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7. When you're standing up and moving around, it's easy to keep standing up and moving around—but as soon as you sit down, you don't want to get up again for a long time. This is one non-scientific example of—what law of physics that says "bodies in motion tend to stay in motion; bodies at rest want to stay at rest" ? answer: inertia (accept Newton's First Law) 8. He was saved from death at the hands of an angel-- but only by an obedient donkey. Name this Old Testament prophet, hired by Balak to curse Israel, who, to Balak's anger, ended up blessing Israel instead. answer: Balaam [bay-lum] 9. The Mexican soldiers stationed there in the early 1800's nicknamed it from the Spanish for "cottonwood." After being lost during the Texas Revolution, it was recaptured by Mexican general Santa Anna after a battle that saw the death of both Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett. Name this building in San Antonio, now considered the "Shrine of Texas Liberty." answer: the Alamo 10. It can be weak (as in "London" or "hydrogen") or strong (as in covalent or ionic). Name this type of physical bond between atoms that is caused by attraction between opposite charges. answer: chemical bond 11. Its new Windows version for 2013 includes multiplayer capability, a new engine called GlassBox, curved roads and more zoning possibilities that allow you to build anything from colleges to casinos. Name this popular urban simulation game by Electronic Arts. answer: SimCity 12. His artwork will live forever, including the tall white-haired man with a beard known as "Uncle Sam." Name this American cartoonist who symbolized the Republican Party by an elephant and the Democratic Party by a donkey. answer: Thomas Nast 13. It is the only Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that was ratified by state conventions instead of by state legislatures. Its general effect was an increase in crime and a decrease in respect for the law. Name this Amendment that allowed alcohol again after more than a decade of Prohibition created by the 18th Amendment. answer: 21st Amendment 14. Like a medical doctor, a doctor who goes by this title can specialize in a certain area of the body. Name this type of medical professional, different from a chiropractor, whose practice is based on the idea that musculoskeletal problems cause other disorders and who holds a D.O. degree. answer: osteopath 15. Pencils and paper ready! Convert the Roman numeral CCCLXXXII to an Arabic numeral. answer: 382 16. This term comes from the Latin for "small square." A semi-regular one can use any of eight polygons, while a regular one can use only triangles, squares or hexagons. Give this math term for creating a two-dimensional plane by using shapes in a way that creates repetition without spaces or gaps. answer: tessellation 17. It is used by astronomers to describe the Earth’s annual movement around the Sun. Give this word that can also mean "the act of removing the leader of a country without using an election", such as the one underway now in Syria and the one that made America free of England. answer: revolution 18. After getting his M.D. degree, this eye doctor moved to Kentucky and got into politics like his father. Once elected to the U.S. Senate in 2011, he helped created the Senate Tea Party Caucus. Give the first and last name of this Senator and son of Ron who made headlines for his 13-hour filibuster on the Senate floor in March 2013. answer: Rand Paul 19. It has been converted to a musical in 2013. Name this Jane Austen novel, now considered her second most popular, that ends after Edward Ferrars is married to Elinor and Colonel Brandon is married to Elinor's sister Marianne Dashwood. answer: Sense and Sensibility 20. Its northern border area contains the ancient Kingdom of Axum, while its large rivers make up most of what becomes the Nile. Name this nation, bordered by Sudan on the northwest and Kenya on the south, that contains most of the population of the Horn of Africa and whose capital is Addis Ababa [ADD-us AB-a-ba]. answer: Ethiopia 21. It can be induced by some drugs, may be correctable by LASIK surgery in some cases, and is often caused in school-age children by putting books they're reading too close to their faces. Identify this eye disorder, often called "nearsightedness." answer: myopia (prompt on "nearsightedness" before it is said) 22. Three years after it last won the Stanley Cup under coach Joel Quenneville, it is a top contender again on the strength of its record unbeaten streak. Name this National Hockey League team that had