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Round 15Middle Grades – 2016-17 Governor’s Cup Practice QuestionsA set of fifteen data values has a mean of seventy-six. A data value of forty-four is added as a sixteenth data value. What is the mean of the sixteen data values?74 A subplot of this play sees the Mechanicals perform a dramatic version of the Pyramis [PEER-uh-miss] and Thisbe [THIZ-bee] legend. Donkey-headed Bottom attracts fairy queen Titania [tih-TAH-nyuh], whose husband, Oberon, uses Puck as his mischievous messenger. Name this comedy, also centering on the shifting allegiances of two couples, written by Shakespeare.(A) MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM During his time in the House of Representatives, this politician proposed the "American System." During his time in the Senate, he drafted the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850. Name the Kentuckian, who unsuccessfully ran for president four times.(HENRY) CLAY All placental mammals are born with a funiculus, which also goes by this two-word phrase, but it is usually removed moments after birth. It connects the fetus to the placenta during pregnancy. Name this tube that is a literal lifeline, passing nutrients to the fetus by way of the navel.UMBILICAL CORD Brahms wrote a German one of these compositions, based on scriptural passages, while Benjamin Britten's War one incorporated Wilfred Owen poems. It was Mozart's final work, which he left unfinished at the time of his death. Identify a musical setting for the mass that commemorates a person's life.REQUIEM In this musical, set in the Jungle of Nool, JoJo is sent to military school for thinking too many thinks. Gertrude McFuzz stands by her love during his insanity trial, ultimately helping him prove that Whoville exists. Give the title of this musical starring Horton the Elephant, and narrated by the Cat in the Hat.SEUSSICAL (THE MUSICAL) At the opening of this fable, one character is carrying a large ear of corn to his nest. He has plenty to eat all winter while his neighbor, who spent the summer singing, nearly starves. What is this Aesop fable about wise and foolish insects?(THE) ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER Biologists use this diagram to determine offspring probability. In genetics, it is a grid that shows the gametes of each parent and their possible offspring. Name this diagram used to predict the outcome of a cross or breeding experiment.PUNNETT SQUARE [PUHN-it] Known for its symbolic artwork and monumental architecture, this civilization also developed a written language as well as sophisticated mathematical and astronomical systems. It covered all of the Yucatan Peninsula and modern-day Guatemala, and reached the peak of its power and influence around the sixth century A.D. What is this civilization, whose most famous ruins lay at Chichen Itza [CHEE-chun EET-suh]?MAYA(N) David is sixty-three and one-fourth inches tall. William is sixty-one and three-fourths inches tall. How many inches taller is David than William?ONE AND ONE-HALF (INCHES) [Accept: THREE-HALVES (INCHES), THREE OVER TWO (INCHES), 1.5 (INCHES)]Over the course of the Revolutionary War, this officer rose from the rank of Private to General, leading the United States at Guilford Courthouse. He successfully waged war against Cornwallis in the south, forcing him north to Virginia where he would surrender. Name the American Revolutionary general called "the Fighting Quaker" due to his faith.(NATHANAEL) GREENE In this painting, the sunlight illuminates a church tower where princes of Orange are buried. It depicts the artist's hometown from across the harbor, where boats unloaded their cargo after moving through inland waterways. Give the title of this large Jan [YAHN] Vermeer cityscape.(THE) VIEW OF DELFT Eukaryotic cells differ from prokaryotic cells in a number of ways, one of which is whether or not this organelle is found in the cell. It is double membrane-bound, and contains chromatin, ribosomes, and pores. Identify this "center" of a cell that stores a cell's hereditary material, and coordinates the cell's activities.NUCLEUS Beowulf, the Aeneid, and The Faerie Queene are all examples of this poetic genre. Its hero engages in a series of mythically or historically significant actions, often as part of a quest. Name this type of long poem, whose most famous examples are Homer's Iliad and Odyssey.EPIC (POEM) Find the solution set to the inequality: three x minus four is greater than two x plus eleven. X IS GREATER THAN 15 (Accept: -15 IS LESS THAN X)Which words should be capitalized in the following sentence: "The Dalai Lama is a central figure in Buddhist life"? THE, DALAI, LAMA, BUDDHIST (ANY ORDER) In electronics, this