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q428_2 | One bill addressing this process required a majority of a state's residents to take the Ironclad oath; that bill was the Wade-Davis bill, which was pocket-vetoed by President Lincoln in favor of his "Ten Percent Plan" for this process. This process did not end until Rutherford B. Hayes won the Election of 1876. | 2 | [
"military reconstruction",
"Reconstruction Era",
"Radical Reconstruction"
] | q428 | One bill addressing this process required a majority of a state's residents to take the Ironclad oath; that bill was the Wade-Davis bill, which was pocket-vetoed by President Lincoln in favor of his "Ten Percent Plan" for this process. This process did not end until Rutherford B. Hayes won the Election of 1876. For 10 points, identify this post-Civil War transformation and military occupation of the South. | [
[
0,
236
],
[
236,
313
],
[
313,
409
]
] | military reconstruction [or Reconstruction Era; accept Radical Reconstruction before "Lincoln" but do not accept afterwards] | {
"category": "History",
"subcategory": "Political History",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q5277_2 | This person was described as a "beloved physician" by a "coworker," and this man's feast day is October 18. He dedicated two books to Theophilus (thee-AH-fill-uss), including one that begins with the Ascension and describes the missionary journeys of that "coworker," Paul. | 2 | [
"St. Luke"
] | q5277 | This person was described as a "beloved physician" by a "coworker," and this man's feast day is October 18. He dedicated two books to Theophilus (thee-AH-fill-uss), including one that begins with the Ascension and describes the missionary journeys of that "coworker," Paul. For 10 points, name this author of Acts of the Apostles and the third Gospel of the New Testament. | [
[
0,
108
],
[
108,
274
],
[
274,
372
]
] | St. Luke | {
"category": "Religion",
"subcategory": "",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1995_4 | One of this author's characters kills his rival Spitz while working for Francois (frahn-SWAH) and Perrault (pair-OHL). Another of his characters is taken to Santa Clara, California, where he saves Judge Scott from a murderer. The central figure of one of his novels avenges the killing of his master Thornton before going on to lead a wolf pack; that figure is the Buck from The Call of the Wild. For 10 points, name this author of White Fang. | 4 | [
"London",
"Jack London"
] | q1995 | One of this author's characters kills his rival Spitz while working for Francois (frahn-SWAH) and Perrault (pair-OHL). Another of his characters is taken to Santa Clara, California, where he saves Judge Scott from a murderer. The central figure of one of his novels avenges the killing of his master Thornton before going on to lead a wolf pack; that figure is the Buck from The Call of the Wild. For 10 points, name this author of White Fang. | [
[
0,
119
],
[
119,
226
],
[
226,
397
],
[
397,
443
]
] | Jack {London} | {
"category": "Literature",
"subcategory": "Author and Works",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1989_1 | This author wrote about the eviction of Nell Trent and her grandfather from The Old Curiosity Shop. | 1 | [
"Boz",
"Dickens",
"Charles Dickens"
] | q1989 | This author wrote about the eviction of Nell Trent and her grandfather from The Old Curiosity Shop. In another work by this author, Abel Magwitch raises a fortune for the orphan Pip, who loves Estella. He also wrote about Sydney Carton sacrificing himself to save Charles Darnay in a work set in London and Paris. For 10 points, name this author who wrote Great Expectations and A Tale of Two Cities. | [
[
0,
100
],
[
100,
202
],
[
202,
314
],
[
314,
400
]
] | Charles {Dickens} [accept {Boz}] | {
"category": "Literature",
"subcategory": "Author and Works",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q4148_4 | One event in this country's history was a series of attacks on civilians and foreigners by the Videla Regime known as the Dirty War. Mossad carried out an operation to capture Adolf Eichmann (ike-MON) in this country. This country fought a war against Great Britain for control of the Falkland Islands. For 10 points, identify this country whose former leaders include Nestor Kirchner (kirk-NUR) and Juan Peron. | 4 | [
"Argentine Republic",
"Republica Argentina",
"Argentina"
] | q4148 | One event in this country's history was a series of attacks on civilians and foreigners by the Videla Regime known as the Dirty War. Mossad carried out an operation to capture Adolf Eichmann (ike-MON) in this country. This country fought a war against Great Britain for control of the Falkland Islands. For 10 points, identify this country whose former leaders include Nestor Kirchner (kirk-NUR) and Juan Peron. | [
[
0,
133
],
[
133,
218
],
[
218,
303
],
[
303,
411
]
] | Republica {Argentina} [or {Argentine Republic}] | {
"category": "History",
"subcategory": "Political History",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q3332_2 | Stomach acid consists mainly of a compound of hydrogen and this element. It is the second-lightest halogen, after fluorine, and at room temperature is a yellow-green gas. | 2 | [
"Cl",
"Chlorine"
] | q3332 | Stomach acid consists mainly of a compound of hydrogen and this element. It is the second-lightest halogen, after fluorine, and at room temperature is a yellow-green gas. Compounds with it, carbon, hydrogen, and fluorine deplete the ozone layer and are called (*) CFCs. It is used in bleach as well as to disinfect swimming pools, and forms table salt along with sodium. For 10 points, name this element, number 17, symbolized Cl. | [
[
0,
73
],
[
73,
171
],
[
171,
270
],
[
270,
371
],
[
371,
430
]
] | {Chlorine} or {Cl} | {
"category": "Science",
"subcategory": "Chemistry",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1146_3 | This man composed a ballet called The Creatures of Prometheus (“pro-MEE-thee-us”), and Leonato is a major character in his opera Fidelio (“fih-DAY-lee-oh”). His third symphony was originally written to honor Napoleon and was called Eroica (“air-OH-ih-kuh”). A later symphony by this man borrows from Schiller's "Ode to Joy" for its choral final movement. | 3 | [
"Beethoven",
"Ludwig von Beethoven"
] | q1146 | This man composed a ballet called The Creatures of Prometheus (“pro-MEE-thee-us”), and Leonato is a major character in his opera Fidelio (“fih-DAY-lee-oh”). His third symphony was originally written to honor Napoleon and was called Eroica (“air-OH-ih-kuh”). A later symphony by this man borrows from Schiller's "Ode to Joy" for its choral final movement. For 10 points, name this composer whose fifth symphony begins with a fate knocking at the door theme and who went deaf. | [
[
0,
157
],
[
157,
258
],
[
258,
355
],
[
355,
474
]
] | Ludwig von {Beethoven} | {
"category": "Fine Arts",
"subcategory": "Music",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q578_4 | This figure once tried to destroy mankind by tearing out an eye, which turned into Hathor. At night, he brings light to the darkness of the underworld. The disk above this deity's head is called Aton. Apep is depicted in an eternal struggle with this god, whose primary center of worship was at Heliopolis. | 4 | [
"Re",
"Re",
"Amon-Ra",
"Ra",
"Amon-Re"
] | q578 | 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. For 10 points, name this Egyptian sun deity. | [
[
0,
91
],
[
91,
152
],
[
152,
201
],
[
201,
307
],
[
307,
373
],
[
373,
417
]
] | {Ra} [accept Amon-{Ra} or {Re} or Amon-{Re;} do not accept {“Amon”} by itself] | {
"category": "Mythology",
"subcategory": "",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1934_2 | This dynasty established the House of Wisdom, or Bayt al-Hikma (BITE all HEEK-mah), at which algebra was invented. Under al-Mu'tasim (al MOO-tah-SEEM), this dynasty established an army of military slaves known as Mamluks (MAMM-lukes). | 2 | [
"Abbasids",
"Abbasid Caliphate"
] | q1934 | 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). | [
[
0,
115
],
[
115,
235
],
[
235,
350
],
[
350,
424
],
[
424,
506
]
] | Abbasid Caliphate [or Abbasids] | {
"category": "History",
"subcategory": "Ancient History",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q2501_3 | Three bearded boarders threaten lawsuits after being scared off by the main character of this work. That protagonist has a sister named Greta who wants to study violin at the conservatory, and he dies after his father throws an apple at him that becomes stuck in his back. (*) For 10 points, name this work in which Gregor Samsa wakes up one day to find that he has been changed into a bug, a work by Franz Kafka. | 3 | [
"The Metamorphosis"
] | q2501 | Three bearded boarders threaten lawsuits after being scared off by the main character of this work. That protagonist has a sister named Greta who wants to study violin at the conservatory, and he dies after his father throws an apple at him that becomes stuck in his back. (*) For 10 points, name this work in which Gregor Samsa wakes up one day to find that he has been changed into a bug, a work by Franz Kafka. | [
[
0,
100
],
[
100,
273
],
[
273,
413
]
] | The Metamorphosis | {
"category": "Literature",
"subcategory": "Author and Works",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q2096_3 | This work opens with stories of a pilot who misread his directions and a friend who was distracted by a salmon hatchery. This book's protagonist runs off with his baby brother Gabe to avoid punishment by "Release." The title character is able to turn off the speaker, see colors, and transfer memories from the past world. | 3 | [
"The Giver"
] | q2096 | This work opens with stories of a pilot who misread his directions and a friend who was distracted by a salmon hatchery. This book's protagonist runs off with his baby brother Gabe to avoid punishment by "Release." The title character is able to turn off the speaker, see colors, and transfer memories from the past world. For 10 points, what novel about a "Receiver of Memories" named Jonas was written by Lois Lowry? | [
[
0,
121
],
[
121,
215
],
[
215,
323
],
[
323,
418
]
] | The Giver | {
"category": "Literature",
"subcategory": "Plot and Characters",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q7150_3 | One of this man's works depicts his self-portrait in a glass ball situated on his hand. Another features two hands drawing each other into existence. This artist of the lithographs Hand with Reflecting Sphere and Drawing Hands created an ever-increasing stairway in Ascending and Descending, along with several tessellations. | 3 | [
"Escher",
"M(aurits) C(ornelius) Escher"
] | q7150 | One of this man's works depicts his self-portrait in a glass ball situated on his hand. Another features two hands drawing each other into existence. This artist of the lithographs Hand with Reflecting Sphere and Drawing Hands created an ever-increasing stairway in Ascending and Descending, along with several tessellations. For 10 points, name this Dutch artist known for his fascination with optical illusions. | [
[
0,
88
],
[
88,
150
],
[
150,
326
],
[
326,
413
]
] | M(aurits) C(ornelius) {Escher} | {
"category": "Fine Arts",
