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A member of this family cuts her hand after being ordered to punch out a window pane.

A member of this family cuts her hand after being ordered to punch out a window pane. Shortly before dying, a woman provides this family money by prostituting herself and by selling her hair and two of her teeth. The matriarch of this family dies in prison after they change their name to Jondrette. This family includes a street urchin named Gavroche, as well as daughters Anzelma and Eponine. This family mistreats Cosette while working as innkeepers. For 10 points, what family of troublemakers are the secondary antagonists in Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables?

A member of this family cuts her hand after being ordered to punch out a window pane.

Thénardiers

Thénardiers

thénardiers

adversarial

Adversarial Question Writing UMD December 15

3000289-first

trickme

While carrying firewood, this character laments a group of “adders who with cloven tongues do hiss me into madness.”

While carrying firewood, this character laments a group of “adders who with cloven tongues do hiss me into madness.” After being given alcohol, this man promises to “show thee the best springs” and “pluck thee berries.” This character is confined to a rock after attempting to rape his master’s daughter, and believes that that sorcerer is sending spirits after him. This character regrets mistaking Trinculo and Stephano for gods as he remains stranded on a remote island. For 10 points, what son of Sycorax is the slave of Prospero in William Shakespeare’s The Tempest?

While carrying firewood, this character laments a group of “adders who with cloven tongues do hiss me into madness.”

Caliban

Caliban

caliban

adversarial

Adversarial Question Writing UMD December 15

3000290-first

trickme

At the end of this play, a man uses his bus fare to play "Little Man" on a jukebox.

At the end of this play, a man uses his bus fare to play "Little Man" on a jukebox. A character in this play complains that his partner Hilda has reported him for not paying child support. After he is released from a hospital, an alcoholic father in this play forces its title character to massage his amputated leg stump. The main characters of this play reminisce about when they created a kite from garbage after they practice ballroom dancing inside a tea shop. Sam and Willie endure racially-motivated abuse in Apartheid-era South Africa in, for 10 points, what play by Athol Fugard?

At the end of this play, a man uses his bus fare to play "Little Man" on a jukebox.

"Master_Harold"...and_the_Boys

"Master_Harold"...and_the_Boys

"master_harold"...and_the_boys

adversarial

Adversarial Question Writing UMD December 15

3000291-first

trickme

This author created the character of Easy, who appears speaking English in a gibberish adaptation of Hamlet and reappears speaking gibberish in an English version of Macbeth performed in front of the secret police.

This author created the character of Easy, who appears speaking English in a gibberish adaptation of Hamlet and reappears speaking gibberish in an English version of Macbeth performed in front of the secret police. This author parodied The Mousetrap in a play about the theater critics Moon and Birdboot, The Real Inspector Hound. In an absurdist play by this man, a troupe of tragedians prepare to stage The Murder of Gonzago in Denmark. For 10 points what playwright wrote about two of Hamlet's friends in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead?

This author created the character of Easy, who appears speaking English in a gibberish adaptation of Hamlet and reappears speaking gibberish in an English version of Macbeth performed in front of the secret police.

Tom_Stoppard

Tom_Stoppard

tom_stoppard

adversarial

Adversarial Question Writing UMD December 15

3000292-first

trickme

The climax of this poem asks "Is it death or is it life?" and answers in the next stanza with "Life out of death.

The climax of this poem asks "Is it death or is it life?" and answers in the next stanza with "Life out of death." A character in this poem asks for a silver penny back after she declines to join in a feast. This poem presents the story of Jeanie, who died and "fell with the first snow." This poem describes how a girl “suck’d and suck’d and suck’d the more... She suck’d until her lips were sore." This poem inspired an engraving by its author’s brother, Dante Gabriel. Sisters Lizzie and Laura hear cries of “come buy, come buy” in, for 10 points, what poem about fruit vendors by Christina Rosetti?

The climax of this poem asks "Is it death or is it life?" and answers in the next stanza with "Life out of death.

Goblin_Market

Goblin_Market

goblin_market

adversarial

Adversarial Question Writing UMD December 15

3000293-first

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This object shows “sprawling flamboyant patterns committing every artistic sin.

This object shows “sprawling flamboyant patterns committing every artistic sin.” Part of this object displays a pattern that looks "like a broken neck and two bulbous eyes." Staring at this object makes a woman want to resume writing and to visit her Cousin Henry and Julia. A physician named John moves his wife and children to the house containing this object, which is “a dull yet lurid orange in some places, a sickly sulpher tint in others.” For 10 points, a woman goes crazy fixating on what title object of a short story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman?

This object shows “sprawling flamboyant patterns committing every artistic sin.

The_Yellow_Wallpaper

The_Yellow_Wallpaper

the_yellow_wallpaper

adversarial

Adversarial Question Writing UMD December 15

3000294-first

trickme

Stephen, a writer with this surname, committed plagiarism in articles written for The New Republic in the late 1990s.

Stephen, a writer with this surname, committed plagiarism in articles written for The New Republic in the late 1990s. A woman with this surname plays bass in the punk band La Llorona and is the lover of Maggie Chascarrillo in Jaimie Hernandez's comics. While using the alias Black, children with this surname win money on the radio quiz “It’s A Wise Child.” This surname is shared by a woman who dates Lane Coutell and her brother, whose behavior frustrates Sybil Carpenter in "A Perfect Day for Bananafish." For 10 points, what surname is shared by Franny and Seymour in J.D. Salinger's short fiction?

Stephen, a writer with this surname, committed plagiarism in articles written for The New Republic in the late 1990s.

Glass_family

Glass_family

glass_family

adversarial

Adversarial Question Writing UMD December 15

3000295-first

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Oliver Cromwell destroyed a set of coronation regalia from this monarch used for several centuries.

Oliver Cromwell destroyed a set of coronation regalia from this monarch used for several centuries. Osbert of Clare edited a two-part manuscript about the life of this ruler. Robert the Magnificent undertook an unsuccessful invasion to install this man as king; later, this man would later succeed his half-brother Harthacnut. This man was the first king to be buried in a Romanesque church that he commissioned at Westminster. The short reign of Harold Godwinsson followed the rule of, for 10 points, what Anglo-Saxon king nicknamed for his piety?

Oliver Cromwell destroyed a set of coronation regalia from this monarch used for several centuries.

Edward_the_Confessor

Edward_the_Confessor

edward_the_confessor

adversarial

Adversarial Question Writing UMD December 15

3000296-first

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A banking act passed under this prime minister gave the Bank of England the exclusive right to issue new banknotes.

A banking act passed under this prime minister gave the Bank of England the exclusive right to issue new banknotes. A man whose goal was to assassinate this prime minister, Daniel M'Naghten, names an insanity test. This man requested the queen to dismiss several of her ladies in waiting, precipitating the Bedchamber crisis. This prime minister, who served 20 years as an MP from Tamworth, repealed unpopular grain tariffs called the Corn Laws in response to the Irish Potato Famine. For 10 points, what founder of modern British conservatism inspired the nickname of London's police officers?

A banking act passed under this prime minister gave the Bank of England the exclusive right to issue new banknotes.

Robert_Peel

Robert_Peel

robert_peel

adversarial

Adversarial Question Writing UMD December 15

3000297-first

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Mark Lane’s best-selling book Rush to Judgment is critical of the actions of this group.

Mark Lane’s best-selling book Rush to Judgment is critical of the actions of this group. Hale Boggs and Gerald Ford were the two representatives who were members of this group. It researched the "curtain rod story," a trip to obtain passage to Cuba via Mexico City, and the murder of patrolman J.D. Tippit. Several members of this group disagreed with the magic bullet theory, though it officially concluded that Jack Ruby and Lee Harvey Oswald both acted alone. For 10 points, what group charged with exploring the assassination of JFK was chaired by the sitting Chief Justice?

Mark Lane’s best-selling book Rush to Judgment is critical of the actions of this group.

Warren_Commission

Warren_Commission

warren_commission

adversarial

Adversarial Question Writing UMD December 15

3000298-first

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Tachi swords were notably ineffective against the leather armor worn by these people.

Tachi swords were notably ineffective against the leather armor worn by these people. Interactions with these people inspired the construction of a "Borui" stone wall, whose placement led to the battle of Koan. These people departed from Masan and were able to seize Iki and Tsushima during an expedition where they were repelled at Hakata Bay. An inability to pay the Samurai who fought these people presaged the downfall of the Kamakura shogunate. Kamikaze typhoons thwarted two attempted invasions of Japan by, for 10 points, what people under Kublai Khan?

Tachi swords were notably ineffective against the leather armor worn by these people.

Mongols

Mongols

mongols

adversarial

Adversarial Question Writing UMD December 15

3000299-first

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One participant in this event noted that “Mikoyan liked very peppery soup, I do not” and would later claim that he would surpass his opponent in only seven years.

One participant in this event noted that “Mikoyan liked very peppery soup, I do not” and would later claim that he would surpass his opponent in only seven years. The guest at this event argued that, although his host had better rockets, he had color television. A discussion over the purchasing power of miners and soldiers framed this event in Sokolniki Park between an American vice president and a Soviet first secretary. For 10 points, name this July 1959 debate between Nikita Kruschev and Richard Nixon held in a model home filled with refrigerators and dishwashers.

One participant in this event noted that “Mikoyan liked very peppery soup, I do not” and would later claim that he would surpass his opponent in only seven years.

Kitchen_Debate

Kitchen_Debate

kitchen_debate

adversarial

Adversarial Question Writing UMD December 15

3000300-first

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The Yatenga kingdom of the Mossi people launched a raid that sacked Macina and this city in the mid-14th Century.

