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q3721_2	One group in this conflict is the SLM, led by Abdul Wahid (“WAH-heed”) al Nur. The Arabic-speaking Janjaweed (“JOHN-juh-weed”), a major counter-insurgency force, has tried to stop refugees from reaching Chad.	{war} in {Darfur} [accept equivalents involving violence in {Darfur}, such as genocide; prompt on	History
q1497_1	The protagonist of this novel suffers a head wound when asking for news from a retreating column.	The Red Badge of Courage	Literature
q1814_1	This man was the first to state that the color of light was determined by light's interaction with other objects.	Isaac Newton	Science
q1081_1	Its mascot is named Mandeville, and it will begin with a show titled "Isles of Wonder," to be directed by Danny Boyle.	2012 Summer {Olympics} [accept {London Olympics} before "London" is read; prompt on Olympics]	Trash
q1868_4	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. For 10 points, identify this anime featuring Ichigo Kurosaki where Soul Reapers battle Hollows.	Bleach	Trash
q2503_4	This politician objected to the Mexican War by giving his Spot Resolutions. This leader gave the "House Divided" speech, and he engaged in a series of debates with Stephen (*) Douglas during the 1858 Senate election. The Emancipation Proclamation was signed by this president, who was shot in Ford's Theatre by John Wilkes Booth. For 10 points, name this president who served during the Civil War.	Abraham Lincoln	History
q4816_2	These objects are often responsible for the formation of "rock flour." When these objects retreat, they often create eskers and drumlins and leave moraines.	glaciers	Science
q1357_3	In this book, Vic Morgeroff mocks the word "enjoyable," and one character carries around a fireengine red bucket. The two primary adults in this book are rival twin brothers who suffer from narcolepsy. One of them, Ledroptha Curtain, controls a Whisperer at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened.	The Mysterious Benedict Society	Literature
q1041_3	This man chaired the 40 Committee that authorized the CIA backed coup of Salvador Allende (Ah-YEN-day) in Chile. He negotiated with Zhou Enlai during Richard Nixon's 1972 visit to China. As National Security Advisor, he applied the term "détente" [day-TAHNT] to relaxation of tensions with the Soviet Union.	(Heinz Alfred) \"Henry\" Kissinger	History
q289_3	This poet delivered "The Gift Outright" at President John F. Kennedy's inauguration. One of his poems observes that "good fences make good neighbors" and is called "Mending Wall." His poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay" notes that "Nature's first green is gold."	Robert Lee Frost	Literature
q1467_3	This play's opening brawl is started by Gregory and Samson. Later in this play, Friar John fails to deliver a letter written by Friar Lawrence. Mercutio is killed by Tybalt in Act III of this play.	{Romeo} and {Juliet}	Literature
q2236_3	One king of this name had his ministers Thomas Cromwell and Thomas More executed. The seventh king of this name founded the Tudor dynasty after he won the Battle of Bosworth Field. His son of this name left the Catholic Church so that he could divorce Catherine of Aragon and marry Anne Boleyn.	{Henry} [accept {Henry} VIIor {Henry} VIII]	History
q35_5	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. For 10 points, name this largest country in South America that is home to Rio de Janeiro.	Federative Republic of {Brazil}	Geography
q1858_1	This man wrote poems like "maggie and milly and molly and may" and "i carry your heart with me."	E(dward) E(stlin) Cummings	Literature
q2051_3	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.	hydrogen [accept H before it is read]	Science
q295_2	The first president of this nation, Douglas Hyde, was elected thanks to the founder of the Fianna Fail party, the Taoiseach ["tee-shock"] Eamon de Valera. Earlier, this country's members of Sinn Fein started the Easter Rising, and William Gladstone supported its "Home Rule."	Republic of Ireland	History
q1931_1	The practice of kapparot associated with this holiday sees a donation to the poor, while the Tetragrammaton or Ha-Shem was pronounced by the High Priest of the Great Temple on this day.	{Yom Kippur} [or {Yom ha}-{Kipurim;} prompt on Jewish \"Day of Atonement\" before mention]	Religion
q4165_3	Two liquids are said to be immiscible if they cannot combine to form this type of mixture. In the most common form of this mixture, solid particles are small enough to completely dissolve in a liquid. For 10 points, name this type of mixture that is not a colloid or suspension, an example of which is sugar dissolved in water.	{solution} [prompt on mixture]	Science
q919_2	One character on this show was a model who dated a girl named Marta before taking a job as a doorman. Another character on this show spent 3 days in law school and repeatedly sets things on fire.	iCarly	Trash
q1100_1	Great White Spots are frequent storms on this planet.	Saturn	Science
q2150_2	Vast amounts of data concerning this body were gathered by the Clementine mission. Rilles are faults found on the surface of this body.	the {moon}	Science
q1806_3	In this novel, some mice fabricate a question that a super-computer was attempting to formulate, but it was destroyed minutes before the end of its 10 million year program. This novel features a whale's internal monologue and a Vogon poetry reading. For 10 points, Arthur Dent survives the Earth's destruction in what Douglas Adams novel titled after an encyclopedia for space hobos?	The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy	Literature
q358_5	This goddess may have conceived children by eating lettuce. This "cow-eyed" goddess had a wagon pulled by peacocks. She sent a gadfly to sting a cow who had escaped from the hundred-eyed monster Argus. That cow, Io, was one of the women seduced by her philandering husband. For 10 points, name this queen of the Olympians and wife of Zeus.	Hera	Mythology
q2525_3	This building was constructed with help from Hiram (HYE-ruhm), King of Tyre ("TIRE"). It contained two large pillars named Jachin (JAH-hin) and Boaz. It was ostensibly built on Mount Moriah, which is now home to the Dome of the Rock.	{temple of Jerusalem} [accept temple of Solomon before "Dome of the Rock;" prompt on temple]	Religion
q624_1	This instrument was played by Cannonball Adderley on Kind of Blue, as well as by a musician whose own albums include Giant Steps and A Love Supreme.	{saxophone} [accept alto saxophone]	Fine Arts
q2199_3	The distribution of these items was outlawed in Mumbai, India after a 2005 flood was partly blamed on blocked drains throughout the city. In 2011, Italy was the first European nation to completely ban their distribution, though biodegradable ones are still legal. For 10 points, identify these items banned in Seattle as of July 2012, though consumers will still be able to purchase paper ones, or use their own cloth ones.	non-biodegradable {plastic bags} [prompt on {bags}]	Science
