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The protagonist of which work encounters a tree that tells him that he was once a man named Fradubio and comes across a beast that is the lover of a witch?
The {Faerie Queene} [MB]
work
The protagonist of this work encounters a tree that tells him that he was once a man named Fradubio and comes across a beast that is the lover of a witch.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
499478
106517
One series set in which city opens?
Yonkers, New York
city
One series set in this city opens and closes with the protagonist at the grave of his father, where he ultimately shoots himself.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
388069
80510
Which time moves is concept of disorder in a system?
{entropy}
time moves
For ten points, name this concept of disorder in a system.
[ "ImperativeToInterrogative" ]
195538
36860
LISP uses the tail version of which concept to eliminate the need for extra space on the call stack?
{recursion}
concept
This is governed by the lambda calculus, and LISP uses the "tail" version of this to eliminate the need for extra space on the call stack.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
575378
123801
A collection of 366 poems by which author of " The Ascent of Mont Ventoux " addresses " you who hear in scattered rhymes "?
Petrarch [or Francesco Petrarca]
author
A collection of 366 poems by this author of "The Ascent of Mont Ventoux" addresses "You who hear in scattered rhymes" and contains many poems consisting of an octave and a sestet.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
110908
21448
One novel by which man follows a mathematician who is part of a project to create a voiceprint recognition system at the titular locale?
Alexander {Solzhenitsyn}
man
Another novel by this man follows a mathematician who is part of a project to create a voiceprint recognition system at the titular locale.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
125824
24137
The protagonist of which story meeting his wife on his veranda after swimming through some rapids and dodging the bullets of Union soldiers?
"An {Occurrence} at {Owl Creek Bridge}"
story
The protagonist of this story imagines meeting his wife on his veranda after swimming through some rapids and dodging the bullets of Union soldiers.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
178463
33715
Which artist is of Self - Portrait with Small Monkey who was the wife of Diego Rivera?
Frida {Kahlo}
artist
For 10 points, name this painter of Self-Portrait with Small Monkey who was the wife of Diego Rivera.
[ "ImperativeToInterrogative" ]
624416
146231
He which American author concludes with the failure of the Grand Cosmo Hotel?
Steven Millhauser
American author
He collected his short stories in the books We Others and In the Penny Arcade, but he's best known for a novel about a guy who partners with Emmeline Vernon after starting out as a bellboy in the Vanderlyn Hotel, and it concludes with the failure of the Grand Cosmo Hotel.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
16158
2735
In 2001, the province of Gorontalo in the northern part of which island split off from a predominantly Christian province with capital at Manado?
Sulawesi [or Celebes]
island
In 2001, the province of Gorontalo in the northern part of this island split off from a predominantly Christian province with capital at Manado.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
624165
146120
One holder of thisposition insisted which position's father had been ousted by the CIA, and was assassinated in Rawalpindi two decadesafter becoming the first female head of state in an Islamic country?
Prime Minister of Pakistan
position
One holder of thisposition insisted her father had been ousted by the CIA, and was assassinated in Rawalpindi two decadesafter becoming the first female head of state in an Islamic country.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
418575
87553
Which movement painted boats seen through an open window, Landscape at Collioure ( coal - your ), and Woman with a Hat?
Les Fauves [or Fauvism; accept word forms; prompt on wild beasts]
movement
That leader painted boats seen through an open window, Landscape at Collioure (coal-your), and Woman with a Hat.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
164074
30981
Which book's twenty - third chapter compares Tyre to a prostitute?
the Book of {Isaiah}
book
This book's twenty-third chapter compares Tyre to a prostitute.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
288065
55692
Which philosopher is philosopher and author of the Spirit of the Laws?
Charles Louis de Secondat, Baron de la Brede et de {Montesquieu}
philosopher
FTP, identify this philosopher and author of The Spirit of the Laws.
[ "ImperativeToInterrogative" ]
311359
61452
In the 1880s which organization decided it needed full time employees though it is still a non- profit organization?
The {Y}oung {M}en's {C}hristian {A}ssociation
organization
The original ones were run by volunteers, but in the 1880s, this organization decided it needed full time employees, though it is still a non- profit organization.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
233591
44636
One god of which entity was named Khepri?
sun [accept equivalents]
entity
One god of this entity was often depicted as a scarab beetle and was named Khepri.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
606213
140311
Howard Barnstone and Eugene Aubry were hired to help finish which building an argument with the original architect. Outside this building there is a Cor - Ten steel sculpture dedicated to Martin Luther King Jr. that was removed from washingtondc in 1967 for resembling a fragmented Washington Monument?