The Yatenga kingdom of the Mossi people launched a raid that sacked Macina and this city in the mid-14th Century. Many manuscripts from this city are preserved in its Ahmed Baba Institute. Scholars fled from Walata to this city after the fall of the Ghana Empire, presaging its status as a center of learning based around the Sidi Yahya Mosque, the Sankore University, and the Djinguereber Mosque. Caravans brought salt to this city south from the Taghaza and Taoudenni mines to the Niger River. For 10 points, what cultural center of Mali flourished under the reign of Mansa Musa?

The Yatenga kingdom of the Mossi people launched a raid that sacked Macina and this city in the mid-14th Century.

Timbuktu

Timbuktu

timbuktu

adversarial

Adversarial Question Writing UMD December 15

3000301-first

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In a scene by this director, a man awakens in his plane to reveal hundreds of planes silently flying away from him.

In a scene by this director, a man awakens in his plane to reveal hundreds of planes silently flying away from him. In a movie directed by this man, the two main characters hide in an abandoned mine after they are pursued by Captain Dola's pirates. This man directed a scene where a girl waits at a bus stop in the rain next to an enormous spirit creature, and formed a production company following the success of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. For 10 points what Japanese animator directed Porco Rosso, Castle in the Sky, and My Neighbor Totoro at Studio Ghibli?

In a scene by this director, a man awakens in his plane to reveal hundreds of planes silently flying away from him.

Hayao_Miyazaki

Hayao_Miyazaki

hayao_miyazaki

adversarial

Adversarial Question Writing UMD December 15

3000302-first

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One of these features appears in the foreground of a painting subtitled “Page From An American Textbook” by Robert Colescott.

One of these features appears in the foreground of a painting subtitled “Page From An American Textbook” by Robert Colescott. Another of these features inspired works depicting the Schreiber and Biglin brothers. One of these features is the focus of "View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm" by Thomas Cole; Cole and Frederic Church were members of a school of landscape painters named for one of these features in New York state. For 10 points, what type of natural feature dominates the foreground of Emanuel Leutze’s Washington Crossing the Delaware?

One of these features appears in the foreground of a painting subtitled “Page From An American Textbook” by Robert Colescott.

River

River

river

adversarial

Adversarial Question Writing UMD December 15

3000303-first

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The tenor soloist sings falsetto to represent one of these roasting animals in the “Olim lacus colueram” aria from Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana.

The tenor soloist sings falsetto to represent one of these roasting animals in the “Olim lacus colueram” aria from Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana. Sixteen of these creatures inspired a horn theme that precedes six isolated chords in the finale of the fifth symphony by a Finnish composer. Saint-Saens represents this animal with a cello played over two pianos while the English horn is used for these creatures as they float through the realm of the dead in a tone poem from the Leminkainen Suite. For 10 points, a story from the Kalevala about what birds floating through Tuonela inspired Jean Sibelius?

The tenor soloist sings falsetto to represent one of these roasting animals in the “Olim lacus colueram” aria from Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana.

Swan

Swan

swan

adversarial

Adversarial Question Writing UMD December 15

3000304-first

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The death of Jean Charles de Menezes inspired a song performed around this object. “

The death of Jean Charles de Menezes inspired a song performed around this object. “The bleeding hearts and artists” are said to “make their stand” outside of this place. Animated sequences by Gerald Scarfe are projected onto this object which is traditionally constructed by stagehands with cardboard boxes. This object is ordered destroyed at the end of “The Trial.” David Gilmour would stand on top of this object to perform “Comfortably Numb.” For 10 points “all in all we’re just another brick” in what title object of a concept album from Pink Floyd?

The death of Jean Charles de Menezes inspired a song performed around this object. “

The_Wall

The_Wall

the_wall

adversarial

Adversarial Question Writing UMD December 15

3000305-first

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This television series used selections from Hans Zimmer’s score to Backdraft.

This television series used selections from Hans Zimmer’s score to Backdraft. One regular on this series would arrive accompanied by a string quartet and was challenged by a series of opponents known as the Serie A after a soccer league. The host of this series would sometimes bite into a raw yellow pepper. Regular personalities on this series included French-trained Hiroyuki Sakai and Chen Kenichi. Contestants had sixty minutes to utilize the secret ingredient in, for 10 points, what cult Japanese cooking series that inspired an American adaptation starring Masaharu Morimoto and Bobby Flay?

This television series used selections from Hans Zimmer’s score to Backdraft.

Iron_Chef

Iron_Chef

iron_chef

adversarial

Adversarial Question Writing UMD December 15

3000306-first

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Over 20,000 grebes died near this body of water in 2013 after it played host to an enormous outbreak of West Nile Virus, possibly transmitted by its shrimp population.

Over 20,000 grebes died near this body of water in 2013 after it played host to an enormous outbreak of West Nile Virus, possibly transmitted by its shrimp population. This body of water, which is separated from the Tooele Valley by the Oquirrh Mountains, names the most populous city in the Wasatch Front. An artist visiting Rozel Point created a 1500-foot-long counterclockwise coil that jets into this body of water, Robert Smithson's Spiral Jetty. This body of water is directly east of the Bonneville Flats. For 10 points, what Utah lake is named for its extreme salinity?

Over 20,000 grebes died near this body of water in 2013 after it played host to an enormous outbreak of West Nile Virus, possibly transmitted by its shrimp population.

Great_Salt_Lake

Great_Salt_Lake

great_salt_lake

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Adversarial Question Writing UMD December 15

3000307-first

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A person indicted for her role in these events was a former dental hygienist who treated a man who was attacked by a marble statue at a political rally.

A person indicted for her role in these events was a former dental hygienist who treated a man who was attacked by a marble statue at a political rally. These events may take their name from a joke about two people who are captured and sentenced to death by an African chief. An underage girl nicknamed Ruby the Heartstealer attended several of these events, which were held at a villa in Milan and involved exotic dancers dressed in costumes as nuns or as Barack Obama. For 10 points, give the repetitive, nonsensical name of a series of sex parties hosted by Silvio Berlusconi.

A person indicted for her role in these events was a former dental hygienist who treated a man who was attacked by a marble statue at a political rally.

Bunga_bunga

Bunga_bunga

bunga_bunga

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Adversarial Question Writing UMD December 15

3000308-first

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A man has a vision of these characters after seeing a woman in a floating basket.

A man has a vision of these characters after seeing a woman in a floating basket. In another depiction, these characters arrive from a whirlwind with "feet of brass" and reveal a different face on each side of their heads. Ezekiel and Zechariah observe analogs of these characters, one of whom instructs “do not damage the oil and the wine” while holding a pair of scales. John of Patmos describes these characters as arriving after the Lamb of God opens the first four of the seven seals. For 10 points, name these harbingers of the Last Judgment described in the Book of Revelation.

A man has a vision of these characters after seeing a woman in a floating basket.

Four_Horsemen_of_the_Apocalypse

Four_Horsemen_of_the_Apocalypse

four_horsemen_of_the_apocalypse

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Adversarial Question Writing UMD December 15

3000309-first

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A holder of this title faced a non-French rebellion from relatives called the War of the Three Henries and attempted to secure the release of the jailed Pope Benedict VI, who was then murdered in prison.

A holder of this title faced a non-French rebellion from relatives called the War of the Three Henries and attempted to secure the release of the jailed Pope Benedict VI, who was then murdered in prison. Another holder of this title arranged his son’s marriage to princess Theophanu to strengthen ties with the Byzantines. The holder of this title defeated the Magyars at the Battle of Lechfeld and conquered the Kingdom of Italy after working to unify the German tribes. For 10 points, what title taken by Otto the Great was a callback to Charlemagne and refers to an earlier Italian civilization?

A holder of this title faced a non-French rebellion from relatives called the War of the Three Henries and attempted to secure the release of the jailed Pope Benedict VI, who was then murdered in prison.

Holy_Roman_Emperor

Holy_Roman_Emperor

holy_roman_emperor

adversarial

Adversarial Question Writing UMD December 15

3000310-first

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A team based in this city won a game where a ruled incompletion by Quentin Morgan lead to fans throwing bottles on the field.

A team based in this city won a game where a ruled incompletion by Quentin Morgan lead to fans throwing bottles on the field. A quarterback for a team in this city miraculously won a game when Mike Thomas caught his Hail Mary off a deflection; that 2009 pro bowler is David Garrard. A cornerback of a team from this city hilariously called Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen “trash” in a GQ interview and plays alongside A.J. Bouye. For 10 points, name this city home to a team starring Jalen Ramsey and quarterbacked by Blake Bortles, that plays home games in Florida.

A team based in this city won a game where a ruled incompletion by Quentin Morgan lead to fans throwing bottles on the field.

Jacksonville,_Florida

Jacksonville,_Florida

jacksonville,_florida

adversarial

Adversarial Question Writing UMD December 15

3000311-first

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Scott Tremaine proposed that an eccentric disk created this entity's nuclei in 1995 - that model was discussed in a paper by CY Peng that also described the 2 nuclei of this entity.

Scott Tremaine proposed that an eccentric disk created this entity's nuclei in 1995 - that model was discussed in a paper by CY Peng that also described the 2 nuclei of this entity. Walter Baade used observation of this body to classify stars into 2 populations. The Hooker telescope found the first Cepheid variables here, following up on hypotheses about this object discussed in the Curtis Shapley debate. The Triangulum Galaxy is thought to be bound to this other galaxy. Also known as M31, it is the largest galaxy in the Milky Way. For ten points, name this galaxy, predicted to collide with the Milky Way in a few billion years.

Scott Tremaine proposed that an eccentric disk created this entity's nuclei in 1995 - that model was discussed in a paper by CY Peng that also described the 2 nuclei of this entity.

