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The copy of it once purchased by Robert Kennedy was sold in 2010 for nearly $4 million—though it

was worth more than that to blacks living in America when it was published during the Civil

War. Givethe common 2-word term for this

document by Abraham Lincoln stating that slaves are “forever

free.”

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The copy of it once purchased by Robert Kennedy was sold in 2010 for nearly $4 million—though it

was worth more than that to blacks living in America when it was published during the Civil

War. Givethe common 2-word term for this

document by Abraham Lincoln stating that slaves are “forever

free.”

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Emancipation Proclamation

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DEAF STUDIES

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Self Help for Hard of Hearing People is now

called what?

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Self Help for Hard of Hearing People is now

called what?

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Hearing Loss Association of America

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SOCIAL STUDIES

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When it opened in 1869, it replaced the so -called Overland Route from Alexandria to the Red

Sea.Name this structure seized by Egyptian ruler Gamar Abdel

Nasser in 1956, who promptly blew up a

statue of its French creator, Ferdinand de Lesseps.

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When it opened in 1869, it replaced the so -called Overland Route from Alexandria to the Red

Sea.Name this structure seized by Egyptian ruler Gamar Abdel

Nasser in 1956, who promptly blew up a

statue of its French creator, Ferdinand de Lesseps.

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Suez Canal

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MATHEMATICS

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If A and B are supplementary angles,

compute angle A in degrees if angle A is five times as large as angle B.

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THE ARTS

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The letters L and V can be seen with a magnifying glass in its right pupil and are thought to

have beendeliberately placed there by its creator. Its subject is the wife of

the 16 th-century Italian Francesco del

Giocondo. Name this famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci.

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The letters L and V can be seen with a magnifying glass in its right pupil and are thought to

have beendeliberately placed there by its creator. Its subject is the wife of

the 16 th-century Italian Francesco del

Giocondo. Name this famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci.

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The Mona Lisa

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LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

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It can mean “the material used by an artist to create an

artwork.” It can also mean “a means of mass

communication”, such as a newspaper. It can even be a

synonym for “psychic”, as it was for several years on TV. Give this

six-letter word that also describes something not too

large and not too small.

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It can mean “the material used by an artist to create an

artwork.” It can also mean “a means of mass

communication”, such as a newspaper. It can even be a

synonym for “psychic”, as it was for several years on TV. Give this

six-letter word that also describes something not too

large and not too small.

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Medium

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LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

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It tells how a scientist and a harpooner are taken inside a submarine and told they can

never leave. But they do manage to escape the submarine and its Captain named Nemo. Name this

adventure story, written by French author Jules Verne.

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It tells how a scientist and a harpooner are taken inside a submarine and told they can

never leave. But they do manage to escape the submarine and its Captain named Nemo. Name this

adventure story, written by French author Jules Verne.

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

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POPULAR CULTURE,LEISURE, AND SPORTS

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Name the NFC 2011 champion city/team, coach and

quarterback

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Name the NFC 2011 champion city/team, coach

and quarterback

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Green Bay Packers; Mike McCarthy; Aaron Rodgers

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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Its day is less than 12 Earth hours long, but its year is more than 7

Earth years long. One of its satellitesfell out of orbit billions of years ago

and crashed into it—or at least, that’s a new theory of how—which

planet could have developed its famous rings?

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Its day is less than 12 Earth hours long, but its year is more than 7

Earth years long. One of its satellitesfell out of orbit billions of years ago

and crashed into it—or at least, that’s a new theory of how—which

planet could have developed its famous rings?

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Saturn

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MATHEMATICS

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Give the value of the quantity (x + 3), factorial,

when x = 2.

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Give the value of the quantity (x + 3), factorial,

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The woolly mammoth was last seen in the U.S. in what is now

this state.

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The woolly mammoth was last seen in the U.S. in what is now

this state.

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Alaska

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CURRENT EVENTS

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Why is the cost of chocolate likely to rise dramatically very

soon?

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Why is the cost of chocolate likely to rise dramatically

very soon?

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Because of the boycott of the Ivory Coast as a result of the president refusing to step down after losing

the recent election.

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QUESTION1

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Its two best players ever plan to come back in 2011 and play a 3-game series against each other

—andagainst an IBM computer that

was designed to be a trivia whiz. Name this game show where Brad Rutter and Ken Jennings have made a lot of money that

is hosted by Alex Trebek.

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Jeopardy

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Name the IBM “Jeopardy” computer.

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“Watson”

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Every member of its winning team is allowed 24 hours to do whatever they want with it . It

has beenawarded every year since 1919--

except for 2005, the National Hockey League’s lockout year.

Name this championship trophy, won in 2010 by the Chicago

Blackhawks.

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the Stanley Cup

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It is a parasite that will destroy oak trees and cypress trees if

left untreated. Its red and white berries

are eaten by birds whose droppings contain its seeds that

then grow on other plants. Name this evergreen

that becomes popular every winter when people stand under

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mistletoe

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Name the owner of Wikileaks.

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Julian Assange

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It began supervising America’s school lunch program after

World War II. It is also in charge of the

Food Safety and Inspection Service, and the U.S. Forest Service. Name this Cabinet

department that triesto help farmers grow as much

food as they can.

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Dept. of Agriculture or USDA

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The 2010 movie The King’s Speech is about England’s King George VI, who had a terrib le

timespeaking in public because he had--what speech impediment

that makes people say the same sounds or

words over and over again?

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Stammering

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QUESTION8

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The Gulf of Bothnia separates these two Scandinavian countries.

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Sweden and Finland

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QUESTION9

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This South American country’s city of Bahia Blanca means

“white bay” in Spanish.

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Argentina

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QUESTION10

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The Annapurna Massif is a series of peaks in this tall

Asian mountain range.

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Himalayas

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Its nuclear-accident town of Chernobyl is about 50 miles from its capital at

Kiev.

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Ukraine

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Many top American colleges allow students to obtain a bachelor’s degree without

taking any classes in at least one of the seven core

subjects considered part of a basic college education.

Name any four ofthose seven core subjects.

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mathematics, science, history, literature, economics, foreign

language, composition/writing

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CATEGORY:

A KINGLY MATTER

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INSTRUCTIONS:

All have something to do with the term “King.”

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1) Caribbean island whose capital is Kingston

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2) Chess move that involves both the king and

a rook

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3) U.S. President whose birth name was Leslie

King, Jr.

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4) Anna met the king of this country in Broadway’s

The King and I

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5) Mufasa’s brother in The Lion King

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6) What Howard Carter found in 1922

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7) The Pevensie brother who became High King

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8) Game where getting a man to the last row makes

him a “king”

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9) Full name of civil-rights leader-- gave 1963 “I Have

A Dream” speech

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10) 1600’s British King who ordered a new

translation of the Bible

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1) Caribbean island whose capital is Kingston

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1. Jamaica

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2. Castling

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3) U.S. President whose birth name was Leslie

King, Jr.

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3. Gerald Ford

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4) Anna met the king of this country in Broadway’s

The King and I

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4. Thailand or Siam

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5) Mufasa’s brother in The Lion King

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5. Scar

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6) What Howard Carter found in 1922

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7) The Pevensie brother who became High King

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7. Peter

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8. Checkers

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9) Full name of civil-rights leader-- gave 1963 “I Have

A Dream” speech

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9. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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10) 1600’s British King who ordered a new

translation of the Bible

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10. King James I

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