Quick Recall - 18-19 Governor's Cup Practice Question (Round 4)

According to our Federal Constitution, this cannot be suspended except in cases of rebellion or invasion. This very old common law writ may be issued by a court to insure that a person held in detention shall have his day in court. What do we call this writ that prevents someone from being locked away without a trial?

(Writ of) Habeas Corpus

Although this instrument can be used to measure altitude, that is not its primary purpose. It can be mercury, which includes a column of that liquid, or aneroid. Name this device for measuring atmospheric pressure.

Barometer

Because this type of paint doesn't blend well, it requires cross-hatching and overlaying of glaze. It was popular during the Renaissance, but was replaced by oil and, later, acrylic paint. Identify this paint, whose binder is a mixture of water and egg yolk.

(Egg) Tempera

Examples of this sound device include "buzz", "thump," "tick-tock", and "roar". Name this device in which a word's pronunciation imitates its sound.

Onomatopoeia

A rectangle has a length that is 3 times as long as its width. If the rectangle's width is 5 units, what is the rectangle's perimeter, in units?

40 (units)

Although this organ is part of the digestive system, it does not aid in digestion. However, if digestive waste blocks its opening, it can swell, become infected, and burst. Give the name of this finger-sized tube attached to the large intestine.

Appendix

As a youth, he painted miniature portraits on ivory for lockets and rings. As an adult, he designed a system of inland waterways, as well as a submarine. Name this inventor and engineer who made a commercial success of steamboating.

(Robert) Fulton

Before this artist became famous, she would charge two or three dollars for painting. Identify this American painter, whose work was discovered by the art world when she wasd 78 year old.

(Grandma) Moses

How many words in the following sentence need to be capitalized? My mom graduated from Roane County High School in West Virginia.

Seven

Erosion is a counterpart to this process that moves objects. It can take place through wind, water, or ice. Give this term for the breakdown of rocks, minerals, or soil.

Weathering

Historical examples of this artistic medium include Nike of Samothrace and Venus de Milo. They can be made of bronze, such as Rodin's "The Thinker", or marble, like Michelangelo's "David". Give the name for a three diminstion artwork fashioned from hard material.

Sculpture

Identify all of the predicate adjectives in the following sentence: The book is interesting, but difficult to understand.

Interesting, difficult

In 2017, this organization made a significant change in who could belong to it. It had been open only for boys for 107 years. What organization recently decided to allow girls to participate in its programs?

Boy Scouts (of America)

Identify the following sentence's adjective clause: People whom I admire go out of their way to help others.

Whom I admire

In 1966, this command pilot of Gemini 8 became the first person to connect his spacecraft to a rocket in space. In 1969, he made more history with Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin aboard Apollo 11. Who was the first person to walk on the moon?

(Neil) Armstrong

In math, this word refers to the difference between the highest and lowest value in a number set. What word, in music, specifies the span of pitches a voice or instrument can produce?

Range

It begins at Persimmon Knob and ends near West Point, Kentucky. Its two main tributaries are Floyd Fork and the Rolling Fork River. Name this river that originally took its name from the mineral deposits located nearby.

Salt (River)

In nature, the two main pure forms of this element are graphite and diamond. Coal and charcoal are also rich in this element, which combines with oxygen to form one of the gases in our atmosphere. Identify this element present in all organic compounds, meaning it is found in all living organisms.

Carbon

In the middle ages, this word referred to a song of religious joy whose versus alternated with a refrain called a burden. Today, it names songs performed at Christmas, perhaps while traveling from house to house. Name the genre of songs like "Silent Night" and "Joy to the World"

(Christmas) Carol(s)

In this book, a grandmother helps her grandson imagine that trees drink raindrops through straws and a bus breathes fire. After church, C.J. and Nana ride a bus to help less fortunate people by volunteering at a local soup kitchen. What is this Newberry Medal-winning book by Matt de la Pena?

Last Stop on Market Street

The person holding this office is the chairperson of the County Fiscal Court. The office title is a bit misleading, as this office has no judicial duties. What do we call the head of the county government in Kentucky?

Judge Executive

In physics, this word means "the rate of change...of a variable quantity, as temperature or pressure, in the direction of maximum change." Some signs give this figure for railroads and highways. Give this word meaning degree of inclination--that is, how steep something is.

Gradient

In the theater, this word names the process that occurs after a show's run ends. Crew, and sometimes cast members, break down sets and return props and costumes to storage. Identify this event, which shares its name with an organized, temporary stoppage of work.

Strike

In this fable, the king of beasts behaves like a loyal dog. He refuses to eat an escaped slave because that man once removed a thorn from his paw. Which fable teaches, "Gratitude is the sign of noble souls"?

Androcles and the Lion

This Asian peninsula was the scene of a major conflict beginning in 1950. The occupants of the northern part were supplied by the Sovient Union as they invaded the southern part. Identify this peninsula that was the setting for the television show M*A*S*H.

Korea

In this novel, Gaudior the flying unicorn transports a singer of the Old Music to different locations in the When. Charles Wallace Murry travels through time and reunites Madoc's line to prevent Mad Dog Branzillo from initiating nuclear war. What is this third novel in Madeleine L'Engle's "Time Quintet"?

(A) Swiftly Titlting Planet

In this opera, Papageno and Tamino take a temporary vow of silence. Papageno plays his magic bells to find his true love, while Tamino and Pamina help Sarastro defeat the Queen of the Night. Give the name of this Mozart opera.

