JH WEEKLIES ISSUE #10
2012-2013
TOSS-UP QUESTIONS
1. FINE ARTS (Music)
This crop is a central figure in the song that was regarded as the unofficial anthem of the
Confederacy. What is this staple crop that is featured in the first line of the first stanza of “Dixie”?
ANSWER: cotton
2. SCIENCE (Life Science)
Whether you are patting your pet dog or listening to the howl of a pack of coyotes at sunset,
you are interacting with this genus of animal. What genus of carnivorous animal gives its name to the
constellation that contains Sirius, or the Dog Star?
ANSWER: Canis
3. LANGUAGE ARTS (Spelling)
Spell the word in the following sentence that refers to something that is broken down and
destroyed. When a nuclear explosion occurs, radioactive debris is released into the atmosphere.
Spell debris.
ANSWER: d-e-b-r-i-s
4. MISCELLANEOUS (Industrial Arts)
The Society of Automotive Engineers uses a numerical code system ranging from 0 to this
number to grade motor oils according to their viscosity. Identify this number that indicates the highest
viscosity grade that an engine will safely tolerate during warm weather driving.
ANSWER: 60
5. MATHEMATICS (Computers)
This is the name for the information that is given after the final “dot” in an Internet address.
What do we call the portion of a site name that indicates the organization, type of address, or the
country in which the address originates?
ANSWER: domain
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6. LANGUAGE ARTS (Literature)
This popular British poet wrote the poem that begins “I have a little shadow that goes in and
out with me.” Name this writer who penned the lovely compendium of verse for children entitled A
Child’s Garden of Verses.
ANSWER: Robert Louis Stevenson
7. SCIENCE (Earth Science)
If you are looking at the moon and see its right side filling increasingly with light each
successive night until half of the moon is visible, you are witnessing the progress of this phase of the
moon. Name this phase of the moon that occurs between the new moon phase and the first quarter.
ANSWER: waxing crescent (both words required)
8. SOCIAL STUDIES (History)
The words “with malice toward none, with charity for all” were spoken during this president’s
second inaugural speech. Who was this president, whose vision of forgiveness largely guided the
United States beyond its devastating Civil War and into Reconstruction?
ANSWER: Abraham Lincoln
9. MATHEMATICS (Geometry) COMPUTATION
One diagonal of a rhombus measures 10 inches and the other diagonal measures 12 inches.
What is the area of this rhombus?
ANSWER: 60 square inches
10. MISCELLANEOUS (Popular Music)
This genre of music originated in the 1940s, and its name was used by record companies to
describe recordings marketed primarily to urban African Americans. By the end of the 1970s it had
become a blanket term for soul and funk music. Name this music that is often referred to as R & B.
ANSWER: rhythm and blues
11. LANGUAGE ARTS (Grammar)
Name the case of the personal program in the following sentence. Because the wide receiver
was open, the quarterback threw the ball to him. In what case is the pronoun him?
ANSWER: objective
12. SOCIAL STUDIES (Geography)
This state sent Hillary Clinton to the Senate after her husband finished his term as president.
With its capital sitting across the Hudson River from western Massachusetts, what is the only state in
our country that borders both the Atlantic Ocean and the Great Lakes?
ANSWER: New York
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13. FINE ARTS (Art)
In 1916, this magazine first employed Norman Rockwell to provide illustrations for its cover,
which he continued to do for 47 years. Name this bimonthly general interest magazine begun by
Benjamin Franklin that was at one time the most widely circulated weekly magazine in America.
ANSWER: The Saturday Evening Post
14. SCIENCE (Physical Science)
This scientist is largely regarded as a pioneer of our modern experimental scientific method.
He is best known for the law named for him that describes the relationship between the absolute
pressure and volume of a gas. Who is this author of The Sceptical Chymist?
ANSWER: Robert Boyle
15. LANGUAGE ARTS (Vocabulary)
This three-syllable word is one of the names for the larval stage in the life cycle of an
amphibian, particularly that of a frog or toad. Beginning with the letter “p,” what is this synonym for
the word “tadpole”?
ANSWER: polliwog
16. MATHEMATICS (General Mathematics) COMPUTATION
What fraction results when negative 3/4 is subtracted from negative 7/8?
ANSWER: - 1/8
17. SOCIAL STUDIES (History)
Living in the White House from 1933 to 1945, this woman was the longest-serving first lady of
the United States in history. President Truman called her the “First Lady of the World” for her tireless
work as an activist for the New Deal coalition, a vocal supporter for the civil rights movement, and the
first wife of an American president to maintain a lengthy travel schedule. What is the full name of this
woman who served as first lady for our 32nd president?
ANSWER: Eleanor Roosevelt
18. SCIENCE (General Science)
Derived from the Latin word for liquid, this is the scientific name for the white fluid that’s
obtained from the rubber tree. It is found in other angiosperms and serves as a defense against insects.
What is this polymer that is used to make surgical gloves?
ANSWER: latex
19. SOCIAL STUDIES (Civics)
For 48 years, this man served in the United States Senate. When he left office in 2003, he
became the only Senator to serve his state into past 100 years old and was the longest serving Senator
in history, a record since surpassed by Robert Byrd. What is the name of this South Carolina politician
who became famous for conducting the longest filibuster in American history when he spoke for over
24 hours in 1957?