Andromeda_Galaxy

Andromeda_Galaxy

andromeda_galaxy

adversarial

Adversarial Question Writing UMD December 15

3000312-first

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Examples of these species with C2 symmetry can increase enantioselectivity, as in their Josiphos variety.

Examples of these species with C2 symmetry can increase enantioselectivity, as in their Josiphos variety. Two of these species combine in migratory insertion, an important step in carbonylation reactions. These species are classified as either L, X, or Z based on how many electrons they donate. Carbon monoxide functions as this type of group in a metal carbonyl. "Agents" that can cure heavy metal poisoning in chelation therapy are polydentate examples of these species, such as EDTA. For 10 points, name these species that bind to a central metal atom in coordination complexes.

Examples of these species with C2 symmetry can increase enantioselectivity, as in their Josiphos variety.

Ligand

Ligand

ligand

adversarial

Adversarial Question Writing UMD December 15

3000313-first

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It's not the pituitary gland, but this organ is tested with the insulin tolerance test.

It's not the pituitary gland, but this organ is tested with the insulin tolerance test. The binding of CRF to the pituitary gland releases a hormone that stimulates this organ. Heightened activity of this organ leads to a high ARR, as overproduction of one hormone from this organ dangerously depresses renin levels. This last organ in the HPA axis produces too much aldosterone in Conn's Syndrome. This organ's zona fasciculata is overactive in Cushing’s disease, overproducing the anti-stress hormone cortisol. For 10 points, name these glands that also produce the catecholamine hormone epinephrine.

It's not the pituitary gland, but this organ is tested with the insulin tolerance test.

Adrenal_gland

Adrenal_gland

adrenal_gland

adversarial

Adversarial Question Writing UMD December 15

3000314-first

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A paper titled this algorithm "through Time" by Paul Werbos lays the theoretical groundwork for recurrent models that repeat parameters.

A paper titled this algorithm "through Time" by Paul Werbos lays the theoretical groundwork for recurrent models that repeat parameters. In pytorch, setting requires_grad to False means that this is not applied to a parameter. This can fail because of either "vanishing" or "exploding" gradients in particularly large neural networks, as it uses the chain rule to calculate the gradient of the loss at each layer, which in turn is used to compute how much and in what direction layer weights should be tuned. For 10 points, name this algorithm that is the basis for most forms of neural network training named for the direction that error moves through a model.

A paper titled this algorithm "through Time" by Paul Werbos lays the theoretical groundwork for recurrent models that repeat parameters.

Backpropagation

Backpropagation

backpropagation

adversarial

Adversarial Question Writing UMD December 15

3000315-first

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A paper by Lutchyn, Sau and Das Sarma details how observing one of these events in a nanowire would prove the existence of Majorana fermions.

A paper by Lutchyn, Sau and Das Sarma details how observing one of these events in a nanowire would prove the existence of Majorana fermions. Widom scaling leads to the dependence of critical exponents that characterize these events. The dissociation of vortex-antivortex pairs occurs during one of these events named for Kosterlitz and Thouless. YBCO undergoes one of these events at an abnormally high temperature. In contrast, elemental mercury undergoes one at about 234 Kelvin, far lower than most metals. When materials are brought past these events' points without undergoing these events, the material can enter metastates such as supercooled or superheated. For 10 points, name these events such as freezing, which are transitions between different states of matter.

A paper by Lutchyn, Sau and Das Sarma details how observing one of these events in a nanowire would prove the existence of Majorana fermions.

Phase_transition

Phase_transition

phase_transition

adversarial

Adversarial Question Writing UMD December 15

3000316-first

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A paper by Lutchyn, Sau and Das Sarma details how observing one of these events in a nanowire would prove the existence of Majorana fermions.

A paper by Lutchyn, Sau and Das Sarma details how observing one of these events in a nanowire would prove the existence of Majorana fermions. Properties of these events are described in Halperin-Lubensky-Ma theory. Widom scaling leads to the dependence of critical exponents that characterize these events. The dissociation of vortex-antivortex pairs occurs during one of these events named for Kosterlitz and Thouless. YBCO undergoes one of these events at an abnormally high temperature. For 10 points, name these transitions between different states of matter, such as freezing.

A paper by Lutchyn, Sau and Das Sarma details how observing one of these events in a nanowire would prove the existence of Majorana fermions.

Phase_transition

Phase_transition

Phase_transition

adversarial

Adversarial Question Writing UMD December 15

3000317-first

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The Epsilon system released in JDK 11 performs this task. In Java, objects not affected by this process are stored in metaspace, while other objects are stored in the Eden space until this action occurs, after which they are divided generationally.

The Epsilon system released in JDK 11 performs this task. In Java, objects not affected by this process are stored in metaspace, while other objects are stored in the Eden space until this action occurs, after which they are divided generationally. The tricolor abstraction visualizes algorithms for this task. This task can be performed with the mark and sweep algorithm, which sometimes requires a stop-the-world pause. This task occurs when unreachable objects on the heap are found, and failure to perform it can cause memory leaks. For 10 points, name this task that frees unneeded memory.

The Epsilon system released in JDK 11 performs this task. In Java, objects not affected by this process are stored in metaspace, while other objects are stored in the Eden space until this action occurs, after which they are divided generationally.

Garbage_collection_(computer_science)

Garbage_collection_(computer_science)

garbage_collection_(computer_science)

adversarial

Adversarial Question Writing UMD December 15

3000318-first

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Tensor-vector-scalar' gravity is an extension to an alternative answer to the puzzles posed by this substance, known as MOND theory.

Tensor-vector-scalar' gravity is an extension to an alternative answer to the puzzles posed by this substance, known as MOND theory. String theory predicts a class of particles that do not interact via gauge boson forces, known as 'hidden sector' particles, another candidate for this substance. This substance derives its name from its apparent lack of interaction with light, and its existence is inferred from its gravitational effects, leading scientists to hypothesize the existence of a new class of particles known as WIMPs. For 10 points, identify this substance believed to greatly outnumber its baryonic counterpart in the universe, an as-yet-unobserved form of matter.

Tensor-vector-scalar' gravity is an extension to an alternative answer to the puzzles posed by this substance, known as MOND theory.

Dark_matter

Dark_matter

dark_matter

adversarial

Adversarial Question Writing UMD December 15

3000319-first

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This virus is a member of the Flaviviridae family and is most closely related to the Spondweni virus.

This virus is a member of the Flaviviridae family and is most closely related to the Spondweni virus. It was first isolated in a rhesus macaque in Uganda in 1947. In both humans and monkeys it is transmitted primarily by Aedes aegypti, though it can also be spread through sex, blood transfusions, and mother-to-child transmission. The latter can lead to chorioretinal scarring and microcephaly. An outbreak of this disease in 2015-2016 raised concerns about athletes competing in the Olympics. For 10 points, identify this mosquito-borne virus that caused a sharp drop in tourism to Brazil and the Caribbean.

This virus is a member of the Flaviviridae family and is most closely related to the Spondweni virus.

Zika_virus

Zika_virus

zika_virus

adversarial

Adversarial Question Writing UMD December 15

3000320-first

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Richard Feynman hypothesized that an element with atomic number 138 could not exist because it would require this particle to violate the laws of physics.

Richard Feynman hypothesized that an element with atomic number 138 could not exist because it would require this particle to violate the laws of physics. Huckel's Rule relies on counting the number of these particles. Linus Pauling proposed a property measuring the tendency of an atom to attract these particles; that property is termed (*) "electronegativity." The charge of these particles was first measured by suspending oil drops in an electric field. For ten points, name these particles that Niels Bohr modeled as traveling in circular orbits around the nucleus of an atom.

Richard Feynman hypothesized that an element with atomic number 138 could not exist because it would require this particle to violate the laws of physics.

Electron

Electron

electron

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Adversarial Question Writing UMD December 15

3000321-first

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Edward Gibbon relies on Hydatius’s chronicle to identify the location of this battle, which is troubling as the chronicle technically begins the year after it occurred.

Edward Gibbon relies on Hydatius’s chronicle to identify the location of this battle, which is troubling as the chronicle technically begins the year after it occurred. The cavalry of this battle’s winning side returned from foraging to rebuff an assault on their wagon circle led by Bacurius. Gratian infuriated his legionnaires by dressing up in a Scythian outfit after this battle. Ammianus Marcellinus's history of Rome concludes with the empire's loss of this battle to an army commanded by Fritigern. For 10 points, name this battle at which Valens was killed by the Goths in 378 AD.

Edward Gibbon relies on Hydatius’s chronicle to identify the location of this battle, which is troubling as the chronicle technically begins the year after it occurred.

Battle_of_Adrianople

Battle_of_Adrianople

battle_of_adrianople

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Adversarial Question Writing UMD December 15

3000322-first

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One of this author's characters claims “America … stretches so far everywhere you look.

One of this author's characters claims “America … stretches so far everywhere you look. And there's lots of insects there." One of this author's characters recalls punching a woman who asks for help with a mangle during a sexually tense encounter over a glass of water. Later, characters in that play by this man ask if Joey went the "whole hog" with Ruth, who becomes a prostitute despite being Teddy's wife. In another play by this author, a character repeatedly pulls a toilet chain, though no toilet flushes. For 10 points, name this author of The Homecoming who created the hit-men Ben and Gus in The Dumbwaiter.

One of this author's characters claims “America … stretches so far everywhere you look.

Harold_Pinter

Harold_Pinter

harold_pinter

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This character is likely named after a type of fur used in nobles' robes and a French term for a horse.

