Toss-Up
The 2022 IMBD list for 100 greatest children shows list the show about a square yellow sponge as number 1. Name that show
Spongebob Square Pants
Identify each of the following TV shows.
1) Puppy who puts her paw prints on clues
2) Ten-year-old boy under the care of two fairy godparents
3) Uniqua, Pablo, Tyrone, Tasha, and Austin are friends
4) A young boy’s quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar
1) Blue’s Clues
2) Fairly Odd Parents
3) The Backyardigans
4) Avatar: The Last Airbende
Name the part of a word added after the root.
Suffix
Give the word for the adult male of each of the following varieties of animals.
1) Horse
2) Deer
3) Goose
4) Seal
1) Stallion or stud
2) Buck, hart, or stag
3) Gander
4) Bull.
Identify the instrument that a Dutch amateur scientist, Anton Van Leeuwenhoek, used to become the first person to observe animalcules, or tiny animals and other materials such as blood cells and muscle fibers
Microscope
Use the given initial letter as a clue in answering the following concerning a microscope.
1) S - Term used by scientists for any object studied with a microscope
2) I - Part used for adjusting the amount of light coming through the platform attached above the mirror
3) N - Part used for changing the objective power
4) S - Platform attached above the mirror
1) Specimen
2) Iris diaphragm
3) Nosepiece
4) Stage
The Nile River is the longest river, stretching 6,690 kilometers. How long is this in miles?
4,157 (accept 4,156.973)
Identify each of the following rivers.
1) World’s 2nd largest river
2) Location of Yangtze River
3) Main river of West Africa
4) Major watercourse of northwestern North America. It flows through Canada.
1) Amazon
2) China
3) Niger
4) Yukon.
Founded in June 1998 and based in New York City, NY, the Marvel Entertainment Company is owned by the Walt Disney Company and is in charge of releasing Marvel movies. Name the Marvel movie about a man named after the chemical element Fe?
Iron Man
Identify each of the following Marvel movies.
1) Bruce Banner turns green when angered
2) Powerful but arrogant god
3) A group of intergalactic criminals pull together to stop a fanatical warrior
4) Ability to shrink down as small as an ant.
1) The Incredible Hulk
2) Thor
3) Guardians of the Galaxy
4) Ant-Man.
The U.S. Armed Forces are made up of the six military branches. Name them.
Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy and Space Force.
Answer each of the following concerning the U.S. Armed Forces.
1) Identify the category of military people that are full-time soldiers or sailors
2) Identify past members of the military
3) Who is the commander in chief
4) Who signed Space Force into law in 2019 as part of the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act
1) Active duty
2) Veterans and or retirees
3) President
4) President Trump.
Which capital in the Western Hemisphere is located on the site where the Aztec Indians built the city of Tenochtitlan about A.D. 1325?
Mexico City.
Identify each of the following names of Spanish origins.
1) Central American country whose name means "The Savior"
2) Central American country whose name means "The Rich Coast"
3) Central American capital whose name means "St. Joseph"
4) Body of water bordering Central America whose name means "Peaceful"
1) El Salvador
2) Costa Rica
3) San José (capital of Costa Rica)
4) Pacific (Ocean).
In 2021, the U.S. Postal Service celebrated the marvelous mechanical characters inspired by a galaxy far, far away with a pane of 20 stamps featuring 10 favorite droids. Name this movie with 6 episodes released out of order.
Star Wars.
dentify each of the following concerning the droids.
1) A brilliant, multilingual humanoid. Gold in color
2) A brave and gifted robot who partnered with C-3PO
3) Was a bipedal droid and had white plating with black sensors. Equipped with helpful tools.
4) Known as “Chopper.” Served in the Republic Navy during the Clone Wars and member of the Ghost crew.
1) C-3PO
2) R2-D2
3) BD-1
4) C1-10P.
When choosing a month completely at random, what is the probability its name has two or fewer syllables?
2
Answer each of the following math questions.
1) What is the quotient when 1 1/3 is divided by 0.4?
2) What is Monica's percentage score on a multiple choice test if she missed 12 out of 40 questions?
3) 81 is the arithmetic mean for 44 and what other number?
4) How much will a 4-mile taxi ride cost if the rate is $6.50 for the first mile and $2 a mile thereafter?
1) 3 1/3 or 10/3 or 3. 3
2) 70%
3) 118
4) $12.50.
Identify the Broadway play of the unlikely Founding Father determined to make his mark on the new nation. First Secretary of the US Treasury.
Hamilton
Identify each of the following concerning Broadway plays.
1) Longest running
2) The Story of Michael Jackson
3) Based on book written by Pierre La Mure about the life of the French artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
4) Based on a man who pretends to be a woman to babysit his own children. Also, a popular 1993 movie starring Robin Williams.
1) Phanton of the Opera
2) MJ The Musical
3) Moulin Rouge! (The Musical)
4) Mrs. Doubtfire