(The) Magic Flute

In this type of circuit, the voltage across one branch is the same as the voltage across all other branches. This means bulbs on this kind of circuit don't dim, and can continue to shine, even when other bulbs on the circuit go out. Identify this kind of circuit, the opposite of a series.

Parallel (Circuit)

This doctor removed an ovarian tumor from Mrs. Crawford that weighted twenty-two and one-half pounds. This was the first successful removal of an ovarian tumor in the world. Name this Danville doctor, who performed this surgery on Christmas morning 1809.

(Dr. Ephraim) McDowell

In this wordless picture book, the title character sleeps on a striped couch with her beloved toy, and takes the toy to the park. While there, another dog pops the toy, but thankfully, the dog's owner replaces it. Give the title of this Caldecott winner by Chris Raschka.

(A) Ball for Daisy

It's not a trumpet, but this brass instrument traditionally plays "Taps" at military flag ceremonies and funerals. It was first made from a bull's horn, but was later fashioned from brass or copper. What is this small instrument associated with hunting and warfare?

Bugle

This geographical region lies north of mangrove swamps, and east of the Big Cypress Swamp. While it is up to fifty miles wide, it is seldom more than a foot deep. Name this saw-grass marsh in Florida that has been called a "river of grass".

(The) Everglades

This type of particle only survives by entering and reproducing in a living cell. It contains a nucleic acid core surrounded by a protein coat known as a capsid. Identify these causes of infection like chicken pox, the flu, and HIV.

Virus

Movements that don't fall into this category include bending, twisting, and stretching. Skipping, sliding, and galloping do come under this heading. Give the word for a movement that takes the body from one place to another.

Locomotor (movement)

One word with this pronunciation is an architectural band decorated with sculputre in relief. Another means to "change from the liquid to the solid state by loss of heat". Give the shared pronunciation of these words.

Frieze/Freeze

This river is one of the world's greatest sources of hydroelectric power. A significant part of this river lies in Canada before it enters Washington State. Name this river, whose flow is interrupted by the Grand Coulee and Bonneville dams.

Columbia (River)

This weather phenomenon results from water vapor condensing on dust particles in the air. It is common near bodies of water and in valleys and, like dew, often forms at night. Name this cloudlike mass that reduces visability.

Fog

Poems that fit into this category include the dramatic monologue, sonnet, elegy, and ode. It does not include narrative poems, which tell a story. What kind of poem expresses intense personal emotion, and was originally intended to be sung?

Lyric (Poem)

This Post-Impressionist, a close friend of Vincent Van Gogh, was a Parisian stockbroker before turning to art full-time. He incorporated primitive techniques into "Spirit of the Dead Watching", "Vision After the Sermon", and "The Yellow Christ". Who primarily showcased the Polynesian natives of his adopted homeland, Tahiti?

(Paul) Gauguin

This title was sought after by men in the American colonies who were not of the English noble class. They were men who were able to live on the rents and products of their lands, and were not required to do manual labor. What was this title, which also enabled them to have the term Esquire attached to their names?

Gentlemen

This word can name a seaweed or lichen shoot that resembles a leaf. More commonly, it refers to a large leaf with several divisions, such as those found on cycads and palms. What kind of leaf is part of the fern?

Frond(s)

Spelling required. The exuberant child expressed her uncontrollable delight. Spell the word in the preceding sentence that is a synonym of "glee"

D-E-L-I-G-H-T

This dancer began his career with the Mariinsky Ballet, but defected to the West in 1961. In 1983, he became the Paris Opera Ballet's artistic director, and served as its chief choreographer until his death in 1993. Name this dancer who, at the Royal Ballet, often partnered with Dame Margot Fonteyn.

(Rudolf) Nureyev [noo-REY-ef)

This two-word economic term describes the value of the "next best" choice. It is what someone must refuse in order to obtain his first choice. What do we call the most highly valued alternative, the value of the "second best" choice?

Opportunity cost

This word can refer to a moon or other natural body that revolves around a larger body, usually a planet. It might also name an artificial spacecraft that is robotic or manned, like Sputnik or the International Space Station. What word precedes "dish" in the name of a telecommunication device?

Satellite

The Latin root "opt" is part of words like "optimum", "optimist", and "optimize". What is its English meaning?

Best

This Greek goddess was the daughter of Cronus and Rhea. In Roman mythology, she was known as Vesta. Who was the Greek goddess of the hearth and home?

Hestia

This word can refer to southern European wolf spider whose bite was once thought to cause dancing mania. It also names southwestern U.S. spiders whose bite, while painful, is not highly venomous. Name this family that includes the largest know spiders.

Tarantula

This amendment protects Americans from self-incrimination. Identify this U.S amendment that also prevents double jeopardy.

5th Amendment

He originally fought for the American Army, but defected to the British Army. Name this Revolutionary War soldier, whose name is now used to describe any traitor.

Benedict Arnold

This fairy tale ends with the title character angrily plunging his right leg into the earth, then pulling at his left left until he tears himself in two. He is angry because the queen learned his name, thereby preventing him from taking her firstborn child. Name this story about a small man who helps a miller's daughter spin straw into gold.

Rumpelstiltskin

This cultural icon has been a celebrity judge on "Dancing with the Stars". Her long hair and outlandish wardrobe are her trademarks. Identify this singer, who was once married to Sonny Bono.

Cher

When this sedimentary rock is crystallized by pressure and heat, it becomes marble. Its calcium carbonate composition means water and carbon dioxide can dissolve it, so caves are frequent feature of this kind of rock. Identify this white or gray rock used in cement and road construction, of which chalk is a soft variety.

Limestone