GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY NATIONAL ACADEMIC BOWL PRELIMINARY MATCH SAMPLE ROUND 1

20 1 HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT 2

20 Which was the first city-state in Greek civilization? 3

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20 Athens 7

20 1B BONUS 8

20 When was it established? 0:020:030:040:050:060:070:080:100:110:180:190:200:160:150:140:130:120:170:090:01

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20 5 th century B.C.E. 11

20 2 HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT 12

20 Operation Overlord, the code name for the Allied invasion of Northern France on June 6, 1944 was better known by this name. 13

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20 Operation Overlord, the code name for the Allied invasion of Northern France on June 6, 1944 was better known by this name. 15

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20 D-Day 17

20 2B BONUS 18

20 What was the code name for the Allied invasion of North Africa during the same war? 0:020:030:040:050:060:070:080:100:110:180:190:200:160:150:140:130:120:170:090:01

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20 Operation Torch 21

20 3 DEAF STUDIES 22

20 SWCID is located in which state? 23

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20 SWCID is located in which state? 25

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20 Texas 27

20 3B BONUS 28

20 What does SWCID stand for? 0:020:030:040:050:060:070:080:100:110:180:190:200:160:150:140:130:120:170:090:01

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20 Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf 31

20 4 GEOGRAPHY 32

20 Aconcagua is the highest peak of this continent. 33

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20 Aconcagua is the highest peak of this continent. 35

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20 South America 37

20 4B BONUS 38

20 Cayenne is the capital of this small South American country. 0:020:030:040:050:060:070:080:100:110:180:190:200:160:150:140:130:120:170:090:01

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20 French Guiana 41

20 5 MATHEMATICS 42

mile = __ kilometer (approximate) 0:020:030:040:050:060:070:080:100:110:180:190:200:160:150:140:130:120:170:090:010:210:260:250:300:290:280:240:230:220:27

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mile = __ kilometer

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kilometer

20 5B BONUS 48

20 64 miles = ___ kilometers 0:020:030:040:050:060:070:080:100:110:180:190:200:160:150:140:130:120:170:090:010:210:260:250:300:290:280:240:230:220:27

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kilometers 51

20 6 GEOGRAPHY 52

20 53 What country has this flag?

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20 55 What country has this flag?

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20 South Korea 57

20 6B BONUS 58

20 What is the capital of South Korea? 0:020:030:040:050:060:070:080:100:110:180:190:200:160:150:140:130:120:170:090:01

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20 Seoul 61

20 7 THE ARTS 62

20 In the visible spectrum, what color comes between green and indigo? 63

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20 In the visible spectrum, what color comes between green and indigo? 65

20 Blue 66

20 7B BONUS 67

20 In the visible spectrum, what colors come between red and green? 0:020:030:040:050:060:070:080:100:110:180:190:200:160:150:140:130:120:170:090:01

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20 Orange and Yellow 70

20 8 LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE 71

20 Who wrote A Tale of Two Cities? 72

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20 Who wrote A Tale of Two Cities? 74

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20 Charles Dickens 76

20 8B BONUS 77

20 In The Grapes of Wrath, name the state that the Joad family moves to from California. 0:020:030:040:050:060:070:080:100:110:180:190:200:160:150:140:130:120:170:090:01

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20 Oklahoma OK 80

20 9 LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE 81

20 82 A ____________ is a figure of speech that gives an inanimate object or abstract idea human traits and qualities, such as emotions, desires, and sensations.

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20 84 A ____________ is a figure of speech that gives an inanimate object or abstract idea human traits and qualities, such as emotions, desires, and sensations.

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20 86 personification

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20 The flowers were suffering from the intense heat. Which word in the above sentence is a personification? 0:020:030:040:050:060:070:080:100:110:180:190:200:160:150:140:130:120:170:090:01

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20 90 suffering

20 10 POPULAR CULTURE, LEISURE, AND SPORTS 91

20 Name the film about a character that ages backwards. This film dominated the 81 st Academy Award nominations with 13 nominations including Best Picture. 92

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20 Name the film about a character that ages backwards. This film dominated the 81 st Academy Award nominations with 13 nominations including Best Picture. 94

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20 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 96

