Questions for January 2010 from the Six Games
Played at the AGLOA National Tournament

LinguiSHTIK (All Divisions)

Is doctor contained in an independent clause in the following sentence?

John said that the doctor was a great man.

On-Sets

Which of these sets always equals the Universe? Note: There may be more than one correct answer.

(A) B U B'   (B) B Ω B'   (C) /\' U G   (D) B U R U G U Y

Presidents (Click the numbers to obtain a list of the presidents in that range.)

1-12: My successor gave me the rank of lieutenant general when war with France loomed. 13-24: It has been said about me that, "In his approach to the office [of president] , he operated as the Buffalo attorney he had been before he entered politics." 25-33: By the age of 14, I had already made two trips across the Atlantic with my family. Like another president of my party, Abraham Lincoln, I was a skilled wrestler in my youth. 34-44: I competed with my predecessor for our party's nomination for president. His brother became angry with me because he claimed I spread rumors about my predecessor's health in order to steal the nomination from him.

Propaganda

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Equations

Elementary Division

With LCM, 15√√4 = ?  (A)  1   (B) 15   (C) 30   (D)  60 

Middle/Junior/Senior Divisions

Which Solution below equals this Goal?  √ 3 √ 7

(A) 7 * (1 ÷ 5)  (B) 7 * 5  (C) 7 * 6  (D) 7 * (1 ÷ 6)  

World Events - The Year 2009 In December 2009, the United Nations considered a proposal aimed at reducing a certain country's stockpile of low-enriched uranium in order to ease concerns that that nation could build a nuclear weapon. At what nation was the U.N. proposal aimed? (A) China  (B) Iran  (C) North Korea  (D) Libya