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TEAM NAME: TEAM NAME:
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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. The song Hakuna Matada was performed in what 1994 Disney animated movie?
A. THE LION KING
2. Who was Canada’s second prime minister?
A. ALEXANDER MACKENZIE
3. The Olympics emblem is a series of rings: how many are there?
A. FIVE ( 5)
4. Spell the word ‘Professional’.
A. P R O F E S S I O N A L

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

5. Golden, Bald and White Tailed are all types of what bird?
A. EAGLES

PART TWO: The remaining questions deal with EAGLES

SCORE TEN POINTS FOR EACH CORRECT ANSWER.

6. What name refers to baby or young eagles?

A. EAGLETS
7. What type of eagle became the emblem of The United States of America
A. THE BALD EAGLE
8. Eagles attack their prey with what part of their feet?
A. TALONS

40-POINT OPEN QUESTION – GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS

Name the country in which I would find the following:

9. The Bay of Fundy

A. CANADA

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10. The White Cliffs of Dover.
A. UNITED KINGDOM (Also accept ENGLAND or BRITAIN)
11. The Great Barrier Reef
A. AUSTRALIA
12. The Grand Banks
A. CANADA

40-POINT SNAPOUT TO END THE ROUND

13. Name the animated movie that starred a trash compactor.

A. WALL-E
14. What animal is on the face of a Canadian 25cent coin?
A. CARIBOU (Accept DEER)
15. REPLACE In what year will Canada celebrate its Bicentennial?
A. 2067
16. Who wrote The Emperor’s New Clothes?
A. HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON

ONE-MINUTE SNAPBREAK #1

40-POINT SNAPSTART TO ROUND TWO

17. How many lakes make up The Great Lakes?

A. FIVE (5)
18. In what year was the last spike added to the CP railway?
A. 1885
19. What Canadian island was England’s first colony?
A. NEWFOUNDLAND
20. What is the unit of astronomical measurement for distance?
A. THE LIGHT YEAR

80-POINT ASSIGNED QUESTION- SPELLING

Here is an ASSIGNED QUESTION 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.

TEAM A:
21. It means “I have found it”. Spell: ‘eureka’.
A. E-U-R-E-K-A
22. It means “an inflammation of the tonsils”. Spell: ‘tonsillitis’.
A. T-O-N-S-I-L-L-I-T-I-S
23. It means “the quality, condition, or fact of being exact and accurate”, Spell: ‘precision’.
A. P-R-E-C-I-S-I-O-N
24. It means “the process or a period of changing from one state or condition to another”. Spell: ‘transition’.
A. T-R-A-N-S-I-T-I-O-N-

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TEAM B
25. It means the study of language. Spell linguistics.
A. L-I-N-G-U-I-S-T-I-C-S
26. It means the closing down dismissal of an assembly, partnership or official body. Spell dissolution
A. D-I-S-S-O-L-U-T-I-O-N
27. It means a lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts. Spell discrepancy.
A. D-I-S-C-R-E-P-A-N-C-Y
28. It means (of a person) expected or expecting to be something particular in the future. Spell prospective.
A. P-R-O-S-P-E-C-T-I-V-E-

40-POINT WHO AM I? QUESTION

29. 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 am a well-known fictional character with the initials N. D.

WHO AM I?
CLUE B. I live with my father, a lawyer and a widower, in a town called River Heights.
WHO AM I?
CLUE C. My father and I have a housekeeper named Hannah Green
WHO AM I?
CLUE D. I was created by Carolyn Keene, and my friends include Frank and Joe Hardy.
WHO AM I?
A. I AM NANCY DREW

40-POINT OPEN QUESTION – LOGIC

Tell me what item does not belong in each of the following sets:

30. Koala bear, Dingo, Alligator, Crocodile

A. ALLIGATOR, (all others are native to Australia)
31. Tuna, Lake trout, Swordfish, Shark
A. LAKE TROUT (All others are ocean fish)
32. Cello, Trumpet, Flute, Trombone.
A. CELLO ( All others are wind instruments)
33. Bouvier, Husky, Jersey, Collie.
A. JERSEY (All others are canine)

40-POINT SNAPOUT TO END THE ROUND

34. Alert, Canada’s most northerly permanently inhabited settlement is located in what Territory?
A. NUNAVIT
35. Reduce the following fraction to its lowest number, 4/32
A. 1/8th
36. What singer songwriter wrote and performed Sweet Caroline?
A. NEIL DIAMOND
37. The story of someone’s life as told or written by the person him or herself is called what?

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 A. AUTOBIOGRAPHY
ONE-MINUTE SNAPBREAK #2

40-POINT OPEN QUESTION-MATH

38. What is 60% of the product of 4 and 50?

A. 120
39. What is the first prime number?
A. 2
40. What is the quotient of 2 and 50?
A. 25
41. What is the difference between 80 and 130?
A. 50

100-POINT SNAPOUT TO END THE GAME

42. What is the term for the weight of 1000 grams?

A. KILOGRAM
43. The clock tower known as Big Ben is located in what European city?
A. LONDON
44. In terms of daylight, what is the longest day of the year?
A. JUNE 21ST
45. What famous singer wrote and performed the hit song Thriller?
A. MICHAEL JACKSON
46. The NHL team, the Huricanes, are associated with what American state?
A. CAROLINA
47. What was the name of the boy child in the animated movie The Jungle Book?
A. MOWGLI
48. What do you call an individual who is new to or not skilled a particular skill or sport?
A. AMATEUR
49. What human organ produces insulin?
A. PANCREAS
50 A quiver is used as the carrying case for what?
A. ARROWS
51. What is the name for a classical dance that involves 5 basic positions?
A. BALLET
52. Naples, Florence and Milan are cities in what country?
A. ITALY

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END OF GAME

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TIE-BREAKERS IF NECESSARY

1. What country is associated with Shamrocks?

A. IRELAND
2. What famous singer recorded the song What’s love got to do with it?
A. TINA TURNER
3. What id 90 divided by 5?
A. 18
4. Nottawa is a city in what province?
A. ONTARIO

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