q2479_3	This document called for about 5 billion pounds in reparations from Germany and the return of the territories of Alsace and Lorraine to France. Woodrow Wilson's decision to pursue the League of Nations may have caused this document to not be ratified in the United States. For 10 points, what is this document ending World War I, named for the palace in which it was signed?	Treaty of {Versailles}	History
q271_1	The Ebro (AY-bro) Valley is in this nation that owns the Balearic (BAH-lee-AH-rick) Islands and the Canary Islands.	Kingdom of {Spain} [or Reino de {Espana}]	Geography
q1474_3	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. Unusually, its brightest star is its epsilon star, Kaus Australis, found in its Milk Dipper, or Teapot, asterism. For 10 points, name this constellation found between Ophiucus and Capricorn, which depicts an archer.	Sagittarius	Science
q474_3	One of this city's most famous attractions features Tritons leading hippocampi and the shell chariot of the central figure, Oceanus. Ostia was the ancient port of this city, which was built in part on the Palatine and Quirinal Hills. Attractions in this city include the Spanish Steps, the Trevi Fountain, and the Colosseum.	{Rome,} Italy [or {Roma,} Italia]	Geography
q1116_2	For an ideal gas, this property is proportional to the average kinetic energy of the particles. Relative humidity is computed by comparing the wet-bulb and dry-bulb measurements of this quantity.	{temperature} [do not accept \"heat\"]	Science
q3403_4	The carrack Mary Rose sank during the reign of this ruler, who ordered Thomas Cromwell to dissolve the monasteries. Thomas Cranmer was Archbishop of Canterbury under this ruler, who became the supreme head of the Protestant Church of England. After his marriage to a Spanish princess ended, he married Anne Boleyn, but had Anne beheaded in 1536. For 10 points, name this Tudor king with an eventual total of six wives.	{Henry VIII} [prompt on Henry or {Henry} Tudor]	History
q1036_2	This piece follows the tenor Air "Thou shalt break them" and, after a break, precedes "I know that my Redeemer liveth." King George II supposedly stood during its 1743 London premiere.	{Hallelujah} Chorus [prompt on {Messiah} before mentioned]	Fine Arts
q1694_3	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.	Fahrenheit-451	Literature
q81_1	Resignations of the President or Vice-President must be delivered to this person.	Secretary of State	Trash
q4845_3	In Norse mythology, the wolf Hati will devour this object at Ragnarok while Skoll will eat its sister. One goddess of this object put the shepherd Endymion in an eternal sleep and was the sister of Eos and Helios. Thoth's ibis bill represents the (*) crescent shape of this object.	moon	Mythology
q318_1	One author from this country wrote about Bam and Maureen Smales escaping civil war in July's People.	{Republic} of {South Africa} [accept Union of {South Africa;} accept {RSA}]	Literature
q1447_5	One of this deity's possessions is a ring that creates eight copies of itself every nine nights. This deity learned nine songs and eighteen runes after hanging from the world tree for nine days. Huginn (“HOO- ginn”) and Muninn (“MOO-ninn”) bring information from the various lands of this deity's pantheon to his throne. Fenrir (“FEN-reer”) will kill this deity at Ragnarok (“RAG-nuh-rock”). For 10 points, name this god of poetry and wisdom, the leader of the Norse pantheon.	Odin	Mythology
q281_1	The Bukit Timah (“boo-KIT tee-MAH”) Nature Reserve is the largest area of rainforest left in this city.	Republic of {Singapore}	Geography
q3736_2	The poorwill is the only bird to demonstrate this behavior, which can be defined as sustained torpor. It is called estivation (“ess-tiv-AY-shun”) if it occurs during the summer.	{hibernation} [accept word forms]	Science
q470_1	The number of positive real roots of a polynomial can be found by this man's Rule of Signs.	Rene {Descartes} [accept {Descartes' Rule of Signs} before "Rule"]	Philosophy
q522_4	In this novel, Bob Sheldon and Randy Adderson take part in an attack on Johnny, causing Johnny to fear for his life. Johnny and his best friend meet two girls at a theater, who turn out to be their attackers' girlfriends, Marcia and Cherry. Later in this novel, Johnny tells Ponyboy to "stay gold," just before he dies of injuries sustained in a fire. For 10 points, identify this novel by S.E. Hinton.	The Outsiders	Literature
q1898_4	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. (*) For 10 points, name this artist who showed a swirling sky in his Starry Night and also painted a Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear.	Vincent (Willem) {Van Gogh}	Fine Arts
q1530_3	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. Euclid's fifth postulate states that for a straight line and a point not on the line, exactly one line running through the point has this property with respect to the original line. For 10 points, what term is given to two lines that do not intersect at any point?	parallel	Science
q1609_1	Apollonius' Theorem can be used to find the length of this construct given the side lengths of a triangle.	medians	Science
q3657_1	The University of Breslau gave this composer of 21 Hungarian Dances an honorary doctorate degree; he returned the favor by composing the Academic Festival Overture.	Johannes {Brahms}	Fine Arts
q2303_3	A poster advertising this event featured a dancer posing on top of the Arturo DiModeca sculpture, Raging Bull, and the words "bring tent." The Internet group "Anonymous" encouraged readers to participate in this event, which targeted Zuccotti Park in New York City and began on September 17th, 2011. For 10 points, identify this protest movement with a slogan of "We are the 99 percent," and a Twitter hashtag of O.W.S.	Occupy Wall Street [prompt on any answer that just includes the word occupy; prompt on O.W.S.]	Trash
q1020_1	This object was delivered not with an inflatable "airbag" system like its predecessors, but with a "sky crane" system that was untested prior to its deployment, which was called "Seven Minutes of Terror."	{Curiosity} rover [or Mars Science Laboratory; or {MSL}]	Science
q2274_3	One deity from this myth system received the four winds as a gift from his grandfather and used them to kill its creator goddess, Tiamat (TEE-ah-maht). Another deity from this myth system corresponds to the Sumerian Inanna (ee-NAH-nah) and removed seven objects of clothing at seven different gates in the underworld. For 10 points, Marduk (MAR-dook) and Ishtar appear in what myth system that also includes the legendary king Gilgamesh?	{Babylonian} [accept {Mesopotamian;} do not accept other more specific Mesopotamian civilizations, such as "Sumerian" or "Assyrian"]	Mythology
