Kentucky Governor's Cup Practice Test

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• What is the largest moon of Pluto?
• Which region began as a center of radio and communications research and later grew with semiconductor and personal computer businesses?
• What are the three major classes of galaxies?
• Which founding father published Poor Richard's Almanack?
• What do we call the line that divides a shape into two mirror-image parts?
• For ukuleles, this accessory should be made of felt to preserve the instrument's surface. For other string instruments, they are usually made of thin plastic and held between the player's thumb and forefinger. What is this accessory?
• What term describes a community of living and nonliving things that interact within an environment?
• What type of waves are used to deliver content to televisions and FM and AM radio stations?
• What term is used to describe both a fee paid to secure professional services and a dental appliance that holds teeth in place after braces?
• Which amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects you from self-incrimination?
• Who delivered the Quit India speech in 1942, advocating non-violence and Hindu-Muslim unity?
• Which Interstate designation runs from Bowling Green to Owensboro, Kentucky?
• What is the name of the National Historic Landmark steamboat that shuttles passengers along the Ohio River from Louisville?
• Which word can mean both a witty reply and a return to success or fortune?
• Which term is defined as a public display or show, especially on a large scale?
• Which American musical form is known for improvisation and blends ragtime, blues, and European influences?
• Spell the word in the sentence that is a synonym of detach.
• Which American biologist warned about pesticides and helped establish the EPA, as shown by Silent Spring?
• Spell the word meaning 'area' or 'zone'.
• Which geometric figure is NOT necessarily a square nor a rectangle, with opposite angles equal and opposite sides equal and parallel?
• Which music style from the 1970s and early 80s often featured dancing under a rotating mirror ball?
• Which triangle has all interior angles less than 90 degrees?
• In colonial America, what term described a person who contracted to work for someone who funded their voyage to America?
• The dialects spoken by the Amish and Mennonite communities in southeastern Pennsylvania are associated with which language?
• What term describes a life story that a person writes about himself or herself?
• Which musical term means the opposite of crescendo?
• Which religious reform movement sought to purify the Church of England and settled in the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
• Michelangelo's David is notable for depicting David at what moment?
• Who is America's 44th, and first African-American, president who wrote "The Audacity of Hope" and "Dreams from My Father"?
• Which city was envisioned as a port of deposit for trade between the American interior and the outside world, birthplace of jazz, and home to Mardi Gras?
• What term describes the transfer of charged particles that causes objects to cling and produce shocks?
• Name the West Coast city known as a financial and cultural center and associated with the California Gold Rush era.
• Name this punctuation that resembles a period above a comma.
• Name the simplest multicellular invertebrates whose adults attach to a solid surface underwater and have pores that circulate water.
• Which literary device is used in statements such as 'This backpack weighs a ton'?
• Which surname denotes the father and son who authored the two-volume Kentucky sketches and is the correct answer to a question about their last name?
• Launched in 1990 to study deep space, which NASA instrument has provided high-resolution images of distant objects?
• What is the collective name of Bach's six concertos written for a prince in the Holy Roman Empire?
• What are the paired punctuation marks that enclose an independent sentence and have the sentence's end punctuation placed inside them, typically more rounded than brackets and less curved than braces?
• Which dancer is famous for The Dying Swan and helped popularize ballet internationally?
• Which stage design places the audience on three sides, creating an intimate viewing experience?
• Which term refers to the rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral?
• The fabric meaning 'basket' woven by women in Togo and Ghana.
• Which choreographer known for Movin' Out is also the co-founder of a company and choreographed the crossover ballet Push Comes to Shove?
• What is the basic unit of structure and function of life?
• Name the landmark near Granada featuring red brick outer walls and the Alcazaba fortress.
• Which tall tale cowboy supposedly invented the branding iron and lasso and was briefly married to Slue-Foot-Sue?
• Which group traces its origins to followers of Swiss Mennonite leader Jacob Amman?
