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q6716_2	During the colonial period, this country was known as the territory of the Afars and Issas. Units of the French Foreign Legion were once based in this country, which is adjacent to the Bab el Mandeb, a strait that connects the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden.	Republic of Djibouti [or République de Djibouti or Jumhuriyat Jibuti]	History
q1334_4	The AM-GM inequality compares two types of this measure for a set of n non-negative numbers. One type of this is the nth root of the product of n numbers; that is the geometric type of this measure. The usual type of this measure is called the (*) arithmetic type, which equals the sum of n numbers divided by n and is often contrasted with the median and mode. For 10 points, name this measure, the average value of a set of numbers.	mean [accept average before it is mentioned]	Science
q743_2	This country underwent the 14 July Revolution in 1958 to eliminate its monarchy. A border dispute with Iran near the Shatt al-Arab led to hundreds of thousands of casualties in a 1980s war.	Iraq	History
q1661_4	In November 2010, this state's voters rejected a proposition legalizing marijuana. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will determine the constitutionality of "Proposition 8," which put a stop to gay marriages in this state. Former HP executive Carly Fiorina (fee-OH-ree-nuh) was defeated by this state's incumbent U.S. Senator, Barbara Boxer, and eBay executive Meg Whitman lost the governor's race to Jerry Brown. For 10 points, name this state formerly headed by Arnold Schwarzenegger.	California	Trash
q1606_3	In one novel, this writer depicted Catherine as the lover of Frederic Henry. In another novel, this writer depicted Maria as the lover of Robert Jordan. In a third novel by this writer, Frances is replaced by Lady Brett Ashley as the mistress of Robert Cohn (“CONE”).	Ernest {Hemingway}	Literature
q1404_2	In this book, Mr. Wickham goes to Brighton and runs off with Lydia. Another character in this book chooses not to dance with the protagonist or any of her four sisters when he first appears at a ball, though he changes his ways after he is accused of trying to split up Jane and Mr. Bingley.	{Pride and Prejudice}	Literature
q1435_1	This man's nonfiction work A Footnote to History includes firsthand accounts of civil war in Samoa.	Robert Louis Balfour {Stevenson}	Literature
q1569_1	A prehistoric site in this river's watershed is the Marmes Rockshelter.	Columbia River	Geography
q715_1	A work possibly ghost-written for this man praised Edmund Ross, Thomas Hart Benton, and six other Senators for doing what they felt was right; that work was Profiles in Courage.	{John F. Kennedy} [or {JFK;} prompt on {Kennedy}]	History
q4929_1	This nation's men's soccer team was only allowed to play home matches in empty stadiums in 2012 after 74 fans were killed at a league match in Port Said (sah-EED).	Egypt	Trash
q5011_1	Some species in this group of animals have heat-sensitive pits in their heads, and most have only one working lung.	snakes [or serpents; accept vipers before \"brown tree\"]	Science
q2535_2	In one common lab demo, a balloon is shattered after being treated with nitrogen in this form. At room temperature and standard pressure, only bromine and mercury are in this phase.	liquid phase [or liquids]	Science
q7379_1	Synthetic division can be used to divide these mathematical concepts.	{polynomials} (of one variable)	Science
q278_2	This mountain range was created by the subduction of the Nazca Plate. The southern part of this mountain range is found in Patagonia and, further south, Tierra del Fuego.	{Andes} Mountains	Geography
q1377_4	A Sanskrit group of these writings is found in the Panchatantra (PAHN-chah-THAN-trah). Marianne Moore translated a collection of these writings by Jean de la Fontaine. The Perry Index catalogs ones written by a Greek slave; those include stories about the "Tortoise and the Hare" and "Fox and the Grapes Out of Reach." For 10 points, name these stories that often contain animals and a moral lesson, many of which were written by Aesop.	fables [prompt on tales or stories or similar answers before "stories" is read]	Literature
q5277_1	This person was described as a "beloved physician" by a "coworker," and this man's feast day is October 18.	St. Luke	Religion
q2005_2	This country's northwest is home to the Islamic Uighur (WEE-gur) people. The leader of another religion from this country described the "Five Great Relationships" and listed virtues like "reciprocity" and "culture" in one of the "Four Books."	{China} [or {People's Republic} of {China;} do not accept or prompt on "Republic of China"]	Religion
q80_1	One piece of evidence that supports its existence is that the Caledonian mountains of Northern Europe are a continuation of the Appalachian Mountains.	Pangaea	Science
q4459_2	Prince Calaf (cah-LAHF) sings "Nessun dorma" in this composer's unfinished final work. Another opera by this composer sees Lieutenant Pinkerton marry the title character, Cio-Cio San (CHO CHO sahn), before returning to America.	Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria {Puccini} [accept {Turandot} before "this composer"]	Fine Arts
q2575_3	This man's assertion that the world is made of pure, transcendent ideas accessible to us only through images of them is known as his Theory of Forms. He suggested that the city-state should be ruled by philosopher-kings in a work that also includes the "Allegory of the Cave." For 10 points, name this teacher of Aristotle who wrote The Republic and several other dialogues featuring his mentor, Socrates.	{Plato}	Science
q1503_2	In this play, one character sends Reynoldo to spy on his son. The title character of this play mourns a "fellow of infinite jest," Yorick, in this play's "graveyard scene."	Hamlet	Literature
q1061_2	This country was ruled by Fulgencio (“fool-HEN-see-oh”) Batista, who was deposed in 1959. It was the site of the Rough Riders' victory at San Juan Hill.	Republic of {Cuba} [or Republica de {Cuba}]	History
q2087_3	Obsidian, olivine, and this mineral commonly exhibit conchoidal (con-COID-ahl) fracture. The interior of geodes almost always contains this mineral. Its crystals generate electricity when mechanically stressed.	quartz	Science
q1686_3	This novel begins as the main character and his mother Ellen plant potatoes. In this novel, the main character's family's farm is vandalized due to neighborhood outrage over his brother Bill's decision to fight against his brothers Tom and John. Jenny and Shadrach marry after Shadrach is wounded at Gettysburg in, for 10 points, what novel depicting the maturation of Jethro Creighton during the Civil War, by Irene Hunt?	Across Five Aprils	Literature
q474_2	One of this city's most famous attractions features Tritons leading hippocampi and the shell chariot of the central figure, Oceanus. Ostia was the ancient port of this city, which was built in part on the Palatine and Quirinal Hills.	{Rome,} Italy [or {Roma,} Italia]	Geography
q366_3	Maria Callas, nicknamed "The Divine," had this vocal range. One aria sung in this voice promises revenge against Tamino and Pamina and is named for its singer, the Queen of the Night. That aria contains several series of high C's, and the lowest notes this voice calls for is the A below the staff.	soprano	Fine Arts
q1734_3	In this novel, a dead parachutist is discovered by the strange introverted character Simon. Sam and Eric are the last followers of one character in this novel. Late in this novel, Roger uses a boulder to kill the overweight intellectual named Piggy.	Lord of the Flies	Literature
q83_2	The U.S. Naval Observatory is the official residence for holders of this office, which Spiro Agnew resigned when he was charged with tax fraud. This post was vacant during the administrations of John Tyler and Millard Fillmore, who both became (*) President after they held this post.	{Vice President} of the United States [do not accept or prompt on {\"President\"}]	History
