Toaxnoes Spring 2011 Final2.indd - Nichols School

The 2011 Lucy and Sherman Maisel ’35General Information TestAt Nichols, the Upper School’s General Information Test – a tradition that began in the school’s 1911yearbook, Verdian – is compiled from questions submitted by the Nichols faculty on an annual basisand is administered to students in grades 9-12 as a measure of general knowledge. The highest score ofrecord is 81, earned by four-time winner George Binette ’78. The GIT is created and coordinated byEnglish teacher, Richard Stratton. It is funded through the generosity of Lucy and Sherman J. Maisel ’35.It is with great sadness that we share the death of our friend, Sherman. He passed on Sept. 29, 2010.Questions1. Which of these Western states was notceded, in whole or in part, to the UnitedStates by Mexico after the Mexican War?California ArizonaMontana New MexicoNevada2. In what Western state is the Grand TetonNational Park located?_______________________________________3. Which of these American Civil Warbattles did not take place within theborders of one of the Confederate states?Antietam ChickamaugaFredericksburg PetersburgVicksburg4. Who played the female lead role in theclassic American film, “Casablanca?”Ingrid Bergman Joan CrawfordBette Davis Greta Garbo5. Pope John Paul II (1978 – 2005) was thefirst Pontiff of what nationality?French German PolishSpanish Swiss6. Which of these Hall-of-Fame mid-20 thCentury athletes was not a golfer?Don Budge Ben HoganBobby Locke Byron NelsonSam Snead7. In this epic French 19 th Century novel(also made into a late 20 th century22 Nichols Schoolmusical), the central character, JeanValjean is sentenced to a life of hard laborin the galleys for stealing a loaf of bread.Name the novel.“Germinal” “Les Miserables”“Le Rouge et Le Noir”“L’Immoralist”8. Who wrote the novel described in #7?Gustave Flaubert André GideVictor Hugo Stendhal9. What state has a pine cone as the stateflower?_______________________________________10. MYOPIA is a disease of which bodilyorgan?_______________________________________11. During what war did The Charge of theLight Brigade occur?Franco-Prussian OpiumWorld War I US Civil WarCrimean12. Which of the United States hasHELENA for a capital?Alaska MarylandMontana NebraskaOregon13. What is the capital of NORTHDAKOTA?_______________________________________14. What American presidential candidatewon his party’s nomination with his“Cross of Gold” speech in 1896?_______________________________________15. If a man’s weight increases from 13 stoneto 10% of a ton, how many pounds hashe gained?_______________________________________16. What literary character accused herhusband of being “too full of the milk ofhuman kindness?”_______________________________________17. What is the world’s tallest quadroped?_______________________________________18. Which of these words would best describea PYRRHIC military victory?Accidental CostlyDecisive Glorious19. In what European city is the ABBEYTHEATER located?_______________________________________20. In what nation are the cities ofAUCKLAND, CHRISTCHURCH,DUNEDIN and WELLINGTONlocated?_______________________________________