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339226
68949
Which particles is whose energy is decreased in Compton scattering, the quanta of light?
{photons} [accept {gamma rays}]
particles
For 10 points, identify these particles whose energy is decreased in Compton scattering, the quanta of light.
[ "ImperativeToInterrogative" ]
221622
41945
One leader of which country resigned as Guardian after the battle of Falkirk?
Scotland [or Alba; accept United Kingdom or UK before "Independence"]
country
One leader of this country resigned as Guardian after the battle of Falkirk.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
11424
1919
Some of which philosopher's other moral views were expounded upon in The Vocation of Man?
Johann Gottlieb Fichte
philosopher
Some of his other moral views were expounded upon in The Vocation of Man, and this philosopher strongly advocated government policy that stimulated moral and intellectual development in his work, which he believed to be necessary to grant his people their rightful place in the world.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
474186
99509
Which statistic is statistic representing uneven distribution of economic resources?
income inequality [accept Gini coefficient until mentioned]
statistic
For 10 points, identify this statistic representing uneven distribution of economic resources.
[ "ImperativeToInterrogative" ]
515386
110930
One ruler of which period after a successful siege of Osaka Castle its first ruler defeated the Toyotomi clan?
Tokugawa Shogunate (or Tokugawa bafuku; or Edo Period) <JD>
period
One ruler of this period hosted the Convention of Kanagawa, and after a successful siege of Osaka Castle, its first ruler defeated the Toyotomi clan.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
182472
34441
Which resident of the Gorbeau House attempts to rescue a sailor?
{Jean Valjean} [accept either or {both} names; prompt on {24601} or {9430}]
resident
This resident of the Gorbeau House attempts to rescue a sailor, but intentionally throws himself overboard.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
437765
91476
During the 16th century, which country was ruled by the Sa'di dynasty which included the ruler Abd Al - Malik, who was killed in the Battle of Three kings?
{Morocco} or {Al-Maghrib} or {Al-Mamlakah al-Maghribiyah}
country
During the 16th century, this country was ruled by the Sa'di dynasty which included the ruler Abd Al-Malik, who was killed in the Battle of Three Kings.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
77441
15213
At one point, which god did so by killing that enemy on a threshold at twilight?
{Vishnu}
god
At one point, this god had to kill someone who was protected from death at day and night, and both inside and outside of houses, and did so by killing that enemy on a threshold at twilight.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
586793
127805
That decision during which battle led to 700 Thespians joining a smaller force whose leader had received a prophecy from the Delphic oracle that a descendant of Heracles must die?
Battle of Thermopylae [or Mache ton Thermopylon; prompt on "hot gates"]
battle
That decision during this  led to 700 Thespians joining a smaller force whose leader had received a prophecy from the Delphic oracle that a descendant of Heracles must die.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
246565
46865
Expansionary fiscal policy causes crowding out by increasing which quantity, which is depicted on the vertical axis of a loanable funds market graph?
real interest rate [accept nominal interest rate; prompt on "i" or "r"]
quantity
Expansionary fiscal policy causes crowding out by increasing this quantity, which is depicted on the vertical axis of a loanable funds market graph.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
21226
3643
Which Warren court case was reargued before the court before a clear decision was attained?
Baker v. Carr [either or both party names in any order]
Warren court case
The case was reargued before the court before a clear decision was attained, and Justice Charles Wittaker recused himself from it.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
565671
122137
The fact that a Portuguese migrant worker named Jose Correia perpetrated which action on a woman who attempted to serve him codfish, Bertha Manchester, may have helped one person get away with this action?
axe murder [or hatchet murder; accept all reasonable equivalents; prompt on more general answers]
action
The fact that a Portuguese migrant worker named Jose Correia perpetrated this action on a woman who attempted to serve him codfish, Bertha Manchester, may have helped another person get away with this action.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
204918
38871
Which Persian polymath poet is whose most famous line from his Rubaiyat may be, a jug of wine, a loaf of bread, and thou?
Omar {Khayyam}
Persian polymath poet
FTP, name this Persian polymath poet whose most famous line from his Rubaiyat may be, A jug of wine, a loaf of bread, and thou.
