NAL QUESTIONS
SUBMITTED BY MESA PUBLIC SCHOOLS’ NAL,
MESA, AZ
August 2014
FIRST QUARTER
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English – LA – Level II – State the literary term in which two successive words seemingly
contradict each other, as in “wise fool.” (oxymoron)
Give two different spellings of the word altar (alter). Then, define each.
(Altar – a table/railing/bench for a religious service; alter – to change)
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English – LT – Level II – Name the dangerous breed of goblins in Tolkien’s The Hobbit and
The Lord of the Rings. (orcs)
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English – LA – Level I – What is the name of the mongoose who kills a poisonous snake
and saves lives in the Rudyard Kipling short story? (Rikki-Tikki-Tavi)
English – LA – Level II – Name the magical land entered by a passageway behind a
wardrobe in C. S. Lewis’s Chronicles. (Narnia)
English – LT – Level I – Who wrote the famous words “Quoth the raven, ‘Nevermore.’”
(Edgar Allen Poe)
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English – LT – Level I – An author who interrupts the action of a story to insert a scene
from a previous time is using what literary device? (flashback)
English – SP – Level I – Say and spell the word MELANCHOLY.
English – LT – Level I – What is the name of the best-selling series of novels by Harlen
Coben, which features the main character Mickey Bolitar?
(Shelter)
10.
English - LA - Level II - In the sentence, “The big boy carried a squawking goose,” which
word is a participle? (squawking)
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English - SP - Level I - What are the two ways of spelling PROPHET?
(PROPHET and PROFIT)
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English – LT – Level II – In mythology, Medusa had a face that turned men into stone.
Who had a face that launched a thousand ships? (Helen of Troy)
English – LT – Level I - In Charles Dickens' book A Christmas Carol, who are the three
ghosts who converted old Scrooge into a jolly and generous man?
(Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come)
14.
English – LA – Level II – State the type of writing where the author attempts to make the
reader believe his or her position on a given topic. (persuasive or argumentative)
15.
English – LA – Level II – State the type of writing where the author explains the details of
a given topic. (expository or informative)
16.
English – LA – Level II – What is the difference between internal and external conflict
within a narrative piece of writing? (Internal conflict occurs when a character is having a
struggle within themselves, their body or their mind. An external conflict occurs when a
character is having a struggle with an element outside of themselves, such as another
character or another event occurring within the story – a simplified explanation should be
accepted.)
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English – LA – Level I – What punctuation mark could replace a period and a capital letter
in two related sentences? (semi-colon)
English – LA – Level I – What punctuation mark is needed before the stated list in the
following sentence: “Please bring the following materials: your paper, pencil and book.”
(colon)
19.
English – LA – Level II – What is the term for an expression like “Let sleeping dogs lie” or
“Don’t count your chickens before they hatch”? (idiom)
20.
English – VC – Level II -- A cartographer makes maps. What does a choreographer do?
(creates and stages dances)
21.
Science – LS – Level I – Name the term for a plant or animal lacking normal pigmentation.
(albino)
22.
Science - LS - Level II – Name the term for the threadlike body containing DNA and located
in the nucleus of a cell. (chromosome)
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Science – ES – Level II – A combination of iron and carbon makes what? (steel)
Science - LS - Level II – Name the scientific term for the diffusion of water through a
semipermeable membrane. (osmosis)
Science – ES – Level 2 – What is your job if you use a hygrometer, anemometer,
barometer, and thermometer? (meteorologist)
Science - LS - Level II – Zoology is the study of animals. What is the study of plants?
