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q428_2 | One bill addressing this process required a majority of a state's residents to take the Ironclad oath; that bill was the Wade-Davis bill, which was pocket-vetoed by President Lincoln in favor of his "Ten Percent Plan" for this process. This process did not end until Rutherford B. Hayes won the Election of 1876. | military reconstruction [or Reconstruction Era; accept Radical Reconstruction before "Lincoln" but do not accept afterwards] | History |
q5277_2 | This person was described as a "beloved physician" by a "coworker," and this man's feast day is October 18. He dedicated two books to Theophilus (thee-AH-fill-uss), including one that begins with the Ascension and describes the missionary journeys of that "coworker," Paul. | St. Luke | Religion |
q1995_4 | One of this author's characters kills his rival Spitz while working for Francois (frahn-SWAH) and Perrault (pair-OHL). Another of his characters is taken to Santa Clara, California, where he saves Judge Scott from a murderer. The central figure of one of his novels avenges the killing of his master Thornton before going on to lead a wolf pack; that figure is the Buck from The Call of the Wild. For 10 points, name this author of White Fang. | Jack {London} | Literature |
q1989_1 | This author wrote about the eviction of Nell Trent and her grandfather from The Old Curiosity Shop. | Charles {Dickens} [accept {Boz}] | Literature |
q4148_4 | One event in this country's history was a series of attacks on civilians and foreigners by the Videla Regime known as the Dirty War. Mossad carried out an operation to capture Adolf Eichmann (ike-MON) in this country. This country fought a war against Great Britain for control of the Falkland Islands. For 10 points, identify this country whose former leaders include Nestor Kirchner (kirk-NUR) and Juan Peron. | Republica {Argentina} [or {Argentine Republic}] | History |
q3332_2 | Stomach acid consists mainly of a compound of hydrogen and this element. It is the second-lightest halogen, after fluorine, and at room temperature is a yellow-green gas. | {Chlorine} or {Cl} | Science |
q1146_3 | This man composed a ballet called The Creatures of Prometheus (“pro-MEE-thee-us”), and Leonato is a major character in his opera Fidelio (“fih-DAY-lee-oh”). His third symphony was originally written to honor Napoleon and was called Eroica (“air-OH-ih-kuh”). A later symphony by this man borrows from Schiller's "Ode to Joy" for its choral final movement. | Ludwig von {Beethoven} | Fine Arts |
q578_4 | This figure once tried to destroy mankind by tearing out an eye, which turned into Hathor. At night, he brings light to the darkness of the underworld. The disk above this deity's head is called Aton. Apep is depicted in an eternal struggle with this god, whose primary center of worship was at Heliopolis. | {Ra} [accept Amon-{Ra} or {Re} or Amon-{Re;} do not accept {“Amon”} by itself] | Fine Arts |
q1934_2 | This dynasty established the House of Wisdom, or Bayt al-Hikma (BITE all HEEK-mah), at which algebra was invented. Under al-Mu'tasim (al MOO-tah-SEEM), this dynasty established an army of military slaves known as Mamluks (MAMM-lukes). | Abbasid Caliphate [or Abbasids] | History |
q2501_3 | Three bearded boarders threaten lawsuits after being scared off by the main character of this work. That protagonist has a sister named Greta who wants to study violin at the conservatory, and he dies after his father throws an apple at him that becomes stuck in his back. (*) For 10 points, name this work in which Gregor Samsa wakes up one day to find that he has been changed into a bug, a work by Franz Kafka. | The Metamorphosis | Literature |
q2096_3 | This work opens with stories of a pilot who misread his directions and a friend who was distracted by a salmon hatchery. This book's protagonist runs off with his baby brother Gabe to avoid punishment by "Release." The title character is able to turn off the speaker, see colors, and transfer memories from the past world. | The Giver | Literature |
q7150_3 | One of this man's works depicts his self-portrait in a glass ball situated on his hand. Another features two hands drawing each other into existence. This artist of the lithographs Hand with Reflecting Sphere and Drawing Hands created an ever-increasing stairway in Ascending and Descending, along with several tessellations. | M(aurits) C(ornelius) {Escher} | Fine Arts |
q1801_1 | A dog barks at a drummer in the lower left of this painting. | The {Nightwatch} [or De {Nachtwacht} ; or The {Shooting Company} of Captain Franz Banning | Fine Arts |
