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SOCIAL STUDIES

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The Great Depression began during the first and

only term of what U.S president?

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The Great Depression began during the first and

only term of what U.S president?

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Herbert Hoover

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DEAF STUDIES

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Who was the first deaf teacher of the deaf in

America?

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Who was the first deaf teacher of the deaf in

America?

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Laurent Clerc

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SOCIAL STUDIES

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In which state did the Continental Congress and

the Constitutional Convention meet?

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In which state did the Continental Congress and

the Constitutional Convention meet?

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Pennsylvania or PA

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MATHEMATICS

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Solve for x and y:4x+4y=52

x-4y=-2

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THE ARTS

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The technique of putting objects on canvas or paper

is called what?

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The technique of putting objects on canvas or paper

is called what?

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collage

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LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

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The title of Emma Lazarus’ poem engraved on a tablet within the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty is, “The

New ____.”

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The title of Emma Lazarus’ poem engraved on a tablet within the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty is, “The

New ____.”

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Colossus

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LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

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Name the British author who wrote The Jungle

Book.

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Name the British author who wrote The Jungle

Book.

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Rudyard Kipling

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POPULAR CULTURE,LEISURE, AND SPORTS

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What sport begins with love and ends with a

handshake?

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What sport begins with love and ends with a

handshake?

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tennis

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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The first three elements on the Periodic Table are

hydrogen, helium, and ____.

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The first three elements on the Periodic Table are

hydrogen, helium, and ____.

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lithium

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MATHEMATICS

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x=12 and x=4

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By what process do plants convert sunlight into

energy?

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By what process do plants convert sunlight into

energy?

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photosynthesis

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CURRENT EVENTS

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On April 29, 2011, Prince Willliam will marry Kate

Middleton. Where will the ceremony take place?

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On April 29, 2011, Prince Willliam will marry Kate

Middleton. Where will the ceremony take place?

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Westminster Abbey

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QUESTION1

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The shortest war on record, which lasted only 38 minutes, was an 1896 conflict between Great Britain and what other country?  

A. FranceB. Zanzibar C. SpainD. Italy

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Which artist is called the “Father of Modern Art?”

A. MonetB. RenoirC. ManetD. Cézanne

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D. or Cézanne

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QUESTION3

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Who was the first person to win two Nobel Prizes:

Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, or Linus Pauling?

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Marie Curie

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QUESTION4

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Anne Frank’s diary was originally written in what

language?

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Dutch

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QUESTION5

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Which U.S. president signed the charter to establish Gallaudet

University?

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Abraham Lincoln

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QUESTION6

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In Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller writes, “A

man’s gotta ____; it comes with the territory.”

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dream

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What type of atom makes up most of the Earth’s

atmosphere and roughly 90% of the universe?

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hydrogen

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QUESTION8

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What famous author sometimes writes under the names Anne Rampling and A.N. Roquelaure?

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Anne Rice

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QUESTION9

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Radar can determine an object’s distance and the direction it is traveling. What else is radar primarily used to determine?

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An object’s speed

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QUESTION10

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What is the value of the imaginary number i ?

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or square root of -1

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QUESTION11

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Ifx = 2, y = 4,

z = 5, and n = 3,evaluate this expression:

(yz)xn

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QUESTION12

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Which Shakespearean character says:

Good night, good night! parting is such sweet sorrowThat I shall say good night till it be morrow.

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Juliet Capulet

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POPULAR CULTURE, LEISURE, AND SPORTS

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INSTRUCTIONS:

Identify the name of the NFL teams for the

following cities/states/regions:

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1. New England _____

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2. Tampa Bay _____

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3. Houston _____

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4. Tennessee _____

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1. New England Patriots

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2. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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3. Houston Texans

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4. Tennessee Titans

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5. Cleveland _____

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5. Cleveland Browns

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6. San Francisco _____

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6. San Francisco 49ers

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8. Indianapolis _____

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8. Indianapolis Colts

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9. Arizona _____

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10. Seattle _____

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10. Seattle Seahawks

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