Deck 1 Cont'd- Round 1

Question 1

41. For Pope Clement the Seventh–born Giulio di Medici–this architect designed and oversaw the decade-long construction of the Laurentian Library. His contribution to Rome’s Aurelian Walls was the gate dedicated to Pope Pius the Fourth: the Porta Pia. Who designed the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica?

Answer 1

MICHELANGELO (BUONARROTI) (Accept first, last or both)

Question 2

42. Multiple answers required. Consider the relation defined by Y equals X squared minus 5. If the domain of this relation is set to the numbers -4, 0, and 3, what is the range of the relation?

Answer 2

11, -5, 4 (Any order)

Question 3

43. The Latin root “min” is part of such words as “minority,” “minus,” and “miniscule.” What is its English equivalent?

Answer 3

SMALL (Accept clear equivalents)

Question 4

44. This primary component of the cell membrane helps the body synthesize vitamin D, steroid hormones, and bile acids. It is transported around the body with the help of lipoproteins, but can build up in the blood, causing coronary heart disease. Identify this waxy substance, present in large quantities in fatty meats and dairy products.

Answer 4

CHOLESTEROL

Question 5

45. This unique lake in the western United States is fed by precipitation rather than by inflowing streams. It is the deepest lake in the United States. Name this lake that lies within a large bowl-shaped volcanic depression in southwestern Oregon.

Answer 5

CRATER (LAKE)

Question 6

46. In the crotales [KRO-tuhlz], twelve of these small, thick percussion instruments are tuned to the chromatic scale. Normally, they produce an indefinite pitch when they are played in pairs. What are these concave brass or bronze plates that make a crashing sound when struck?

Answer 6

CYMBAL(S)

Question 7

47. Jordan is in a 2-kilometer race. If Jordan has completed 800 meters of the run, how many meters does Jordan have remaining in his race?

Answer 7

1200 (METERS)

Question 8

48. Roger Williams was an early pastor in this Massachusetts Bay Colony town. It likely took its name from a shortened version of the Biblical Jerusalem, which means “City of Peace.” Where were Bridget Bishop, Rebecca Nurse and the slave Tituba accused of dealing in witchcraft?

Answer 8

SALEM (MASSACHUSETTS)

Question 9

49. This author described a lynch mob in his story “Dry September,” and profiled a Texan selling wild ponies in “Spotted Horses.” He wrote “Barn Burning” as a prequel to his Snopes trilogy which, like the rest of his works, is set in Yoknapatawpha [YAHK-nuh-puh-TAH-fuh] County. Who created the spinster Emily Grierson in A Rose for Emily?

Answer 9

(WILLIAM) FAULKNER

Question 10

50. This method of measurement can highlight the inequalities in resource consumption around the world. It can also call attention to how current resource usage is unsustainable. What do we call this measure of the demands made by people on global natural resources?

Answer 10

ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT (ACCEPT: E-F)

Question 11

51. In this opera, an ancient Egyptian undergoes a series of initiation rites, not unlike those of the Freemasons. Sarastro [suh-RAH-stroh] symbolizes reason as he helps Tamino destroy irrationality, represented by the Queen of the Night. Give the title of this Mozart opera.

Answer 11

(THE) MAGIC FLUTE

Question 12

52. Like alcoholism, this condition can lead to cirrhosis, and is characterized by jaundice, fever, and liver enlargement. It can be chronic, but the acute viral type is much more common, and is often spread through bodily fluids. What is this infection, whose viruses are classified by the letters A through G?

Answer 12

HEPATITIS

Question 13

53. The ratio of students to teachers at Governor’s Cup Middle School is 80 to 3. If there are 400 students at GCMS, how many teachers are there?

Answer 13

15 (TEACHERS)

Question 14

54. This character illustrates the fact that words’ meanings can be manipulated, but they can’t be forced. He is obsessed with reciting and explaining poetry, but continually breaks after falling off a wall at regular intervals. Identify this nursery rhyme character, whom Lewis Carroll adapts in Through the Looking-Glass.

