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181390-first

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Later in its existence, this polity's leader was chosen by a group that included three bishops and six laymen, up from the seven who traditionally made the decision.

Later in its existence, this polity's leader was chosen by a group that included three bishops and six laymen, up from the seven who traditionally made the decision. Free imperial cities in this polity included Basel and Speyer. Dissolved in 1806, its key events included the Investiture Controversy and the Golden Bull of 1356.

Later in its existence, this polity's leader was chosen by a group that included three bishops and six laymen, up from the seven who traditionally made the decision.

Holy_Roman_Empire

Holy_Roman_Empire

Holy Roman Empire

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History

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181391-first

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In one poem, this author wrote that "Much Sense-the starkest Madness/Tis the Majority," while in another work, "a Plank in Reason, broke."

In one poem, this author wrote that "Much Sense-the starkest Madness/Tis the Majority," while in another work, "a Plank in Reason, broke." This author wrote of feeling "zero at the bone" in a poem describing "A Narrow Fellow in the Grass." In another poem, she compares the "Stillness in the Room" to that of "air/between the Heaves of Storm." In perhaps her most famous poem, she wrote of a carriage that "held but just ourselves/and Immortality." For 10 points, name this American poet, the author of works such as "I heard a fly buzz when I died" and "Because I could not stop for Death."

In one poem, this author wrote that "Much Sense-the starkest Madness/Tis the Majority," while in another work, "a Plank in Reason, broke."

Emily_Dickinson

Emily_Dickinson

Emily Dickinson

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Literature

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181392-first

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The slope of a regression equation is the correlation coefficient times the quotient of this value of the y variables over this value of the x variables.

The slope of a regression equation is the correlation coefficient times the quotient of this value of the y variables over this value of the x variables. This value for adding or subtracting the values of two samples can be found by adding these values from the two samples in quadrature. A z-score for a finding the likelihood of people at least a certain distance away from the mean can be calculated by taking the distance from the mean over this value of the distribution. For ten points, name this measure of how separated the data are, the square root of the variance.

The slope of a regression equation is the correlation coefficient times the quotient of this value of the y variables over this value of the x variables.

Standard_deviation

Standard_deviation

standard deviation

guesstrain

Science

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181393-first

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The radix and bucket variety of this algorithm can have better run time than other types, and the bogo variety is of the order of n factorial.

The radix and bucket variety of this algorithm can have better run time than other types, and the bogo variety is of the order of n factorial. The selection and insertion varieties are worse in general than one that is named after a data structure that always allows access to the smallest element, a heap. One type involves the splitting of an array into two and then performing the titular operation recursively. For 10 points, merge and quick name what class of algorithms that output an ordered list or array.

The radix and bucket variety of this algorithm can have better run time than other types, and the bogo variety is of the order of n factorial.

Sorting_algorithm

Sorting_algorithm

sorting algorithms

guesstrain

Science

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181394-first

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An earlier painting by the same artist bears this title Over the Rhone.

An earlier painting by the same artist bears this title Over the Rhone. One feature of this painting is often compared to a sketch of the Whirlwind Galaxy drawn by Lord Rosse in the 1840s. In addition to this feature which resembles a yin-yang symbol, the center of this painting also depicts a church spire rising into the sky. The foreground of this painting depicts Cyprus trees on the left rising towards the heavens. Depicting a view from outside the artist's sanatorium window in Saint-Remy, for 10 points, identify this most famous work of Vincent van Gogh.

An earlier painting by the same artist bears this title Over the Rhone.

The_Starry_Night

The_Starry_Night

Starry Night or De sterrennacht

guesstrain

Fine Arts

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181395-first

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He married Matilda of Flanders and his rule came before that of William Rufus.

He married Matilda of Flanders and his rule came before that of William Rufus. He would defeat at a later battle, the victor of the Battle of Stamford Bridge, and he became king after Edward the Confessor. A survey of England was recorded in the Domesday book for this Norman. At Senlac hill, he fought a battle that is chronicled by The Bayeux tapestry. For 10 points, name this Englishman who won the 1066 Battle of Hastings.

He married Matilda of Flanders and his rule came before that of William Rufus.

