Art Herstory
Winckelmann, Vasari, and this individual are mentioned in Section I as originators of the discipline of Art History
Pliny the Elder
What is the name of an interval with twelve half steps?
Octave
Which is the most important factor determining the quantity demanded of a good?
price
In 2024, the team from this high school deceptively claimed to have finished 1st in the national championship despite having finished 7th.
Lane Technical High School
Which city was season 1 of Dance Moms set in?
A: Pittsburgh, PA
"Wahh Wahh I don't want to do my Anki Mistow Guccowdi. I'm just a baby."
Phin Hammond (Class of 2022)
"To me, food is my story. And my appetite for bringing people together will never be satiated."
Allison Chhay, Class of 2020
This decathlete falsely accused Mr. Gucciardi of being in favor of the Canadian convey protest in 2022.
Zara Khan
Where does the term coda come from?
IT for "tail."
What is a viola's range? C3 to ___
In a perfectly competitive market, producers earn ___ profit
Zero
This Chicago-area high school received national attention for having cheating in the IL Academic Decathlon state championship in 1995.
Steinmetz High School
The color gradient of the lesbian flag goes from orange to white to
pink
AP Psych Teacher: "______ do your work. Class isn't for sleeping."
Decathlete (without opening eyes): "This is a better use of my time."
Tahei Eastwood, Class of 2024
Football: “the last bastion of hope for toughness in America in men,” according to Michigan Wolverines head coach and recent Big 10 Champion Jim Harbaugh.
Neil Rockey, Class of 2022
This decathlete was booted from a Google Meet for calling in from the bathtub
Gabriel Ratner
What did the Greeks make sculptures out of during the Archaic Period? (x2) Marble and
limestone
Where was Theremin from?
RU.
If demand is elastic, total revenue will
increase
Whitney Young's highest team score was posted in this round of this year
City Championship, 2021
What is the newest country?
South Sudan
Sarah Lerner, Class of 2021
"I re-read Harry Potter instead of The Economist"
-Zachary Troher, Class of 2022
The Decathlete was impersonated by a Lane Tech student during the state championship award ceremony in 2021
Neil Rockey
Which present-day African country did the Nok live in?
Nigeria
What is the Sachs/Hornbostel classification for brass instruments?
Aerophones
This term refers to an outcome that maximizes total surplus
pareto efficiency
Northside College Prep
X Name all of the countries with a "Q" in their name.
^Qatar, Mozambique, Iraq, and this one
Equatorial Guinea
Me: "Why haven't you written your speech?"
Decathlete: "You see, I'm a libra, which means I'm indecisive."
Nina Fonseca, Class of 2022
"My job has made me something of a conversational detective, always on the lookout for clues and connections. Whether it’s a tattoo, a college sweatshirt, or knit cap, every person is a fresh start."
Ella Cutler, Class of 2021
This decathlete was heard rapping prior to delivering his/her speech
Amber Sun
During the Classical Period of Greek sculpture, this number of heads was considered to be the height of the ideal human figure?
7.5 heads
In a G major scale, the 5th falls on this note
D
This is the combination of producer and consumer surplus
total surplus
This man conceived of the concept of Academic Decathlon while detained as a prisoner of war.
Robert Peterson
What is the 55th digit of pi (including 3)?
0
"I'm going to work for McKinzie and bankrupt a third world country."
Zachary Troher, Salutatorian, Class of 2022
"This Christmas, I want to give Pikachu to her as a present that has touched my present so much. I pray that it will teach her that Pokémon is not just a game, but a passion that opens doors to others and transcends generation"
-Cindy Mei, Class of 2021
This decathlete decided to sit with Lane Tech for part of the nationals ceremony for some reason.
Gabriel Ratner
The Company of Frans Banning Cocq and Willem van Ruytenburch by Remebrant is better known by this title
The Night Watch
What elements are changed in a blues scale? 3rd...5th...and
7th
Goods for which the quantity demanded falls as income rises are called ________ goods
inferior
The coach of a team from this state received a 3-year ban for contesting USAD's essay scoring process
Wisconsin
Q: What is the upper left corner/upper inner corner of a flag called?
A: Canton
Me: "Learn how to open a PDF, you boomer."
