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Brother John’s Famous
Half-Time Quiz
for
Moderators and Parents
Super Quiz
2016
CHS Academic Decathlon
Super Quiz
2016
Directions
• Do not open your Super Quiz binder until
instructed to do so
• The question will be read aloud and you will
have to choose the correct answer
• Please select one student to hold up the correct
answer
• A Cathedral student will keep track of your score
• If you have a problem please raise your hand
Practice
• Which All-boys Catholic High School in Los
Angeles is the ONLY one to offer a Junior High
Decathlon for Local Elementary Schools?
A.Cathedral High School
B.Loyola
C.Salesian
D.Bosco Tech
Get Ready!
Get Set
Go!
• Turn to Page 1
To which Italian city did
Leonardo da Vinci move after his
grandfather died?
A. Milan
B. Venice
C. Florence
D. Vinci
Which of the following was NOT in
the Box found by Dominguez after
Eddie’s Death?
A. Brown Bow Tie
B. Chinese Restaurant menu
C. An old deck of cards
D. An army medal
In which of the following is Sarai
described as, “Above all women
her beauty stands out”?
A. Genesis
B. Gospel According to Thomas
C. The Dead Sea Scrolls
D. The Talmud
After a donation from the Philips Electric
Light company, which of the following was
started by Mother Teresa?
A. A home for discarded babies
B. The first Mother house of the
Missionaries
C. A fixed (permanent) Leprosy Clinic
D. A mobile Leprosy Clinic
Which of the following occurred
first?
A. Lunch Counter sit-ins
B. March on Washington
C. Freedom Summer
D. Voting Rights Act
With which painter did
Leonardo da Vinci
paint the image below?
A. Michelangelo
B. Via de Agnolo
C. Messer Fazio
D. Andrea del
Verrocchio
What song does Eddie hear
repeatedly as he thinks of his wife?
A. Stardust in Your Eyes
B. You Made Me Love You
C. It Had to Be You
D. You’ll Never Know
Which of the following is NOT
true about Abraham?
A. He divided Canaan with Lot
B. He Liberated the city of Sodom
C. He refused to keep the recovered plunder
D. He bargained with God to spare
Sodom
Who created the
Council of 500?
A. Solon
B. Cleisthenes
C. Pericles
D. Thucydides
What did Louis Benoist
discover?
A. Infrared radiation
B. That x-rays were short-wave radiation
C. The glowing effect of cathode ray tubes
D. The ionizing effects of x-rays
From which region did oil paints
reach Italy? A. England
B. Flanders
C. The Holy Roman Empire (Germany)
D. Byzantium
At which of the following did
Ruby work?
A. Eat Café
B. Bayside Diner
C. The Greasy Spoon
D. The Seahorse Grille
Who does Paul restore to life?
A. Eutychus
B. Flavius
C. Silas
D. Cornelius
What did Isaac Newton call
infinitesimal calculus?
A. Fluxional Method
B. Derivative Mathematics
C. Trigonomical Science
D. Calculational Conversion
Which of the following did Marie
Curie do LAST?
A. Receive a Doctorate from the University
of Paris
B. Receive a Nobel Prize in Chemistry
C. Become a full professor at the Sorbonne
D. Receive a Nobel Prize in Physics
Which of the following was
never finished by
Leonardo da Vinci?
A. The Annunciation
B. Adoration of the Magi
C. The Benois Madonna
D. Madonna with Child and Vase of Flowers
What does
Per l’amaro e il dolce mean?
A. For good times and bad
B. For the bitter and the sweet
C. All good things must end
D. Parting is sweet sorrow
Which painting prompted a poet to
remark, “Nature herself was jealous.”?
A. Lady with Ermine
B. Virgin of the Rocks
C. Mona Lisa
D. Madonna with Child and Vase of Flowers
In which country did Mother
Teresa’s organization first expand?
A. Venezuela
B. Peru
C. Guatemala
D. Brazil
From whom did Martin Luther
King Jr. first learn about the
ideas of non-violence?
A. Henry David Thoreau
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Ralph Abernathy
D. Abraham Lincoln
In which of the following places
was Paul imprisoned?
A. Philippi
B. Thessalonica
C. Berea
D. Corinth
Which of the following “awards or
recognitions” did Mother Teresa
win first?
A. The Nobel Prize for Peace
B. The Presidential Medal of Freedom
C. The United Nation’s Distinguished Star
D. The Pope’s Peace Prize
An object three times as far
away from the source has how
much force of attraction?
A. 1/3 times
B. 1/6 times
C. 1/9 times
D. 1/12 times
How many elements were
known when Marie and Pierre
began working together?
