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q1530_1	Two vectors have this property if their cross product is equal to the zero vector, and non-Euclidean geometries are derived by modifying this property.	parallel	Science
q936_4	Neoptolemus killed King Priam in the final stages of this event, after which Aeneas fled with his son. This event began after the Judgement of Paris and (*) Helen's abduction from King Menelaus of Sparta. After nine years, it finally ended after Greek soldiers got past enemy gates while hiding in a giant wooden horse. For 10 points, name this conflict in Greek mythology that featured warriors like Hector and Achilles.	{Trojan War}	Mythology
q11186_4	After the end of this book, Doug Hoo becomes an Olympic medalist, but during it, his parents own a Chinese restaurant. In this book, J.J. Ford recognizes some clues, taken from America the Beautiful, to be like a Queen's Sacrifice. Sydelle (“sid-ELL”) Pulaski is involved in this book by mistake, and Angela Wexler turns out to be the bomber. For 10 points, name this game in which Turtle solves the title puzzle to win Sam's money.	The {Westing} Game	Trash
q2068_5	One trilogy by this author deals with the rise and fall of the Snopes family. Most of his stories take place in Yoknapatawpha (YOKE-nah-pah-TAH-fah) County, including one in which Shreve is told the story of Thomas Sutpen. That novel, Absalom, Absalom!, is narrated by Quentin. In this man's most famous novel, Benjy Compson reminisces about his childhood with Caddy. For 10 points, name this Southern author of The Sound and the Fury.	William Cuthbert Faulkner	Literature
q1850_2	One story in this work tells of the rooster Chauntecleer outsmarting a fox. Another story is about three rogues killing each other under an oak tree in a quest to find Death.	The Canterbury Tales	Literature
q1731_1	At one point in this book, two characters recite nursery rhymes and the Gettysburg Address to avoid being hypnotized by a man with red eyes.	A Wrinkle in Time	Literature
q603_3	Ilya Mechnikov first studied this body system by inserting thorns in starfish, and its longevity depends on memory cells. An inflammatory response attracts macrophages from this system, while another of its cells is targeted by HIV. T cells and B cells are the major white blood cells of this system, which produces antibodies.	immune system	Science
q146_1	The Neptunbrunnen is a fountain in this city, and its Museum Island is a World Heritage Site.	Berlin, Germany	Geography
q578_5	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. In the form of Atum, he is the figure who gives light and warmth.	{Ra} [accept Amon-{Ra} or {Re} or Amon-{Re;} do not accept {“Amon”} by itself]	Fine Arts
q1644_1	This composer of the oratorio Judith Triumphans and the opera Orlando Furioso composed a set of twelve violin concertos titled The Contest Between Harmony and Invention, the first of which simulates a barking dog using forte violas and the fourth of which uses pizzicato notes to mimic icy rain in winter.	Antonio Vivaldi	Fine Arts
q2051_5	This is the only element for which Schrodinger's equation can be solved exactly. Isotopes of this element include tritium and deuterium. Its diatomic form is released when sodium reacts with water. It is the only nonmetal in Period 1 of the periodic table. For 10 points, name this lightest element, which has a chemical symbol of H.	hydrogen [accept H before it is read]	Science
q1733_1	This man's reign included an attempt by young officers to assassinate corrupt government officials; that event is known as the "February 26th Incident".	Emperor Hirohito [accept Emperor Showa; accept the Showa Emperor; prompt on Prince Michi]	History
q760_4	Adrian Smith designed the world's largest structure of this type, which is currently located in the United Arab Emirates. Modern ones often use the tube frame design, which superseded the steel frame of earlier structures. Louis Sullivan is known as the father of these structures. For 10 points, name this kind of large building, examples of which include the Burj Khalifa and the Empire State Building.	skyscraper [prompt on building; prompt on tower]	Science
q2085_3	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. It is carried in arteries and veins.	blood	Science
q5043_2	In one opera by this man, the soldiers Ferrando and Guglielmo (“gool-YELL-mo”) test their wives by seducing them in the guise of Albanians. This man also wrote an opera in which the title seducer is dragged to hell by the statue of Il Commendatore (“EEL co-MEN-dah-TORR-ee”).	Wolfgang Amadeus {Mozart}	Fine Arts
q2365_4	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. In one of this man's novellas, (*) Santiago goes eighty-four days without catching a fish. For 10 points, name this author of The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms, and The Old Man and the Sea.	Ernest Hemingway	Literature
q1955_1	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.	Ernest Miller Hemingway	Literature
q4913_1	Metallic bonds can be modeled as "seas" of these particles.	electrons	Science
q2375_3	This European nation established a trading post at Macau (mah-COW) in 1557 as part of its development of trade relations with China. The invention of the caravel ship made this nation's exploration of the coast of Africa easier and one explorer from this nation, Bartholomew Dias (BAR-tol-OH-mew DEE-as), rounded the Cape of Good Hope in 1488. For 10 points, identify this nation where Prince Henry the Navigator promoted exploration to boost the economy.	Portugal	History
q35_4	This country's city of Manaus is located at the confluence of the Solimoes [sue-lee-moish] and Negro [naygrow] rivers. Its capital city was designed by Lucio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer. One city in this nation is home to the statue of Christ the Redeemer. This largest (*) Portuguese-speaking country is home to the mouth of the world's second longest river.	Federative Republic of {Brazil}	Geography
q155_4	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. The (*) transcontinental railroad was officially completed in Promontory Summit in this state. Its capital hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics.	Utah	Geography
q366_2	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.	soprano	Fine Arts
q1934_4	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). The last member of this dynasty was rolled up in a carpet and trampled to death after the sack of Baghdad in 1258. Harun al-Rashid (hah-ROON al rah- SHEED) ruled during its political peak.	Abbasid Caliphate [or Abbasids]	History
q1128_3	One character in this work is demoted upon releasing his female prisoner; he later returns a gold coin to its owner. That character professes his love to his ex-prisoner in the "Flower Song, who is also serenaded in the bullfighter Escamillo's (ESS-kah-MEE-yo's) "Toreador Song." The singer of the "Habanera" (HAH-bahn-YAY-ruh) is stabbed by Don José in, for 10 points, what opera about a Spanish gypsy girl by Georges Bizet?	Carmen	Fine Arts
q157_1	One author from this country wrote about a character named "You" who searches for the title location of the novel Soul Mountain.	People\'s Republic of {China}	Literature
q1868_3	In order to destroy the Hogyoku and defeat Aizen, this show's main character unleashes the final Getsuga Tensho. This anime's protagonist attains a new form while fighting against the Espada Ulquiorra. This anime begins when Rukia Kuchiki gives up her powers to the protagonist.	Bleach	Trash
q1471_3	This state was the only one to vote against Richard Nixon in the 1972 general election. In 2010, its Attorney General, Martha Coakley, lost in the race to fill a vacant Senate seat. That seat was won by Scott Brown, who replaced long-time politician Ted Kennedy.	Commonwealth of {Massachusetts}	History
