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2011GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY
NATIONAL ACADEMIC BOWL
PRELIMINARY MATCHSAMPLE
ROUND 1
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HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
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Who was the King of England when George
Washington was inaugurated President in
1789?
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Who was the King of England when George
Washington was inaugurated President in
1789?
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KING GEORGE III
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HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
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What US Supreme Court case on May 17,1954
declared separate schools for Black/White students
as unequal?
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What US Supreme Court case on May 17,1954
declared separate schools for Black/White students
as unequal?
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Brown vs. Board of Education (of Topeka
Kansas)
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DEAF STUDIES
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The first school for the deaf in California is now
known as?
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The first school for the deaf in California is now
known as?
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California School for the Deaf, Fremont
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GEOGRAPHY
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What U.S. city, located on the Chesapeake Bay, is
home to the United States Naval Academy?
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What U.S. city, located on the Chesapeake Bay, is
home to the United States Naval Academy?
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Annapolis, Maryland
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MATHEMATICS
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Find the slope of a line parallel to 2x-3y=7
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Find the slope of a line parallel to 2x-3y=7
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2/3
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GEOGRAPHY
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What American Territory purchase from Russia in
1867 was called “Seward’s Folly” or “Seward’s
Icebox?”
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What American Territory purchase from Russia in
1867 was called “Seward’s Folly” or “Seward’s
Icebox?”
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Alaska
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THE ARTS
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Who painted the Mona Lisa?
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Who painted the Mona Lisa?
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Leonardo da Vinci
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LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
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Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: Bill read four
books for English class last week.
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Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: Bill read four
books for English class last week
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for English class
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LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
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This comet orbited the Earth when Samuel Clemens was born.
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This comet orbited the Earth when Samuel Clemens was born.
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Halley’s Comet
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POPULAR CULTURE,LEISURE, AND SPORTS
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In college football, what do the letters BCS stand for?
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In college football, what do the letters BCS stand for?
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Bowl Championship Series
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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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Laurie wants to cool down her tea to 140 degrees
Fahrenheit before drinking it. How many degrees will it have to cool down from
the boiling point?
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Laurie wants to cool down her tea to 140 degrees
Fahrenheit before drinking it. How many degrees will it have to cool down from
the boiling point?
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72 degrees
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MATHEMATICS
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Convert the following Roman numeral:
CMXXIX
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Convert the following Roman numeral:
CMXXIX
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929
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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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Name the chemical element with an atomic
number of 48 and a symbol of Cd.
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Name the chemical element with an atomic
number of 48 and a symbol of Cd.
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Cadmium
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MATHEMATICS
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What is 8!
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What is 8!
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40,320
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CURRENT EVENTS
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Where in Chile were miners trapped for more than two
months?
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Where in Chile (city) were miners trapped for more
than two months?
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Copiapo, Chile
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END OFROUND 1
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WABL 2011
Match #5
ROUND 2
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QUESTION1
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What became the highest grossing film of all times of all times as of January 2010
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Avatar
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QUESTION2
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What’s a polygon with four unequal sides called?
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quadrilateral
QUESTION3
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What is a quire?
A. A numberB. When you inquire somethingC. 25 sheets of paperD. Construction Paper
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C. Or 25 sheets of paper
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QUESTION4
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Which country’s civil war was known as the ‘Onin
War’?
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Japan
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QUESTION5
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Who is the author of the book “Of Mice and Men?”
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John Steinbeck
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QUESTION6
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Who was the first Deaf Tony (Stage) winner for the “Miracle Worker?”
A. Patrick GraybillB. Marlee MatlinC. Deanne BrayD. Phyllis Frelich
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D. or Phyllis Frelich
QUESTION7
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Who wrote the Odyssey?
A. HomerB. RowlingC. KingD. Cunningham
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A. or Homer
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QUESTION8
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Who founded Gallaudet University?
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Edward Miner Gallaudet
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QUESTION9
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On what continent would you speak Quechua?
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South America
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QUESTION10
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In October 2010, Obama signed a bill that will help the disabled. The bill includes but not limited
to:
- Make getting to the internet easier by improving the user interfaces on smart
phones
- Add captions to online TV programming
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Technology Access Bill for Disabled
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QUESTION11
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How many countries are on the equator?
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QUESTION12
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Who discovered Penicillin?
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Alexander Fleming
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QUESTION13
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What is the acronym for FAQ?
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Frequently Asked Questions
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QUESTION14
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What is the vocabulary word for the study of the patterns of formation of sentences and phrases for words?A. LinguisticsB. SyntaxC. GrammarD. Spelling 0:020:030:040:050:060:070:080:100:110:180:190:200:160:150:140:130:120:170:090:01
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B. Syntax
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QUESTION15
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What is the name for the science or study of plants?
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Botany
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QUESTION16
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What number is an improper fraction always
greater than?
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1 or One
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END OF ROUND 2
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WABL 2011
Match #5
FINAL ROUND
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CATEGORY:
Computer Technology
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Terminology – Give the Vocabulary word or
acronym that belongs to that definition
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1. A device that allows packets of data to be
moved efficiently between two points on a network.
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2. Sites that remember information such as
usernames and passwords so you don’t have to re-enter it each time you
visit a site.
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3. Short for Web Log.
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4. You use this cord to hook your videophone to your router or modem.
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5. Harassing, threatening, embarrassing or
humiliating people online.
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6. The world’s most popular search engine that began as a search
project in 1996.
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7. An online service, platform, or site that
focuses on building and reflecting of networks or relation among people,
e.g., who share interests and/or activities
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8. Where out-going e-mail messages are temporarily
stored while trying to send.
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9. Person who is in charge of maintaining a
web site.
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10. Short for Video Log.
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1. A device that allows packets of data to be
moved efficiently between two points on a network
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Router
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2. Sites that remember information such as
usernames and passwords so you don’t have to re-
enter it each time you visit a site
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Cookie
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3. Short for Web Log.
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Blog
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4. You use this cord to hook your videophone to your router or modem.
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Ethernet
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5. Harassing, threatening, embarrassing or
humiliating people online
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Cyberbullying
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6. The world’s most popular search engine that began as a search project
in 1996.
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7. An online service, platform, or site that
focuses on building and reflecting of networks or relation among people,
e.g., who share interests and/or activities
Facebook and MySpace are one of examples.
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Social networkingor
Social network service
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8. Where outgoing e-mail messages are temporarily
stored while trying to send.
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Outbox
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9. Person who is in charge of maintaining a web site.
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Webmaster
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10. Short for Video Log.
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Vlog
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END OFMATCH #5
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