PPHSAC Meet 1

Question 1

p.2 A. Thetis B. Penelope C. Eurydice D. Demeter; 1.Persephone 2. Telemachus 3. Achilles 4. Haimon

Accepted Answer

A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1

Question 2

Find the midpoint between (-6, 7) and (-2, -3)

Accepted Answer

(-4, 2)

Question 3

Which one of the following four is not associated with Buddhism? 1. guru 2.Zion 3. Vedas 4.samsara

Accepted Answer

2

Question 4

To the nearest hundredth, calculate in grams per mole the molar mass of lithium oxide.

Accepted Answer

29.88 (grams per mole)

Question 5

reign that lasted from 1206-1227AD, who was the founder of the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire

Accepted Answer

Genghis Khan

Question 6

p.1, Match each of the following five countries to the dance uniquely associated with it.

Accepted Answer

na, na, na, na

Question 7

Match each of the following four Shakespeare plays to the character who appears in it. Plays A. Hamlet B. Macbeth

Accepted Answer

na, na

Question 8

Identify the POV in To Kill a Mockingbird

Accepted Answer

first person

Question 9

Identify the U.S. president that issued Executive order 9981 to desegregate the US Armed forces

Accepted Answer

Truman

Question 10

Fill in the blank in the following sentence. (Blank) cells in leaves control stomatal opening and closing.

Accepted Answer

Guard

Question 11

2.Nocturnes by Claude Debussy 3.The Coffee Cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach 4.Symphony #40 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Accepted Answer

3, 4, 2, 1

Question 12

"fast" as adjective, noun, or adverb; 1.A fast is practiced in religions, 2.She's a fast runner, 3. She was driving fast

Accepted Answer

noun, adjective, adverb

Question 13

p.1 Match each of the following four types of media to the artist associated with it Media Types

Accepted Answer

na, na

Question 14

Locke described property as “life, liberty, and estate,” which inspires what 1776 document?

Accepted Answer

Declaration of Independence

Question 15

which word has the 4 meanings? firm foundation, move or sway to and fro, mineral matter, type of music

Accepted Answer

discuss

Question 16

Factor completely 40x^3 - 60x^2 - 10x + 15

Accepted Answer

5(2x - 3) (2x- 1) (2x + 1)

Question 17

C. A Midsummer Night's Dream characters D.Romeo and Juliet Characters 1.Ross 2.Laertes 3.Nick Bottom 4.Friar Laurence

Accepted Answer

A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4

Question 18

Identify the museum to which one would go to view the original Mona Lisa.

Accepted Answer

The Louvre

Question 19

Which quadrant is point (-1, -5) in?

Accepted Answer

2

Question 20

Solve for x in the following equation: x+ 5 = V5x + 49

Accepted Answer

3

Question 21

Identify the agreement that settled the controversy over the counting of slaves during the Constitutional Convention

Accepted Answer

3/5 compromise

Question 22

state and spell, including accents if necessary, the form of the verb that would translate "speaks."

Accepted Answer

discuss

Question 23

Identify the novel from which the line is taken, "Stay gold, Ponyboy, stay gold"

Accepted Answer

The Outsiders

Question 24

Arrange the following four types of electromagnetic radiation in order of increasing wave length

Accepted Answer

gamma rays, x rays, microwaves, radiowaves

Question 25

Identify the organelle that contains its own DNA and is found only within a plant cell.

Accepted Answer

chloroplast

Question 26

lines of poetry by T.S. Eliot: "This is the way the world ends/ Not with a (blank) but a (blank)."

Accepted Answer

bang, whimper

Question 27

1. New Zealand 2. Hong Kong 3. Brazil 4. Rhodesia

Accepted Answer

1, 2, 4

Question 28

electron configuration of sodium atom

Accepted Answer

1s22s22p63s

Question 29

This most populous city in India the capital of the state of Maharashtra and is home to a film industry called Bollywood

Accepted Answer

Mumbai

Question 30

A.architecture B.film C.painting D.sculpture 1.Henry Moore 2.Charlie Chaplin 3.Thomas Gainsborough 4.I.M. Pei

Accepted Answer

A-4, B-2, C-3, D-1

Question 31

Identify the French Impressionist painter famous for his many paintings of ballerinas

Accepted Answer

Edgar Degas

Question 32

Identify the city which the temple of Athena Nike is located.

Accepted Answer

Athens

Question 33

p.1 Match each of the following four literary mothers to her child.

Accepted Answer

na, na

Question 34

Which animal was not involved in Hercules' 12 labors

Accepted Answer

snake

Question 35

State the difference between the 5th prime number and the 8th prime number

Accepted Answer

8

Question 36

Who is the Enlightenment writer, and author of Social Contract?

Accepted Answer

Jean Rousseau

Question 37

p.2 (A)Argentina, (B)Austria, (C)Brazil, (D)France, (E)Israel; Dances: (1)Can-Can, (2)Hora, (3)Samba, (4)Tango, (5)Waltz

Accepted Answer

A4, B5, C3, D1, E2

Question 38

Spell the possessive pronoun used in the following sentence. Many of those girls have dyed their hair but you can't tell

Accepted Answer

discuss

Question 39

p.1 Which one or ones of the following four countries were once part of the British Empire?

Accepted Answer

na, na

Question 40

In Emily Dickinson's poem "Because I could not stop for death," death is personified as which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

2. a gentleman

Question 41

Name the cathedral in Venice consecrated in 1117, whose namesake is symbolized by a winged lion.

Accepted Answer

St. Mark's Cathedral

Question 42

Identify the american poet who wrote Leaves of Grass

Accepted Answer

Walt Whitman

Question 43

Which president dealt with a hostage situation in the Middle East?

Accepted Answer

Jimmy Carter

Question 44

Identify the composer of Für Elise.

Accepted Answer

Beethoven

Question 45

Identify the only US president to assume office without having appeared on a presidential ballot.

Accepted Answer

Gerald Ford

Question 46

In simplest form, state the inverse of the function y = log (10x).

Accepted Answer

y = 10^(x-1)

Question 47

Who am I?

Accepted Answer

Park Hae-Soo, Cho Sang-Woo, Pride of the neighborhood, graduated SNU at top of his class, Player 218

Question 48

Scurvy is a deficiency disorder caused by a lack of Vitamin (blank)

Accepted Answer

c

Question 49

Factor the quadratic expression 6x2 + x - 15.

Accepted Answer

(3x+5) (2x-3)

Question 50

p.1 Arrange the following four compositions in chronological order. 1. Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin

Accepted Answer

na, na

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PPHSAC Meet 1

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