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34988
The surrender of Sitting Bull in 1881 occurred at Fort Buford in which state, where an attempt to attract railway investment led to the rechristening of Edwinton?
{North Dakota}
state
The surrender of Sitting Bull in 1881 occurred at Fort Buford in this state, where an attempt to attract railway investment led to the rechristening of Edwinton.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
525949
113844
Which author is " whose black militancy compelled him to change his name from LeRoi Jones?
Amiri Baraka [accept LeRoi Jones until mentioned]
author
For 10 points, name this author of the antisemitic poem "Somebody Blew Up America, " whose black militancy compelled him to change his name from LeRoi Jones.
[ "ImperativeToInterrogative" ]
239793
45585
A vanadium - five oxide catalyst is used for the production of which compound in the contact process?
sulfuric acid [or oil of vitriol; or H2SO4 until it is read]
compound
A vanadium-five oxide catalyst is used for the production of this compound in the contact process.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
594454
130518
In which religion, Puja is the act of welcoming a deity or spirit as a guest?
Hinduism (accept word forms like Hindu faith)
religion
In this religion, Puja is the act of welcoming a deity or spirit as a guest, and may include offerings of ghee.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
116853
22614
The lead singer requests the Captain to " please bring him [ his ] wine " ; which song responds, " we haven't had that spirit here since 1969. "?
{Hotel California}
song
The lead singer requests the Captain to "please bring him [his] wine"; he responds, "We haven't had that spirit here since 1969."
[ "NoWhWords" ]
597578
132560
Which man led the successful revolution against Lij Eyasu in 1916, which put the Empress Zauditu on the throne, though this man took the throne from her in 1930?
Haile Selassie I [or Ras Tafari Makonnen]
man
This man led the successful revolution against Lij Eyasu in 1916, which put the Empress Zauditu on the throne, though this man took the throne from her in 1930.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
330100
66300
Which story is whose title character does not get to marry the handsome prince Eric and isn't named Ariel?
"The {Little Mermaid}" (or "Den {lille havfrue}" or "The {Little Sea- Lady}")
story
For ten points, identify this Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale whose title character does not get to marry the handsome prince Eric and isn't named Ariel.
[ "ImperativeToInterrogative" ]
92981
18385
Which country's Saint Catherine's Monastery is built into the side of its most famous mountain?
{Egypt}
country
Its Saint Catherine's Monastery is built into the side of its most famous mountain, and this country has temple complexes at Karnak and Luxor.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
475805
99774
Which island is located west of the Virgin Islands?
Puerto Rico
island
For 10 points, name this Caribbean island that is located west of the Virgin Islands, and whose capital is San Juan.
[ "SplitConjunction", "ImperativeToInterrogative" ]
251967
47893
This city home to the Bridge of Sighs and the (*) Rialto has a primary traffic throughway with a reverse S-shape.
Venice [or Venezia]
city
This city home to the Bridge of Sighs and the (*) Rialto has a primary traffic throughway with a reverse S-shape.
[]
299743
58727
Which name is known as the " the father of Athenian democracy " and is not Solon or Peisistratos?
{Cleisthenes}
name
For 10 points name this man known as the "the father of Athenian democracy" and is not Solon or Peisistratos.
[ "ImperativeToInterrogative" ]
539575
116434
The protagonist of which novel is dismissed just before it arrives?
The Tartar Steppe [or The Desert of the Tartars; or Il Deserto dei Tartari]
novel
The protagonist of this novel is given his first assignment at Fort Bastiani, where he serves his life waiting for an invasion, but is dismissed just before it arrives.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
187393
35405
Which work compares a sick man to a faulty clock?
{Meditations} on First Philosophy or {Meditationes} de {Prima Philosophia}
work
This work compares a sick man to a faulty clock, and compares separating a mountain from a valley to separating existence from God.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
602154
137114
Which country was home to the poet of Sonnets of Death and Desolación?
