George Orwell called this writer a "good bad poet" in an essay for Horizon magazine and T.S. Eliot described him as "impossible wholly to understand and quite impossible to believe." Name this Victorian British Author. In this anthology of this man's work, Eliot included "The Law for the Wolves," which states that "the strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the pack."

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George Orwell called this writer a "good bad poet" in an essay for Horizon magazine and T.S. Eliot described him as "impossible wholly to understand and quite impossible to believe." Kipling included "The Law for the Wolves" in his second book with this title, which includes five stories about Mowgli. In the first book with this title, Mowgli drives Shere Khan away by using fire.

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George Orwell called this writer a "good bad poet" in an essay for Horizon magazine and T.S. Eliot described him as "impossible wholly to understand and quite impossible to believe." For 10 points each: This other Kipling poem included in Emily's anthology describes the title water-carrier as "a better man than I am," although the speaker earlier called him a "squidgy-nosed old idol".

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Certain Types of bacteria possesses carb-oxy-somes, which increase the rate of this process. The most abundant enzyme on Earth, Ru-Bis-Co, is necessary for the dark reactions in this process. Most organisms that undergo this process are cy-an-o-bacteria, and this process takes the place in the chloroplasts in plants. Name this process which converts carbon dioxide and water to sugar using light energy.

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This building once contained a giant statue of Athena sculpted by Phidias, which was originally gilded and painted in a colorful style. Name this temple which sits on the Acropolis and once contained the Elgin Marbles.

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The Parthenon is found in this city.

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In this work, one character leases a house for 999 years. That character, represented by a "Star-Spangled Banner" theme, is Pinkerton, a sailor on the Abraham Lincoln who marries the title character with the help of Goro. That title character sings the aria "Un bel di" and commits suicide after Pinkerton returns to Japan with another wife. Name this Giacomo Puccini opera about Cio-Cio San, a bridge whose name is Japanese for beautiful winged insect.

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Freeman criticized this Woman's work in his The Faithful Hoaxing of [this woman]. Name this woman, an anthropologist who wrote Coming of Age in Samoa as well as Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies.

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Mead studied at this Ivy League univeristy in New York City, where Franz Boas founded the first PhD program in antropology.

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Ruth Benedict, another Columbia product, wrote The Chrysanthemum and the sword about this country's culture. Benedict's research on this country helped persuade FDR to keep Hirohito, in power after World War II.

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In RSA encryption, two of these numbers are multiplied to create a public key. These numbers can be identified using the Sieve of Eratosthenes, and Hillel Furstenberg and Euclid both published proofs demonstrating that there are infinitely many of these numbers. Every positive integer can be expressed by a factorization of these numbers. Name these numbers whose only factors are themselves and one.

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This Roman title comes from a certain ruler's cognomen, and it was also used by Augustus. Vespasian cemented it as a synonym for "empror"

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This Arabic title signifies that a ruler is the political leader of all Muslims. Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali are called "Rightly Guided".

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This title was used by many minor tribal leaders, although it was made famous by Genghis. Genhis's descendants Kublai and Batu also bore this title.

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This deity was raised in the company of milkmaids, and his companion Radha is one of these milkmaids. This deity is portrayed as an avatar of Vishnu in the Ma-ha-bhar-a-ta, and he counsels Arjuna in the Bhagavad Gita. He is often depicted playing a flute, and George Harrison sings his name along with Rama's in "My Sweet Lord." For 10 points each: name this blue-skinned Hindu god.

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Alfred Nobel made a fortune after inventing this explosive substance, a combination of nitroglycerin and diatomaceous earth.

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This earliest-known chemical explosive was invented by the Chinese, and it is still found in fireworks. It is a mixture of sulfur, charcoal, and saltpeter.

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These metals, which make up Group 1 of this periodic table, react violently when dropped in water and may even explode. Examples of these metals include sodium and lithium.

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In 1989, the Velvet Revolution took place in this modern-day country's Wenceslas Square. The chrles Bridge, a setting for the Film Mission: Impossible, spans the Vlata River in this country. This country split from its eastern neighbor, which chose its capital as Bratislava. Alexander Dubcek led reforms in this country. For 10 points, name this country where the "Prague Spring" took place.

