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Sample questions from our Accent
on Academics publication for the January 5, 2004, Volume 19/17
1) Identify both Canada's new prime minister replacing the
retiring Jean Chrétien and the former leader of Iraq whom U.S. troops just
captured hiding in a hole in Iraq. 2) Which word derived from the Latin for "hair of the
head" designates a bunch of branches, as at the top of a tree; a tuft of
hair at the end of certain seeds; and in astronomy, a comet's gaseous cloud
surrounding the solid nucleus? 3) Identify the university competing in the SEC whose
athletic teams are known as "The Fighting Gamecocks," alluding to
roosters bred and trained to participate in cock fights. It is located in
Columbia, the state capital. 4) Identify the 18th-19th century French-born American
architect and engineer who laid out the city of Washington, D.C. His name means
"Peter the child" in French. 5) Name the classic book that inspired Laura Fox's new
novel The Lost Girls narrated by the great-granddaughter of Wendy
Darling, who is troubled by men who act like boys. Sample questions from our Accent
on Academics publication for the January 12, 2004, Volume 19/18 1) Identify the country whose president recently
recommended that all religious symbols be outlawed in schools, including Islamic
head scarves, Jewish yarmulkes, and outsized Christian crosses. 2) Which term beginning with O is used in economics
to designate control of a commodity or service in a given market by a few
companies? 3) Identify the former NBA player for the Cincinnati Royals
whose 2003 autobiography is entitled The Big O: My Life, My Times, My Game. 4) Which word designates all of the following: in early
manuscripts, decorative writing printed in red; an established rule of
procedure; and a direction, as in a prayer manual, for conducting a religious
service? 5) Which character in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and
the Sorcerer's Stone says: "Before we begin our banquet, I would like
to say a few words. And here they are: Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak!" He
is the headmaster at Hogwarts. Sample questions from our Accent
on Academics publication for the January 19, 2004, Volume 19/19 1) In Robert Suskind's new book The Price of Loyalty,
Paul O'Neill is quoted as saying President Bush was so disengaged in Cabinet
meetings that he was like a "blind man in a roomful of deaf people."
Which Cabinet position did O'Neill hold for 21 months? 2) Which adjective beginning with I describes
something in the earliest stage of develop-ment and means "immature,"
"childish," or "babyish"? 3) Identify the 2nd highest peak in the U.S., located in
the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, the U.S.'s largest park at over 8.3
million acres. 4) Identify the author of the French novel named in the
title of Peruvian Mario Vargas Llhosa's 5) Which Spanish artist said, "There is only one
difference between a madman and me. The madman thinks he is sane. I know I am
mad"? This surrealist is known for his painting commonly referred to as Melting
Watches. Sample questions from our Accent
on Academics publication for the January 26, 2004, Volume 19/20
1) Parmalat, the dairy giant known for its long-shelf-life
milk as well as frozen desserts, juices, and cookies, has filed for bankruptcy
protection after revelations of a financial scandal involving as much as $10
billion of missing funds. Name its home country. 2) Which word designates all of the following: a
trendsetter or anything suggesting the general direction of events; a leader,
especially of a sheeplike crowd; and a male sheep that leads the flock? 3) Which name meaning "holy land" in Tibetan
identifies the capital of this autonomous region of China? 4) Which 3 words complete the following opening line of
Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven: "Once upon a midnight dreary, while I
pondered __________"? 5) Which surname is shared by Americans Thomas Hunt, the
biologist who used the fruit fly to show the role of chromosomes in heredity;
Garrett, the inventor who made the first gas mask and first traffic light; and
J.P. or John Pierpont, the financier, art collector, and philanthropist?
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