforcooling?
4.Whatisthesmallpitintheskinenclosingthebaseofagrowinghair?
A. 1.epidermis
2.dermis
3.sweatglands(orsweatpores)
4.hairfollicle
5.
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Q. Awallhangingrequires54centimetersofbraidedtrim.Howmanywall
hangingscanbecompletedif27metersofbraidedtrimareavailable?
A. 50
Bonus(20)
Q. Howmanyofthefollowingstatementsarealwaystrue?
1.Ifaisnegativethenaplustheabsolutevalueofaequalszero.
2.Theabsolutevalueofanynumberisalwayspositive.
3.Theabsolutevalueofquantityaplusbequalstheabsolutevalueofaplusthe
absolutevalueofb.
4.Theabsolutevalueoftheproductofaandbistheproductoftheabsolute
valueofaandtheabsolutevalueofb.
A. 2
6.
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Q. Which5letterwordreferstothesystemofdeterminingthepositionofunseen
underwaterobjectsbysendingoutsoundwavesandmeasuringthetimeforthe
echotoreturn?
A. sonar
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Whichsystemusesradiowavestodeterminethepresence,locationand
speedofdistantobjects?
2.Whichtypeofwavesisusedonpregnantwomentogenerateimagesofthe
baby?Thesearesafe,whereasXrayswouldbepotentiallyharmful.
A. 1.radar
2.ultrasonic(Iftheanswerissound,requestmorespecificinformation.)
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Q. Whatisthegrammaticaltermforawordthattellstowhomorfor
whomsomethingisdoneorgiven?
A. indirectobject
Bonus(20)
Q. Identifytheindirectobjectineachofthefollowingsentences:
1.OldMr.HightowerleftRivertonagiftof$1,000,000.
2. ThejudgedeniedRalphtheopportunitytospeakinhisown
defense.
3.Pleasebringmethemorningnewspaper.
4.Sarahsunclegrantedherafiveacretractofland.
A. 1.Riverton
2.Ralph
3.me
4.her
8.
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Q. WhoisthememberofthePhiladelphiaflagmakingfamilywhoisreportedto
havedesignedandsewnthefirstAmericanflag?
A. BetsyRoss(bothnamesarerequired)
Bonus(20)
Q. AnswerthesequestionsaboutearlyAmericans.
1.WhoistheMassachusettsbornnurserymanwhoisreputedtohavespread
seedlingsandseeds,outofwhichgrewtheappleorchardsoftheMidwest?
2.Whoisthedesperadowhokilledhisfirstmanbeforehereachedhisteens
andafterashortlifeofcrimeintheWildWestwasgunneddownedby
SheriffPatGarrett?
A. 1.JohnnyAppleseed(JohnChapman)
2.BillytheKid(WilliamH.Bonney)
9.
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Q. Howmanysecondsistwelveandonehalfminutes?
A. 750
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Howmanysecondsarethereinfiveandonefourthhours?
2.Howmanyhoursis3,645minutes?
A. 1.18,900
2.sixtyandthreefourths
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Q. Atalocalschool,sixthgradestudentswererequiredtohavetheirupdated
varicella(vairihSELLuh)vaccinations.Thisdiseaseischaracterizedbypus
filledblistersontheskinthatoftenleavescarsafterthediseaserunsitscourse.
Fromwhichcommondiseaseweretheytobeprotected?
A. chickenpox
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.JonasSalkdevelopedavaccinationforwhichdisease?
2.,3.,and4.Ifachildreceivesan"MMR"vaccine,which3diseasesisheorshe
protectedagainst?
A. 1.polio(paralyticpoliomyelitis[POleeohMYuhLIGHTiss])
2.,3.,and4.measles(Rubeola[ROObeeOHluh]:"ordinary"measles),
mumps(infectiousparotitis[paraTIGHTiss]),andrubella(rooBELLuh)
("Germanmeasles")(anyorder)
TIEBREAKERS
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Q. Spellcharacteristic
A. characteristic
2.
Q. Whatistheradiusofacirclewhosecircumferenceistwentytwopi?
A. 11
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Q. Fourdividedbytwothirdsiswhatinteger?
A. 6
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Whatintegeristhesumof91dividedby7and57dividedby3?
2.Whatisthequotientwhenthesumofonehundredeleventhirdsandeighty
fiveseventeenthsisdividedbythedifferenceofonehundredeleventhirds
andeightyfiveseventeenthswhenexpressedasanimproperfractionin
lowestterms?
A. 1.32
2.21/16(twentyonesixteenths)
2.
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Q. WhatisthenameofthecapelocatedonthesouthwestcoastofSouthAfrica?
A. CapeofGoodHope
Bonus(20)
Q. WhatisthenameofthepeninsulainEurope...
1....southwestofthePyrenees(PEERuhneez)?
2....locatedbetweentheBalticandNorthSea?PartofGermanyand
Denmarkareonit.
A. 1.Iberian
2.Jutland
3.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatfairytaleisindicatedbythefollowinghypotheticalsupermarkettabloid
headline:Childexposesrulersexposure?
A. TheEmperorsNewClothes
Bonus(20)
Q. Identifytheseotherfairytalesfromtheirnewappearanceastabloidheadlines:
1.Beautystressesallowloveraccesstoherchamber
2.Carnivoredevoursoldwoman;attemptstoscamsmallgirl
3.Kidsincinerateeccentricdame
4.Meddlesomegirlinvadeshomeofparentsandchild
A. 1.Rapunzel(ruhPUNzl)
2.LittleRedRidingHood
3.HanselandGretel
4.GoldilocksandtheThreeBears
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Q. WhichoneofthefollowinguniversitiesisnotamemberoftheSoutheastern
Conference:L.S.U.,SouthernMississippi,Kentucky,orSouthCarolina?
A. SouthernMississippi
Bonus(20)
Q. Inwhichathleticconferenceiseachofthefollowinguniversities?
1.IowaState
2.Louisville
3.MichiganState
4.BostonCollege
A. 1.Big12
2.BigEast
3.BigTen
4.A.C.C.(AtlanticCoastConference)
5.
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Q. Whereinyourbodyareredbloodcellsproduced?
A. (red)bonemarrow
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Whatisthetoughbandoftissuethatholdsbonestogetheratjoints?
2.Whatisthelayeroftissuejustinsidetheoutercoveringofbones?Itisfirm
andgivesbonestheirstrength.
A. 1.ligament
2.compactbone
6.
Tossup(10)
Q. Identifythepronouninthefollowingsentence:HasBarbaranotified
everyoneofthetimechange?
A. everyone
Bonus(20)
Q. Identifythepronounineachofthefollowingsentences:
1.BobandAlicepaintedtheirroom.
2.Whenamanbuysaweddingring,hefollowsanageoldtradition.
3.MygranddaughterOliviahaslearnedtodressherself.
4.Thispicnictableisavailableforwhoeverwantsit.
A. 1.their
2.he
3.herself
4.whoever
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Q. Whereintheworldareyou?Well,ifyouhadtherightreceiverandsignals
from4satellitesyouwouldknow.Whatisthiscombinationofreceiverand
transmittingsatellitescalled?
A. GlobalPositioningSystem(GPSforshort,alsoacceptglobalpositioning
satellites)
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.WhichtypeofwavesisusedbyourGPS?
2. Whichoperateswiththehigherfrequency:cellphones,AMradios,orFM
radios?
A. 1.microwaves
2. cellphones
8.
Tossup(10)
Q. In1962,whichU.S.PresidentblockadedCubabecauseofthepresenceofSoviet
missiles?
A. (JohnF.)Kennedy(alsoacceptJFK)
Bonus(20)
Q. AnswerthesequestionsaboutearlyAmericans.
1.Whowasthefrontiersman,congressman,anddefenderoftheAlamowhose
backwoodshumorandlargerthanlifeadventuresmadehimsynonymous
withtheWildWest?
2.WhowastheIndianscoutandBuffalohunterwhooperatedaWildWest
showinthelate19thcentury?
A. 1.DavyCrockett
2.BuffaloBill(WilliamF.Cody)
9.
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Q. Whatissix,seven,eight,two,point,five,four,nine(6,782.549)roundedtothe
nearestten?
A. 6,780
Bonus(20)
Q. Answerthesequestionsaboutthenumberfive,three,seven,four,point,one,six,
two,nine(5,374.1629)
1.Whatisthesumofitshundredsdigitanditstenthousandthsdigit?
2.Whatistheproductofitsunitsdigitanditshundredthsdigit?
3.Whatisthedifferencewhenthetenthsdigitissubtractedfromitsthousands
digit?
4.Whatisthetensdigitraisedtothethousandthsdigitpower?
A. 1.12
2.24
3.4
4.49
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Q. Toavoidincludingextrasetsofparentheseswithinanarithmeticexpressionwe
usethestandardarithmetic(arithMETik)hierarchyofoperations,whichis
suggestedbythemnemonicPleaseExcuseMyDearAuntSally.Calculators
liketheTI73usethisorderofoperationruletoevaluateexpressions.What
willthecalculatordisplayfollowing70minus30times2?
A. 10(ten)
Bonus(20)
Q. Whatwillbedisplayedfollowingthesekeypresseswithoutanyparentheses?
1.8+4*5(threeplusfourtimesfive)
2.negative6squared
3.8dividedby4dividedby2
4.40dividedby2times3
A. 1.28
2.36(thisisthenegativeof,6squared,notnegativesix,quantitysquared)
3.1(thedivisionsareevaluatedfromlefttoright)
4.60(thedivisionwilloccurfirst,thenthemultiplication)
TIEBREAKERS
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Q. Identifythenonstandardgrammaticalformillustratedbythis
sentence:Idonthavehardlyanythingtodo.
A. doublenegative
2.
Q. 88studentsintheeighthgrademadethehonorroll.Ifthisistwofifths(2/5)of
thestudentsintheeighthgrade,howmanystudentsareintheeighthgrade?
A. 220
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Q. Spellthepluralpossessiveformofthewordchild.
A. childrens
Bonus(20)
Q. Spellthepluralpossessiveformofthefollowingnouns:
1.woman
2.boss
3.teacher
4.sheep
A. 1.womens
2.bosses
3.teachers
4.sheeps
2.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whichkingdomoflivingthingsconsistsofonecelledormanycelledorganisms
thataresomewhatplantlikeandsomewhatanimallikeandconsistsofalgae(AL
jee),diatoms(DYEuhTAHMZ),andparamecia(pairuhMEEseeuh)?
A. Protista(proTISStuh)(orprotists[PROtissts])
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Whichkingdomconsistsoforganismswithoutchlorophyllandusuallymany
celled,threadliketubescalledhyphae.
2.Whichkingdomcontainsbreadyeast?
3.Whichkingdomcontainskoalas(koAHluz)?
4.Whichkingdomcontainsthefoxgloves?
A. 1.Fungi(FUNJeye)
2.Fungi(FUNJeye)
3.Animalia(annihMALEeeuh)(Animal)
4.Plantae(PLANtee)(Plant)
3.
Tossup(10)
Q. Howmanyzerosarethereinthevalueof1,000squared?
A. 6
Bonus(20)
Q. Howmanyofthefollowingstatementsaretrue?
1.Twocubedtimestwosquaredequalstwotothesixthpower.
2.Twodividedbyonefourthequalstwocubed.
3.Threeraisedtothefourthpower,quantitycubedequalsthreeraisedtothe
twelfthpower.
4.Threeraisedtothefifthpowertimestworaisedtothefifthpowerequalssix
tothefifthpower.
A. 3
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Q. Whatisthenameofthestartinglineforlabelinglongitudeontheglobe?
A. PrimeMeridian
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Whatisthenameforalinedrawnonmapsandglobesthatmeasuresdistance
northandsouthoftheEquator?
2.WhatiseachofthetwohalvesoftheearththatareseparatedbytheEquator?
A. 1.latitude
2.hemisphere(alsoacceptnorthernhemisphereandsouthernhemisphere)
5.
Tossup(10)
Q. Thefollowingheadlineappearedrecentlyinthenewspaper:USDAannounces
countycommitteenominationdeadline.ForwhatdoesUSDAstand?
A. UnitedStatesDepartmentofAgriculture
Bonus(20)
Q. Thefollowingheadlinesappearedrecentlyinthenewspaper..
1....CEOseriousabouthealthcare.ForwhatdoesCEOstand?
2....APPoll:CongressdoingworsethanBush.ForwhatdoesAPstand?
A. 1.ChiefExecutiveOfficer
2.AssociatedPress
6.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatistheterminmusicforagradualincreaseinthevolumeofapassage?
A. crescendo(kruhSHINdoe)
Bonus(20)
Q. Whatarethemusicaltermsforeachofthefollowing:
1.thesymbol(sometimescalledabirdseye)thatindicatesthatanoteisto
beheldlongerthanitsnormalvalue
2.ablacknotewithastemandtwoflags
3.asymbol,placedaboveanote,thatresemblestheletterVonitsside,
identicaltothesymbolinmaththatmeansisgreaterthan
4.theitalicletterstrfollowedbyawavyline
A. 1.fermata(furMAHtuh)
2.sixteenthnote
3.accent(mark)
4.trill(symbol)
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Q. WhichItaliancityisbuiltonmanyislands?
A. Venice
Bonus(20)
Q. Eachofthefollowingislandsispartofwhichcountry?
1.Newfoundland
2.Corsica
3.Luzon(LOOzahn)
4.Shetland
A. 1.Canada
2.France
3.Philippines
4.UnitedKingdom
8.
Tossup(10)
Q. ThehightemperatureJan.3inMeadowCreek,Minnesota,was23degrees.
Howmuchdidthetemperatureriseifthelowthatdaywasnegative18degrees?
A. 41(degrees)
Bonus(20)
Q. Johntookhisgirlfriendtodinnerandthemoviestocelebrateherbirthday.He
had$40inhiswallet.Itcost$18.50fordinner,$4topark,andhehad$4.50
left.Howmuchdideachmovieticketcost?
A. $6.50
9.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whichoneofthefollowingisafictionalcharacter:LauraIngallsWilder,Anne
Shirley,orNatalieBabbitt?
A. AnneShirley(theheroineoftheAnneofGreenGablesbooks)
Bonus(20)
Q. Nametheauthorsofeachofthesebookswhichyoumayhaveread:
1.CharlottesWeb
2.WheretheRedFernGrows
3.JamesandtheGiantPeach
4.AWrinkleinTime
A. 1.(E.B.)White
2.(Wilson)Rawls
3.(Roald)Dahl(ROuldDOLL)
4.(Madeleine)LEngle(LENGul)
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10.
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Q. Whatdodecibelsmeasureinreferencetoauditoryconcerns?
A. theloudnessorintensityofsoundwaves
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Doessoundtravelfasterthroughgases,liquids,orsolids?
2. Doessoundtravelthroughairatabout550ft/sec,1100ft/sec,or2200ft/sec?
A. 1.solids
2.1100ft/sec(itvariessomedependingupontemperatureandhumidity)
TIEBREAKERS
1.
Q. TheThousandandOneNights,acollectionofOrientaltales,isalsoknownby
whatmorefamiliartitle?
A. TheArabianNights
2.
Q. Ifthealgebraicfunctionfofxequalsxsquared,whatisfofnegativethree?
A. 9
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Q. Whatisthetermforakindoftradethatdoesnotusemoneybutisbasedonthe
exchangeofgoodsforothergoods?
A. barter
Bonus(20)
Q. Whichword,beginningwiththeletterD,iseachofthefollowing?
1.differenceorvariety
2.takeawayalegalright,especiallytherighttovote
3.theartorpracticeofmanagingrelationsbetweennationswithoutuseof
warfare
4.actofmakingornoticingadifference;often,mistreatmentofpeoplebased
onprejudice
A. 1.diversity
2.disenfranchise(DISSenFRANchyze)
3.diplomacy
4.discrimination
2.
Tossup(10)
Q. Ifthedecimalexpression.00034(point,zero,zero,zero,three,four)iswritten
inscientificnotationalform,towhatpoweris10raised?
A. negativefour
Bonus(20)
Q. Whatis...
1....thegreatestintegerofnegativeonehalf?
2....seventothezeropower?
3....theabsolutevalueofnegativenine?
4....thesquarerootofoneninth?
