Greer-Plato Challenge Round 1

Question 1

c2 = a2 + b2 − 2ab cos(C)

Accepted Answer

The Law of Cosines

Question 2

The equation x2 + 4y2 = 16 is an example of which conic section?

Accepted Answer

Ellipse

Question 3

Historically, what language was most commonly used in church choral music?

Accepted Answer

Latin

Question 4

What instrument reads Alto Clef?

Accepted Answer

Viola

Question 5

Which historical French figure was accused of heresy and burned at the stake?

Accepted Answer

Joan of Arc

Question 6

What kind of stage do we have here in the BGA dining hall?

Accepted Answer

Proscenium

Question 7

Which is the best summary of the Battle of Bunker Hill?

Accepted Answer

The British won but with unacceptable losses

Question 8

Which was an effect of the Great Depression

Accepted Answer

a growing number of homeless people

Question 9

How many bonds does carbon form with other elements?

Accepted Answer

4

Question 10

Which is not true of Adolf Hitler?

Accepted Answer

supported the Treat of Versailles

Question 11

It is normal to be a bit stressed out __ it is almost time for exams. Which would not work?

Accepted Answer

,

Question 12

"The wind howled, shaking its fur over the fields" is an example of what literary device?

Accepted Answer

anthropomorphism

Question 13

Which France region changed nationalities at the end of the Franco-Prussian war,WW1, and WW2?

Accepted Answer

Alsace

Question 14

Which of the following plays did Shakespeare not write?

Accepted Answer

The Duchess of Malfi

Question 15

A triangle with no sides congruent is known as a(n)

Accepted Answer

scalene triangle

Question 16

In which musical family does the saxophone belong?

Accepted Answer

Woodwind

Question 17

Which of the following novels was originally published in English?

Accepted Answer

The Kite Runner

Question 18

In which city can you visit the Sagrada Familia church?

Accepted Answer

Barcelona

Question 19

Which of the following is not a Fibonacci number?

Accepted Answer

4

Question 20

What distance is run in a high school cross country meet?

Accepted Answer

3.1 miles

Question 21

What is the most common compositional shape used to organize space in paintings?

Accepted Answer

Triangle

Question 22

All of the following artists or writers were French except:

Accepted Answer

Vincent Van Gogh

Question 23

Semper paratus, the motto of the Coast Guard, means?

Accepted Answer

always ready

Question 24

Spain decided to back Columbus's voyage to the west in hopes that it would

Accepted Answer

gain Spain a trading advantage over Portugal

Question 25

Which of the following short stories was written by Edgar Allan Poe?

Accepted Answer

"The Cask of Amontillado"

Question 26

A right triangle has sides of length 3 and 4. The length of the third side is

Accepted Answer

either A or B

Question 27

An object with a mass of 80 kg was sent to the moon on Apollo. What is its mass on the moon?

Accepted Answer

80kg

Question 28

What is the cosine of 5pi over 3?

Accepted Answer

one-half

Question 29

Which of these languages does not descend from Latin?

Accepted Answer

Albanian

Question 30

Which Surrealist provided McCartney with the inspiration for the Beatles' record company?

Accepted Answer

Rene Magritte

Question 31

Where is Spain located?

Accepted Answer

South of France and East of Portugal

Question 32

All are types of symbiosis except...

Accepted Answer

parasitoidism

Question 33

Belief in the common man,the supernatural,the power of the imagination, and a love of nature...

Accepted Answer

Characteristics of Romanticism

Greer-Plato Challenge Round 1

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Greer-Plato Challenge Round 1

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