Conference Tournament

Blue Grass Academic Conference

2015

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Conference Tournament Round 1 First Half Page 11 . Dietary DeficienciesLack of what mineral in the diet impairs the oxygen transporting capacity of blood?

iron 2 . Mass ExtinctionsThe impact of a very large asteroid on Earth would release huge quantities of dust and particulate aerosols into the atmosphere, thus obscuring sunlight and inhibiting what fundamental life process of producers?

photosynthes is 3 . Moving AirWhat device used by blacksmiths consists of a flexible air chamber and nozzle designed so that when the chamber is compressed, a high-speed stream of air is forced out?

bellows 4 . SyllablesCount the syllables in this line by Aeschylus. Wrong must not win by technicalities.

10 5 . InventionsIn 1879, who found that a thread of carbonized cotton in one-millionth of an atmosphere would burn for 45 hours without overheating, bringing his dream of an incandescent light bulb within reach?

Thomas Edison

6 . European DevelopmentAn extensive part of what Western European nation was formerly a vast alluvial plain prone to frequent flooding before its inhabitants built a system of embankments to protect the reclaimed land from storm surges and high tides?

Nether lands 7 . Kiwi ConsumptionKaren can consume 12 kiwi berries per minute, and she eats 108 of them. If Ken consumes 72 kiwis in the same amount of time, how fast is he eating them?

8 per minute 8 . City NicknamesThis is a sobriquet for what U.S. city? The City So Nice They Named It Twice

New York 9 . Earth ScienceHow are these bodies collectively known? Vega, Procyon, Canopus, Altair

stars 1 0 . 1903 Newspaper ArticlesThis quote is from a newspaper account of an event at what site? The problem of aerial navigation without the use of a balloon has been solved at last. Over the sand hills of the North Carolina coast yesterday, two Ohio men proved that they could soar through the air in a flying machine of their own construction, with the power to steer it and speed it at will.

Kitty Hawk

Conference Tournament Round 1 First Half Page 21 1 . The MayansThe political relationships of the Mayan cities has been likened to the relationships between what kind of sovereign states in classical Greece?

city-states 1 2 . Ratio ProblemsThere are 270 deer in Sherwood Forest. The ratio of bucks to does is 2 to 1. How many bucks are there?

180 1 3 . HomophonesWhat words in this sentence would be found on a list of homophones? The great bear ate the deer.

great, bear, ate, deer 1 4 . Cultural AgesWhat age came after the historical age named for an alloy of copper and tin?

Iron Age 1 5 . InjuriesWhat body system is affected by contusions?

skin (integumentary system)

1 6 . NovelsWhat kind of being is Vladimir Tod in this series of books by Heather Brewer? Eighth Grade Bites Ninth Grade Slays Tenth Grade Bleeds Eleventh Grade Burns Twelfth Grade Kills

vampire 1 7 . Blood VesselsName the type of blood vessels in the earlobes and tips of the toes.

capillaries 1 8 . Borrowed WordsThese words were borrowed from what language? streusel, pumpernickel, kohlrabi, delicatessen

German 1 9 . ChargesAfter rubbing a rubber rod with fur, you notice that the rod picks up little pieces of paper, dust, and hair. What is the charge on the rod?

negative 2 0 . Gold FeverA great number of the forty-niners on their way to the goldfields went by way of what West Coast bay?

San Francisco Bay

Conference Tournament Round 1 First Half Page 32 1 . Interesting ItemsThese are all examples of what? British florin Spanish pistole George I shilling Spanish doubloon

coins (money) 2 2 . SquirrelsWhat is the name for the large, stocky, burrowing ground squirrels that tend to live at very high elevations in the Rockies, Black Hills, Sierra Nevada, and Cascades?

marmots 2 3 . Primate BehaviorName the activity in which primates remove insects, dirt, seeds, and twigs from their fur.

grooming 2 4 . StatisticsWhat is the range of this set of numbers? 9 17 13 23 9

14 2 5 . InscriptionsWhat kind of inscription is this? Reader, I am to let thee know, Donne's body only lies below; For could the grave his soul comprise, Earth would be richer than the skies.

epitaph

2 6 . SculpturesOne of Michelangelo's greatest sculptures is of what youth about to engage a Philistine giant?

David 2 7 . MeetingsDelegates from all the colonies except Georgia denounced the Coercive Acts, advised people to arm themselves, and proposed cutting off trade with Britain at the meeting of the First Continental Congress held in what city?

Philadelphia 2 8 . U.S. PeninsulasMaryland shares the Delmarva Peninsula with what two other states?

Delaware, Virginia 2 9 . Icky WormsWhat type of parasitic worm that grows ten meters long thrives inside human intestines?

tapeworm 3 0 . StarsThe color of the star Lacertae is blue while the color of Antares is red. What is the color of our Sun?

yellow

Conference Tournament Round 1 First Half Page 43 1 . IslandsSoldier Key, Key Largo, Sunset Key, and Key West are islands of what U.S. state?

Florida 3 2 . AnatomyThrough what opening behind the cornea does light pass on its way to the retina?

pupil 3 3 . Hot RocksSome elements such as uranium produce heat through what kind of decay?

radioactive decay 3 4 . SaltsWhat process is responsible for the concentration of salts in the Dead Sea and the Great Salt Lake?

evaporat ion 3 5 . SculptureWhat tool used by sculptors consists of a steel cutting edge and a wooden handle which cushions the hammer blow?

chisel

3 6 . Literary DoorsWhat is the shape of Bilbo Baggins' door?

round 3 7 . Award RecipientsIn 1907, what woman otherwise known as the Lady of the Lamp became the first woman ever to receive the Order of Merit for reforming the British army's facilities for the wounded during the Crimean War and for her work in developing the nursing profession?

Florence Nightingale 3 8 . MountainsThe Allegheny Mountains are part of what mountain range?

