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2016 A-team Practice
New Set of Questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Two diagonals of a rhombus form how many congruent triangles? | 4 |
| The name of what country on the west coast of Africa includes in its name the Latin word for "free" or "independent" ? | Liberia |
| Name the type of chalice sought by King Arthur's knights. | (holy) grail |
| What general captured Savannah and Atlanta on his March to the Sea? | William Sherman |
| The Patent and Trademark Office is part of which federal department? | Dept. of Commerce |
| What category used in the classification of organisms consists of several closely related genera? | family |
| Chromosomal deletions, insertions and inversions are examples of what type of changes? | mutations |
| These were early developments in what field? -Sumerian Code of Ur-Nammu -Babylonian Code of Hammurabi -Twelve Tables -Justinian Code -Tang Code | law |
| Math Question. Name any two of the 5 arithmetic means between 12 and 30. | 15, 18, 21, 24, 27 |
| North American Indians from Washington to Alaska held what ceremony characterized by the lavish distribution of gifts to invited guests? | potlatch |
| What U.S. island consists of the counties of Kings, Nassau, Suffolk, and Brooklyn? | Long Island |
| Effective rainfall is calculated by subtracting what from the total amount of precipitation? | evaporation |
| The joint at the junction of the humerus, radius, and ulna is the ... | elbow |
| The rise and fall of the dinosaurs occurred during what geologic era? | Mesozoic |
| What kind of triangle could have sides of 15, 22, and 33 centimeters? | scalene |
| In framing wood houses, what kind of wall supports a load beyond its own weight? | (weight) bearing wall |
| An atom, molecule, or ion that has at least one unpaired electron or an open electron shell is known as what kind of radical? | free radical |
| Often used for the fitting or exhibition of clothes, a life-size full or partial representation of the human figure is called a ... | mannequin |
| What is the main verb in this statement? I should have never left Kansas | left |
| After a full disclosure of the facts needed to make the decision, a person's agreement to allow a medical treatment or procedure is called what kind of consent? | informed consent |
| The Earth's center of mass lies in what part of its interior? | core |
| What is the meaning of the abbreviation, ESP? | extra sensory perception |
| What peninsula forms the western portion of Denmark? | Jutland Peninsula |
| What Mississippi senator became president of the Confederate States of America? | Jefferson Davis |
| Because of what he did in 1963 in Dallas, Texas, who is the Assassin's Assassin? | Jack Ruby |
| Name the large semiaquatic, constricting snakes of the boa family that live in tropical South America and may reach lengths of over eight meters. | anaconda |
| Matthew L. Davis was one of whose seconds at a duel with Alexander Hamilton? | Aaron Burr's |
| What is the collective name for any disease caused by an inadequate intake of an essential nutrient in the diet? | malnutrition |
| The invasion and growth of microorganisms in something living is called an ... | infection |
| Name the westernmost U.S. state in the region adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico known as the Coastal Plain. | Texas |
| Gastritis is an acute or chronic inflammation of the lining of what body organ? | stomach |
| What adjective beginning with "b" is a synonym for these words? hackneyed, commonplace , trite, stereotyped | banal |
| Perhaps the greatest chariot race in history was filmed in 1959, depicting an event described in what novel by Lew Wallace? | Ben Hur |
| President Lincoln said of him that he "is a little Irishman, but he is a big fighter." Name this cavalryman called Little Phil. | Phillip Sheridan |
| Who wrote "Stranger in a Strange Land"? | Robert Heinlein |
| The Anaconda Plan was developed during what war? | Civil War |
| In 1692, Cotton Mather's book, "Memorable Providences Relating to Witchcraft and Possessions," fanned the hysteria in what Massachusetts village? | Salem |
| What unit of measure used in sea and air navigation is about one eighth longer than the statute mile? | nautical mile |
| While proponents of affirmative action say it has helped to promote integration, critics often charge that it is simply a form of reverse what? | discrimination |
| Historians divide the history of ancient Egypt, after Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt were united, into what three kingdoms? | Old, Middle, New |
| Fads of what American decade included platform shoes, paisley shirts, pet rocks, sea monkeys, pop rocks, disco, shag haircuts, hot pants, bell bottom pants, primal scream therapy, Pong, and CBs transmitting "breakerbreaker"? | 70's |
| What kind of architectural structure that is illustrated by the Roman Pantheon is also found in the Baths of Diocletian, St. Paul's Cathedral, and the U.S. Capitol Building? | dome |
| Complete this quote by Aaron Burr. Delay may give clearer light as to what is best to be done. Therefore, never do today what you can put ... | off until tomorrow |
| Name the fundamental principle of American government according to which each branch of government has some measure of influence over the others. | checks and balances (separation of powers) |
| The continuous circulation of water between the atmosphere, land, and oceans is what cycle? | hydrologic (water) cycle |
| What are two of the three alternate spellings for the homonym that appears in this sentence? Mort should write more clearly. | wright, rite , right |
| You can be sunburned even on an overcast day because about eighty percent of what kind of solar rays penetrate cloud cover? | UV (ultraviolet) |
| The Jabberwock lived in what wood? | tulgey wood |
| The unit of matter that results when two or more atoms are joined covalently is called a ... | molecule |
| Maritime air masses form over ... | water (oceans) |
| Stephen Vincent Benet's poem, "John Brown's Body," is an account of what conflict? | Civil War |
| Classify that which dangles in this line. " Cooked to a crisp, I could not enjoy the pork chops" | participle |
| The biosphere may be broken up into about a dozen broad groupings of plants and animals that spread across the Earth at characteristic latitudes and altitudes. Name these groupings. | biomes |
| What is the meaning of the root word in maritime, mermaid, ultramarine, and mariner? | sea |
| Name the voluntary association of fifty-three independent states, most of them former British colonies. | Commonwealth |
| Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman beat what other candidate in presidential elections? | Thomas Dewey |
| Chlorine, and hydrogen peroxide are chemicals which remove the color from colored textiles. These are known as what kind of agents? | bleaching agents |
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