Transcript Jeopardy

Jeopardy
Math 1
Math 2
Writing 1
Writing 2
Vocab
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Final Jeopardy
$100 Question from Math 1
If ¾ of a number is 7 more than 1/6 of the number, what is 5/3 of the
number?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
12
15
18
20
24
$100 Answer from M1
D
$200 Question from Math 1
If A is the set of positive multiples of 5 less than 200 and B is the set
of positive multiples of 7 less than 200, how many numbers are in
both set A and set B?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
0
5
11
62
67
$200 Answer from M1
B
$300 Question from Math 1
If three more than the cube root of one more than a number is 5,
then what is that number?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
-9
3
7
9
26
$300 Answer from M1
C
$400 Question from Math 1
Let P and Q be points 2 inches apart, and let A be the area, in square
inches, of a circle that passes through P and Q. Which of the
following is the set of all possible values of A?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
0 <A
0 < a <= pi
A = pi
A > pi
A >= pi
$400 Answer from M1
E
$500 Question from Math 1
If x + 2y = a and x – 2y = b which of the following is an expression
for xy?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
ab
(a + b)/2
(a-b)/2
(a^2-b^2)/4
(a^2-b^2)/8
$500 Answer from M1
E
$100 Question from Math 2
If 2x – 1 = 9, what is 10x – 5?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
35
45
55
75
95
$100 Answer from M2
B
$200 Question from Math 2
Hoover High School has 840 students. And the ratio of the number of
students taking Spanish to the number not taking Spanish is 4:3.
How many of the students take Spanish?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
280
360
480
560
630
$200 Answer from M2
C
$300 Question from Math 2
Five people shared a prize of $100. Each one received a
whole number of dollars, and no two people received the
same amount. If the largest share was $30 and the smallest
share was $15, what is the most money that the person
with the third largest share could have received?
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$300 Answer from Math 2
19
$400 Question from Math 2
The average of a set of 9 numbers if 99. After one of the numbers is
deleted from the set, the average of the remaining numbers is 89.
What number was deleted?
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$400 Answer from M2
179
$500 Question from Math 2
In a right triangle, ¼ of the length of the longer leg is equal
to 3/5 of the length of the shorter leg. What is the ratio of
the length of the hypotenuse to the length of the shorter
leg?
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$500 Answer from M2
13/5
$100 Question from Writing
The lieutenant reminded his men that the only information to be
given to the captors was each individual’s name, rank, and what
his serial number was. No Error
$100 Answer from Writing
D
$200 Question from Writing
Joan of Arc had a hunger to save France, a knack for
performing miracles, and was willing to endure great suffering
rather than to deny her faith. No error
$200 Answer from Writing
C
$300 Question from Writing
The data that he presented was not pertinent to the matter under
discussion. No Error
$300 Answer from Writing
B
$400 Question from Writing
The differences between Locke’s world view and that of Hobbes
arise less from a dispute about the function of government but
from a dispute about the nature of mankind. No error
$400 Answer from Writing
C
$500 Question from Writing
The perspective advantages this proposed merger can bring
to our firm greatly outweigh any of the potential
disadvantages predicted by opponents of the consolidation.
No error
$500 Answer from Writing
A
$100 Question from Writing 2
Ron liked to play word games, of which he found
crossword puzzles particularly satisfying.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
games, of which he found crossword puzzles particularly satisfying
games, and it was crossword puzzles that particularly found satisfaction
games, particularly satisfying to him were crossword puzzles
games; he found crossword puzzles particularly satisfying
games; the satisfaction of crossword puzzles particularly
$100 Answer from Writing 2
D
$200 Question from Writing 2
Raise High the Roofbeam, Carpenters is a novel written
by the notoriously reclusive J. D. Salinger.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Raise High the Roofbeam, Carpenters is a novel written by the notoriously
reclusive J. D. Salinger.
Raise High the Roofbeam, Carpenters were a novel written by the
notoriously reclusive J. D. Salinger.
Raise High the Roofbeam, Carpenters were a novel that the notoriously
reclusive J. D. Salinger wrote.
As a notorious recluse, J. D. Salinger has written a novel that is called
Raise High the Roofbeam, Carpenters
Raise High the Roofbeam, Carpenters is the name of the a novel that was
written by the notorious reclusive J. D. Salinger
$200 Answer from Writing 2
A
$300 Question from Writing 2
There is simply no way one can avoid conflict; hence, if you must fight,
fight to win.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
There is simply no way one can avoid conflict; hence,
In no way can one simply avoid conflict; hence,
You cannot avoid conflict; hence,
There is simply no way one can avoid conflict; however,
There is simply no way in which you may avoid conflict;
consequently,
$300 Answer from Writing 2
C
$400 Question from Writing 2
The drop in interest rates, especially for house mortgages,
have encouraged prospective buyers and applied for loans.
A. Have encouraged prospective buyers and applied for loans
B. Have encouraged prospective buyers and loans have been
applied for
C. Have encouraged prospective buyers; therefore, they applied
for loans
D. Has encouraged prospective buyers, that they applied for loans
E. Has encouraged prospective buyers to apply for loans
$400 Answer from Writing 2
E
$500 Question from Writing 2
The bridge between San Francisco and Marin County, California, is
actually painted a reddish orange, while being called the Golden
Gate.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
is actually painted a reddish orange, while being
although actually painted a reddish orange, is
whose paint is actually a reddish orange, while it is
being actually painted a reddish orange caused it to be
which is actually painted a reddish orange, while being
$500 Answer from Writing 2
B
$100 Question from Vocab 1
While the 1940s are most noted for the development of black
modern dance, they are also ____ because they were the last
gasp for tap dancing.
A. irrelevant
B. unfounded
C. significant
D. speculative
E. contemporary
$100 Answer from Vocab 1
C
$200 Question from Vocab 1
The number of black hawks has ____ because the encroachments
of humans on their territory have caused them to _____ their
customary breeding places
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
multiplied … endure
extrapolated ... alter
increased ... locate
diminished ... accept
dwindled ... shun
$200 Answer from Vocab 1
E
$300 Question from Vocab 1
Although Britain’s film makers often produce fine films, they
are studiously ____ and rarely aim at a mass market
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
commercial
viable
derivative
elitist
collaborate
$300 Answer from Vocab 1
D
$400 Question from Vocab 1
MacDougall’s former editors remember him as a ___ man whose ___
and exhaustive reporting was worth the trouble.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
domineering … wearisome
congenial … pretentious
popular … supercilious
fastidious … garbled
cantankerous … meticulous
$400 Answer from Vocab 1
E
$500 Question from Vocab 1
The opossum is ____ the venom of snakes in the rattlesnake
subfamily and thus views the reptiles not as ____ enemies but
as a food source.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Vulnerable to … natural
Conscious of … mortal
Impervious to … lethal
Sensitive to … deadly
Defenseless against … potential
$500 Answer from Vocab 1
C
Final Jeopardy
Megan wrote down all of the three-digit numbers that can be
written using each of the numerals 1, 2, and 3 exactly once.
What is the average (arithmetic mean) of the numbers that
Megan wrote down?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
213
222
231
233
333
Final Jeopardy Answer
B