q2405_2	In publishing, this six-letter term describes a set of journal issues published in the same year. It also describes the sound level output from a computer or television.	volume	Science
q304_7	This geographical feature has its lowest point at Bentley Trench. A lake here lies under Vostok Station. Mt. Erebus is found on Ross Island off itscoast, between Marie Byrd and Victoria lands. The Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains contains its highest peak, Vinson Massif, located on the Ronne (*) Ice Shelf. Getting only 5-10 inches of precipitation a year, it is considered a desert. For 10 points, identify this southernmost continent that contains the icy South Pole.	Antarctica	Geography
q1734_4	In this novel, a dead parachutist is discovered by the strange introverted character Simon. Sam and Eric are the last followers of one character in this novel. Late in this novel, Roger uses a boulder to kill the overweight intellectual named Piggy. The violent Jack Merridew feuds with the civilized Ralph in, for 10 points, what English novel written by William Golding?	Lord of the Flies	Literature
q3365_1	This man's popularity plummeted following the disastrous rescue attempt of Operation Eagle Claw.	James Earl "Jimmy" {Carter,} Jr.	History
q4931_1	Gamma-tubulin (TOO-byoo-lin) is needed to activate centrosomes in this phase, which follows the G2 checkpoint.	prophase [accept prophase I; prompt on meiosis until read; prompt on mitosis until "meiosis" is read but do not accept or prompt on it afterwards]	Science
q132_1	Pablo Neruda wrote several "Elementary" poems of this type to common objects.	ode	Literature
q845_5	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." He wrote about the Euphrates, Congo, and Nile in "The Negro Speaks of Rivers." In his most famous poem, he mentions the "droning" of "a drowsy syncopated tune." For 10 points, name this African-American poet of the Harlem Renaissance who wrote "The Weary Blues."	James {Langston Hughes}	Literature
q2394_1	The Dewar equation defines this quantity for density-dependent variables.	carrying {capacity} [prompt on {k} before mentioned]	Science
q2051_4	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.	hydrogen [accept H before it is read]	Science
q3108_3	This artist's paintings of the New York City skyline include The Radiator Building, Night. White objects dot a blue painting by this artist in Sky Above Clouds. After her husband's death, she moved to a site where she painted Black Iris and another work bisected by a black stripe, Cow's Skull: Red, White, and Blue.	Georgia (Totto) {O'Keeffe}	Fine Arts
q1853_1	This element's allotropes include nanotubes and fullerenes.	{carbon} [or {C} before given]	Science
q1668_1	The main characters of this book are allowed passage into Fort William Henry after Duncan Heyward tricks a sentinel by speaking French.	The Last of the Mohicans	Literature
q1503_3	In this play, one character sends Reynoldo to spy on his son. The title character of this play mourns a "fellow of infinite jest," Yorick, in this play's "graveyard scene." The protagonist tells one character to "get thee to a nunnery" before he kills her father, (*) Polonius.	Hamlet	Literature
q2391_2	One character in this novel wins a ride in a biplane after her gooseberry pie beats that of Rupert Pennypacker. This book sees that same character throw a mouse into the Cowgill boys' milk because they blew up her outhouse.	A {Long Way} from {Chicago}	Literature
q1735_2	In one scene in this novel, a Sheep talks of "crabs" and "feathers" while rowing. This novel begins with the protagonist blaming the black kitten, the offspring of Dinah, for the whole thing.	{Through the Looking}-{Glass} [do not accept or prompt on "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" or "Alice in Wonderland"]	Literature
q5857_1	Hilbert's Grand Hotel paradox is a thought experiment concerning this concept in sets, and taking the limit to it is used to find a function's horizontal asymptote.	infinity	Science
q3605_1	The music video for this song begins with a reflection of an airplane and a female tennis player in the sunglasses of the singer, who lolls his head and then says the title line.	Gangnam Style	Trash
q3209_3	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.	{United Nations} [or {UN}]	History
q232_3	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. (*) For 10 points, what jazz trumpeter, nicknamed "Satchmo" sang "Hello, Dolly!"	Louis Armstrong	Fine Arts
q3693_1	Areas in this region with substantially reduced object distribution are known as Kirkwood gaps and are formed by the gravitational strength of the planet behind it.	{Asteroid Belt} [prompt on {asteroids}]	Science
q597_1	Starburst types of these systems have unusually high supplies of gas, and they can combine in a process known as cannibalism.	galaxies [or galaxy]	Science
q2011_1	This novel's protagonist wants to become the fastest runner in the fifth grade, but that plan is spoiled by the girl who moves in next door.	Bridge to Terabithia	Literature
q1660_2	This entity was assembled and in retaliation for English support of the Dutch Revolts. This entity was commanded by Alvaro de Bazan (all-VAR-oh de bah-ZAHN).	Spanish Armada [accept Armada after "Spain"]	History
q2475_2	This state of matter is the initial and final phase in regelation, and it is to the left of the triple point on phase diagrams. This starting point for sublimation is the most common state for elements at room temperature and pressure.	solids	Science
q2807_2	During his execution, this figure was pierced by the Lance of Longinus. In addition to yelling at a fig tree for not bearing fruit, this figure healed a pig-eating man from Gerasa possessed by a horde of devils named Legion.	{Jesus Christ} [accept {either}]	Religion
q522_3	In this novel, Bob Sheldon and Randy Adderson take part in an attack on Johnny, causing Johnny to fear for his life. Johnny and his best friend meet two girls at a theater, who turn out to be their attackers' girlfriends, Marcia and Cherry. Later in this novel, Johnny tells Ponyboy to "stay gold," just before he dies of injuries sustained in a fire.	The Outsiders	Literature
q794_1	One story in this book involves a man who marries a daughter of Jethro; that man's mother is Jochebed (JOE-keh-bed) and his sister is Miriam.	Book of {Exodus} [accept {Shemot} and {Names}]	Religion
q2710_4	Genes related to this condition include the c-sis and p53 genes. The human papillomavirus (pahp-uh- LOH-muh-veye-ruhs), HPV, can cause one form of this disease, which is known as a sarcoma when it affects connective tissue and a melanoma if affects the skin. Metastasis (muh-TAS-tuh-sis) refers to the spread of this disease to other organs. It is caused by malignant tumors.	cancer	Science