is a technique for delivering information on a carrier wave. It is achieved by altering either the wave's amplitude or its frequency. Identify this technique, whose name is abbreviated as part of A.M. and F.M. radio signals.MODULATION NBC has announced that a 2016 live performance of this musical will feature Ariana Grande as Penny Pingleton and Kristin Chenoweth as Velma Von Tussle. Motormouth Maybelle, Link Larkin, and Corny Collins help the protagonist integrate a television dance show. Identify this musical, which opens with plus-sized teen Tracy Turnblad singing "Good Morning, Baltimore."HAIRSPRAY The decision to construct this pipeline had been under review for seven years before a decision was made in 2015. President Obama announced in November that he had rejected the Canadian company's request. By what name is this proposed pipeline known?KEYSTONE (XL OIL PIPELINE) If four X, plus three Y, equals thirty, and five X, plus six Y, equals sixty, then what is the value of X plus Y? TEN The composer wrote this oratorio after hearing Handel's Israel in Egypt and Messiah in London. He wrote an English libretto based on Milton's Paradise Lost, and entitled the piece's overture The Representation of Chaos. Identify this work, also based on the Book of Genesis, by Franz Joseph Haydn [HI-den].(THE) CREATION In general, this word means any tract of land under governmental jurisdiction. In ethology, it is the geographic area occupied by an individual, pair, or group of animals of the same species. Give the word for this area that animals can mark by scent or, in the case of birds, by modifying calls to keep out intruders.TERRITORY The Pyrenees Mountains separate this peninsula from the rest of Europe, and the Strait of Gibraltar separates it from North Africa. Located in southwestern Europe, it has coasts on both the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. On what European peninsula are Spain and Portugal located?IBERIAN (PENINSULA) In this novel, the protagonist discovers that she can hear the thoughts of people who have ink -- such as tattoos -- on their skin. Mibs Beaumont stows away on a bus to Salina [suh-LYE-nuh], Kansas, in hopes of waking her father from the coma he entered two days before her 13th birthday. What is this novel by Ingrid Law, in which all the Beaumonts possess a special power?SAVVY Launched by remote control from a shelter, three hundred feet away, a rocket travels directly upward. The rocket explodes at a distance of H feet above the ground, at which point its angle of elevation from the shelter is forty degrees. What trigonometric function of forty degrees is equal to H over three hundred in this problem situation?TANGENT (OF FORTY DEGREES) This article of the U.S. Constitution provides for the president's selection by an electoral college. It also gives the president power to appoint federal judges, with the Senate's consent. Which article was altered by the 22nd Amendment, which limits how many times a president may be elected?(ARTICLE) TWO Let F of X equal four X, plus five. Let G of X equal five X, minus four. In standard form, what polynomial is equal to the product of F of X and G of X?TWENTY X SQUARED PLUS NINE X MINUS TWENTY This actor portrayed Dr. Bennet Omalu, who discovers the source of football players' traumatic brain injuries, in Concussion. Most recently, he played Batman villain Deadshot in Suicide Squad. Name this actor, who rose to fame as the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.(WILLARD "WILL") SMITH The only sounds described in this poem are a horse's harness bells shaking, and the "sweep / Of easy wind and downy flake." The title location is "lovely, dark and deep," but the owner lives in the village, preventing him from spying the speaker. What is the title of this Robert Frost poem?STOPPING BY WOODS ON A SNOWY EVENING In the Galapagos, these nonmotile marine organisms grow during summer and autumn. The whale shark survives on these algae and protozoa [proh-tuh-ZOH-uh]. What are these microscopic organisms on which filter feeders thrive?PLANKTON This mathematician was featured in the semi-biographical film A Beautiful Mind. His namesake equilibria are an important component of game theory and modern microeconomics. Identify this economist and winner of the 1994 Nobel Prize.(JOHN FORBES) NASH Steven is playing Scrabble, and he has the following seven letter tiles: A, C, O, R, R, T, T. How many different rearrangements of these letters are possible? 