[ "ImperativeToInterrogative" ]
515409
110936
Shor 's Algorithm a superposition of the two.
quantum computers (accept qubits or quantum bits before mentioned) <MS> BONUSES
devices
Shor's Algorithm can be run on these devices to factor integers in polynomial time, ruining RSA encryption, and their namesake objects can be 0, 1, or a superposition of the two.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
398865
82800
Which Italian - american composer wrote his first opera, The Death of Pierrot, as a teenager, following that with the ballet Sebastian, the short operas The Medium and The Telephone, and his first full - length work, the Consul?
Gian Carlo {Menotti}
Italian - American composer
He wrote his first opera, The Death of Pierrot, as a teenager, following that with the ballet Sebastian, the short operas The Medium and The Telephone, and his first full-length work, The Consul.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
325426
65220
One island in which country contains Lake Biwa, which is drained by the Yodo River into the Inland Sea ; that island is home to the Hida and Akaishi mountain ranges?
Japan
country
One island in this country contains Lake Biwa, which is drained by the Yodo River into the Inland Sea; that island is also home to the Hida and Akaishi mountain ranges.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
527417
114097
In 2013, Willem Ombelet announced how " kitchen cupboard " ingredients would cut which procedure's price to around â£170?
IVF [or in vitro fertilization]
procedure
In 2013, Willem Ombelet announced how "kitchen cupboard" ingredients would cut its price to around £170.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
216742
41073
Which thinker is author of The Sickness Unto Death, Fear and Trembling and either / or?
Soren Kierkegaard
thinker
For 10 points, name this Danish author of The Sickness Unto Death, Fear and Trembling and Either/Or.
[ "ImperativeToInterrogative" ]
542935
116975
Which figure is to become emperor of Rome who was not a senator, who ruled briefly from 217 to 218?
Marcus Opellius Macrinus
figure
For 15 points, identify this first man to become emperor of Rome who was not a senator, who ruled briefly from 217 to 218.
[ "ImperativeToInterrogative" ]
340861
69247
Which objects have a nonzero determinant if they are invertible and square?
(square) {matrices} [or {matrix}]
objects
These objects have a nonzero determinant if they are invertible and square.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
259601
49129
Two large stone formations known collectively as Pigeons'Rock lie off the coast of which city's Raouche neighborhood?
Beirut
city
Two large stone formations known collectively as Pigeons' Rock lie off the coast of this city's Raouche neighborhood.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
347566
70649
Which nation's fourth - largest city contains the tomb of the poet Kamal Khujandi and the ruins of an Ikhanid- period mosque known as the " ark " ; that city is ► Tabriz?
{Iran}
country
This nation's fourth-largest city contains the tomb of the poet Kamal Khujandi and the ruins of an Ikhanid- period mosque known as the "ark"; that city is ► Tabriz.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
222478
42110
Which law is named for a Swiss chemist?
Hess's law [or law of constant heat summation before read; or law of constant enthalpy summation before "enthalpy"]
law
For 10 points, name this law of constant heat summation, which states that adding the change in enthalpy for each step of a given reaction gives the total change in enthalpy for the whole reaction, and is named for a Swiss chemist.
[ "SplitConjunction", "ImperativeToInterrogative", "ImperativeToInterrogative" ]
652502
155527
A flashback in which story describes a scout visiting the protagonist's home, who is told that a certain pier consists of flammable driftwood?
"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"
story
A flashback in this story describes a scout visiting the protagonist's home, who is told that a certain pier consists of flammable driftwood.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
3949
640
Which man argues that residents of certain cities constituted no separate class in a book that discusses Wang Yangmin's treatment of Confucian li?
Maximilian Carl Emil Weber
man
This man argues that residents of certain cities constituted no separate class in a book that discusses Wang Yangmin's treatment of Confucian li.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
49598
9091
The term that differentiates Gibbs free energy from Helmholtz free energy, which quantity is symbolized h, defined as the product of pressure and volume added to a system's internal energy?
enthalpy
quantity
The term that differentiates Gibbs free energy from Helmholtz free energy, FTP, what is this quantity symbolized H, defined as the product of pressure and volume added to a system's internal energy?
[ "ImperativeToInterrogative" ]
393081
81621
Which person's recent activities include blogging for the Huffington Post?
Norman {Mailer}
person
His recent activities include blogging for the Huffington Post.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
210204
39814
Which senator's dominance of American economic policy during the 1890s and 1900s caused him to be nicknamed " the General Manager of the Nation. "?
