I'll have more on that later, but since we get a bonus day of February, you get a bonus day of questions from this past weekend's academic tournament. Today, we look at the semifinal round.
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Semifinals: It’s Academic 2-25-2012
Welcome to the semifinals! This round will consist of 40 questions. The 40 questions will be divided into 8 different categories of 5 questions each. You will be informed of the category prior to each set. Good luck!
Category 1: Electricity
1) What is the standard voltage capacity of a car battery?
a. 12 volts
2) Batteries supply what kind of current, often shortened to “DC?”
a. Direct current
3) Prior to microchips and transistors, what was the primary item used to supply electricity to mainframe computers, which is why the Eniac (the first computer built by IBM) was as big as a room?
a. Vacuum tube
4) What do we call a scenario when electrical current does not pass through any sort of resistor after leaving and returning to a battery? These usually cause lots of sparks!
a. Short circuit
5) Who conducted the famous “kite experiment” demonstrating that lightning was indeed a form of electricity?
a. Benjamin Franklin
Category 2: Measurements
1) How many seconds are in a year?
a. 31, 536, 000
2) How many inches are in a mile?
a. 63, 360
3) How many degrees Fahrenheit are 100 degrees Celsius?
a. 212
4) How many cubic centimeters are in a cubic meter?
a. 1,000,000
5) How many millimeters are in a kilometer?
a. 1,000,000
Category 3: American History
1) What quotable president is noted for saying “Speak softly and carry a big stick?”
a. Theodore Roosevelt
2) Who assassinated President John F. Kennedy?
a. Lee Harvey Oswald
3) What was the name given to the time period during which Southern states that rebelled during the Civil War were reintegrated into the Union?
a. Reconstruction
4) What quotable president famously reversed himself after saying this during a presidential debate: “Read my lips! No New Taxes!”
a. George H. W. Bush (Accept Bush the elder or something similar)
5) Two presidents died on July 4th 1826, 50 years after the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Name them
a. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
Category 4: Baseball
1) What statistic is determined by dividing a batter’s total bases by his number of at-bats?
a. Slugging percentage
2) What Hall of Fame Catcher, recently passed away on February 16th, was one of the key members of the 1986 New York Mets World Series team?
a. Gary Carter
3) What is the oldest stadium in the Major Leagues currently being used?
a. Fenway Park
4) Fenway Park and what other stadium hold the distinct honor of being the only two Major League stadiums to hold outdoor hockey games as part of the NHL’s Winter Classic Series?
a. Wrigley Field
5) The College World Series is played at Rosenblatt Stadium every year in what American city?
a. Omaha, Nebraska
Category 5: Chemistry
1) What group of elements has complete shells of valence electrons and in almost all cases never forms compounds?
a. Noble Gases
2) A neutralization reaction is when an acid and a base (such as hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide) react to form water and what else?
a. Salt
3) What element, with atomic number 80, is truly “liquid metal?” It used to be the primary ingredient in thermometers, until it was determined that it was too poisonous.
a. Mercury
4) Atoms are made up of what 3 primary particles?
a. Protons, neutrons, and electrons
5) What are 3 of the 4 elements that make up the compound baking soda, chemical formula NaHCO3?
Sodium, Hydrogen, Carbon, and Oxygen
Category 6: Clothes
1) What reality star from the MTV series “The Hills” has her own clothing line at Kohls?
a. Lauren Conrad
2) What type of sheepskin boot that originated in Australia is usually worn with pants tucked inside of them?
a. Uggs
3) What type of synthetic fabric, typically worn in athletic clothing, is known for its exceptional elasticity, and is closely related to Latex?
a. Spandex
4) What is the name of the article of clothing usually worn with a tuxedo that goes around the waist?
a. Cummerbund
5) What former NBA star is the most recognizable pitch man for Hanes brand of undergarments?
a. Michael Jordan
Category 7: Music
1) Which co-host of the NBC series “The Voice” is the lead singer of the band Maroon 5?
a. Adam Levine
2) Who was the first country music artist to win an MTV Video Music Award in 2009 for the video for her song “You Belong with Me?”
a. Taylor Swift
3) What song by the band Train is featured in television advertising for Samsung electronics?
a. Hey Soul Sister
4) Who sang the National Anthem at Super Bowl XXV? This anthem is notable for being the only National Anthem rendition to reach the top 20 on Billboard’s US Hot 100.
a. Whitney Houston
5) What classical music composer, writer of 9 symphonies, was famously deaf?
a. Ludwig von Beethoven
Category 8: Disney!
1) What Disney princess has stepsisters named Anastasia and Drizella and a dog named Bruno?
a. Cinderella
2) What is the more common name of Disney’s Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow?
a. EPCOT
3) Which Disney character made his appearance in the animated short “Steamboat Willie?”
a. Mickey Mouse
4) Where am I going if I follow the directions, “2nd star on the right, straight on till morning?”
a. Neverland
5) What 2010 film based on the fairy tale Rapuzel is the 50th animated feature film in Disney history?
a. Tangled
Extra questions
1) Where are you most likely to find QWERTY?
a. A keyboard
2) What does the acronym LOL stand for?
-Laughing out loud
-Laughing out loud
3) What does the acronym FAQ stand for?
a. Frequently asked question
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