Physical Science Module 7
Introduction to Debate
Latin Vocabulary
American History
Grab Bag
100

This is the SI unit for force.

What is the Newton?

100

A formal conflict, written or spoken, between competing ideas.

What is Debate?

100

Translate "appropinquo"

What is "draw near to or approach"?

100

This person was the only U.S. President elected four times in a row.

Who is FDR?

100

This is the literature book we discussed first in Challenge 1.

What is The Sign of the Beaver?

200

The motion of an object when it is falling solely under the influence of gravity (without air resistance).

What is free fall?

200

The current system or policy that the affirmative wants to change.

What is status quo?

200

Translate "mora, ae"

What is "delay"?

200

This is the name of Hitler's war against the Jews.

What is the Holocaust?

200

The name of occurrence when the major term is distributed in the conclusion but not in major premise.

What is the Fallacy of Illicit Major?

300

An object in motion (or at rest) will stay in motion (or at rest) until it is acted upon by an unbalanced force.

What is Newton's First Law of Motion?

300

A shorter speech that summarizes the arguments made in the constructives and argues for the superiorty of the speaker's side.

What is rebuttal?

300

Translate "miserere nobis"

What is "have mercy on us"?

300

This act passed during FDR's New Deal and gave birth to the welfare system.

What is the Social Security Act?

300

The year that JFK was assasinated.

What is 1963 (Nov 22)? Bonus 100 points if date.

400

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

What is Newton's Third Law of Motion?

400

A short, formal question and answer session after each Constructive speech designed to clarify arguments and expose weaknesses.

What is cross examination?

400

Translate "dolor, doloris"

What is pain/sorrow?

400

The Russian Empire was on which side during WWI?

What is the Allied Powers?
400

The three categories of rules of validity for categorical syllogisms.

What is terminological, quantitative, and qualitative rules.

500

The tendency of an object to resist changes in its velocity.

What is inertia?

500

The time in minutes for the constructive speeches, cross examinations, and rebuttals (in that order).

What are 8 minutes, 3 minutes, and 5 minutes?

500

Translate "Venite, adoremus, Venite, adoremus, Venite adoremus Dominum."

What is "Come, let us adore Him, Come, Let us adore Him, Come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord."

500

The name of the Treaty that ended the Seven Year War, Revolutionary War, and the Spanish/American War.

What is the Treaty of Paris. Bonus - 1763, 1783, and 1898.

500

Name five characters in The Scarlet Letter.

Who are Roger Chillingworth, Arthur Dimsdale, Hester Prynne, Pearl, Mistriss Hibbins, Rev. John Wilson, Gov. Richard Belling?