Provincial Finals

Intermediate
Pack
#1

Executive Director: Paul G. Russell

Editorial: Jeremy Willard
National Director: Daniel Hill
Teacher Advisors: Dr. Carole Palmer & David Rose
National Coordinator : Frank Russell
Researchers:

Gerry Buccini-St. Abert Eric Poulin : Ottawa

Ian Campbel: Winnipeg
Bill Davis : Upper Cloverdale
Ivan Gombos : Montreal
Tom Ingram Winnipeg
Elizabeth Jewllal : London
Geoffrey Lyall : Toronto
Brian McKenzie : Pinawa
Matt Morrisette : Brandon
Jullian Saddy London
Paulina Hernandez Sainz : Winnipeg
Daniel Salisbury : Hamilton
Evan Sauve : Waterloo
Ben Smith : Ottawa
Tom St. Amand : Sarnia
Allison Szenasi : Hamilton

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HOST: Welcome to SCHOOLREACH. I’m _________your quizmaster for this game between [school #1]
__________ and [school #2] _________. In this match, we have [player #1] __________, [player #2] _________,
[player #3] __________, [player #4] __________of [school #1]_________ pitted against [player #1] __________,
[player #2] ___________, [player #3] ___________, [player #4] ________ of [school #2]__________.

We’ll play three rounds of questions, with a minute break between each round. Now, if the scorekeeper is ready,
let’s begin ROUND ONE OF SCHOOLREACH!

40-POINT SNAPSTART TO ROUND ONE

1. William I (the First) of Prussia defeated whom in 1870 at The Battle of Sedan?
A. NAPOLEON III (THE THIRD)
2. Peter Sellars famously played Inspector Clousseau, but who played his deranged superior officer in The Pink
Panther movies?
A. HERBERT LOM
3. Of which ancient city was the character PERICLES the Prince, according to Shakespeare?
A. TYRE
4. Which book of the Bible features the story of Noah’s Ark?
A. GENESIS

30-POINT OPEN QUESTION – GEOMETRY

5. What name is given to a triangle with no sides equal?

A. SCALENE
6. What do we call a line segment joining two points on a curve?
A. CHORD
7. What is the name for a quarter of a circle’s circumference, or a quarter of a sphere, etc?
A. QUADRANT

40-POINT OPEN QUESTION – MATH

8. In statistics, the value which appears most often in a set of data is called what?
A. MODE
9. If angles X and Y are complimentary angles and if X is 25 degrees, what is the measure of Y?
A. 65 DEGREES
10. If a base angle in an isosceles triangle measures 40 degrees, what is the angle opposite the base?
A. 100 DEGREES
11. How many obtuse angles can there be in one triangle?
A. ONE

40-POINT TEAM QUESTION

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In this two-part TEAM QUESTION, whichever team is first to answer correctly the ten-point SCRAMBLE
QUESTION in PART ONE, is then eligible for the remaining ten-point questions in PART TWO.
PART ONE: Scramble for ten points.

12. In the summer of 1997, what province celebrated the 500th anniversary of the arrival of a famous explorer and
his ship, the Matthew?
A. NEWFOUNDLAND
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PART TWO: The answers to the following questions deal with NEWFOUNDLAN’S 500TH ANNIVERSARY.
SCORE TEN POINTS FOR EACH CORRECT ANSWER

13. Even heavy rain could not dampen the spirits of Newfoundlanders who joined Queen Elizabeth II to welcome
a replica of the Matthew on June 24, 1997. At which harbour did the Matthew put in?
A. BONAVISTA
14. Who was the captain of the original Matthew in 1497?
A. JOHN CABOT (Accept: GIOVANNI CABOTO)
15. Cabot sailed under the English flag, but was born in what other part of Europe?
A. ITALY

20-POINT SPECIAL – DISEASE

16. MMR is a common vaccine for children. What three diseases is this combo vaccine designed to prevent?
A. MEASLES, MUMPS, RUBELLA

80-POINT ASSIGNED QUESTION – CAPITAL CITIES OF THE WORLD

Here is an ASSIGNED QUESTION on CAPITAL CITIES OF THE WORLD in which each member of each
team is assigned a ten-point question. If you miss your question, then your counterpart on the opposing team
will have a chance at it for ten points.
I will give a name of a country OR a capital city. Tell me the opposite.