Chile
country
This country was home to the poet of Sonnets of Death and Desolación.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
517754
111504
Which structure is enclosed by a similarly named vertebral column of bones?
spinal cord (do not accept or prompt on "spine"; those are the bones)
structure
For 10 points, name this collection of nerves running down the back of the body and enclosed by a similarly named vertebral column of bones.
[ "ImperativeToInterrogative" ]
585233
127555
Roman deities propitiated for which action include Egeria, Levana, and Lucina?
Childbirth or labor [prompt on fertility or pregnancy]
action
Roman deities propitiated for this event include Egeria, Levana, and Lucina.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
200871
37937
A supporter of pragmatic economic policies, which man introduced " socialism with Chinese characteristics, " though late in his career he put down the Tiananmen Square protests?
{Deng} Xiaoping
man
A supporter of pragmatic economic policies, he introduced "socialism with Chinese characteristics, " though late in his career he put down the Tiananmen Square protests.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
441129
92525
One potential drawback of which technique programs can pause unpredictably as this operation runs?
garbage collection
technique
One potential drawback of this technique is that programs can pause unpredictably as this operation runs.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
507701
108538
The current president of the Philippines?
Rodrigo (Roa) Duterte [or Rody Duterte; accept Digong] <BY/JR>
man
For 10 points, name the current president of the Philippines.
[]
511052
109590
After encountering a pedophile who masturbates in his car, a character in which novel mistakenly believes that the sign is a reminder that she is beautiful?
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
novel
After encountering a pedophile who masturbates in his car, a character in this novel finds a "no trespassing" sign and mistakenly believes that the sign is a reminder that she is beautiful.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
166184
31388
Which entities is whose namesake equation of state is often given as PV ( p - V ) equals nRT ( N - R - t )?
{ideal} gas [prompt on {gas}]
entities
For 10 points, name these substances, whose namesake equation of state is often given as PV (P-V) equals nRT (N-R-T).
[ "ImperativeToInterrogative" ]
214518
40549
Which process is by which organisms, often plants, use light energy to turn carbon dioxide and water into glucose?
photosynthesis
process
For 10 points, name this process by which organisms, often plants, use light energy to turn carbon dioxide and water into glucose.
[ "ImperativeToInterrogative" ]
78314
15393
Which agency is agency responsible for controlling air and water pollution?
{Environmental Protection Agency} [or {EPA}]
agency
For 10 points, name this agency responsible for controlling air and water pollution.
[ "ImperativeToInterrogative" ]
110288
21336
Which Swiss sculptor recalled his experience under Antoine Bourdelle in one?
Alberto {Giacometti}
Swiss sculptor
A square obscures the lower portion of a frightened-looking seated figure in one of his works, and he recalled his experience under Antoine Bourdelle in another.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
315205
62171
The most well-known of them is a mixture of titanium chloride and alkyl-aluminum.
{Ziegler-Natta} catalysts
molecules
The most well-known of them is a mixture of titanium chloride and alkyl-aluminum.
[]
422529
88324
Ending with a three - stanza epitaph mentioning how " fair Science frowned not on his humble birth, " which poem refers to " some ( * ) Cromwell, guiltless of his country's blood "?
"{Elegy Written in a Country Church-yard}" [MB]
poem
Ending with a three-stanza epitaph mentioning how "fair Science frowned not on his humble birth, " it refers to "some (*) Cromwell, guiltless of his country's blood" and imagines a "village Hampden" while admiring people "far from the madding crowd's ignorable strife."
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
78114
15352
Leading to the passage of a piece of legislation called the RTAA, which act was opposed by a group led by Irving Fisher?
{Smoot}-{Hawley} Act [or {Hawley}-{Smoot} Act; accept {Tariff Act} of {1930} before "{1930}" is read]
act
Leading to the passage of a piece of legislation called the RTAA, it was opposed by a group led by Irving Fisher.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
608873
140968
Early on, which man wandered the desert together for days?
Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab [or the Shaykh Muhammad ivn Abd al-Wahhab ibn Sulayman ibn Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Rashid al Tamimi]
man
Early on, he studied in Basra under Muhammad Majmu'i, but they wereboth driven out of town, and wandered the desert together for days.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
572302
123325
The search for Truth my obsession."