Appalachians 3 9 . Auditorium ArchitectureName the elevated seating area in an auditorium, usually jutting out over much of the audience below.

balcony 4 0 . Far Out PhotographyA 1969 photograph shows Buzz Aldrin climbing down a ladder from the lunar module. Since the photo was taken at ground level and shows much of the lunar lander, who must have taken it?

Neil Armstrong

Conference Tournament Round 1 Second Half Page 11 . WatercraftThe first successful steamboat in America took its maiden voyage on the Hudson River. This vessel was whose folly?

Fulton's 2 . Science Fiction SequelsThese are sequels to what science fiction story? Speaker for the Dead Xenocide Children of the Mind Ender in Exile

Ender's Game 3 . CaravansWhat is the phrase for the caravans of covered wagons in the Old West?

wagon trains 4 . FishThey have not significantly changed in 140 million years. They lack swim bladders and must continually swim. They are carnivores. Their skeleton is made of cartilage instead of bone. Name these fish.

sharks 5 . NonfictionThis is the title of a biography of a general killed during what war? Stonewall

Civil War

6 . GamblingWhat state has the greatest number of slot machines?

Nevada 7 . Conflict AnalogiesAfghanistan was to the Soviet Union as what Southeast Asian country was to the United States?

Vietnam (or South Vietnam) 8 . SymbolsIn "The Lord of the Flies", what is a symbol for the rule of law?

the conch shell 9 . ArcsHow many degrees are in an angle that begins on the edge of a circle and subtends an arc of twenty degrees on the circle?

ten degrees 1 0 . Literary CaninesName the fictional dog made famous by L. Frank Baum.

Toto

Conference Tournament Round 1 Second Half Page 21 1 . The MideastWhat nation occupied the West Bank and the Golan Heights during the 1980s?

Israel 1 2 . Economic GeographyWhich state has the greatest number of acreage in farms and ranches?

Texas 1 3 . BurningWhat kind of combustion may occur in hay stacks as a result of a self-generated reaction between the oxidant and the fuel?

spontaneous combust ion 1 4 . Time ReckoningThe first sundials known from archaeological evidence were the obelisks built by what ancient civilization?

Egyptian 1 5 . Electrical CircuitsIn what kind of electric circuit are components arranged to provide a single conducting path for current?

series circuit

1 6 . Tools of the TradeA nine-pound hammer is associated with what character from American folklore?

John Henry 1 7 . MilkWhat adjective describes processed cow's milk that contains only a trace of fat?

skim 1 8 . Folks in a RowThere are 40 aliens standing against a wall. Every 4th alien has 4 eyes, every 3rd alien is hairy, and every 2nd alien is green. What can you say about the 12th and 24th aliens?

They are hairy, green, and have 4 eyes. 1 9 . PetroleumWhat kind of facility separates crude oil into natural gas, gasoline, kerosene, lubricating oil, fuel oil, asphalt, and paraffin?

refinery 2 0 . MexicoThe Mexican states of Chiapas, Tabasco, and Campeche are adjacent to what Central American country?

Guatemala

Conference Tournament Round 1 Second Half Page 32 1 . Algebraic EvaluationEvaluate 5x + 2 when x = 20.

102 2 2 . AnatomyTendons are fibrous connecting tissues tendons that extend from muscles to what?

bones 2 3 . Dietary PracticesWhat is reduced in your diet by making these substitutions? bagels for doughnuts sherbet for ice cream vegetable oils for butter yogurt for sour cream oatmeal for granola baked potatoes for French fries skim milk for whole milk

fat (or calories) 2 4 . OutrageWhat leading figure in fomenting public outrage over the Boston Massacre was a distant cousin of the second U.S. president?

Samuel Adams 2 5 . Short StoriesThis line comes from what story by William Wyman Jacobs? "The monkey's paw!" she cried, wildly. "The monkey's paw!"

The Monkey's Paw

2 6 . RemediesWhat is an order for a medication issued by a physician and handled by a pharmacist called?

prescription 2 7 . Creative WritingWhat figure of speech did Sandburg use in these lines? ... of a mountain railroad curve where the engineer in his cab can touch the caboose and spit in the conductor's eye

hyperbole 2 8 . Low CloudsOften seen from a distance at sea, a dense and well-defined mass of fog moving along the surface is called a fog what?

bank 2 9 . Seafaring NovelsThese are chapters of what novel? The Old Sea-dog at the Admiral Benbow I Strike the Jolly Roger Pieces of Eight Narrative Resumed by Jim Hawkins

Treasure Island 3 0 . PatentsIn 1893, Whitcomb L. Judson patented a device consisting of a series of hooks and eyes that fastened with a slider. His invention was a forerunner of what modern device?

zipper

Conference Tournament Round 1 Second Half Page 43 1 . Digestive SystemWhat is the function of the appendix?

no known function 3 2 . ErosionWhat river eroded the Colorado Plateau at about the same rate as its uplift?

Colorado River 3 3 . MountainsMount McKinley is to Alaska as ---- is to California.

Mt. Whitney 3 4 . WeatherWhat is happening if a verbose friend comes into your house and says that translucent ice crystals in complex hexagonal forms are plummeting from the heights?

It is snowing. 3 5 . ProvincesName the westernmost Canadian province.

British Columbia

3 6 . Historical MalapropismsCorrect the two malapropisms in this line from a student's paper. Indian squabs bore porpoises on their backs.

squaws, papooses 3 7 . TimeIt is 3 P.M. where you are standing. What time is it 12 times zones away?

3 A.M. 3 8 . Historical SculpturesA bas-relief depicting the signing of what 17th-century agreement is on Bradford Street in Provincetown, Massachusetts, just below the Pilgrim Monument?

Mayflower Compact 3 9 . ColoniesWhat is the collective name for the colonists who founded the second permanent English settlement in America?