(botany)
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Science – LS – Level 2 – What lives in an aviary? (birds)
Science - LS - Level 1 – Identify the word used in biology for the relationship in which 2
unlike organisms live in close association. (symbiosis)
Science - LS - Level 2 – Complete the following definition: Hydroponics is the growing of
plants without soil…. (by using water containing nutrients)
Science - LS - Level 2 – What is the term for the large brown seaweed that can form
underwater forests and is used in many products such as soap and salad dressing? (kelp)
Science - LS - Level 1 – What gas is released into the atmosphere during a plant’s
conversion of sunlight into food? (oxygen)
Science - LS - Level 1 – Identify the fine, powder-like material produced by the anthers of
flowering plants AND the sweet liquid secreted by flowers and gathered by bees. (pollen
AND nectar)
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Science - LS - Level 2 – What is the longest-living vertebrate animal? (the giant tortoise)
Science - LS - Level 1 – The heaviest snake in the world is the anaconda, but what kind of
snake is the longest in the world? (the python)
Science - LS - Level 1 – Name the only mammal that can fly. (bat)
Science - LS - Level 1 – Name the Australian marsupial that feeds only on eucalyptus
leaves. (koala)
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Science - LS - Level 1 – What is the only marsupial native to North America? (opossum or
possum)
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Science – LS - Level 1 – Give the medical names for the “voice box” and the “windpipe”
and give the common term for halitosis. (larynx, trachea, bad breath)
Science - LS - Level 2 – Name the 3 divisions of the brains of all vertebrates. (cerebrum,
cerebellum, brain stem or medulla oblongata)
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Science - LS - Level 2 – Name the scientific term for the transition from the solid phase to
the gas phase without passing through the liquid phase. (sublimation)
Science - ES - Level 2 - What is the name of the theory that says the earth's huge land
masses have been slowly moving during geologic time? (continental drift or plate
tectonics)
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Science – ES – Level 2 – Only two elements are in liquid form at normal room temperature.
One of them is bromine. What is the other? (mercury)
Science – GS – Level 2 – Give the one word that means binary digit, the smallest unit used
for storing information in a computer. (bit)
Social Studies – UH – The Monitor and the Merrimac battled it out in which war?
(Civil War)
45.
Social Studies - CE - Level 2 – 2014 marks the 100th anniversary of the event which is said
to have started World War I. What was the event? (the assassination of Archduke
Ferdinand of Austria)
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Social Studies – WG – Level 1 – If you wanted to visit the oldest sites of the civilization of
the Incas, where would you go? (Peru)
Social Studies – WH – Name the first European to visit and write about ancient China.
(Marco Polo)
48.
Social Studies – WG – Identify the two countries on the world's longest unfortified
boundary. (United States and Canada)
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49.
SS – CE - Level II - Name the act which launched the federal website in 2013 for
purchasing private insurance coverage through a government-operated exchange. It
experienced technical glitches, high demand, and faulty coding. (Affordable Care Act)
50.
SS – CE - Level II - Name the first and last name of the German chancellor who won her
third term of office in 2013. (Angela Merkel)
51.
SS – CE - Level II - State the country that had issues with Japan and the Philippines over
sparsely populated islands and the control of the seas in 2013. (China)
52.
SS – CE - Level II - Name the city that filed for bankruptcy on December 3rd, 2013 and
was allowed by the courts to stop paying pensions to city employees. (Detroit)
53.
SS – CE - Level II - Identify the first and last name of the person that leaked classified
documents to the press about the NSA's surveillance programs and is now living in Russia.
(Edward Snowden)
54.
SS – CE - Level II - The United Nations confirmed in 2013 that humans are to blame for
this environmental phenomenon. (global warming)
55.
SS – CE - Level II - Identify the country where Typhoon Phailin affected the livelihoods of
more than 13 million people in the country's northeast. (India)
56.
SS – CE - Level II - Name the country on which the United States enforced economic
sanctions in 2013 because of its work to create a nuclear weapon. (Iran)
57.
SS – CE - Level II - State the organization that was accused of targeting the Tea Party in
May of 2013 over reports that they excluded conservative groups seeking nonprofit status.
(IRS)
58.
SS – CE - Level II - Name the country where a radical Islamist group attacked a shopping
mall and killed 72 people on September 21st, 2013. (Kenya)
59.
