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q2332_1 | This woman allied with Walter White to push the failed Costigan-Wagner anti-lynching bill, but the President refused to publicly endorse it. | (Anna) Eleanor Roosevelt [prompt on \"Roosevelt\"] | History |
q21_2 | The highest point in this nation is Jebel Toubkal, and foreign enclaves surrounded by this nation include Melilla (meh-LEE-yah) and Ceuta (say-OO-tah). Its cities include Safi and Marrakech, and this country is home to the western terminus of the Atlas Mountains. | Kingdom of {Morocco} [or {Al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah}] | Geography |
q2068_2 | 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. | William Cuthbert Faulkner | Literature |
q4841_3 | This deity caused Hodr (HOE-dur) to kill another god with mistletoe, and then failed to weep for that god in the guise of Thokk. He prevented a wall from being built around Asgard on time by taking the form of a mare and laying with Svadilfari (SVAHD-ill-FAR-ee); that union created Sleipnir (SLEEPnear). He is better known for fathering the Midgard Serpent and Hel. | Loki | Mythology |
q6496_2 | This man almost lost his Senate seat in the 1998, surviving a challenge from future colleague John Ensign, and he is expected to have a tough re-election in 2010 against Sue Lowden or Danny Tarkanian. He commented that Barack Obama was “light-skinned” and “spoke with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted one.” | Harry Mason {Reid} | History |
q1249_2 | One of this man's short stories talks about how the reverend Mr. Hooper refuses to remove the titular cloth from his face. In addition to The Minister's Black Veil, he wrote a novel that tells of Arthur Dimmsdale's affair with Hester Prynne, which results in his being branded with an "A." | Nathaniel Hawthorne | Literature |
q3249_2 | The third game in this series saw its first set of dual worlds and the first use of the Spin Attack technique. A common theme in this game is the protagonist's attempts to rescue the title princess and reunite the Triforce. | The {Legend} of {Zelda} [prompt on {Zelda}] | Trash |
q1796_5 | One conflict in this country saw the Duke of Guise fight for the throne with two other men named Henry. This country signed the Evian Accords in 1962 with Algeria. In the 8th century, this was the site where Charles Martel was victorious at the Battle of Tours. This country was led by (*) Nicolas Sarkozy until the 2012 elections. For 10 points, name this country once led by Charles de Gaulle. | France | History |
q301_1 | The plan for this city was designed by the French architect Pierre L'Enfant. | {Washington, DC} [prompt on District of Columbia before read] | Geography |
q1850_3 | 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. In another story, a knight is forced to find out what women most desire; that story is told by the Wife of Bath. | The Canterbury Tales | Literature |
q1125_2 | 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. B-cells rely on these organelles to secrete antibodies, and most products of the rough (*) ER are sent here for modification. | {Golgi} apparatus/complex/body | Science |
q1851_2 | Tritium [TRIH-tee-um] and deuterium [doo-TEER-ee-um] are examples of these for hydrogen. Radioactive examples like carbon (*)-14 and uranium 239 are used for finding out how old some objects are and in nuclear reactors, respectively. | isotopes | Science |
q5073_2 | This compound is converted to Vitamin D in the presence of ultraviolet-B light. It is carried in the blood by lipoproteins (“LIPE-oh-PRO-teens”), with the “good” kind carried by high-density ones. | {cholesterol} | Science |
q3863_1 | By definition, this type of object does not clear the neighborhood around its orbit. | dwarf planet [accept dwarf after "planet" is read but prompt before; do not accept "planet" by itself] | Science |
q321_4 | In Boolean algebra, this property holds that a value multiplied by its inverse is equal to zero. For matrices under addition, a function of this name is given by a matrix with all zeros. This term applies to functions that take a number to the first power, multiply it by one, or do any other operation that returns the input. For 10 points, any number plus zero equals itself according to what kind of property of addition? | identity function [or identity property] | Science |
q2541_3 | When this substance is used, it often leaves behind a liquid with naphthalene and various phenols. The lowest rank of this type of substance, formed from peat, is lignite, while higher grades are classified as anthracite or the bituminous type. Plant remains over a long period of time transform into this sedimentary rock. | {coal} | Science |
