00 2011 gallaudet university national academic bowl preliminary match sample round 1 1
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The copy of it once purchased by Robert Kennedy was sold in 2010 for nearly $4 million—though it
was worth more than that to blacks living in America when it was published during the Civil
War. Givethe common 2-word term for this
document by Abraham Lincoln stating that slaves are “forever
free.”
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The copy of it once purchased by Robert Kennedy was sold in 2010 for nearly $4 million—though it
was worth more than that to blacks living in America when it was published during the Civil
War. Givethe common 2-word term for this
document by Abraham Lincoln stating that slaves are “forever
free.”
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When it opened in 1869, it replaced the so -called Overland Route from Alexandria to the Red
Sea.Name this structure seized by Egyptian ruler Gamar Abdel
Nasser in 1956, who promptly blew up a
statue of its French creator, Ferdinand de Lesseps.
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When it opened in 1869, it replaced the so -called Overland Route from Alexandria to the Red
Sea.Name this structure seized by Egyptian ruler Gamar Abdel
Nasser in 1956, who promptly blew up a
statue of its French creator, Ferdinand de Lesseps.
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If A and B are supplementary angles,
compute angle A in degrees if angle A is five times as large as angle B.
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If A and B are supplementary angles,
compute angle A in degrees if angle A is five times as large as angle B.
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The letters L and V can be seen with a magnifying glass in its right pupil and are thought to
have beendeliberately placed there by its creator. Its subject is the wife of
the 16 th-century Italian Francesco del
Giocondo. Name this famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci.
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The letters L and V can be seen with a magnifying glass in its right pupil and are thought to
have beendeliberately placed there by its creator. Its subject is the wife of
the 16 th-century Italian Francesco del
Giocondo. Name this famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci.
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It can mean “the material used by an artist to create an
artwork.” It can also mean “a means of mass
communication”, such as a newspaper. It can even be a
synonym for “psychic”, as it was for several years on TV. Give this
six-letter word that also describes something not too
large and not too small.
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It can mean “the material used by an artist to create an
artwork.” It can also mean “a means of mass
communication”, such as a newspaper. It can even be a
synonym for “psychic”, as it was for several years on TV. Give this
six-letter word that also describes something not too
large and not too small.
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It tells how a scientist and a harpooner are taken inside a submarine and told they can
never leave. But they do manage to escape the submarine and its Captain named Nemo. Name this
adventure story, written by French author Jules Verne.
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It tells how a scientist and a harpooner are taken inside a submarine and told they can
never leave. But they do manage to escape the submarine and its Captain named Nemo. Name this
adventure story, written by French author Jules Verne.
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Its day is less than 12 Earth hours long, but its year is more than 7
Earth years long. One of its satellitesfell out of orbit billions of years ago
and crashed into it—or at least, that’s a new theory of how—which
planet could have developed its famous rings?
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Its day is less than 12 Earth hours long, but its year is more than 7
Earth years long. One of its satellitesfell out of orbit billions of years ago
and crashed into it—or at least, that’s a new theory of how—which
planet could have developed its famous rings?
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Give the value of the quantity (x + 3), factorial,
when x = 2.
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Because of the boycott of the Ivory Coast as a result of the president refusing to step down after losing
the recent election.
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Its two best players ever plan to come back in 2011 and play a 3-game series against each other
—andagainst an IBM computer that
was designed to be a trivia whiz. Name this game show where Brad Rutter and Ken Jennings have made a lot of money that
is hosted by Alex Trebek.
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Name the IBM “Jeopardy” computer.
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Every member of its winning team is allowed 24 hours to do whatever they want with it . It
has beenawarded every year since 1919--
except for 2005, the National Hockey League’s lockout year.
Name this championship trophy, won in 2010 by the Chicago
Blackhawks.
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It is a parasite that will destroy oak trees and cypress trees if
left untreated. Its red and white berries
are eaten by birds whose droppings contain its seeds that
then grow on other plants. Name this evergreen
that becomes popular every winter when people stand under
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Name the owner of Wikileaks.
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It began supervising America’s school lunch program after
World War II. It is also in charge of the
Food Safety and Inspection Service, and the U.S. Forest Service. Name this Cabinet
department that triesto help farmers grow as much
food as they can.
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The 2010 movie The King’s Speech is about England’s King George VI, who had a terrib le
timespeaking in public because he had--what speech impediment
that makes people say the same sounds or
words over and over again?
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The Gulf of Bothnia separates these two Scandinavian countries.
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This South American country’s city of Bahia Blanca means
“white bay” in Spanish.
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The Annapurna Massif is a series of peaks in this tall
Asian mountain range.
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Its nuclear-accident town of Chernobyl is about 50 miles from its capital at
Kiev.
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Many top American colleges allow students to obtain a bachelor’s degree without
taking any classes in at least one of the seven core
subjects considered part of a basic college education.
Name any four ofthose seven core subjects.
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mathematics, science, history, literature, economics, foreign
language, composition/writing
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1) Caribbean island whose capital is Kingston
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2) Chess move that involves both the king and
a rook
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3) U.S. President whose birth name was Leslie
King, Jr.
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4) Anna met the king of this country in Broadway’s
The King and I
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7) The Pevensie brother who became High King
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8) Game where getting a man to the last row makes
him a “king”
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9) Full name of civil-rights leader-- gave 1963 “I Have
A Dream” speech
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10) 1600’s British King who ordered a new
translation of the Bible
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