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2013-2014 I Intermediate /i’i it I’ r Pack JI #22 Executive Director: Paul G. Russell Editors: Stephen Finlay, Ian Greig & Jeremy Willard National Director: Daniel Hill National Co-ordinators : Eric Novakovics & Frank Russell Teacher Advisors: Patricia Beecham-Cooper & Chris Zarski Researchers: Ryan Anning:Toronto Clinton Kam : Burnaby Len Bonifacio: Edmonton Solomon Klein : Toronto Gerry Buccini: St. Albert Michael Lyons : Toronto Ian Campbell: Winnipeg Brian Mckenzie : Pinawa Bill Davis : Upper Cloverdale Matt Morrissette : Brandon Jonathan Fuller: Toronto David Penco : Toronto Ivan Gombos Montreal Gary Serviss: Petawawa Tom Ingram Winnipeg Tom St. Amand : Sarnia Elizabeth Jewlal : London Olivia Vipond : Toronto Brandon Judd: London Harry Wang : Toronto aoL! National Office: 460 Palmerston Blvd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M6G 2P1 Tel: 416-534-9966 Fax: 416-535-7651 www.reachforthetop.com [email protected] © 2013 Reach For The Top Inc. vs. NAME: ‘P 5 TEAM NAME: ____________________,_____________, _________.__________of_____________,_________your _________ __________, ___________________ INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLREACH - 2013-2014 PACK #22 HOST: Welcome to SCHOOLREACH. I’m quizmaster for this game between [school #11 and [school #2] In this match, we have [player #11 [player #21 [player #3J [player #4] [school #1] pitted against [player #11 [player #2] [player #3] [player #4] of [school #2] We’ll play three rounds of questions, with a minute break between each round. Now, if the scorekeeper is ready, let’s begin ROUND ONE OF SCHOOLREACH! 40-POINT SNAPSTART TO ROUND ONE I. In the opera, what is the name of the Barber of Seville? A. FIGARO 2. What does ICBM stand for? A. INTERCONTDJENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE 3. Cork is a city in what European country’? A. (REPUBLIC OF) IRELAND 4. What Soviet satellite was the first to be launched into space? A. SPUTNIK 30-POINT OPEN QUESTION - SPELLING 5. It refers to a tapering structure hanging from the roof of a cave, formed of calcium salts. Spell ‘stalactite’. A. STALACTITE 6. It means “to place close together”. Spell ‘juxtapose’. A. JUXTAPOSE 7. Itis an adjective meaning “serving as or carrying out preparation”. Spell ‘preparatory’. A. PREPARATORY 40-POINT OPEN QUESTION - BOARD GAMES 8. In which direction does a bishop move in chess? A. DIAGONALLY 9. How many pieces does each player begin with in backgammon? A. 15 10. What is the graphic design of the board in the game of Risk? What is depicted? A. MAP OF THE WORLD (Also accept THE WORLD or EARTH) 11. What determines the outcome in a battle in Risk? A. THROW or ROLL OF THE DICE (Accept DICE) 40-POINT TEAM QUESTION In this two-pail TEAM QUESTION, whichever team is first to answer correctly the ten-point SCRAMBLE QUESTION in PART ONE, is then eligible for the remaining ten-point questions in PART TWO. PART ONE: Scramble for ten points. 12. Bambi’s friend Thumper is what type of animal? A. RABBIT/BUNNY © REACH FOR THE TOP 2013/2014 E’ffERMEDIATE SCHOOLREACH PACK #22 Page I of7 PART TWO: The remaining questions deal with RABBITS. SCORE TEN POINTS FOR EACH CORRECT ANSWER 13. In the well-known story, what rabbit hid in the flowerpot when chased by the farmer? A. PETER RABBIT 14. What rabbit is a noted character in “Uncle Remus’ Tales of the Deep South”? A. BRER RABBIT 15. What kind of wool is made from combed hairs of a longhaired species of rabbit? A. ANGORA 20-POINT SPECIAL 16. In order from the oldest to youngest, name Queen Elizabeth’s four children. A. CHARLES, ANNE, ANDREW AND EDWARD 80-POINT ASSIGNED QUESTION - FUN IN THE “SUN” Here is an ASSIGNED QUESTION on FUN IN THE “SUN” in which each member of each team is assigned a ten-point question. if you miss your question, then your counterpart on the opposing team will have a chance at it for ten points. All answers must contain the letter sequence “S U N “. TEAM A: 17. The title of a Hemingway novel set in Spain is? A. THE SUN ALSO RISES 18. What cool dessert comes in chocolate, strawberry or other delicious flavours? A. SUNDAE 19. Something torn apart, or ripped in pieces is? A. ASUNDER 20. Florida is sometimes called the what? A. SUNSHINE STATE TEAM B 21. What Beatles song with “sun” in its title is included in their “Abbey Road” album? A. HERE COMES THE SUN 22. What ancient instrument can be used to estimate time? A. SUNDIAL 23. A disagreement caused by diverse interpretations is a? A. MISUNDERSTANDING 24. Which song from the musical “Fiddler on the Roof’ fits our category? A. SUNRISE, SUNSET 