A. 1.negativeone
2.one
3.nine
4.onethird
3.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatdowecallthetendencyofaplanttogrowtowardalightsource?
A. (positive)phototropism(FOtoeTROPEizzum)
Bonus(20)
Q. Whatdowecallthetendencyofaplant
1.foritsrootstogrowdownward?
2.foritsrootstogrowtowardasourceofwater?
A. 1.(positive)geotropism(orgravitropism)
2.(positive)hydrotropism
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4.
Tossup(10)
Q. ThehugebronzesculptureknownastheStatueofLibertystandsonanisland
nearwhatlargecity?
A. NewYork,NewYork
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Whatisthenameoftheislandonwhichitstands?
2.ThestatuewasagifttothepeopleoftheUnitedStatesfromthepeopleof
whatcountry?
3.Thewomaninthestatueholdsalightedtorchaloftinwhichhand?
4.Inherotherhandsheholdsalargetabletwithwhatdateinscribedonit?
A. 1.LibertyIsland
2.France
3.right
4.July4,1776[inRomannumerals(butthisdetailisnotrequired)]
5.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whichoneofthefollowingwordsshouldnotnormallybecapitalized:
ChristmasBuddhaHelsinkiWashingtonmonastery
WednesdayNissan
A. monastery
Bonus(20)
Q. Accordingtostandardusage,whichfourwordsinthefollowing
sentenceshouldbecapitalized:WhenmyfamilytookmetoRome,I
madeitapointtovisittheVatican.
A. 1.When
2.Rome
3.I
4.Vatican
6.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatisthetitleofthepoemthatbegins,Listen,mychildren,andyoushall
hear...?
A. PaulReveresRide
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.FromwhatcitydidPaulReverebeginhisfamousride?
2.HowmanysignallanternsdidheseeinthesteepleoftheOldNorthChurch?
3.WhatmeaningdidthissignalconveytoPaulRevere?
4.Towhatfamoustowndidhedirecthishorse(thethirdofthethreetownsthat
thepoemmentionsashisroute)?
A. 1.Boston(Massachusetts)
2.two
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3.thatBritishtroopmovementswouldbebywater(orwordstothiseffect)
4.Concord(Massachusetts)
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7.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatistheearliestperiodonthegeologictimescale?Itisthetimepreceding
thePhanerozoic(FANuruhzoik)Eon.
A. Precambrian(preeKAMbreeun)(Time)
Bonus(20)
Q. ThePhanerozoic(FANuruhzoik)Eonissubdividedintothreeeras,themost
recentbeingtheCenozoic(SINohzoik).Nametheothertwoeras.
A. Paleozoic(PAYleeohzoik)andMesozoic(MESSohzoik)
8.
Tossup(10)
Q. InNCAAcollegefootball,fromwhichyardlineistheopeningkickoffmadein
theabsenceofanypenalties?
A. (thekickingteams)35
Bonus(20)
Q. Incollegefootball
1.howmanydefensivelinemenarerequiredtobeonthelineofscrimmage
atthebeginningofaplay?
2.howmanyoffensivelinemenarerequiredtolineuptotherightofthe
centeratthebeginningofaplay?
A. 1.zero(none)
2.zero(none)
9.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whichoneofthefollowingexpressionshasthelargestvalueifxequalsnegative
twoandyequalsnegativethree:xtimesy,xplusy,orxminusy?
A. xtimesy(or6)
Bonus(20)
Q. TheSeptemberelectricbillformygrandmothershomewas$58.20.Thiswas
$10.00morethanhalfoftheAugustbill.Howmuchdidshehavetopayfor
electricityforthetwomonths?
A. $154.60
10.
Tossup(10)
Q. InwhichstateistheJohnF.KennedySpaceCenterlocated?
A. Florida
Bonus(20)
Q. Whichstateborders...
1....SouthDakotaandIllinois?
2....LouisianaandMissouri?
3....OhioandNewYork?
4....MassachusettsandMaine?
A. 1.Iowa
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2.Arkansas
3.Pennsylvania
4.NewHampshire
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TIEBREAKERS
1.
Q. Thereare346studentsintheseventhgradeatLukeJacksonMiddleSchool.If
eachoftheseventhgradeteachershasbetween26and28studentsintheirclass,
howmanyseventhgradeteachersarethere?
A. 13
2.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatisthereciprocalofoneandthreefourths?
A. 4/7
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Game9
1.
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PAGE2008
Regionals
Q. Youarereadingaliterarywork,andyoucantellbylookingattheprintedpage
thatitisnotwritteninpoetry.Thatbeingthecase,itmustbewritteninwhat
style?
A. prose
Bonus(20)
Q. Whatistheliterarytermforeachofthefollowing:
1.anobject,person,oractionwhichsuggestssomethingelse,usuallyafeeling
orabstractquality
2.anindirectreferencetoliterature,ahistoricalevent,afamouspersonor
character,oraworkofart
3.arestatementofatextinthewordsofanotherwriterorspeaker
4.abreakinthechronologicalpresentationofastorytoreturntothepastorto
anearlierepisode
A. 1.symbol
2.allusion
3.paraphrase
4.flashback
2.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatisthetightfittingmembranesurroundingallbonesexceptatthejoints?Is
itmarrow,periosteum(paireeAHSSsteeum),orosteoma(AHSSsteeOH
muh)?
A. periosteum(paireeAHSSsteeum)
Bonus(20)
Q. Whichtwochemicalelementsmakeyourboneshard?
A. 1.calcium
2.phosphorus
3.
Tossup(10)
Q. Ifxisdivisibleby2andxisdivisibleby5,thenxmustbedivisiblebywhat
compositenumber?
A. 10
Bonus(20)
Q. Ifxisdivisibleby24andyisdivisibleby28,then...
1....whatisthelargestwholenumberforwhichxplusymustbedivisible?
2....whatisthelargestwholenumberforwhichxtimesymustbedivisible?
A. 1.4
2.672
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4.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatisthetermforthestickwithwhichaconductorguidesthemusiciansinan
orchestra?
A. baton
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Whatisthetermfortheplatformuponwhichanorchestraconductorstands
asheorsheleadstheorchestra?
2.Whatisthetermforaprintedcopyofapieceofmusic?
3.Whatisthetermforaprogramofmusicsungorplayedforanaudience?
4.Whatisthetermfortherecessedareainatheateroroperahousewherethe
musiciansareseated?
A. 1.podium
2.score
3.concert
4.orchestrapit
5.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whichoneofthefollowingcountrieshasthesmallestlandarea:Australia,
Egypt,Brazil,orIndia?
A. Egypt
Bonus(20)
Q. Whatisthecapitalofeachofthefollowingcountries?
1.Guatemala
2.Indonesia
3.Ghana
4.Iceland
A. 1.GuatemalaCity
2.Jakarta(juhKARtuh)
3.Accra(ACKruh)
4.Reykjavik(RAKEyuhvik)
6.
Tossup(10)
Q. Howmanyplayersareallowedonthefieldofplayforoneteaminthegameof
soccer?
A. 11
Bonus(20)
Q. (AllorNothing)Whichsoccerplayermustbedesignatedbyaspecialuniform
andwhydotherulesmakethisrequirement?
A. thegoalkeeper,becausethisistheonlyplayerthatisallowedtousehis/her
hands(andtherefereeneedstomakethisdistinctionquickly)
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7.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatdoesameteorologiststudy?
A. weather(and/orclimate)
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Whatdoesapaleontologist(PAYleeahnTAHLuhjist)study?
2.Whatdoesahydrologist(highDRAHLuhjist)study?
A. 1.prehistorictimesbasedonfossilevidence
2.wateranditsdistributionandcirculationontheearthandintheatmosphere
8.
Tossup(10)
Q. WhichoneofthefollowingwasaConfederatecommanderduringtheCivil
War:GeorgeMeade,UlyssesGrant,BraxtonBragg,orWilliamRosecrans
(ROSEkranz)?
A. BraxtonBragg
Bonus(20)
Q. InwhichstatewereeachofthefollowingCivilWarbattles?
1.FirstBattleofBullRun
2.KennesawMountain
3.Gettysburg
4.Tupelo
A. 1.Virginia
2.Georgia
3.Pennsylvania
4.Mississippi
9.
Tossup(10)
Q. Howmanydistinctprimefactorsdoes121have?
A. 1
Bonus(20)
Q. Whatisthesumoftheprimefactorsof2,310?
A. 28
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10.
Tossup(10)
Q. InthesentenceThestudentsrecitedthePledgeofAllegiance,theverbrecited
passesitsactionontoareceiveroftheaction.Whatisthegrammaticaltermfor
thissortofverb?
A. transitiveverb
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Whatisthetermforaverbthatdoesnotpassitsactionontoa
receiveroftheaction?
2.Whatisthetermforthereceiveroftheactionofatransitiveverb?
3. Intheverbphrasehaveworked,whatisthegrammaticaltermfor
thewordhave?
4.Whatisthenameofthetenseillustratedbytheverbphrasehave
worked?
A. 1.intransitiveverb
2.objectoftheverb
3.helpingverborauxiliaryverb(accepteither)
4.presentperfect
TIEBREAKERS
1.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatistwentytwoeighthswhenwrittenasamixedfractioninlowestterms?
A. twoandthreefourths
2.
Q. OnwhichcontinentisNepal?
A. Asia
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Game10
1.
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PAGE2008
Regionals
Q. Whichcontinentisthelargestexporterofwool?Muchofthisisproducedon
enormoussheepranchescalledstations.
A. Australia
Bonus(20)
Q. Onwhichcontinentiseachofthefollowingcountries?
1.Gambia
2.Venezuela
3.Kuwait
4.Macedonia(MASSihDOANeeuh)
A. 1.Africa
2.SouthAmerica
3.Asia
4.Europe
2.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatissixteenandtwothirdspercentof300?
A. 50
Bonus(20)
Q. ThepopulationofEastonwas2,650in2,000.By2007,itspopulationwas
3,021.BywhatpercentdidEastonspopulationincrease?
A. 14
3.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whoiscreditedwithhavingwrittentheclassicversionofthefairytaleentitled
SnowWhiteandtheSevenDwarfs?
A. theGrimmBrothers(ortheBrothersGrimm;orJacobandWilhelmGrimm)
Bonus(20)
Q. GivetheusualtitleofeachofthefollowingtalesbytheGrimmBrothers:
1.theoneaboutayoungwomanwhosefathertoldthekingthatshecouldspin
strawintogold
2.theoneinwhichawolfpresumestotaketheplaceofagrandmother
3.theoneinwhichalittlegirl,inordertosaveherbrother,provestobemore
cleverthanawitch
4.theoneinwhichthefortunesofapoorcobblerandhiswifearegreatly
improvedbytwolittlemen
A. 1.Rumpelstiltskin
2.LittleRedRidingHood
3.HanselandGretel
4.TheElvesandtheShoemaker
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4.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whichglandorganinthehumanbodyproducesenzymesthatbreakdown
digestiblefoodsandsecreteshormonesthatregulatebloodglucoselevels?
A. pancreas
Bonus(20)
Q. Whichbodyorgan
1.iseasilydamagedbyalcoholabuse?Itstoresandfiltersbloodandtakes
partinmanymetabolicfunctions.
2.isdamagedfrequentlybyhighbloodpressure.Italsofiltersbloodand
excretesliquidwastesontothebladder?
A. 1.liver
2.kidney(s)
5.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatisthesubstancebetweenbonesthatreducesfrictionandthuspain?
A. cartilage
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Whatdowecallthelocationwheretwoormorebonescometogetherinyour
body?
2.Whatdowecallthethick,inelastictissuethatattachesmusclestobones?
A. 1.joint
2.tendon(acceptsinew)
6.
Tossup(10)
Q. TheRockyMountainsareinwhichoneofthefollowingstates:SouthDakota,
Wyoming,Oklahoma,orMinnesota?
A. Wyoming
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.InwhichofthefollowingstatesistheOzarkPlateau:Oregon,Pennsylvania,
Arizona,orMissouri?
2.TheAppalachianMountainsareinwhichoneofthefollowingstates:
Indiana,Delaware,Virginia,orMichigan?
A. 1.Missouri
2.Virginia
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7.
Tossup(10)
Q. Willglobalwarmingcausemorerain,lessrain,ornochangeinrainfallonthis
planet?
A. morerain
Bonus(20)
Q. Whatarethetwomainreasonsthatsealevelswillriseduringglobalwarming?
A. 1.meltinglandiceandglaciers
2.seawaterexpandswhenwarmed
8.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatisthepartofspeechofthewordwheneverinthissentence:Imakeita
pointtobringalonganumbrellawheneveritlooksasifitmightrain?
A. conjunction
Bonus(20)
Q. Identifythepartofspeechoftheindicatedwordineachofthe
followingsentences:
1.(snow)ThesnowleopardlivesinthemountainsofCentralAsia.
2.(part)HercollegeisapartoftheUniversityofVirginia.
3. (Philadelphia)AndrewHamiltonwasanoutstandingPhiladelphia
lawyer.
4.(out)Thebatterwascalledoutbytheumpire.
A. 1.adjective
2.noun
3.adjective
4.adverb
9.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatistheslopeofalinepassingthroughthepointtwocommathreeandthe
pointthreecommafive?
A. 2
Bonus(20)
Q. WhatistheareaintheFirstQuadrantboundedbythelineyplustwoxequals
four?
A. 4(squareunits)
10.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatarethesymbols,likealargeprinteddot,usedtohighlightitemsina
printedlist?Sometimesthesecanbetriangles,diamonds,ordaggersaswell.
A. bullets
Bonus(20)
Q. Whatisthesymbolcalledthatistypedsmallerand
1.halfalineupwardlikeanexponent?
2.halfalinedownwardlikethe2inH2O?
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A. 1.superscript
2.subscript
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TIEBREAKERS
1.
Q. Sapporo(suhPOREoh)andYokohama(YOkoHAHmuh)areimportantcities
inwhichcountry?
A. Japan
2.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatis48dividedby60whenexpressedasafractioninlowestterms?
A. fourfifths(4/5)
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Game11
1.
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PAGE2008
Regionals
Q. Whatisthesumofnegativethirteenandnegativeeighteen?
A. negativethirtyone(31)
Bonus(20)
Q. Answerthesequestionsaboutsignedintegers.
1.Whatisthesumofnegativetwentynineandpositiveseventeen?
2.Whatistheproductofnegativesevenandnegativetwelve?
3.Whatisthequotientwhennegativefortyeightisdividedbyfour?
4.Whatistheproductofnegativetwoandthesumofnegativefourand
negativefive?
A. 1.negativetwelve
2.eightyfour
3.negativetwelve
4.eighteen
2.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatistheinstinctiveseasonalmovementofanimalstofindfoodandtolive
andreproduceinmorefavorableclimaticconditions?
A. migration
3.
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Whatisthecyclicresponseofinactivityandslowedmetabolismduring
periodsoflimitedfoodsuppliesandcoldtemperatures?
2.Whatistheinactivityinhot,drymonthsinwhichamphibianshideincooler
ground?
A. 1.hibernation
2.estivation
Tossup(10)
Q. Thefollowingheadlineappearedrecentlyinthenewspaper:Lohan(LOhan)
surrenderstopoliceforDUI,hitandruncrash.ForwhatdoesDUIstand?
A. DrivingUndertheInfluence
Bonus(20)
Q. Thefollowingheadlinesappearedlastsummerinthenewspaper...
1....NBArockedbybettingscandal.ForwhatdoesNBAstand?
2....GOPsenatorsdraftbilltonarrowIraqmission.ForwhatdoesGOP
stand?
A. 1.NationalBasketballAssociation
2.GrandOldParty
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4.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whichoneofthefollowingcountrieshasatropicalrainforest:Libya,Portugal,
Nepal,orBrazil?
A. Brazil
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Buddhism(BOOdizzum)wasfoundedinwhichcountry?
2.InwhichofthefollowingcountrieswouldyoumorelikelyfindanInuit:
Ethiopia(EETHeeOHpeeuh),Namibia(nuhMIBBeeuh),Canada,or
India?
A. 1.India
2.Canada
5.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatpartofspeechisusedtomodifyaverb,anadjective,oran
adverb?
A. adverb
Bonus(20)
Q. Identifythepartofspeechofthewordranchineachofthefollowing
sentences:
1.IwenttovisitmyuncleonhisranchinColorado.