Rothko Chapel
building
Howard Barnstone and Eugene Aubry were hired to help finish this building aftfter an argument with the original architect.Outside this building there is a Cor-Ten steel sculpture dedicated to Martin Luther King Jr. that was removed from WashingtonDC in 1967 for resembling a fragmented Washington Monument.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
22105
3795
In which year One major candidate earned his nomination over bids by Harold Stassen and Arthur Vandenberg?
Election of 1948
year
One major candidate earned his nomination over bids by Harold Stassen and Arthur Vandenberg.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
460286
96593
Diagnosed using a sweat test, which disease causes the inability to move chloride ions through cell membranes, leading to the characteristic overproduction of a certain fluid?
Cystic Fibrosis [accept CF]
disease
Diagnosed using a sweat test, this disorder causes the inability to move chloride ions through cell membranes, leading to the characteristic overproduction of a certain fluid.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
483582
101205
Mausolus of Caria was the mastermind behind a war of which name that lasted from 357 to 355 BC and spelled the end for Athens's brief second empire?
the Social War [or War of the Allies; or Bellum Sociale]
name
Mausolus of Caria was the mastermind behind a war of this name that lasted from 357 to 355 BC and spelled the end for Athens's brief second empire.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
240192
45792
Which word precedes " Festa no sertão " in Ciclo brasileiro by Villa - Lobos?
serenade
word
That piece precedes "Festa no sertão" in Ciclo brasileiro by Villa-Lobos and is titled "Impressions of a musician" described by this word.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
446049
93969
Price elasticity is computed by dividing change in price over change in which variable, which can be measured as an individual's marginal utility for consumption of a good?
demand [accept aggregate demand before "Giffen Good" is read]
variable
Price elasticity is computed by dividing change in price over change in this variable, which can be measured as an individual's marginal utility for consumption of a good.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
68484
13318
Which American author collaborated with George S. Kaufman on the plays Dinner at Eight and Stage Door?
Edna Ferber
American author
Her autobiographical works include A Peculiar Treasure and A Kind of Magic, and she collaborated with George S. Kaufman on the plays Dinner at Eight and Stage Door.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
283690
54680
The first person to hold which post resigned in order to become a priest, though not before discovering how to calculate the ( * ) slope of a tangent?
Lucasian chair or Lucasian professorship of mathematics
post
The first person to hold this post resigned in order to become a priest, though not before discovering how to calculate the (*) slope of a tangent.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
431847
90276
Which thinker collaborated with Alexander Luria and Alexei Leontiev to produce a body of research known as his eponymous approach?
Lev Semenovich {Vygotsky}
thinker
This psychologist collaborated with Alexander Luria and Alexei Leontiev to produce a body of research known as his eponymous approach.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
558855
120872
Legal majority at the age of 25 was granted to all women in which country after the publication of the novel Hertha by a writer known as this country's Jane Austen, Fredrika Bremer?
Kingdom of Sweden [accept Kingdom of Sweden-Norway after "Louis Gerhard"]
country
Legal majority at the age of 25 was granted to all women in this country after the publication of the novel Hertha by a writer known as this country's Jane Austen, Fredrika Bremer.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
79455
15636
Which war featured the battles of Slankamen and Zenta?
{Great Turkish} War [or War of the {Holy League}; prompt on {Turkish War}]
war
This war featured the battles of Slankamen and Zenta.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
46763
8459
At the quantum level a form of which law is maintained in Ehrenfest's theorem, fortunate for the correspondence principle?
Newton's Second law of motion
law
At the quantum level a form of this law is maintained in Ehrenfest's theorem, fortunate for the correspondence principle.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
220034
41623
During one battle in which state, David Farragut shouted " damn the torepedos ! "?
Alabama
state
During one battle in this state, David Farragut shouted "Damn the torepedos!"
[ "NoWhWords" ]
581037
125528
In one scene in which novel, the narrator claims that the " greatest weight [ he has ] on [ his ] conscience " comes from when he breathed on a cocoon to get a butterfly to emerge and was horrified when it emerged with crumpled wings and died in his palm?