1260 The shortest possible sentence in the English language is this type of sentence. It can end with either a period or an exclamation point. Name the kind of sentence that gives a direct command.IMPERATIVE (SENTENCE) This dance, closely related to the jota [HO-tah], may be performed by two men as a contest of skill. More typically, it is a courtship dance of stamping feet, snapping fingers, and clapping hands, whose rhythm is marked by castanets. What is this dance, which probably originated with the Spanish Moors?FANDANGO Of the face's fourteen bones, this one beginning with "M" is the only movable one. The largest and strongest facial bone, it forms the chin. Give the technical term for the lower jaw bone.MANDIBLE This navigator was the first European to chart the Great Lakes. He served as de facto Governor of New France until 1635, and founded Quebec City. Identify this explorer who names a lake between New York and Vermont.(SAMUEL DE) CHAMPLAIN This author created adolescent friends Annemarie, Julia, Sal, and Colin in a Newbery Honor Book. In that novel, Miranda delivers Marcus a note from the Laughing Man, a mysterious homeless man who is a time-traveling, older version of Marcus. Name the author of When You Reach Me.(REBECCA) STEAD This house's floor plan was revolutionary, separating the living and dining spaces with a single chimney and surrounding the room with glass doors and windows. Its exterior brick and limestone bands, overhanging eaves, and cantilevered roof emphasized the horizontality of the Prairie Style in which it was designed. What is this Hyde Park, Chicago residence created by Frank Lloyd Wright?ROBIE HOUSE These structures are categorized as either exocrine or endocrine. They synthesize and secrete chemical substances for the body to use or eliminate. Pancreas, thyroid, pineal, and pituitary all what organ-like structures that produce sweat, hormones, and other vital substances?GLAND(S) Suppose Y varies directly as the square of X. When X equals six, Y equals three. What is the value of Y when X equals two?(Y EQUALS) ONE-THIRD [Accept: (Y EQUALS) ONE OVER THREE]End of First Half – Begin Three-Minute Inquiry PeriodRound 15 - Second HalfMiddle Grades – 2016-17 Governor’s Cup Practice QuestionsThis character appears in When We Were Very Young and Now We Are Six, as well as two volumes of short stories. He leaves his friends to attend boarding school, but returns to the Hundred Acre Wood each summer. Identify this friend of Winnie-the-Pooh, based on A.A. Milne's real-life son.CHRISTOPHER ROBIN This Roman emperor ordered that his statue be placed in the Jewish Temple at Jerusalem in 40 A.D., but was persuaded by Herod Agrippa to not do it. He was known by the nickname "Little Boot," a name given him by his father's soldiers. Identify this man, who was considered mad by many of his contemporaries, and may have suffered from epilepsy.CALIGULA [kuh-LIG-yoo-luh] This atmospheric layer extends about 50 to 250 miles above the earth's surface. Lying between the stratosphere and exosphere, it is responsible for the aurora borealis [boor-ee-AL-iss], or northern lights. Name this layer, whose electric charge makes long-distance radio communication possible.IONOSPHERE This instrument, which probably originated among the Arawak [AR-uh-wahk], is played with a pua. The player inserts a thumb into the sound hole to keep the instrument in place, then moves the scraper up and down in long and short strokes. What is this instrument, traditionally made from a hollowed-out gourd with ridges carved into its surface?GUIRO [GWEE-roh or GEE-raw] The ratio of the radii [RAY-dee-eye] of spheres A and B is three to four. What is the ratio of the volumes of the two spheres? 27 TO 64 This character privately whips himself to atone for the sin that, immediately before his death, he confesses publicly. He plans to escape to Europe, but collapses after revealing the red A that has formed on his chest, directly over his heart. Identify this reverend, the father of Hester Prynne's daughter, Pearl, in The Scarlet Letter.(ARTHUR) DIMMESDALE This Renaissance painter depicted mythological subjects in Three Graces and The Triumph of Galatea [gal-uh-TEE-uh]. He turned to biblical themes with the Sistine Madonna, but his masterpiece is an imagined gathering of ancient scientists, philosophers, and mathematicians. Who painted The School of Athens?RAPHAEL This royal promoted chivalric rituals, and was a shrewd military advisor to her sons Richard the Lion-Hearted and John. Her two marriages promoted her to queen consort of both France and England. Name this wife of Louis the Seventh and, later, Henry the Second.ELEANOR (OF AQUITAINE) This flat ring of icy bodies contains large objects, including Pluto and Makemake [MAH-kay MAH-kay]. Those bodies revolve around the sun beyond Neptune's orbit. What is this belt of objects, thought to be the source of most short-period comets?KUIPER [KAHY-per] (BELT) The vertex form of a certain quadratic function is Y equals, quantity X minus six, close quantity, squared, minus four. What is the standard form of this quadratic function? (Y EQUALS) X SQUARED MINUS TWELVE X PLUS THIRTY-TWO The volume of a rectangular prism is 30 cubic feet. If each side of the prism is doubled, what is the volume in cubic feet of the new prism? 