2.Hetoldmehehadwantedtorancheversincehewasateenager.
3.Heandmyauntliveinanoldnineteenthcenturyranchhouse.
4.Iwouldliketoownmyownranchsomeday.
A. 1.noun
2.verb
3.adjective
4.noun
6.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatisthenamegiventotheprinciplethatenergycannotbecreatednor
destroyedbutonlychangedfromoneformtoanother?
A. (TheLawof)ConservationofEnergy
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Abatterychangeswhichformofenergytoelectrical?
2.Anelectriclightbulbconvertselectricalenergyintowhichtwoformsof
energy?
A. 1.chemical
2.lightandheat(bothanswersrequiredfor10points)
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7.
Tossup(10)
Q. WhichoneofthefollowingstatesdoesnotborderoneofthefiveGreatLakes:
NewYork,Indiana,Iowa,orWisconsin?
A. Iowa
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.TheCascadeRangeisinwhichoneofthefollowingstates:Vermont,
Colorado,Oregon,orIowa?
2.InwhichoneofthefollowingstatesistheSonora(suhNORuh)Desert:
Arizona,Texas,Idaho,orNorthDakota?
A. 1.Oregon
2.Arizona
8.
Tossup(10)
Q. Thegreatestcollectionofchildrensverseandsocallednurseryrhymesis
attributedtowhom?
A. MotherGoose
Bonus(20)
Q. GivethefirstlineoftheMotherGoosepoeminwhicheachofthefollowing
linesappears:
1.Andhecalledforhisfiddlersthree.
2.ThereImetanoldman/Clothedallinleather.
3.Butwhenshecameback/Thepoordogwaslaughing.
4.Shefoundthemindeed,butitmadeherheartbleed,/Fortheydleftalltheir
tailsbehindem.
A. 1.OldKingCole
2.Onemisty,moistymorning
3.OldMotherHubbard
4.LittleBoPeephaslosthersheep
9.
Tossup(10)
Q. Aaronpurchased120sharesofstockintheStottlemireCompanyat$22.35per
share.Attheendofthefirstyearafterpurchasingthestock,theshareshad
increasedby$1.15pershare,attheendofthesecondyear,theshareshad
decreasedby$1.74pershare,andattheendofthethirdyeartheshareshad
increasedby95centspershare.Howmuchwaseachshareworthattheendof
thethirdyear?
A. $22.71
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.IfAaronsoldallofhis120sharesattheendofthe3rdyear,howmuchdidhe
receive?
2.Whatwashisprofit?
A. 1.$2,725.20
2.$43.20
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10.
Tossup(10)
Q. Nowlistenup.Whatisthedisorderthataffectsabout5%oftheworld's
population,typicallypresentsitselfduringchildhood,andischaracterizedbya
persistentpatternofinattentionand/orhyperactivity,aswellasforgetfulness,
poorimpulsecontrol,anddistractibility?
A. AttentionDeficitHyperactivityDisorder(ADHD).(Itiscommonlyreferredto
asAttentionDeficitDisorder(ADD))
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Besidestheobviousdetrimentaleffecttotherespiratorysystem,whichother
systeminthebodyissignificantlyadverselyaffectedbysmoking?
2.Whatistheconditioncharacterizedbyanabnormallyhighlevelofsugarin
theblood?
A. 1.circulatory
2.hyperglycemia(HIGHpergly[rhymeswithfly]SEEMeeuh)
(NOThypoglycemia)
TIEBREAKERS
1.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatdoesanentomologist(entuhMAHLuhjist)study?
A. insects
2.
Q. OnwhatcontinentaretheAtlasMountains?
A. Africa
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Regionals
Q. Whatistworaisedtothefifthpowertimestworaisedtothenegativethree
power?
A. 4(ortwosquaredortworaisedtothesecondpower)
Bonus(20)
Q. Burtbought3newshirtsand3newpairsofpants.Theshirtswere$24.95each.
IfBurtpaid$164.70beforetaxesfortheshirtsandpants,howmuchwaseach
pairofpantsifeachpairofpantscostthesame?
A. $29.95
2.
Tossup(10)
Q. ThetwelvemostimportantgodsandgoddessesinGreekmythologywere
knownbywhatwordbeginningwiththeletterO?
A. Olympians
Bonus(20)
Q. InGreekmythology,whichOlympiangodorgoddessisassociatedwith
1.fire
2.theunderworld
3.thesun,knowledge,andhealing
4.love,beauty,andfertility
A. 1.Hephaestus(huhFESStus)
2.Hades
3.Apollo
4.Aphrodite(afroDYTEee)
3.
Tossup(10)
Q. WhatisthepredominantlanguagespokeninSaudiArabia?
A. Arabic
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.PeopleinthesouthwestpartofwhichcontinentspeakPersianandKurdish
languages?
2.InwhichCanadianprovincedomostpeoplespeakFrench?
A. 1.Asia
2.Quebec
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4.
Tossup(10)
Q. Inclassifyingblood,towhatdoestheRhinRh+andRhrefer?Thatis,Rhis
anabbreviationofwhichword?
A. Rhesus(REEsuss)(forRhesusmonkey)
Bonus(20)
Q. Whatarethe4majorhumanbloodtypespresentintheworldtoday,omittingthe
Rhfactor?
A. (anyorder)
1.A
2.B
3.O
4.AB
5.
Tossup(10)
Q. WhoiseligibletowintheCommanderInChiefsTrophy?
A. oneoftheU.S.ServiceAcademies(UnitedStatesNavalAcademy,United
StatesAirForceAcademy,UnitedStatesMilitaryAcademy)
Bonus(20)
Q. Whatistheathleticnicknameforeachofthefollowing?
1.UnitedStatesNavalAcademy
2.UnitedStatesAirForceAcademy
3.UnitedStatesMilitaryAcademy
4.UnitedStatesCoastGuardAcademy
A. 1.Midshipmen
2.Falcons
3.BlackKnights
4.Bears
6.
Tossup(10)
Q. Howmanytwodigitnumberslessthan20areprime?
A. 4
Bonus(20)
Q. Whichofthesetermsrational,irrational,prime,compositeapplytoeachof
thefollowingnumbers?Toreceivecreditforeachpartyoumustgiveallcorrect
responses.
1.thecuberootof125
2.thesquarerootof196
3.thesquarerootofonetwentyfifth
4.thesquarerootoftwotwentyfifths
A. 1.rational,prime
2.rational,composite
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3.rational
4.irrational
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7.
Tossup(10)
Q. Basques(BASKS)areagroupofpeoplewholivemostlyinwhichcountry?
A. Spain
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Inthe1850sU.S.CommodoreMatthewPerryopenedtoforeigntradewhich
EastAsiancountry?
2.WhichoneoftheseimmigrantgroupscametoAmericalateinthe19th
centuryandhelpedtobuildtherailroads:French,Polish,Chinese,or
Portuguese?
A. 1.Japan
2.Chinese
8.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatisthechangeinpitchorwavefrequencyduetoamovingwavesource?
Forexample,anapproachingtrainsoundsdifferentfromoneleaving.
A. Dopplereffect
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Which12letterwordreferstotheprocessofemittingsoundsand
interpretingthereflectedsoundthatbouncesoffofdifferentobjects?Bats
useittohuntinsectsinthedark.
2.Which9letterwordreferstothestudyofsoundbyscientistsandengineers?
A. 1.echolocation
2.acoustics
9.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatistheseriouseatingdisordercommoninyoungwomenwhichis
characterizedbyapathologicalfearofweightgainleadingtofaultyeating
patterns,malnutrition,andexcessiveweightloss?
A. anorexia(nervosa)(anohREXeeuhnurVOsuh)
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Whatistheeatingdisordercharacterizedbyanunusual,constantcravingfor
foodandisusuallyfollowedbyselfinducedvomitingandisoften
accompaniedbyguiltanddepression?
2.Whatistheextremedepressionofmindorspiritsoftentheresultsof
worryingaboutimaginaryphysicalailmentsanddelusionsofphysical
disease?
A. 1.bulimia(booLEEmeuh)
2.hypochondria(HYPEohKAHNdreeuh)(orhypochondriasis)(HYPEoh
kahnDRYuhsiss)
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10.
Tossup(10)
Q. Spellthelastwordinthefollowingsentence:Pleasegivemethatblue
envelope.
A. envelope
Bonus(20)
Q.Spellthefollowingwords:
1.exertion
2.insolence
3.receptacle
4.funeral
A. 1.exertion
2.insolence
3.receptacle
4.funeral
TIEBREAKERS
1.
Q. Whatissixhalveswhenexpressedasapercent?
A. 300
2.
Q. WhatisthenameofthepartoftheMediterraneanSealocatedbetweenthe
BalkanPeninsulaandItaly?
A. AdriaticSea
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1.
Tossup(10)
Regionals
Q. Whatword,beginningwiththeletterC,doweusetorefertosuchphrasesas
undertheweatherandbetterlatethannever?
A. clich(kleeSHAY)
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Whatword,beginningwiththeletterT,isanadjectivethatmightdescribea
cliche?
2.Theclichworklikeadogillustrateswhatfigureofspeech?
3.Theclichtriedandtrueillustrateswhatliterarydevicewhichbeginswith
theletterA?
4.Theclichgreenwithenvyillustrateswhatfigureofspeech?
A. 1.trite
2.simile(SIMMihlee)
3.alliteration(uhLITurAshun)
4.metaphor(METuhfor)
2.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatisthenameoftheseismically(SIZEmicklee)activemountainrangethat
runsmostofthelengthofItaly?
A. Apennines(APPihnines)
Bonus(20)
Q. Mt.Everestisthehighestmountainintheworld.Itliesinwhichtwocountries?
A. NepalandTibet
3.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatis10%ofonetenth?
A. onehundredth
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Whatnumberis8%of75?
2.20%ofwhatnumberis60?
A. 1.6
2.300
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4.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatisanucleic(newKLEEik)acidpolymer(PAHLihmur)thatconsistsof
nucleotide(NEWkleeohtide)monomers(MAHNohmurz)andthatplays
severalimportantrolesintheprocessesthattranslategeneticinformationinto
proteinproducts;itactsasamessengerbetweenDNAandtheproteinsynthesis
complexesknownasribosomes (RYE bo soamz [rhymes with homes]), forms
vitalportionsofribosomes(RYE bo soamz [rhymes with homes]),andactsas
anessentialcarriermoleculeforaminoacidstobeusedinproteinsynthesis.
A. RNA(Ribonucleic[RYEbonewKLEEik]acid)
Bonus(20)
Q. Eventhoughnucleicacidswerediscoveredaround1868,whoarecredited,in
the20thcentury,withthediscoveryoftheirstructure?
A. 1.(Francis)Crick
2.(James)Watson
5.
Tossup(10)
Q.ModerncomputerandTVscreensareflatandthin.SomehaveLCDtechnology.
ForwhatdoesLCDstand?
A. LiquidCrystalDiode
Bonus(20)
Q. 1. OldermonitorswerereferredtoashavingCRTs.ForwhatdoesCRTstand?
2. InlargerTVmonitorsanothertechnologyisnowavailable.ItisPDP.For
whatdoesPDPstand?
A. 1.CathodeRayTube
2.PlasmaDisplayPanel
6.
Tossup(10)
Q. Spellthepastparticipleformoftheverbchoose.
A. chosen
Bonus(20)
Q. Spellthepastparticipleformofeachofthefollowingverbs:
1.hit
2.become
3.pay
4.speak
A. 1.hit
2.become
3.paid
4.spoken
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7.
Tossup(10)
Q. WhatisGeorgiasStateSong?
A. GeorgiaonMyMind
Bonus(20)
Q. WhichfourofthefollowingpoliticiansareGeorgians?
1. SamNunn
5.JebBush
2.DanQuayle
6.ZellMiller
3.StromThurman
7.NewtGingrich
4.SaxbyChambliss
8.AlGore
A. 1.
4.
6.
7.
8.
Tossup(10)
SamNunn
SaxbyChambliss
ZellMiller
NewtGingrich
Q. WhatisthemainreasonfortheseasonsonEarth?IsitthattheEarthwobblesin
itsorbit,avariationinthedistancefromtheSunatdifferenttimesduringthe
year,orthefactthattheEarthsaxisofrotationistiltedrelativetoa
perpendicularorbitalplane?
A. tiltedaxis
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.IstheEarthstiltbetween15and20degrees,20and25,degrees,or25to30
degrees?
2.RelativetoobserversonEarth,doestheMoonrotateslowlyfromlefttoright,
fromrighttoleft,ornotatall?
A. 1.between20and25(about23.5degrees)
2.notatall
9.
Tossup(10)
Q. Thelibraryordered85newbooks.If20%ofthebooksarefiction,howmany
nonfictionbooksdidtheyorder?
A. 68
Bonus(20)
Q. TwofifthsofthemembersoftheRiverNorthMiddleSchoolExerciseClub
signedupinadvancefora1milefunrun.Onthedayofthefunrun,seven
morememberssignuptorun,bringingthetotalto41.Howmanymembers
doestheExerciseClubhave?
A. 85
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10.
Tossup(10)
Q. Inmusic,whateffectdoesaflagaddedtothestemofablacknotehave?
A. Itreducesthevalueofthenotebyonehalf.(orwordstothateffect)
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Whatisthenameofanopennotewithastem?
2.Whatisthenameofablacknotewithastemandoneflag?
3.Whatisthenameforthesymbolconsistingofablackhorizontalrectangleon
theuppersideofalineofthestaff?
4.WhatisthenameoftheelaboratesignthatvaguelyresemblestheletterSand
thatindicatestherelativepitchrangeofthenotesthatareonitsstaff?
A. 1.halfnote
2.eighthnote
3.halfrest
4.trebleclef
TIEBREAKERS
1.
Tossup(10)
Q. JeandeBrunhoff(ZHAHNduhBROONhahf),aFrenchwriter,iscelebratedas
theauthorofaseriesofchildrensbooksaboutanelephantking.Whatisthe
elephantsname?
A. Babar(BABBahr)
2.
Q. DeanRuskisafamousGeorgian.Ishefamousforbeinganathlete,amusician,
awriter,orapolitician?
A. politician
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2008
PAGE Academic Bowl
for Middle Grades
Semi-finals Questions
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Game1
1.
Tossup(10)
PAGE2008
StateSemifinals
Q. InthissentenceWorkinginthegardenprovidesmymotherwith
bothexerciseandpleasurethewordworkingisaverbformending
ining.Whatpartofspeechisthiswordinthissentence?
A. noun
Bonus(20)
Q. Eachofthefollowingsentencescontainsverbformsendingining.
Identifythepartofspeechofeachofthesewords.
1.Glancingthroughthewindow,IsawGretcheninthebookstore.
2.Oneofmysonsfavoritepastimesisfishing.
3.Thewomansittingatthatlibrarytableisournewhistoryteacher.
4.Lookingupintotheskyfillsmewithasenseofourinsignificance.
A. 1.adjective
2.noun
3.adjective
4.noun
2.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatistheresultwhenthesumofonehalfandonefourthisdividedbythe
differenceofonehalfandonefourth?
A. 3
Bonus(20)
Q. Stevensparentsarehavinga50thanniversarypartyforStevensgrandparents.
60peopleareexpectedtoattendat$16.75perperson.Thecatererrequiresone
fourthofthetotalbilltobepaidinadvance.Howmuchistheadvance
payment?
A. $251.25
3.
Tossup(10)
Q. WhatisthetitleofthefifthHarryPottermovie,whichwasreleasedin2007?
A. HarryPotterandtheOrderofthePhoenix
Bonus(20)
Q. AnswerthesequestionsabouttheHarryPotterfilms:
1.WhatisthenameoftheactorwhoplaysHarryPotter?
2.WhatisthenameoftheactresswhoplaysHermione?
3.AfterHarryPotterandtheOrderofthePhoenix,thenextHarryPotterfilm
willbeentitledwhat?
4.Whatwilltheseventh(andapparentlyfinal)HarryPotterfilmbeentitled?
A. 1.DanielRadcliffe
2.EmmaWatson
3.HarryPotterandtheHalfBloodPrince
4.HarryPotterandtheDeathlyHallows
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4.