Nelson Aldrich
senator
His dominance of American economic policy during the 1890s and 1900s caused him to be nicknamed "the General Manager of the Nation."
[ "NoWhWords" ]
99085
19416
Which entity's decline is often traced to a decisive loss at the First Battle of Tannenberg in 1410, a battle called Grunwald?
{Teutonic} Knights [or {House} of the {Hospitalers} of {Saint Mary} of the {Teutons} in {Jerusalem}; or {Teutonic} Order; or Order of {Brothers} of the German {House} of {Saint Mary} in {Jerusalem}; or {Deutscher Orden}; or {Deutscher Ritter}-{Orden}; or {Haus der Ritter des Hospitals Sankt Marien der Deutschen zu Jeru...
entity
Their decline is often traced to a decisive loss at the First Battle of Tannenberg in 1410, a battle also called Grunwald.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
223826
42320
With Camese which figure fathered the personification of a river that flows through Rome?
Janus [or Ianus]
figure
With Camese he fathered the personification of a river that flows through Rome.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
425829
89124
--what Native American people of central Mississippi were once the rivals of the Chickasaw?
{Choctaw}
people
For 10 points--what Native American people of central Mississippi were once the rivals of the Chickasaw?
[]
18807
3202
Which game contains the cheat code " Enablellamas, " which simply returns the phrase " Llamas Enabled. "?
The {Sims 3}
game
This game contains the cheat code "Enablellamas, " which simply returns the phrase "Llamas Enabled."
[ "NoWhWords" ]
309387
61073
Which metallic element is slightly more dense than iridium making it the densest metal?
osmium
metallic element
It is found in group VIII of the periodic table, where it immediately precedes iridium, and it is slightly more dense than iridium, making it the densest metal.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
313982
61924
The group Anonymous told their readers to join which event and set up kitchens and peaceful * barricades?
{Occupy} Wall Street (or {Occupy} Movement or{ OWS})
event
They have been endorsed by Julian Assange and Ben & Jerry's, and the group Anonymous told their readers to join this group and set up kitchens and peaceful (*) barricades.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
94605
18658
Which moon has a unique surface feature called " cantaloupe terrain ", which resembles a melon skin?
Triton
moon
This moon has a unique surface feature called "cantaloupe terrain", which resembles a melon skin.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
137179
26180
Which state's north - eastern border is defined by a tributary of the At·chafa·laya and Mississippi Rivers, the Red River?
Texas
state
Its north-eastern border is defined by a tributary of the At·chafa·laya and Mississippi Rivers, the Red River.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
517058
111380
Players roleplay as which profession in a Milton Bradley game involving Cavity Sam a * red lightbulb and tweezers?
doctor (accept anything related to the medical profession, including subdisciplines; accept PHD or MD; accept "I'm not a doctor, but I play one on TV" or Dr. Pepper or Operation or Doc or Doctor Strange or "I'm not that kind of doctor" or "Is a doctor in the house?")
profession
A popular rumor connects a product with this job in its name to prune juice, and players roleplay as this profession in a Milton Bradley game involving "Cavity Sam, " a (*) red lightbulb, and tweezers.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
340232
69137
By the fourth and final part, which work's author recounts his own experiences visiting Venice and Rome?
{Childe Harold's Pilgrimage}
nostalgia
By the fourth and final part, this work's author has dropped speaking via his narrator and recounts his own experiences visiting Venice and Rome.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
655441
159462
Which country of the Entebbe Raid, an African nation that was led by Milton Obote and Idi Amin?
Republic of Uganda
country
For 10 points, name this site of the Entebbe Raid, an African nation that was led by Milton Obote and Idi Amin.
[ "ImperativeToInterrogative" ]
174545
33016
Which poet of ( * ) " Ode : Intimations of Immortality " wrote a poem inspired by a " host of golden daffodils, " " i co - wrote Lyrical Ballads along with Samuel Taylor Coleridge?
William {Wordsworth}
poet
This author of (*) "Ode: Intimations of Immortality" wrote a poem inspired by a "host of golden daffodils, " "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud, " and co-wrote Lyrical Ballads along with Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
229653
43879
The third book of which poems begins with six poems that praise the peace brought by Augustus?
the Odes of Horace [or the Odes of Quintus Horatius Flaccus; or the Carmina of Horace; or Horatian Odes; prompt on partial answer]
poems
The third book of them ends with one that declares "I have made a monument more lasting than bronze, " and begins with six poems that praise the peace brought by Augustus.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
154878
29173
Like Gustav Mahler's Symphony no. 6, which composer's Symphony No. 4 is known as the Tragic Symphony?