Pilgrims 4 0 . Medieval MechanismsName the machine that harnesses the energy of flowing water to grind grain or power machinery that was widely used in medieval Europe.

water wheel

Conference Tournament Round 2 First Half Page 11 . GrassesWhat strong grass is a structural element in many traditional Asian houses?

bamboo 2 . Colonial AmericaIn 1626, through a deal involving Peter Minuit, the Dutch established a colony on what island?

Manhattan Island 3 . The U.S. SenateIf 30% of the U.S. senators were on fact-finding junkets and another 10% were out raising campaign funds, what is the maximum number of senators who could be present for a roll call vote?

60 4 . FertilizersName the fertilizer made of crushed bone.

bone meal 5 . American LegendsThe Gullywhumper belonged to what legendary character?

Mike Fink

6 . RiversWhat is the largest river between Denali and the Gates of the Arctic national parks?

Yukon 7 . Stage SafetySometimes to produce the appearance of clouds or steam on stage, a substance is dropped into water. Because the gas produced does not support life, care should be taken that nobody remains in the cloud for more than a few seconds. What is the substance?

dry ice (carbon dioxide) 8 . Military HistoryIn 1980, the first female cadets graduated from what U.S. military academy in New York that was founded in 1802?

West Point (U.S. Military Academy) 9 . Medical ProfessionsIn a dental office, what is the title of the technician who scales and cleans teeth, applies sealants, and instructs patients on proper dental care?

hygienist 1 0 . ButterfliesWhat butterfly that summers all over the United States and Canada migrates to Mexico, Florida, and southern California for the winter?

monarch

Conference Tournament Round 2 First Half Page 21 1 . U.N. ActionsIn 1947, the United Nations General Assembly voted to partition Palestine into two states, with one Jewish and the other, what?

Arab 1 2 . New SpainNew Spain was established shortly after the Spanish conquest of what Latin American civilization?

Aztec 1 3 . Precipitation StatisticsFor the first two thirds of a year, the average monthly rainfall was 4 inches per month. For the last 4 months, the average was 6 inches per month. What was the mean monthly rainfall for the entire year?

4.67 (or 4 2/3) inches 1 4 . Personnel RequirementsPrior to the creation of an all-volunteer U.S. military in 1973, the compulsory selection and enrollment of men into military service was called what?

conscription (the draft) 1 5 . Maximum ProductsThe sum of two numbers is 10. Determine what these numbers must be if their product is to as large as possible?

5, 5

1 6 . American GovernmentIn the oath of office, every U.S. cabinet member solemnly swears to support and defend what?

the Constitution 1 7 . InertiaInertia is the tendency of an object to remain at rest or to remain in what?

motion 1 8 . EmpiresAt its greatest extent around 1900, what empire included Australia, India, New Zealand, Canada, and vast portions of Africa?

British Empire 1 9 . MatterAn atom of hydrogen in Earth's atmosphere has just a single proton. How many protons does an atom of hydrogen have deep within the Sun?

one 2 0 . CommunicationWhat Indian group of Mexico and Central America used hieroglyphs as a means of communicating?

Maya

Conference Tournament Round 2 First Half Page 32 1 . Land in the U.S.Name the large parcels of land set aside by the U.S. government for exclusive use by Native Americans.

reservations 2 2 . WaterfallsFour of the fifteen highest waterfalls in the world are in what U.S. national park?

Yosemite 2 3 . SilverSilverware becomes discolored or dulled when exposed to air. Name his phenomenon.

tarnishing (oxidation) 2 4 . Money ProblemsNatasha has two U.S. coins in her hand that total thirty cents. One is not a nickel. What are the two coins?

quarter, nickel 2 5 . Here Comes the SunThe first place in the U.S. where sunlight hits in the morning is the top of Mount Katahdin in what state?

Maine

2 6 . BoilingThe boiling point of water is highest in what American national park?

Death Valley 2 7 . African NationsWhat country in Africa has a name that includes a synonym for a seashore and the name for the hard, smooth substance composed of dentin that forms the tusks of elephants?

Ivory Coast 2 8 . Bad WritingWhat figure of speech was used repetitively by Snoopy in this passage? The curtain of night enveloped the fleeing lovers. Oceans of longing had kept them together. Now a new icicle of terror stabbed at the embroidery of their existence.

personif icat ion 2 9 . First AidThe victim's blood is bright red and gushing forth in spurts synchronized with his pulse. The victim is bleeding from what kind of vessel?

artery 3 0 . New England TeamsThese are sports teams in what state? Bridgeport Sound Tigers, Danbury Mad Hatters, New Haven Warriors, Hartford Wanderers

Connect icut

Conference Tournament Round 2 First Half Page 43 1 . InsectsWhat is the term for butterfly larvae?

caterpillars 3 2 . TheaterLocated on the West Side of midtown Manhattan, name the main professional theater district of New York City.

Broadway 3 3 . SeasWhat sea is connected to the Atlantic Ocean by the Strait of Gibraltar?

Medi ter ranean 3 4 . ElectricityWhat is the opposition of a substance to electrical current passing through it called?

resistance 3 5 . Asian GeographyWhat country is on the starboard side of a southbound ship on the Bay of Bengal?

India

3 6 . MeteorologyWhat are caused by the 23.4 degree tilt of the Earth's axis, which alternately turns the North and South Poles toward the Sun?

seasons 3 7 . RatiosExpress in simplest form the ratio of four nickels to 1 quarter.

4/5 (or 4 to 5) 3 8 . Mechanics of MusicA 6/8 time signature means that a musical measure contains how many counts?

8 .3 9 . RainsA torrential downpour of rain has what name suggesting that all the water in a cloud was discharged at once?

cloudburst 4 0 . Fictional PetsThe favorite pets of what fictional physician included Dab-Dab the duck, Jip the dog, Gub-Gub the baby pig, Polynesia the parrot, and the owl Too-Too?