William_the_Conqueror

William_the_Conqueror

William I or William the Conqueror

guesstrain

History

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easy_high_school

181396-first

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This man explores how we affect the environment while hosting the Planet Green show

This man explores how we affect the environment while hosting the Planet Green show Stuff Happens. He has judged contests for America's Most Smartest Model and has appeared in an xkcd comic where he just wants to enjoy his [darn] meal. A show in which this man appears usually ends with a song from Soundtracks of Science and begins with a segment where his name is heard repeatedly. That show is known for segments like Consider the Following and Way Cool Scientist. For 10 points, science rules and inertia is a property of matter according to what science guy?

This man explores how we affect the environment while hosting the Planet Green show

Bill_Nye_the_Science_Guy

Bill_Nye_the_Science_Guy

Bill Nye, the Science Guy

guesstrain

Trash

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easy_high_school

181397-first

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An original title for this opera was The Malediction, or The Curse.

An original title for this opera was The Malediction, or The Curse. That refers to the curse placed on the title character and his employer by Count Monterone. One famous aria in this opera is La Donna e Mobile sung by that employer, the Duke of Mantua. The main character's daughter is killed in the end by the assassin, Sparafucile, whom the main character hired to kill the Duke. For ten points, name this opera about the problems of the titular hunchback jester, an opera by Verdi.

An original title for this opera was The Malediction, or The Curse.

Rigoletto

Rigoletto

Rigoletto

guesstrain

Fine Arts

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181398-first

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Along with Truman Capote, Hunter S. Thompson, and Tom Wolfe, he was considered a proponent of New Journalism.

Along with Truman Capote, Hunter S. Thompson, and Tom Wolfe, he was considered a proponent of New Journalism. In his own opinion, his best work was entitled The White Negro, an essay which became one of the most controversial works of the post war era. In 1955, he co-founded the Village Voice and was jailed in 1967 for his protests against the Vietnam War. His first major novel is still considered by many to be the best fictional work of World War II. For ten points, identify this author of The Executioner's Song, Armies of the Night, and The Naked and the Dead?

Along with Truman Capote, Hunter S. Thompson, and Tom Wolfe, he was considered a proponent of New Journalism.

Norman_Mailer

Norman_Mailer

Norman Kingsley Mailer

guesstrain

Literature

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easy_high_school

181399-first

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He succeeded Hannibal Hamlin in one position, and Seward purchased Alaska during his presidency.

He succeeded Hannibal Hamlin in one position, and Seward purchased Alaska during his presidency. An act was passed despite his veto that would necessitate the Senate's approval to remove an official that the Senate confirmed. He then tried to remove the secretary of war Edwin Stanton despite the Senate's disagreement. This, according to the Senate, was a violation of that Tenure of Office Act and led to his impeachment. His predecessor was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth, for 10 points, name this 17th president who came between Lincoln and Grant.

He succeeded Hannibal Hamlin in one position, and Seward purchased Alaska during his presidency.

Andrew_Johnson

Andrew_Johnson

Andrew Johnson [Prompt on Johnson]

guesstrain

History

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181400-first

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One of these geographical features connects the Malay Peninsula with the mainland of Asia and is named Kra.

One of these geographical features connects the Malay Peninsula with the mainland of Asia and is named Kra. Madison, Wisconsin and Seattle, Washington are both built on this geographic feature and the Karelian one is between Lake Ladoga and the Gulf of Finland and connects Finland to Russia. In 1914, a canal was built through one of these to provide a passage from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean through the country of Panama. For 10 points, name this geographic feature, a small strip of land that connects two larger bodies of land.

One of these geographical features connects the Malay Peninsula with the mainland of Asia and is named Kra.

Isthmus

Isthmus

isthmus

guesstrain

Geography

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181401-first

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The Tacuara was a right-wing group that attacked in this country during the presidency of Arturo Frondozi.

The Tacuara was a right-wing group that attacked in this country during the presidency of Arturo Frondozi. The Revolucion Libertadora ended the rule of one man in this country. The Dirty War in this nation followed a coup that overthrew Isabel Peron and set forth a junta that failed to take the Falkland Islands from Great Britain. The largest country created out of the Viceroyalty of the Rio de la Plata, its independence was won through victories by Jose de San Martin. For 10 points, name this country, currently led by Cristina Kirchner, whose presidents rule from Buenos Aires.

The Tacuara was a right-wing group that attacked in this country during the presidency of Arturo Frondozi.

