United States Academic Decathlon Super Quiz Relay Power

Which plan instituted in 1924 helped to stabilize the German economy? a. b. c.

2. The event that came chronologically first was a. b. c. d. e. the

Which term comes from the Greek for “the same place”? a. b. c. d.

Who created sculptures that he called “combines”? a. b. c. d. e. Chuck Close

Which of the following was the strike by the Musician’s Union (AF of M)

Which of the following camps operated by the Nazis during World War II was

A printmaking process in which an image is drawn with a crayon on a

Approximately, what was the amount of critical mass for a nuclear weapon as predicted

The policy of socialist _____ dictated that music by Soviet composers should enlighten listeners

This economist is widely considered the father of modern economics and published his magnum

Which of the following is the capital of Kenya? a. b. c. d. e.

Marie’s discussion of “over there” in Transit can MOST likely be seen as a.

The minimum kinetic energy required for an endothermic reaction to take place is called

Which twentieth-century style of visual art, literature and music expresses the inner feelings of

The image on traditional postage stamps is generally created using the process of a.

The preeminent memorial space in America is a. b. c. d. e. Arlington Cemetery

One potential problem with the CPI is that it may overstate the true increase

Which of the following quotes or terms is MOST closely associated with Douglas Mac.

Some jazz bands memorized small melodies that they would perform at certain moments over

Solar atomic spectroscopy revealed which element to be a new element almost three decades

The distance between any two adjacent keys on the keyboard is a _____ step.

How do financial markets coordinate savings and investment decisions? a. b. c. d. e.

In Transit, Yvonne and her husband help the narrator with all of the following

What is the name of city or town in France that the Allies had

Which of the following prohibited the acquisition of nuclear weapons by any nation that

Fletcher Henderson and Don Redman used which of the following as a defining characteristic

The Curie and the Becquerel are both units for measuring ________. a. b. c.

Blind Man’s Buff is in the form of a a. b. c. d. e.

The estimated number of Japanese people who were killed during World War II was

Assume the Consumer Price Index (CPI) is being calculated using a basket of only

Abstract Expressionist sculpture was shown primarily at the a. b. c. d. e. Castelli

Fusion that results from rapidly moving nuclei at extremely high temperatures is BEST known

Which of the following will NOT affect the elasticity of a good? a. b.

Which of the following ordered Adolf Hitler to follow the German Workers Party (which

In the Keith Douglas poem “Vergissmeinnicht, ” the decayed body of the soldier is

GRD writers were considered “heretical” according to William Grange if they a. b. c.

After WWII, Henry Moore worked almost exclusively in a. b. c. d. e. marble

Which of the following is an umbrella term that covers twentieth-century music’s quest to

Which of the following criteria will be satisfied in an outcome where total surplus

After the British announced an end to formal British rule in India, one of

The narrator eventually takes on a characteristic of Weidel’s, specifically he a. b. c.

“Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition” ends on a(n) ________ cadence, which is

The expression in Keith Douglas’s “Desert Flowers, ” “Lay the coin on my tongue”

How many Germans were estimated to be either directly or indirectly involved with the

Hitler believed that the masses were a. b. c. d. e. powerful evil simple-minded

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United States Academic ® Decathlon Super Quiz™ Relay Power. Point Test 3 (45)

Round 1

Which plan instituted in 1924 helped to stabilize the German economy? a. b. c. d. e. World War I The Dawes Plan The Truman Plan The Marshall Plan Quantitative Easing -ECONOMICS-

2. The event that came chronologically first was a. b. c. d. e. the Hitler-Stalin pact Hitler invades Poland Treaty of Versailles the stock market crash the Spanish Civil War -LITERATURE-

Which term comes from the Greek for “the same place”? a. b. c. d. e. fermion isotopes elements plasma quantum -SCIENCE-

Who created sculptures that he called “combines”? a. b. c. d. e. Chuck Close David Smith Dan Flavin Frank Stella Robert Rauschenberg -ART-

Which of the following was the strike by the Musician’s Union (AF of M) over royalty payments for recorded performances? a. b. c. d. e. Record Ban Caesar Ban Petrillo Ban Shellac Ban Phonograph Ban -MUSIC-

