HBES Quick Recall Questions

What Kentucky pioneer was one of the first to blaze a trail through the Cumberland Gap?

(Daniel) Boone

8 (units)

A 30-60-90- triangle has a hypotenuse 16 units long. What is the length, in units, of the side opposite the 30-degree angle?

paleontologist

A dinosaur hunter might be one of these scientist. What scientists study fossils of ancient plants and animals?

What kind of sedimentary rock, similar to limestone but softer and more easily pulverized, is chiefly mad up of tiny sea shells?

CHALK

What geometric term describes two polygons that have the same size and shape and equal corresponding sides and angles?

CONGRUENT

Highly regarded as both religious and secular leaders in Celtic society, they performed sacrifices, made laws, and educated the ruling classes. By what name do we know these ancient Celtic priests, who survived in Ireland until 500 AD?

DRUIDS

Which layer of the atmosphere bounces radio waves back to the earth?

IONOSPHERE

15 (units)

If the lengths of the leg of a right triangle are 9 units and 12 units, what is the length, in units, of the hypotenuse?

Nike

The goddess of victory, or an athletic shoe line

Hydroponics

This agricultural practice's name means "water labor" in Greek. Also known as tank farming, it involves placing a plant's roots in nutrient-enriched water, rather than in soil. Identify this type of plant cultivation.

Less

as a suffix, this word can follow "worth," "hope," or "care." identify the most word that, in this context, means "without."

In this story, Bill and Sam kidnap Ebenezer Dorset's son, Johnny. Johnny torments his captors so much that they pay his father to take him back. Identify this humorous O. Henry short story?

("The) Ransom of the Red Chief"

Multiple answer. Identify the U.S. president elected in 1860 and the identify the political party he represented.

(ABRAHAM) LINCOLN, REPUBLICAN

Which heroic figure was known for his skill with a train whistle?

(Casey) Jones

Identify the scientist who traveled on the H.M.S. Beagle and studies natural selection and evolution?

(Charles) Darwin

Identify this author of Elijah of Buxton and Bud, Not Buddy?

(Christopher Paul) Curtis

She was the first prima ballerina for the New York City Ballet. She was especially noted for her roles in "Orpheus," "The Nutcracker," and "Swan Lake." Who was this member of the Osage tribe?

(Maria) tall

The Aurora Borealis is a light phenomenon seen in the sky. What is the more common name for this occurrence?

(THE) NORTHERN LIGHTS

Name this type of communication in which users use cell phones to send short statements to each other?

(Text) message (Accept: (Text) messaging, Texting)

In this story, Madame Loisel (lwah-ZEl) borrows the title piece of jewelry from Madame Forestier (For-es-tyay) but loses it at a party. She works for years to replace it, only to discover it was a cheap imitation. What is the ironic short story

(The) Necklace

If a rectangle has a diagonal that has a length of 13 units and a width of 5 units, what is the length, in units, of the rectangle?

12 (units)

Estimate to the nearest whole number the sum of these fractions: Two-thirds plus one-half plus one-third

2

How many lines of symmetry does any rectangle have?

2

Charlotte, Anne, Emily Brontë

3 famous poet siblings

A baking mix for a large amount of cookies requires 6 cups of sugar and 8 cups of flour. If the baker was to change the recipe for fewer cookies, what fraction of a cup of sugar is needed for every cup of flour?

3/4 (three-fourths) (Accept: Three over four)

Give the maximum number of colors necessary to fill each region on most political maps yet have no adjacent regions the same color.

4

A basketball player scored 200 points total last year. How many points did he score in the playoffs, if he scored one-fifth of his total points in the playoffs?

40 (Points)

A 100 milliliter flask, filled to the top, loses 63 percent of its contents in a spill. Rounded to the nearest ten milliliters, how much liquid is left in the flask?

40 (milliliters)

A road sign in the shape of a regular hexagon has a white border around all sides. The length of the bottom side of the sign is 12 units. What is the length, in units, of the outer edge of the white border on the sign?

72 (Units)

A science class has 21 students. The ratio of girls to boys in the class is four to three. How many boys are in the class?

9 (Boys)

If two lines are perpendicular, then what would be the measure of the angle that these two lines form?

90 (degrees)

Neutron

A major subatomic particle with no charge, the amount of these determines an isotope

Readymade

A manufactured object which the artist signs or modifies then presents as a work of art

I.Q. Test

A measuring tool for children known as the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale

Secant

A trigonometric function defined in a right triangle as hypotenuse over adjacent

Appalachian Spring

Aaron Copland won a Pulitzer for this orchestral suite 1945. Name this composition, which includes variations on the Shaker tune "Simple Gifts."

His heel

Achilles' weak spot

New Madrid Fault

Along the Mississippi River, this geologic feature forms Kentucky's western border. It was the site of three natural disasters beginning in December 1811. Name this geologic feature, which could be the site of earthquakes today.

Tornado

Although these weather events occur in many parts of the world, they are found most frequently in the United States. They are marked by a violently column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground. Name this weather phenomenon measured on the Fujita scale.

3:25

Amy turns the TV on at 4:05, and notices that the show she is watching has already been on for 40 minutes. What time did the show begin?

Wind

An excerpt from a book explaining this weather phenomenon states: "Think of it as a dance between warm and cold air molecules." Differences in air temperatures lead to differences in air pressure, which leads to this. What do we call moving air, usually parallel to or along the ground?

White Blood

Aslo known as leukocytes, what cells help the body fight infection?

First and last names, please! Who was the American traitor who helped Fort Ticonderoga and then led an ill fated invasion of Quebec?

BENEDICT ARNOLD

Festivals in honor of this Roman God featured lost of drunkenness and heavy feasting. Who was this roman God of wine?

Bacchus

magma

By definition, without this material, igneous rocks could be not formed. Once it reaches the Earth's surface, it becomes lava. What is this hot molten rock which is usually formed in the Earth's upper mantle?

This park is located in the Guadalupe Mountains of southeastern New Mexico. Name this subterranean national park.

CARLSBAD CARVERS (NATIONAL PARK)

Francis Scott Key

Composed the Star Spangled Banner

A prime number is a number whose only factors are one and itself. What do we call a number that has at least one other factor?

Composite (Number)

These substances are often contrasted with mixtures. They are formed through chemical reactions, and cannot be separated physically. Name these chemical combinations of elements.

Compounds

Harriet Tubman

Conducted of Underground Railroad

21

Point P lies at eight, comma negative three. Point Q lies at five, comma six. What is the Y-intercept of the line P-Q?

Identify the boundary line that separates two geologic systems. The Moho is an example of this boundary because it is the border between the crust and the mantle.

DISCONTINUITY

This molecule's structure reles upon hydrogen bonds, and takes on a double helix, or a twisted ladder, shape. It is organized into chromosomes. What molecule contains the genetic information of humans?

DNA (Accept: Deoxyribonucleic Acid)

This landform is created when rivers deposit sediment near where it enters the sea. What formation, made by the Nile and Mississippi, takes its name from the fourth letter in the Greek alphabet?

Delta

This unit of length, used in describing ocean depths, is equivalent to about six feet. What is this unit?

FATHOM

What type of birds functions as croquet mallets in the book ALICE IN WONDERLAND?

FLAMINGOS

Multiple answer. Give the present, the past and the past participle for the verb "fly".

FLY, FLEW, FLOWN

Rand Paul

First and last name answer required. This founder of the now-defunct Kentucky Taxpayers Untied is the first congressman to serve alongside a parent, his father Ron. He unsuccessfully ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016. Name this Tea Party supporter, Kentucky's junior United States Senator.

John Adams

First and last name required. Among his last acts as president, he appointed what were called the "midnight judges." A Federalist, he had been a member of the Continental Congress and ambassador to England before becoming vice president. Name the second president of the United States.

Eleanor of Aquitaine

First queen of France

Dancer's movements are affected by this dance element. This element of dance refers to the energy with which dancers accentuate their moves. Identify this dance element that begins with the letter "F."

Force

Authors use this literary device to tempt readers into predicting future events. It is the opposite of flashback. Which technique hints at later events in a story?

Foreshadowing

Most of these objects were preserved in water, because remains on land are more easily destroyed. They are dated absolutely using carbon dating, and relatively through soil layers. What objects, many from dinosaurs, are studied by paleontologists?

Fossils

Nelson Mandela

Founded the ANC

Defined as "one cycle per second" this SI unit is used to measure frequency. Name it.

HERTZ

What are the next two words in this poem by Katherine Lee Bates? "O beautiful for patriot dream that sees beyond the years/Thine alabaster cities gleam, undimmed by..."

HUMAN TEARS

Tchaikovsky

His compositions include seven symphonies, eleven operas, and five ballets. His works include an 1866 symphyony call Winter Daydreams, and an 1869 overture, Romeo and Juliet. Give the name of the Russian composer of Swan Lake and The Nutcracker.

Black Widow

Identified by the colored hourglass shape on their abdomen, what organism is considered the most venomous spider in North America?

football

Identify the compound word in the following sentence: The football team just got their first win of the season.

Funny

Identify the following sentence's predicate adjective: As long as it happens to somebody else, anything can be funny.

It

Identify the pronoun in the following sentence that is the direct object: He gave it to me.

"Six times one equals six" is an example of this property of multiplication. What property states that multiplying any number by one does not change the number

Identity (Property of Multiplication)

Unity

If a painting displays work from two different art movements, it would lack this principle. What principle refers to the wholeness or completeness of a work of :

E Pluribus Unum

In 1782, Congress proposed the use of this Latin motto on the Great Seal of the United States. It refers to the fact that the United States became a single unified nation as the result of the thirteen smaller colonies joining together. What Latin phrase means "out of many, one"?

Haiti

In 2010, a seven point zero magnitude earthquake struck this country in Greater Antilles [an-TILL-eez]. Survivors lived in tent camps in the destroyed capital city, Port-au-Prince. Identify the Caribbean nation that shares an island with the Cominican Republic.

(Jennifer) Lawrence

In 2014, she became the youngest person to receive three Academy Award nominations. After her breakout role as an Ozark teenager in Winter's Bone, she played Mystique in a series of x-Men Films. Name this Louisville-born actress best-known for portraying Katiness Everdeen in the Hunger Games movies.