q1531_3	Several "pancake domes" mark the surface of this body, whose other features include the Gula Mons and Sif Mons mountains. The spacecraft Vega 1 and 2 landed on this body. Due to a runaway greenhouse effect, the average surface temperature on this body is over seven hundred degrees Kelvin.	Venus	Science
q2314_2	One ruler of this historical country went on a "Grand Embassy" to the west to learn shipbuilding and military training. That same ruler instituted a beard tax on boyars.	{Russian Empire} [do not accept or prompt on "Soviet Union" or "U.S.S.R."]	History
q1036_3	This piece follows the tenor Air "Thou shalt break them" and, after a break, precedes "I know that my Redeemer liveth." King George II supposedly stood during its 1743 London premiere. It includes the line "King of Kings and Lord of Lords," and notes "He shall reign forever and ever."	{Hallelujah} Chorus [prompt on {Messiah} before mentioned]	Fine Arts
q5011_4	Some species in this group of animals have heat-sensitive pits in their heads, and most have only one working lung. The invasive brown tree type has caused many bird extinctions on Guam, and they use their tongues to gather scent molecules. Some kill prey by (*) constriction or use fangs to inject venom, and the largest ever to exist was the titanoboa. For 10 points, name these limbless reptiles that include the python and cobra.	snakes [or serpents; accept vipers before \"brown tree\"]	Science
q2274_2	One deity from this myth system received the four winds as a gift from his grandfather and used them to kill its creator goddess, Tiamat (TEE-ah-maht). Another deity from this myth system corresponds to the Sumerian Inanna (ee-NAH-nah) and removed seven objects of clothing at seven different gates in the underworld.	{Babylonian} [accept {Mesopotamian;} do not accept other more specific Mesopotamian civilizations, such as "Sumerian" or "Assyrian"]	Mythology
q36_3	This nation owns the islands of Ushant and Corsica. Ethnic minorities in it include speakers of Alemannic (ah-leh-MAN-ic) German in Alsace, the Celtic-speaking (KELL-tick) Bretons, and, in the northern Pyrenees (PEER-eh-nees), the Basques (BASKS). It was divided into departments named after rivers including the Rhone, the Loire, and the Seine.	France [or French Republic; or République Française]	Geography
q4074_4	This planet was mapped by the Magellan probe. This planet had a notable transition of the sun in 2004 and is scheduled to make another in 2012. When it appears, it is this brightest object in the night sky. Its dense, carbon dioxide dominated atmosphere results in a runaway greenhouse effect.	Venus	Science
q382_4	By Okun's Law, a one percent increase in this concept leads to a two percent loss in GDP. The Phillips Curve depicts an inverse relationship between inflation and this concept, whose types include structural and frictional. Most measurements of it do not include homemakers and students, and some do not account for discouraged workers. For 10 points, what is the term for when people who want to work cannot find jobs?	{unemployment} [or word forms such as {unemployed;} or {unemployment rate}]	Geography
q5008_1	Cadmus once killed this deity's dragon and had to serve this deity for eight years, after which he married Harmonia, this deity's daughter.	{Ares} [prompt on {Mars} until "Greek"]	Mythology
q2152_2	This author wrote a story in which the inhabitants of Lagash experience darkness for the first time. Along with "Nightfall," this author wrote a series of novels featuring the investigative interactions of Elijah Baley and R. Daneel Olivaw.	Isaac Asimov [or Isaak Yudovich Ozimov]	Literature
q1732_1	Scientists announced the discovery of 17 of these objects via infrared satellite imagery in May 2011 at the abandoned capital of Tanis.	pyramids	History
q3963_1	These people recorded their rulers' accomplishments on tetun using the only complete written language of the pre-Columbian Americas.	Mayans	History
q5079_3	Before he was born, his parents learned that he was not to touch a dead body, and he was to abstain from strong drink. He was involved with a Timnite woman and a harlot before meeting the woman that would betray him. He died during the collapse of a temple to Dagon (“DAY-gon”), but by destroying it, he got his revenge on the Philistines.	{Samson}	Religion
q1694_1	One character in this novel asks the protagonist if he's happy; that character is Clarisse McClellan.	Fahrenheit-451	Literature
q2221_5	Spiders possess a book form of this organ in their abdomens. The intake of these organs is measured as tidal volume. Emphysema is caused by obstruction of these organs, which expand when the diaphragm generates negative pressure. Bronchi are main tubes entering these organs whose alveoli are surrounded by capillaries. For 10 points, name these organs of the respiratory system that supply oxygen to the blood.	lungs	Science
q2125_2	This work opens with the title item given as a gift by Drosselmeyer; it is later broken by Fritz. Spanish, Arabian, and Chinese dances in this ballet are said to represent different substances such as chocolate, coffee, and tea.	The {Nutcracker} [or {Shchelkunchik}]	Fine Arts
q3048_3	Frederick Muhlenberg was the first person to hold this office. This office is granted appointment power for select and conference committees. It confers the ability to schedule legislation for the floor and the person in this position controls the flow of debate.	{Speaker of the House} of Representatives	History
q4913_2	Metallic bonds can be modeled as "seas" of these particles. In another model, the repulsion between pairs of them leads to molecular shapes like trigonal planar and octahedral.	electrons	Science
q3228_2	William Crawford finished third in the general election in this year, in which one loser accused the Speaker of the House of negotiating a "corrupt bargain." Andrew Jackson won the popular vote, but did not carry enough votes in the Electoral College to prevent it from being decided in the House of Representatives.	Election of {1824}	History
q4638_3	The density of objects drops to almost zero at this region's namesake cliff. Most of the objects found here are called cubewanos (“KYOO-bee-WAHN-ohs”). The Oort cloud ends at the beginning of this region's elliptic.	Edgeworth-{Kuiper belt} [or Edgeworth-Kuiper Disc]	Science
q1898_2	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.	Vincent (Willem) {Van Gogh}	Fine Arts
q1934_5	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. For 10 points, name this Arabian dynasty that succeeded the Umayyads (OO-my-AHDS).	Abbasid Caliphate [or Abbasids]	History
q1040_2	During this battle, a bayonet charge by the 20th Maine, led by Joshua Chamberlain, helped defend one important hill. Besides Little Round Top, other areas of contest included Devil's Den and the Peach Orchard.	Battle of Gettysburg	History

