Quick Recall Practice Questions 1 Flashcards
This architect of Venice’s San Giorgio Maggiore [JOR-joh mah-JOR-ay] celebrated Venice’s victory over the Turks with the Loggia del Capitanio [LAWD-jah del kah-pee-TAHN-yoh]. The painter Veronese’s [ve-raw-NEY-zayz] interiors still survive in his Villa Foscari, whose nickname is La Malcontenta. Name the architect of the Palazzo Chiericati [pah-LAHT-saw keer-ee-KAH-tee].
(ANDREA) PALLADIO [ahn-DRAY-ah pahl-LAH-dyaw]
This Civil War battle featured the forces of General Bragg and General Buell. Both sides raced toward Louisville, before finally coming together in central Kentucky. In the Chaplin Hills, near what town, did this battle take place?
(BATTLE Of) PERRYVILLE
This man’s best-known–and possibly only–public address begins by acknowledging the “bad break” he has been given. The rest of the speech enumerates his blessings, from family and fans to his New York Yankees teammates and even players on rival teams. Identify this man, who bade farewell to baseball after being diagnosed with ALS.
(LOU) GEHRIG
This scientist developed a process to destroy bacteria in beverages. Name this Frenchman whose name is used attached to the process that helps us have fresh milk.
(LOUIS) PASTEUR
What is the X-coordinate of the vertex of the function: F of X equals 3X squared minus 6X plus 4?
1
In response to an ode she wrote about him, George Washington invited this poet to visit him in Cambridge in 1776. She also wrote a poem praising Reverend George Whitefield, and one in which she recalls “Being Brought from Africa to America.” Identify this colonial slave and writer of Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral.
(PHILLIS) WHEATLEY
This artist’s Death and Disaster series highlighted such gruesome subjects as car and jet crashes, electric chairs, and suicides. He used his signature techniques of silk-screening and acrylic painting to produce Race Riot, an enlargement of a newspaper photo showing Birmingham’s racial struggles. Who also used bright colors in his portraits of celebrities such as Prince and Jackie Kennedy?
(ANDY) WARHOL
This fruit’s dried kernel, or meat, is called copra, while its husk yields the fiber coir [KOY-er]. It is the source of a certain oil and milk, and grows on its namesake palm tree. Identify this large, hard-shelled tropical seed.
COCONUT
This Spanish conquistador led an expedition that landed on the Yucatan coast and founded Veracruz. He prepared his army, and then sank his ships to indicate that there was no turning back. Name this leader who defeated the Aztec empire, and won Mexico for Spain.
(HERNAN or HERNANDO) CORTES
What is the degree of the following polynomial: 6ABC squared minus 4 A squared B squared C cubed plus 12 A cubed B squared C.
7
This architect of Minneapolis’s Weisman Art Museum named his first Asian residential building Opus Hong Kong. New York’s 8 Spruce Street, Berlin’s DZ Bank, and Prague’s Dancing House cemented his reputation as one of the world’s most popular architects. Name this California resident, who was also responsible for the Walt Disney Concert Hall.
(FRANK) GEHRY
This Wisconsin Republican has represented the state’s first congressional district since 1999. He became Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2015. Name this Representative who announced his retirement in 2018.
(PAUL DAVIS) RYAN, (JR.)
This writer’s Seven Serpents trilogy, set during the Mayan Empire’s height, consists of The Captive, Feathered Serpent, and The Amethyst Ring. His Newbery-winning novel tells of Karana’s survival alone on an island off the California coast. Name this writer of historical fiction, particularly Island of the Blue Dolphins.
(SCOTT) O’DELL
What is the 4th triangular number?
10
Without this work accomplished by shock absorbers, your car ride would be extremely bumpy. It dissipates energy present in motion. What term do we use to identify a method of reducing the vibrations created by motion?
DAMPING
Simplify: the quantity 10 times 2 close quantity divided by the quantity 1 plus 1.
10
The technical name for this group of heterotrophs [HET-uh-row-trofz] is saprophytes [SAP-ruh-fights]. They recycle the nutrients they consume back into the ecosystem, where they are available for producers. Name these organisms, usually bacteria and fungi, that feed on dying or dead consumers and producers.
DECOMPOSER(S)
This man, who deemed himself “the originator of jazz stomps and blues,” played with a 1920s band called the Red Hot Peppers. His best-known piano solos were “Kansas City Stomp,” “King Porter Stomp,” and “The Pearls.” Identify this musician, whose nickname comes from “a thin, rectangular layer of sponge cake, spread with fruit jelly and rolled up.”
(JELLY ROLL) MORTON
This novel’s title character frequently takes people’s fingerprints, a hobby that uncovers Roxy’s baby switching scheme. Tom is briefly imprisoned for stabbing Judge Driscoll, but is eventually sold down the river, while Chambers is freed from slavery. Identify this Mark Twain novel.
(THE TRAGEDY OF) PUDD’NHEAD WILSON
This ridge is located mostly in Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico. It divides precipitation east and west. What do we call this almost continuous ridge of mountain summits in western North America?
(THE) CONTINENTAL DIVIDE
In 2018, this athlete founded the Promise School, which provides bikes, meals, and college tuition to at-risk youth. Shortly beforehand, he announced his move to the Los Angeles Lakers from his hometown NBA team. Name this former star of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
(LEBRON) JAMES
This novel’s protagonist, Starr Carter, is torn between her suburban prep school and the poor neighborhood in which she lives. She is thrust into the national spotlight when she witnesses the fatal shooting by a police officer of her unarmed friend Khalil. Name this King Honor Book by Angie Thomas.
(THE) HATE U GIVE
This period in European history could be said to begin with the collapse of the Roman Empire in the fifth century. It is considered to have ended with the advent of the Renaissance. What do we call this time that Renaissance writers considered a period of darkness and ignorance?
(THE) MIDDLE AGES (Accept: (THE) DARK AGES)
This two-word phrase describes one cause of the warming of the troposphere and the Earth’s surface. It results from the presence of certain gases, including carbon dioxide, methane, and especially water vapor. What is this phrase that reminds us of a place to grow plants during the winter?
GREENHOUSE EFFECT