q1301_5 | This composer wrote a Clarinet Concerto in A Major for Anton Stadler, and he also composed a flute and harp concerto. He composed twelve variations on a French song with identical melody to "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star." He failed to complete his Requiem. His forty-first and last symphony is nicknamed Jupiter. For 10 points, name this composer of Eine Kleine Nachtmusik ("EYE"-nuh KLYE-nuh "KNOCKED"-"music") and operas such as The Magic Flute | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Fine Arts |
q1988_2 | This dynasty ended after the rebellion of the peasant Li Zicheng. It gained power after the Battle of Lake Poyang, won by its first emperor, Hongwu, who had lead the Red Turban Rebellion. | {Ming} Dynasty [or Ming Chao] | History |
q5176_3 | These objects contain the zone of plastic flow and the zone of brittle flow. They are formed by compressing firn, and parts of them break off by calving. Till is soil left behind by these objects, which also push material to form moraines. | glaciers | Science |
q2073_2 | Lake Gatun (“GAH-tune”) is part of this waterway, whose construction was made possible by the Hay-Bunau-Varilla (“HAY boo-NOW vah-REE-uh”) Treaty and the secession of a province from Colombia. A 1977 agreement between Omar Torrijos (“torr-EE-hos”) and Jimmy Carter resulted in the return of the special zone associated with it. | {Panama} Canal | History |
q473_2 | Mack, Dora, and Lee Chong try to throw a party for Doc in this author's novel Cannery Row. This author wrote about Kino's encounter with the title object in The Pearl. | John {Steinbeck} [accept {Cannery Row} before it is read] | Literature |
q1026_1 | At the beginning of this play, Prince Escalus declares that the next man to break the peace will be sentenced to death. | Romeo and Juliet | Literature |
q473_1 | Mack, Dora, and Lee Chong try to throw a party for Doc in this author's novel Cannery Row. | John {Steinbeck} [accept {Cannery Row} before it is read] | Literature |
q1931_3 | The practice of kapparot associated with this holiday sees a donation to the poor, while the Tetragrammaton or Ha-Shem was pronounced by the High Priest of the Great Temple on this day. The last of the five services occurring on this day is the Neilah. People try to transfer their sins away and recite the Kol Nidre prayer before its beginning. | {Yom Kippur} [or {Yom ha}-{Kipurim;} prompt on Jewish \"Day of Atonement\" before mention] | Religion |
q1618_3 | Characters in this work include Count Ugolino as well as Francesca da Rimini, whose husband caught her with Paolo. The speaker of this work faints while Charon and Virgil guide a boat across the Acheron. Beginning the day before Good Friday, this work depicts nine concentric circles in which sinners are punished. | {Inferno} [prompt on The {Divine Comedy} before mentioned] | Literature |
q387_2 | The name for the physical state of the universe during this event was explained and named by Stephen Hawking. Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation is left over from just after this event, which was hypothesized by Georges Lemaître. | Big Bang | Science |
q912_3 | In this novel, shelter is provided by the Halliday and Bird families. At the beginning of this novel, the Shelby family sells their property to the St. Clare family. At the end of this novel, George and Eliza Harris escape north. | Uncle Tom's Cabin | Literature |
q1633_4 | During the seventh of these events, King Louis IX of France was captured in the Nile Delta. The fourth one was diverted to Constantinople with the help of the Doge of Venice. At the Council of Clermont (“Claremont”), Pope Urban II called for the first one, which recaptured Jerusalem in 1099. For 10 points, what medieval military campaigns saw Christian knights try to conquer the Holy Land? | {Crusades} | History |
q4678_1 | When air resistance exactly counteracts this force, an object has reached terminal velocity. | {gravity} [or {gravitational} force] | Science |
q6207_2 | At the suggestion of a Serbian merchant, this artist began his career making toys. His works include the giant Flamingo in Chicago. | Alexander {Calder} | Fine Arts |
q547_1 | Smaller islands that are part of this nation include the Chatham Islands and Stewart Islands. | New Zealand | Geography |
q2066_1 | The god of war worshipped by these people was born from the union of a ball of feathers and Coatlicue (co-AHT-lee-KWAY). | {Aztecs} [prompt on {Mexicans}] | Mythology |
