Speed Round 1
Figurative Language
What figure of speech is in this line? A library is thought in cold storage.
metaphor
Snow
Although they all appear to be unique, every snowflake has how many sides or arms?
6
Fish
What kind of predatory fish generally have the best underwater vision?
sharks
Oceanography
What do oceanographers call a more or less continuous, directed, horizontal flow of seawater?
current
Waves
The period of a wave equals one divided by the frequency. The frequency of a wave equals one divided by what?
The period
Musicals
In what musical is the song "Tender Shepherd" sung by the characters Wendy, John, Michael, and Mrs. Darling?
Peter Pan
Clipped Words
Restate this phrase using clipped words.
The veterinarians laboratory
The vet's lab
Seafloor Features
The Yucatan Abyssal Plain is a region beneath what sea?
Caribbean Sea
Disorders
What organ of the boy is mainly affected by pulmonary edema, emphysema, pneumonia, tuberculosis, bronchitis, and asthma?
lung
Force
What kind of force is exerted by an object trying to return to its natural length?elastic force
Dermatitis
Whether caused by poison ivy, sunburn, chicken pox, or ant bites, itching and skin inflammation can be relieved by a lukewarm bath in water infused with meal made from what cultivated grain?
oats (oatmeal)
Defections
In 1780, the Continental Army leaned of whose defections when notes revealing a traitorous agreement were found in British office John Andre's boots?
Benedict Arnolds
Mirrors
Name the kind of mirror that is shaped like the outside of a small section of a sphere?
convex mirror
Mysteries
Name the series of mysteries by Ron Roy that includes these titles.
The Absent Author, The Bald Bandit, The Canary Caper, The Empty Envelope, The Yellow Yacht, The Zombie Zone
A to Z Mysteries
Pollution
Name the visible air pollution consisting of volatile organic compounds, sulfur dioxides, nitrogen oxides, ozone, smoke, and other particulate matter.
smog
Princesses
Complete this title of a biography.
The Last Princess - The Story of Princess Kaiulani of ---
Hawaii
Passes
These are passes in what mountain range?
Athabasca Pass, Berthound Pass, Bozeman Pass, Glorieta Pass, Raton Pass and Lewis and Clark Pass
Rocky Mountains
The Constitution
A bit of what language other than English is found in the U.S. Constitution?
Latin
Compass Headings
You leave Paris on a compass heading of 90 degrees. What is the next country you will fly over?
Germany
Last Lines
What word completes this last line from "Lord of the Flies" uttered by Piggy?
Which is better - to have rules and agree or to hunt and ...
Fantasies
In what story does a bored boy find a strange package in his bedroom address to "Milo, who has plenty of time"?
The Phantom Tollbooth
Wordplay
What letter is missing in this 5-letter-word?
t-ist
w
Imperialism
What European country lost control of Brazil in 1822, Goa in 1961, East Timor in 1974, and Macau in 1999?
Portugal
Continents
Due to the effects of 250 millions years of erosion, which is the flattest continent?
Australia
Taking a Peek
Reminiscent of a male goose, to take a look at something is to have a what?
gander