Arts and Humanities
Unless a computer places one of these marks above the staff, a musician playing a fast piece of music may become too winded to play. What apostrophes are placed above a staff so musicians will be able to take in air at a designated time?
Breath Marks
The region of the Commonwealth is named for a small herb that grows there. It stretches along the southern border of Kentucky from east to west. What geographic region contains Mammoth Cave?
Pennyroyal
This property of matter can be illustrated by the fact that a cubic inch of lead weighs more than a cubic inch of marshmallows. What important physical property of matter is defined as "the mass of a substance per unit volume"?
Density
This author won the Newberry Award in 1970. Name the author of Barefoot in the Grass and the story of an African-American boy living with his sharecropper family, Sounder.
William Armstrong
According to a mathematical property, when you add this number to any other number, you don't change the value of the other number. What number is considered to be a place holder?
Zero
A modern version of this song genre is "Through the Rain" by Mariah Carey. Classic examples include ones about Casey Jones and Barbara Allen. What songs are often about tragic events?
Ballads
This native of Maryland was one of the heroes of the Battle of Kings Mountain, and moved to Kentucky in 1783. The county between Jefferson and Franklin is named for him. Who was Kentucky's first governor?
Issac Shelby
When an airplane moves through the air it causes this type of friction. What kind of friction slows a plane so much that engines must be used to overcome it?
Drag
Robert Burns mentioned this flower in a poem that described his love for his wife. To what fragrant flower did Burn's compare his love?
Rose
The Smith's house payment is $700 per month. How much will they pay in mortgage payments each year?
$8,400
This instrument is the tenor voice of the string family. What instrument is much larger than a violin, rests between the players knees, and if played by Yo-Yo-Ma?
Cello
This landform is located off the coast of North Carolina. It juts into the Atlantic Ocean, and is covered with dunes dominated by sea oats. What cape is also the title of a movie starring Robert DeNiro and Nick Nolte?
Cape Fear
Heat can travel from one object to another through this method. What do we call the transfer of heat between two objects that are touching each other?
Conduction
This pirate has a mysterious treasure chest that contains a map showing where Flint's treasure can be found. What pirate in Treasure Island terrorized the inhabitants of The Admiral Benbow Inn?
Billy Bones
There was only one-third of the cake left, and Kelly needed to divide it into six pieces. After she does so, each slice represents what fractional part of the original, entire cake?
1/18
This composer was born in Russia, but would become a citizen of both the United States and France. Name this composer, sometimes called a revolutionary because of his ballet, The Rite of Spring.
Igor Stravinsky
This major subfield of geography combines economic and cultural geography to explore the relationships between people and their natural environment. What is this form of geography that does not focus on the physical attributes of the Earth, but rather, people?
Human Geography
This type of rock actually has pieces of different rocks cemented together to form a larger chunk. What term beginning with "C" refers to a type of sedimentary rock that can be found along beaches and riverbeds?
Conglomerate rocks
When you write, you should try to avoid these tired phrases. What word or phrases, with a French-sounding name, have been used so much they have lost their newness?
Cliches
Karen spent $9.63 on a book for her class. Kevin bought the same book for $6.39 at the online bookstore. How much more did Karen spend than Kevin?
$3.24
This type of partner dancing originated in the West and is now enjoyed in social and competitive settings. Anna and Patryk were young dance partners who captured America's heart as they performed this style of dance on America's Got Talent. What type of dance sounds like it should be performed in a house's fanciest room?
Ballroom
This explorer was the first European to set foot in Florida. He began his exploration after being replaced as the governor of Puerto Rico by Columbus' son. What Spanish explorer landed near present-day St. Augustine while searching for the Fountain of Youth?
Ponce de Leon
This nuclear reaction, in which atoms combine, is used in development of nuclear bombs. What nuclear reaction also takes place in the sun's core, when hydrogen is converted to helium?
Fusion
A trio of carnivores takes on human qualities in this fairy tale. In which fairy tale does a little blonde girl vandalize the family's home?
Goldilocks and The Three Bears
You need to to use this rule when rounding numbers. When a number ends in 5 or greater, which way should it be rounded?
Round it up