Match Sigma

Section One
LIA Who is the minister of state in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for local government affairs?
Robert Montaque
Who is the junior minister for Industry and Commerce? Michael Stern
BK Which prophet had a vision of 40 weeks? Daniel
Who was the father of Rachel in the bible? Laban
THE Who played the lead male role in the movie “Charly”? Cliff Roberts
Who played the lead male role in the movie “High Noon”? Gary Cooper
ENG Give a five letter word starting with ‘s’ which is a combination of rain and snow. Sleet
Which eleven letter word starting with f is the name given to a tight rope walker? Funambulist
FRE What is the meaning of the French phrase “un diner en tete a tete”? a private dinner for two
What is the meaning of the French phrase “vis a vis”? Face to face; opposite
HIS This king of England from 1714 – 21, could not speak English. George I
This king of England from 1830 – 37, was also king of Hanover, Ireland and Scotland. William IV
IT Who developed the World Wide Web? Tim Berners Lee
This is the name of the document which appears when a website is first opened. Home page
MATH Factorize the expression 14x2 – 7x. 7x(2x – 1)
Factorize the expression 4x2 + 4x + 1. (2x + 1)2
PHY What are the properties of the image formed by a convex lens? Real, inverted, magnified or diminished
What are the properties of the images formed from a concave lens? Virtual, erect, diminished
HIS Between 1822 and 1844, the Dominican Republic was ruled by which country? Haiti
Which country ruled Cuba between 1493 and 1898? Spain
JH In which Jamaican town is the Hall of Records and House of Assembly? Spanish Town
What name did Columbus give to Jamaica? Santiago
CHEM What are the raw materials in the Haber Process? Nitrogen and Hydrogen
By what process is oxygen produced industrially? Fractional distillation of liquid air
GEO Which element of weather is measured in oktas? Cloud cover
Which element of weather is measured using a Campbell-Stokes Recorder? Sunshine
MUS Who wrote the Grammy winning song “We are the World”? Lionel Ritchie and Michael Jackson
Who wrote the Grammy winning song “Every breathe you take”? Sting
ART Which Jamaican did the work “Old Richmond”? Mallica ‘Kapo” Reynolds
Which Jamaican painted “Revival Kingdom”? Osmond Watson
BIO This is a long coiled tube in which spermatozoa are stored in vertebrates. Epididymis
What type of cell division is also known as reduction division? Meiosis
LIT Who wrote “The Rites of Passage”? William Golding
Who wrote the book “At the bottom of the River”? Jamaica Kincaid
GK Who or what is a vinter? A wine merchant
Who or what is a scut? A short tail
BK Which prophet was the son of Ammittai? Jonah
Which prophet was the son of Buzi? Ezekiel
THE Who directed the Oscar winning film “The Silence of the Lamb”? Jonathan Demme
Who directed the Oscar winning film “Dances with Wolves”? Kevin Costner
ENG Differentiate between ‘sociable’ and ‘socialite’. Sociable – likeable company; friendly
Socialite – person moving in fashionable society
Differentiate between ‘regimen’ and ‘regiment’ Regimen – prescribed way of life
Regiment – unit of army comprising companies
FREN What is French is ‘le lotissement’? Housing estate
What is the English for the French verb ‘espionner’? To spy
SPO Where is the home ground of Manchester united? Old Trafford
Emirates stadium is the home ground of which English Premier League team? Arsenal F.C.
