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Ivan Gombos: Montreal
Jenny Gu : Toronto
Sandra Haley: Sydney Mines
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Brandon Judd: London
Brian Mckenzie: Pinawa
Mark Miheljevic: Burlington
Patricia Mikkila: Hanmer
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Alex Ryu : Welland
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INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLREACH
PACK #10
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quizmaster for this game between [school #1]
HOST: Welcome to SCHOOLREACH. I’m
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We’ll play three rounds of questions, with a minute break between each round. Now, if the scorekeeper is ready,
let’s begin ROUND ONE OF SCHOOLREACH!
40-POINT SNAPSTART TO ROUND ONE
I. In which European country would we find a region called Thessaly?
GREECE
A.
term
to the crime of deliberately setting fire to a building or other property?
What
refers
2.
ARSON
A.
3. “By Land, Sea and Air We Prosper” is the motto of what western Canadian city?
VANCOUVER
A.
4. What do we call the combination of three numbers that represent a geographic area for the purpose of
communication by telephone?
AREA CODE
A.
30-POINT OPEN QUESTION
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SCIENTISTS
5. In what two centuries did the scientist Kelvin live?
NINETEENTH AND TWENTIETH
A.
6. The Celsius scale was invented by Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius. In what century did he live?
EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
A.
7. What scientist is said to have discovered gravity by watching an apple fall to the ground?
(SIR ISAAC) NEWTON
A.
40-POINT OPEN
Translate each
8. Aqua
A.
9. Bene
A.
10. Luna
A.
II. Novum
A.
—
LATIN
word into English.
WATER
WELL
MOON
NEW
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40-POINT TEAM QUESTION
• In this two-part TEAM QUESTION, whichever team is first to answer correctly the ten-point SCRAMBLE
QUESTION in PART ONE, is then eligible for the remaining ten-point questions in PART TWO.
PART ONE: Scramble for ten points.
12. What does the Greek prefix ‘bio-’ as in biology, stand for?
A.
LIFE
PART TWO: The following are terms in English that refer to ‘life.’ All answers use the prefix ‘bio-’
SCORE TEN POINTS FOR EACH CORRECT ANSWER
13. What word describes materials that can be broken down by bacteria in the environment?
BIODEGRADABLE
A.
14. What word describes the story of a person’s life written by someone other than himself?
BIOGRAPHY
A.
15. The total of the several layers of gas and material on the earth’s surface that support life?
BIOSPHERE
A.
20-POINT SPECIAL
16. List all three Canadian provinces that do not share a land border with the United States?
A.
NEWFOUNDLAND, NOVA SCOTIA, AND P.E.I.
ASSIGNED QUESTION
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LOCATIONS
Here is an ASSIGNED QUESTION on LOCATIONS in which each member of each team is assigned a tenpoint question. If you miss your question, then your counterpart on the opposing team will have a chance at it
for ten points.
Tell me what country the following places are located in.
TEAM A:
17. Great Victoria Desert
AUSTRALIA
A.
18. Hindu Kush
AFGHANISTAN or PAKISTAN
A.
19. Tashkent
UZBEKISTAN
A.
20. Sumatra
A.
INDONESIA
TEAM B:
21. The Pampas
ARGENT[NA
A.
22. Atlas Mountains
A.
MOROCCO or ALGERIA
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23. San Joaquin Valley
U.S.A. (CALIFORNIA)
A.
24. Southern Alps
NEW ZEALAND
A.
30-POINT OPEN
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FRENCH
Translate the following into French
25. Thousand
MILLE
A.
26. Hundred
CENT
A.
27. Billion
(UN) MILLIARD
A.
40-POINT SNAPOUT TO ROUND ONE
28. Temperature-wise, what kind of current is the Labrador Current?
COLD
A.
29. In the comic strip “Peanuts,” what is the name of Snoopy’s brother?
SPIKE
A.
30. Who was the Teddy Bear named for?
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
A.