"subcategory": "",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1801_1 | A dog barks at a drummer in the lower left of this painting. | 1 | [
"De Nachtwacht ",
"Nightwatch",
"The Nightwatch",
"Shooting Company",
"The Shooting Company of Captain Franz Banning",
"Nachtwacht"
] | q1801 | A dog barks at a drummer in the lower left of this painting. One of the two central figures is dressed in bright yellow, matching the girl with the chicken in her belt. The other is in black with a white collar a red sash across his chest. After restoration, it was revealed that this painting did not actually depict an evening scene. For 10 points, name this work depicting a Dutch militia by Rembrandt. | [
[
0,
61
],
[
61,
169
],
[
169,
240
],
[
240,
336
],
[
336,
405
]
] | The {Nightwatch} [or De {Nachtwacht} ; or The {Shooting Company} of Captain Franz Banning | {
"category": "Fine Arts",
"subcategory": "",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1301_5 | This composer wrote a Clarinet Concerto in A Major for Anton Stadler, and he also composed a flute and harp concerto. He composed twelve variations on a French song with identical melody to "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star." He failed to complete his Requiem. His forty-first and last symphony is nicknamed Jupiter. For 10 points, name this composer of Eine Kleine Nachtmusik ("EYE"-nuh KLYE-nuh "KNOCKED"-"music") and operas such as The Magic Flute | 5 | [
"Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart"
] | q1301 | This composer wrote a Clarinet Concerto in A Major for Anton Stadler, and he also composed a flute and harp concerto. He composed twelve variations on a French song with identical melody to "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star." He failed to complete his Requiem. His forty-first and last symphony is nicknamed Jupiter. For 10 points, name this composer of Eine Kleine Nachtmusik ("EYE"-nuh KLYE-nuh "KNOCKED"-"music") and operas such as The Magic Flute | [
[
0,
118
],
[
118,
221
],
[
221,
256
],
[
256,
312
],
[
312,
445
]
] | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | {
"category": "Fine Arts",
"subcategory": "Music",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1988_2 | This dynasty ended after the rebellion of the peasant Li Zicheng. It gained power after the Battle of Lake Poyang, won by its first emperor, Hongwu, who had lead the Red Turban Rebellion. | 2 | [
"Ming Dynasty",
"Ming",
"Ming Chao"
] | q1988 | This dynasty ended after the rebellion of the peasant Li Zicheng. It gained power after the Battle of Lake Poyang, won by its first emperor, Hongwu, who had lead the Red Turban Rebellion. During this dynasty, Matteo Ricci founded a Jesuit mission, and also during this dynasty were the Yung Lo-sponsored voyages of Zheng He. (*) For 10 points, name this Chinese dynasty preceded by the Yuan, and followed by the Qing, which was known for its pottery. | [
[
0,
66
],
[
66,
188
],
[
188,
325
],
[
325,
450
]
] | {Ming} Dynasty [or Ming Chao] | {
"category": "History",
"subcategory": "Ancient History",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q5176_3 | These objects contain the zone of plastic flow and the zone of brittle flow. They are formed by compressing firn, and parts of them break off by calving. Till is soil left behind by these objects, which also push material to form moraines. | 3 | [
"glaciers"
] | q5176 | These objects contain the zone of plastic flow and the zone of brittle flow. They are formed by compressing firn, and parts of them break off by calving. Till is soil left behind by these objects, which also push material to form moraines. Cirques (SERKS) and fjords (FYORDS) are among the landforms due to erosion by these objects. For 10 points, name these moving masses of land ice. | [
[
0,
77
],
[
77,
154
],
[
154,
240
],
[
240,
333
],
[
333,
385
]
] | glaciers | {
"category": "Science",
"subcategory": "Earth Science",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q2073_2 | Lake Gatun (“GAH-tune”) is part of this waterway, whose construction was made possible by the Hay-Bunau-Varilla (“HAY boo-NOW vah-REE-uh”) Treaty and the secession of a province from Colombia. A 1977 agreement between Omar Torrijos (“torr-EE-hos”) and Jimmy Carter resulted in the return of the special zone associated with it. | 2 | [
"Panama Canal",
"Panama"
] | q2073 | Lake Gatun (“GAH-tune”) is part of this waterway, whose construction was made possible by the Hay-Bunau-Varilla (“HAY boo-NOW vah-REE-uh”) Treaty and the secession of a province from Colombia. A 1977 agreement between Omar Torrijos (“torr-EE-hos”) and Jimmy Carter resulted in the return of the special zone associated with it. For 10 points, name this Central American waterway that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. | [
[
0,
193
],
[
193,
328
],
[
328,
425
]
] | {Panama} Canal | {
"category": "History",
"subcategory": "Political History",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q473_2 | Mack, Dora, and Lee Chong try to throw a party for Doc in this author's novel Cannery Row. This author wrote about Kino's encounter with the title object in The Pearl. | 2 | [
"Steinbeck",
"Cannery Row",
"John Steinbeck"
] | q473 | Mack, Dora, and Lee Chong try to throw a party for Doc in this author's novel Cannery Row. This author wrote about Kino's encounter with the title object in The Pearl. Two migrant workers, George and Lennie, are the main characters in his Of Mice and Men; another work features the Joad family and other "Okies." For 10 points, name this American author of The Grapes of Wrath. | [
[
0,
91
],
[
91,
168
],
[
168,
313
],
[
313,
377
]
] | John {Steinbeck} [accept {Cannery Row} before it is read] | {
"category": "Literature",
"subcategory": "Author and Works",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1026_1 | At the beginning of this play, Prince Escalus declares that the next man to break the peace will be sentenced to death. | 1 | [
"Romeo and Juliet"
] | q1026 | 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? | [
[
0,
120
],
[
120,
204
],
[
204,
280
],
[
280,
421
]
] | Romeo and Juliet | {
"category": "Literature",
"subcategory": "Plot and Characters",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q473_1 | Mack, Dora, and Lee Chong try to throw a party for Doc in this author's novel Cannery Row. | 1 | [
"Steinbeck",
"Cannery Row",
"John Steinbeck"
] | q473 | Mack, Dora, and Lee Chong try to throw a party for Doc in this author's novel Cannery Row. This author wrote about Kino's encounter with the title object in The Pearl. Two migrant workers, George and Lennie, are the main characters in his Of Mice and Men; another work features the Joad family and other "Okies." For 10 points, name this American author of The Grapes of Wrath. | [
[
0,
91
],
[
91,
168
],
[
168,
313
],
[
313,
377
]
] | John {Steinbeck} [accept {Cannery Row} before it is read] | {
"category": "Literature",
"subcategory": "Plot and Characters",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1931_3 | The practice of kapparot associated with this holiday sees a donation to the poor, while the Tetragrammaton or Ha-Shem was pronounced by the High Priest of the Great Temple on this day. The last of the five services occurring on this day is the Neilah. People try to transfer their sins away and recite the Kol Nidre prayer before its beginning. | 3 | [
"Yom ha",
"Yom Kippur",
"Yom ha-Kipurim",
"Kipurim",
"Yom ha Kipurim"
] | q1931 | The practice of kapparot associated with this holiday sees a donation to the poor, while the Tetragrammaton or Ha-Shem was pronounced by the High Priest of the Great Temple on this day. The last of the five services occurring on this day is the Neilah. People try to transfer their sins away and recite the Kol Nidre prayer before its beginning. Occurring on the 10th of Tishrei, it concludes the (*) High Holy Days. For 10 points, name this Jewish Day of Atonement. | [
[
0,
186
],
[
186,
253
],
[
253,
346
],
[
346,
417
],
[
417,
466
]
] | {Yom Kippur} [or {Yom ha}-{Kipurim;} prompt on Jewish \"Day of Atonement\" before mention] | {
"category": "Religion",
"subcategory": "",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1618_3 | Characters in this work include Count Ugolino as well as Francesca da Rimini, whose husband caught her with Paolo. The speaker of this work faints while Charon and Virgil guide a boat across the Acheron. Beginning the day before Good Friday, this work depicts nine concentric circles in which sinners are punished. | 3 | [
"Inferno"
] | q1618 | Characters in this work include Count Ugolino as well as Francesca da Rimini, whose husband caught her with Paolo. The speaker of this work faints while Charon and Virgil guide a boat across the Acheron. Beginning the day before Good Friday, this work depicts nine concentric circles in which sinners are punished. For 10 points, name this first section of The Divine Comedy, in which the poet Dante is guided through Hell. | [
[
0,
115
],
[
115,
204
],
[
204,
315
],
[
315,
423
]
] | {Inferno} [prompt on The {Divine Comedy} before mentioned] | {
"category": "Literature",
"subcategory": "Genre and Style",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q387_2 | The name for the physical state of the universe during this event was explained and named by Stephen Hawking. Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation is left over from just after this event, which was hypothesized by Georges Lemaître. | 2 | [
"Big Bang"
] | q387 | The name for the physical state of the universe during this event was explained and named by Stephen Hawking. Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation is left over from just after this event, which was hypothesized by Georges Lemaître. Hubble's use of the Doppler Effect helped to prove that this event occurred. For 10 points, name this event in cosmological history during which the universe started to expand rapidly. | [
[
0,
110
],
[
110,
233
],
[
233,
310
],
[
310,
417
]
] | Big Bang | {
"category": "Science",
"subcategory": "Astronomy",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q912_3 | In this novel, shelter is provided by the Halliday and Bird families. At the beginning of this novel, the Shelby family sells their property to the St. Clare family. At the end of this novel, George and Eliza Harris escape north. | 3 | [
"Uncle Tom's Cabin"
] | q912 | In this novel, shelter is provided by the Halliday and Bird families. At the beginning of this novel, the Shelby family sells their property to the St. Clare family. At the end of this novel, George and Eliza Harris escape north. The husband of Aunt Chloe is killed by Simon Legree in, for 10 points, what American novel, depicting the life of slaves, written by Harriet Beecher Stowe? | [
[
0,
70
],
[
70,
166
],
[
166,
230
],
[
230,
385
]
] | Uncle Tom's Cabin | {
"category": "Literature",
"subcategory": "Plot and Characters",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1633_4 | During the seventh of these events, King Louis IX of France was captured in the Nile Delta. The fourth one was diverted to Constantinople with the help of the Doge of Venice. At the Council of Clermont (“Claremont”), Pope Urban II called for the first one, which recaptured Jerusalem in 1099. For 10 points, what medieval military campaigns saw Christian knights try to conquer the Holy Land? | 4 | [