q3721_2

One group in this conflict is the SLM, led by Abdul Wahid (“WAH-heed”) al Nur. The Arabic-speaking Janjaweed (“JOHN-juh-weed”), a major counter-insurgency force, has tried to stop refugees from reaching Chad.

{war} in {Darfur} [accept equivalents involving violence in {Darfur}, such as genocide; prompt on

History

q1497_1

The protagonist of this novel suffers a head wound when asking for news from a retreating column.

The Red Badge of Courage

Literature

q1814_1

This man was the first to state that the color of light was determined by light's interaction with other objects.

Isaac Newton

Science

q1081_1

Its mascot is named Mandeville, and it will begin with a show titled "Isles of Wonder," to be directed by Danny Boyle.

2012 Summer {Olympics} [accept {London Olympics} before "London" is read; prompt on Olympics]

Trash

q1868_4

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. For 10 points, identify this anime featuring Ichigo Kurosaki where Soul Reapers battle Hollows.

Bleach

Trash

q2503_4

This politician objected to the Mexican War by giving his Spot Resolutions. This leader gave the "House Divided" speech, and he engaged in a series of debates with Stephen (*) Douglas during the 1858 Senate election. The Emancipation Proclamation was signed by this president, who was shot in Ford's Theatre by John Wilkes Booth. For 10 points, name this president who served during the Civil War.

Abraham Lincoln

History

q4816_2

These objects are often responsible for the formation of "rock flour." When these objects retreat, they often create eskers and drumlins and leave moraines.

glaciers

Science

q1357_3

In this book, Vic Morgeroff mocks the word "enjoyable," and one character carries around a fireengine red bucket. The two primary adults in this book are rival twin brothers who suffer from narcolepsy. One of them, Ledroptha Curtain, controls a Whisperer at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened.

The Mysterious Benedict Society

Literature

q1041_3

This man chaired the 40 Committee that authorized the CIA backed coup of Salvador Allende (Ah-YEN-day) in Chile. He negotiated with Zhou Enlai during Richard Nixon's 1972 visit to China. As National Security Advisor, he applied the term "détente" [day-TAHNT] to relaxation of tensions with the Soviet Union.

(Heinz Alfred) \"Henry\" Kissinger

History

q289_3

This poet delivered "The Gift Outright" at President John F. Kennedy's inauguration. One of his poems observes that "good fences make good neighbors" and is called "Mending Wall." His poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay" notes that "Nature's first green is gold."

Robert Lee Frost

Literature

q1467_3

This play's opening brawl is started by Gregory and Samson. Later in this play, Friar John fails to deliver a letter written by Friar Lawrence. Mercutio is killed by Tybalt in Act III of this play.

{Romeo} and {Juliet}

Literature

q2236_3

One king of this name had his ministers Thomas Cromwell and Thomas More executed. The seventh king of this name founded the Tudor dynasty after he won the Battle of Bosworth Field. His son of this name left the Catholic Church so that he could divorce Catherine of Aragon and marry Anne Boleyn.

{Henry} [accept {Henry} VIIor {Henry} VIII]

History

q35_5

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. For 10 points, name this largest country in South America that is home to Rio de Janeiro.

Federative Republic of {Brazil}

Geography

q1858_1

This man wrote poems like "maggie and milly and molly and may" and "i carry your heart with me."

E(dward) E(stlin) Cummings

Literature

q2051_3

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.

hydrogen [accept H before it is read]

Science

q295_2

The first president of this nation, Douglas Hyde, was elected thanks to the founder of the Fianna Fail party, the Taoiseach ["tee-shock"] Eamon de Valera. Earlier, this country's members of Sinn Fein started the Easter Rising, and William Gladstone supported its "Home Rule."

Republic of Ireland

History

q1931_1

The practice of kapparot associated with this holiday sees a donation to the poor, while the Tetragrammaton or Ha-Shem was pronounced by the High Priest of the Great Temple on this day.

{Yom Kippur} [or {Yom ha}-{Kipurim;} prompt on Jewish \"Day of Atonement\" before mention]

Religion

q4165_3

Two liquids are said to be immiscible if they cannot combine to form this type of mixture. In the most common form of this mixture, solid particles are small enough to completely dissolve in a liquid. For 10 points, name this type of mixture that is not a colloid or suspension, an example of which is sugar dissolved in water.

{solution} [prompt on mixture]

Science

q919_2

One character on this show was a model who dated a girl named Marta before taking a job as a doorman. Another character on this show spent 3 days in law school and repeatedly sets things on fire.

iCarly

Trash

q1100_1

Great White Spots are frequent storms on this planet.

Saturn

Science

q2150_2

Vast amounts of data concerning this body were gathered by the Clementine mission. Rilles are faults found on the surface of this body.

the {moon}

Science

q1806_3

In this novel, some mice fabricate a question that a super-computer was attempting to formulate, but it was destroyed minutes before the end of its 10 million year program. This novel features a whale's internal monologue and a Vogon poetry reading. For 10 points, Arthur Dent survives the Earth's destruction in what Douglas Adams novel titled after an encyclopedia for space hobos?

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Literature

q358_5

This goddess may have conceived children by eating lettuce. This "cow-eyed" goddess had a wagon pulled by peacocks. She sent a gadfly to sting a cow who had escaped from the hundred-eyed monster Argus. That cow, Io, was one of the women seduced by her philandering husband. For 10 points, name this queen of the Olympians and wife of Zeus.

Hera

Mythology

q2525_3

This building was constructed with help from Hiram (HYE-ruhm), King of Tyre ("TIRE"). It contained two large pillars named Jachin (JAH-hin) and Boaz. It was ostensibly built on Mount Moriah, which is now home to the Dome of the Rock.

{temple of Jerusalem} [accept temple of Solomon before "Dome of the Rock;" prompt on temple]

Religion

q624_1

This instrument was played by Cannonball Adderley on Kind of Blue, as well as by a musician whose own albums include Giant Steps and A Love Supreme.

