Robinson School - Lowell 13

Toss Up 1

100

Distance Problems

You are chugging along in your old Chevy at 55 mph when Thomas Magnum passes you in his Ferrari doing 85 mph.  In how many minutes will Mr. Magnum be one mile ahead of you?

2 minutes

200

Bonus - 

If your stride is 2 1/2 feet, how many steps will you take to walk a mile?

2112

300

Bonus - 

Three times the distance a grasshopper hopped plus 19 feet is 55 feet.  How far did the grasshopper hop?

12 feet

Toss Up 2

100

Fantasy

These are characters in what story by Lloyd Alexander?

Doli, a groucy dwarf

Gurgi, a wild man

Daliben, the enchanter

Eilonwy, a talkative girl

Fflewddur Fflam, whose harp breaks a string whenever he tells a lie

Taran, the assistant pig-keeper

The Book of Three

200

Bonus - 

Midgard in Norse mythology is somewhat equivalent to what land in J.R.R. Tolkien's writings?

Middle Earth

300

Bonus - 

In a riddle, in "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland", Lewis Carroll asks why what kind of bird is like a writing desk?

raven

Toss Up 3

100

Music Fundamentals

An arpeggio is essentially what musical grouping with the notes played in succession?

chord

200

Bonus - 

On a musical scale, D sharp is the same as what other note?

E flat

300

Bonus - 

Your arterial pulse is analogous to what fundamental concept in music?

beat

Toss Up 4

100

Legends

What fruit is central in the legend of William Tell?

apple

200

Bonus - 

Legends once circulated of a unicorn-like animal that swam in the sea.  This legend turned out to be based on what kind of whale?

narwhal

300

Bonus - 

This tale is about what fabulous lake of the Pacific Northwest?

The Klamath people tell of great battle

 between Llao who ruled the Below World and Skell who ran the Above World.  During the battle, Llao stood on Mt. Mazama and Skell threw rocks and flames.  Then Mt. Mazama collapsed and rain filled the remaining depression.

Crater Lake

Toss Up 5

100

European Cities

These are among the largest cities of what Western European country?

Bruges, Liege, Charleroi, Ghent, Antwerp

Belgium

200

Bonus - 

As legend has it, the history of what great European city can be traced back to a couple of boys and a carnivorous quadruped?

Rome

300

Bonus - 

What is the capital of the larger country between Portugal and France?

Madrid