240 (CUBIC FEET) This question requires a three-word answer. To get this value, divide your weight by your height in meters squared. It measures a person's relative percentage of fat, with a value of 30 or more meaning obese. Identify this value with acronym BMI.BODY MASS INDEX This song’s final stanza begins, “He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat.” It was set to music that William Steffe composed for “John Brown’s Body.” Identify this song that began as a poem written by Julia Ward Howe.(THE) BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC This Greek prefix can appear before "copier," "finish," and "-genic." Other roots commonly paired with it include "journalism" and "synthesis." Name the Greek word for "light," found most frequently before "graph."PHOTO This state's economy was mainly based on agriculture in the 18th and 19th centuries, with cotton the main crop in the north, and sugar cane in the south. Today the state ranks among the nation's leaders in oil and gas production, with offshore oil rigs producing a large portion of it. Identify this state, where the Mississippi River empties into the Gulf of Mexico after passing New Orleans.LOUISIANA This prefix can appear before "done," "fed," "head," or "achiever." As a standalone word, it is a preposition. What is this prefix meaning "above" or "too much"?OVER- What is the value of 8 raised to the five-thirds power? 32 This word names Texas's state tree, a type of hickory, and the shelled nuts cultivated from it. George Washington Carver created more than seventy-five products from it. Name this American nut, which is about 70% fat, and is used to make pralines and Southern pies.PECAN(S) This successor of Joseph Smith was never able to found the State of Deseret. Identify this founder of Salt Lake City, an influential Mormon leader. (BRIGHAM) YOUNG This two-word architectural feature alleviates a high stone roof's strain on walls that are often filled with glass windows. It connects to a groin vault and distributes the roof's weight along a stone column until it reaches the ground. Give the term for this feature of many Gothic cathedrals, including Notre Dame.FLYING BUTTRESS This term in mathematics derives its name from a Latin word for a small cube of clay, stone, or glass. A "regular" variety can be made using regular hexagons, while "semiregular" versions use multiple shapes in a pattern. What is the mathematical term for the covering of a plane with geometric shapes with no overlaps and no gaps?TESSELATION [Accept: TESSELATING, TESSELATE]This term names a sport in which contestants find locations in sequence. As a sport, it had its first success in Scandinavia, but later spread throughout Europe and then America. Give this term for racing over a course consisting of checkpoints, found with the aid of a map and compass.ORIENTEERING (Do Not Accept: ORIENTING)Two-word answer required. These combustibles are considered non-renewable, as the reserves are being depleted much faster than new ones are made. They are hydrocarbons formed by the decomposition of prehistoric organisms. Give the alliterative name for underground resources such as coal, oil, and gas.FOSSIL FUELS This type of theatrical convention is longer than an aside. Unlike a soliloquy [suh-LIL-uh-kwee], it is delivered to other characters onstage. Give the term for a lengthy speech made by a single character, as indicated by its root, which means "one".MONOLOGUE This type of sentence is considered by some grammarians to have its own mood, and others say it is part of the indicative [in-DICK-uh-tiv] mood. When playing Jeopardy!, contestants use this type of sentence. Give the term for a sentence that asks a question.INTERROGATIVE (SENTENCE) This writer dedicated one of his poems "To Autumn," and wrote an ode "to a Nightingale." His masterpiece ends, "'Beauty is truth, truth beauty,' -- that is all / Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know." Who wrote "Ode on a Grecian Urn"?