Tossup(10)
Q. WhichoneofthefollowingwasnotoneoftheAxisPowersduringWorldWar
II:China,Italy,Germany,orJapan
A. China
Bonus(20)
Q. FromwhichcountrywaseachofthesenationalleadersduringWorldWarII?
1.JosephStalin
2.TojoHideki(TOEjoHEEdeckee)
3.BenitoMussolini(benEEtoeMOOSEuhLEENee)
4.AdolphHitler
A. 1.Russia
2.Japan
3.Italy
4.Germany
5.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whichvitaminismadeinyourskin?
A. D
Bonus(20)
Q. Whichvitamin
1.aidsinwoundrecoveryandbloodclotting?
2.iswatersolubleandprotectsagainstscurvy?
A. 1.K
2.C
6.
Tossup(10)
Q. WhatriverseparatesWashingtonfromOregon?
A. Columbia
Bonus(20)
Q. Whichriverseparates...
1....IllinoisfromKentucky?
2....ArkansasfromMississippi?
3....SouthCarolinafromGeorgia?
4....TexasfromOklahoma?
A. 1.Ohio
2.Mississippi
3.Savannah
4.Red
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7.
Tossup(10)
Q. WhatisthebrandofportablemediaplayerdesignedandmarketedbyApple
ComputerCorporationandlaunchedinOctober2001?Thisdeviceisprimarily
adigitalaudioplayerdesignedaroundacentralclickwheel.
A. iPod
Bonus(20)
Q. WhatproductdidApple
1.releaseonJune29,2007thatwasquitepopular?
2.releasein1998asaG3modelandisnowtheCore2Duo?
A. 1.iPhone
2.iMac
8.
Tossup(10)
Q. Thefollowingheadlineappearedrecentlyinthenewspaper:FEMAtotest
qualityofairinitstrailers.ForwhatdoesFEMAstand?
A. FederalEmergencyManagementAgency
Bonus(20)
1....IraqP.M.asksparliamenttoalterplans.ForwhatdoesP.M.stand?
2....IRS:Nosurgerywriteoff.ForwhatdoesIRSstand?
A. 1.primeminister
2.InternalRevenueService
9.
Tossup(10)
Q.
Whichofourformerplanetsrecentlyfailedtomeetthestrictdefinitionof
planetandwasdroppedfromthelistofnine?
A. Pluto
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Whichplanetisthemostmassive?
2.Whichplanetisnowleastmassive?
3.Ganymede(GANNihmeed)isasatelliteofwhichplanet?
4.Whichplanetisnowfarthestfromthesun?
A. 1.Jupiter
2.Mercury
3.Jupiter
4.Neptune
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10.
Tossup(10)
Q. Ifycubedequalsxsquared,whatpositivenumberisxifyequalsfour?
A. 8
Bonus(20)
Q. Whatistheresultwhentwoxminusthree...
1....issubtractedfromnegativefivexplusfive?
2....ismultipliedbythreexplusone?
A. 1.negativesevenxpluseight(oreightminussevenx)
2.sixxsquaredminussevenxminusthree
TIEBREAKERS
1.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatdowecallasystemthatemitshighfrequencyradiowavesandprocesses
theirreflections?Itisusedtodetectthepresence,location,andspeedofdistant
objects.Thissystemhasmilitary,weather,lawenforcement,andnavigational
applications.
A. radar
Q. Whatistheradiusofacirclewhosecircumferenceistwentypi?
A. 10
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Game2
1.
Tossup(10)
PAGE2008
StateSemifinals
Q. 25%of44%ofxequalswhatpercentofx?
A. 11
Bonus(20)
Q. Astereotapedeckthatsoldfor$235wasonsalefor$202.10.Whatwasthe
percentofdiscount?
A. 14
2.Tossup(10)
Q. Whatistheusualtermfortheroominwhichanartistworks?
A. studio
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Whatistheusualtermfortheroomorsaloninwhichanartistpublicly
displayshisorherwork?
2.Whatistheusualtermforthepersonorobjectwhichservesasthesubjectfor
anartistorphotographer?
3.Whatisthetermforanartistwhoproducesthreedimensionalartworks?
4.Whatisthetermforapaintingonawall?
A. 1.gallery
2.model
3.sculptor
4.mural
3.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whereinyourbodywouldyoufindimmovablejointsbetweenbones?
A. skull(orhead)
Bonus(20)
Q. Whichtypeofmovablejointistheoneinyour
1.knee?
2.shoulder?
3.vertebrae?
4.hip?
A. 1.hinge
2.ballandsocket
3.gliding
4.ballandsocket
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4.
Tossup(10)
Q. WhichGeorgiacountywasnamedfortheconceptoffreedom?
A. Liberty
Bonus(20)
Q. TherearefourGeorgiacountiesnamedforIndiantribes.Namethem.
A. Cherokee
Coweta(cowEETuh)
Muscogee(mussKOAGee)
Seminole
5.
Tossup(10)
Q. Spellthenexttolastwordinthefollowingsentence:Howwillthe
changeinpolicyaffectyou?
A. affect
Bonus(20)
Q. Spellthelastwordineachofthefollowingsentences:
1.Thehurricaneproducedadevastatingeffect.
2.Atourschool,Ms.Hadawayistheprincipal.
3.Asyouputupthetent,makesurethelinesaretaut.
4.TheJohnsonscametothewinterpartyridinginasleigh.
A. 1.effect
2.principal
3.taut
4.sleigh
6.
Tossup(10)
Q. Identifythefigureofspeechillustratedbythissentence:Lifeisabowlof
cherries.
A. metaphor
Bonus(20)
Q. Identifytheliterarydeviceillustratedbyeachofthefollowing:
1.fe,fi,fo,fum
2.snap,crackle,andpop
3.civilwar
4.Mydogisasdumbasapost.
A. 1.alliteration(uhLITurAshun)
2.onomatopoeia(AHNuhMAHTuhPEEuh)
3.oxymoron(OXseeMOREahn)
4.simile(SIMMihlee)
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7.
Tossup(10)
Q. YougotovisitafriendinthehospitalandaretoldthattheyareinICU.Where
arethey?
A. IntensiveCareUnit
Bonus(20)
Q. Whatisthe
1.CCU?
2.CPU?
A. 1.CoronaryCareUnit
2.CardiopulmonaryUnit(AlsoacceptClaimsProcessingUnit)
8.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatdowecalllinesofequalairpressureonaweathermap?
A. isobars
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Whatistheweatherphenomenonoccurringevery5to8yearscharacterized
byunusuallywarmoceantemperaturesintheeasternequatorialPacificand
oftenbringingsevereclimatedisruptiontocountriesinandbesidethe
Pacific?
2.Whathappenstotheaveragetemperaturesontheglobefollowingamajor
volcaniceruptionthatspewsparticlesintotheupperatmosphere?
A. 1.ElNino(ellNEENyo)
2.theydecrease(coolforafewyears)
9.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatispointoneraisedtothenegativetwopower?
A. 100
Bonus(20)
Q. Howmanyofthefollowingstatementsis/aretrue?
1.Itispossiblefortheproductofarationalnumberandanirrationalnumberto
berational.
2.Theproductoftwoirrationalnumbersisalwaysanirrationalnumber.
3.Thesumoftwoirrationalnumbersisalwaysirrational.
4.Thesumoftworationalnumbersisalwaysarationalnumber.
A. 2
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10.
Tossup(10)
Q. WhatisthenarrowbodyofwaterthatconnectstheSeaofMarmara(MARMur
uh)andtheBlackSeaandseparatesAsianTurkeyfromEuropeanTurkey?
A. Bosporus(BAHSSperus)
Bonus(20)
Q. Whatisthelargepeninsula...
1....locatedimmediatelyeastoftheRedSea?
2....locatedinsoutheasternEuropebetweentheIonian(eyeOANeeun)and
theAdriaticseasonthewestandtheBlackandAegean(ehJEEun)Season
theeast?
A. 1.Arabian(Peninsula)
2.Balkan(Peninsula)
TIEBREAKERS
1.
Q. Guatemalaisonwhichcontinent?
A. NorthAmerica
2.
Q. Whatdowecallasegmentthatjoinstwopointsonacircle?
A. chord
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Game3
1.
Tossup(10)
PAGE2008
StateSemifinals
Q. HowmanyU.S.statesborderMexico?
A. 4
Bonus(20)
Q. Allornothing.Inanyorder,whatarethecapitalsofthefourstatesthatborder
Mexico?
A. Sacramento(CA)
Phoenix(AZ)
SantaFe(NM)
Austin(TX)
2.
Tossup(10)
Q. WhowrotethecollectionofchildrenspoemsentitledAChildsGardenof
Verse?
A. (RobertLouis)Stevenson
Bonus(20)
Q. Whowroteeachofthesecollectionsofchildrenspoems:
1.NowWeAreSix
2.WheretheSidewalkEnds
3.RevoltingRhymes
4.OldPossumsBookofPracticalCats
A. 1.(A.A.)Milne(MILN)
2.(Shel)Silverstein(SILLversteen)
3.(Roald)Dahl(ROuldDOLL)
4.(T.S.)Eliot
3.
Tossup(10)
Q. JackSmithwithdrew$75fromhisbankaccount.Iftherewas$248leftinhis
account,howmuchdidhehaveinthebankbeforethewithdrawal?
A. $323
Bonus(20)
Q. JaniceandJayareshippingboxestotheirnewhouse.Itcosts$45toshipeach
boxandthereisalsoa$60chargefortheentireshipment.Ifthecostof
shippingtheboxes,includingthe$60charge,is$600,howmanyboxesare
beingshipped?
A. 12
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4.
Tossup(10)
Q. Ofwhatinfractionisthebaseballpitcherguiltyifhebeginshisdeliverytoward
theplateandstopsandthrowstheballtofirstbasetotrytoputoutarunner
there?
A. balk
Bonus(20)
Q. Whatarethetwowaysthataplayercanmakeanoutbyhittingafoulball?
A. 1.buntingwithtwostrikes
2.hittingtheballintotheairandhavingitcaughtbeforeithitstheground
(flyingoutorpoppingup)
5.
Tossup(10)
Q. WhatdidAntoinevanLeeuwenhoek(ANNtwahnvahnLAYvinhook)
discoverwhenheobservedscrapingsfromhisteethunderamicroscope.They
weretinyswimmingorganismswhosenamebeginswiththeletterB.
A. bacteria
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Whatisthespeciesofbacteriumfoundintheintestinesofhumansandother
vertebrateswhichcancauseserious,evendeadly,infectionswhenpresentin
otherpartsofthebody?Itisalsocalledcolonbacillus(KOlunbuhSILL
us).
2.Whatistherodshapedbacteriumfoundintheintestinaltrackofhumansand
otheranimals,includingbirds,thatcanbetransmittedtohumansbyeating
foodscontaminatedwithanimalfeces?Itcanbekilledbycookingrawmeat
andpoultryatasafeminimuminternaltemperature.Itcancause
gastroenteritis(GASTroENturRITEiss)ortyphoidfever.
A. 1.E.coli(fullname=Escherichiacoli[EEshuhREEkeeuhCOLEeye])
2.salmonella(salmuhNELLuh)
6.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatisthesumoftwoxplussixyandtwotimesquantityfourxminusthreey?
A. tenx
Bonus(20)
Q. Howmanyofthefollowingstatementsis/aretrue?
1.Ifaisnotequaltozeroandatimesxislessthana,xislessthanone.
2.Ifbisanegativenumberandxislessthantwo,thenxplusbislessthantwo
plusb.
3.Ifcisnotequaltozeroandcsquaredtimesxislessthancsquared,thenxis
lessthanone.
A. 2
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7.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whichoneofthefollowingrivervalleysistheleastdenselypopulated:
Amazon,Nile,Indus,orYangtze(YANGTSEE)?
A. Amazon
Bonus(20)
Q. Onwhichriveriseachofthefollowingcities?
1.Budapest(BOOduhpest)
2.Aswan(ASswan)
3.Paris
4.Baghdad
A. 1.Danube(DANyoob)
2.Nile
3.Seine(SAYN)
4.Tigris(tigress)
8.
Tossup(10)
Q. ElementsinthePeriodicTableareclassifiedasmetals,nonmetals,andwhat
thirdtype?
A. metalloids
Bonus(20)
Q. Classifytheseelementsaccordingly.
1.carbon
2.potassium
3.silicon
4.krypton
A. 1.nonmetal
2.metal
3.metalloid
4.nonmetal
9.
Tossup(10)
Q. Digitalcalculatorshaveamaximumnumberthatthecalculatorcanhandle.Ifa
userperformsacalculationthatexceedsthisnumber,whichtypeoferrorwillbe
displayed?
A. overflow
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.10100istheoverflowamountonmanycalculators.Whatisthisnumbers
name?
2.Onsuchcalculators,wheredounderflowsoccur:slightlyabovezero,slightly
belowzero,orbelow10100?
A. 1.agoogol(GOOgahl)
2.eitherslightlyaboveorslightlybelowzero(betweenzeroand10100or
betweenzeroand10100;numbersbelow10100arealsoconsideredan
overflow)
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10.
Tossup(10)
Q. Identifytheobjectofaprepositioninthefollowingsentence:Angela
alwaysworksoutdiligentlyeverymorningat10a.m.
A. 10a.m.
Bonus(20)
Q. Identifytheobjectofaprepositionineachofthefollowingsentences:
1.Abasketfulloflaundrysitsthere,waitingtobesorted.
2.Threeofmyfriendstakeswimminglessons.
3.Thesweatersinthewindowlookhandmade.
4.LocalbusesforMariettaleaveeveryhour.
A. 1.laundry
2.friends
3.window
4.Marietta
TIEBREAKERS
1.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatpunctuationmarkcanbeusedtoconnecttwoindependent
clauses?
A. semicolon
2.
Q. Twoofthedegreemeasuresofatriangleare70and18.Isthetriangleacute,
right,orobtuse?
A. obtuse
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1.
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PAGE2008
StateSemifinals
Q. Whatisthesubstancethatisfoundinthecellwallsofplants?Itismadefrom
sugar,anditstangledfibersprovidestructureandsupport.Itsderivativesare
usedformakingplastics,lacquers,explosives,andsyntheticfibers.
A. cellulose
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Whatistheplanttissuethatcarrieswateranddissolvedmineralsfromthe
rootsthroughthestemsandleaves?
2.Whichgaseouschemicalprovidesgreenplantstheoxygenatomsitneedsto
generatetheoxygenmoleculesthatwealllovetobreathe?
A. 1.xylem(ZYE[rhymeswithbye]lemm)
2.carbondioxide(CO2)
2.
Tossup(10)
Q. WhichcontinentliesentirelynorthoftheTropicofCancer?
A. Europe
Bonus(20)
Q. Ineachofthefollowing,whichoneisnotonthesamecontinentastherest?
1.TierraDelFuego(teeAIRuhdellFWAYgo),Pampas(PAHMpuz),
Yucatan(YOOkuhtan)Peninsula,orPatagonia
2.Nubian(NEWbeeun)Desert,LakeChad,Mekong(MEEkong)River,or
LakeVictoria
3.BaffinIsland,AndesMountains,PanamaCanal,orSierraMadreOriental
4.IndusRiver,GobiDesert,CaspianSea,orJutlandPeninsula
A. 1.YucatanPeninsula
2.MekongRiver
3.AndesMountains
4.JutlandPeninsula
3.
Tossup(10)
Q. Twosidesofatrianglehavelength5and2.Whatisthelengthofthethirdside
ifthetriangleisisosceles?
A. 5(note:theanswercannotalsobe2)
Bonus(20)
Q. TwolinesintheplaneintersectinpointMformingangles1,2,3,and4thatare
numberedclockwise.
1.Ifthedegreemeasureofangle1is57,whatisthedegreemeasureofangle3?
2.Whatisthedegreemeasureofangle2?
A. 1.57
2.123
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4.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatrocksingerisperhapsbestknownforhis1984songBornintheUSA?
A. (Bruce)Springsteen
Bonus(20)
Q. Identifythesingersorgroupsmostcloselyassociatedwitheachofthe
following:
1.Sgt.PeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand
2.RockyMountainHigh
3.CoatofManyColorsandJolene
4.HeartbreakHotelandLoveMeTender
A. 1.TheBeatles
2.(John)Denver
3.(Dolly)Parton
4.(Elvis)Presley
5.