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Adherents of this religion may join the khalsa through a cermony that involves drinking amrit, a type of sugar water. Name this South Asian religion founded by Guru Nanak.

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Adherents of this religion may join the khalsa through a cermony that involves drinking amrit, a type of sugar water. Sikhs are known for wearing these headcovers, which hold their traditionally uncut hair.

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Adherents of this religion may join the khalsa through a cermony that involves drinking amrit, a type of sugar water. This holy text of sikhism is venerated as the final and eternal living guru of the faith. This book is traditionally fanned with a yak-hair brush.

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In this book, Dolphus Raymond drinks Coca-Cola out of a baper bad and the protagonist gets in a fight with Cousin Francis in defense of her father's honor. That father, who is nicknamed "One-Shot," puts down a rabid dog in this novel, and he attracts the town's ire by defending Tom Robinson, a black man accused of raping a white woman. For 10 points, name this novel about the country lawyer Atticus Finch and his daughter Scout, a book by Harper Lee.

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The current world champions of this game are the London Spitfire, who defeated the Philadelphia Fusion in the 2018 Grand Finals. Name this first-person shooter game produced by Blizzard Entertainment.

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The current world champions of this game are the London Spitfire, who defeated the Philadelphia Fusion in the 2018 Grand Finals. The 2018 Overwatch Grand Finals were held at the Barclays Center in this American city.

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The current world champions of this game are the London Spitfire, who defeated the Philadelphia Fusion in the 2018 Grand Finals. Overwatch helped pioneer the use of these items in video games, virtual containers that hold rewards. Gambling authorities in the U.S. and Europe have begun to crack down on these items as of 2018

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This Game may use Stableford scoring in some contests, and Old Tom Morris helped advance this game through his work at St. Andrews and Carnoustie. Bobby Jones, a player of this game, co-founded August National, where champions in this sport are awarded green jackets for winning the Masters Tournament. Jack Nicklaus and Aronold Palmer were great champions of, what sport played by PGA Tour members Jordan Spieth and Tiger Woods?

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Varieties of these creatures include the "macaroni" and "rockhopper" types, as well as one species named for Magellan. Name these flightless birds. Morgan Freeman narrated a documentaru about the "march of " the emperor variety of these birds.

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The only penguins that live north of the Equator can be found in this island group known for its biodiversity and giant tortoises.

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This South American country owns the Galapagos Islands. Its largest city is Guayaquil.

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These objects are used in a harmonograph to draw complex geometric images. Leon Foucault used one of these objects to demonstrate the rotation of the Earth. A row of these objects forms a common desk toy called a Newton's cradle, and these objects are also found in grandfather clocks. Name these harmonic oscillators, the simplest of which is a mass on a string.

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This family included such scions as Lorenzo the Magnificent, who was targeted by the Pazzi conspiracy. Name this powerful Italian family. Niccole Machiavelli dedicated The Prince to a member of this family, and women from this family named Maria and Catherine became queen regents of France.

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This family included such scions as Lorenzo the Magnificent, who was targeted by the Pazzi conspiracy. The Medici ruled over this Italian city-state located in Tuscany which containd the Palazzo Vecchio. Much of the Medici art collection is now in this city's Uffizi Gallery.

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This family included such scions as Lorenzo the Magnificent, who was targeted by the Pazzi conspiracy. Three members of the House of Medici went on to hold this office in Rome, taking the names Leo X, Clement VII, and Leo XI.

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At the end of this play, the chorus repeats the adage that "no man should be considered fortunate until he is dead." In this play, the title character confronts the blind prophet Tiresias and Jocasta hangs herself. In this play, Thebes is cursed with a plague because the murder of King Laius was never brought to justice. The title character blinds himself when he discovers that he has killed his father and married his mother. Name this ancient Greek tragedy written by Sophocles.

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In 2006, this object was labeled a "dwarf planet" by the International Astronomical Union. Name this astronomical object discovered by Clyde Tombaugh that was studied by the New Horizons probe.

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This other dwarf planet is the largest object in the asteroid belt. This object, along with Vesta, was visited by the Dawn probe.

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Both New Horizons and Dawn were launched by this American space agency.