q1203_1 | The Darien Scheme was an attempt by Scotland to create another structure similar to this entity. | {Panama} Canal [or {Canal} de {Panama}] | History |
q1806_2 | In this novel, some mice fabricate a question that a super-computer was attempting to formulate, but it was destroyed minutes before the end of its 10 million year program. This novel features a whale's internal monologue and a Vogon poetry reading. | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Literature |
q1895_1 | This man wrote that “injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” in his Letter from Birmingham Jail. | Martin Luther {King} Jr. [accept {MLK}] | History |
q21_1 | The highest point in this nation is Jebel Toubkal, and foreign enclaves surrounded by this nation include Melilla (meh-LEE-yah) and Ceuta (say-OO-tah). | Kingdom of {Morocco} [or {Al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah}] | Geography |
q3001_2 | This man defeated Caleb Boggs in a 1972 Senate election; the following month his wife and daughter were killed in an accident. In 2013, he and John Lewis led a re-enactment of the Selma civil rights march, and in 2012 he said on national television, "With all due respect, that's a bunch of (*) malarkey." | ({Joseph} Robinette) {\"Joe\" Biden} | Trash |
q1794_1 | The only people allowed to touch this object are members of its awarding organization's executive committee, current heads of state and previous winners of it. | {FIFA World Cup} [do not accept \"Jules Rimet Trophy\"] | Trash |
q3096_3 | In 2003, this person warned that the Iraq War would create 100 bin Ladens. This person did not have a vice president until he appointed Omar Suleiman (OH-mar sue-LAY-mon) to that position. He originally declared he would not resign, which caused Tahrir Square to "[erupt] with anger," but reversed that decision the next day. | Hosni Mubarak | Trash |
q1980_1 | This deity was forced to serve Admetus (add-MEE-tuss) after killing the Cyclops that killed his son. | Apollo | Literature |
q3048_2 | Frederick Muhlenberg was the first person to hold this office. This office is granted appointment power for select and conference committees. | {Speaker of the House} of Representatives | History |
q490_1 | This man sent the Great White Fleet on a tour of the world to impress Japan, and ended a conflict between Japan and Russia with the Treaty of Portsmouth. | {Theodore Roosevelt} [or {Teddy Roosevelt;} or {T.R.;} prompt on Roosevelt] | History |
q13073_4 | This award is named after the coach who holds the record for largest margin of victory in a college football game. Archie Griffin is the only man to win this award twice. Until 2007, no sophomore had won this award; since then, three straight sophomores have won it. In 2009, balloting for this award saw the closest vote ever. | John {Heisman} Memorial Trophy | Trash |
q1429_4 | The first step in this process can be further broken down into leptotene, zygotene, and pachytene phases. A common problem during this process is nondisjunction, which leads to conditions such as Klinefelter's Syndrome and Down Syndrome. This process involves two instances of prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase. For 10 points, name this process used to create haploid cells, such as sperm and eggs. | {meiosis} [do not accept or prompt on "mitosis"] | Science |
q4838_1 | Other than James and John, this is the only man to witness the Transfiguration of Jesus. | {Simon Peter} [accept {Saint Peter} the Apostle; do not accept just Simon] | Religion |
q248_2 | A White House memo released on the day of this event cited "the battle of the laboratories" and urged immediate acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration. A bestselling book about this was written by John Hersey. | the detonation of an atomic bomb in {Hiroshima} [accept grammatical variants; accept variations of \"atomic\" like \"nuclear\"; \"atomic/nuclear\" is unnecessary after \"atomic\" is mentioned in question; prompt on partial answers; accept variations of detonation of \"Little Boy\" before it is mentioned; do not accept any answer mentioning \"Nagasaki\"] | History |
q1440_1 | Two of these entities are responsible for the Great Rift Valley located in East Africa. | {fault} | Science |
q1700_6 | Fatty acids contain long chains of hydrogen and this element. Methane consists of four hydrogens bonded to this element. One form of this element in a cylindrical structure is the strongest known material, and is known as a namesake nanotube. Organic chemistry is the study of molecules containing this element. Its allotropes include diamond and graphite. For 10 points, name this element that makes up all living things. | carbon [or C; accept carbon nanotubes before "nanotube"] | Science |