q3602_3	This man patented a smokeless propellant known as ballistite. Another of his inventions consisted of diatomaceous earth. He developed a substance containing nitrocellulose, saltpeter, wood pulp, and an explosive.	Alfred Nobel	History
q743_3	This country underwent the 14 July Revolution in 1958 to eliminate its monarchy. A border dispute with Iran near the Shatt al-Arab led to hundreds of thousands of casualties in a 1980s war. In 1990, this country tried to annex (*) Kuwait but was stopped by a coalition headed by the United States.	Iraq	History
q2079_1	This character listens to a Mice Men record and wears velvet to a party at Norman Fishbein's house.	{Margaret} Ann {Simon} [prompt on {Are You There, God?} It's Me, {Margaret}]	Literature
q96_4	In this work, Fedallah's three prophecies come true, including the main character's death by hemp rope. The protagonist uses a gold doubloon to gain his men's support, but in the end, the coffee-addicted Starbuck dies, as do Tashtego and Queequeg. The Rachel rescues the only survivor of the Pequod, Ishmael, who narrates this novel. For 10 points, name this novel featuring Captain Ahab, written by Herman Melville.	{Moby Dick,} or {The Whale}	Literature
q3462_3	This country was headed by Kurt Waldheim after he was UN Secretary-General. Waldheim was controversial because after the Anschluss uniting this country with (*) Germany, he joined a group affiliated with the Nazis. It hosted the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics at Innsbruck, and it is on the eastern border of Liechtenstein.	Austria	History
q2579_4	One of these objects is named after Cocos Island and is next to one named after a region of Peru, Nazca. The spaces between them are usually classified as divergent or convergent transform faults. The theory of these objects has become connected to theories of mantle plumes, and the original theory came out of the continental drift ideas of Alfred Wegener. For 10 points, name these shifting sections of the Earth's surface.	{tectonic plates} [accept anything reasonable containing the word tectonic]	Science
q4850_2	This figure's birth was engineered by Sir Pelles (“PELL-us”), his grandfather. A descendant of Joseph of Arimathea (“AIR-uh-muh-THEE-uh”), this youngest of the Knights of the Round Table died after taking a fated trip to Jerusalem, while accompanied by Sirs Bors and Percival.	Sir {Galahad}	Mythology
q1858_2	This man wrote poems like "maggie and milly and molly and may" and "i carry your heart with me." He chronicled his imprisonment during World War 1 in The Enormous Room.	E(dward) E(stlin) Cummings	Literature
q3602_1	This man patented a smokeless propellant known as ballistite.	Alfred Nobel	History
q3462_4	This country was headed by Kurt Waldheim after he was UN Secretary-General. Waldheim was controversial because after the Anschluss uniting this country with (*) Germany, he joined a group affiliated with the Nazis. It hosted the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics at Innsbruck, and it is on the eastern border of Liechtenstein. For 10 points, name this country whose capital is Vienna.	Austria	History
q1125_1	COPI vesicles depart from this organelle's cis face, while at its trans face, proteins being sent to the lysosome are tagged with mannose-6-phosphate.	{Golgi} apparatus/complex/body	Science
q1833_4	The hormone ethylene causes the abscission of these structures, which have palisade and spongy mesophyll layers. Stomata allow these structures to obtain carbon dioxide, and in monocots, they generally have parallel veins. Tendrils and spines are modified types of these structures that usually consist of a petiole and blade. For 10 points, name these flat, green plant structures, the major site of photosynthesis.	leaf [or leaves]	Science
q80_4	One piece of evidence that supports its existence is that the Caledonian mountains of Northern Europe are a continuation of the Appalachian Mountains. This entity broke up into Laurasia and Gondwanaland (“gon-DWON-uh-land”). Alfred Wegener (“VAY-guh-nuhr”) coined its name during a lecture in which he discussed his theory of continental drift. For 10 points, identify this supercontinent theorized to have existed 250 million years ago.	Pangaea	Science
q696_4	In one work, this man depicted five nude prostitutes, two of them in African masks. In another work, a light bulb shines in the shape of an eye and on the right a figure raises his arms in terror with fire above and below. This artist of Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (lay DAY-mwah-ZELL dha-veen-YOH) painted The Old Guitarist during his Blue Period. For 10 points, name this Spanish artist of Guernica, who cofounded cubism.	Pablo (Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y) {Picasso}	Fine Arts
q739_3	The founding of this nation was promised in the Balfour Declaration. David Ben-Gurion was the first prime minister of this nation, which has been governed by the Kadima (“kuh-DEEM-uh”) and Likud (“lie-KOOD”) parties. It fought Egypt and Syria in the Six-Day War and signed the Camp David accords with Egypt.	{Israel}	History
q1851_1	Tritium [TRIH-tee-um] and deuterium [doo-TEER-ee-um] are examples of these for hydrogen.	isotopes	Science
q805_1	This element combines with nitrogen to form cyanides, and it combines with iron to make steel.	carbon [accept C until mentioned]	Science
q1955_3	In one of this author's stories, Harry fights with his wife Helen over a gangrene infection on his leg; that story takes place on a safari. He also wrote a novella about a friend of Manolin and admirer of Joe DiMaggio who fights with sharks on his way back to Havana. For 10 points, name this author of "The Snows of Kilimanjaro," who also wrote about Santiago catching an enormous fish in The Old Man and the Sea.	Ernest Miller Hemingway	Literature
q400_2	In one scene, this character causes a cat to run chaotically through the house by giving it "pain-killer." He plays Robin Hood with Joe Harper.	{Tom Sawyer} [accept either or both underlined parts]	Literature
q6716_1	During the colonial period, this country was known as the territory of the Afars and Issas.	Republic of Djibouti [or République de Djibouti or Jumhuriyat Jibuti]	History
q3269_4	This nation's president declared a state of emergency after wildfires hit its western regions in July and August 2010. In June 2010, the United States arrested a SVR spy from this nation, Anna Chapman. In January 2011, this nation's Duma ratified a nuclear arms reduction treaty called New START. For 10 points, name this nation led by Dmitry Medvedev from Moscow.	Russian Federation [or Rossiyskaya Federatsiya]	History
q2079_4	This character listens to a Mice Men record and wears velvet to a party at Norman Fishbein's house. Her favorite place is the fountain at Lincoln Center. After moving to Farbrook, New Jersey, this student of Miles J. Benedict Jr. is recruited by Nancy Wheeler to join the four PTS's. For 10 points, name this twelve-year-old raised in a non-religious household, who calls out to God in a book by Judy Blume.	{Margaret} Ann {Simon} [prompt on {Are You There, God?} It's Me, {Margaret}]	Literature
q400_5	In one scene, this character causes a cat to run chaotically through the house by giving it "pain-killer." He plays Robin Hood with Joe Harper. He gets trapped in McDougal's Cave with Becky Thatcher, where he sees Injun Joe hiding. Earlier, he had persuaded his friends to whitewash a fence for him. For 10 points, name this companion of Huck Finn in several novels by Mark Twain.	{Tom Sawyer} [accept either or both underlined parts]	Literature
q382_3	By Okun's Law, a one percent increase in this concept leads to a two percent loss in GDP. The Phillips Curve depicts an inverse relationship between inflation and this concept, whose types include structural and frictional. Most measurements of it do not include homemakers and students, and some do not account for discouraged workers.	{unemployment} [or word forms such as {unemployed;} or {unemployment rate}]	Geography
