Knight Monster Hunt #4 (SOC District 2024)

On April 28, 2023 the Louisville Orchestra joined internationally acclaimed cellist, Yo-Yo Ma, in a performance at a Kentucky landmark. Which landmark primarily located in Edmonson County had over 650,000 visitors in 2022?

• Carter Caves State Park

• Natural Bridge State Park

• Mammoth Cave National Park

• Shaker Village (Meeting House) of Pleasant Hill

This event also became known as Black Summer. Beginning in June 2019 hundreds of brush fires burned until May 2020 merging into what the media considered a megafire. Wildfires in which nation resulted in the loss of 34 human lives, over 2000 homes and the death of an estimated 1 billion animals?

• Australia

• United States (California)

• Canada

• Russia

As first lady of the United States, she advocated for women’s rights and mental health. Which former first lady died on November 19, 2023, at the age of 96?

• Barbara Bush

• Rosalynn Carter

• Laura Bush

• Hillary Clinton

The Catskill and Adirondack Mountains, St. Lawrence Lowlands, Mohawk River, and Finger Lakes are some of the major physical features of which U.S. state?

• Delaware

• Massachusetts

• New York

• Pennsylvania

Palo Duro Canyon is the second largest canyon in the United States. It is located in the northern part of which state about 30 minutes from Amarillo?

• New Mexico

• Oklahoma

• Texas

• Nevada

Several major interstates bisect the state of Kentucky. Which interstate highway begins at the Canadian border and covers 191 mile in Kentucky including exits in Covington, Lexington, and Williamsburg, before entering Tennessee on its way to Miami?

• I-24

• I-64

• I-65

• I-75

The country is composed of two main islands and a number of small islands. Active volcanoes, spectacular caves, deep glacier lakes, beautiful valleys, dazzling fjords, long sandy beaches, and snowcapped mountains contribute to its scenic beauty. Which country’s North Island contain its capital Wellington and its largest city Auckland?

• Australia

• Fiji

• New Guinea

• New Zealand

While nicknamed the “Peach State,” it actually ranks third among our states in peach production. Which state is home to Stone Mountain, the Chattahoochee River, and southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail?

• North Carolina

• South Carolina

• Georgia

• Florida

The books of First and Second Samuel relate the accomplishments of a man who was a shepherd, musician, author, warrior, and finally king. Who served as the second king of Israel, united all the tribes under a single ruler, and founded the Judaean dynasty?

• Solomon

• David

• Jonathan

• Saul

Often the lids of these vessels were decorated with a shape created in the form of a human, an animal, or a god. What was the name for the funerary vessels containing organs that were buried in tombs with mummies?

• Canopic jars

• Visceral vases

• Amphorae

• Preservation pots