Intermediate Tournament Pack #15

Question 1

Osgoode Hall and Upper Canada College are institutions located in which Canadian city?

Answer 1

Toronto

Question 2

In what year was David Guetta’s album “Nothing but the Beat 2.0” released?

Answer 2

2012

Question 3

The 1980’s catchphrase “Who Shot J.R.?” originated from which TV show?

Answer 3

Dallas

Question 4

What is the three-letter code for Halifax Stanfield International Airport?

Answer 4

YHZ

Question 5

What is the minimum number of coins needed to make exactly eighty-eight cents?

Answer 5

6

Question 6

Reduce the fraction eighty-eight over six to lowest terms.

Answer 6

14 and 2/3

Question 7

The perimeter of a rectangle is fifty-four centimetres. Its length is five more than its width. What are the
dimensions of the rectangle?

Answer 7

16 cm x 11 cm

Question 8

Who won the 2015 Conn Smythe Trophy as MVP of the Stanley Cup Playoffs?

Answer 8

Duncan Keith

Question 9

What team won the 2015 Stanley Cup?

Answer 9

Chicago Black Hawks

Question 10

What team won the 2015 NBA championship?

Answer 10

Golden State Warriors

Question 11

What team beat the Seattle Seahawks in January, 2015 to win the Super Bowl 49?

Answer 11

New England Patriots

Question 12

The members of what suborder of reptiles are elongated, legless, and carnivorous?

Answer 12

snake (accept serpentes)

Question 13

What V-word includes the poison that some snakes inject into their victims?

Answer 13

venom

Question 14

What name is given to any of the several large snakes that are related to the boas and kill their prey by
crushing?

Answer 14

python

Question 15

This is a very poisonous snake of South Asia and Africa. It can dilate its head and neck so that they assume a
hoodlike form.

Answer 15

cobra

Question 16

rectangular prism has a base with side lengths of 3 and 4. The height of the prism is 12. Vertex A is one
of the bottom vertices of the prism. Vertex B, the vertex farthest from A, can be found by crossing the base
diagonally, and then going all the way up the height to the top of the prism. What is the length between A and
B?

Answer 16

13 cm

Question 17

What is the capital of Australia?

Answer 17

Canberra

Question 18

What is the capital of Chile?

Answer 18

Santiago

Question 19

What is the capital of Switzerland?

Answer 19

Bern

Question 20

What is the capital of Egypt?

Answer 20

Cairo

Question 21

What is the capital of India?

Answer 21

New Delhi

Question 22

What is the capital of Madagascar?

Answer 22

Antananarivo or Tanana Rive

Question 23

What is the capital of Belgium?

Answer 23

Brussels

Question 24

What is the capital of Portugal?

Answer 24

Lisbon

Question 25

At sea, what warning is given by a red flag with a diagonal white stripe?

Answer 25

divers below

Question 26

What country’s flag is almost an exact reversal of the flag used by the Red Cross?

Answer 26

Switzerland

Question 27

What pair of religious symbols are on the flags of Algeria, Azerbaijan, and Pakistan, among many others?

Answer 27

star and crescent moon | accept either crescent or moon by itself

Question 28

What is the ancient tourist attraction on Salisbury Plain in England?

Answer 28

Stonehenge

Question 29

Banff National Park is in what mountain range?

Answer 29

Rockies

Question 30

In 1966 who started the Cultural Revolution in China?

Answer 30

(Chairman) Mao (Zhedong)

Question 31

Though at times it also ruled Italy, Luxembourg, and Spain, with what country do we primarily associate the House of Bourbon?

Answer 31

France

Question 32

How many arms does an octopus have?

Answer 32

8

Question 33

How many wisdom teeth does a person normally have?

Answer 33

4

Question 34

Which Jedi did Liam Neeson portray in the Star Wars franchise?

Answer 34

Qui-Gon Jinn

Question 35

What condition is characterized by a lack of skin pigment and pink irises?

Answer 35

albinism (or albino)

Question 36

Many would not believe I was the son of a travelling salesman. During my life I had great influence on the United States oil industry. I became the richest man in the United States, remaining in the top ten right up to my death. I once owned Standard Oil Trust. A big section of midtown Manhattan bears my name. Who am I?

Answer 36

John D. Rockefeller

Question 37

What is the term for the area which is designated for pedestrians and runs parallel to the roadway of a street?

Answer 37

sidewalk

Question 38

What other colour is often used to refer to yellow on a traffic light?

Answer 38

amber

Question 39

What is the term for a street-crossing marked with white lines meant for pedestrians?

Answer 39

crosswalk (or zebra crossing)

Question 40

Which Shakespearean tragedy is subtitled “The Moor of Venice”?

Answer 40

Othello

Question 41

At the outset of the play, Othello is married to a woman named Desdemona. She is the daughter of what Venetian Senator?

