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In this country, an annual red crab migration takes place on Christmas Island. This country's state of Queensland contains the Great Barrier Reef, and dingoes and cockatoos can be found in this country's "Outback". For 10 points, Melbourne and Sydney are cities in which country that is also a continent?

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During this event, Todd Beamer rallied a counterattack by saying "Let's roll." That counterattack ended when a plane crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania during this event. United flight 93 failed to reach its intended target during, for 10 points, what terrorist attacks that destroyed the Twin Towers?

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This state's Salinas Valley is the setting for Of Mice and Men. This state's highest peak, Mt. Whitney, is near the country's lowest point. Sutter's Mill in this state started a gold rush, where 49ers flowed into this state's capital of Sacramento. For 10 points, name this state that contains Los Angeles.

(a)  

This work contains a set of stories about Mowgli. In it, Bagheera the panther and Baloo the bear teach Mowgli the Law of the Jungle.

(a)  

The New York World, one of these publications, owned by Joseph Pulitzer, practiced "yellow journalism." The New York Times and Washington Post are examples of these periodicals that report on current events.

(a)  

In the song "Do-Rei-Me" from "The Sound of Music," what is the first prepositional phrase?

(a)  

Ideal versions of this state of matter obey the equation PV=nRT [p v equals n r t]. Boyle's Law says that volume varies inversely with pressure in this state. Molecules in this state of matter completely fill the space of their container. For 10 points, name this state of matter that is more energetic than solids and liquids

(a)  

A "super" one of these landforms lies below Yellowstone. This landform comes in multiple forms, including composite and shield. Igneous rocks are formed by the cooling of the hot substance spouted by these landforms. For 10 points, name these landforms whose eruptions formed many islands, including Hawaii.

(a)  

This material comes in many forms, some of which are easier to recycle than others. Polyethylene [paa lee EH thuh leen] terephthalate [teh ref THA layt], which is used to make soda bottles, is commonly recycled, whereas polystyrene [paa lee STAI reen], used for styrofoam, is much more difficult to recycle.

(a)  

This branch of mathematics concerns the chance that something will happen. Simple experiments in this branch of mathematics might involve selecting colored marbles from a bag or rolling dice.

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