This character is likely named after a type of fur used in nobles' robes and a French term for a horse. This man "eyed a khaki suit with loathing" in a stanza that expresses his preference for "iron clothing." This man, who dreamed of "Thebes and Camelot," loved the Medici despite never having seen one of them. This man "coughed, and called it fate, / And kept on drinking" at the end of a poem that calls him a "child of scorn" who was "born too late." For 10 points, name this character who "loved the days of old" in an Edwin Arlington Robinson poem.

This character is likely named after a type of fur used in nobles' robes and a French term for a horse.

Miniver_Cheevy

Miniver_Cheevy

miniver_cheevy

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One of this author’s character becomes white-haired after sitting in a Ferris Wheel and watching a copy of herself have sex.

One of this author’s character becomes white-haired after sitting in a Ferris Wheel and watching a copy of herself have sex. In that novel, the protagonist’s friend has a lesbian crush on her employer and disappears suddenly off an island near Greece. In another novel by this author, a character who receives a letter about “duck people” sits at the bottom of a well after being trapped there by his neighbor May Kasahara; that character hires Creta Kano to help find his cat. For 10 points, name this author of Sputnik Sweetheart who created Toru Okada in The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle.

One of this author’s character becomes white-haired after sitting in a Ferris Wheel and watching a copy of herself have sex.

Haruki_Murakami

Haruki_Murakami

haruki_murakami

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In a story set during this war, a draper and a watchmaker are executed by enemy soldiers for refusing to reveal the password of their country's defense lines.

In a story set during this war, a draper and a watchmaker are executed by enemy soldiers for refusing to reveal the password of their country's defense lines. A woman uses a hay-loft to burn down a house with enemy soldiers in it after her son dies during this war. This war, the backdrop of "Two Friends" and “Mother Savage,” sets a work in which a woman who shares a basket of food with her wagonmates is made to sleep with an enemy officer for passage to Le Havre. For 10 points, name this setting of Guy de Maupassant's "Ball of Fat," a war France lost against its eastern neighbor in 1870.

In a story set during this war, a draper and a watchmaker are executed by enemy soldiers for refusing to reveal the password of their country's defense lines.

Franco-Prussian_War

Franco-Prussian_War

franco-prussian_war

adversarial

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This artist depicted a woman with red and grey arms stretching paw-like limbs across a table in Stenographic Figure, which was shown in Peggy Guggenheim's gallery Art of This Century.

This artist depicted a woman with red and grey arms stretching paw-like limbs across a table in Stenographic Figure, which was shown in Peggy Guggenheim's gallery Art of This Century. This artist supposedly painted his twenty foot long by eight foot high Mural in one day, and he used a turkey baster to apply black paint to a canvas in a painting characteristically called Number 7, 1951. This husband of Lee Krasner often painted by laying out canvases on his studio floor. Lavender Mist is by, for 10 points, what abstract expressionist painter nicknamed "Jack the Dripper"?

This artist depicted a woman with red and grey arms stretching paw-like limbs across a table in Stenographic Figure, which was shown in Peggy Guggenheim's gallery Art of This Century.

Jackson_Pollock

Jackson_Pollock

jackson_pollock

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One member of this school of thought developed a three stage criterion for it, which he illustrated by using the example of a rope in a dark room.

One member of this school of thought developed a three stage criterion for it, which he illustrated by using the example of a rope in a dark room. Legendarily, the founder of one branch of this non-Confucian school left his friend to die while he was trapped in a hole. Circularity and regress are among this school’s “five modes” named for Agrippa, and it included Carneades. Pyrrhonism, a movement within this school of thought, included an author who wrote Against the Mathematicians, Sextus Empiricus. For 10 points name this school that questions the certainty of much of knowledge.

One member of this school of thought developed a three stage criterion for it, which he illustrated by using the example of a rope in a dark room.

Skepticism

Skepticism

skepticism

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A book by this man discusses the absurdity of animal sacrifice while describing the Intichiuma ceremony.

A book by this man discusses the absurdity of animal sacrifice while describing the Intichiuma ceremony. This man argued that the difference between Protestants and Catholics was the amount of "free inquiry" demanded of their members. A book by this sociologist differentiates between totemistic objects that have special significance and mundane objects which do not, or the sacred and the profane. He discussed egoistic, altruistic, fatalistic, and anomic forms of the title phenomenon in one text. For 10 points, name this sociologist who wrote The Elementary Forms of Religious Life and Suicide.

A book by this man discusses the absurdity of animal sacrifice while describing the Intichiuma ceremony.

Émile_Durkheim

Émile_Durkheim

émile_durkheim

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After being trapped in a cave with a demon, one of these animals assumes his brother betrayed him to take control of Kishkindha.

After being trapped in a cave with a demon, one of these animals assumes his brother betrayed him to take control of Kishkindha. One of these animals carries an entire mountain and stops the sun from rising to find a medicinal herb. After escaping from a trigram meant to turn him into an elixir, one of these animals becomes trapped by pillars revealed to be the Buddha's fingers. Indra breaks the chin of a devotee of Rama who takes this form, which is also taken by a "king" who appears in Journey to the West. For 10 points, name these animals including Sun Wukong and Hanuman.

After being trapped in a cave with a demon, one of these animals assumes his brother betrayed him to take control of Kishkindha.

Monkey

Monkey

monkey

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This culture produced an image of a walking man with sandals in its Monument 13, or the "Ambassador Relief."

This culture produced an image of a walking man with sandals in its Monument 13, or the "Ambassador Relief." A sculpture from this culture shows a man with a twisting torso and a possibly fake mustache called “The Wrestler”. Much of this culture’s artwork was preserved in the bogs of El Manati. This culture used jade in the Kunz Axe, which features its common were-jaguar motif. This civilization produced many of its works in cities such as San Lorenzo and La Venta. For 10 points, name this Mesoamerican culture that produced many sculptures of gigantic heads.

This culture produced an image of a walking man with sandals in its Monument 13, or the "Ambassador Relief."

Olmec

Olmec

olmec

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A fiat order given to a person with this profession was deemed illegal in the DC circuit case of Sherrill v. Knight.

A fiat order given to a person with this profession was deemed illegal in the DC circuit case of Sherrill v. Knight. A recording of one man with this profession at a community barbeque featured his glasses being broken. Donald Trump yelled "I don't know what I said" while shaking his arms to mock Serge Kovaleski, who has this job. After the November 2018 elections, Trump said "that's enough" to a member of this profession at the White House as an intern tried to seize his microphone. For 10 points, name this job held by Jim Acosta, who works for what Donald Trump terms the "Fake News Media."

A fiat order given to a person with this profession was deemed illegal in the DC circuit case of Sherrill v. Knight.

Journalist

Journalist

journalist

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Thomas Carlyle influenced this thinker to develop a theory on the impact of "Great Men, Great Thoughts, and the Environment" on history.

Thomas Carlyle influenced this thinker to develop a theory on the impact of "Great Men, Great Thoughts, and the Environment" on history. This American posited that emotions arise from the mind's appraisal of physical changes in response to environmental stimuli in a theory that he co-names with Carl Lange. He posited the theory of "radical empiricism" in The Meaning of Truth and titled a book for a philosophical school that he developed with C.S. Pierce and John Dewey. For 10 points, name this "father of American psychology" and co-founder of pragmatism.

Thomas Carlyle influenced this thinker to develop a theory on the impact of "Great Men, Great Thoughts, and the Environment" on history.

William_James

William_James

william_james

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This thinker argued that capital punishment was only acceptable in very pious socieities- as they believed in atonement in the afterlife- in his essay "Reflections on the Guillotine."

This thinker argued that capital punishment was only acceptable in very pious socieities- as they believed in atonement in the afterlife- in his essay "Reflections on the Guillotine." An essay by this thinker argues that Ivan Karamazov's statement that "Everything is permitted" is not a happy observation but rather a bitter truth. That essay by this man begins by saying that "There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide," and it concludes that "One must imagine" the title figure "happy." For ten points, name this existentialist author of "The Myth of Sisyphus."

This thinker argued that capital punishment was only acceptable in very pious socieities- as they believed in atonement in the afterlife- in his essay "Reflections on the Guillotine."

Albert_Camus

Albert_Camus

albert_camus

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Richard Lourie echoed a Flaubert insult by saying of a version of this work, "It is flat, your translation.

Richard Lourie echoed a Flaubert insult by saying of a version of this work, "It is flat, your translation." Two years after discussing it in Le Ton beau de Marot, Douglas Hofstadter published a translation of this work. Walter Arndt's translation of this work won the 1962 Bollingen Prize. Vladimir Nabokov published a notoriously literal translation of this work, despite calling it "mathematically impossible" to maintain its masculine and feminine rhymes across fourteen-line stanzas. Vikram Seth's The Golden Gate pays homage to, for 10 points, what verse novel by Alexander Pushkin?

Richard Lourie echoed a Flaubert insult by saying of a version of this work, "It is flat, your translation.

Eugene_Onegin

Eugene_Onegin

eugene_onegin

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In a story set in this country, an academic crawls to a tavern to order wine after his legs are broken as punishment for stealing food.

In a story set in this country, an academic crawls to a tavern to order wine after his legs are broken as punishment for stealing food. After losing a fight at a gambling table, the title character of a story set in this country slaps himself in the face twice, claiming a "spiritual victory" because it was he who gave the slap. A collection from this country, A Call to Arms, contains "The True Story of Ah Q." An autobiographical novel from this country tells of "I," who is misdiagnosed with terminal lung cancer, in Soul Mountain. For 10 points, name this birthplace of Lu Xun and Gao Xingjian.

In a story set in this country, an academic crawls to a tavern to order wine after his legs are broken as punishment for stealing food.

China

China

china

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This writer developed the "status" and "contract" models of writing in an essay that labels William Gaddis as "Mr. Difficult."