q3435_5	A system's Lagrangian (lah-GRAN-jee-uhn) equals this quantity minus potential energy. This quantity can be found by dividing the square of an objects momentum by twice its mass. The change in this quantity for an object is equal to the net work done on the object. It equals one-half times mass times velocity squared. For 10 points, name this type of energy that objects possess because of motion.	{kinetic energy} [prompt on energy; accept kinetic after "energy" but prompt before]	Science
q5634_2	This figure protected the seven daughters of Jethro, one of whom, Zipporah, became this figure's wife. This son of Yocheved (“YO-keh-ved”) once killed an Egyptian overseer who was beating a slave, after which this brother of Miriam fled to Midian until God appeared to him in the form of a burning bush.	{Moses}	Religion
q1548_3	In one work by this composer, the title character slices an anvil in half and kills the dragon Fafner with the sword Nothung (NO-tung); in another opera, Brunnhilde rides into a funeral pyre that burns Valhalla. Those two operas by this composer join another that includes "The Ride of the Valkyries" in a four-opera work. For 10 points, name this German composer of Siegfried and Gotterdamerung (GOTT-err-DAM-errung), part of the Ring of the Nibelung (NEE-buh-lung) cycle.	Richard {Wagner} (ree-kart VAHG-ner)	Fine Arts
q4926_5	Cushion plants are found in the alpine form of this biome, which is also home to marmots, pikas, and chinchillas. The point at which this biome meets taiga is known as the treeline. Flora in this biome consists of lichens (LYE-kens) and mosses. Non-alpine forms of it have little vegetation due to permafrost. For 10 points, name this biome that lacks tree growth, which can be found in Alaska and is home to caribou and reindeer.	tundra	Science
q237_1	This is the only number that satisfies the equation sine x equals x.	{zero}	Science
q1844_4	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. Those deities, Susanowo (“SOO-sun-oh-woe”) and Amaterasu (“ah-MAH-ter-AH-soo”) respectively, are siblings from this country's myth system. For 10 points, these kami (“KAH-mee”) are from the Shinto religion practiced by citizens of what country?	{Japan} [or {Nippon}-{koku}; or {Nihon}-{koku}]	Religion
q1610_3	He sent his armies to quash an uprising that was sparked by the Papist Act of 1778; these uprisings were known as the Gordon Riots. He succeeded his grandfather as king during the Seven Years' War, and although he won that war, the resulting debt led Parliament to pass the Stamp Act of 1765. For 10 points, name this "mad" king of Great Britain who lost the American colonies in the Revolutionary War.	{George III} [prompt on George]	History
q1609_2	Apollonius' Theorem can be used to find the length of this construct given the side lengths of a triangle. Three of them divide a triangle into six triangles with equal areas, and they intersect at the centroid, or center of mass.	medians	Science
q1474_1	Both Globular Cluster M54, the center of this constellation's namesake dwarf elliptical galaxy, and a possible supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way are found in this constellation.	Sagittarius	Science
q2330_1	This man's dog Argus dies atop a refuse heap.	{Odysseus} [prompt on {Ulysses}]	Mythology
q523_5	The Garigal (GARE-ih-gall) and Lane Cove national parks are in this city, whose center is known as the Circular Quay. It is located on the south shore of Port Jackson, which is spanned by a namesake Harbour Bridge. Jorn Utzon (YORN OOT-sun) designed the white shells of this city's opera house. Suburbs of this city can be found on the coast of Botany Bay. For 10 points, name this city on the coast of New South Wales, the largest in Australia.	Sydney	Geography
q844_3	As president, this man shut down the Second Bank of the United States. This president had a group of friends and advisers called the "kitchen cabinet." This victor at the Battle of New Orleans forced the removal of the Cherokee from their land by signing the Indian Removal Act.	Andrew {Jackson} [prompt on {Old Hickory} before mentioned]	History
q2511_2	During one of these events, what is observed is based on the viewer's location relative to the path of totality. Viewers of them might see the annulus or corona, if they are standing in the antiumbra.	{solar eclipse} [prompt on eclipse]	Science
q3269_2	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.	Russian Federation [or Rossiyskaya Federatsiya]	History
q350_3	This work was based on a real life location in Greenwich Village. It depicts a red-headed woman and two men in hats seated at a bar while being waited on by a man in a white hat. Above the well lit diner in this painting is a sign saying Phillies Cigars: Only 5 cents.	Nighthawks	Fine Arts
q5721_3	Variations in this organism's foraging gene results in rover and sitter behavior types, while homeotic gene mutations can cause legs to grow from its head. Salivary gland chromosomes are often extracted from its larvae, and T. H. Morgan first discovered sex-linked traits by studying its white-eyed mutant. (*) For 10 points, name this insect model organism of genetics with recessive traits like vestigial wings and ebony body.	{Drosophila melanogaster} [or {fruit fly/ies;} or {Drosophila melanogaster;} prompt on \"fly/ies\"]	Science
q4061_3	A revolution in this country was led by the Katipunan and was sparked by the execution of Jose Rizal. One of its presidents, Ferdinand Marcos, was blamed for the assassination of Benigno Aquino, whose widow Corazon became president. (*) For 10 points, name this island nation, the site of the World War II Battle of Leyte Gulf and the Spanish-American War Battle of Manila Bay.	Republic of the {Philippines}	History
q232_2	This musician sang duets like "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" with Ella Fitzgerald and recorded albums with his "Hot Five" and "Hot Seven" bands. He sang "It's so nice to have you back where you belong" in one song, and described "Bright blessed days" and "dark sacred nights" in another song.	Louis Armstrong	Fine Arts
q1562_3	The fundamental theorem of arithmetic states that every positive integer can be uniquely represented as a product of these numbers. Special types of these numbers are named after Fermat (“fur-MAHT”) and Mersenne (“mur-SEN”). To find these numbers, one may use the Sieve of Eratosthenes (air-uh-TOSS- then-eez”), in which one crosses off all multiples of two, then all multiples of three, and so on.	{prime} numbers [or {primes}]	Science
q1481_4	One of these musical works features a harpsichord cadenza that was probably played by J.S. Bach at its premiere. Bela Bartok wrote one of these works for Orchestra. Vivaldi's hundreds of these works include The Four Seasons, and Mozart wrote a (*) double one for flute and harp. For 10 points, name this type of musical work in which a solo instrument is accompanied by an orchestra or other group of supporting instruments.	concerto [accept Brandenburg Concerto(s) before \"Bela Bartok\" is mentioned]	Fine Arts
q1569_3	A prehistoric site in this river's watershed is the Marmes Rockshelter. The Celilo Canal and the city of Kettle Falls were built along it. This river's hydroelectric power is monitored by the Bonneville Power Administration.	Columbia River	Geography
q2706_2	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.	The {Parthenon}	Fine Arts
q1217_5	This "Foremost of the Westerners" is linked with Serapis through the Apis bull. This son of Geb and Nut (NOOT) was cut into fourteen pieces that were scattered throughout the country by his brother. His wife revived him after she and Nephthys (NEF-this) found thirteen of those pieces. After he was revived, this brother of Set fathered Horus. For 10 points, identify this husband of Isis and the Egyptian god of the dead.	{Osiris} [accept {Anubis} before "Serapis" is read; prompt on Khenti-Amentiu]	Mythology
