JV cave country match nov. 12 Round 10
Middle Grades – 2013-14 Governor’s Cup Practice Questions
1.
Germanium and silicon are both classified as this type of material. Sometimes they act like a metal,
and sometimes they act like an insulator. What are these materials that are essential components of
most electronic circuits?
SEMICONDUCTOR(S)
2.
In this novel, eight pairs of heirs live in Sunset Towers and receive different clues that contain the
lyrics of "America the Beautiful." The Hoos, Theodorakises [thee-oh-DOR-uh-kis-ez], and Wexlers
compete, but Turtle wins the $200 million prize. Name this Newbery Medal-winning book by Ellen
Raskin.
(THE) WESTING GAME
3.
Multiple answer required. Consider the pattern thousand, million, billion, trillion, and so on. What
are the next two elements of the pattern?
QUADRILLION AND QUINTILLION
4.
This Middle-Eastern country is a relatively young country, but it contains one of the world's oldest
cities. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea on the west and Jordan in the east. Name the
country whose capital is Jerusalem.
ISRAEL
5.
This room is described as the "finest dining hall in Europe." It was originally intended as an eating
space for British naval veterans. What is this hall where Horatio Nelson lay in state after the Battle
of Trafalgar?
PAINTED HALL (OF THE ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE)
6.
One of the solutions to the equation, the absolute value of the quantity X minus 10 equals 8, is 18.
What is the other solution?
(X EQUALS) 2
7.
The name of this type of verb comes from Latin words that mean "to go through" or "to go across."
Identify the type of verb used in the following sentence: I hit the ball over the fence.
TRANSITIVE
8.
This conflict began as a power struggle between its namesake tribe and local English settlers. It
resulted in extermination for the Native American nation and dominance for the Massachusetts Bay
Colony. What is this war waged between 1634 and 1638 in southern New England?
PEQUOT (WAR)
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9.
This dance originated during the Italian Renaissance. In the 16th century, this dance became the
passion of Catherine de Medici. What is this dance form for which composers have created entire
musical compositions?
BALLET
10.
This elementary particle was initially theorized in 1964, and tentatively confirmed in March 2013.
Stephen Hawking recently stated that the discoverer of this particle, who shares its name, should
receive the Nobel Prize. Identify this member of the bosons [BOH-sons] that will confirm the
standard model and explain how particles acquire mass.
HIGGS (BOSON) (Accept: HIGGS PARTICLE)
11.
Multiple answers required. Their names meant "The Little Girl," "The Painted," and "The Holy
Mother." Two were lightweight caravels [KAR-uh-velz], while the third, a three-masted carrack,
crashed off the Haitian coast. Name the three ships that accomplished Columbus's 1492
transatlantic voyage.
NIÑA, PINTA, (AND) SANTA MARÍA (ANY ORDER)
12.
Spell the word in the following sentence that means "round." It was like trying to fit a hexagonal
shape in a circular opening.
C-I-R-C-U-L-A-R
13.
This 50s television star brought Latin music into America's homes. With his la conga music and his
characteristic "Bob-a-Looo", he added a distinctly Latin twist to the comedy. Identify this Cuban
musician who played Ricky Ricardo on "I Love Lucy".
(DESI) ARNAZ
14.
This two-word phrase is a factor in causing earthquakes. It is marked by stream beds that have split
in half, or linear valleys. What phrase refers to the location where tectonic plates slide sideways
against one another, the most famous of which is the San Andreas Fault?
TRANSFORM BOUNDARY (or BOUNDARIES)
15.
What is the greatest common factor of these algebraic terms: 12 X squared Y cubed, and 20 X
cubed Y?
4 X SQUARED Y
16.
If you doubt the need for a pink-eared antgrubber and a hollow-tailed antgrubber, you aren't
recognizing the value of this. In 2010, the U.N. celebrated the International Year of this concept,
whose flag showed several different species. What term refers to the quality of richness of variety of
life forms, both plant and animal, in a given environment?
