QuickRecallQuestionsElementarySchoolShowcase2015

1. IdentifythiscountrywhosecapitalisMoscowandithostedthe2014SochiOlympics.
Answer:Russia
2. WhoistheawardwinningauthorofCrispintheCrossofLead?Answer:Avi
3. ThispatriotduringtheRevolutionaryWaris
bestknownforalertingtheColonialmilitiato
theapproachof
Britishforces
beforethe
battlesofLexingtonandConcord.Namehim.
Answer:PaulRevere
4. Whatistheprimefactorizationof75?Answer:5^2times3
5. Identifythispartofspeechthatdescribesbothaverbandanadjective.Answer:Adverb
6. Sicilyisthelargestislandinwhichsea?Answer:MediterraneanSea
7. WhatanimalrepresentstheDemocraticPartyintheUnitedStates?Answer:Donkey
8. Thissportisplayedwitharaquetandashuttlecock.Namethesport.Answer:Badminton
9. ThisvegetableismainlyfoundinMexicoandCentralAmericaandisusedinoneofthe
dipsforchips.Youcanfindthisinguacamole.Answer:Avocado
10. ThisisoneofthemainplaceswherecoinsaremintedintheUnitedStates.Youcanfind
theNationalConstitutionCenterandtheCongressHallthere.Whatisthiscity?Answer:
Philadelphia
11. ThisistheoldestcityintheUnitedStatesandwasfirstdiscoveredbyPoncedeLeon.
NamethiscitythatisfamousforitsSpanishMossanditscoquinawalls.Answer:St.
Augustine
12. WhatdoestheacronymDNAstandfor?Answer:DeoxyribonucleicAcid
13. ThisnaturalphenomenaoccursmostlyintheRingofFireandcausedthe2011tsunamis
inJapan.WhatisthisnaturalphenomenathatismeasuredbytheRichterScale?
Answer:Earthquake
14. Whatisthesmallestpositivenumberwhich,whendividedby2,3,4,5,and6,always
leavesaremainderof1?Answer:61
15. NamethebirthstonesforJanuary,April,andMay.Answer:Garnet,Diamond,Emerald
16. NamethisstringedinstrumentthatusesthebassclefandtunesatCGDA.Answer:
Cello
17. Whatdoesthetopnumberinthetimesignaturemean?Answer:#ofbeatsinameasure
18. Thispigmentinourbodygivesusourskin,eyeandhaircolor.Albinoslackthispigment.
Nameit.Answer:Melanin

19. Abakingmixforalargeamountofcookiesrequires6cupsofsugarand8cupsofflour.
Ifthebakerwastochangetherecipeforfewercookies,whatfractionofacupofsugaris
neededforeverycupofflour?Answer:3/4(threefourths)Threeoverfour)
20. Theseprotectivestructuresusuallyhavegrassplantedontoptoreduceerosion.They
aremostoftenmadeofdirt,andaredesignedtobewideenoughsotheywon'tcollapse
duringhighwater?Answer:Levees
21. HewasoneofthefirststudentsattheSt.PetersburgConservatorywhenitopenedin
Russiain1862.Amonghisworksare"TheMadeofOrleans"and"TheSleeping
Beauty."WhatRussiancomposed"TheNutcracker"and"SwanLake"?Answer:(Peter
Ilyich)Tchaikovsky
22. Histailattachedbyanail,andlikestomunchonthistles.Helivesinthesoutheast
corneroftheHundredAcreWoodinastickhousecalledtheHouseatPoohCorner?
Answer:Eeyore
23. Namethetermforthismovementofpeopleintoanewcountry,inordertosettlethere.
Answer:Immigration
24. WhatKentuckypioneerwasoneofthefirsttoblazeatrailthroughtheCumberlandGap?
Answer:(Daniel)Boone
25. WhichaxisisdrawnasahorizontallineontheCartesianPlane?Answer:X(Axis)
26. Howmanyprepositionsappearinthefollowingsentence?Iswamagainstthecurrent
fromonesidetoofthedocktotheother.Answer:Four
27. AccordingtoCatholicism,thisisoneofthe7cardinalsins.Ithasbecomeaproblemfor
manyunhealthypeopleintheworld.WhatVicereferstoexcessiveeating?
Answer:Gluttony
28. Aretailstoreisoffering20percentoffeveryitem.Ignoringsalestax,whatwouldbethe
discountedpriceforanitemthatnormallycoststhirtydollars?Answer:24(dollars)
29. Thisnameisgiventoanarrowstretchofwaterthatconnectstwolargerbodiesofwater.
Identifythiskindofbodyofwater,oneofwhichisatthetipofSouthAmericaandis
namedforFerdinandMagellan.Answer:Strait
30. Ascienceclasshas21students.Theratioofgirlstoboysintheclassisfourtothree.
Howmanyboysareintheclass?Answer:9(Boys)
31. In2013,theofficialdatesforthisreligiousholidaybeganonNovember27andendedon
December5.Itsnamemeans"dedication,"anditisassociatedwiththeMaccabees.