q1153_2	This musician dedicated his Symphony No. 4 in F Minor to his financial supporter Nadezhda (nah- DEZH-dah) von Meck, though they never met. His Sixth Symphony, nicknamed Pathetique (pah-theh- TEEK), premiered nine days before his death.	Pytor Ilyich {Tchaikovsky}	Fine Arts
q1208_1	Martin Luther wrote that people should let these be strong, but that their trust in Christ should be stronger.	sins	Religion
q1227_1	A "pillow" form of this substance forms underwater.	lava	Science
q281_2	The Bukit Timah (“boo-KIT tee-MAH”) Nature Reserve is the largest area of rainforest left in this city. The five star Raffles Hotel is named after the city's founder, while the island of Sentosa is home to a new Universal Studios Theme Park.	Republic of {Singapore}	Geography
q96_3	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.	{Moby Dick,} or {The Whale}	Literature
q4861_5	Before this event, a three-year winter will end almost all life. During this event, one deity's son will use a giant shoe to take revenge for his father's death. At its start, Heimdall will blow the Gjallarhorn and Loki will break free from his imprisonment. During this event, Thor will kill the Midgard Serpent, only to die from its poison. For 10 points, name this event marking the end of the world in Norse mythology.	Ragnarök [prompt on Gotterdammerung; prompt on end of the world]	Mythology
q1363_3	In this author's final novel, the illegitimate son Pavel Smerdyakov [SMARED-yak-ov] works as a servant in his father's house; the title characters of that work are Dmitri, Ivan, and Alyosha. In another work by this author, Sofia Marmeladova moves to Siberia where Raskolnikov (rass-KOL-nik-ov) is imprisoned for killing a pawnbroker. For 10 points, name this Russian author of The Brothers Karamazov and Crime and Punishment	Fyodor Dostoyevsky	Literature
q175_2	At the end of this story, the title object is revealed to be worth at most five hundred francs. Monsieur Loisel (“lwa-ZELL”) frantically searched for the title object after a ball, but to no avail.	“The {Necklace}” [or “La {Parure}”]	Literature
q589_1	This substance forms in the Bergeron process, in which vapor pressure drops as crystals grow.	{snowflakes} [prompt on \"precipitation\"]	Science
q1898_3	While in Auvers [oh-vair], this man painted his physician holding a foxglove plant. In another painting by him, a woman pours coffee as a destitute family sits at a table for a meal. His best-known work shows Saint- Rémy [sahn-ray-mee], and this artist painted the Portrait of Dr. Gachet [gah-shay] and The Potato Eaters.	Vincent (Willem) {Van Gogh}	Fine Arts
q260_2	A museum branch located in this city's Fort Tryon Park containing medieval art is known as The Cloisters. One of its straits, which includes Roosevelt Island and Rikers Island, is the East River.	New York City	Geography
q3341_4	This constellation contains the Trapezium Cluster and is the site of a late-October meteor shower. One of its stars, formerly known as the Amazon Star, is Bellatrix, and its brightest stars are Betelgeuse and Rigel. Its namesake nebula joins with Hatysa and other stars to form its sword, while Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka form its belt. For 10 points, name this constellation nicknamed the Hunter.	Orion [prompt on Hunter before it is read]	Science
q1854_3	This planet's equator is home to an elevated region known as the Tharsis Bulge, which is located near the Valles Marineris (VALL-us mare-in-AIR-us). It was visited by the Viking probes and is home to the highest mountain in the Solar System, the extinct volcano Olympus Mons. This planet is orbited by two small moons named Deimos and Phobos.	Mars	Science
q847_2	In one of this author's novels, Andrew Bolkonski is wounded at Austerlitz and Helene Kuragina's lover is nearly killed in a duel by her husband, Pierre Bezukhov (bezh-oo-KOV). In Another of his works ends with the title lover of Count Vronsky (VRON-skee) throwing herself under a train.	Leo {Tolstoy}	Literature
q337_5	This country had its Jews move to the Pale of Settlement. Prince Bagration died during an invasion of this country at the Battle of Borodino. Prince Potemkin had a close relationship with its Catherine the Great. The largest member of the Commonwealth of Independent States is this country, which was led during the 1990s by (*) Boris Yeltsin. For 10 points, name this country ruled by Romanov tsars before becoming part of the Soviet Union.	Russian Empire	History
q845_2	This poet commented on a literary assignment in "Theme for English B." Another of his poems asks if "a dream deferred" "dr[ies] up like a raisin in the sun."	James {Langston Hughes}	Literature
q1770_1	One character in this play states, "Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player."	Macbeth	Literature
q832_5	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). Its hundred and fourteen chapters are called suras (soor-AHS). It literally means "the recitation" and is said to have been revealed by Gabriel to Muhammad. For 10 points, what "divinely ordained" religious text is sacred to Muslims?	Qur'an [or Koran]	Literature
q1301_3	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.	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Fine Arts
q3448_4	By mass, most of the atmosphere is contained within this layer, as it is the densest. Reaching a maximum height of about 16 kilometers at the equator, the boundary immediately above it is the coldest part of the atmosphere, and the jet stream is strongest just below that pause. Most weather systems are contained within this layer. For 10 points, name this lowest layer of the atmosphere.	{troposphere}	Science
q2084_1	One character in this story is sold by her father and is partially deaf.	The Tale of {Despereaux}	Literature
q2307_1	He wrote that "This is the way the world ends/Not with a bang but a whimper" in his poem "The Hollow Men."	T(homas) S(tearns) {Eliot}	Literature
q7379_2	Synthetic division can be used to divide these mathematical concepts. The fundamental theorem of algebra says that non-constant examples of these have a zero, and some of their zeroes may have (*) multiplicity.	{polynomials} (of one variable)	Science
q511_1	Every chapter after the first chapter of this work is arranged from longest to shortest and all but one begins with the word "bismallah" (biss-MAH-lah).	Qur'an [or Koran; prompt on recitation]	Religion
q4853_2	“Wedge” and “rope” are informal terms used to denote large and small forms of these phenomena. Twenty-eight different damage indicators help measure their severity via the enhanced Fujita scale.	{tornadoes} [or {twisters}; prompt on {cyclones}]	Science
q1026_4	At the beginning of this play, Prince Escalus declares that the next man to break the peace will be sentenced to death. One title character originally loves Rosaline, while the other is admired by Paris. The former character seeks assistance from the Apothecary and slays Tybalt. Featuring a pair of "star-cross'd lovers" is, for 10 points, which Shakespeare play about the children of the feuding Montagues and Capulets?	Romeo and Juliet	Literature
q345_3	In this book, Admiral Drake sends the title character a surprise, and Greta and Captain Cook have ten children who are soon trained to be a traveling circus act. This book by Richard Atwater geographically incorrectly sends a group of animals to the North Pole. For 10 points, name this novel about a man with a bunch of flightless, aquatic birds.	Mr. Popper's Penguins	Literature
q2105_4	This character's birthday is May 8. She trades the fish she catches at The Hob, a black market in District 12. After the reaping, she volunteers to take her sister Primrose's place. Her tumultuous relationship with Peeta continues and changes through Catching Fire and Mockingjay.	{Katniss Everdeen} [accept either underlined name]	Literature