BIO(DIVERSITY)
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17.
In this novel, the orphans Lizzie Rose and Parsefall travel with the puppeteer Gaspare Grisini [GAHSpuh-ray gri-SEE-nee]. When Claire Wintermute disappears, people suspect the traveling puppeteers
of kidnapping her. Give the title of this Newbery Honor Book by Laura Amy Schlitz.
SPLENDORS AND GLOOMS
18.
Take a triangle with a rectangular neck at its point and add three strings and you will have created
this folk instrument. Related to the lute, what is this popular Russian instrument?
BALALAIKA
19.
The ratio of blue to red candy pieces in a bag is 5 to 7. If there are 15 blue pieces, how many red
pieces are there?
21
20.
This city was founded in 330 AD as the new, more eastern capital of the Roman Empire. It served
as the Byzantine Empire's capital until 1453, at which point it became the Ottoman Empire's capital
for almost five hundred years. Name this city, which became Istanbul in 1923.
CONSTANTINOPLE
21.
First and last name answer required. He is the subject of the 2012 YALSA Nonfiction Award winning
book. Author Steve Sheinkin [SHANK-in] called his life A True Story of Adventure, Heroism, and
Treachery. Identify this General from the American Revolution, whose name is synonymous with
"traitor."
BENEDICT ARNOLD
22.
Frederick Ashton choreographed specific roles for this ballerina in the Royal Ballet. She is better
known as the female partner of Rudolf Nureyev. Who died in her adopted country - Panama - in
1991?
(DAME MARGOT) FONTEYNE
23.
In the United Kingdom, instead of expressing weights in pounds, they use kilograms. The
conversion between kilograms and pounds is that 1 kilogram equals 2.2 pounds. If someone from
the United Kingdom says he weighs 80 kilograms, what is his weight in pou
176 (POUNDS)
24.
It was constructed in outer space and the first portion was launched into orbit in 1998. Following
the Mir and Skylab, this site of microgravity experimentation is divided into a Russian orbital
segment and an American orbital segment. What is this artificial satellite of Earth, which has been
occupied by humans from various countries for over eleven years?
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS)
25.
These people built the largest Pre-Columbian settlement north of Mexico. They left monuments such
as Monks, Grave Creek, and Cahokia. What group of cultures constructed earthen hills for religious
and ceremonial purposes?
MOUND BUILDERS
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26.
This man captained the Ranger in making assaults on the British coast. His most famous
engagement came between the HMS Serapis and his ship, the Bon Homme Richard. Give this
Scottish naval officer who fought for the Americans in the Revolutionary War and declared that he
had "not yet begun to fight".
(JOHN PAUL) JONES
27.
In a polygon, a diagonal is a line segment that connects any two non-adjacent vertices. What type
of polygon will have at least one diagonal that is outside the interior of the polygon?
CONCAVE
28.
In real life, he was an Onondaga [on-un-DAW-guh] Indian chief who organized the Five Nations. In
poetry, he departs for the Isles of the Blessed after leading his people and marrying Minnehaha
[min-ee-HA-ha]. Identify this Native American hero, whose "song" Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
wrote.
HIAWATHA
29.
This member of the sundew family is native only to a small area in the Carolinas. It takes about ten
days for this plant to digest its prey, and it generally dies after having trapped three or four insects.
What plant traps its prey by closing its leaves when tiny hairs are touched on the inner surface?
VENUS('S) FLYTRAP
30.
This religion emphasizes meditation and devotion to deities. Its leader taught that nothing is
permanent. What is this religion founded by Prince Siddhartha Gautama?
BUDDHISM (Accept word forms)
31.
At this battle, Lee realized the Union cavalry was reinforced by two infantry corps. Greatly
overwhelmed, he surrendered his sword to General Ulysses Grant and largely ended the war. Name
this April 9, 1865, battle of the Civil War, the final one.
(BATTLE OF) APPOMATTOX COURT HOUSE
32.