q1461_3 | When James Madison revised this, it called for 7-year terms of office for Senators and 3-years terms for House members. Proposed by Edmund Randolph as 15 resolutions, more notable aspects of this plan included three branches of government and representation determined by population for both Houses. (*) For 10 points, identify this plan of government, named for the home state of Madison and Randolph, as well as Thomas Jefferson. | Virginia Plan | History |
q1365_2 | This instrument plays the opening Promenade in Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, as well as the rising theme C-G-C in the opening of Richard Strauss' Thus Spake Zarathustra. This instrument's tone can be lowered by one-and-a-half steps by pressing either its third or both its first and second (*) valves. | trumpet | Fine Arts |
q2066_4 | The god of war worshipped by these people was born from the union of a ball of feathers and Coatlicue (co-AHT-lee-KWAY). This people settled down in the place where they found an eagle, on a cactus, eating a snake. This people's main god threw himself on a funeral pyre after his chief rival, Tezcatlipoca (TEZ-cot-lee-POKE-AH), deceived him. For 10 points, identify this Mesoamerican civilization that worshipped the "Feathered Serpent," Quetzalcoatl (KWET-zahl- koh-AHT-ill). | {Aztecs} [prompt on {Mexicans}] | Mythology |
q2479_1 | This document called for about 5 billion pounds in reparations from Germany and the return of the territories of Alsace and Lorraine to France. | Treaty of {Versailles} | History |
q4480_6 | A triangular patch of clouds that circulates this planet quickly is known as The Scooter. Its atmosphere contains the fastest winds in the solar system. Its existence was predicted by Alexis Bouvard, and it was discovered by Johann Galle. It often contains the Great Dark Spot. Its largest moon, which has a retrograde orbit, is Triton. For 10 points, name this gas giant, the farthest from the Sun in the solar system. | Neptune | Science |
q1836_2 | One of these organic compounds is required for proteins to form blood clots, and sunlight is necessary for the body to produce another. The lack of one fat-soluble type results in night blindness, while beriberi (BARE-ee-BARE-ee) is caused by a diet deficient in one called thiamine. | {vitamins} [accept more specific answers of {Vitamin K, Vitamin D,} or {Vitamin A} until "thiamine" is read] | Science |
q1154_1 | In this novel, a widow seeks help moving her house out of the path of Farmer Fitzgibbon's plow. | Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of {NIMH} | Literature |
q648_1 | This nation's Bay of Plenty is the home of a sphenodont (SFEE-noh-dahnt) reptile called the tuatara. | {New Zealand} | Geography |
q1900_4 | This man's wife Jiang Qing (“JANG CHING”) was a member of the Gang of Four. He escaped a Kuomintang (“KWO-min-TANG”) offensive led by Chiang Kai-shek (“CHANG kye-SHECK”) and went on the Long March in 1934. After he took power in 1949, his government adopted such policies as the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution. For 10 points, the Little Red Book was written by what Chairman of China's Communist Party? | {Mao} Zedong [or Mao Tse-tung; accept Chairman Mao before “Chairman”] | History |
q1891_2 | Opposite corners of this constellation are at the start Saiph and Bellatrix. Though called its beta, its brightest star is usually Rigel [RY-jul]. | {Orion} [prompt on the \"Hunter\"] | Science |
q813_3 | This force allows accelerated rolling motion down an incline by producing a net torque on the object. In general, this nonconservative force is equal to the normal force times mu, its namesake coefficient, and it converts kinetic energy into internal energy. For a given object, the kinetic variety is less than the static type. | friction | Science |
q12758_3 | At the bottom right of this painting, a girl steps on a dog, while a nun stands next to a servant. In the back, a figure is shown pausing on the stairs and looking at the central group. The king and the queen can be seen in a mirror, and the painter himself is shown holding a paint brush. | {Las Meninas} [accept The {Maids} of {Honor}] | Fine Arts |
q2603_2 | In this work, Quimbo and Sambo violently beat the protagonist and Eliza escapes over the Ohio River with her baby. This work's title character meets Augustine after he saves little Eva St. Clare from drowning. | {Uncle Tom\'s Cabin;} or, {Life among} the {Lowly} | Trash |