SS – CE - Level II - State the first and last name of the president of South Africa who died
in December of 2013 after a world-changing life. (Nelson Mandela)
60.
SS – CE - Level II - Identify the first and last name of Egypt's first democratically elected
president who was then removed from office by the military. (Mohamed Morsi)
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SS – CE - Level II - Name the city where a massive tornado, packing 200-mph winds, raked
a 12-mile path on May 20, 2013, destroying homes, severely damaging two elementary
schools and killing 24 people. (Oklahoma City)
SS – CE - Level II - Name the country where Typhoon Haiyan tore through on November 8,
2013, killing nearly 6,000 people and displacing more than 3.6 million. (Philippines)
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63.
SS – CE - Level II - Name the Argentinian who became the first non-European leader of the
Catholic Church in 2013. (Pope Francis)
64.
SS – CE - Level II - Identify the not-for-profit Internet organization that struck it big when
Private Bradley Manning provided it with 700,000 files. (Wikileaks)
65.
SS – CE - Level II - Name the last name of the man who was found not guilty of seconddegree murder and manslaughter for the killing of Trayvon Martin. (George Zimmerman)
66.
SS – EC - Level I - Identify the secure room in a financial institution where cash on hand is
stored and safe deposit boxes are located. (vault)
67.
SS - EC- Level I - State the term for information provided about a product by a company to
increase or maintain sales, revenue, demand, and profit. (advertising)
68.
SS – EC -Level I - Identify the term for a densely populated urban area marked by
crowding, poor housing, poverty, and social disorder.
(ghetto or slum)
69.
SS – EC- Level I - State the term for the seller's assurance that a product is as represented
and will be repaired or replaced if defective. (guarantee)
70.
SS – EC - Level II - Name the manufacturing production technique used to produce large
quantities of products at a low cost per unit. (mass production)
71.
SS- EC -Level II - Identify the country where cheese, milk, chocolate, pharmaceuticals,
textiles, chemicals, and precision instruments such as watches are among the principal
exports. (Switzerland)
72.
SS - UG- Level II - Name the marshland that covers more than 5000 square miles and
stretches from Lake Okeechobee to the tip of the Florida peninsula. (Everglades)
73.
SS - UG- Level II - Identify the bay discovered in the 18th century by Gaspar de Portola. It
was later mapped by Captain Ayala who named Angel and Alcatraz islands. (San Francisco
Bay)
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SS - UG- Level II - This verse describes what previously devastated U.S. city?
You, the "Big Easy" as you were so fondly known for your Mardi Gras, Superdome, jazz
music, and friendly people…you were so peaceful and picturesque, gaudy and bright. (New
Orleans)
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SS - UG- Level II - Name the two bodies of water that all U.S. streams east of the
Continental Divide flow into. (Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico)
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SS – UL- Level II - Identify the term for setting fire to property for an illegal purpose.
Some instances result from malicious mischief, some involve attempts to claim insurance
monies, and some are committed in an effort to disguise other crimes. (arson)
SS- UL- Level II - Name the crime that is illustrated by a construction company offering
cash to a civil servant in return for a building contract. (bribery)
SS - UL – Level II - State the order issued by a judge that permits a law enforcement
officer to make a thorough examination of a specific residence or business to look for
specified items. (warrant)
SS – UL- Level II - State the three word document that transfers ownership of a piece of
personal property from one person to another in exchange for money. (bill of sale)
80.
SS – EC- Level III – Identify the compound word that indicates an amount added to the
cost of an item by a retailer that takes overhead and profit into account. (markup)
81.
SS – WG – Level II - Name the two geographically largest countries adjacent to the Persian
Gulf. (Saudi Arabia and Iran)
82.
SS - WG – Level I - Identify the body of water where the mouth of the Congo River is
located. (Atlantic Ocean)
83.
SS – UG – Level II - Four of the fifteen highest waterfalls in the world are in what U.S.
national park? (Yosemite)
84.