Answer 14

HUMPTY DUMPTY

Question 15

55. This ocean current is part of a generally clockwise water flow in the North Atlantic. It was first described by Ponce de Leon, and first mapped by Ben Franklin. What do we call this current that carries warm water to Iceland and Ireland, after it flows around the tip of Florida and along the eastern U.S. coast?

Answer 15

GULF STREAM

Question 16

56. In many cases, these organic substances are discharged into your bloodstream in a method called endocrine secretion. They regulate the activity of various body organs. What do we call these substances, that are often discharged from glands, to evoke certain responses from organs or tissues?

Answer 16

HORMONE(S)

Question 17

57. Multiple answers required. If F of X equals X squared minus 6X plus 8, what are the x-intercepts of the function?

Answer 17

2, 4 (Accept: (2, 0), (4, 0)) (either order)

Question 18

58. Some critics argue that this painting’s rampaging bull is a metaphor for the onslaught of fascism in the painter’s native country. The large-scale, monochromatic work also features a horse, which represents the citizens of the title town. What is this anti-war mural completed in 1937 by Picasso?

Answer 18

GUERNICA

Question 19

59. This character is jealous of her crush’s previous love, Amy Lawrence, and uses Alfred Temple to get back at that crush. They reconcile, and spend days lost in McDougal’s Cave before finding their way out. Give the name of this Mark Twain creation, Tom Sawyer’s love interest.

Answer 19

BECKY (THATCHER

Question 20

60. This term refers to the results of a referendum taken in the United Kingdom in 2016. The referendum was on whether the UK should leave the European Union. What is this term that merges the words Britain and exit?

Answer 20

BREXIT [BREG-zit, or BREK-sit

Question 21

61. An object gains this kind of energy when it speeds up as a result of force being applied. This is a property of a moving object that depends on both its motion and its mass. What is this energy that an object has because of its motion?

Answer 21

KINETIC (ENERGY)

Question 22

62. The length of the base of a square based prism is 5 units. If the height of the prism is 8 units, what is the volume, in cubic units, of the square based prism?

Answer 22

200 (CUBIC UNITS)

Question 23

63. These people of northern Europe were independent farmers at home, but became raiders at sea. They used their longships to mount hit and run raids along the coasts of Europe. What name was given to these people, that meant “pirate” in early Scandinavian languages?

Answer 23

VIKING(S)

Question 24

64. This artist popularized the alla prima technique of completing a canvas in one session–a process favored by the Impressionists. A mirrored wall reflects a lively party atmosphere in his Bar at the Folies-Bergere [foh-LEE bare-ZHER], while Goya’s Nude Maja inspired his portrait Olympia. Identify this artist, who scandalized the Salon with his 1863 group portrait Luncheon on the Grass.

Answer 24

(EDOUARD) MANET

Question 25

65. This non-fiction graphic novel depicts the corruption of Mayor Ray Nagin and the incompetence of FEMA and the George W. Bush administration. It shows how a natural disaster in 2005 caused $100 billion worth of damage along the Gulf Coast. Name this Sibert Honor Book about Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans, by Don Brown.

Answer 25

DROWNED CITY

Question 26

66. Cannons from this fort were mounted on Dorchester Heights above Boston, forcing the British to abandon the city. This fort was located where Lake George drains into Lake Champlain. What fort was captured by American forces led by Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold?

Answer 26

FORT TICONDEROGA [tahy-kon-duh-ROH-guh]

Question 27

67. In complex organisms, this process is responsible for repairing damaged tissues and promoting growth. It results in two identical daughter cells. What do we call this process by which a single cell can split into two identical cells?

Answer 27

MITOSIS

Question 28

68. The diagonal of a square has a length of 8 square root of 2 units. What is the perimeter of the square, in units?

Answer 28

32 (UNITS)

Question 29

69. This composer, whose family immigrated to the U.S. on Arturo Toscanini’s advice, titled his first comic opera Amelia Goes to the Ball. More than a decade later, he earned Pulitzer Prizes for The Consul and The Saint of Bleecker Street. Identify the composer of the Christmas-themed TV opera Amahl and the Night Visitors.

