Super Quiz Feb 3rd

Super Quiz Feb 3rd

Decathlon

Fine Arts

Multiple Choice

What theory did social elitists at the turn of the century use to justify their position and wealth in society?

• A) progressivism

• B) Social Darwinism

• C) individualism

• D) sentimentalism

• E) socialism

Multiple Choice

What was unique about the Ashcan artists’ approach to depicting the urban lifestyle at the turn of the century?

• A) The Ashcan artists focused on the lives of the middle working-class instead of the poor

  or high society.

• B) The Ashcan artists instilled the working-class with agency, the power to determine their

  own existence.

• C) The Ashcan artists depicted the city as an exciting place to live.

• D) The Ashcan artists used ordinary people and places as the theme for their art.

• E) All of the above

Multiple Choice

What art technique did the Ashcan artists adopt to capture the city’s movement?

• A) Pointillism

• B) Impressionism

• C) Abstract Expressionism

• D) Dadaism

• E) Cubism

Multiple Choice

What was the major criticism against the Ashcan School artists and their genre?

• A) their support of Social Darwinism

• B) their opposition to Progressivism

• C) their sentimentalism for the urban lifestyle

• D) their use of traditional painting styles and forms

• E) All of the above

Multiple Choice

What was the focus of the art William MacBeth exhibited at his gallery on Fifth Avenue?

• A) works of European modernists

• B) works of European impressionists

• C) works of American artists

• D) photography and Photorealism

• E) Native American and western art

Multiple Choice

Who taught art to Robert Henri when the artist attended the Pennsylvania Academy of

Fine Arts?

• A) Thomas Anshutz

• B) Thomas Eakins

• C) Childe Hassam

• D) Joseph Pennell

• E) Edward Hopper

Multiple Choice

Of the artists of the Ashcan School, who is best known as a painter of immigrant

neighborhoods?

• A) John Sloan

• B) George Wesley Bellows

• C) William Glackens

• D) Jerome Myers

• E) George Luks

Multiple Choice

George Wesley Bellows’ painting Excavation at Night is a scene depicting the construction of what famous New York Landmark?

• A) Pennsylvania Station

• B) Brooklyn Bridge

• C) Empire State Building

• D) Metropolitan Museum of Art

• E) Whitney Museum of American Art

Multiple Choice

What art medium did Everett Shinn use to draw Window Shopping?

• A) oil on canvas

• B) ink on paper

• C) pastel on paper

• D) crayon and watercolor on paper

• E) acrylic on canvas

Multiple Choice

What type of art did Robert Henri explore after the Ashcan School art

movement ended?

• A) portrait art

• B) Pointillism

• C) Abstract Expressionism

• D) Photorealism

• E) Minimalism

Science

Multiple Choice

Which of the following will result in a decrease in pressure of a gas cylinder?

• A) decreasing the volume of gas

• B) increasing the weight of the gas in the cylinder

• C) pumping gas into the cylinder

• D) decreasing the volume of gas in the cylinder

• E) None of the above

Multiple Choice

Why are the trailing-edge flaps extended and dropped as an airliner approaches landing?

• A) They increase drag, slowing the aircraft.

• B) They produce more lift at low speed, preventing a nose-dive.

• C) They decrease drag, lowering the altitude of the aircraft.

• D) They reduce lift and push the aircraft down to grip the runway.

• E) They decrease lift at low speed, lowering the altitude of the aircraft.

Multiple Choice

The bulk of an airship contains what element?

• A) carbon dioxide

• B) helium

• C) hydrogen

• D) nitrogen

• E) oxygen

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a second-class lever?

• A) wheelbarrow

• B) hand cart

• C) pliers

• D) hammer

• E) fishing rod

Multiple Choice

Why are the teeth of the crown wheel and drive pinion curved in a car differential?