SS – WG – Level II - Identify the South American nation that has the second longest
coastline on the Atlantic Ocean. (Argentina)
85.
SS – WH –Level II - Name the slave that escaped from Gladiator School in 73 BC and led a
revolt against the Roman Empire. (Spartacus)
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SS – UL – Level II - Congressional elections are held in even-numbered years on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday of what month? (November)
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SS – UL – Level II - During the colonial period, what type of British legal documents
authorized the establishment of American colonies and detailed the rights and
responsibilities of both landowners and those bound to the landowners? (charter)
SS - WH- Level II - Identify the adjective that describes the revolution which began in
England around 1750 based on the transition from hand methods of manufacturing to
widespread use of machinery. (Industrial)
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SS – UL – Level II - Name the adjective describing a kind of punishment administered by
whipping or spanking. This term is also used as a noun indicating a noncommissioned rank
in the U.S. Army. (corporal)
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SECOND QUARTER
Science – LS – Level II – In which exercise method does a person increase the supply and
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use of oxygen; in which one does a person run at a relaxed moderate pace; and in which
one does a person push against an immovable object?
(aerobics, jogging, isometrics – correct order; mix the order on the question card)
Science – LS – Level I – Identify each of the following parts of a flower:
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1) One of the leaf-like parts that make up the calyx
2) Flower’s petals as a whole
3) Male, pollen-producing part of most flowers
4) Female, seed-bearing parts of a flower
5) Pollen-containing sac of the male organs
6) Structure at the base of the female reproductive organ
7) Sticky apex of the female organ upon which pollen adheres
(Answer: 1-sepal, 2-corolla, 3-stamen, 4-pistils, 5-anther, 6-ovary, 7-stigma)
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Science – LS – Level II – Identify which arthropod transmits each of the following diseases:
1) Malaria
2) Bubonic plague or Black Death
3) Sleeping sickness or African sleeping sickness
4) Rocky Mountain spotted fever
5) Lyme disease
(Answer will need to be scrambled: 1) (female) Anopheles mosquito; 2) Fleas from
infected rats; 3) Tsetse fly; 4) Tick; 5) Deer tick
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Science – LS – Level II – Match the following inflammatory conditions with the affected
part of the body: (Answers will need to be scrambled.)
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1. nephritis
A kidneys
2. rhinitis
B nose
3. otitis
C ear
4. dermatitis
D skin
5. osteomyelitis
E bone and marrow
6. hepatitis
F. liver
7. encephalitis
I. brain
English – LA – Level II – There are 14 marks of punctuation in English grammar. List any
10 of them.
(Apostrophe, bracket, comma, ellipses, hyphen, parenthesis, quotation mark, brace, colon,
dash, exclamation point, interrogative mark, period, semicolon)
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Social Studies – WG – Level 2 – If a mountain climber wanted to climb the highest
mountain in North America, what peak would he climb? What peak would he climb in
Africa? What peak would he climb in Asia?
(Mt. McKinley, Mt. Kilimanjaro, Mt. Everest)
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Social Studies – CE – Level II – Identify the following elements of the World Cup:
a.
What sport is the world cup? (Soccer)
b.
Who won the 2014 World Cup? (Germany)
c.
Where was the most recent World Cup located? (Brazil)
d.
What continent was the most recent World cup held in? (South America)
English – LA – Level II – Using the letters of the alphabet, identify the rhyming pattern in
the following stanza written by Dr. Seuss: (Answer: AABB)
You'll look up and down streets. Look 'em over with care.
About some you will say, "I don't choose to go there."
With your head full of brains and your shoes full of feet,
You're too smart to go down any not-so-good street.
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English – LA – Level II – Match the following idioms with their meaning:
Idiom Bank
1. It’s raining cats and dogs.
Meaning Bank
2. I bit off more than I could chew.
b. I am trying to do too many things at
once.
c. It’ll never happen.
d. To start all over again.
e. To ask someone what they are
thinking.
