This dance takes its name from the final section of the danzón [dahn-SOHN]. Today's version is alternately known as "salsa on 2." Name this Cuban dance form, whose accompanying music was popularized by Pérez Prado.

The Greek root "dyn" [DINE] is found in the words "dynamite" and "dynamic." What is its English meaning?

In the United States, this river is in one way the opposite of the Continental Divide. Unlike the divide that separates water flow, this river collects much of the water flow from the Appalachians to the Rockies. Name this river that empties into the Gulf of Mexico.

How many real solutions does the following quadratic equation have? Y equals 5 X squared minus 3 X plus 8.

This project was made easier by the gap in the Appalachians carved by the Mohawk River. This man-made waterway began at the upper Hudson River and extended to Lake Erie. Name this canal project that opened a waterway from the Great Lakes to New York harbor.

This artist created a 9-foot-tall freestanding assemblage that he called The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even, although its more common title is The Large Glass. The most notorious of his so-called "readymades" was a urinal he signed "R. Mutt" and titled Fountain. Identify the Dada artist of Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2.

Many sentences of this type contain "such" or "so," or begin with "how" or "what." They should be used sparingly in--or some scholars say omitted completely from--academic writing. Name the type of sentence that expresses strong emotion.

Factor the following: X squared minus 4 X minus 32.

Although these African mammals resemble dogs, they are more closely related to cats. They have excellent sight, hearing, and smell for locating carrion, and can run for miles. Identify these carnivores, whose spotted variety hunt everything from young hippos to fish.

This novel is set in Two Mills, Pennsylvania, whose east and west ends are segregated along racial lines. The protagonist befriends Earl Grayson, Amanda Beale, and Mars Bar Thompson while searching for a home of his own. Name this Newbery winner by Jerry Spinelli.

These green, round, oval, or disk-shaped bodies are involved in the synthesis and storage of foodstuffs. Their green color comes from the presence of two pigments of chlorophyll. What are these structures within plant cells where photosynthesis takes place?

The advent of this Native American group marked the rise of militarism in Mesoamerica. They ruled what is now central Mexico from the 10th to the 12th century A.D., before being driven southward by the Aztecs. Identify this group whose best archaeological site is located near Tula, Mexico.

Like variety, this principle of art is concerned with visual interest. The artist might employ it by including rough and smooth textures or light tints and dark shades in her work. Give the word for this arrangement of opposite artistic elements.

Jerry has a spinner divided into 10 equal sectors numbered 1 through 10. What is the probability that, on any given spin, he lands on a number less than 5?

This story is set in the 19th century in Angels Camp, California. Simon Wheeler tells an Eastern man about Jim Smiley, who lost $40 to a cheating stranger. What is this tale of the amphibian Dan'l Webster, written by Mark Twain?

This process begins with a thickening and coiling of chromosomes. The process continues through a series of steps, including metaphase and telophase, before reaching cytokinesis [sigh-toh-kih-NEE-sis]. What do we call this process of reproduction by which one cell divides into two identical cells?

This musical adaptation of Green Grow the Lilacs is set in 1906 outside of Claremore. Romance blossoms between Will and Ado Annie, but Jud Fry tries to derail the love between Curly McLain and Laurey Williams. "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" and "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" are numbers from what first Rodgers and Hammerstein collaboration?

Multiple answers required. These skirmishes between the colonists and British troops marked the beginning of the American Revolution. They occurred after British General Thomas Gage ordered his troops to seize colonial weapon stores in April 1775. Name these two locations that were the scenes of these battles between Gage's forces and American patriots.

Janice purchased an energy efficient washer and dryer set. The set saves her 20 dollars a month on her electricity bill. How much money, in dollars, will Janice have saved on her electricity bill after 8 months?

This poet published her first volume of verse, Black Feeling, Black Talk, in response to the assassinations of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. She examined a moment between a grandmother and granddaughter in "Legacies." Who wrote "kidnap poem" and "Knoxville, Tennessee"?

