Math Computation (20 seconds): 

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This Ray Bradbury novel takes place in a dystopian America where the main character's job is to burn any and all forms of written literature.

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A member of the first noble gas compound to be synthesized, this yellow-brown halogen gas is highly toxic. Name this chemical element, the smallest halogen and most electronegative element.

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This event highlighted some of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. Ultimately broken by General Benjamin Lincoln, it called for the abolition of common please and a reduction of taxes. Identify this rebellion in Massachusetts that lasted from 1786 to 1787.

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As a child, she and her siblings created imaginary lands such as Angria, Gondal, and Gaaldine which later appeared in the stories they wrote. Publishing this work under the pseudonym of Ellis Bell, identify this British novelist best known for Wuthering Heights.

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This action is usually done by state legislatures and commissions and happens every 10 years because of the US census. What is this called where the redrawing of House district lines are made to make each district equal in size?

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Translate the Spanish word "bufanda" to English.

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This play centers on a fight between Gooper and Brick over the estate of their father who is dying of cancer. Written in 1955, name this play written by Tennessee Williams.

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What musical ensemble consists of two violin players, a cellist, and a violist?

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This celestial body was discovered in 1978 and is the largest of the five known natural satellites of Pluto. Name it.

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This is called trimethyl xanthine and methyl theobromine but is known as theine when it is present in tea. What is xanthine alkaloid found in cacao, tea, and coffee?

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Math Computation (20 seconds):

If a right triangle has sides of 6 and x and a hypotenuse of 10, what is the value of x?

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What can you create through a combination of these factors: overcultivation, drought, overgrazing, and cutting down too much vegetation?

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An artist's inspiration may be called his (a)   , in honor of the nine goddesses of arts and learning.

What is the complement of a 5 degree angle?

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What is the smallest and highest-sounding brass instrument in an orchestra?

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An obscure river in northern Zaire has lent its name to a virus that suddenly appeared in 1995 in the southern Zairian city of Kiqueet, and a form of which appeared in Texas in 1996. Name this deadly virus that kills by massive hemorrhaging.

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They're among the most aggressive of birds, and they will attack a hawk. It's rather like the Swiss guards attacking the U.S. Army, because these birds all weigh less than an ounce. Name this type of bird which can fly backwards.

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What team won the first two indoor games played in World Series history?

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What is the colloquial term for wiretapping?

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What Norse god is known as the trickster god?

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A dynamic character is one who changes significantly during the course of a story. What adjective describes a character who does not change much during the story?

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What do these chemicals add to foods: riboflavin, caramel, indigo carmine, violaxanthin, methyl violet, paprika, turmeric?

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What animal's name is the Afrikaans for "earth-pig"?

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What word for an unpaid participant comes from the Latin word for "lover"?

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What word for a wide street is from the past participle of the French verb "to come to"?

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A-Words: All answers begin with A.

What expression of regret is drawn from the Greek meaning "a speech in defense"?

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Which societal condition's name derived from the Greek for "lack of a ruler"?

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