ANSWER: Strom Thurmond
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20. MATHEMATICS (Algebra) COMPUTATION
Evaluate the polynomial 8x3 – 12x – 5 when x = 9.
ANSWER: 5,719
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BONUS QUESTIONS
1. SCIENCE (4 Parts in General Science)
Identify these scientific tools.
1. A weather device with spinning cups that indicates the speed of the wind.
2. An instrument on an aircraft that measures the plane’s height above sea level.
3. A physical science tool that’s used to measure the heat capacity of a metal.
4. An apparatus that rotates containers containing liquids at high speeds to separate substances
of differing densities.
ANSWERS: 1. anemometer
2. altimeter
3. calorimeter
4. centrifuge
2. LANGUAGE ARTS (4 Parts in Vocabulary)
What prefix can be added to the words in each of these groups to create new words?
1. demeanor, pronounce, calculate, guide
2. anxious, bearing, priced, flow
3. gram, plane, rail, chromatic
4. freeze, inflammatory, oxidant, bacterial
ANSWERS: 1. mis2. over3. mono4. anti-
3. MATHEMATICS (4 Parts in Computer Science)
Solve these computer riddles.
1. I am the official name for the middle button that is located to the right of the title bar. When
clicked, I will enlarge a window.
2. We are the three computer keys that can be pressed in immediate sequence to restart a
computer or to close an application that has become frozen.
3. I refer to the operating system’s ability to run more than one program at a time.
4. I am the type of port that is used to connect a printer to the computer.
ANSWERS: 1. maximize
2. Control-Alt-Delete
3. multitasking
4. USB port (accept parallel port)
4. VOCATIONAL EDUCATION (4 Parts in Home Economics)
Identify these types of cookware or bakeware.
1. A bowl-shaped container that has holes meant for draining food.
2. A flat metal plate used for cooking pancakes or breakfast meats.
3. Two pans, one inside the other, the bottom of which holds water and the top of which holds
the ingredients.
4. A large flat-bottomed pan that is shorter than a stock pot, has two handles, one on each side,
and a lid. It’s most often used for stews, roasts, soups, and other dishes that require long, slow
cooking.
ANSWERS: 1. colander
2. griddle
3. double boiler
4. Dutch oven
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5. SOCIAL STUDIES (4 Parts in History)
Identify these famous New Hampshire personalities.
1. This Concord lawyer served as both a Congressman and U.S. senator from New Hampshire
before being elected as the fourteenth president of the United States.
2. This Navy test pilot was one of the original seven men selected by NASA to train in the
astronaut program and became the first astronaut to travel into space.
3. This high school teacher from Concord was selected by NASA in 1985 to become the first
private citizen to travel into space. She lost her life when the Challenger exploded just seconds after
lift-off on January 28, 1986.
4. Although born in California, this popular American poet spent most of his life in New
Hampshire where he wrote many poems about rural life in New England, including his “New
Hampshire” poetry collection that won him a Pulitzer Prize.
ANSWERS: 1. Franklin Pierce
2. Alan Shepard (Jr.)
3. Christa McAuliffe
4. Robert Frost
6. MATHEMATICS (4 Parts in Geometry)
Volume is defined as “the amount of space an object takes up or occupies.” Calculate the
volume of the following figures.
1. The volume of a cube with sides that measure 14 inches.
2. The volume of a rectangular solid having a length of 9 inches, a width of 5 inches, and a
height of 6.2 inches.
3. The volume of a cylinder rounded to the nearest cubic inch when the cylinder has a height of
12 inches and bases whose radii measure 4 inches.
4. The volume of a sphere rounded to the nearest tenth when the sphere’s radius is 2 inches.
ANSWERS: 1. 2,744 cubic inches
2. 279 cubic inches
3. 603 cubic inches
4. 33.5 cubic inches
7. LANGUAGE ARTS (4 Parts in Literature)
Only ten Americans have won the Nobel Prize for Literature since 1930. You will be given the
name of one of these authors’ famous works. Name the Nobel Prize-winning author associated with
each work.
1. The Grapes of Wrath
2. A Farewell to Arms
3. Herzog
4. The Good Earth
ANSWERS: 1. John Steinbeck
2. Ernest Hemingway
3. Saul Bellow
4. Pearl S. Buck
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8. FINE ARTS (4 Parts in Theater)
Name the famous playwright who wrote these well-known plays.
1. Peter Pan
2. The Crucible
3. Pygmalion
4. The Importance of Being Earnest
ANSWERS: 1. J.M. Barrie
2. Arthur Miller
3. George Bernard Shaw
4. Oscar Wilde
9. SOCIAL STUDIES (4 Parts in Civics)
After hearing the name of a president and the year in which he was elected, identify the
opponent who was defeated in that year’s general election.
1. Barack Obama; 2008
2. Bill Clinton; 1992
3. Ronald Reagan; 1984
4. Jimmy Carter; 1976
ANSWERS: 1. John McCain
2. George H.W. Bush
3. Walter Mondale
4. Gerald Ford
10. SCIENCE (4 Parts in Life Science)
The main organ in the circulatory system is the heart. Answer these questions about the human
heart.
1. Into how many chambers is the human heart divided?
2. What thick wall divides the right side of the heart from the left side?
3. Through what arteries is the blood pumped when it leaves the right ventricle?
4. Into which chamber of the heart does the blood first enter when it’s returned from the body?
ANSWERS: 1. four
2. septum
3. pulmonary arteries
4. right atrium
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