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100

Winckelmann, Vasari, and this individual are mentioned in Section I as originators of the discipline of Art History

Pliny the Elder 

100

What is the name of an interval with twelve half steps?

Octave

100

Which is the most important factor determining the quantity demanded of a good?

price 

100

In 2024, the team from this high school deceptively claimed to have finished 1st in the national championship despite having finished 7th. 

Lane Technical High School 

100

Which city was season 1 of Dance Moms set in?


A: Pittsburgh, PA

100

"Wahh Wahh I don't want to do my Anki Mistow Guccowdi. I'm just a baby."

Phin Hammond (Class of 2022)

100

"To me, food is my story. And my appetite for bringing people together will never be satiated."

Allison Chhay, Class of 2020

100

This decathlete falsely accused Mr. Gucciardi of being in favor of the Canadian convey protest in 2022.  

Zara Khan

200

Where does the term coda come from?

IT for "tail."

200

What is a viola's range? C3 to ___

E6
200

In a perfectly competitive market, producers earn ___ profit

Zero

200

This Chicago-area high school received national attention for having cheating in the IL Academic Decathlon state championship in 1995. 

Steinmetz High School 

200

The color gradient of the lesbian flag goes from orange to white to 

pink 

200

AP Psych Teacher: "______ do your work. Class isn't for sleeping."


Decathlete (without opening eyes): "This is a better use of my time." 

Tahei Eastwood, Class of 2024

200

Football: “the last bastion of hope for toughness in America in men,” according to Michigan Wolverines head coach and recent Big 10 Champion Jim Harbaugh.

Neil Rockey, Class of 2022

200

This decathlete was booted from a Google Meet for calling in from the bathtub 

Gabriel Ratner 

300

What did the Greeks make sculptures out of during the Archaic Period? (x2) Marble and 

limestone

300

Where was Theremin from?

RU.

300

If demand is elastic, total revenue will 

increase 

300

Whitney Young's highest team score was posted in this round of this year 

City Championship, 2021 

300

What is the newest country?



South Sudan

300
"Say what you will about the military industrial complex - it's got great dental." 

Sarah Lerner, Class of 2021

300

"I re-read Harry Potter instead of The Economist"

-Zachary Troher, Class of 2022

300

The Decathlete was impersonated by a Lane Tech student during the state championship award ceremony in 2021

Neil Rockey 

400

Which present-day African country did the Nok live in?

Nigeria 

400

What is the Sachs/Hornbostel classification for brass instruments?

Aerophones

400

This term refers to an outcome that maximizes total surplus

pareto efficiency 

400
This high school beat Whitney Young in the 2004 state championship 

Northside College Prep 

400

X Name all of the countries with a "Q" in their name.

    ^Qatar, Mozambique, Iraq, and this one

Equatorial Guinea 

400

Me: "Why haven't you written your speech?"

Decathlete: "You see, I'm a libra, which means I'm indecisive." 

Nina Fonseca, Class of 2022

400

"My job has made me something of a conversational detective, always on the lookout for clues and connections. Whether it’s a tattoo, a college sweatshirt, or knit cap, every person is a fresh start."

Ella Cutler, Class of 2021 

400

This decathlete was heard rapping prior to delivering his/her speech 

Amber Sun

500

During the Classical Period of Greek sculpture, this number of heads was considered to be the height of the ideal human figure?

7.5 heads

500

In a G major scale, the 5th falls on this note 

500

This is the combination of producer and consumer surplus 

total surplus 

500

This man conceived of the concept of Academic Decathlon while detained as a prisoner of war. 

Robert Peterson 

500

What is the 55th digit of pi (including 3)?


0

500

"I'm going to work for McKinzie and bankrupt a third world country." 

Zachary Troher, Salutatorian, Class of 2022 

500

"This Christmas, I want to give Pikachu to her as a present that has touched my present so much. I pray that it will teach her that Pokémon is not just a game, but a passion that opens doors to others and transcends generation"

-Cindy Mei, Class of 2021

500

This decathlete decided to sit with Lane Tech for part of the nationals ceremony for some reason. 

Gabriel Ratner

600

The Company of Frans Banning Cocq and Willem van Ruytenburch by Remebrant is better known by this title

The Night Watch 

600

What elements are changed in a blues scale? 3rd...5th...and

7th

600

Goods for which the quantity demanded falls as income rises are called ________ goods

inferior 

600

The coach of a team from this state received a 3-year ban for contesting USAD's essay scoring process 

Wisconsin 

600

Q: What is the upper left corner/upper inner corner of a flag called?


A: Canton

600

Me: "Learn how to open a PDF, you boomer."