• A) to allow the outer wheels of a car to move faster than the inner wheels when a car turns

• B) to allow the inner wheels of a car to move faster than the outer wheels when a car turns

• C) to allow the transmission shaft to rise slightly up and down without disengaging from the differential

• D) to allow the half-shafts in the differential to rotate at different speeds

• E) to allow the half-shafts in the differential to rotate at the same speed

Multiple Choice

Which of the following reduces friction?

• A) ball bearings

• B) roller bearings

• C) lubrication using oil or grease

• D) streamlining

• E) All of the above

Multiple Choice

What is the device that utilizes pressurized air to help an astronaut return to the spacecraft in an emergency situation?

• A) EVA

• B) pressurized spacesuit

• C) SAFER

• D) tether

• E) airfoil

Multiple Choice

Why are nuclear reactors surrounded by a thick layer of concrete?

• A) The concrete layer can withstand a nuclear explosion.

• B) The concrete layer can withstand the heat of the reaction.

• C) The concrete layer absorbs radiation.

• D) The concrete layer can safely store the spent fuel.

• E) Nuclear reactors are not surrounded by a concrete layer.

Multiple Choice

Which two controls must a pilot operate simultaneously in order to smoothly turn an airplane?

• A) ailerons and rudder

• B) elevators and rudders

• C) throttle and elevators

• D) throttle and ailerons

• E) ailerons and elevators

Multiple Choice

What does a micrometer measure?

• A) the force exerted to move an object

• B) the width of an object

• C) the speed of rotation of an object

• D) the flow of air over an airfoil

Social Studies

Multiple Choice

1) U.S Secretary of Agriculture during Dust Bowl

• A) George Morris

• B) Grover Clark

• C) Henry Fletcher

• D) Henry Wallace

• E) Albert Speer

Multiple Choice

2) What was the only item Harry Rantz saved from the house fire in Spokane?

• A) Nellie's wedding dress

• B) Nellie's piano

• C) Thula's violin

• D) Harry Jr

• E) The family dog

Multiple Choice

3) What body of water served as the home water for the University of California Berkeley rowing teams?

• A) Lake Union

• B) Lake Missoula

• C) Montlake Cut

• D) Oakland Estuary

• E) Lake Powell

Multiple Choice

4) Who served at Adolf Hitler's minister of propaganda?

• A) Max Schmeling

• B) Benito Mussolini

• C) Albert Speer

• D) Joseph Goebbels

• E) Werner March

Multiple Choice

5) On what river was the Grand Coulee Dam constructed?

• A) Mississippi River

• B) Snake River

• C) Colorado River

• D) Sacramento River

• E) Columbia River

Multiple Choice

6) Why did Harry Rantz move his family to Boulder City?

• A) Harry acquired a job as an auto mechanic in a repair shop in Boulder City.

• B) Harry had relatives whom lived in Boulder City who agreed to help Thula raise the Rantz children

• C) Harry worked as a master mechanic for a mining company in Boulder City.

• D) Harry wanted his children to receive a good education ; Boulder City had one of the most academically prestigious high schools in the area

• E) Harry owed money to debt collectors and Boulder City was remote enough to provide the family with a hiding place from collection agents.

Multiple Choice

7) Who was the coxswain in the freshman boat that won the 1934 Poughkeepsie Regatta and National Championship?

• A) Bobby Moch

• B) George Morry

• C) Wink Winslow

• D) Don Blessing

• E) John Noel Ducksworth

Multiple Choice

8) Sports reporter from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer

• A) Royal Brougham

• B) Werner March

• C) Wilhelm Frick

• D) Tom Bolles

• E) Herbert Hoover

Multiple Choice

9) Master builder of racing hulls at Eaton College in Great Britain

• A) Aaron Pocock

• B) George Pocock

• C) Joseph Pocock

• D) Harry Secor

• E) None of the above

Multiple Choice

10) What film produced by Leni Riefenstahl in 1932 did Adolf Hitler consider a visual and artistic representation of German nationalism and tradition?