"Crusades"
] | q1633 | During the seventh of these events, King Louis IX of France was captured in the Nile Delta. The fourth one was diverted to Constantinople with the help of the Doge of Venice. At the Council of Clermont (“Claremont”), Pope Urban II called for the first one, which recaptured Jerusalem in 1099. For 10 points, what medieval military campaigns saw Christian knights try to conquer the Holy Land? | [
[
0,
92
],
[
92,
175
],
[
175,
293
],
[
293,
392
]
] | {Crusades} | {
"category": "History",
"subcategory": "Military History",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q4678_1 | When air resistance exactly counteracts this force, an object has reached terminal velocity. | 1 | [
"gravity",
"gravitational force",
"gravitational"
] | q4678 | When air resistance exactly counteracts this force, an object has reached terminal velocity. The escape velocity is the minimum speed needed to overcome the effects of this force. On Earth, this force acts to accelerate a body at nine point eight meters per second squared. For 10 points, name this force responsible for keeping objects on the ground. | [
[
0,
93
],
[
93,
180
],
[
180,
274
],
[
274,
351
]
] | {gravity} [or {gravitational} force] | {
"category": "Science",
"subcategory": "Physics",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q6207_2 | At the suggestion of a Serbian merchant, this artist began his career making toys. His works include the giant Flamingo in Chicago. | 2 | [
"Alexander Calder",
"Calder"
] | q6207 | At the suggestion of a Serbian merchant, this artist began his career making toys. His works include the giant Flamingo in Chicago. As his popularity grew, he started to construct both wire sculpture and kinetic art as seen in Form Against Yellow and Lobster Trap and Fish Tail. For 10 points, name this American sculptor known for inventing the mobile sculpture. | [
[
0,
83
],
[
83,
132
],
[
132,
279
],
[
279,
363
]
] | Alexander {Calder} | {
"category": "Fine Arts",
"subcategory": "",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q547_1 | Smaller islands that are part of this nation include the Chatham Islands and Stewart Islands. | 1 | [
"New Zealand"
] | q547 | Smaller islands that are part of this nation include the Chatham Islands and Stewart Islands. The Cook Strait separates the two main islands of this country, whose smaller main island contains the old capital of Auckland. The Maori people live on the North and South Islands in, for 10 points, what nation with a capital at Wellington that sits over 1,000 miles off the coast of Australia? | [
[
0,
94
],
[
94,
222
],
[
222,
389
]
] | New Zealand | {
"category": "Geography",
"subcategory": "Political Geography",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q2066_1 | The god of war worshipped by these people was born from the union of a ball of feathers and Coatlicue (co-AHT-lee-KWAY). | 1 | [
"Aztecs"
] | q2066 | The god of war worshipped by these people was born from the union of a ball of feathers and Coatlicue (co-AHT-lee-KWAY). This people settled down in the place where they found an eagle, on a cactus, eating a snake. This people's main god threw himself on a funeral pyre after his chief rival, Tezcatlipoca (TEZ-cot-lee-POKE-AH), deceived him. For 10 points, identify this Mesoamerican civilization that worshipped the "Feathered Serpent," Quetzalcoatl (KWET-zahl- koh-AHT-ill). | [
[
0,
121
],
[
121,
215
],
[
215,
343
],
[
343,
477
]
] | {Aztecs} [prompt on {Mexicans}] | {
"category": "Mythology",
"subcategory": "",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1203_1 | The Darien Scheme was an attempt by Scotland to create another structure similar to this entity. | 1 | [
"Canal Panama",
"Canal de Panama",
"Panama",
"Canal",
"Panama Canal"
] | q1203 | The Darien Scheme was an attempt by Scotland to create another structure similar to this entity. The Hay-Bunau Varilla (HAY BOO-now vah-REE-yuh) Treaty allowed the United States to begin constructing this entity. A zone around it was returned from the U.S. to its namesake country by a treaty signed by Jimmy Carter. For 10 points, name this waterway that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through a Central American country. | [
[
0,
97
],
[
97,
213
],
[
213,
317
],
[
317,
432
]
] | {Panama} Canal [or {Canal} de {Panama}] | {
"category": "History",
"subcategory": "Exploration and Colonization",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1806_2 | In this novel, some mice fabricate a question that a super-computer was attempting to formulate, but it was destroyed minutes before the end of its 10 million year program. This novel features a whale's internal monologue and a Vogon poetry reading. | 2 | [
"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"
] | q1806 | 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? | [
[
0,
173
],
[
173,
250
],
[
250,
383
]
] | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | {
"category": "Literature",
"subcategory": "Genre and Style",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1895_1 | This man wrote that “injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” in his Letter from Birmingham Jail. | 1 | [
"Martin Luther King Jr.",
"King",
"MLK"
] | q1895 | This man wrote that “injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” in his Letter from Birmingham Jail. This organizer of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference hoped that his children would be judged by “the content of their character” in his 1963 speech at the Lincoln Memorial. For 10 points, the “I Have A Dream” speech was given by what civil rights leader commemorated on a January holiday? | [
[
0,
111
],
[
111,
294
],
[
294,
409
]
] | Martin Luther {King} Jr. [accept {MLK}] | {
"category": "History",
"subcategory": "Social History",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q21_1 | The highest point in this nation is Jebel Toubkal, and foreign enclaves surrounded by this nation include Melilla (meh-LEE-yah) and Ceuta (say-OO-tah). | 1 | [
"Morocco",
"Kingdom of Morocco",
"Al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah"
] | q21 | 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. It is north of the disputed Western Sahara and south of the Strait of Gibraltar. For 10 points, name this country that includes the cities of Casablanca and Rabat. | [
[
0,
152
],
[
152,
264
],
[
264,
345
],
[
345,
427
]
] | Kingdom of {Morocco} [or {Al Mamlakah al Maghribiyah}] | {
"category": "Geography",
"subcategory": "Political Geography",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q3001_2 | This man defeated Caleb Boggs in a 1972 Senate election; the following month his wife and daughter were killed in an accident. In 2013, he and John Lewis led a re-enactment of the Selma civil rights march, and in 2012 he said on national television, "With all due respect, that's a bunch of (*) malarkey." | 2 | [
"Joseph Joe Biden",
"Joseph",
"(Joseph Robinette) Joe Biden",
"Joe Biden"
] | q3001 | This man defeated Caleb Boggs in a 1972 Senate election; the following month his wife and daughter were killed in an accident. In 2013, he and John Lewis led a re-enactment of the Selma civil rights march, and in 2012 he said on national television, "With all due respect, that's a bunch of (*) malarkey." He now heads a Gun Violence Task Force. For 10 points, name this former Delaware Senator who is currently the Vice President. | [
[
0,
127
],
[
127,
306
],
[
306,
346
],
[
346,
431
]
] | ({Joseph} Robinette) {\"Joe\" Biden} | {
"category": "Politics",
"subcategory": "Political Figures",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1794_1 | The only people allowed to touch this object are members of its awarding organization's executive committee, current heads of state and previous winners of it. | 1 | [
"FIFA World Cup"
] | q1794 | The only people allowed to touch this object are members of its awarding organization's executive committee, current heads of state and previous winners of it. The current version of it was first awarded in 1974 after its predecessor, the Jules Rimet Trophy, was permanently given in 1970 to the first team to win it three times, (*) Brazil. For 10 points, name this ten-pound solid gold trophy that will next be awarded in Rio de Janeiro on July 7, 2014. to an international soccer team. | [
[
0,
160
],
[
160,
342
],
[
342,
488
]
] | {FIFA World Cup} [do not accept \"Jules Rimet Trophy\"] | {
"category": "Politics",
"subcategory": "Political Figures",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q3096_3 | In 2003, this person warned that the Iraq War would create 100 bin Ladens. This person did not have a vice president until he appointed Omar Suleiman (OH-mar sue-LAY-mon) to that position. He originally declared he would not resign, which caused Tahrir Square to "[erupt] with anger," but reversed that decision the next day. | 3 | [
"Hosni Mubarak"
] | q3096 | In 2003, this person warned that the Iraq War would create 100 bin Ladens. This person did not have a vice president until he appointed Omar Suleiman (OH-mar sue-LAY-mon) to that position. He originally declared he would not resign, which caused Tahrir Square to "[erupt] with anger," but reversed that decision the next day. For 10 points, name this former president and subject of mass uprisings in Egypt. | [
[
0,
75
],
[
75,
189
],
[
189,
326
],
[
326,
407
]
] | Hosni Mubarak | {
"category": "Politics",
"subcategory": "Political Figures",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1980_1 | This deity was forced to serve Admetus (add-MEE-tuss) after killing the Cyclops that killed his son. | 1 | [
"Apollo"
] | q1980 | This deity was forced to serve Admetus (add-MEE-tuss) after killing the Cyclops that killed his son. This deity killed the sons of a certain women who boasted to this god's mother about having 14 children; that woman is Niobe (nye-OH-bee). He pursued Daphne until she was turned into a laurel tree and played a lyre created for him by Hermes. For 10 points, name this Greek god of music and poetry, the twin brother of Artemis. | [
[
0,
101
],
[
101,
240
],
[
240,
343
],
[
343,
427
]
] | Apollo | {
"category": "Mythology",
"subcategory": "",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q3048_2 | Frederick Muhlenberg was the first person to hold this office. This office is granted appointment power for select and conference committees. | 2 | [
"Speaker of the House",
"Speaker of the House of Representatives"
] | q3048 | 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. It is second in the line of presidential succession. For 10 points, what position was previously held by Dennis Hastert and is currently held by Nancy Pelosi? | [
[
0,
63
],
[
63,
142
],
[
142,
264
],
[
264,
317
],
[
317,
422
]
] | {Speaker of the House} of Representatives | {
"category": "Politics",
"subcategory": "Political Figures",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q490_1 | This man sent the Great White Fleet on a tour of the world to impress Japan, and ended a conflict between Japan and Russia with the Treaty of Portsmouth. | 1 | [
"Teddy Roosevelt",
"Theodore Roosevelt",
"T.R."
