Quiz about Round 3 Governor's Cup Practice Questions - First Half

Question 1

In a nursery rhyme, this creature is too small to withstand a storm. He is washed out when he tries to climb up the water spout. What type of animal is this?

Accepted Answer

(Itsy Bitsy) Spider

Answer

Little Red Riding Hood

Question 2

This is the common name for what is created when iron and oxygen interact chemically. What do we call what chemists call iron oxide?

Accepted Answer

rust

Answer

dust

Question 3

Ivy had a bag of 30 suckers and 42 Jolly Ranchers. For a Halloween party, she wanted to repackage the candy into smaller bags, with each bag being identical. What is the most bags will Ivy be able to make?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

7

Answer

9

Question 4

He was killed by US Navy SEALS in May of 2011. His family is wealthy and politically connected among the elite of Saudi Arabia. Who was this instigator of the 9/11 terrorist attacks?

Accepted Answer

(Osama) Bin Laden

Answer

Barrack Obama

Question 5

Elvis Presley and Prince are two masters of this musical style. For what music style was Elvis crowned the King?

Accepted Answer

Rock (and Roll)

Answer

Pop

Answer

Jazz

Question 6

This reptile is the subject of a poem by Dennis Lee. In the poem, the poet tells about different ways to cook the title reptile. What reptile is made into pie, stew, and soup in the short poem, "Alligator Pie"?

Accepted Answer

Alligator

Answer

Crocodile

Question 7

These are found in deep-sea vents, and also in your digestive tract. What are these single-celled organisms that lack a membrane-bound nucleus?

Accepted Answer

bacteria

Answer

spores

Answer

mushrooms

Question 8

Picasso was one of the first artists to use this technique. He helped name this technique with a word that means "to stick" or "glue." Name this technique of pasting paper or other materials on a surface to make an artwork.

Accepted Answer

collage

Answer

abstract

Question 9

He planned to surrender West Point to the British, an action that led to his name's association today. Who is this man that led British forces in the Raid of Richmond, possibly the most famous US traitor?

Accepted Answer

(Benedict) Arnold

Answer

Samuel Mudd

Question 10

Give the next term in the geometric sequence: 3, 9, 27, and so on.

Accepted Answer

81

Answer

75

Question 11

This is Kentucky's northernmost region. It includes the cities of Lexington, Frankfort, and Covington. What is this region of Kentucky named for its unique type of grass?

Accepted Answer

Bluegrass (Region)

Answer

Jackson Purchase (Region)

Question 12

This five-letter word describes how far an object moves in a given amount of time. We use it when we say a runner has run a four-minute mile. Give this word which is also used when we talk of a car traveling at sixty miles per hour.

Accepted Answer

speed

Answer

slow

Question 13

This businessman is known as one of the richest men in the world. He was one of the developers of Microsoft. Who is this man who donates large amounts of money to help various causes, particularly malaria?

Accepted Answer

(Bill) Gates

Answer

(Steve) Jobs

Question 14

Matthew Cordell wrote and illustrated this Caldecott Medal-winning book. In this book a girl and a wolf cub are lost in a snowstorm. What is this book set in a cold, wintry night?

Accepted Answer

Wolf in the Snow

Answer

Snowy Coyote

Question 15

A bag contains 3 green marbles, 2 blue marbles, and 1 red marble. A marble is randomly drawn from the bag. What is the probability of selecting a green marble?

Accepted Answer

1/2 (50%)

Answer

3/4 (75%)

Question 16

What is the probability that if the letters from the word GOVERNOR are put in a bag, and one letter is drawn at random, that the letter drawn will be a vowel?

Accepted Answer

3/8

Answer

2/3

Answer

5/6

Question 17

This age overlaps with the Roaring 20s as well as the 30s, and is depicted in the fictional works of authors such as F. Scott Fitzgerald. What is this era in American history, named for a type of music?

Accepted Answer

Jazz (Age)

Answer

Rock (Age)

Question 18

These sentences are used to express strong emotions. Red Riding Hood used one of these sentences when she said, "What big ears you have!" What type of sentence ends with an exclamation mark?

Accepted Answer

Exclamatory (sentence)

Answer

Interrogative (sentence)

Question 19

Multiple answer required. A rainbow includes seven colors from longest to shortest wavelength. Using Roy G. Biv as an aid, name the colors of the rainbow.

Accepted Answer

Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet

Answer

Red, Yellow, Orange, Indigo, Violet, Blue, Green

Question 20

Mozart composed this two-act opera. In this work, the Queen of the Night asks Prince Tamino to save her daughter. What opera is named for the magic instrument that Prince Tamino uses?

Accepted Answer

(The) Magic Flute

Answer

(The) Magic Violin

Answer

(The) Magic Guitar

Question 21

This word is a homophone for the back part of the foot. Spell the homophone of the word "heel" -spelled h-e-e-l, that means to make well.

Accepted Answer

H-E-A-L

Answer

H-I-L-L

Question 22

This Kentucky politician defeated A.B. "Happy" Chandler in a U.S. Senate election in 1938. He gave the keynote address at the 1948 Democratic National Convention. Who is this politician best known for serving as Harry Truman's Vice President in 1949, who has a lake named after him in far western Kentucky?

Accepted Answer

(Alben W.) Barkley

Answer

(Steve) Beshear

Question 23

This instrument is a member of the woodwind family. Sometimes it is called a licorice stock because of the way it looks. What single-reed instrument was played by many jazz musicians?

Accepted Answer

clarinet

Answer

saxaphone

Answer

oboe

Question 24

The length of a stick is 48 centimeters. How long is the stick in meters?

Accepted Answer

0.48 (meters)

Answer

0.35 (meters)

Question 25

In 1988, a scientist bought one of these that had 128 kilobytes of random access memory. This year he bought one with 12 gigabytes of RAM. What did he buy that he uses for maintaining spreadsheets and retrieving his email?

Accepted Answer

computer

Answer

iPad

Answer

Kindle

Question 26

These paintings are very large. The Last Supper is an example of this type of artwork. What is an artwork painted on a wall?

Accepted Answer

mural

Answer

grafitti

Question 27

The current holder of this position is Patrick Leahy. Since the US vice president presides over the Senate, this is more of an honorary position, usually given to the senior most senator from the majority party. Who is this member of the US government, third in the line of US presidential succession?

Accepted Answer

President Pro Tem(Pore)

Answer

President Bi Dem(Pore)

Question 28

Spelling required. Spell the word that means a treat served at the end of a meal. I love pecan pie for dessert.

Accepted Answer

D-E-S-S-E-R-T

Answer

D-E-S-E-R-T

Question 29

Its uppermost layer contains decomposed organic material. This is followed by a weathered layer of decomposed matter and biomass. What do we call this porous medium developed in the uppermost layer of Earth's crust.

Accepted Answer

Soil

Answer

Mulch

Question 30

Give your answer as a mixed number. Last month, Jacob and Maddie sold candy to raise money for their academic team and Maddie sold 2/5 as much candy as Jacob did. If Jacob sold 9 boxes of candy, how many boxes of candy did Maddie sell?

Accepted Answer

3 and 3/5 (boxes)

Answer

2 and 3/5 (boxes)

Round 3 Governor's Cup Practice Questions - First Half

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