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QUIZ
BOWL QUESTIONS OF THE DAY:
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Answer: Sam Houston |
2. This lake holds one of the largest potential deposits of petroleum and natural gas,
but multi-national conflicts over mineral rights may hamper its development. Name
this salty body of water.
Answer: Caspian Sea
3. This film director is generally considered to be the best propagandist for the Bolshevik
Revolution. His use of montage and on-location shooting made him a master of
cinematography, and one of the few directors to be successful in silent as well as talking
pictures. Name this director of Battleship Potemkin, Ivan Grozny, and October.
Answer: Sergei Eisenstein
4. While his name may sound French, this English-speaking mathematician is generally
credited with the invention of logarithms. Name him.
Answer: Napier
5. Name any of the U.S. states [or, parts of states] that do NOT observe Daylight
Savings Time.
Answer: Arizona and parts of Indiana
(E-mail answers to fr-gregory@cistercian.org.)
WINNERS OF MAY 3, 2002 QUIZ CONTEST
Mr. Dave Daly - Stanford University
Mr. Patrick Romeo - Cistercian Prep School - Form IV
CONGRATS TO OUR TWO WINNERS!