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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?
(a)
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?
(a)
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.
(a)
While an event that cannot happen has a probability of 0, an event that is certain to happen has this probability of happening.
(a)
To the nearest hundredth degree, express 9 degrees 35 minutes in decimal degrees.
(a)
This instrument is the highest-pitched stringed instrument used in an orchestra. These instruments built by Stradavarius are considered to be among the best.
(a)
This animal was first spotted in Puerto Rico, but sightings have spread across Latin America and the southern US. This animal drinks the blood of livestock, and its name is Spanish for "goat sucker."
(a)
Sergei Prokofiev [sehr GEE pruh KAW fyif] wrote this piece to introduce children to the orchestra. In this work, the title boy captures the title animal who had eaten his duck friend. Each character of this work is represented by a different instrument: the title boy is played by strings; his grandfather by a bassoon; and the duck by a clarinet.
(a)
Rescue Team DX is a remake of the original in this franchise's Mystery Dungeon series. Sword and Shield are eighth generation games in this franchise. Misty, Brock, and Ash Ketchum are characters in this franchise
(a)
This artist credits producer Aaron Dessener on 11 songs in an album which also contains a "Teenage Love Triangle." This artist gained fame through albums 1989 and Red, and "Exile" and "Cardigan" appear on her album folklore. For 10 points, name this artist who sang "You Need To Calm Down" and "Lover."
(a)
Aquatic plants found in these areas serve to filter water and remove pollutants. Marshes and bogs are examples of these landforms where shallow water covers the land. Though they're ecologically diverse, these landforms might be drained of water to produce land for human use.
(a)
This painting, now held at the Louvre, depicts a woman with an enigmatic smile. She is seated with her head slightly turned, looking at the viewer, with a landscape behind her
(a)
In this franchise, three aliens save the main characters from a garbage disposal after Lotso betrays them. In this franchise's fourth film, after Andy goes to college, characters try to rescue Forky. Woody and Buzz Lightyear are characters in, for 10 points, what Pixar franchise about talking toys?
(a)
S.S. Created by the Sumerians approximately 5,500 years ago, what type of writing uses symbols formed from wedge-shaped strokes to represent words?
Aramaic
Cuneiform
Proto-Sinaitic
Ugaritic
S.S. This Southeastern nation made up of more than one hundred ethnic groups was formerly known as Burma and has its modern capital at Naypyidaw. Name this country whose former capital was Yangon.
Bhutan
Bangladesh
Myanmar
Laos
S.S. Which former president of the American Railway Union ordered a strike against George Pullman's railroad company in 1894, and was the popular leader of the Socialist Party during 1920's America?
James P. Cannon
Walter Thomas Mills
Fredric Jameson
Eugene Debs
L.A. While exploring the theme of death, both intentional and accidental, this American author penned his works all over the world, including Paris, Cuba, and Key West, Florida. Identify this author whose short stories include "The Short and Happy Life of Francis Macomber" and "The Snows of Kilimanjaro."
John Steinbeck
Ernest Hemingway
William Faulkner
F. Scott Fitzgerald
L.A. Which two-word oxymoronic phrase describes a leisure trip accompanied by one's laptop and a list of employment-related tasks to be completed while on holiday?
working vacation
business leisure
computer hiatus
digital cruise
L.A. One of the greatest influences on his modernistic style, according to T.S. Eliot, was this friend, poet, and fellow modernist author of "The Cantos." Identify this author who also wrote Ripostes and Hugh Selwyn Mauberley.
W. B. Yeats
James Joyce
Robert Frost
Ezra Pound
Math: Find the limit as x approaches 2 of the rational function: f(x) = (x2 + 5) / (2x – 1)
3
8
12
16
Math: Which conic section is recognized as the locus of points in a plane equidistant from a given line called the directrix and a given point called the focus?
hyperbola
parabola
ellipse
sphere
Math: Convert the binary number 10010 into a base 10 numeral.
18
36
64
128
Sci. In which part of the human body are the digastrics, mentalis, and masseter muscles located?
stomach
hips
jaw
brain
Sci. A feature of total and annular solar eclipses, this phenomenon is sometimes called "the Diamond Ring" effect. What is the scientific name of this visual feature named after the scientist who explained it in 1936?
Parker's Pearls
Peeble's Prism
Baily's Beads
Russell's Ring
Sci: Now removed from most automotive sources because of its toxicity to humans and animals, this chemical compound is used primarily in antifreeze solutions. Name this compound that often results in death for animals that accidentally ingest it.
ethylene glycol
disodium methanearsonate
hydrogen cyanide
formaldehyde
F.A. Born in 1797, this Austrian composer created ten symphonies before he died at age 31, including the "Unfinished" eighth in B minor and the "Great" in C major. Who was he?
Ludwig van Beethoven
Johann Sebastian Bach
Franz Schubert
Johannes Brahms
F.A. Originally destroyed in a studio fire in 1850, and then again in a bombing raid in 1942, Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze's depiction of Washington's attack on the Hessians was a great success in both America and Germany. Indentify the name of this painting showcased at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
George Washington Crossing the Delaware
The Death of General Wolfe
Death of General Montgomery at the Attack on Quebec
Our Banner in the Sky
Misc. What is the name of the intelligent personal assistant developed by Amazon within Echo and Echo Dot?