q1011_3	The four quarters of this person's residence were each dedicated to a different god. This ruler's forces were nearly done in by enemy chariots when crossing the Orontes at the Battle of Kadesh. This son of Seti I built several complexes, including a tomb in the Valley of the Queens for his wife Nefertari.	{Ramses II} [accept {Ramses the Great} or {Rameses II,} prompt on Ramses; prompt on Ozymandias before mentioned]	History
q898_3	One variant of this organelle (“OR-guh-NELL”) is found in muscle cells and stores calcium. Like the Golgi body, it is composed of flattened sacks called cisternae (“SIS-ter-nay”). This set of tubes contains chaperone proteins, which help fold proteins.	{endoplasmic reticulum} [or {ER} ; accept {sarcoplasmic reticulum} or {SR}]	Science
q2164_1	The sum of the infinite sequence whose terms are the reciprocals of these numbers equals pi squared over 6.	({perfect}) {square numbers} or {perfect squares} [accept {n squared} or similar answers; accept {n} to the {second power} or {n} to the {power} of {2}]	Science
q1913_3	Wang Mang briefly replaced this dynasty with his Xin (SHIN) dynasty, separating this dynasty into "Western" and "Eastern" periods. It was founded by Liu Bang and succeeded the Qin (CHIN) dynasty. During this dynasty, Confucianism became prominent and the first census was taken.	{Han} Dynasty	History
q1844_2	One deity from this country's myth system obtained the "grass-cutting sword" after defeating an eight- headed foe. Its sun deity hid in a cave after another deity made too much noise.	{Japan} [or {Nippon}-{koku}; or {Nihon}-{koku}]	Religion
q1368_1	Big Bob Oakley was the first person on this show to say "I'd have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for those kids," and one show in this series introduced a character named Scrappy.	Scooby-Doo [accept Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]	Trash
q1382_1	This polity's army was defeated and its king, Cleombrotus (CLEE-ahm-BRO-tus), was killed at the battle of Leuctra by forces led by Epaminondas (eh-PAM-in-ON-das).	{Sparta} [accept {Lacedaemon}]	History
q283_3	The last wild herd of bison in the United States was located in this park, where today they are hunted by grizzly bears and wolves reintroduced in the 1990s. This site that became America's first national park in 1872 is located north of the Grand Teton Range. Geothermal features like the Old Faithful geyser are found in, for 10 points, what national park of northwestern Wyoming?	Yellowstone National Park	Geography
q2899_1	Antenaresis, or Euclid's method, can be used to find this value given any two numbers.	{greatest common factor} [or {GCF;} or {highest common factor;} or {greatest common divisor;} or {highest common divisor;} do not accept "least common denominator"]	Science
q113_1	Artists primarily known for work in this movement include Max Ernst and Yves Tanguy.	surrealism	Fine Arts
q380_3	This "autonomous region" southwest of Qinghai (CHING-high) province is bounded on the north by the Kunlun (KOON-LOON) mountains. Monasteries of the Yellow Hat sect are a sign of Buddhist religious practice in this region north of the Himalayas. In 1959 its spiritual leader, the fourteenth Dalai Lama, took refuge in India.	Tibet	Geography
q1878_3	One character in this novel is asked by Mistress Hibbins to join her in a witches' sabbath. After being delayed from going to Boston by Native Americans, the protagonist's husband, Roger (*) Chillingworth, meets with the protagonist in jail. Pearl is rumored to be fathered by the devil in, for 10 points, what novel in which Hester Prynne wears the title piece of cloth, a work by Nathaniel Hawthorne?	The Scarlet Letter	Literature
q3364_3	The Andean type of these entities occurs beneath a continental plate, and it is at these sites that about 20% of Earth's crust has been consumed. This antithesis (“an-TITH-uh-sis”) of the mid-oceanic ridge is usually typified by lines of volcanoes running parallel near an oceanic trench. For 10 points, identify this region where tectonic (“tec-TON-ick”) plates collide, and one goes underneath the other.	{subduction} zone	Science
q1086_3	One composer from this country depicted a "March to the Scaffold" in a five movement symphony, while another used a snare drum ostinato in a Spanish-inspired piece. A third composer from this country used a Mallarmé (MAL-ar-MAY) poem for his Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun. Symphonie Fantastique (fan-tah-STEEK), Bolero (boh-LAY-roh), and Clair de Lune were written in, for 10 points, what country, home to Hector Berlioz (BARE-lee-ohs), Maurice Ravel, and Claude Debussy?	Republic of France	Fine Arts
q400_4	In one scene, this character causes a cat to run chaotically through the house by giving it "pain-killer." He plays Robin Hood with Joe Harper. He gets trapped in McDougal's Cave with Becky Thatcher, where he sees Injun Joe hiding. Earlier, he had persuaded his friends to whitewash a fence for him.	{Tom Sawyer} [accept either or both underlined parts]	Literature
q2084_2	One character in this story is sold by her father and is partially deaf. The protagonist reveals himself to Princess Pea and is then sentenced to death in the dungeon.	The Tale of {Despereaux}	Literature
q3493_2	At one battle in this war, John of Bohemia fought even though he was blind. A temporary peace during this war was the Treaty of Bretigny.	{Hundred Years\' War}	History
q473_3	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. Two migrant workers, George and Lennie, are the main characters in his Of Mice and Men; another work features the Joad family and other "Okies."	John {Steinbeck} [accept {Cannery Row} before it is read]	Literature
q3736_4	The poorwill is the only bird to demonstrate this behavior, which can be defined as sustained torpor. It is called estivation (“ess-tiv-AY-shun”) if it occurs during the summer. Animals must either collect or eat lots of food during the fall so that they do not starve while doing it. For 10 points, name this behavior in which an animal goes into a deep sleep for the entire winter.	{hibernation} [accept word forms]	Science
q1618_2	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.	{Inferno} [prompt on The {Divine Comedy} before mentioned]	Literature
q5319_3	Theories attempting to identify the works of this man by the occurrence of fractal patterns within them have been debunked. He stopped giving proper titles to his paintings, instead identifying them in such ways as No. 3, 1949, sometimes known as Tiger, and Number 1, 1950, sometimes known as Lavender Mist. For 10 points, name this Abstract Expressionist pioneer of “action painting,” sometimes known as “Jack the Dripper.”	(Paul) Jackson {Pollock}	Fine Arts
q155_2	This state is home to a Robert Smithson-designed earthwork sculpture titled Spiral Jetty. Sandstone landforms such as the Fiery Furnace and the Organ can be found in this state's Arches National Park.	Utah	Geography
q1568_1	Alternatives to it include the Knoop test, the Vickers test, and measurement with a sclerometer (“sclair- AH-meh-tuhr”).	{Mohs} scale	Science
q1357_4	In this book, Vic Morgeroff mocks the word "enjoyable," and one character carries around a fireengine red bucket. The two primary adults in this book are rival twin brothers who suffer from narcolepsy. One of them, Ledroptha Curtain, controls a Whisperer at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened. For 10 points, name this work about Reynie Muldoon, written by Trenton Lee Stewart.	The Mysterious Benedict Society	Literature
