Northern Kentucky Academic League
JV – Packet 12
-First Half1. Dimension along the line of sight are shorter than those that run at a ninety degree angle of the line of sight and
objects that are farther away are smaller than those that are closer. What is this representation of a threedimensional object onto a flat surface?
(Linear) Perspective
2. While this unit is used in electronics and control theory, it is most often associated with acoustics and the
amplification of sound. What is this logarithmic unit, most often used to describe the level of sound pressure that
has a name derived from being one tenth of a unit named for Alexander Graham Bell?
Decibel
3. The plaintiff in this 1963 landmark case has since switched sides of the debate, having become a pro-life
advocate. What was this United States Supreme Court case in which the court upheld a woman’s right to choose,
but disallowed late term abortions to take place, the latter portion of which was later overturned?
Roe v. Wade
4. Consider the following data: 7, 12, 15, 19, 21, 23, 27. What is the interquartile range of this set of data?
11
5. This author of the 8th century BC wrote an epic poem detailing the genealogies of the Greek gods. He also wrote
an instructional guide to agriculture that includes the tales of Pandora and Prometheus. Who is this Greek author
of Theogony and Works and Days?
Hesiod
6. These parts of an electrochemical cell can serve as a location for electrons to leave the cell or enter the cell. In a
rechargeable battery, these can reverse depending on whether the battery is being used or is being charged. What
is this electrical conductor that can be either an anode or a cathode and is used to allow a circuit to include
nonmetallic parts?
Electrodes
7. The subject of this full-length oil painting has his left hand on his hip and his hat in the right. It is believe that the
young man in the image is Jonathan Buttall, the son of a wealthy merchant. What is this paint that is named for the
color of the boy’s 18th century attire?
The Blue Boy
8. Two cards are drawn at random without replacement from a standard deck of playing cards. What is the
probability of drawing two spades in a row?
1/17
9. The Meiji Emperor of China commissioned one of these reference compilations to be created with the work
being done from 1403 to 1408 in China. What is this type of reference work, the most famous version of which, the
Britannica, was last printed in 2010?
Encyclopedia
10. During the counting of the Electoral College votes, the individual in this role oversees the session of Congress.
Men that have held this position include Thomas Hendricks, Levi Morton, and William Wheeler. What is this role
within the executive branch, first in the line of presidential succession?
Vice President (of the United States)
11. This ability that results from the sodium-potassium pump in certain organisms is used by some aquatic animals
as a means of locating objects around them, as a form of communication, in self-defense, or to shock prey, either
killing it or stunning it. Exhibited most famously in certain rays and eels, what term is defined as the generation of
electricity by a living organism?
Bioelectrogenesis
12. What is the equation, in slope intercept form, of the line with a slope of 3 that passes through the point -2, 5?
Y = 3x + 11
13. This term was first used to describe the work of the French that was created after that of Eduoard Manet, but
has since been applied to some artists that painted during the 19 th century. This movement included vivid color
and applied the paint with a greater thickness than seen before. What was this movement that included artists
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Paul Gauguin, and Vincent van Gogh?
Post-impressionism
14. Characters in this epic poem, first published in 1667, include The Son of God, God the Father, and Satan. What
is this epic poem about the removal of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden, written by John Milton?
Paradise Lost
15. It was formed in Baghdad in 1960 and has served as a way for member countries to work together in
controlling the price of a commodity that they produce. This collaboration prevents competition amongst the
group. What is this cartel of oil producing nations that includes Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela?
OPEC (or Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries)
16. This phenomenon exists when all magnetic field lines are ejected by the lack of electrical resistance present
due to an extreme cooling of some substances. First discovered by Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, what is this
phenomenon that allows for the presence of a maintained electric current through a wire of certain material
cooled below its critical temperature?
Superconductivity
17. Two chords, AB and CD, intersect within a circle at point F. AF is 14 inches long. BF is 8 inches long. CF is 2
inches long. How long is DF?
56 inches (accept: 4 feet 8 inches)
18. Today, this ornamentation is often carved into furniture, but was used in later Corinthian and Composite
column designs. Resembling a scroll what is this ornament that is most often found on the capital of an Ionic order
column?