20 10B BONUS 97

20 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a 2008 American film based on a 1921 short story written by which author? 0:020:030:040:050:060:070:080:100:110:180:190:200:160:150:140:130:120:170:090:01

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20 F. Scott Fitzgerald 100

20 11 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 101

20 The aneroid type has largely replaced the mercury type of which instrument that measures air pressure? 102

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20 The aneroid type has largely replaced the mercury type of which instrument that measures air pressure? 104

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20 barometer 106

20 11B BONUS 107

20 Evangelista Torricelli is credited with inventing the first barometer which was also known as this. 0:020:030:040:050:060:070:080:100:110:180:190:200:160:150:140:130:120:170:090:01

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20 Torricellis tube 110

20 12 MATHEMATICS 111

20 What conic section results from graphing the equation x 2 + y 2 = 25? 0:020:030:040:050:060:070:080:100:110:180:190:200:160:150:140:130:120:170:090:010:210:260:250:300:290:280:240:230:220:27

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What conic section results from graphing the equation x 2 + y 2 = 25?

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circle

20 12B BONUS 117

20 Write the polynomial in standard form: 6x – 5x x 2 0:020:030:040:050:060:070:080:100:110:180:190:200:160:150:140:130:120:170:090:010:210:260:250:300:290:280:240:230:220:27

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20 -5x 3 – 7x 2 + 6x

20 13 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 121

20 Negatively charged particles that move around the atom's nucleus are the __________. 122

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20 Negatively charged particles that move around the atom's nucleus are the __________. 124

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20 electrons 126

20 13B BONUS 127

20 Atoms that have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons are called _________. 0:020:030:040:050:060:070:080:100:110:180:190:200:160:150:140:130:120:170:090:01

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20 isotopes 130

20 14 MATHEMATICS 131

20 If a + 54 = 5a - 18, then the value of 'a' is... 0:020:030:040:050:060:070:080:100:110:180:190:200:160:150:140:130:120:170:090:010:210:260:250:300:290:280:240:230:220:27

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If a + 54 = 5a - 18, then the value of 'a' is...

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20 14B BONUS 137

20 If [(2b)/3] - 17 = b - 34, then the value of 'b' is... 0:020:030:040:050:060:070:080:100:110:180:190:200:160:150:140:130:120:170:090:010:210:260:250:300:290:280:240:230:220:27

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20 15 CURRENT EVENTS 141

20 This United States government agency is in charge of counting the population now. 142

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20 This United States government agency is in charge of counting the population now. 144

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20 Bureau of the Census or United States Census Bureau 146

20 15B BONUS 147

20 How often does the census occur? 0:020:030:040:050:060:070:080:100:110:180:190:200:160:150:140:130:120:170:090:01

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20 Every decade or every ten years 150

20 END OF ROUND 1 151

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20 WABL 2011 Match #6 ROUND 2 153

20 QUESTION 1 154

20 Which of the following was a Portuguese colony? A. Madagascar B. Sri Lanka C. Zimbabwe D. Mozambique 0:020:030:040:050:060:070:080:100:110:180:190:200:160:150:140:130:120:170:090:01

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20 D. or Mozambique 157

20 QUESTION 2 158

20 What breed of dog did the First Family choose for their kids? 0:020:030:040:050:060:070:080:100:110:180:190:200:160:150:140:130:120:170:090:01

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Portuguese Water Dog

20 QUESTION 3 162

20 Which city will you find Christ the Redeemer statue? 0:020:030:040:050:060:070:080:100:110:180:190:200:160:150:140:130:120:170:090:01

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20 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 165

20 QUESTION 4 166

20 During the American Civil War, who was President of the Confederate States of America? A. Robert E. Lee B. Andrew Johnson C. Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson D. Jefferson Davis 0:020:030:040:050:060:070:080:100:110:180:190:200:160:150:140:130:120:170:090:01

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20 D. or Jefferson Davis 169

20 QUESTION 5 170

20 Angles are measured in degrees or in radians. The conversion factor with which to multiply to convert from degrees to radians is: A. 180/pi B. 1/2pi C. 2pi D. pi/180 0:020:030:040:050:060:070:080:100:110:180:190:200:160:150:140:130:120:170:090:01

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20 D. or pi/

20 QUESTION 6 174

20 Which foreign language did American Sign Language originate from? 0:020:030:040:050:060:070:080:100:110:180:190:200:160:150:140:130:120:170:090:01

