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Reach Packs 2018-2019 > Intermediate Tournament Pack #13 > Flashcards

Intermediate Tournament Pack #13 Flashcards

1
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What condition are you suffering from if you have conjunctivitis?

A

pink eye

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In what Disney animated movie would you find the characters Flotsam and Jetsam?

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The Little Mermaid

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What is the equation of the straight line that passes through the point (7, 14) and the origin?

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y = 2x

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What is taken out of brown sugar to make white granulated sugar?

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molasses

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What was the first prairie province to join the Canadian Confederation?

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Manitoba

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Who was the first French-Canadian prime minister?

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Sir Wilfrid Laurier

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Who was the first Canadian in space?

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Marc Garneau

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In 1979 a malfunction in the cooling system of a nuclear reactor at what eastern Pennsylvania location
resulted in its closure and radiation escaping into the air?

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Three Mile Island

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Margaret Thatcher became Britain’s first female Prime Minister in 1979. Which party did she represent?

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Conservative

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In this same year a black government was formally installed in Rhodesia and the name of the country was
changed to what?

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Zimbabwe

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The United States/Russian SALT Agreement was signed in this same year. What does SALT stand for?

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Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

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In terms of size, what is Hawaii’s largest island?

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Hawaii (Island)

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What is the tallest volcano in Hawaii?

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Mauna Kea

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What policeman led Hawaii’s fictional Five-O (“five-oh”) Task Force?

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(Lt. Commander Steve) McGarrett

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What Hawaiian word can mean both “hello” and “farewell”?

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aloha

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List three of the six simple machines of physics.

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Three of:

wheel and axle, screw, (inclined) plane, lever, pulley, wedge

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What word is formed from the combination of motor and pedal?

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moped

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What word is formed from the combination of Hollywood and Bombay?

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Bollywood

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What word is formed from the combination of chuckle and snort?

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chortle

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What word is formed from the combination of smoke and fog?

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smog

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What word is formed from the combination of costume and play?

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cosplay

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What word is formed from the combination of jackrabbit and antelope?

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jackalope

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What word is formed from the combination of television and marathon?

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telethon

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What word is formed from the combination of Oxford and Cambridge?

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Oxbridge

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The Cavendish, Gros Michel, and Lady Finger are varieties of what usually yellow tropical fruit?

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banana

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‘Malus pumila’ is the species of what sort of fruit tree? A Granny Smith might grow on one.

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apple

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This juicy fruit is widely used as vegetable. It is usually red when ripe. It is the main ingredient of ketchup.

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tomato

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28
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Name the largest island in Canada.

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Baffin

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29
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What is the capital of Bulgaria?

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Sofia

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30
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What sport is associated with the Ryder Cup?

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golf

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31
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What is the stoat called when it wears its white winter coat?

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ermine

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32
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In 1876, Sioux Indians massacred the 7th Cavalry Regiment at Custer’s Last Stand, also known as what battle?

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(Battle of) Little Big Horn

or (Battle of) the Greasy Grass

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33
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What device in a jet engine provides extra thrust for takeoff?

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afterburner

34
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What is the favourite food of Paddington Bear?

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marmalade

35
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Where on the human body would you find the lunula?

A

(finger or toe) nail

prompt on “finger”

36
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I was born in a coastal country, but scholars disagree about my birth year. I was an influential mathematician. I led a secretive cult whose views were both scientific and religious. None of my writings are known to survive. I did not pioneer the theorem I am most known for, as it was known by the Babylonians at least one thousand years before I was born. I proved that the square of the hypotenuse in a right-angle triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides. This theorem now bears my name. Who am I?

A

Pythagorus

37
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This is a bird that has a big head, big eyes, and a short-hooked beak. It is identified with the goddess Minerva.

A

owl

38
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This is a very small brightly-coloured bird of North and South America, with a long, narrow bill used to suck
nectar.

A

hummingbird

39
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What bird of prey’s name means two strokes under par in golf?

A

eagle

40
Q

Who began his second term as the UN Secretary General in January, 2012?

A

Ban Ki-Moon

41
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Ban Ki-Moon formerly held which position in the South Korean government?

A

Foreign Minister

42
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Ban Ki-Moon received the formal backing of the powerful 15-member UN group known as what?