Zorba the Greek
novel
In one scene in this novel, the narrator claims that the "greatest weight [he has] on [his] conscience" comes from when he breathed on a cocoon to get a butterfly to emerge and was horrified when it emerged with crumpled wings and died in his palm.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
411830
86131
A grotesque man wearing the Order of the Garter is found hiding out in a basement in which novel ; that character had advocated eating raw carp in the eighteenth century as the Earl of Gonister?
{After Many a Summer} Dies the Swan
novel
A grotesque man wearing the Order of the Garter is found hiding out in a basement in this novel; that character had advocated eating raw carp in the eighteenth century as the Earl of Gonister.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
450154
94793
Which figure is taunted for spending a night in the thumb of a giant's glove in a dialogue with his father disguised as the ferryman Harbard?
Thor
figure
This figure is identified with the kenning "Vidgymnir of Vimur's ford", and this figure is taunted for spending a night in the thumb of a giant's glove in a dialogue with his father disguised as the ferryman Harbard.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
636241
149547
Which company's former leader, who headed Pixar and NeXT, was Steve Jobs?
Apple (Computer) Inc.
company
Its former leader, who also headed Pixar and NeXT, was Steve Jobs.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
336757
68212
In which Eugene Delacroix painting there are two daggers at the very bottom and on the right is a dead woman, and her naked baby her naked baby clutching at her naked torso?
{Massacre at Chios}
Eugene Delacroix painting
There are two daggers at the very bottom and on the right is a dead woman, and her naked baby clutching at her naked torso.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
631262
147557
Which loser married the daughter of Henry II of France after the Peace of Cateau - Cambresis?
King Philip II of Spain or King Philip I of Portugal [accept the Spanish/Portuguese equivalents for Philip, Felipe and Filipe]
loser
He married the daughter of Henry II of France after the Peace of Cateau-Cambresis and would later take over the country of his late nephew, King Sebastian, ending the rule of the House of Aviz.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
17260
2935
Which author wrote the screenplays for Doctor Zhivago and Lawrence of Arabia as well as a historical drama which ends with the beheading of Thomas More, A Man for All Seasons?
Robert Oxton Bolt
author
For 10 points, name this author who wrote the screenplays for Doctor Zhivago and Lawrence of Arabia as well as a historical drama which ends with the beheading of Thomas More, A Man for All Seasons.
[ "ImperativeToInterrogative" ]
292825
56811
Soon the child is unable to lift which disease's head or swallow?
{Tay-Sachs} Disease
disease
Soon the child loses motor abilities already gained, such as crawling and sitting, develops uncontrollable seizures, and is unable to lift its head or swallow.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
135031
25809
Which country is, what Slavic nation that was formerly a part of Yugoslavia, and whose capital is at Ljubljana?
Republic of {Slovenia}
country
This is, for 10 points, what Slavic nation that was formerly a part of Yugoslavia, and whose capital is at Ljubljana?
[ "NoWhWords" ]
557486
119813
With his ally Adolph Strasser, which man began the blue label campaign for union made goods?
Samuel Gompers
man
With his ally Adolph Strasser, this man successfully campaigned to abolish the tenement system of production and began the "blue label" campaign for union-made goods.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
91932
18174
Which battle is 1571 naval battle that helped prevent Ottoman expansion into Europe?
Battle of {Lepanto}
battle
For 10 points, name this 1571 naval battle that helped prevent Ottoman expansion into Europe.
[ "ImperativeToInterrogative" ]
637104
149752
Which author of The Green House and Conversation in the Cathedral wrote about entertainer Pedro Camacho, who works at a radio station with a man who falls in love with his own uncle's sister - in - law?
Mario Vargas Llosa [prompt on partial last name]
author
This author of The Green House and Conversation in the Cathedral also wrote about entertainer Pedro Camacho, who works at a radio station with a man who falls in love with his own uncle's sister-in-law.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
287463
55569
Which Japanese painter's later works used large, broken strokes and somber colors as evidenced in his Group of Workmen Building a Boat?
{Hokusai} Katsushika
Japanese painter
His later works used large, broken strokes and somber colors as evidenced in his Group of Workmen Building a Boat.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
249434
47351
In which property that affects how fluids flow through rock?
porosity [accept porousness or pore space; accept pore size until "effective"]
property
For 10 points, name this property that is the proportion of the volume of rock occupied by interstitial space, and that affects how fluids flow through rock.
[ "SplitConjunction", "ImperativeToInterrogative", "NoWhWords" ]
581351
125579
Rising clarinet arpeggios introduce a metrically offset solo for which instrument, which includes a chromatic passing tone between the second and third scale degrees, in Richard [ " REE - card " ] Strauss'Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks?