Volute
19. This woman’s success in the art of the short story earned her the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2013. Her short
story collections included The Progress of Love, Who Do You Think You Are?, and Dance of the Happy Shades. Who
is this Canadian author of “The View from Castle Rock”, “Lying Under the Apple Tree”, and “Hired Girl”?
(Alice) Munro
20. Though one of the men for which this agreement is named was an American, the Congress only ratified this
treaty with the understanding that it would not prevent defensive military measures. What was this 1928
international agreement, a massive failure, in which sixty-two nations agreed to not use war as a method of
settling disputes?
Kellogg-Briand Pact
21. It is believed that this spherical cloud of icy bodies is located approximately fifty thousand astronomical units
from the Sun. Located well outside the Kuiper belt, what is this region first theorized by the Dutch astronomer for
which it is named?
Oort Cloud
22. What is the surface area of a rectangular prism with sides measuring 10, 14, and 20 meters long?
1240 square meters
23. An expert in urban design, this man created the plan for Chicago and parts of Washington D. C. He is also
known for his works on early 20th century skyscrapers such as the Continental Trust Company Building in
Baltimore. Who was this American architect of the Flatiron Building in New York City and the Masonic Temple
Building in Chicago?
(Daniel) Burnham
24. Baron Wladyslaw Moes was the inspiration for the boy, Tadzio, in this novella. In the work, the boy serves as
the inspiration for a famous author on vacation in the titular Italian city, who is in the midst of a writer’s block. The
main character Gustav von Aschenbach never meets the boy as he dies in the moments he is to first introduce
himself. What is this novella, first published in 1912 by its author Thomas Mann?
Death in Venice
25. In 2002, President George Bush claimed that this man had authorized an assassination attempt against his
father. He and his Ba’ath Party followers were overthrown by allied forces a year later. Who was this dictator of
Iraq that was found by American forces, tried, and executed in 2006?
(Saddam) Hussein
26. The majority of this layer of the Earth’s atmosphere consists of hydrogen as it is the lightest element. This layer
ends where objects are no longer bound to the planet by gravity. Located beyond the thermosphere, what is this
thin, outermost region of the Earth’s atmosphere that exists more than 600 kilometers above the planet’s surface?
Exosphere
27. The altitude of an equilateral triangle is 8 radical 3 centimeters long. What is the perimeter of this triangle?
48 centimeters
28. The name for this type of musical texture is taken from Greek words meaning “same sound” and is exhibited in
the majority of jazz music. What type of musical texture is exhibited by a piece with more than one part being
played together in harmony?
Homophony
29. This play’s questionable morals were the source for riots that took place during its opening at the Dublin
Theatre in 1907. Christy Mahon is a young man who claims to have killed his father, an act which seems to impress
the town folk, until his father shows up wounded, and is once again unsuccessfully attacked by his son at which
point the townspeople turn. What is this three-act play by Irish playwright John Millington Synge?
The Playboy of the Western World
30. This is the largest nation by area that is located entirely within Europe. In early 2014, unrest in the
southeastern portion of this nation began, events that are now referred to as Russian Spring or the 2014 Crimean
crisis. What is this nation that is the site of pro-Russian revolutionaries who seek reunification of this nation with
Russia?
Ukraine
31. It was this man who first proposed that electrons reside in shells with maximum capacities surrounding the
nucleus of an atom at varying levels. Who was this Danish physicist, the recipient of the 1922 Nobel Prize in
Physics, an award he received his description of the structure of the atom and his quantum theory?
(Niels) Bohr
32. What is the horizontal asymptote of the rational function f of x equals the quantity 2 x squared plus 5x minus 7
close quantity all over 3 x squared plus 6x minus 2?
Y = 2/3 (must include “y =”)
33. The name of this style of music and dance means “conversation with the gods” in Kikongo, an East African
language, however both art forms originated in Cuba. What is this music that regained popularity in the late 1990s
when one of Damaso Perez Prado’s songs were released by popular artist Lou Bega in the United States?