{saxophone} [accept alto saxophone]

Fine Arts

q2199_3

The distribution of these items was outlawed in Mumbai, India after a 2005 flood was partly blamed on blocked drains throughout the city. In 2011, Italy was the first European nation to completely ban their distribution, though biodegradable ones are still legal. For 10 points, identify these items banned in Seattle as of July 2012, though consumers will still be able to purchase paper ones, or use their own cloth ones.

non-biodegradable {plastic bags} [prompt on {bags}]

Science

q2479_3

This document called for about 5 billion pounds in reparations from Germany and the return of the territories of Alsace and Lorraine to France. Woodrow Wilson's decision to pursue the League of Nations may have caused this document to not be ratified in the United States. For 10 points, what is this document ending World War I, named for the palace in which it was signed?

Treaty of {Versailles}

History

q271_1

The Ebro (AY-bro) Valley is in this nation that owns the Balearic (BAH-lee-AH-rick) Islands and the Canary Islands.

Kingdom of {Spain} [or Reino de {Espana}]

Geography

q1474_3

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. Unusually, its brightest star is its epsilon star, Kaus Australis, found in its Milk Dipper, or Teapot, asterism. For 10 points, name this constellation found between Ophiucus and Capricorn, which depicts an archer.

Sagittarius

Science

q474_3

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

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

Geography

q1116_2

For an ideal gas, this property is proportional to the average kinetic energy of the particles. Relative humidity is computed by comparing the wet-bulb and dry-bulb measurements of this quantity.

{temperature} [do not accept \"heat\"]

Science

q3403_4

The carrack Mary Rose sank during the reign of this ruler, who ordered Thomas Cromwell to dissolve the monasteries. Thomas Cranmer was Archbishop of Canterbury under this ruler, who became the supreme head of the Protestant Church of England. After his marriage to a Spanish princess ended, he married Anne Boleyn, but had Anne beheaded in 1536. For 10 points, name this Tudor king with an eventual total of six wives.

{Henry VIII} [prompt on Henry or {Henry} Tudor]

History

q1036_2

This piece follows the tenor Air "Thou shalt break them" and, after a break, precedes "I know that my Redeemer liveth." King George II supposedly stood during its 1743 London premiere.

{Hallelujah} Chorus [prompt on {Messiah} before mentioned]

Fine Arts

q1694_3

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.

Fahrenheit-451

Literature

q81_1

Resignations of the President or Vice-President must be delivered to this person.

Secretary of State

Trash

q4845_3

In Norse mythology, the wolf Hati will devour this object at Ragnarok while Skoll will eat its sister. One goddess of this object put the shepherd Endymion in an eternal sleep and was the sister of Eos and Helios. Thoth's ibis bill represents the (*) crescent shape of this object.

moon

Mythology

q318_1

One author from this country wrote about Bam and Maureen Smales escaping civil war in July's People.

{Republic} of {South Africa} [accept Union of {South Africa;} accept {RSA}]

Literature

q1447_5

One of this deity's possessions is a ring that creates eight copies of itself every nine nights. This deity learned nine songs and eighteen runes after hanging from the world tree for nine days. Huginn (“HOO- ginn”) and Muninn (“MOO-ninn”) bring information from the various lands of this deity's pantheon to his throne. Fenrir (“FEN-reer”) will kill this deity at Ragnarok (“RAG-nuh-rock”). For 10 points, name this god of poetry and wisdom, the leader of the Norse pantheon.

Odin

Mythology

q281_1

The Bukit Timah (“boo-KIT tee-MAH”) Nature Reserve is the largest area of rainforest left in this city.

Republic of {Singapore}

Geography

q3736_2

The poorwill is the only bird to demonstrate this behavior, which can be defined as sustained torpor. It is called estivation (“ess-tiv-AY-shun”) if it occurs during the summer.

{hibernation} [accept word forms]

Science

q470_1

The number of positive real roots of a polynomial can be found by this man's Rule of Signs.

Rene {Descartes} [accept {Descartes' Rule of Signs} before "Rule"]

Philosophy

q522_4

In this novel, Bob Sheldon and Randy Adderson take part in an attack on Johnny, causing Johnny to fear for his life. Johnny and his best friend meet two girls at a theater, who turn out to be their attackers' girlfriends, Marcia and Cherry. Later in this novel, Johnny tells Ponyboy to "stay gold," just before he dies of injuries sustained in a fire. For 10 points, identify this novel by S.E. Hinton.

The Outsiders

Literature

q1898_4

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. (*) For 10 points, name this artist who showed a swirling sky in his Starry Night and also painted a Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear.

Vincent (Willem) {Van Gogh}

Fine Arts

q1530_3

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. Euclid's fifth postulate states that for a straight line and a point not on the line, exactly one line running through the point has this property with respect to the original line. For 10 points, what term is given to two lines that do not intersect at any point?

parallel

Science

q1609_1

Apollonius' Theorem can be used to find the length of this construct given the side lengths of a triangle.

medians

Science

q3657_1

The University of Breslau gave this composer of 21 Hungarian Dances an honorary doctorate degree; he returned the favor by composing the Academic Festival Overture.

Johannes {Brahms}

Fine Arts

q2303_3

A poster advertising this event featured a dancer posing on top of the Arturo DiModeca sculpture, Raging Bull, and the words "bring tent." The Internet group "Anonymous" encouraged readers to participate in this event, which targeted Zuccotti Park in New York City and began on September 17th, 2011. For 10 points, identify this protest movement with a slogan of "We are the 99 percent," and a Twitter hashtag of O.W.S.

Occupy Wall Street [prompt on any answer that just includes the word occupy; prompt on O.W.S.]

Trash

q1020_1

This object was delivered not with an inflatable "airbag" system like its predecessors, but with a "sky crane" system that was untested prior to its deployment, which was called "Seven Minutes of Terror."

{Curiosity} rover [or Mars Science Laboratory; or {MSL}]

Science

q2274_3

One deity from this myth system received the four winds as a gift from his grandfather and used them to kill its creator goddess, Tiamat (TEE-ah-maht). Another deity from this myth system corresponds to the Sumerian Inanna (ee-NAH-nah) and removed seven objects of clothing at seven different gates in the underworld. For 10 points, Marduk (MAR-dook) and Ishtar appear in what myth system that also includes the legendary king Gilgamesh?