31. What is the provincial flower of Quebec?
(MADONNA) LILY (accept: FLEUR-DE-LIS)
A.
ONE-MINUTE BREAK TO ROUND TWO
40-POINT SNAPPERS TO START ROUND TWO
32. What is the word for the astronomical model in which planets revolve around the sun?
HELIOCENTRISM
A.
19th
century artist painted the famous “Sunflowers”?
33. What
VINCENT VAN GOGH
A.
34. What term refers to the cone-shaped front section of a missile or rocket?
NOSE (CONE)
A.
35. How would you play music that is marked “allegro”?
LIVELY or QUICKLY
A.
36. WHO AM I QUESTION
This question is worth 40 points if you guess the answer on the first clue and 10 points less with each succeeding
clue, until either team answers the question correctly.
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CLUE A: I was born April 21’, 1926. I am a great-great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria. WHO AM I?
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CLUE B: On November 20, 1947, 1 married the son of Prince Andrew of Greece and Victoria Alice Mountbatten.
WHO AM I?
CLUE C: I am now a symbol of unity, continuity and tradition. This happened once I ascended the throne on
Febnimy 6, 1952. WHO AM 1?
CLUE D: My title as head of state for Canada is as follows: “by the Grace of God and the United Kingdom,
Canada, and Her other Realms and Territories Queen. head of the Commonwealth. Defender of the Faith.” WHO
Mvl I?
A.
I AM QUEEN ELIZABETH 11
30-POINT OPEN QUESTION
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YOUTH LITERATURE
37. What Barbara Robinson novel describes what happens when “the worst kids in the history of the world”
misinterpret the Christmas story?
A.
“THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER”
38. Which of “The Little Women” sells her hair to help her pay for the care and safe return of their ill father?
A.
JO
39. What name did Russell and Lillian Hoban bestow upon their heroic badger?
A.
FRANCES
40-POINT TEAM QUESTION
In this two-part TEAM QUESTION, whichever team is first to answer correctly the ten-point SCRAMBLE
QUESTION in PART ONE, is then eligible for the remaining ten-point questions in PART TWO.
PART ONE: Scramble for ten points.
40. What name is given to the symbol or number indicating the power to which another symbol or number is to
be raised?
A.
EXPONENT
PART TWO: The remaining questions have to do with exponents.
SCORE TEN POINTS FOR EACH CORRECT ANSWER
41. Mercury is abut 58 million kilometers from the sun. Express this number in scientific notation.
A.
5.8x Io7KM (oraccept5.8x 10’°M)
42. Evaluate 2 x 22
32(or25)
A.
43. When .001 is written as a power of 10. what is the exponent?
A.
NEGATIVE THREE
40-POINT QUESTIONS
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THE COLOUR BLACK?
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All the following answers contain the word black.
44. An area of the underground economy where items are sold without collection of taxes or the items are
stolen or forbidden to be sold?
BLACKMARKET
A.
45. A period of time where all electrical power sources are off?
BLACKOUT
A.
46. A person who works with iron and metal, often the person who shod horses in ancient times?
BLACKSMITH
A.
47. A region in space with so much gravity that not even light can escape?
BLACK HOLE
A.
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40-POINT SNAPOUT TO END ROUND TWO.
48. Give the Latin name, beginning with the letter ‘L’, for a poisonous tree or shrub with yellow flowers.
LABURNUM
A.
49. In what province was the one-man snowmobile developed?
QUEBEC
A.
50. To what magical region did Peter Pan take Wendy and the other children?
NEVERNEVER LAND
A.
51. The energy of matter in motion is known as what type of energy?
KINETIC ENERGY
A.
ONE-MINUTE BREAK TO ROUND THREE
SNAPSTART TO ROUND THREE
52. Who was the Roman god of the seas?
NEPTUNE
A.
53. Name the occupation in which a person designs, draws plans for, and supervises the construction of
buildings?
ARCHITECT
A.
