This man was killed when his rotting ship fell on him after he broke his vow to love his wife forever. Orpheus's lyre-playing saved this man's ship from the Sirens, and he sowed dragon's teeth which sprouted into warriors and plowed a field with fire-breathing ) bulls with the help of his wife Medea. For 10 points, name this Greek hero who led the Argonauts in the quest for the Golden Fleece.

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Betty Parris and Abigail Williams both claimed to be afflicted by these people, setting off a panic which hunted these people. The West Indian slave Tituba, after herself being accused of being one of them, accused Sarah Good and Sarah Osborne during that 1692 panic. For 10 points, a series of "trials" were held in Salem, Massachusetts targeting what purported evil magic users?

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This religion believes in a figure called the Saoshyant, or "one who brings benefit". Members of this faith traditionally dispose of their dead on towers of silence and worship at fire temples. The Gathas are a set of hymns comprising part of this religion's sacred text, the Avesta. Ahriman is opposed to Ahura Mazda, the chief god of, for 10 points, what Iranian religion founded by Zarathustra?

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The protagonist of this novel beats one of his wives during the Week of Peace, resulting in a fine. After accidentally killing Ikemefuna, the protagonist of this novel is banished from Umuofia for seven years. This novel's protagonist, Okonkwo, commits suicide by hanging to avoid being tried by the British colonists.

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The Buffon's needle experiment is one way to empirically estimate the value of this number. This is the number of radians in 180 degrees. The ratio between the circumference and diameter of a circle is equal to this number. For 10 points, what number is multiplied by the radius squared to give a circle’s area and is approximately equal to 3.14?

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One version of this food native to the island of Sardinia is called Casu Marzu and contains live maggots. Most varieties of this food are produced with the enzyme rennet, although a type common in Indian cuisine paneer, is not. French types of this food include Camembert and Brie. Wisconsin is known for producing, for 10 points, what dairy product whose types include Swiss and cheddar?

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During this war, the Lend-Lease Act allowed the United States to provide military supplies to one side. General Anthony MacAuliffe famously declared "Nuts!" after being demanded to surrender at the Battle of the Bulge in this war. Dwight D. Eisenhower oversaw a US offensive in this war that included the D-Day landings. For 10 points, in what war did the US fight against Nazi Germany?

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Name this single-reed woodwind instrument also played by Artie Shaw. Most professional players of this instrument must own two, one tuned to B-flat, the most common, and another tuned to A.

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One symbol of a 1956 revolution in this country was its flag with a hole cut out of the middle; after that revolution failed it was led by János Kadar (YAH-nosh KAH-dar), a proponent of "goulash communism", named for a popular national dish. This country once formed a dual monarchy with Austria, its western neighbor. For 10 points, name this country now led by Viktor Orbán from Budapest.

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One poem by this author calls its title entity "fierce as a dog with tongue lapping for action". In his most famous poem, this man calls his home city "Tool maker, stacker of wheat, player with railroads, and City of the Big Shoulders". The line "The fog comes in on little cat feet" was written by, for 10 points, what American poet of “Grass” and “Chicago”?

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Juliek (YOO-lee-eck) and Moshe the Beadle appear in a novel that takes place in these locations. An author who died in one of these locations wrote the line "In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart" in the diary she kept in Amsterdam. Elie Wiesel's Night is set in and Anne Frank died in one of, for 10 points, what places which included Auschwitz

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This country contains a man-made island chain shaped like a map of the world. An airline based in this country sponsors the soccer team Arsenal, whose stadium is named after it. Another airline in this country, Etihad, is based in its city of Abu Dhabi. The world's tallest skyscraper, the Burj Khalifa, is found in, for 10 points, what country whose largest city is Dubai?

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In uniform circular motion, this quantity always points radially inward. This quantity is the second derivative of displacement with respect to time, and it equals zero when the forces acting on an object are balanced. Newton's 2nd law states that force equals mass times this quantity. For 10 points, what quantity is measured in meters per second squared and describes the change in velocity?

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This war began shortly after the strongly Catholic Ferdinand II was elected as Holy Roman Emperor, and some of his representatives were thrown out a window by Bohemian Protestants. This war was ended by the Peace of Westphalia, and it curtailed the power of the Catholic Habsburgs. For 10 points, name this Central European war that lasted from 1618 to 1648 and is named for that amount of time.

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One work by this composer consists of 30 variations on an aria, of which every third variation is a canon. This composer wrote 24 preludes and fugues, one for every key, in The Well-Tempered Clavier. For 10 points, name this Baroque composer of Toccata and Fugue in D minor, the Goldberg Variations, and the Brandenburg Concerti.

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This figure legendarily founded the city of Mycenae, and he fulfilled a prophecy when his discus killed his grandfather Acrisius. This man's mother Danae was visited by Zeus in the form of a golden shower. This hero used Athena's reflective shield to kill a Gorgon, after which Pegasus was born. Andromeda's husband was, for 10 points, what Greek hero who slew Medusa?

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Benzoyl peroxide is one drug used to treat a condition of this organ. Basal cell carcinoma is a common type of cancer that affects this organ, which can also be afflicted by psoriasis and eczema. Excessive exposure to sunlight can increase the risk of cancers like melanoma in, for 10 points, what largest human organ, which covers the entire human body?

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One common proof of this theorem places four congruent triangles inside each side of a square, forming a smaller square. The law of cosines is a generalization of this theorem, which can be applied to find the Euclidean distance between two points. The length of a triangle's hypotenuse may be found with, for 10 points, what theorem about the squares of the side lengths of right triangles?

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This 90's grunge band is known for it's successful album "Nevermind" including songs "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and "Come As You Are". This band broke appart in 1997 due to the death of this bands singer and guitarist, Kurt Cobain.

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