1. Super Quiz™ Relay PowerPoint Test 12 (45)
United States
Academic Decathlon®
Super Quiz™ Relay PowerPoint Test 12 (45)

2. Round 1

3. Exaggerated contrast between light and dark in paintings is known as
a. campanile
b. chiaroscuro
c. cloisonné
d. contrapposto
e. craquelure 1.
-ART-

4. Exaggerated contrast between light and dark in paintings is known as
a. campanile
b. chiaroscuro
c. cloisonné
d. contrapposto
e. craquelure 1.
-ART-

5. 2. Which of the following might be a social
2. Which of the following might be a social cost that results as an unintended consequence of rent control policies?
a. more available houses on the market
b. fewer available houses on the market
c. lower quality homes on the market
d. higher quality homes on the market
e. higher prices homes on the market
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6. 2. Which of the following might be a social
2. Which of the following might be a social cost that results as an unintended consequence of rent control policies?
a. more available houses on the market
b. fewer available houses on the market
c. lower quality homes on the market
d. higher quality homes on the market
e. higher prices homes on the market
-ECONOMICS-

7. From where did the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea operate during World War II?
a. Shanghai
b. Beijing
c. Chunking
d. Canton
e. Sakhalin 3.
-SOCIAL SCIENCE-

8. From where did the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea operate during World War II?
a. Shanghai
b. Beijing
c. Chunking
d. Canton
e. Sakhalin 3.
-SOCIAL SCIENCE-

9. Which of the following composers wrote a number of best-selling Christmas songs?
a. Irving Berlin
b. George Cohen
c. Richard Rodgers
d. George Gershwin
e. Bing Crosby 4.
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10. Which of the following composers wrote a number of best-selling Christmas songs?
a. Irving Berlin
b. George Cohen
c. Richard Rodgers
d. George Gershwin
e. Bing Crosby 4.
-MUSIC-

11. In Transit, the character that tells Marie convincingly she “may be reunited” with her husband is
a. Whitaker
b. Nadine
c. Claudine
d. Rosalie
e. the narrator 5.
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12. In Transit, the character that tells Marie convincingly she “may be reunited” with her husband is
a. Whitaker
b. Nadine
c. Claudine
d. Rosalie
e. the narrator 5.
-LITERATURE-

13. Round 2

14. In physics, what is the Greek letter Ψ used to represent? 6.
a. an electron’s wave function
b. electric fields
c. magnetic fields
d. conversion efficiency of a solar cell
e. energy efficiency 6.
-SCIENCE-

15. In physics, what is the Greek letter Ψ used to represent? 6.
a. an electron’s wave function
b. electric fields
c. magnetic fields
d. conversion efficiency of a solar cell
e. energy efficiency 6.
-SCIENCE-

16. Giacometti’s work is associated with 7.
a. Rationalism
b. Existentialism
c. Post-Modernism
d. Minimalism
e. Deconstructivism 7.
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17. Giacometti’s work is associated with 7.
a. Rationalism
b. Existentialism
c. Post-Modernism
d. Minimalism
e. Deconstructivism 7.
-ART-

18. The accidental indication that looks like a small X , appearing on the left side of the note head is
a. natural
b. sharp
c. double-sharp
d. flat
e. double-flat 8.
-MUSIC-

19. The accidental indication that looks like a small X , appearing on the left side of the note head is
a. natural
b. sharp
c. double-sharp
d. flat
e. double-flat 8.
-MUSIC-

20. 9. a. 5 gallons b. 8 gallons c. 10 gallons d. 12 gallons e. 15 gallons
Gasoline costs $2 per gallon and there is an additional tax of $1 for each gallon of gas Steve purchases. At this price Steve purchases 10 gallons. Given what you know about the law of demand, if gasoline costs $3 per gallon and there is no additional tax, how much gasoline will Steve purchase?
a. 5 gallons
b. 8 gallons
c. 10 gallons
d. 12 gallons
e. 15 gallons 9.
-ECONOMICS-

21. 9. a. 5 gallons b. 8 gallons c. 10 gallons d. 12 gallons e. 15 gallons
Gasoline costs $2 per gallon and there is an additional tax of $1 for each gallon of gas Steve purchases. At this price Steve purchases 10 gallons. Given what you know about the law of demand, if gasoline costs $3 per gallon and there is no additional tax, how much gasoline will Steve purchase?
a. 5 gallons
b. 8 gallons
c. 10 gallons
d. 12 gallons
e. 15 gallons 9.
-ECONOMICS-