{Babylonian} [accept {Mesopotamian;} do not accept other more specific Mesopotamian civilizations, such as "Sumerian" or "Assyrian"]

Mythology

q2405_2

In publishing, this six-letter term describes a set of journal issues published in the same year. It also describes the sound level output from a computer or television.

volume

Science

q304_7

This geographical feature has its lowest point at Bentley Trench. A lake here lies under Vostok Station. Mt. Erebus is found on Ross Island off itscoast, between Marie Byrd and Victoria lands. The Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains contains its highest peak, Vinson Massif, located on the Ronne (*) Ice Shelf. Getting only 5-10 inches of precipitation a year, it is considered a desert. For 10 points, identify this southernmost continent that contains the icy South Pole.

Antarctica

Geography

q1734_4

In this novel, a dead parachutist is discovered by the strange introverted character Simon. Sam and Eric are the last followers of one character in this novel. Late in this novel, Roger uses a boulder to kill the overweight intellectual named Piggy. The violent Jack Merridew feuds with the civilized Ralph in, for 10 points, what English novel written by William Golding?

Lord of the Flies

Literature

q3365_1

This man's popularity plummeted following the disastrous rescue attempt of Operation Eagle Claw.

James Earl "Jimmy" {Carter,} Jr.

History

q4931_1

Gamma-tubulin (TOO-byoo-lin) is needed to activate centrosomes in this phase, which follows the G2 checkpoint.

prophase [accept prophase I; prompt on meiosis until read; prompt on mitosis until "meiosis" is read but do not accept or prompt on it afterwards]

Science

q132_1

Pablo Neruda wrote several "Elementary" poems of this type to common objects.

ode

Literature

q845_5

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." He wrote about the Euphrates, Congo, and Nile in "The Negro Speaks of Rivers." In his most famous poem, he mentions the "droning" of "a drowsy syncopated tune." For 10 points, name this African-American poet of the Harlem Renaissance who wrote "The Weary Blues."

James {Langston Hughes}

Literature

q2394_1

The Dewar equation defines this quantity for density-dependent variables.

carrying {capacity} [prompt on {k} before mentioned]

Science

q2051_4

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.

hydrogen [accept H before it is read]

Science

q3108_3

This artist's paintings of the New York City skyline include The Radiator Building, Night. White objects dot a blue painting by this artist in Sky Above Clouds. After her husband's death, she moved to a site where she painted Black Iris and another work bisected by a black stripe, Cow's Skull: Red, White, and Blue.

Georgia (Totto) {O'Keeffe}

Fine Arts

q1853_1

This element's allotropes include nanotubes and fullerenes.

{carbon} [or {C} before given]

Science

q1668_1

The main characters of this book are allowed passage into Fort William Henry after Duncan Heyward tricks a sentinel by speaking French.

The Last of the Mohicans

Literature

q1503_3

In this play, one character sends Reynoldo to spy on his son. The title character of this play mourns a "fellow of infinite jest," Yorick, in this play's "graveyard scene." The protagonist tells one character to "get thee to a nunnery" before he kills her father, (*) Polonius.

Hamlet

Literature

q2391_2

One character in this novel wins a ride in a biplane after her gooseberry pie beats that of Rupert Pennypacker. This book sees that same character throw a mouse into the Cowgill boys' milk because they blew up her outhouse.

A {Long Way} from {Chicago}

Literature

q1735_2

In one scene in this novel, a Sheep talks of "crabs" and "feathers" while rowing. This novel begins with the protagonist blaming the black kitten, the offspring of Dinah, for the whole thing.

{Through the Looking}-{Glass} [do not accept or prompt on "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" or "Alice in Wonderland"]

Literature

q5857_1

Hilbert's Grand Hotel paradox is a thought experiment concerning this concept in sets, and taking the limit to it is used to find a function's horizontal asymptote.

infinity

Science

q3605_1

The music video for this song begins with a reflection of an airplane and a female tennis player in the sunglasses of the singer, who lolls his head and then says the title line.

Gangnam Style

Trash

q3209_3

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.

{United Nations} [or {UN}]

History

q232_3

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. (*) For 10 points, what jazz trumpeter, nicknamed "Satchmo" sang "Hello, Dolly!"

Louis Armstrong

Fine Arts

q3693_1

Areas in this region with substantially reduced object distribution are known as Kirkwood gaps and are formed by the gravitational strength of the planet behind it.

{Asteroid Belt} [prompt on {asteroids}]

Science

q597_1

Starburst types of these systems have unusually high supplies of gas, and they can combine in a process known as cannibalism.

galaxies [or galaxy]

Science

q2011_1

This novel's protagonist wants to become the fastest runner in the fifth grade, but that plan is spoiled by the girl who moves in next door.

Bridge to Terabithia

Literature

q1660_2

This entity was assembled and in retaliation for English support of the Dutch Revolts. This entity was commanded by Alvaro de Bazan (all-VAR-oh de bah-ZAHN).

Spanish Armada [accept Armada after "Spain"]

History

q2475_2

This state of matter is the initial and final phase in regelation, and it is to the left of the triple point on phase diagrams. This starting point for sublimation is the most common state for elements at room temperature and pressure.

solids

Science

q2807_2

During his execution, this figure was pierced by the Lance of Longinus. In addition to yelling at a fig tree for not bearing fruit, this figure healed a pig-eating man from Gerasa possessed by a horde of devils named Legion.

{Jesus Christ} [accept {either}]

Religion

q522_3

In this novel, Bob Sheldon and Randy Adderson take part in an attack on Johnny, causing Johnny to fear for his life. Johnny and his best friend meet two girls at a theater, who turn out to be their attackers' girlfriends, Marcia and Cherry. Later in this novel, Johnny tells Ponyboy to "stay gold," just before he dies of injuries sustained in a fire.

The Outsiders

Literature

q794_1

One story in this book involves a man who marries a daughter of Jethro; that man's mother is Jochebed (JOE-keh-bed) and his sister is Miriam.