3. If pigs could fly!
4. Back to the drawing board.
5. Penny for your thoughts?
a. It’s raining very hard.
**** Please scramble the answers in the “meaning bank.”****
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English – LA – Level II -- The English language has many nouns used to describe groups of
animals. For example, we speak of a pack of wolves. Now match these group names with
their animal names: Groups: colony, bed, pride, covey. Animals: clams, lions, ants, quail.
(clams--bed, lions--pride, ants--colony, quail—covey)
SS – EC – Level II – Social Studies – Match the following five slang terms for money with
their definitions.
A. Benjamins; B. Bread; C. Bucks; D. Cheddar; E. Clams
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Money in general because it is a staple of life
2.
Dollars because deerskin was once used as currency
3.
Dollars because seashells were used as currency
4.
Money because this was distributed by the government to welfare
recipients.
5.
One hundred dollar bills in reference to the person on the bill
(A = 5, B = 1, C = 2, D = 4, E = 3)
12.
SS –EC - Level II – Social Studies – Define the word dam and identify three purposes of
one. (dam -a barrier to obstruct the flow of water; purposes (any of the following three) -
water supply or storage, electricity generation, flood control, recreation, and irrigation)
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13.
SS – UG - Level II - Identify each of the following concerning the Great Lakes: 1) Largest
2) Smallest 3) Two between which Niagara Falls is located on the U.S. Canadian border
4) Only one located entirely in the U.S. 5) Two on which New York borders
1) Lake Superior, 2) Lake Ontario, 3) Lake Ontario and Lake Erie, 4) Lake Michigan,
5) Lake Ontario and Lake Erie.
14.
SS – UG - Level I - Name the 5 states that border the Gulf of Mexico. (Texas, Louisiana,
Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida)
15.
SS – UG - Level I - Name the 4 state capitals and states whose names begin with the same
letter as their state.
(Dover, Delaware; Honolulu, Hawaii; Indianapolis, Indiana; and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.)
16.
SS – UG - Level I - Identify the 4 state capitals named after U.S. Presidents and their
states.
Jefferson City (Missouri), Madison (Wisconsin), Jackson (Mississippi), and Lincoln
(Nebraska)
17.
SS –UG - Level II - Name the 5 largest states in total area, both land and water area.
(Alaska, Texas, California, Montana, and New Mexico)
18.
SS –UG -Level II - Name the 5 smallest states in total area, both land and water area.
(Rhode Island, Delaware, Connecticut, New Jersey, and New Hampshire)
19.
SS – UG - Level II - Name the states in which the 2,000-mile-long Appalachian National
Scenic Trail, stretching from Mt. Katahdin to Mt. Springer, begin and end Through which
two national parks does it pass, one in Virginia and the other in North Carolina-Tennessee?
From Maine to Georgia / Shenandoah (Virginia) and Great Smoky Mountains (North
Carolina and Tennessee)
20.
SS – UG - Level II - Identify 4 of the 7 states named in honor of royal personages.
(Any 4 of the following: Georgia (for King George II of England); Maryland (for Queen
Henrietta Maria, wife of King Charles I of England); Louisiana (for King Louis XIV of
France); North and South Carolina (for King Charles I of England—from Carolinus, Latin
for “Charles”); and Virginia and West Virginia (for Queen Elizabeth I of England, the
“Virgin Queen”)
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21.
SS – UG - Level II - Match the 5 states that were named from the Spanish languages and
the meaning of their name in Spanish.
States- California; Colorado; Florida; Nevada; Montana
Meanings- an imaginary land of gold and jewels; mountainous; snowy; flowery; reddish
brown.
Answer: California- an imaginary land of gold and jewels;
Colorado-reddish brown; Florida- flowery; Nevada- snowy; Montana- mountainous
22.
SS – UG - Level II - Name the deepest canyon in the United States, the two states in which
it is located, and the river that has carved this gorge. (Hells Canyon / Idaho and Oregon /
Snake River)
23.
