1 2011 gallaudet university national academic bowl preliminary match sample round 1
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2011GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY
NATIONAL ACADEMIC BOWL
PRELIMINARY MATCHSAMPLE
ROUND 1
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HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
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After the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, congress convened in this city until
1790.
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After the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, congress convened in this city until
1790.
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New York Cityor
City of New York
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HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
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He served the shortest term as a U.S. president
for 31 days.
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He served the shortest term as a U.S. president
for 31 days.
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William Henry Harrison
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DEAF STUDIES
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What year was the National Association of the
Deaf founded.
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What year was the National Association of the
Deaf founded.
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1880
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GEOGRAPHY
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This is a ship canal that joins the Atlantic and
Pacific Oceans.
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This is a ship canal that joins the Atlantic and
Pacific Oceans.
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Panama Canal
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MATHEMATICS
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Solve for x :3(x - 4)=5x - 6
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Solve for x :3(x - 4)=5x - 6
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-3
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GEOGRAPHY
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This is the longest river in South America.
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This is the longest river in South America.
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Amazon River
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THE ARTS
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Identify the American artist who created this:
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Identify the American artist who created this:
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Andrew or Andy Warhol
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LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
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Book of synonyms and antonyms by English writer
Dr. Peter Mark Roget
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Book of synonyms and antonyms by English writer
Dr. Peter Mark Roget
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Roget’s Thesaurus
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LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
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Parliamentary procedures in a book published in
1876 by U.S. Army Brigadier General Henry
Martyn Robert
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Parliamentary procedures in a book published in
1876 by U.S. Army Brigadier General Henry
Martyn Robert
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Robert’s Rules of Order
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POPULAR CULTURE,LEISURE, AND SPORTS
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Reality television game show which teams up two people to race around the world in competition with
other teams.
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Reality television game show which teams up two people to race around the world in competition with
other teams.
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The Amazing Race
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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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Disease the World Health Organization announced in 1979 had been wiped out?
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Disease the World Health Organization announced in 1979 had been wiped out?
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smallpox
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MATHEMATICS
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Beth, Joel, and Ingrid are lining up for auditions for the school play. How many
different ways can they line up?
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Beth, Joel, and Ingrid are lining up for
auditions for the school play. How many
different ways can they line up?
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6orsix
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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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What is the study of interactions among
organisms and between organisms and their
environment?
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What is the study of interactions among
organisms and between organisms and their
environment?
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ecology
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MATHEMATICS
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Fernando drives 165 miles at a constant speed of 55 miles per hour. How many
hours does he drive?
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Fernando drives 165 miles at a constant
speed of 55 miles per hour. How many hours
does he drive?
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3or
three
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CURRENT EVENTS
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A conservative populist social movement which is also an acronym for Taxed Enough Already.
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A conservative populist social movement which is also an acronym for Taxed Enough Already.
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Tea Party movement
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END OFROUND 1
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WABL2010-11
MATCH #4
ROUND 2
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QUESTION1
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Edmond Rostand’s character Cyrano de Bergerac pines for a woman, but cannot get her love because of what?
a. his big headb. his big earsc. his big chind. his big nose 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 his big nose
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QUESTION2
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Which U.S. President is on the 20 dollar bill? ?
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Andrew Jackson
QUESTION3
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In Greek and Roman mythology, which word
derived from the Greek for “round-eyed” or “wheel-
eyed,” is used to designate any of a race of giants with only one eye
in the middle of the forehead? 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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Cyclops
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QUESTION4
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Which statement is not true when a = -6 and b = -6?
a. a = bb. a > 0c. a > bd. 0 > b
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a. or a = b
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QUESTION5
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In 2008, this U.S. government program used Treasury funds to stabilize the subprime mortgage crisis of 2007-2008.
a. Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008b. Public Law 110-343c. Troubled Asset Relief Programd. Reconstruction Finance
Program0:020:030:040:050:060:070:080:100:110:180:190:200:160:150:140:130:120:170:090:01
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c.
or
Troubled Asset Relief Program
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QUESTION6
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Name the canal that connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea.
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Suez Canal
QUESTION7
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A military ban on gays and lesbians which was overturned by a federal judge on September 9, 2010?
a. Conscription Policyb. Don’t Ask, Don’t Tellc. Posse Comitatus Actd. Conduct Unbecoming0:020:030:040:050:060:070:080:100:110:180:190:200:160:150:140:130:120:170:090:01
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b. or Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
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QUESTION8
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The rear portion of the brain which is associated with interpreting visual stimuli?
a. occipital lobeb. parietal lobec. temporal lobed. frontal lobe 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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a. or occipital lobe
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QUESTION9
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How many planets are in our solar system?
a. 6b. 7c. 8d. 9
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c. or 8
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QUESTION10
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Convert 0°C to Fahrenheit?
a. 0°F b. ⅜°Fc. 32°Fd. 54°F
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c. or 32°F
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QUESTION11
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Which data has the greatest mean?
a. 3, 5, 0, 1, 4, 6b. 4, 1, 1, 1, 7, 2c. 1, 8, 0, 5, 2, 2d. 1, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
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a. or 3, 5, 0, 1, 4, 6
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QUESTION12
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Identify the artist who created this:
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Daniel Chester French
(Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and Alice Cogswell)
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QUESTION13
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The U.S. Navy uses this island in Puerto Rico as a bombing range and testing ground.
a. Guantanamob. Viequesc. Guadalcanald. Whidbey
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b. or Vieques
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QUESTION14
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The body of water that the Colorado River empties into.
a. Gulf of Mexicob. Gulf of Tonkinc. Pacific Oceand. Gulf of California
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d. or Gulf of California
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QUESTION15
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Who was the author of the 1935 story “Little House on the Prairie?”
a. Laura Ingalls Wilderb. Jane Austenc. Emily Dickinsond. Louisa May Alcott
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a. or Laura Ingalls Wilder
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QUESTION16
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This man is the present President of the Russian
Federation.
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Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev
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END OF ROUND 2
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WABL2010-11
MATCH #4
FINAL ROUND
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CATEGORY:
HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
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When given the value of a U.S. paper currency or
coin, name the president on the bill or coin.
Example: $1 bill
Answer: George Washington
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1. $2 bill
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2. $5 bill
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3. $20 bill
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4. $50 bill
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5. $500 bill
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6. $1,000 bill
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7. $5,000 bill
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8. $100,000 bill
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9. $0.25 coin
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10. $0.10 coin
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1. $2 bill
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Thomas Jefferson
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2. $5 bill
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Abraham Lincoln
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3. $20 bill
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Andrew Jackson
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4. $50 bill
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Ulysses S. Grant
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5. $500 bill
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William McKinley
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6. $1,000 bill
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Grover Cleveland
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7. $5,000 bill
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James Madison
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8. $100,000 bill
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Woodrow Wilson
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9. $0.25 coin
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George Washington
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10. $0.10 coin
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt or
FDR or
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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END OFMATCH TEMPLATE
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