Dr. Dolittle

Conference Tournament Round 2 Second Half Page 11 . Consecutive IntegersWhat is the smaller of two consecutive integers if their sum is 137?

68 2 . ProverbsThis is a restatement of what proverb? Nonpresence causes an organ composed of cardiac tissue to become increasingly affectionate.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder. 3 . QuadrilateralsA parallelogram with a height of 8 inches has an area of 112 square inches. What is the length of its base?

14 inches 4 . MiningWhat kind of mining requires the removal of the overburden from a large area to expose an underground body of coal or ore?

strip mining 5 . Economic GeographyWhat compound word including "bread" refers to a region in which an enormous amount of grain is grown?

breadbasket

6 . NamesStage names are to actors and pseudonyms are to writers as what kind of names are to criminals?

aliases 7 . The SunName the imaginary vertical line through the center of the Sun about which the Sun rotates.

axis 8 . ElephantsWhat part of an elephant is a fusion of its nose and upper lip?

proboscis (trunk) 9 . AnglesWhat is the supplement of an 88-degree angle?

92 degrees 1 0 . FoundersThe capital of what state is named after the unsuccessful founder of the Roanoke Colony?

North Carolina

Conference Tournament Round 2 Second Half Page 21 1 . Lofty PeaksWhich of the lower 48 states has 1000 mountain peaks that are at least 10,000 feet high?

Colorado 1 2 . ArgumentsThe arguments for and against an issue are called the pros and what?

cons 1 3 . PlanetsConsisting mostly of carbon dioxide, the atmosphere of which terrestrial planet is densest?

Venus 1 4 . Autobiographical Novels"The Devil in Vienna," set during the Anschluss, tells the story of a Jewish girl and her friend who is the daughter of a member of what political party founded in Germany?

Nazi (National Socialist) 1 5 . Adjective ComparisonsWhat is the superlative form of "disgusting"?

most (least) disgusting

1 6 . Skin DisordersOften caused by anxiety, fungal infections, reactions to vaccinations, allergies, contact with irritants, or overexposure to sunlight, what is the general name for the symptom in which skin reddens while becoming warm, bumpy, and itchy?

rash 1 7 . MineralsWhat mineral that occurs as a native metal did medieval alchemists try to synthesize?

gold 1 8 . InjuriesA blow to the eye socket may cause internal bleeding that discolors the skin, an injury commonly known as what?

a black eye 1 9 . Natural PhenomenaName the region in a gaseous medium where combustion takes place accompanied by the generation of heat and light.

flame 2 0 . Legendary CharactersHis bookkeeper is Johnny Inkslinger. His dogs include Elmer the Moose and Nero the Bear. His wife is Minnie. His daughter is Tennie. Name this folk hero who scooped out the Great Lakes.

Paul Bunyan

Conference Tournament Round 2 Second Half Page 32 1 . ImageryAuditory imagery relates to what sense?

hearing 2 2 . PerimetersA square has an area of 49 square feet. What is its perimeter?

28 feet 2 3 . ParksName the three states which include at least part of Yellowstone National Park.

Wyoming, Montana, Idaho 2 4 . CoyotesCoyote pups are born in the spring in a small cave called a what?

den 2 5 . Lakeside CitiesToledo, Sandusky, and Cleveland, and Buffalo are adjacent to which of the Great Lakes?

Lake Erie

2 6 . WaterfowlWhat kind of male duck has a bright green head?

mallard 2 7 . Chemical AdditivesAntifreeze lowers what physical point of a water-based solution?

freezing point 2 8 . RatiosA team won 8 games while it lost 3 and tied 4. What was the ratio of the number of games won to the number of games played?

8 to 15 (or 8 /15 or 8:15) 2 9 . CombustionMonths after the Twin Towers disaster in 2001, smoke from low-temperature combustion continued in the debris pile, a flameless form of slow burning called what?

smoldering 3 0 . New EnglandWhich New England state features a long, hook-shaped peninsula that is a glacial moraine?

Massachuset ts

Conference Tournament Round 2 Second Half Page 43 1 . EntertainmentWhat name in the history of entertainment is associated with Barnum?

Bailey 3 2 . CactiWhat enormous, sentinel-like cacti grow in deserts of the Southwest?

saguaros 3 3 . MeatWhat is the name for the meat of deer?

venison 3 4 . Insect MoralsWhat two insects are associated with the fable of Aesop which ends with this moral? It is best to prepare for the days of necessity.

ant, grasshopper 3 5 . Meteorological ExperimentsYou press a rubber suction cup onto a plate. Then, holding only the suction cup, you lift the plate. What causes the suction cup to hold on?

atmospheric pressure

3 6 . AllergiesZeke had a serious bacterial infection. But, he developed a rash all over his body shortly after receiving an injection of what common antibiotic obtained from molds?

penicillin 3 7 . NumbersFour and five are cardinal numbers. What kind of numbers are fourth and fifth?

ordinal numbers 3 8 . StructuresWhat are all of the following? Grand Welland Ship Erie Suez

canals 3 9 . JinglesWhat "occupation" completes this jingle? Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor, Rich man, poor man, beggar man, ...

thief 4 0 . PolygonsThe area of one of the plane surfaces of a regular polyhedron is 17 square inches. If this polyhedron is a decahedron, what is its total surface area?

170 square inches

Conference Tournament Round 3 First Half Page 11 . CommunicationName the special kind of writing for blind people in which each letter is formed from series of dots raised from the page.

Braille 2 . AnglesName the angle formed by the two congruent legs of an isosceles triangle.

vertex 3 . Science HistoryErnest Rutherford shot alpha particles at a thin gold foil and unexpectedly found that some bounced backward. He concluded that there was a small dense body in an atom capable of deflecting fast-moving particles. What did he call this body?

nucleus 4 . SalinityWhat happens to the salinity of a body of water that is rapidly evaporating?