Alfred Stieglitz
artist
The search for Truth my obsession."
[]
440637
92401
Known as mighty 150 or albocaron, which compound gives a resulting characteristic color of blue when it undergoes a Friedel - Crafts reaction?
{naphthalene} or {tar camphor}
compound
Also known as mighty 150 or albocaron, this compound gives a resulting characteristic color of blue when it undergoes a Friedel-Crafts reaction.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
586263
127717
Late in life which man championed a tariff union meant to protect his nation from competition with American manufacturers, an issue over which he broke with Arthur Balfour. ( * ) along with Lord Hartington, this man was the main leader of the Liberal Unionists, who broke from Gladstone's Liberals over the question of I...
Joseph Chamberlain
man
Late in life this man championed a tariff union meant to protect his nation from competition with American manufacturers, an issue over which he broke with Arthur Balfour. (*) Along with Lord Hartington, this man was the main leader of the Liberal Unionists, who broke from Gladstone's Liberals over the question of Iris...
[ "NoWhWords" ]
251812
47862
In which regions the Madelung rule describes how ones with lower n+l values have lower energy?
atomic orbitals [do NOT accept "molecular orbitals"]
regions
Particles in these regions can be approximated by a wavefunction using Slater determinants and the Hartree-Fock method, and the Madelung rule describes how ones with lower n+l values have lower energy.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
574736
123700
The Birobidzhan Star was published in which language, the use of which was opposed by the maskilim ( " mah­skee­leem " )?
Yiddish [accept Idish or Idishai]
language
The Birobidzhan Star was published in this language, the use of which was opposed by the maskilim ("mah­skee­leem").
[ "NoWhWords" ]
271375
51807
Which god is Norse all - father?
{Odin}
god
For 10 points, name this Norse all-father.
[ "ImperativeToInterrogative" ]
234999
44860
Which artwork is designed by Frederic Bartholdi, which sits in New York Harbor?
Statue of Liberty [or Liberty Enlightening the World]
artwork
For 10 points, name this sculpture designed by Frederic Bartholdi, which sits in New York Harbor.
[ "ImperativeToInterrogative" ]
561980
121373
Which name is held by various people who turned into swans?
Cycnus [or Cygnus; or Kyknos]
name
For 10 points, give this Greek name held by various people who turned into swans.
[ "ImperativeToInterrogative" ]
210057
39790
One notable proponent of which goal advocated its " small " version?
German unification [accept anything the implies the creation of a single German nation-state; do not accept "German re-unification," as that refers to the events of 1989-1990]
goal
One notable proponent of this goal advocated its "small" version and outlined the mechanisms by which it could be achieved in his Putbus Memorandum, while liberals such as Johannes Miquel, a leader of the National Liberal Party, typically advocated its "large" version.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
145086
27527
One formula used to compute which functions integrating a complex integral ; that formula is known as Sommerfeld's Formula?
{Bessel} functions
functions
One formula used to compute these involves integrating a complex integral; that formula is also known as Sommerfeld's Formula.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
358687
73671
Which concept of that concept continues until the category of Absolute Knowledge is established?
The {Phenomenology of Spirit}
concept
The discussion of that concept begins with Sittlichkeit, or "ethical order" and continues until the category of Absolute Knowledge is established.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
133571
25548
In addition to Deep Sashelas and Corellon Larethian, an underground - dwelling subset of which people revere the spider demon, Lolth and that variety typically has white hair and dark skin?
{elves} or {elf}
people
In addition to Deep Sashelas and Corellon Larethian, an underground-dwelling subset of these people revere the spider demon, Lolth and that variety typically has white hair and dark skin and are known as drow.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords" ]
311824
61556
In which process, the bacteria inhabit the plants roots, where they can improve the soil quality for the plants?
Nitrogen {Fixation}
process
In these relationships, the bacteria inhabit the plants roots, where they can improve the soil quality for the plants.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
637228
149776
Which author of The Marble Faun and " the Birth - Mark " wrote about Reverend John Wilson questioning Roger Chillingworth's wife Hester Prynne after she commits adultery?