q2161_3	During this battle, Marshal Ney led a cavalry assault that was turned back by infantry squares on the road to Brussels. It ended with the repulse of an attack by grenadiers of the Imperial Guard and the arrival of Blucher's (“BLUE-kers”) Prussian army, which saved a combined force of Dutch and British led by the Duke of Wellington. For 10 points, name this 1815 battle, the final defeat of Napoleon.	Battle of {Waterloo}	History
q5534_1	This system uses the Dalvik virtual machine, and specialized versions of it are used on the Nook and the Kindle Fire.	Android	Trash
q2679_2	Instruments in this family represent the fossils in Camille Saint-Saens' Carnival of the Animals, while they were also used rhythmically in his Danse Macabre (“DONSE muh-COB-ruh”). A roll on an instrument from this family, followed by a chorus, opens Karl Orff's O Fortuna.	percussion	Fine Arts
q1891_3	Opposite corners of this constellation are at the start Saiph and Bellatrix. Though called its beta, its brightest star is usually Rigel [RY-jul]. This constellation is visible only in the winter, and its alpha star, part of the Winter Triangle and at the center of the Winter Hexagon, is (*) Betelgeuse ["beetle juice"].	{Orion} [prompt on the \"Hunter\"]	Science
q2359_1	In the Gospel of James, this Biblical figure is described as the child of Anna and Joachim.	{Blessed Virgin Mary} [or {Mary, Mother} of {God;} or {Saint Mary;} or {Mother Mary;} or obvious equivalents to {Mary} the {mother of Jesus} before read; prompt on {Mary;} prompt on Our {Lady;} prompt on {Mother} of the {Church;} prompt on {Queen} of {Heaven;} do not accept "Mary Magdalene"]	Religion
q1629_2	One work by this author, about a man who injures himself while hanging curtains, is The Death of Ivan Ilyich. One of his novels has a relationship between Levin and Kitty, while the title character has an affair with Count Vronsky and eventually commits suicide by jumping in front of a (*) train.	Leo {Tolstoy} [or {Lev} ({Nikolayvich}) {Tolstoy}]	Literature
q1394_3	Characters in this novel include the Zoroastrian Fedallah (feh-DAH-lah), a Native American called Tashtego, and a South Sea islander named Queequeg (KWEE-KWAIG). This novel's narrator begins by telling the reader to "call me Ishmael" and ends up clinging to a coffin when the captain of the Pequod and all but one of his crew are drowned. For 10 points, Herman Melville wrote what novel about Ahab's quest for the white whale?	{Moby}-{Dick} (or {The Whale})	Literature
q374_4	Some of this empire's ruins were found in 1911 by Hiram Bingham. One ruler of this empire fought a civil war with his half-brother Huascar (whas-car). That ruler was captured at the battle of Cajamarca (ka-ha-mar-ka), and he was named Atahualpa (Ata·hual·pa). This empire had its capital at (*) Cuzco, and famous ruins from this empire can be found at Machu Picchu in Peru.	{Inca} Empire [or {Tawantinsuyu}]	History
q1380_2	This man, along with Edwin Catmull, was credited as an executive producer of the original Toy Story movie, produced by Pixar Animation, which he renamed after purchasing it from George Lucas in 1986. From 2000 to 2011, he served as CEO of the computer company he co-founded with Steve Wozniak.	Steve Jobs	History
q8390_4	The reaction to this man's recent promise of a zero percent increase in public spending led John Bercow to call for order. He became a member of the Shadow Cabinet in 1986. In 1994, he was rumored to be a candidate for the leadership of the Labour Party, but struck the Granita Pact with man he would eventually succeed, Tony Blair. For 10 points, name this current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.	Gordon {Brown}	History
q1854_4	This planet's equator is home to an elevated region known as the Tharsis Bulge, which is located near the Valles Marineris (VALL-us mare-in-AIR-us). It was visited by the Viking probes and is home to the highest mountain in the Solar System, the extinct volcano Olympus Mons. This planet is orbited by two small moons named Deimos and Phobos. For 10 points, a network of naturally occurring "canals" is on what planet between Earth and Jupiter?	Mars	Science
q1217_4	This "Foremost of the Westerners" is linked with Serapis through the Apis bull. This son of Geb and Nut (NOOT) was cut into fourteen pieces that were scattered throughout the country by his brother. His wife revived him after she and Nephthys (NEF-this) found thirteen of those pieces. After he was revived, this brother of Set fathered Horus.	{Osiris} [accept {Anubis} before "Serapis" is read; prompt on Khenti-Amentiu]	Mythology
q2850_2	One figure in this religion wears three wedding bands to symbolize her marriages to Agwe, Dumballah, and Ogoun. In addition to Erzulie, one figure in this religion is represented by a cross over a tomb and is named Ghede.	{Voodoo} [accept {Vodun} or {Vodou} or {Vodoun} or {Vaudou} or {Vaudoux}]	Religion
q1900_3	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.	{Mao} Zedong [or Mao Tse-tung; accept Chairman Mao before “Chairman”]	History
q1768_3	One book by this author features an adolescent girl with a Christian mother and a Jewish father who attempts a year-long independent study of people's beliefs while trying to deal with going through puberty. Another of her books features a five-year-old boy who names his myna bird Uncle Feather and constantly annoys his brother Peter. For 10 points, name this author of Are You There God, It's Me, Margaret and Superfudge.	Judy Blume	Literature
q805_3	This element combines with nitrogen to form cyanides, and it combines with iron to make steel. Sixty atoms of this make a molecule of buckminsterfullerene (BUCK-min-ster-FULL-er-een), and another allotrope, mistakenly referred to as lead and used in pencils, is graphite. It exists in all organic molecules.	carbon [accept C until mentioned]	Science
q1763_4	The main character of this work dislikes sharing a room with Mr. Dussel, a dentist. That character misses her own cat but befriends Mouschi and his owner Peter. In this work, the main character's family and the van Daans (*) hide from in the "secret annex." For 10 points, name this nonfiction book about Jewish families hiding in an attic from the Nazis, a book written by a fourteen year-old girl.	The {Diary} of a {Young Girl} [or The {Diary} of {Anne Frank} or {Het Achterhuis;} accept any answer mentioning {Anne Frank} and a {journal} or {diary}]	Literature
q1867_2	This author represented three branches of Christianity as Peter, Martin, and Jack in A Tale of a Tub. One satire by this man facetiously calls for serving Irish babies as food and is called A Modest Proposal.	Jonathan Swift	Literature
q2246_3	This process's namesake constant is used in Fick's Law and an explanation of Brownian motion. This process is used during respiration to get oxygen into blood, and it then replaces that oxygen with carbon dioxide. It is synonymous with heat conduction, and this process in water is called osmosis.	diffusion	Science
q1796_1	One conflict in this country saw the Duke of Guise fight for the throne with two other men named Henry.	France	History
q1546_2	He wrote his first novel, "This Can't Be Happening At Macdonald Hall" while still in seventh grade. Characters Bruno and Boots star in six of this author's other novels; since then, he has written four installments of the "39 Clues" series, including "One False Note" and "The Emperor's Code".	Gordon {Korman}	Literature
q249_2	This singer claims "I'd wait for you forever and a day" and "your world is my world" in one song. Big Sean wonders "I don't know if this makes sense, but you're my hallelujah" in a song where this singer says he'll be your (*) platinum, silver and gold.	Justin Bieber	Trash

