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Senior Tournament Pack #13 Flashcards

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Who directed and produced the movie “Citizen Kane”?

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Orson Welles

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What animal’s body does The Great Sphinx in Egypt have?

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lion

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Concrete, pyramid-shaped blocks nicknamed “dragon teeth” were used in WWII to stop what vehicles?

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tanks

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With a name coming from the Dutch for “thunder pipe”, what early firearm sprayed several balls or slugs
simultaneously at close range?

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Blunderbuss

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What Greek letter is generally used to represent wavelength?

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lambda

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What letter is used to represent the thermodynamic equilibrium constant?

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K

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What letter represents the unit for magnetic flux density?

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T (for Tesla)

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What religion is centred on the teachings of Joseph Smith?

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Mormonism (or the Church of Latter Day Saints)

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Following the death of Joseph Smith, who led the Mormons to Utah?

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Brigham Young

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Which Mormon game show contestant had a record 74-game win streak on “Jeopardy!”?

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Ken Jennings

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“The Book of Mormon” is a Broadway musical written by the creators of which animated comedy series?

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South Park

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12
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Name 3 of the 5 populated unincorporated territories of the United States.

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American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands

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Which rebellion of 1900 saw xenophobic peasants try to end Western influence in China?

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Boxer Rebellion

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Which Roman gladiator famously led a failed slave revolt in the first century BC?

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Spartacus

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Louis Riel and which other Métis leader were the primary leaders of the 1885 Northwest Rebellion?

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Gabriel Dumont

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Hong Xiuquan (Shi-oo-chwan), who proclaimed himself as the younger brother of Jesus Christ, was the 
leader of which major mid-19th century Chinese rebellion?
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Taiping Rebellion

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Of what country is Queen Margrethe II the current monarch?

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Denmark

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Of what country is King Abdullah II the current monarch?

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Jordan

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Of what country is Prince Hans Adam II the current monarch?

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Liechtenstein

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Of what country is King Philippe the current monarch?

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Belgium

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Of what country is King Salman the current monarch?

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Saudi Arabia

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Of what country is King Muhammad VI the current monarch?

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Morocco

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Of what country is King Felipe VI the current monarch?

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Spain

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Of what country is King Harald V the current monarch?

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Norway

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What golden flower that can grow to be nearly two meters tall was worshipped by the Inca as an image of god?

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sunflower

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What gas makes up nearly 80% of the air in theEarth’s lower atmosphere?

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nitrogen

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27
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In “The Wizard of Oz,” what characteristic does the lion lack?

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courage

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What type of object did Benjamin Franklin invent in 1752 after his famous experiment with a
kite, a key and lightning?

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lightning rod

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What famous Hollywood movie actor and dancer was the male lead in the movie “Singin’ in the Rain”?

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Gene Kelly

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30
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According to Gresham’s Law of Economics, what drives out good money?

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bad money

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Stamps from what nation bear the inscription HRVATSKA?

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Croatia

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32
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Which of the following expressions represents the largest number: 2 cubed, 3 squared,
or 8?

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3 squared

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33
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Differentiate the following function: f(x) = 3

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0

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34
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Differentiate the following function: f(x) = 0.5 x squared - x + 42

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x -1

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35
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Differentiate the following function: f(x) = 2x times sin(x)

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2sin(x) + 2x times cos(x)

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36
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Differentiate the following function: f(x) = (x squared - 16) divided by x + 4

A

1

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37
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I had been absent many times while I was studying at Cambridge but I still earned my Master’s Degree in the Arts there for writing after the intercession of the Privy Council, after declaring that I was working “on matters touching the benefit of his country.” I was arrested for heresy, and was released shortly afterwards, on the condition that I report to an
officer of the court. Despite my popularity, I was stabbed to death in 1593 by Ingram Frizer. Some of my works include “Edward the Second”, “The Massacre at Paris”, and “The Tragicall History of Doctor Faustus”. I am considered to be a heavy influence on William Shakespeare’s work, specifically influencing his
“The Merchant of Venice” and “Richard II”. I was the pre-eminent playwright of Elizabethan England until my
death. Who am I?

A

Christopher Marlowe

38
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Although he studied and served as an MP in Saskatchewan, John Diefenbaker was born and died in which province?

A

Ontario

39
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Which Canadian province celebrated a 500th

anniversary in 1997?

A

Newfoundland

40
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Name one of the two Canadian provinces without a registered international airport.

A

Saskatchewan or Prince Edward Island

41
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In the spring of 1997, to which province were Canadian military forces deployed on a humanitarian mission?

A

Manitoba

42
Q

The Emperor species of what bird can reach a standing height of 4 feet?

A

penguin

43
Q

The name of what small, sharp-beaked bird is also slang for a New Zealander?

A

kiwi

44
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What Australian bird resembles an ostrich but is smaller and has rudimentary wings?

A

emu

45
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What South American bird also resembles an ostrich but has three toes instead of the ostrich’s two?

A

rhea

46
Q

What word is formed from the words for a style or fashion (4 letters), plus a pigpen (3 letters)?

A

modesty (mode + sty)

47
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What word is formed from the words for a word expressing refusal (3 letters), plus frozen water (3 letters)?