Tossup(10)
Q. InGreekmythology,Medusawasoneofthreecreatureswithsnakyhairwhose
glancecouldturnmortalsintostone.Whatwerethesethreecreaturescalled?
A. Gorgons
Bonus(20)
Q. AnswerthesequestionsaboutGreekmythology:
1.WhatisthenameoftheGreekherowhodefeatedMedusa?
2.Whatisthetermforthebirdlikewomenwithbeautifulvoiceswhosesinging
luredsailorstotheirdestruction?
3.WhatisthenameofHermess(herMEEZis)sonwhohadgoatshornsand
goatslegs,wholivedinwoodlands,andwhoplayedsweetmelodiesupon
reedpipes?
4.Whatisthenameofthegiantthreeheaded,dragontaileddogthatguardsthe
pathwayintotheunderworld?
A. 1.Perseus
2.Sirens
3.Pan
4.Cerberus(SIRburus)
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6.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatistheconditioninthebody,oftenofallergicorigin,thatismarkedby
continuouslaboredbreathingaccompaniedbywheezing,chestconstriction,
coughing,and/orgasping?
A. asthma
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Whichmedicaltermisusedtorefertononcanceroustumors?Theword
meansmild,gentle,favorable,orwholesome.IthasinitialletterB.
2.Whichtermreferstocaisson(KAYSAHN)disease?Itiscausedbynitrogen
bubblesinthebloodandischaracterizedbycrampinginthelegsand
abdomen.Itissometimescalleddiversparalysis.
A. 1.benign
2.thebends(also,bendordecompressionsickness)
7.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatistherhythmicdisturbancethattransfersenergythroughmatterorspace?
Itexistsonlyaslongasithasenergytocarry.Answerwithatermbeginning
withtheletterW.
A. wave
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Whatdowecallthedistancebetweenonepointonawaveandthenearest
pointjustlikeitonthecontinuedwave?
2.Whatdowecalldistancebetweenthecrestofawaveandthecenterorrest
positionofthewave?Itisnumericallyhalfthedistancebetweenthecrest
andthetrough.
A. 1.wavelength
2.amplitude
8.
Tossup(10)
Q. Spellthethirdwordthatispronouncedthesameasthewordsthatare
spelledroadandrode.
A. rowed
Bonus(20)
spelledrumor.
spelledcereal.
spelledshoot.
spellednews.
A. 1.roomer
2.serial
3.chute
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4.gnus
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9.
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Q. Whichstatehasthesmallestpopulation?
A. Wyoming
Bonus(20)
Q. Whatisthecapitalofthestatethatlies...
1....immediatelysouthofUtah?
2....immediatelywestofIndiana?
3....immediatelyeastofVermont?
4....immediatelynorthofSouthCarolina?
A. 1.Phoenix(AZ)
2.Springfield(IL)
3.Concord(NH)
4.Raleigh(NC)
10.
Tossup(10)
Q. Jakescargets23milespergallon.HowmanygallonsofgasolinewillJakeuse
todrive391miles?
A. 17
Bonus(20)
Q. Atthegrocerystore,Latoshaboughtagallonofmilkfor$2.89,adozeneggsfor
$.89,andapoundofbutterfor$2.22.Shehastopaysalestaxof6%.Ifshe
givesthecashieratwentydollarbill,howmuchchangedoesshereceive?
A. $13.64
TIEBREAKERS
1.
Q. Twolinesinthesameplanethatdonotintersectaresaidtobewhat?
A. parallel
2.
Q. SevilleandValenciaareimportantcitiesofwhichcountry?
A. Spain
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Q. Identifytheobjectofaprepositioninthefollowingsentence:Ihope
thatyouwillputLynnonthesteeringcommittee.
A. committee
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Q. Identifythefourobjectsofprepositionsinthefollowingsentence:
Regardlessofappearances,thestreamthatflowspastthemountain
containsamultitudeofrainbowtroutwithinitsdepths.
A. 1.appearances
2.mountain
3.trout
4.depths
2.
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Q. Whatisthecommonnameforacontusion?Itisevidencedbyblue,red,and
purplediscolorationoftheskinfollowingaminorinjury.
A. bruise
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Q. 1.Whatisthemedicalnameforablowtotheheadthatcausestemporary
disorientation,memoryloss,orunconsciousness?
2.Whatisthetermforabrokenboneinjuryinwhichthebonepiercestheskin?
A. 1.concussion
2.compoundfracture
3.
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Q. Whatgeographicaltermisaverydeepvalleywithverysteepsides?Theyare
formedbyrunningwaterthatcutsoverthousandsofyears.
A. canyon
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.WhatisthebestknowncanyonintheUnitedStates?
2.Inwhichstateisitfound?
A. 1.GrandCanyon
2.Arizona
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Q. Howmanysquareyardsareinarectangle15ftby18ft?
A. 30
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Ifthelengthofonesideofarhombusis2,whatistheperimeterofthe
rhombus?
2.Ifthedegreemeasureofoneangleofarhombusis80,whatisthedegree
measureofeitherofitslargestangles?
A. 1.8
2.100
5.
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Q. WhoistheheadfootballcoachatGeorgiaTech?
A. (Paul)Johnson
Bonus(20)
Q. Withwhichsportiseachofthefollowingmostcloselyassociated?
1.BobbyPetrino
2.SherylSwoopes(rhymeswithhopes)
3.SergioGarcia
4.BuddyCarlyle
A. 1.football
2.basketball
3.golf
4.baseball
6.
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Q. IntheUnitedStates,powerisdividedbetweenthenationalgovernmentandthe
governmentsofthepoliticalunitsthatarestates.Whatarethenamesofthe
politicalunitsinCanada?
A. provincesandterritories(bothanswersarenecessary)
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.HowmanyterritoriesdoesCanadahave?
2.HowmanyprovincesdoesCanadahave?
3.DoesNovaScotialiealongtheAtlanticOcean,thePacificOcean,orinthe
InteriorPlains?
4.WhichoneofthefollowingdoesnotborderHudsonBay:Manitoba,Alberta,
Quebec,orOntario?
A. 1.2
2.10
3.AtlanticOcean
4.Alberta
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Q. Everyculturehasitsfolkwisdomthatisoftenpreservedinpithysayingsknown
bywhichwordbeginningwiththeletterP?
A. proverbs
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Q. Completeeachofthesefamiliarproverbs:
1.Strikewhile...
2.Birdsofafeather...
3.Bloodisthicker...
4.Onemansmeatis...
A. 1.theironishot.
2.flocktogether.
3.thanwater.
4.anothermanspoison.
8.
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Q. Abaseballbatterhitsaballintotheoutfieldanditbouncesovertheoutfield
fenceoutofplay.Heisawardedsecondbase.Whatphrasedescribesthistype
ofhit?
A. groundruledouble
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Whatarethemostdoubleplayspossibleinafullinningofplaywithoutany
strikeoutsinvolved?
2.Whatisthewinningpercentageofateamthathaswon30gamesandlost20?
A. 1.2
2.60(sixtypercentor.600)
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Q. 5/6ofthestudentsatEastJeffersonMiddleSchoolbroughtcannedgoodsforthe
annualfooddrive.If300studentsbroughtcannedgoods,howmanystudents
attendEastJeffersonMiddleSchool?
A. 360
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Whatnumberisthemillionthsdecimalplaceinthedecimalexpressionof
58/450?
2.Whatfractionispointtwobarwhenexpressedasafractioninlowestterms?
A. 1.8
2.2/9
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Q. Whatisthecapacityofabodyorsystemtodowork?Itisessentiallytheability
tocausechange.ThetermhastheinitialletterofE.
A. energy
Bonus(20)
Q. Whichtypeofenergyis
1.foundinacompressedspringoranapplehangingonalimbabouttofall?
2.presentinaspeedingbulletorrollingcar?
A. 1.potential
2.kinetic
TIEBREAKERS
1.
Q. Whatdoesanichthyologist(ICKTHeeAHLuhjist)study?
A. fish
2.
Q. Whatisthesumofthesolutionsoftheequationquantityxplustwoallsquared
equalsnine?
A. negativefour
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Q. WhatisthetitleofthenarrativepoembyAlfredNoyesthatbegins,Thewind
wasatorrentofdarknessamongthegustytrees,/Themoonwasaghostly
galleontosseduponcloudyseas...?
A. TheHighwayman
Bonus(20)
Q. Answerthefollowingquestionsaboutthenarrativepoementitled
ThePied(rhymeswithpride)PiperofHamelin:
1.Whowroteit?
2.Whatwasthepiperhiredtodo?
3.Whatwasthenatureofthepipersattire?
4.Whatdidhedowhenhewasrefusedhisfee?
A. 1.(Robert)Browning
2.toridthetownofrats
3.multicolored(redandyellow;piedmeanspatchyincolor,orsplotched)
4.Heledallofthetownschildrenaway,nevertoreturn.
2.
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Q. Whichtypeofmuscleisfoundinyourinternalorgans,suchasthedigestive
tract,anditstissueisnonstriated(NAHNSTRY[rhymeswithtry]ateid)?
A. smooth(muscle)
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Q. Whichtypeofmuscle
1.hasstriationsandisfoundinyourheart?
2.hasstriationsandmovesyourarmsandlegs?
A. 1.cardiac
2.skeletal
3.
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Q. Whatisthenameofthegraphofxsquaredplusysquaredequalsone?
A. circle
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Whatisthecircumferenceofthecircle:xsquaredplusysquaredequalsone?
2.Whatistheareaofthecircle:xsquaredplusysquaredequalsone?
A. 1.twopi(units)
2.pi(squareunits)
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Q. TheIndiansubcontinentisseparatedfromtherestofAsiaonthenorthbywhich
mountainrange?
A. Himalayas(HIMuhLAYuz)
Bonus(20)
Q. Whatcountryislocatedontheeasternpartoftheislandof...
1....Hispaniola(hissspanYOluh)?
2....NewGuinea?
A. 1.DominicanRepublic
2.Papua(PAPPyouuh)NewGuinea
5.
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Q. YourdoctortellsyouthatyourBPis115over75.ForwhatdoesBPstand?
A. bloodpressure
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Thefirstnumberorlargerreadingstandsforwhichcomponentofblood
pressure?
2.Thesecondnumberorsmallerreadingstandsforwhichcomponent?
A. 1.systolic(sissSTAHLik)
2.diastolic(DIEuhSTAHLik)
6.
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Q. Identifythecoordinatingconjunctioninthefollowingsentence:
BenjaminFranklinwasaphilosopherandascientist.
A. and
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Q. Identifythecoordinatingconjunctionineachofthefollowing
sentences:
1.Thedogbarkedallnight,buttheneighborsdidntcomplain.
2.Itwaslate,soIdecidedtotakeabushome.
3.DaviddrovetoAtlantaorAthens;Imnotsurewhich.
4.Rondarednotlookovertheedge,forheightsmadehimdizzy.
A. 1.but
2.so
3.or
4.for
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Q. WhatwillbedisplayedonacalculatorlikeaTI73orTI83followingthesekey
presses:8slashopenparentheses,4asterisk2,minus2carat3,close
parentheses?
A. Erroror(dividebyzeroerror)
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Whatwillbedisplayedafterentering9exclamationpointslash8exclamation
point?
2.Whatwillbedisplayedafterentering2carat6?
A. 1.9(9factorialdividedby8factorial=9)
2.64(2raisedtothe6thpowerequals64)
8.
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Q. WhatwasthefirstmajorcropfromJamestownthatwassoldinEngland?
A. tobacco
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Q. 1.WhatdidtheIndiansteachthePilgrimstousetofertilizetheircrops?
2.WhatagreementdidthePilgrimssignthatgavethemthebeginningsofself
government?
A. 1.fish
2.MayflowerCompact
9.
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Q. Whatkindofnumberhasadecimalrepresentationthateitherterminatesor
repeats?
A. rational
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Q. Atacompanysalesconferencetherewere6executives,24salespeople,and10
marketingconsultants.Whatpercentofthepeoplewere...
1....salespeople?
2....eithersalespeopleorexecutives?
3....notexecutives?
4....eitherexecutivesorconsultants?
A. 1.60
2.75
3.85
4.40
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Q. Whatisthecolorlessorwhitemineralfoundondrieduplakebedsorinplaces
whereseawaterevaporates?Ithastheformofcubiccrystals.
A. halite(HAYlight)(orrocksalt,alsoNaCl,sodiumchlorideorsimply,tablesalt)
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Whatdowecallthestructuresthatarebuilttoremovesaltsfromseawaterand
makeitdrinkablefreshwater?
2.Isthewatertrappedinaglacialicebergassaltyasseawater,orabouthalfas
saltyasseawater,orunsaltedfreshwater?
A. 1.desalination(deeSALihNAYshun)plants
2.freshwater
TIEBREAKERS
1.
Q. WhatisthenameofthepartoftheMediterraneanSealocatedbetweenthe
easterncoastofGreeceandthewesterncoastofTurkey?Itisboundedonthe
southbyCreteandonthenorthbytheGreekmainland?
A. AegeanSea
2.
Q. Whatistheexactvaluewhenthecircumferenceofacircleisdividedbythe
diameterofthecircle?
A. Pi
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Q. Puget(PYOOjit)Soundisamajorinletofwhichocean?
A. Pacific
Bonus(20)
Q. Allornothing.Arrangetheseoceansfromlargesttosmallest:Indian,Pacific,
Arctic,andAtlantic.
A. Pacific
Atlantic
Indian
Arctic
2.
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Q. WhowashiredlastsummerbytheLosAngelesGalaxyinanattempttoincrease
theinterestinsoccerintheUnitedStates?
A. (David)Beckham
Bonus(20)
Q. Withwhichsportiseachofthefollowingmostcloselyassociated?
1.RafaelNadal(raffeeELLnuhdal[rhymeswithgal])
2.LeBronJames
3.WillieHarris
4.MatthewStafford
A. 1.tennis
2.basketball
3.baseball
4.football
3.
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Q. 5.4metersisequaltohowmanymillimeters?
A. 5,400
Bonus(20)
Q. Answerthesequestionsaboutthemetricsystem.
1.Whatisthebasicunitofmass?
2.Whatisthebasicunitofcapacity?
A. 1.kilogram
2.liter
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Q. Ifyouenjoymysteries,youmayhavereadthenovelentitledTheHousewitha
ClockinItsWalls.Whowrotethisbook?
A. (John)Bellairs
Bonus(20)
Q. FillintheblanksinthetitlesoftheseothernovelsbyJohnBellairs:
1.TheSecretofthe___________Room
2.TheMummy,theWill,andthe_________
3.TheofAlpheusWinterborn
4.The__________intheShadows
A. 1.Underground
2.Crypt
3.Treasure
4.Figure
5.
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Q. Whichtypesofplantshavetubelikestructuresforcarryingfluidsorsap
throughouttheplants?
A. vascular
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Q. UsingtermswithinitialletterS,answerthesetwoquestions.
1.Howdovascularplantsreproduce?
2.Howdononvascularplantsreproduce?
A. 1.seeds
2.spores
6.
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Q. WerethegreatGothiccathedralsofEuropedesignedandconstructedinwhatwe
calltheDarkAges,theMiddleAges,ortheBaroque(buhROAK)Periodofart?
A. theMiddleAges
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Q. 1.Whatisthetermforthelargestpartofacathedral,containingtheseatingarea
forthecongregation?
2.Eachcathedralisgenerallylaidoutsothatthemainentrancefaceswhich
compassdirection?
3.Thearmsofthebuildingthatcrossthemainaxisatrightanglesarecalled
what?
4.Manycathedralsaredecoratedacrossthetopwithgrotesque(growTESK)
carvingsintheshapeoffantasticcreatures.Thesefiguresarecalledwhat?
A. 1.nave
2.west
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3.transcepts
4.gargoyles(GARgoils[rhymeswithboils])
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Q. Whatisthesumoftwopointthreeandthreepointonewhenexpressedasan
improperfractioninlowestterms?
A. twentysevenfifths
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Q. 1.Whatistheproductofonepointtwoandonepointonewhenwrittenasan
2.Whatisfourpointsixtwodividedbytwopointonewhenwrittenasan
A. 1.thirtythreetwentyfifths
2.elevenfifths
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A. Ural(rhymeswithmural)(Mountains)
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Q. Eachofthefollowingisthehighestmountainonacontinent.Inwhichcountry
isit?