Argentina

Argentina

Republic of Argentina

guesstrain

History

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181402-first

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Twelve angels are flying above a cave in this artist's Mystical Nativity.

Twelve angels are flying above a cave in this artist's Mystical Nativity. Nine figures can be seen among orange trees, including Mercury who reaches for one of the oranges in one of his painting featuring Cupid in the middle and Zephyr and Chloris to the right. Zephyr and Chloris also appear in another of his paintings where the title character stands on a seashell in the center. For 10 points, this is what painter best known for the paintings Primavera and The Birth of Venus.

Twelve angels are flying above a cave in this artist's Mystical Nativity.

Sandro_Botticelli

Sandro_Botticelli

Sandro Botticelli

guesstrain

Fine Arts

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easy_high_school

181403-first

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Okun's law states that a one percent increase in this quantity will drop GDP by two percent.

Okun's law states that a one percent increase in this quantity will drop GDP by two percent. This quantity is inversely related to inflation by the Phillips curve. The frictional form of this quantity counts people who are between jobs or people who have just entered the work force. The seasonal form form is a special case of the structural form of this quantity which can rise due to cultural shifts such as automation. For 10 points, this is what quantity describing the percentage of people who are out of work.

Okun's law states that a one percent increase in this quantity will drop GDP by two percent.

Unemployment

Unemployment

unemployment

guesstrain

Social Science

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181404-first

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The 87-isotope of one member of this group was used in 1995 to create the first Bose-Einstein Condensate.

The 87-isotope of one member of this group was used in 1995 to create the first Bose-Einstein Condensate. Another member of this group is used in atomic clocks and its 133-isotope was used in the definition of a second. This group includes the least electronegative element as well as the lightest and least dense solid metal. Rubidium, cesium, and francium are, for 10 points, members of what elemental group composed of metals that all form a plus one charge, whose other members are lithium, sodium and potassium?

The 87-isotope of one member of this group was used in 1995 to create the first Bose-Einstein Condensate.

Alkali_metal

Alkali_metal

Alkali metals (do not accept alkaline earth metals)

guesstrain

Science

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easy_high_school

181405-first

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This god's child rejected the love of Salmacis who prayed never to be separated from that son.

This god's child rejected the love of Salmacis who prayed never to be separated from that son. Eventually Salmacis's and this god's son's bodies merged into one. Along with that son, Hermaphroditus, this god also fathered Pan according to some stories. He put all of Argus's eyes to sleep and then killed him in order to save Io, and his parents were Maia and Zeus. He delivered an herb to Odysseus in order to counter Circe's spell and owned a lyre and winged sandals. For 10 points, this is what counterpart to the Roman Mercury, the Greek messenger god.

This god's child rejected the love of Salmacis who prayed never to be separated from that son.

Hermes

Hermes

Hermes (do not accept Mercury)

guesstrain

Mythology

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181406-first

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Along with Egbert Benson, he was the representative of New York at the Annapolis Convention, and he wrote the First Report on Public Credit while serving in the position he is best known for.

Along with Egbert Benson, he was the representative of New York at the Annapolis Convention, and he wrote the First Report on Public Credit while serving in the position he is best known for. Ambition must be made to counteract ambition is a quote from the fifty-first of the eighty-five essays published under the pseudonym Publius that this man wrote along with Madison and Jay. Killed by the third vice president, he was the main author of the Federalist papers. This was for 10 points, what first secretary of the treasury who was shot in a duel by Aaron Burr.

Along with Egbert Benson, he was the representative of New York at the Annapolis Convention, and he wrote the First Report on Public Credit while serving in the position he is best known for.

Alexander_Hamilton

Alexander_Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton

guesstrain

History

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easy_high_school

181407-first

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His first novel was titled Grimus, and his third novel, Shame, depicts political turmoil in Pakistan based on Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.

His first novel was titled Grimus, and his third novel, Shame, depicts political turmoil in Pakistan based on Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. One of his more famous works has a telepathic narrator with a constantly dripping nose, and another of his works saw Gibreel Farishta and Saladin Chamcha trapped but saved from a hijacked plane, and that work sparked a controversy with Ayatollah Khomeini. For 10 points, identify this British-Indian author of Midnight's Children and The Satanic Verses.

His first novel was titled Grimus, and his third novel, Shame, depicts political turmoil in Pakistan based on Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.

