Schools' Challenge Quiz Practice Matches & Speed Sections

Comprehensive vocabulary and fact-recall flashcards covering all academic disciplines, local affairs, and speed sections across Match #12.

Mother of James and John

The person who asked Jesus if James and John could sit on his left and right hand in the kingdom of heaven.

Malta

The island where the apostle Paul was shipwrecked on his journey to Rome to stand trial.

Aqueous

The term used to describe the physical state of a substance when it is completely dissolved in water.

Vasectomy

The biological procedure performed when the vas deference is peeled, clamped, or cut.

Love's Labour's Lost

The Shakespeare play featuring the character King Ferdinand.

James Vance Marshall

The author who wrote the novel "Walk- About".

$$121^{\frac{1}{2}}$$

A mathematical expression evaluating to $11$.

$0.16$ in Lowest Terms

The decimal $0.16$ expressed as an ordinary fraction in lowest terms: $\frac{4}{25}$.

Capacitance

The physical measure of the quantity of electric charge that an object can hold.

Dorsey

An old CGS unit used to measure permeability.

Jeffrey Sachs

The director of the 2005 thriller film "White Noise" (rendered in notes as Jeffrey Sack).

Garry Trudeau

The American cartoonist who created the comic strip "Doonesbury" (rendered in notes as Gary Trudeau / Doomsbury).

5th Summit of the Americas

The international event attended by US President Barack Obama in Trinidad and Tobago in April 2009.

Kim Jong Il

The political leader known as "The Dear Leader" (identified in the quiz transcript as a South Korean politician).

Gamma ray

The type of radioactivity emitted by cobalt-60.

Candela per square metre

The SI derived unit used for measuring luminance.

Sacrilege

A nine-letter word beginning with S that means the disrespectful treatment of something sacred.

Lay

The past tense of the verb lie when meaning to be prostrate.

David Rudisha

The world record holder in athletics for the men's $800\,\text{m}$.

Dayron Robles

The world record holder in athletics for the men's $110\,\text{m}$ hurdles.

Lamp Current ($80\,\text{W}$, $240\,\text{V}$)

The current drawn by an electric lamp rated at $80\,\text{W}$ and $240\,\text{V}$, equal to $\frac{1}{3}\,\text{A}$.

Ampere per square metre

The SI derived unit of current density.

Raising Sand

The recipient of Album of the Year at the 2009 Grammy Awards.

Mariah Carey

The R&B artist who released the album "The Emancipation of Mimi" (rendered as Maria Carey in notes).

Bing

The internet search engine developed and launched by Microsoft.

MSN

The acronym representing the Microsoft Network.

Adipose

The mammalian tissue composed of fat storage cells situated beneath the skin.

Alveoli

Microscopic air sacs in mammalian lungs where gaseous exchange takes place.

Cairo

The city hosting the headquarters of the Arab League.

97th Birthday

The milestone birthday anniversary celebrated by Lady Bustamante in the year 2009.

Sir Arthur Richards

The official who succeeded Sir Edward Denham as Governor of Jamaica.

Richard Nixon

The US President in office when the Apollo 11 moon landing occurred, and the only US President to resign from office.

Trade Winds (NE & SE)

The northeast and southeast trade winds that converge near the equator to form the Intertropical Convergence Zone.

Australia

The continent identified as the first to receive daylight each calendar day.

Pete Rouse

The White House Chief of Staff named in the notes.

Daryl Vaz

The Member of Parliament (MP) representing Western Portland in Jamaica.

Lime Cay

The small island cay situated off the coast of the parish of Kingston, Jamaica.

Devil's Race Course

A geographic location situated in the parish of St. Ann, Jamaica.

Sam Sharpe

The Jamaican national hero who is the central subject of a book written by Ted Kennedy.

Book of Isaiah

The Old Testament book providing detailed prophecies of the suffering servant.

Oxygen gas

The product first evolved at the anode during the electrolysis of dilute sulphuric acid.

$241\%$ as a Mixed Number

The percentage $241\%$ expressed as a mixed number: $2\frac{41}{100}$.

Senate Cabinet Limit (Jamaica)

The maximum number of Cabinet posts that can be appointed from the Jamaican Senate, which is $4$.

Sea of Okhotsk

A marginal sea situated off the eastern coast of Russia.

Squab

The specific term used for the young offspring of a dove or pigeon, aside from a chick.

1958

The inaugural year in which the Grammy Awards were presented.

Thimphu

The capital city of the Kingdom of Bhutan.

Turquoise

A mineral composed of a hydrated phosphate of aluminum and copper.

1965

The year in which former British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill died.

Jonathan

The biblical figure identified as the father of Zaza.

Carpella corpet

The term given in the text describing the formation of fruit without prior fertilization of the flower by pollen.

19th Century

The century during which Kingston was established as Jamaica's capital city.

$$300^\circ\text{C}$$

The ideal reaction temperature for the hydration of ethene/ethane with steam utilizing a phosphoric acid catalyst.

El Mercado

A Spanish term translating to 'The Market'.

"Each Endeavouring, All Achieving"

The national motto of Antigua and Barbuda.

Belair High

The high school that won the Central Area Under-19 Basketball Championship for 2010.

Sir Alexander Bustamante

The Jamaican Prime Minister who is the central subject of the book 'Notes, Quotes and Anecdotes'.

Book of James

The New Testament epistle that states faith without works is dead.

Hydrogen gas

The product first liberated at the cathode during the electrolysis of dilute sodium chloride solution.

$$30^\circ$$

The angle in degrees whose tangent is equal to $\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$.

Gerald Ford

The US President who served a total of $1$ term in office.

Ursine

An adjective relating to or characteristic of bears.

Albuquerque

A major city situated within the US state of New Mexico.

1929

The first year in which the Academy Awards (Oscars) were presented.

Tegucigalpa

The capital city of Honduras.

Stannic acid ($\text{SnO}_4$)

A substance formed when tin is heated in oxygen at high temperature, with the formula given as $\text{SnO}_4$.

1990

The year marking the conclusion of Margaret Thatcher's tenure as Prime Minister of Great Britain.