30-POINT OPEN QUESTION - HOCKEY 25. What hockey association and short-term rival to the NHL was formed in 1971? A. WORLD HOCKEY ASSOCIATION 26. What hockey great joined the Edmonton Oilers in 1978? A. WAYNE GRETZKY 27. What is the name of Ottawa’s NHL team? A. SENATORS © REACH FOR THE TOP 2013/2014 INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLREACH PACK #22 Page 2 of 7 40-POINT SNAPPERS TO END THE ROUND 28. In astronomy, what is the term for the total amount of light that an object radiates? A. LUMDOSITY 29. When we see it in the night sky, we call it the Big Dipper. What is the proper name for this constellation? A. URSA MAJOR 30. What is thesurn of 11.5 and 17? A. 33 31. In the ChrisEmas carol “Deck the Halls’, with what were the halls to be decked? A. BOUGHS OF HOLLY ONE-MINUTE BREAK TO ROUND TWO 40-POINT SNAPPERS TO START ROUND TWO 32. Name the famous structure that was stormed during the French Revolution. A. BASTR.LE 33. Which river caries the greatest volume of water on the planet? A. AMAZON 34. What is the provincial flower of Quebec? A. BLUE FLAG IRIS (Accept FLEUR DE LIS or LILY) 35. In geology, what is the term for a deep, narrow, steep-walled, sea-filled valley carved by a glacier? A. FJORD 40-POINT WHO AM I QUESTION 36. This question is worth 40 points if you guess the answer on the first clue and 10 points less with each succeeding clue, until either team answers the question correctly. CLUE A: I am an orphan who became one of the greatest sports legends of all time. WHO AM I? CLUE B: There’s a chocolate bar that bears my name. WHO AM I? CLUE C: The baseball park where my team played is called “The House That I Built”. WHO AM I? CLUE D: My records included 60 home runs in a season. 714 home runs in a lifetime. Both these records were broken in the past three decades. WHO AM 1? A. BABE RUTH 30-POINT OPEN QUESTION - CITIES IN HISTORY 37. Originally Ville Marie, what city was founded in 1642 by Paul de Chomédy? A. MONTREAL 38. Founded by the North West Mounted Police in 1875 and reached by the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1885. what city was home to the 1988 Winter Olympic Games? A. CALGARY 39. Founded by the French in 1635, what Maritime city was taken by the British in 1758? A. ST. JOHN, NB 40-POINT TEAM QUESTION © REACH FOR THE TOP 2013/20 14 ThJERMEDIATE SCHOOLREACH PACK #22 Page 3 of 7 In this two-part TEAM QUESTION, whichever team is first to answer correctly the ten-point SCRAMBLE QUESTION in PART ONE, is then eligible for the remaining ten-point questions in PART TWO. PART ONE: Scramble for ten points. 40. Who is the Premier of Ontario. A. KATHLEEN 0. WYNNE PART TWO: The remaining questions deal with KATHLEEN WYNNE. SCORE TEN POINTS FOR EACH CORRECT ANSWER 41. Wynne was preceded as Premier of Ontario by whom? A. DALTON MCGUINTY 42. She represents what political party? A. LIBERAL 43. Wynne was elected to the Ontario legislature in what year? A. 2003 40-POINT OPEN QUESTION - TELEVISION 44. Name the creator of the television series “30 Rock.” A. TINA FEY 45. What does “Rock” in the title “30 Rock” stand for? A. ROCKEFELLER (PLAZA) 46. Name the actor who plays Jack Donaghy. A. ALEC BALDWIN 47. What is the name of the actor who plays Tracy Jordan? A. TRACY MORGAN 40-POINT SNAPOUT TO END ROUND TWO 48. In biology, what is the term for the domain that contains prokaryotic cells that are not multicellular? A. BACTERIA 49. What is the French word for Christmas? A. NOEL 50. What significant event occurred in Craigellachie. B.C. in 1885? A. THE DRWTh1G IN OF THE LAST SPIKE (OF THE CPR) 51. In which direction would I travel from Edmonton to get to Prince Albert? A. EAST ONE-MINUTE BREAK TO ROUND THREE 40-POINT SNAPSTART TO ROUND THREE 52. Who was the only U.S. president who was not elected as either president or vice-president? A. GERALD FORD 53. Seattle is closest to what large Canadian city? A. VANCOUVER 54. In biology, what is the term for the minute protozoan that changes shape by extruding its cytoplasm, by © REACH FOR THE TOP 2013/2014 INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLREACH PACK #22 Page 4 of 7 means of which it absorbs food and moves? A. AMOEBA 55. In physics, what is the term for the force opposing relative motion of two objects in contact? A. FRICTION 40-POINT TEAM QUESTION In this two-pan TEAM QUESTION, whichever team is first to answer correctly the ten-point SCRAMBLE QUESTION in PART ONE, is then eligible for the remaining ten-point questions in PART TWO. PART ONE: Scramble for ten points. 56. Carter, Reagan, Eisenhower and Johnson, all at one time held what high office? A.