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Knowledge-A-Thon February 12, 2009

Knowledge-A-Thon February 12, 2009. Fourth Grade Questions and Answers. 1) Name the largest fresh water lake in the world?. Lake Superior. 2) What is Wisconsin’s nickname?. Badger State. 3) Who did Wisconsin get the nickname Badger State from?. Lead Miners.

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Knowledge-A-Thon February 12, 2009

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  1. Knowledge-A-ThonFebruary 12,2009 Fourth Grade Questions and Answers

  2. 1) Name the largest fresh water lake in the world? • Lake Superior

  3. 2) What is Wisconsin’s nickname? • Badger State

  4. 3) Who did Wisconsin get the nickname Badger State from? • Lead Miners

  5. 4) Name the city known as the “Gateway to Wisconsin”? • Kenosha

  6. 5) What are the 3 most populated cities in Wisconsin? • Milwaukee, Madison and Green Bay

  7. 6)Where is the state capitol of Wisconsin? • Madison

  8. 7) What city in Wisconsin is known for inventing ice cream sundaes? • Two Rivers

  9. 8) What is Wisconsin’s domesticated animal? • Holstein cow

  10. 9) What is Wisconsin’s state tree? • Maple

  11. 10) What is Wisconsin’s state motto? • Forward

  12. 11) Wisconsin has a very special reference book that is only about our state. What color is in the title? • WI Blue Book

  13. 12) What is the Indian meaning for Wisconsin? • Gathering at the Waters

  14. 13) How many counties are named after Indian tribes? • 8

  15. Name the Great Lakes. • Huron, Ontario, Erie, Michigan & Superior

  16. 15) What is our national bird? • Bald Eagle

  17. 16) Name the 4 states that border Wisconsin. • Michigan, Iowa, Illinois & Minnesota

  18. 17) What year did Wisconsin become a state? • 1848

  19. 18) Which river flows through Appleton? • Fox River

  20. 19) What European country did most explorers represent? • France

  21. 20) What is the only land mammal that can’t jump? • Elephant

  22. 21) What breed of cow is most commonly found in Wisconsin? • Holstein

  23. 22) What are the 4 stages of complete metamorphosis? • Egg, larva, pupae & adult

  24. 23) What instrument is used to measure air pressure? • Barometer

  25. 24) What scale do we use to measure temperature in the United States? • Fahrenheit

  26. 25) What is the metric term used to measure temperature? • Centigrade or Celsius

  27. 26) What do we call the change from gas to liquid? • Condensation

  28. 27) How many pounds are in a ton? • 2000 lbs.

  29. 28) 20 divided by 4=5. Which of these numbers is the dividend? • 20

  30. 29) Round the number 864 to the nearest ten. • 860

  31. 30) How many sides are in a hexagon? 6

  32. What is an adjective? • Word that describes a noun

  33. 32) Who invented paper? • Chinese

  34. 33) Name the first woman to fly an airplane across the Atlantic Ocean? • Amelia Earhart

  35. 34) Who wrote the words to the Star-Spangled Banner? • Francis Scott Key

  36. 35) What do you call a special ending in music? • A CODA

  37. 36) Name the four instrument families. • Brass, woodwind, string and percussion

  38. 37) What is a conductor in music? • Leader of a choir, orchestra or band

  39. 38) The nonfiction books are arranged in number order. Who invented that number system? • Melvil Dewey

  40. 39) Where in the library are the dictionaries, encyclopedias, atlases and almanacs?? • Reference section

  41. 40) A book written about a real person is called? • Biography

  42. 41) Name the special medal that is given once a year to the best written children’s book? • John Newberry Medal

  43. 42) Name the artist famous for painting many pictures of sunflowers and the painting “The Starry Night”? • Vincent Van Gogh

  44. 43) What is a sculpture? • A three dimensional work of art (such as a statue)

  45. 44) Name two of the three “warm” colors on the color wheel. • Red, orange or yellow

  46. 45) What do we need in order to do many tumbling skills? • Balance

  47. 46) What muscle lies deep in your body and never truly stops? • Heart

  48. 47) What does a push-up increase? • Endurance

  49. 48) What is another term for your pulse rate? • Heart rate

  50. 49) What is the heart rate which you always want to work towards called? • Target heart rate

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