Quick Recall Practice Questions 1

Question 1

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].

Answer 1

(ANDREA) PALLADIO [ahn-DRAY-ah pahl-LAH-dyaw]

Question 2

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?

Answer 2

(BATTLE Of) PERRYVILLE

Question 3

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.

Answer 3

(LOU) GEHRIG

Question 4

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.

Answer 4

(LOUIS) PASTEUR

Question 5

What is the X-coordinate of the vertex of the function: F of X equals 3X squared minus 6X plus 4?

Answer 5

1

Question 6

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.

Answer 6

(PHILLIS) WHEATLEY

Question 7

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?

Answer 7

(ANDY) WARHOL

Question 8

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.

Answer 8

COCONUT

Question 9

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.

Answer 9

(HERNAN or HERNANDO) CORTES

Question 10

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.

Answer 10

7

Question 11

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.

Answer 11

(FRANK) GEHRY

Question 12

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.

Answer 12

(PAUL DAVIS) RYAN, (JR.)

Question 13

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.

Answer 13

(SCOTT) O’DELL

Question 14

What is the 4th triangular number?

Answer 14

10

Question 15

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?

Answer 15

DAMPING

Question 16

Simplify: the quantity 10 times 2 close quantity divided by the quantity 1 plus 1.

Answer 16

10

Question 17

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.

Answer 17

DECOMPOSER(S)

Question 18

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.”

Answer 18

(JELLY ROLL) MORTON

Question 19

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.

Answer 19

(THE TRAGEDY OF) PUDD’NHEAD WILSON

Question 20

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?

Answer 20

(THE) CONTINENTAL DIVIDE

Question 21

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.

Answer 21

(LEBRON) JAMES

Question 22

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.

Answer 22

(THE) HATE U GIVE

Question 23

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?

Answer 23

(THE) MIDDLE AGES (Accept: (THE) DARK AGES)

Question 24

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?

Answer 24

GREENHOUSE EFFECT

Question 25

What is the greatest common divisor of 24, 48, and 60?

Answer 25

12

Question 26

Animals that perform this survival mechanism include many species of snakes, turtles, toads, and groundhogs. Most eat large quantities of food during warm months to build up a fat layer on which they survive. Identify this cold weather coping mechanism, which resembles both sleeping and death.

Answer 26

HIBERNATION (Accept word forms)

Question 27

David works on commission. His commission rate is 12% per week. If David made $1000 in sales last week, what is his commission?

Answer 27

$120

Question 28

Full name answer required. One legend surrounding this creature states that in the sixth century, Saint Columba commanded it to “go back” into its eponymous body of water. In 1934, the “surgeon’s photograph” aroused suspicions that it was the world’s sole surviving plesiosaur [PLEE-see-uh-sawr]. Identify this mythical Scottish animal nicknamed “Nessie.”

Answer 28

(THE) LOCH NESS MONSTER

Question 29

In this set of violin concerti, pizzicato notes mimic icy rain, while a clamorous section is labeled “Storm.” The sonnets that accompany each work describe fruitful harvests, blazing heat, festive birdsong, and biting winds. Give the collective name of these Antonio Vivaldi masterpieces.

Answer 29

(THE) FOUR SEASONS

Question 30

This Central American empire was still expanding when it was halted by the appearance of Spanish explorers. Its people settled on islands in Lake Texcoco [TES-ko-ko]. Identify these people who founded the city of Tenochtitlan [te-nawch-tee-TLAHN].

Answer 30

AZTEC(S) [AAZ-tehk]

Question 31

An example of this could be your brain sending a signal to your sweat glands to get to work cooling you down. It describes your body’s ability to keep everything in balance. What do we call this ability that enables the various parts of your body to work together to keep you going properly?

Answer 31

HOMEOSTASIS [hoh-mee-uh-STEY-sis]

Question 32

In this short story, Sam and Bill’s get-rich-quick scheme goes awry when their captive believes his abduction is all a game. After a disastrous game of cowboys and Indians, they pay Ebenezer Dorset to take back his rambunctious son Johnny. What is this ironic O. Henry story?

Answer 32

(THE) RANSOM OF RED CHIEF

Question 33

The construction of this system of transportation, begun in 1817, turned New York City into a major commercial center. It connected the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. Name this historic waterway that stretches from Buffalo, New York to Albany on the Hudson River.

Answer 33

ERIE CANAL

Question 34

The names of 4 candidates for captain of the academic team are placed in a hat. Jane is one of the candidates. A name is drawn for captain at random. What is Jane’s probability of becoming captain?

Answer 34

1/4 (ACCEPT: 25 PERCENT)

Question 35

This song’s tune was borrowed from the Anacreontic [uh-nak-ree-ON-tik] Society, a London-based amateur men’s music club. Its lyrics were penned on September 14, 1814, when a Baltimore lawyer witnessed the successful defense of Fort McHenry. Identify this Francis Scott Key anthem about “the rocket’s red glare” and bombs “bursting in air.”

Answer 35

(THE) STAR-SPANGLED BANNER

Question 36

A fair coin is flipped and a fair six-sided die is rolled. What is the probability that the coin shows heads and the die shows an odd number?

Answer 36

1/4

Question 37

This biological relationship can be primary or intermediate, depending on the length of time an organism shelters and nourishes another. A cell or organism can be one for a mutual or commensal partner, but the word is typically associated with a less pleasant form of symbiosis. Give the name for a cell upon which a virus relies to reproduce, or an organism upon which a parasite feeds

Answer 37

HOST

Question 38

This continent stretches eastward to the Ural Mountains. It lies mostly east of the prime meridian. What continent’s rivers flow into the Black, Baltic, North, and Mediterranean Seas, as well as the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans?

Answer 38

EUROPE

Question 39

This dance element encompasses stillness, as well as locomotor and non-locomotor movement. Sometimes called the “what” element, it also includes gestures and facial expressions. Name this element, the dancing body’s physicality.

Answer 39

ACTION

Question 40

This novel is set in San Francisco, with flashbacks to the Atlantic Ocean and the island of Krakatoa. Professor William Waterman Sherman plans to spend a year traveling around the world, but his plan goes awry when a seagull punctures the gas balloon he uses as transportation. Name this Newbery winner by William Pène du Bois.

Answer 40

(THE) TWENTY-ONE BALLOONS