q832_2 | This text was written down by Sahabas (sah-HAH-bahs) after the death of the leader that received it. The clarification of the meaning and significance of this document is the practice of tafsir (TAHFSEER). | Qur'an [or Koran] | Literature |
q541_3 | In Jainism, this object's central point is Mount Meru. In Chinese mythology, this object is the lower half of a cosmic egg split by Pangu, while in ancient Egypt the original form of this object was the primordial (*) mound. This region will be reborn from a massive flood after Rangarok. | {Earth} [accept equivalents like world or land before \"planet\" is mentioned] | Mythology |
q5790_1 | A group of genes coding for lactose breakdown, known as the lac operon, was first discovered in this model organism. | Escherichia {coli} [prompt on Bacillus coli communis] | Science |
q2505_4 | This quantity can be measured by a psychrometer (sye-KRAH-meht-er) or a hygrometer. It can be computed as a ratio using either mixing ratio or partial pressure of water. At its maximum, the amounts of water evaporating and condensing are in equilibrium. For 10 points, water content divided by capacity gives what measure of moisture in the air, often expressed as a percent? | {relative humidity} [or {RH}] | Science |
q1433_4 | One mission in this program docked with the spacecraft used by Soyuz (soy-"OOZE") 19. The numerically first mission in this program was retroactively named after a fire burst out during a test run. Harrison Schmitt, a geologist, was part of its last mission, number 17. One mission in this program spawned the line, "Houston, we've had a problem." | {Apollo} Program [accept {Apollo Extension Series} or {Apollo Applications Program} before "first"] | History |
q5689_3 | This body contains an unusually reflective equatorial region known as Xanadu. It is in a 3:4 orbital resonance with Hyperion. In 2010, the Cassini-Huygens probe found evidence of a cryovolcano named Sotra Facula on this moon. | Titan | Science |
q470_4 | The number of positive real roots of a polynomial can be found by this man's Rule of Signs. His philosophical works include the Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy. He is the namesake of the standard x-y coordinate system. For 10 points, give this French philosopher and mathematician whose most famous attributed quote is "cogito ergo sum," or, "I think, therefore I am." | Rene {Descartes} [accept {Descartes' Rule of Signs} before "Rule"] | Philosophy |
q2807_3 | During his execution, this figure was pierced by the Lance of Longinus. In addition to yelling at a fig tree for not bearing fruit, this figure healed a pig-eating man from Gerasa possessed by a horde of devils named Legion. This man was put to death by Pontius Pilate, and drops of his blood fell into the Holy Grail. | {Jesus Christ} [accept {either}] | Religion |
q1254_2 | The muon was detected in a device named for these objects; that device was succeeded by the bubble chamber. Adding silver iodide to these structures attempts to release their contents in a namesake "seeding" technique. | {clouds} [accept {cloud chamber} before "release" is read] | Science |
q2706_3 | Friezes removed from this building in 1812 are now housed in the British museum and are known as the Elgin Marbles. This building housed a statue that holds Nike in her right hand; that statue was created by Phidias (“FID-ee-us”) and is a cult statue dedicated to Athena. For 10 points, name this temple with Doric columns on the Acropolis in Athens. | The {Parthenon} | Fine Arts |
q3232_1 | Arthur Doodson designed a machine for predicting the magnitude of these events. | tides | Science |
q2222_2 | An early invention used to make art works in this medium was the daguerreotype [duh-gayr-"row"-"type"]. Eadweard ["edward"] Muybridge created works in this medium which clarified the method by which horses gallop. | photographs [accept word forms; prompt on \"pictures\"] | Fine Arts |
q2307_4 | He wrote that "This is the way the world ends/Not with a bang but a whimper" in his poem "The Hollow Men." He also wrote the collection "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats." The phrase "the women come and go/Talking of Michelangelo" appears in his "The (*) Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock." His most famous work states that "April is the cruelest month." | T(homas) S(tearns) {Eliot} | Literature |