Round 2

Which of the following camps operated by the Nazis during World War II was located in Norway? a. b. c. d. e. Drancy Grini Bolzano Klooga Sobibor -SOCIAL SCIENCE-

A printmaking process in which an image is drawn with a crayon on a plate is a. b. c. d. e. lithography engraving etching silk screen woodcut -ART-

Approximately, what was the amount of critical mass for a nuclear weapon as predicted by British scientists? a. b. c. d. e. 40 kg 10 kg 20 kg 1 kg 30 kg -SCIENCE-

The policy of socialist _____ dictated that music by Soviet composers should enlighten listeners and be immediately accessible. a. b. c. d. e. populism formalism serialism realism impressionism -MUSIC-

This economist is widely considered the father of modern economics and published his magnum opus, “An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations” in 1776. a. b. c. d. e. Adam Smith Alfred Marshall Friedrich Hayek James Buchanan John Maynard Keynes -ECONOMICS-

Round 3

Which of the following is the capital of Kenya? a. b. c. d. e. Kassala Asmara Khartoum Nairobi Addis Ababa -SOCIAL SCIENCE-

Marie’s discussion of “over there” in Transit can MOST likely be seen as a. b. c. d. e. hyperbole foreshadowing flashback cliché metonymy -LITERATURE-

The minimum kinetic energy required for an endothermic reaction to take place is called the _____. a. b. c. d. e. threshold energy binding energy level ionization energy negative energy -SCIENCE-

Which twentieth-century style of visual art, literature and music expresses the inner feelings of the artist through distortion and exaggeration? a. b. c. d. e. Impressionism Post-modernism Expressionism Minimalism Modernism -MUSIC-

The image on traditional postage stamps is generally created using the process of a. b. c. d. e. lithography engraving silkscreen drawing stenciling -ART-

Round 4

The preeminent memorial space in America is a. b. c. d. e. Arlington Cemetery Mount Rushmore The National Mall USS Arizona Liberty Memorial -ART-

One potential problem with the CPI is that it may overstate the true increase in the cost of living. Which of the following is NOT a cause of this upward bias? a. b. c. d. e. rounding errors substitution bias unmeasured quality change introduction of new goods and services All of the above cause upward bias. -ECONOMICS-

Which of the following quotes or terms is MOST closely associated with Douglas Mac. Arthur? a. b. c. d. e. “I shall return” “tryst with destiny” “blood, toil, tears, and sweat” “unconditional surrender” “four freedoms” -SOCIAL SCIENCE-

Some jazz bands memorized small melodies that they would perform at certain moments over the course of a song. This technique was called a(n) _____ arrangement. a. b. c. d. e. head gut riff wordless paperless -MUSIC-

Solar atomic spectroscopy revealed which element to be a new element almost three decades before it was first found on Earth? a. b. c. d. e. helium argon lithium aluminum carbon -SCIENCE-

Round 5

The distance between any two adjacent keys on the keyboard is a _____ step. a. b. c. d. e. half whole natural sharp flat -MUSIC-

How do financial markets coordinate savings and investment decisions? a. b. c. d. e. prices inflation real interest rate using quantity of dollars saved using quantity of dollars invested -ECONOMICS-

In Transit, Yvonne and her husband help the narrator with all of the following EXCEPT a. b. c. d. e. a new identity a safe conduct certificate a refugee certificate money lodging in Marseille -LITERATURE-

What is the name of city or town in France that the Allies had secured by the end of June 1944? a. b. c. d. e. Calais Cherbourg Cannes Paris Marseille -SOCIAL SCIENCE-

Which of the following prohibited the acquisition of nuclear weapons by any nation that did not already possess them? a. b. c. d. e. Atoms for Peace Act Nuclear non-proliferation Treaty Atomic Energy Act Cold War Peace Agreement -SCIENCE-

Round 6

Fletcher Henderson and Don Redman used which of the following as a defining characteristic of their music, featuring similar music in each family of instruments? a. b. c. d. e. heterophony flugelhorn cacophony sectional writing head arrangements -MUSIC-