Book of {Exodus} [accept {Shemot} and {Names}]

Religion

q2710_4

Genes related to this condition include the c-sis and p53 genes. The human papillomavirus (pahp-uh- LOH-muh-veye-ruhs), HPV, can cause one form of this disease, which is known as a sarcoma when it affects connective tissue and a melanoma if affects the skin. Metastasis (muh-TAS-tuh-sis) refers to the spread of this disease to other organs. It is caused by malignant tumors.

cancer

Science

q1531_3

Several "pancake domes" mark the surface of this body, whose other features include the Gula Mons and Sif Mons mountains. The spacecraft Vega 1 and 2 landed on this body. Due to a runaway greenhouse effect, the average surface temperature on this body is over seven hundred degrees Kelvin.

Venus

Science

q2314_2

One ruler of this historical country went on a "Grand Embassy" to the west to learn shipbuilding and military training. That same ruler instituted a beard tax on boyars.

{Russian Empire} [do not accept or prompt on "Soviet Union" or "U.S.S.R."]

History

q1036_3

This piece follows the tenor Air "Thou shalt break them" and, after a break, precedes "I know that my Redeemer liveth." King George II supposedly stood during its 1743 London premiere. It includes the line "King of Kings and Lord of Lords," and notes "He shall reign forever and ever."

{Hallelujah} Chorus [prompt on {Messiah} before mentioned]

Fine Arts

q5011_4

Some species in this group of animals have heat-sensitive pits in their heads, and most have only one working lung. The invasive brown tree type has caused many bird extinctions on Guam, and they use their tongues to gather scent molecules. Some kill prey by (*) constriction or use fangs to inject venom, and the largest ever to exist was the titanoboa. For 10 points, name these limbless reptiles that include the python and cobra.

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

Science

q2274_2

One deity from this myth system received the four winds as a gift from his grandfather and used them to kill its creator goddess, Tiamat (TEE-ah-maht). Another deity from this myth system corresponds to the Sumerian Inanna (ee-NAH-nah) and removed seven objects of clothing at seven different gates in the underworld.

{Babylonian} [accept {Mesopotamian;} do not accept other more specific Mesopotamian civilizations, such as "Sumerian" or "Assyrian"]

Mythology

q36_3

This nation owns the islands of Ushant and Corsica. Ethnic minorities in it include speakers of Alemannic (ah-leh-MAN-ic) German in Alsace, the Celtic-speaking (KELL-tick) Bretons, and, in the northern Pyrenees (PEER-eh-nees), the Basques (BASKS). It was divided into departments named after rivers including the Rhone, the Loire, and the Seine.

France [or French Republic; or République Française]

Geography

q4074_4

This planet was mapped by the Magellan probe. This planet had a notable transition of the sun in 2004 and is scheduled to make another in 2012. When it appears, it is this brightest object in the night sky. Its dense, carbon dioxide dominated atmosphere results in a runaway greenhouse effect.

Venus

Science

q382_4

By Okun's Law, a one percent increase in this concept leads to a two percent loss in GDP. The Phillips Curve depicts an inverse relationship between inflation and this concept, whose types include structural and frictional. Most measurements of it do not include homemakers and students, and some do not account for discouraged workers. For 10 points, what is the term for when people who want to work cannot find jobs?

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

Geography

q5008_1

Cadmus once killed this deity's dragon and had to serve this deity for eight years, after which he married Harmonia, this deity's daughter.

{Ares} [prompt on {Mars} until "Greek"]

Mythology

q2152_2

This author wrote a story in which the inhabitants of Lagash experience darkness for the first time. Along with "Nightfall," this author wrote a series of novels featuring the investigative interactions of Elijah Baley and R. Daneel Olivaw.

Isaac Asimov [or Isaak Yudovich Ozimov]

Literature

q1732_1

Scientists announced the discovery of 17 of these objects via infrared satellite imagery in May 2011 at the abandoned capital of Tanis.

pyramids

History

q3963_1

These people recorded their rulers' accomplishments on tetun using the only complete written language of the pre-Columbian Americas.

Mayans

History

q5079_3

Before he was born, his parents learned that he was not to touch a dead body, and he was to abstain from strong drink. He was involved with a Timnite woman and a harlot before meeting the woman that would betray him. He died during the collapse of a temple to Dagon (“DAY-gon”), but by destroying it, he got his revenge on the Philistines.

{Samson}

Religion

q1694_1

One character in this novel asks the protagonist if he's happy; that character is Clarisse McClellan.

Fahrenheit-451

Literature

q2221_5

Spiders possess a book form of this organ in their abdomens. The intake of these organs is measured as tidal volume. Emphysema is caused by obstruction of these organs, which expand when the diaphragm generates negative pressure. Bronchi are main tubes entering these organs whose alveoli are surrounded by capillaries. For 10 points, name these organs of the respiratory system that supply oxygen to the blood.

lungs

Science

q2125_2

This work opens with the title item given as a gift by Drosselmeyer; it is later broken by Fritz. Spanish, Arabian, and Chinese dances in this ballet are said to represent different substances such as chocolate, coffee, and tea.

The {Nutcracker} [or {Shchelkunchik}]

Fine Arts

q3048_3

Frederick Muhlenberg was the first person to hold this office. This office is granted appointment power for select and conference committees. It confers the ability to schedule legislation for the floor and the person in this position controls the flow of debate.

{Speaker of the House} of Representatives

History

q4913_2

Metallic bonds can be modeled as "seas" of these particles. In another model, the repulsion between pairs of them leads to molecular shapes like trigonal planar and octahedral.

electrons

Science

q3228_2

William Crawford finished third in the general election in this year, in which one loser accused the Speaker of the House of negotiating a "corrupt bargain." Andrew Jackson won the popular vote, but did not carry enough votes in the Electoral College to prevent it from being decided in the House of Representatives.

Election of {1824}

History

q4638_3

The density of objects drops to almost zero at this region's namesake cliff. Most of the objects found here are called cubewanos (“KYOO-bee-WAHN-ohs”). The Oort cloud ends at the beginning of this region's elliptic.

Edgeworth-{Kuiper belt} [or Edgeworth-Kuiper Disc]

Science

q1898_2

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.

Vincent (Willem) {Van Gogh}

Fine Arts

q1934_5

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. For 10 points, name this Arabian dynasty that succeeded the Umayyads (OO-my-AHDS).

Abbasid Caliphate [or Abbasids]

History

q1040_2

During this battle, a bayonet charge by the 20th Maine, led by Joshua Chamberlain, helped defend one important hill. Besides Little Round Top, other areas of contest included Devil's Den and the Peach Orchard.

Battle of Gettysburg

History