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Team One

1. For which movie did Michael Cimino win the 1978 Best director Oscar? The Deer Hunter
2. How many moles of water are produced when one mole of hexene is burnt in air? Six
3. Which two countries did Napoleon defeat at Austerlitz in 1805? Russia and Austria
4. What name is given to the non-protein part of an enzyme? Prosthetic group
5. Who is the manager of Chelsea F.C.? Carlo Ancelloti
6. In what year was Alexander Bustamante knighted? 1955
7. Which Caribbean country celebrates independence on November 30? Barbados
8. Which radioactive particle consists of two protons and two neutrons? Alpha particle
9. Who brought Christianity to Ireland? St. Patrick
10. What name is given to the protein coat of a virus? Capsid
11. Who is the Roman god of gates and beginnings for whom the month of January is named? Janus
12. Who wrote the novel “She Stoops to Conquer”? Oliver Goldsmith
13. On which Caribbean island is the South Olivees River? St. Kitts
14. Which is the only prime number between 120 and 130? 127
15. Which 17th century dutch painter did the painting “The Bridal Couple”? Rembrandt
16. Who received the 1974 Best Actor Oscar? Art Carney
17. What is the molecular formula for glycerol? C3H8O3
18. Which group of islands did Columbus call “Las Tortugas”? Cayman islands
19. Who is the president of KSAFA? Rudolph Speid
20. Which American state has a name meaning ‘long river place’? Connecticut
21. What is an electric field? Area around a charge where a force is exerted
22. Which mineral in plants is needed for the manufacture of chlorophyll? Magnesium
23. What is the capital of Finland? Helsinki
24. Who has taken the most test wickets for Sri Lanka? Muttiah Muralittaran
25. In what year did India gain independence? 1947
26. What does the ‘psycho’, as in psychoanalysis mean? Mind; spirit
27. Which branch of biology deals with the study of the inter-relationship between organism and their
environment? Ecology
28. In which city is the cricket ground known as the Basin Reserve Track? Wellington; New Zealand
29. In which Caribbean country is the Guardian newspaper? Trinidad and Tobago
30. Which SI unit is equal to one ampere second? Coulomb
31. Who invented the microchip?
32. Who recorded the album “”Rootsman Credential”? Everton Blender
33. Which of the following epoch dates back further: Oligocene or Pliocene? Oligocene
34. In 1657, 1600 settlers arrived in Jamaica from which colony under Luke Stokes? Nevis
35. Who is the opposition industry spokesman? Mark Golding
36. In what year did Baruch Blumberg and Curleton Gadusek share the Nobel Medicine Prize? 1976
37. In which Australian city is the WACA cricket ground? Perth
38. Who shared the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize with Yassir Arafat and Shimon Peres? Yitzhak Rabin
39. If car initially at rest achieve an acceleration of 10ms-1 after travelling for 5m, what is its velocity at that instant?
100ms-1
40. Who recorded the album “Half way Tree”? Damian Marley / Junior Gong
41. What happens to the water table in the wet season? It rises
42. Who was the prime minster of Jamaica in 1970? Hugh Shearer
43. In the bible, where did Samson die? Temple of Dagon
44. Which French author did “Being and Nothingness”? Jean Paul Sartre
45. Who is known as the father of Romantic Sensibility? Jean Jacque Rosseau
46. What are the coordinates of the image of the point (2,3) after reflection in the line y = -x? (-3, -2)
47. Which Flemish naturalist painter did “Adoration of the Lamb”? Jan Van Eyck
 Team Two