This writer developed the "status" and "contract" models of writing in an essay that labels William Gaddis as "Mr. Difficult." In a novel by this man, a character flees a kitchen when he sees a plate of liver and onions, and later his father hallucinates about talking feces. He discussed the research of Shirley Bryce Heath on reading demographics in a work alternately titled "Why Bother?" or "The Harpers Essay," and he wrote a novel in which Alfred Lambert suffers from Parkinson's. For 10 points, named this contemporary author of The Corrections.

This writer developed the "status" and "contract" models of writing in an essay that labels William Gaddis as "Mr. Difficult."

Jonathan_Franzen

Jonathan_Franzen

jonathan_franzen

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An essay by this author praises Coriolanus and Antony and Cleopatra as Shakespeare's greatest successes.

An essay by this author praises Coriolanus and Antony and Cleopatra as Shakespeare's greatest successes. He compared a different Shakespeare play to the "Mona Lisa" and argued that it is "an artistic failure" in that essay, "Hamlet and His Problems." A poem by this author begins with a quote from Dante about Guido da Montefeltro; that poem's title character declares that he is "not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be," after comparing the evening sky to a "patient etherized upon a table." For 10 points, name this author of "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock."

An essay by this author praises Coriolanus and Antony and Cleopatra as Shakespeare's greatest successes.

T._S._Eliot

T._S._Eliot

t._s._eliot

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This meeting established the short-lived Duchy of Lucca. An agreement that established Krakow as a free city resolved the Polish-Saxon crisis during this meeting, after France brokered a secret alliance against Russia.

This meeting established the short-lived Duchy of Lucca. An agreement that established Krakow as a free city resolved the Polish-Saxon crisis during this meeting, after France brokered a secret alliance against Russia. As a result of this meeting, the remains of the Holy Roman Empire were combined into a 39-state German Confederation. Its main negotiations were completed during the Hundred Days period. For 10 points, name this meeting that determined the balance of power in Europe after the Napoleonic Wars.

This meeting established the short-lived Duchy of Lucca. An agreement that established Krakow as a free city resolved the Polish-Saxon crisis during this meeting, after France brokered a secret alliance against Russia.

Congress_of_Vienna

Congress_of_Vienna

congress_of_vienna

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Torkild Rieber, the CEO of Texaco, illegally supplied 3.5 million tons of oil to one side of this war.

Torkild Rieber, the CEO of Texaco, illegally supplied 3.5 million tons of oil to one side of this war. The Thalmann Batallion were a group of European volunteers who fought on one side of this conflict, often in practical and ideological opposition to the Condor Legion. Emilio Mola coined the term "fifth column" to refer to resistance fighters in this war. A German bombing campaign destroyed the town of Guernica during, for 10 points, what Iberian conflict that led to the establishment of Francisco Franco’s dictatorship?

Torkild Rieber, the CEO of Texaco, illegally supplied 3.5 million tons of oil to one side of this war.

Spanish_Civil_War

Spanish_Civil_War

spanish_civil_war

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Coleman v. Miller established Congress's power to set time restrictions on these entities.

Coleman v. Miller established Congress's power to set time restrictions on these entities. The president's power to create these entities was limited in the case of Hollingsworth v. Virginia. States' equal representation in the Senate is explicitly protected from these entities. In Federalist No. 84, Alexander Hamilton argued against a set of these, though twelve were introduced by James Madison during the first Congress. The twenty-first of these entities ended the federal policy of prohibition. For 10 points, name these entities, the first ten of which are called the Bill of Rights.

Coleman v. Miller established Congress's power to set time restrictions on these entities.

Constitutional_amendment

Constitutional_amendment

constitutional_amendment

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A Willy Decker production of this opera features a giant clock on stage.

A Willy Decker production of this opera features a giant clock on stage. The tenor lead sings the phrase "Di quell'amor" from offstage during the soprano lead's Act I cabaletta, in which she affirms her commitment to pleasure and freedom. The lead soprano of this opera sings "Sempre libera." At the end of this opera's second act, its tenor lead humiliates a woman by throwing his gambling winnings at her. It contains the drinking song "Libiamo ne' lieti calici." The title character dies of tuberculosis in, for 10 points, what opera about Alfredo and Violetta by Giuseppe Verdi?

A Willy Decker production of this opera features a giant clock on stage.

La_traviata

La_traviata

la_traviata

adversarial

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Frédéric Chopin based his first work for piano and orchestra on music by this composer.

Frédéric Chopin based his first work for piano and orchestra on music by this composer. In the slow introduction to one of this composer's works, the instruments enter on C, E-flat, A-flat, and A natural. A Franz Lizst transcription of a choral work by this composer is the basis of the "Preghiera" movement in a Pyotr Tchaikovsky orchestral suite titled after this composer. This composer wrote the "Dissonance" string quartet, a five-part fugato to conclude his final symphony, and a piano sonata containing the "Rondo alla turca." For 10 points, name this composer of the "Jupiter" Symphony.

Frédéric Chopin based his first work for piano and orchestra on music by this composer.

Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart

Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart

wolfgang_amadeus_mozart

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A 2007 book about this painting by Susan Vreeland imaginatively tells of how its artist created it to represent "la vie moderne" in response to a challenge from Emile Zola.

A 2007 book about this painting by Susan Vreeland imaginatively tells of how its artist created it to represent "la vie moderne" in response to a challenge from Emile Zola. A railing divides this work along a diagonal into a crowded scene of people and a swirl of reeds and grass. Gustave Caillebotte wears a sleeveless white shirt on the right side of this painting that depicts its artists's future wife Aline Charigot playing with a small dog. The Restaurant Fournaise is the setting of, for 10 points, what painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir titled for a midday waterfront meal?

A 2007 book about this painting by Susan Vreeland imaginatively tells of how its artist created it to represent "la vie moderne" in response to a challenge from Emile Zola.

Luncheon_of_the_Boating_Party

Luncheon_of_the_Boating_Party

luncheon_of_the_boating_party

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During a cold open on this show, one character tells another that he came down with a "Dianne Wiest infection."

During a cold open on this show, one character tells another that he came down with a "Dianne Wiest infection." In an episode of this show, a recurring character leaves the main character some diamonds in a Le Creuset pot at a Korean karaoke establishment. Craig Robinson and Jason Mantzoukas have recurring roles as Doug Judy and Adrian Pimento on this show, whose Halloween episodes involve a thieving contest involving people such as Amy Santiago and Captain Holt. For 10 points, name this sitcom set in an NYPD precinct that stars Andy Samberg as Jake Peralta.

During a cold open on this show, one character tells another that he came down with a "Dianne Wiest infection."

Brooklyn_Nine-Nine

Brooklyn_Nine-Nine

brooklyn_nine-nine

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The province of Bushehr, which borders this body of water, was once part of the Fars province.

The province of Bushehr, which borders this body of water, was once part of the Fars province. Bubiyan Island and Warbah Island harbor military installations at the northern end of this body of water. The Safaniya Field is a major center of economic activity in this body of water. The U.S. Fifth Fleet is headquartered in this body of water, in part to protect the safe passage of oil through the Strait of Hormuz. The Shatt al-Arab delta of the Tigris and the Euphrates empties into, for 10 points, what body of water that gave its name to a 1991 war between Iraq and the U.S.?

The province of Bushehr, which borders this body of water, was once part of the Fars province.

Persian_Gulf

Persian_Gulf

persian_gulf

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On the tv show Parks and Recreation, Leslie Knope performs this action while wearing roller skates after discovering that citizens of Eagleton could be deprived of their right to vote.

On the tv show Parks and Recreation, Leslie Knope performs this action while wearing roller skates after discovering that citizens of Eagleton could be deprived of their right to vote. On Scandal, Mellie Grant takes a break from performing this action when the Vice President interrupts with a question about gonorrhea; that action leads to the successful funding of Planned Parenthood. On The West Wing, Howard Stackhouse performs this action for eight hours because he has a grandson who is autistic. For 10 points, identify this action performed by Jefferson Smith for twenty-four hours in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.

On the tv show Parks and Recreation, Leslie Knope performs this action while wearing roller skates after discovering that citizens of Eagleton could be deprived of their right to vote.

Filibuster

Filibuster

filibuster

adversarial

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By transformingto an abstract 'shape-sphere', researchers in 2013 discovered the first new families of solutions to this problem since the Brouke-Henon family.

By transformingto an abstract 'shape-sphere', researchers in 2013 discovered the first new families of solutions to this problem since the Brouke-Henon family. Expanding the coordinates as a function of the cube root of t was the technique used by Sundman to create a series expansion for this problem. Another family of solutions is named after Euler and a mathematician who lends his name to their solutions, known as 'Lagrange points'. A third family is named for their characteristic motion pattern, the figure-eight. For 10 points, name this celestial mechanics problem, which requires calculating the motions of three masses influenced by each other's gravity from a given position and velocity.

By transformingto an abstract 'shape-sphere', researchers in 2013 discovered the first new families of solutions to this problem since the Brouke-Henon family.

Three-body_problem

Three-body_problem

three-body_problem

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A leader of this country denounced the invasion of a nearby nation in his "August 21st" speech.

A leader of this country denounced the invasion of a nearby nation in his "August 21st" speech. Jews in this country were massacred at a kosher slaughterhouse by members of the Legionnaires’ Rebellion. In this country, political prisoners at Pitesti were reeducated by the Iron Guard. Many children became orphans with this country's Decree 770, issued by a leader who wanted to restrict abortion and create “hero mothers.” A leader of this country and his wife Elena were killed by a firing squad in Timisoara. For 10 points, name this country once led by Nicolae Ceaușescu.

A leader of this country denounced the invasion of a nearby nation in his "August 21st" speech.