Jennifer Lawrence

In 2014, she became the youngest person to receive three Academy Award nominations. after her breakout role as an Ozark teenager in Winter's Bone, she played mystique in a series of x-men films. Name this Louisville-born actress best-known for portraying Katniss Everdeen in the Hunger Games movies

The Trojan Horse

In Greek Mythology, the name of the horse- shaped structure the Trojans hid in

Scylla and Charybdis

In Greek mythology, the two monsters who live in the Strait of Messina

Gabriel

In Islam, this angel revealed the Qu'ran to the prophet Mohammed. In Christianity, he announced John the Baptist's existence to his father, Zacharias. Name this archangel who, it is prophesied, will blow the trumpet on Judgment Day.

Gabriel (Islamic pronunciation may be accepted)

In Islam, this angel revealed the Qu'ran to the prophet Mohammed. In Christianity, he announced John the Baptist's existence to his father, Zacharias. Name this archangel who, it is prophesied, will blow the trumpet on Judgment Day.

John Kerry

In Vietnam, this modern-day politician won a Silver Star, a Bronze Star, and three Purple Hearts. He was elected a senator from Massachusetts in 1984, and ran for president against George W. Bush in 2004. Who was named U.S. Secretary of State in 2013?

720

In a club of 10 students, the sponsor is choosing a president, vice president, and treasurer. How many different ways can the sponsor pick these three positions?

Claire Vanderpool

In a note at the end of this author's most famous work, it is said that her fictional town of Manifest, Kansas is actually based on the real Kansas town of Fronentac, where here grandparents lived. Though she knew that she wanted to be an author in the 5th grade, she didn't publish until she was 45. Whose novel Moon Over Manifest was the first debut novel to win the Newbery Medal over 30 years.

100 pi (cubic units)

In cubic units and in terms of pi, what is the volume of a cylinder with a radius of 5 units and a height of 4 units?

opportunity cost

In economics, when you make decision, this is the most valuable alternative that you give up. For example, if Todd wants to buy a basketball and a football buy only enough money for one item, the most valuable alternative is the one he does not buy. What is the value of the next best alternative?

136 (Feet)

In feet, find the perimeter of a regular octagon with sides measuring 17 feet each.

20

In how many ways can the letters of the word "mummy," be rearranged?

Momentum

In physics, laws of conservation cover mass, energy, and this quantity, either "angular" or not. Its conservation is classically demonstrated by colliding billiard balls. Defined as the product of mass and velocity, what is this driving power marked by the symbol "p"?

momentum

In physics, laws of conservation cover mass, energy, and this quantity, either "angular" or not. Its conservation is classically demonstrated by colliding billiard balls. Defined as the product of mass and velocity, what is this driving power marked by the symbol "p"?

(Johnny) Appleseed (Accept: (John) Chapman)

In real life, this man was a missionary who walked across Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and parts of West Virginia. In folk legend, he wore a mush pot on his head and scattered orchards everywhere he went. Give the nickname of this American nursery planter of a certain red fruit

Charleston

In this dance associated with speakeasies, the dancers flicked their feet in and out. What popular dance of the early 1920s was named for a South Carolina city?

Fifth

In this dance position, the feet are turned outward and pressed closely together. In watch position does the heel of one foot against the toe of the other?

(The) Ant and the grasshopper

In this fable, one insect spends the summer signing, while the other stores up food for the winter. When winter comes, the diligent insects refuses to share his food with his irresponsible neighbor. Identify this Aesop fable, whose moral is, "It is best to prepare for the days of necessity"

The Ant and the Grasshopper

In this fable, one insect spends the summer singing, while the other stores up food for winter. When winter comes, the diligent insect refuses to share his food with his irresponsible neighbor. Identify this Aesop fable, whose moral is, "It is best to prepare for the days of necessity."

What is the two word name given to the narrow, swift currents or tubes of air found at heights ranging from 7 to 8 miles above the surface of the earth? They are caused by great temperature differences between adjacent air masses.

JET STREAM(S)

Give the full name of the Kentucky ballad writer who graduated from Dupont Manual High School in 1909. His best known works include I WONDER AS I WANDER and THE HANGMAN.

JOHN JACOB NILES

To which class of vertebrates do whales belong?

MAMMALS (ACCEPT: MAMMALIA)

Homer

Made Ilead and the odyssey

A layer of molecules protects Earth from the sun's ultraviolet rays. What is O3, an important molecule in Earth's upper atmosphere?

OZONE

What is the common name for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act?

Obamacare

Name the psychological term for an irrational fear or dislike of a class of objects.

PHOBIA

Identify the southern end of the south transcept of Westminster Abbey. It contains the tomb of Chaucer.

POET'S CORNER

Spell the term beginning with S for implying that all of the people are alike when only a small sample or a few facts are actually known. Spell stereotyping.

S T E R E O T Y P I N G

Multiple answer. What are the five human body senses?

SIGHT, HEARING, SMELL, TASTE, TOUCH

Although as large as the United States, this African are is estimated to have less than one resident per square mile. Its geographic features include oasis depressions, mountains, and vast seas of sand. What African area is the largest desert on Earth?

Sahara

Queen of Hearts

She continually sentences people to death, but never executes anyone. She engages in a game of croquet [Kroh-KAY] with hedgehogs and flamingos. Identify this tyrannical playing card from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

Edgar Allan Poe

The American poet and author lost nearly every important woman in his life to tuberculosis, and he only made fifteen dollars from the publication of his most famous poem, about a creepy bird. Another of his poems describes young love and loss in a kingdom by the sea. Identify this poet of "The Rave" and "Annabel Lee".

London

The European capital that the Thames flows through

Texas

The Lone Star State, belonging to Mexico starting in 1821 and annexed by the United States in 1845

Hector

The Trojan prince whose funeral ends "The Iliad"

Abscissa

The X coordinate in the Cartesian coordinate system

5

The amount of diagonals that can be drawn from one vertex of an octagon

Baltic Sea

The arm of the Atlantic bordered by Denmark, Finland, Germany, Poland, Sweden, Estonia, and Russia

Dwight Eisenhower

The author of "A Crusade in Europe"

Jules Verne

The author of A Journey to the Center of the Earth

Arabella Don

The barmaid in "Jude the Obscure" who tricks Jude into marrying her by saying she is pregnant

Luciferin

The chemical that lightning bugs use to light up

Hydrogen

The element making up very young stars

Personification

The figure of speech used in "The great tree groaned as the fierce wind pummeled it with raging fists."

Hydrogen, helium, lithium

The first three elements on the periodic table

Barometer

The first working model of this scientific instrument was made by Evangelista Torricelli in 1643. This instrument consists of a long glass tube with a liquid such as mercury. Identify this instrument, used to determine atmospheric pressure.

Pi X the radius squared

The formula for area of a circle

The Director of Hatcheries and Conditioning

The full title of the father of John the Savage

8

The function F is defined by these ordered pairs: (4,2), (3,5), (2,8), and (7,1). Using this function, what is F of 2?

Excretory System

The human body system that features the nephrons, ureters, and the urethra

Cuba

The largest island in the West Indies

8 feet

The length of four cords of wood in a cubical pile

120 degrees

The measure of each interior angle in a hexagon

Calypso

The mythical nymph in Homer's Odyssey who kept Odysseus on her island, or a dance in Trinidad

Graces

The name for the goddesses Aglaia, Euphrosyne, and Thalia

Dada

The name of this art style is rumored to have been selected when a paper knife was inserted into a French to German dictionary randomly. The chosen word means "hobby-horse" in French, and fit in with style's emphasis on randomness. What was this style, which was popularized by artists such as Man Ray, Jean Arp, and Marcel Duchamp [du-Shawmo]?

A Cappela

The name of this type of music means "in the church style." What type of music is sung without instrumental accompaniment?

46

The number of chromosomes that a normal nonreproductive human cell has

6

The number of dihedral angles in a tetrahedron

22%

The percentage of marbles Henry traded if he had 550 marbles and traded 121 of them

(The) Miracle Worker

The play based on the book The Story of My Life, featured the minor characters Percy, Viney, and Aunt Ev. In the play Annie Sullivan Teaches a blind and deaf girl sign language, Name this biographical play written by William Gibson of Helen Keller's life.

Operant Conditioning

The psychologist B.F. Skinner was able to teach pigeons to play ping pong using this type of learning. Unlike Pavlovian conditioning , which relies on relating two normally unrelated events, this conditioning that relies on reinforcing or punishing actions to promote a specific behavior.

operant conditioning

The psychologist B.F. Skinner was able to teach pigeons to play ping pong using this type of learning. Unlike Pavlovian conditioning, which relies on relating two normally unrelated events, this type of conditioning focuses on the consequences of actions. Identify the type of behavioral conditioning that relies on reinforcing or punishing actions to promote a specific behavior.

360 feet or 120 yards

The regulation distance for a pro football field from goal post to goal post at the opposite ends

Richard ( The lionheart)

The ruler spent very little time in his kingdom, instead using it as a source of revenue for foreign wars. He led one of these wars against Saladin, where his bravery earned him an epithet. Given this English king who reigned from 1189 to 1199.

24/25

The sine of 2x if the sine of X is 3/5 and X is an acute angle

Three

The term syzygy refers to the alignment of how many celestial bodies?

Metamorphic, sedimentary, igneous

The three main types of rock

Odin, Vé, and Vili

The three that killed Ymir in Norse mythology

BAA, BAA BLACK SHEEP

The title character of this Mother Goose rhyme refers to the master, the dame, and the little boy who lives down the lane. He declares he has "three bags full." Name this title character with lots of wool.

Three Billy Goats Gruff

These three folktale characters managed to get across the bridge safely. The first two convinced the troll that he'd be better off waiting for the next one. Identify these characters who largest member defeated the troll.

Mikhail Baryshnikov

This Soviet dancer defected to the West in 1974, joined the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, and became a U.S. citizen in 1986. He was the American Ballet Theater's principal dancer from 1974 to 1978, and collaborated with George Balanchine at the New York City Ballet. Name this preeminent Soviet dancer of the 1980s, who served as the American Ballet Theater's artistic director from 1980 to 1989.

(Mikhail) Baryshnikov

This Soviet dancer defected to the West in 1974, joined the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, and became a U.S. citizen in 1986. He was the American Ballet Theater's principle dancer from 1974 to 1978, and collaborated of the 1980s, who served as the American Ballet Theatre's artistic director from 1980 to 1989.