q463_1 | This figure's father was struck dumb for his disbelief after being told that his wife Elizabeth would conceive this figure. | {John} the Baptist | Religion |
q1415_5 | According to the Koran, all angels, except Satan, prostrated themselves before this figure due to his knowledge. He was cursed to "eat bread until he returned to the ground." In the New Testament, he is seen as the source of death for all men. His transgression is revealed to God when he is seen wearing a fig leaf. His rib was used to make his wife, Eve. | Adam | Religion |
q635_1 | Richard Dawkins described an "extended" form of this term, which becomes blended in incomplete dominance. | phenotypes [prompt on \"trait(s)\"] | Science |
q220_3 | This constellation's alpha star is the brightest in the Hyades ("HIGH"-uh-deez) cluster. One object in this constellation is the remnant of a supernova observed in 1054 AD. In addition to the Crab Nebula, this constellation also contains the Pleiades (PLEE-uh-deez). | {Taurus} | Science |
q325_1 | Parts of this continent named for 19th century sailors include Palmer Land and Wilkes Land. | Antarctica | Geography |
q1492_5 | One leader of this country forcibly annexed the Sudetenland (“soo-DAY-ten-land”). During a movement to reunite this country, the leader of one half operated under the policy of ostpolitik (“OST-pol- it-ick”). Following World War I, the Weimar (“VIE-mar”) Republic was established in this nation. It was united after an 1871 war and led by Kaiser Wilhelm I and chancellor Otto von Bismarck. For 10 points, name this European country formerly led by Adolf Hitler. | Federal Republic of {Germany} [or {Bundesrepublik Deutschland}] | History |
q2505_1 | This quantity can be measured by a psychrometer (sye-KRAH-meht-er) or a hygrometer. | {relative humidity} [or {RH}] | Science |
q1284_3 | In one work by this author, Georgiana dies after Aylmer manages to remove the title blemish. In another work, the title character witnesses his wife Faith and other townspeople dancing. In his most famous novel, the titular object is worn by Hester Prynne as punishment for committing adultery. | Nathaniel {Hawthorne} | Literature |
q1694_5 | One character in this novel asks the protagonist if he's happy; that character is Clarisse McClellan. Another character in this book sets herself on fire rather than leave her house. Professor Faber helps lead the main character away from the Mechanical Hound. The protagonist of this novel kills his boss Beatty by setting him on (*) fire. For 10 points, name this dystopian Ray Bradbury novel in which Guy Montag burns books. | Fahrenheit-451 | Literature |
q2728_1 | This god hung himself from Yggdrasil for nine days and nights in order to obtain the knowledge of runes. | Odin [accept Wodan, Wotan, or Wodinaz] | Mythology |
q2801_1 | This figure was nearly killed by his own father when Medea tricked the father into giving this figure a poisoned cup of wine. | Theseus | Mythology |
q1435_2 | This man's nonfiction work A Footnote to History includes firsthand accounts of civil war in Samoa. He wrote a story in which Dr. Lanyon dies from shock after seeing a respectable doctor turn into the murderer Edward Hyde. | Robert Louis Balfour {Stevenson} | Literature |
q3_3 | The winning side of this battle had its main position at Henry House Hill. The losing side was led by General Irvin McDowell. General Joseph Johnston rushed reinforcements to P. G.T Beauregard at this battle. | {First} Battle of {Bull Run} [or {First} Battle of {Manassas;} prompt on {Bull} Run; prompt on {Manassas}] | History |
q1854_2 | 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. | Mars | Science |
q2634_3 | Edouard (“ED-oo-ard”) Lalo wrote a violin concerto named after a symphony from this country. One composer from this country wrote a ballet that contains the Fire Dance and portrays Caramelo (“CAR-uh- MELL-oh”), called Love, The Magician. A dance from this country was the inspiration for Maurice Ravel's Bolero. | {Spain} | Fine Arts |
q5721_2 | 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. | {Drosophila melanogaster} [or {fruit fly/ies;} or {Drosophila melanogaster;} prompt on \"fly/ies\"] | Science |
q3023_1 | Three square windows can be seen in the back of this painting, and the back of a chair takes up its lower center portion. | The {Last Supper} | Fine Arts |
q1508_2 | This party was founded by several ex-Whigs. Past leaders of this party include Newt Gingrich, the creator of the Contract with America, and Teddy Roosevelt. | {Republican} Party [accept {GOP} or {Grand Old Party} before mentioned] | History |