Mambo
34. This epic was originally passed down through generations of the Malinke people from the 14 th century to the
present. With no original known author, what is this poem about the hero that created the Mali Empire in the
middle of the 13th centuries having received the title of “Mansa”?
Epic of Sundiata
35. It was within this city that Tom McLaury, Billy Clanton, and Frank McLaury were killed in a famous event that
Doc Holliday and Wyatt Earp were wounded in. What is this small Arizona town, the site of the gunfight at the O.K.
Coral?
Tombstone(, Arizona)
36. Once a solution has become fully this, it has reached peak levels of concentration. What is this term in
chemistry which refers to a solution into which a substance is fully dissolved?
Saturated (accept: Saturation)
37. Simplify the expression sin of the quantity pi over two minus x over sine of x.
Cotangent X
38. This composer continued to add to a series of work musical pieces known as Night on Bald Mountain
throughout this lifetime until his death in 1881. A member of the group of Russian composers known as “The Five”,
who was this composer of the opera Boris Godunov and the piano suite Pictures at the Exhibition?
(Modest) Mussorgsky
39. This man’s 1930 marriage prompted his novel Narcissus and Goldmund. A couple years later, he wrote the
novella Journey to the East. The winner of the 1946 Nobel Prize in Literature, who was this German author of The
Glass Bead Game, Siddhartha, and Steppenwolf?
(Herman) Hesse
40. This man was executed in November of 1831, three months after he carried out a series of murders during an
insurrection in Virginia. Who was this escaped slave that led a rebellion against whites in August of 1831 that
ultimately resulted in over 300 deaths?
(Nat) Turner
-End of First Half-Second Half1. This physical law was first observed and explicitly stated in 1801 by an English chemist and physicist who is
known for his atomic theory. What is this gas law which states that the pressure of a combination gasses is equal
to the sum of the pressure of the individual gasses?
Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressures
2. This production was the first to win the Tony Award for Best Musical, doing so in 1949 when it starred Alfred
Drake, Patricia Morison, and Lisa Kirk. What is this Cole Porter musical that features an acting troupe, director, and
stagehands attempting to put on the William Shakespeare play, The Taming of the Shrew?
Kiss Me, Kate
3. The Hopewell Indians resided on the shores of this body of water around the 8 th and 9th centuries. What is this
second largest of the Great Lakes, the only one to be located entirely within the borders of the United States?
Lake Michigan
4. This Danzig-born German author came to West Germany in 1945 as a refugee. Fourteen years later he wrote The
Tin Drum, a novel that is likely the greatest example of magic realism in European literary history. Who is this
author of the Danzig Trilogy, a collection that contains the novels The Tin Drum, Cat and Mouse, and Dog Years?
(Gunter) Grass
5. Solve the quadratic equation for x: x squared plus seven x plus seven equals zero.
(x =) -7 plus or minus the square root of 21 all over 2 (accept: -7/2 plus or minus radical 21 over
6. At room temperature this flammable liquid is highly toxic to human beings that burns in the presence of oxygen,
creating carbon dioxide and water. It is considered an important sign of the presence of life because it is produced
by many types of bacteria including those living in our intestines. What is this simplest alcohol, a compound with
the formula “C”-“H”-“3”-“O”-“H”?
Methanol
7. The dances that belong to this collective name are divided into Standard and International Latin groups. Some
dances labeled as this include the Jive, rumba, Quickstep, Tango, and Waltz. What name is given to this collective
group of partnered dances that are performed competitively and socially all over the world and which are named
for the large room in which they are often performed?
Ballroom (Dance)
8. This New York City based newspaper was first published in 1889 by Edward Jones, Charles Dow, and Charles
Bergstresser. It was within its pages that the Dow Jones Industrial Average was first published. What is this most
widely circulated newspaper in the United States, which specializes in business and finance?
Wall Street Journal
9. This author was a refugee from the Nazis at the age of two. His works include The Coast of Utopia and Every
Good Boy Deserves Favor. Who is this Czech-born British playwright of Arcadia, the screenplay for Shakespeare in
Love, and the absurdist play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead?