TEAM A:
17. MANILA
A. PHILIPPINES
18. MOROCCO
A. RABAT
19. TRIPOLI
A. LIBYA
20. SALISBURY
A. RHODESIA

TEAM B
21. RIYADH
A. SAUDI ARABIA
22. TANZANIA
A. DAR ES SALAAM

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23. JAKARTA
A. INDONESIA
24. NICARAGUA
A. MANAGUA

30-POINT OPEN QUESTION – SPELLING

Spell the following words beginning with the letter “P.”

25. It means enormous or amazing. Spell “prodigious.”

A. P-R-O-D-I-G-I-O-U-S
26. It is a species of predatory fish. Spell “piranha.”
A. P-I-R-A-N-H-A
27. It is the name for a floor of wooden blocks arranged in a pattern. Spell “parquet.”
A. P-A-R-Q-U-E-T

40-POINT SNAPPERS TO END THE ROUND

28. Who is considered to be the greatest of the English medieval poets? He was strongly influenced by French
and Italian writers.
A. GEOFFREY CHAUCER
29. Who is the Canadian author responsible for the novel Hunter in the Dark?
A. MONICA HUGHES
30. Name the smallest of the United States in area.
A. RHODE ISLAND
31. In which European country would we find the Calabria region?
A. ITALY

ONE-MINUTE BREAK TO ROUND TWO

40-POINT SNAPPERS TO START ROUND TWO

32. What type of sporting event is “The Queen’s Plate”?

A. HORSE RACING
33. In the movie version, which deceased actor portrayed the one-eyed sailor with the corn-cob pipe of cartoon
fame?
A. ROBIN WILLIAMS
34. In 1415 who was the English king who defeated the French in the Battle of Agincourt?
A. HENRY V (THE FIFTH)
35. Les Baux, in France, gave its name to the ore of which metal?
A. ALUMINUM

40-POINT WHO AM I? QUESTION

36. This question is worth 40 points if you guess the answer on the first clue and 10 points less with each
succeeding clue, until either team answers the question correctly.

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CLUE A: I was born October 2, 1452, at Fotheringhay Castle in Northamptonshire. My father was the Duke of
York.
WHO AM I?
CLUE B: My early life was dominated by the Wars of the Roses. Both my father and older brother were killed at
the Battle of Wakefield in 1460.
WHO AM I?
CLUE C: My brother Edward won the throne in 1470 although he and I were forced into exile when Henry VI was
briefly restored. We returned to England and by battlefield victories won back the throne for Edward.
WHO AM I?
CLUE D: When Edward died in 1483, I was named protector of the realm for his two sons. Claiming the boys
were illegitimate, I was endorsed as the new King. In 1485, however, at Bosworth Field many of my key supporters
defected and I was defeated and slain. Henry Tudor took the throne.
WHO AM I?
A. I AM RICHARD III

30-POINT OPEN QUESTION – VEGETABLES

37. This is a smooth kidney-shaped seed that is eaten as a vegetable. Green and yellow are two varieties.
A. BEAN
38. The round seed in the pod of what leguminous plant is eaten as a vegetable?
A. PEA
39. What grain of the genus Zea grows on large ears?
A. CORN (Accept: MAIZE)

40-POINT TEAM QUESTION

In this two-part TEAM QUESTION, whichever team is first to answer correctly the ten-point SCRAMBLE
QUESTION in PART ONE, is then eligible for the remaining ten-point questions in PART TWO.

PART ONE: Scramble for ten points.

40. Athens is the capital of what country?
A. GREECE

PART TWO: The remaining questions have to do with GREECE.

SCORE TEN POINTS FOR EACH CORRECT ANSWER

41. What is the currency used in Greece?

A. EURO
42. According to Homer, what city did the ancient Greeks attack to regain the beautiful Helen?
A. TROY
43. What is the largest of the Greek islands?
A. CRETE

40-POINT OPEN QUESTION – MALE NICKNAMES

Listen for the clue which provides the name of a famous individual and identify that particular individual.

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44. Hollywood’s silent star who was called “The Man of a Thousand Faces”?
A. LON CHANEY
45. The great political leader known as “Winnie”?
A. WINSTON CHURCHILL
46. Classical music’s famous “Waltz King”?
A. JOHANN STRAUSS
47. He was ancient Egypt’s “Boy King”?
A. TUTANKHAMEN

40-POINT SNAPOUT TO END ROUND TWO

48. Which country’s national team has soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo as captain?
A. PORTUGAL
49. What is it called when an author takes time in the plot to “go back in time” to provide a necessary detail for
the readers’ better understanding of the plot?
A. FLASHBACK
50. This is the more popular term for the “Cornucopia”.
A. HORN OF PLENTY
51. This astronomy term refers to the brilliant explosion of a star during the course of which the star ejects
about a half of its mass into space. Name this term.
A. SUPERNOVA

