Science
Give these terms from physics: An area of outer space with no matter of any kind.
answer: vacuum
Much of this country is located between the Tyrrhenian [tie-REE-nee-un] Sea and the Adriatic [ay-dree AT-ick] Sea. Name this European nation, bordered on the north by France, Austria and Switzerland, whose southern area that includes its island of Sicily is said to look like a giant boot.
answer: Italy
Give the 3-letter word used to describe a flat 2-dimensional drawing that, if folded properly, can be made into a 3-dimensional figure such as a pyramid or cube.
net
Her small boy character Farley Hatcher, nicknamed "Fudge", appears in her novels Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great and Tales of a Fourth-Grade Nothing. Name this American author whose other books include Are You There, God ? It's Me, Margaret.
Judy Blume
The tune for this song is also used for the song "The Eyes of Texas." Its later verses talk about someone being in the kitchen with Dinah. Name this folk song that asks, "Can't you hear the whistle blowing, Rise up so early in the morn" ?
I've Been Workin' on the Railroad
You can tell one type of this tree from another by the number of needles in each needle bundle. Name this evergreen tree whose reproductive cycle includes the opening of the female cones that contain its seeds.
answer: pine tree
The dam that created the manmade Lake Conemaugh [CON-a-maw] gave way to pounding rain in May 1889, creating a massive flood in Johnstown. Name the state that saw the Johnstown Flood.
answer: Pennsylvania
Pencils and paper ready! Draw a pie chart or circle graph with 4 sections: section 1 is 20% of the circle, section 2 is a third of the circle, section 3 is 0.27 of the circle, and then section 4. A. If the entire graph represents 900 people, how many people are in section 1 ?
answer: 180 [900 x 0.2]
To eat at a fancy restaurant, you typically need a reservation first. Spell "reservation."
answer: R-E-S-E-R-V-A-T-I-O-N
Name the painters of these famous works: Starry Night
Vincent van Gogh
Answer these about human blood: These are the four human blood types.
answer: A, B, AB, O
What infamous world leader took his own life at the end of World War II after more than a decade as leader of Germany?
answer: Adolf Hitler
Pencils and paper ready! The winning horse at the Preakness Stakes runs the 1316miles in 2 minutes. As a mixed number in lowest terms, what is the winning horse's speed in miles per hour ?
answer: 35 �������� mph [30 x 1316]
Spell these diseases: malaria [ma-LAIR-ee-a], a disease contracted from mosquitoes.
answer: M-A-L-A-R-I-A
One of her Golden Globe Awards came for playing Miracle Mop inventor Joy Mangano on screen, while her Oscar came for the movie Silver Linings Playbook. Name this actress, now one of the world's most famous and highly paid from her role as Katniss in The Hunger Games movies.
answer: Jennifer Lawrence
Surprise NOT Science but MATH Each of these answers has 3 digits. The second-largest prime number with 3 digits
answer: 991
Name these types of maps: This type shows mountains and rivers, but not state capitals or other cities.
answer: physical map
Pencils and paper ready! Calculate these areas, using π as necessary: Area of a circle with diameter 16 feet
answer: 64π ft2(π x 8 x 8)
In both German and Latin, the "dative" case is used for nouns performing this grammatical function. Give the 2-word term for this function that is performed by the word "Steve" in the sentence, "We gave Steve the hamburger buns."
answer: indirect object
Answer these about the late boxer Muhammad Ali: He created controversy by refusing to be drafted to fight in this war.
answer: Vietnam War
Used to fill airships until the Hindenberg caught fire, its combination with carbon monoxide is called "syngas." Identify this element, found in methane, ammonia and water, whose atomic number is 1.
answer: hydrogen (or H)
This subset of the Appalachian Mountains includes both Springer Mountain in Georgia and Bull Run Mountain in Virginia. The parkway that shares its name connects the Great Smoky Mountains with Shenandoah National Park. Identify this mountain range whose namesake color comes from seeing it at a distance.
answer: Blue Ridge Mountains
Pencils and paper ready! Order room service at a major hotel and you'll be charged 10% sales tax and a 22% tip on your order, plus a $4 service charge added in last after everything else. How much in total would you pay for $30 worth of food ordered from room service ?
answer: $43.60 [(30 x 1.32) + 4]
His daughter Judith has to confirm his identity after he spends a night in the mountains and finds upon returning home that his gun has rusted and he has gotten much older. Name this title character of a Washington Irving short story who falls asleep in the Catskill Mountains for 20 years.
answer: Rip van Winkle
His headstone says, "If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea." Name this first man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
answer: Charles Lindbergh, Jr.