Norton Juster

This academic and popular write also became an architect through a correspondence course, and enlisted in the Civil Engineering Corps of the Navy. He met the illustrator of his most famous novel, Jules Feiffer, while taking out the trash one evening. Identify the author of The Hello, Goodbye Window and The Phantom Tollbooth.

Lance Armstrong

This athlete founded Livestrong Foundation to help other patients after his own recovery from cancer. He began competing in triathlons at the age of 16, but his career was ended at age 41 with a 2012 scandal. Identify the American cyclist who was convicted of using illegal methods to win the Tour de France a record seven consecutive-times.

(Stephen) King

This author has written under the pen name John Swithen and Richard Bachman. Several of his novels, including The Green Mile and Carrie, have been made into blockbuster films. Identify this author of the horror novels Cujo, Pet Sematary, and The Shining.

(Franz) Schubert

This composer created over six hundred lieder, or art songs. He composed the Trout Quintet for piano, and turned to German legend with The Erlking. Name the composer of Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, better known as the Unfinished Symphony

Franz Schubert

This composer created over six hundred lieder, or art songs. He composed the Trout Quintet for piano, and turned to German legend with The Erlking. Name the composer of Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, better known as the Unfinished Symphony.

Quasi (war)

This conflict started after the America refused to continue their debt payment, claiming they were owned to the crown. It featured the XYZ Affair and privateer attacks which severely hindered American shipping. Name this undeclared war with Republican France from 1798 to 1800.

Plot

This element of drama is represented by Freytag's pyramid. It features exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and conclusion. What is the term for a story's sequence of events?

Lute

This instrument is a close relative of the mandolin and the Near-Eastern oud. Its neck may be fretted or unfretted, but it always features strings and a hollow, pear-shaped body. Name this instrument, popular in secular Renaissance music.

lute

This instrument is a close relative of the mandolin and the Near-Eastern oud. Its neck may be fretted or unfretted, but it always features strings and a hollow, pear-shaped body. Name this instrument, popular in secular Renaissance music.

(Guglielmo) Marconi

This inventor's namesake law is the ratio between antennas' height and their maximum signaling distance. He found The Wireless Telegraph & Signal company in 1897, and twelve years later, he shared the Noble Prize in Physics with Karl Braun. Name this Italian inventor, known as the "father of long distance radio transmission."

Simile

This is a figure of speech that makes a comparison. It shows a comparison with the help of the words "like" or "as". What figure of speech is used in the sentence, "He is as sharp as a tack?"

Denouement

This literary team means "an unraveling" in French. Which term, often called falling action, refers to the resolution of a story's plot?

Once Upon A Mattress

This musical includes the song "Very Soft Shoes," and "Shy." Princess Winnifred the Woebegone tries to woo Prince Dauntless, but Queen Aggravain opposes the math. Name this musical adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's story "The Princess and the Pea."

(Robert E.) Lee

This office was the son of a Revolutionary war cavalry hero, and distinguished himself during the Mexican War. When the Civil War broke out, he was offered a command in the Union Army, but resigned because he could not invade the southern state, including hid native Virginia. Identify the commander of the army of Northern Virginia, and the greatest confederate general.

Cholesterol

This organic compound, with chemical formula C27 H46 O, helps to produce Vitamin D, Bile acids, and steroid hormones. LDL deposits on the artery wall, while HDL removes it from the bloodstream. Name this waxy fat steroid, which forms plaque between artery walls.

The Miracle Worker

This play, based on the book The Story of My Life, features the minor characters Percy, Viney, and Aunt Ev. In the play, Annie Sullivan teaches a blind and deaf girl sign language. Name this biographical play written by William Gibson of Helen Keller's life.

Comma

This punctuation mark appears before and after appositive phrases. It appears before a coordinating conjunction that connects two independent clauses, but can cause a splice if the coordinating conjunction is absent. Which part of speech commonly separates items in a list.

biosphere

This region extends from deep underground, underneath the depths of the ocean to several kilometers in the sky. The name of this region was also used to describe an artificial scientific facility in Arizona used to study ecosystems. Give the name of the portion of the earth that supports life.

King Tutankhamen

This ruler restored the traditional religion and art that had been set aside by Akhenaton, his predecessor. He ascended the throne at about nine and died at age 18. Name this boy king whose nearly intact tomb was discovered in 1922 by Howard Carter in Egypt.

Tutankhamen

This ruler restored the traditional religion and art that has been set aside by Akhenaton, his predecessor. He ascended the throne at about nine and died at age 18 Name this boy king whose nearly intact tomb was discovered in 1922 by Howard Carter in Egypt.

Impromptu

This word comes from the French for "in readiness." Like its synonyms, extemporaneous and improvised, it means "done without previous preparation." What is this nine-letter word beginning with the letter "I"?

Eureka

This word is the state motto of California. Archimedes allegedly shouted it when he figured out how much gold was in the syracusan King's crown. Give the Greek word for "I have found it!"

An ellipsis indicates that words have been omitted from a quotation. How many dots are in an ellipsis?

Three

Birds, reptiles, amphibians

Three classes of vertebrates that live on land

Apostrophe, Alliteration, Personification

Three literary devices used in the opening line of Ode to the West Wind

In 1517, Martin Luther marked the beginning of Protestantism when he nailed his Ninety-Five Theses to the door of the court church. In what German city did this take place?

WITTENBERG

5

What is the degree of the following polynomial: 3 X squared minus 4X to the fifth power plus 7?

42

What is the lcm of 14 and 21 ?

3 X cubed minus 4 X squared plus 15 X plus 2

What is the sum of these two polynomials: 3X cubed minus 8X squared plus 12, and 4X squared plus 15X minus 10.

84

What number is 42 percent of 200?

World War One

What war started in 1914 and ended in 1918

World war two

What war started in 1939 and ended in 1945

July 4, 1776

When was Declaration of Independence signed

Robert Frost

Wrote "The Road not taken"

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Wrote "The Scarlet Letter"

Which axis is drawn as a horizontal line on the Cartesian Plane?

X(Axis)

Anarchy

The term where there is no government

Thomas Paine

Wrote Common Sense

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin

Leo Tolstoy

Wrote War and Peace

27

X varies directly as Y. Given that X equals 12 when Y equals 18, find Y, when X equals 18.

Polarized light

The type of light whose waves vibrate in only one plane

Business letter

A type of letter with an inside address

Fathom

A unit of length used to describe ocean depths

Mercury Diana Apollo Ceres Bacchus Minerva

Hermes- theft, commerce Artemis- hunting Apollo- the Sun Demeter- harvest Dionysus- wine Athena- wisdom

441

21 squared

Consider the following data summary: the minimum is 5, the 1st quartile is 12, the median is 15, the 3rd quartile is 20, and the maximum is 24. What is the interquartile range for this data?

8

What ballet position has a name that means "in an Arabic manner"?

Arabesque

lead

At number 82 on the periodic table, this element is extracted chiefly from galena. It is found in paint, bullets, pipes, and radiation shielding. Name this soft, malleable, ductile, metallic element, whose symbol is Pb.

(John Philip) Sousa

At the age of thirteen, this composer tried to join a circus band, but his father enlisted him as an apprentice in the U.S Marine Band instead. he dedicated two of his best known works to Liberty Bell and the Washington Post newspaper. Identify the composer of the "Semper Fidelis" and sometimes called "march king."

Puberty

At the beginning of this life stage, hormones stimulate the growth, function, or transformation of the human brain, bones, muscles, blood, kin, hair, and reproductive organs. It commonly occurs in girls between the ages 13 and 16. From the Latin for "adulthood", what is the process that matures the body at the initiation of hormone signals?

Jane Austen

Author of pride and prejudice

Kilogram

Basic unit of mass in metric system

Native American women wove these pieces of art from wet reeds. Some of them are decorated with geometric patterns. What useful containers can be used to carry picnic lunches?

Basket(s)

1-0-0-1-0

Change the decimal number 18 into a binary number.

Louis Braille

Created Braille

Countries that have this type of economic system include Singapore, the United States, and Russia. Adam Smith discussed it in 'The Wealth of Nations' and the Marshall Plan preserved it in Europe after World War Two.

Capitalism

Alexander Fleming

Created penicillin by accident

Phosphorus

Chemical symbol is P, not found freely on earth

Pony Express

Commonly used two-word name, please. This system of delivering mail only lasted for about eighteen months. Still, it gave Buffalo Bill Cody a chance to make a name for himself as a rider. What mail system carried letters from Missouri to California in 1860 to 1861?

taxes

Congress is given the power to levy these assessments by Article One, Section Seven of the Constitution. However, it was not until the adoption of the Sixteenth Amendment that the U.S. was allowed to levy these on personal incomes. What, according to one saying, is the only thing other than death that is certain?

4

Consider the function y equals 5, over the quantity (3X-12), close quantity. What value of x would not be in the domain of this function?

North

Currently, one can look to the star Polaris to find this cardinal direction. Due to the use of magnetic compasses, mapmakers in the Middle Ages started putting this direction at the top of maps. What is the cardinal direction that a compass needle will point to?

This kind of structure is usually built to supply hydroelectric power. One mas also be built to provide a water supply for a city. Identify the type of structure that blocks a river's flow to form a lake.

Dam

Emancipation proclamation

Document Lincoln wrote to abolish slavery

Folk artists often construct these string instruments. They have three to five strings over a fretted fingerboard. What is this instrument related to the zither that can be called Appalachian, lap, hammered, or fretted?

Dulcimer

Joseph Stalin

During WWII Soviet dictator

Great Britain, France, USA, Soviet Union

During WWII who were the allies

What was the name of the last Tudor monarch of Britain?

ELIZABETH (I)

It is a relatively short literary composition on a single subject. It presents the view points of the author. The composition should be classified as what five letter word?

ESSAY

His tail attached by a nail, and likes to munch on thistles. He lives in the southeast corner of the Hundred Acre Wood in a stick house called the House at Pooh Corner?

Eeyore

Personification

Emily Dickinson uses this literary device when she depicts death as a gentleman caller in "Because I could not stop for death." In what device, some times called anthropomorphism, does a writer give a natural phenomenon, intimate object, or a animal human qualities?