French horn [do not accept "English horn"]
instrument
Rising clarinet arpeggios introduce a metrically offset solo for this instrument, which includes a chromatic passing tone between the second and third scale degrees, in Richard ["REE-card"] Strauss' Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
340489
69183
Which poem was revised ten years later to include the now familiar ending she has a lovely face/ God in his mercy lend her grace uttered after the title figure is discovered dead in her boat by Lancelot?
{"The Lady of Shallott"}
poem
It first appeared in 1832's Poems, Chiefly Lyrical, but was revised ten years later to include the now familiar ending, "She has a lovely face/ God in his mercy lend her grace, " uttered after the title figure is discovered dead in her boat by Lancelot.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
484364
101324
After his birth, which figure thrown into the sea?
Maui [or Maui-tiki-tiki-a-Taranga]
figure
After his birth, he was wrapped in the hair of his mother (*) Taranga and thrown into the sea.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
297847
58390
In one of which artist's works, clouds partially mask the subject of the painting and storks are visible in the foreground?
Katsushika {Hokusai}
artist
In one of his works, clouds partially mask the subject of the painting and storks are visible in the foreground.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
223682
42298
Which man was succeeded by his son Ogedei?
Genghis Khan [accept Temujin until mentioned, accept Taizu, do not prompt on "Khan" by itself, as that is equivalent to buzzing in and saying "King"]
man
He was succeeded by his son Ogedei and was the grandfather of the Yuan Dynasty founder, Kublai.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
369214
75890
Which painting is whose title is the Italian word for " spring. "?
{Primavera} [or {Allegory of Spring}]
painting
For 10 points, name this painting by Sandro Botticelli whose title is the Italian word for "spring."
[ "ImperativeToInterrogative" ]
24299
4183
Which dynasty saw a revolt by black slaves called the Zanj which was checked by al - Muwaffak?
Abbasid dynasty or caliphate
dynasty
This dynasty saw a revolt by black slaves called the Zanj which was checked by al-Muwaffak.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
114528
22139
Most norbornene derivatives are synthesized using which reaction?
{Diels}-{Alder} Reaction
reaction
EJ Corey's total synthesis of Tamiflu begins with one of these reactions, and most norbornene derivatives are synthesized using this reaction.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
57177
10780
Which physicist is awarded the 1943 Nobel Prize for this latter experiment performed with Walter Gerlach?
Otto Stern
physicist
FTP name this man, awarded the 1943 Nobel Prize for this latter experiment performed with Walter Gerlach.
[ "ImperativeToInterrogative" ]
618880
144317
The second act of which play begins at the Idlewild Airport with a speaker announcing, " Frankfurt is now unloading at gate nine. "?
After the Fall
play
The second act of this play begins at the Idlewild Airport with a speaker announcing, "Frankfurt is now unloading at gate nine."
[ "NoWhWords" ]
290132
56262
Which deity, consisting of a stuffed skin tied to a pole in a pot, is associated with him?
{Anubis} or {Inpew} or {Yinepu} or {Anpu}
deity
The "imiut" fetish, consisting of a stuffed skin tied to a pole in a pot, is associated with him, and his daughter Kebechet was either a snake or an ostrich that provided him with cool refreshment.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
165179
31190
Which man delivered a famed 1820 speech commemorating the landing of the Mayflower?
Daniel {Webster}
man
This man delivered a famed 1820 speech commemorating the landing of the Mayflower.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
134313
25680
That title character, who is arranged to be we d to Mariane, uses the trust in him placed by the head of household to take a strongbox of incriminating letters and leverage which work in an attempt to seize Orgon's estate?
{Tartuffe}
work
That title character, who is arranged to be wed to Mariane, uses the trust in him placed by the head of household to take a strongbox of incriminating letters and leverage it in an attempt to seize Orgon's estate.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
591053
129400
With capital at Sapporo, which region is island of Japan?
Hokkaido [accept Ezo before read]
region
With capital at Sapporo, for 10 points, identify this least densely-populated and northernmost main island of Japan.
[ "ImperativeToInterrogative" ]
454193
95500
Which city was home to both a molasses disaster and police strike?
Boston
city
For 10 points, name this Massachusetts city which was home to both a molasses disaster and police strike.