q2450_3 | These objects have only three externally verifiable properties: mass, charge, and angular momentum, according to the no-hair theorem, and their size can be determined using the Schwarzschild radius. They can be formed following a supernova, and one of them is believed to be at the (*) center of the Milky Way. For 10 points, name these astronomical entities from which light cannot escape. | black holes | Science |
q597_2 | Starburst types of these systems have unusually high supplies of gas, and they can combine in a process known as cannibalism. The "tuning fork diagram" is a graphic depiction of the Hubble classification scheme for these systems, which divides them into irregular, elliptical and spiral types. | galaxies [or galaxy] | Science |
q1195_2 | This man was charged with avoiding customs duties in 1786, which led to the confiscation of his boat, the Liberty, by the British. In 1780, he became the first Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. | John Hancock | History |
q35_1 | This country's city of Manaus is located at the confluence of the Solimoes [sue-lee-moish] and Negro [naygrow] rivers. | Federative Republic of {Brazil} | Geography |
q5176_2 | These objects contain the zone of plastic flow and the zone of brittle flow. They are formed by compressing firn, and parts of them break off by calving. | glaciers | Science |
q1334_2 | 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. | mean [accept average before it is mentioned] | Science |
q2565_1 | During this battle, Senlac Hill was the site of a defensive position set up by housecarls. | Battle of Hastings | History |
q1989_3 | This author wrote about the eviction of Nell Trent and her grandfather from The Old Curiosity Shop. In another work by this author, Abel Magwitch raises a fortune for the orphan Pip, who loves Estella. He also wrote about Sydney Carton sacrificing himself to save Charles Darnay in a work set in London and Paris. | Charles {Dickens} [accept {Boz}] | Literature |
q3209_4 | A financial arm of this organization was founded at the Bretton Woods conference, and a conference that oversaw its creation was held in San Francisco. Its former leaders include Dag Hammarskjold (“DOG HAHM-ahr-SKEEOLD”) and Kurt Waldheim (“VALD-hime”). It encompasses the World Bank and General Assembly. For 10 points, Ban Ki-moon is the current Secretary General of what international organization? | {United Nations} [or {UN}] | History |
q5047_4 | This unit has gram and kilogram types depending on the amount of water used to define it. Its name is based on the Latin word for "heat". The gram type is a little over four joules, a unit that has in many contexts become a more common unit of (*) energy than this one. For 10 points, name this unit whose kilogram type is also known as the dietary type and is still used to measure the energy content of food. | calorie | Science |
q2307_2 | He wrote that "This is the way the world ends/Not with a bang but a whimper" in his poem "The Hollow Men." He also wrote the collection "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats." | T(homas) S(tearns) {Eliot} | Literature |
q3448_1 | By mass, most of the atmosphere is contained within this layer, as it is the densest. | {troposphere} | Science |
q1843_4 | This term describes a "zone" below the water table in which groundwater is found. This term describes compounds that contain only single bonds. It also describes solutions that have the maximum possible amount of dissolved solute. For 10 points, give this term generally describing things unable to hold more, which names a certain kind of "bad" fat. | {saturated} [or word forms, such as {saturation}] | Science |
q7369_2 | The oldest person to hold this position was Roger Taney (TAW-nee). This office serves as Chancellor of the Smithsonian, and also presides over Presidential impeachment trials. | {Chief Justice} of the Supreme Court | History |
q2549_5 | The Aufbau (“OUF-bou”) principle explains how these particles are placed in their “shells.” The discovery of these particles in cathode rays by J.J. Thomson led him to formulate the plum pudding model. The charge on one of these particles is also known as the fundamental charge. In the Bohr model of the atom, these particles orbit the nucleus. For 10 points, name these negatively charged particles. | {electrons} | Science |
q4339_1 | This man's brothers were Nahor and Haran, and his father was Terah. | Abraham [accept Abram] | Religion |
q1254_1 | The muon was detected in a device named for these objects; that device was succeeded by the bubble chamber. | {clouds} [accept {cloud chamber} before "release" is read] | Science |
q1298_1 | For any odd number greater than one, there exists one of these types of sets where that number is the smallest of the three elements. | {Pythagorean triples} [accept clear-knowledge equivalents; prompt on {Pythagorean theorem}] | Science |
q1955_2 | 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. | Ernest Miller Hemingway | Literature |