SS- UG- Level II - Name the U.S. state that is an archipelago, including more than 130
volcanic and coral islands; name the capital of this state last admitted to the U.S.; name
the first Caucasian person to set foot on the archipelago; and name the harbor that was
the target of a Japanese attack on the American Navy in December 1941.
(Hawaii; Honolulu; James Cook; Pearl Harbor)
24.
SS – UH - Level II - Identify the 1804-1806 expedition sponsored by the U.S. government
to explore what is today the U.S. Northwest; give the first and last names of the two
explorers; name the city and current state in which the expedition began and ended; and
name either the French-Canadian Indian interpreter or his wife, a Shoshone Indian, who
helped guide this expedition and served as its translators.
(Lewis and Clark expedition; Meriwether Lewis and William Clark; St. Louis, Missouri;
Toussaint Charbonneau or Sacagawea.)
25.
SS – UH - Level II - Identify each of the following concerning the assassination of President
Abraham Lincoln: 1) Year in which he was shot 2) His assassin, a popular actor, who
approved of slavery and blamed Lincoln for the war 3) City in which the assassination
occurred 4) Theatre at which Lincoln was watching a play when he was shot
Answers: 1) (April 14) 1865 (Lincoln died the next day),
2) John Wilkes Booth, 3) Washington, D.C., 4) Ford’s Theatre
26.
SS – UH – Level II - Identify the part of the U.S. that was known as “Seward’s Icebox.”
From which country was it purchased by Secretary of State William H. Seward for
$7,200,000 and in what year? (Alaska / Russia / 1867)
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27.
SS – UH - Level II - The following information concerns the famous US/Native American
battle that took place on June 25, 1876.
1) Name the American soldier, who at age 23 had become the youngest Union Army
general, and was the leader at this battle.
2) Name the battle at which Sioux and Cheyenne Indians killed him and more than 225 of
his men in the Seventh Cavalry.
3) In which territory did this battle take place?
4) Name 2 of the 3 main Indian chiefs who led or supervised the attack.
1) George Armstrong Custer, 2) Little Big Horn, 3) Montana Territory, 4) Crazy Horse,
Gall, and Sitting Bull.
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SS - UH – Level II - Identify the war in which the slogan “Remember the Maine! To Hell
with Spain” is associated; name the country where this ship, the Maine, was sunk, and give
the name of the horseless cavalry troops Teddy Roosevelt led in a charge up San Juan Hill
during this war. (Spanish-American War / Cuba / Rough Riders)
SS - UH – Level II - Identify the high school biology teacher on trial from July 10 to 21,
1925, for having violated the state’s anti-evolution law and teaching Darwin’s theory of
evolution. Name the state in which this trial was held in the city of Dayton, and name this
trial’s well-known nickname that includes the name of an animal.
(John T. Scopes / Tennessee / The “Monkey Trial”)
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SS – UH – Level II - Identify the following concerning Prohibition, or the outlawing of
alcoholic beverages.
1) The Amendment ratified in 1919 and known as the Prohibition Amendment
2) The name for those who made, sold, or transported illegal liquor derived from the
smugglers’ practice of carrying liquor in the legs of their boots.
3) The Chicago gangster nicknamed “Scarface” who was probably the most famous of
those who illegally sold liquor.
4) The Amendment that repealed this amendment in 1933, making it the only one ever
repealed.
1) 18th Amendment, 2) Bootleggers, 3) Al Capone, 4) 21st Amendment.
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SS – WH – Level I - Identify the title of the later kings of ancient Egypt, the triangular
stone structures in which they were buried, and the word for “a dead body preserved by
embalming.” (Pharaohs / pyramids / mummy)
SS – WH – Level II - Name the leader and the Caribbean island on which he came to
power on January 1, 1959, when his forces overthrew the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista,
Which invasion of U.S.-backed exiles did his forces repulse in 1961?
(Fidel Castro / Cuba / Bay of Pigs Invasion)
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33.