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The movement of these objects was studied by James Forbes, who researched these object's basal sliding. These objects grow at accumulation zones and shrink at ablation zones. These objects can form aphitheater-like hollows called cirques, and debris accumulated by these objects can form drumlins from ground moraine. A national park named for these objects is in Montana, and these objects dominate the landscape of Greenland and Antarctica. Name these moving sheets of ice.

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This man wrote humorous essays on "The Awful German Language" and "Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offences," and he asked that his autobiography be published 100 years after his death. Name this author of such short stories as "The Man that corrupted Hadleyburg" and "The Clebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County."

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In this Twain novel, Hank Morgan's child "Hello-Central" is named for a telephone operator, and Morgan saves himself from burning at the stake by predicting eclipse.

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Residents of this city dubbed Gail Halvorsen "Uncle Wiggly Wings" due to his actions during Operation "Little Vittles," which delivered candy to young residents of this city. Food was delivered to this city during a namesake airlift, which was ordered to thwart a Soviet blockade. "Checkpoint Charlie" was notable crossing point at this city's namesake "Wall," which was torn down in1989, Name this city the capital of Germany.

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One of this composer's works ends with the musicians one at a time snuffing out a candle and leaving the stage, concluding with two muted violins. Name this composer of Farewell Symphony.

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Haydn also wrote this symphony, in which a very loud G-major chord interrupts the otherwise tranquil opening of second movement.

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Although he is called "Father of the Symphony," Haydn is also called the father of this small chamber ensemble of two violins, a viola, and a cello. Haydn wrote works nicknamed "Emperor" and "Sunrise" for this ensemble.

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Russian politician Vitaly Milonov argued for this film to be banned in his country because of a so-called "gay moment" where one character waltzes with Stanley. This film feaures Stanley Tucci as Cadenza, who sings how no one is "slick as" or "quick as" his friend Gaston. Emma Watson played Belle in what 2017 live-action remake of a 1991 animated Disney film?

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Steps in this process include glycolysis and the citric acid cycle. Name this process which produces ATP from nutrients in order to provide energy for a cell.

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This organelle, often called the "powerhouse of the cell," plays a crucial role in cellular respiration.

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This simple sugar is cleaved in two at the beginning of cellular respiration. This sugar, with formula C6 H12 O6, is the main component of blood sugar, and diabetics must monitor its levels in the blood.

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This element can be extracted using the Claus process, and this element combines with elad to form galena. With hydrogen, this element is found in fuctional groups called thiols, and this element is added to rubber to increase durability in vulcanization. This element's oxide leads to acid rain, and this element was formerly called brimstone. Name this element whese compounds are known for their "rotten egg" smell, symbolized S.

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This massacre occurred when a deaf man named Black Coyote refused to give up his rifle. Name this 1890 massacre that took place on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Tensions were high before the massacre due to American anxiety over the Ghost Dance movement.

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This Native Americans killed during the Wounded Knee Massacre predominantly belonged to this tribe. Sitting Bull, a holy man of this tribe, was killed two weeks prior to the massacre.

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Sitting Bull had a bision before this battle of U.S. soldiers falling "thick as grasshoppers" into his camp. During this battle, Sioux warriors under Crazy Horse and Chief Gall annihilated George Custer's 7th Cavalry.

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One poet who wrote in this language dedicated over 300 sonnets to Laura. Another work in this language contains 100 stories told by seven women and three men taking refuge from the Black Death; that work is the Decameron. A third work in this language begins just before the dawn of Good Friday and describes the poet's journey with Birgil through Hell; that work is the Inferno. Name this language of Petrarch, Boccaccio, and Dante.

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This shepherd's sacrificial offering found favor with God, but his brother's offering of vegetables was rejected. Name this younger son of Adam and Eve, the first murder victim according to Genesis.

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This man killed Abel. He later founded the City of Enoch.

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Cain was punished by God and forced to wander in this land, said to be "east of Eden."

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This artist collaborated with director Luis Bunuel on the film Un Chien Andalou, which features a woman's eye being cut with a razor blade. This artist said he adopted his distinctive facial hair as an homage to Diego Velazquez. He glued a melting clocks. The persistence of memory is the signature work of which Spanish surrealist painter?

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1905 is known as this man's annus mirabilis, or "miracle year." Name this scientist who published papers on Brownian motion and mass-energy equivalence in 1905. The latter concept was illustrated with equation "E equals m c squared."

