Round # 1 With Answers Category: Are You Smarter than a Tenth Grader

1. First Grade Reading- When printing the lower case English alphabet, how many letters go beneath the bottom line on standard three-lined paper?

2. Second Grade Art- Yellow, Red, and what other color are the three primary colors?

3. Third Grade Music- What Classical German composer wrote his famous 9th symphony after he became deaf?

4. Fourth Grade Geography- What U.S. state has the distinction of bordering just one other state?

5. Fifth Grade Astronomy- Which of the other 8 planets in the solar system is closest in size to Earth?

6. Sixth Grade Social Studies- What U.S. Colony was co-founded by theologian Roger Williams?

7. Seventh Grade Health- What is the common name for blood vessels that carry blood to the heart?

8. Eighth Grade History- What was the name of the African- American slave who accompanied Lewis and Clark on their expedition of the Louisiana Purchase?

9. Ninth Grade Computer Science- When typing on a standard keyboard with hands in the HOME position, on what letter would your right middle finger rest?

10. Tenth Grade Geometry- If the two smaller sides of a right triangle are 5 and 12 inches, what is the length of the hypotenuse?

1. In 1977, what cable TV executive and baseball team owner named himself interim manager of the Atlanta Braves for one game?

4. What professional football franchise has won 12 NFL Championships, including 3 in the Super Bowl era?

5. In what Midwestern state would you find the motor speedway which has hosted races for a world record 107 consecutive years, and is affectionately nicknamed “The Mile?”

9. Harry Statham, the coach of a nearby university, holds the national record for most wins in men's college basketball? What university does he coach for?

10. With 100, who holds the record for most points scored in an NBA game?

1. Leonardo Da Vinci “The Mona Lisa”

2. Eero Saarinen “Gateway Arch”

3. Pablo Picasso “Chicago Picasso”

4. Peter Paul Rubens “Three Graces”

5. Salvador Dali “The Persistence of Memory”

6. Claude Monet “Lady with Parasol”

7. Tom Otterness “Kindly Gepetto” (at new St. Louis Citygarden)

8. Mary Cassatt “The Child’s Bath”

9. Dale Chihuly “Boat” (at the Missouri Botanical Gardens)

10. Giovanni Cimabue “St. Francis of Assisi”

1. According to the standard rules of the board game “Monopoly,” players must go to jail if they roll how many doubles in a row?

2. What former chairman of the NASDAQ stock exchange was recently sentenced to 150 years in prison for financial crimes?

3. What cartoon dog, created by the Ad Council, tells kids to

"take a bite out of crime?"

4. Who is the former Illinois governor that is currently serving time at the Federal Correctional Institution in Terre Haute, Indiana?

5. At the conclusion of what TV show would you hear announcer George Henneman say "The story you have just seen is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent?"

6. In what 1978 film starring John Belushi, was the Delta Tau Chi fraternity placed on “Double Secret Probation?”

7. In 1991, what Soviet head of state was held under house arrest in Crimea during an August coup?

8. This 13^th century saint was a prisoner of war in Perugia, Italy for over a year before his wealthy cloth merchant of a father could get him released.

9. What de facto monarch of England was executed in the Tower of London after serving as queen for less than two weeks, the shortest reign in English history?

10. In 1963, what clergyman wrote what is commonly known as the "Letter from a Birmingham Jail?"

1. What former U.S. President’s birth name was William Jefferson Blythe III?

2. What internet search engine was originally called “Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web?”

3. By what common name is the German-born religious leader Joseph Alois Ratzinger now better known as?

4. Born Marion Robert Morrison in 1907, this actor is remembered by what more rugged stage name?

5. This famous actress, singer, and model was baptized Norma Jeane Baker and was memorialized in an Elton John song.

6.Which carbonated beverage was first introduced in 1898 as “Brad's Drink?"

7. Before entering the “Risky Business” of entertainment, Tom Mapother studied at the Franciscan seminary in Cincinnati. By what name is he now better known as?

8. What American actress, rapper, and singer who recently hosted the 2010 People’s Choice Awards was originally known as Dana Elaine Owens?

9. Anakin Skywalker turned to the dark side and became an evil Sith Lord better known as?

10. Bamboo Harvester actually chewed peanut butter to simulate talking in a 1960’s sitcom. What was this four-legged TV star’s title role?

1. Wimpy from “Popeye” created just across the river in Chester, IL

2. Hobbes from “Calvin & Hobbes” (pictured here as a stuffed toy)

3. Wally, a coworker, from “Dilbert”

4. Mutt from “Mutt & Jeff” one of the first comics ever published

5. “Ziggy” and his little pup, Fuzz.