q1976_3	Bill Clinton is the United Nations special envoy to this nation. Toussaint L'Ouverture (“TOO-saunt LOO-vair-choor”) National Airport was used as the base of operations for its president, René Préval (“ruh-NAY pray-VAHL”), after a 2010 disaster that provoked mass migration to the neighboring Dominican Republic. For 10 points, population centers including the capital of Port-au-Prince were destroyed by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake in what Caribbean nation?	{Haiti}	History
q1709_3	During this war, Andrew Jackson defeated the Creek at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. Tecumseh died during the Battle of the Thames in this war. The White House was burned by the British Army during this war.	War of 1812	History
q1749_3	Amendments affecting this branch of government include the Twelfth and Twenty-second. One member of this entity is granted the “power to grant reprieves and pardons.” The most recent addition to this entity is the Department of Homeland Security.	{executive branch}	History
q2837_1	His opposition to harsh retaliation after the sinking of the Lusitania caused this politician to resign as Woodrow Wilson's Secretary of State.	William Jennings Bryan	History
q1808_3	This structure experiences only compression, with no shear, and is therefore an inverted catenary curve. It is made from a series of tapering equilateral triangles, and visitors can ride a sloping tram system to its top. This largest building in the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial was designed by Eero Saarinen (“AIR-oh SAHR-in-en”).	The {Gateway Arch} [prompt on {St. Louis Arch} or equivalents before “St. Louis”]	Fine Arts
q2637_3	The scholar John Marshall described this text as a parable of the civil wars gripping Rome, and he regards it as a Jewish text written by John of Patmos. The seven heads of the beast described in this book are often interpreted as the succession of seven Roman emperors during the first century. This book also describes the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.	Book of {Revelation} [accept Apocalypse of John before "John"; do not accept or prompt on "John"]	Religion
q1846_2	This term denotes any algebraic expression written as the quotient of two polynomials. If the discriminant of a quadratic equation is a perfect square, then both roots of that equation are of this type.	rational	Science
q1988_4	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. During this dynasty, Matteo Ricci founded a Jesuit mission, and also during this dynasty were the Yung Lo-sponsored voyages of Zheng He. (*) For 10 points, name this Chinese dynasty preceded by the Yuan, and followed by the Qing, which was known for its pottery.	{Ming} Dynasty [or Ming Chao]	History
q1323_2	This musician says, after declaring "now I'm gonna make you dance," "girl you know you're my world" in his song "Just Lose It." His film debut came in 8 Mile, which included a song mentioning "vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti."	Eminem [or Marshall Bruce Mathers III]	Trash
q1041_4	This man chaired the 40 Committee that authorized the CIA backed coup of Salvador Allende (Ah-YEN-day) in Chile. He negotiated with Zhou Enlai during Richard Nixon's 1972 visit to China. As National Security Advisor, he applied the term "détente" [day-TAHNT] to relaxation of tensions with the Soviet Union. (*) For 10 points, name this Nobel Peace Prize winner and realpolitik advocate who served as Secretary of State at the end of the Vietnam War.	(Heinz Alfred) \"Henry\" Kissinger	History
q1727_1	The most winning woman he ever knew was hanged for poisoning three little children for their insurance-money.	{Sherlock Holmes} [accept either]	Literature
q1392_3	In 1969, this man seized power in a bloodless coup by overthrowing King Idris (EE-dreese). This author of The Green Book handed over the Lockerbie bombers after being visited by Nelson Mandela. After protests against this man's rule began, a rebel government was established in the city of Benghazi (ben-GAH-zee).	Muammar al-{Gaddafi} [or Muammar al-Qaddafi; or various other transliterations (accept anything pronounced close to "gah-DAH-fee" or "kah-DAH-fee")]	History
q2365_2	In one novel by this author, Robert Cohn and Jake Barnes both pursue Lady Brett Ashley as they travel through Spain. In another novel by this author, Catherine loves an American soldier fighting in World War I, Frederic Henry.	Ernest Hemingway	Literature
q270_3	Spin-Spin splitting can occur in NMR spectroscopy of these entities. Free examples of these particles make up ninety percent of cosmic rays. These particles are made up of 2 up quarks and 1 down quark, and were discovered by Earnest Rutherford.	proton [or hydrogen ion; or H+; accept hydrogen before "cosmic rays"]	Science
q5736_2	The DNA in this organelle (“or-guh-NELL”) is inherited only from the mother. The inner membrane of this organelle contains folds known as cristae (“CRISS-tay”) and encloses its matrix.	{mitochondria} (“ MY-toe-KON-dree-uh ”) [or {mitochondrion}]	Science
q858_3	One leader of this country organized the Blue Division, and this was led by Miguel Primo de Rivera and Juan Negrin. The Abraham Lincoln Brigades and the Condor Legion fought in this country. A civil war in this country saw the Carlists side the with the Phalange, and one leader of this country suppressed minority languages like Galician and (*) Basque.	Kingdom of {Spain} [or {Republic} of {Spain} or {España}]	History
q157_4	One author from this country wrote about a character named "You" who searches for the title location of the novel Soul Mountain. In another novel set in this nation, three friends swear allegiance to one another in the Oath of the Peach Garden. That novel, (*) Romance of the Three Kingdoms, is one of the Four Great Classics of this country. For 10 points, name this country where Shi Naian's Water Margin is set during the Song Dynasty.	People\'s Republic of {China}	Literature
q3077_1	This author's book The Descent of Man was inspired by his encounter with natives of Tierra del Fuego (“tee-AIR-uh del FWAY-go”) when he voyaged with Robert Fitzroy on HMS Beagle.	Charles (Robert) {Darwin}	Science
q2004_4	This brother of Chrysaor (“CRY-say-or”) created the Hippocrene (“HIP-oh-creen”) fountain. This figure was credited with helping a hero slay the Chimera and was tamed with a special girdle given by Athena to that hero, Bellerophon (“bell-AIR-oh-fon”), in a dream. Eventually employed as Zeus' bolt- carrier, this figure sprang from the neck of Medusa after she was decapitated by Perseus. For 10 points, name this winged horse from Greek myth.	{Pegasus}	Mythology
q2894_2	A noted spike in ferns occurred after this event, which saw the collapse of ammonite food chains in the oceans, though 90% of bony fish survived it. Luis and Walter Alvarez found a worldwide layer of iridium that supports one theory of this event, which may have started at the Chicxulub [CHIK-shoo-lub] (*) crater in the Yucatán.	{extinction} of the {dinosaurs} [or {asteroid killing} the {dinosaurs} or {Cretaceous}-{Tertiary event} or {K}-{T event} or {Cretaceous}-{Paleogene event} or {K}-{Pg event;} accept logical equivalents]	Science
q1592_1	This frequent collaborator of Dave McKean won both the Carnegie and Newbery Medals for a book about a crypt full of Sleer being explored by Nobody Owens.	Neil {Gaiman}	Literature
q2088_2	This man's son was baptized by Olaf Tryggvason (TRIG-vah-"sun"). This Norwegian native was exiled from Iceland and Oxney for committing multiple murders in both places.	Erik the Red [or Erik Thorvaldsson; prompt on Erik]	History
q2579_1	One of these objects is named after Cocos Island and is next to one named after a region of Peru, Nazca.	{tectonic plates} [accept anything reasonable containing the word tectonic]	Science
q3332_5	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. Compounds with it, carbon, hydrogen, and fluorine deplete the ozone layer and are called (*) CFCs. It is used in bleach as well as to disinfect swimming pools, and forms table salt along with sodium. For 10 points, name this element, number 17, symbolized Cl.	{Chlorine} or {Cl}	Science