• Which ridge extends from Jellico, Tennessee to near Elkhorn City, Kentucky and carries the Cumberland River past Pineville?
• The author of The Hello Goodbye Window who worked with Chris Raschka is which of the following?
• Which of Newton's laws states that the rate of change of a body's momentum is proportional to the force applied to it?
• What is the process of breaking down food into substances the body can use?
• What is the gravitationally curved trajectory of an object in space called?
• The Alhambra is located in which country?
• This elected official's responsibilities can include assisting with traffic issues within the county. He may also execute warrants and subpoenas if permitted by the court. What do we call such an official who serves as a minor peace officer with limited arrest powers?
• What term describes the central opposition that creates tension in a story, whether against a person, nature, society, or oneself?
• What term refers to any action that creates a push or pull capable of changing the motion of an object?
• Who was the younger brother of Paul Bunyan, known as a famed lumberjack depicted as a statue in Fosston, Minnesota?
• The Calvert family belonged to which church that established the colony of Maryland?
• Name the temperature scale where water boils at 100 degrees and freezes at 0 degrees.
• On what date did Japan bomb Pearl Harbor?
• Which novel set on Prince Edward Island features an imaginative orphan girl adopted to help with a farm?
• Which type of synovial joint allows the highest freedom of motion and is found in the shoulder and hip?
• Madeleine L'Engle's Time Quartet final novel, whose title derives from Psalm 69:13, is called what?
• Which Caldecott-winning picture book tells of Philippe Petit's 1974 high-wire walk between the Twin Towers?
• In Madeleine L'Engle's An Acceptable Time, Polly O'Keefe travels three millennia into the past and encounters which group?
• Which type of scientist studies the rainforest canopy and may use rope bridges and ladders to access organisms high above the forest floor?
• Where did Gandhi deliver his Quit India speech on August 8, 1942?
• What is the Jamaican musical genre that evolved from ska and emphasizes the second and fourth beats, often associated with Rastafarians and Bob Marley?
• What is the term for a speech a character gives when talking to himself, not to be confused with a monologue?
• Name the river that forms a major portion of the border between Texas and Mexico and flows past El Paso, Laredo, and Brownsville into the Gulf of Mexico.
• Which word can refer to both a fee paid to secure legal services and a dental appliance that holds teeth after braces are removed?
• Which L.M. Montgomery novel centers on an imaginative orphan girl adopted by Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert?
• Which Newbery Medal-winning novel by Linda Sue Park is set in 12th-century Korea and centers on Tree-ear and Min the potter?
• Which 1960s British quartet included Ringo Starr, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, and John Lennon?
• This West African cloth is traditionally woven by women in Togo and Ghana.
• Dame Margot Fonteyn co-starred with which Soviet defector, known for his impact on ballet?
• What type of sentence asks a question?
• Which dance originated in Buenos Aires and spread to America and Europe in the early 20th century?
• Which Chinese practice seeks to harmonize the flow of energy in spaces and is linked to the placement of dwellings and graves?
• Andromeda is visible in which seasons in the northern hemisphere?
• In the compound word tailspin, what is the second half meaning to revolve or rotate rapidly?
• The Guardian is published in which country?
• What is the art technique made from small pieces of glass and stone, often used on walls?
• Name the Norton Juster book illustrated by Chris Raschka that features a tiger behind a bus.
• Name the river that drains much of the American Great Plains and has headwaters in southwestern Montana from the confluence of the Jefferson, Madison, and Gallatin rivers.
• Last Stop on Market Street won which prestigious children's literature award?
• Who was the first American woman in space?
• Which property of minerals on the Mohs scale describes how easily a mineral can be scratched?
• Which instrument associated with Benny Goodman is a single-reed woodwind?
• Name the Kentucky region in western Kentucky known for loess soil that is the northern extent of the Gulf Coastal Plain.
• What term described a person who agreed to work for a period of time in exchange for passage to America?
• In the Brandenburg Concertos, which instrument is showcased with high flourishes in the second concerto?