Nathaniel Hawthorne [or Nathaniel Hathorne]
author
This author of The Marble Faun and "The Birth-Mark" also wrote about Reverend John Wilson questioning Roger Chillingworth's wife Hester Prynne after she commits adultery.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
588398
128240
A female member of which family scandalously lived with her lover, a former thief known as the " Cane. "?
House of Grimaldi
family
A female member of this family scandalously lived with her lover, a former thief known as the "Cane."
[ "NoWhWords" ]
414691
86666
Vitamin d aids intestinal absorption of which element, the deficiency of which is a major cause of osteoporosis?
{Calcium}
element
Vitamin D aids intestinal absorption of this element, the deficiency of which is a major cause of osteoporosis.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
607427
140511
One character in which story is a strict follower of the Spare the rod and spoil the child proverb?
"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
story
One character in this story wants his adversary to vanish in a "flash of fire and brimstone, " and is a strict follower of the "Spare the rod and spoil the child" proverb.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
407586
85263
In the case of Lucas v. Hamm, the California Supreme Court held that it was not malpractice for a lawyer to botch which rule, since nobody can be expected to understand it anyway?
the {Rule Against Perpetuities}
rule
In the case of Lucas v. Hamm, the California Supreme Court held that it was not malpractice for a lawyer to botch this rule, since nobody can be expected to understand it anyway.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
86330
17031
Which organelles contain a and p sites, which are the sites of aminoacyl ( uh - MEE - no - AY - sill ) and peptidyl ( PEP - tid - ill ) binding?
ribosomes
organelles
They contain A and P sites, which are the sites of aminoacyl (uh-MEE-no-AY-sill) and peptidyl (PEP-tid-ill) binding.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
235466
44935
One method of performing calculations for which process first requires determination of the slope of the q - line for the feed?
distillation [accept "stage distillation," "continuous distillation," "fractional distillation," "batch distillation," and other types of distillation]
process
One method of performing calculations for this process first requires determination of the slope of the q-line for the feed.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
81443
16034
After Lord Dunnmore removed gunpowder from the Williamsburg armory, which man lead a militia against Lord Dunnmore?
Patrick {Henry}
man
After Lord Dunnmore removed gunpowder from the Williamsburg armory, this man lead a militia against Lord Dunnmore.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
33101
5863
The second of three acts passed in response to the Berlin and Milan decrees and the Orders of Council, which better - known one was designed to alleviate economic problems caused by the passage of the Embargo Act?
Non-Intercourse Act (accept Indian Non-Intercourse Act before San Pedro)
better - known one
The second of three Acts passed in response to the Berlin and Milan decrees and the Orders of Council, it was designed to alleviate economic problems caused by the passage of the Embargo Act.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
303286
59627
Which action was sometimes aided by attaching cement blocks to its victims?
{death flight}s [accept {vuelo}s {de la muerte}; be pretty generous in accepting descriptive answers involving pushing people out of some type of aircraft (in order that they might drown); prompt on answers that describe drowning people but don't mention the aircraft; prompt on {forced disappearance}s]
action
This action was facilitated by injections of pentonadal and was sometimes aided by attaching cement blocks to its victims.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
284721
54964
Which creator of the Forgotten Offertories co - founded the artistic circle Young France?
Olivier Eugene Prosper Charles Messiaen
creator
This creator of the Forgotten Offertories co-founded the artistic circle Young France and incorporated bird songs into several works in the 1950s.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
314886
62104
They are most commonly made by acting a peroxyacid upon an alkene, an action that causes the transfer of an oxygen atom and the creation of 60 degree bond angles, putting which compounds under strain?
{epoxide}s [accept {oxirane}s or {alkylene oxide}s]
compounds
They are most commonly made by acting a peroxyacid upon an alkene, an action that causes the transfer of an oxygen atom and the creation of 60 degree bond angles, putting these molecules under strain.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
30822
5416
One section discusses Saint - which work's'assertion that being pale and gaunt is fashionable?