1.Mt.Aconcagua(AHkunKAHgwuh)
2.Mt.Kilimanjaro
3.Mt.McKinley(orDenali[dihNAHLee])
4.Mt.Kosciuska(KAHseeUSkuh)
A. 1.Argentina
2.Tanzania(TANzuhNEEuh)
3.UnitedStates
4.Australia
9.
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Q. Whatisthegrammaticaltermforawordthatisusedinplaceofa
noun,towhichitrefers?
A. pronoun
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Q. Identifythepronounineachofthefollowingsentences:
1.Whoisbringingthehamburgers?
2.Joshhimselfsaidthemoviewasboring.
3.DidHelenwritetoyouafterChristmas?
4.Hasanyonerespondedtotheinvitation?
A. 1.Who
2.himself
3.you
4.anyone
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Q. WhatistheeffectduetotheEarthsrotationthatcauseslargemassesofmoving
airandwatertoturncounterclockwiseinthesouthernhemisphereand
clockwiseinthenorthernhemisphere?
A. Coriolis(KOReeOHliss)(effect)
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Whenviewedfromaweathersatellite,dolowpressurestormsinthe
northernhemisphererotateclockwise,counterclockwise,oreitherway?
2.Whatdowecalltheareaneartheequatorwhereisthereislittleornowind?
ThetermbeginswiththeletterD.
A. 1.counterclockwise
2.doldrums(DOHLdrums)
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2.
Q. Ifpeachessellfor$3.84perdozen,howmuchwouldyoupayfor17peaches?
A. $5.44
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Q. Spellthelastwordinthefollowingsentence:Imountedournewfan
inthemiddleoftheceiling.
A. ceiling
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Q. Spellthelastwordineachofthefollowingsentences:
1.Thenewteacherwasaskedtomeetwiththeschoolboard.
2.IfItellyouthissecret,youmustbediscreet.
3.Fordessertwearehavingchocolatemousse(MOOSE).
4.Allthoseheretodaywillberewardedfortheirpresence.
A. 1.board
2.discreet
3.mousse
4.presence
2.
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Q. Thearttermthatliterallymeanswritingwithlightiswhatword?
A. photography
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Q. 1.Whatistheusualtermforanangelrepresentedasawingedchild?
2.Whatisthetermforadrawnimagethatpurposelydistortsorexaggerates
specificphysicalfeaturesforcomicorsatiricalpurposes?
3.Whatisthetermforthethintablet,withaholeforthethumb,uponwhich
paintersplaceandmixtheircolors?
4.Whatisthetermforasurfacedecorationinwhichbitsofcoloredstoneor
glassarelaidincement?
A. 1.cherub(CHAIRub)
2.caricature
3.palette(PALit)
4.mosaic(moZAYik)
3.
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Q. Whatisthesmallestsolutionoftheequation:xsquaredequalsfour?
A. 2(negativetwo)
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Q. Answerthefollowingquestionsabouttheresultwheneightxcubedis
multipliedbyonefourthxsquaredandtheproductiscubed.
1.Whatisitsnumericalcoefficient?
2.Towhatpowerisxraised?
A. 1.8
2.15
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Q. Whatarethesmallopeningsinthesurfaceofleavesthatallowcarbondioxide,
water,andoxygentoenterandexit?
A. stomata(stowMAHTuh)
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Q. 1.Whatarethetwocellsthatopenandclosethestomata(stowMAHTuh)?
2.Whatpartoftheplanttissueiscomposedoftubular(TUBEyoulur)cells
thatmovefoodfromwhereitismadetowhereitisstored?
A. 1.guardcells
2.phloem(FLOWim)
5.
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Q. TheeconomyoftheSoutherncolonieswasbasedprimarilyonwhichofthe
following:manufacturing,fishing,agriculture,ormining?
A. agriculture
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.WhowasthemajormilitaryleaderoftheSouthernforcesduringtheCivil
War?
2.WhowastheNortherngeneralwhoreceivedtheConfederatesurrenderat
Appomattox(APPuhMATux)Courthouse?
A. 1.(RobertE.)Lee
2. (Ulysses)Grant
6.
Tossup(10)
Q. WhatisthecomputerlanguagedevelopedbySunMicrosystemsandreleasedin
1995?ThetermcouldalsorefertoanIndonesianislandortocoffeefromthat
island.
A. Java
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.FromwhichlanguagedoesJavaderivemostofitssyntax?
2.Whatisthepredominantmarkuplanguageforthecreationofwebpages?
A. 1.Cand/orC++
2.HTMLorHTM(hypertextmarkuplanguage)
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Q. Whatisthefifthrootof32?
A. 2
Bonus(20)
Q. Whatis...
1....thesquarerootoftwohundredfortytwodividedbythesquarerootof
two?
2....thesumofthecuberootofsixtyfourandthesquarerootofsixtyfour?
A. 1.11
2.12
8.
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Q. Whatdowecallarockafteritenterstheearthsatmosphere,burnssomeduring
reentry,andultimatelysurvivestotaldestructionandbecomesasurfacerockon
thisplanet?
A. meteorite
Bonus(20)
Q. Whatdowecall
1.theburningrockduringreentry?
2.anirregularlyshapedrockthatorbitstheSun,mostlyintheregion
betweentheorbitsofMarsandJupiter?
A. 1.meteor
2.asteroid(alsocalledplanetoid)
9.
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Q. WhatcountryborderstheMediterraneanSeaandtheRedSeaandisthemost
populouscountryintheArabworld?
A. Egypt
Bonus(20)
Q. Ofwhichcountryiseachofthefollowingthecapital?
1.Kinshasa(kinSHAHsuh)
2.PhnomPenh(puhNAHMPIN)
3.Quito(KEYtoe)
4.Zagreb(ZAHgrebb)
A. 1.Congo(DemocraticRepublicofthe)
2.Cambodia
3.Ecuador
4.Croatia
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Q. Foratleast1400yearspeoplehavebeenenthralledbytalesofapartlymythical,
partlyhistoricalfigurewhoruledarealminBritaincalledCamelot.Whatisthe
nameofthisking?
A. KingArthur
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Q. AnswerthesequestionsaboutKingArthur:
1.Hewasrecognizedasarightfulkingwhenheperformedwhatfeat?
2.Whatisthenameofthewizardwhoservesashismentor?
3.WhatisthenameofArthursfamoussword?
4.TowhatisleisArthurborneawayuponhisdeath?
A. 1.Hepulledaswordfromastone.
2.Merlin
3.Excalibur
4.Avalon
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Q. OccasionallytheMoonwillblockourviewoftheplanetVenus.Astronomers
donotrefertothiseventasaneclipse.Whatistheirtermthatmeansa
temporarydisappearanceofacelestialbodywhenanothermovesbetweenitand
theobserver?Isitoccultation(AHkullTAYshun),blockage,orscreening?
A. occultation(AHkullTAYshun)
2.
Q. Whatisxifxdividedbyquantityxplustwoequalsquantityxplustwoall
dividedbyx?
A. negativeone
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Q. Whatisthetitleofeitherofthetwochildrensbooksinwhichwebecome
acquaintedwithacharacternamedOwlwholivesintheHundredAcreWood?
A. WinniethePoohorTheHouseatPoohCorner(eithertitleisanacceptable
answer)
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Q. 1.Whoistheauthorofthesebooks?
2.WhatisthenameofthecharacterwhohasasmalloffspringnamedRoo?
3.Whatisthenameofthecharacterwhoisalwaysgloomyandsad?
4.Whatisthefavoritefoodofthetitlecharacterofthesebooks?
A. 1.(A.A.)Milne(MILN)
2.Kanga
3.Eeyore(EEyore)
4.honey
2.
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Q. NametheSwedishnaturalist,whointhelate18thcenturydevelopedasystem
forgroupingandclassifyingorganisms.
A. (Carolus)Linnaeus(CAREuhlusslinEEus)
3.
Bonus(20)
Q. Whatarethe4mostspecificlevelsofLinnaeus(linEEus)classification
system?
A. (Anyorder)
1.Order
2.Family
3.Genus
4.Species
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Q. InwhichyeardidtheU.S.CivilWarbegin?
A. 1861
Bonus(20)
Q. InwhichstatewaseachofthefollowingCivilWarbattles?
1.Shiloh(SHYlo)
2.Sharpsburg
3.Vicksburg
4.Chickamauga(CHICKuhMAWguh)
A. 1.Tennessee
2.Maryland
3.Mississippi
4.Georgia
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Q. Theyhavebeenreferredtoas"nature'sbiologicalresponsemodifiers"because
ofstrongexperimentalevidenceoftheirinherentabilitytomodifythebody's
reactiontoallergens,viruses,andcarcinogens.Theyshowantiallergic,anti
inflammatory,antimicrobial(annteemyCROWbeeul)andanticancer
activity.Consumersandfoodmanufacturershavebecomeinterestedinthemfor
theirmedicinalproperties,especiallytheirpotentialroleinthepreventionof
cancersandcardiovasculardisease.Thebeneficialeffectsoffruit,vegetables,
andteahavebeenattributedtothesecompounds.Whatarethesehealthful
dietarycomponents?ThistermhasinitialletterF.
A. flavonoids(FLAYvonoydz)
Bonus(20)
Q. Flavonoids(FLAYvonoydz)areknownfortheirantioxidant(annteeOXsidd
unt)activitybutitisnowknownthatthehealthbenefitstheyprovidearefrom
othermechanisms.Nametwoofthe3vitaminscommonlyassociatedwith
antioxidantreactions.
A. VitaminA,C,orE(anytwo)
5.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatisonehalfraisedtothenegativefourpower?
A. 16
Bonus(20)
Q. If72raisedtothefifthpowerisexpressedintheform2tothexpowertimes3
totheypower,...
1....whatisx?
2....whatisy?
A. 1.15
2.10
6.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whichoneofthefollowingwordsdoesnotmeankind:sort,variety,
style,keystone,class,breed
A. keystone
Bonus(20)
Q. Whichfourofthefollowingwordsareacceptablesynonymsforthe
wordintangible:
1.immaterial5.imminent
2.innocuous6.impalpable
3.insubstantial7.imperceptible
4.invincible8.insufferable
A. 1.immaterial
3.insubstantial
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6.impalpable
7.imperceptible
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7.
Tossup(10)
Q. Thefollowingheadlineappearedrecentlyinthenewspaper:NewOrleansDA
meetingwithCouncil;Policeunveilnewplan.ForwhatdoesDAstand?
A. DistrictAttorney
Bonus(20)
1....IBMpostssecondquarterearningsrise.ForwhatdoesIBMstand?
2....StateauditorreviewingDOTatrequestofCagle,Richardson.Forwhat
doesDOTstand?
A. 1.InternationalBusinessMachines(Corp.)
2.DepartmentofTransportation
8.
Tossup(10)
Q. Inwhichcountrywouldyoufindthewesternmostpointofthemainlandof
Europe?
A. Portugal
Bonus(20)
Q. Ofwhichcountryiseachofthefollowingthecapital?
1.Sofia(soFEEuh)
2.Amman(ahMAHN)
3.Tegucigalpa(tayGOOSEihGAHLpuh)
4.Helsinki
A. 1.Bulgaria
2.Jordan
3.Honduras
4.Finland
9.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatisthesumof25%of12and10%of60?
A. 9
Bonus(20)
Q. Whatiseachofthefollowingwhenexpressedasafractioninlowestterms?
1.88%
2.120%
3.37.5%
4.98%
A. 1.twentytwotwentyfifths(22/25)
2.sixfifths(6/5)
3.threeeighths(3/8)
4.fortyninefiftieths(49/50)
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10.
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Q. Waterisaneutralcompound,neitheranacidnorabase.WhatisthepHrating
ofwater?
A. 7(or7.0)
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.WhatisthepHrangeofacids?
2.WhatisthepHrangeofbases?
A. 1.lessthan7(Acceptfrom0to7;however,someacidscanhaveanegative
pH:aslowas5.)
2.greaterthan7andupto14
TIEBREAKERS
1.
Tossup(10)
Q. Asonnetisalyricpoemcontaininghowmanylines?
A. fourteen
2.
Q. Whatisthefewestnumberofnoncollinear(NAHNkoLINNeeur)pointsin
theplanethatwilldetermineauniquecircle?
A. 3
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TieBreaker2
1.
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StateSemifinals
Q. Whichoneofthefollowingstatesisknownforitsgeysers(GUYsirs):
Delaware,Florida,Wyoming,orWestVirginia?
A. Wyoming
Bonus(20)
Q. Allornothing.Inanyorder,whatarethecapitalsofthefourstatesthatmeetat
apointcalledfourcorners?
A. Denver(Colorado)
SantaFe(NewMexico)
SaltLakeCity(Utah)
Phoenix(Arizona)
2.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatisthesumoffivetimestheidentityelementofmultiplicationandthree
morethantheidentityelementofaddition?
A. 8
Bonus(20)
Q. Luke,Jack,andRickcompetedinabicycleracetoraisefundsforSt.Judes
ChildrensHospital.Lukecompletedtheracein2hours38minutes,andJack
completedtheracein3hours26minutes.
1.HowmuchfasterdidLukecompletetheracethanJack?
2.IttookRick13minutesmorethantheaverageofLukeandJackstimesto
completetherace.HowlongdidittakeRick?
A. 1.48minutes
2.3hours15minutes(3hoursor195minutes)
3.
Tossup(10)
Q. OneofthemostfamouspoemsinAmericanliteratureisentitledTheRaven.
Whowrotethispoem?
A. (EdgarAlan)Poe
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Thenarratorofthepoemismourningthedeathofhissweetheartwhose
namewaswhat?
2.Whentheravenappearstothenarrator,itmakesitsentranceintotheroom
throughwhatmeansofaccess?
3.TheravenperchesuponthebustofwhatGreekgoddess?
4.Oddlyenough,theonlywordthattheravencanutteriswhatword?
A. 1.Lenore
2.thewindow
3.PallasAthena(PALusuhTHEENuh)(accepteitherorbothofthesenames)
4.Nevermore
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4.
Tossup(10)
Q. WhichclassicBroadwaymusicalfeaturesthecharactersnamedProfessorHenry
HigginsandElizaDoolittle?ItwaslatermadeintoafirstrateHollywoodfilm.
A. MyFairLady
Bonus(20)
Q. NametheseBroadwaymusicalswhichwerealsomadeintogreatmotion
pictures:
1.theonefeaturingProfessorHaroldHillandMariantheLibrarian
2.theonefeaturingacowboynamedCurleyandhisgirlfriendLaurie
3.theonebaseduponabookentitledAnnaandtheKingofSiam
4.theonethatfeaturesthesongsDoReMiandClimbEveryMountain
A. 1.TheMusicMan
2.Oklahoma!
3.TheKingandI
4.TheSoundofMusic
5.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatisthetermforadevelopingbabyfromtwomonthsafterpregnancyuntil
birth?
A. fetus
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Whatisababycalledbetweenpregnancyandtwomonthsthereafter?
2.Belowwhatweightisababydefinedtobeoflowbirthweight?Isit4.5lbs,
5.5lbs,or6.5lbs?
A. 1.embryo
2.5.5lbs(2500grams)
6.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatpropertyoftherealnumberssaysthatfivetimesquantitytwoplusthree
equalsquantitytwoplusthreealltimesfive?
A. commutative(KAHMyoutaytiv)propertyofmultiplication(commutative
propertyisnotanacceptableanswer;ifthisisgiven,askformorespecific
information)
Bonus(20)
Q. Whatpropertyoftherealnumberssaysthatfivetimesquantitytwoplusthree
equals...
1....fivetimestwoplusfivetimesthree?
2....fivetimesquantitythreeplustwo?
A. 1.distributiveproperty
2.commutativepropertyofaddition(commutativepropertyisnotanacceptable
answer;ifthisisgiven,askformorespecificinformation)
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7.
Tossup(10)
Q. Identifytheobjectoftheverbinthefollowingsentence:Most
chambersofcommerceemphasizelocalindustry.
A. industry
Bonus(20)
1.BeforeclassbeganImetRachelforacupofcoffee.