ONE-MINUTE BREAK TO ROUND THREE

40-POINT SNAPSTART TO ROUND THREE

52. This woman served as Canadian Governor-General from 1984 to 1990. Name her.
A. JEANNE SAUVE
53. Which comic book character or group of characters use the hideout called Asteroid M?
A. MAGNETO
54. In a right-angle triangle, what is the length of the unknown side if the hypotenuse is 5 cm and the other side
is 4 cm?
A. 3 CM
55. In what quadrant of the two-dimension Cartesian plane would the point (-2, -50) be?
A. QUADRANT III

40-POINT TEAM QUESTION

In this two-part TEAM QUESTION, whichever team is first to answer correctly the ten-point SCRAMBLE
QUESTION in PART ONE, is then eligible for the remaining ten-point questions in PART TWO.

PART ONE: Scramble for ten points.

56. What worldwide institution was founded by Lord Baden-Powell?
A. THE SCOUTING MOVEMENT OR (BOY) SCOUTS

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PART TWO: The answers to the following questions deal with SCOUTING.
SCORE TEN POINTS FOR EACH CORRECT ANSWER.

57. What is the name for the youngest members of the Boy Scouts of Canada?
A. BEAVERS
58. The younger members of the Girl Guides of Canada are called what?
A. BROWNIES
59. At a gathering of Cubs, the stage before Scouts, what term is used for the leader?
A. AKELA

40-POINT OPEN QUESTION – SCIENCE

60. What type of igneous rock is derived from magma that has cooled and solidified beneath the earth’s surface?
A. PLUTONIC ROCK
61. What is the proper term for the home of the beaver?
A. LODGE
62. Food and oxygen enter a cell through which scientific process?
A. DIFFUSION
63. What scientific instrument measures radioactivity?
A. GEIGER COUNTER

40 POINT WHAT AM I? QUESTION

64. This question is worth 40 points if you guess the answer on the first clue and 10 points less with each
succeeding clue, until either team answers the question correctly.

CLUE A: I was founded by an Act of Congress in 1846 and was named after a British scholar and scientist.
WHAT AM I?
CLUE B: I am located in Washington, D.C. and considered a major tourist attraction.
WHAT AM I?
CLUE C: Every year more than 20 million people visit me to view my displays and exhibits.
WHAT AM I?
CLUE D: I am world famous as an historical, cultural and scientific establishment.
WHAT AM I?
A. I AM THE SMITHSTONIAN INSTITUTE

20-POINT OPEN QUESTION – JUST SAY YES

65. In Spanish?
A. SI
66. In Russian?
A. DA

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40-POINT OPEN QUESTION – NUMBER NINE
Each of the answers to the following questions contains the word, or rather the number, nine.

67. What is the slang term used for a police dog unit?
A. K-9
68. What is the term used to describe where a person is located if they are daydreaming or not paying attention?
A. (ON) CLOUD NINE
69. What is the term associated with the 2001 terrorist attack on New York City’s World Trade Centre?
A. 9/11
70. What is three-word term, also the title of a popular song, that describes standard working hours of office staff?
A. NINE-TO-FIVE

100-POINT SNAPOUT TO FINISH THE GAME

71. How many sections make up the body of an insect?

A. THREE
72. Which country or nation did Valery Giscard-d’Estaing serve as President?
A. FRANCE
73. Name the famous classical composer responsible for Radetzsky March.
A. J. STRAUSS (SR)
74. The autobiographical novels of Laura Ingalls Wilder inspired which long-running television series?
A. LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE
75. What narrow tube in the lower abdomen of the human body is now a vestigial organ?
A. APPENDIX
76. In music, how many semitones compose an octave?
A. 12
77. An elver is a baby of what aquatic species?
A. EEL
78. What type of bird is associated with the poem titled The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner?
A. ALBATROSS
79. What is the term for a unit of volume equal to that of a cube one foot long, one foot wide, and one foot deep?
A. CUBIC FOOT
80. Which author created the memorable character Captain Ahab?
A. HERMAN MELVILLE

END OF GAME
TIE-BREAKERS IF NEEDED

1. To what sport to do the Marquis of Queensbury’s Rules apply?

A. BOXING
2. Which country does King Willem Alexander rule?
A. Netherlands
3. Which great professional golf player is known as The Golden Bear?
A. JACK NICKLAUS
4. What is the perimeter of a square whose area is sixty-four square metres?
A. 32 METRES

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