• A) Wings of Victory

• B) Victory of Faith

• C) Olympia

• D) Empire Builder

• E) The Blue Light

Religion

Multiple Choice

1. What is the birthdate of Karol Jozef Wojtyla?

• May 18, 1920

• June 20, 1920

• Sept. 15, 1926

• April, 13, 1929

• Dec. 5, 1932

Multiple Choice

2. What is John Paul II given name?

• Edmund Jozef Wojtyla

• Karol Jozef Wojtyla

• Eugene Baziak

• Josef Karol Baziak

• Josef Karol Wojtyla

Multiple Choice

3. At what age was Father Karol made a cardinal

• 33

• 39

• 45

• 47

• 55

Multiple Choice

4. What is a conclave?

• An official papal document

• A meeting to address issues of the Church

• A meeting of Cardinals at the Vatican to elect a new Pope

• A pilgrimage to a holy site

• The tomb below the church altar where sacred relics are stored

Multiple Choice

5. Where was John Paul II’s first international papal visit?

• Poland

• Mexico and the Dominican Republic

• Columbia and Argentina

• Ireland and the United States

• Asia

Multiple Choice

6. What is an encyclical?

• An official letter of blessing from the Pope

• The alphabetic symbol included on a papal coat of arms

• A papal document that addresses the teachings of the Church

• The letters engraved on the papl insignia ring

• A private audience with the Pope

Multiple Choice

7. Which prayer did John Paul II say each Friday, frequently in the garden on the roof of the Papal Apartments?

• Angelus

• Stations of the Cross

• Rosary

• Divine Mercy Novena

• Mysteries of Light

Multiple Choice

8. What nickname did John Paul II earn due to the physical manner in which he prayed?

• Old lion

• Wujek

• Buddhist monk

• King of the realm

• The mumbler

Multiple Choice

9. What year did Pope John Paul II declare as the “Year of the Family”?

• 1983

• 1990

• 1994

• 2000

• 2004

Multiple Choice

10. When did the Vatican release the third part of the revelations from Fatima?

• Oct. 16, 1978

• May 13, 1981

• June 26, 2000

• April 2, 2005

• April 27, 2014

Literature

Multiple Choice

1.How did Grandpa Izzy and Margaret meet?

• At Century Village

• Walking the beach

• Swimming

• At Gardening Club

Multiple Choice

2.How did the Century Village help the Souls get to Albany?

• They had a bake sale to raise money.

• They had a car wash to raise money.

• They made a t-shirt to sell to raise money

• They wrote the Souls a check.

Multiple Choice

3.What was the championship question and answer about?

• Edgar Allen Poe and "The Tell-Tale Heart"

• AA Milne and "Winnie the Pooh"

• Lewis Carroll and "Through the Looking Glass"

• Gary Paulsen and "Hatchet

Multiple Choice

4.How did Julian invite the Souls to his party?

• He sent them clues from Alice in Wonderland

• He sent them riddles via email

• He sent them puzzle pieces.

• He mailed them postcards with secret messages.

Multiple Choice

5.What was Noah's dad's occupation?

• Teacher

• Dentist

• Veterinarian

• Chef

Multiple Choice

6.Where did Nadia and Ethan first meet?

• At school in New York

• At school in Florida

• at their newly married grandparent's condo

• At the grocery store in Florida

Multiple Choice

7. What did Bella contribute to the wedding?

• She was in charge of the invitations.

• She drew and painted the tuxedo t-shirt

• She brought the African violets for the centerpieces.

• She grew orchids for corsages.

Multiple Choice

8. What does Mr. Singh do for Mrs. Olinski?

• He drives her to the competitions.

• He helps her design the t-shirts.

• He buys the team pizza and soda.

• He shows her kindness.

Multiple Choice

9. Who wrote a report on sea turtles?

• Noah

• Nadia

• Ethan

• Margaret

Multiple Choice

10. According to Mrs. Gershom, what was a B&B letter?

• Bread and Butter letter

• Bride and Best man letter

• Better and Best Letter

• Bride and Boast Letter