Round 1

Question 1

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?

Answer 1

Thrust

Question 2

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.

Answer 2

Tree-Ear

Question 3

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?

Answer 3

One hundred thousand

Question 4

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.

Answer 4

Frankfort

Question 5

In 4-4 time, this musical symbol receives four beats. Which type of note consists of a hollow, oval note head with no stem?

Answer 5

Whole Note

Question 6

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?

Answer 6

Rapunzel

Question 7

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?

Answer 7

Pancreas

Question 8

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?

Answer 8

4 Yards

Question 9

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.

Answer 9

(Muhammad) Ali

Accept: Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.

Question 10

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.

Answer 10

Suite

Question 11

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?

Answer 11

Volt

Question 12

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?

Answer 12

Sixty one and one-fourth feet

Accept: Sixty one and one-quarter feet

Question 13

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.

Answer 13

saxophone

Question 14

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?

Answer 14

Epic

Question 15

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

Answer 15

(map) legend

Question 16

A package of twelve pencils cost one dollar and forty four cents. In cents, what is the price of each pencil in this package?

Answer 16

twelve cents

Question 17

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.”

Answer 17

Engineer

Question 18

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?

Answer 18

Little Men

Question 19

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.

Answer 19

Time Zones

Question 20

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].

Answer 20

(Giuseppe) Verdi [VAIR-dee]

Question 21

A dancer uses this piece of equipment to maintain her balance during rehearsal. Give the name of this handrail placed at hip height

Answer 21

Barre [bar]

Question 22

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?

Answer 22

Stalagmite

Question 23

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?

Answer 23

Plot

Question 24

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?

Answer 24

Zero Point Seven Five

Question 25

Explorers who sought this route include Henry Hudson and Vitus Bering. It was first traversed by Roald Amundsen, shoes crew took three years to do so. Identify this route about North America through the Arctic Ocean.

Answer 25

Northwest Passage

Question 26

According to legend, he walked across parts of the United States planting fruit trees. Identify this pioneer nurseryman who got hi nickname from the type of fruit tress he planted.

Answer 26

Johnny Appleseed (Accept: John Chapman)

Question 27

According to myth, this amphibian was able to live in fire. It is closely related to the bud puppy and newt. Name this animal with aquatic larvae [LAR-vee], but four-legged, semi terrestrial adults.

Answer 27

Salamander

Question 28

After defecting to the West, this Soviet-born dancer performed with the Royal Ballet as Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake. Name this ballet dancer, best known for partnering with Dame Margot Fonteyn

Answer 28

Rudolf Nureyev [noo-RAY-ef]

Question 29

Evan has written down all factors of 3600 that are less then 3600. What is the largest number that is in Evan’s list of numbers?

Answer 29

1800

Question 30

In 1775, he as hired by the Transylvania company to blaze a trail into Kentucky based upon his extensive knowledge of the region. The “Wilderness Road” he blazed allowed settlers to enter the Kentucky frontier through the Cumberland Gap. Which man led settlers to and from one of the first settlements in Kentucky and Boonesborough?

Answer 30

Daniel Boone