q6716_2

During the colonial period, this country was known as the territory of the Afars and Issas. Units of the French Foreign Legion were once based in this country, which is adjacent to the Bab el Mandeb, a strait that connects the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden.

Republic of Djibouti [or République de Djibouti or Jumhuriyat Jibuti]

History

q1334_4

The AM-GM inequality compares two types of this measure for a set of n non-negative numbers. One type of this is the nth root of the product of n numbers; that is the geometric type of this measure. The usual type of this measure is called the (*) arithmetic type, which equals the sum of n numbers divided by n and is often contrasted with the median and mode. For 10 points, name this measure, the average value of a set of numbers.

mean [accept average before it is mentioned]

Science

q743_2

This country underwent the 14 July Revolution in 1958 to eliminate its monarchy. A border dispute with Iran near the Shatt al-Arab led to hundreds of thousands of casualties in a 1980s war.

Iraq

History

q1661_4

In November 2010, this state's voters rejected a proposition legalizing marijuana. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will determine the constitutionality of "Proposition 8," which put a stop to gay marriages in this state. Former HP executive Carly Fiorina (fee-OH-ree-nuh) was defeated by this state's incumbent U.S. Senator, Barbara Boxer, and eBay executive Meg Whitman lost the governor's race to Jerry Brown. For 10 points, name this state formerly headed by Arnold Schwarzenegger.

California

Trash

q1606_3

In one novel, this writer depicted Catherine as the lover of Frederic Henry. In another novel, this writer depicted Maria as the lover of Robert Jordan. In a third novel by this writer, Frances is replaced by Lady Brett Ashley as the mistress of Robert Cohn (“CONE”).

Ernest {Hemingway}

Literature

q1404_2

In this book, Mr. Wickham goes to Brighton and runs off with Lydia. Another character in this book chooses not to dance with the protagonist or any of her four sisters when he first appears at a ball, though he changes his ways after he is accused of trying to split up Jane and Mr. Bingley.

{Pride and Prejudice}

Literature

q1435_1

This man's nonfiction work A Footnote to History includes firsthand accounts of civil war in Samoa.

Robert Louis Balfour {Stevenson}

Literature

q1569_1

A prehistoric site in this river's watershed is the Marmes Rockshelter.

Columbia River

Geography

q715_1

A work possibly ghost-written for this man praised Edmund Ross, Thomas Hart Benton, and six other Senators for doing what they felt was right; that work was Profiles in Courage.

{John F. Kennedy} [or {JFK;} prompt on {Kennedy}]

History

q4929_1

This nation's men's soccer team was only allowed to play home matches in empty stadiums in 2012 after 74 fans were killed at a league match in Port Said (sah-EED).

Egypt

Trash

q5011_1

Some species in this group of animals have heat-sensitive pits in their heads, and most have only one working lung.

snakes [or serpents; accept vipers before \"brown tree\"]

Science

q2535_2

In one common lab demo, a balloon is shattered after being treated with nitrogen in this form. At room temperature and standard pressure, only bromine and mercury are in this phase.

liquid phase [or liquids]

Science

q7379_1

Synthetic division can be used to divide these mathematical concepts.

{polynomials} (of one variable)

Science

q278_2

This mountain range was created by the subduction of the Nazca Plate. The southern part of this mountain range is found in Patagonia and, further south, Tierra del Fuego.

{Andes} Mountains

Geography

q1377_4

A Sanskrit group of these writings is found in the Panchatantra (PAHN-chah-THAN-trah). Marianne Moore translated a collection of these writings by Jean de la Fontaine. The Perry Index catalogs ones written by a Greek slave; those include stories about the "Tortoise and the Hare" and "Fox and the Grapes Out of Reach." For 10 points, name these stories that often contain animals and a moral lesson, many of which were written by Aesop.

fables [prompt on tales or stories or similar answers before "stories" is read]

Literature

q5277_1

This person was described as a "beloved physician" by a "coworker," and this man's feast day is October 18.

St. Luke

Religion

q2005_2

This country's northwest is home to the Islamic Uighur (WEE-gur) people. The leader of another religion from this country described the "Five Great Relationships" and listed virtues like "reciprocity" and "culture" in one of the "Four Books."

{China} [or {People's Republic} of {China;} do not accept or prompt on "Republic of China"]

Religion

q80_1

One piece of evidence that supports its existence is that the Caledonian mountains of Northern Europe are a continuation of the Appalachian Mountains.

Pangaea

Science

q4459_2

Prince Calaf (cah-LAHF) sings "Nessun dorma" in this composer's unfinished final work. Another opera by this composer sees Lieutenant Pinkerton marry the title character, Cio-Cio San (CHO CHO sahn), before returning to America.

Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria {Puccini} [accept {Turandot} before "this composer"]

Fine Arts

q2575_3

This man's assertion that the world is made of pure, transcendent ideas accessible to us only through images of them is known as his Theory of Forms. He suggested that the city-state should be ruled by philosopher-kings in a work that also includes the "Allegory of the Cave." For 10 points, name this teacher of Aristotle who wrote The Republic and several other dialogues featuring his mentor, Socrates.

{Plato}

Science

q1503_2

In this play, one character sends Reynoldo to spy on his son. The title character of this play mourns a "fellow of infinite jest," Yorick, in this play's "graveyard scene."

Hamlet

Literature

q1061_2

This country was ruled by Fulgencio (“fool-HEN-see-oh”) Batista, who was deposed in 1959. It was the site of the Rough Riders' victory at San Juan Hill.

Republic of {Cuba} [or Republica de {Cuba}]

History

q2087_3

Obsidian, olivine, and this mineral commonly exhibit conchoidal (con-COID-ahl) fracture. The interior of geodes almost always contains this mineral. Its crystals generate electricity when mechanically stressed.

quartz

Science

q1686_3

This novel begins as the main character and his mother Ellen plant potatoes. In this novel, the main character's family's farm is vandalized due to neighborhood outrage over his brother Bill's decision to fight against his brothers Tom and John. Jenny and Shadrach marry after Shadrach is wounded at Gettysburg in, for 10 points, what novel depicting the maturation of Jethro Creighton during the Civil War, by Irene Hunt?

Across Five Aprils

Literature

q474_2

One of this city's most famous attractions features Tritons leading hippocampi and the shell chariot of the central figure, Oceanus. Ostia was the ancient port of this city, which was built in part on the Palatine and Quirinal Hills.

{Rome,} Italy [or {Roma,} Italia]

Geography

q366_3

Maria Callas, nicknamed "The Divine," had this vocal range. One aria sung in this voice promises revenge against Tamino and Pamina and is named for its singer, the Queen of the Night. That aria contains several series of high C's, and the lowest notes this voice calls for is the A below the staff.

soprano

Fine Arts

q1734_3

In this novel, a dead parachutist is discovered by the strange introverted character Simon. Sam and Eric are the last followers of one character in this novel. Late in this novel, Roger uses a boulder to kill the overweight intellectual named Piggy.

Lord of the Flies

Literature

q83_2

The U.S. Naval Observatory is the official residence for holders of this office, which Spiro Agnew resigned when he was charged with tax fraud. This post was vacant during the administrations of John Tyler and Millard Fillmore, who both became (*) President after they held this post.

{Vice President} of the United States [do not accept or prompt on {\"President\"}]

History

q3602_3

This man patented a smokeless propellant known as ballistite. Another of his inventions consisted of diatomaceous earth. He developed a substance containing nitrocellulose, saltpeter, wood pulp, and an explosive.