avoided loss for fully half of this shortened regular season before finally losing to the Colorado Avalanche. answer: Chicago or Blackhawks 23. Some scientists now think that its possible use as a place for religious worship was less important than its use as a cemetery for prehistoric rulers. Name this ancient landmark near Salisbury, England that is famed for its huge and carefully placed rocks. answer: Stonehenge 24. At age 22, this Matt Damon lookalike was the world's highest-rated chess player and now hopes to add the World Championship to his 2013 list of accomplishments that already includes the highest Elo [ee-lo] rating in history. Name this young Norwegian chess star. answer: (Sven) Magnus Carlsen FOUR-PART BONUSES 1. Complete these sayings from the Biblical book of Psalms A. "The Lord is my [blank]; I shall not want." answer: shepherd B. "Out of the mouths of [blanks] and sucklings hast thou ordained strength." answer: babes C. "Oh, that I had wings like a [blank]!" answer: dove D. "Sit thou at my right hand, until I make mine enemies thy [blank]." answer: footstool 2. Give the most common meanings of these mathematical symbols: A. Sideways figure 8 answer: infinity answer: factorial C. Upside-down capital U answer: intersection D. Backwards capital E answer: there exists a …
A. Several of his sets of Songs Without Words each include a piece that reminds you of the gondolas in this Italian city. answer: Venice B. Many of his titles contain the German word Fruehling [FROO-ling], which is this season of the year. answer: spring C. "Italian" and "Reformation" are both nicknames of these works of his. answer: symphony or symphonies D. He wrote the melody to this Christmas carol that proclaims, "Glory to the newborn King!" answer: Hark, the Herald Angels Sing!
answer: France B. Ben Gurion Airport, named for this Middle Eastern nation's first Prime Minister. answer: Israel C. Benazir Bhutto Airport, named for this Muslim nation's first female Prime Minister. answer: Pakistan D. Augusto Sandino Airport, named for a leader in this Central American nation answer: Nicaragua 5. Answer these about Tolkien's novel The Hobbit (the one before The Lord of the Rings): A. In the beginning, this hobbit is visited by 13 dwarves. answer: Bilbo Baggins (prompt on a partial answer) B. The hobbit takes the Ring away from this creature. answer: Gollum C. This dragon is killed later on. answer: Smaug D. Gandalf tricks these creatures into staying up all night and turning to stone. answer: trolls
A. Name this location. answer: Valhalla B. Name the group of women who escorted you there if you were particularly brave. answer: valkyries [val-KEER-eez] C. Name the official drink of that location. answer: mead D. Name the Norse god who presides over that location. answer: Odin
A. One of those five is this captain of Jules Verne's submarine Nautilus. answer: Captain Nemo B. A second is Rodney Skinner, a name used by this H.G. Wells title character. answer: The Invisible Man C. One was Mina Harker, a woman who met this vampire personally. answer: Dracula D. Though this Oscar Wilde character was supposed to be a good guy, he turns out to be working with Moriarty and dies after he is forced to look at a nasty portrait of himself. answer: Dorian Gray
A. Name this European country. answer: Austria B. Give the German word for "annexation" or "unification" commonly used to describe this 1938 takeover. answer: the Anschluss [ON-shlus] C. In the movie version of The Sound of Music, this local "Gauleiter" [GOW-lite-ur] scolds Captain von Trapp for not hoisting a Nazi flag. answer: Herr Zeller D. Give the German word for "living space" that Adolf Hitler claimed Germany needed as a cover for expanding German borders far to the east. answer: lebensraum [LAYB-unz-raum] 9. Answer these about testing minerals to see what they are: A. If you put this type of acid on a rock containing calcium carbonate, the rock will start to fizz. answer: hydrochloric acid or HCl B. If you put acid on a rock and it smells like rotten eggs, the rock probably has this chemical element. answer: sulfur or S C. If you lick a rock and it tastes like salt, it’s probably this mineral. answer: halite [HAY-light] D. If you put a compass near a mineral and the needle moves, the mineral probably has this physical property. answer: it's magnetic 10. Name the four jumping events in Olympic track and field. answer: pole vault, long jump, triple jump , high jump 11. Answer these about the Hermitage art museum: A. Its name came from this Russian empress, who lamented she was the only one who could see everything in it. answer: Catherine II or Catherine the Great B. It is located in this Russian city, once the capital of the country. answer: St. Petersburg, Russia C. After World War II, the museum gained many Heinrich Schliemann artifacts from this ancient city that fought against Greece in the Odyssey. answer: Troy D. The Hermitage has one room named for this 16th-century Venetian artist who painted Venus of Urbino. answer: Titian