Siri
Alexa
Cortana
Lucida
Y.I.R. Called a once-in-a-lifetime event for many people, the last time this phenomenon occurred in the USA from coast to coast was 1918. Name this astronomical rarity that occurred most recently on August 21, 2017.
Halley's Comet
Total Lunar Eclipse
Total Solar Eclipse
Perseid Meteor Shower
S.S. During the French and Indian War, which fort that was the site of the first hostilities between the two belligerents was located at the site of the present-day downtown Pittsburgh?
Ft. Necessity
Ft. Duquesne
Ft. Le Boeuf
Ft. Niagara
S.S. Most often associated with the Italian leader Benito Mussolini, this one-party system in a country asserts control over individuals in finances, industry, and commerce, all with the intent of nationalist unity.
Republic
Theocracy
Fascism
Monarchy
S.S. Located in the Pacific Northwest, the Juan de Fuca Strait separates Washington's Olympic Peninsula from which Canadian Island?
Vancouver Island
Newfoundland
Victoria Island
Melville Island
L.A. Homonyms are words that sound alike, but are spelled differently. Spell the two homonyms that begin with the letter "r" and means 1) beams of light, and 2) to demolish.
raise
rays
raze
raize
L.A. The Jungle, Animal Farm, and The Faerie Queen are examples of what type of writing in verse or prose in which the people, things, and events represent abstract meanings?
allegory
allusion
euphemism
malapropism
L.A. In the Aristotilean methods of appealing to audience of ethos, pathos, and logos, which one is exemplified by the following sentence? Given my Ph.D. in the subject and years of experience, I would hope you have confidence in my work.
ethos
pathos
logos
Math: Solve the following inequality for x: -5x + 28 ≤ 198.
x ≥ -34
x ≤ 23
x ≥ 34
x ≤ -23
Math: If the first term of an arithmetic sequence is 2, and the common difference is 4, what is the value of the 6th term?
6
12
22
64
Math: This question requires a 3 part answer: Identify the slopes and y-intercept in the following lines to determine how they are related to one another in space. use the terms "parallel," "perpendicular," or "coincidental" in your response. 2x+ 3y = 18 and 4x s+ 6y = 36.
slope = 2/3; y-intercept (4,6); parallel
slope = 1/3; y-intercept (2, 6); perpendicular
slope = -2/3; y-intercept (0,6); coincidental
slope = -1/2; y-intercept (2,4); parallel
Sci: Led by the United States, with participation from the United Kingdom and Canada, this controversial undertaking was commanded by Major General Leslie R. Groves, Jr., along with the physicist in charge of research, Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer. Give the code name of this project designed to develop the first atomic bomb.
Operation Paperclip
Operation Wrath of God
The Manhattan Project
Project 404
Sci: Particles of this type are destroyed when they make contact with normal matter. Identify these kinds of particles with the same mass but opposite charge.
electrons
photons
antiparticles
positrons
Sci: In his work with tartaric acid, this scientist's findings led him to develop methods for preventing bacteria growth in food, especially milk.
W. K. Kellogg
Louis Pasteur
Sir Francis Bacon
George Crum
F.A. Which early 20th century painting style largely promoted by Pablo Picasso rearranges natural forms through different geometric shapes, interlocking planes, and collage?
Art Deco
Abstract
Expressionism
Cubism
F.A. in the favorite Christmas ballet "The Nutcracker Suite," Act I is set in the Stahlbaum home. In what magical land, ruled by the Sugar Plum Fairy, is Act II set?
The Queen's Croquet Ground
Land of the Sweets
Narnia
Land of Candy
Misc: Based on songs sales, streaming, radio airplay, touring, and social engagement, Billboard ranks this female rapper as the top hit maker among women in all genres. Name this performer whose songs include "No Frauds" and "Regret in Your Tears."
Lil' Kim
Nicki Minaj
Missy Elliott
Cardi B
Y.I.R. The 115th Congress that convened in January 2017, on the Senate side, is composed of 52 Republicans and 48 Democrats. Which long-time Senator from Kentucky is the Republican Senate Majority Leader?
Mitch McConnell
John Cornyn
Paul Ryan
John Thune
What is the capital city of Cambodia?
Bangkok
Pnom Penh
Dili
Hanoi
What is the closest planet to the Sun
Jupiter
Mars
Mercury
Neptune
Where can we find Golden Gate Bridge?
Chicago
Denver
New York
San Francisco
Who is current president of France
Jean Paul Baudillard
Emmanuel Macron
Immanuel Kant
Francois Mitterrand
What is the largest of all the oceans?
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
What were the first satellite in space?
Explorer 1
Sputnik 1
The Vanguard 1
Challenger 1
What is the largest country in Africa?
Republic of Congo
Algeria
Rwanda
South Africa
Where can you find the beautiful Moorish Alhambra Palace
North Africa
South Africa
Spain
Morocco
Which two oceans does the Panama Canal connect?
The Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean
The Pacific Ocean and the Arctic Ocean
In which country were LEGO bricks first made?
United States
Finland
Denmark
Germany