A. 27
B. 79
C. 83
D. 56
On which ride does Eddie see
Marguerite when he finally feels
at home in heaven?
A. The Ferris Wheel
B. The Teacups
C. The Swan Boats
D. The Carousel
To which of the Twelves Tribes
of Israel did Paul belong?
A. Ephraim
B. Benjamin
C. Simeon
D. Naphtali
During which war did Pericles
make his Funeral Oration?
A. The Persian War
B. The Delian War
C. The Mendesium War
D. The Peloponnesian War
To whom did Leonardo da Vinci leave
all of his books, writings, and
paintings?
A. King Francois
B. Francesco Melzi
C. Cardinal of Aragon
D. Salai
Who was Isaac Newton’s
roommate and “lab partner” at
Cambridge?
A. Samuel Locke
B. John Wickes
C. Francis Clark
D. Grantham Stokes
Which was the last painting by
Leonardo da Vinci?
A. Mona Lisa
B. Virgin of the Rocks
C. Virgin and Child with Saint Anne
D. St. John the Baptist
What does Eddie receive on his
fifth birthday?
A. A puppy
B. A Baseball Glove
C. A Bicycle
D. A Cowboy Hat
When she heard, “I thirst,” Mother
Teresa was reminded of which of the
following passages in the Bible?
A. John 3:16
B. Luke 8
C. Mathew 25
D. Psalm 23
Which was the first church Martin
Luther King Jr. served as minister?
A. Holt Street Baptist Church
B. Montgomery Baptist Church
C. Southern Christian Baptist Church
D. Dexter Avenue Baptist Church
What was the name of Isaac Newton’s
three volume treatise on science and
mathematics?
A. Mathematica Suprema
B. Principia Mathematica
C. Deus Lingua
D. On the Shoulder’s of Giants
Which of the following is a lesson
the Blue man tries to teach to
Eddie?
A. We must remain loyal
B. Everyone longs for acceptance
C. Love is eternal
D. There are no random acts
Which of the following does
Pericles address first in his Funeral
Oration?
A. Comforting Parents and Relatives
B. The Military Policy of Athens
C. The Government and Laws
D. The Cultural superiority of Athens
What were the last words Eddie
says to his father in heaven?
A. It’s OK
B. Please forgive me
C. It’s fixed
D. I understand
Which of the following did
Pericles open up to all citizens?
A. The Council of 500
B. The Council of the Areopagite
C. The Heliaia
D. The Council of the Boule
What did Marguerite joke was
missing from their wedding?
A. A clown
B. An accordion
C. Bingo Cards
D. The children from the pier
Which of the following was mentioned
first in Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a
Dream Speech”?
A. [My children]…will be judged by…the
content of their character.
B. Mississippi…will be transformed into an
oasis of freedom and justice
C. [The U.S.] will live out the true meaning
of its creed…that all men are created
equal.
D. That former slaves and former slave owners
will sit down together.
What animal does Eddie make out
of pipe cleaners for the little girl?
A. A Giraffe
B. A Rabbit
C. A Hippo
D. A Seagull
Which animal was sacrificed on
place of Isaac?
A. Donkey
B. Ram
C. Lamb
D. Ox
In which of the following places
was Paul stoned and left for
dead?
A. Antioch
B. Lystra
C. Damascus
D. Troas
To which order did Mother
Teresa first join?
A. Sisters of Charity
B. Daughters of Mary and Joseph
C. Sisters of Heart of Jesus
D. Sisters of Loreto
Pericles believed that a man who
takes no interest in public affairs is
which of the following?
A. Harmless
B. Useless
C. Fearless
D. Dangerous
Which of the following did Martin
Luther King Jr. undertake at the
time of his assassination?
A. An “Anti-War Campaign”
B. An “Educational Opportunity Campaign”
C. A “Rural Communities Campaign”
D. A “Poor People’s Campaign”
Which of Newton’s Laws of Motion
states that for every action there is an
equal and opposite reaction?
A. His First Law
B. His Second Law
C. His Third Law
D. His Fourth Law
What is the second step in the
decay chain of Uranium 238?
A. Polonium 214
B. Radon 226
C. Lead 206
D. Thorium 234
Who gave Leonardo da Vinci the
assignment to paint “The Last Supper”?
A. Lorenzo de Medici
B. Ceare Bogia
C. Isabella d”Este
D. Ludovico Sforza
What is the atomic weight of
radium?
A. 225
B. 226
C. 227
D. 228
Congratulations!
Thank you to all participants for your hard
work and good sportsmanship
Awards will be distributed after all scores are
tabulated and verified.