Decathlete: "Go jump off a birdirge"
-Arunima Chaudhary, Class of 2025
Eĉ guto malgranda, konstante frapante, traboras la monton granitan. “
In their recruitment pitch, this decathlete remarked "It's really fun. We're all best friends and we like party together on the weekend."
Nina Fonseca
Photorealist methods contrast with this technique, pioneered by Da Vinci during the Renaissance
sfumato
Which keys are traditional favorites for the 12-bar blues? (x3) C Bb and ________.
F
The demand curve is influenced by price of related goods, expectation, number of buyers, income, and
taste (sentiment)
Prior to attending Columbia University, Zachary Troher (Class of 2022) claimed the pizza from this chain establishment as his favorite food.
Panera
What chicken company’s logo depicts the Rooster of Barcelos?
Nando’s
"I'm built different!"
-Daniel Lee, Class of 2023, Upon Scoring 3000 on USAD Easy
Why I feel sorry for Rose from the Titanic
Most of us watched or at least heard of James Cameron’s 1997 Titanic
Society holds it close as a timeless romantic classic, the tragic but nevertheless dreamy love story of Jack and Rose.
But I actually feel really bad for Jack.
-Amber Sun, Class of 2023
In an act of revenge, Gartland forced Phin Hammond to dress up as this historical figure in order to justify the amount of class missed on account of AcaDec.
Ludwig Von Beethoven
Who epitomized the Neoclassical style?
Jacques Louis David
Fill in the missing note of the Bb minor scale
Bb C ____ Eb F Gb Ab Bb
Db
In addition to the New York Stock Exchange, the binder lists this as an example of a highly organized market.
Chicago Mercantile Market
Ohio
What is the scientific name for fear of deep bodies of water?
Thalassophobia
Announcer: "And in second place, Whitney M. Young Magnet High School from Chicago!"
Decathlete (yelling): "Smoking on that Texas pack!!!!!"
Leon Cao, Class of 24
"Historians, and sophomores tasked with reading The Crucible, have spent years pondering the mystery created by this event: why would an entire town suddenly descend into mass hysteria? We now know that this was the consequence of bored teenage girls getting the entire town trapped in a web of accusations [...]"
Renee Picard, Class of 2023
Prior to trying out this decathlete was heard referring to AcaDec as a "dork cult"; he later went on to place 2nd in the country in his division.
Om Raizada
Where did Dada originate?
Zurich
What is the form of the second movement of a sonata cycle?
Slower, more lyrical, ABA form.
What is the equation for total revenue at equilibrium?
Total Revenue = P (price) * Q (quantity)
Whitney Young edged out the team from this Texas high school of 2nd place finishes in the national championship in and 2022-2023, 2023-2024.
What is heterochromia?
Having two different colored eyes
*delivering impromptu*
"People think that because I'm quiet I don't think anything, but I am a lot of thoughts about all of YOU."
Helen Kuenster, Class of 2024
"People are artists, and their beauty is the art that we could spend moments, days, or lifetimes appreciating, because the best art, and true beauty, is the kind that nobody else could make."
-Gabriel Ratner, Class of 2024
This decathlete wrote their speech on the topic of "Sonder" - the realization that everyone has a complex life of their own.
During City, this Decathlete was placed in a speech room with a Lane team member who amazingly also wrote on the topic of "Sonder"
It was discovered that both decathletes got their speech ideas by Googling "Good Ideas for a Speech"
Sarah Zhao
Who created a work featuring numerous "found" items?
Rauschenberg.
Which critic proposed that we should study "Musicking?"
Christopher Small
In the Bovine Growth Hormone milk example, dairy farmers' total revenue ___.
decreases
Whitney Young's Academic Decathlon team will take home the national championship in this year
2025
Hydrocephalus is the abnormal build up of this in the brain
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Essay Title about mobile computing:
"Things That Were or Are Smaller Than They Used to Be"
Yiheng Gao, Class of 2024
"I can succeed in a variety of different fields, whether I am a mathematician like the women in Hidden Figures, or a lawyer like Uncle Phil from the Fresh Prince or even a mermaid like Halle Bailey’s Little Mermaid. My skin color may define what others expect of me, but it does not define how far I will go, only I can."
Rhian Dixon-Yearby, Class of 2024
This decathlete was reprimanded by Benny the Bull for jumping on the Bulls trampoline
Daniel Lee