Academic Challenge Practice Test

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• Solve for x: 2x^2 = 3x. Which of the following is a solution?
• Volume of a cube with side length 4?
• Evaluate (2/3) + (5/6) - (1/4).
• Forces that do not cancel each other out when acting together on a single object are said to be what?
• In July 2011, which African nation became independent after a 99% vote in favor of separation from its northern neighbor?
• The Hoggar and Tibesti mountain ranges are located in which desert that covers North Africa?
• Which 2005 hurricane that struck Louisiana and Mississippi is the costliest in American history?
• The brightly colored Monarch is an example of which kind of insect?
• Which ancient civilization revered Osiris as the god of the dead?
• Who created the land of Oz?
• R2-D2, C-3PO, BB-8, and K-2SO are examples of which type of robotic characters?
• Between which two rivers is the ancient region of Mesopotamia located?
• If 15% of a number is 21, what is the number?
• Which type of triangle features two sides of equal length?
• Pete started with 120 cans of soda, but drank 80 percent of them. How many cans does he have remaining?
• The lenticular variety of these often forms over mountains. Name these atmospheric formations of water vapor.
• What is the name for the chart that arranges elements according to their chemical and physical properties?
• The Sahara Desert covers most of which region?
• What is the sum of the rectangle's length and width (18 and 7)?
• Who became president of the United States after the death of Franklin Roosevelt?
• The tone of the passage can best be described as:
• The midpoint of the points (2, -4) and (6, 8) is:
• The play A Streetcar Named Desire is primarily set in the French Quarter of which southern U.S. city?
• In a right triangle, the legs have lengths 8 and 15. What is the length of the hypotenuse?
• Which ancient civilization is commonly associated with the area between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
• What is log base 10 of 1000?
• Which medieval European system is defined by relationships between lords and vassals?
• Which triangle has exactly two equal sides?
• Kansas City, Jefferson City, and Springfield are cities found in which U.S. state?
• Lenticular clouds are a type of atmospheric phenomenon formed by water vapor. They commonly form over what feature?
• Which organelle is most closely associated with energy production in eukaryotic cells?
• What is the tax amount on a $2.50 item at 6%?
• A recipe uses 2 cups flour and 3 cups sugar. If you use 6 cups flour, how many cups sugar are needed to maintain the same ratio?
• Annapolis is the capital city of which U.S. state?
• What phase exists above a substance's boiling point?
• Geology is the branch of science that focuses on rocks and other components of the Earth's physical structure.
• What is the capital city of Maryland?
• Find the area of a rectangle with length 9 and width 4.
• A bag contains 3 red balls and 2 blue balls. If one ball is drawn, what is the probability of red?
• If a circle has radius 3 and area 9π, what is the area when the radius is doubled to 6?
• Find the area of a rectangle whose length is 18 and width is 7.
• Which sentence demonstrates correct parallel structure?
• Which fictional city's hero has foes including Penguin and Poison Ivy?
• Which is the highest mountain in North America?
• Which musical genre includes swing, bebop, and Dixieland?
• The region between the Tigris and Euphrates is often referred to by which name?
• In an experiment, which variable is deliberately changed to test its effect on the outcome?
• The term archipelago refers to a group of what?
• What term refers to the path an object, such as a planet, takes as it moves around another object?
• On what date did the attack on Pearl Harbor occur?
• The greatest common divisor of 54 and 24 is:
• What fossil fuel is made up of methane, ethane, and other hydrocarbons?
• What body of water separates Great Britain from the Scandinavian countries of Norway and Denmark?
• The branch of government responsible for interpreting laws is the:
• Which U.S. state has a panhandle that borders British Columbia?
• What is the author’s primary purpose in the passage?
• A spirometer measures the capacity of which organs, which are the most common site of tuberculosis infection?
• What is the main idea of the passage?
• Florence, Naples, and Milan are major cities in what European country?
• In July 2011, which nation gained independence after a vote to separate from its northern neighbor?
