Provincial Finals Intermediate: Pack #4
Provincial Finals Intermediate: Pack #4
Provincial Finals Intermediate: Pack #4
Intermediate
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TEAM # vs . TEAM #
TEAM NAME: TEAM NAME:
INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLREACH PROVINCIAL FINALS – 2020-2021
PACK #4
HOST: Welcome to SCHOOLREACH. I’m _________your quizmaster for this game between [school #1]
__________ and [school #2] _________. In this match, we have [player #1] __________, [player #2] _________,
[player #3] __________, [player #4] __________of [school #1]_________ pitted against [player #1] __________,
[player #2] ___________, [player #3] ___________, [player #4] ________ of [school #2]__________.
We’ll play three rounds of questions, with a minute break between each round. Now, if the scorekeeper is ready,
let’s begin ROUND ONE OF SCHOOLREACH!
13. What is the word for the visual method of sending messages using two flags?
A. SEMAPHORE
14. What is the word for a needle used on a phonograph turntable?
A. STYLUS
15. What word was first used by author Jack London to describe strike breakers?
A. SCAB
16. What is the value of five million, seven hundred thousand in scientific notation?
A. FIVE POINT SEVEN TIMES TEN TO THE SIXTH (5.7 x 106)
TEAM A:
17. The opera AIDA.
A. VERDI
18. William Tell Overture
A. ROSSINI
19. The opera LA TRAVIATA.
A. VERDI
20. 1812 OVERTURE.
A. TCHAIKOVSKY
TEAM B
21. HUNGARIAN RHAPSODY
A. LISZT
22. MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
A. MOZART
32. Which famous jazz trumpet player was best recognized by his nickname “Satchmo”?
A. LOUIS ARMSTRONG
33. The Sandwich Islands was the original name for what group of Pacific islands?
A. HAWAII (Accept: HAWAIIAN ISLANDS)
34. The Hollywood portmanteau name of Brangelina stands for what two celebrities?
A. BRAD PITT and ANGELINA JOLIE
35. In which Swiss city are the headquarters of the World Health Organisation?
A. GENEVA
36. This question is worth 40 points if you guess the answer on the first clue and 10 points less with each
succeeding clue, until either team answers the question correctly.
37. This famous sports car driver won the Indy 500 in 1961, 1964, 1967 and 1977. Name him.
A. A. J. FOYT
38. She was the American figure skating champion in the 1968 Olympics. Name her.
A. PEGGY FLEMING
39. This English television host interviewed and filmed a series of episodes with former U.S. President Richard
Nixon. Name him.
A. DAVID FROST
PART TWO: The remaining questions all deal with Walt Disney classics.
SCORE TEN POINTS FOR EACH CORRECT ANSWER
41. A popular song from Mary Poppins speaks of feeding what type of creatures?
A. BIRDS
42. In which Disney movie would we find a character named Baloo?
A. THE JUNGLE BOOK
43. What number appears in the title of the first Disney film that involved a particular breed of dog with black
spots?
A. 101 (DALMATIANS)
44. These are the programmes, or sets of instructions, procedural rules, and in some cases documentation, that
makes the computer function.
A. SOFTWARE
45. The acronym for this classic computer language stands for Beginner’s All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code.
A. BASIC
46. What company produces the operating system known as “Windows”?
A. MICROSOFT
47. The internal mechanism for storing information in a computer is known as what?
A. MEMORY
48. What is the name of the United States Navy’s aerial demonstration team?
A. BLUE ANGELS
49. The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be is the creation of which Canadian author?
A. FARLEY MOWAT
50. What is the value of absolute zero in degrees Fahrenheit?
A. -459.67 (Accept: -459 OR -460)
51. The Pit and the Pendulum is a story written by which famous author?
A. EDGAR ALLEN POE
52. This character in literature was determined to keep the Tara Plantation in the days of the American Civil War.
What was her name?
A. SCARLETT O’HARA
53. What Zodiac sign would someone with a birthday on November 10th possess?
A. SCORPIO
54. What is the official language of Martinique?
A. FRENCH
55. During which famous world event was the IMAX Film Projection System introduced?
A. (MONTREAL’S) EXPO 67
57. In June of 1908, 200,000 people gathered to hear Christabel Pankhurst speak about a woman’s right to vote. In
which London park did this event take place?
A. HYDE PARK
58. Published in Canada in 1908, this first novel in a long series followed the adventures of a red-haired Maritime
orphan. What was its title?
A. ANNE OF GREEN GABLES
59. In 1908, the largest earthquake recorded in European history killed 75,000 people and destroyed the second-
largest city on the island of Sicily. What is this city’s name?
A. MESSINA
60. A multi-million dollar home in Tarzana, California. The boyfriend of this Australian rapper is nicknamed
“Swaggy.”
A. IGGY AZALEA
61. A mansion in Hidden Hills, California. It was previously owned by Ellen DeGeneres and before that by
Jessica Simpson. The new owner won an Oscar in 2013 as Best Actress.
A. JENNIFER LAWRENCE
62. A lavish mansion in Rhode Island. She is a pop-country hybrid music performer.
A. TAYLOR SWIFT
63. A million dollar “bachelor pad” in Hollywood Hills. He became famous as a vampire and now designs
colognes.
A. ROBERT PATTINSON
64. This question is worth 40 points if you guess the answer on the first clue and 10 points less with each
succeeding clue, until either team answers the question correctly.
CLUE A: It was likely the ancient Phoenicians who had the first idea for codifying me as a system.
WHAT AM I?
CLUE B: My Phoenician form was so successful that later versions, such as the Greek and Roman, are derived
from it.
WHAT AM I?
CLUE C: My Chinese version has more than 5,000 different signs – the Romans only used 23. Ours uses 26.
WHAT AM I?
CLUE D: Don’t forget your “A, B,C’s” when using me.
WHAT AM I?
A. I AM THE ALPHABET
65. Volcanic features found underground are called what kind of features?
A. INTRUSIVE
66. At which specific location on the moon did the first moon landing occur?
A. SEA OF TRANQUILITY
67. x2 + 11x + 18
A. (X + 2)(X + 9)
68. x2 – 81
A. (X + 9)(X – 9)
69. x2 + 4x – 21
A. (X – 3)(X + 7)
70. x2 – 14x + 48
A. (X – 6)(X – 8)
END OF GAME
1. This politician was first to sign the Declaration of American Independence, and his name is often used as slang
for a signature. Who was he?
A. JOHN HANCOCK
2. What word, beginning with “b”, refers to a gift given in order to alter or corrupt conduct?
A. BRIBE
3. What province became part of Canada in 1949?
A. NEWFOUNDLAND (later called NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR)
4. What is the name of the calendar used in most of the Western world?
A. GREGORIAN