If a regular hexagon has a perimeter of 102 feet, what is the length, in feet, of each side?
17 (FEET)
33.
In 1977, Susan Nanus adapted this children's novel into a two-act play. Milo drives to the Kingdom
of Wisdom, where me meets the Humbug, the Mathemagician, and Tock the watchdog. What is this
modern fairy tale by Norton Juster?
(THE) PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH
34.
Not everything shot during the filming process makes it into the movie. What term refers to unused
scenes where actors often flub lines, which are sometimes shown after the credits for a laugh?
OUT-TAKE(S)
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35.
These biological agents were part of a well-known experiment that supported the theory that DNA
was the genetic material. They were unsuccessfully used to treat bacterial infections before the
discovery of antibiotics. What viruses infect bacteria?
BACTERIOPHAGES [back-TIR-ee-uh-fay-jez]
36.
It is the second largest city in Libya, and was once the joint capital along with Tripoli. It played an
important rule in the popular uprising that ousted Muammar Qaddafi. In what city was a U.S.
diplomatic mission attacked, and Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens killed in 2012?
BENGHAZI
37.
Its title characters are Tom Canty and Prince Edward. The boys switch places, with the royal living
in the streets and the beggar in the palace. Give the title of this Mark Twain novel.
(THE) PRINCE AND THE PAUPER
38.
Multiple answer required. When considering the factors of 18 and 24, what are the positive factors
that are in common with both numbers?
1,2,3 AND 6
39.
This art medium does not have a natural base. Its synthetic base dissolves in water and has colored
pigments mixed into it. What is this medium that is thinner than oil, dries more quickly than oil, and
has an opaque appearance?
ACRYLIC (PAINT)
40.
Trillions of these subatomic particles circle the track of the Large Hadron Collider at 11,245 times
per second. An element's atomic number refers to the number of these found in the atom's nucleus.
Discovered in 1919, 22 years after the electron, identify these positively charged particles.
PROTON(S)
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Round 10 - Second Half
Middle Grades – 2013-14 Governor’s Cup Practice Questions
41.
In one of his novels, Sam Beaver teaches Louis the swan to play the trumpet. In another, a mouse
outsmarts the cat Snowball and protects the bird Margalo. Name the author of The Trumpet of the
Swan, Stuart Little, and Charlotte's Web.
(E. B.) WHITE
42.
Nothing in this ballet by Stravinsky could be considered new. This piece features music that can be
described as folk music rooted in the past. What is this ballet that was choreographed by Michel
Fokine?
(THE) FIREBIRD
43.
These people practiced horse burials, and brought the chariot, the compound bow, and other
technology to Egypt. They were apparently Semitic, and their name may come from ancient
Egyptian words meaning "rulers of foreign lands." What West Asian people conquered and ruled
Egypt for 70 years during the Middle Kingdom?
HYKSOS [HICK-sohs]
44.
What is the absolute value of the difference of four-sevenths and five-ninths?
1/63
45.
When a newborn turkey hatches from its egg, it is attracted to movement, sound and smell, and will
emotionally attach to the first thing it sees. This pre-programmed drive to attach to a mother-figure
provides the young with information about who they are, and how to survive. Starting with the
letter "I", what is this behavioral learning method?
IMPRINTING
46.
Contradict, verdict, and benediction each contain a Latin root with this meaning. Identify the
meaning of the Latin root "dict," found in "dictate."
SPEAK (Accept: SAY and OTHER SIMILAR ANSWERS)
47.
The number of hours it takes for a block of ice to melt varies inversely as the temperature. If it
takes 2 hours for a square inch of ice to melt at 60 degrees, what temperature, in degrees, must it
be for a square inch of ice to melt in 3 hours?
40 (DEGREES)
48.
This British geneticist co-founded the Journal of Genetics in 1910, just 5 years after writing what is
said to be the first textbook to introduce genetics to the public. His name is more closely associated
with a square diagram that is used to predict the probability of possible genotypes [GENE-oh-types]
of offspring. Identify the name of this square, and you'll identify this man.