Alfred Nobel

History

q743_3

This country underwent the 14 July Revolution in 1958 to eliminate its monarchy. A border dispute with Iran near the Shatt al-Arab led to hundreds of thousands of casualties in a 1980s war. In 1990, this country tried to annex (*) Kuwait but was stopped by a coalition headed by the United States.

Iraq

History

q2079_1

This character listens to a Mice Men record and wears velvet to a party at Norman Fishbein's house.

{Margaret} Ann {Simon} [prompt on {Are You There, God?} It's Me, {Margaret}]

Literature

q96_4

In this work, Fedallah's three prophecies come true, including the main character's death by hemp rope. The protagonist uses a gold doubloon to gain his men's support, but in the end, the coffee-addicted Starbuck dies, as do Tashtego and Queequeg. The Rachel rescues the only survivor of the Pequod, Ishmael, who narrates this novel. For 10 points, name this novel featuring Captain Ahab, written by Herman Melville.

{Moby Dick,} or {The Whale}

Literature

q3462_3

This country was headed by Kurt Waldheim after he was UN Secretary-General. Waldheim was controversial because after the Anschluss uniting this country with (*) Germany, he joined a group affiliated with the Nazis. It hosted the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics at Innsbruck, and it is on the eastern border of Liechtenstein.

Austria

History

q2579_4

One of these objects is named after Cocos Island and is next to one named after a region of Peru, Nazca. The spaces between them are usually classified as divergent or convergent transform faults. The theory of these objects has become connected to theories of mantle plumes, and the original theory came out of the continental drift ideas of Alfred Wegener. For 10 points, name these shifting sections of the Earth's surface.

{tectonic plates} [accept anything reasonable containing the word tectonic]

Science

q4850_2

This figure's birth was engineered by Sir Pelles (“PELL-us”), his grandfather. A descendant of Joseph of Arimathea (“AIR-uh-muh-THEE-uh”), this youngest of the Knights of the Round Table died after taking a fated trip to Jerusalem, while accompanied by Sirs Bors and Percival.

Sir {Galahad}

Mythology

q1858_2

This man wrote poems like "maggie and milly and molly and may" and "i carry your heart with me." He chronicled his imprisonment during World War 1 in The Enormous Room.

E(dward) E(stlin) Cummings

Literature

q3602_1

This man patented a smokeless propellant known as ballistite.

Alfred Nobel

History

q3462_4

This country was headed by Kurt Waldheim after he was UN Secretary-General. Waldheim was controversial because after the Anschluss uniting this country with (*) Germany, he joined a group affiliated with the Nazis. It hosted the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics at Innsbruck, and it is on the eastern border of Liechtenstein. For 10 points, name this country whose capital is Vienna.

Austria

History

q1125_1

COPI vesicles depart from this organelle's cis face, while at its trans face, proteins being sent to the lysosome are tagged with mannose-6-phosphate.

{Golgi} apparatus/complex/body

Science

q1833_4

The hormone ethylene causes the abscission of these structures, which have palisade and spongy mesophyll layers. Stomata allow these structures to obtain carbon dioxide, and in monocots, they generally have parallel veins. Tendrils and spines are modified types of these structures that usually consist of a petiole and blade. For 10 points, name these flat, green plant structures, the major site of photosynthesis.

leaf [or leaves]

Science

q80_4

One piece of evidence that supports its existence is that the Caledonian mountains of Northern Europe are a continuation of the Appalachian Mountains. This entity broke up into Laurasia and Gondwanaland (“gon-DWON-uh-land”). Alfred Wegener (“VAY-guh-nuhr”) coined its name during a lecture in which he discussed his theory of continental drift. For 10 points, identify this supercontinent theorized to have existed 250 million years ago.

Pangaea

Science

q696_4

In one work, this man depicted five nude prostitutes, two of them in African masks. In another work, a light bulb shines in the shape of an eye and on the right a figure raises his arms in terror with fire above and below. This artist of Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (lay DAY-mwah-ZELL dha-veen-YOH) painted The Old Guitarist during his Blue Period. For 10 points, name this Spanish artist of Guernica, who cofounded cubism.

Pablo (Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y) {Picasso}

Fine Arts

q739_3

The founding of this nation was promised in the Balfour Declaration. David Ben-Gurion was the first prime minister of this nation, which has been governed by the Kadima (“kuh-DEEM-uh”) and Likud (“lie-KOOD”) parties. It fought Egypt and Syria in the Six-Day War and signed the Camp David accords with Egypt.

{Israel}

History

q1851_1

Tritium [TRIH-tee-um] and deuterium [doo-TEER-ee-um] are examples of these for hydrogen.

isotopes

Science

q805_1

This element combines with nitrogen to form cyanides, and it combines with iron to make steel.

carbon [accept C until mentioned]

Science

q1955_3

In one of this author's stories, Harry fights with his wife Helen over a gangrene infection on his leg; that story takes place on a safari. He also wrote a novella about a friend of Manolin and admirer of Joe DiMaggio who fights with sharks on his way back to Havana. For 10 points, name this author of "The Snows of Kilimanjaro," who also wrote about Santiago catching an enormous fish in The Old Man and the Sea.

Ernest Miller Hemingway

Literature

q400_2

In one scene, this character causes a cat to run chaotically through the house by giving it "pain-killer." He plays Robin Hood with Joe Harper.

{Tom Sawyer} [accept either or both underlined parts]

Literature

q6716_1

During the colonial period, this country was known as the territory of the Afars and Issas.

Republic of Djibouti [or République de Djibouti or Jumhuriyat Jibuti]

History

q3269_4

This nation's president declared a state of emergency after wildfires hit its western regions in July and August 2010. In June 2010, the United States arrested a SVR spy from this nation, Anna Chapman. In January 2011, this nation's Duma ratified a nuclear arms reduction treaty called New START. For 10 points, name this nation led by Dmitry Medvedev from Moscow.

Russian Federation [or Rossiyskaya Federatsiya]

History

q2079_4

This character listens to a Mice Men record and wears velvet to a party at Norman Fishbein's house. Her favorite place is the fountain at Lincoln Center. After moving to Farbrook, New Jersey, this student of Miles J. Benedict Jr. is recruited by Nancy Wheeler to join the four PTS's. For 10 points, name this twelve-year-old raised in a non-religious household, who calls out to God in a book by Judy Blume.

{Margaret} Ann {Simon} [prompt on {Are You There, God?} It's Me, {Margaret}]

Literature

q400_5

In one scene, this character causes a cat to run chaotically through the house by giving it "pain-killer." He plays Robin Hood with Joe Harper. He gets trapped in McDougal's Cave with Becky Thatcher, where he sees Injun Joe hiding. Earlier, he had persuaded his friends to whitewash a fence for him. For 10 points, name this companion of Huck Finn in several novels by Mark Twain.

{Tom Sawyer} [accept either or both underlined parts]

Literature

q382_3

By Okun's Law, a one percent increase in this concept leads to a two percent loss in GDP. The Phillips Curve depicts an inverse relationship between inflation and this concept, whose types include structural and frictional. Most measurements of it do not include homemakers and students, and some do not account for discouraged workers.