Romania

Romania

romania

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This country, which banned the book The Past Is Not Like Smoke, is the subject of several books by the historian Frank Dikotter.

This country, which banned the book The Past Is Not Like Smoke, is the subject of several books by the historian Frank Dikotter. This country replaced sparrows with cockroaches in a list of pests to eliminate after killing sparrows led to a famine known as the Three Bitter Years. Critics of its government were punished after its leader asked for criticism in the Hundred Flowers campaign. This country disastrously required farmers to make steel mills in their backyards. For 10 points, name this country that experienced the “Great Leap Forward” and “Cultural Revolution” under Mao Zedong.

This country, which banned the book The Past Is Not Like Smoke, is the subject of several books by the historian Frank Dikotter.

China

China

china

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Sword Lake, which is in this country's capital, contains the Turtle Tower in its center.

Sword Lake, which is in this country's capital, contains the Turtle Tower in its center. In this country, two huge, stone hands hold up a golden bridge in the Ba Na Hills region. Alexandre De Rhodes founded a script primarily used by languages in this country. This country's "Central Highlands" lie in the Annamite Range. The delta of the Red River lies in this country, as does that of a river that shoots namesake "fireballs," the Mekong. Like China, this country borders the Gulf of Tonkin. For 10 points, name this country that contains Saigon and its capital, Hanoi.

Sword Lake, which is in this country's capital, contains the Turtle Tower in its center.

Vietnam

Vietnam

vietnam

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In a poem in this genre, a wealthy merchant sacrifices his only surviving seventh son in order to cure a sick stranger.

In a poem in this genre, a wealthy merchant sacrifices his only surviving seventh son in order to cure a sick stranger. A poem in this genre tells of Heraclius, who is executed when he refuses to abandon Christianity after his capture. The main character of a poem in this genre is unable to walk until he stands up using an iron rod that he fashions into a bow. The Swahili “utendi” are poems in this genre, such as The Story of Tambuka. The founding of the Mali Empire is told in a poem in this genre titled for Sundiata. For 10 points, name this genre of long, narrative poetry that details heroic deeds.

In a poem in this genre, a wealthy merchant sacrifices his only surviving seventh son in order to cure a sick stranger.

Epic_poetry

Epic_poetry

epic_poetry

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Along with K.W. Wagner, this man names a polarization in which a build up of charge occurs at low frequencies in dielectric spectroscopy.

Along with K.W. Wagner, this man names a polarization in which a build up of charge occurs at low frequencies in dielectric spectroscopy. Leo Szilard responded to a construct named for this man by arguing that measuring molecular speed would require energy, and therefore would increase the total entropy of a system consisting of two chambers connected by a trapdoor. This man’s “addition” to Ampere’s Law is part of his four namesake laws that govern electromagnetism. For 10 points, what scientist names a “demon” that violates the Second Law of Thermodynamics?

Along with K.W. Wagner, this man names a polarization in which a build up of charge occurs at low frequencies in dielectric spectroscopy.

James_Clerk_Maxwell

James_Clerk_Maxwell

james_clerk_maxwell

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A maximum bound for the number of elements in a set that has this property is given by the “replacement theorem.

A maximum bound for the number of elements in a set that has this property is given by the “replacement theorem.” The elements of a matroid possess a generalized version of this property. Necessarily, the set of objects that are inputted and outputted in the Gram-Schmidt process have this property. A basis is a spanning set whose elements have this property. A set of vectors that includes the zero vector cannot have, for 10 points, what property of a vector set in which no one vector can be written as a linear combination of the others?

A maximum bound for the number of elements in a set that has this property is given by the “replacement theorem.

Linear_independence

Linear_independence

linear_independence

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The fourth chapter of T.J. Clark’s The Painting of Modern Life argues that this painting represents the bisection between the proletariat and the bourgeoisie.

The fourth chapter of T.J. Clark’s The Painting of Modern Life argues that this painting represents the bisection between the proletariat and the bourgeoisie. On the upper right of this painting, a pair of green boots on a trapeze bar are visible above a circular light on a pink wall. On the bottom right of this painting, bottles of Bass Pale Ale appear on a marble counter next to a bowl of oranges. The maid Suzon looks at the viewer, and also appears to hold a conversation with a patron in a mirror in, for 10 points, what Edouard Manet painting of a Paris nightclub?

The fourth chapter of T.J. Clark’s The Painting of Modern Life argues that this painting represents the bisection between the proletariat and the bourgeoisie.

A_Bar_at_the_Folies-Bergère

A_Bar_at_the_Folies-Bergère

a_bar_at_the_folies-bergère

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A model constitution was published on March 19th during this war in a city that was in the middle of enduring a two and a half year long siege.

A model constitution was published on March 19th during this war in a city that was in the middle of enduring a two and a half year long siege. That siege in this war was initiated by forces under Jean-de-Dieu Soult. During this war, Andre Messena’s futile assaults on fortifications along the Lines of Torres Vedras failed to capture a national capital. Joseph I abdicated his throne at the end of this war after troops under the Duke of Wellington won decisive clashes at Salamanca and Vittoria. For 10 points, name this phase of the Napoleonic Wars fought in Spain.

A model constitution was published on March 19th during this war in a city that was in the middle of enduring a two and a half year long siege.

Peninsular_War

Peninsular_War

peninsular_war

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A play set in this country is about the troubled engagement between Billy Dimple and Maria von Rough.

A play set in this country is about the troubled engagement between Billy Dimple and Maria von Rough. William Dunlap wrote a history of the theater in this country, which is the setting of Royall Tyler’s play The Contrast. Fans of two Shakespearean actors in this country turned violent in the Astor Place Riot. In the early 19th Century, some of the most popular plays in this country were minstrel shows, which often included white actors wearing blackface. For 10 points, name this country where Uncle Tom’s Cabin was frequently adapted for the stage.

A play set in this country is about the troubled engagement between Billy Dimple and Maria von Rough.

United_States

United_States

united_states

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In a novel with this title, the lead singer of the Terrible Children commits suicide in his basement, leaving his daughter Calliope Bird Morath unable to speak for several years; that book is the debut novel of Andrew Foster Altschul.

In a novel with this title, the lead singer of the Terrible Children commits suicide in his basement, leaving his daughter Calliope Bird Morath unable to speak for several years; that book is the debut novel of Andrew Foster Altschul. The speaker of a poem with this title states, “The peanut-crunching crowd / Shoves in to see / Them unwrap me hand and foot” and lists “A cake of soap, / A wedding ring, / A gold filling” as objects sought by the Nazi “Herr Doktor.” “I rise with my red hair / And I eat men like air” closes, for 10 points, what Sylvia Plath poem?

In a novel with this title, the lead singer of the Terrible Children commits suicide in his basement, leaving his daughter Calliope Bird Morath unable to speak for several years; that book is the debut novel of Andrew Foster Altschul.

Lady_Lazarus

Lady_Lazarus

lady_lazarus

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Oliver Goldsmith attacked the lack of faults in stock characters used in “sentimental” plays in this genre.

Oliver Goldsmith attacked the lack of faults in stock characters used in “sentimental” plays in this genre. The critic Irving Wardle coined the term of a style within this genre, whose name is a pun that makes use of the word “menace.” Harry Horner feigns impotence in a play in this genre, William Wycherley’s The Country Wife. Plays in this genre “of humours” were written by Ben Jonson, which were similar to plays in this genre “of manners.” For 10 points, name this genre whose “Restoration” form amused during the reign of Charles II.

Oliver Goldsmith attacked the lack of faults in stock characters used in “sentimental” plays in this genre.

Comedy

Comedy

comedy

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The play Moliere, or The Cabal of Hypocrites was shut down after only seven performances in this city.

The play Moliere, or The Cabal of Hypocrites was shut down after only seven performances in this city. Edward Gordon Craig designed a series of movable screens for a performance of Hamlet in this city. A man who worked in this city advocated experiencing a role rather than representing it in his manual An Actor Prepares. A theater based in this city took a seagull as its symbol after a successful performance of Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull in 1898. For 10 points, name this city where Konstantin Stanislavski founded an “art theatre,” and which is a cultural rival of Saint Petersburg.

The play Moliere, or The Cabal of Hypocrites was shut down after only seven performances in this city.

Moscow

Moscow

moscow

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An author who was part of this literary movement wrote the lines, “Traveler, there is no path.

An author who was part of this literary movement wrote the lines, “Traveler, there is no path. / The path is made by walking.” In a novel from this movement, an artist dies of heart trouble shortly after his throat is clasped by a jealous doctor and that artist had earlier created a painting based on Byron’s Cain for his marriage to Helena. This movement included Antonio Machado and the author of Abel Sanchez. Miguel de Unamuno belonged to, for 10 points, what literary movement named for the year in which Spain lost the Spanish-American war?

An author who was part of this literary movement wrote the lines, “Traveler, there is no path.

Generation_of_'98

Generation_of_'98

generation_of_'98

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An author from this country wrote about how his father styled himself a “poliatrist,” or healer of the city, in his book Oblivion: A Memoir.

An author from this country wrote about how his father styled himself a “poliatrist,” or healer of the city, in his book Oblivion: A Memoir. A collection set in this birthplace of Hector Abad includes “Artificial Roses,” “Balthazar’s Marvelous Afternoon,” and a story in which an officer waiting for a pension check does not sell his dead son’s prized cockfighting rooster. In a novella from this country, two brothers stab Santiago Nasar to death. For 10 points, name this birthplace of the author of No One Writes to the Colonel and Chronicle of a Death Foretold, Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

An author from this country wrote about how his father styled himself a “poliatrist,” or healer of the city, in his book Oblivion: A Memoir.