Answer 41

Brabantio

Question 42

Around this time Othello had promoted a young Florentine in whom he had great trust to the position of lieutenant. Who was this young Florentine?

Answer 42

(Michael) Cassio

Question 43

This promotion of Cassio created anger and jealousy in which other main character?

Answer 43

Iago

Question 44

Beginning with "O," what is the name of an Indigenous people whose traditional territory stretched from the Ottawa River to Southern Saskatchewan?

Answer 44

Ojibwa(y)

Question 45

Beginning with "O," what is the region in the south-central part of British Columbia noted for its many orchards and farms?

Answer 45

Okanagan (Valley)

Question 46

In Greek legend, who was the King who fulfilled prophecy by killing his Father and marrying his Mother?

Answer 46

Oedipus

Question 47

Name either of the two groups within the Iroquois Confederacy whose names begin with the letter "O."

Answer 47

Oneida or Onandaga

Question 48

What term refers to the young stage of a frog?

Answer 48

tadpole

Question 49

What verb beginning with the letter “Q” means “to put out or extinguish as in a fire”?

Answer 49

quench

Question 50

Toronto has the Rogers Centre. Which city had Candlestick Park until 2015?

Answer 50

San Francisco

Question 51

What state launched the first satellite in 1957?

Answer 51

Soviet Union or USSR

Question 52

What term refers to the coldest possible temperature?

Answer 52

absolute zero

Question 53

Which Canadian city was formerly called Ville Marie?

Answer 53

Montreal

Question 54

King Tut ruled what ancient country?

Answer 54

Egypt

Question 55

On what kind of tree do dates grow?

Answer 55

(date) palm

Question 56

Which city was selected to host the 2020 Summer Olympics?

Answer 56

Tokyo

Question 57

What was Tokyo called until 1868?

Answer 57

Edo

Question 58

The movie subtitled “Tokyo Drift” is an installment in which popular action movie series?

Answer 58

The Fast and the Furious

Question 59

The design of the Tokyo Tower is based on which other landmark?

Answer 59

Eiffel Tower

Question 60

One of whose greatest compositions is the “RIGOLETTO”?

Answer 60

(Giuseppe) Verdi

Question 61

The German title of this famous opera was “DIE ZAUBERFLOTE”. Who was the composer?

Answer 61

(Wolfgang Amades) Mozart | "The Magic Flute"

Question 62

This American genius introduced the world to “jazz opera” with works like “Porgy and Bess”. Name him.

Answer 62

(George) Gershwin

Question 63

Which British duo introduced light opera in works like the Prates of Penzance?

Answer 63

W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan

Question 64

I am usually constructed almost entirely of wood. My finest specimens originated centuries ago in Europe, crafted by hand by people like Antonio Stradivari. I am associated with virtuoso performers such as Perlman and Vengerov. I am usually, but not always, played with a horsehair bow. What am I?

Answer 64

violin

Question 65

What online game, developed by Epic, can be played in either “Save the World” or “Battle Royale” modes?

Answer 65

Fortnite

Question 66

eSports (“ee-sports”) teams that play what Blizzard shooter include New York Excelsior, Philadelphia Fusion, and Seoul Dynasty?

Answer 66

Overwatch

Question 67

What is the nickname of the Queens University team?

Answer 67

Golden Gaels

Question 68

What is the nickname of the University of Guelph team?

Answer 68

Gryphons

Question 69

What is the nickname of the University of Toronto team?

Answer 69

Varsity Blues

Question 70

What is the nickname of the University of Waterloo team?

Answer 70

Warriors

Question 71

What is the most energy-dense type of coal?

Answer 71

anthracite

Question 72

What is the biggest species of seal?

Answer 72

elephant seal

Question 73

Name the David Guetta album that features the song “When Love Takes Over.”

Answer 73

One Love

Question 74

What two colours were the roses for which the War of the Roses is named?

Answer 74

White and Red

Question 75

What world leader from 1924 to 1953 organized the Soviet Union in a series of five year plans?

Answer 75

Joseph Stalin

Question 76

What is the process in which atoms are joined together and great energy is released?

Answer 76

(nuclear) fusion

Question 77

How many chambers are in the human heart?

Answer 77

four

Question 78

In what province would I find the town of Yorkton?

Answer 78

Saskatchewan

Question 79

What type of parallelogram has four equal sides?

Answer 79

rhombus (or rhomboid)

Question 80

The Dogon people live mainly on what continent?

Answer 80

Africa

Question 81

Almost half of the entire population of Alaska lives in what city?

Answer 81

Anchorage

Question 82

Kathryn Bigelow became the first women to win the Oscar for Best Director for what 2008 movie?

Answer 82

The Hurt Locker

Question 83

Although Kazakhstan is sometimes considered the largest landlocked country, its western border is partially made up of what sea?

Answer 83

Caspian (Sea)

Question 84

What date in 1945 was the official V.E. Day to end the War in Europe?

Answer 84

8 May