A. This fish is famed for its razor-sharp teeth. answer: piranha B. This huge snake is South America's equivalent of the python. answer: anaconda C. This world's largest rodent with the face of a squirrel and the body of a massive guinea pig is an anaconda's favorite treat. answer: capybara D. This long animal is related to the alligator and crocodile. answer: caiman
A. The circumference of a circle. answer: 12 π in. (2 π r) B. The area of a circle. answer: 36 π sq. in. (π r2) C. The surface area of a sphere. answer: 144 π sq. in. (4 π r2) D. The volume of a sphere answer: 288 π cu. in. (4/3 π r3)
A. Coordinating conjunction. answer: and B. Personal pronoun. answer: I ("my" is considered an adjective in this case) C. Two verbs. answer: buzzed and incurred D. Two adverbs. answer: needlessly and early
A. He was President during this major armed conflict. answer: World War I B. He suffered this health event during his second term. answer: a stroke C. Thus, this second wife of his basically ran the country for about 18 months. answer: Edith Wilson D. Before that, he bought what are now the U.S. Virgin Islands for $25 million from this country. answer: Denmark
A. Only Pipe W is used? answer: 50 minutes (100/2) B. Pipe W is on for 10 minutes, and then pipes X and Y are also turned on? (Make sure to add in the first 10 minutes!) answer: 18 minutes (after first 10 minutes, 80/10) C. All 3 pipes are on for 5 minutes, and then only Pipe Y is left on? (Make sure to add in the first 5 minutes!) answer: 15 minutes (after first 5 minutes, 50/5) D. All 4 pipes are turned on at the same time when the tank is empty? answer: 25 minutes (4 gal/minute net input)
A. They have scaled this Russian mountain, considered Europe's highest… answer: Mount Elbrus B. …and this highest peak in Australia. answer: Mount Kosciuszko [ka-CHOO-sko] C. Still to come is Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak on this continent… answer: Africa D. …and this highest peak in Antarctica. answer: Mount Vinson (or Vinson Massif) 18. Its right shoulder is the red star Betelgeuse [BAIT-ul-joose]. A. Name this constellation, commonly called "the Hunter." answer: Orion [o-RYE-un] B. This blue-white star is at Orion's left knee. answer: Rigel [REE-gull] C. This Zodiac constellation is near Orion, as if the two were fighting each other. answer: Taurus the bull D. Three stars in a row represent this article of Orion's clothing. answer: belt 19. Name these cities where the 2013 World Baseball Classic was contested: A. The U.S. played its first-round games in this southwestern city against Canada, Mexico and Italy. answer: Phoenix, AZ B. It played its second-round games in this southeastern city against Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Italy again. answer: Miami, FL C. One round was played in this largest city in Japan. answer: Tokyo D. The final game was played in this city that boasts the defending World Series champions. answer: San Francisco, CA
A. He was postponing a vote on this man's nomination as head of the CIA. answer: John Brennan B. He did it to get an answer on the Obama Administration's policy of using these unmanned aircraft. answer: drones C. That answer was officially given by this Attorney General… answer: Eric Holder D. …who officially said that attacking American citizens with an unarmed aircraft violates this important document. answer: the U.S. Constitution
1) Quarterback of the New Orleans Saints Ans. Drew Brees 2) Stadium that hosts the Sugar Bowl Ans. the Superdome 3) New Orleans college, nicknamed the Green Wave Ans. Tulane Univ. 4) Hurricane that hit the city in 2005 Ans. Hurricane Katrina 5) French Impressionist who lived in New Orleans Ans. Edgar Degas [day-GAW] 6) This form of folk music often includes a washboard. Ans. zydeco 7) Winner at the War of 1812's Battle of New Orleans Ans. Andrew Jackson 8) Stew/soup combination with varieties like Cajun and Creole Ans. gumbo 9) Nickname for the city, as well as a type of dinner roll—or moon Ans. Crescent City 10) Thomas Jefferson's Vice-President who wanted New Orleans as a capital to start his own country Ans. Aaron Burr