Salman_Rushdie

Salman_Rushdie

Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie

guesstrain

Literature

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181408-first

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Despite not flowing through Virginia, Thomas Jefferson described this river as the most beautiful in the United States in his Notes on the State of Virginia.

Despite not flowing through Virginia, Thomas Jefferson described this river as the most beautiful in the United States in his Notes on the State of Virginia. Cities on this river, which served as the southern boundary of the Northwest Territory, include Paducah, Evansville, Louisville and Wheeling. Flowing 981 miles from western Pennsylvania to its mouth in Cairo, Illinois, for 10 points, identify this river that forms the northern border of Kentucky and West Virginia and the southern border of its namesake state.

Despite not flowing through Virginia, Thomas Jefferson described this river as the most beautiful in the United States in his Notes on the State of Virginia.

Ohio_River

Ohio_River

Ohio River

guesstrain

Geography

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181409-first

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This artist of The Green Box painted a work featuring a fake rip and a pointing finger called Tu'm and was once photographed by Man Ray in his drag alter ego, Rrose Selavy.

This artist of The Green Box painted a work featuring a fake rip and a pointing finger called Tu'm and was once photographed by Man Ray in his drag alter ego, Rrose Selavy. This artist's more famous works include The Large Glass and a work signed by R.Mutt entitled The Fountain. FTP, name this artist of ready-mades, like Bicycle Wheel, who is best known for painting Nude Descending a Staircase No.2.

This artist of The Green Box painted a work featuring a fake rip and a pointing finger called Tu'm and was once photographed by Man Ray in his drag alter ego, Rrose Selavy.

Marcel_Duchamp

Marcel_Duchamp

Marcel Duchamp

guesstrain

Fine Arts

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181410-first

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Pearson's syndrome, Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy, and Kearns-Sayre syndrome are all caused by faults in this cellular organelle.

Pearson's syndrome, Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy, and Kearns-Sayre syndrome are all caused by faults in this cellular organelle. The namesake DNA of this organelle is usually inherited from an organism's mother. Cytochrome C is found here to aid the process of the electron transport chain, and this organelle's origin is the focus of endosymbiotic theory. The inner membrane contains folds called cristae form matrices in, for 10 points, which cellular organelle that primarily produces ATP?

Pearson's syndrome, Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy, and Kearns-Sayre syndrome are all caused by faults in this cellular organelle.

Mitochondrion

Mitochondrion

mitochondrion or mitochondria

guesstrain

Science

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181411-first

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Mademoiselle Reisz is a renowned pianist in this work, and Adele Ratignolle reminds the protagonist of this novel the importance of children and family.

Mademoiselle Reisz is a renowned pianist in this work, and Adele Ratignolle reminds the protagonist of this novel the importance of children and family. Opening at a vacation resort on Grand Isle where the protagonist is vacationing with her husband Leonce and her two children, the work depicts two affairs the protagonist has with Alcee Arobin and Robert Lebrun. Ending with the protagonist drowning herself in the Gulf of Mexico, for 10 points, name this work about Edna Pontellier, the most famous and last work of Kate Chopin.

Mademoiselle Reisz is a renowned pianist in this work, and Adele Ratignolle reminds the protagonist of this novel the importance of children and family.

The_Awakening_(Chopin_novel)

The_Awakening_(Chopin_novel)

The Awakening

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Literature

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181412-first

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During the 15th through 18th centuries, Mozambique and this nation were the sites of the Kingdom of Mutapa.

During the 15th through 18th centuries, Mozambique and this nation were the sites of the Kingdom of Mutapa. Declaring its independence from Great Britain in 1965, this nation later saw civil unrest when Prime Minister Ian Smith's white minority rule was disputed by a group led by the nation's current President. Formerly known as Southern Rhodesia, a recent dispute over election results in this country has led to a power sharing agreement between current Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and President Robert Mugabe. For 10 points, identify this southern African nation with capital at Harare.

During the 15th through 18th centuries, Mozambique and this nation were the sites of the Kingdom of Mutapa.

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe

Republic of Zimbabwe

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History

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easy_high_school

181413-first

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The Griesenbaum reaction involves pentane and this compound that was first proposed as a distinct chemical compound by Christian Schonbein.