[ "ImperativeToInterrogative" ]
508157
108645
Which philosopher cited a woman's speech on ascending a metaphorical staircase to absolute Beauty, in a work that includes the story of then role - reversal when a young man in love began to chase an older man?
Plato [or Platon] <JR>
philosopher
He cited a woman's speech on ascending a metaphorical staircase to absolute Beauty, in a work that includes the story of then role-reversal when a young man in love began to chase an older man.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
433583
90652
In which painting his most famous work is a painting of a funeral in his hometown that features two clergymen in red?
Gustave {Courbet}
painting
His most famous work is a painting of a funeral in his hometown that features two clergymen in red.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
416509
87050
Which group named themselves after a Monty Python sketch?
{Toad the Wet Sprocket}
group
The group members met in high school and later formed the band in 1986 in California and named themselves after a Monty Python sketch.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
22335
3836
Which man of a bleeding horse pervades a lullaby in a better - known work?
Federico Garcia Lorca
man
The image of a bleeding horse pervades a lullaby in a better-known work, and the title character's namesake condition leads her to kill her husband Juan in Yerma.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
72292
14243
Implicitly required by universal homogeneity and isotropy, its reciprocal is proportional to time since the Big Bang.
Hubble constant
thing
Implicitly required by universal homogeneity and isotropy, its reciprocal is proportional to time since the Big Bang.
[]
79130
15568
Which man was elected the " Provisional President of Africa " at a 1920 convention in Liberty Hall?
Marcus {Garvey}
man
He was elected the "Provisional President of Africa" at a 1920 convention in Liberty Hall.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
238968
45466
Which man was the first philosopher to deal seriously with the concept of logos?
Heraclitus
man
He was the first philosopher to deal seriously with the concept of logos, and his philosophy of change can be summed up by the aphorism panta rhei, or "everything flows."
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
606498
140363
Thischaracter regrets breaking a promise never to have one child aftfter which character's second son Eugene dies as a baby when his brotherJamie intentionally gave him measles?
Mary Tyrone [prompt on "Tyrone"]
character
Thischaracter regrets breaking a promise never to have another child aftfter her second son Eugene dies as a baby when his brotherJamie intentionally gave him measles, and she stubbornly refuses to believe her son has tuberculosis aftfter returning from asanatorium to fight her morphine addiction.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
415862
86893
In the theories of Carl Rogers, which state can only be attained when the subject has congruent experiences and a strong positive personal regard?
{Self-actualization}
state
In the theories of Carl Rogers, this state can only be attained when the subject has congruent experiences and a strong positive personal regard.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
502611
106949
Schupbach argues that God's wisdom is highlighted in which painting's emphasis on the human hand?
The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp
painting
Schupbach argues that God's wisdom is highlighted in this painting's emphasis on the human hand.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
509621
109322
Which man added a comedic dimension to a scene from ancient Greek drama in which Tiresias speaks with Kadmos in his 1973 translation The Bacchae of Euripides?
Wole Soyinka [or Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka] <Hart>
man
This man added a comedic dimension to a scene from ancient Greek drama in which Tiresias speaks with Kadmos in his 1973 translation The Bacchae of Euripides.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
76026
14937
Which event is 1982 massacre in which Ariel Sharon ushered pissed off, armed Lebanese Maronite into the two namesake Palestinian refugee camps?
{Sabra} and {Shatila} Massacre
event
For 10 points, identify this 1982 massacre in which Ariel Sharon ushered pissed off, armed Lebanese Maronite into the two namesake Palestinian refugee camps and was then totally astonished when they slaughtered thousands of residents.
[ "SplitConjunction", "ImperativeToInterrogative", "ImperativeToInterrogative" ]
405069
84636
Which sidekick is repulsed when he learns that his friend's beloved Dulcinea is a common woman?
Sancho {Panza}
sidekick
He rides the donkey Dapple, and is repulsed when he learns that his friend's beloved Dulcinea is a common woman.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
588615
128275
Which type of rock may form via dynamic metamorphism when it occurs below about 10 kilometers because frictional heating is dispersed enough to prevent melting, which would form ( * ) pseudotachylite?
mylonite [prompt on fault rocks before mentioned]
type
This type of rock may form via dynamic metamorphism when it occurs below about 10 kilometers because frictional heating is dispersed enough to prevent melting, which would form (*) pseudotachylite.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
248496
47180
In a recent book, William Bowen argued the inability to substitute capital for labor in which institutions implies stagnant productivity and hence increasing cost per unit, an example of what he and William Baumol called " cost disease. " ( * ) Clark Kerr delivered the Godkin Lectures on " the uses " of these instituti...
universities or colleges [prompt on "schools"]
institutions
In a recent book, William Bowen argued the inability to substitute capital for labor in these institutions implies stagnant productivity and hence increasing cost per unit, an example of what he and William Baumol called "cost disease." (*) Clark Kerr delivered the Godkin Lectures on "the uses" of these institutions, a...
