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2011GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY
NATIONAL ACADEMIC BOWL
PRELIMINARY MATCHSAMPLE
ROUND 1
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SOCIAL STUDIES
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The Great Depression began during the first and
only term of what U.S president?
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The Great Depression began during the first and
only term of what U.S president?
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Herbert Hoover
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DEAF STUDIES
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Who was the first deaf teacher of the deaf in
America?
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Who was the first deaf teacher of the deaf in
America?
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Laurent Clerc
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SOCIAL STUDIES
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In which state did the Continental Congress and
the Constitutional Convention meet?
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In which state did the Continental Congress and
the Constitutional Convention meet?
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Pennsylvania or PA
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MATHEMATICS
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Solve for x and y:4x+4y=52
x-4y=-2
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Solve for x and y:4x+4y=52
x-4y=-2
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X=10 and y=3
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THE ARTS
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The technique of putting objects on canvas or paper
is called what?
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The technique of putting objects on canvas or paper
is called what?
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collage
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LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
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The title of Emma Lazarus’ poem engraved on a tablet within the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty is, “The
New ____.”
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The title of Emma Lazarus’ poem engraved on a tablet within the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty is, “The
New ____.”
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Colossus
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LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
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Name the British author who wrote The Jungle
Book.
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Name the British author who wrote The Jungle
Book.
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Rudyard Kipling
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POPULAR CULTURE,LEISURE, AND SPORTS
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What sport begins with love and ends with a
handshake?
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What sport begins with love and ends with a
handshake?
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tennis
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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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The first three elements on the Periodic Table are
hydrogen, helium, and ____.
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The first three elements on the Periodic Table are
hydrogen, helium, and ____.
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lithium
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MATHEMATICS
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Solve for x:x2-16x+48=0
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Solve for x:x2-16x+48=0
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x=12 and x=4
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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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By what process do plants convert sunlight into
energy?
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By what process do plants convert sunlight into
energy?
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photosynthesis
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CURRENT EVENTS
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On April 29, 2011, Prince Willliam will marry Kate
Middleton. Where will the ceremony take place?
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On April 29, 2011, Prince Willliam will marry Kate
Middleton. Where will the ceremony take place?
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Westminster Abbey
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END OFROUND 1
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2011GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY
NATIONAL ACADEMIC BOWL
PRELIMINARY MATCH TEMPLATE
ROUND 2
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QUESTION1
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The shortest war on record, which lasted only 38 minutes, was an 1896 conflict between Great Britain and what other country?
A. FranceB. Zanzibar C. SpainD. Italy
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B. or Zanzibar
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QUESTION2
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Which artist is called the “Father of Modern Art?”
A. MonetB. RenoirC. ManetD. Cézanne
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D. or Cézanne
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QUESTION3
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Who was the first person to win two Nobel Prizes:
Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, or Linus Pauling?
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Marie Curie
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QUESTION4
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Anne Frank’s diary was originally written in what
language?
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Dutch
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QUESTION5
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Which U.S. president signed the charter to establish Gallaudet
University?
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Abraham Lincoln
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QUESTION6
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In Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller writes, “A
man’s gotta ____; it comes with the territory.”
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dream
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QUESTION7
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What type of atom makes up most of the Earth’s
atmosphere and roughly 90% of the universe?
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hydrogen
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QUESTION8
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What famous author sometimes writes under the names Anne Rampling and A.N. Roquelaure?
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Anne Rice
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QUESTION9
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Radar can determine an object’s distance and the direction it is traveling. What else is radar primarily used to determine?
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An object’s speed
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QUESTION10
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What is the value of the imaginary number i ?
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or square root of -1
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QUESTION11
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Ifx = 2, y = 4,
z = 5, and n = 3,evaluate this expression:
(yz)xn
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QUESTION12
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Which Shakespearean character says:
Good night, good night! parting is such sweet sorrowThat I shall say good night till it be morrow.
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Juliet Capulet
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END OF ROUND 2
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2011GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY
NATIONAL ACADEMIC BOWL
PRELIMINARY MATCH TEMPLATE
FINAL ROUND163
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CATEGORY:
POPULAR CULTURE, LEISURE, AND SPORTS
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INSTRUCTIONS:
Identify the name of the NFL teams for the
following cities/states/regions:
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1. New England _____
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2. Tampa Bay _____
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3. Houston _____
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4. Tennessee _____
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5. Cleveland _____
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6. San Francisco _____
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7. San Diego _____
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8. Indianapolis _____
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9. Arizona _____
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10. Seattle _____
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1. New England _____
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1. New England Patriots
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2. Tampa Bay _____
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2. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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3. Houston _____
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3. Houston Texans
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4. Tennessee _____
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4. Tennessee Titans
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5. Cleveland _____
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5. Cleveland Browns
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6. San Francisco _____
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6. San Francisco 49ers
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7. San Diego _____
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7. San Diego Chargers
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8. Indianapolis _____
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8. Indianapolis Colts
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9. Arizona _____
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9. Arizona Cardinals
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10. Seattle _____
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10. Seattle Seahawks
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END OFPRELIMINARY MATCH
TEMPLATE
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