22. Seghers’s characteristic style of the mythic method is dramatically opposed to another style of hers, that is
a. montage
b. modernism
c. political satire
d. social realism
e. first person narratives
10.
-LITERATURE-

23. Seghers’s characteristic style of the mythic method is dramatically opposed to another style of hers, that is
a. montage
b. modernism
c. political satire
d. social realism
e. first person narratives
10.
-LITERATURE-

24. Round 3

25. The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe is located in the city of
a. Berlin
b. Nuremburg
c. Potsdam
d. Munich
e. Frankfort
11.
-ART-

26. The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe is located in the city of
a. Berlin
b. Nuremburg
c. Potsdam
d. Munich
e. Frankfort
11.
-ART-

27. Isotopes are elements with the same _______________ but different number of neutrons.
a. electrons
b. protons
c. electric charge
d. energy
e. elements
12.
-SCIENCE-

28. Isotopes are elements with the same _______________ but different number of neutrons.
a. electrons
b. protons
c. electric charge
d. energy
e. elements
12.
-SCIENCE-

29. 13. The __________ made the first jazz recording in 1917.
a. Paul Whiteman Orchestra
b. Fletcher Henderson Orchestra
c. Louis Armstrong Hot Five
d. Wolverines
e. Original Dixieland Jazz Band
13.
-MUSIC-

30. 13. The __________ made the first jazz recording in 1917.
a. Paul Whiteman Orchestra
b. Fletcher Henderson Orchestra
c. Louis Armstrong Hot Five
d. Wolverines
e. Original Dixieland Jazz Band
13.
-MUSIC-

31. This Prime Minister led Britain through World War II. 14.
a. Tony Blaire
b. Harold Wilson
c. Winston Churchill
d. Margaret Thatcher
e. Neville Chamberlain
14.
-ECONOMICS-

32. This Prime Minister led Britain through World War II. 14.
a. Tony Blaire
b. Harold Wilson
c. Winston Churchill
d. Margaret Thatcher
e. Neville Chamberlain
14.
-ECONOMICS-

33. 15. Which of the following is NOT located in south or central Pacific?
a. Banda Sea
b. Timor Sea
c. Caroline Islands
d. Truk Islands
e. Kamchatka Peninsula
15.
-SOCIAL SCIENCE-

34. 15. Which of the following is NOT located in south or central Pacific?
a. Banda Sea
b. Timor Sea
c. Caroline Islands
d. Truk Islands
e. Kamchatka Peninsula
15.
-SOCIAL SCIENCE-

35. Round 4

36. A small ensemble of players, such as those encountered in jazz and blues, is called a(n) __________.
a. minuet
b. octet
c. second line
d. orchestra
e. combo
16.
-MUSIC-

37. A small ensemble of players, such as those encountered in jazz and blues, is called a(n) __________.
a. minuet
b. octet
c. second line
d. orchestra
e. combo
16.
-MUSIC-

38. The Ten Lire Postage Stamp was parodied in 1943 by the 17.
a. Germans
b. British
c. French
d. Canadians
e. Spanish
17.
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39. The Ten Lire Postage Stamp was parodied in 1943 by the 17.
a. Germans
b. British
c. French
d. Canadians
e. Spanish
17.
-ART-

40. In which of the following locations did the Trinity Test take place?
a. Hiroshima, Japan
b. Nagasaki, Japan
c. Desert outside Alamogordo, New Mexico
d. Oak Ridge, Tennessee
e. Hanover Site, Washington State
18.
-SCIENCE-

41. In which of the following locations did the Trinity Test take place?
a. Hiroshima, Japan
b. Nagasaki, Japan
c. Desert outside Alamogordo, New Mexico
d. Oak Ridge, Tennessee
e. Hanover Site, Washington State
18.
-SCIENCE-

42. What was the position of Harlan Fiske Stone, one of the loudest critics of the Nuremberg Trials, when he criticized the legitimacy of those trials?
a. U.S. Solicitor General
b. Chief Justice of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
c. U.S. Attorney General
d. Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
e. Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
19.
-SOCIAL SCIENCE-

43. What was the position of Harlan Fiske Stone, one of the loudest critics of the Nuremberg Trials, when he criticized the legitimacy of those trials?
a. U.S. Solicitor General
b. Chief Justice of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
c. U.S. Attorney General
d. Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
e. Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
19.
-SOCIAL SCIENCE-