Francis Crick, James Watson

English scientists credited with discovering DNA

The Night Cafe

English title, please. A unused billiard table sits at the center of this work. A few figures sit hunched over tables, but the room is mostly empty. Name this painting by Vincent van Gogh, who called it "one of the ugliest I've done," and gave it the owner of the cafe that was the model for the work.

Statue of Liberty

Engraved on a plaque at the entrance to this landmark is the sonnet, "The New Colossus," by Emma Lazarus. It stands on a small island in Upper New York Bay, and represents freedom and democracy. Name this gift of freedom from France to the United States.

3

Evaluate using order of operations: 9 times the quantity 3 minutes 1 close quantity divided by 6.

New Moon

Every 28 days, this is seen in the sky - or more accurately, NOT seen in the sky. What is the phase of the moon occurring when it lies between the earth and the sun, and is generally invisible?

17

F of 2 if F of X equals 2x cubed-3x+7

Helen Keller

Famous blind and deaf woman

Aristotle

Famous philosopher born in Stagira, Greece

3 radical 5 (feet) (Accept: 3 (times) (the) square root of 5)

Find the length in feet of the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs measuring 3 feet and 6 feet.

twenty

Five runners enter a race. In how many ways can they finish first and second?

How many prepositions appear in the following sentence? I swam against the current from one side to of the dock to the other.

Four

Deoxyrhibonucleic acid

Full name of DNA

Identify the 32nd president of the United States?

Franklin (Delano) Roosevelt

The name's the same. Identify the name given, in Greek mythology, to a handsome young boy snatched by Zeus and taken to Mt. Olympus and the name given to the largest moon in our solar system.

GANYMEDE

In this type of matter, molecules are further apart from each other than those of a liquid. Identify this state of matter, of which steam is an example

Gas

1/64

Give your answer as a simplified fraction. What is the value of 8 raised to the negative second power?

(Y=) 10 (Accept: (0, 10)

Given the linear function 5X minus *Y equals negative 80, what is the Y intercept of the graph of this equation?

Identify massive collections of ice?

Glaciers

According to Catholicism, this is one of the 7 cardinal sins. It has become a problem for many unhealthy people in the world. What Vice refers to excessive eating?

Gluttony

This force causes an acceleration of 9.8 meters per second squared on Earth. This force increases with mass, and decreases with distance. Identify this force that pulls two objects with mass together.

Gravity

In 2013, the official dates for this religious holiday began on November 27 and ended on December 5. Its name means "dedication," and it is associated with the Maccabees. What Jewish holiday is celebrated by lighting the menorah?

Hanukkah (Accept: Feast of Lights, Feast of the Maccabees)

About eighty percent of the island's population has Inuit [IN-oo-it] blood. It has an Arctic climate, and has a massive ice sheet that has an average 5,000 feet thick. Identify the the world's largest island, where Norseman led Erik the Red settled?

Greenland

Identify the instrument that is supposedly played by angels?

Harp

Sergei Prokofiev [pruh-KOE-fee-uf]

He based his ballet titled The Buffoon on a Russian folktale. Identify the Russian composer of the ballad Romeo and Juliet, and the symphonic fairy tale Peter and the Wolf.

Balboa

He was the leader of the first stable European colony in South America. In September 1513, he achieved his greatest claim to fame while standing, as he said, while standing "silent, upon a peak in Darien [Dair-ee-en]. Name the conquistador [kon-KWIS-tuh-dore] who led the first European expedition across the Isthmus of Panama to reach the Pacific Ocean.

Identify this type of transportation device that runs on both gas and electricity?

Hybrid (car)

Johann Gutenberg

Inventor of printing press

24

Julie draws a pentagon, a heptagon, and a dodecagon. What is the total number of sides in the figures Julie draws?

Nickname, please. This symphony was the composer's forty-first. It was his last symphony, completed in 1788. What Mozart symphony takes its nickname from the chief God of Roman mythology?

Jupiter (Symphony)

In TEN THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU, Julia Stiles plays a girl who would rather die than date. Which character is this girl similar to in Shakespeare's THE TAMING OF THE SHREW?

KATHERINE (ACCEPT: KATE)

The temperature 27 on this scale is equal to 300 degrees Celsius. This scale of temperature is used in SI and for the most scientific equations. What temperature scale starts measuring at absolute zero and has no negative values?

Kelvin

Odysseus OR Agamemnon

King in the odyssey

A poem whose subtitle includes that it was "Composed A Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey" was included in what compilation by Wordsworth and Coleridge?

LYRICAL BALLADS

$180.00

Last month, Jean earned $78.00, and Fred earned twice as much as Jean. Jean's sister, Emily, made $24 more than Fred. How much did Emily earn last month?

Jim Crow Laws

Laws that required blacks to use separate facilities and attend separate schools

25

Let f of x equal two x plus three, and let g of x equal x squared minus five. Evaluate the composite function f of g of 4.

Give the English translation of the Greek root "photo"

Light

Subtypes of these animals include cetaceans and monotremes. They have mammary glands, and usually give birth to live babies. Identify this class of animals, which includes dolphins, chimpanzees, and humans.

Mammal

The chemical formula of this compound is C-H-4. The simplest hydrocarbon, it is a fossil fuel. What compound is released by cows who have flatulence?

Methane

MURAL(S)

Mexican artist Diego Rivera was known for this type of larger-scale work. Raphel's the School of Athens and da Vinci's The Last Supper are examples of it. What type of Art consists of a scene painted directly onto the wall?

Identify these natural satellites, one of which orbits the Earth in a 28-day cycle.

Moons

2, Deimos and Phobos

Moons that mars has

Identify this characteristic, which is shared by water, rocks, and air?

Nonliving

0

Number of Mercury's moons

Irrational

Numbers that cannot be written as the quotient of two integers

Mother Teresa

Nun from Albania, helped lepers

48

One-third of a particular number is 16. One-fourth of this same number is 12. What is this number, which is half of 96?

Martin Luther

Opposed Roman Catholic Church

Petrified

Organic matter such as wood that has been converted into a stony replica by structural impregnation with dissolved minerals

Leonardo da Vinci

Painted Mona Lisa and Last supper

A quadrilateral is a polygon with 4 sides. What special name is given to a quadrilateral whose distinguishing feature is two pairs of parallel sides?

Parallelogram

Matthew Brady was one of the first to work in this art form. Today, anyone with a cellphone can create works of art using this medium. What medium requires the use of a camera?

Photography

What process involving light allows plants to make sugars?

Photosynthesis

Identify the verb tense used in the following sentence: She has sung in the school choir since fourth grade.

Present Perfect (Tense)

Galileo Galilei

Proved earth revolved around the sun

Yuppie

Refers to a market segment whose consumers are self-reliant and financially secure

Rosa Parks

Refused to give up bus seat to white man

A polygon has 4 sides, and all 4 sides have the same length, but there are no right angles in the figure. What is the most specific name you can give this quadrilateral?

Rhombus

The river Styx

River Achilles was dipped in

Nero

Roman emperor who persecuted Christians

Luna

Roman name for the moon

An example of this feature is one centimeter equals one kilometer. This map feature allows cartographers to show huge areas of land on small pieces of paper. What part of the map indicates how real distances relate to the distances depicted on the map?

Scale

Trachea

Scientific name for the windpipe

Carbon Dioxide

Scottish chemist Joseph Black identified this 2-word gas, which he called "fixed air." It is used by plants in the process of photosynthesis. Name this product of human respiration, who chemical formula CO2.

Kira Kira

Set in 1960, this American children's novel begins in Iowa where the main character's parents manage a Japanese supermarket. When the family's supermarket goes out of business, they travel to Georgia, where Katie's family works at a fish hatchery alongside fellow Japanese families. Identify this novel whose title is used by Lynn and taught to Katie, and is used to describe the things that sparkle in our lives.

None of these astronomical events, which can involve the collapse of a white dwarf, have been observed in the Milky Way. They can lead to the formation of a black hole. Identify these large explosions that occur at the end of a large star's life cycle.

Supernova

Prometheus

Titan who gave fire to man

William Tyndale

Translated bible into English

Xylem

Tubes that transport water and minerals upward in a plant

Charlemagne

Unified Western Europe

Greenland

World's largest island

Good

" Benefacter " and "benevolent" both contain the Latin root " bene " meaning:

Which colonial hero supposedly discovered electricity by the flying a key on a key on a kite during during a thunderstorm?

(Benjamin) Franklin

He wrote the poems "Somewhere I Have Never Traveled" and "I carry Your Heart with Me." In his poem "(in Just-)", he descrives "luscious the little/lame balloonman" who "whistles far and wee." What poet was known for his unusual punctuation?

(E.E.) Cummings

Name the author of The View from Saturday and From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler?

(E.L) Konigsburg

Name the American artist who popularized the American West in his dramatic, animated paintings of life on the plains, such as the bronze COMING THROUGH THE RYE. Remington.

(FREDERIC) REMINGTON

Although this athlete died in the 1940s, he is the premier cultural icon of his profession. Thousands of teenagers play in a league named after him. Identify this baseball great, known as the "Bambino" or the "Sultan of Swat", who played for the Yankees.

(George Herman "Babe") Ruth

On March 23, 1743, King George II began a tradition by standing when he heard the "Hallelujah Chorus" from the MESSIAH for the first time. Name the composer of this work.

(George) Handel

This historic house is home to the Croghan Mansion. Name this sight In Louisville where Meriwether Lewis and George Rogers Clark stayed on their trip back east from the Pacific Ocean. It was also home to Clark during the last several years of his life.

(HISTORIC) LOCUST GROVE

She originally started dispensing advice through a radio show before she began writing a nationally syndicated newspaper column. Who was this psychologist who wrote WHAT EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW ABOUT MEN?

(JOYCE) BROTHERS

Identify this American folk hero who is said to have "died with his hammer in his hand"?

(John) Henry

The most famous examples of this type of line are the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn and the Equator. They are measured from zero to ninety degrees in both directions. Name these geographic lines that define how far north or south a point lies.

(Lines of) Latitude

Who is this cartoon character turned Broadway star, known for her red hair and her song, "Tomorrow"?

(Little Orphan) Annie

This author's lesser-known novels include Rilla of Ingleside and Rainbow Valley. She created a red-headed orphan whom Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert adopt. Name the author of Anne of Green Gables.

(Lucy Maud) Montgomery

What memorial with 56 arches opened in 2004 in Washington D.C, and honors those who fought in a war that included D-Day and the Battle of Midway?