• What term describes movements like rolling, jumping, and walking that propel the body through space?
• Name the rainforest layer composed of overlapping leaves and branches.
• Which economic policy suggests minimal government interference and originates from a French phrase meaning 'allow to do'?
• Name this first and fifth governor of Kentucky who was an expert woodsman and surveyor.
• Which term describes animals that do not have a backbone?
• The conservative Christian sect Amish originated from followers of which Swiss Mennonite leader?
• Which of the following is an invertebrate?
• Identify the four-sided figure in which opposite sides are parallel and opposite angles are equal.
• Who was the first English child born in the Americas?
• What are the thirty-three bones that form the spine called?
• What is the name of the mechanical balance that uses three parallel beams and a fulcrum?
• Which entertainer and businesswoman, often going by the nickname J.Lo, is known for performing with Shakira at the 2020 Super Bowl halftime show and for voicing Shira in Ice Age: Continental Drift?
• The name Alhambra means which color in Arabic?
• Which nursery rhyme features the refrain 'Hi-ho, the derry-o' and ends with 'The cheese stands alone'?
• Which season falls between the autumnal equinox and the December solstice in the Northern Hemisphere?
• What is the title of the Virginia Hamilton novel about an obese piano prodigy described as a giant, black Buddha?
• What is the type of writing that lacks rhyme and a metrical structure, and is not drama or poetry, such as in novels and newspapers?
• What are the lines on a topographic map that show land elevation called?
• Which subatomic particle carries a negative charge and is the lightest in the atom?
• The part of speech may be collective, but must always be either singular or plural. It is capitalized when it is proper, but not when it is common. Name this part of speech.
• What is the molten material called magma before it erupts to the surface as lava?
• Which piece of safety equipment should be used in the laboratory to protect the eyes when heating substances or handling chemicals?
• Which state, known for potato farming, has its northern and southern borders defined by treaties with Spain in 1819 and Britain in 1846, and a Continental Divide border with Montana?
• Which state besides Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana is mentioned as a destination for Amish emigrants?
• Which class includes mites, ticks, scorpions, and spiders?
• Which vocal technique involves rapid switching between normal and falsetto voices, used by Gene Autry and Jimmie Rodgers?
• In theater, which term refers to the visual aspects such as scenery, costumes, and props?
• Which founding father is credited with inventing bifocal glasses?
• What is the best-known name of the daughter of the Powhatan chief who saved a colonial leader's life?
• What was the original purpose of the Hollywood Sign?
• Which geometric figure has two equal angles opposite two equal sides, with the third angle distinct from the other two?
• Identify the compound word for someone who deliberately behaves to attract attention.
• What is the shared name of the female leads in West Side Story and The Sound of Music?
• Which grammatical mood is used to issue commands and can end with a period or exclamation point?
• Which amendment protects against double jeopardy?
• Which scientist first described cells after observing cork under a microscope?
• This national symbol of the United States displays 50 stars and is associated with Betsy Ross.
• The Guardian is a major newspaper published in which country?
• Which California landmark consists of nine tall white letters spelling a famous location?
• What form of electromagnetic radiation is used in microwave ovens to heat food?
• Who was the fourth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and is considered the founder of our system of constitutional law?
• The loess-rich region in Kentucky located in western Kentucky as the northern extent of the Gulf Coastal Plain is known as what?
• Which Michelangelo sculpture depicts the hero before his battle with Goliath?
• What term describes a rare winter storm that includes thunder?
• Which bird is known for its long, ornate tail feathers that can be about 60% of its body length?
• Which suffix means 'one who does a specific action' and commonly attaches after 'tour', 'art', and 'solo'?
• In which state is the Hollywood Sign located?
• The two-volume historical sketches of Kentucky were authored by a father and son with the surname known as what?
• Which of the following is a moon of Pluto?
• Which term describes a community of living and nonliving components interacting within a geographic area?
• Which term describes how strongly something is valued in a particular location?
• Which subatomic particle is negatively charged and is the lightest particle in the atom?
