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100
His first literary success was the publication of the Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club in monthly installments. Who is the author of A Christmas Carol?
Charles Dickens
100
What general type of bonding is found in molecules in which electrons are shared by nuclei?
covalent
100
Who was the British general defeated at Yorktown?
Cornwallis
100
What does the musical notation "piano" mean?
quiet
100
Who is Eddie the Cougar named after?
Monsignor Edward J. Dillon
200
His best known painting is The Persistence of Memory. Who is this Spanish surrealist painter with a great mustache?
Salvador Dali
200
What compound with the formula O3 is a common component of air pollution, but is essential in the upper atmosphere to protect life on earth?
ozone
200
Which man was condemned to death under the charges of corrupting the youth of Athens and failing to acknowledge the gods that the city acknowledges?
Socrates
200
How many national championships have been won by Atlanta professional sports teams?
1 (The Atlanta Braves in 1995)
200
In what year was Holy Spirit Prep founded?
1996
300
"I could do that in about 5 seconds!" stated Olivia the Pig about his artwork. Who is this pioneer of abstract impressionism famous for drip painting?
Jackson Pollock
300
What property of a sound wave is most commonly associated with loudness?
amplitude
300
In what CITY and STATE were the first shots of the civil war fired?
Charleston, South Carolina
300
Name the five great lakes.
Huron, Ontario, Superior, Michigan, Erie
300
What was the original name of Holy Spirit Preparatory School at its founding?
The Donnellan School
400
In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, what gift does Sir Gawain accept from his host's wife?
A green silk girdle
400
The nucleus of what element is the same as an alpha particle?
Helium
400
This line of defensive fortifications was created by France during the build up to World War II along its borders with Germany, Switzerland and Luxembourg. Unfortunately for France, it was not extended along the country's border with Belgium.
The Maginot Line
400
In the world of Harry Potter, which charm word does Harry use in the first task of the Triwizard Tournament to evade a dragon? It is colloquially known as the Summoning Charm.
Accio
400
In what year did the first 9th and 10th grade class become the first students at the newly built Upper School Campus?
2003
500
In the Great Gatsby, the valley of ashes is a long stretch of industrial land between West Egg and New York City. What advertisement, which could be used to symbolize God's judgement, is prominently featured there?
The eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckelburg
500
What type of wave on the EM spectrum has the longest wavelength? The shortest?
Radio Waves and Gamma Rays
500
This Supreme Court case upheld the constitutionality of Executive Order 9066, which ordered Japanese Americans into internment camps during World War II regardless of citizenship
Korematsu v US
500
State and spell the famous made- up word that Mary Poppins coined.
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
500
In what year did Chris Oppermann graduate from Holy Spirit?
2009