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WorksheetsSuper Quiz 2/18
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 50mins
Literature: When Nadia visits her grandparents, they describe her as zaftig, which the book defines as Yiddish for “pleasingly __________”.
Pretty
Plump
Freckled
Stubborn
Literature: What show did Nadia and her family (and Ethan) go to see?
The Phantom of the Opera
Wicked
Hadestown
Hello Dolly!
Literature: How did Nadia find out that Ethan knew her mother?
He mentioned her
She saw him in a wedding photo
She asked about his dental key chain
He called her
Literature: What question does Hamilton Knapp ask Ms. Olinski on the first day of school?
"Could you please write a little higher on the blackboard please?"
"Have you always been in a wheelchair?"
"Are you actually our teacher?"
"Do your legs really not work?"
Literature: What show did Nadia have Ginger audition for?
Grease
Beauty and the Beast
Into the Woods
Annie
Literature: Why was Ginger not going to perform the day that Hamilton laced the dog treats with laxatives?
Ginger had snuck some of the dog treats before the show began
Nadia had a family emergency, and took Ginger with her
Ginger had gotten stage fright
The director decided to give Arnold a shot to be onstage for a day
Literature: What does Ms. Olinski make Hamilton and Jared teach the class how to do?
Belch on command
Fart on command
Cross their eyes
Do jumping jacks
Literature: Why do the Souls say no when Ms. Olinski asks them to practice for the regionals on Saturday?
That was the day the show Ginger is in would be on
That is when they have tea
Julian had a family event
They knew Ms. Olinski had an appointment that day
Literature: The last question the Souls answered was about which author’s real name?
Charles Dickens
Mark Twain
Lewis Carroll
J.K. Rowling
Literature: After the final competition, Ms. Olinski remarks that she feels a sense of _______.
Hope
Peace
Completion
Loss
Science: Nail clipper work via two _______.
Inclined planes
Wedges
Levers
Pulleys
Science: The windmill was first designed in _____ in the 7th century.
Persia
Prussia
England
Egypt
Science: What type of gear is important to clocks?
Spur gears
Rack gears
Worm gears
Bevel gears
Science: The combine harvester combines these two harvesting activities:
Reaping and threshing
Reaping and sowing
Threshing and sowing
Sowing and fertilizing
Science: What aspect about an object determines whether or not it will float?
Weight
Density
Material type
Hardness
Science: Submarines regulate their ability to sink or float by switching between ______ and ______ to alter their weight.
Steel and sand
Water and sand
Water and air
Air and sand
Science: _________________ machines achieve flight by generating a force that overcomes their weight, which supports them in the air.
Heavier-than-air
Threshing
Space
Handler
Science: Which of the following is not a flying machine?
Hang glider
Space shuttle
Light aircraft
Balloon
Science: How does a pump create pressure on a liquid?
By pushing the molecules together
By pushing weaker molecules out
By making the molecules move faster
By aerating the molecules
Science: Aqualung is the technical term for this machine.
Sonar
Scuba
PressureAir
Gas Tank
Religion: St. Pope John Paul II’s mother worked as a __________ before she died.
Cobbler
Seamstress
Nanny
Wet nurse
Religion: At the Catholic University at Lublin, St. Pope John Paul II became the chair of which department?
Theology
Religious Studies
Philosophy
Ethics
Religion: Why did St. Pope John Paul II first object to being a bishop?
He felt he was too young
He felt guilty for originally not wanting to eb a priest
He felt it was too much responsibility
He was scared
Religion: What was the name of the Pope that came before John Paul II?
Gregory XIII
John Paul I
Ignatius III
Pius XI
Religion: How long did Pope John Paul II serve as Pope?
20 years
23 years
27 years
35 years
Religion: St Pope John Paul II said that ministry to the ______ was in his blood.
Youth
Poor
Married
Depressed
Religion: St. Pope John Paul II said that the center of his priesthood was the __________.
People
Eucharist
Poor
Love of God
Religion: When there was an attempted assassination on St. Pope John Paul II, what major internal muscle did the bullet miss that would have killed him?
Heart
Lung
Esophagus
Aorta
Religion: Where did St. Pope John Paul II go on his final international trip?
Lourdes
Fatima
Warsaw
Los Angeles
Religion: What World Youth Day location were people in the church worried would not be excited to have St. Pope John Paul II?
Manilla
Denver
Mexico City
Rome
Social Studies: What was the name of the University of Washington training barge?
Caligula II
Alaskan Salmon
Napoleon
Old Nero
Social Studies: By how much did the Americans beat out the Germans from the gold medal?
1/2 of a second
6/10 of a second
2 seconds
6 seconds
Social Studies: What historical event is taking place in the backdrop of the novel?
The Great Depression
World War II
World War I
The Spanish Influenza
Social Studies: What event happened on the way to the first Poughkeepsie race that hurt Joe's feelings?
They pushed him into the lake
They made fun of his music
They said something racist
They stole his jersey while he fell asleep
Social Studies: Once Washington was offered the spot as the Olympic team, what was the unforeseen obstacle that came up?
Their travel visas were not approved
The University of Washington cut their team
Their event was cancelled
They did not have enough money to go
Social Studies: What is the name of the ship the boys rode on on the way to Berlin?
Queen Elizabeth II
S.S. Manhattan
S.S. Alamo
Husky Clipper
Social Studies: How did Joe's birth mother die?
Childbirth
Factory accident
Throat cancer
Earthquake
Social Studies: What was the only thing that Joe's family saved during the fire?
Joe's birth mother's piano
Joe's rowing uniform
Joe's travel visa
$1000 that were hidden in his pillowcase
Social Studies: What advice helped Joe bump up to the Olympic first boat?
He has to trust the people in the boat
He has to build up more arm muscle
He has to look more handsome for the cameras
He has to be more open to being any position
Social Studies: What was bad about the 5th and 6th lanes in the Olympic race?
The lane was technically longer
It is where they placed people who they thought would lose
Those were considered unlucky numbers
They were completely exposed to the wind and weather
Fine Arts: What art style did the National Academy of Design organization promote as legitimate art?
Classical style
Rococo style
Impressionism
Cubism
Fine Arts: Why was William MacBeth's gallery unique at the time it opened in New York?
It was conducted in Central Park
It had very few paintings
It was not sponsored by a wealthy patron
It only promoted American artists
Fine Arts: What art movement often embraced the upper classes as subjects for paintings?
Impressionism
Cubism
Art Nouveau
Realism
Fine Arts: What main color did George Wesley Bellows use for his painting of the excavation site of the Pennsylvania Station?
Gray
Yellow
Blue
Red
Fine Arts: John Sloan's Election Night shows a large crowd celebrating. What is this meant to highlight?
The population density in New York City
The power of ordinary people
The populism of the United States
The diversity of New York City
Fine Arts: What was Robert Henri's birth name?
Henri Emerson
Hendrick Guaspari
Robert Little
Robert Cozad
Fine Arts: After 1902, what type of art did Robert Henri begin to paint?
Landscapes
Still life
Portraits
Anatomy
Fine Arts: What opportunities did George Wesley Bellows turn down in order to become an artist?
A scholarship to medical school
A baseball career
A military career
His family's fortune
Fine Arts: What major poet helped usher in the Ashcan School art movement?
Emily Bronte
Walt Whitman
Emily Dickinson
William Shakespeare
Fine Arts: Why did Thomas Eakins have the freedom to experiment with different art techniques and styles without the worry of making a living from his artwork?
He had a wealthy father who ensured he had a lifetime income
He was in a military family that had a salary
His father had died in an accident and his family was still collecting life insurance
He had won the lottery at 18