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
137321
26206
Which compounds are halogenated in the Hell - Volhard - Zelinsky reaction?
{carboxylic} acids [prompt on {organic acids}]
compounds
These compounds are halogenated in the Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky reaction, and are produced, along with alcohols, in the Cannizzaro reaction.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
218206
41358
Which ruler had his State Architect create the Sehzade Mosque?
Suleiman I [or Suleiman the Magnificent or Suleyman Muhtesem; accept Suleiman the Lawgiver or Suleyman Kanuni early]
ruler
This ruler had his State Architect create the Sehzade Mosque.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
460038
96552
Which composer of the Titan Symphony used excerpts from The Chinese Flute for his Song of the Earth?
Gustav Mahler
composer
The third movement of one of this man's symphonies is a funeral march utilizing the "Frere Jacques" melody, and this composer of the Titan Symphony used excerpts from The Chinese Flute for his Song of the Earth.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
188336
35565
During that time, which novel meets up with a woman who broods over her husband's suicide and does nothing but drink?
A {Personal Matter}
novel
During that time, he meets up with a woman who broods over her husband's suicide and does nothing but drink and drunkenly drive her sportscar around Tokyo at night; that woman is his ex-girlfriend Himiko.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
11521
1937
Why should I?" and instruct angels to blow their trumpets "at the round earth's corners."
Holy Sonnets [accept "Death, be not proud" before "set"]
set
Why should I?" and instruct angels to blow their trumpets "at the round earth's corners."
[]
461250
96998
Which doctrine states that God comes in the form of the father, the son, and the holy ghost?
trinity [accept equivalents, accept trinitarianism or word forms; prompt on descriptive answers mentioning the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost]
doctrine
For 10 points, name this Christian doctrine which states that God comes in the form of the father, the son, and the holy ghost.
[ "ImperativeToInterrogative" ]
633340
147966
Which state is founded by Roger Williams?
Rhode Island
state
For 10 points, name this New England state home to Dorr's Rebellion and founded by Roger Williams.
[ "SplitConjunction", "ImperativeToInterrogative", "ImperativeToInterrogative" ]
626399
146671
Which cells are immature dendritic cells of the epidermis and mucosa?
Paul Langerhans
cells
Lesions of those cells named for this scientist are symptomatic ofhistiocytosis X. Tennis-racket shaped structures seen in the cytoplasm of those cells are Birbeck granules, and those cells are immature dendritic cells of the epidermis and mucosa.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
277389
53140
Which type of action included the generals Miramom and Mejia?
execution by {firing squad} [accept word forms; prompt on "shot", "shot at dawn" or "execution"]
type
This type of action occurred after the end of the siege of Santiago de Querato despite the personal wishes of Benito Juarez, and included the generals Miramom and Mejia.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
186595
35273
Which man began his study of the Pitakas after getting three companions killed by sneaking into a harem?
{Nagarjuna}
man
He began his study of the Pitakas after getting three companions killed by sneaking into a harem.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
214481
40542
Which battle it is described by Ammianus Marcellinus, whose surviving works don't go past the year of this battle?
Battle of Adrianople [or Hadrianopolis]
battle
This battle it is described by Ammianus Marcellinus, whose surviving works don't go past the year of this battle.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
245295
46674
In which man's most famous work, a character gets sugar poured on him by Barbara Goring at a ball, and is later attacked with paint by the Quiggin twins?
Anthony Powell [pronounced like "Pole"]
author
In this man's most famous work, a character gets sugar poured on him by Barbara Goring at a ball, and is later attacked with paint by the Quiggin twins.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
479319
100428
In one wager, which figure offered the " empire of the mind, "?
Satan (accept Woland, Lucifer, the Devil, Diabolus, Beelzebub, Belial, Beliar, or equivalents)
figure
In another wager, he offered the "empire of the mind, " but was countered with the sacred texts of the Hebrews by Jesus.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
407228
85162
With Zoltan Kodaly, which Hungarian composer wandered through Eastern Europe with a recording cylinder, collecting peasant melodies that he later published as a monumental treatise on ethno - musicology?