Franz Peter {Schubert}
Austrian composer
Like Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 6, this composer's Symphony No. 4 is also known as the Tragic Symphony.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
386965
80202
Which politician recently quit as an advisor to the Clinton campaign over comments that Obama got preferential treatment because of his race, best known for being Walter Mondale's running mate in the 1984 presidential election?
Geraldine {Ferraro}
politician
FTP, name this politician, who recently quit as an advisor to the Clinton campaign over comments that Obama got preferential treatment because of his race, best known for being Walter Mondale's running mate in the 1984 presidential election.
[ "ImperativeToInterrogative" ]
589682
128451
A brunch dish that serves which items with spinach is called Florentine?
poached eggs [do NOT accept or prompt on "boiled eggs"]
items
A brunch dish that serves them with spinach is called Florentine.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
158177
29875
- name which 17th century German philosopher and international legal scholar known for his commentaries on Grotius and Hobbes and author of on the Duty of Man and Citizen?
{Samuel von Pufendorf}
17th century German philosopher and international legal scholar
For 10 points - name this 17th century German philosopher and international legal scholar known for his commentaries on Grotius and Hobbes and author of On the Duty of Man and Citizen.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
45774
8251
A climactic confrontation occurs at Frank Chop's House, where which work are introduced to the suspected prostitutes Letta and Miss Forsythe?
Death of a Salesman
work
A climactic confrontation occurs at Frank Chop's House, where we are introduced to the suspected prostitutes Letta and Miss Forsythe.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
169480
32036
That incident caused which man to curse one of his grandsons to be " the lowest of slaves " to his brothers?
{Noah} [or {Noe}; or {Noyach}]
man
That incident caused this man to curse one of his grandsons to be "the lowest of slaves" to his brothers.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
647131
152817
Which structure is complexes through which materials are transported in and out of the nucleus?
nuclear pore complex [or npc]
structure
For 10 points, name these complexes through which materials are transported in and out of the nucleus.
[ "ImperativeToInterrogative" ]
253364
48122
Which character's not Nemo?
Bambi
character
He's not Nemo, but he was voiced by Alexander Gould in a 2006 "midquel".
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
324514
65058
In a novel featuring which figure, he goes by the name Woland?
the {Devil} [or {Satan, Lucifer, Mephistopheles,} or any other names humans have given the Devil throughout the years like {"the Dark Lord"}]
figure
In a novel featuring this figure, he leads a group including Azazello and a giant cat named Behemoth, and goes by the name Woland.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
433088
90539
Which work is expansion of the Treatise of Human Understanding, a work of David Hume?
An {Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding}
work
FTP name this reworking and expansion of the Treatise of Human Understanding, a work of David Hume.
[ "ImperativeToInterrogative" ]
261536
49437
Which artist depicted a bearded man with downcast eyes in his black and white woodcut Prophet?
Emil Nolde [or Emil Hansen]
artist
He depicted a bearded man with downcast eyes in his black and white woodcut Prophet.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
342796
69574
Along with Nestorianism, which position was condemned by the Council of Chalcedon?
{monophysite} heresy [or {monophysitism}, etc.]
position
Along with Nestorianism, it was condemned by the Council of Chalcedon.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
271323
51799
Which artist's earliest attributed work is an Annunciation featuring Mary seated on the right facing an angel on the left that holds a lily flower?
{Leonardo} {da Vinci} (accept either)
artist
This artist's earliest attributed work is an Annunciation featuring Mary seated on the right facing an angel on the left that holds a lily flower.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
508419
108709
Which god of Coronis had the skin flayed off the satyr Marsyas after beating him in a music contest?