(JOHN) KEATS [KEETS] Two-word answer required. This physical property of milk is measured by a lactometer [lack-TOM-meh-ter]. It is a property that can be measured for any liquid or solid. Identify the property that is defined as the ratio between the density of a substance to that of pure water.SPECIFIC GRAVITY Two answers required. The musicals My One and Only and Crazy for You were created to showcase the works of this songwriting duo. Their standalone jazz standards include "Love Is Here to Stay," "Someone to Watch Over Me," "Embraceable You" and "I Got Rhythm." Identify these brothers, whose most famous collaboration was the opera Porgy and Bess.GEORGE (GERSHWIN) (AND) IRA GERSHWIN This value system dates back at least to the ninth century Anglo-Saxon King Alfred. This written and unwritten code required a devotion to duty, fair play on the battlefield, honesty, good manners, and bravery. In what code of rules and values did medieval knights pledge above all to serve God?CHIVALRY This unit of measure is found in the title of a Jackson Pollock painting. What unit, equivalent to six feet, is traditionally used to measure the depth of water? FATHOM Two lines intersect, forming two obtuse and two acute angles. Find the measure in degrees of either acute angle, given that it is exactly half the measure of the obtuse angles. 60 (DEGREES) Used in biology instead of geography, this is a map not of places, but of "who is eating who." Instead of just showing a single, linear path from primary producer to apex predator, this shows many different paths connecting plants and animals. Give the two-word phrase for the interconnected food chains in an ecological system.(FOOD) WEB Unlike its predecessors, this painting concentrates on form and rhythm, rather than color. Its cubist elements make it more abstract than the red and blue versions of the same subject that its artist painted in 1908. Name this Piet Mondrian [PEET MON-dree-ahn] painting of a large, monochromatic plant.(THE) GRAY TREE Two of this author's award-winning nonfiction books deal with segregation in the Navy and a government whistleblower during the Nixon era. Other works by him profile an American Revolutionary War traitor and the international struggle over nuclear technology. Who wrote The Port Chicago 50, Most Dangerous, The Notorious Benedict Arnold and Bomb?(STEVE) SHEINKIN [SHANK-in] This was a system of writing used in the ancient Middle East. This system's overall significance in ancient times was second only to that begun by the Phoenician alphabet. Identify this writing system that takes its name from Latin root words meaning "wedge-shaped."CUNEIFORM [kyoo-NEE-ah-form] Viral genetic material is packaged inside of these protein structures. Found at the head of the virus, it is usually surrounded by the envelope. What are these protein shells of viruses called?CAPSID(S) This word refers to the U.S. states that touch at least one other state. It therefore excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Give this four-syllable word that begins with the letter C.CONTIGUOUS [kun-TIG-yoo-us] (Accept: CONTERMINOUS [kun-TUR-muh-nus])Which word in the following sentence is the predicate adjective? The baby's blanket feels soft against her face. SOFT When this word is lowercase, it refers to a North African city's old Arab quarter. When capitalized, it names the site of the Prophet's Mosque, and of Muhammad's tomb. Give the name of Islam's second-holiest city, located 275 miles from Mecca.MEDINA [muh-DEE-nuh] What is the area in square feet of a trapezoid which has parallel sides measuring 10 feet and 13 feet, and a height of 4 feet? 46 (SQUARE FEET) End of Second Half – Begin Three-Minute Inquiry PeriodExtra QuestionsLA-1How many words in the following sentence should be capitalized? I think the Toronto Maple Leafs will win this year's Stanley Cup. SIX (Accept the six words stated)AH-2Zeus took possession of this mythical creature by making him a constellation when his original owner was killed. He was born from Medusa's blood after Perseus beheaded the Gorgon. Name this steed of Bellerophon [buh-LER-uh-fon], who rode him in battle against the Chimera before trying to fly him to heaven.PEGASUS SC-3With squid, this life function may take place communally, resulting in huge, moplike patches. Pacific salmon die after performing it, while Atlantic salmon do not. Give the word for the laying of a mass of eggs by marine life.SPAWNING (Accept word forms)SS-4Two of Columbus's ships, the Nina and Pinta, were of this type, smaller and lighter than Spanish galleons. Their construction allowed them to sail quickly and well into the wind. What kind of ship did the Portuguese develop to help them explore the African coast?CARAVEL M-5This mathematical theorem is usually proven using Euclid's Lemma. Gauss offered a proof using modular arithmetic in 1798. What theorem states that every natural number greater than one can be factored as a product of prime numbers, and that this can be done in only one way?FUNDAMENTAL THEOREM OF ARITHMETIC [Accept: UNIQUE (PRIME) FACTORIZATION THEOREM] ................
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