SS – WH – Level III Define the word imperialism and the countries that colonized each of
the following places: Cameroon; Mozambique; New Zealand; Mauritania.
Imperialism - The policy of extending a nation's authority by territorial acquisition.
Cameroon was a colony of France; Mozambique was a colony of Portugal; New Zealand
were colonies of Great Britain, and Mauritania was a colony of Germany.
THIRD QUARTER
1. Social Studies – CE – Level II – Should English be designated as the official language of the
United States?
2. Social Studies – CE – Level II – Should health care be mandatory for all American citizens?
3. Social Studies – CE – Level II – Propose an alternative fuel source for Americans to use as a
renewable source of energy. What would the benefits be to utilizing this new fuel source?
4. Social Studies – CE – Level II – How can Americans prevent childhood obesity?
5. Social Studies – CE – Level II – Should classroom teachers allow students to utilize personal
technology in the classroom?
6. Social Studies – CE – Level II – Should cloning be allowed in the United States for medical
research purposes?
7. Social Studies – CE – Level II – How can teens use social media to leave a positive digital
fingerprint behind?
8. Social Studies – UH – Level II – Should professional athletes be paid less and should college
athletes be granted professional status?
9. SS- CE- Level II – Topic: Minimum Wage
The issue: Is a federal minimum wage good for the economy? Does it help improve living
standards or does it raise unemployment?
10. SS – CE- Level II - Topic: Drones
The issue: Is the use of drone aircraft abroad a valuable military tool or an ultimately
ineffective method of warfare? Should drones be used domestically for law enforcement and
other uses, or will drones in U.S. airspace lead to invasions of privacy?
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11. SS – CE – Level II - Topic: Video Games
The issue: Should the government pass laws restricting children's access to violent video
games? Or would doing so violate the freedom of speech protections of the First Amendment
to the U.S. Constitution? Does playing violent video games make someone more likely to
commit violent crimes in real life?
12. SS – CE – Level II - Topic: Veterans Services
The issue: Should veterans returning from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars be offered more
benefits and services?
FOURTH QUARTER
1. English – LA – Level I – Name the term used to identify the greeting of either a business
letter or a friendly letter. (salutation)
2. English – LA – Level I – What part of speech is the word “slowly”? (adverb)
3. English – LA – Level I – What part of speech is the word “Wednesday”? (noun)
4. English – LA – Level I – What is the term for a word that represents a sound in writing or
speaking, for example, words like “hiss,” “bzzz,” or “slam.” (onomatopoeia)
5. English – LA – Level I – What is the name of Dorothy’s dog in The Wizard of Oz? (Toto)
6. English – LA – Level II – Say, spell, and define the word “martyr.” (M-A-R-T-Y-R, someone
who dies for a specific cause.)
7. English – LA – Level II -- Bilbo Baggins is a gentle, barefooted, pint-sized creature who
lives in Middle-Earth. J. R. R. Tolkien originally created this character in which of his
famous books? (The Hobbit)