• What is the cube of 7?
• Solve for x: 2x + 7 = 3x + 1.
• A car travels 100 miles at 50 mph. How long to travel 150 miles at the same speed?
• Which mathematical formula is used to solve equations with x squared terms?
• Denali National Park is located in which U.S. state?
• Which element has the atomic number 8?
• What is the area of a circle with radius 4?
• In Islam, Muhammad is believed to have received the Qur'an in a vision from which archangel?
• Which science studies rocks and the Earth's solid features?
• Which statement best describes the relationship between industrialization and community organization as described in the text?
• If there are 44 animals total and the ratio of cats to dogs is 4:7, how many dogs are there?
• The Indus River largely flows through which country that borders India to the northwest?
• In a class of 28 students, 10 play soccer, 12 play basketball, and 4 play both. How many students play at least one of the two sports?
• Muslims believe that this merchant and prophet received the Qur'an in a vision from the angel Gabriel.
• A square has area 16. What is the side length?
• An isosceles triangle has legs 5 and base 6. The height is?
• The phrase 'from sea to shining sea' appears in which patriotic song about the United States?
• Which Native American empire in Mexico was conquered by Hernán Cortés?
• Which term best defines the long-term weather patterns of a region?
• In which year was the Louisiana Purchase agreed?
• What is the capital city of the fictional land Oz?
• Geology primarily studies which of the following?
• A plectrum used for plucking guitar strings is more commonly known by what name?
• Solve the inequality 3x - 5 > 7. Which of the following represents the solution set?
• $1000 invested at 5% annually, compounded annually, for 2 years yields what amount?
• What term is used for the middle number of a data set?
• The Erie Canal connects the Hudson River to which Great Lake?
• Most volcanic activity results from movement of these large pieces of the Earth's crust.
• If a bar chart shows that 40 of 100 students prefer A and 60 prefer B, what is the difference in numbers?
• If you roll two fair dice, what is the probability of obtaining a sum of 7?
• What is the Japanese art form of folding paper into shapes called?
• Severe cirrhosis due to alcoholism can make a person eligible for transplants of which abdominal organ?
• Find the mean of 17, 32, 48, and 63.
• Which U.S. state is described as bordering Wisconsin to the west and Iowa to the north?
• Which famous portrait is missing its eyebrows and depicts Francesco del Giocondo's wife?
• In ancient Greek mythology, which god is associated with archery, medicine, and healing in ancient myth?
• Based on the passage, what can be inferred about the residents' response to industrial change?
• In a survey, if 40 of 100 students prefer A and 60 prefer B, which value represents the count preferring B?
• Compute the determinant of the matrix [[1, 2], [3, 4]].
• Which stage follows the larval stage in the Monarch butterfly’s life cycle?
• Which network aired Generator Rex and Secret Mountain Fort Awesome?
• Find the product of -11 multiplied by 0.5.
• In the DC Comics universe, which hero is commonly opposed by Penguin, Two-Face, and Poison Ivy?
• In a ratio where cats to dogs is 4:7 and there are 44 animals total, how many cats are there?
• What is the next term in the geometric sequence 5, 15, 45, 135?
• The Louisiana Purchase, which doubled the size of the United States, was a treaty with which country?
• An investment of $1000 at 5% annually for 3 years, compounded annually, yields what amount?
• Solve for x: 5x + 7 = 2x + 19.
• The landform described as a landmass almost entirely surrounded by water but connected to the mainland on one side is a what?
• The 1941 attack that destroyed the USS Arizona targeted which harbor on Oahu?
• In the passage, the word 'polluted' most nearly means which of the following?
• In astronomy, what is the term for the curved path of a celestial body as it orbits another body?
• What term refers to the weather conditions prevailing in an area over a long period of time?
• If 3/5 of a number is 12, what is the number?
• A price increases from 40 to 52. What is the percent increase?
• Find the slope of the line passing through the points (2, 3) and (5, 11).