(National) World War Two (Memorial)

He was one of the first students at the St. Petersburg Conservatory when it opened in Russia in 1862. Among his works are "The Made of Orleans" and "The Sleeping Beauty." What Russian composed "The Nutcracker" and "Swan Lake"?

(Peter Ilyich) Tchaikovsky

What quadrant is located in the bottom left section of the Cartesian plane?

(Quadrant) 3

Consider the coordinate plane. In which quadrant would you plot the point (4,-3)?

(Quadrant) 4

He was practicing opthalmologist Bowling Green for 17 years. His father ran for president three times. In 2010, who was elected the junior US senator from Kentucky?

(Rand) Paul

This character encounters a group of dwarves playing ninepins in the Catskill Mountains. When he awakes from a nap, his wife is dead, and America has won independence from Great Britain. Who is this Washington Irving character?

(Rip) Van Winkle

Who wrote "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood" in his poem "The Road Not Taken"?

(Robert) Frost

He wrote about optics, and is credited with with inventing calculus. His namesake set of motion laws includes laws involving force and inertia. Name this scientist associated with a story of doubtful origin, about discovering gravity?

(Sir Isaac) Newton

He was attorney general, and later lieutenant governor under Martha Layne Collins. Running with Daniel Mongiardo in 2007 and Jerry Abramson in 2011, he has championed the Kentucky Health Care Exchange. Identify the 61st governor of Kentucky.

(Steve) Beshear

"Inventor" and "entrepreneur" are words used to describe this cultural icon, who died in 2011. The names of the products his company produces almost always begin with the letter I. Identify this co-founder and former CEO of Apple Incorporated.

(Steven Paul) Jobs

Multiple answer. Besides THE LAST OF THE MOHICIANS, name any two of the remaining volumes in the LEATHERSTOCKING TALES by James Fenimore Cooper.

(THE) PIONEERS, PATHFINDER, PRAIRIE, OR DEERSLAYER

Identify the Edgar Allen Poe short story... "And now a full memory of the trial, of the judges, of the sable draperies, of the sentence, of the sickness, of the swoon..."?

(THE) PIT AND THE PENDULUM

The symbols of the prison and cemetery represent the ideas of punishment and death which Nathaniel Hawthorne introduces in the first chapter of what novel starring Hester Prynne?

(THE) SCARLET LETTER

What is the title of the short story collection by Washington Irving in which you will find the stories of RIP VAN WINKLE and THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW?

(THE) SKETCHBOOK OF GEOFFERY CRAYON

In 1948, the Chicago Tribune's headline read that this man was elected president when, in fact, Harry Truman was elected. Who did the Tribune announce as the winner?

(THOMAS) DEWEY

Among the several builds he designed, one was a private retreat named Poplar Forest. He also designed the campus of the University of Virginia. Who is this architect who shoed his Neo-Palladian style in his home Monticello?

(THOMAS) JEFFERSON

In this book of poems, Rosa transforms caves into hospitals. The work chronicles Cuba's struggle for independence from 1850 to 1899. What is this book of poems by Margarita Engle?

(The) Surrender Tree

What Civil War general said, "No terms other than an unconditional and immediate surrender can be acceptable."

(ULYSSES S.) GRANT

Multiple answer. In correct order name the French authors of Les Miserables and Candide?

(VICTOR) HUGO AND VOLTAIRE

He has been called the greatest male ballet dancer in the world. He was known for hos fantastic leaps. Identify this dancer famous for his roles with Anna Pavlova?

(Vaslav) Nijinsky [VAH-sluhf nih-ZHIN-skee]

What type of white flower lies on a horse's skull in a Georgia O'Keeffe painting?

(White) Rose

One, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 12 are all of the positive factors of the number 12. Sate all of the positive factors of the number 50.

1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50

A mosaic is made up of 2-inch by 2-inch square tiles. The area of the mosaic is 6 square feet. If the width of the mosaic is 3 feet, how many tiles make up this length?

12 (tiles)

Given the set of data: 10, 15, 12, 14, and 17, what number is the median of the data set?

14

A retail store is offering 20 percent off every item. Ignoring sales tax, what would be the discounted price for an item that normally costs thirty dollars?

24 (dollars)

A hole is dug that is 3 feet long, 3 feet wide, and 3 feet deep. What is the volume in cubic feet, of this hole?

27 (Cubic Feet)

A patio is in the shape of a trapezoid. The two bases of the patio are 6 and 10 units, and the distance between the bases is 5 units. In square units, find the area of the patio.

40 (square units)

Region, human-environment interaction, location, place, movement

5 themes of Geography

A 5-pound bag of sugar is approximately 2.25 kilograms. Using this estimate, how many kilograms are there in a 20-pound bag of sugar?

9 (kilograms)

The following are test scores on Mr Rodgers last exam: 99, 97, 95, 97, 99, 100, 97, and 95. What test score is the mode?

97

X=4

9x+75=23x+19

Friedrigh Nietzsche

A 19th century German philosopher who pioneered the concepts Apollonian, Dionysian, the will to power, and the ubermensch

Empire State Building

A B-25 bomber, lost in heavy fog, crashed into this building on July 28, 1945. The building was finished in 1931, and was the tallest structure in the world until 1954. Identify this skyscraper that has long been a symbol of New York City.

Sarah Plain and Tall

A Newberry Award winning novel about a Maine woman who answers a midwest farmer's ad for a wife to help with his children

3/5

A bag contains 20 purple marbles. All except 8 of the marbles have yellow stripes. What is the probability of drawing a marble with yellow stripes from the bag?

2

A bank pays 2 percent interest each month. Tommy deposits $100 in the bank. How much money will he earn in one month?

111

A bicycle store donated 222 bicycle wheels to Goodwill to repair broken bicycles. How many bicycles can they repair if every bicycle needs both wheels?

Galaxy

A black hole is located at the center of many of these astronomical structures. Although many, such as our own, are shaped as spirals, these structures may also be shaped as ellipses or hold less regular forms. What is the name for a collection of stars bound together by gravity, such as Andromeda or the Milky Way?

galaxy

A black hole is located at the center of many of these astronomical structures. Although many, such as our own, are shaped as spirals, these structures may also be shaped as ellipses or hold less regular forms. What is the name for a collection of stars bound together by gravity, such as Andromeda or the Milky Way?

Translucent

A body that transmits light waves but diffuses them sufficiently that objects can't easily be distinguished

Editorial

A brief article that gives personal comments on current events

Sublimation

A chemical process by which ice vaporizes directly to a gas without passing through the liquid phase

360 degrees

A circle is a geometric figure. How many degrees are in a circle?

Clear and Present Danger

A clause which states no person can speak out for insubordination against the U.S. government, or a novel by Tom Clancy

9000

A combinations is 4 digits, with repeats allowed. If the combination cannot start with a zero, how many combinations are possible?

25 days

A company has to pave 10 miles of road. If the company can pave two-fifths of a mile each work day, how many work days will it take to complete this project?

accidental

A composer uses one of these symbols to alter the pitch of a single note. The three most common versions are the sharp, the flat, and the natural. What is the collective name of these symbols?

60 PI (cubic units)

A cone has a diameter of 12 units and a height of 5 units. In cubic units, find the volume of the cone.

3 to 1

A cylinder and a cone have the same area of the base, and the same height. What is the ratio of the volume of the cylinder to the volume of the cone?

175 pi (Cubic Units)

A cylinder has a base with a diameter of 10 units. If the height of the cylinder is 7 units, what is the volume of the cylinder, in cubic units?

4 dispensers

A drink dispensers holds 128 quarts of liquid. Anna needs to serve 400 quarts of lemonade. How many drink dispensers will Anna need?

$11

A five pound bag of potatoes costs $2.75. At this rate, what is the cost of 20 pounds of potatoes?

Interstellar

A four-syllable adjective that describes the space that exists between stars

Tallchief

A gifted dancer from an early age, this ballerina worked with choreographers like Bronislava Nijinska [broj-nee-SLAH-vuh ni-ZHIN-skuh] and George Balachine [BAL-uh-cheen], whom she later married. Name this woman, the first person of Native American descent to become prima ballerina for a major dance company.

Notre-Dame

A gothic cathedral dedicated to the Virgin Mary and known for flying buttresses

74 square units

A house has a wall that is 10 units wide and 8 units tall. This wall has a window that is 3 units tall by 2 units wide. In square unts, what is the area of the wall, not including the window?

Neptune/Poseidon

A mythological character who was feared as the creator of earthquakes and deluges by his trident

Uncle Tom's Cabin

A novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe in which Eliza and her son Harry escape their pursuers by jumping on ice floes across the Ohio River

Lord Jim

A novel in which a young man from the cargo ship Patna explores the many facets of human character

The Natural

A novel that relates the story of the rise and fall of a gifted baseball player

Two

A number sequence starts with the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and so on. What is the eighty-second number in this sequence?

51

A number sequence starts with the numbers 33, 36, 39, 42, and 45. What is the seventh term in this sequence?

St. Ives

A nursery rhymes mentioning this seaside location in Cornwall, England, is actually a riddle whose answer is one. The narrator meets a man with seven wives, who each has seven sacks with seven cats and seven kittens a piece. Identify this place which completes the nursery rhyme title "As I Was Going to . . ."

48 units

A pentagon has 2 sides with length 8 units, 2 sides with length 10 units, and one side with length 12 units. What is the perimeter, in units, of the pentagon?

reflection

A perfect example of this phenomenon is exhibited when the angle of incidence is equal to the outgoing angle. Which phenomenon allows us to see objects as well as color, and when not present at all, results in black objects?

SIMILIE

A person uses this literary device when she call baseball "as American as apple pie" or claims to be able to "run like the wind." Name the figure of speech that compares two unlike things using the words "like" or "as."

Elysian Fields

A place in mythology where souls of the good went after death, a peaceful region of happiness and bliss

Rhombus

A plane convex figure with four equal sides that's not a square

Elmer Rice

A playwright known for The Adding Machine and Street Sense

Hemlock

A poison that Socrates had to drink after being found guilty of corrupting Athens youth

10,560 feet

A race is two miles long. How many feet are in two miles?

Five and One-Third

A race track measures one and one-third miles. If Logan drives four laps around the track, how far, in miles, did Logan travel?