WhatJewishholidayiscelebratedbylightingthemenorah?Answer:Hanukkah(Accept:
FeastofLights,FeastoftheMaccabees)
32. Thesesubstancesareoftencontrastedwithmixtures.Theyareformedthroughchemical
reactions,andcannotbeseparatedphysically.Namethesechemicalcombinationsof
elements.Answer:Compounds
33. ThischaracterencountersagroupofdwarvesplayingninepinsintheCatskillMountains.
Whenheawakesfromanap,hiswifeisdead,andAmericahaswonindependencefrom
GreatBritain.WhoisthisWashingtonIrvingcharacter?

Answer:(Rip)VanWinkle
34. Thiskindofstructureisusuallybuilttosupplyhydroelectricpower.Onemasalsobebuilt
toprovideawatersupplyforacity.Identifythetypeofstructurethatblocksariver'sflow
toformalake.Answer:Dam
35. Anearthquakein2011shookthis91,000tonstructure,causingittocrack.Itwasthe
tallestmanmadestructureintheworldwhenitwasfinishedin1884.Whatnational
landmarkhonorsthefirstpresidentoftheUnitedStatesinournation'scapital?Answer:
WashingtonMonu
36. Firstandlastnamerequired.Whileinoffice,hefoundedthePeaceCorps,initiated
ProjectApollo,andhandledtheCubanmissilecrisis.WhatpresidentoftheUnited
States,onNovember22,1963,wasassassinatedbyLeeHarveyOswald?Answer:John
(Fitzgerald)Kennedy(AcceptJackKennedy)
37. Noneoftheseastronomicalevents,whichcaninvolvethecollapseofawhitedwarf,
havebeenobservedintheMilkyWay.Theycanleadtotheformationofablackhole.
Identifytheselargeexplosionsthatoccurattheendofalargestar'slifecycle.Answer:
Supernova
38. Thisauthor'slesserknownnovelsincludeRillaofInglesideandRainbowValley.She
createdaredheadedorphanwhomMarillaandMatthewCuthbertadopt.Namethe
authorofAnneofGreenGables.

Answer:(LucyMaud)Montgomery
39. Anexampleofthissentencestructureis,"Thesunshoneandthebirdssangassheleft
theoffice."Namethekindofsentencethatcontainsasleastonedependentandatleast
twoindependentclauses.Answer:CompoundComplex
40. Nickname,please.Thissymphonywasthecomposer'sfortyfirst.Itwashislast
symphony,completedin1788.WhatMozartsymphonytakesitsnicknamefromthechief
GodofRomanmythology?Answer:Jupiter(Symphony)

