20 2011-12 gallaudet university national academic bowl sample match round 1 1
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2011-12GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY
NATIONAL ACADEMIC BOWL
SAMPLE MATCH
ROUND 1
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SOCIAL STUDIES
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In a famous speech in West Berlin, Germany, which U.S. president declared “Ich Bin Ein Berliner”?
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In a famous speech in West Berlin, Germany, which U.S. president declared “Ich Bin Ein Berliner”?
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John F. Kennedy
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DEAF STUDIES
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What 2000 film documenting two families
struggling with the decision whether to give their children cochlear
implants was nominated for an Academy Award?
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What 2000 film documenting two families
struggling with the decision whether to give their children cochlear
implants was nominated for an Academy Award?
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Sound and Fury
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SOCIAL STUDIES
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The prophet Siddhartha Gautama is strongly
associated with what major religion?
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The prophet Siddhartha Gautama is strongly
associated with what major religion?
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Buddhism
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MATHEMATICS
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Given that x=6, solve for y:
y = x2 – x – 6
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Given that x=6, solve for y:
y = x2 – x – 6
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y = 24
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THE ARTS
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Identify the artist of this bronze and marble
sculpture:
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Identify the artist of this bronze and marble
sculpture:
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Auguste Rodin
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LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
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What former attorney is best known for his legal
thrillers such as The Firm, The Pelican Brief, and A
Time to Kill ?
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What former attorney is best known for his legal
thrillers such as The Firm, The Pelican Brief, and A
Time to Kill ?
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John Grisham
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LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
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Neil Gaiman wrote this popular novel about a girl who finds a secret door in her new home that leads to an alternate reality, including her “Other
Mother”?
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Neil Gaiman wrote what popular novel about a girl who finds a secret door in her new home that leads to an alternate reality, including her “Other
Mother”?
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Coraline
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POPULAR CULTURE,LEISURE, AND SPORTS
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In what country will the 2014 World Cup be played?
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In what country will the 2014 World Cup be played?
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Brazil
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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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What is the chemical term for a fatty, waxy or oily
organic compound that is characteristically insoluble
in water but readily soluble in organic
solvents?
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What is the chemical term for a fatty, waxy or oily
organic compound that is characteristically insoluble
in water but readily soluble in organic
solvents?
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Lipid
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MATHEMATICS
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What is the greatest common factor (GCF) of
209 and 143?
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What is the greatest common factor (GCF) of
209 and 143?
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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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What is the term for a computer that shares its
information and resources with other computers,
called clients, on a network?
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What is the term for a computer that shares its
information and resources with other computers,
called clients, on a network?
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Server
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CURRENT EVENTS
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After meeting at St. Andrews University in 2003, Britain’s Prince
William and __________ were married in May of 2011.
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After meeting at St. Andrews University in 2003, Britain’s Prince
William and what young lady were married in May
of 2011?
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Kate Middleton
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END OFROUND 1
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BREAK TIMER
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2011GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY
NATIONAL ACADEMIC BOWL
PRELIMINARY MATCH TEMPLATE
ROUND 2
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QUESTION1
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The technique of painting on damp, fresh lime plaster is called _________. A. muralB. frescoC. temperaD. encaustic
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B. or fresco
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QUESTION2
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What American legend reputed to have spread
seeds and seedlings out of which grew the apple
orchards of the Midwest?
Figures and Legends in American Folklore — Infoplease.com
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0194035.html#ixzz1PXvohJ7X
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Johnny Appleseed
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QUESTION3
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The group of seven bright stars in Ursa Major is often
referred to as __________.ig
Dipper: meaning and definitions
— Infoplease.com http://dictionary.infoplease.com/big-dipper#ixzz1PXwZdng8
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The Big Dipper
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QUESTION4
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Identify the proper verb
Denise _____ the contract on my desk.
a. layedb. liedc. laidd. lay
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C. or laid
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QUESTION5
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What deaf athlete is a star in the Women’s Motocross
Association?
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Ashley Fiolek
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QUESTION6
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A poem of fourteen lines that follows a strict rhyme scheme and specific structure is called a ___________.
a. allegoryb. limerickc. fabled. sonnet 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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D. or legend
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QUESTION7
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What company first developed the MP3?
a. Apple Computerb. Microsoftc. Fraunhofer Gesellschaftd. Napster
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C. or Fraunhofer Gesellschaft
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QUESTION8
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Around the World — Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/biography/people-news-2011.html#ixzz1PY2txL2R
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What recent film dramatized King George
VI’s struggle to overcome stuttering?
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The King’s Speech
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QUESTION9
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What is the term forpermanently frozen soil, subsoil, or other deposit, characteristic of arctic and some subarctic regions?
a. permafrostb. evergreenc. tundrad. glacier— Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0838463.html#ixzz1PY4psoev
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A. or permafrost
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QUESTION10
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What is the name of the navigational instrument
that determines direction relative to the
Earth's magnetic poles?
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compass
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QUESTION11
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Name the city whose professional basketball team won the 2011 NBA
finals.
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Dallas, TX (Mavericks not accepted)
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QUESTION12
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Which word is an antonym of prolific? A. prodigiousB. abundantC. barrenD. maladroit
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C. or barren
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END OF ROUND 2
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2011GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY
NATIONAL ACADEMIC BOWL
PRELIMINARY MATCH TEMPLATE
FINAL ROUND164
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CATEGORY:
LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
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INSTRUCTIONS:
Name the author of these popular 20th century
novels.
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1. The Confessions of Nat Turner (1967)
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2. Native Son (1940)
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3. Gone With the Wind (1936)
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4. Mrs. Dalloway (1925)
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5. Slaughterhouse Five (1969)
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6. To Kill a Mockingbird (1960)
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7. Beloved (1987)
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8. Animal Farm (1946)
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9. Lord of the Flies (1955)
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10. The Great Gatsby (1925)
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1. The Confessions of Nat Turner (1967)
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1. William Styron
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2. Native Son (1940)
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2. Richard Wright
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3. Gone With the Wind (1936)
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3. Margaret Mitchell
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4. Mrs. Dalloway (1925)
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4. Virginia Woolf
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5. Slaughterhouse Five (1969)
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5. Kurt Vonnegut
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6. To Kill a Mockingbird (1960)
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6. Harper Lee
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7. Beloved (1987)
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7. Toni Morrison
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8. Animal Farm (1946)
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8. George Orwell
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9. Lord of the Flies (1955)
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9. William Golding
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10. The Great Gatsby (1925)
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10. F. Scott Fitzgerald
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END OFPRELIMINARY MATCH
TEMPLATE
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