The Griesenbaum reaction involves pentane and this compound that was first proposed as a distinct chemical compound by Christian Schonbein. It attacks the double bond in many elastomers to cause cracking in rubber material such as O-rings. Dobson units can be used to measure this compound that is formed during the Catatumbo lightning storm phenomenon. Blocking ultraviolet rays and turning them into heat energy in the Earth's stratosphere is the most important function of, for 10 points, what pale blue gas with formula O3?

The Griesenbaum reaction involves pentane and this compound that was first proposed as a distinct chemical compound by Christian Schonbein.

Ozone

Ozone

Ozone

guesstrain

Science

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181414-first

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A boat anchored on the Thames River in London serves as the setting for this work, in which one of five men on the boat's crew tells a story about his job as a steamship captain in Africa.

A boat anchored on the Thames River in London serves as the setting for this work, in which one of five men on the boat's crew tells a story about his job as a steamship captain in Africa. That man sails up the Congo River in pursuit of a man who has become a God among the natives in the area, Kurtz. A line from this work, Mr. Kurtz, he dead serves as an epigraph to TS Eliot's The Hollow Men. Including the line the horror, the horror, for 10 points, identify this frame story about Captain Marlow, a work by Joseph Conrad.

A boat anchored on the Thames River in London serves as the setting for this work, in which one of five men on the boat's crew tells a story about his job as a steamship captain in Africa.

Heart_of_Darkness

Heart_of_Darkness

Heart of Darkness

guesstrain

Literature

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easy_high_school

181415-first

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This man won election to Parliament at the age of 49, the oldest age for anyone who would eventually become Prime Minister.

This man won election to Parliament at the age of 49, the oldest age for anyone who would eventually become Prime Minister. He also served as Minister of Health and Chancellor of the Exchequer before ascending to the post of Prime Minister at the age of 68. Known for his appeasement foreign policy and for ceding the Sudetenland to Germany, he attempted to secure peace for our time by signing the Munich Agreement with Hitler. For 10 points, identify this British Prime Minister from 1937-1940 who was succeeded by Winston Churchill.

This man won election to Parliament at the age of 49, the oldest age for anyone who would eventually become Prime Minister.

Neville_Chamberlain

Neville_Chamberlain

Arthur Neville Chamberlain

guesstrain

History

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181416-first

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Princeton University professor Cornel West wrote about the Genealogy of this philosophy, while George Santayana applied concepts from this philosophy to his views on naturalism.

Princeton University professor Cornel West wrote about the Genealogy of this philosophy, while George Santayana applied concepts from this philosophy to his views on naturalism. The most famous work of this philosophy, which was published as a series of lectures, was intended to present ways to interpret ideas by analyzing their practical consequences, and was subtitled A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking. For 10 points, identify this philosophy associated with Charles Sanders Pierce, John Dewey, and the author of the before mentioned series of lectures, William James.

Princeton University professor Cornel West wrote about the Genealogy of this philosophy, while George Santayana applied concepts from this philosophy to his views on naturalism.

Pragmatism

Pragmatism

Pragmatism

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Philosophy

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181417-first

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The earliest recorded observation of this was by Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi, who described it as a "small cloud" in his Book of Fixed Stars.

The earliest recorded observation of this was by Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi, who described it as a "small cloud" in his Book of Fixed Stars. The only supernova to have been recorded here was in 1885 and was observed by Ernst Hartwig. Simon Marius was the first to observe this through a telescope, and William Herschel noted a fairly reddish hue in its core. In 1764, Charles Messier cataloged this as object M31. Approximately 2.5 million light years away, this largest object of the Local Group is on a collision course with the Milky Way. For 10 points, identify this nearest spiral galaxy to our own.

The earliest recorded observation of this was by Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi, who described it as a "small cloud" in his Book of Fixed Stars.

Andromeda_Galaxy

Andromeda_Galaxy

Andromeda Galaxy [accept Messier 31 before mentioned]

guesstrain

Science

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easy_high_school

181418-first

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Pope Pius V issued a bull in 1570 titled Regnans in Excelsis declaring this figure as a heretic.

Pope Pius V issued a bull in 1570 titled Regnans in Excelsis declaring this figure as a heretic. This monarch had sent Charles Blount to defeat the Irish during the Tyrone's Rebellion, and William Cecil, this monarch's chief advisor, assigned Sir Francis Walsingham to uncover the Ridolfi Plot. During this monarch's reign, Sir Francis Drake defeated the Spanish Armada, and her cousin was executed. Reversing Mary I's Catholic reforms, for 10 points, identify this last Tudor monarch who was succeeded by James I of England.

