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Round 2
graphy
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What classification applies to
stories set in nonexistent worlds
in which the characters are often
something other than human or in
which humans interact with
creatures such as trolls, dragons,
elves, or kelpies?
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fantasy
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What word completes this verse
by Ogden Nash?
Say not the mermaid is a myth,
I knew one once named Mrs.
Smith.
She stood while playing cards or
knitting
Mermaids are not equipped for…
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sitting
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In “The Odyssey,” what
monocular creature cries out,
“Nobody has hurt me. Nobody is
going to kill me.”?
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Cyclops
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What kind of animals are these?
Despereaux Tilling in “The Tale
of Despereaux”
Algernon in “Flowers for
Algernon”
Bianca in “The Rescuers”
Stuart Little in “Stuart Little”
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mice
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What part of an adventure novel
is analogous to the punch line of
a joke?
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climax
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These words came into English
from a language used on what
continent?
kookaburra, quandong,
budgerigar, wallaroo, billabong
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Australia
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What is the term for the heading
at the top of a business letter that
usually includes the name and
address of the organization and
perhaps a logo?
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letterhead
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What word is missing in these
idioms?
like nobody’s …
I mean …
funny …
monkey …
Mind your own …
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business
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What is the name for an affix
added to the beginning of a
stem?
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prefix
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Name either plural possessive
adjective.
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our, their
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These are examples of what kind
of symbols used in the Old West?
Flying H
Diamond T
Box L
K Bar
Running N
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Brands (cattle brands)
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Who was the chief justice when
George Washington was first
inaugurated as president?
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Nobody (none were appointed
yet)
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Located in Florida, name the
oldest, continuously inhabited,
European-established settlement
in the continental United States?
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St. Augustine
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In 1944, what secret police
arrested Otto Frank and his
family in Holland?
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Gestapo
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The need for vessels to round
Cape Horn was significantly
reduced in 1914 with the
completion of what massive
construction project?
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Panama Canal
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Most of the Sierra Nevada lies in
what state?
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California
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By their names, you know that
these teams are from what state?
Chattanooga Lookouts, Jackson
Generals, Knoxville Ice Bears,
Memphis Redbirds
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Tennessee
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Reminiscent of a piece of
tableware, when two tributaries
have the same name as the river
into which they feed, what are
they called?
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forks
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What is the world’s most
extensive river basin?
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Amazon
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What Canadian province borders
the state of Maine to its north and
northeast?
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New Brunswick
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Round 2
Math
Science
Fine
Gen.
Arts
Know.
Tie
Round 1
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T.B.1
Final
Jeopardy
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T.B.2
Menu
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T.B.3
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500
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If you pedal your bike 80 miles in
3 days, how many miles will you
ride in 15 days?
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You are running in a race and
overtake the runner in second
place. What position are you in
now?
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second
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Convert 9/75 to a percent.
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12%
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What kind of decimals result from
converting these fractions?
8/11
25/24
4/3
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Repeating decimals
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What is 202 to the 2nd power?
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40,804
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Two souped-up diesel trucks take
off from the starting line in a drag
race, each emitting thick clouds
of black smoke that mainly
contain what element?
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carbon
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What chemical process produces
all these foods?
miso, bread, sour cream, cheese,
pickles, sour cream
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fermentation
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The name for what invertebrate
comes from a combination of the
Latin words for “thousand” and
“foot”?
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millipede
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What fundamental geological
process led to the Mississippi
River being called the Big
Muddy?
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erosion
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What is the most abundant gas in
the Sun’s atmosphere?
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hydrogen
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What kind of creatures are these
in the musical entitled “The Lion
King”?
Nala, Mufasa, Sarabi, Scar,
Sarafina
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lions
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What general classification
applies to all these religious folk
songs?
Down by the Riverside
By and By
Deep River
Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve
Seen
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Spirituals (or hymns)
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After applying glaze, through
what process does the surface of
pottery become permanently
nonporous?
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firing
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These are titles of what category
of paintings?
Valley of Mexico, Vista del Pico
de Orizaba, Dedham Vale, View
on the Outskirts of St.
Petersburg, Adirondack
Mountains
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landscapes
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When viewing Mt. Rushmore from
the visitor center, what U.S.
president is on the far right?
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Abraham Lincoln
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In Irish folklore, what kind of
diminutive beings hide all their
coins in pots at the end of a
rainbow?
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leprechauns
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Name the long hair along the top
and sides of the neck of a male
African lion.
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mane
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What is the term for the backward
momentum of a rifle when it is
discharged?
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Recoil (kick)
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These are types of what common
phenomena?
nimbus, stratus, cumulus, cirrus
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clouds
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What phrase from the Eighth
Amendment describes
punishments that are abusive,
brutal, unconventional, and
bizarre?
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Cruel and unusual
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T.B. 1
The decibel is used to measure
sound intensity and was named
after what American inventor who
first demonstrated the electrical
transmission of speech?
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Alexander Graham Bell
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The name for what reptile comes
from the Spanish words, “el
lagarto” meaning “the lizard”?
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alligator
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What vitamin that is not present
in butter, cheddar cheese, and
beef is especially abundant in
papayas, kiwifruit, and bell
peppers.
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Vitamin C
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