(REGINALD CRUNDALL) PUNNETT
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49.
This leader sparked the Peloponnesian War by moving the Delian League's treasury to Athens in
454. He spearheaded the project to rebuild structures on the Acropolis, most notably the Parthenon.
Who fostered democracy by leading Athens during its Golden Age?
PERICLES
50.
This term is used to describe an experimental form of music that developed in the 1960s. It is often
used to describe the music of such composers as Glass and Reich. What is this style of American
music that arose from the backstreets of New York and San Francisco to become a dominant music
form of the 20th century, and is known for its sparse style?
MINIMAL (MUSIC)
51.
A sphere has a diameter of 6 meters. What is the volume in cubic meters of the sphere, in terms of
pi?
36 PI (CUBIC METERS)
52.
Identify the following two Constitutional amendments, in correct order. One prohibited the sale and
consumption of alcohol; the other made it legal again. Name them.
18TH and 21ST (AMENDMENTS) (Not: 21ST and 18TH)
53.
In this story Mike visits his senile grandmother in a nursing home. Mike’s grandmother feels guilty
and mistakes him for her deceased husband. Identify this short story by Robert Cormier.
(THE) MOUSTACHE
54.
This essential vitamin is found in leafy greens, rice, and hog liver. Identify this vitamin that assists
the body in blood clotting.
(VITAMIN) K
55.
This musical relates the tale of a young Asian woman who is abandoned by her love. It is based on
a Puccini opera with a similar plot. What is this musical set in Viet Nam during the 1970s?
MISS SAIGON
56.
In folklore, he makes the tar-baby that traps his archenemy, Br'er Rabbit. He is deviously cunning,
while his sidekick, Br'er Bear, is dim-witted. Identify this vulpine character, whom Joel Chandler
Harris adapted from African folklore.
BR'ER FOX
57.
Rectangle ABCD is similar to rectangle EFGH. If the length of side AB is 12 inches and the length of
EF is 18 inches, find the length of FG, in inches, if the length of BC is 8 inches.
12 (INCHES)
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58.
Taken per capita, this econometric is often used to indicate a country's standard of living. The
nations with the three highest measures and thus largest economies are the United States, China,
and Japan. Identify this measure of the value of the total goods and services produced within a
country.
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (Accept: GDP)
59.
A precursor to this TV show was The Outdoor Channel’s “Buck Commander” program. The show
opens with “Sharp Dressed Man” by ZZ Top. What is this iconic show featuring Luke, Jep, Sadie,
Willie and Uncle Si Robertson?
DUCK DYNASTY
60.
This type of reproduction involves meiosis [my-OH-sis]. Organisms that reproduce in this way
include flowering plants and mammals. Identify the type of reproduction where two cells join during
fertilization to create the new organism.
SEXUAL (REPRODUCTION)
61.
He served on active duty from 1808 to 1861, commanding the entire U.S. Army for twenty years.
The Whig Party nominated him for president in 1852, but he was soundly defeated by Democrat
Franklin Pierce. What general, developer of the Anaconda Plan, led U.S. forces during the MexicanAmerican War?
(GENERAL WINFIELD) SCOTT
62.
In a math class for one grading period, there are 4 tests. Sara scored 90, 88 and 85 on the first
three tests. What must she score on the fourth exam to have an exact average of 88?
89
63.
Multiple answer required. Identify the punctuation marks needed in the following sentence: Sarah,
how can I help you?
COMMA AFTER “SARAH,” QUESTION MARK (AFTER YOU)
64.
Peter Schaffer wrote this play about a young boy with a problem. The play is based on a real life
incident in Suffolk, England. What is this Broadway play about a psychiatrist who tries to help the
young boy?
EQUUS
65.
The name for this product comes from the French words for "velvet hook." It became popular after
it was used to help astronauts maneuver in and out of bulky space suits. What name is given to this
hook-and-loop fastener invented by a Swiss engineer?