q1530_1

Two vectors have this property if their cross product is equal to the zero vector, and non-Euclidean geometries are derived by modifying this property.

parallel

Science

q936_4

Neoptolemus killed King Priam in the final stages of this event, after which Aeneas fled with his son. This event began after the Judgement of Paris and (*) Helen's abduction from King Menelaus of Sparta. After nine years, it finally ended after Greek soldiers got past enemy gates while hiding in a giant wooden horse. For 10 points, name this conflict in Greek mythology that featured warriors like Hector and Achilles.

{Trojan War}

Mythology

q11186_4

After the end of this book, Doug Hoo becomes an Olympic medalist, but during it, his parents own a Chinese restaurant. In this book, J.J. Ford recognizes some clues, taken from America the Beautiful, to be like a Queen's Sacrifice. Sydelle (“sid-ELL”) Pulaski is involved in this book by mistake, and Angela Wexler turns out to be the bomber. For 10 points, name this game in which Turtle solves the title puzzle to win Sam's money.

The {Westing} Game

Trash

q2068_5

One trilogy by this author deals with the rise and fall of the Snopes family. Most of his stories take place in Yoknapatawpha (YOKE-nah-pah-TAH-fah) County, including one in which Shreve is told the story of Thomas Sutpen. That novel, Absalom, Absalom!, is narrated by Quentin. In this man's most famous novel, Benjy Compson reminisces about his childhood with Caddy. For 10 points, name this Southern author of The Sound and the Fury.

William Cuthbert Faulkner

Literature

q1850_2

One story in this work tells of the rooster Chauntecleer outsmarting a fox. Another story is about three rogues killing each other under an oak tree in a quest to find Death.

The Canterbury Tales

Literature

q1731_1

At one point in this book, two characters recite nursery rhymes and the Gettysburg Address to avoid being hypnotized by a man with red eyes.

A Wrinkle in Time

Literature

q603_3

Ilya Mechnikov first studied this body system by inserting thorns in starfish, and its longevity depends on memory cells. An inflammatory response attracts macrophages from this system, while another of its cells is targeted by HIV. T cells and B cells are the major white blood cells of this system, which produces antibodies.

immune system

Science

q146_1

The Neptunbrunnen is a fountain in this city, and its Museum Island is a World Heritage Site.

Berlin, Germany

Geography

q578_5

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. In the form of Atum, he is the figure who gives light and warmth.

{Ra} [accept Amon-{Ra} or {Re} or Amon-{Re;} do not accept {“Amon”} by itself]

Fine Arts

q1644_1

This composer of the oratorio Judith Triumphans and the opera Orlando Furioso composed a set of twelve violin concertos titled The Contest Between Harmony and Invention, the first of which simulates a barking dog using forte violas and the fourth of which uses pizzicato notes to mimic icy rain in winter.

Antonio Vivaldi

Fine Arts

q2051_5

This is the only element for which Schrodinger's equation can be solved exactly. Isotopes of this element include tritium and deuterium. Its diatomic form is released when sodium reacts with water. It is the only nonmetal in Period 1 of the periodic table. For 10 points, name this lightest element, which has a chemical symbol of H.

hydrogen [accept H before it is read]

Science

q1733_1

This man's reign included an attempt by young officers to assassinate corrupt government officials; that event is known as the "February 26th Incident".

Emperor Hirohito [accept Emperor Showa; accept the Showa Emperor; prompt on Prince Michi]

History

q760_4

Adrian Smith designed the world's largest structure of this type, which is currently located in the United Arab Emirates. Modern ones often use the tube frame design, which superseded the steel frame of earlier structures. Louis Sullivan is known as the father of these structures. For 10 points, name this kind of large building, examples of which include the Burj Khalifa and the Empire State Building.

skyscraper [prompt on building; prompt on tower]

Science

q2085_3

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. It is carried in arteries and veins.

blood

Science

q5043_2

In one opera by this man, the soldiers Ferrando and Guglielmo (“gool-YELL-mo”) test their wives by seducing them in the guise of Albanians. This man also wrote an opera in which the title seducer is dragged to hell by the statue of Il Commendatore (“EEL co-MEN-dah-TORR-ee”).

Wolfgang Amadeus {Mozart}

Fine Arts

q2365_4

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. In one of this man's novellas, (*) Santiago goes eighty-four days without catching a fish. For 10 points, name this author of The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms, and The Old Man and the Sea.

Ernest Hemingway

Literature

q1955_1

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.

Ernest Miller Hemingway

Literature

q4913_1

Metallic bonds can be modeled as "seas" of these particles.

electrons

Science

q2375_3

This European nation established a trading post at Macau (mah-COW) in 1557 as part of its development of trade relations with China. The invention of the caravel ship made this nation's exploration of the coast of Africa easier and one explorer from this nation, Bartholomew Dias (BAR-tol-OH-mew DEE-as), rounded the Cape of Good Hope in 1488. For 10 points, identify this nation where Prince Henry the Navigator promoted exploration to boost the economy.

Portugal

History

q35_4

This country's city of Manaus is located at the confluence of the Solimoes [sue-lee-moish] and Negro [naygrow] rivers. Its capital city was designed by Lucio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer. One city in this nation is home to the statue of Christ the Redeemer. This largest (*) Portuguese-speaking country is home to the mouth of the world's second longest river.

Federative Republic of {Brazil}

Geography

q155_4

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. The (*) transcontinental railroad was officially completed in Promontory Summit in this state. Its capital hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Utah

Geography

q366_2

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.

soprano

Fine Arts

q1934_4

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). The last member of this dynasty was rolled up in a carpet and trampled to death after the sack of Baghdad in 1258. Harun al-Rashid (hah-ROON al rah- SHEED) ruled during its political peak.

Abbasid Caliphate [or Abbasids]

History

q1128_3

One character in this work is demoted upon releasing his female prisoner; he later returns a gold coin to its owner. That character professes his love to his ex-prisoner in the "Flower Song, who is also serenaded in the bullfighter Escamillo's (ESS-kah-MEE-yo's) "Toreador Song." The singer of the "Habanera" (HAH-bahn-YAY-ruh) is stabbed by Don José in, for 10 points, what opera about a Spanish gypsy girl by Georges Bizet?

Carmen

Fine Arts

q157_1

One author from this country wrote about a character named "You" who searches for the title location of the novel Soul Mountain.

People\'s Republic of {China}

Literature

q1868_3

In order to destroy the Hogyoku and defeat Aizen, this show's main character unleashes the final Getsuga Tensho. This anime's protagonist attains a new form while fighting against the Espada Ulquiorra. This anime begins when Rukia Kuchiki gives up her powers to the protagonist.

Bleach

Trash

q1471_3

This state was the only one to vote against Richard Nixon in the 1972 general election. In 2010, its Attorney General, Martha Coakley, lost in the race to fill a vacant Senate seat. That seat was won by Scott Brown, who replaced long-time politician Ted Kennedy.