] | q490 | This man sent the Great White Fleet on a tour of the world to impress Japan, and ended a conflict between Japan and Russia with the Treaty of Portsmouth. He recruited several college buddies to serve together as the Rough Riders unit during the Spanish-American War. He began "trustbusting" with the Standard Oil Case. For 10 points, name this president from 1901 to 1909, whose nickname provided the name for a toy bear. | [
[
0,
154
],
[
154,
267
],
[
267,
319
],
[
319,
421
]
] | {Theodore Roosevelt} [or {Teddy Roosevelt;} or {T.R.;} prompt on Roosevelt] | {
"category": "History",
"subcategory": "Military History",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q13073_4 | This award is named after the coach who holds the record for largest margin of victory in a college football game. Archie Griffin is the only man to win this award twice. Until 2007, no sophomore had won this award; since then, three straight sophomores have won it. In 2009, balloting for this award saw the closest vote ever. | 4 | [
"John Heisman Memorial Trophy",
"Heisman"
] | q13073 | This award is named after the coach who holds the record for largest margin of victory in a college football game. Archie Griffin is the only man to win this award twice. Until 2007, no sophomore had won this award; since then, three straight sophomores have won it. In 2009, balloting for this award saw the closest vote ever. For 10 points, name this award won in 2009 by Alabama's Mark Ingram. | [
[
0,
115
],
[
115,
171
],
[
171,
267
],
[
267,
328
],
[
328,
396
]
] | John {Heisman} Memorial Trophy | {
"category": "Sports",
"subcategory": "",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1429_4 | The first step in this process can be further broken down into leptotene, zygotene, and pachytene phases. A common problem during this process is nondisjunction, which leads to conditions such as Klinefelter's Syndrome and Down Syndrome. This process involves two instances of prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase. For 10 points, name this process used to create haploid cells, such as sperm and eggs. | 4 | [
"meiosis"
] | q1429 | The first step in this process can be further broken down into leptotene, zygotene, and pachytene phases. A common problem during this process is nondisjunction, which leads to conditions such as Klinefelter's Syndrome and Down Syndrome. This process involves two instances of prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase. For 10 points, name this process used to create haploid cells, such as sperm and eggs. | [
[
0,
106
],
[
106,
238
],
[
238,
323
],
[
323,
409
]
] | {meiosis} [do not accept or prompt on "mitosis"] | {
"category": "Science",
"subcategory": "Biology",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q4838_1 | Other than James and John, this is the only man to witness the Transfiguration of Jesus. | 1 | [
"Simon Peter",
"Saint Peter",
"Saint Peter the Apostle"
] | q4838 | Other than James and John, this is the only man to witness the Transfiguration of Jesus. He cut off the guard Malchus's ear during a showdown in the Garden of Gethsemane. His symbol is a pair of crossed (*) keys, and this man is said to have been crucified upside down. For 10 points, name this apostle of Jesus and brother of Andrew, who denied Jesus three times and was the first pope. | [
[
0,
89
],
[
89,
171
],
[
171,
270
],
[
270,
387
]
] | {Simon Peter} [accept {Saint Peter} the Apostle; do not accept just Simon] | {
"category": "Religion",
"subcategory": "",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q248_2 | A White House memo released on the day of this event cited "the battle of the laboratories" and urged immediate acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration. A bestselling book about this was written by John Hersey. | 2 | [
"grammatical variants",
"variations of atomic like nuclear atomic/nuclear is unnecessary after atomic is mentioned in question",
"Hiroshima",
"the detonation of an atomic bomb in Hiroshima"
] | q248 | A White House memo released on the day of this event cited "the battle of the laboratories" and urged immediate acceptance of the Potsdam Declaration. A bestselling book about this was written by John Hersey. Paul Tibbets commanded the sortie that executed this action, which was carried out using the device "Little Boy" from the (*) B-29 Enola Gay. For 10 points, identify this first use of an atomic weapon in war. | [
[
0,
151
],
[
151,
209
],
[
209,
351
],
[
351,
417
]
] | the detonation of an atomic bomb in {Hiroshima} [accept grammatical variants; accept variations of \"atomic\" like \"nuclear\"; \"atomic/nuclear\" is unnecessary after \"atomic\" is mentioned in question; prompt on partial answers; accept variations of detonation of \"Little Boy\" before it is mentioned; do not accept any answer mentioning \"Nagasaki\"] | {
"category": "History",
"subcategory": "Military History",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1440_1 | Two of these entities are responsible for the Great Rift Valley located in East Africa. | 1 | [
"fault"
] | q1440 | Two of these entities are responsible for the Great Rift Valley located in East Africa. Subduction zones are found along them. Several of them are responsible for the area of volcanic activity known as the Ring of Fire, though movement along them more famously causes earthquakes. For 10 points, identify these gaps in the Earth's crust, which include one in California called the San Andreas. | [
[
0,
88
],
[
88,
127
],
[
127,
281
],
[
281,
393
]
] | {fault} | {
"category": "Geography",
"subcategory": "Physical Geography",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1700_6 | Fatty acids contain long chains of hydrogen and this element. Methane consists of four hydrogens bonded to this element. One form of this element in a cylindrical structure is the strongest known material, and is known as a namesake nanotube. Organic chemistry is the study of molecules containing this element. Its allotropes include diamond and graphite. For 10 points, name this element that makes up all living things. | 6 | [
"carbon nanotubes",
"C",
"carbon"
] | q1700 | Fatty acids contain long chains of hydrogen and this element. Methane consists of four hydrogens bonded to this element. One form of this element in a cylindrical structure is the strongest known material, and is known as a namesake nanotube. Organic chemistry is the study of molecules containing this element. Its allotropes include diamond and graphite. For 10 points, name this element that makes up all living things. | [
[
0,
62
],
[
62,
121
],
[
121,
243
],
[
243,
312
],
[
312,
357
],
[
357,
422
]
] | carbon [or C; accept carbon nanotubes before "nanotube"] | {
"category": "Science",
"subcategory": "Chemistry",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1461_3 | When James Madison revised this, it called for 7-year terms of office for Senators and 3-years terms for House members. Proposed by Edmund Randolph as 15 resolutions, more notable aspects of this plan included three branches of government and representation determined by population for both Houses. (*) For 10 points, identify this plan of government, named for the home state of Madison and Randolph, as well as Thomas Jefferson. | 3 | [
"Virginia Plan"
] | q1461 | When James Madison revised this, it called for 7-year terms of office for Senators and 3-years terms for House members. Proposed by Edmund Randolph as 15 resolutions, more notable aspects of this plan included three branches of government and representation determined by population for both Houses. (*) For 10 points, identify this plan of government, named for the home state of Madison and Randolph, as well as Thomas Jefferson. | [
[
0,
120
],
[
120,
300
],
[
300,
431
]
] | Virginia Plan | {
"category": "History",
"subcategory": "Political History",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1365_2 | This instrument plays the opening Promenade in Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, as well as the rising theme C-G-C in the opening of Richard Strauss' Thus Spake Zarathustra. This instrument's tone can be lowered by one-and-a-half steps by pressing either its third or both its first and second (*) valves. | 2 | [
"trumpet"
] | q1365 | This instrument plays the opening Promenade in Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, as well as the rising theme C-G-C in the opening of Richard Strauss' Thus Spake Zarathustra. This instrument's tone can be lowered by one-and-a-half steps by pressing either its third or both its first and second (*) valves. For 10 points, name this brass instrument whose timbre is slightly brighter than that of a cornet. | [
[
0,
180
],
[
180,
312
],
[
312,
410
]
] | trumpet | {
"category": "Fine Arts",
"subcategory": "Music",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q2066_4 | The god of war worshipped by these people was born from the union of a ball of feathers and Coatlicue (co-AHT-lee-KWAY). This people settled down in the place where they found an eagle, on a cactus, eating a snake. This people's main god threw himself on a funeral pyre after his chief rival, Tezcatlipoca (TEZ-cot-lee-POKE-AH), deceived him. For 10 points, identify this Mesoamerican civilization that worshipped the "Feathered Serpent," Quetzalcoatl (KWET-zahl- koh-AHT-ill). | 4 | [
"Aztecs"
] | q2066 | The god of war worshipped by these people was born from the union of a ball of feathers and Coatlicue (co-AHT-lee-KWAY). This people settled down in the place where they found an eagle, on a cactus, eating a snake. This people's main god threw himself on a funeral pyre after his chief rival, Tezcatlipoca (TEZ-cot-lee-POKE-AH), deceived him. For 10 points, identify this Mesoamerican civilization that worshipped the "Feathered Serpent," Quetzalcoatl (KWET-zahl- koh-AHT-ill). | [
[
0,
121
],
[
121,
215
],
[
215,
343
],
[
343,
477
]
] | {Aztecs} [prompt on {Mexicans}] | {
"category": "Mythology",
"subcategory": "",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q2479_1 | This document called for about 5 billion pounds in reparations from Germany and the return of the territories of Alsace and Lorraine to France. | 1 | [
"Versailles",
"Treaty of Versailles"
] | q2479 | 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? | [
[
0,
144
],
[
144,
273
],
[
273,
374
]
] | Treaty of {Versailles} | {
"category": "History",
"subcategory": "Political History",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q4480_6 | A triangular patch of clouds that circulates this planet quickly is known as The Scooter. Its atmosphere contains the fastest winds in the solar system. Its existence was predicted by Alexis Bouvard, and it was discovered by Johann Galle. It often contains the Great Dark Spot. Its largest moon, which has a retrograde orbit, is Triton. For 10 points, name this gas giant, the farthest from the Sun in the solar system. | 6 | [
"Neptune"
] | q4480 | A triangular patch of clouds that circulates this planet quickly is known as The Scooter. Its atmosphere contains the fastest winds in the solar system. Its existence was predicted by Alexis Bouvard, and it was discovered by Johann Galle. It often contains the Great Dark Spot. Its largest moon, which has a retrograde orbit, is Triton. For 10 points, name this gas giant, the farthest from the Sun in the solar system. | [
[
0,
90
],
[
90,
153
],
[
153,
239
],
[
239,
278
],
[
278,
337
],
[
337,
419
]
] | Neptune | {
"category": "Science",
