Intermediate Pack #29

2013-2014 Intermediate Pack #29

ExecutiveDirector:Paul G. Russell

Editors: Stephen Finlay , Ian Greig&Jeremy Willard NationalDirector:DanielHill

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

Researchers:

RyanAnning:Toronto ClintonKam Burnaby

Len Bonifacio:Edmonton Solomon Klein: Toronto

GerryBuccini:St. Albert MichaelLyons : Toronto

Ian Campbell:Winnipeg BrianMcKenzie: Pinawa

BillDavis: UpperCloverdale MattMorrissette : Brandon

Jonathan Fuller: Toronto DavidPenco : Toronto

IvanGombos ; Montreal GaryServiss: Petawawa

TomIngram : Winnipeg TomSt. Amand : Sarnia

ElizabethJewlal : London OliviaVipond: Toronto

Brandon Judd: London HarryWang : Toronto

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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 #1] [player #21 [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 1. In geology, what is the term for liquid water moving over the land surfaces without evaporating or infiltrating into the ground? A. RUNOFF 2. Jamie Lee Curtis has a famous film star mother. Who is she? A. JANET LEIGH 3. On Leonardo DA Vinci’s “Mona Lisa”, what facial feature is missing? A. (HER) EYEBROWS 4. What country has jurisdiction over Puerto Rico? A. THE UNITED STATES

30-POINT OPEN QUESTION - UNITED STATES CONGRESS 5. The United States Congress is composed of what two houses? A. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and SENATE 6. Who possesses a veto power over legislation passed by Congress? A. THE PRESIDENT 7. How is representation determined in the House of Representatives? A. BY POPULATION

40-POINT OPEN QUESTION - MUSIC Tell me what musical tent lam defining. All answers begin with the leuer “C”.

8. The part of the organ from which the player controls the instrument. .A. CONSOLE 9. A character that indicates the pitch of the notes on a staff. A. CLEF 10. A composition for solo instruments, usually with orchestral accompaniment. A. CONCERTO 11. The leader of the first violins, next in rank to the conductor. A. CONCERT MASTER

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.

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Page 1of 7 PART ONE: Scramble for ten points. 12. Who is known as both the Caped Crusader and the Dark Knight? A. BATMAN

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

13. In what decade did the “Batman” TV series first air? A. 1960s 14. Who is credited with creating the comic book hero in 1939? A. BOB KANE 15. What actor, who died before the film’s release, portrayed the Joker in the 2008 film “The Dark Knight”? A. HEATH LEDGER

20-POINT SPECIAL 16. In 1936 an athlete won four Gold Medals at the Berlin Games and set a long jump record that lasted over twenty years. Name that athlete and the year in which his record was broken. A. JESSE OWENS, 1960

80-POINT ASSIGNED QUESTION - SPORTS TERMS Here is an ASSIGNED QUESTION on SPORTS TERMS 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. Given a sports term, identify the sport associated with the term.

TEAM A: 17. Clothesline. A. FOOTBALL 18. Service Break. A. TENNIS 19. Century. A. CRICKET 20. Bonspiel A. CURLING TEAM B 21. Match Play A. GOLF 22. Anchor A. RELAY RACING 23. Chic Chac A. JAI ALAI 24. Scrum A. RUGBY

30-POINT OPEN QUESTION - CLASSIC LITERATURE

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PART ONE: Scramble for ten points. 40. In broadcasting, what does the acronym CBC stand for? A. CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION

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

41. The Canadian Radio Broadcasting Corporation was the CBC’s predecessor. It was established by what prime minister’s government? A. R.B. BENNEfl 42. The CBC is a state-controlled enterprise. What two word term is used to describe this type of state ownership in Commonwealth countries? A. CROWN CORPORATION 43. What long-running CBC TV show starring Bruno Gerussi followed the lives of log salvagers on the British Columbia coast? A. THE BEACHCOMBERS

40-POINT OPEN QUESTION - ANIMALS OF CANADA 44. What animal played arguably the most important role in the development of the early Canadian economy? A. BEAVER 45. Of a muskrat, a mountain goat or an elk, which best describes a “wapitI’, found in western Canada? A. AN ELK 46. What is orange and black and found in the thousands at Point Pelee. Ontario, every September? A. MONARCH BUTtERFLIES 47. The prairie sharp-tailed grouse is the official bird of which province? A. SASKATCHEWAN