Commonwealth of {Massachusetts}

History

q3435_5

A system's Lagrangian (lah-GRAN-jee-uhn) equals this quantity minus potential energy. This quantity can be found by dividing the square of an objects momentum by twice its mass. The change in this quantity for an object is equal to the net work done on the object. It equals one-half times mass times velocity squared. For 10 points, name this type of energy that objects possess because of motion.

{kinetic energy} [prompt on energy; accept kinetic after "energy" but prompt before]

Science

q5634_2

This figure protected the seven daughters of Jethro, one of whom, Zipporah, became this figure's wife. This son of Yocheved (“YO-keh-ved”) once killed an Egyptian overseer who was beating a slave, after which this brother of Miriam fled to Midian until God appeared to him in the form of a burning bush.

{Moses}

Religion

q1548_3

In one work by this composer, the title character slices an anvil in half and kills the dragon Fafner with the sword Nothung (NO-tung); in another opera, Brunnhilde rides into a funeral pyre that burns Valhalla. Those two operas by this composer join another that includes "The Ride of the Valkyries" in a four-opera work. For 10 points, name this German composer of Siegfried and Gotterdamerung (GOTT-err-DAM-errung), part of the Ring of the Nibelung (NEE-buh-lung) cycle.

Richard {Wagner} (ree-kart VAHG-ner)

Fine Arts

q4926_5

Cushion plants are found in the alpine form of this biome, which is also home to marmots, pikas, and chinchillas. The point at which this biome meets taiga is known as the treeline. Flora in this biome consists of lichens (LYE-kens) and mosses. Non-alpine forms of it have little vegetation due to permafrost. For 10 points, name this biome that lacks tree growth, which can be found in Alaska and is home to caribou and reindeer.

tundra

Science

q237_1

This is the only number that satisfies the equation sine x equals x.

{zero}

Science

q1844_4

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. Those deities, Susanowo (“SOO-sun-oh-woe”) and Amaterasu (“ah-MAH-ter-AH-soo”) respectively, are siblings from this country's myth system. For 10 points, these kami (“KAH-mee”) are from the Shinto religion practiced by citizens of what country?

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

Religion

q1610_3

He sent his armies to quash an uprising that was sparked by the Papist Act of 1778; these uprisings were known as the Gordon Riots. He succeeded his grandfather as king during the Seven Years' War, and although he won that war, the resulting debt led Parliament to pass the Stamp Act of 1765. For 10 points, name this "mad" king of Great Britain who lost the American colonies in the Revolutionary War.

{George III} [prompt on George]

History

q1609_2

Apollonius' Theorem can be used to find the length of this construct given the side lengths of a triangle. Three of them divide a triangle into six triangles with equal areas, and they intersect at the centroid, or center of mass.

medians

Science

q1474_1

Both Globular Cluster M54, the center of this constellation's namesake dwarf elliptical galaxy, and a possible supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way are found in this constellation.

Sagittarius

Science

q2330_1

This man's dog Argus dies atop a refuse heap.

{Odysseus} [prompt on {Ulysses}]

Mythology

q523_5

The Garigal (GARE-ih-gall) and Lane Cove national parks are in this city, whose center is known as the Circular Quay. It is located on the south shore of Port Jackson, which is spanned by a namesake Harbour Bridge. Jorn Utzon (YORN OOT-sun) designed the white shells of this city's opera house. Suburbs of this city can be found on the coast of Botany Bay. For 10 points, name this city on the coast of New South Wales, the largest in Australia.

Sydney

Geography

q844_3

As president, this man shut down the Second Bank of the United States. This president had a group of friends and advisers called the "kitchen cabinet." This victor at the Battle of New Orleans forced the removal of the Cherokee from their land by signing the Indian Removal Act.

Andrew {Jackson} [prompt on {Old Hickory} before mentioned]

History

q2511_2

During one of these events, what is observed is based on the viewer's location relative to the path of totality. Viewers of them might see the annulus or corona, if they are standing in the antiumbra.

{solar eclipse} [prompt on eclipse]

Science

q3269_2

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.

Russian Federation [or Rossiyskaya Federatsiya]

History

q350_3

This work was based on a real life location in Greenwich Village. It depicts a red-headed woman and two men in hats seated at a bar while being waited on by a man in a white hat. Above the well lit diner in this painting is a sign saying Phillies Cigars: Only 5 cents.

Nighthawks

Fine Arts

q5721_3

Variations in this organism's foraging gene results in rover and sitter behavior types, while homeotic gene mutations can cause legs to grow from its head. Salivary gland chromosomes are often extracted from its larvae, and T. H. Morgan first discovered sex-linked traits by studying its white-eyed mutant. (*) For 10 points, name this insect model organism of genetics with recessive traits like vestigial wings and ebony body.

{Drosophila melanogaster} [or {fruit fly/ies;} or {Drosophila melanogaster;} prompt on \"fly/ies\"]

Science

q4061_3

A revolution in this country was led by the Katipunan and was sparked by the execution of Jose Rizal. One of its presidents, Ferdinand Marcos, was blamed for the assassination of Benigno Aquino, whose widow Corazon became president. (*) For 10 points, name this island nation, the site of the World War II Battle of Leyte Gulf and the Spanish-American War Battle of Manila Bay.

Republic of the {Philippines}

History

q232_2

This musician sang duets like "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" with Ella Fitzgerald and recorded albums with his "Hot Five" and "Hot Seven" bands. He sang "It's so nice to have you back where you belong" in one song, and described "Bright blessed days" and "dark sacred nights" in another song.

Louis Armstrong

Fine Arts

q1562_3

The fundamental theorem of arithmetic states that every positive integer can be uniquely represented as a product of these numbers. Special types of these numbers are named after Fermat (“fur-MAHT”) and Mersenne (“mur-SEN”). To find these numbers, one may use the Sieve of Eratosthenes (air-uh-TOSS- then-eez”), in which one crosses off all multiples of two, then all multiples of three, and so on.

{prime} numbers [or {primes}]

Science

q1481_4

One of these musical works features a harpsichord cadenza that was probably played by J.S. Bach at its premiere. Bela Bartok wrote one of these works for Orchestra. Vivaldi's hundreds of these works include The Four Seasons, and Mozart wrote a (*) double one for flute and harp. For 10 points, name this type of musical work in which a solo instrument is accompanied by an orchestra or other group of supporting instruments.

concerto [accept Brandenburg Concerto(s) before \"Bela Bartok\" is mentioned]

Fine Arts

q1569_3

A prehistoric site in this river's watershed is the Marmes Rockshelter. The Celilo Canal and the city of Kettle Falls were built along it. This river's hydroelectric power is monitored by the Bonneville Power Administration.

Columbia River

Geography

q2706_2

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.

The {Parthenon}

Fine Arts

q1217_5

This "Foremost of the Westerners" is linked with Serapis through the Apis bull. This son of Geb and Nut (NOOT) was cut into fourteen pieces that were scattered throughout the country by his brother. His wife revived him after she and Nephthys (NEF-this) found thirteen of those pieces. After he was revived, this brother of Set fathered Horus. For 10 points, identify this husband of Isis and the Egyptian god of the dead.

{Osiris} [accept {Anubis} before "Serapis" is read; prompt on Khenti-Amentiu]

Mythology

q1153_2

This musician dedicated his Symphony No. 4 in F Minor to his financial supporter Nadezhda (nah- DEZH-dah) von Meck, though they never met. His Sixth Symphony, nicknamed Pathetique (pah-theh- TEEK), premiered nine days before his death.

