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TEAM # vs . TEAM #
TEAM NAME: TEAM NAME:
INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLREACH – 2020-2021
PACK #14

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. Which actress starred in all of the following movies: 2 Days in the Valley, The Cider House Rules, The Italian
Job, Monster?
A. CHARLIZE THERON
2. What time is it 100 minutes after 6:45?
A. 8:25
3. In 1981 which royal couple were married at St. Paul's Cathedral in London?
A. PRINCE CHARLES AND PRINCESS DIANA
4. Which Caribbean island is split between a French side and a Dutch side?
A. ST. MARTIN (or SINT MAARTEN)

30-POINT OPEN QUESTION – WORD PUZZLES

5. What letter, when added to the beginning of a word which means to cut off, gives a word meaning to move
heavily or loosely around?
A. F (F TO LOP = FLOP)
6. What letter, when added to the beginning of a word meaning a stroke or blow with a whip, gives a word
meaning a confrontation?
A. C (C TO LASH = CLASH)
7. What letter, when added to the beginning of a word meaning a very long period of time, gives a word
meaning an inert chemical element that is a colourless, ordourless gas, forming a very small part of the air?
A. N (N TO EON = NEON)

40-POINT OPEN QUESTION – WORDS BEGINNING WITH “OS”

8. What Canadian city on the shore of Lake Ontario, known for its automotive industry, is almost completely
grown together with Whitby?
A. OSHAWA
9. What word is an adjective meaning pretentious or flashy?
A. OSTENTATIOUS

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10. What is the name for the small statuette awarded annually by the American Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences?
A. OSCAR
11. What word means to swing to and fro like a pendulum?
A. OSCILLATE

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.

12. What five-letter prefix is used to denote people and things connected to England?
A. ANGLO

SCORE TEN POINTS FOR EACH CORRECT ANSWER.

PART TWO: The remaining questions deal with the prefix ‘Anglo’.

13. What term describes a person having an admiration for England or the English?
A. ANGLOPHILE
14. What term refers to a person who speaks English?
A. ANGLOPHONE
15. What group of West Germanic tribes settled in Britain beginning in the fifth century C.E.?
A. ANGLO-SAXONS

20-POINT SPECIAL

16. In 1944, one Allied leader stated, “The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-
loving people everywhere march with you.” Who said this and prior to which event?
A. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER prior to the INVASION OF NORMANDY (or D-DAY)

80-POINT ASSIGNED QUESTION – SPORTS

Here is an ASSIGNED QUESTION on sports 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 name a sport term, you name the sport that it’s associated with.

TEAM A:
17. Chukker
A. POLO
18. Mongkhon
A. MUAY THAI

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19. Turkey
A. BOWLING
20. Mulligan
A. GOLF

TEAM B
21. Bonspiel
A. CURLING
22. Individual medley
A. SWIMMING
23. Balestra
A. FENCING
24. TKO
A. BOXING

30-POINT OPEN QUESTION – MATH

25. What is the name of the mathematical surface with only one side and only one boundary component?
A. MOBIUS STRIP or MOBIUS BAND
26. How would you calculate the circumference of a circle, given its radius?
A. 2 Pi R
27. How many degrees are there in a right angle?
A. NINETY

40-POINT SNAPOUT TO END ROUND ONE

28. About what percentage of the human body weight is formed by muscles?
A. 40%
29. Recognizable from their distinct inflatable snouts, what name is shared by the two heaviest seal species?
A. ELEPHANT SEAL
30. Name the English church was consecrated in 1065 on the orders of King Edward the Confessor.
A. WESTMINSTER ABBEY
31. What South American beast of burden is the domesticated form of the guanaco?
A. LLAMA

ONE-MINUTE BREAK TO ROUND TWO

40-POINT SNAPSTART TO ROUND TWO

32. From which city did the Orient Express leave on its journey to Istanbul?
A. PARIS
33. In which year did Great Britain return Hong Kong to China?
A. 1997
34. In the Dewey Decimal system of classification, what category of books is found between 800 and 899?
A. LITERATURE

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35. What is the largest country on the Arabian Peninsula?
A. SAUDI ARABIA

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.

CLUE A. I moved to California to study for a PhD at Stanford but dropped out very early on.
WHO AM I?
CLUE B: I attended Queens University then transferred to the University of Pennsylvania, going on to earn both a
BA and a BSc.
WHO AM I?
CLUE C: I am a twice-divorced billionaire businessman born in 1971 in South Africa.
WHO AM I?
CLUE D: Companies with which I am affiliated include SpaceX, Paypal, and Tesla Motors.
WHO AM I?
A. I AM ELON MUSK

30-POINT OPEN QUESTION – POP MUSIC

37. What singer and jazz pianist, whose songs included Nature Boy and Ramblin’ Rose, died of lung cancer at
age 45 in 1965?
A. NAT KING COLE
38. Jersey Boys, the 2006 winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical, tells the story of what group?
A. THE FOUR SEASONS
39. In 1997, folk singer Roberta Joan Anderson became the first Canadian woman to be inducted into the US
Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame. By what stage name is she better known?
A. JONI MITCHELL

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. What do we call the particles that orbit around the nucleus of an atom?
A. ELECTRONS

SCORE TEN POINTS FOR EACH CORRECT ANSWER.