• Pecos Bill is a tall tale figure from American folklore. He is associated with which region?
• Which crisis occurred during John F. Kennedy's presidency involving the Soviet Union?
• What is the Japanese name for the hobby of folding paper into boxes and animals, often using multiple sheets?
• The surname of the father and son historians who produced two-volume Kentucky sketches, first published in 1847 and revised in 1874, is what?
• What is the name of the physical quantity equal to mass times velocity?
• What is the name of the Texas site that began as a Franciscan mission and became a symbol of the 1836 battle and a rallying cry?
• What tiny blood vessels connect arteries to veins and allow the exchange of gases?
• Which triangle has two equal sides and two equal angles, with the third angle not equal to the others?
• What is the term for slogans, initials, or drawings sometimes seen on bridges, sidewalks, or buildings?
• In Bach's Brandenburg Concertos, which keyboard instrument is featured prominently in the fifth concerto?
• In an experiment, what is the term for the group that does not receive the experimental treatment?
• Which musical symbol means the music should gradually get louder, and its opposite is the diminuendo?
• Which author created Horton the Elephant, Yertle the Turtle, and The Cat in the Hat?
• Name the singer who won American Idol and later released Piece By Piece and Stronger.
• Which bone is the uppermost bone in the cervical spine that supports the skull?
• Identify the poet of The Road Not Taken.
• Who is the freed slave known for using a fourteen-pound hammer to defeat a steam drill in a race?
• What term describes the economic value determined by both suppliers and consumers, reflecting resource costs?
• In the sentence 'My parents have started painting my room', what is the complete predicate?
• Which dance, originating in Buenos Aires, is commonly performed in ballroom settings?
• Which defender of the Alamo was a Tennessee politician known for hunting bears in the winter?
• Who was the first winner of American Idol who later recorded Piece By Piece and Stronger?
• Which animal group includes spiders and scorpions?
• Which Interstate runs from Bowling Green to Owensboro?
• The Hello Goodbye Window earned a Caldecott Medal for which aspect?
• Which early Kentucky settlement near present-day Lexington was named for the frontiersman who led pioneers there?
• The constitutional protection against self-incrimination is provided by which amendment?
• Which instrument serves as the tenor voice in chamber groups and is slightly larger than a violin?
• If a constant force acts on a body, the rate of change of its momentum is proportional to the force. If the force doubles, what happens to the rate of momentum change?
• In Gandhi's philosophy, what is the Sanskrit term for non-violence often transliterated as 'ahimsa'?
• Which freed slave is the hero of a folk ballad about beating a steam drill with a hammer?
• What is the Chinese practice that determines spatial arrangement and the site of graves and houses?
• What stage design features an audience surrounding the stage on three sides?
• Which choreographer collaborated with Mikhail Baryshnikov and choreographed Amadeus and Push Comes to Shove?
• Which former U.S. president authored 'The Audacity of Hope'?
• Which author wrote 'One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish' and 'Hop on Pop'?
• Which award recognizes excellence in children's picture book illustration?
• On her first space mission, what was Sally Ride's role?
• Which U.S. president, a former Senator from Massachusetts, was assassinated in Dallas in 1963?
• Approximately what percentage of animal species are invertebrates?
• Which vocal technique, associated with mountain culture, involves alternating between normal and high voice?
• What is the non-vascular plant that forms dense green clumps in damp or shady areas and grows only a few centimeters tall?
• What is the Mozart opera that features Papageno and Tamino along with the temple of Sarastro?
• This dancer is described as the late Prima Ballerina Assoluta of the Royal Ballet. Who is she?
• What literary element describes the struggle that drives the plot, which can be external or internal?
• This landform is commonly called a mountain but is actually a long ridge running through Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee, extending from Jellico, Tennessee to near Elkhorn City, Kentucky. Name this ridge.
• Which county official's office stores legal records, registers voters, and issues vehicle licenses?
• Identify the explorer who mapped much of the coast of New England and was said to be rescued by Pocahontas.
