2011 GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY NATIONAL ACADEMIC BOWL PRELIMINARY MATCH SAMPLE ROUND 1

1. 2011GALLAUDET UNIVERSITYNATIONAL ACADEMIC BOWLPRELIMINARY MATCHSAMPLEROUND 1

2. 1HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT

3. When Columbus made his first voyage to the New World, Europe was still Catholic. But that unity began to splinter when this German theologian nailed his ninety-five theses to the door of a church in Wittenberg…

5. When Columbus made his first voyage to the New World, Europe was still Catholic. But that unity began to splinter when this German theologian nailed his ninety-five theses to the door of a church in Wittenberg…

6. Martin Luther

7. 2HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT

8. The first atomic bomb test, code-named Trinity, took place in what U.S. state?

10. The first atomic bomb test, code-named Trinity, took place in what U.S. state?

11. New Mexico or NM

12. 3DEAF STUDIES

13. October 26-November 7 in 1947, Rhulin Thomas is credited as the first deaf…A. pilot to make a solo coast-to-coast flightB. superintendent of a Deaf schoolC. person to climb Mt. EverestD. person to earn a Purple Heart

15. October 26-November 7 in 1947, Rhulin Thomas is credited as the first deaf…A. pilot to make a solo coast-to-coast flightB. superintendent of a Deaf schoolC. person to climb Mt. EverestD. person to earn a Purple Heart

16. A. pilot to make a solo coast-to-coast flight

17. 4GEOGRAPHY

18. It runs north and south through the Pacific Ocean. At midnight when it is Tuesday just west of the line, it is Monday just east of it. Name this imaginary line.

20. It runs north and south through the Pacific Ocean. At midnight when it is Tuesday just west of the line, it is Monday just east of it. Name this imaginary line.

21. International Date Line

22. 5MATHEMATICS

23. After flying 168 light years, Ijon needed 5.6 gallons of plutonium juice to fill his tank. How many gallons of plutonium juice would he need for a trip of 417 light years from Xygreb to the Antwarx star base? 0:02 0:03 0:04 0:05 0:06 0:07 0:08 0:10 0:11 0:18 0:19 0:20 0:16 0:15 0:14 0:13 0:12 0:17 0:09 0:01 0:21 0:26 0:25 0:30 0:29 0:28 0:24 0:23 0:22 0:27

25. After flying 168 light years, Ijon needed 5.6 gallons of plutonium juice to fill his tank. How many gallons of plutonium juice would he need for a trip of 417 light years from Xygreb to the Antwarx star base?

26. 13.9 gallons

27. 6GEOGRAPHY

28. An expanse of level land is called a …

30. An expanse of level land is called a …

31. plain

32. 7THE ARTS

33. Paul Gaugin painted the natives of…A. TahitiB. HawaiiC. the PhilippinesD. Pitcairn IslandE. the Galapagos Islands

35. Paul Gaugin painted the natives of…A. TahitiB. HawaiiC. the PhilippinesD. Pitcairn IslandE. the Galapagos Islands

36. A. Tahiti

37. 8LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

38. How many common nouns are in this line?Nicholas was not pleased to hear the latest news from his former friends in Moscow.

40. How many common nouns are in this line?Nicholas was not pleased to hear the latest news from his former friends in Moscow.

41. 2

42. 9LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

43. You would be most likely to find contractions, slang, and broken thoughts in…A. essaysB. parablesC. editorialsD. biographiesE. short stories

45. You would be most likely to find contractions, slang, and broken thoughts in…A. essaysB. parablesC. editorialsD. biographiesE. short stories

46. E. short stories

47. 10POPULAR CULTURE,LEISURE, AND SPORTS

48. What is the slang phrase for the rolls of fat around the midriff?

50. What is the slang phrase for the rolls of fat around the midriff?