(Tom) Stoppard\
10. Consider the function f of x equals three x plus five and g of x equals two x minus one. Simplify the composite
function f of g of x.
(f of g of x equals) 6x + 2
11. There is some dispute among scientists about the nomenclature about this astronomical bodies, specifically
whether or not fusion must have occurred at some point in their existence to distinguish them from planets. What
are these failed stars that can contain up to seventy-five times the mass of Jupiter, which is still not enough to
create a sustained hydrogen fusion process in its core?
Brown Dwarf
12. This dancer began to explore Asian and Egyptian styles shortly after the turn of the twentieth century as was
evident in her Radha. Her students included Jack Cole, Lillian Powell, and Martha Graham. Who was this dancer
and choreographer that co-founded a leading school of modern dance in Los Angeles, California in 1915?
(Ruth) St. Denis
13. This is the second-most traded currency in the world after the U.S. Dollar. Its adoption was outlined by the
1992 Maastricht Treaty. What is this currency that is used by most member nations of the E. U.?
Euro
14. This American-born author spent her adult life in France, where she lived at 27 rue de Fleurs in Paris with her
partner. Her The Making of Americans: The Hersland Family has been referred to as one of her “hermetic” novels.
Once painted by Pablo Picasso, who was this author of The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas?
(Gertrude) Stein
15. Simplify the rational expression quantity x squared plus thirteen x plus forty-two close quantity over the
quantity x plus seven.
X+6
16. The vast majority of the Earth’s water vapor is located in this layer of the planet’s atmosphere. It is also the
warmest layer of the atmosphere, as the temperature gets colder with altitude. What is this bottom layer of the
Earth’s atmosphere, in which all life resides?
Troposphere
17. This man’s doctoral dissertation attempted to better understand the ways in which we experience the world
via a concept known as the fourfold root of reason. This man believed that humankind always had certain
dissatisfactions in their lives that they were seeking to change. Who was this German philosopher, the author of
The World as Will and Representation?
(Arthur) Schopenhauer
18. This branch of psychology attempted to dig deeper into the workings of the human mind than the prevalent
branch of the time, behaviorism. What is this branch of psychology that examines the way the brain works,
including memory and learning?
Cognitive (Psychology)
19. This American author’s first novel, The Natural, about a rising baseball star who has his career cut short after
being shot and attempts a return to the game. Who is this Jewish writer, whose fame grew with novels such as The
Assistant and The Fixer?
(Bernard) Malamud
20. Consider the expansion of the quantity two x plus y close quantity to the fifth power. What is the coefficient of
the term that includes the x squared?
Forty
21. This term is sometimes used to describe such rocks as quartz, feldspar, and mica, all of which are intrusive
igneous rocks. This applied name is taken from a Latin word meaning “grain”, which is derived from the texture of
these rocks. What is this igneous rock that contains a high percentage of iron and magnesium?
Granite
22. This religion was founded during the 15th century and has become the fifth largest organized faith in the world.
There have been ten human gurus that have led this religion with the eleventh being the holy scripture, Guru
Granth Sahib. What is this monotheistic religion that developed out of the Punjab region of India with the
teachings of Guru Nanak?
Sikhism
23. For four years, from 1972 to 1976, all executions were put on hold in the United States as a result of this
Supreme Court case. What was this landmark case in which the court ruled that the inconsistency with which the
death penalty was being used was unconstitutional?
Furman v. Georgia
24. This Edgar Allan Poe short story is considered to be among the forerunners of the modern day mystery work.
The last of his works to feature the detective Auguste Dupin. What is this story in which the detective must
ascertain the contents and whereabouts of a correspondence that may or may have not been stolen?
The Purloined Letter
25. Find the sum of the twenty-term arithmetic series with first term of seven and the last term of eight.
One-hundred Fifty
26. It was this chemist that gave oxygen and hydrogen their names. He also discovered the role of oxygen in
combustion reactions. Who was this 18th century French chemist, often referred to as the “Father of Modern
Chemistry”?