{unemployment} [or word forms such as {unemployed;} or {unemployment rate}]

Geography

q1011_3

The four quarters of this person's residence were each dedicated to a different god. This ruler's forces were nearly done in by enemy chariots when crossing the Orontes at the Battle of Kadesh. This son of Seti I built several complexes, including a tomb in the Valley of the Queens for his wife Nefertari.

{Ramses II} [accept {Ramses the Great} or {Rameses II,} prompt on Ramses; prompt on Ozymandias before mentioned]

History

q898_3

One variant of this organelle (“OR-guh-NELL”) is found in muscle cells and stores calcium. Like the Golgi body, it is composed of flattened sacks called cisternae (“SIS-ter-nay”). This set of tubes contains chaperone proteins, which help fold proteins.

{endoplasmic reticulum} [or {ER} ; accept {sarcoplasmic reticulum} or {SR}]

Science

q2164_1

The sum of the infinite sequence whose terms are the reciprocals of these numbers equals pi squared over 6.

({perfect}) {square numbers} or {perfect squares} [accept {n squared} or similar answers; accept {n} to the {second power} or {n} to the {power} of {2}]

Science

q1913_3

Wang Mang briefly replaced this dynasty with his Xin (SHIN) dynasty, separating this dynasty into "Western" and "Eastern" periods. It was founded by Liu Bang and succeeded the Qin (CHIN) dynasty. During this dynasty, Confucianism became prominent and the first census was taken.

{Han} Dynasty

History

q1844_2

One deity from this country's myth system obtained the "grass-cutting sword" after defeating an eight- headed foe. Its sun deity hid in a cave after another deity made too much noise.

{Japan} [or {Nippon}-{koku}; or {Nihon}-{koku}]

Religion

q1368_1

Big Bob Oakley was the first person on this show to say "I'd have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for those kids," and one show in this series introduced a character named Scrappy.

Scooby-Doo [accept Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]

Trash

q1382_1

This polity's army was defeated and its king, Cleombrotus (CLEE-ahm-BRO-tus), was killed at the battle of Leuctra by forces led by Epaminondas (eh-PAM-in-ON-das).

{Sparta} [accept {Lacedaemon}]

History

q283_3

The last wild herd of bison in the United States was located in this park, where today they are hunted by grizzly bears and wolves reintroduced in the 1990s. This site that became America's first national park in 1872 is located north of the Grand Teton Range. Geothermal features like the Old Faithful geyser are found in, for 10 points, what national park of northwestern Wyoming?

Yellowstone National Park

Geography

q2899_1

Antenaresis, or Euclid's method, can be used to find this value given any two numbers.

{greatest common factor} [or {GCF;} or {highest common factor;} or {greatest common divisor;} or {highest common divisor;} do not accept "least common denominator"]

Science

q113_1

Artists primarily known for work in this movement include Max Ernst and Yves Tanguy.

surrealism

Fine Arts

q380_3

This "autonomous region" southwest of Qinghai (CHING-high) province is bounded on the north by the Kunlun (KOON-LOON) mountains. Monasteries of the Yellow Hat sect are a sign of Buddhist religious practice in this region north of the Himalayas. In 1959 its spiritual leader, the fourteenth Dalai Lama, took refuge in India.

Tibet

Geography

q1878_3

One character in this novel is asked by Mistress Hibbins to join her in a witches' sabbath. After being delayed from going to Boston by Native Americans, the protagonist's husband, Roger (*) Chillingworth, meets with the protagonist in jail. Pearl is rumored to be fathered by the devil in, for 10 points, what novel in which Hester Prynne wears the title piece of cloth, a work by Nathaniel Hawthorne?

The Scarlet Letter

Literature

q3364_3

The Andean type of these entities occurs beneath a continental plate, and it is at these sites that about 20% of Earth's crust has been consumed. This antithesis (“an-TITH-uh-sis”) of the mid-oceanic ridge is usually typified by lines of volcanoes running parallel near an oceanic trench. For 10 points, identify this region where tectonic (“tec-TON-ick”) plates collide, and one goes underneath the other.

{subduction} zone

Science

q1086_3

One composer from this country depicted a "March to the Scaffold" in a five movement symphony, while another used a snare drum ostinato in a Spanish-inspired piece. A third composer from this country used a Mallarmé (MAL-ar-MAY) poem for his Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun. Symphonie Fantastique (fan-tah-STEEK), Bolero (boh-LAY-roh), and Clair de Lune were written in, for 10 points, what country, home to Hector Berlioz (BARE-lee-ohs), Maurice Ravel, and Claude Debussy?

Republic of France

Fine Arts

q400_4

In one scene, this character causes a cat to run chaotically through the house by giving it "pain-killer." He plays Robin Hood with Joe Harper. He gets trapped in McDougal's Cave with Becky Thatcher, where he sees Injun Joe hiding. Earlier, he had persuaded his friends to whitewash a fence for him.

{Tom Sawyer} [accept either or both underlined parts]

Literature

q2084_2

One character in this story is sold by her father and is partially deaf. The protagonist reveals himself to Princess Pea and is then sentenced to death in the dungeon.

The Tale of {Despereaux}

Literature

q3493_2

At one battle in this war, John of Bohemia fought even though he was blind. A temporary peace during this war was the Treaty of Bretigny.

{Hundred Years\' War}

History

q473_3

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. Two migrant workers, George and Lennie, are the main characters in his Of Mice and Men; another work features the Joad family and other "Okies."

John {Steinbeck} [accept {Cannery Row} before it is read]

Literature

q3736_4

The poorwill is the only bird to demonstrate this behavior, which can be defined as sustained torpor. It is called estivation (“ess-tiv-AY-shun”) if it occurs during the summer. Animals must either collect or eat lots of food during the fall so that they do not starve while doing it. For 10 points, name this behavior in which an animal goes into a deep sleep for the entire winter.

{hibernation} [accept word forms]

Science

q1618_2

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.

{Inferno} [prompt on The {Divine Comedy} before mentioned]

Literature

q5319_3

Theories attempting to identify the works of this man by the occurrence of fractal patterns within them have been debunked. He stopped giving proper titles to his paintings, instead identifying them in such ways as No. 3, 1949, sometimes known as Tiger, and Number 1, 1950, sometimes known as Lavender Mist. For 10 points, name this Abstract Expressionist pioneer of “action painting,” sometimes known as “Jack the Dripper.”

(Paul) Jackson {Pollock}

Fine Arts

q155_2

This state is home to a Robert Smithson-designed earthwork sculpture titled Spiral Jetty. Sandstone landforms such as the Fiery Furnace and the Organ can be found in this state's Arches National Park.

Utah

Geography

q1568_1

Alternatives to it include the Knoop test, the Vickers test, and measurement with a sclerometer (“sclair- AH-meh-tuhr”).

{Mohs} scale

Science

q1357_4

In this book, Vic Morgeroff mocks the word "enjoyable," and one character carries around a fireengine red bucket. The two primary adults in this book are rival twin brothers who suffer from narcolepsy. One of them, Ledroptha Curtain, controls a Whisperer at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened. For 10 points, name this work about Reynie Muldoon, written by Trenton Lee Stewart.

The Mysterious Benedict Society

Literature

q1976_3

Bill Clinton is the United Nations special envoy to this nation. Toussaint L'Ouverture (“TOO-saunt LOO-vair-choor”) National Airport was used as the base of operations for its president, René Préval (“ruh-NAY pray-VAHL”), after a 2010 disaster that provoked mass migration to the neighboring Dominican Republic. For 10 points, population centers including the capital of Port-au-Prince were destroyed by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake in what Caribbean nation?