A

Security Council

43
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Moon’s final term as Secretary General ended on December 31 of what year?

A

2016

44
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What infamous term beginning with “g” referred to the likes of Al Capone, Pretty Boy Floyd and Baby face Nelson?

A

gangster

45
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By what humourous nickname beginning with “g” did the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team go by in the early 1930’s?

A

Gashouse Gang

46
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Which wild west sheriff whose last name begins with “G” shot Billy the Kid and later became a Texas Ranger?

A

Pat Garrett

47
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You don’t want to be called what unfavorable literary term beginning with “g” during the Christmas season?

A

Grinch

48
Q

Marie Antoinette was the wife of which French King?

A

Louis XVI (or the Sixteenth)

49
Q

What heavenly body is primarily responsible for Earth’s tides?

A

moon

50
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The distance around a rectangle is called what?

A

perimeter

51
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What is the name of the grease obtained from sheep’s wool?

A

lanolin

52
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What television show won a new record of twelve Emmy Awards in 2015?

A

Game of Thrones

53
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What unit of power is equal to 1 joule per second?

A

watt

54
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What French word refers to a library of phonograph records or, in English, somewhere those records might be played?

A

discotheque

55
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The 1980 Summer Olympics were boycotted by many western nations when the USSR invaded what country?

A

Afghanistan

56
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What American novel, published in 1936, would have a film adaptation be nominated for 13 Oscars three years later?

A

Gone With the Wind

57
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Who authored the Pulitzer Prize winning novel Gone With the Wind?

A

Margaret Mitchell

58
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A working title for Gone With the Wind is one of the last lines used in the movie version of the story. What was this title/line?

A

Tommorrow is Another Day

59
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How many Oscars did Gone With the Wind win?

A

eight

60
Q

Who holds the Montreal Canadiens’ franchise record for the most career goals?

A

Maurice Richard

61
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Which player held the Detroit Red Wings franchise record for most career penalty minutes?

A

Bob Probert

62
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Who has won the most Stanley Cup rings as a player in NHL history, playing for the same team in each of
these years?
A.

A

Henri Richard

63
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Who holds the record for consecutive 50-goal seasons?

A

Mike Bossy

64
Q

Common versions of me feature radial symmetry, two sets of numbers, and a grid. In 1913, Arthur Wynne published the first of me in the New York World, though it was quite
different from most of my modern examples. “Puzzlemaster” Will Shortz of the New York Times is a well-known figure in my community. Although some consider it cheating, the use of a dictionary is often very helpful when you attempt to
solve me. What am I?

A

crossword puzzle

65
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The minotaur was a frightening creature in Greek mythology. What was the minotaur fed?

A

human flesh

66
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Who eventually killed the Minotaur?

A

Theseus

67
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The minotaur had a man’s body and the head of what animal?

A

bull

68
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What is the name of the confusing arrangement of rooms and corridors that the Minotaur called home?

A

Labyrinth

69
Q

A causeway connects the tiny island nation of Bahrain with what other country?

A

Saudi Arabia

70
Q

Name the only American state other than Alaska to have part of it lie north of the 49th parallel.

A

Minnesota

71
Q

Which Russian word, once part of many countries’ full names, means “assembly”?

A

Soviet

72
Q

What was the last name of the Italian inventor who invented the whirlpool bath?

A

Jacuzzi

73
Q

In Greek mythology, who slew the Hydra with the help of Iolaus?

A

Hercules

74
Q

What is the largest gland in the human body?

A

liver

75
Q

The ancient temple of Karnak is in what modern country?

A

Egypt

76
Q

What condition are you suffering from when you have pyrosis?

A

heartburn

77
Q

In terms of area, what is the smallest American state?

A

Rhode Island

78
Q

Which blue Sesame Street denizen is noted for having five fingers – important since his hands appear on
screen often while he is eating his favourite food?

A

Cookie Monster

79
Q

What is the capital of Kenya?

A

Nairobi

80
Q

What transitional fossil’s name means “ancient feather” or “ancient wing”?

A

archaeopteryx

81
Q

What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere?

A

nitrogen

82
Q

The settlement known as Alert is on what island?

A

Ellesmere (Island)

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