Pope Pius V issued a bull in 1570 titled Regnans in Excelsis declaring this figure as a heretic.

Elizabeth_I_of_England

Elizabeth_I_of_England

Queen Elizabeth I

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History

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181419-first

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Songs included on this movie's soundtrack include Candy Shop, which is performed by a creepy cover band following a wedding at the end of the film, and

Songs included on this movie's soundtrack include Candy Shop, which is performed by a creepy cover band following a wedding at the end of the film, and Who Let the Dogs Out, which appears just before one character is mocked for his man purse. Another song which begins What do tigers dream of, when they take a little tiger snooze is performed by Ed Helms, one of the four male leads in this film which takes place primarily in Las Vegas. For ten points, identify this 2009 hit movie starring Zach Galifianakis and Bradley Cooper, which included a cameo by Mike Tyson.

Songs included on this movie's soundtrack include Candy Shop, which is performed by a creepy cover band following a wedding at the end of the film, and

The_Hangover

The_Hangover

The Hangover

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Trash

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181420-first

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One novel by this man tells the story of Collin Fenwick, an orphan who moves in with his aunts Dolly and Verena, while another tells the story of Joel Knox, a 13 year old boy dealing with the death of his mother.

One novel by this man tells the story of Collin Fenwick, an orphan who moves in with his aunts Dolly and Verena, while another tells the story of Joel Knox, a 13 year old boy dealing with the death of his mother. In addition to writing The Grass Harp and Other Voices, Other Rooms, this author traveled to Holcomb, Kansas to investigate the murder of Herb Clutter, his wife and children, which he turned into a best-selling non-fiction novel. Another novella profiled a Manhattan socialite, Holly Golightly. For ten points, identify this author of In Cold Blood and Breakfast at Tiffany's.

One novel by this man tells the story of Collin Fenwick, an orphan who moves in with his aunts Dolly and Verena, while another tells the story of Joel Knox, a 13 year old boy dealing with the death of his mother.

Truman_Capote

Truman_Capote

Truman Capote

guesstrain

Literature

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181421-first

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With former president George W. Bush, this man established two tsunami funds after the 2005 Asian tsunami.

With former president George W. Bush, this man established two tsunami funds after the 2005 Asian tsunami. He became the youngest governor at age 32 and raised his state's education system from the worst in the nation to one of the best. During his presidency, he launched Operation Allied Force in the Balkans, signed the NAFTA and Brady Bill into law, appointed Ruth Bader Ginsburg to the Supreme Court, and became the second impeached president. For 10 points, identify this US president who was preceded by George H. W. Bush.

With former president George W. Bush, this man established two tsunami funds after the 2005 Asian tsunami.

Bill_Clinton

Bill_Clinton

William Jefferson (Bill) Clinton

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History

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181422-first

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Its tributaries include the Drava River in Croatia and the Tisza River in Serbia, the latter of which forms the border of Hungary and Slovakia.

Its tributaries include the Drava River in Croatia and the Tisza River in Serbia, the latter of which forms the border of Hungary and Slovakia. Flowing through ten nations before emptying into the Black Sea between Romania and Ukraine, this 1,771 mile long river passes through four European capitals, including Bratislava, Belgrade and Budapest. Originating near the town of Donaueschingen in the Black Forest of Germany, for ten points, identify this river that also flows through Vienna, Europe's second longest river.

Its tributaries include the Drava River in Croatia and the Tisza River in Serbia, the latter of which forms the border of Hungary and Slovakia.

Danube

Danube

Danube River [or Donau, Dunaj, or Dunay]

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Geography

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181423-first

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This author wrote about Gordon Comstock leaving the New Albion advertising company in one work, while his first American novel profiled a timber merchant named John Flory who worked in the namesake country.

This author wrote about Gordon Comstock leaving the New Albion advertising company in one work, while his first American novel profiled a timber merchant named John Flory who worked in the namesake country. In addition to Keep the Aspidistra Flying and Burmese Days, he profiled his experiences in the Spanish Civil War in Homage to Catalonia. His most famous works include one in which two boars represent Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin, and another in which a resident of Oceania is pursued by the Thought Police. For ten points, name this author who penned Animal Farm and 1984.