Apollo [or Apollon] <MK>
god
This god became the father of the beekeeper Aristaeus by the huntress Cyrene, and this lover of Coronis had the skin (*) flayed off the satyr Marsyas after beating him in a music contest.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
252498
47988
The Israeli Tu B'Shvat seder is called the New * Year of which objects?
trees [reverse prompt on "branches", "leaves", "trunk", or other parts of trees, I guess]
objects
The Israeli Tu B'Shvat seder involves eating the their products and is also called the New (*) Year of these objects.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
44886
8076
Oxygen serves as the final acceptor of, which process is charged particles?
electron transport chain (accept chemiosmosis prior to "succinate")
process
Oxygen serves as the final acceptor of, FTP, what energy-producing pathway in the inner mitochondrial membrane involving negatively-charged particles?
[ "ImperativeToInterrogative" ]
33809
6008
His opera teacher was Jacques Halevy, whose daughter which French composer married?
Georges Bizet
French composer
His opera teacher was Jacques Halevy, whose daughter he married.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
67346
13033
For ten points, give the common surname of which German physicists, a unit of frequency?
Hertz (Gustav and Heinrich, respectively)
German physicists
For ten points, give the common surname of these German physicists, also a unit of frequency.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
503270
107046
The results of which task are usually displayed on prognostic charts?
weather forecasting [or obvious equivalents like predicting the weather; I guess accept atmospheric modeling or equivalents; prompt on "meteorology"]
task
The results of this process are usually displayed on prognostic charts.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
106910
20749
One of his major efforts established a commission at Mainz , targeted the ( * ) Burschenschaften .
Prince Klemens Wenzel von {Metternich}
man
One of his major efforts established a commission at Mainz, targeted the (*) Burschenschaften, and heavily regulated the university system; that legislation was prompted by Karl Sand's murder of August von Kotzebue.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords" ]
356103
72532
Which poem's 5th section, which includes " Southern Cross, " is called the Tunnel because the speaker meets the tortured ghost of Edgar Allan Poe in the subway?
The {Bridge}
poem
Its 5th section, which includes "Southern Cross, " is entitled "Three Songs"; its 7th alludes to "a burnt match skating in a urinal, " an invitation to homosexual trysts, and is called "The Tunnel" because the speaker meets the tortured ghost of Edgar Allan Poe in the subway.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
386375
80093
Which battle fought during the Hundred Days in a Belgian town, a defeat for Napoleon that ended in exile on St. Helena?
Battle of {Waterloo}
battle
For ten points, identify this battle fought during the Hundred Days in a Belgian town, a defeat for Napoleon that ended in exile on St. Helena.
[ "ImperativeToInterrogative" ]
56424
10609
At the end, which title character marries the actress Stella?
Augie March
title character
At the end, he marries the actress Stella and he's still not really happy though the sex is better.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
62355
11901
Which religion's sacred book contains three main parts, including the " Law Against the Demons " which is concerned with ritual purification?
Zoroastrianism
religion
Its sacred book contains three main parts, including the "Law Against the Demons" which is concerned with ritual purification.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
239314
45515
Which author wrote a story in which a young man giving away cream tarts for free intrigues Prince Florizel of Bohemia and Colonel Geraldine?
Robert Louis Stevenson
author
This author wrote a story in which a young man giving away cream tarts for free intrigues Prince Florizel of Bohemia and Colonel Geraldine.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
410085
85796
Which country's 1993 election probably was won by M. K. O. Abiola [ ah - bee - OH - lah ], but Ernest Shonekan [ SHOH - neh - kahn ] gained control from Ibrahim Babangida until the military gave control to Sani Abacha?
(Federal Republic of) Nigeria
country
Its 1993 election probably was won by M. K. O. Abiola [ah-bee-OH-lah], but Ernest Shonekan [SHOH-neh-kahn] gained control from Ibrahim Babangida until the military gave control to Sani Abacha.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
102346
19979
Blanca is one of a line of female characters in which novel with similar names : her daughter is named Alba, and her clairvoyant mother is named Clara?
The {House} of the {Spirits} ({Spanish}: La {Casa} de {los Espiritus})
novel
Blanca is one of a line of female characters in this novel with similar names: her daughter is named Alba, and her clairvoyant mother is named Clara.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
414229
86577
Which quantity describes an objects speed and direction?
{velocity} [do not prompt on or accept "speed"]
quantity
For 10 points, name this quantity which describes an objects speed and direction.
[ "ImperativeToInterrogative" ]
190226
35880
Which work's action occurs while Betty is " otherwise employed, "?