Antoine Lavoisier
27. In Norse mythology, this god of light was the son of Odin and Frigg, the brother of Thor. He was also the
husband of Nanna and had one son, Forseti. Who was this god that possessed the ship Hrinhorni and resided in the
hall Breidablik?
Baldr
28. The qualifications for membership in this government body are outlined in Article 1, Section 3 of the U.S.
Constitution and include a minimum age of 30 years old. What is this legislative body, the upper house of the
United States in which the one-hundred members are up for re-election every six years?
(U.S.) Senate
29. When a car is described as a nice set of wheels, this figure of speech is being used. What is this type of figure of
speech that uses a part of something or someone in the place of the entire thing?
Synecdoche
30. One is the first triangular number. Three is the second and six is the third. What is the fifth triangular number, a
value equal to the sum of the first five natural numbers?
Fifteen
31. This organization is currently led by Ban Ki-moon, a South Korean who holds the title of Secretary General.
What is this international organization, created following World War Two, that has 193 member nations and 2
observer nations?
United Nations
32. This man led the Orchestra of Memphis and wrote the ragtime song “Ole Miss Rag” with them. Known as the
“father of the blues”, who was this songwriter that penned the well-known “Memphis Blues” and “St. Louis
Blues”?
(W. C.) Handy
33. This transition metal is a member of group nine, and is silver-gray in pure form. Its most common use is in the
creation of alloys with intense strength and in the production of high energy electromagnetic radiation. What is
this metal with atomic number 27 and atomic symbol “C”-“o”?
Cobalt
34. Identify the relative pronoun in the following experience: This monkey can climb to the highest branch of the
tree.
This
35. Solve the following inequality for x: negative three x plus five is greater than negative two x minus nine.
X is less than fourteen (accept: fourteen is greater than x)
36. Named for the President of Germany from 1925 to 1934, this vehicle remained operational only 14 months
before meeting its demise in 1937. Designed by the Zeppelin Company, what was this German airship that sparked
and burned while attempting to dock to a mast in New Jersey?
Hindenburg
37. This form of government exists in limited form most often in that individuals vote on referendums, recalls of
officials, and initiatives. What is this specific form of government in which the voting public takes part in policing
making rather than elect someone to represent them?
Direct Democracy
38. The earliest known example of these religious dramas was “Quem Quaeritis?”, which is Latin for “Whom do
you seek?”. These plays began in the 6th century and continued until the development of professional theatre in
the 16th century. What was this type of play that developed during the Middle Ages in which scenes or events from
the Bible were portrayed in churches?
Mystery (Play) (accept: miracle play)
39. This phrase first joined the lexicon following its utterance by a victorious general at the end of the Battle of
Zela and indicates a quick victory in battle was had. What is this phrase, most famous uttered by Julius Caesar,
which is Latin for “I came, I saw, I conquered.”?
Veni Vidi Vici
40. Two standard dice are rolled. What is the probability that they show the same face?
1/6
-End of Second Half-Tiebreakers1. Members of this functional group include aldehyde, ketone, carboxylic acid, and ester. What functional group
includes organic compounds which have the atom for which they are named double bonded to an oxygen atom?
Carbonyl (Group)
2. Identify the gerund in the following sentence. I hate seeing people throw their futures away by making bad
decisions.
Seeing
3. Controversially, the Taliban recently opened an office in this nation, an office they view as an embassy. This
Middle Eastern country has also been at the center of controversy in the sporting world since they won the right to
host FIFA’s World Cup as there have been leaks of possible bribes that may have taken place. What is this small
nation on the Arabian Peninsula, whose capital is at Doha?
Qatar
4. This former actor joined the military during World War II, remaining in the Air Force Reserve until 1968, being
promoted to Brigadier General. He was nominated for Best Actor for his role in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, but
later won the award for playing Mike Connor in The Philadelphia Story. Who is this American actor that played
George Bailey in It’s a Wonderful Life?
(James) Stewart
5. Five standard six-sided dice are to be rolled. What is the expected value of the sum of the roll?
17.5 (accept: 35/2)
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