44. Seghers’s post WWII work primarily focused on 20.
a. the plight of WWII refugees
b. nonfiction propaganda promoting Communism
c. the struggle for social justice in Communist Germany
d. women’s issues in Communist Germany
e. the struggle of Bolsheviks during Stalin’s purges
20.
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45. Seghers’s post WWII work primarily focused on 20.
a. the plight of WWII refugees
b. nonfiction propaganda promoting Communism
c. the struggle for social justice in Communist Germany
d. women’s issues in Communist Germany
e. the struggle of Bolsheviks during Stalin’s purges
20.
-LITERATURE-

46. Round 5

47. To where did Mitchell relocate in 1955? 21.
a. Mexico
b. France
c. Canada
d. Spain
e. England
21.
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48. To where did Mitchell relocate in 1955? 21.
a. Mexico
b. France
c. Canada
d. Spain
e. England
21.
-ART-

49. Which of the following characterizes the minimum wage?
a. tax
b. subsidy
c. externality
d. price control
e. pork-barrel spending
22.
-ECONOMICS-

50. Which of the following characterizes the minimum wage?
a. tax
b. subsidy
c. externality
d. price control
e. pork-barrel spending
22.
-ECONOMICS-

51. Sigmund Freud’s two overriding forces in the human body, represented in the poem “Vergissmeinnicht,” are
a. peace and upheaval
b. order and chaos
c. masculine and feminine thought
d. the adult and the child
e. the lover and the killer
23.
-LITERATURE-

52. Sigmund Freud’s two overriding forces in the human body, represented in the poem “Vergissmeinnicht,” are
a. peace and upheaval
b. order and chaos
c. masculine and feminine thought
d. the adult and the child
e. the lover and the killer
23.
-LITERATURE-

53. Which of the following is the MOST accurate list of countries that made up the Central Powers during World War I?
a. Germany, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and Serbia
b. Germany, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria
c. Germany, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and Belgium
d. Germany, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Serbia, and Belgium
e. Germany, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and Japan
24.
-SOCIAL SCIENCE-

54. Which of the following is the MOST accurate list of countries that made up the Central Powers during World War I?
a. Germany, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and Serbia
b. Germany, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria
c. Germany, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and Belgium
d. Germany, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Serbia, and Belgium
e. Germany, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and Japan
24.
-SOCIAL SCIENCE-

55. 25. Which of the following is FALSE for nuclear weapons?
a. Fuel must be above certain 90% enrichment level.
b. Fuel must be kept below critical mass before detonation.
c. Fuel must be kept above critical mass before detonation.
d. Gun type method can be used in detonation.
e. Implosion method can be used in detonation.
25.
-SCIENCE-

56. 25. Which of the following is FALSE for nuclear weapons?
a. Fuel must be above certain 90% enrichment level.
b. Fuel must be kept below critical mass before detonation.
c. Fuel must be kept above critical mass before detonation.
d. Gun type method can be used in detonation.
e. Implosion method can be used in detonation.
25.
-SCIENCE-

57. Round 6

58. Some composers sought to help the U. S
Some composers sought to help the U.S. war effort by generating military funding, such as the song “__________” by Irving Berlin.
a. Any Bonds Today?
b. Buy U.S. Bonds and Stamps
c. Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition
d. A Bond for your Brothers
e. Bonds for our Boys
26.
-MUSIC-

59. Some composers sought to help the U. S
Some composers sought to help the U.S. war effort by generating military funding, such as the song “__________” by Irving Berlin.
a. Any Bonds Today?
b. Buy U.S. Bonds and Stamps
c. Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition
d. A Bond for your Brothers
e. Bonds for our Boys
26.
-MUSIC-

60. Which of the following factors contribute to average labor productivity?
a. physical capital
b. human capital
c. natural resources
d. technological knowledge
e. all of the above
27.
-ECONOMICS-

61. Which of the following factors contribute to average labor productivity?
a. physical capital
b. human capital
c. natural resources
d. technological knowledge
e. all of the above
27.
-ECONOMICS-

62. “Nobody wanted his stories anymore. His wife had run away. He was alone.” In these sentences the narrator describes
a. Achselroth
b. Paul Strobel
c. the doctor
d. Weidel
e. the legionnaire
28.
-LITERATURE-

63. “Nobody wanted his stories anymore. His wife had run away. He was alone.” In these sentences the narrator describes
a. Achselroth
b. Paul Strobel
c. the doctor
d. Weidel
e. the legionnaire
28.
-LITERATURE-

64. 29. Blind Man’s Buff has been said to be all of the following EXCEPT
a. provocative
b. biographical
c. claustrophobic
d. straightforward
e. enigmatic
29.
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65. 29. Blind Man’s Buff has been said to be all of the following EXCEPT
a. provocative
b. biographical
c. claustrophobic
d. straightforward
e. enigmatic
29.
-ART-