Answer 29

(GIAN CARLO) MENOTTI [me-NAWT-tee]

Question 30

70. This novel’s antagonists include Kate and Frank Nibbly, Stink Mullins, and Squinton Leach. When his older brother Harold is illegally sold into the Union Army, the title character tries to save him–a quest that ends at the Battle of Gettysburg. Name this Newbery Honor Book, written by Rodman Philbrick.

Answer 30

(THE) MOSTLY TRUE ADVENTURES OF HOMER P. FIGG

Question 31

71. About ninety percent of this gas is found in the stratosphere, where it helps absorb solar radiation. It effectively blocks almost all of the Sun’s dangerous wavelengths. What is this gas, a molecule of which contains three oxygen atoms?

Answer 31

OZONE

Question 32

72. Multiple answer required. Some of the earliest civilizations developed along these three rivers. Two of them combine to surround the region known as Mesopotamia. What three rivers includes one flowing northward through the land of Egypt?

Answer 32

TIGRIS, EUPHRATES, NILE (ANY ORDER)

Question 33

73. This composition’s first section, “Adoration of the Earth,” includes individual numbers like “Ritual of the Rival Tribes” and “Procession of the Sage.” “Glorification of the Chosen One” and “Mystic Circles of the Young Girls” are part of its second half, “The Sacrifice.” What is this revolutionary orchestral work-turned-ballet by Igor Stravinsky?

Answer 33

(THE) RITE OF SPRING

Question 34

74. This poet celebrated America with the lines, “The land was ours before we were the land’s. / She was our land more than a hundred years / Before we were her people.” He likens Adam and Eve’s fall to leaves falling and dawn becoming day in a poem included in S. E. Hinton’s The Outsiders. Name the poet of “The Gift Outright” and “Nothing Gold Can Stay.”

Answer 34

(ROBERT) FROST

Question 35

75. What is the square root of 96 in simplest radical form?

Answer 35

4 SQUARE ROOT 6 (Accept: 4 RADICAL 6)

Question 36

76. Post-Civil War Reconstruction ended with the election of this president. While he worked to improve the integrity of the presidency, he is best remembered for the way he was elected. Name this president who was selected by a special Electoral Commission after he secretly agreed to remove federal troops from the southern states.

Answer 36

(RUTHERFORD BIRCHARD) HAYES

Question 37

77. This painter developed a form of chiaroscuro [kee-ah-roh-SKYOOR-oh], called tenebrism, to depict dramatic gestures and facial expressions. He created a self-portrait dressed as the Roman god Bacchus, but turned to Judeo-Christian subjects in Judith Beheading Holofernes[hall-uh-FAIR-neez] and The Sacrifice of Isaac. Name this Renaissance artist of The Calling of St. Matthew.

Answer 37

(MICHELANGELO MERISI) CARAVAGGIO [kar-uh-VAH-joh]

Question 38

78. This plant, which grows in quietly flowing water, has bluntly triangular stems, sharp leaves, and radiating flower clusters. Historically, the stalks were used in boat construction and basket weaving, the roots provided fuel, and the fiber made sails and rope. Name this reed, whose pith the ancient Egyptians used to make paper.

Answer 38

PAPYRUS

Question 39

79. This son of Uther Pendragon is the half-brother of sorceress Morgan le Fay. After he fights the evil Mordred, he travels to Avalon to recover from his many wounds. Identify this husband of Guinevere and ruler of the mythical kingdom Camelot.

Answer 39

(KING) ARTHUR

Question 40

80. Triangle ABC is similar to triangle XYZ. If angle A has a measure of 100 degrees, and angle Z has a measure of 22 degrees, what is the measure, in degrees, of angle B?

Answer 40

58 (DEGREES)