q44_4 | In this body of water are the Emperor Seamounts and the Chinook Trough. The Ryukyu Trench lies in it, and its islands include Pitcairn Island and Wake Island. Its deepest point is Challenger Deep, which is in the Marianas Trench. Melanesia and Micronesia are island groups in, for 10 points, what ocean that contains Tonga, Fiji, and Guam? | Pacific Ocean [do not accept or prompt on more specific answers] | Geography |
q1219_1 | This man's essays include one about a policeman in Burma "Shooting an Elephant." | George Orwell [or Eric Arthur Blair] | Literature |
q912_1 | In this novel, shelter is provided by the Halliday and Bird families. | Uncle Tom's Cabin | Literature |
q2221_1 | Spiders possess a book form of this organ in their abdomens. | lungs | Science |
q1359_1 | Along with his accomplice David Herold, he was tracked down to the farm of Richard Garrett where he was shot and killed by Boston Corbett. | John Wilkes {Booth} | History |
q1977_3 | This author of After the Fall and All My Sons wrote in another play about Willy Loman committing suicide to give insurance money to his family. In another play by this man, John Proctor and Giles Corey are executed after accusations are made by Abigail Williams and Mary Warren. For 10 points, name this American playwright of Death of a Salesman and The Crucible. | Arthur Asher {Miller} | Literature |
q3096_2 | In 2003, this person warned that the Iraq War would create 100 bin Ladens. This person did not have a vice president until he appointed Omar Suleiman (OH-mar sue-LAY-mon) to that position. | Hosni Mubarak | Trash |
q1654_2 | This character interrupts a round of storytelling by attacking a stash of wine-skins. He wears a washbasin as a helmet while calling himself the Knight of the Sorry Face. | {Don Quixote} de la Mancha | Literature |
q1605_4 | In one work, this character is almost forced to marry Marcellina until it is revealed she is his long-lost mother. In another work, he advises a former employer to dress as a drunken soldier to get into Rosina's house. This former servant of Count Almaviva sings his name over and over again in "Largo al Factotum," an aria from a Rossini opera. For 10 points, name this Barber of Seville who gets married in a Mozart opera. | {Figaro} [prompt on The Barber of Seville before mentioned; accept The Marriage of Figaro until "employer"] | Fine Arts |
q5741_1 | One member of this band narrowly survived a plane crash along with DJ AM. | Blink-182 | Trash |
q2004_1 | This brother of Chrysaor (“CRY-say-or”) created the Hippocrene (“HIP-oh-creen”) fountain. | {Pegasus} | Mythology |
q2087_2 | Obsidian, olivine, and this mineral commonly exhibit conchoidal (con-COID-ahl) fracture. The interior of geodes almost always contains this mineral. | quartz | Science |
q2094_2 | Reverend Shannon works as a tour guide in this author's Night of the Iguana. In another play, after Jim O'Connor reveals he is engaged to Laura, Tom Wingfield leaves his family. | (Thomas Lanier) "Tennessee" Williams [accept Night of the Iguana before it is read] | Literature |
q5736_4 | 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. This organelle is the site of oxidative phosphorylation (“ox-ih-DAY-tiv FOSS-for-ill-AY-shun”), which occurs at the end of the electron transport chain. For 10 points, name this organelle responsible for cellular respiration, which produces ATP and thus provides energy for the cell. | {mitochondria} (“ MY-toe-KON-dree-uh ”) [or {mitochondrion}] | Science |
q2250_3 | Combustion reactions produce carbon dioxide, energy, and this substance. Sometimes called the "universal solvent", it has high surface tension because it forms many hydrogen bonds. This compound is unusual in that as it is cooled, it becomes less dense, so its solid form (*) floats on top of its liquid form. | {water} [or H2O before it is mentioned] | Science |
q4670_2 | One theory of this entity's creation states that a Mars-sized body named Theia (“THEE-uh”) collided with its parent planet. This object exhibits synchronous (“SIN-kro-nuss”) rotation with its parent planet, and that rotation results in the namesake "dark side" of this object. | Moon | Science |
q2315_3 | One former player for this team was the 1986 NFL MVP as well as the defensive player of the year, but that player may be more famous for the hit that broke Joe Theismann's leg. Lawrence Taylor played for this team that also defeated a (*) Tom Brady-led Patriots team to win the 2012 Super Bowl. Hakeem Nicks and Victor Cruz play on, for 10 points, what NFL team that features Eli Manning at quarterback? | {New York Giants} [prompt on \"New York\"] | Trash |