"subcategory": "Astronomy",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1836_2 | One of these organic compounds is required for proteins to form blood clots, and sunlight is necessary for the body to produce another. The lack of one fat-soluble type results in night blindness, while beriberi (BARE-ee-BARE-ee) is caused by a diet deficient in one called thiamine. | 2 | [
"vitamins",
"Vitamin A until \"thiamine\" is read",
"more specific answers of Vitamin K, Vitamin D,",
"Vitamin K, Vitamin D,",
"Vitamin A"
] | q1836 | One of these organic compounds is required for proteins to form blood clots, and sunlight is necessary for the body to produce another. The lack of one fat-soluble type results in night blindness, while beriberi (BARE-ee-BARE-ee) is caused by a diet deficient in one called thiamine. The ascorbic acid one in citrus fruit brought an end to scurvy. For 10 points, name these organic nutrients like A, C, and B1 (B-"ONE") that are only needed in small amounts. | [
[
0,
136
],
[
136,
284
],
[
284,
348
],
[
348,
458
]
] | {vitamins} [accept more specific answers of {Vitamin K, Vitamin D,} or {Vitamin A} until "thiamine" is read] | {
"category": "Science",
"subcategory": "Biology",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1154_1 | In this novel, a widow seeks help moving her house out of the path of Farmer Fitzgibbon's plow. | 1 | [
"Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH",
"NIMH"
] | q1154 | In this novel, a widow seeks help moving her house out of the path of Farmer Fitzgibbon's plow. Jeremy takes her to visit a wise, old owl who suggests asking the title characters to move her house "to the lee of the stone." Those characters live in a rosebush and are technologically advanced rodents. For 10 points, identify this Robert O'Brien novel about the widow of Jonathan Frisby's efforts to save her family. | [
[
0,
96
],
[
96,
224
],
[
224,
302
],
[
302,
416
]
] | Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of {NIMH} | {
"category": "Literature",
"subcategory": "Plot and Characters",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q648_1 | This nation's Bay of Plenty is the home of a sphenodont (SFEE-noh-dahnt) reptile called the tuatara. | 1 | [
"New Zealand"
] | q648 | This nation's Bay of Plenty is the home of a sphenodont (SFEE-noh-dahnt) reptile called the tuatara. Its regions include Otago and Canterbury, whose chief city, Christchurch, was the site of a 2011 earthquake. The Cook Strait, which divides its North and South Islands, is the site of its capital, Wellington. For 10 points, the Maori people are the native inhabitants of what Pacific island nation east of Australia? | [
[
0,
101
],
[
101,
210
],
[
210,
310
],
[
310,
417
]
] | {New Zealand} | {
"category": "Science",
"subcategory": "Biology",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1900_4 | This man's wife Jiang Qing (“JANG CHING”) was a member of the Gang of Four. He escaped a Kuomintang (“KWO-min-TANG”) offensive led by Chiang Kai-shek (“CHANG kye-SHECK”) and went on the Long March in 1934. After he took power in 1949, his government adopted such policies as the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution. For 10 points, the Little Red Book was written by what Chairman of China's Communist Party? | 4 | [
"Mao Tse-tung",
"Chairman Mao",
"Mao Zedong",
"Mao"
] | q1900 | This man's wife Jiang Qing (“JANG CHING”) was a member of the Gang of Four. He escaped a Kuomintang (“KWO-min-TANG”) offensive led by Chiang Kai-shek (“CHANG kye-SHECK”) and went on the Long March in 1934. After he took power in 1949, his government adopted such policies as the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution. For 10 points, the Little Red Book was written by what Chairman of China's Communist Party? | [
[
0,
76
],
[
76,
206
],
[
206,
327
],
[
327,
418
]
] | {Mao} Zedong [or Mao Tse-tung; accept Chairman Mao before “Chairman”] | {
"category": "History",
"subcategory": "Political History",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1891_2 | Opposite corners of this constellation are at the start Saiph and Bellatrix. Though called its beta, its brightest star is usually Rigel [RY-jul]. | 2 | [
"Orion"
] | q1891 | 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"]. A line across its center formed by Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka is known as its "belt". For 10 points, name this constellation known as the Hunter. | [
[
0,
77
],
[
77,
147
],
[
147,
322
],
[
322,
411
],
[
411,
470
]
] | {Orion} [prompt on the \"Hunter\"] | {
"category": "Science",
"subcategory": "Astronomy",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q813_3 | This force allows accelerated rolling motion down an incline by producing a net torque on the object. In general, this nonconservative force is equal to the normal force times mu, its namesake coefficient, and it converts kinetic energy into internal energy. For a given object, the kinetic variety is less than the static type. | 3 | [
"friction"
] | q813 | This force allows accelerated rolling motion down an incline by producing a net torque on the object. In general, this nonconservative force is equal to the normal force times mu, its namesake coefficient, and it converts kinetic energy into internal energy. For a given object, the kinetic variety is less than the static type. For 10 points, name this force between surfaces that opposes the motion of an object. | [
[
0,
102
],
[
102,
259
],
[
259,
329
],
[
329,
414
]
] | friction | {
"category": "Science",
"subcategory": "Physics",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q12758_3 | At the bottom right of this painting, a girl steps on a dog, while a nun stands next to a servant. In the back, a figure is shown pausing on the stairs and looking at the central group. The king and the queen can be seen in a mirror, and the painter himself is shown holding a paint brush. | 3 | [
"Maids Honor",
"The Maids of Honor",
"Las Meninas",
"Maids",
"Honor"
] | q12758 | At the bottom right of this painting, a girl steps on a dog, while a nun stands next to a servant. In the back, a figure is shown pausing on the stairs and looking at the central group. The king and the queen can be seen in a mirror, and the painter himself is shown holding a paint brush. For 10 points, identify this painting of the Spanish court in which maids surround the Infant Margarita, by Diego Velazquez. | [
[
0,
99
],
[
99,
186
],
[
186,
290
],
[
290,
414
]
] | {Las Meninas} [accept The {Maids} of {Honor}] | {
"category": "Fine Arts",
"subcategory": "",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q2603_2 | In this work, Quimbo and Sambo violently beat the protagonist and Eliza escapes over the Ohio River with her baby. This work's title character meets Augustine after he saves little Eva St. Clare from drowning. | 2 | [
"Uncle Tom\\'s Cabin",
"Uncle Tom\\'s Cabin or, Life among the Lowly",
"Uncle Tom\\'s Cabin Life among Lowly",
"Lowly",
"Life among"
] | q2603 | In this work, Quimbo and Sambo violently beat the protagonist and Eliza escapes over the Ohio River with her baby. This work's title character meets Augustine after he saves little Eva St. Clare from drowning. He is sold to Master Haley and to (*) Simon Legree. For 10 points, name this book about a slave whose death sets the Shelbys' slaves free, a book by Harriet Beecher Stowe. | [
[
0,
115
],
[
115,
210
],
[
210,
262
],
[
262,
381
]
] | {Uncle Tom\'s Cabin;} or, {Life among} the {Lowly} | {
"category": "Literature",
"subcategory": "Plot and Characters",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q832_2 | This text was written down by Sahabas (sah-HAH-bahs) after the death of the leader that received it. The clarification of the meaning and significance of this document is the practice of tafsir (TAHFSEER). | 2 | [
"Koran",
"Qur'an"
] | q832 | 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? | [
[
0,
101
],
[
101,
206
],
[
206,
269
],
[
269,
363
],
[
363,
439
]
] | Qur'an [or Koran] | {
"category": "Religion",
"subcategory": "",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q541_3 | In Jainism, this object's central point is Mount Meru. In Chinese mythology, this object is the lower half of a cosmic egg split by Pangu, while in ancient Egypt the original form of this object was the primordial (*) mound. This region will be reborn from a massive flood after Rangarok. | 3 | [
"land",
"equivalents like world",
"Earth",
"The world"
] | q541 | In Jainism, this object's central point is Mount Meru. In Chinese mythology, this object is the lower half of a cosmic egg split by Pangu, while in ancient Egypt the original form of this object was the primordial (*) mound. This region will be reborn from a massive flood after Rangarok. For 10 points, name this planet subjected to a massive flood that Noah escaped. | [
[
0,
55
],
[
55,
225
],
[
225,
289
],
[
289,
368
]
] | {Earth} [accept equivalents like world or land before \"planet\" is mentioned] | {
"category": "Mythology",
"subcategory": "",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q5790_1 | A group of genes coding for lactose breakdown, known as the lac operon, was first discovered in this model organism. | 1 | [
"Escherichia coli",
"coli"
] | q5790 | A group of genes coding for lactose breakdown, known as the lac operon, was first discovered in this model organism. Although it is not Shigella, shiga toxins are produced in virulent strains of this organism such as its serotype O157:H7. They colonize the human gut at birth. For 10 points, name these gramnegative bacteria that are a common cause of food poisoning and food recalls. | [
[
0,
117
],
[
117,
239
],
[
239,
277
],
[
277,
384
]
] | Escherichia {coli} [prompt on Bacillus coli communis] | {
"category": "Science",
"subcategory": "Biology",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q2505_4 | This quantity can be measured by a psychrometer (sye-KRAH-meht-er) or a hygrometer. It can be computed as a ratio using either mixing ratio or partial pressure of water. At its maximum, the amounts of water evaporating and condensing are in equilibrium. For 10 points, water content divided by capacity gives what measure of moisture in the air, often expressed as a percent? | 4 | [
"RH",
"relative humidity"
] | q2505 | This quantity can be measured by a psychrometer (sye-KRAH-meht-er) or a hygrometer. It can be computed as a ratio using either mixing ratio or partial pressure of water. At its maximum, the amounts of water evaporating and condensing are in equilibrium. For 10 points, water content divided by capacity gives what measure of moisture in the air, often expressed as a percent? | [
[
0,
84
],
[
84,
170
],
[
170,
254
],
[
254,
375
]
] | {relative humidity} [or {RH}] | {
"category": "Science",
"subcategory": "Earth Science",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1433_4 | One mission in this program docked with the spacecraft used by Soyuz (soy-"OOZE") 19. The numerically first mission in this program was retroactively named after a fire burst out during a test run. Harrison Schmitt, a geologist, was part of its last mission, number 17. One mission in this program spawned the line, "Houston, we've had a problem." | 4 | [
"Apollo Program",
"Apollo",
"Apollo Extension Series",
"Apollo Applications Program"