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French Sign Language

20 QUESTION 7 178

20 How many goal posts are there on a Quidditich pitch in Harry Potter series? A. 3 B. 6 C. 9 D. 11 0:020:030:040:050:060:070:080:100:110:180:190:200:160:150:140:130:120:170:090:01

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20 QUESTION 8 182

20 In Shakespeares play, Romeo and Juliet, who uttered these words with his/her last breath? "O true apothecary! Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die!" A. Juliet B. Lady Montague C. Friar Lawrence D. Romeo 0:020:030:040:050:060:070:080:100:110:180:190:200:160:150:140:130:120:170:090:01

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20 D. Romeo 185

20 QUESTION 9 186

20 Which city is the Dome of the Rock located? 0:020:030:040:050:060:070:080:100:110:180:190:200:160:150:140:130:120:170:090:01

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20 Jerusalem 189

20 QUESTION

20 What is Octuplet Moms real name? 0:020:030:040:050:060:070:080:100:110:180:190:200:160:150:140:130:120:170:090:01

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20 Nadya Suleman 193

20 QUESTION

20 What turns litmus paper blue? 0:020:030:040:050:060:070:080:100:110:180:190:200:160:150:140:130:120:170:090:01

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20 bases 197

20 QUESTION

20 Substances that form ions in solutions are called _______. A. elements B. compounds C. electrolyte D. molecule 0:020:030:040:050:060:070:080:100:110:180:190:200:160:150:140:130:120:170:090:01

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20 C. electrolyte 201

20 QUESTION

20 Who is the deaf person associated with the invention of the football huddle? 0:020:030:040:050:060:070:080:100:110:180:190:200:160:150:140:130:120:170:090:01

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20 Paul Hubbard 205

20 QUESTION

20 Name the First Lady who later served as the US delegate to the U.N. 0:020:030:040:050:060:070:080:100:110:180:190:200:160:150:140:130:120:170:090:01

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20 Eleanor Roosevelt 209

20 QUESTION

20 Identify the building known as the Yankee Palace that the British burned during the War of :020:030:040:050:060:070:080:100:110:180:190:200:160:150:140:130:120:170:090:01

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20 The White House 213

20 QUESTION

20 The winner of the 44 th Superbowl was the: A) Indianapolis Colts B) New England Patriots C) New Orleans Saints D) Pittsburgh Steelers 0:020:030:040:050:060:070:080:100:110:180:190:200:160:150:140:130:120:170:090:01

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20 C) New Orleans Saints 217

20 END OF ROUND 2 218

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20 WABL 2011 Match #6 FINAL ROUND 220

20 CATEGORY: Geography 221

20 Identify each state by their popular nicknames: 222

20 1. Lone Star State 0:020:030:040:050:060:070:080:100:110:120:090:01

20 2. Volunteer State 0:020:030:040:050:060:070:080:100:110:120:090:01

20 3. First State 0:020:030:040:050:060:070:080:100:110:120:090:01

20 4. Battle Born State 0:020:030:040:050:060:070:080:100:110:120:090:01

20 5. Evergreen State 0:020:030:040:050:060:070:080:100:110:120:090:01

20 6. Nutmeg State 0:020:030:040:050:060:070:080:100:110:120:090:01

20 7. Beehive State 0:020:030:040:050:060:070:080:100:110:120:090:01

20 8. Green Mountain State 0:020:030:040:050:060:070:080:100:110:120:090:01

20 9. Gopher State 0:020:030:040:050:060:070:080:100:110:120:090:01

Old Dominion 0:020:030:040:050:060:070:080:100:110:120:090:01

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20 1. Lone Star State 234

20 Texas 235

20 2. Volunteer State 236

20 Tennessee 237

20 3. First State 238

20 Delaware 239

20 4. Battle Born State 240

20 Nevada 241

20 5. Evergreen State 242

20 Washington 243

20 6. Nutmeg State 244

20 Connecticut 245

20 7. Beehive State 246

20 Utah 247

20 8. Green Mountain State 248

20 Vermont 249

20 9. Gopher State 250

20 Minnesota 251

Old Dominion 252

20 Virginia 253

20 END OF MATCH #6 254

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