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Another one of the Annus mirabilis papers outlines this theory of Einstein's about the behavior of objects approaching the speed of light.

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Einstein's Annus mirabilis paper on this effect was specifically cited by the Nobel committee when awarding Einstein the 1921 prize for Physics. In this effect, electrons are ejected from a metal when light is shined on it.

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This ruler was targeted in the Ridolfi and Throcmorton Plots, but both were foiled by this rulers spy master Francis Walsingham. This monarch gave the Tilbury Speech after a victory made at Battle of Gravelines, which replled the Spanish Armada. Pro-Catholic forces schemes to depose this ruler and replace her with Mary, Queen of Scots, name this English monarch, a daughter of Henry VIII known as the "Virgin Queen."

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In this novel, Rudy Seiner idolizes Jesse Owens and Liesel Meminger works with her foster parents Hans and Rosa Hubermann to hide the Jewish boxer Max Vandenburg. Name this Holocaust novel narrated by Death and set in Nazi Germany.

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The Book Thief is by this author, who also wrote the young adult novel I am the Messenger and the 2018 release Bridge of Clay.

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Markus Zusak is from this nation, as in Thomas Keneally, who wrote the Holocaust novel Schindler's Ark. Other writers from this country include poet Banjo Paterson, who penned the lyrics to "Waltzing Matilda."

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During this event, participants run back and forth between two hills to commemorate one woman's search for water. One ritual in this event takes placeon the Jamarat Bridge, where the large crowds can cause participants to be trampled; that ritual is the "Stoning of the Devil." Participants in this event must be in a state of ihram, which involves wearing distinctive white garments. A central ritual in this event is tawaf, or circling the Kaaba. Name this pilgrimage to Mecca that one of the Five Pillars of Islam.

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In order to crack this German code, Polish and British cryptohraphers designed mechanical devices called "bombes". Name this supposedly unbreakable code that was finally cracked by codebreakers at Bletchley Park.

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This English mathematician and pioneering computer scientist designed an improved bombe machine to crack Enigma. He also devised a namesake "test" of a computer's ability to imitate human.

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Turing was arrested under a law banning this conuct and made him undergo hormone therapy. Some speculate that his "treatment" for his conduct led him to commit suicide, and the "Alan Turing Law" gives amnesty to men historically convicted for this conduct.

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This character helps Jabez Wilson learn why he has been asked to copy the encyclopedia in one story, and in another story this character correctly deduces that his sidekick was a soldier in Afghanistan. This character faked his own death after tumbling over the Reinchenback Falls in a struggle with his archenemy, James Moriarty. This character appears in the stories "The Final Problem" and "The Red-Headed League" as well as the novel The Hound of the Baskervilles. Name this detective created by Arthur Conan Doyle who solved cases with Dr. Watson.

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This god's cult center was Heliopolis, and he was associated with Khepri, who was depicted as a scarab beetle. Name this ancient Egyptian god of the sun, one of the chief gods in Egyptian mythology.

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Each night, Ra rides his olar barge into the underworld, where he fights this snake who represents chaos.

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Isis once sent another snake to attack Ra, and she did not heal his snakebite until she learned this valuable piece of information about him.

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This world leader claimed to have coined the term "paper tigers" to describes countries that appear powerful but in reality are "nothing to be afraid of. " Rats and sparrows were two of the "Four Pests" to be eliminated in one campaign led by this ruler who temporarily instated the criticism-tolerant Hundred Flowers program. This leader evaded KMT forces during his Long March. Name this Chinese leader who launched the Great Leap Forward and had his quotes collected in the Little Red Book.

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This character questions "whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take arms against a sea of troubles." Name this title character who deliver the famous "To be, or not to be" soliloquy while contemplating his hesitation to avenge his father's death at the hands of his uncle Claudius.

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20th-century play by Tom Stoppard focuses on these two minor characters from Hamlet, who are said to be "dead" in the title of this play. The opening scene of this play features a coin coming up head 92 times in a row.

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In a Shakespeare's play, Hamlet is a prince of this country. In real life, Hans Christian Andersen was from this country, and a stature of his Little Mermaid character can be found in its capital city.

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Originally, the metopes carved on the south side of the Parthenon depicted the war between the Lapiths and these half-man , half horse creatures from mythology.

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