"The {Lady's Dressing Room}"
poem
This work's action occurs while Betty is "otherwise employed, " and involves the dead dog Tripsy, whose skin is used for "night gloves" and whose puppy provides urine for one of the main characters.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
308138
60726
Which author translated the Divine Comedy and Goethes Faust into his native language?
Nikos {Kazantzakis}
author
He translated the Divine Comedy and Goethes Faust into his native language, and wrote a 33, 333 line sequel to one of the best known epic poems of his own tongue.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
409257
85633
Which novel includes blank spaces left so the reader can fill in their own description of a character and bullet points when the narrator considers the lesson worthy of being taught to children?
The Life and Opinions of {Tristram Shandy}, Gentleman
novel
This novel includes blank spaces left so the reader can fill in their own description of a character and bullet points when the narrator considers the lesson worthy of being taught to children.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
201745
38108
The main figure on the left of which painting wears a ring on his index finger and a cross on a colorfully beaded necklace?
I and the {Village}
painting
The main figure on the left of this painting wears a ring on his index finger and a cross on a colorfully beaded necklace.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
64740
12410
Which epistle is Romans in the Bible?
First Corinthians or First Letter of Paul to the Church at Corinth
epistle
FTP, name this epistle of Paul, that follows Romans in the Bible and was first of two epistles directed to a church he established in Greece.
[ "SplitConjunction", "ImperativeToInterrogative", "ImperativeToInterrogative" ]
95610
18819
Valentine Strasser was responsible for the coup that overthrew which country's president Joseph Momoh?
Republic of {Sierra Leone}
modern - day country
Valentine Strasser was responsible for the coup that overthrew this country's president Joseph Momoh.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
52747
9775
One of his first successful compositions was 1884's The Luck of Edenhall.
Engelbert Humperdinck
composer
One of his first successful compositions was 1884's The Luck of Edenhall.
[]
607044
140454
Which man of A System of Logic was inspired by Jeremy Bentham for one work?
John Stuart Mill [or JS Mill; do not accept "James Mill"]
man
Though not Malthus, this man wrote a textbook called Principles of Political Economy, and this author of A System of Logic was inspired by Jeremy Bentham for another work.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
16070
2719
One city in which area lies at the confluence of the Dadu and Min rivers, while one city was home to Tufu and boasts of a Panda research base?
Sichuan [or Szechwan]
area
One city in this region lies at the confluence of the Dadu and Min rivers, while another city was home to Tufu and boasts of a Panda research base.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
340894
69252
Name which artist of Dog Barking at the Moon and Harlequin's Carnival, who created a mural originally called the Sun, the Moon and One Star?
Joan [zhoo-AHN] Miró (i Ferra)
artist
Name this artist of Dog Barking at the Moon and Harlequin's Carnival, who created a mural originally called The Sun, the Moon and One Star.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
297528
58330
Rigel, not Betelgeuse, constellation's brightest star?
{Orion}
constellation
Rigel, not Betelgeuse, is this constellation's brightest star.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
114442
22125
Under the substitution model, processes of which type build a chain of deferred operations?
{Recursive}
type
Under the substitution model, processes of this type build a chain of deferred operations.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
244172
46410
Which novel is novel about Florentino Ariza's pursuit of Fermina Daza, a work of Gabriel Garcia Marquez?
Love in the Time of Cholera [or El amor en los tiempos del cólera]
novel
For 10 points, name this novel about Florentino Ariza's pursuit of Fermina Daza, a work of Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
[ "ImperativeToInterrogative" ]
72389
14266
Well, which Frenchman did suffer from mental illness for many years?
Antonin Artaud
Frenchman
Well, he did suffer from mental illness for many years.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
96275
18928
Michael Milton's penis is mostly bitten off by the main character's wife Helen Holm in the same car wreck that kills which novel's son Walt?
The {World According} to {Garp}
novel
Michael Milton's penis is mostly bitten off by the main character's wife Helen Holm in the same car wreck that kills his son Walt.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
308386
60797
Which collections is known as the Poetic and Prose or the Elder and Younger?
the {Edda}s
collections
FTP, identify these collections of mythology, written between the ninth and twelfth centuries and in the early thirteenth century, and known as the Poetic and Prose or the Elder and Younger.