It increases. 5 . Architecture MathOn a particular house plan, 3 inches represents 5 feet. The length of the swimming pool on that plan measures 12.5 inches. What is the actual length of the pool?

20.83 feet

6 . MechanicsBecause their shapes resemble the shapes of the simple machines, some letters of the alphabet can be mnemonic devices to help you remember the names of machines. For example, there is N for inclined plane and O for wheel and axle. For what simple machine could V stand?

wedge 7 . DeductionWhat is the conclusion of this syllogism? All badgers are mammals. All mammals are warm-blooded.

All badgers are warm-blooded. 8 . Ancient CommerceNamed for a valuable textile, the ancient network of caravan routes that linked China with India, the Mideast, and the Mediterranean world was known as what road?

Silk Road 9 . Colorful CharactersThese people all shared what common line of work? Stede Bonnet, Anne Bonny, Robert Surcouf, Jean Lafitte, William Kidd

piracy 1 0 . EchinodermsWhat sea creatures have round and spiny shells, feed mostly on algae, and come in colors including black, green, brown, purple, and red?

sea urchins

Conference Tournament Round 3 First Half Page 21 1 . AveragesLast Monday, 18 airplanes landed in Mushedfoot, Nevada carrying 441 passengers. What was the average number of passengers per plane?

24.5 1 2 . WarsWhat war involving American and British forces lasted until 1815?

War of 1812 1 3 . Subdermal BlistersWhat kind of blister consists of a pool of lymph, blood, and other fluids trapped beneath the skin?

blood blister 1 4 . Historical BeautyA thousand what were launched by the face of Helen of Troy?

ships 1 5 . Tee thThe record is held by one that measured 10 feet and weighed 258 pounds. What are these largest teeth in the world called?

tusks

1 6 . Travel ProblemsA Volkswagen moved at 50 miles per hour for 1/2 hour and then at 60 miles per hour for 2 hours. How far did it travel?

145 miles 1 7 . ProportionA pole casts a shadow of 48 feet at the same time that a 6 foot tall jockey casts a shadow of 4 feet. What is the height of the pole?

72 1 8 . Seasonal ComponentsAccording to the saying, what individual feathered biped does not make a summer?

swallow 1 9 . Colonial LawsUnder Cecilius Calvert's direction, the colonial assembly of what colony passed the Act Concerning Religion, the first law in the American colonies that explicitly provided for freedom of religion?

Maryland 2 0 . Spectacular SitesThis is about what? George Washington's face was dedicated in 1934, Thomas Jefferson's in 1936, Abraham Lincoln's in 1937, and finally Theodore Roosevelt's in 1939.

Mount Rushmore

Conference Tournament Round 3 First Half Page 32 1 . Forms of PoetryThese are characteristics of what kind of poem? -It often has two juxtaposed subjects that are divided into two contrasting points. -It is usually about nature. -Its lines do not rhyme. -Its first line usually has five syllables. -It usually contains 17 syllables. -It has three lines.

haiku 2 2 . Geometry VocabularyWhat term indicates the perimeter of a circle?

circumference 2 3 . HawaiiName two major Hawaiian islands with names that begin with "M."

Molokai, Maui 2 4 . Plant OrgansWhat is the name for a modified leaf or stem that is a long, threadlike organ that reaches out from a plant and wraps around any solid object it touches?

tendril 2 5 . Stage DirectionsWhat stage direction in a play manuscript indicates that a character should go onstage?

enter

2 6 . Sequels"New Moon," "Eclipse," and "Breaking Dawn" are sequels to what book by Stephenie Meyer?

Twilight 2 7 . Early DocumentariesThe 1922 documentary entitled "Nanook of the North" demonstrated the construction of what kind of Inuit dwelling?

igloo 2 8 . Archipelago EtymologyThe term, Polynesia, comes from the Greek words "nosos" meaning "island" and "poly" meaning what?

many 2 9 . Human ProportionsAbout what percent of the length of the human leg is above the knee?

50% 3 0 . DigestionWhich organ of the digestive system is the most acidic?

stomach

Conference Tournament Round 3 First Half Page 43 1 . RejectionsNapoleon said, "You would make a ship sail against the winds and currents by lighting a bonfire under her deck? Excuse me, I have no time to listen to such nonsense." He was speaking to what American who developed the first practical steamboat?

Robert Fulton 3 2 . Other BasesExpress as a base three numeral the number of days that September hath.

1010 3 3 . Mathematical PropertiesWhat mathematical property is illustrated by this pair of equations? 12 x 3 = 36 3 x 12 = 36

commutative property (of multiplication) 3 4 . Industrial WasteMillions of pounds of carbon particles are poured into the air by cars and factories annually. What effect may result from the combining of this substance with oxygen?

greenhouse effect 3 5 . Triangle AnglesWhat are the measures of the angles in a triangle if they are in the ratio of 1 to 3 to 8?

15, 45, 120 degrees

3 6 . LightWhile transparent media allow light and images to clearly pass through, what kind of materials allow light to pass through but not clear images?

translucent 3 7 . Nomadic PeopleThe Bedouin people primarily live in what biome?

desert 3 8 . TheaterWhat adjective that indicates a relative size is applied to amateur, neighborhood, or community theater?

little 3 9 . EmployeesThese people all worked for what federal agency? John Glenn, Shannon Lucid, Edwin Aldrin, James Irwin, Sally Ride, Gordon Cooper

NASA 4 0 . EnginesA heat engine converts thermal energy to what other kind of energy?

mechanical

Conference Tournament Round 3 Second Half Page 11 . Eye DisordersWhat kind of lens may be prescribed to alleviate colorblindness?

none 2 . QuadrilateralsHow many fewer degrees are in the interior angles of a triangle than a square?