66. What is the name of the coastal town in Egypt that was located close to the Italian encampments which were the targets of the British forces’ attack in early December 1940?
a. Sidi el Barrani
b. El Alamein
c. El Daba
d. Baggush
e. Mersa Matruh
30.
-SOCIAL SCIENCE-

67. What is the name of the coastal town in Egypt that was located close to the Italian encampments which were the targets of the British forces’ attack in early December 1940?
a. Sidi el Barrani
b. El Alamein
c. El Daba
d. Baggush
e. Mersa Matruh
30.
-SOCIAL SCIENCE-

68. Round 7

69. In “War Poet,” Bain’s call to “ease our dusty throats” is imagery to suggest his role is
a. exhausting
b. politically dangerous
c. physically draining
d. a journey
e. therapeutic
31.
-LITERATURE-

70. In “War Poet,” Bain’s call to “ease our dusty throats” is imagery to suggest his role is
a. exhausting
b. politically dangerous
c. physically draining
d. a journey
e. therapeutic
31.
-LITERATURE-

71. Who proposed that all matter can be treated as having wave-like characteristics such that a particle of momentum p has an associated wavelength 𝝀= h/p where h = 𝟔.𝟔𝟑 × 𝟏 𝟎 ˗𝟑𝟒 𝑱·𝒔?
a. Lenard
b. de Broglie
c. Einstein
d. Bohr
e. Planck
32.
-SCIENCE-

72. Who proposed that all matter can be treated as having wave-like characteristics such that a particle of momentum p has an associated wavelength 𝝀= h/p where h = 𝟔.𝟔𝟑 × 𝟏 𝟎 ˗𝟑𝟒 𝑱·𝒔?
a. Lenard
b. de Broglie
c. Einstein
d. Bohr
e. Planck
32.
-SCIENCE-

73. Which institution sets the reserve requirements for banks in the United States?
a. The White House
b. The Federal Reserve
c. The Bureau of Labor Statistics
d. The International Monetary Fund
e. banks set their own reserve requirements
33.
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74. Which institution sets the reserve requirements for banks in the United States?
a. The White House
b. The Federal Reserve
c. The Bureau of Labor Statistics
d. The International Monetary Fund
e. banks set their own reserve requirements
33.
-ECONOMICS-

75. Which of the following is the BEST characterization of the final year of the war in the Pacific during World War II?
a. It saw most of the least violent fighting of the war.
b. It saw all of the deadliest and most violent fighting of the war.
c. It saw very few kamikaze pilots die.
d. It saw some of the deadliest and most violent fighting of the war.
e. It saw all of the least violent fighting of the war.
34.
-SOCIAL SCIENCE-

76. Which of the following is the BEST characterization of the final year of the war in the Pacific during World War II?
a. It saw most of the least violent fighting of the war.
b. It saw all of the deadliest and most violent fighting of the war.
c. It saw very few kamikaze pilots die.
d. It saw some of the deadliest and most violent fighting of the war.
e. It saw all of the least violent fighting of the war.
34.
-SOCIAL SCIENCE-

77. After World War II, Speer
a. emigrated to the United States
b. emigrated to South America
c. committed suicide
d. was sentenced to prison
e. moved to the Soviet Union
35.
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78. After World War II, Speer
a. emigrated to the United States
b. emigrated to South America
c. committed suicide
d. was sentenced to prison
e. moved to the Soviet Union
35.
-ART-

79. Round 8

80. Many of the earliest jazz recordings from the 1910s and 20s were recorded in __________.
a. New York
b. Chicago
c. Atlanta
d. Birmingham
e. Memphis
36.
-MUSIC-

81. Many of the earliest jazz recordings from the 1910s and 20s were recorded in __________.
a. New York
b. Chicago
c. Atlanta
d. Birmingham
e. Memphis
36.
-MUSIC-

82. Which artist said, “The pictures are to be without titles of any kind
Which artist said, “The pictures are to be without titles of any kind. I want no allusions to interfere with or assist the spectator.”?
a. Rothko
b. Chagall
c. Pollock
d. Still
e. Newman
37.
-ART-

83. Which artist said, “The pictures are to be without titles of any kind
Which artist said, “The pictures are to be without titles of any kind. I want no allusions to interfere with or assist the spectator.”?
a. Rothko
b. Chagall
c. Pollock
d. Still
e. Newman
37.
-ART-