Pytor Ilyich {Tchaikovsky}

Fine Arts

q1208_1

Martin Luther wrote that people should let these be strong, but that their trust in Christ should be stronger.

sins

Religion

q1227_1

A "pillow" form of this substance forms underwater.

lava

Science

q281_2

The Bukit Timah (“boo-KIT tee-MAH”) Nature Reserve is the largest area of rainforest left in this city. The five star Raffles Hotel is named after the city's founder, while the island of Sentosa is home to a new Universal Studios Theme Park.

Republic of {Singapore}

Geography

q96_3

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.

{Moby Dick,} or {The Whale}

Literature

q4861_5

Before this event, a three-year winter will end almost all life. During this event, one deity's son will use a giant shoe to take revenge for his father's death. At its start, Heimdall will blow the Gjallarhorn and Loki will break free from his imprisonment. During this event, Thor will kill the Midgard Serpent, only to die from its poison. For 10 points, name this event marking the end of the world in Norse mythology.

Ragnarök [prompt on Gotterdammerung; prompt on end of the world]

Mythology

q1363_3

In this author's final novel, the illegitimate son Pavel Smerdyakov [SMARED-yak-ov] works as a servant in his father's house; the title characters of that work are Dmitri, Ivan, and Alyosha. In another work by this author, Sofia Marmeladova moves to Siberia where Raskolnikov (rass-KOL-nik-ov) is imprisoned for killing a pawnbroker. For 10 points, name this Russian author of The Brothers Karamazov and Crime and Punishment

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Literature

q175_2

At the end of this story, the title object is revealed to be worth at most five hundred francs. Monsieur Loisel (“lwa-ZELL”) frantically searched for the title object after a ball, but to no avail.

“The {Necklace}” [or “La {Parure}”]

Literature

q589_1

This substance forms in the Bergeron process, in which vapor pressure drops as crystals grow.

{snowflakes} [prompt on \"precipitation\"]

Science

q1898_3

While in Auvers [oh-vair], this man painted his physician holding a foxglove plant. In another painting by him, a woman pours coffee as a destitute family sits at a table for a meal. His best-known work shows Saint- Rémy [sahn-ray-mee], and this artist painted the Portrait of Dr. Gachet [gah-shay] and The Potato Eaters.

Vincent (Willem) {Van Gogh}

Fine Arts

q260_2

A museum branch located in this city's Fort Tryon Park containing medieval art is known as The Cloisters. One of its straits, which includes Roosevelt Island and Rikers Island, is the East River.

New York City

Geography

q3341_4

This constellation contains the Trapezium Cluster and is the site of a late-October meteor shower. One of its stars, formerly known as the Amazon Star, is Bellatrix, and its brightest stars are Betelgeuse and Rigel. Its namesake nebula joins with Hatysa and other stars to form its sword, while Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka form its belt. For 10 points, name this constellation nicknamed the Hunter.

Orion [prompt on Hunter before it is read]

Science

q1854_3

This planet's equator is home to an elevated region known as the Tharsis Bulge, which is located near the Valles Marineris (VALL-us mare-in-AIR-us). It was visited by the Viking probes and is home to the highest mountain in the Solar System, the extinct volcano Olympus Mons. This planet is orbited by two small moons named Deimos and Phobos.

Mars

Science

q847_2

In one of this author's novels, Andrew Bolkonski is wounded at Austerlitz and Helene Kuragina's lover is nearly killed in a duel by her husband, Pierre Bezukhov (bezh-oo-KOV). In Another of his works ends with the title lover of Count Vronsky (VRON-skee) throwing herself under a train.

Leo {Tolstoy}

Literature

q337_5

This country had its Jews move to the Pale of Settlement. Prince Bagration died during an invasion of this country at the Battle of Borodino. Prince Potemkin had a close relationship with its Catherine the Great. The largest member of the Commonwealth of Independent States is this country, which was led during the 1990s by (*) Boris Yeltsin. For 10 points, name this country ruled by Romanov tsars before becoming part of the Soviet Union.

Russian Empire

History

q845_2

This poet commented on a literary assignment in "Theme for English B." Another of his poems asks if "a dream deferred" "dr[ies] up like a raisin in the sun."

James {Langston Hughes}

Literature

q1770_1

One character in this play states, "Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player."

Macbeth

Literature

q832_5

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). Its hundred and fourteen chapters are called suras (soor-AHS). It literally means "the recitation" and is said to have been revealed by Gabriel to Muhammad. For 10 points, what "divinely ordained" religious text is sacred to Muslims?

Qur'an [or Koran]

Literature

q1301_3

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.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Fine Arts

q3448_4

By mass, most of the atmosphere is contained within this layer, as it is the densest. Reaching a maximum height of about 16 kilometers at the equator, the boundary immediately above it is the coldest part of the atmosphere, and the jet stream is strongest just below that pause. Most weather systems are contained within this layer. For 10 points, name this lowest layer of the atmosphere.

{troposphere}

Science

q2084_1

One character in this story is sold by her father and is partially deaf.

The Tale of {Despereaux}

Literature

q2307_1

He wrote that "This is the way the world ends/Not with a bang but a whimper" in his poem "The Hollow Men."

T(homas) S(tearns) {Eliot}

Literature

q7379_2

Synthetic division can be used to divide these mathematical concepts. The fundamental theorem of algebra says that non-constant examples of these have a zero, and some of their zeroes may have (*) multiplicity.

{polynomials} (of one variable)

Science

q511_1

Every chapter after the first chapter of this work is arranged from longest to shortest and all but one begins with the word "bismallah" (biss-MAH-lah).

Qur'an [or Koran; prompt on recitation]

Religion

q4853_2

“Wedge” and “rope” are informal terms used to denote large and small forms of these phenomena. Twenty-eight different damage indicators help measure their severity via the enhanced Fujita scale.

{tornadoes} [or {twisters}; prompt on {cyclones}]

Science

q1026_4

At the beginning of this play, Prince Escalus declares that the next man to break the peace will be sentenced to death. One title character originally loves Rosaline, while the other is admired by Paris. The former character seeks assistance from the Apothecary and slays Tybalt. Featuring a pair of "star-cross'd lovers" is, for 10 points, which Shakespeare play about the children of the feuding Montagues and Capulets?

Romeo and Juliet

Literature

q345_3

In this book, Admiral Drake sends the title character a surprise, and Greta and Captain Cook have ten children who are soon trained to be a traveling circus act. This book by Richard Atwater geographically incorrectly sends a group of animals to the North Pole. For 10 points, name this novel about a man with a bunch of flightless, aquatic birds.

Mr. Popper's Penguins

Literature

q2105_4

This character's birthday is May 8. She trades the fish she catches at The Hob, a black market in District 12. After the reaping, she volunteers to take her sister Primrose's place. Her tumultuous relationship with Peeta continues and changes through Catching Fire and Mockingjay.

