Round 1 Flashcards
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A bird generates this six letter force by flapping its wings, while a rocket uses expanding gases. What is the term for the force that propels a flying object in a given direction?
Thrust
After apprenticing himself to men, this character dreams of becoming a potter. He takes men’s work to Songdo in hopes of earning a royal commission. Identify the protagonist of Linda Sue Park’s novel, A Single Shard.
Tree-Ear
Consider the decimal number ten thousand four hundred thirty two point seven eight. By what value would you divide this number to make it equal to zero point one, zero, four, three, two, seven, eight?
One hundred thousand
Contrary to popular belief this city was not named for a similar sounding German city. It was established in 1786 by pioneer James Wilkinson. Name Kentucky’s state capital.
Frankfort
In 4-4 time, this musical symbol receives four beats. Which type of note consists of a hollow, oval note head with no stem?
Whole Note
A book about this fairy tale heroine earned Paul O. Zelinsky a Caldecott Medal. A witch locks her in a tower because her father stole a plant from the witches garden. Which fairy tale character allows a prince to climb her hair?
Rapunzel
A disorder of this organ causes diabetes mellitus [muh-LYE-tis]. Which organ regulates the metabolism of carbohydrates by producing the enzymes glucagon [GLOO-ku-gon] and insulin?
Pancreas
Bobby, a running back on the Colts football team carried the ball 6 times in the first quarter. Bobby had two carries of 4 yards each, two carries that lost two yards each, and his other two carries resulted in no gain. What is the total numbers of yards Bobby gained on his 6 carries in the first quarter?
4 Yards
In 1967, this athlete was convicted of refusing to be drafted. He lost the fight of the century, but gained the championship in the Rumble in the Jungle. Name the Louisville native who won boxing’s heavy-weight championship three times.
(Muhammad) Ali
Accept: Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.
In music, this term means “an ordered series of instrumental dances or movements.” Holst’s The Planets and Grofe’s [GROH-freyz] Grand Canyon are two examples. Name this word, which also refers to a connected series of hotel rooms.
Suite
A double-A or triple-A battery will deliver one point five of this electrical unit to a circuit, while a car battery will deliver twelve. What electrical unit will produce a current of one ampere in a circuit with a resistance of one ohm?
Volt
A large elm tree is twelve and three fourths feet taller than a nearby building. If the building is forty eight and one half feet tall, how tall is the elm tree?
Sixty one and one-fourth feet
Accept: Sixty one and one-quarter feet
Despite its brass body, this instrument’s single reed mouth piece places it in the woodwind family. its conical metal tube has twenty-four openings controlled by padded finger keys. Identify this instrument often associated with jazz music.
saxophone
Examples of this type of poem include the Odyssey and Beowulf [bay-uh-wolf].What type of long narrative poem tells of a legendary hero’s deeds?
Epic
In this area, a list might show a large star for a state capital, and a diamond for a large city. Name the part of the map that provides meaning for the symbols
(map) legend
A package of twelve pencils cost one dollar and forty four cents. In cents, what is the price of each pencil in this package?
twelve cents
A person with this title is trained to design and build machines. Give this word, which can be proceeded by “mechanical,” “structural,” “genetic,” or “aerospace.”
Engineer
Although this novel contains many characters from the previous book, it focuses more on the students of Plumfield school. What novel that features Professor Friedrich and Mrs. Josephine Bhear was written by Loiusa May Alcott?
Little Men
Examples of these regions include Hawaii-Aleutian, Atlantic, and Mountain. They were implemented to account for the Earth’s rotation. Name these regions, two of which, the Eastern and Central, are found in Kentucky.
Time Zones
He created a court jester in Rigoletto [rig-uh-LET-oh], and a fallen woman in La Traviata [trah-vee-AH-tuh]. He adapted the Shakespearean plays Macbeth and Othello. Identify the Italian composer of Aida [ay-EE-duh].
(Giuseppe) Verdi [VAIR-dee]
A dancer uses this piece of equipment to maintain her balance during rehearsal. Give the name of this handrail placed at hip height
Barre [bar]
A seven-meter statue of Shapur the First was carved from on e of these structures in the Shapur cave of southern Iran. It forms when mineral-laden water slowly drips to the bottom of a cave. What formation, whose name comes for the Greek word for “dripping,” refers tot he limestone cones on the floor of a cave?
Stalagmite
According to Freytag [FRY-tahg], this element of fiction can be broken down into exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. What is the name for the sequence of events in a story?
Plot
Add the following two fraction and report our answer as a decimal number. What is the decimal equivalent of the sum of one-half and one-fourth?
Zero Point Seven Five