q2637_1 | 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. | Book of {Revelation} [accept Apocalypse of John before "John"; do not accept or prompt on "John"] | Religion |
q2053_3 | This non-Italian artist included a bare-chested torso in the background of his The Sacrament of the Last Supper. He included many cubes in the "disintegration" of his best-known painting, and also created a Lobster Telephone. His best-known painting includes several ants on a (*) timepiece, as well as clocks which have the appearance of melting. | Salvador (Felipe Jacinto) Dalí (i Domènech) | Fine Arts |
q505_1 | The late Senator Robert Byrd once held the rank of Exalted Cyclops in this organization, whose first major leader was Nathan Bedford Forrest. | Ku Klux Klan | History |
q9518_1 | One copy of this document was sent to the Cinque [sink] ports. | {Magna Carta} Libertatum [or {Great Charter} of {Liberties;} prompt on Runnymede {Charter}] | History |
q2571_4 | In one of his paintings, this man included a self-portrait as the flayed skin held by St. Bartholomew; the nudity in that painting was censored by the Catholic Church. This man sculpted a horned Moses and worked on the tomb of Pope (*) Julius II. This artist showed the end of times in his mural titled The Last Judgment. For 10 points, identify this Renaissance artist who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. | Michelangelo (di Lodovico) Buonarroti (Simoni) [accept either underlined name] | Fine Arts |
q1752_3 | These objects explained the Vine-Matthews hypothesis about the reversal of the Earth's magnetic field. Seafloor spreading occurs at divergent boundaries between these objects. These objects were first proposed in Alfred Wegener's theory of continental drift. | {tectonic plates} [or {plate tectonics}] | Science |
q229_3 | This river was known in ancient times as the "Black" River due to the black silt it deposited during floods. Lake Tana is one source of this river; John Speke discovered that the other was Lake Victoria. It forms from the confluence of namesake Blue and White Rivers near Khartoum. | {Nile} River | Geography |
q1661_3 | 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. | California | Trash |
q1602_4 | One character in this short story works at Maw and Meggins. Its title object is thrown into a fire by Sergeant-Major Morris and allegedly belonged to an Indian fakir who wished to demonstrate how fate ruled lives. In this story, Mr. White makes three wishes; the first kills his son Herbert and the second reanimates Herbert's mangled body. For 10 points, name this story by W.W. Jacobs about a primate's magical appendage. | "The Monkey's Paw" | Literature |
q2223_2 | Symbols in this painting include a pair of discarded clogs and a chandelier with one lit candle. In the middle of this painting, a feather duster and a beaded chain flank the artist's signature, which is above a circular mirror. | {The Arnolfini Marriage} [accept {The Arnolfini Wedding} or any answer with Arnolfini and the suggestion of marriage; accept {The Arnolfini Portrait} or The Arnolfini Double Portrait] | Fine Arts |
q4861_1 | Before this event, a three-year winter will end almost all life. | Ragnarök [prompt on Gotterdammerung; prompt on end of the world] | Mythology |
q260_4 | 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. Some of its neighborhoods are Bensonhurst and Flatbush, and its Turtle Bay neighborhood includes the headquarters of the (*) United Nations. For 10 points, name this city whose boroughs include Queens, Staten Island, and Manhattan. | New York City | Geography |
q3312_4 | This event was orchestrated by Isoroku Yamamoto in an attempt to prevent American interference in the Japanese invasion of the Dutch East Indies. The date on which it occurred "will live in infamy," according to a Franklin Roosevelt speech. The U.S.S. Arizona Memorial is dedicated to over 1,100 Americans killed in this event. For 10 points, identify this December 7, 1941 attack on a United States naval base in Hawaii. | the attack on {Pearl Harbor} [accept logical equivalents] | History |
q2807_1 | During his execution, this figure was pierced by the Lance of Longinus. | {Jesus Christ} [accept {either}] | Religion |
q1880_2 | One provision in a treaty of this name called for Congress to "eagerly recommend" that state legislatures provide for the rights and properties of certain citizens to be returned. One treaty by this name ended the French and Indian War, and another treaty by this name would give one of the countries involved Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. | Treaty of {Paris} | History |
q5093_3 | The uniform probability distribution takes this shape. Rotating this shape using one of its sides as an axis yields a cylinder. This shape is traced out by the x-axis, the y-axis, and the equations x equals two and y equals six. | {rectangles} [do not accept or prompt on "square"] | Science |