8. English – LA – Level I – The fewest words in the English language begin with what letter?
(X)
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9. English – LA – Level I -- “Oh! The Places You’ll Go,” “Horton Hears A Who” and “How the
Grinch Stole Christmas” are among the books of which author? (Dr. Seuss)
10. English – LA – Level II – Of these words: conscription, prescription and subscription, which
word means to be drafted into the army? (conscription)
11. English – LA – Level II -- When a person is gregarious, he/she is friendly and enjoys being
with other people. When a person is garrulous, what is he/she like? (talkative)
12. English – LT – Level III - Name the British agent who recounted his adventures during
World War I in the book, "My Adventures as a Spy," and later went on to found the Boy
Scout movement. (Robert Baden-Powell)
13. Social Studies – UH – Level II – What was a person called who kept runaway slaves safe as
they traveled along the Underground Railroad? (a conductor)
14. SS – CE - Level II - Two bombs exploded during this event, killing three and injuring 170
others in 2013. Name the event. (Boston Marathon)
15. SS – CE - Level II - In 2013 our government could not come up with an agreement, which
led to a serious government shutdown. Name what caused the disagreement. (budget)
16. SS – CE - Level II - Name the country where a huge meteor exploded in 2013. (Russia)
17. SS – CE - Level II - Identify the country that attacked its people using chemical weapons in
2013. (Syria)
18. SS – WG - Level I - Identify the body of water where the greatest metric tonnage of fish is
taken each year. (Pacific Ocean)
19. SS – WG - Level II – Name the two countries that the St. Lawrence Seaway primarily
benefits. (Canada, United States)
20. SS – WG - Level I – Identify another term for an electronic underground railway. (subway
or tube)
21. SS –EC - Level I - State the term for a sum of money put into a bank account. (deposit)
22. SS – UH - Level II – Identify what Eli Whitney was working on while coming up with the
idea of interchangeable parts. (handgun, revolver, or guns)
23. SS – EC - Level II – Name the country that sold the most automobiles to the United States
in 2013. (Japan)
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24. SS – EC - Level I - State the term for the seller's assurance that a product is as represented
and will be repaired or replaced if defective. (guarantee)
25. SS – EC - Level I- Name the economic system based on the ownership of workers by
masters. (slavery)
26. SS – EC - Level I –Identify the fuel used in the U.S. where more than half of it is imported
from foreign countries. (oil or petroleum)
27. SS – EC - Level I – Identify the sum of money you give to another with the expectation of
being repaid. (loan)
28. SS – EC - Level I- Name the word that appears above the head of Washington on the
quarter? (liberty)
29. SS - EC- Level II – State the term for a settlement of differences in which both sides make
concessions. (compromise)
30. SS - EC – Level I – Identify the public sale at which items are sold one at a time to the
highest bidder. (auction)
31. SS – EC - Level II – What is the name of the organized work stoppage used to attain
improvements in working conditions? (strike)
32. SS – UG - Level II - State the city that is the northernmost state capital in the U.S.
(Juneau)
33. SS – UG - Level II - Name the southernmost U.S. state into which the Great Plains extend.
(Texas)
34. SS – UG - Level II - Name the state where we find the delta of the largest river in the
United States. (Louisiana)
35. SS – UG - Level II – In which state do we find 91% of Yellowstone National Park?
(Wyoming)
36. SS - UG - Level II - Name the U.S. state bordering the Pacific Ocean that has the longest
shoreline. (Alaska)
37. SS – UG - Level II - Identify the island chain that is between the Pacific Ocean and the
Bering Sea. (Aleutian Islands)
38. SS – UL - Level II – Name the two opposing sides in a criminal courtroom case. (defense
and prosecution).
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39. SS – EC- Level II - State the term for the increase in the value of land over time.
(appreciation)
40. SS – EC- Level III – Identify the compound word that indicates an amount added to the
cost of an item by a retailer that takes overhead and profit into account. (markup)
41. SS – WG – Level II - Through what continent does a celestial pole of the Earth pass?
(Antarctica)
42. SS – WG - Level I – State the antonym of urban. (rural)
43. SS - WG – Level II - Identify the body of water where the mouth of the Congo River is
located. (Atlantic Ocean)
44. SS – WG – Level II – Name the North American country that has a total of 31 states.
(Mexico)
45. SS – UG - Level II – Identify the state where the Pentagon is located. (Virginia)
46. SS – WH – Level II – Name the city that had its origins in 400 B.C. when the Celtic king
Belin built an earthen wall on a rise above the marshy wastes at the point where the
Walbrook and Thames Rivers join.
(London)
47. SS – WG – Level II – Identify the nation that has the longest coastline. (Canada)
48. SS – UH – Level II – Name the city in Maryland where the U.S. Naval Academy was
founded in 1845. (Annapolis)
49. SS – WH- Level II - The French intentionally left what major city undefended from the
Germans in the Second World War to prevent its destruction? (Paris)
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