PART TWO: The remaining questions deal with electrons.

41. What is the electric charge of an electron?

A. NEGATIVE (OR MINUS) ONE

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42. What is the maximum number of electrons that can occupy the second orbit in an atom?
A. EIGHT
43. The overall charge of an atom is zero because the negative charge of the electrons is balanced by the charge of
which particles?
A. PROTONS

40-POINT OPEN QUESTION – COUNTRIES BY FIRST TWO LETTERS

Given the first two letters of the name of a country, name two countries that start with those two letters.

44. JA
A. JAPAN AND JAMAICA
45. PO
A. POLAND AND PORTUGAL
46. SW
A. SWEDEN AND SWITZERLAND
47. GE
A. GERMANY AND GEORGIA

40-POINT SNAPOUT TO END ROUND TWO

48. What was the first name of the great Italian tenor surnamed Pavarotti?
A. LUCIANO
49. What is the common term for three of a kind in the game of poker?
A. TRIPS
50. What name is given to a Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader?
A. LAMA
51. Which Belgian detective was created by Agatha Christie?
A. HERCULE POIROT

ONE-MINUTE BREAK TO ROUND THREE

40-POINT SNAPSTART TO ROUND THREE

52. In geology, what is the term for the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?
A. EPICENTER
53. What is the name for lines on maps that indicate elevation?
A. CONTOUR (LINES)
54. The Wonder of the Ancient World known as the Colossus was located on which island?
A. RHODES
55. “The ends justify the means” is a famous saying attributed to whom?
A. NICCOLÒ MACHIAVELLI

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.

56. Which explorer led the first successful mission to circumnavigate the world, although he did not survive the
entire journey himself?
A. FERDINAND MAGELLAN

SCORE TEN POINTS FOR EACH CORRECT ANSWER.

PART TWO: The remaining questions deal with MAGELLAN.

57. What was Magellan’s nationality?

A. PORTUGUESE
58. In 1521, Magellan was killed in a skirmish with the islanders of Mactan. In what group of islands is Mactan
located?
A. THE PHILIPPINES
59. Which large body of water was so named by Magellan due to its perceived calmness?
A. PACIFIC OCEAN

40-POINT OPEN QUESTION – THE CANADIAN FLAG

60. The red colour in the flag is historically inspired by the imagery of what British cruciform emblem?
A. CROSS OF ST. GEORGE
61. The white colour in the flag is historically inspired by its use as a symbol for which French dynasty?
A. BOURBON
62. What Canadian artist, who famously painted the Queen on a moose, is also known for his paintings of the
Maple Leaf flag?
A. CHARLES PACHTER
63. By proclaiming the Royal Arms of Canada in 1921, which King made red and white the official colours of
Canada?
A. KING GEORGE V

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 described as a “temple” by Hilla von Rebay, the founder of the institution which calls me its
home.
WHAT AM I?
CLUE B: I house numerous works by artists such as Paul Gauguin, Vincent van Gogh, and Pablo Picasso.
WHAT AM I?
CLUE C: I am a building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright to resemble a spiral.
WHAT AM I?

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CLUE D: I am a museum in New York City.
WHAT AM I?
A. I AM THE (SOLOMON R.) GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM

20-POINT OPEN QUESTION - ANAGRAMS FOR SPORTS-RELATED TERMS

65. Ocean?
A. CANOE
66. Ale blabs?
A. BASEBALL

40-POINT OPEN QUESTION – LEGALESE

67. In a court, the process for selecting jurors is known as what?

A. EMPANELLING
68. What is it called when a judge isolates a jury?
A. SEQUESTER
69. What do you call a jury that is unable to reach a unanimous verdict?
A. HUNG JURY
70. What is the term for a document ordering someone to appear in court as a witness?
A. SUBPOENA

100-POINT SNAPOUT TO FINISH THE GAME

71. The earth's shadow blocks light being reflected from the Moon’s surface during what sort of event?
A. LUNAR ECLIPSE
72. In which sport is the catcher called the “wicketkeeper”?
A. CRICKET
73. Which war began in 1861 at Fort Sumter?
A. AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
74. How many kilometres long is an individual men’s biathlon in the Olympics?
A. TWENTY
75. In the Royal Navy, rank insignia are worn on jacket cuffs. What rank is indicated by a single stripe
surmounted by a small hoop?
A. COMMODORE
76. To which holy city in Saudi Arabia do Muslims make their pilgrimages during the hajj?
A. MECCA
77. What name is given to a tool with a blade perpendicular to its hilt, primarily used to cut or carve wood?
A. ADZE
78. Which Viking reached Greenland in 985, establishing a settlement there?
A. ERIK THE RED
79. In physics, what is the term for the basic building blocks of protons, neutrons, other baryons, and mesons?
A. QUARK

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80. What province is associated with Malpeque Oysters?
A. PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

END OF GAME

TIE-BREAKERS IF NEEDED

1. What famous cowboy hero has a friend named Tonto?

A. THE LONE RANGER
2. In which city would we find a commercial district called the Ginza?
A. TOKYO
3. In physics, what is the term for the rate of doing work, or the rate of energy conversion?
A. POWER
4. Who ended a long period of Liberal government with his election as prime minister in 1957?
A. JOHN DIEFENBAKER

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