Colombia

Colombia

colombia

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The 914 photocopier was developed by a company that was founded in this state, and which today is known as Xerox.

The 914 photocopier was developed by a company that was founded in this state, and which today is known as Xerox. In a trial held in this state, Ward Hunt directed the jury to issue a guilty verdict, which he accompanied with a sentence of a one hundred dollar fine. Frederick Douglass founded his newspaper The North Star in this state. Susan B. Anthony was arrested for voting in this state in 1872. George Eastman established his Kodak photography company in this state’s city of Rochester. For 10 points, name this state where the Seneca Falls Convention was held.

The 914 photocopier was developed by a company that was founded in this state, and which today is known as Xerox.

New_York_(state)

New_York_(state)

new_york_(state)

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The sitting president described ongoing events in this city by saying “There is only an American problem.”

The sitting president described ongoing events in this city by saying “There is only an American problem.” “Turnaround Tuesday” was held in this city, which is where the minister James Reeb was beaten to death. “Spider” Martin is known for photographing an unconscious Amelia Boynton in this city during a series of events nicknamed Bloody Sunday. A group of white deputies attacked African-Americans in this city as they attempted to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge. For 10 points, name this starting point of three 1965 civil rights marches to Montgomery.

The sitting president described ongoing events in this city by saying “There is only an American problem.”

Selma,_Alabama

Selma,_Alabama

selma,_alabama

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Late in his reign, this man repulsed an Arab raid in the Battle of Akroinon.

Late in his reign, this man repulsed an Arab raid in the Battle of Akroinon. This ruler married his daughter Anna to his ally Artabasdos, who nevertheless tried to seize the throne upon this man’s death. He came to power when he repulsed the Second Arab Siege of Constantinople, thus ending the Twenty Years’ Anarchy. The Patriarch of Constantinople Germanus I resigned rather than enforce this man’s decree that forbade the veneration of images. The First Iconoclasm was instituted by, for 10 points, what Byzantine emperor who founded the Isaurian Dynasty?

Late in his reign, this man repulsed an Arab raid in the Battle of Akroinon.

Leo_III_the_Isaurian

Leo_III_the_Isaurian

leo_iii_the_isaurian

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A Norman king of Sicily used this campaign as a distraction to send seventy galleys to take Kerkyra.

A Norman king of Sicily used this campaign as a distraction to send seventy galleys to take Kerkyra. A commander in this campaign divided his forces into a unit that was repulsed at the Second Battle of Dorylaeum and a unit under Otto of Freising that was routed near Laodicea. Eugene III announced the bull Quantum praedecessores to call for this campaign after the fall of Edessa. Bernard of Clairvaux preached in support of this campaign, in which European forces were led by Conrad III and Louis VII. For 10 points, name this religious campaign that ended in a disastrous siege of Damascus.

A Norman king of Sicily used this campaign as a distraction to send seventy galleys to take Kerkyra.

Second_Crusade

Second_Crusade

second_crusade

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A politician from this party negotiated the sale of the Leuna oil refinery to the French conglomerate Elf Aquitaine.

A politician from this party negotiated the sale of the Leuna oil refinery to the French conglomerate Elf Aquitaine. This party accepted secret contributions from arms dealers and lobbyists- partly in exchange for allowing Thyssen to export tanks to Saudi Arabia- as part of a namesake “donations scandal” that unseated its leadership in 2000. This party facilitated a post-World War Two “economic miracle” under chancellor Konrad Adenauer. Helmut Kohl was succeeded by Angela Merkel as the leader of, for 10 points, what center-right Germany political party that often aligns with the Christian Social Union?

A politician from this party negotiated the sale of the Leuna oil refinery to the French conglomerate Elf Aquitaine.

Christian_Democratic_Union_of_Germany

Christian_Democratic_Union_of_Germany

christian_democratic_union_of_germany

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On holidays this location is home to a group of portraits known as "the history of shaving.

On holidays this location is home to a group of portraits known as "the history of shaving." Its notoriety instigated a statement of "Attitudes and Demands" that shuttered the World Economic Herald. Leaders called for a hunger strike at this location near a massive bulletin board nicknamed “The Triangle.” A papier-mache statue of a woman grasping a torch that was constructed at this location is known as the Goddess of Democracy. A lone person stands in front of a column of armored vehicles in this location in the photograph “Tank Man.” Deng Xiaoping ordered troops to fire on student protestors in, for 10 points, what Beijing location, the site of 1989 demonstrations?

On holidays this location is home to a group of portraits known as "the history of shaving.

Tiananmen_Square

Tiananmen_Square

tiananmen_square

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Blood clots in these organs can be detected using a V-Q scan.

Blood clots in these organs can be detected using a V-Q scan. The presence of fibrous tissues in these organs can produce a pattern on a CT scan termed “honeycombing.” In men, the most common cause of death from cancer occurs in these organs, one variety of which is the asbestos-caused mesothelioma. Long-term exposure to heavy pollution can cause a disease of these organs alternately called COPD or emphysema. Tobacco smoking can seriously damage, for 10 points, what organs that are impacted by pulmonary fibrosis?

Blood clots in these organs can be detected using a V-Q scan.

Lung

Lung

lung

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Translocations of MLL, which regulates these genes in humans, often cause aggressive, fatal leukemias in children.

Translocations of MLL, which regulates these genes in humans, often cause aggressive, fatal leukemias in children. Many of these proteins prefer to bind DNA that contains the sequence TAAT. In many organisms, these genes are expressed in the same order as they appear on the chromosome. They are regulated by gap and pair-rule genes in Drosophila, who possess eight of these genes. Antennae and limbs grow in their proper places because of, for 10 points, what genes that control the anterior-posterior axis of a developing animal, which are a subset of 'homeobox' genes?

Translocations of MLL, which regulates these genes in humans, often cause aggressive, fatal leukemias in children.

Hox_gene

Hox_gene

hox_gene

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An application of this law suggests that hydrogen fuel pipelines would often develop problematic, microscopic leaks.

An application of this law suggests that hydrogen fuel pipelines would often develop problematic, microscopic leaks. Though today often replaced with centrifuges, an application of this law was the basis for the separation of uranium 235 from uranium 238 during the Manhattan Project. Unlike Fick’s Laws, this law can govern a process that occurs through a hole whose diameter is smaller than the mean free path of some given particles. For 10 points, name this law which states that the rate of effusion for two gases is inversely proportional to the square root of their molar masses.

An application of this law suggests that hydrogen fuel pipelines would often develop problematic, microscopic leaks.

Graham's_law

Graham's_law

graham's_law

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The thesis of Hendrika Johanna van Leeuwen rediscovered a proof that this cannot exist under classical physics.

The thesis of Hendrika Johanna van Leeuwen rediscovered a proof that this cannot exist under classical physics. It occurs at positive values of the integral function J sub A B, and is correlated with the strength of A, the exchange stiffness constant, in a Hamiltonian model developed by Heisenberg. A lattice of +1 and -1 spins models this phenomenon in a paradigm whose two-dimensional version was solved by Lars Onsager, the Ising Model. Alnico alloys display high levels of this property, as they are composed of aluminum, nickel, cobalt, or iron. For 10 points, name this property which disappears at temperatures above the Curie Point in permanent magnets.

The thesis of Hendrika Johanna van Leeuwen rediscovered a proof that this cannot exist under classical physics.

Ferromagnetism

Ferromagnetism

ferromagnetism

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The oldest fossil of the eutherian clade of mammals is a Chinese shrew that has been dated to this period.

The oldest fossil of the eutherian clade of mammals is a Chinese shrew that has been dated to this period. The Aurornis genus lived during this period. The Sundance Sea existed as an extension of the Arctic Ocean during this period, and sediments along its shores gradually created the fossil-rich Morrison Formation. The Archaeopteryx genus, which is sometimes considered the first bird, lived during this period, in which Allosaurus sometimes preyed upon Stegosaurus. For 10 points, name this period that followed the Carboniferous and preceded the Triassic.

The oldest fossil of the eutherian clade of mammals is a Chinese shrew that has been dated to this period.

Jurassic

Jurassic

jurassic

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The coalescent named by this letter is an instance of lambda coalescents and a generalization of Kingman's.

The coalescent named by this letter is an instance of lambda coalescents and a generalization of Kingman's. The substrate in a process partly named for this letter is carried to its destination by a carnitine shuttle. A protein family partly named for this letter provides hardness to the scales, shells, and skin of reptiles. The most common type of carotene in plants is named for this letter. A “sheet” named for this letter is a regular secondary structure in proteins. Fatty acids are broken down by an oxidation named after, for 10 points, what Greek letter that can refer to the second carbon to attach to a molecule, after the alpha carbon?

The coalescent named by this letter is an instance of lambda coalescents and a generalization of Kingman's.

Beta

Beta

beta

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A piece that highlights this instrument has a second movement larghetto in D major, which is followed by a minuet whose second trio is based on a landler peasant dance.

A piece that highlights this instrument has a second movement larghetto in D major, which is followed by a minuet whose second trio is based on a landler peasant dance. A piece intended for this instrument includes no cadenzas, instead opting for three short eingangs that allow improvisation while the accompaniment holds a dominant chord. Mozart wrote a trio in E flat for instrument, as well as a concerto and a quintet for this instrument in A major for Anton Stadler. For 10 points, name this woodwind instrument that today usually plays in B flat.

A piece that highlights this instrument has a second movement larghetto in D major, which is followed by a minuet whose second trio is based on a landler peasant dance.

Clarinet

Clarinet

clarinet

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A musical genre developed in this country, the semi-opera, is sometimes performed today as an opera or a ballet.