Pickleball

A racquet sport played with a hard paddle and a whiffle ball and a lower net than similar sports

2 Tablespoons

A recipe calls for 3 teaspoons of sugar. If you double the recipe, how many tablespoons of sugar do you need to use?

Jews

A religious group exiled from France and persecuted by the Nazis

24 (units)

A right triangle has a leg of length 7 units and a hypotenuse of 25 units, what is the length of the other leg, in units?

24 units

A right triangle has a leg of length 7 units and a hypotenuse of 25 units. What is the length of the other leg, in units?

132 (Square units)

A right triangular prism has a base with legs that have the lengths of 3 units and 4 units. If the heights of the prims is 10 units, what is the square units, of the prism?

Metamorphic

A rock that has undergone change because of heat, pressure, or chemical action

Ibis

A sacred bird of ancient Egypt whose white plummage represents the light of the sun, its neck the shadow of the moon, its body a heart, and its legs a triangle

14 (grams)

A sample of a solid substance measures 1.4 dekagrams in mass. What is the mass of the sample in grams?

7

A set of data has a standard deviation of 7. If each number in the set is increased by 4, what is the standard deviation of the new set?

The Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon

A short story collection that includes Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

A snake killing mongoose

Nine

A tank contains many octopuses. There are 72 functioning, live tentacles in the tank. Assuming that each octopus has eight tentacles, how many octopuses are in the tank?

Whiskey

A tax on this product resulted in an insurrection in western Pennsylvania in 1794. In response president Washington called for militia from Pennsylvania and three neighboring states to put down the rebellion . What was the product that was being taxed by the federal government?

Hypothesis

A tentative question or supposition that can be tested

Tangent

A term in geometry that denotes a coplanar line touching a circle at only one point

Sixty

A tree loses one-third of its leaves on a windy day. At the end of the day, the tree has lost 20 leaves. How many leaves were on the tree at the beginning of the day?

Booth Tarkington

A two time Pulitzer Prize winning novelist from Indiana

Vitamin C

A vitamin recommended by Linus Pauling to prevent colds, cancers, etc.

City of God

A work of political philosophy by St. Augustine that describes how Christianity can provide a model for a new social order

Spelling required. Kind, courageous words can diffuse an awkward situation. Spell the word that means "difficult to deal with."

A-W-K-W-A-R-D

Name the legendary Greek warrior of the Trojan war who was dipped in the River Styx by his mother and made invulnerable except for the heel by which she held him.

ACHILLES

Which state is the setting for the poem that begins, "There are strange things done in the midnight sun by the men who toil for gold"?

ALASKA

What are the permeable, saturated underground layers of sand, rock, and gravel called?

AQUIFERS

At 900,000 square miles and located in Southwest Asia, name the desert that occupies almost an entire peninsula.

ARABIAN (DESERT)

What is the name of the concentration camp in Poland where, during World War II, the Nazis murdered nearly 4,000,000 Jews?

AUSCHWITZ

Kermit

According to 2015 reports, this public figure broke up with his girlfriend of over forty years. He supposedly wrote the autobiography Before You Leap, and sand "The Rainbow Connection" and "Bein Green" for the Muppet Movie. Who is this amphibian puppet and now-ex of Miss Piggy?

Thrust

According to nasa.gov, this is a mechanical force generated by engines to move aircraft through the air. It is used to overcome drag. What is this pushing force that usually results in motion?

Blackbeard

According to one folk tale, when Lieutenant Robert Maynard cut off this man's head, his body swam three times around his ship before sinking to the ocean floor. His ghost supposedly haunts Teach's Hole, emitting a strange light from Ocracoke Island. Identify this notorious pirate, nicknamed for the color of his facial hair.

2 hours

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, children should not spend more than this amount of time on electronic devices each day. How much time should be the maximum number of hours spent on computers, watching TV, and playing video games daily?

The Latin root contra- appears in words like contrast and contradict. Identify the English meaning of contra-.

Against

Percussion

All of the instruments in this family produce noise by striking one object against another. name this family of instruments, to which the marimba, the tambourine, and cymbals belong.

Mount McKinley

Among the names given to this mountain is Bolshaya Gora [bole-SHY-ah GOH-rah], Russian for "Great Mountain." In 1889, it was named Densmore's Mountain after a prospector, but was renamed for a president in 1896. What mountain is the tallest in the United States and North America?

Lotus

An Asiatic or Egyptian water lily, the first plant form used in decorative design

acute

An angle has a measure of 82 degrees. What is the classification of the angle based on the fact that its degree measure is less than 90 degrees?

Imperative

An example of this kind of sentence is, "Stop biting your nails." It can end in either a period or an exclamation point. Give the type of the sentence that issues a direct command.

Simple (sentence)

An example of this sentence structure is, "Joe waited in the rain for the train to approach. "What type of sentence consists of a single independent clause?

Greenland

An island in the northern Atlantic Ocean that is very cold due to it being covered in thick ice

Fungus

An organism that causes ringworm

Name this political situation in which there is no established government?

Anarchy

Elvis Presley

And Warhol was known for his colorful depictions of objects and people from popular culture. His subjects included this iconic musician who was born in Tupelo, Mississippi. Who is this singer and actor, known for the hit songs "Heartbreak Hotel" and "Hound Dog"?

He is a slave who removes a thorn from a lion's paw. When the emperor sentences him to death, the lion saves his life by refusing to eat him. Who is this hero of an Aesop fable?

Androcles (AN-druh-kleez)

2 times 3 times 3

Any natural number other than the number one that is not prime can be expressed as the product of prime numbers. This is called the prime factorization of a number, and sometimes the prime numbers are used more than once. What is the prime factorization of 18?

Thomas Jefferson

Architect that built Virginia University

(Scott) Joplin

As a teenager , this composer worked as a dance hall musician playing in saloons throughout the Midwest. A couple of early operas, A guest honor and Treemonisha , went largely unnoticed but his piano music included "Maple leaf ring", earned him lasting fame. Who was the composer of the "entertainer' often called "King of ragtime"?

Men who held this occupation include Claude Tombaugh and William Herschel. These scientists use x-rays and sonar to detect objects extremely far from earth. Identify these scientists who study stars, planets, and the rest of outer space?

Astronomer

World Trade Center

At 1,776 feet, it is the tallest building in the Western in the Hemisphere. Its popular name is the Freedom Tower. What building opened in November 2014, replacing two building destroyed in 2001?

One World Trade Center

At 1776 feet, it is the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere. Its popular name is the Freedom Tower. What building opened in November 2014, replacing two buildings destroyed in 2001?

20 cents

At the bookstore, you can buy a dozen pencils for $2.40. At this rate, how much will a single pencil cost?

Spelling required. Last night, I dreamt that I was a bizarre reptilian creature. Spell the word in the previous sentence that is a synonym of "Strange"

B-I-z-z-a-r-e

He roamed the Spanish Main and became known as a cruel and fearless pirate. His real name was Edward Teach. What was his better name nickname?

BLACKBEARD

Two Years Before the Mast

Before writing this book, Richard Dana worked as a common sailor on a voyage and returned to Massachusetts two years later. His story, based on his experiences, became a 1946 adventure film in which the spoiled son of a shipping magnate finds himself an unwilling sailor. Name this book whose title refers to the quarters of common sailors in the forecastle, or front of the ship.

Will Join the Navy

Ben will join the Navy. Identify the complete predicate in the previous sentence.

What is the name of the transparent tissue located in the front of the iris and pupil of the eye?

CORNEA

First and last, please! Name the baseball pitcher who holds the all-time record for career wins, 511. A baseball award is named for him.

CY YOUNG

Terra Incognita

Cartographers often designated these regions with phrases such as "here be dragons" and accompanying illustrations. It was variously applied to places now known as North America, Antarctica, and Australia. Identify this Latin phrase meaning "unknown land."

Free Exercise (clause)

Case law surrounding this grammatical feature includes Sherbert V. Verner. It prohibits Congress from inhibiting American citizens' rights to participate in their own religions. Name this clause found within the First Amendment.

This culture began around 1500 BC in the Yellow River valley and quickly spread outward. Its history includes dynasties such as the Han and the Ming, and inventions including paper and gunpowder. Identify this East Asian culture.

China

This element of art might be the first one that you used in preschool. It can make a painting look warm or cool. What basic element of art comes in a variety of shades and tint?

Color

An example of this sentence structure is, "The sun shone and the birds sang as she left the office." Name the kind of sentence that contains as least one dependent and at least two independent clauses.

Compound-Complex

One-Third

Consider the volume of a cone and a cylinder with equal heights and bases. By what fraction does the volume of the cone compare to the volume of cylinder

interference

Constructive and deconstructive are two ways to categorize this phenomenon, which begins with "I". When two waves meet while traveling on along the same medium, this occurs. Also called wave propagation, what is this wave-on-wave interaction called?

Change "let" to "leave," Change "lay" to "lie" (either order)

Correct all grammatical errors in the following sentence: Let her alone and go lay down on the bed!

Change "who" to "whom."

Correct the grammatical error, if one exists, in the following sentence: Zoe called her friend, who she met on a trip to London.

Tchaikovsky

Created "The Nutcracker"

Identify the belt of hot air and low pressure, known for frequent periods of calm, that straddles the equator.

DOLDRUMS

Give this foremost international tournament in men's tennis?

Davis Cup

In this book, sixth-grader Leigh Botts starts a new school and misses his absent father, a cross-country trucker. He writes letters to his favorite author, who surprisingly writes him back. Give the title of this Newbery Medal winner by Beverly Cleary.

Dear Mr. Henshaw

This document includes minor revisions by Benjamin Franklin and a small committee. Among other phrases, it includes "All men are created equal" and "Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." Identify this document, largely written by Thomas Jefferson.

Declaration of Independence

Maya

Descendants of these people still live today, particularly in the Yucatan Peninsula. At the height of their culture around 900 A.D., these people filled 40 cities, and had a form of hieroglyphic writing. Identify these people, who built great stone buildings and pyramid temples that were later abandoned.

root

Designed to absorb water into a plant, what structures provide support and help to anchor a plant in soil?

Wilbur and Orville Wright

Developed first powered plane

Charles Darwin

Developed theory of evolution

Involuntary Muscles

Digestion and blood flow depend on the movement of these tissues. What group of muscles, including smooth and cardiac, are not consciously controlled?