180 degrees 3 . TsunamisThe earthquake of 2004 that generated a tremendous tsunami had its focus off the west coast of Sumatra in what ocean?

Indian Ocean 4 . DinosaursWhat is the literal meaning of the name megalosaurus?

big (large, giant) lizard 5 . Squaring FractionsSquare the fraction 2/3.

4/9

6 . RevolutionsIf a shaft is spinning at 12,000 rpm, it is turning through how many degrees in one second?

72,000 7 . SayingsAccording to the proverb, what do good things come in?

small packages 8 . First AidWhat is an EMT doing when she presses two fingertips against the radial artery in the wrist just below the base of the thumb or against the carotid artery on the right side of the neck?

taking a pulse 9 . WetlandsA coastal wetland ecosystem that is frequently inundated by seawater is what kind of marsh?

salt marsh 1 0 . MetalsGalvanizing metal prevents what?

rust (oxidation, corrosion)

Conference Tournament Round 3 Second Half Page 21 1 . RevolutionariesBanastre Tarleton, a Redcoat commandant, chased Lieutenant Colonel Francis Marion into swamp country unfamiliar to the British. Because he could not capture him, he gave Marion what nickname?

Swamp Fox 1 2 . Algebraic OperationsAdd the following. 5a -4c 2a -8c

7a -12c 1 3 . Bygone BirdsA New Englander wrote in 1624, "I have seen them fly over as if the whole sky were birds, seeing neither beginning nor ending, length or breadth of these millions of millions." What now-extinct birds had he seen?

passenger pigeons 1 4 . ThieveryThe cattle rustled by Mexicans from Texas and the cattle rustled by Texans from Mexico were driven across what major river?

Rio Grande 1 5 . Theories of AstronomyWhat is the center of the universe according to the geocentric theory?

Earth

1 6 . Big Meat EatersNative to Arctic regions, name the largest land carnivore.

polar bear 1 7 . RelationshipsWhat relationship does the child of your aunt have to you?

cousin (first cousin) 1 8 . Job DescriptionWhich article of the U.S. Constitution outlines presidential duties such as receiving ambassadors and acting as commander in chief of the armed forces?

Article II 1 9 . American PoetryIn what poem are these words found? And somewhere men are laughing and somewhere children shout ...

Casey at the Bat 2 0 . VolumeIf a rectangular box is 7 inches wide, 6 inches long, and has a volume of 378 cubic inches, what is its height?

9 inches

Conference Tournament Round 3 Second Half Page 32 1 . S p e e dHow many feet per second must a bullet travel to cover a distance of one quarter mile in two seconds?

660 2 2 . MissivesThese illustrate what part of a letter? -Your Holiness: -Your Eminence: -My dear Dr. Frankenstein: -Your Excellency: -Dear Madam: -Mr. President:

salutation 2 3 . BerriesWhat fruit, also known as the Chinese gooseberry, is about the size of a chicken egg, is covered with a greenish-brown fuzz, grows on a vine, and contains hundreds of tiny edible black seeds?

kiwi 2 4 . Port ClosuresIn 1776, what legislative body declared American ports open to all traffic except for British ships?

Continental Congress 2 5 . AllergiesSimilar to human dandruff, all warm-blooded animals shed tiny flakes from their skin, fur, or feathers. Name this stuff to which many people are allergic.

dander

2 6 . Science HistoryFormerly, astronomers had relied on eyesight and mathematics alone. But in 1609, what Italian devised an instrument for himself which enabled him to see craters on the Moon, four moons orbiting Jupiter, and hundreds of stars too faint to be visible to the naked eye?

Galileo 2 7 . WeatheringName the sommon material resulting from the combination of the products of weathering and decaying organic material.

soil 2 8 . AntecedentsWhat is the antecedent of the pronoun in this? Minnie came to the camp when she was only knee-high to an auk in the summer of '42.

Minnie 2 9 . AnglesWhat angle is formed by the hands of a clock at 8 o'clock?

120 degrees 3 0 . Matter AdjectivesWhat adjective describes a solid material full of small holes through which fluids may pass?

porous (permeable)

Conference Tournament Round 3 Second Half Page 43 1 . RevolutionsWith what revolution are these names directly associated? Obed Hussey William Kelly Cyrus McCormick Eli Whitney

Industrial Revolution 3 2 . Land DealsRussia's presence in North America ended when the U.S. purchased what real estate?

Alaska 3 3 . CombinationsMr. Robbins has four flavors of ice cream and five toppings. How many flavor-topping combinations can he make?

20 3 4 . Earth's CrustThe African, Eurasian, Cocos, Nazca, Pacific, Australian, and Philippine are some of the world's tectonic what?

plates 3 5 . Tense TransformationsTransform this example into a sentence using the future tense. I inspire sloth.

I shall (will) inspire sloth

3 6 . Gastronomic MilestonesWhat powder was developed in the 1830s in Mexico's Texas Territory by combining various dried Mexican peppers?

chili powder 3 7 . EnergyWhat type of energy is any energy that is not kinetic energy?

potential energy 3 8 . Colonial EstatesName the largest river along which the patroons of the Dutch West India Company were granted estates.

Hudson River 3 9 . TurtlesThe two hundred species of turtles include sea turtles that dwell in the ocean, terrapins that live in fresh water, and the land dwellers called what?

tortoises 4 0 . MeridiansName the meridian running through Greenwich, England.

prime meridian

Conference Tournament Round 4 First Half Page 11 . Exponents3 to the xth power equals 9 times 9. What is x?