1) The Death of General Wolfe Ans. Benjamin West 2) The Burial of the Count of Orgaz Ans. El Greco (or D. Theotokópoulos) 3) The Adoration of the Magi Ans. Sandro Botticelli 4) The Execution of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico Ans. Edouard Manet [man-NAY] 5) Watson and the Shark Ans. John Singleton Copley 6) Impression: Sunrise Ans. Claude Monet 7) Moulin de la Galette Ans. Pierre-Auguste Renoir 8) Liberty Leading the People Ans. Eugene Delacroix [del-a-kwaw] 9) Miracle of the Slave Ans. Tintoretto 10) The Arnolfini Wedding Ans. Jan van Eyck (first name/initial needed)
1) Pumpernickel bread contains flour from this grain. Ans. rye 2) Two numbers whose product equals one Ans. reciprocals 3) A missed basketball shot creates one of these. Ans. rebound 4) To spin a circle around the origin or move your tires from front to rear Ans. rotate 5) Musical term for gradually slowing the tempo Ans. ritardando 6) To put a cassette tape or VHS tape back to the beginning to allow replay Ans. rewind 7) Hawks, eagles, falcons and vultures all belong to this family of predator birds Ans. raptors 8) Artistic term for a practice session before a performance Ans. rehearsal 9) Founder of Jehovah's Witnesses Ans. Charles T. Russell 10) To give up a chess game before being checkmated Ans. resign
1. His policies try to prevent deflation by, among other things, keeping interest rates at zero and printing vast quantities of money to depreciate the U.S. dollar. Name this economist who is now Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board. answer: Ben Bernanke
answer: asphalt 3. A portrait of him wearing a feathered cap has now been authenticated as a self-portrait. It has been hanging in a British castle for years, part of a previous collection of Dutch and Flemish art. Name this Dutch artist of The Stoning of Saint Stephen and The Night Watch. answer: Rembrandt van Rijn 4. His 10-month crime spree through the Midwest in 1934 included bank robberies with his gang that included "Baby Face" Nelson. He was located with the help of "Anna Sage", who became known as the "lady in red." Name this criminal who was killed by FBI agents outside the Biograph Theater in Chicago. answer: John Dillinger 5. He makes up for his shortness of stature by having incredibly long arms. Though he has played for the same NFL team ever since he was drafted out of Louisville, that status is now in question after a snafu involving a fax machine fouled up his contract and accidentally made him a free agent. Name this former defensive end for the Denver Broncos. answer: Elvis Dumervil [DOO-mur-vil] 6. Pencils and paper ready! Give the next fractional term in the geometric sequence 5/7, 15/28, 45/112, ... answer: 135/448 (multiply by ¾) 7. Its southern end runs through the Cherokee Indian reservation in North Carolina, ending near Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Identify this 460-mile-long road that runs through part of Tennessee, much of Virginia and the mountain range for which it is named. answer: Blue Ridge Parkway 8. Years before he was born, he is mentioned in the Bible as the ruler who would allow the Jews to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple. Considered "the Father" by Iranians even today, he is often referred to as "the Great." Name this ancient ruler of Persia who overthrew Babylon and founded the Achaemenid [a-KYE-ma-nid] Empire. answer: Cyrus II 9. Its less popular stanzas include the words, "Then the traveler in the dark/ Thanks you for your tiny spark." Name this classic children's poem with a title object that is “like a diamond in the sky.” answer: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (or The Star, its original title) 10. Used as a generic term these days for hair gel or cosmetics, it is also generic for anything you might buy in a store. Give this 7-letter word that, in math and science, is both the result of a chemical reaction and of multiplying two numbers together. answer: product 11. She may have been based on the so-called "White Woman" of Berners Street who always wore a white bonnet and a veil. Name this character in the Charles Dickens novel Great Expectations who was left at the altar on her wedding day and never got over it, always wearing a wedding dress after that. answer: Miss Havisham 12. Pencils and paper ready! A piece of wood has a load-bearing capacity in tons of 25T4 / H2, where T is the thickness of the wood in inches and H is the height of the wood in feet. Calculate the maximum allowable weight (in tons) of a sculpture the wood must hold up if the wood is 6 inches thick and 18 feet tall. answer: Download 1.25 Mb. Share with your friends:
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