Paparazzi

Director Federico Fellini coined this term by making it the last name of a character in an Italian comedic film. Give the word for a freelance photographer who takes candid pictures of celebrities for money.

Isaac Newton

Discovered gravity, made laws of motion

Germany, Italy, Japan

During WWII who were the axis

Isotope

Examples of these altered elements include iron-54 and uranium-235. Some are radioactive, such as carbon-14, which is used for radiocarbon dating. What are these variations of elements with the same number of protons, but a different number of neutrons?

Ballad

Examples of this kind of short, simple folk poem include "Sir Patrick Spens" and "The Wife of Usher's Well." These stories of romance, tragedy, and hardship feature recurring lines at regular intervals. What is this kind of poem suitable for singing, which shares its name with a slow song?

Organic (Shape)

Examples of this shape category include a puddle, blob, boomerang, and leaf. They have imprecise measurements, and are associated with objects from the natural world. Identify this counterpart of the geometric shape.

Pop

Examples of this style include "Whaam!" and "Mao II". It often depicted common objects such as road signs, comic strips, and soup cans. Name this style of art, favored by Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol.

Biology

Famous scientists in this field include Rachel Carson, Carl Linnaeus, and Robert Hooke. Branches of this scientific field include zoology, ecology, and anatomy. Name this scientific field of study, that is commonly defined as "the study of living things."

What sisters decide how long a person's life will last?

Fates

Herodotus

Father of history

Rene Descartes

Father of modern philosophy

Theodore Roosevelt

First and last name required. This president's son and namesake was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1944. The politician's own war exploits led the Republican Party to nominate him for governor of New York in 1898. What U.S. President, known for his "Big Stick" diplomacy, commissioned the Panama Canal and expanded the National Park system?

Clara barton

Founder of red cross

Plato

Founder of the The Academy in Athens

Gas Giant

Four plants in our solar system get this collective name, sue to their size and composition. With no well-defined planetary surface, they are sometimes called Jovian planets. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are better known as what types of planets?

Arthur Mitchell

George Balachine [BAL-un-sheen] created several roles for this dancer, including those in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Agon. What American dancer founded the Dance Theater of Harlem, the first black classical dance company?

What was the name of the act of 1862 by which Congress granted 160 acres of unoccupied land, for small sums of money, to any citizen who lived on the land for 5 years?

HOMESTEAD (ACT)

Identify the tiny creature with a tremendous appetite for nectar that feeds about once every ten to twelve minutes. This small avian can fly backwards.

HUMMINGBIRD

Bojangles

He began dancing for pennies when he was eight years old, eventually becoming a vaudeville entertainer. He starred in African-American musical comedies before making it big in Hollywood movies. What tap dance gained his greatest recognition by dancing with Shirley Temple in The Little Colonel?

Vincent Van Gogh

He turned to painting after the church to which he belonged dismissed him for being too literal in interpreting the Bible. Despite his early death at age 37 in 1890, he is considered one of the most gifted artists of the Post-Impressionist movement. Name this Dutch painter, whose works include Sunflowers and Self-Portrait with Pipe and Bandaged ear.

Van Gogh

He turned to painting after the church to which he belonged dismissed him from being too literal in interpreting the Bible. Despite his early death at age 37 in 1890, he is considered one of the most gifted artists of the Post-Impressionist movement. Name this Dutch painter, whose works include Sunflowers and Self-Portrait with Pipe and Bandaged ear.

Benjamin Franklin

He was named deputy postmaster general for the northern colonies in 1753. He published the "Join or Die" cartoon in 1754, and published a yearly almanac. What Founding Father adopted the pen names "Silence Dogood" and "Poor Richard", and experimented with electricity?

Muhammad Ali

He won the Olympic gold medal in the 17-pound division in 1960. Later, he won the world heavyweight championship three times, with some of his most memorable fights coming against Sonny Liston. Who is the boxer from Louisville, Kentucky?

Da Vinci called this form of transportation an "Aerial Screw." His version was imagined nearly 400 years before the first practical one was built in the 1930's. What type of aircraft is linked with the names Black Hawk and Sikorsky.

Helicopter

Name this species, of which you and I are examples?

Homo Sapiens

198 miles

How far from Louisville it will be when Truck B (which leaves Louisville at noon at 55 mph) overtakes Truck A(which leaves Louisville at 9 AM at 30 mph)

four

How many words should be capitalized in the following sentence: i'm going to dress up as president obama for halloween.

4

How many yards must Ben run around a 100yd X 120 yd schoolyard in order to run a mile?

An example of this technique is "I waited an eternity for her to get here," or "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse." Give the term for intentional exaggeration that isn't meant to be taken literally?

Hyperbole [high-Per-buh-lee]

X is greater than or equal to 80

IF X represents the average of a set of grades, what inequality would represent the following statement? The average of the set of grades is at least an 80.

Name the term for this movement of people into a new country, in order to settle there.

Immigration

Mode

In a data set, this number may not exist, or there may be multiple of these. Which measure of central tendency is defined as the data item that occurs most often in the data set?

James and the Giant Peach

In this novel the title character is forced to live with his evil Aunt Sponge, and evil Aunt Spiker. He is lucky to be given some magic crystals that he accidentally spills on an old peach tree. Name this Roald Dahl novel that features young James Henry Trotter.

BFG

In this novel, the orphan Sophie is taken from the orphanage by a dream-hunting giant who speaks gobblefunk. Though the other giants eat humans like beans, this giant befriends Sophie and they become inseparable. Identify this 1982 Roald Dahl novel.

assembly line

Ina car factory, this line starts with only the chassis. Each worker then adds a certain part as the car travels down the line. What kind of line arranges work so that each step is performed by specialized person or group?

Watercolor

Ingredients in this type of paint are pigment, gum arabic, additives such as honey, and a solvent, which gives the paint its name. The term refers to the pain, the painting method, and the artwork itself. What painting method involves using brush strokes to apply paint suspended in a common clear liquid?

What is the financial instrument which people use to be prepared for unpredictable risks?

Insurance

One-word answer please. Ways to receive this technology include Ethernet, cellular data, and WI-FI. What broad term refers to the interconnected system of networks that connects computers around the world?

Internet

harp

It has 46 strings with a compass of six and a half octaves. It dates back to about 3000 B.C. in western Asia. What musical instrument is supposedly played by angels in Heaven?

The Kentucky Derby

Its winner include Ben Brush, George Smith, Joe Cotton, and Paul Jones. Others include Whirlway Citation, and California Chrome. Name the thoroughbred race, part of the Triple Crown, that takes place each Map in Louisville, Kentucky.

Hanukkah

Jewish holiday celebrated by lighting the Menorah

First and last name required. While in office, he founded the Peace Corps, initiated Project Apollo, and handled the Cuban missile crisis. What president of the United States, on November 22, 1963, was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald?

John (Fitzgerald) Kennedy (Accept Jack Kennedy)

Alexander the Great

King of Macedonia

Jesuits

Known to Native Americans as the Black Robes, these missionaries arrived in 1625 to spread Christianity among the tribes, particularly the Hurons. They are members of a Roman Catholic religious order known for developing education in the United States. What religious order founded Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.?

Joan of arc

Led french forces into battle; woman

Fulton Country

Legendary railroader Casey Jones lived for a time in this county in the Jackson Purchase region. Part of the county is completely separated from the rest of the state. What Kentucky county takes its name for the builder of the first commercially successful steamboat in the United States?

These protective structures usually have grass planted on top to reduce erosion. They are most often made of dirt, and are designed to be wide enough so they won't collapse during high water?

Levees

Arizona

Location of the Grand Canyon National Park

What is the name of the soft tissue inside bone?

MARROW

In H.G. Wells' WAR OF THE WORLDS, from which planet do the aliens come?

MARS

Give the full name of the controversial religious leader who founded the Christian Science movement in the late 1800s.

MARY BAKER EDDY

First and last please. Considered by many movie reviewers to be the greatest living film actress, she has been nominated for the Academy Award 13 times, and has won it twice. Name the award winning actress who starred in OUT OF AFRICA and ONE TRUE THING.

MERYL STREEP

If you're a big fan of the Matrix movies, then you should know the name of the Roman god of sleep and dreams. What is the name?

MORPHEUS

William Shakespeare

Made Hamlet, Othello, and Macbeth

On a clear night, the astronomical feature is visible to the naked eye. The closet neighbor of this same type of entity is Andromeda. Earth belongs to what galaxy?

Milky Way (Galaxy)

In this novel, Nate Brodie has the chance to win a fortune during the halftime of a patriots thanksgiving game. His familys financial pressures and his friend Abbys failing eyesight make his golden arm a temporarily fail. Give the title of this novel.

Million Dollar Throw

This form of government ranges from absolute, as practiced under Louis the Fourteenth, to constitutional, as practiced under Elizabeth the Second. The head of state may take titles such as emperor, prince, or king. Identify this political system

Monarchy

With what literary movement are Theodore Dreiser and Frank Norris associated? These authors examined human life with the objectivity of scientific inquiry, viewing human being as either the products of biological determinism, or as the products of socioeconomic determinism.

NATURALISM (ACCEPT: NATURALIST

What is the name of the annual prize given to individuals or institutions judged to confer the greatest benefit on mankind? They are named for a famous Swedish- born inventor.

NOBEL (PRIZE)

Two answers please. Give the complete correct terms for the sections of the earth divided by the equator.

NORTHERN HEMISPHERE, SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE

Comma, quotation mark (accept: Quotes), Question Mark (any order)

Name each type of punctuation that should appear in the following sentence: Thomas asked, "Can we get ice cream?"

Totem pole

Native Americans of the Northwest were the primary builders of these sculptures. They are used to tell stories, mark graves, and record history. What kind of Native American sculptures are carved from tall cedar trees into images of animals and people?

An additive inverse is a number which, when added to another, yields a result of zero. Let "A" represent any number. What is the additive inverse of "A"?

Negative "A"

This 5- letter base system is sometimes favored in computing instead of hexadecimal as it does not require any extra symbols as digits. To which system can a number be converted by grouping consecutive binary digits into groups of three?

OCTAL

In terms of flow, this body of water is the largest tributary of Mississippi River. Major cities along its banks include Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, and Louisville. What river makes up all of Kentucky's northern border?

Ohio (River)

Identify this large festival celebrating Bavarian culture held every year in Munich, which, despite its name, usually begins in late September?

