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2011GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY

NATIONAL ACADEMIC BOWL

PRELIMINARY MATCHSAMPLE

ROUND 1

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HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT

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What city blamed a cow, thought to have kicked over a lantern, in Mrs.

O'Leary's barn?

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What city blamed a cow, thought to have kicked over a lantern, in Mrs.

O'Leary's barn?

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Chicago

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HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT

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Who is the only U.S. President to serve two non-consecutive terms?

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Who is the only U.S. President to serve two non-consecutive terms?

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Grover Cleveland

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DEAF STUDIES

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Name the man who published a short

monograph entitled Sign Language Structure, in

which he suggested that the signing used by deaf

people in the U.S. to communicate with one

another was a language in its own right 21

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Name the man who published a short

monograph entitled Sign Language Structure, in

which he suggested that the signing used by deaf

people in the U.S. to communicate with one

another was a language in its own right 23

William Stokoe

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GEOGRAPHY

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Which U.S. state, located entirely in the Pacific Time Zone, doesn’t border the

Pacific Ocean?

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Which U.S. state, located entirely in the Pacific Time Zone, doesn’t border the

Pacific Ocean?

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Nevada

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MATHEMATICS

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105°

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GEOGRAPHY

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What is the name of the highlands that runs from

Newfoundland to Alabama and contains the Catskill,

Blue Ridge, and Great Smoky ranges?

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What is the name of the highlands that runs from

Newfoundland to Alabama and contains the Catskill,

Blue Ridge, and Great Smoky ranges?

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Appalachian Mountainsthe Appalachians

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THE ARTS

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What is the name of movement that includes

Neoclassical, Constructivism, Cubism, and Modernism called?

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What is the name of movement that includes

Neoclassical, Constructivism, Cubism, and Modernism called?

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Art Deco or Art Nouveau

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LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

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Which work by George Orwell shows educated

pigs manipulating animals who cannot read?

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Which work by George Orwell shows educated

pigs manipulating animals who cannot read?

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Animal Farm

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LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

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Identify the grammatical function of the word him in

“I told him he could come.”

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Identify the grammatical function of the word him in

“I told him he could come.”

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Indirect Object

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POPULAR CULTURE,LEISURE, AND SPORTS

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Name the men’s major golf championship which occurs

every year during the weekend ending the 2nd

Sunday in April.

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Name the men’s major golf championship occurring every year during the

weekend ending the 2nd Sunday in April.

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the Masters Tournamentthe Masters

The U.S. Masters

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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What is a boundary where two tectonic plates are moving away from one

another?

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What is a boundary where two tectonic plates are moving away from one

another?

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Divergent boundary

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MATHEMATICS

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x = 3

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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Atoms that have the same number of protons, but a

different number of neutrons are called _____.

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Atoms that have the same number of protons, but a

different number of neutrons are called _____.

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isotopes

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MATHEMATICS

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Find the domain of g(X) =

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Find the domain of g(X) =

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CURRENT EVENTS

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Name one of next three FIFA World Cup host

countries (2014, 2018, or 2022).

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Name one of next three FIFA World Cup host

countries (2014, 20168, or 2022).

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BrazilRussiaQatar

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END OFROUND 1

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MATCH #7

ROUND 2

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QUESTION1

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If the sum of 2 consecutive even integers is 18, what is the smaller integer?

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QUESTION2

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How many degrees Celsius is the normal human body

temperature of 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit?

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37 degrees 37°

QUESTION3

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Choose the correct answer for the blank.

Discussions ______ various groups of scholars focus on what killed the dinosaurs.

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a. betweenb. amongc. Either is OK.d. Both are OK.

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b. or among

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QUESTION4

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What was the form of government during the

Middle Ages?

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Feudalism or Feudal System

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QUESTION5

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What professional basketball player scored 100 points in a game – something no other player has accomplished since?

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a. Larry Birdb. Kareem Abdul-Jabbarc. Wilt Chamberlaind. Michael Jordan

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c. or Wilt Chamberlain

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QUESTION6

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Which U.S. state, next to last to join the Union, is known as the “Land of the Midnight Sun”?

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Alaska

QUESTION7

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In selecting a new member of the U.S. Supreme Court, who

nominates a person for this position, and who

confirms the nomination?

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The PresidentThe Senate

(must have both)

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QUESTION8

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Give the term used in art for the technique of representing three-

dimensional space on a flat surface.

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perspective

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QUESTION9

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Solve:

(7 X 10-4)2

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4.9 X 10-7

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QUESTION10

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In which work by Mark Twain do Edward VI and Tom Canty change roles?

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The Prince and the Pauper

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QUESTION11

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Find the quotient:

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QUESTION12

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Name the artist that painted this:

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Frida Kahlo(Self-Portrait with Thorn

Necklace and Hummingbird)

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QUESTION13

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This person is said to be the first person to calculate the size of Earth.

A. Carl RitterB. EratosthenesC. Yi-Fu TuanD. Al Idrisi

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B. or Eratosthenes

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QUESTION14

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The Nile does not run through which of the following countries?

A. EgyptB. SudanC. EthiopiaD. Libya

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D. or Libya

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QUESTION15

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A trapezoid has bases of 10 and 13 and an altitude

of 4. What is its area?

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QUESTION16

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Identify the author who wrote this in one of

his/her works. "All the world's a stage,

and all the men and women merely players:

they have their exits and their entrances; and one

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William Shakespeare

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END OF ROUND 2

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MATCH #7

FINAL ROUND

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CATEGORY:

GEOGRAPHY

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Name the city where each historical landmark is

located.

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1. Western Wall

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2. St. Basil’s Cathedral

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3. CN Tower

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4. Arc de Triomphe

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5. Sistine Chapel

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6. Taj Mahal

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7. Big Ben

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8. Hagia Sophia

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9. Anne Frank House

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10. Trevi Fountain

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1. Western Wall

Western Wall

Jerusalem, Israel

2. St. Basil’s Cathedral

2. St. Basil’s Cathedral

Moscow, Russia

3. CN Tower

3. CN Tower

Toronto, Canada

4. Arc de Triomphe

4. Arc de Triomphe

Paris, France

5. Sistine Chapel

5. Sistine Chapel

Vatican CityVatican City State

the Vatican

6. Taj Mahal

6. Taj Mahal

Agra, India

7. Big Ben

7. Big Ben

London, England

8. Hagia Sophia

8. Hagia Sophia

Istanbul, Turkey

9. Anne Frank House

9. Anne Frank House

Amsterdam, Netherlands

10. Trevi Fountain

10. Trevi Fountain

Rome, Italy

END OFMATCH #7

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