Bela {Bartok}
Hungarian composer
With Zoltan Kodaly, he wandered through Eastern Europe with a recording cylinder, collecting peasant melodies that he later published as a monumental treatise on ethno-musicology.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
384964
79766
Three shadowy stone arches form the backdrop of which painting, with light falling on two women sitting on the right : one in a plain white shawl and the other in red, blue and gold, both facing each other and weeping?
The {Oath of} the {Horatii}
painting
Three shadowy stone arches form the backdrop of this painting, with light falling on two women sitting on the right: one in a plain white shawl and the other in red, blue and gold, both facing each other and weeping.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
537001
116015
Which beings are the subject of Gilbert and Sullivan's Iolanthe, as well as Wagner's first opera?
fairies
beings
For 10 points, name these beings which are the subject of Gilbert and Sullivan's Iolanthe, as well as Wagner's first opera.
[ "ImperativeToInterrogative" ]
2854
456
In a more well - known story, which character marries his wife Hina after using a fishhook to pull up several coral islands from the bottom of the ocean?
Maui
character
In a more well-known story, he meets and marries his wife Hina after using a fishhook to pull up several coral islands from the bottom of the ocean.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
181160
34197
In one battle of which war, Ivan Mazeppa and his Cossacks were defeated by General Menshikov?
Great {Northern} War [accept {Second Northern} War]
war
In one battle of this war, Ivan Mazeppa and his Cossacks were defeated by General Menshikov, and the injured leader of one side fled to Turkey.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
431052
90137
Treatises on which instrument were written by Boehm, who devised its modern fingering system, and by Quantz, a composer in the court of Frederick the Great?
{flute}
instrument
Treatises on this instrument were written by Boehm, who devised its modern fingering system, and by Quantz, a composer in the court of Frederick the Great.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
248818
47235
Antoninus Liberalis relates that the subjects of the Mariandynian king Hierax neglected to sacrifice to which god, who then turned Hierax into a vengeful bird of slaughter?
Poseidon
god
Antoninus Liberalis relates that the subjects of the Mariandynian king Hierax neglected to sacrifice to this god, who then turned Hierax into a vengeful bird of slaughter.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
513876
110542
Which compound is produced along with hydrogen and chlorine in the chlor - alkali process?
sodium hydroxide [or NaOH until it is read; or caustic until it is read; prompt on partial answer]
compound
It is produced along with hydrogen and chlorine in the chlor-alkali process, and it turns bauxite into alumina in the Bayer process.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
603496
139052
Modifications after which process include the addition of a five - prime cap?
TRANSCRIPTION
process
Modifications after this process include the addition of a five-prime cap.
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524908
113152
A man with which title was in Switzerland for four years undergoing treatment for epilepsy?
prince [accept Hamlet or Prince of Denmark until "subtitled"; accept principe or preents; anti-prompt on specific prince titles; prompt on heir to the throne and equivalents; prompt on knight; prompt on royalty or nobility or equivalents; do not accept or prompt on "idiot"] <CL>
title
A man with this title repudiates Aglaya's accusations of Natasya and was in Switzerland for four years undergoing treatment for epilepsy.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
281390
54133
In which opera Blanche is the last, after Sister Constance?
The Dialogues of the Carmelites
opera
Blanche is the last, after Sister Constance, and changes the prayer to Deo patri sit gloria.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
211052
39966
Which pamphlet is politician and member of the Manchester School, a noted advocate of free trade and leader of the Anti - Corn Law League?
Richard Cobden
pamphlet
For 10 points, identify this British politician and member of the Manchester School, a noted advocate of free trade and leader of the Anti-Corn Law League.
[ "ImperativeToInterrogative" ]
167858
31724
Which ethical philosophy was founded by the author of A Fragment on Government who created a felicific calculus, Jeremy Bentham?
{utilitarianism}
ethical philosophy
This philosophy was founded by the author of A Fragment on Government who also created a felicific calculus, Jeremy Bentham.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
137994
26328
Originally titled, " Essay for the Dis - Alienation of the Black, ", which work is work of the author of the wretched of the Earth, Franz Fanon?
Black {Skin}, {White Masks}
work
Originally titled, "Essay for the Dis-Alienation of the Black, " for 10 points, name this first major work of the author of The Wretched of the Earth, Franz Fanon.
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