"Illness as Metaphor"
work
Another section discusses Saint-Sa?s' assertion that being pale and gaunt is fashionable.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
462889
97252
Which event was not used to find the fatal bullet fired by a revolver concealed in an anarchist's handkerchief?
Assassination of William McKinley (both underlined portions required; accept equivalents; prompt on partial answers)
event
An X-ray machine was available, but it was not used to find the fatal bullet, fired by a revolver concealed in an anarchist's handkerchief.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
638318
150259
Which region is of China that constantly seeks its own autonomy, whose spiritual leader is the Dalai Lama?
Tibet
region
For 10 points, name this region of China that constantly seeks its own autonomy, whose spiritual leader is the Dalai Lama.
[ "ImperativeToInterrogative" ]
184595
34891
Which politician is dubbed by the Russian magazine Red Star as " the Iron Lady. "?
Margaret {Thatcher}
politician
For 10 points, identify this predecessor to John Major as British Prime Minister, a figure dubbed by the Russian magazine Red Star as "the Iron Lady."
[ "ImperativeToInterrogative" ]
658735
161059
In C. Elegans, formation of which objects requires ZYG-1 to phosphorylate SAS-6?
centrioles [prompt on centrosomes; prompt on basal body]
objects
In C. Elegans, formation of these objects requires ZYG-1 to phosphorylate SAS-6, but in humans the ZYG-1 is replaced in its role by PLK4.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
156397
29478
Which type is of magnetism that is usually found in materials containing iron?
ferromagnetism
type
For 10 points, name this type of magnetism that is usually found in materials containing iron.
[ "ImperativeToInterrogative" ]
480140
100598
Which author described a gangster utilizing weather descriptions to send messages from Sing Sing prison?
Truman Capote
author
This author described a gangster utilizing weather descriptions to send messages from Sing Sing prison.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
229867
43915
Which choreographer replaced toy soldiers with G.I. Joe action figures in his modern adaptation of the Nutcracker, called the ( * ) Hard Nut, created while European critics savaging his work at La Monnaie in Brussels?
Mark Morris
choreographer
This artist replaced toy soldiers with G.I. Joe action figures in his modern adaptation of The Nutcracker, called The (*) Hard Nut, created while European critics were savaging his work at La Monnaie in Brussels.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
439822
92197
As legend has it, which wood nymph was under the protection of Athena when a god developed a serious affection for her?
{Syrinx}
wood nymph
As legend has it, this wood nymph was under the protection of Athena when a god developed a serious affection for her.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
34957
6201
Which act's constitutionality was upheld by Steward Machine Co. v Davis in 1937?
{Social Security Act}
act
Its constitutionality was upheld by Steward Machine Co. v Davis in 1937.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
661028
163731
Which person is based on a work by Ovid, the tale of Procne [ prok nee ] and Philomela?
Titus Andronicus
person
The story is based on a work by Ovid, the tale of Procne [PROK nee] and Philomela.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
131009
25091
The poisonous plant aconite was created from one of which animals, while one of these creatures was given as a gift to Procris by Minos after she cured him of an ailment that caused him to ejaculate scorpions?
{dogs} [prompt on {canines; do not} accept {"wolves"}]
animals
The poisonous plant aconite was created from one of these animals, while another of these creatures was given as a gift to Procris by Minos after she cured him of an ailment that caused him to ejaculate scorpions.
[ "NoWhWords" ]
129997
24907
Aromatic compounds are required to have an unhybridized one of which orbitals?
{p} orbital
orbitals
Electrons in orbitals denoted by this letter have an angular quantum number of one, and aromatic compounds are required to have an (*) unhybridized one of these orbitals.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]
599688
135136
To protest the treatment of Anthony Burns, which person stated that the U.S. had made " a covenant with death and an agreement with hell "?
William Lloyd Garrison
person
To protest the treatment of Anthony Burns, this person stated that the U.S. had made "a covenant with death and an agreement with hell", and burned a copy of the Constitution.
[ "SplitConjunction", "NoWhWords", "NoWhWords" ]