This ethologist [ee-THOL-uh-jest] began her career by assisting the paleontologist Louis Leakey in Africa. She later established a camp in a game reserve so that she could observe the behavior of her subjects in the region. Name this British scientist who has written a number of books and articles about her work with chimpanzees.

This desert is the site of the Mogao [MOH-gow] Caves, a complex of Buddhist cave-temples. The desert straddles the border between Mongolia and China. Name this desert region, whose name comes from a Mongolian word meaning "waterless place."

This composer of the "Emperor's Hymn" and the Emperor Quartet called two of his oratorios The Seasons and The Creation. Nicknamed "Papa," he founded the Viennese classical school, and possibly invented the string quartet. Name this man, whose more than 100 symphonies include "Farewell" and "Surprise."

A pyramid has a rectangular base measuring 50 meters by 40 meters. The pyramid is 60 meters high. Find, in cubic meters, the volume of this pyramid.

This valley produces about a fourth of the food consumed in the United States. Surrounded by mountains, its only outlet to the sea is where the Sacramento and San Joaquin [wah-KEEN] rivers combine to enter San Francisco Bay. Name this valley that contains some of the richest farmland in the nation.

Specific answer required. This well-known geologic feature represents a strike-slip boundary between two major plates of the Earth's crust. Major earthquakes along it have affected major parts of California's population. Identify this fracture that passes seaward near San Francisco, where a major quake took place in 1906.

One two-page spread in this Caldecott Medal Book honors professional athletes, including Jesse Owens, Wilma Rudolph, and Muhammad Ali. It recounts the horrors of slavery, the struggles of the Civil Rights movement, and the resilience of African-Americans. Identify this Kwame [KWAH-mee] Alexander and Kadir Nelson work.

Evaluate the following expression: quantity, J squared, close quantity, raised to the two-fifths power.

Among the composers who worked during this era were Guillaume Dufay [gee-YOHM doo-FAY], William Byrd, and Giovanni di Palestrina. Instrumental music developed independently from vocal music, and the motet and madrigal flourished. Name this immediate preceder of the Baroque Era.

This word is an alternate name for the fruit known as the Chinese gooseberry. It also refers to a flightless bird that is related to the extinct moa. Identify this nickname for a New Zealander.

This explorer led an expedition down the Mississippi River, claiming all of the region it drained for his king. Later he was murdered by his men during an expedition to find the mouth of the river. Name this French explorer who named the region Louisiana after his king.

In this kind of electrical circuit, one light switch controls multiple lights at the same time. Its wiring passes through each of the devices, from device to device, before completing the circuit. What kind of circuit is used in Christmas tree lights that all go off if one bulb burns out?

Consider the following five-number summary for the number of dogs in local animal shelters: minimum 15, first quartile 29, median 40, third quartile 58, maximum 70. According to this data, what percent of the local shelters have 29 or fewer dogs?

Ancient Romans considered this landform sacred to Hercules. In fact, the city of Herculaneum [her-kyoo-LAY-nee-um] resided at its base. Name this volcano, whose 79 A.D. eruption destroyed the city of Pompeii.

This poem compares people who crave attention to a frog croaking its name to a so-called "admiring Bog." In its first stanza, the speaker realizes that the reader is also a member of an introverted group, as opposed to a so-called "Somebody." Give the title of this Emily Dickinson poem.

This oread, or mountain nymph, offended Hera by preventing her from spying on one of Zeus's affairs. Hera punished her by preventing her from speaking unless she repeated another being's latest words. Who experienced unrequited love for the handsome Narcissus [nar-SISS-us]?

This executive division of the federal government oversees nuclear energy resources. Its Environmental Management Office oversees cleanup activities at inactive nuclear facilities. Name this cabinet-level department that promotes energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy.

This complex substance is both species-specific and organ-specific. Its molecule is very large compared to sugar and salt molecules, and consists of many amino acids in long chains. Identify this substance of great nutritional value that is directly involved in life's essential chemical processes.

Pythagoras was born in 570 B.C. Isaac Newton was born in 1642 A.D. How many years apart were these two men born?