• Name the dance style described by Gregory Hines and Savion Glover.
• In a string ensemble, which instrument provides the tenor/alto range and is slightly larger than a violin?
• What do you call a family of stars such as the Milky Way?
• Which language is often associated with the Amish and Mennonite settlers in colonial Pennsylvania and sometimes mistaken for Dutch?
• According to the description, what are two prominent physical features of an Erlenmeyer flask?
• Which Mississippi town surrendered on July 4, 1863, giving the Union control of the Mississippi River?
• In the phrase 'twenty-one' or 'ten-year-old', what punctuation connects the two parts?
• What is the force called that keeps an object traveling in a circular path?
• What is the name of the glass container named for the chemist Emil Erlenmeyer, used in studying liquids?
• In astronomy, what term is used for the moment when the Sun is directly above the Earth's equator, resulting in roughly equal day and night lengths?
• Granite is classified as which type of rock?
• Which court case established the principle of judicial review in U.S. constitutional law?
• This symbol displays 50 stars and is connected to Betsy Ross.
• The Tennessee River joins the Ohio River at which Kentucky city?
• Which month did Congress select for the presidential election in 1845, partly because most citizens lived on farms?
• Who is the author of The Graveyard Book, featuring Silas, Miss Lupescu, and Jack Frost?
• This ballroom dance originated in Cuba and features quick triple steps; what is its repetitive name?
• What is the common name for the auxiliary verb, used with a main verb to show mood or tense?
• Which author co-wrote Odd and the Frost Giants and wrote Coraline?
• The surrender of Vicksburg led to Union control of which major river?
• The Alamo is remembered as the site of a 1836 battle that inspired a famous battle cry.
• Name this river that ends its journey in Kentucky as it flows into the Ohio River, beginning east of Knoxville and passing Chattanooga.
• What type of sentence commonly begins with an interjection and ends with an exclamation point?
• Sphere, cube, and pyramid are examples of what kind of shapes?
• Which Newbery-winning book follows a boy named CJ and his Nana on a ride after church, teaching about music and giving?
• Which West Coast city sits beside a major harbor and became a boom town during the California Gold Rush?
• What is the name of the Caldecott-winning character who helps a rhinoceros blow his runny nose and sits quietly with a penguin?
• Which part of Congress has 435 members and can initiate revenue bills?
• Spell the word meaning 'required'.
• Which term refers to the Native American dance described as celebrated after battles, with participants and drums?
• Who delivered the 'I Have a Dream' speech at the March on Washington?
• Which punctuation follows prefixes like ex- and all-, precedes suffixes such as -elect, and appears in compounds like 'twenty-one'?
• What NASA instrument allows scientists to study high resolution images of deep space objects?
• Identify this group of animals, the largest of all living reptiles, including the African Dwarf and Saltwater species.
• What term refers to colors that appear directly opposite each other on the color wheel?
• What musical symbol resembles a curved line used to indicate legato articulation?
• Who served as the third Vice President of the United States and killed a politician in a duel?
• What is the name of the Native American dance described as performed by both men and women after battles, where women danced in concentric circles around title objects and medicine men beat drums?
• Which author is known for works such as 'The Cat in the Hat' and 'Fox in Socks'?
• Name the wind instrument described as a single-reed instrument with multiple keys, commonly pitched in B-flat.
• The final novel of the Time Quartet derives its title from which biblical source?
• The 'god of the dance' retired at age twenty-nine after a diagnosis of schizophrenia. After soloing at the Marinsky, he starred in 'Sleeping Beauty', 'Giselle', and 'Swan Lake'. Give the name of this man who, for the Ballets Russes, choreographed 'The Afternoon of a Faun' and 'The Rite of Spring'.
• What is the name of the area near the southern shores of the San Francisco Bay that became a hub for technology companies, including HP and Facebook?
• In astronomy, what term describes the biannual event when the Sun is exactly above the Earth's Equator, yielding nearly equal day and night?