Decathlete: "Go jump off a birdirge" 

-Arunima Chaudhary, Class of 2025

600

Eĉ guto malgranda, konstante frapante, traboras la monton granitan. “

-Jakob Nilo Caisip, Class of 2023 
600

In their recruitment pitch, this decathlete remarked "It's really fun. We're all best friends and we like party together on the weekend."

Nina Fonseca

700

Photorealist methods contrast with this technique, pioneered by Da Vinci during the Renaissance 

sfumato 

700

Which keys are traditional favorites for the 12-bar blues? (x3) C Bb and ________.

F

700

The demand curve is influenced by price of related goods, expectation, number of buyers, income, and 

taste (sentiment) 

700

Prior to attending Columbia University, Zachary Troher (Class of 2022) claimed the pizza from this chain  establishment as his favorite food. 

Panera 

700

What chicken company’s logo depicts the Rooster of Barcelos? 



Nando’s

700

"I'm built different!"

-Daniel Lee, Class of 2023, Upon Scoring 3000 on USAD Easy 

700

Why I feel sorry for Rose from the Titanic


Most of us watched or at least heard of James Cameron’s 1997 Titanic

Society holds it close as a timeless romantic classic, the tragic but nevertheless dreamy love story of Jack and Rose. 

But I actually feel really bad for Jack.

-Amber Sun, Class of 2023 

700

In an act of revenge, Gartland forced Phin Hammond to dress up as this historical figure in order to justify the amount of class missed on account of AcaDec. 

Ludwig Von Beethoven 

800

Who epitomized the Neoclassical style?

Jacques Louis David 

800

Fill in the missing note of the Bb minor scale 


Bb C ____ Eb F Gb Ab Bb

Db

800

In addition to the New York Stock Exchange, the binder lists this as an example of a highly organized market. 

Chicago Mercantile Market 

800
In the national championship of 2022, the team from this state narrowly edged out Whitney Young for a 3rd place finish. 

Ohio 

800

What is the scientific name for fear of deep bodies of water? 



Thalassophobia

800

Announcer: "And in second place, Whitney M. Young Magnet High School from Chicago!"

Decathlete (yelling): "Smoking on that Texas pack!!!!!"

Leon Cao, Class of 24 

800

"Historians, and sophomores tasked with reading The Crucible, have spent years pondering the mystery created by this event: why would an entire town suddenly descend into mass hysteria? We now know that this was the consequence of bored teenage girls getting the entire town trapped in a web of accusations [...]"

Renee Picard, Class of 2023 

800

Prior to trying out this decathlete was heard referring to AcaDec as a "dork cult"; he later went on to place 2nd in the country in his division. 

Om Raizada 

900

Where did Dada originate?

Zurich

900

What is the form of the second movement of a sonata cycle?

Slower, more lyrical, ABA form.

900

What is the equation for total revenue at equilibrium?

Total Revenue = P (price) * Q (quantity)

900

Whitney Young edged out the team from this Texas high school of 2nd place finishes in the national championship in and 2022-2023, 2023-2024. 

John Foster Dulles High School 
900

What is heterochromia?



Having two different colored eyes

900

*delivering impromptu*

"People think that because I'm quiet I don't think anything, but I am a lot of thoughts about all of YOU." 

Helen Kuenster, Class of 2024 

900

"People are artists, and their beauty is the art that we could spend moments, days, or lifetimes appreciating, because the best art, and true beauty, is the kind that nobody else could make."

-Gabriel Ratner, Class of 2024 

900

This decathlete wrote their speech on the topic of "Sonder" - the realization that everyone has a complex life of their own. 

During City, this Decathlete was placed in a speech room with a Lane team member who amazingly also wrote on the topic of "Sonder" 

It was discovered that both decathletes got their speech ideas by Googling "Good Ideas for a Speech"

Sarah Zhao 

1000

Who created a work featuring numerous "found" items?


Rauschenberg.

1000

Which critic proposed that we should study "Musicking?"

Christopher Small

1000

In the Bovine Growth Hormone milk example, dairy farmers' total revenue ___.

decreases

1000

Whitney Young's Academic Decathlon team will take home the national championship in this year

2025

1000

Hydrocephalus is the abnormal build up of this in the brain 

cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)

1000

Essay Title about mobile computing:  

"Things That Were or Are Smaller Than They Used to Be"

Yiheng Gao, Class of 2024 

1000

"I can succeed in a variety of different fields, whether I am a mathematician like the women in Hidden Figures, or a lawyer like Uncle Phil from the Fresh Prince or even a mermaid like Halle Bailey’s Little Mermaid. My skin color may define what others expect of me, but it does not define how far I will go, only I can."

Rhian Dixon-Yearby, Class of 2024 

1000

This decathlete was reprimanded by Benny the Bull for jumping on the Bulls trampoline 

Daniel Lee 

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