q165_3 | An ideal blackbody is an object that absorbs all energy transferred by this process. This is the process in which energy is transferred from the Sun to the Earth, because it is the only form of heat exchange that can pass through a vacuum. It takes its name from the fact that it emits energy in all directions. | thermal {radiation} [or heat radiation] | Science |
q3276_2 | An operation of this name can be performed on two matrices, one of which has an equal number of rows to the other's number of columns. Although this operation is not uniquely defined for vectors, two approximations are the cross product and the dot product. | {multiplication} [accept matrix {multiplication} in the first sentence] | Science |
q1624_2 | After being ransomed from pirates, this man captured his kidnappers and crucified them. At the Battle of Alesia (ah-LEE-see-ah), this man defeated Vercingetorix (ver-sin-GEH-tor-icks) and conquered Gaul. | Gaius Julius {Caesar} | History |
q1635_3 | In standard units, this force's namesake constant equals 6.67 times ten to the negative eleventh power. This force's magnitude is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between two objects. On earth it causes objects to accelerate at 9.81 meters per second squared. | {gravity} [or (universal) {gravitation} and other word forms] | Science |
q1498_2 | The IBM Model M is a particularly highly regarded example of this type of device. They sometimes use the Dvorak layout, but the most popular arrangement for them was designed by Christopher Sholes and is deliberately inefficient to avoid (*) jamming. | (computer or typewriter) {keyboards} | Science |
q2525_1 | This building was constructed with help from Hiram (HYE-ruhm), King of Tyre ("TIRE"). | {temple of Jerusalem} [accept temple of Solomon before "Dome of the Rock;" prompt on temple] | Religion |
q3303_2 | This man was targeted in the Conway Cabal, which was partially due to his losses at Germantown and Brandywine. He declared political parties to be a "frightful despotism" and warned against engaging in "entangling alliances" in his Farewell Address, after which his former Vice President John Adams became President. | George Washington | History |
q1900_2 | This man's wife Jiang Qing (“JANG CHING”) was a member of the Gang of Four. He escaped a Kuomintang (“KWO-min-TANG”) offensive led by Chiang Kai-shek (“CHANG kye-SHECK”) and went on the Long March in 1934. | {Mao} Zedong [or Mao Tse-tung; accept Chairman Mao before “Chairman”] | History |
q3192_1 | In a video on Funny or Die, the family of Greg Pinkleton, who believes he is the title character of this series, stages an intervention. | Harry Potter | Trash |
q456_2 | This leader has a weekly talk show, Aló Presidente (ah-LO pre-zi-DEN-tay), which went on hiatus in June 2011 when he traveled to Cuba for cancer treatment. This leader called Barack Obama a "clown" and has suggested that the U.S. is responsible for numerous cases of cancer among various South American leaders. | Hugo Chavez | Trash |
q1108_2 | This leader defeated General Arnegisclus (ar-neh-GISS-kluss) at the Battle of the Utus shortly before destroying the city of Marcianopolis. He withdrew after the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains against armies under the command of Flavius Aetius (FLAY-vee-us AY-tee-us) and Theodoric (THEE-oh-DORick) I of the Visigoths. | {Attila} the Hun | History |
q1860_4 | This poet wrote of a man who is asked, "Why don't you speak for yourself, John?" when he delivers another man's marriage proposal in "The Courtship of Miles Standish." This poet of "The Children's Hour" also wrote of a man who saw two lamps in the belfry of the Old North Church, indicating that the British were arriving by sea. For 10 points, name this poet of "Paul Revere's Ride," who also wrote "The Song of Hiawatha." | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow | Literature |
q1116_1 | For an ideal gas, this property is proportional to the average kinetic energy of the particles. | {temperature} [do not accept \"heat\"] | Science |
q3414_1 | One of these creatures named Ladon guarded the golden apples of the Hesperides [hes-PEER-uh-dees]. | Dragons | Mythology |
q1598_2 | One structure in this organ, the Bowman's capsule, is divided into several layers including the visceral and parietal layers. The adrenal glands are located just above this organ, whose loop of Henle [HEN-lee] helps concentrate (*) urine. | kidneys | Science |
q1989_4 | This author wrote about the eviction of Nell Trent and her grandfather from The Old Curiosity Shop. In another work by this author, Abel Magwitch raises a fortune for the orphan Pip, who loves Estella. He also wrote about Sydney Carton sacrificing himself to save Charles Darnay in a work set in London and Paris. For 10 points, name this author who wrote Great Expectations and A Tale of Two Cities. | Charles {Dickens} [accept {Boz}] | Literature |