] | q1433 | One mission in this program docked with the spacecraft used by Soyuz (soy-"OOZE") 19. The numerically first mission in this program was retroactively named after a fire burst out during a test run. Harrison Schmitt, a geologist, was part of its last mission, number 17. One mission in this program spawned the line, "Houston, we've had a problem." For 10 points, name this NASA program whose mission 11 saw man first walk on the moon. | [
[
0,
86
],
[
86,
198
],
[
198,
270
],
[
270,
348
],
[
348,
434
]
] | {Apollo} Program [accept {Apollo Extension Series} or {Apollo Applications Program} before "first"] | {
"category": "History",
"subcategory": "Scientific History",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q5689_3 | This body contains an unusually reflective equatorial region known as Xanadu. It is in a 3:4 orbital resonance with Hyperion. In 2010, the Cassini-Huygens probe found evidence of a cryovolcano named Sotra Facula on this moon. | 3 | [
"Titan"
] | q5689 | This body contains an unusually reflective equatorial region known as Xanadu. It is in a 3:4 orbital resonance with Hyperion. In 2010, the Cassini-Huygens probe found evidence of a cryovolcano named Sotra Facula on this moon. This moon's surface contains methane lakes, and it has a dense, opaque atmosphere. For 10 points, name this largest moon of Saturn. | [
[
0,
78
],
[
78,
126
],
[
126,
226
],
[
226,
309
],
[
309,
357
]
] | Titan | {
"category": "Science",
"subcategory": "Astronomy",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q470_4 | The number of positive real roots of a polynomial can be found by this man's Rule of Signs. His philosophical works include the Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy. He is the namesake of the standard x-y coordinate system. For 10 points, give this French philosopher and mathematician whose most famous attributed quote is "cogito ergo sum," or, "I think, therefore I am." | 4 | [
"Descartes' Rule of Signs",
"Rene Descartes",
"Descartes"
] | q470 | The number of positive real roots of a polynomial can be found by this man's Rule of Signs. His philosophical works include the Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy. He is the namesake of the standard x-y coordinate system. For 10 points, give this French philosopher and mathematician whose most famous attributed quote is "cogito ergo sum," or, "I think, therefore I am." | [
[
0,
92
],
[
92,
185
],
[
185,
243
],
[
243,
392
]
] | Rene {Descartes} [accept {Descartes' Rule of Signs} before "Rule"] | {
"category": "Science",
"subcategory": "Mathematics",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q2807_3 | During his execution, this figure was pierced by the Lance of Longinus. In addition to yelling at a fig tree for not bearing fruit, this figure healed a pig-eating man from Gerasa possessed by a horde of devils named Legion. This man was put to death by Pontius Pilate, and drops of his blood fell into the Holy Grail. | 3 | [
"Jesus Christ",
"either"
] | q2807 | During his execution, this figure was pierced by the Lance of Longinus. In addition to yelling at a fig tree for not bearing fruit, this figure healed a pig-eating man from Gerasa possessed by a horde of devils named Legion. This man was put to death by Pontius Pilate, and drops of his blood fell into the Holy Grail. For 10 points, name this Messiah and only son of God according to Christianity. | [
[
0,
72
],
[
72,
225
],
[
225,
319
],
[
319,
398
]
] | {Jesus Christ} [accept {either}] | {
"category": "Religion",
"subcategory": "",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1254_2 | The muon was detected in a device named for these objects; that device was succeeded by the bubble chamber. Adding silver iodide to these structures attempts to release their contents in a namesake "seeding" technique. | 2 | [
"cloud chamber",
"clouds"
] | q1254 | The muon was detected in a device named for these objects; that device was succeeded by the bubble chamber. Adding silver iodide to these structures attempts to release their contents in a namesake "seeding" technique. These structures are formed when the temperature falls below the dew point, causing condensation of water. For 10 points, cumulus, stratus, and cirrus are all types of what water formations in the sky? | [
[
0,
108
],
[
108,
219
],
[
219,
326
],
[
326,
420
]
] | {clouds} [accept {cloud chamber} before "release" is read] | {
"category": "Science",
"subcategory": "Physics",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q2706_3 | Friezes removed from this building in 1812 are now housed in the British museum and are known as the Elgin Marbles. This building housed a statue that holds Nike in her right hand; that statue was created by Phidias (“FID-ee-us”) and is a cult statue dedicated to Athena. For 10 points, name this temple with Doric columns on the Acropolis in Athens. | 3 | [
"The Parthenon",
"Parthenon"
] | q2706 | Friezes removed from this building in 1812 are now housed in the British museum and are known as the Elgin Marbles. This building housed a statue that holds Nike in her right hand; that statue was created by Phidias (“FID-ee-us”) and is a cult statue dedicated to Athena. For 10 points, name this temple with Doric columns on the Acropolis in Athens. | [
[
0,
116
],
[
116,
272
],
[
272,
350
]
] | The {Parthenon} | {
"category": "History",
"subcategory": "Cultural History",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q3232_1 | Arthur Doodson designed a machine for predicting the magnitude of these events. | 1 | [
"tides"
] | q3232 | Arthur Doodson designed a machine for predicting the magnitude of these events. They occur in a cycle that includes "stand" periods followed by "slack water" periods. An unusually high concentration of dinoflagellates (DYE-no-FLADGE-ell-ates) can cause the "red" type. Weak versions of these events are known as "neap" ones and occur in the first and third quarters of the lunar cycle. For 10 points, name these variations in the sea level. | [
[
0,
80
],
[
80,
167
],
[
167,
269
],
[
269,
386
],
[
386,
440
]
] | tides | {
"category": "Science",
"subcategory": "Earth Science",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q2222_2 | An early invention used to make art works in this medium was the daguerreotype [duh-gayr-"row"-"type"]. Eadweard ["edward"] Muybridge created works in this medium which clarified the method by which horses gallop. | 2 | [
"photographs",
"word forms"
] | q2222 | An early invention used to make art works in this medium was the daguerreotype [duh-gayr-"row"-"type"]. Eadweard ["edward"] Muybridge created works in this medium which clarified the method by which horses gallop. The Steerage and Migrant Mother are specific examples of these types of art works. Works in this medium showing Yosemite National Park were created by (*) Ansel Adams. For 10 points, name these objects which can be instantly produced by Polaroids. | [
[
0,
104
],
[
104,
214
],
[
214,
297
],
[
297,
382
],
[
382,
461
]
] | photographs [accept word forms; prompt on \"pictures\"] | {
"category": "Fine Arts",
"subcategory": "",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q2307_4 | He wrote that "This is the way the world ends/Not with a bang but a whimper" in his poem "The Hollow Men." He also wrote the collection "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats." The phrase "the women come and go/Talking of Michelangelo" appears in his "The (*) Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock." His most famous work states that "April is the cruelest month." | 4 | [
"T(homas) S(tearns) Eliot",
"Eliot"
] | q2307 | He wrote that "This is the way the world ends/Not with a bang but a whimper" in his poem "The Hollow Men." He also wrote the collection "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats." The phrase "the women come and go/Talking of Michelangelo" appears in his "The (*) Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock." His most famous work states that "April is the cruelest month." For 10 points, name this poet of "The Waste Land." | [
[
0,
107
],
[
107,
175
],
[
175,
292
],
[
292,
356
],
[
356,
406
]
] | T(homas) S(tearns) {Eliot} | {
"category": "Literature",
"subcategory": "Author and Works",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q165_3 | An ideal blackbody is an object that absorbs all energy transferred by this process. This is the process in which energy is transferred from the Sun to the Earth, because it is the only form of heat exchange that can pass through a vacuum. It takes its name from the fact that it emits energy in all directions. | 3 | [
"radiation",
"heat radiation",
"thermal radiation"
] | q165 | An ideal blackbody is an object that absorbs all energy transferred by this process. This is the process in which energy is transferred from the Sun to the Earth, because it is the only form of heat exchange that can pass through a vacuum. It takes its name from the fact that it emits energy in all directions. For 10 points, name this type of heat exchange that differs from convection and conduction. | [
[
0,
85
],
[
85,
240
],
[
240,
312
],
[
312,
403
]
] | thermal {radiation} [or heat radiation] | {
"category": "Science",
"subcategory": "Physics",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q3276_2 | An operation of this name can be performed on two matrices, one of which has an equal number of rows to the other's number of columns. Although this operation is not uniquely defined for vectors, two approximations are the cross product and the dot product. | 2 | [
"matrix multiplication in the first sentence",
"multiplication"
] | q3276 | An operation of this name can be performed on two matrices, one of which has an equal number of rows to the other's number of columns. Although this operation is not uniquely defined for vectors, two approximations are the cross product and the dot product. This operation is governed by the distributive property. For 10 points, identify this arithmetic operation, the inverse of division. | [
[
0,
135
],
[
135,
258
],
[
258,
315
],
[
315,
390
]
] | {multiplication} [accept matrix {multiplication} in the first sentence] | {
"category": "Science",
"subcategory": "Mathematics",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1624_2 | After being ransomed from pirates, this man captured his kidnappers and crucified them. At the Battle of Alesia (ah-LEE-see-ah), this man defeated Vercingetorix (ver-sin-GEH-tor-icks) and conquered Gaul. | 2 | [
"Caesar",
"Gaius Julius Caesar"
] | q1624 | After being ransomed from pirates, this man captured his kidnappers and crucified them. At the Battle of Alesia (ah-LEE-see-ah), this man defeated Vercingetorix (ver-sin-GEH-tor-icks) and conquered Gaul. After Pompey ordered him to disband his army, he crossed the Rubicon. For 10 points, name this Roman general who was appointed dictator and later assassinated on the Ides of March by Brutus. | [
[
0,
88
],
[
88,
204
],
[
204,
274
],
[
274,
394
]
] | Gaius Julius {Caesar} | {
"category": "History",
"subcategory": "Military History",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1635_3 | In standard units, this force's namesake constant equals 6.67 times ten to the negative eleventh power. This force's magnitude is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between two objects. On earth it causes objects to accelerate at 9.81 meters per second squared. | 3 | [
"gravity",
"gravitation",
"(universal) gravitation and other word forms"