[ "SplitConjunction", "ImperativeToInterrogative", "ImperativeToInterrogative" ]
251920
47884
Which compound's not a pyrimidine?
urea
compound
It's not a pyrimidine, but carbamoyl phosphate is produced in the beginning of a reaction that results in this compound.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
586817
127809
Which technique is in laser physics in which a constant phase is enforced between laser modes in a cavity?
mode locking
technique
For 10 points, identify this technique in laser physics in which a constant phase is enforced between laser modes in a cavity.
[ "ImperativeToInterrogative" ]
503612
107104
One work by which composer begins with the soloist entering on a high concert e - flat and immediately dropping three octaves to low concert e - flat ; that woodwind concertante work was dedicated to Heinrich Baermann?
Carl Maria Von Weber (VAY-bur)
composer
One work by this composer begins with the soloist entering on a high concert E-flat and immediately dropping three octaves to low concert E-flat; that woodwind concertante work was dedicated to Heinrich Baermann.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
253423
48130
Which people of people is called to household duties unless they marry with large dowries?
Jewish women [or females; or wives]
people
This group of people usually do not study the Torah but is called to household duties unless they marry with large dowries.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
310597
61327
A sniper fatally wounded Simon Fraser in one phase of which battle?
Battle of {Saratoga}
battle
General Poor's brigade was the first to come to the aid of Daniel Morgan's attack, and a sniper fatally wounded Simon Fraser in one phase of this battle.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
616521
143605
One writer from which country described " pure psychic automatism, "?
France
country
One writer from this country described "pure psychic automatism, " and wrote the novel Nadja ("nad-ya").
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
112144
21712
The isoprene - based vitamins D, E, A, and K are types of which compound?
{lipids} [or {phospholipids}, prompt on "{fats}"]
compound
The isoprene-based vitamins D, E, A, and K are types of these compounds.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
322545
64607
Which psychologist claimed that the right religion could foster an individual's potentialities, and argued that socioeconomic patterns determined specific personality types?
Erich {Fromm}
psychologist
He claimed that the right religion could foster an individual's potentialities, and also argued that socioeconomic patterns determined specific personality types.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
242971
46210
In the double - slit experiment, the interference pattern ( * ) disappears when which process is performed at the slits?
measurement [or word forms, like measuring things]
process
In the double-slit experiment, the interference pattern (*) disappears when it is performed at the slits.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
294722
57817
In the 1953 paper " Cardinal Utility in Welfare Economics and in the Theory of Risk - Taking ", this mathematician argued that people would deviate from minimax by maximizing which man's expected utility when placed in the original position, foreshadowing Rawls's Veil of Ignorance argument?
John {Harsanyi }[accept: John Charles {Harsanyi}; Janos Karoly {Harsanyi}]
man
In the 1953 paper "Cardinal Utility in Welfare Economics and in the Theory of Risk-Taking", this mathematician argued that people would deviate from minimax by maximizing their expected utility when placed in the original position, foreshadowing Rawls's Veil of Ignorance argument.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
187254
35382
Which man's followers worship in gudwaras?
Guru {Nanak} Dev Ji
man
This man's followers worship in gudwaras and follow the Five K's.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
265951
50783
Cybenko and Lippman showed how to create instances of a generalized type of which model that approximate arbitrary continuous functions?
single layer perceptron [or multilayer perceptron before connectedness]
model
Cybenko and Lippman showed how to create instances of a generalized type of these constructs that approximate arbitrary continuous functions.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
321455
64139
In which set in similar fashion the violin and piano duet that comprises the eight and final movement is entitled praise to the Immortality of Jesus?
{Quartet for the End of Time} or {Quatuor pour la Fin du Temps}
set
The preceding movement, led by a solo melody from the cello, honors Jesus, and in similar fashion, the violin and piano duet that comprises the eight and final movement is entitled "Praise to the Immortality of Jesus."
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
52094
9646
Section 13 of which work is the only one without a title ; though a quote within it from Mendelssohn's Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage implies that the person was on a sea voyage?
Enigma Variations
work
Section 13 of this work is the only one without a title; though a quote within it from Mendelssohn's Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage implies that the person was on a sea voyage.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
637743
149875
Among which group of organisms, D. lusitanicum is the only species routinely found in dry regions?
carnivorous plants [accept carnivores; prompt on plants or Plantae before "plant"; accept insectivorous plants before the end]
group
Among this group of organisms, D. lusitanicum is the only species routinely found in dry regions.
[ "NoWhWords" ]