6. Franklin -- the only African American kid to appear in “Peanuts” (He lived on the “other side of town” with Peppermint Patty and Marcie.

7. Dagwood Bumstead from “Blondie.”

8. Jughead Jones from “Archie”

9. Antonio Twistelli or Tony Twist from “Spawn”

(former St. Louis Blues hockey player Tony Twist won a $15 million dollar lawsuit against Todd McFarlane productions for using his likeness)

10. Brother Juniper from Fred McCarthy’s comic strip which ran in over 100 newspapers for 30 years. A Secular Franciscan and former Franciscan priest, Fred just passed away in Oct 2009.

1. The Artful Dodger and Fagin attempt to train a young boy in the craft of pickpocketing in a book by this British author.

2. Luna Lovegood, Dobby the House-Elf, and Buckbeak are all characters in a famous series by this author.

3. Widow Douglas, the King and the Duke, and Pap Finn are characters in this Missouri author’s novels.

4. Yance Sackett, Nick Bardle, and Rafe Bogardus are frontier characters in books by what famous American Storyteller?

5. Fourth grader Peter Warren Hatcher struggles with his little brother Fudge in a children’s series by this writer?

6. Scout Finch narrates a story of racial tensions and courtroom drama in a 1960 Pullitzer Priz- winning novel made movie by this author.

7. “Call me Ishmael” is the opening line of this writer’s 1851 classic.

8. Law students Darby Shaw, Mitchell McDeere, and Kyle McAvoy all play pivotal roles in just a few of the thrillers turned movies penned by this lawyer.

9. The deaths of Lenore, Annabel, and Ulalume (oo-la-loom) are each mourned in odes by this American poet.

10. Puck, Ophelia, and Sir John Falstaff might all appear in Forest Park’s annual summer festival in honor of this playwright.

1. This show ran for 12 seasons and starred Jack Lord in the lead role. The 12^th Season was repackaged into syndication under the title “McGarrett.”

2. This TV show aired beginning in 1962 and featured episodes in both black and white or in color throughout its 9 seasons.

3. This show originally began as animated shorts on “The Tracey Ullman Show” before taking off on its own.

4. This three-hour tour only lasted 3 seasons in its original broadcast but is still a favorite of many in reruns.

5. This popular 1980s cartoon began as a comic strip series in Belgium.

6. This show ran 14 seasons making it one of the longest running Western television series.

7. During its last 5 seasons, this show never fell out of the top 10 TV rankings.

8. This show is currently the longest crime running drama on American Prime time television and is tied for the longest running drama with Gunsmoke.

9. The finale of this show holds the record for the most watched television episode in the U.S. television history with 125 million viewers. Superbowl 44 in 2010 came close to beating the record with 121.6 million viewers.

10. This famous sitcom earned a top-ten rating during 8 of its 11 seasons but was almost cancelled during its first season.

1. The blind person would stop on the THIRD floor. (Symbols mean: # and letter C = 3)

2. The triangle is for MEN. (Women bathrooms are marked with a circle.)

3. An Olympic favorite, this rink is for CURLING.

4. The element symbol Pb stands for LEAD.

5. The word written in Morse Code is S-T-O-P.

6. The dog breed is a COCKER SPANIEL.

7. The line with half circles is for a WARM Front. (Blue triangles are used for Cold Fronts.)

8. The flag was for the country of HAITI.

9. The number in American Sign Language was SEVEN (7).

10. O.F.M. stands for ORDINIS FRATRUM MINORUM

or ORDER OF FRIARS MINOR.

We’ll also accept: the FRANCISCANS.

But NO, not Out for Money or order of Old Fat Men.

1. What was the last year that both the Winter and Summer Olympics were held in the same year?

2. Chicago lost its recent bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

In which city will these games be held?

3. The Olympic Motto, “Citius Altius Fortius” is Latin for what three English words?”

4. In 1936, the first torch relay took place leading up to the Olympics in what European City?

5. Which of the following 3 colors is used for a ring in the symbol on the Olympic flag - black, brown, or purple?

6. Francis Field, at what local university, was the site for events at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, just outside the grounds of the World’s Fair?

7. What country has won the most total medals to date in the history of Olympic Figure Skating?

8. What Russian born gymnast won gold in the 2008 women’s All-Around Gymnastics competition?

9. Including the 2010 Winter Olympics, how many Olympics have been hosted by Canada?

10. In addition to the language of the host country, what two official languages are used in Olympic announcements?