{Haiti}

History

q1709_3

During this war, Andrew Jackson defeated the Creek at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. Tecumseh died during the Battle of the Thames in this war. The White House was burned by the British Army during this war.

War of 1812

History

q1749_3

Amendments affecting this branch of government include the Twelfth and Twenty-second. One member of this entity is granted the “power to grant reprieves and pardons.” The most recent addition to this entity is the Department of Homeland Security.

{executive branch}

History

q2837_1

His opposition to harsh retaliation after the sinking of the Lusitania caused this politician to resign as Woodrow Wilson's Secretary of State.

William Jennings Bryan

History

q1808_3

This structure experiences only compression, with no shear, and is therefore an inverted catenary curve. It is made from a series of tapering equilateral triangles, and visitors can ride a sloping tram system to its top. This largest building in the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial was designed by Eero Saarinen (“AIR-oh SAHR-in-en”).

The {Gateway Arch} [prompt on {St. Louis Arch} or equivalents before “St. Louis”]

Fine Arts

q2637_3

The scholar John Marshall described this text as a parable of the civil wars gripping Rome, and he regards it as a Jewish text written by John of Patmos. The seven heads of the beast described in this book are often interpreted as the succession of seven Roman emperors during the first century. This book also describes the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

Book of {Revelation} [accept Apocalypse of John before "John"; do not accept or prompt on "John"]

Religion

q1846_2

This term denotes any algebraic expression written as the quotient of two polynomials. If the discriminant of a quadratic equation is a perfect square, then both roots of that equation are of this type.

rational

Science

q1988_4

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. During this dynasty, Matteo Ricci founded a Jesuit mission, and also during this dynasty were the Yung Lo-sponsored voyages of Zheng He. (*) For 10 points, name this Chinese dynasty preceded by the Yuan, and followed by the Qing, which was known for its pottery.

{Ming} Dynasty [or Ming Chao]

History

q1323_2

This musician says, after declaring "now I'm gonna make you dance," "girl you know you're my world" in his song "Just Lose It." His film debut came in 8 Mile, which included a song mentioning "vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti."

Eminem [or Marshall Bruce Mathers III]

Trash

q1041_4

This man chaired the 40 Committee that authorized the CIA backed coup of Salvador Allende (Ah-YEN-day) in Chile. He negotiated with Zhou Enlai during Richard Nixon's 1972 visit to China. As National Security Advisor, he applied the term "détente" [day-TAHNT] to relaxation of tensions with the Soviet Union. (*) For 10 points, name this Nobel Peace Prize winner and realpolitik advocate who served as Secretary of State at the end of the Vietnam War.

(Heinz Alfred) \"Henry\" Kissinger

History

q1727_1

The most winning woman he ever knew was hanged for poisoning three little children for their insurance-money.

{Sherlock Holmes} [accept either]

Literature

q1392_3

In 1969, this man seized power in a bloodless coup by overthrowing King Idris (EE-dreese). This author of The Green Book handed over the Lockerbie bombers after being visited by Nelson Mandela. After protests against this man's rule began, a rebel government was established in the city of Benghazi (ben-GAH-zee).

Muammar al-{Gaddafi} [or Muammar al-Qaddafi; or various other transliterations (accept anything pronounced close to "gah-DAH-fee" or "kah-DAH-fee")]

History

q2365_2

In one novel by this author, Robert Cohn and Jake Barnes both pursue Lady Brett Ashley as they travel through Spain. In another novel by this author, Catherine loves an American soldier fighting in World War I, Frederic Henry.

Ernest Hemingway

Literature

q270_3

Spin-Spin splitting can occur in NMR spectroscopy of these entities. Free examples of these particles make up ninety percent of cosmic rays. These particles are made up of 2 up quarks and 1 down quark, and were discovered by Earnest Rutherford.

proton [or hydrogen ion; or H+; accept hydrogen before "cosmic rays"]

Science

q5736_2

The DNA in this organelle (“or-guh-NELL”) is inherited only from the mother. The inner membrane of this organelle contains folds known as cristae (“CRISS-tay”) and encloses its matrix.

{mitochondria} (“ MY-toe-KON-dree-uh ”) [or {mitochondrion}]

Science

q858_3

One leader of this country organized the Blue Division, and this was led by Miguel Primo de Rivera and Juan Negrin. The Abraham Lincoln Brigades and the Condor Legion fought in this country. A civil war in this country saw the Carlists side the with the Phalange, and one leader of this country suppressed minority languages like Galician and (*) Basque.

Kingdom of {Spain} [or {Republic} of {Spain} or {España}]

History

q157_4

One author from this country wrote about a character named "You" who searches for the title location of the novel Soul Mountain. In another novel set in this nation, three friends swear allegiance to one another in the Oath of the Peach Garden. That novel, (*) Romance of the Three Kingdoms, is one of the Four Great Classics of this country. For 10 points, name this country where Shi Naian's Water Margin is set during the Song Dynasty.

People\'s Republic of {China}

Literature

q3077_1

This author's book The Descent of Man was inspired by his encounter with natives of Tierra del Fuego (“tee-AIR-uh del FWAY-go”) when he voyaged with Robert Fitzroy on HMS Beagle.

Charles (Robert) {Darwin}

Science

q2004_4

This brother of Chrysaor (“CRY-say-or”) created the Hippocrene (“HIP-oh-creen”) fountain. This figure was credited with helping a hero slay the Chimera and was tamed with a special girdle given by Athena to that hero, Bellerophon (“bell-AIR-oh-fon”), in a dream. Eventually employed as Zeus' bolt- carrier, this figure sprang from the neck of Medusa after she was decapitated by Perseus. For 10 points, name this winged horse from Greek myth.

{Pegasus}

Mythology

q2894_2

A noted spike in ferns occurred after this event, which saw the collapse of ammonite food chains in the oceans, though 90% of bony fish survived it. Luis and Walter Alvarez found a worldwide layer of iridium that supports one theory of this event, which may have started at the Chicxulub [CHIK-shoo-lub] (*) crater in the Yucatán.

{extinction} of the {dinosaurs} [or {asteroid killing} the {dinosaurs} or {Cretaceous}-{Tertiary event} or {K}-{T event} or {Cretaceous}-{Paleogene event} or {K}-{Pg event;} accept logical equivalents]

Science

q1592_1

This frequent collaborator of Dave McKean won both the Carnegie and Newbery Medals for a book about a crypt full of Sleer being explored by Nobody Owens.

Neil {Gaiman}

Literature

q2088_2

This man's son was baptized by Olaf Tryggvason (TRIG-vah-"sun"). This Norwegian native was exiled from Iceland and Oxney for committing multiple murders in both places.

Erik the Red [or Erik Thorvaldsson; prompt on Erik]

History

q2579_1

One of these objects is named after Cocos Island and is next to one named after a region of Peru, Nazca.

{tectonic plates} [accept anything reasonable containing the word tectonic]

Science

q3332_5

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. Compounds with it, carbon, hydrogen, and fluorine deplete the ozone layer and are called (*) CFCs. It is used in bleach as well as to disinfect swimming pools, and forms table salt along with sodium. For 10 points, name this element, number 17, symbolized Cl.

{Chlorine} or {Cl}

Science