40-POINT SNAPOUT TO END ROUND TWO 48. In chemistry, what is the term for the amount of energy not available for work in a closed, thermodynamic system? A. ENTROPY

INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLREACH PACK #29 Page 4 of 7 49. Of the seven ancient wonders of the world, one was a lighthouse marking the harbour of what city? A. ALEXANDRIA 50. What was the name of Nelson’s Flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar? A. THE VICTORY 51. In chemistry, what is the term for compounds that do not contain carbon? A. INORGANIC COMPOUNDS

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40-POINT SNAPSTART TO ROUND THREE 52. In astronomy, what is the term for a cloud of interstellar gas and dust? A. NEBULA 53. What is the capital of New York State? A. ALBANY 54. Who is the patron saint of animals? A. ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI 55. On the periodic table, what is the symbol for Argon? A. AR

40-POINT TEAM QUESTION 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. 56. What alphabet has the letters epsilon, kappa, and sigma? A. GREEK

PART TWO: The remaining questions deal with the GREEK ALPHABET. SCORE TEN POINTS FOR EACH CORRECT ANSWER.

57. What is the first letter of the Greek alphabet? A. ALPHA 58. What is the last letter of the Greek alphabet? A. OMEGA 59. How many letters are in the Greek alphabet? A. 24

40-POINT OPEN QUESTION - CANADIAN LAKES 60. What is the largest lake entirely within Canadian borders? A. GREAT BEAR LAKE 61. Lake Abitibi straddles the border of which two provinces? A. QUEBEC AND ONTARIO 62. The city of North Bay, Ontario is located on the shores of what lake? A. LAKE NIPISSING 63. What is the largest lake entirely in Quebec? A. MISTASSINI

INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLREACH PACK #29 Page 5 of 7 40 POINT WHAT NUMBER 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: I am the number that was worn by baseball’s Jackie Robinson. WHAT NUMBER AM I? CLUE B: I am a two-digit number. WHAT NUMBER AM 1? CLUE C: lam the square root of 1764. WHAT NUMBER AM 1? CLUED: lam one-third of 126. WHAT AM I? A. 1AM42

20-POINT OPEN QUESTION - AMERICAN HISTORY 65. In 1867, the United States Secretary of State paid S7 million for what piece of supposed wasteland? A. ALASKA 66. In the I960s, John F. Kennedy and what other presidential candidate had the first televised presidential debate? A. RICHARD ND(ON

ONE-MINUTE BREAK TO ROUND FOUR

40-POINT OPEN QUESTION - SPELLING 67. In classical mythology, a youth who fell in love with his own image in a pool. Spell ‘narcissus’. A. NARCISSUS 68. Recess, a brief period during which work or study is stopped. Spell ‘recess’. A. RECESS 69. Idealize, meaning “to represent or regard as ideal”. Spell ‘idealize’. A. IDEALIZE(ORIDEALISE) 70. A painful and infectious disease of the colon, spell ‘dysentery’ A. DYSENTERY

100-POINT SNAPOUT TO FINISH THE GAME 71. In astronomy. what is the term for an object that moves or appears to move in the opposite direction of most solar system bodies? A. RETROGRADE 72. Who wrote the novel “The Secret Garden”? A. FRANCES HODGSON BURNEH 73. Istanbul is on the shore of what strait? A. BOSPORUS 74. How many sides does a stop sign have? A. 8 75. Who wrote about the Red Queen and the White Queen? A. LEWIS CARROLL 76. On which island in Hawaii is the city of Honolulu located? A. OAHU

INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLREACH PACK #29 Page 6 of 7 78. What team did the New York Giants play against in the 2012 Super Bowl? A. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 79. What is the name of the ceremony held for a Jewish boy who turns thirteen? A. BAR MITZPHAH 80. What is the name of the strait between Greenland and Baffin Island? A. DAVIS STRAFE

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TIE-BREAKERS IF NEEDED

81. The Central American sapodilla tree produces what juice that is the basis of chewing gum? A. CHICLE 82. What kind of cat is a cat-o’-nine-tails? A. WHIP 17th 83. On what island was the century scientist Robert Boyle born? A. IRELAND 84. According to legend, what Greek sorceress turned Odysseus’ companions into swine? A. CIRCE

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