Oktoberfest

This element has a reactivity, and because of this it is never found as a free element in nature on Earth. Name this nonmetal, which is found in such molecules as DNA and RNA, is used in many fertilizers, and has chemical symbol P.

PHOSPHORUS

Doctor Seuss

Pen name, please. This author liked to say that he went by this pend name and saved his real name for the great American novel that he would one day write. No one wanted to publish his first children's book, An ABC of Fanciful Creatures, and it wasn't until his book And to Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street, that publishers began to take his owrk seriously. Identify the author of The Butter Battle Book, The Cat in the Hat, and Green Eggs and Ham.

geometric shapes

Piet Mondrain [Peet mon-dree-AHN] was an expert in the use of this type of shape. Picasso used them in his Cubist work. What types of shapes can also be found in your math class?

A notes position on the staff determines this musical element. It may be high like a tinkling bell, or low like the sound of a cannon firing. What five letter word refers to the sound of a note?

Pitch

These particles give an element its atomic number. They have a mass similar to neutrons, and are also contained in the nucleus. What are these subatomic particles with a positive charge?

Protons

Name this Caribbean Island, a United States commonwealth with the capital at San Juan?

Puerto Rico

Complete this quote from George Orwell's ANIMAL FARM: All animals are equal, but...

SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS

City and team name, please! For what team did Mark McGwire play when he hit his record breaking 70 home runs?

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS

Give the first and last names of the 20th century writer whose works include CHRISTINE, MISERY, and CARRIE.

STEPHAN KING

Estimated to have been built some 4,500 years ago, what monument appears to be a ring of giant rocks set in a specific pattern, possibly as a calendar?

STONEHENGE

The autonomic nervous system is subdivided into two divisions; one stimulates an organ's activities and the other inhibits activity. Name the one that stimulates activity.

SYMPATHETIC

Bullitt County

Salt licks attracted pioneers to this county, the twentieth county formed in Kentucky. Part of the Fort Knox Military Reservation extends into this county, which is also home to Bernheim Forest. Identify the Kentucky county that has it county seat at Shepherdsville.

The curtains and the furniture are part of this element of drama. It also includes the painted flats and platforms. Identify this part of a play production that represents the setting.

Scenery

acts

Shakespeare's major plays contain five of these units, but some plays only contain one. They are also found in other dramatic forms. Into what units are plays and operas divided?

Clara Burton

She was a clerk in the Patent Office when she started gathering supplies for the Union army at the start of the Civil War. In 1862, she became a nurse, caring for and comforting wounded and dying soldiers, and helping doctors on the battlefield. Who founded the American Red Cross?

What element has a namesake valley in California that is the home to many technology companies, and has the symbol S-I?

Silicon

243

Simplify the following numerical expression: 27 raised to the five-thirds power.

The Fates

Sisters in Greek mythology that decide how long a person will live

Telemachus

Son of Odysseus

E-V-A-P-O-R-A-T-E

Spelling required. The fantasies and dreams will surely evaporate when faced with reality. Spell the word in the previous sentence that means "disappear, vanish, or fade."

4.25 Dekameters

State your answer as a decimal. How many dekameters are there in 42.5 meters?

This manes name refers to a type of radiation that is given off by black holes. He wrote the best selling book titled A Brief History of Time. Identify this scientist known for the speech generation device he uses from his wheelchair.

Stephen Hawking

This name is given to a narrow stretch of water that connects two larger bodies of water. Identify this kind of body of water, one of which is at the tip of South America and is named for Ferdinand Magellan.

Strait

210

Suppose that A has a prim factorization of 3 times, 5 times 7, and B has a prime factorization of 3 times 3 times 5. What is the least common multiple of A and B?

Organisms that have this type of relationship include lichens. Types of this biological relationship include commensalism and mutualism. Identify this type of relationship, an example of which is parasitism, in which both members may or may not benefit.

Symbiosis

Troposphere

Temperature decreases with elevation in this layer of the atmosphere, although this relation reverses in the layer above. although this layer contains the vast majority of earth's life, airplanes and some bacteria exist beyond it. What is the lowest layer of the earth's atmosphere, home to all of the earth's weather as well as most of its mass?

A metronome is used to keep time, or to keep this musical element. This musical element may be slow-adagio, or very fast-presto. What term refers to the speed of music?

Tempo

Chromosomes

The "23" of 23andme.com, a site tracing ancestry and personal genetic information, refers to pairs of these. They become visible during mitosis, and are threadlike in appearance. Name these genetic elements in human cells which carry DNA.

Toni Morrison

The author of Beloved

Manifest Destiny

The belief that the United States was bound to extend from coast to coast

Irish Sea

The body of water between Liverpool and Dublin

Lake Superior

The body of water that houses Duluth, MN

Jack

The main characters of this fable finds himself in danger as he steals from a giant. He first takes sacks of gold, followed by a hen that lays golden eggs. Name this character who escapes with the golden harp by chopping down the beanstalk.

Shiva

The member of the Hindu Trinity known as the Destroyer

The headless horseman

The monster in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"

95

The number of theses Martin Luther nailed to the door of a church in Wittenberg

Inuit(s)

These tribes were formerly referred to as eskimos; however, many members find the term offensive. They use dogsleds for transportation, hunt seals through ice, build igloos for shelter. Name these indigenous people of the Arctic Circle regions of Alaska, Canada, and Greenland.

Inuits

These tribes were formerly referred to as eskimos; however, many members find the term offensive. They use dogsleds for transportation, hunt seals through the ice, and build igloos for shelter. Name these indigenous peoples of the Arctic Circle regions of Alaska, Canada, and Greenland.

Jennifer Lawrence

This actress has been nominated for three Academy Awards and has won one. She appeared in the films Winter's Bone, Silver Linings Playbook, and American Hustle. What actress from Louisville, Kentucky is best known for co-starring with Josh Hutcherson as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games movies?

Irony

This is a figure of speech where words can be used in ways unlike what they normally mean. We use it when we respond to a foolish idea by declaring that it's great. Identify this figure of speech that can be a synonym for sarcasm or satire.

stem

This part of a plant bears the buds and shoots, and usually ends at the roots. What plant part supports the plant and transports water and nutrients from the roots to the leaves?

comma

This punctuation mark appears before and after appositive phrases. It appears before a coordinating conjunction that connects two independent clauses, but can cause a splice if the coordinating conjunction is absent. Which part of speech commonly separates items in a list?

Richard the Lionheart

This ruler spent very little time in his kingdom, instead using it as a source of revenue for foreign wars. He led one of these wars against Saladin, where his bravery earned him an epithet. Give this English king who reigned from 1189 to 1199.

Julius Caesar

This statesman gave his family name as a word for the monarchs of Germany and Russia. He conquered Gaul, invaded Britain, crossed the Rubicon, and crushed his former ally pompey to gain control of Rome. What Roman dictator was assassinated by Brutus and other on the Ides of March in 44 B.C.?

(Jonathan) Edwards

This theologian delivered his most famous sermon at Enfield, Connecticut on July 8, 1741. He compares spiders dangling over a fire to sinner who may be cast into Hell at any moment. What Great Awakening preacher delivered the sermon "sinners in the Hand of an Angry God"?

Jonathan Edwards

This theologian delivered his most famous sermon at Enfield, Connecticut on July 8, 1741. He compares spiders dangling over a fire to sinners who may be cast into Hell at any moment. What Great Awakening preacher delivered the sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God?"

Acid Rain

This two-word term refers mainly to a condition caused by sulfur dioxide or nitrogen oxides. It weakens trees, depletes soil, and pollutes natural water. What precipitation results when gases from electric power generation and the burning of coal enter the atmosphere?

Independent Clause

This type of clause is completely understood all by itself. An example is "I like grape jelly." Identify the kind of clause that can stand alone as a complete sentence.

Subordinate Clause

This type of clause is often introduced by relative pronoun or by a conjunction such as because. An example would be: "I like ice cream when I am hot and tired." Identify the type of clause that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.

Thornton Wilder

Three time Pulitzer Prize winning author who wrote "Theophilus North" and "The Matchmaker"

Biosphere

Thus region extends from deep underground, underneath the depths of the ocean to several kilometers in the sky. The name of this region was also used to describe an artificial scientific facility in Arizona used to study ecosystems. Give the name of the portion of the earth that supports life.

Piano and Rogers

Two architects who designed the Pompidou Center

Tigris and Euphrates

Two major rivers that formed the valley of Middle Eastern civilization

Ionic, Doric, Corinthian

Types of pillars in Greece

The ozone layer serves as a shield protecting the troposphere and the earth's surface from what type of radiation?

ULTRAVIOLET (RADIATION) (ACCEPT: UV)

What is the name of the religious text, compiled between 1000 and 5000 B.C - the oldest known religious writings- that is the sacred text of Hinduism?

VEDAS

The first example of this type of disease causing agent was found in the 1890s and it caused a tobacco disease. The scientists who discovered it found that it could pass through a filter that bacteria couldn't pass through.

Virus

An earthquake in 2011 shook this 91,000-ton structure, causing it to crack. It was the tallest man-made structure in the world when it was finished in 1884. What national landmark honors the first president of the United States in our nation's capital?

Washington Monument

Incan rulers were presented with beautiful examples of art. In what type of folk art does someone use thread and a loom to create an artwork?

Weaving

Gross National Product

What GNP stands for in economics

Amelia Earhart

Woman who flew solo across Atlantic Ocean

Marie Curie

Woman who won a Nobel prize in chemistry and physics

John Steinbeck

Wrote "Of mice and Men", and " Grapes of Wrath "

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Wrote "Sherlock Holmes"

27

X varies directly as Y. Given that X equals 12 when Y equals 18, find Y. When X equals 18.

Was a giant killed Bby Odin, Vé, and Vili. They cut apart his body to craft parts of the earth. His skin, land, his teeth, boulders, his bones mountains, his blood, oceans

Ymir's role in Norse Mythology

Jupiter Pluto Neptune Juno Mars Vulcan Venus

Zeus- sky Hades- death Poseidon- sea Hera- Family Ares- war Hephaestus- crafting Aphrodite- love

Jonny Appleseed

in real life, this mas was a missionary who walked across Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and part of West Virginia. In folk legend, he wore a mush pot on his head and scattered orchards everywhere he went. Give the nickname of this American nursery planter of certain red fruit.