1. For which movie did Sydney Pollack win the 1985 Best Director Oscar? Out of Africa
2. What is the formula of cyclohexene? C6H10
3. Who was the British prime minister during the Napoleonic Wars? William Pitt the Younger
4. What is an oncogene? A gene whose expression causes the formation of a tumor
5. Who is the manager of Arsenal F.C.? Arsene Wegner
6. In what year did Bustamante retire from politics? 1967
7. Which Caribbean country celebrates independence on August 31? Trinidad and Tobago
8. Where in the atom is the proton located? Nucleus
9. Who was the leader of the protestant reformation in Scotland? John Knox
10. What are gametes? Haploid germ cells which results from meiosis in eukaryotes
11. Who was the Roman messenger of the gods? Mercury
12. Who wrote “The Magic Mountain”? Thomas Mann
13. In which Caribbean country is the Collins River? Montserrat
14. What is the only prime number between 180 and 190? 181
15. Which 20th century American pop artist painted “Campbell’s Soup Can”? Andy Warhol
16. What is the chemical formula for ethylene glycol? CH2OHCH2OH; C2H6O2
17. Which Caribbean island did Columbus called San Salvador or Saint Saviour? Watling Island
18. Which American state has a name meaning “Land of the Indians”? Indiana
19. What is a transverse wave? One in which the particles transmitting the waves move perpendicular to the wave
motion
20. Lack of which vitamin results in the blood being unable to clot? K, phylloquinone
21. What is the capital of Slovakia? Bratislava
22. Who has taken the most test wickets for Pakistan? Wasim Akram
23. In what year did Pakistan gain their independence? 1947
24. What does the prefix chrono- as in chronometer means? Time
25. What term describes infections that are short term and characterized by dramatic onset and rapid recovery?
Acute
26. In which Australia city is the Gabba cricket ground? Brisbane
27. With which Caribbean country is the newspaper “Straboek News” associated? Guyana
28. Which SI unit is the same as one joule per coulomb? Volt
29. Who invented the first calculating machine? Charles Babbage
30. Who recorded the album “Mr. Marley”? Damian “ Junior Gong” Marley
31. Which epoch dates back further: Holocene or Eocene? Eocene
32. In what year did Spanish Town became the capital of Jamaica? 1534
33. Expand the international acronym CIDA. Canadian International Development Agency
34. In what year did Michael Brown and joseph Goldstein share a Nobel Medicine Prize? 1985
35. In which country is the Sir Vivian Richards stadium? Antigua and Barbuda
36. Who shared the 1998 Nobel Medicine Prize with David Trimble? John Hume
37. Complete this equation of motion: v2 = u2 ... + 2as
38. Which reggae artiste recorded the album “Lucky Day”? Shaggy
39. What happens to the pressure of air when the temperature rises? It decreases
40. Who was the prime minister of Jamaica in 1990? Michael Manley
41. Who is the PNP spokesman on industry? Mark Golding
42. In the bible who was the first judge of Israel?
43. Who wrote “The Immoralist”? Andre Gide
44. If the point (2,1) is reflected in the line y = 2; what are the coordinates of the image? (2,3)
45. Which 15th century Italian Renaissance painter did “Gattamelata”? Dontello
 Section Three

JH Complete the Jamaican proverb: “Ano one time...” monkey waan wife
Bio Give the British spelling of haemorrhage
Math What are the values of x if x2 – 3x – 40 = 0. 8 and – 5
Art What was the correct name of the painter ‘El Greco’? Domenikos Theotokopoulous
The For which movies did Spencer Tracey win back to back best actor Oscars? “Boys Town” and “Captain
Courageous”
Jh Where was the English base for the buccaneers in the Caribbean? Port Royal
Bio Tocopherol is also known as what? Vitamin E
Spo Which team won the 1992 cricket world cup? Pakistan
Gk What is the name of the person who kills the bull in a bullfight? Matador
Phy From which law in physics is the equation: F = ma derived? Newton’s second law
Lia Who is the president of Argentina? Cristina Kirchner
Fre What is the French verb for to search? Chercher
Geo What is the longest mountain range in South America? Andes
Math What is 521 base eight in decimal? 337
Chem. What is the chemical formula for ammonium sulphate? (NH4)2SO4
His Which treaty ended the Bosnia War in 1995? Daytona Peace Treaty
Bio What type of bonds hold amino acids together in a polypeptide chain? Peptide bonds; amide bonds
JH Which Jamaican proverb means it is easier to restart an old love relationship than to start a new one? Ole fiah
tick easy fi ketch
Gk What is the main ethnic group in Ghana? Akan
Phy What is efficiency? Ratio of energy output to input
Geo What name is given to tributaries that flow opposite to the main stream? Obsequent
Spo Who won Jamaica’s only gold medal at the 1996 olympics? Deon Hemmings
Math If A is inversely proportional to B and A = 4, when B = 2. What is A when B = 6? 12
Music How many members are a part of the music group “Roots Underground”? Six