{Katniss Everdeen} [accept either underlined name]

Literature

q2161_3

During this battle, Marshal Ney led a cavalry assault that was turned back by infantry squares on the road to Brussels. It ended with the repulse of an attack by grenadiers of the Imperial Guard and the arrival of Blucher's (“BLUE-kers”) Prussian army, which saved a combined force of Dutch and British led by the Duke of Wellington. For 10 points, name this 1815 battle, the final defeat of Napoleon.

Battle of {Waterloo}

History

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This system uses the Dalvik virtual machine, and specialized versions of it are used on the Nook and the Kindle Fire.

Android

Trash

q2679_2

Instruments in this family represent the fossils in Camille Saint-Saens' Carnival of the Animals, while they were also used rhythmically in his Danse Macabre (“DONSE muh-COB-ruh”). A roll on an instrument from this family, followed by a chorus, opens Karl Orff's O Fortuna.

percussion

Fine Arts

q1891_3

Opposite corners of this constellation are at the start Saiph and Bellatrix. Though called its beta, its brightest star is usually Rigel [RY-jul]. This constellation is visible only in the winter, and its alpha star, part of the Winter Triangle and at the center of the Winter Hexagon, is (*) Betelgeuse ["beetle juice"].

{Orion} [prompt on the \"Hunter\"]

Science

q2359_1

In the Gospel of James, this Biblical figure is described as the child of Anna and Joachim.

{Blessed Virgin Mary} [or {Mary, Mother} of {God;} or {Saint Mary;} or {Mother Mary;} or obvious equivalents to {Mary} the {mother of Jesus} before read; prompt on {Mary;} prompt on Our {Lady;} prompt on {Mother} of the {Church;} prompt on {Queen} of {Heaven;} do not accept "Mary Magdalene"]

Religion

q1629_2

One work by this author, about a man who injures himself while hanging curtains, is The Death of Ivan Ilyich. One of his novels has a relationship between Levin and Kitty, while the title character has an affair with Count Vronsky and eventually commits suicide by jumping in front of a (*) train.

Leo {Tolstoy} [or {Lev} ({Nikolayvich}) {Tolstoy}]

Literature

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Characters in this novel include the Zoroastrian Fedallah (feh-DAH-lah), a Native American called Tashtego, and a South Sea islander named Queequeg (KWEE-KWAIG). This novel's narrator begins by telling the reader to "call me Ishmael" and ends up clinging to a coffin when the captain of the Pequod and all but one of his crew are drowned. For 10 points, Herman Melville wrote what novel about Ahab's quest for the white whale?

{Moby}-{Dick} (or {The Whale})

Literature

q374_4

Some of this empire's ruins were found in 1911 by Hiram Bingham. One ruler of this empire fought a civil war with his half-brother Huascar (whas-car). That ruler was captured at the battle of Cajamarca (ka-ha-mar-ka), and he was named Atahualpa (Ata·hual·pa). This empire had its capital at (*) Cuzco, and famous ruins from this empire can be found at Machu Picchu in Peru.

{Inca} Empire [or {Tawantinsuyu}]

History

q1380_2

This man, along with Edwin Catmull, was credited as an executive producer of the original Toy Story movie, produced by Pixar Animation, which he renamed after purchasing it from George Lucas in 1986. From 2000 to 2011, he served as CEO of the computer company he co-founded with Steve Wozniak.

Steve Jobs

History

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The reaction to this man's recent promise of a zero percent increase in public spending led John Bercow to call for order. He became a member of the Shadow Cabinet in 1986. In 1994, he was rumored to be a candidate for the leadership of the Labour Party, but struck the Granita Pact with man he would eventually succeed, Tony Blair. For 10 points, name this current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Gordon {Brown}

History

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This planet's equator is home to an elevated region known as the Tharsis Bulge, which is located near the Valles Marineris (VALL-us mare-in-AIR-us). It was visited by the Viking probes and is home to the highest mountain in the Solar System, the extinct volcano Olympus Mons. This planet is orbited by two small moons named Deimos and Phobos. For 10 points, a network of naturally occurring "canals" is on what planet between Earth and Jupiter?

Mars

Science

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This "Foremost of the Westerners" is linked with Serapis through the Apis bull. This son of Geb and Nut (NOOT) was cut into fourteen pieces that were scattered throughout the country by his brother. His wife revived him after she and Nephthys (NEF-this) found thirteen of those pieces. After he was revived, this brother of Set fathered Horus.

{Osiris} [accept {Anubis} before "Serapis" is read; prompt on Khenti-Amentiu]

Mythology

q2850_2

One figure in this religion wears three wedding bands to symbolize her marriages to Agwe, Dumballah, and Ogoun. In addition to Erzulie, one figure in this religion is represented by a cross over a tomb and is named Ghede.

{Voodoo} [accept {Vodun} or {Vodou} or {Vodoun} or {Vaudou} or {Vaudoux}]

Religion

q1900_3

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.

{Mao} Zedong [or Mao Tse-tung; accept Chairman Mao before “Chairman”]

History

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One book by this author features an adolescent girl with a Christian mother and a Jewish father who attempts a year-long independent study of people's beliefs while trying to deal with going through puberty. Another of her books features a five-year-old boy who names his myna bird Uncle Feather and constantly annoys his brother Peter. For 10 points, name this author of Are You There God, It's Me, Margaret and Superfudge.

Judy Blume

Literature

q805_3

This element combines with nitrogen to form cyanides, and it combines with iron to make steel. Sixty atoms of this make a molecule of buckminsterfullerene (BUCK-min-ster-FULL-er-een), and another allotrope, mistakenly referred to as lead and used in pencils, is graphite. It exists in all organic molecules.

carbon [accept C until mentioned]

Science

q1763_4

The main character of this work dislikes sharing a room with Mr. Dussel, a dentist. That character misses her own cat but befriends Mouschi and his owner Peter. In this work, the main character's family and the van Daans (*) hide from in the "secret annex." For 10 points, name this nonfiction book about Jewish families hiding in an attic from the Nazis, a book written by a fourteen year-old girl.

The {Diary} of a {Young Girl} [or The {Diary} of {Anne Frank} or {Het Achterhuis;} accept any answer mentioning {Anne Frank} and a {journal} or {diary}]

Literature

q1867_2

This author represented three branches of Christianity as Peter, Martin, and Jack in A Tale of a Tub. One satire by this man facetiously calls for serving Irish babies as food and is called A Modest Proposal.

Jonathan Swift

Literature

q2246_3

This process's namesake constant is used in Fick's Law and an explanation of Brownian motion. This process is used during respiration to get oxygen into blood, and it then replaces that oxygen with carbon dioxide. It is synonymous with heat conduction, and this process in water is called osmosis.

diffusion

Science

q1796_1

One conflict in this country saw the Duke of Guise fight for the throne with two other men named Henry.

France

History

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He wrote his first novel, "This Can't Be Happening At Macdonald Hall" while still in seventh grade. Characters Bruno and Boots star in six of this author's other novels; since then, he has written four installments of the "39 Clues" series, including "One False Note" and "The Emperor's Code".

Gordon {Korman}

Literature

q249_2

This singer claims "I'd wait for you forever and a day" and "your world is my world" in one song. Big Sean wonders "I don't know if this makes sense, but you're my hallelujah" in a song where this singer says he'll be your (*) platinum, silver and gold.

Justin Bieber

Trash