2. LastWednesday,Brenda,mycousin,leftacartonoforangeson
thefrontporch.
3.Ireallywouldlikemoretimewithmyfamily.
4.DidyousendaletterofrecommendationforPaul?
A. 1.Rachel
2.carton
3.time
4.letter
8.
Tossup(10)
Q. WhatdotheBohr(BOAR)modelandtheelectroncloudmodelclaimto
represent?
A. thestructureoftheatom(orsimply,theatom)
Bonus(20)
Q. IfthemostprevalentisotopeoftheelementAluminumhasanatomicnumberof
13andanatomicweightof27,howmany
1.neutronswouldithave?
2.electronswouldithave?
A. 1.14
2.13
9.
Tossup(10)
Q. OnacalculatorlikeaTI73orTI83,whichbranchofmathematicsusesthe
tankey?Herewearenotreferringtoacolor,butrathertoashortenedform
ofthewordtangent.Isitstatistics,matrixtheory,ortrigonometry?
A. trigonometry
Bonus(20)
Q.1.ForwhatistheRCLkeyused?
2.ForwhatistheSTOkeyused?
3.ForwhatisthePRGMkeyused?
4.ForwhatistheLOGkeyused?
A. 1.torecallanumberfromamemorylocation(torecall)
2.tostoreanumberinamemorylocation(tostore)
3.toexecute,edit,orcomposeaprogram(anyuseofaprogram)
4.tofindthelogarithmofsomenumber(tofindlogarithms)
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10.
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Q. WhatisGeorgiasstateinsect?
A. Honeybee
Bonus(20)
Q. WhatisGeorgiasstate...
1....marinemammal?
2....butterfly?
3....fossil?
4....gem?
A. 1.RightWhale
2.TigerSwallowtail
3.sharktooth
4.quartz
TIEBREAKERS
1.
Tossup(10)
Q. The1983PulitzerPrizeforfictionwasawardedtoabookwhoseauthorwas
borninPutnamCounty,Georgia.Whatisthetitleofthisnovel?
A. TheColorPurple
2.
Q. Whatisthespecialnameforachordofacirclethatpassesthroughthecenterof
thecircle?
A. diameter
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PAGE Academic Bowl
for Middle Grades
Finals Questions
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Game1
1.
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PAGE2008
StateFinals
Q. Spellthewordrecommend.
A. recommend
Bonus(20)
Q. Spelleachofthefollowingwords:
1.misspelled
2.sincerely
3.equipped
4.discipline
A. 1.misspelled
2.sincerely
3.equipped
4.discipline
2.
Tossup(10)
Q. Abipurchased18chocolatechipcookiesatthebakery.Howmuchdidshepay
beforetaxifthecookiessellfor$3.40perdozen?
A. $5.10
Bonus(20)
Q. Aftergoingtothebakery,Abiwenttothegrocerystore.Shepurchasedtwoand
onehalfpoundsofbananasat88centsperpoundandfourteenorangesat$4.20
perdozen.Ifshehastopay6%taxonherpurchase,howmuchmustshepay?
Roundyouranswertothenearestpenny.
A. $7.53
3.
Tossup(10)
Q. WhichU.S.Statehasthelargestpopulation?
A. California
Bonus(20)
Q. WhatarethenextfourmostpopulousstatesbasedontheU.S.CensusBureau
datafrom2000?Orderisnotimportant.
A. Texas
NewYork
Florida
Illinois
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4.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatisdefinedastwoormoreelementsthatarechemicallycombinedina
fixedratio?
A. (chemical)compound
Bonus(20)
Q. Identifythefollowingaseitheranelement,acompound,oramixture.
1.air
2.beachsand
3.tablesugar
4.zinc
A. 1.mixture
2.mixture
3.compound
4.element
5.
Tossup(10)
Q. WhatwordbeginningwiththeletterCidentifiesaliterarywork,usuallyaplay,
whichendshappilyandwhichoftenincludeshumorandlaughter?
A. comedy
Bonus(20)
Q. WhatotherwordsbeginningwiththeletterCaredefinedhere:
1.anexpression,idea,orsayingthatlosesitseffectivenessthroughoveruse
2.thesuggestive,implied,oremotionalmeaningofawordorphrase
3.apairofconsecutiverhymedlinesinverse
4.themomentofgreatestexcitement,interest,ortensionbeforetheresolution
ofaplayornarrative
A. 1.clich
2.connotation
3.couplet
4.climax
6.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatterminmusicisusedtorefertothetonalityofacompositionasdefined
byaparticularmajororminorscale?
A. key
Bonus(20)
Q. Identifythemajorkeythathas....
1.onesharp
2.twoflats
3.threesharps
4.oneflat
A. 1.G
2.Bflat
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3.A
4.F
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7.
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Q. Whichtermbestdescribesaudioandvideoclipsfoundinanelectronic
encyclopedia?Woulditbeclipart,multimedia,orcellophanes(SELLuh
FAYNZ)?
A. multimedia
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Whatisthemethodofcompressionofphotographicimagesdevelopedby
theJointPhotographicExpertsGroupandapprovedforusein1994?
2.Whichmethodisusedforstoringhighcolordepthimages,wasoriginally
createdbyAldus,andincorporatesataggedimagefileformat?
A. 1.JPEG(pronouncedJaypeg,alsoacceptJPG)
2.TIFF(alsoacceptTIF)
8.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatisxif10%of10%of10%ofxisone?
A. 1,000
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.48%ofwhatnumberis168?
2.77iswhatpercentof275?
A. 1.350
2.28
9.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatisthetwoworddesignationofthespecies,whichiscomposedofbipedal
(byPEDDul)primatesbelongingtothemammalian(mammAILeeun)
species,meaningwisemanorknowingman?
A. Homosapiens(HOMEohSAYpeeenz)
Bonus(20)
Q. WhatwerethetwogroupsofearlyhumansbelievedtoliveinAfricaandEurope
about125,000yearsago.Theywerecavedwellersandtheyusedwoodenand
stonetools.Onegroupdiedout;theotheristhoughttobeourdirectancestors.
A. (anyorder)
1.Neanderthal(neeANNdurtahl)
2.CroMagnon(crowMAGGnun)
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10.
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Q. WhichoneofthefollowingwasnotaRoyalGovernorofGeorgia:James
Oglethorpe,JamesWright,HenryEllis,orJohnReynolds?
A. JamesOglethorpe
Bonus(20)
Q. WhatisthecountyseatoftheGeorgiacountiesnamedforeachofthefollowing
people?
1.JeffersonDavis
2.CharlesLennox,DukeofRichmond
3.GovernorLymanHall
4.CharlesCarroll
A. 1.Hazlehurst(HAYzlhurst)
2.Augusta
3.Gainesville
4.Carrollton
TIEBREAKERS
1.
Tossup(10)
Q. In1897BookerT.WashingtonconvincedGeorgeWashingtonCarvertocome
southtoTuskegeeNormalandIndustrialInstituteandserveastheschools
DirectorofAgriculture.Carveriscreditedwithmanyadvancesinagriculture.
Withwhichfarmproductishemostoftenassociated?Itisoneforwhichhe
developedover300uses.
A. peanut
2.
Tossup(10)
Q. Thewordsmonthlyandyearlycanfunctionaseitherofwhattwo
partsofspeech?
A. adjectiveandadverb(bothanswersrequired)
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PAGE2008
StateFinals
Q. Whatdowecallanglesthatshareacommonvertexandacommonside,but
havenocommonpointsintheirinteriors?
A. adjacent(angles)
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.AngleAhasdegreemeasure91.IsangleAacute,right,orobtuse?
2.AngleBhasdegreemeasure16.IfangleMandBarecongruentangles,
whatisthedegreemeasureofangleM?
3.AngleChasdegreemeasure24.IfanglesCandDarecomplementary,what
isthedegreemeasureofangleD?
4.AngleKhasdegreemeasure45.IfanglesKandLaresupplementary,what
isthedegreemeasureofangleL?
A. 1.obtuse
2.16
3.66
4.135
2.
Tossup(10)
Q. Inwhichofthefollowingstateswouldyoumorelikelyfindabayou:New
Mexico,Idaho,Louisiana,orIllinois?
A. Louisiana
Bonus(20)
Q. Allornothing.IfyoudrawastraightlineonamapoftheU.S.fromAustin,TX
toBismarck,ND,otherthanNorthDakotaandTexas,throughwhich4states
doesitpass?Anyorderisacceptable.
A. Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
SouthDakota
3.
Tossup(10)
Q. Theeyesonapotatohavebeguntosprout.Whichtypeofreproductiondoes
thisrepresent?
A. asexual
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Whatisthefertilizedovumthatisformedbytheunionofaspermcellandan
eggcell?
2.Whatisthefemalereproductivepartofaflower?
A. 1.zygote
2.pistil
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4.
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Q. WhoistheQueenofEngland?
A. ElizabethII
Bonus(20)
Q. Fromwhatcountryiseachofthefollowingworldleaders?
1.HorstKohler(HORSTKOHLer)
2.ArielSharon(ahreeELLshuhROAN)
3.NicolasSarkozy(NICKullusssarkoZEE)
4.TonyBlair
A. 1.Germany
2.Israel
3.France
4.GreatBritain
5.
Tossup(10)
Q. Identifytheobjectoftheverbinthefollowingsentence:Lastweek
Mr.Everettannouncedhisretirementdate.
A. date
Bonus(20)
1.Marcushasahistoryofmakingembarrassingcomments.
2.IlovethetasteoffriedshrimpatRedLobster.
3. OvertheyearsSylviahasgainedtherespectofthemedical
community.
4.TonyahasatractofwoodedlandinVirginiathatisforsale.
A. 1.history
2.taste
3.respect
4.tract
6.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatdowecalltheactionsofapersonwhobreathessorapidlythatitcanlead
toanabnormallossofcarbondioxidefromtheblood?Oneremedyisforthe
persontobreatheintoaconfinedarealikeapaperbag.
A. hyperventilation(HIGHpervinntillLAYshun)(hyperventilating)
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Anoxemia(anoxSEEMeeuh)isdefinedtobeasubnormalamountof
whichelementintheblood?
2.Anemiaischaracterizedbyasubnormalamountofwhichelementinthe
blood?
A. 1.oxygen
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2.iron
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7.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whichelementsmostprevalentisotopehasnoneutronsinitsnucleus?
A. hydrogen
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Whatisthemostcommongasinouratmosphere?
2.Whichelementreplacedhydrogeninairshipsafterthemidairfirethat
destroyedtheHindenburg?
A. 1.nitrogen
2.helium
8.
Tossup(10)
Q. WhatisthecapitaloftheSouthAmericancountrythatborderstheCaribbean
SeaandthePacificOcean?
A. Bogota(BOgotah)
Bonus(20)
Q. Eachofthefollowingisthecapitalofwhichcountry?
1.Amman(ahMAHN)
2.Wellington
3.AddisAbaba(ADDissABBuhbuh)
4.Tripoli
A. 1.Jordan
2.NewZealand
3.Ethiopia
4.Libya
9.
Tossup(10)
Q. WhowroteclassicpiratenovelTreasureIsland?
A. (RobertLouis)Stevenson
Bonus(20)
Q. AnswerthesequestionsaboutTreasureIsland:
1.Whatisthenameofthenarrator?
2.Whatisthenameoftheshiponwhichheandhistwofriendssail?
3.Whatisthenameofthecrewmanwhoattemptstoleadotherstomutinyso
thattheycangetthetreasure?
4.Whatisthenameofthemaroonedsailorontheislandwhohelpsrecoverthe
treasure?
A. 1.JimHawkins
2.Hispaniola(hissspanYOluh)
3.LongJohnSilver
4.BenGunn
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Q. Howmanymetersisthesumof400centimetersand8,000millimeters?
A. 12
Bonus(20)
Q. Answerthesequestionsaboutthemetricsystem.
1.5,500metersequalshowmanykilometers?
2.700centimetersequalshowmanymeters?
3.3.2centimetersequalshowmanymillimeters?
4.4.5metersequalshowmanymillimeters?
A. 1.5.5
2.7
3.32
4.4,500
TIEBREAKERS
1.
Q. Howmanytimeslargeristheareaofacirclewhosediameteristwelvethanthe
areaofacirclewhosediameterissix?
A. 4
2.
Q. WhatisGeorgiasstatefruit?
A. peach
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PAGE2008
StateFinals
Q. WhodevelopedtheCherokeealphabet?
A. Sequoyah(sihKWOYuh)(alsoacceptGeorgeGuessorGuestorGist)
Bonus(20)
Q. EachofthefollowingisafamousGeorgian.Iseachfamousforbeingasinger,
apolitician,anathlete,awriter,orasanactor/actress?
1.SidneyLanier
2.BurtReynolds
3.TyCobb
4.MattiwildaDobbs
A. 1.writer
2.actor
3.athlete
4.singer
2.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatdowecallanimalswithoutbackbones?Cowardsisahumorousbut
unacceptableanswer.
A. invertebrates(inVURtuhbrayts)
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Whatisthetermusedtodescribethehardoutercoveringofinvertebrate
animals,likeinsectsandcrustaceans(krussSTAYshuns),thatisusedfor
supportandprotection?
2.Whatdowecallawarmbloodedvertebrateanimalwithaconstantinternal
temperature?
A. 1.exoskeleton
2.endotherm(ENdoetherm)
3.
Tossup(10)
Q. Thesumoffourconsecutiveevenintegersis84.Whatisthelargestofthese
integers?
A. 24
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Whatisthesumofthreeandtwothirdsandfourandonefourthwhenwritten
asamixedfractioninlowestterms?
2.Whatistheproductofoneandfivesixthsandthreeandtwothirdswhen
writtenasamixedfractioninlowestterms?
A. 1.sevenandeleventwelfths
2.sixandthirteeneighteenths
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Q. IfyouarewatchinganN.C.A.A.footballgamebetweentheHokies(rhymes
withSmokies)andtheCardinal,whatschoolsareyouwatching?
A. VirginiaTech(Hokies)
Stanford(Cardinal)
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.WhereisVirginiaTechlocated?
2.WhereisStanfordlocated?
3.InwhichconferenceisVirginiaTech?
4.InwhichconferenceisStanford?
A. 1.Blacksburg,VA
2.PaloAlto,CA(PALohALtoe)
3.A.C.C.(AtlanticCoastConference)
4.PAC10(PacificTenConference)
5.
Tossup(10)
Q. Spellthepluralpossessiveformofthepronounshe.
A. their
Bonus(20)
Q. Spellthesingularpossessiveformofthefollowingpronouns:
1.you
2.I
3.it
4.he
A. 1.your
2.myormine(accepteither)
3.its
4.his
6.
Tossup(10)
Q. TheRomansgenerallyadoptedtheGreekreligionbutchangedthenamesof
mostofthedeities.WhatwastheRomannameofthedeitywhocorresponded
totheGreekgodnamedAres(Areez)?
A. Mars
Bonus(20)
Q. GivetheRomannameofeachofthefollowinggodsandgoddesses:
1.theoneassociatedwiththehuntandthemoon
2.theonewhocorrespondedtotheGreekdeitynamedHades
3.thewifeofthechiefgod
4.theonewhoconstantlyaidedandbefriendedtheheronamedUlysses
A. 1.Diana
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2.Pluto
3.Juno
4.Minerva
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Q. Laneyreceivedanemailfromafriendwithanattachmentandopeneditonher
computer.Thenextdaywhensheturnedhercomputeron,someprogramsran
fine,butothersgavestrangeresults.Laneysproblemwasmostlikelyduetoa
powerfailure,amonitormalfunction,oracomputervirus?
A. computervirus
Bonus(20)
Q. Whatisthetermfor
1.someonewhousescomputerexpertisetogainunauthorizedaccesstoa
computersystembelongingtoanother?
2.someonewhoattemptstofraudulently acquiresensitiveinformation,such
asusernames,passwordsandcreditcarddetails,bymasqueradingasa
trustworthyentityinanelectroniccommunication?
A. 1.hacker
2.phisher(FISHer)
8.
Tossup(10)
Q. WhattwostatesdoestheGeorgiacountyofRabun(RAYbun)border?
A. NorthCarolinaandSouthCarolina
Bonus(20)
Q. EachofthefollowingGeorgiacountiesliesclosesttowhichstate?
1.Early
2.Ware
3.Effingham
4.Catoosa
A. 1.Alabama
2.Florida
3.SouthCarolina
4.Tennessee
9.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatistheminimumnumberofpointstodetermineastraightline?