q2728_4 | This god hung himself from Yggdrasil for nine days and nights in order to obtain the knowledge of runes. This owner of the spear Gungnir gives all his food to his wolves Geri and Freki and receives information about the world through his ravens Hugin and Munin. This husband of Frigg was known as the "Allfather" and will be killed at (*) Ragnarok by the wolf Fenrir. For 10 points, name this chief god of Norse mythology. | Odin [accept Wodan, Wotan, or Wodinaz] | Mythology |
q1797_3 | This owner of a stuffed elephant named Ella Funt plays a black-nosed sheep in a Christmas play and dresses up as "the baddest witch in the world." She has a cat named Picky-Picky until it dies, and she also sees herself in an infinite mirror. This best friend of Howie Kemp lives on the same street as Henry Higgins. | {Ramona} Geraldine {Quimby} [accept either] | Literature |
q6541_1 | The Bernoulli one approximates the powers of x plus 1 to a linear equation using the power for the slope. | inequality | Science |
q2443_4 | 4 times the infinite sum one, minus one third, plus one fifth, minus one seventh, et cetera, equals this number. It is approximately equal to 355/113, 333/106, and (*) 22/7. One hundred eighty degrees equals this many radians, and this number is the area of a circle with radius 1. For 10 points, the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter equals what number, about 3.14? | pi | Science |
q1473_3 | The Long Walls connected this city to its port, Piraeus (“peer-AY-us”). The Delian (“DEAL-ee-un”) League was headed by this city, where plague broke out in 429 BC, killing its leader, Pericles (“PEAR- ick-lees”). Its forces won the Battle of Marathon, but were defeated by Sparta in the Peloponnesian (“PELL-uh-poe-NEES-yun”) War. | {Athens} | History |
q10478_3 | In one poem, this writer depicted the blacksmith named Basil as the father of Gabriel, who is the sweetheart of the title daughter of Benedict. In another poem, this writer depicted the evil magician named Pearl-Feather who is defeated by a title Native American. For 10 points, name this American writer who wrote Evangeline and The Song of Hiawatha. | Henry Wadsworth {Longfellow} | Literature |
q1694_4 | One character in this novel asks the protagonist if he's happy; that character is Clarisse McClellan. Another character in this book sets herself on fire rather than leave her house. Professor Faber helps lead the main character away from the Mechanical Hound. The protagonist of this novel kills his boss Beatty by setting him on (*) fire. | Fahrenheit-451 | Literature |
q2085_2 | pH in this fluid is regulated by the bicarbonate (“bi-CAR-bo-nate”) ion buffer system. Cells in this fluid include leukocytes (“LOO-ko-sites”) and erythrocytes (“uh-RITH-ro-sites”), while platelets help form clots that stop its flow. | blood | Science |
q59_3 | This character watches a lion and a unicorn fight over a crown, and although her cat Dinah will not talk to her, the Tiger Lily and the other flowers will. She shrinks after drinking a potion labeled "Drink Me," and attends a tea party with a sleepy Dormouse, a March Hare, and a Mad Hatter. For 10 points, name this girl from Through the Looking Glass, a Lewis Carroll character that also went on Adventures in Wonderland. | {Alice} [accept The {White King} until "her"] | Literature |
q3430_1 | This substance, along with milk, is a symbol of fertility in Hinduism. | water | Religion |
q2530_2 | Lewis defined these substances as acceptors of electron pairs. The presence of the hydronium ion is necessary in the Arrhenius definition. | acids | Science |
q1342_3 | Near the end of this novel, Marya Bolkonskaya (“MAR-yuh BOWL-con-SKY-uh”) marries a cavalry officer named Nikolay. Nikolay's sister later marries the former husband of the most fascinating woman in Petersburg, Helene Kuragina (“eh-LEN kur-AH-jin-ah”). By the end of this novel, Natasha Rostova (“ross-TOE-vah”) marries Pierre Bezukhov (“BEZ-oo-kov”). | {War and Peace} | Literature |
q3430_3 | This substance, along with milk, is a symbol of fertility in Hinduism. It's not fire, but it has a namesake temple in Zoroastrianism, and Shintoism describes an island that is made from this substance. In Roman Catholicism, this substance is paired with chrism in its most famous use, and Jesus used it to (*) wash the Apostles' feet. | water | Religion |
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