Intermediate Pack

2013-2014

I Intermediate /i’i it I’ r Pack JI #22

ExecutiveDirector:Paul G. Russell Editors: Stephen Finlay, IanGreig &Jeremy Willard NationalDirector:DanielHill

NationalCo-ordinators : EricNovakovics&Frank Russell Teacher Advisors: PatriciaBeecham-Cooper&Chris Zarski

Researchers:

RyanAnning:Toronto ClintonKam: Burnaby

Len Bonifacio:Edmonton Solomon Klein: Toronto

Gerry Buccini:St. Albert MichaelLyons : Toronto

Ian Campbell:Winnipeg Brian Mckenzie: Pinawa

BillDavis : UpperCloverdale MattMorrissette : Brandon

Jonathan Fuller: Toronto DavidPenco : Toronto IvanGombos Montreal Gary Serviss: Petawawa

Tom Ingram Winnipeg Tom St. Amand : Sarnia

ElizabethJewlal : London OliviaVipond: Toronto

Brandon Judd: London HarryWang : Toronto aoL!

vs. NAME: ‘P 5 TEAM NAME: ______,______, ______. ______of______, ______your ______, ______

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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

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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

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 ChrisEmascarol “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 1642by 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

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 DRWTh1GIN 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

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. PRESIDENT OF THE U.S.

PART TWO: The remaining questions deal with AMERICAN PRESIDENTS. SCORE TEN POINTS FOR EACH CORRECT ANSWER.

57. Before 1988, who was the last member of the Democratic Party to be president? A. JIMMY CARTER 58. Who was the oldest man ever to be elected president? A. RONALD REAGAN 59. Before Ronald Reagan, who was the last president to serve two complete and consecutive terms of office? A. DWIGHT EISENHOWER

40-POINT OPEN QUESTION - GEOGRAPHY 60. Indonesia is a former colony of which European country? A. THE NETHERLANDS (Accept HOLLAND) 61. What is the largest state in the United States? A. ALASKA 62. \Vhat is the former name of Sri Lanka? A. CEYLON 63. In what province is Lake Okanogan? A. BRITISH COLUMBIA

40 POINT WHAT AM I QUESTION 64. 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: lam a feature more pronounced in men than women, giving rise to an old mistaken belief that I was only found in men. WHAT AM I? CLUE B: I am more seriously known as the thyroid cartilage. WHAT AM I? CLUE C: I am pan of the larynx, situated at the top of the windpipe. WHAT AM I?

CLUE D: There is an ancient belief that I mark the place where the apple given by Eve to Adam got stuck.

INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLREACH PACK #22 Page 5 of 7 WHAT AM I? A. I AM AN ADAM’S APPLE

20-POINT OPEN QUESTION - COMICS Gives me the surname of the following comic strip characters.

65. Hi and Lois A. FLAGSTONE 66. Archie A. ANDREWS

ONE-MINUTE BREAK TO ROUND THREE

40-POINT OPEN QUESTION - CANADIAN FILM STARS Name the Canadian actor identified by each of the following descriptions:

67. His hit films include “The Mask”, “Dumb and Dumber” and “The Cable Guy”. A. JEVICARREY 68. He rose to stardom and won several Emmy awards for his role on the 1980’s TV sitcom “Family Ties”; and recently left his role on “Spin City” due to his battle against Parkinson’s disease. A. MICHAEL J. FOX 69. He was one of the original cast members of “Saturday Night Live”. and starred in the comedy films “The Blues Brothers” and “Ghostbusters”. A. DAN AYKROYD (Pronounced ‘ACKROYD’) 70. Another former member of “Saturday Night Live”, this comedian is best known as the character Wayne Campbell in the film “Wayne’s World”, and the psychedelic spy. Austin Powers, A. MIKE MYERS

100-POINT SNAPOUT TO FINISH THE GAME 71. What Canadian politician and diplomat received the Nobel Peace Prize in the l950s? A. LESTER PEARSON 72. The Republic of Djibouti was formerly known by what name? A. (FRENCH) SOMALifiAND 73. What was the Soviet name for the city of St. Petersburg? A. LENNGRAD 74. How many days are there in a leap year? A. 366 75. In astronomy, what is the term for the point in an object’s orbit when it is closest to the Sun? A. PERihELION 76. Who is the patron saint of England? A. ST. GEORGE 77. How many major league baseball teams have team names that are the names of birds? A. THREE (TORONTO, ST. LOUIS, BALTIMORE) 78. What capital city contains “The Forbidden City” and “The Imperial City”? A. BEIJING (PEKING) 79. Give the symbol for copper.

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