4 .2 . SuffixesWhat two-letter suffix that means "like" or "related to" may be added to these words? hero, poet, Goth, meteor, period

-ic 3 . Physical PropertiesAs you move away from the Earth, what decreases by the square of the distance?

weight (gravity) 4 . PrecipitationMeteorologists may attempt to increase precipitation by disbursing dry ice in clouds in a process called what?

seeding 5 . Change AgentsName the two chief agents of metamorphism.

pressure, heat

6 . Figurative LanguageWhat figure of speech is used in these lines? My dog is so ugly he has to sneak up on his dish to eat. It was so cold that even the polar bears were wearing jackets. Saskatchewan is so flat, you can see your dog run away for four days.

hyperbole (exaggerat ion, overstatement) 7 . BatteriesUnlike a wet cell battery, what kind of battery has the electrolyte immobilized as a paste with just enough moisture in it to allow a current flow?

dry cell 8 . OceaniaWhat people originally settled in Tahiti?

Polynesians 9 . Ancient GreeceOf the two most famous ancient Greek city-states, Sparta evolved into a militaristic state while the other one evolved into a democracy. Name it.

Athens 1 0 . DetectivesFranklin W. Dixon was the pen name of several authors who wrote stories about the two brother-detectives, Frank and Joe who?

Hardy

Conference Tournament Round 4 First Half Page 21 1 . Wartime PoetryThis is about what device fabricated during an ancient Greek war? By destiny compell'd, and in despair, The Greeks grew weary of the tedious war, And by Minerva's aid a fabric rear'd, Which like a steed of monstrous height appeared.

Trojan horse 1 2 . Path CombinationsThere are 6 roads from Joe's house to the stadium and there are 8 gates at the stadium, each of which has 4 ticket booths. How many different ways could Joe get into the stadium from his house?

192 1 3 . AnimalsThese are varieties of what kind of animals? Tamworth Hampshire Chester White Victoria

pigs (hogs) 1 4 . The President's CabinetDOE is to Department of Energy and DOJ is to Department of Justice as DOT is to Department of what?

Transportat ion 1 5 . CornAt the top of the corn plant is the male flower called the what?

tassel (stamen)

1 6 . Mideast HistoryAnwar Sadat and Menachem Begin signed a peace treaty in 1979 ending almost thirty-one years of hostility between what two nations?

Egypt, Israel 1 7 . Reflex ReactionsName the bumps on your skin at the base of body hairs that involuntarily develop when you are cold or frightened.

goose bumps (goose pimples, goose flesh) 1 8 . BiomesName both countries having the greatest number of square miles of tundra.

Canada, Russia 1 9 . EnergyThe burning of what elemental gas produces only water and heat?

hydrogen 2 0 . BonesWhat bone is near the juncture of the femur, tibia, and fibula?

patella

Conference Tournament Round 4 First Half Page 32 1 . Moon ShapesWhat lunar phase occurs just after and just prior to a new moon?

crescent moon 2 2 . Presidential AddressesWhat U.S. president wrote this? In the midst of a civil war of unequaled magnitude and severity, peace has been preserved with all nations, order has been maintained, the laws have been respected and obeyed, and harmony has prevailed everywhere, except in the theater of military conflict.

Abraham Lincoln 2 3 . OceanographyUnofficially, oceanographers use the name Southern Ocean to indicate the waters surrounding what continent?

Antarctica 2 4 . PhobiasAn ichthyophobic has an abnormal fear of what creatures?

fish 2 5 . FossilsMany fossils of saber-toothed cats have been found in what tar pits of Los Angeles, California?

La Brea Tar Pits

2 6 . Skin DisordersThe scenario is all too familiar. You feel a tingling on your lip and a small, hard spot that you can't yet see. Sure enough, in a day or two, red blisters appear on your lip called what?

cold sores (fever blisters) 2 7 . SymbolsWhat ideology was represented by the hammer and sickle?

communism 2 8 . HairWhat part of the outer surface of the head, other than the eyes, is totally hairless?

lips 2 9 . Power CostsIf electricity costs 12 cents per kilowatt hour, what is the cost of running a 1.5 kilowatt heater for 8 hours?

$1.44 3 0 . DiseasesThese are diseases and disorders that primarily affect what body system? hypertension, arteriosclerosis, angina, aortic aneurysm, pulmonary valve stenosis, arrhythmia, ventricular tachycardia

circulatory system

Conference Tournament Round 4 First Half Page 43 1 . Unnatural PlantsWhat horticultural practice makes it possible for one tree to bear several different kinds of fruit?

grafting 3 2 . Political FactionsThe Copperheads were Northerners who favored what practice also favored by Southerners prior to the Civil War?

slavery 3 3 . Devastating PhenomenaThis account from 365 AD is about what kind of phenomenon? The sea was driven away, so that the abyss of the depths was uncovered and many varieties of sea-creatures were seen stuck in the slime. Many ships were stranded as if on dry land. Then the sea returned flattening towns, killing thousands, and thrusting ships far inland.

tsunami 3 4 . NicknamesBecause of the large number of people from Tennessee who offered to served in the War of 1812, what is the nickname of Tennessee?

Volunteer State 3 5 . SoundWhat is the term for the simultaneous sounding of three or more musical notes that blend harmoniously?

chord

3 6 . Plate TectonicsOn hitting a lighter continental plate, a heavy oceanic plate slides down into the mantle. There, the plate edge melts and the magma rises to the surface forming what surface features?

volcanoes (lava flows) 3 7 . Rain ForestsAbout a third of the world's rain forests is in Amazonia, a region mostly belonging to what country?

Brazil 3 8 . Volcanic Eruption CalculationsThe Mount St. Helens eruption ejected a quarter cubic mile of material while the explosion that created the La Garita Caldera in Colorado ejected 1200 cubic miles of debris, which is how many times greater than the Mount St. Helens eruption?

4800 3 9 . DeductionsWhat can be deduced from this syllogism? All Venusians are green. Ikpharr is a Venusian.

