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COLLEGE BOWL 2010

COLLEGE BOWL 2010. RULES. Questions. Nine different categories Each round has 18 questions. First Round Questions are worth one point. Second Round Questions are worth three points. Third Round Questions are worth five points. Answers. 20 seconds to answer, teams are warned by a timer.

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COLLEGE BOWL 2010

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  1. COLLEGE BOWL 2010

  2. RULES

  3. Questions • Nine different categories • Each round has 18 questions. • First Round Questions are worth one point. • Second Round Questions are worth three points. • Third Round Questions are worth five points.

  4. Answers • 20 seconds to answer, teams are warned by a timer. • Required portions of answers are underlined. • Additional information can be added, but must match the answer provided. • Correct spelling is required for all parts of the answer.

  5. Challenges • When the category is revealed, teams may challenge the question. • If the team’s answer is correct, the team wins double the points normally awarded. • If the answer is incorrect, then the team loses double the points normally awarded.

  6. Audience Ground Rules • No flash photography during the competition. • Do not communicate with anyone on the stage during the competition. • Reasonable amount of cheering will be tolerated between questions and rounds.

  7. ROUND 1 Correct Answer = One Point Incorrect Answer = 0 Challenge = +2 or -2

  8. ART AND LITERATURE QUESTION 1

  9. This 1932 dystopian novel by Aldous Huxley depicted a world where children are decanted, not born, and Bokanovsky’s Process is used to create a caste-based society.

  10. This 1932 dystopian novel by Aldous Huxley depicted a world where children are decanted, not born, and Bokanovsky’s Process is used to create a caste-based society. Brave New World The title is from a line in Shakespeare’s play The Tempest.

  11. SPORTS AND LEISURE QUESTION 2

  12. Name the National Hockey League player who continues to hold the record for the most career regular season goals despite retiring in 1999.

  13. Name the National Hockey League player who continues to hold the record for the most career regular season goals despite retiring in 1999. Wayne Gretzky Gretzky scored 894 goals in 1,487 games.

  14. DEAF HERITAGE AND CULTURE QUESTION 3

  15. This man from Finland was elected president of the World Federation of the Deaf in 2003 and still holds this position.

  16. This man from Finland was elected president of the World Federation of the Deaf in 2003 and still holds this position. MarkkuJokinen From 1997-2003, he was Vice President of the European Union of the Deaf.

  17. HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT QUESTION 4

  18. The 1914 assassination of this heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire has often been referred to as “the shot heard ‘round the world” because it led to World War I.

  19. The 1914 assassination of this heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire has often been referred to as “the shot heard ‘round the world” because it led to World War I. Archduke Franz Ferdinand World War I was supposed to be “The War to End All Wars!”

  20. CURRENT EVENTS QUESTION 5

  21. At the 2009 Video Music Awards, Kanye West upstaged this winner of the Best Female Video award by grabbing the microphone from her and protesting that Beyoncé Knowles should have won the award.

  22. At the 2009 Video Music Awards, Kanye West upstaged this winner of the Best Female Video award by grabbing the microphone from her and protesting that Beyoncé Knowles should have won the award. Taylor Swift Beyoncé Knowles did win “Video of the Year” later at the same awards show.

  23. MATHEMATICS QUESTION 6

  24. What is the derivative of 24x2 + 3x?

  25. What is the derivative of 24x2 + 3x? 48x + 3 or 3 + 48x (2)24x2-1 + (1)3x1-1 48x + 3

  26. SCIENCE, NATURE, AND TECHNOLOGY QUESTION 7

  27. The common name for this 19th century invention often credited to Alexander Graham Bell came from the Greek words for “afar” and “voice.”

  28. The common name for this 19th century invention often credited to Alexander Graham Bell came from the Greek words for “afar” and “voice.” Telephone The invention of the telephone has been claimed by several people, but it is commonly attributed to Bell.

  29. SPORTS AND LEISURE QUESTION 8

  30. What was the stage name adopted by Dwayne Johnson when he was a participant in World Wrestling Federation, now known as World Wrestling Entertainment?

  31. What was the stage name adopted by Dwayne Johnson when he was a participant in World Wrestling Federation, now known as World Wrestling Entertainment? The Rock or Rocky Maivia Dwayne Johnson is a third generation professional wrestler.

  32. GEOGRAPHY QUESTION 9

  33. The Pennsylvania-Maryland border is also known by this name, which was both a literal and figurative boundary between free and slave states.

  34. The Pennsylvania-Maryland border is also known by this name, which was both a literal and figurative boundary between free and slave states. The Mason-Dixon Line Mason and Dixon were the British surveyors who established the border.

  35. ENTERTAINMENT QUESTION 10

  36. Which popular comic franchise started a “New Look” series in 2007 featuring its Riverdale High School characters drawn in an updated, less cartoony style?

  37. Which popular comic franchise started a “New Look” series in 2007 featuring its Riverdale High School characters drawn in an updated, less cartoony style? Archie Comics The current “New Look” series is “No Baseball for Betty” being published in Betty and Veronica’s Double Digest.

  38. GEOGRAPHY QUESTION 11

  39. Each point on this line of latitude located at 66˚34’N is 1,624 miles from the North Pole and marks the limit where locations can experience 24 hours of sunlight or darkness for at least a day.

  40. Each point on this line of latitude located at 66˚34’N is 1,624 miles from the North Pole and marks the limit where locations can experience 24 hours of sunlight or darkness for at least a day. Arctic Circle The Arctic Circle is currently drifting northwards at a speed of about 49 ft per year.

  41. HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT QUESTION 12

  42. Aside from a failed restoration attempt in 1917, the Qing (or Manchu) dynasty was the last ruling dynasty of this country before it was removed from power in 1912.

  43. Aside from a failed restoration attempt in 1917, the Qing (or Manchu) dynasty was the last ruling dynasty of this country before it was removed from power in 1912. China The Qing dynasty had been in power since 1644.

  44. DEAF HERITAGE AND CULTURE QUESTION 13

  45. MarleeMatlin recently posted on YouTube a pilot of her new proposed television program, My Deaf Family, featuring the family of which one of the four leaders of the 1988 Deaf President Now movement?

  46. MarleeMatlin recently posted on YouTube a pilot of her new proposed television program, My Deaf Family, featuring the family of which one of the four leaders of the 1988 Deaf President Now movement? BridgettaBourne (also accept Bourne-Firl or Firl) The show now has 17,000+ fans on Facebook.

  47. ART AND LITERATURE QUESTION 14

  48. Name the medal that was awarded this year to Rebecca Stead for her children’s book, When You Reach Me. Other authors have won this award for works including Holes, The Giver, and A Wrinkle in Time.

  49. Name the medal that was awarded this year to Rebecca Stead for her children’s book, When You Reach Me. Other authors have won this award for works including Holes, The Giver, and A Wrinkle in Time. The John Newbery Medal John Newbery was an 18th century English publisher of children’s books.

  50. MATHEMATICS QUESTION 15

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