FIRST PERIOD: Ten Toss-Ups Worth FIVE POINTS Each

A.S.C.A Middle School Tournament 2000 ROUND ONE

Starred toss-ups require calculation and are allotted 10 seconds.

FIRST PERIOD: Ten Toss-Ups worth FIVE POINTS each.

*1. How old was the United States on July 4, 1959?

183 years

2. What term refers to a shortened form of a word that is more often than not followed by a period?

Abbreviation

3. Who was the first European to visit Hawaii?

Captain James Cook

4. What is the name given to an aperture in the crust of a planet or satellite through which gases, solid fragments, and lava are discharged?

Volcano

5. What athlete, currently suffering from Parkinson’s disease, has been on the cover of Sports Illustrated a record 31 times?

Muhammad Ali

6. In what part of the human body would you find triceps and biceps?

Arm (upper arm)

7. Which musical term directs the musician to play or sing louder gradually?

Crescendo

8. Give the three-letter word that fits all three of the following meanings: a pigtail, an acting signal, a pool stick.

9. On which organ of a flower does the pollen grow?

Stamen

10. What 20th century American humorist and “cowboy philosopher” said “ I never met a man I didn’t like”? Will Rogers A.S.C.A Middle School Tournament 2000 ROUND ONE

SECOND PERIOD: Ten Toss-ups worth TEN POINTS each and Ten Two-Part Bonuses worth up to TWENTY POINTS each.

*1. Sally drove 231 miles in 3 ½ hours. What was her average miles per hour traveled?

Bonus: Tell me about math: A) In mathematics, a right triangle has one right angle. What is the name of the longest side? B) This type of graph is made of parallel strips drawn from a common base, its lengths representing quantities. What kind of graph is it?

A) Hypotenuse B) Bar

2. This U. S. chemist who revolutionized Southern agriculture refused offers of work from Edison, Ford, and the U.S.S.R. Who was this man who developed over 400 byproducts of sweet potatoes and peanuts?

George Washington Carver

Bonus: How good is your astronomy? A) Which planet orbits the sun at the fastest speed? B) Which planet has a moon named Io?

A) Mercury B) Jupiter

3. This South American country’s largest city and chief port of trade is Guayaquil. Name this country whose capital is Quito.

Ecuador

Bonus: Identify these world cities. A) Capital of Venezuela B) Capital of Egypt

A) Caracas B) Cairo

4. Which literary figure of speech implies a comparison between two different objects by saying one object is another, rather than like another?

Metaphor ROUND ONE

Bonus: Words other than pronouns can have case. Identify the case of the word whistle in each of the following sentences:

A) The conductor blew the whistle as the train approached the crossing. B) The whistle’s shrill sound startled the cattle along the track.

A) Objective B) Possessive

5. Who is the American artist who painted Arrangement in Gray and Black, a portrait of his mother?

James Whistler

Bonus: Identify each of these architects from the description. A) His use of brick and unvarnished wood became known as the Prairie Style. B) From 1666 to 1711, he designed 52 London churches, as well as St. Paul’s Cathedral.

A) Frank Lloyd Wright B) Christopher Wren

6. What American poet is known for spelling his name in all lower case letters with no periods after his initials?

e e cummings

Bonus: Identify the color associated with each of the following: A) A Beatles’ song about a submarine B) A monster associated with jealousy

A) Yellow B) Green (eyed)

7. How many commas appear in the following sentence: Dropping his books by the chair, Don, my youngest brother, called out to mom before he unlocked the door.

Bonus: Name these famous villains: A) The slave dealer in Uncle Tom’s Cabin B) The murderer in The Adventurers of Tom Sawyer

A) Simon Legree B) Injun Joe

8. The only active volcano on the mainland of Europe, one of its earliest recorded eruptions, in AD 79, buried Pompeii under cinders, ash, and mud. What is this southwestern Italian volcano?

Mount Vesuvius

Bonus: Within the universe, something is always moving. A) What event do most scientists believe began the universe? B) What is the physics term that refers to a push or pull exerted on an object, resulting in a change in the object’s velocity? A) Big Bang B) Force ROUND ONE

9. Though he composed for film, this American composer is best known for the ballets Rodeo and Appalachian Spring. Who is he?

