Language Arts
This author explores sibling rivalry in The Pain and the Great One, and The One in the Middle Is the
Green Kangaroo. A second grader mixes up a horrible concoction in Freckle Juice, while a girl masks
her phobias in Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great. Who followed the Hatcher boys' adventures in
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing and Superfudge?
(JUDY) BLUME
Solve the following numerical expression. 16 minus the quantity, seven plus nine, close quantity.
0
This bird, which symbolizes strength, courage, and freedom, lives only in North America. Although
still protected, it is no longer on a federal list of endangered and threatened species. What is the
national bird of the United States?
(AMERICAN) BALD EAGLE
This man's most famous quote is thought to be missing the word "a." Along with Buzz Aldrin and
Michael Collins, he led the Apollo 11 mission. Name this astronaut, the first human to set foot on the
moon.
(NEIL) ARMSTRONG
As inspiration for this painting, the artist cited "the countryside from my window a long time before
sunrise." A sleeping village and tall cypress lie beneath a pulsing night sky, complete with full moon
and Venus. Give the name of this Vincent Van Gogh landscape.
(THE) STARRY NIGHT
Spelling required. Amidst the arid desert landscape, the sun peeked over the horizon. Spell the word
from the preceding sentence meaning "the line that forms the apparent boundary between earth
and sky."
H-O-R-I-Z-O-N
State your answer as a fraction. A letter is chosen from the word GOVERNOR. What is the
probability that a vowel is selected?
3/8
This type of surface mining is usually done using area mining or contour mining. Area mining is
most often used in Western Kentucky, contour in Eastern Kentucky. In what type of mining is a
layer of soil and rock removed above a layer of coal?
STRIP (MINING)
Currents named for this type of heat transfer exist in the Earth's mantle. A certain type of oven is
known for using this form of heat transfer. Give this form of heat transfer that involves travel of
molecules through fluids.
CONVECTION
In 1816, this ancient building was plundered by a nobleman who sold most of its remaining
sculptures, now called the Elgin Marbles, to the British Museum. A fifth century B.C. Doric temple, it
was constructed under the supervision of Phidias, who sculpted a large statue of Athena once
housed within it. What is this building, whose remains stand atop the Acropolis in Athens, Greece?
(THE) PARTHENON
In this novel, the protagonist's grandmother is bitten by a water moccasin, and dies after suffering a
stroke. A girl travels with her grandparents from Euclid, Ohio, to Idaho in time for her mother's
birthday. That girl is Salamanca Tree Hiddle. What is this Newbery Medal-winning novel by Sharon
Creech?
WALK TWO MOONS
State your answer as a mixed number. A piece of string is 10 inches long and is cut into three
pieces of equal length. How long, in inches, is each piece of string?
THREE AND ONE-THIRD (INCHES)
These are desires that can be satisfied by consuming a good, service, or leisure activity. Because
people have differing ones, they purchase a wide variety of goods and services or choose to
consume differing amounts of leisure time. What is the opposite of economic needs?
(ECONOMIC) WANTS
This component of living things may contain smaller functional parts, like ribosomes and
chloroplasts, called organelles. Give the term for the smallest biological unit, or basic structural unit,
for all living organisms.
CELL
This country has five national dances, including the lively, triple-time mazurka [muh-ZER-kuh]. A
popular misconception is that this country's national dance is the polka, which actually originated in
Bohemia. Identify this nation, which also gave us the polonaise.
POLAND
Some accounts called this tall tale figure "half-horse, half-alligator" and claimed he could "outrun,
out-hop, out-jump, throw down, drag out, and lick any man in the country!" A bull once dragged
him over briars and stumps, and he shot a whiskey cup off his friend's head. Name this semi-
legendary figure nicknamed "king of the keelboatmen."
(MIKE) FINK
Abe worked for three days and finished staining 18 boards. At the same rate how many days will it
take Abe to stain 36 boards?
6 (DAYS)
This American symbol is thought to have taken his name from a New York businessman. He
appeared on Army recruiting posters during World War One. What symbol shows an older, bearded
man dressed in red, white, and blue clothes?
UNCLE SAM
This organ connects directly to the brain stem. Damage to it can result in paralysis. Identify this
organ, which along with the brain, makes up the central nervous system.
SPINAL CORD (ACCEPT: SPINE)
This woodwind lacks a mouthpiece, instead relying on its double reed to produce sound. A slightly
lower-pitched version is called the English horn. Name this instrument, which portrays the duck in
Peter and the Wolf.
OBOE
This book was inspired by the Los Angeles riots that followed the Rodney King trial. During an
outbreak of violence, Daniel and his mother search for their missing cat, which has befriended the
cat of their neighbor, Mrs. Kim. Identify this Caldecott Medal winner by Eve Bunting.
SMOKY NIGHT
Simplify the algebraic expression by combining like terms: 8X plus 6Y minus 3Y plus 4X.
12X PLUS 3Y
She was a clerk in the Patent Office when she started gathering supplies for the Union army at the
start of the Civil War. In 1862, she became a nurse, caring for and comforting wounded and dying
soldiers, and helping doctors on the battlefield. Who founded the American Red Cross?
(CLARA) BARTON
They are contrasted with theories, because they may not yet be supported by evidence. In the
scientific method, they come after the research question, but before experimentation. What are
these predicted outcomes in a scientific study, often referred to as educated guesses?
HYPOTHESIS (Accept HYPOTHESES)
This composer, who sang for years in the Vienna Boys' Choir, adapted folk poems into more than six
hundred songs. Among those songs, or lied [LEED], are "Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel," "The
Wanderer," and "The Erl King." Name the composer of the Trout Quintet, whose Eighth Symphony
is nicknamed "Unfinished."
(FRANZ) SCHUBERT [SHOE-bert]