High School Academic Team (Quick Recall) Questions

Q1 (Math): Pencil and paper ready. Give your answer in a+bi format, and be sure to simplify. What is the result when the complex number 8+4i is raised to the second power?

Q2 (Science): This not strictly-living organism derives its name from Latin, where its origin means 'poison'. It is an infectious agent characterized by a capsid, which holds its genetic material. What is this infectious agent, known for causing such diseases as smallpox and measles?

Q3 (Social Studies): This 1571 naval battle occurred off the coast of Peloponnese. Fought between the Holy League and Ottoman Empire, it saw the decisive defeat of the latter, who had not lost a naval battle since the Fifteenth Century. What battle is often regarded as one of the turning points of Ottoman Expansion into Europe, seeing them turned back form the Mediterranean?

Q4 (Arts and Humanities): In one oft-parodied song in this musical, a general proclaims that, despite his combat ineffectiveness, he is still the song's title. Frederic learns that he is not released from servitude to a tender-hearted pirate gang due to being born on a leap year, however is saved from this servitude by Ruth. What humorous Gilbert and Sullivan Musical includes songs such as "Climbing Over Rocky Mountain", "A Rollicking Band of Pirates We", and "I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General!"?

Q5 (Language Arts): This book railed against the rampant use of pesticides, such as DDT, in agriculture, and against the companies that made them, claiming they used disinformation to hide the harmful effects of pesticides. What alliterative book by Rachel Carson was in 2006 named one of the Greatest Science Books of All Time?