A. 2
Bonus(20)
Q. Answerthesequestionsassociatedwithlines.Whatdowecall...
1....threeormorepointsthatdolieonthesameline?
2....threeormorepointsthatdonotlieonthesameline?
3....twopointsMandNonalineandallthepointsthatliebetweenMandN?
4....eitherofthepointsMandNreferredtointhepreviouspart?
A. 1.collinear(koLINNeeur)
2.noncollinear
3.segment(linesegment)
4.endpoint
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Q. Whatistheallotrope(ALluhtrope)ofoxygenthatisconsideredanairpollutant
andharmfultotherespiratorysystemsofanimals,butishelpfultoliving
organismswhenpresentintheupperatmosphere?
A. ozone
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Whatisthechemicalformulaforozone?
2. Fromwhatexactlydoesupperatmosphericozoneprotectus?
A. 1.O3(readO3orOsubthree)
2.UVrays(ultravioletlight)
TIEBREAKERS
1.
Tossup(10)
Q. OnwhatriverdothecharactersnamedHuckFinnandJimfloatonaraft?
A. Mississippi
2.
Q. Whatisthesumof7inches,2feet,and3yardswhenexpressedininches?
A. 139
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Q. Whatisthenameofthefigureofspeechwhichdrawsacomparisonbetween
twodistinctlydifferentthingsusingthewordslikeoras?
A. simile(SIMMihlee)
Bonus(20)
Q. Nametheliterarydevicedescribedbyeachofthefollowing:
1.afigureofspeechthatjoinstwowordswithcontradictorymeaning
2.figurativelanguagegivinganinanimateobject,animal,orabstractionhuman
characteristics
3.repetitionatcloseintervalsofconsonantsoundsinphrasesorlinesofpoetry
4.theuseofwordsthatsoundliketheactionstheyname
A. 1.oxymoron(AHKseeMOREahn)
2.personification(perSAHNifihKAYshun)
3.alliteration(uhLITurAshun)
4.onomatopoeia(AHNohMAHTohPEEuh)
2.
Tossup(10)
Q. Howmanybonesarepresentinanadulthumanbody?Isit126,156,206,or
216?
A. 206
Bonus(20)
Q. Whichboneisyour
1.upperlegboneorthighbone?
2.upperarmbone?
3.kneecap?
4.breastbone?
A. 1.femur
2.humerus
3.patella
4.sternum
3.
Tossup(10)
Q. TwoofthethreeordersofclassicarchitecturearetheIonicandCorinthian.
Namethethird.
A. Doric(DOORik)
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Whichofthesethreeisthemostelaboratelyornamented,withleafycurlicues
(CURlickcues)?
2.Whichistheplainest,ormostsevere?
A. 1.Corinthian
2.Doric
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4.
Tossup(10)
Q. 57and78arebothdivisiblebywhichprimenumber?
A. 3
Bonus(20)
Q. Howmanydistinctprimefactorsdoeseachofthefollowingnumbershave?
1.105
2.216
3.625
4.900
A. 1.3
2.2
3.1
4.3
5.
Tossup(10)
Q.Spellthewordthatispronouncedthesameasthewordthatisspelled
faze.
A. phase(alsoacceptFaysorFayes)
Bonus(20)
spelledgored.
spelledpacked.
spelledcause.
spelledneed.
A. 1.gourd
2.pact
3.caws
4.knead(alsoacceptkneed)
6.
Tossup(10)
Q. ThomasJacksonwasgivenwhatnicknameattheFirstBattleofBullRun?
A. Stonewall
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Whatisthenameoftheprocessofrestoringnormalrelationsbetweenthe
statesfollowingtheCivilWar?
2.WhatisthenameforSouthernerswhohadnottakenpartintheCivilWar
andwhotriedtohelptheNorthduringtheprocessdescribedintheprevious
question?
A. 1.Reconstruction
2.Scalawags
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7.
Tossup(10)
Q. YourphysicianisprobablyamemberoftheAMA.Whatisthis?
A. AmericanMedicalAssociation
Bonus(20)
Q. Forwhichmedicallyrelatedorganizationsdotheseabbreviationsstand?
1.AHA
2.ARC
3.CDC
4.DEA
A. 1.AmericanHeartAssociation
2.AmericanRedCross
3.CentersforDiseaseControl(andPrevention)
4.DrugEnforcementAgency
8.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatarethetwobyproductsofthechemicalreactionofanacidandabase?
A. asaltandwater
Bonus(20)
Q. Identifythefollowingpropertiesofmatteraseitherphysical,chemical,or
neither.
1.meltingpoint
2.combustibility
3.solubility
4.color
A. 1.physical
2.chemical
3.physical
4.physical
9.
Tossup(10)
Q. ThecountryofSanMarino(SANNmuhREENoh)istoItalyasLesotho(LESS
uhthoh)istowhatcountry?
A. (Republicof)SouthAfrica
Bonus(20)
Q. Whichlargeislandcountry...
1....isseparatedfromthemainlandofAfricabytheMozambique(mozamm
BEEK)Channel?
2....liesoffofthesoutherntipofIndia?
A. 1.Madagascar(MADuhGASkr)
2.SriLanka(sreeLANKuh)
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10.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatisthevalueofquantityxsquaredminusxplustwowhenxisnegative
two?
A. 8
Bonus(20)
Q. Forwhattwovaluesofxwillxsquaredminusxplustwoequalfour?
A. negativeone
two
11.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatlargeuniversity,whoseathleticteamsareknownastheRedRaiders,is
locatedinLubbock,Texas?
A. TexasTechUniversity
Bonus(20)
Q. Whereiseachofthefollowinguniversitieslocated?
1.Alabama
2.Tulane
3.NorthCarolina
4.OhioState
A. 1.Tuscaloosa(Alabama)
2.NewOrleans(Louisiana)
3.ChapelHill(NorthCarolina)
4.Columbus(Ohio)
12.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatcity,locatedinbothEuropeandAsia,isthemostpopulouscityinTurkey?
A. Istanbul
Bonus(20)
Q. Whatisthecapitalofeachofthefollowingcountries?
1.Thailand
2.Somalia
3.Liberia
4.Austria
A. 1.Bangkok
2.Mogadishu(MOguhDISHyou)
3.Monrovia
4.Vienna
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13.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatistheresultwhenthesquarerootofthreeisraisedtothefourthpower?
A. 9
Bonus(20)
Q. Howmanyofthefollowingstatementsis/aretrueoverthesetofrealnumbers?
1.Thesquarerootofyquantitysquaredequalsy.
2.Thecuberootofyequalsytotheonethirdpower.
3.Theradicandoftheseventhrootofnineisnine.
4.Theeighthrootofyraisedtothefourthpowerequalsthefourthrootofyto
thesecondpower.
A. 3
14.
Tossup(10)
Q. OneofthemostpopularfiguresinEnglishlegendisanoutlawwhobecame
famousastheleaderofagroupwhorobbedfromtherichandgavetothepoor.
Whatisthenameofthisoutlaw?
A. RobinHood
Bonus(20)
Q. AnswerthesequestionsaboutRobinHood:
1.Whatwoodedlocalitywashischiefareaofoperation?
2.Whatisthenameofhissweetheart?
3.Whatisthenameofthefat,jovial,vagabondchurchmanintheRobinHood
stories?
4.WhatisthenameofthebigstalwartfellowwhogaveRobinasound
thrashingwhentheyfirstmet.HesubsequentlybecameoneofRobinschief
followers.
A. 1.SherwoodForest
2.MaidMarian
3.FriarTuck
4.LittleJohn
15.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatdowecallthetimeittakesforaradioactiveisotopetodecayfromthe
parentisotopetothedaughterisotope?
A. halflife
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Supposethehalflifeofanisotopeis24years,andinitiallythereare50
gramsofparentmaterial.Howmuchparentmaterialwillstillbearoundafter
48years?
2.Whatistheisotopeofcarbonthatisfrequentlyusedinthecarbondating
process?
A. 1.12.5grams
2.Carbon14
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16.
Tossup(10)
Q. WhichGeorgiacountywasnamedforafruit?
A. Peach
Bonus(20)
Q. TherearethreeGeorgiacountiesnamedforrivers.Nameanytwoofthem.
A. Chattahoochee
Chattooga
Oconee(ohCONEee)
17.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatisthemoderntermforawebsitewhereentriesarewritteninchronological
orderandcommonlydisplayedinreversechronologicalorder?Theseentries
providecommentaryornewsonaparticularsubjectsuchasfood,politics,or
localnews;somefunctionasmorepersonalonlinediaries.Itisaportmanteau
(portmanTOE)ofweblog.
A. blog
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.WhatisthegenericnameforaprogramusedtonavigatetheInternet?
2.WhatisthetermforaninformationretrievalsystemprogramlikeGoogle
thathelpsyoufindspecificinformationontheWeb?
A. 1.browser
2.searchengine
18.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatdowecallthepreservedremainsofaplantoranimalinsideageological
deposit?
A. fossil
Bonus(20)
Q. Whichtypeoffossilresultswhen
1.mineralsreplacethewoodorboneofanorganism?
2.astickyresinonconebearingplantshardensandtrapsinsects?
3.theoutlineofaleaf,boneorentireorganismisleftinsedimentaryrock?
4.tracksofanimalsareleftinmudandmineralsfillinandharden?
A. 1.petrified
2.inamber
3.imprint
4.cast
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19.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatistenplussixdividedbytwominusfourtimestwo?
A. 5
Bonus(20)
Q. Iseachofthefollowingstatementsalwaystrue,sometimestrue,ornevertrue?
1.Theabsolutevalueofquantityaplusbequalstheabsolutevalueofaplusthe
absolutevalueofb.
2.Theabsolutevalueofatimesbequalstheabsolutevalueofatimesthe
absolutevalueofb.
3.Theabsolutevalueofaequalstheabsolutevalueofnegativea.
4.Theabsolutevalueofadividedbybequalstheabsolutevalueofadivided
bytheabsolutevalueofbifbisnotequaltozero.
A. 1.sometimestrue
2.alwaystrue
3.alwaystrue
4.alwaystrue
20.
Tossup(10)
Q. Identifythesubjectofthefollowingsentence:Therearetwovacant
apartmentsinourbuilding.
A. apartments
Bonus(20)
Q. Identifythesubjectofeachofthefollowingsentences:
1.Manyaccountingpersonnelsurvivedthedownsizing.
2.Dontletthecatin.
3.Despiteyearsofgradualdecay,theoldmillbuildingstillstands.
4.Haveyoubeentotheraceslately?
A. 1.personnel
2.you
3.building
4.you
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TIEBREAKERS
1.
Tossup(10)
Q. IdentifytheVictorianBritishwriterwhowroteacollectionofchildrensbooks
calledtheJustSoStories.
A. (Rudyard)Kipling
2.
Q. Iftwoofthesidesofatrianglehavelengths8and19,whichoneofthe
followingcouldbethelengthofthethirdside:10,15,or28?
A. 15
3.
Q. ThereweremorecasualtiesintheBattleofGettysburgthaninanyotherbattlein
theCivilWar.Wasthenumbercloserto15,000;25,000;or50,000?
A. 50,000(actually51,112)
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Game4
1.
Tossup(10)
PAGE2008
StateFinals
Q. Whatiseightythirdswhenexpressedasamixedfractioninlowestterms?
A. twentysixandtwothirds
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Whatisseveneighthsof480?
2.Thefractioneighteentwentyfifthsisthesameaswhatpercent?
A. 1.420
2.72
2.
Tossup(10)
Q. IntheBible,whatisthenameofthewomanwhoseducedthejudgewhowas
widelyknownforhisunaccountablestrength?
A. Delilah
Bonus(20)
Q. NametheseotherwomenwhoareprominentinvariousBiblestories:
1.thesisterofMosesandAaron
2.Uriahswife,whomKingDavidseduced
3.Ahabsqueen,whohatedElijah
4.themotherofthefirstrecordedmurdervictim
A. 1.Miriam
2.Bathsheba
3.Jezebel
4.Eve
3.
Tossup(10)
Q. ThemostpopularsymphonywrittenbytheCzechcomposerAntoninDvorak
(ANNtoeneenduhVOREzhock)wascomposedwhilehewaslivingin
Americain1893.Likemanysymphonies,thisonehasaname.Whatisthe
titleofthiswork?
A. FromtheNewWorld(AcceptalsoNewWorldSymphonyorwordstothat
effect.)
Bonus(20)
Q. Symphoniesbymanycomposersweregivenoracquiredtitlesornicknames.
Identifythecomposerofeachofthefollowingnamedsymphonies:
1.Unfinished
2.Eroica(uhROikuh)(Please:NotErotica!)
3.Jupiter
4.Farewell
A. 1.(Franz)Schubert(FRAHNZSHOOburt)
2.(Ludwigvan)Beethoven(LEWDvigvahnBAYtoevin)
3.(WolfgangA.)Mozart(WOLFgangAMOATSart)
4.(Joseph)Haydn(JOEseffHIGHdn)
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4.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatword,beginningwiththeletterA,meansagainstoropposingsomeone
whoisJewish?
A. antisemitic
Bonus(20)
Q. Whatword,beginningwiththeletterA,iseachofthefollowing?
1.aworkerskilledinmakingaparticularproduct
2.loyaltytoanation,person,ruler,orcause
3.apersonwhobelievesinortakespartindirectactiontobringaboutchanges
insocialconditions,government,etc.
4.rightandpowertocontrolpersonsorthings
A. 1.artisan
2.allegiance
3.activist
4.authority
5.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatisthemostgeneralorlargestclassificationoflivingthingsinbiological
taxonomy?
A. kingdom
Bonus(20)
Q. Besidesanimals,nametheother4commonlyrecognizedbiologicalkingdoms.
A. (anyorder)
1.plants(Plantae)(PLANtee)
2.fungi(FUNJeye)
3.monerans(moNEARunz)
4.protists(PROtissts)
6.
Tossup(10)
Q. WhatisGeorgiasstategamebird?
A. BobwhiteQuail(bothwordsrequired)
Bonus(20)
Q. WhatisGeorgiasstate...
1....fish?
2....flower?
3....tree?
4....reptile?
A. 1.LargemouthBass
2.CherokeeRose
3.LiveOak
4.GopherTurtle
(bothwordsrequiredineachanswer)
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7.
Tossup(10)
Q.Whatconceptinphysicalscienceisdefinedasanythingthathasmassand
occupiesspace?
A. matter
Bonus(20)
Q. Whatarethecommonlyrecognizedfourstatesofmatter?
A. solid,liquid,gas,plasma
8.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatisxiffivexplustwoxequalsnegativethreex?
A. 0
Bonus(20)
Q. 1.Whatisxifonehalfofonethirdofonefourthofxisone?
2.Whatisxifquantitytwoxplusthreealldividedbythreeequalsthree?
A. 1.24
2.3
9.
Tossup(10)
Q. Whatisthegrammaticaltermforashortenedwordformedby
omittingorcombiningsomeofthelettersoftwoormorewords?
A. contraction(alsoacceptportmanteau[portmanTOE]word)
Bonus(20)
Q. Spellthecontractionsofeachofthefollowing:
1.Ishall
2.cannot
3.weare
4.hewill
A. 1.Ill
2.cant
3.were
4.hell
10.
Tossup(10)
Q. Thefollowingheadlineappearedlastsummerinthenewspaper:PETAtoNFL:
SackVick.ForwhatdoesPETAstand?
A. PeoplefortheEthicalTreatmentofAnimals
Bonus(20)
Q. Thefollowingheadlineappearedrecentlyinthenewspaper:ColtsmakeDE
FreeneyamongthehighestpaiddefendersinNFLhistory.Forwhatdoes...
1....DEstand?
2....NFLstand?
A. 1.defensiveend
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2.NationalFootballLeague
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TIEBREAKERS
1.
Tossup(10)
Q. Identifytheverbtenseinthissentence:Iwillexpectyourreportto
reachmebynextFriday.
A. futuretense
2.
Q. Whatisthenextnumberinthissequence:0,3,8,15,24,______?
A. 35
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