A

notice (not + ice)

48
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What word is formed from a word that you yell when you give up (5 letters), plus an indefinite article (2 letters)

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unclean (uncle + an)

49
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What word is formed from a word for a small morsel of bread (5 letters), plus the past tense of “lead” (3 letters)?

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crumbled (crumb + led)

50
Q

Lower Saxony, Thuringia and Rhineland-Palatinate are all states of which modern day country?

A

Germany

51
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In what year was the German Empire proclaimed in Versailles?

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1871

52
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Who is the current president of Germany?

A

Frank-Walter Steinmeier

53
Q

What is the name of the comprehensive exam that German, Estonian, and Lithuanian students must pass in order to attend a university?

A

Abitur

54
Q

In what strait are the Diomede Islands located?

A

Bering Strait

55
Q

What strait separates Prince Edward Island from New Brunswick and Nova Scotia?

A

Northumberland Strait

56
Q

In medical terminology, what does the abbreviation p.r.n. mean?

A

as needed (pro re nata)

57
Q

Coming from the French word for feathers on anarrow, empennage also refers to what part of an airplane?

A

the tail (provided stability as feathers do an arrow)

58
Q

To the nearest thousand, approximately how many chemicals can be found in cigarette smoke?

A

7000 (accept 6000-8000)

59
Q

What was the name of Captain Hook’s ship in Peter Pan?

A

Jolly Roger

60
Q

How many pieces does each player start with ina game of checkers?

A

12

61
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What is 12 times 7?

A

84

62
Q

Which was the last Canadian province to grant women the vote?

A

Quebec

63
Q

What was the title of the first screen adventure of Ian Fleming’s secret agent 007?

A

Dr. No

64
Q

Known as “The Star-Spangled Banner”, who wrotethe lyrics of the American national anthem?

A

Francis Scott Key

65
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The lyrics to “The Star-Spangled Banner” come from a poem by Key about the bombardment of which
American fort during the War of 1812?

A

Fort McHenry

66
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In what 20th century decade did Congress finally resolve to make “The Star-Spangled Banner” the national
anthem of the United States?

A

1930s

67
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Name the series of U.S. space missions that eventually put men on the moon in the late 1960s and early ’70s.

A

Apollo

68
Q

The god Apollo slew a great dragon at what became the village of Delphi. Delphi sits at the base of what
mountain in Greece?

A

(Mount) Parnassus

69
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In the movie Rocky, what ex-football player played the part of ex-champion Apollo Creed?

A

Carl Weathers

70
Q

Back to space for a moment. What was the number of the last Apollo moon mission, in December of 1972?

A

(Apollo) 17

71
Q

What letter must be added to the beginning of a word meaning “the overhanging lower edges of a roof”, to
create a second word meaning “plural of leaf”?

A

L (eaves and leaves)

72
Q

What letter must be added to the beginning of a word meaning “a curved or angular piece of metal,for
catching, pulling, or suspending something”, to create a second word meaning “emotionally unsettled”?

A

S (hook and shook)

73
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What letter must be added to the beginning of a word meaning “a sweet, juicy fruit, usually pointed at the stem
and rounded at the bottom”, to create a second word meaning “an early weapon consisting of a sharp metal head on
a wooden shaft, used for thrusting or throwing”?

A

S (pear and spear)

74
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I am a type of two-dimensional mathematical curve. I am the locus of points, the sum of whose distances from two fixed points is constant. I am a conic section. I have a major axis and a minor axis. I am useful in describing the orbits of planets around the Sun. What am I?

A

ellipse

75
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In what province would you find Lake Diefenbaker?

A

Saskatchewan

76
Q

Which famous Hollywood actress of “Pretty Woman” fame made her Broadway stage debut in the spring of
2006?

A

Julia Roberts

77
Q

What do the Inuit call their language?

A

Inuktitut

78
Q

What is the more everyday name for a diurnal insect of the genus Lepidoptera whose species include Painted
Lady and Birdwing?

A

butterfly

79
Q

In a popular Roald Dahl story, a boy named James lives inside the pit of what giant fruit?

A

peach

80
Q

What recreational sport tests one’s endurance along the 802 km Bruce Trail?

A

hiking (or walking)

81
Q

Where is a rattlesnake’s rattle located?

A

on its tail

82
Q

Athos, Porthos, and Aramis are main charactersin which famous novel?

A

The Three Musketeers

83
Q

What dog breed, known to the French as the ‘Chien de Saint-Hubert’ has approximately 300 million smell receptors?

A

bloodhound

84
Q

In what country would I find the Maori people?

A

New Zealand

85
Q

A football is called the old pigskin because original footballs were made from what inflated pig organ?

A

bladder

86
Q

Joey, Johnny, Tommy and Dee Dee are the name of four fellows who formed what punk group during the
1970s and 1980s?

A

The Ramones

87
Q

Which Italian poet’s best-known work is “Orlando Furioso”?

A

Ludovico Ariosto

88
Q

What subspecies of zebra was hunted to extinction in the 19th century?

A

quagga

89
Q

In countries that celebrate May Day as a holiday, what do participants traditionally dance around?

A

(May)pole

90
Q

Which strait separates Labrador from Newfoundland?

A

Strait of Belle Isle

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