54. With what instrument is Antonio Stradivari most associated?
VIOLIN
A.
55. Angela Merkel is the chancellor of what European country?
GERMANY
A.
40-POINT TEAM QUESTION
In this two-part TEAM QUESTION, whichever team is first to answer correctly the ten-point SCRAMBLE
QUESTION in PART ONE, is then eligible for the remaining ten-point questions in PART TWO.
PART ONE: Scramble for ten points.
56. In Canada’s parliament, the Prime Minister is the leader of the party with the most members elected to what
body?
THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
A.
PART TWO: The remaining questions have to do with the House of Commons
SCORE TEN POINTS FOR EACH CORRECT ANSWER
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57. The holder of what title presides over the House of Commons?
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
A.
holder
58. The
of what office usually reads the speech from the throne al the opening of Parliament?
GOVERNOR-GENERAL
A.
59. Beginning with “C,” what is the name for a meeting of members of a parliamentary political party at which
policy is determined?
CAUCUS
A.
40-POINT OPEN
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THE NEW TESTAMENT
60. In the bible, what two disciples of Jesus were brothers?
JAMES AND JOHN
A.
61. What later disciple had a vision of Jesus on the road to Damascus?
PAUL
A.
62. What disciple became this first Christian martyr?
STEPHEN
A.
63. Which disciple, according to tradition, preached in India?
THOMAS
A.
64. WHAT AM I QUESTION
This question is worth 40 points if you guess the answer on the first clue and 10 points less with each
succeeding clue, until either team answers the question correctly.
CLUE A: I am traditionally made of two pans, one metal and one wood. WHAT AM I?
CLUE B: I was an essential tool for every Canadian pioneer. WHAT AM I?
CLUE C: I often recur in a popular horror movie. WHAT AM I?
CLUE D: You find me usually around trees or wood for fireplaces. WHAT AM I?
A.
IAMANAXE
20-POINT OPEN QUESTION
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ORGANIZATION
65. Name the international organization which brings relief to victims of war or natural disaster whose name is
also its emblem.
A.
THE RED CROSS
66. What does NASA stand for?
A.
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
40-POINT OPEN QUESTION
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GEOGRAPHY
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The following lakes are in what provinces or territories?
67. Great Slave Lake
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
A.
68. Lake Winnipegosis
MANITOBA
A.
69. Lake Nipigon
ONTARIO
A.
70. Irwin Lake
NOVA SCOTIA
A.
100-POINT SNAPOUT TO FINISH THE GAME
71. What is another name for red blood cells?
EURYTHROCYTES
A.
72. What is the name given to the distance around a rectangle?
PERIMETER
A.
73. What is the sacred river of India?
THE GANGES
A.
74. What composer wrote the symphony known as “The Emperor”?
BEETHOVEN
A.
75. What was the name of Jacques Cousteau research ship?
THE CALYPSO
A.
76. Crentzfeldt-Jacob disease is the human form of what disease thai affects certain farm animals?
MAD COW DISEASE
A.
77. In a hospital, what do the leners ECG stand for?
ELECTROCARDIOGRAM
A.
78. Which city hosted the 2004 Summer Olympic Games?
ATHENS
A.
79. Name the only American state that was once a kingdom with its own monarchy.
HAWAII
A.
radio system that is offered in Canada and the United States with many new cars.
satelhte
80. Name the
SIRIUS
A.
END OF GAME
TIE-BREAKERS IF NEEDED
I. The World Pond Hockey Championships are held annually in the town of Plaster Rock. In which province is
this town located?
NEW BRUNSWICK
A.
The
Long Range Mountains of Newfoundland-Labrador are part of what continental mountain chain?
2.
THE APPALACHIANS
A.
name
What
of the type of speed skate that allows the heel to lift free of the blade?
is the
3.
CLAP SKATES
A.
state has Lake Okeechobee as its main water reservoir?
American
Which
4.
FLORIDA
A.
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