] | q1635 | In standard units, this force's namesake constant equals 6.67 times ten to the negative eleventh power. This force's magnitude is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between two objects. On earth it causes objects to accelerate at 9.81 meters per second squared. It acts more strongly on objects of greater mass. For 10 points, name this fundamental force that causes objects to fall to the ground. | [
[
0,
104
],
[
104,
204
],
[
204,
280
],
[
280,
330
],
[
330,
415
]
] | {gravity} [or (universal) {gravitation} and other word forms] | {
"category": "Science",
"subcategory": "Physics",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1498_2 | The IBM Model M is a particularly highly regarded example of this type of device. They sometimes use the Dvorak layout, but the most popular arrangement for them was designed by Christopher Sholes and is deliberately inefficient to avoid (*) jamming. | 2 | [
"(computer",
"typewriter) keyboards",
"keyboards"
] | q1498 | The IBM Model M is a particularly highly regarded example of this type of device. They sometimes use the Dvorak layout, but the most popular arrangement for them was designed by Christopher Sholes and is deliberately inefficient to avoid (*) jamming. For 10 points, name these devices that often use the QWERTY [KWUR-tee] layout, and are used to enter numbers and letters into a computer. | [
[
0,
82
],
[
82,
251
],
[
251,
388
]
] | (computer or typewriter) {keyboards} | {
"category": "Technology",
"subcategory": "",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q2525_1 | This building was constructed with help from Hiram (HYE-ruhm), King of Tyre ("TIRE"). | 1 | [
"temple of Solomon",
"temple of Jerusalem"
] | q2525 | 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. This building housed the Ark of the Covenant. After it was destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar (NEH-boo-kah-NEZZ-er), it was rebuilt, only to be destroyed again in 70 CE. For 10 points, identify this place of worship first built by Solomon. | [
[
0,
86
],
[
86,
150
],
[
150,
234
],
[
234,
280
],
[
280,
397
],
[
397,
466
]
] | {temple of Jerusalem} [accept temple of Solomon before "Dome of the Rock;" prompt on temple] | {
"category": "History",
"subcategory": "Ancient History",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q3303_2 | This man was targeted in the Conway Cabal, which was partially due to his losses at Germantown and Brandywine. He declared political parties to be a "frightful despotism" and warned against engaging in "entangling alliances" in his Farewell Address, after which his former Vice President John Adams became President. | 2 | [
"George Washington"
] | q3303 | This man was targeted in the Conway Cabal, which was partially due to his losses at Germantown and Brandywine. He declared political parties to be a "frightful despotism" and warned against engaging in "entangling alliances" in his Farewell Address, after which his former Vice President John Adams became President. For 10 points, name this leader of the Continental Army who became the first President of the United States. | [
[
0,
111
],
[
111,
317
],
[
317,
425
]
] | George Washington | {
"category": "History",
"subcategory": "Political History",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1900_2 | This man's wife Jiang Qing (“JANG CHING”) was a member of the Gang of Four. He escaped a Kuomintang (“KWO-min-TANG”) offensive led by Chiang Kai-shek (“CHANG kye-SHECK”) and went on the Long March in 1934. | 2 | [
"Mao Tse-tung",
"Chairman Mao",
"Mao Zedong",
"Mao"
] | q1900 | This man's wife Jiang Qing (“JANG CHING”) was a member of the Gang of Four. He escaped a Kuomintang (“KWO-min-TANG”) offensive led by Chiang Kai-shek (“CHANG kye-SHECK”) and went on the Long March in 1934. After he took power in 1949, his government adopted such policies as the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution. For 10 points, the Little Red Book was written by what Chairman of China's Communist Party? | [
[
0,
76
],
[
76,
206
],
[
206,
327
],
[
327,
418
]
] | {Mao} Zedong [or Mao Tse-tung; accept Chairman Mao before “Chairman”] | {
"category": "History",
"subcategory": "Political History",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q3192_1 | In a video on Funny or Die, the family of Greg Pinkleton, who believes he is the title character of this series, stages an intervention. | 1 | [
"Harry Potter"
] | q3192 | In a video on Funny or Die, the family of Greg Pinkleton, who believes he is the title character of this series, stages an intervention. Youtube user Paint sang a summary of this series in 99 seconds using movie themes, while another Youtube user, Neil Cicierega, created a parody of this series in which puppets sing along to a "Mysterious Ticking Noise". For 10 points, name this book series in which Ron and Hermione accompany the title boy wizard. | [
[
0,
137
],
[
137,
357
],
[
357,
451
]
] | Harry Potter | {
"category": "Television/Movies",
"subcategory": "",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q456_2 | This leader has a weekly talk show, Aló Presidente (ah-LO pre-zi-DEN-tay), which went on hiatus in June 2011 when he traveled to Cuba for cancer treatment. This leader called Barack Obama a "clown" and has suggested that the U.S. is responsible for numerous cases of cancer among various South American leaders. | 2 | [
"Hugo Chavez"
] | q456 | This leader has a weekly talk show, Aló Presidente (ah-LO pre-zi-DEN-tay), which went on hiatus in June 2011 when he traveled to Cuba for cancer treatment. This leader called Barack Obama a "clown" and has suggested that the U.S. is responsible for numerous cases of cancer among various South American leaders. For 10 points, name this current President of Venezuela. | [
[
0,
156
],
[
156,
312
],
[
312,
368
]
] | Hugo Chavez | {
"category": "Politics",
"subcategory": "Political Figures",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1108_2 | This leader defeated General Arnegisclus (ar-neh-GISS-kluss) at the Battle of the Utus shortly before destroying the city of Marcianopolis. He withdrew after the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains against armies under the command of Flavius Aetius (FLAY-vee-us AY-tee-us) and Theodoric (THEE-oh-DORick) I of the Visigoths. | 2 | [
"Attila the Hun",
"Attila"
] | q1108 | This leader defeated General Arnegisclus (ar-neh-GISS-kluss) at the Battle of the Utus shortly before destroying the city of Marcianopolis. He withdrew after the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains against armies under the command of Flavius Aetius (FLAY-vee-us AY-tee-us) and Theodoric (THEE-oh-DORick) I of the Visigoths. This man shared power with his brother Bleda (BLAY-duh) until Bleda's death around 445. For 10 points, identify this man nicknamed the Scourge of God, leader of the Huns. | [
[
0,
140
],
[
140,
321
],
[
321,
409
],
[
409,
491
]
] | {Attila} the Hun | {
"category": "History",
"subcategory": "Military History",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1860_4 | This poet wrote of a man who is asked, "Why don't you speak for yourself, John?" when he delivers another man's marriage proposal in "The Courtship of Miles Standish." This poet of "The Children's Hour" also wrote of a man who saw two lamps in the belfry of the Old North Church, indicating that the British were arriving by sea. For 10 points, name this poet of "Paul Revere's Ride," who also wrote "The Song of Hiawatha." | 4 | [
"Henry Wadsworth Longfellow"
] | q1860 | This poet wrote of a man who is asked, "Why don't you speak for yourself, John?" when he delivers another man's marriage proposal in "The Courtship of Miles Standish." This poet of "The Children's Hour" also wrote of a man who saw two lamps in the belfry of the Old North Church, indicating that the British were arriving by sea. For 10 points, name this poet of "Paul Revere's Ride," who also wrote "The Song of Hiawatha." | [
[
0,
81
],
[
81,
168
],
[
168,
330
],
[
330,
423
]
] | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow | {
"category": "Literature",
"subcategory": "Author and Works",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1116_1 | For an ideal gas, this property is proportional to the average kinetic energy of the particles. | 1 | [
"temperature"
] | q1116 | 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. According to the third law of thermodynamics, a perfect crystal has zero entropy when this property is (*) absolute zero. For 10 points, name this quantity whose SI unit is the kelvin and that can also be measured on the Celsius and Fahrenheit scales. | [
[
0,
96
],
[
96,
196
],
[
196,
318
],
[
318,
447
]
] | {temperature} [do not accept \"heat\"] | {
"category": "Science",
"subcategory": "Physics",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q3414_1 | One of these creatures named Ladon guarded the golden apples of the Hesperides [hes-PEER-uh-dees]. | 1 | [
"Dragons"
] | q3414 | One of these creatures named Ladon guarded the golden apples of the Hesperides [hes-PEER-uh-dees]. A Babylonian one of these creatures known as Tiamat was slain by Marduk [MAHR-dook]. One in Norse mythology was named Fafnir and was slain for his gold. (*) Puff is a "magic" example of, for 10 points, what kind of legendeary reptile that breathed fire and was allegedly slain by Saint George? | [
[
0,
99
],
[
99,
184
],
[
184,
252
],
[
252,
392
]
] | Dragons | {
"category": "Mythology",
"subcategory": "",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1598_2 | One structure in this organ, the Bowman's capsule, is divided into several layers including the visceral and parietal layers. The adrenal glands are located just above this organ, whose loop of Henle [HEN-lee] helps concentrate (*) urine. | 2 | [
"kidneys"
] | q1598 | One structure in this organ, the Bowman's capsule, is divided into several layers including the visceral and parietal layers. The adrenal glands are located just above this organ, whose loop of Henle [HEN-lee] helps concentrate (*) urine. Dialysis is used as an alternative when this organ fails. For 10 points, name these organs composed of nephrons whose main function is to filter blood and produce urine. | [
[
0,
126
],
[
126,
239
],
[
239,
297
],
[
297,
408
]
] | kidneys | {
"category": "Science",
"subcategory": "Biology",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1989_4 | This author wrote about the eviction of Nell Trent and her grandfather from The Old Curiosity Shop. In another work by this author, Abel Magwitch raises a fortune for the orphan Pip, who loves Estella. He also wrote about Sydney Carton sacrificing himself to save Charles Darnay in a work set in London and Paris. For 10 points, name this author who wrote Great Expectations and A Tale of Two Cities. | 4 | [
"Boz",
"Dickens",
"Charles Dickens"
] | q1989 | This author wrote about the eviction of Nell Trent and her grandfather from The Old Curiosity Shop. In another work by this author, Abel Magwitch raises a fortune for the orphan Pip, who loves Estella. He also wrote about Sydney Carton sacrificing himself to save Charles Darnay in a work set in London and Paris. For 10 points, name this author who wrote Great Expectations and A Tale of Two Cities. | [
[
0,
100
],
[
100,
202
],
[
202,
314
],
[
314,
400
]
] | Charles {Dickens} [accept {Boz}] | {
"category": "Literature",
"subcategory": "Author and Works",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q2728_4 | This god hung himself from Yggdrasil for nine days and nights in order to obtain the knowledge of runes. This owner of the spear Gungnir gives all his food to his wolves Geri and Freki and receives information about the world through his ravens Hugin and Munin. This husband of Frigg was known as the "Allfather" and will be killed at (*) Ragnarok by the wolf Fenrir. For 10 points, name this chief god of Norse mythology. | 4 | [