• The area of a trapezoid with bases 6 and 4 and height 5 is 25. What is the area?
• What single word completes the phrases 'crew-', 'upper-', and 'short-' to form common terms?
• Arches and whorls are pattern features in what forensic subject?
• In what year was the Erie Canal completed?
• Given the scores 72, 78, 85, 88, 90, 92, what is the median?
• Which conqueror is credited with conquering the Aztec Empire?
• Solve for y: 7y - 2 = 3y + 8.
• Which ancient civilization was located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
• What social system of medieval Europe featured nobles and vassals?
• A square with side length 4 cm increases each side by 25%. What is the new area?
• Oxygen’s atomic number is 8. Which option correctly states this fact?
• What term describes a substance formed when atoms of two or more different elements bond together?
• What is log base 10 of 10000?
• What is the length of a rectangle if the width is 11 and the area is 209?
• What term refers to the warriors of feudal Japan who lived by the bushido code?
• What is the decimal result of multiplying -11 by 0.5?
• The Orinoco River system is located on which continent?
• Fidel Castro ruled which Caribbean country for nearly five decades?
• Choose the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement: Neither the students nor the teacher was prepared.
• Which term describes animals that eat both plants and animals?
• What does the description of residents forming choirs and volunteer brigades suggest about their response to industrial change?
• Which organelle is the powerhouse of the cell?
• A $2.50 item with 6% sales tax is purchased. What is the total cost?
• The Mona Lisa is a portrait of the wife of Francesco del Giocondo. What is Francesco's relation to the subject?
• Which detail from the passage supports the idea that life changed significantly?
• What is the mean of the scores 72, 78, 85, 88, 90, 92, rounded to two decimals?
• The volume of a cube with side length 3 is?
• Osiris was the god of the dead in which ancient culture?
• The least common multiple of 6 and 8 is:
• A rectangle has length 8 and width 3. If length increases by 25% and width increases by 10%, what is the new area?
• Father Joseph Mohr wrote the lyrics to which Christmas song about a tranquil evening?
• The Aztec Empire was centered in which present-day country?
• The 38th parallel divides which peninsula?
• Which chart is used to organize elements by their properties and relationships?
• The Renaissance began in which country?
• What is the probability of getting at least one heads when flipping a fair coin twice?
• Name the country that occupies the portion of an Asian peninsula below the 38th parallel.
• Katrina primarily affected which two states along the Gulf Coast?
• Find the area of a circle with radius 7.
• The sum of the interior angles of a pentagon is how many degrees?
• In a regular hexagon, what is the measure of each exterior angle?
• What is the next term in the sequence 2, 4, 8, 16?
• A train travels 180 miles at 60 mph. How many hours does the trip take?
• Name the fictional land created by L. Frank Baum whose capital is the Emerald City.
• What mathematical formula is used to solve equations with an x squared term?
• If a train travels 120 miles at 60 mph, how many hours does the trip take?
• Italy and Florida are examples of which landmass that is surrounded by water on three sides?
• Name the Harper Lee novel in which the reclusive Boo Radley rescues Scout Finch.
• Cube root of 343 equals which number?
• What 1803 agreement with France doubled the size of the United States?
• In the water cycle, which sequence lists the stages from evaporation to precipitation?
• The Orinoco River flows through which continent?
• For the line through (2, 3) and (5, 11), what is the y-value when x = 4?
• What term refers to animals that eat both plants and other animals as part of their diet?
• Timpani, snare, and conga are types of what instrument?
• Origami is a traditional art form associated with which country?
• Which statement best describes the overall theme regarding industrialization and communities in the passage?
• Penguin, Two-Face, and Poison Ivy are arch-enemies of which DC Comics superhero?
• What is the atomic number of oxygen?
• Solve for x: 3x - 7 = 2x + 5.
• In an isosceles triangle, how many sides are equal in length?
• In a regular hexagon, what is the measure of each interior angle?
• Solve for x: 7x - 2 = 3x + 8.