41. Subtypesoftheseanimalsincludecetaceansandmonotremes.Theyhavemammary
glands,andusuallygivebirthtolivebabies.Identifythisclassofanimals,whichincludes
dolphins,chimpanzees,andhumans.Answer:Mammal
42. Thisculturebeganaround1500BCintheYellowRivervalleyandquicklyspread
outward.ItshistoryincludesdynastiessuchastheHanandtheMing,andinventions
includingpaperandgunpowder.IdentifythisEastAsianculture.Answer:China
43. Folkartistsoftenconstructthesestringinstruments.Theyhavethreetofivestringsover
afrettedfingerboard.Whatisthisinstrumentrelatedtothezitherthatcanbecalled
Appalachian,lap,hammered,orfretted?Answer:Dulcimer
44. Identifytheverbtenseusedinthefollowingsentence:Shehassungintheschoolchoir
sincefourthgrade.Answer:PresentPerfect(Tense)
45. Ifarectanglehasadiagonalthathasalengthof13unitsandawidthof5units,whatis
thelength,inunits,oftherectangle?Answer:12(units)
46. Onewordanswerplease.WaystoreceivethistechnologyincludeEthernet,cellular
data,andWIFI.Whatbroadtermreferstotheinterconnectedsystemofnetworksthat
connectscomputersaroundtheworld?Answer:Internet
47. ThisdocumentincludesminorrevisionsbyBenjaminFranklinandasmallcommittee.
Amongotherphrases,itincludes"Allmenarecreatedequal"and"Life,liberty,andthe
pursuitofhappiness."Identifythisdocument,largelywrittenbyThomasJefferson.
Answer:DeclarationofIndependence
48. Authorsusethisliterarydevicetotemptreadersintopredictingfutureevents.Itisthe
oppositeofflashback.Whichtechniquehintsatlatereventsinastory?Answer:
Foreshadowing
49. Hewasattorneygeneral,andlaterlieutenantgovernorunderMarthaLayneCollins.
RunningwithDanielMongiardoin2007andJerryAbramsonin2011,hehas
championedtheKentuckyHealthCareExchange.Identifythe61stgovernorof
Kentucky.Answer:(Steve)Beshear
50. Iftwolinesareperpendicular,thenwhatwouldbethemeasureoftheanglethatthese
twolinesform?Answer:90(degrees)
51. MatthewBradywasoneofthefirsttoworkinthisartform.Today,anyonewitha
cellphonecancreateworksofartusingthismedium.Whatmediumrequirestheuseofa
camera?Answer:Photography

52. ThechemicalformulaofthiscompoundisCH4.Thesimplesthydrocarbon,itisafossil
fuel.Whatcompoundisreleasedbycowswhohaveflatulence?Answer:Methane
53. DaVincicalledthisformoftransportationan"AerialScrew."Hisversionwasimagined
nearly400yearsbeforethefirstpracticalonewasbuiltinthe1930's.Whattypeof
aircraftislinkedwiththenamesBlackHawkandSikorsky.Answer:Helicopter
54. Giventhesetofdata:10,15,12,14,and17,whatnumberisthemedianofthedataset?
Answer:14
55. Intermsofflow,thisbodyofwateristhelargesttributaryofMississippiRiver.Major
citiesalongitsbanksincludePittsburgh,Cincinnati,andLouisville.Whatrivermakesup
allofKentucky'snorthernborder?Answer:Ohio(River)
56. Spellingrequired.Lastnight,IdreamtthatIwasabizarrereptiliancreature.Spellthe
wordintheprevioussentencethatisasynonymof"Strange"Answer:BIzzare
57. Thetemperature27onthisscaleisequalto300degreesCelsius.Thisscaleof
temperatureisusedinSIandforthemostscientificequations.Whattemperaturescale
startsmeasuringatabsolutezeroandhasnonegativevalues?Answer:Kelvin
58. Anotespositiononthestaffdeterminesthismusicalelement.Itmaybehighlikea
tinklingbell,orlowlikethesoundofacannonfiring.Whatfiveletterwordreferstothe
soundofanote?Answer:Pitch
59. HewaspracticingopthalmologistBowlingGreenfor17years.Hisfatherranfor
presidentthreetimes.In2010,whowaselectedthejuniorUSsenatorfromKentucky?
Answer:(Rand)Paul
60. Thismusicalcelebratedadecadeofperformancesin2013.Ithastwentytwosongs
sungbyagreenwitch,avainlittlerichgirl,andacastofcharactersfromtheFrank
Baumnovel.WhatmusicaltellsthestoryoftheladofOzbeforeDorothyarrives?
Answer:Wicked

61. Spellingrequired.Thepatient'semergencyroombehaviorwasverysuspicious.Spellthe
wordfromtheprecedingsentencethatisasynonymfor"questionable".Answer:
SUSPICIOUS
62. Thisartmediumismadeofmineralsbuiltupfromfossils.Itissimilartopastels,butis
foundinnature.Whatartmediumcanbeusedonsidewalksandblackboards?Answer:
Chalk

63. Theaveragepointsscoredpergameforabasketballteamstopthreeplayersare16.2,
11.4,and9.7pointseach.Roundedtothenearestwholenumber,howmanycombined
pointscanthecoachexpecttheseplayerstoscoreinagame?Answer:37(points)