Ikpharr is green. 4 0 . Literary FormsThese quotes praise of what literary form? -The post is the consolation of life. -The earth has nothing like a she epistle. -As long as there are postmen, life will have zest.

letters

Conference Tournament Round 4 Second Half Page 11 . Sentence AnalysisWhat is the indirect object in this statement by Henry Kissinger? Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation.

the other ten percent 2 . PhysicsWhat is the term for substances distilled from petroleum that reduce friction in machines?

lubricants 3 . GeologyTo your right are many dazzling helictites. Above you are long stalactites. Around you stand several wet stalagmites. Where are you?

in a cave (cavern) 4 . QualificationsThe Constitution includes what phrase to specify the kind of citizen one must be to become president of the United States?

natural born 5 . MultiplesWhat is the least common multiple of 8 and 10?

40

6 . ElectricityWhat kind of electricity is discharged from the atmosphere when lightning strikes?

static electricity 7 . Eastern AsiaWhat peninsula is indicated in this? Its powerful neighbors, Japan, China, and Russia have battled for control of the peninsula.

Korean Peninsula 8 . TidesThe highest high tides and the lowest low tides occur when what three bodies in the solar system are aligned?

Earth, Moon, Sun 9 . GasesThis is about what gas? This inert gas emits a characteristic intense reddish-orange glow in a vacuum discharge tube and can be used effectively in display lighting.

neon 1 0 . Intermolecular AttractionCohesion is greatest for substances in which phase?

solid

Conference Tournament Round 4 Second Half Page 21 1 . ParticiplesWhat form of participle is used in this line? The loaded gun caught our attention.

past participle 1 2 . Big and BiggerA photograph of a hurricane taken from the space shuttle bears some similarity to what astronomical objects deep in space?

(spiral) galaxies 1 3 . Mathematical ConditionalsIf n is not even, then n squared is what?

not even 1 4 . Fantasy WorldsWhat world created by Ursula Le Guin is an archipelago in a vast and mostly uncharted ocean?

Earthsea 1 5 . The AlphabetWhat letter accounts for one in eight letters in an average text?

e .

1 6 . Medical ProceduresWhat is the medical term for sewing or stitching tissues together?

suturing 1 7 . BotanyMany people plant tulips and daffodils in the fall. Although these plants produce seeds, people usually plant what is essentially a tiny plant wrapped inside thick leaves. Name these structures.

bulbs 1 8 . Industrial EcologyWhat is the term for the processing of household or industrial waste so that it can be reused?

recycling 1 9 . TrianglesWhat is the name for the unequal side of an isosceles triangle?

base 2 0 . AdjectivesWhat is the superlative form of an adjective relating to the color formed by mixing blue and yellow?

greenest

Conference Tournament Round 4 Second Half Page 32 1 . InjuriesA first-degree sprain involves tissues that are stretched, but intact. A second-degree sprain is a tear in one of these tissues. A third-degree sprain is a complete rupture of these tissues. What kind of tissues are they?

l igaments 2 2 . TreatiesThe Treaty of Paris that ended the Seven Years' War recognized what river as the boundary between the British colonies and the Louisiana Territory that France had ceded to Spain?

Mississippi River 2 3 . CanadaName the wild, rugged region of Canada in the far northwest corner of the country.

Yukon Territory 2 4 . CometsA comet's dust tail is longest when the comet is nearest what heavenly body?

the Sun 2 5 . Old West TransportationThe Overland Stage Line operated until 1869 when what project was completed that offered a faster means of transportation?

transcontinental railroad

2 6 . Weapon PoemsThis is about what aboriginal weapon? Behold! wood into bird and bird to wood again. A brown-winged bird from the hand of a brown man. Elbow of wood from flexed elbow of bone to a swift hawk has amazingly grown.

boomerang 2 7 . TrialsA series of infamous 17th-century trials in Salem, Massachusetts, involved accusations of what?

witchcraft 2 8 . Portuguese ImperialismThe largest country on what continent was ruled by Portugal from 1500 to 1822?

South America 2 9 . Incredible Flying MachinesWhat country built the world's largest dirigible?

Germany 3 0 . South American LatitudesName the tropic which passes through Chile and Brazil.

tropic of Capricorn

Conference Tournament Round 4 Second Half Page 43 1 . Air Travel MathIf Chicago's O'Hare Airport handles about 750,000 takeoffs and landings annually, to the nearest thousand, how many landings are handled daily?

1000 3 2 . PrecipitationSulfuric acid rain in the Venusian atmosphere evaporates before it hits the ground due to the high heat there. This and water falling toward Earth without actually reaching the surface are both known as what kind of precipitation?

virga 3 3 . PainsA crick is a painful cramp or muscle spasm in what part of the body?

neck (back) 3 4 . The AbacusEach row of beads on an abacus stands for a different power of what?

ten 3 5 . HeroinesAfter winning the Grand National steeplechase at Aintree, what young heroine objects to all the notoriety, and says The Piebald is a creature of glory who should not be cheapened in tabloid trash and newsreels?

Velvet Brown

3 6 . SequencesWhat is the 7th term of the sequence that begins with this? 2, 6, 18, 54 ...

1458 3 7 . Organic SubstancesWith respect to nutrition, what are A, B, C, D, E, and K?

vitamins 3 8 . PoemsThis verse is about what profession in the earth sciences? We crack the rocks and make them ring, And many a heavy pack we sling. We run our lines and tie them in, We measure strata thick and thin, And Sunday work is never sin, By thought and dint of hammering.

geology (mining) 3 9 . ErosionWhat agent of erosion can completely change the face of the earth by scraping away all loose fragments and piling the debris in massive mounds?

glaciers (glaciation) 4 0 . ImperialismWhat European country once controlled most of northeastern and southern Africa?

Great Britain (England)