Aaron Copland

Bonus: Name the artist who created each of the following: A) Night Watch B) The Hurricane and Breaking Storm

A) Rembrandt B) Winslow Homer

10. In meteorology, what type of cyclone occurs in the western regions of the Pacific Ocean?

Typhoon

Bonus: Tell me what the following acronyms stand for: A) OPEC B) Radar

A) Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries B) Radar detection and ranging A.S.C.A Middle School Tournament 2000 ROUND ONE THIRD PERIOD: One Twenty-Question Worksheet with each correct answer worth FIVE POINTS each.

Hand out two copies of the worksheet to each team. Remind each team that they may turn in only one copy of the worksheet and that each copy should have the school name printed neatly on the back of the sheet. Each team will have TWO MINUTES to complete their worksheet. The timer will warn each team when one minute remains and every fifteen seconds thereafter.

ANSWERS:

1. Kelp 11. Kidnapping

2. Kenya 12. Koala

3. Kaiser 13. KGB

4. Kubla Khan 14. Kayak

5. King (Martin Luther Jr.) 15. Kepler (Johannes)

6. Kinetic 16. Key Signature

7. Knighthood 17. Kilogram

8. Kremlin 18. Kilimanjaro

9. Kentucky Derby 19. Kettledrum

10. Kidney 20. Klondike A.S.C.A Middle School Tournament 2000 ROUND ONE

PERIOD FOUR: Ten Toss-Up Questions worth FIFTEEN POINTS each.

*1. Evaluate the expression 3 X squared plus 7 Y cubed if X is 3 and Y is negative 2.

-29 (negative 29)

2. Spell the simple subject of this sentence: The traditional weather vane can sometimes be a rooster.

V-A-N-E

3. This term describes a disease or growth that presents no danger to life or well-being. What is this term, the opposite of malignant?

Benign

4. Coming from the French, what is the menu term that indicates that each course of a meal is priced separately?

A la carte

5. Evidence indicates that this metallic element was used in antiquity. This element and its components are used in paints, jewelry, welding, and foil. Name this most common metallic element on earth.

Aluminum

6. Helen Keller was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama. What is the name of her birthplace and childhood home?

Ivy Green

7. He later became President, but on April 20, 1789, he took the oath of office as the first Vice-President of the United States. Who was he?

John Adams

8. Who created the classic American character Emily Gibb in the drama Our Town?

Thorton Wilder

9. What is the biological term for behavior that is not learned but passed between generations by heredity? Many in the animal kingdom use it for survival.

Instinct ROUND ONE

10. Who founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Fayette, New York, in 1830?

Joseph Smith

END OF ROUND ONE

Emergency toss-ups:

*1. The science club makes 20% on each $.50 candy bar that it sells. If the club members sell 876 candy bars, how much money will they raise for their club?

$87.60

2. Normally one cubic centimeter of blood contains 200,000 to 300,000 of these disc-shaped elements essential for clotting. What are these cellular elements called?

Platelets

Emergency bonus:

Name the American composer of these musical works. A) Moon River B) White Christmas

A) Henry Mancini B) Irving Berlin ROUND ONE WORKSHEET K

______1. Various large brown seaweed

______2. Mombasa, Nairobi

______3. German word for “emperor”

______4. Emperor in Coleridge’s Xanadu

______5. Author of “Letter from the Birmingham Jail”

______6. Energy anything has because of its movement

______7. Honor bestowed on Elton John by Elizabeth II

______8.Triangular citadel in Moscow, a fortress, seat of government of the former

______9. Famous American horse race held at Churchill Downs

______10. Bean-shaped excretory organ that filters human wastes

______11. Unlawful carrying away of a person against his or her will

______12. Furry tree-dwelling Australian marsupial

______13. Russian political security police force created in 1954

______14. Eskimo canoe with deck covering that closes around the paddler

______15. German astronomer who discovered that orbits of planets are ellipses

______16. Sharps or flats at the right of the clef on a musical staff

______17. Approximately 2.2046 pounds

______18. Highest mountain in Africa

______19. Large copper or brass drum

______20. Site of 1890s gold rush in northwestern Canada