q1763_1 | The main character of this work dislikes sharing a room with Mr. Dussel, a dentist. | 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 |
q966_3 | Variations of this orchestral instrument include the Japanese shakuhachi (SHAH-koo-HAH-chee) and Armenian sring. French models of this instrument have open holes, and this instrument represents the bird in Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf. Unlike other woodwinds, it lacks a reed. | flute | Fine Arts |
q2679_3 | 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. For 10 points, name this family of instruments often played with mallets that includes the triangle and every type of drum and keyboard instrument. | percussion | Fine Arts |
q2254_3 | The independence of this commonwealth has been sought by Rubén Berríos, while an opposite approach has been pushed by its New Progressive Party under Pedro Pierluisi. In 2012, this commonwealth elected Alejandro García Padilla as governor and voted in a referendum to end its territorial status. (*) For 10 points, name this Caribbean Island, a United States territory that may someday become the 51st state. | Puerto Rico | Trash |
q2229_4 | These figures sent the dragon Campe to guard their more monstrous brothers in Tartarus. After losing a war in which he led these gods, Atlas was forced to lift the sky on his shoulders. Though he was one of them, (*) Prometheus left their side and joined with Zeus, who was the son of two of these gods named Rhea and Cronus. For 10 points, name these gods who preceded and fought a war with the Olympians. | Titans | Mythology |
q294_1 | This state's ski resort of Lake Placid, the site of the 1980 Winter Olympics, and its highest point, Mount Marcy, are both located in the Adirondack Mountains. | New York | Geography |
q466_4 | This style emerged in Great Britain in the mid-1950's and was started by the Independent Group. Some examples of this style include the "combines" of Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns's work Flag. Its most famous practitioner founded a studio known as "The Factory" and produced reproductions of everyday objects such as Campbell's Soup Cans. For 10 points name this type of art practiced Andy Warhol. | {Pop} Art | Fine Arts |
q3833_2 | This man wrote about an animal who steals from the farmers Boggis, Bunce and Bean in The Fantastic Mister Fox. He also wrote about a girl with psychic powers who reads every book in the library and then loses her powers in Miss Honey's class in his book Matilda. | Roald {Dahl} | Literature |
q186_3 | This macromolecule (“MACK-row-MOLL-eh-kyool”) can be artificially copied using the polymerase (“puh-LIM-er-ase”) chain reaction. Okazaki fragments can form on its lagging strand during its replication. Chargaff proposed rules governing the pairing of this macromolecule's bases, adenine, thymine, guanine, and cytosine. | {DNA} [or {deoxyribonucleic} (“ dee-OX-ee-RYE-bo-nu-CLAY-ic ”) {acid}] | Science |
q1724_5 | This man begins one novel by noting, "I am a sick man. I am a spiteful man." In addition to Notes from Underground, he wrote novels about the epileptic Prince Myshkin (MISH-kin) and the axe murderer Raskolnikov (rahs-KOL-nih-kahv). Those books, The Idiot and Crime and Punishment, were written before a novel in which Dmitri, the oldest of four brothers, apparently murders his father. For 10 points, name this Russian author of The Brothers Karamazov. | Fyodor Dostoevsky | Literature |
q1036_1 | This piece follows the tenor Air "Thou shalt break them" and, after a break, precedes "I know that my Redeemer liveth." | {Hallelujah} Chorus [prompt on {Messiah} before mentioned] | Fine Arts |
q3510_4 | n one episode of this show, Parasprites invade the central location. Another episode sees a dragon threaten the health of the town with smoke from its snoring. In another episode, Spike mocks a certain purple unicorn's inability to assist during Winter Wrap-Up. For 10 points, name this show featuring equine characters like Princess Celestia and Twilight Sparkle, a fourth-generation reboot of a girls' show. | {My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic} [or {MLP: FiM;} prompt on My Little Pony; prompt on Friendship is Magic] | Trash |
q1522_1 | Euler characteristic of platonic solids have this value. | 2 | Science |
q57_3 | In this city, Wissahickon Creek goes through Fairmount Park. This city can be entered by crossing the Delaware River on the Betsy Ross Bridge. One of its buildings, where the Second Continental Congress adopted the (*) Declaration of Independence, is Independence Hall. | {Philadelphia,} Pennsylvania | Geography |
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