"Wodan, Wotan,",
"Wodinaz",
"Odin"
] | q2728 | This god hung himself from Yggdrasil for nine days and nights in order to obtain the knowledge of runes. This owner of the spear Gungnir gives all his food to his wolves Geri and Freki and receives information about the world through his ravens Hugin and Munin. This husband of Frigg was known as the "Allfather" and will be killed at (*) Ragnarok by the wolf Fenrir. For 10 points, name this chief god of Norse mythology. | [
[
0,
105
],
[
105,
262
],
[
262,
368
],
[
368,
422
]
] | Odin [accept Wodan, Wotan, or Wodinaz] | {
"category": "Mythology",
"subcategory": "",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1797_3 | This owner of a stuffed elephant named Ella Funt plays a black-nosed sheep in a Christmas play and dresses up as "the baddest witch in the world." She has a cat named Picky-Picky until it dies, and she also sees herself in an infinite mirror. This best friend of Howie Kemp lives on the same street as Henry Higgins. | 3 | [
"Ramona",
"Ramona Geraldine Quimby",
"Ramona Quimby",
"either",
"Quimby"
] | q1797 | This owner of a stuffed elephant named Ella Funt plays a black-nosed sheep in a Christmas play and dresses up as "the baddest witch in the world." She has a cat named Picky-Picky until it dies, and she also sees herself in an infinite mirror. This best friend of Howie Kemp lives on the same street as Henry Higgins. For 10 points, name this little sister of Beezus, the main character of a series of books by Beverly Cleary. | [
[
0,
147
],
[
147,
243
],
[
243,
317
],
[
317,
425
]
] | {Ramona} Geraldine {Quimby} [accept either] | {
"category": "Literature",
"subcategory": "Plot and Characters",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q6541_1 | The Bernoulli one approximates the powers of x plus 1 to a linear equation using the power for the slope. | 1 | [
"inequality"
] | q6541 | The Bernoulli one approximates the powers of x plus 1 to a linear equation using the power for the slope. The "triangle" one sets a restriction for the possible lengths of the third side of a triangle given the other two. Dividing by a negative number results in a sign change in, for 10 points, what mathematical statement about relative size of two entities, characterized by use of greater-than and less-than signs? | [
[
0,
106
],
[
106,
222
],
[
222,
418
]
] | inequality | {
"category": "Science",
"subcategory": "Mathematics",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q2443_4 | 4 times the infinite sum one, minus one third, plus one fifth, minus one seventh, et cetera, equals this number. It is approximately equal to 355/113, 333/106, and (*) 22/7. One hundred eighty degrees equals this many radians, and this number is the area of a circle with radius 1. For 10 points, the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter equals what number, about 3.14? | 4 | [
"pi"
] | q2443 | 4 times the infinite sum one, minus one third, plus one fifth, minus one seventh, et cetera, equals this number. It is approximately equal to 355/113, 333/106, and (*) 22/7. One hundred eighty degrees equals this many radians, and this number is the area of a circle with radius 1. For 10 points, the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter equals what number, about 3.14? | [
[
0,
113
],
[
113,
174
],
[
174,
282
],
[
282,
387
]
] | pi | {
"category": "Science",
"subcategory": "Mathematics",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1473_3 | The Long Walls connected this city to its port, Piraeus (“peer-AY-us”). The Delian (“DEAL-ee-un”) League was headed by this city, where plague broke out in 429 BC, killing its leader, Pericles (“PEAR- ick-lees”). Its forces won the Battle of Marathon, but were defeated by Sparta in the Peloponnesian (“PELL-uh-poe-NEES-yun”) War. | 3 | [
"Athens"
] | q1473 | The Long Walls connected this city to its port, Piraeus (“peer-AY-us”). The Delian (“DEAL-ee-un”) League was headed by this city, where plague broke out in 429 BC, killing its leader, Pericles (“PEAR- ick-lees”). Its forces won the Battle of Marathon, but were defeated by Sparta in the Peloponnesian (“PELL-uh-poe-NEES-yun”) War. For 10 points, name this democratic city-state of ancient Greece, the home of Socrates (“SOCK-ruh-tees”) and Plato. | [
[
0,
72
],
[
72,
213
],
[
213,
331
],
[
331,
446
]
] | {Athens} | {
"category": "History",
"subcategory": "Ancient History",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q10478_3 | In one poem, this writer depicted the blacksmith named Basil as the father of Gabriel, who is the sweetheart of the title daughter of Benedict. In another poem, this writer depicted the evil magician named Pearl-Feather who is defeated by a title Native American. For 10 points, name this American writer who wrote Evangeline and The Song of Hiawatha. | 3 | [
"Longfellow",
"Henry Wadsworth Longfellow"
] | q10478 | In one poem, this writer depicted the blacksmith named Basil as the father of Gabriel, who is the sweetheart of the title daughter of Benedict. In another poem, this writer depicted the evil magician named Pearl-Feather who is defeated by a title Native American. For 10 points, name this American writer who wrote Evangeline and The Song of Hiawatha. | [
[
0,
144
],
[
144,
264
],
[
264,
351
]
] | Henry Wadsworth {Longfellow} | {
"category": "Literature",
"subcategory": "Author and Works",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1694_4 | One character in this novel asks the protagonist if he's happy; that character is Clarisse McClellan. Another character in this book sets herself on fire rather than leave her house. Professor Faber helps lead the main character away from the Mechanical Hound. The protagonist of this novel kills his boss Beatty by setting him on (*) fire. | 4 | [
"Fahrenheit-451"
] | q1694 | 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. | [
[
0,
102
],
[
102,
183
],
[
183,
261
],
[
261,
341
],
[
341,
427
]
] | Fahrenheit-451 | {
"category": "Literature",
"subcategory": "Plot and Characters",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q2085_2 | pH in this fluid is regulated by the bicarbonate (“bi-CAR-bo-nate”) ion buffer system. Cells in this fluid include leukocytes (“LOO-ko-sites”) and erythrocytes (“uh-RITH-ro-sites”), while platelets help form clots that stop its flow. | 2 | [
"blood"
] | q2085 | 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. For 10 points, name this fluid that delivers oxygen and nutrients to cells and is pumped by the heart. | [
[
0,
87
],
[
87,
234
],
[
234,
271
],
[
271,
373
]
] | blood | {
"category": "Science",
"subcategory": "Biology",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q59_3 | This character watches a lion and a unicorn fight over a crown, and although her cat Dinah will not talk to her, the Tiger Lily and the other flowers will. She shrinks after drinking a potion labeled "Drink Me," and attends a tea party with a sleepy Dormouse, a March Hare, and a Mad Hatter. For 10 points, name this girl from Through the Looking Glass, a Lewis Carroll character that also went on Adventures in Wonderland. | 3 | [
"Alice",
"The White King until \"her\"",
"White King"
] | q59 | This character watches a lion and a unicorn fight over a crown, and although her cat Dinah will not talk to her, the Tiger Lily and the other flowers will. She shrinks after drinking a potion labeled "Drink Me," and attends a tea party with a sleepy Dormouse, a March Hare, and a Mad Hatter. For 10 points, name this girl from Through the Looking Glass, a Lewis Carroll character that also went on Adventures in Wonderland. | [
[
0,
156
],
[
156,
292
],
[
292,
423
]
] | {Alice} [accept The {White King} until "her"] | {
"category": "Literature",
"subcategory": "Plot and Characters",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q3430_1 | This substance, along with milk, is a symbol of fertility in Hinduism. | 1 | [
"water"
] | q3430 | This substance, along with milk, is a symbol of fertility in Hinduism. It's not fire, but it has a namesake temple in Zoroastrianism, and Shintoism describes an island that is made from this substance. In Roman Catholicism, this substance is paired with chrism in its most famous use, and Jesus used it to (*) wash the Apostles' feet. For ten points, name this substance that John the Baptist used for baptism in the Jordan River. | [
[
0,
71
],
[
71,
202
],
[
202,
335
],
[
335,
430
]
] | water | {
"category": "Religion",
"subcategory": "",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q2530_2 | Lewis defined these substances as acceptors of electron pairs. The presence of the hydronium ion is necessary in the Arrhenius definition. | 2 | [
"acids"
] | q2530 | Lewis defined these substances as acceptors of electron pairs. The presence of the hydronium ion is necessary in the Arrhenius definition. Strong examples of these substances include nitric and sulfuric, which fit the Bronsted-Lowry model as donors of hydrogen ions and turn blue litmus paper red. For 10 points, name these substances with pH lower than 7 that neutralize bases. | [
[
0,
63
],
[
63,
139
],
[
139,
298
],
[
298,
378
]
] | acids | {
"category": "Science",
"subcategory": "Chemistry",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1342_3 | Near the end of this novel, Marya Bolkonskaya (“MAR-yuh BOWL-con-SKY-uh”) marries a cavalry officer named Nikolay. Nikolay's sister later marries the former husband of the most fascinating woman in Petersburg, Helene Kuragina (“eh-LEN kur-AH-jin-ah”). By the end of this novel, Natasha Rostova (“ross-TOE-vah”) marries Pierre Bezukhov (“BEZ-oo-kov”). | 3 | [
"War and Peace"
] | q1342 | Near the end of this novel, Marya Bolkonskaya (“MAR-yuh BOWL-con-SKY-uh”) marries a cavalry officer named Nikolay. Nikolay's sister later marries the former husband of the most fascinating woman in Petersburg, Helene Kuragina (“eh-LEN kur-AH-jin-ah”). By the end of this novel, Natasha Rostova (“ross-TOE-vah”) marries Pierre Bezukhov (“BEZ-oo-kov”). For 10 points, name this Leo Tolstoy novel that is notoriously long. | [
[
0,
115
],
[
115,
252
],
[
252,
351
],
[
351,
419
]
] | {War and Peace} | {
"category": "Literature",
"subcategory": "Plot and Characters",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q3430_3 | This substance, along with milk, is a symbol of fertility in Hinduism. It's not fire, but it has a namesake temple in Zoroastrianism, and Shintoism describes an island that is made from this substance. In Roman Catholicism, this substance is paired with chrism in its most famous use, and Jesus used it to (*) wash the Apostles' feet. | 3 | [
"water"
] | q3430 | This substance, along with milk, is a symbol of fertility in Hinduism. It's not fire, but it has a namesake temple in Zoroastrianism, and Shintoism describes an island that is made from this substance. In Roman Catholicism, this substance is paired with chrism in its most famous use, and Jesus used it to (*) wash the Apostles' feet. For ten points, name this substance that John the Baptist used for baptism in the Jordan River. | [
[
0,
71
],
[
71,
202
],
[
202,
335
],
[
335,
430
]
] | water | {
"category": "Religion",
"subcategory": "",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
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