84. The theme in Transit that can MOST closely be described as “Kafkaesque” is
a. mythical elements
b. loyalty and betrayal
c. absurdity, bureaucracy
d. exile, refugees, and the fate of civilians in times of war
e. boredom, ennui
38.
-LITERATURE-

85. The theme in Transit that can MOST closely be described as “Kafkaesque” is
a. mythical elements
b. loyalty and betrayal
c. absurdity, bureaucracy
d. exile, refugees, and the fate of civilians in times of war
e. boredom, ennui
38.
-LITERATURE-

86. Which of the following is NOT an island in the south or central Pacific?
a. Kiska
b. Kolombangara
c. Kavieng
d. Fiji
e. Biak
39.
-SOCIAL SCIENCE-

87. Which of the following is NOT an island in the south or central Pacific?
a. Kiska
b. Kolombangara
c. Kavieng
d. Fiji
e. Biak
39.
-SOCIAL SCIENCE-

88. Bing Crosby sang “Junk Ain’t Junk No More” as the theme song for the __________, encouraging Americans to contribute rubber, metal, and other materials to the war effort.
a. American War Needs Group
b. Federal War Manufacturers
c. National Salvage Campaign
d. National Defense Savings Program
e. Music War Committee
40.
-MUSIC-

89. Bing Crosby sang “Junk Ain’t Junk No More” as the theme song for the __________, encouraging Americans to contribute rubber, metal, and other materials to the war effort.
a. American War Needs Group
b. Federal War Manufacturers
c. National Salvage Campaign
d. National Defense Savings Program
e. Music War Committee
40.
-MUSIC-

90. Round 9

91. Gamma decay is different than alpha or beta decay because of which of the following reasons?
a. The nuclei for gamma decay never changes.
b. The nuclei for gamma decay becomes unstable over time.
c. The nuclei for gamma decay becomes more stable over time.
d. Gamma decay is not harmful to human health.
e. Gamma decay absorbs neutrinos.
41.
-SCIENCE-

92. Gamma decay is different than alpha or beta decay because of which of the following reasons?
a. The nuclei for gamma decay never changes.
b. The nuclei for gamma decay becomes unstable over time.
c. The nuclei for gamma decay becomes more stable over time.
d. Gamma decay is not harmful to human health.
e. Gamma decay absorbs neutrinos.
41.
-SCIENCE-

93. Which of the following is NOT an example of rationality?
a. closing your eyes when you sneeze
b. slamming the breaks of your car when the light just turns red before you reach the intersection
c. evaluating financial aid packages when picking colleges
d. setting your alarm clock the evening before a morning exam
e. picking a dorm at your new college
42.
-ECONOMICS-

94. Which of the following is NOT an example of rationality?
a. closing your eyes when you sneeze
b. slamming the breaks of your car when the light just turns red before you reach the intersection
c. evaluating financial aid packages when picking colleges
d. setting your alarm clock the evening before a morning exam
e. picking a dorm at your new college
42.
-ECONOMICS-

95. What was the code name for the offensive launched by the British in November 1941 against the Germans in north Africa in which British enjoyed a four to one advantage in tanks?
a. Operation Crusader
b. Operation Battleaxe
c. Operation Torch
d. Operation Coronet
e. Operation Forager
43.
-SOCIAL SCIENCE-

96. What was the code name for the offensive launched by the British in November 1941 against the Germans in north Africa in which British enjoyed a four to one advantage in tanks?
a. Operation Crusader
b. Operation Battleaxe
c. Operation Torch
d. Operation Coronet
e. Operation Forager
43.
-SOCIAL SCIENCE-

97. When a fundamental pitch is played, the “color” of the sound comes from the acoustic phenomenon called
a. harmonies
b. overtones
c. ornaments
d. theremin
e. undertones
44.
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98. When a fundamental pitch is played, the “color” of the sound comes from the acoustic phenomenon called
a. harmonies
b. overtones
c. ornaments
d. theremin
e. undertones
44.
-MUSIC-

99. George Binnet’s attitude towards the narrator at the end of the novel, Transit, reflects one of the themes of the novel. His attitude can MOST closely be identified as
a. loyalty
b. ennui
c. being left in the lurch
d. a mythic element
e. that of Vichy, France
45.
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100. George Binnet’s attitude towards the narrator at the end of the novel, Transit, reflects one of the themes of the novel. His attitude can MOST closely be identified as
a. loyalty
b. ennui
c. being left in the lurch
d. a mythic element
e. that of Vichy, France
45.
-LITERATURE-