Math and Science
These animals flee their homes in colony collapse disorder and communicate with a “waggle dance.” Male drones
and female workers reside in what insects’ hives?
ANSWER: bees [accept specific types like bumblebees and honeybees] <Science>
Examples of these features include Karisimbi in the Virunga region, which is part of the Albertine Rift. Tanzania 's
Meru is an example of what features, whose tallest African example is Kenya 's Kilimanjaro?
ANSWER: mountains [or stratovolcanoes]
What type of sentence consists of two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction, as in “I
wanted to go outside, but it started raining”?
ANSWER: compound sentence
This holiday marks the end of the Holy Week, and it occurs two days after Good Friday. On what holiday that
commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ are eggs decorated to symbolize Jesus’ empty tomb?
ANSWER: Easter Sunday [or Pascha; accept Easter)
This word names the battle in which the Count of Tilly died while fighting against Gustavus Adolphus. “Shadows”
on the leeward sides of mountains are named for preventing liquid precipitation described by what word?
ANSWER: rain [accept Battle of Rain] <General Knowledge>
Assume that prices increase uniformly by 10% every 10 years. How many dollars would it take in 2024 to buy a sweater that cost $30 in 2004?
ANSWER: $36.30 [or 36 dollars and 30 cents]
This continent’s Ellsworth Mountains contain the Vinson Massif. Americans lead research at McMurdo Station in
what icy continent?
ANSWER: Antarctica
Similar to “Where’s Wally?”, this book series gave out instructions to find things like “a big red apple” and a “zebra
jeep” from their thematic photographs filled with hidden objects.
ANSWER: I Spy
ANSWER: I Spy
During one of these rituals, the Holy Spirit descended to the Jordan River in the form of a dove. Aspersion, affusion,
and immersion are three ways to perform this ritual. What Christian ritual might involve sprinkling water on
someone?
ANSWER: baptism <Religion>
This word describes a predator that occupies the highest trophic level, meaning it is at the top of the food chain.
ANSWER: apex [accept apex predator or Apex Legends] <General Knowledge
If Chuck wants to tip 15% on a restaurant bill that cost $18.20, how much should he add as a tip?
ANSWER: $2.73
This state's Albany County is home to a tributary of the North Platte River that flows by its city of Laramie. Casper and Sheridan are cities in what Mountain West state governed from Cheyenne?
ANSWER: Wyoming
One poem by this poet describes the yearly reconstruction of a stone wall and declares “good fences make good
neighbors.” What American poet wrote “Out, Out—,” and “Mending Wall?”
ANSWER: Robert Frost
This person is told by the wise woman of Tekoah to forgive his son, Absalom. What king succeeded Saul after
slaying Goliath with a slingshot?
ANSWER: David
A holiday named for these creatures commemorates Qu Yuan. One of these creatures finished 5th in the Great Race
as it stopped to bring rain to a village. What mythical creatures, known as long (“lohng”), are depicted by namesake
boats in a Chinese festival?
ANSWER: dragon [accept long before mention; accept Dragon Boat Festival] <General Knowledge>
This quantity for a population is symbolized mu, while for a sample, it is denoted by an x with a bar over it. What
quantity can be calculated by dividing the sum of a set of values by the number of values to calculate an average?
ANSWER: mean [prompt on average before mention]
This city is home to St. Mark’s Basilica, which is near the Doge’s Palace. What Italian city is famous for gondola
rides through its many canals?
ANSWER: Venice
According to superstition, saying the name of this play in a theater is bad luck, so it is alternatively referred to as
“The Scottish Play.” Name this play in which the title character murders King Duncan.
ANSWER: The Tragedy of Macbeth
God sends a gourd plant to give this man shade, then destroys the gourd with a worm. While trying to avoid going to
Nineveh, this person is thrown out of a ship. Name this prophet who is swallowed by a whale.
ANSWER: Jonah
ANSWER: Jonah
In one episode of a show in this franchise Cozy Glow, Tirek, and Chrysalis team up. In a movie in this franchise
Sunny teams up with Izzy to reunite the earth ponies, unicorns, and pegasi. What franchise’s 4th generation features
Twilight Sparkle’s lessons in friendship?
In one episode of a show in this franchise Cozy Glow, Tirek, and Chrysalis team up. In a movie in this franchise
Sunny teams up with Izzy to reunite the earth ponies, unicorns, and pegasi. What franchise’s 4th generation features
Twilight Sparkle’s lessons in friendship?
ANSWER: My Little Pony [accept My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic; accept My Little Pony: A New
Generation
What geometrical puzzle, the subject of an Eighth Book by Sam Lloyed and called “seven boards of skill” in
Chinese, consists of five triangles, a square, and a parallelogram, which must be arranged into various shapes?
ANSWER: tangrams
This country contains the western portion of the Lithium Triangle near its port of Antofagasta
(“ANN-toh-fah-GAS-tuh”). Valparaiso (“VAL-pa-REYE-so”) is one of the largest ports of what South American
country containing the Atacama Desert that is governed from Santiago?
ANSWER: Chile
The protagonist of this novel is locked in the “red room” and at the end of this novel her husband regains his vision.
Name this novel about an orphan who befriends Helen Burns and marries Mr. Rochester by Charlotte Bronte.
ANSWER: Jane Eyre
Arianism rejected this doctrine because it considered Jesus to be a creation of God and therefore distinct.
Monarchianists reject what doctrine that states God is composed of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit?
Arianism rejected this doctrine because it considered Jesus to be a creation of God and therefore distinct.
Monarchianists reject what doctrine that states God is composed of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
ANSWER: Holy Trinity [accept Trinitarian doctrine] <Religion>
The FAA granted approval to this company's New Glenn rocket to launch into orbit. Competing with SpaceX's
Falcon 9 rockets, what is this space company founded by Jeff Bezos?
ANSWER: Blue Origin