Math
Give this geometry terms: The equation y = x 2 creates this shape when graphed.
answer: parabola
SCIENCE Plans now exist to turn Interstate 35 into a highway this creature can follow during its annual migration from the U.S. to Mexico and back. Name this insect with orange-and-black wings, prized for its pollination of wildflowers.
answer: Monarch butterfly
Spelled as a 6-letter noun, it can be "a fancy chocolate dessert made with egg whites and gelatin." As a 6-letter verb, it can be "the act of putting hair gel in your hair." Give this word that, spelled with 5 letters, can be "the largest of the animals similar to an elk or deer."
answer: mousse or moose
Its northern border is shared by Vermont and New Hampshire. Name this state, bordered by New York on its west and Connecticut and Rhode Island on its south, whose town of Cape Cod on its southeastern "tail" is only 70 miles from its capital city of Boston.
answer: Massachusetts
The first one developed by IBM was as big as two refrigerators
but could only hold 3.75 megabytes. Today, many computer tablets have one that can hold 8 billion bytes and a tabletop version of this object can hold 2 trillion bytes. Name this computer device, designed to store massive amounts of data.
answer: hard drive (or hard disk)
Pencils and paper ready! Give the perimeter of this combined figure: An equilateral triangle with a perimeter of 30 inches, sitting on top of a rectangle with a length of 10 inches and a height of 7 inches.
answer: 44 inches (10 + 10 + 7 + 10 + 7)
When the Sun hits this object, this object can begin to vaporize; thus, when it comes past Earth, it often seems to contain a tail that is made of dust. Name this astronomical object whose examples seen on Earth have included Swift-Tuttle 1992, Shoemaker-Levy 9 and Halley.
answer: comet
The World War II non-fiction book At Dawn We Slept, as well as the novels Under the Blood-Red Sun, Day of Infamy and December 6 are all set just before, during or just after—what surprise Japanese attack on the U.S. on December 7, 1941 ?
answer: Pearl Harbor
When seen on a globe, this parameter may be divided into "parallels" that are used to mark a givenlocation by its distance from a reference value of 0o. Name this measurement with a maximum value of 90o that tells how far north or south a location is from the equator.
answer: latitude (not longitude)
It puts the note G on the second line of a musical staff. Thus, you can use the phrase Every Good Boy Does Fine to memorize its lines and the word FACE to memorize its spaces. Name this clef that looks a little like a handwritten capital G and is used to write music for the right hand of a piano.
answer: treble clef
Pencils and paper ready! I will give you two fractions with a "blank" in between; you tell whether a "greater than" sign, "equals" sign or "less than" sign goes in the blank: "one half [blank] eleven- sixteenths."
answer: less than
Its species include Eastern white, Virginia and Ponderosa. You can tell one type of this tree from another by the number of needles in each needle bundle. Name this evergreen tree whose reproductive cycle includes the opening of the female cones that contain its seeds.
answer: pine tree
Though it can be a verb meaning "to get rid of unneeded employees", it more typically means "to cut off the deadwood of a tree or the unwanted growth of a bush" , often by using shears designed for the task. Give this 5-letter word that, as a noun, can also mean "a dried plum."
answer: prune
Canyonlands (in its southeast), Arches (near the town of Moab [MO-ab]), Capitol Reef (near Lake Powell), Bryce Canyon and Zion are all national parks in—what Western state that borders Arizona, Nevada, Colorado and Wyoming?
answer: Utah (prompt on "national parks" before it is read)
In the early days of basketball, this action occurred after every field goal, which made tall players even more important. Now done only once per game in college, it is still performed after every held ball in the NBA. Name this action where the referee throws the ball up between one player on each team.
answer: jump ball (accept "center jump" before "held" is read)
Pencils and paper ready! On a scale drawing of a housing development, 1 inch represents 1⁄4 mile. As a mixed number, how long is the development from end to end if the entire development just fits on a piece of a paper 7 inches long ?
answer: 13⁄4 miles
When used with the word "meter", it can measure the wavelength of a microwave. When used with the word "gram", it can measure the amount of a vitamin in a serving of food or the amount of medicine in a single dose. Give this metric prefix meaning "one thousandth."
answer: milli
As a noun, it can refer to a group of meteors that look like they came from the same part of the sky. Give this 6-letter word that can also mean "a short rain or snow storm", "a party where presents are given to a new bride or mother" and "a way of bathing by standing under a fountain of water."
answer: shower
Identify the natural landmark whose examples include the one within Yosemite National Park, the Venezuelan one called Angel, the Zambian one named for Queen Victoria, and the one on the U.S. /Canada border called Niagara.
answer: waterfalls (prompt on "falls")
The trim and housing for this type of fixture are designed to keep the heat of its light bulb from burning the ceiling where it is installed. Give this design term for light fixtures that are installed in hollow areas of a ceiling instead of hanging down from the ceiling.
answer: recessed light fixture (or can light)
Give the 3-letter word used to describe a flat 2-dimensional drawing that, if folded properly, can be made into a 3-dimensional figure such as a pyramid or cube.
answer: net
Give the term for a combination of substances that, even after being put together in the same container, can still be separated from each other because they do not react together chemically.
answer: mixture
The next movie featuring this author's best-known character will feature different actors playing the roles of Rowley Jefferson and the Hefley family. Name this author who, as of mid-2016, had written a Do-It- Yourself Book, a Movie Diary, and 10 novels in his series Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
answer: Jeff Kinney
This subset of the Appalachian Mountains includes both Springer Mountain in Georgia and Bull Run Mountain in Virginia. Identify this mountain range whose namesake color comes from seeing it at a distance.
answer: Blue Ridge Mountains
Used since ancient times to both shape the soil how you want it and to dig crops like carrots and potatoes out of the ground, what garden tool usually consists of a flat piece of metal attached to one end of its handle ?
answer: hoe