VELCRO
66.
He argued against the government in the Supreme Court case "Dartmouth College v. Woodward."
As a statesman, he was a member of the Great Triumvirate with John C. Calhoun and Henry Clay.
Name him.
(DANIEL) WEBSTER
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67.
The probability that it will rain for the next two days is 20% each. What is the probability as a
percent that it will not rain either day?
64(%)
68.
This classification of animals makes up between 95 to 99 percent of all species. Worldwide in
distribution, they include sea stars, earthworms, and sponges. Give the term that refers to animals
without a backbone.
INVERTEBRATES (Accept: INVERTEBRATA [in-ver-tuh-BRAH-tuh])
69.
This muse was the oldest and most beautiful of all the muses. She was the mother of Orpheus, who
could play the lyre even as a baby. Identify this muse of epic poetry that lends its name to a musical
instrument that forces air through whistles.
CALLIOPE
70.
This mythical purple-red bird lived five hundred years in the Arabian wilderness. It ended its life by
burning itself to ashes on a funeral pyre. Name this creature, whose successor rose from its ashes.
PHOENIX
71.
Given that the quadratic equation has integer solutions, what is the largest possible value of C in the
equation X squared plus 8 X plus C equals 0?
(C = ) 16
72.
The use of puppets alongside actors creates a unique production for this musical. This musical's
characters are dismayed over their journey into adulthood. What is this musical in which the
promises of Sesame Street seem to have been misrepresented to its players?
AVENUE Q
73.
This milk is sour. Classify the preceding sentence in terms of its structure.
SIMPLE
74.
Time magazine said this economist's "radical idea that governments should spend money they don't
have may have saved capitalism." He penned A Treatise on Money and The General Theory of
Employment, Interest, and Money. Give this British father of modern macroeconomics often cited by
liberals.
(JOHN MAYNARD) KEYNES
75.
What is the term for the hairlike structures that serve as roots for bryophytes?
RHIZOIDS
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76.
In physics, speed is a number, so it cannot be this, unlike velocity. Because velocity requires both
direction and magnitude, it is considered this. Identify the quantity that is represented by an arrow,
and also shares the name with a "Despicable Me" villain.
VECTOR
77.
In terms of volume, it is the third-largest freshwater lake in the world. It is located in both the
United States and Canada, and it is directly north of the state of Michigan. Name this largest of the
Great Lakes.
LAKE SUPERIOR
78.
These works of art were produced during the medieval period. They were used by students at the
universities to study the culture of the time. Identify these works of art that were produced in
monasteries.
(MEDIEVAL) MANUSCRIPTS
79.
This literary element can be another character, society, a force of nature, or even a force within the
main character. What literary term describes the person or force against whom the main character
struggles?
ANTAGONIST
80.
What is the simplified radical form of the square root of 32?
4 RADICAL 2 (ACCEPT: 4 SQUARE ROOT OF 2)
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Extra Questions
LA-1
Arnold Schwarzenegger made it a catchphrase by using it, with the word "baby" added, in the
science fiction film Terminator 2. What three-word Spanish phrase means "see you later"?
HASTA LA VISTA
M-2
Solve the following equation for X: 5X minus the quantity, 2X plus 8, equals 3X minus 8.
ALL REAL SOLUTIONS (ACCEPT SIMILAR ANSWERS)
H-3
The speed of the beat of music combines with this musical element to create rhythm. This is the
length of a sound or a silence in music. What is this musical term that is symbolized in music by
different types of notes?
DURATION
SC-4
The three main types of this two-word support system in the human body are collagenous [cuh-LAgen-us], elastic, and reticular. Technically, blood and bones belong to this system, though the more
commonly known members include tendons, ligaments and cartilage. With initials "T. C.", what are
these binding fibers called?
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
SS-5
This type of land formation can also be a point or a cape. Florida and Italy are both example of this.
Name the type of land formation that is bordered by water on three sides.
PENINSULA
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