CCBMS Pentathlon!

Atmospheric concentrations of (a)   and other greenhouse gases are steadily increasing due to human activity.

• Oxygen

• Helium

• Neon

• Carbon dioxide

Which civilization in Mesopotamia developed writing?

• Sumerians

• Persians

• Akkadians

• Babylonians

• Assyrians

In the poem "Last Snowman," the snowman’s mouth is likened to which medical condition?

• a. a stroke victim

• b. a heart attack patient

• c. a frostbitten patient

• d. a crying clown

• e. a choking individual

Which 1976 artwork of Mel Chin is named after a common children's playground object?

• The Swing

• See-Saw

• Tunnel Slide

• Jump Rope

• Monkey Bars

After the election of President Nelson Mandela, which was one of the first works by an African-American composer to be played by the National Symphony of South Africa?

• It’s a Wonderful World

• Global Warming

• Give Earth a Chance

• Big Yellow Taxi

• Earth Song

Church Rock Spill Evaporation Ponds by Will Wilson is part of a(n) (a)   series Wilson calls "Survey."

• Art

• Photography

• Exhibition

• Installation

An organism’s ability to survive is known as its what?

• potential

• feasibility

• endurance

• viability

• stability

When did the Holocene epoch begin?

• 8.3 thousand years ago

• 9.5 thousand years ago

• 10.6 thousand years ago

• 11.7 thousand years ago

• 12.3 thousand years ago

As mentioned by Ermias Kebreab in his TED Talk, what is the primary greenhouse gas emitted by cows?

• carbon dioxide

• methane

• nitrous oxide

• sulfur dioxide

• chlorofluorocarbon

What is the musical term for the distance between A and the next higher or next lower A called?

• pitch

• frequency

• octave

• calibration

• harmony