The Curie and the Becquerel are both units for measuring ________. a. b. c. d. e. activity decay rate constant protons electrons neutrons -SCIENCE-

Blind Man’s Buff is in the form of a a. b. c. d. e. diptych triptych panel painting tondo cruciform -ART-

The estimated number of Japanese people who were killed during World War II was almost a. b. c. d. e. 10 million 1 million 5 million 2. 5 million -SOCIAL SCIENCE-

Assume the Consumer Price Index (CPI) is being calculated using a basket of only one good. In the year 2000, 10 shirts are produced and sold for $10. 00. In 2010, 15 shirts are produced and sold for $12. 00. If 2000 is the base year, which of the following is the correct CPI value relative to the base year? a. b. c. d. e. 100 120 150 180 220 -ECONOMICS-

Round 7

Abstract Expressionist sculpture was shown primarily at the a. b. c. d. e. Castelli Gallery Karp Gallery Tanager Gallery Kootz Gallery Camino Gallery -ART-

Fusion that results from rapidly moving nuclei at extremely high temperatures is BEST known as a. b. c. d. e. controlled fission controlled fusion fission chain reaction thermonuclear fusion uncontrolled fission -SCIENCE-

Which of the following will NOT affect the elasticity of a good? a. b. c. d. e. availability of substitutes length of time until purchase how broadly the market is defined the urgency with which the good is needed number of individuals purchasing the good -ECONOMICS-

Which of the following ordered Adolf Hitler to follow the German Workers Party (which later changed its name to the Nazi Party) to make sure it posed no threat to the stability of the German state in 1919? a. b. c. d. e. German Secret Police German Parliament German Navy’s Political Department German Army’s Political Department German Chancellor -SOCIAL SCIENCE-

In the Keith Douglas poem “Vergissmeinnicht, ” the decayed body of the soldier is contrasted MOST directly with the a. b. c. d. e. living girlfriend returning soldier beauty of the flowers working gun flies on his skin -LITERATURE-

Round 8

GRD writers were considered “heretical” according to William Grange if they a. b. c. d. e. suggested improvements to a Marxist society used women as protagonists portrayed totalitarianism in their fiction did not serve in the writers’ union acknowledged political “reversals” -LITERATURE-

After WWII, Henry Moore worked almost exclusively in a. b. c. d. e. marble granite wood bronze plaster -ART-

Which of the following is an umbrella term that covers twentieth-century music’s quest to make new and inventive sounds, and it covers a host of other “-isms”? a. b. c. d. e. Impressionism Minimalism Expressionism Modernism Primitivism -MUSIC-

Which of the following criteria will be satisfied in an outcome where total surplus is maximized? a. b. c. d. e. Ricardian Equivalence Marshallian Efficiency Pareto Inferiority Coase Theorem -ECONOMICS-

After the British announced an end to formal British rule in India, one of the great concerns for both the British and the Indians was the potential for violence between the Hindu majority of the country and the a. b. c. d. e. Buddhist minority Jain minority Christian minority Muslim minority Sikh minority -SOCIAL SCIENCE-

Round 9

The narrator eventually takes on a characteristic of Weidel’s, specifically he a. b. c. d. e. is unpleasant to Marie watches people through a newspaper becomes friends with Aschelroth drinks too much wine begins to write -LITERATURE-

“Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition” ends on a(n) ________ cadence, which is typically associated with the “Amen” ending of hymns. a. b. c. d. e. authentic plagal half deceptive inauthentic -MUSIC-

The expression in Keith Douglas’s “Desert Flowers, ” “Lay the coin on my tongue” symbolically means that the poet a. b. c. d. e. entrusts society, rather than spirituality or nature, to save him is ready to die in battle sees the “wealth” in his own life offers to pay the gods to spare his life is paying homage to British history -LITERATURE-

How many Germans were estimated to be either directly or indirectly involved with the Nazi Party? a. b. c. d. e. nearly 39 million nearly 25 million nearly 8 million nearly 50 million nearly 45 million -SOCIAL SCIENCE-

Hitler believed that the masses were a. b. c. d. e. powerful evil simple-minded unreliable righteous -ART-