A musical genre developed in this country, the semi-opera, is sometimes performed today as an opera or a ballet. A dancer from this country adapted the music of Cesar Franck into his ballet Symphonic Variations. Enrico Cecchetti founded a ballet school in this country in 1918. Ninette de Valois essentially founded the leading ballet company in this country. After leaving Russia, Anna Pavlova lived the rest of her life in this country. Frederick Ashton choreographed many productions in this country. For 10 points, name this country where ballets are staged in Covent Garden.

A musical genre developed in this country, the semi-opera, is sometimes performed today as an opera or a ballet.

Great_Britain

Great_Britain

great_britain

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A martyrs’ monument commissioned by this empire consists of a column with a broken white marble top and a large, bronze laurel branch.

A martyrs’ monument commissioned by this empire consists of a column with a broken white marble top and a large, bronze laurel branch. The Fossati Brothers were employed as architects primarily by this empire. This empire constructed Kulliye centers that contained houses of worship and facilities to provide food for the poor. A religious building constructed by this empire in the early 1600s is named for its many blue tiles. The architect Sinan was employed by, for 10 points, what empire that converted the Hagia Sophia into a mosque after the conquest of Constantinople?

A martyrs’ monument commissioned by this empire consists of a column with a broken white marble top and a large, bronze laurel branch.

Ottoman_Empire

Ottoman_Empire

ottoman_empire

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Henry argues that the Jayamala is an increasingly common part of this event because of videography.

Henry argues that the Jayamala is an increasingly common part of this event because of videography. Sometimes, this event includes a symbolic brushing away of defects by using a blade of darbha grass to wipe a woman’s eyebrows. A woman in this event places her foot on a block of granite while a man reads prayers for strength. A participant in this event ties an “auspicious thread,” or mangalsutra, around a woman’s neck. The two main participants in this event take seven steps while making promises around a holy fire that symbolizes Agni. That Saptapadi ritual occurs during, for 10 points, what event in which the bride may wear a sari?

Henry argues that the Jayamala is an increasingly common part of this event because of videography.

Hindu_wedding

Hindu_wedding

hindu_wedding

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The blood of one of these animals killed a man who lusted after Iole, the princess of Oechalia.

The blood of one of these animals killed a man who lusted after Iole, the princess of Oechalia. One of these animals named Eurytion caused a conflict when he abducted the bride Hippodamia. In one story, these creatures are born when Ixion copulates with the cloud Nephele. After consuming wine at the wedding of Pirithous, these animals fought a namesake war with the Lapiths. One of these animals served as the tutor of Achilles and many other mythological heroes. Nessus and Chiron are, for 10 points, which animals that have a human’s upper body and a horse’s lower body?

The blood of one of these animals killed a man who lusted after Iole, the princess of Oechalia.

Centaur

Centaur

centaur

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In Serbian tradition, these objects were sometimes buried with corpses to prevent a spirit from wandering out of its grave.

In Serbian tradition, these objects were sometimes buried with corpses to prevent a spirit from wandering out of its grave. After a god partly named for these objects turns into the sun, his rival knocks him from the sky using a stone club. One of these objects “of Eight Ta” is joined by a sword and a jewel in the Imperial Regalia of Japan. Tezcatlipoca’s right foot was depicted as one of these objects, which were usually made from obsidian in Mesoamerica. A “magic” one of these objects is asked “who is the fairest one of all” in the story of Snow White. For 10 points, name these reflective surfaces.

In Serbian tradition, these objects were sometimes buried with corpses to prevent a spirit from wandering out of its grave.

Mirror

Mirror

mirror

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In section 42 of Being and Time, Martin Heidegger builds upon this earlier thinker’s idea that nature perfects the good of god, but care perfects the good of a human being.

In section 42 of Being and Time, Martin Heidegger builds upon this earlier thinker’s idea that nature perfects the good of god, but care perfects the good of a human being. This man wrote that “I cannot now influence so strong a grief by polite and mild measures: it must be broken down by force” in a “consolation” written to a friend who lost her son, Marcia. This author, whose tract On Mercy originated the genre of “mirror of the princes,” wrote the Moral Epistles to his friend Lucilius. For 10 points, name this Stoic philosopher who served as Nero’s tutor.

In section 42 of Being and Time, Martin Heidegger builds upon this earlier thinker’s idea that nature perfects the good of god, but care perfects the good of a human being.

Seneca_the_Younger

Seneca_the_Younger

seneca_the_younger

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The title of a book by a Cambridge historian uses it to explain the interaction between evidence and realism.

The title of a book by a Cambridge historian uses it to explain the interaction between evidence and realism. Its existence is presented as a paradox in "The Internal Basis of Meaning" by a Wayne State philosopher. Saul Kripke used a statement defining this substance as an example of a theoretical identity statement. In a thought experiment that supports semantic externalism, Hilary Putnam imagined a “twin earth” that was identical to earth in every way except that this substance is replaced with “XYZ.” Heraclitus said that one cannot step into the same area containing this substance twice. For 10 points, name this substance that, along with air, earth, and fire, was one of the classical elements.

The title of a book by a Cambridge historian uses it to explain the interaction between evidence and realism.

Water

Water

water

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In 2018, this state rejected Proposition 1, which would have increased the homestead exemption from fifty thousand to seventy-five thousand dollars.

In 2018, this state rejected Proposition 1, which would have increased the homestead exemption from fifty thousand to seventy-five thousand dollars. A former governor of this state who won its senate seat in 2018 is nicknamed “Red Tide” for cutting water management funds prior to an algal bloom. This state re-enfranchised 1.5 million ex-felons in 2018. Also in 2018, Rick Scott defeated the Democrat incumbent Bill Nelson to win a senate seat in this state, where Ron DeSantis was elected governor. For 10 points, name this state whose government meets in Tallahassee.

In 2018, this state rejected Proposition 1, which would have increased the homestead exemption from fifty thousand to seventy-five thousand dollars.

Florida

Florida

florida

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A major center for the production of these objects in Japan is the Shima Peninsula in Mie Prefecture.

A major center for the production of these objects in Japan is the Shima Peninsula in Mie Prefecture. In 2017, it was reported that a population of ivory-billed woodpeckers may still be alive near a river of this name, which flows past Jackson, Mississippi. The Bocca Tigris strait is in the delta of a different river of this name, whose shores contain the city of Guangzhou. The Hickam Air Force Base joined with a naval base partly named for these objects, where tourists can visit the memorial to the USS Arizona. For 10 points, give these objects that name a Hawaii “harbor.”

A major center for the production of these objects in Japan is the Shima Peninsula in Mie Prefecture.

Pearl

Pearl

pearl

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Joel Robuchon’s restaurant in this city is his only dining establishment in North America to receive three Michelin stars.

Joel Robuchon’s restaurant in this city is his only dining establishment in North America to receive three Michelin stars. Julian Serrano is the executive chef of a restaurant in this city whose walls contain reproductions of Picasso’s paintings. Giada de Laurentiis opened her first, flagship restaurant in this city. Mario Batali’s three restaurants in this city, including Carnevino Steakhouse, closed in this city in 2018 after he was accused of sexually inappropriate behavior. For 10 points, name this Nevada city where many restaurants are found in casinos along the Strip.

Joel Robuchon’s restaurant in this city is his only dining establishment in North America to receive three Michelin stars.

Las_Vegas

Las_Vegas

las_vegas

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The main character of this movie becomes upset with a woman when she puts on Bach’s sinfonia on a radio.

The main character of this movie becomes upset with a woman when she puts on Bach’s sinfonia on a radio. A character in this movie recognizes a woman’s identity when he notices she is wearing Carlotta Valdes’s necklace. This film pioneered a technique in which a camera zooms in on a subject while being pulled away from the subject, called the Dolly Zoom. In this film, a detective follows a woman into a bell tower at a California mission, but his fear of heights prevents him from following her to the top. For 10 points, name this movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

The main character of this movie becomes upset with a woman when she puts on Bach’s sinfonia on a radio.

Vertigo

Vertigo

vertigo

adversarial

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The narrator of this novel chastises two of his friends as “careless people” who “smashed up things and creatures and then... let other people clean up the mess they had made.

The narrator of this novel chastises two of his friends as “careless people” who “smashed up things and creatures and then... let other people clean up the mess they had made.” A woman in the final chapter of this novel recalls a time when the narrator told her that “a bad driver was only safe until she met another bad driver.” In its last chapter, this novel’s narrator learns that one of his friends told a man holding a revolver the identity of a man driving a yellow car before he reflects upon the meaning of a “green light” on a dock in East Egg. For 10 points, name this novel narrated by Nick Carraway.

The narrator of this novel chastises two of his friends as “careless people” who “smashed up things and creatures and then... let other people clean up the mess they had made.

The_Great_Gatsby

The_Great_Gatsby

the_great_gatsby

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Rivkah Harris argued that this man ushered in a period of "secularization", and Breckwoldt studied falling grain prices which earned him the nickname “bani matim,” or builder of the land.

Rivkah Harris argued that this man ushered in a period of "secularization", and Breckwoldt studied falling grain prices which earned him the nickname “bani matim,” or builder of the land. This man subjugated the Assyrian ruler Ishme-Dagan I and conquered the rival states of Larsa, Eshnunna, and Elam. In 1901, Gustave Jequier unearthed a stele bearing a decree promulgated by this ruler in Susa. This ruler declared that a man who breaks the bone of a freeman should pay him a gold mina, which is less severe than his statement “an eye for an eye.” For 10 points, give this Babylonian ruler who developed a namesake law code.

Rivkah Harris argued that this man ushered in a period of "secularization", and Breckwoldt studied falling grain prices which earned him the nickname “bani matim,” or builder of the land.

Hammurabi

Hammurabi

hammurabi

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