This author wrote about Gordon Comstock leaving the New Albion advertising company in one work, while his first American novel profiled a timber merchant named John Flory who worked in the namesake country.

George_Orwell

George_Orwell

George Orwell or Eric Arthur Blair

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Literature

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181424-first

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A rowboat with a woman holding an umbrella guided by four men in red hats is seen in the background of this painting.

A rowboat with a woman holding an umbrella guided by four men in red hats is seen in the background of this painting. A man in a red sleeveless shirt is seen in the left foreground of this painting, reclining near a seated woman and a man with a cane. Animals included in this painting include two dogs depicted running in the foreground of the painting, as well as a woman with a parasol who has a monkey on a leash. For 10 points, identify this pointillist work depicting dozens of people on the banks of the Seine, a work by Georges Seurat.

A rowboat with a woman holding an umbrella guided by four men in red hats is seen in the background of this painting.

A_Sunday_Afternoon_on_the_Island_of_La_Grande_Jatte

A_Sunday_Afternoon_on_the_Island_of_La_Grande_Jatte

A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte -1884 or Un dimanche apres-midi a l'Ile de la Grande Jatte - 1884

guesstrain

Fine Arts

Fall Kickoff Tournament (FKT)

easy_high_school

181425-first

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This quantity is equal to the negative gradient of electric potential.

This quantity is equal to the negative gradient of electric potential. The square of this quantity, when multiplied by one half times the permittivity of a medium, gives the power associated with it. A Gaussian sphere can be constructed around a charged entity to find this quantity, and according to Faraday's law of induction, a change in magnetic field gives rise to it. For 10 points, identify this physical property which can be calculated by Coulomb's law.

This quantity is equal to the negative gradient of electric potential.

Electric_field

Electric_field

electric field

guesstrain

Science

Fall Kickoff Tournament (FKT)

easy_high_school

181426-first

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This figure in Greek myth was accused of trying to ravish Anteia, the wife of King Proteus.

This figure in Greek myth was accused of trying to ravish Anteia, the wife of King Proteus. As a result, he was exiled with a note asking the reader to kill him, but King Iobates refused to do so, instead sending this man to complete a seemingly impossible task. This man, who was the grandson of Sisyphus and son of King Glaucus, received a golden bridle from Athena which he used to tame Pegasus, who he needed to complete his task. For ten points, identify this hero of Greek mythology who slew the Chimera.

This figure in Greek myth was accused of trying to ravish Anteia, the wife of King Proteus.

Bellerophon

Bellerophon

Bellerophon

guesstrain

Mythology

Fall Kickoff Tournament (FKT)

easy_high_school

181427-first

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This native of Texarkana began composing in 1895 with works such as

This native of Texarkana began composing in 1895 with works such as Please Say You Will and A Picture of Her Face. His 1910 opera about a slave on an Arkansas plantation was not performed until 1972, over 20 years after the composer's death. In addition to that opera, Treemonisha, other music by this composer also gained popularity in the 1970s, when works such as The Entertainer were included in the film The Sting. For ten points, identify this African-American ragtime musician who composed The Maple Leaf Rag.

This native of Texarkana began composing in 1895 with works such as

Scott_Joplin

Scott_Joplin

Scott Joplin

guesstrain

Fine Arts

Fall Kickoff Tournament (FKT)

easy_high_school

181428-first

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This man founded the movement named Fourth International, and he was the leader of the Soviet delegation for the negotiations of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.

This man founded the movement named Fourth International, and he was the leader of the Soviet delegation for the negotiations of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. Born Lev Davidovich Bronstein, he was second in command to Vladimir Lenin during the October Revolution. After Lenin's death, he was expelled from the Communist Party for his opposition to Joseph Stalin and later deported from the Soviet Union. For 10 points, identify this Russian revolutionary who was killed with an ice axe in 1940 by Ramon Mercader while living in exile in Mexico.

This man founded the movement named Fourth International, and he was the leader of the Soviet delegation for the negotiations of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.

Leon_Trotsky

Leon_Trotsky

Leon Trotsky [accept Lev Davidovich Bronstein before mentioned]

guesstrain

History

Fall Kickoff Tournament (FKT)

easy_high_school

181429-first

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The protagonist of this work is disappointed to learn that her friend will not be visiting town the summer of her 12th birthday, as he is staying with his father in Meridian.

The protagonist of this work is disappointed to learn that her friend will not be visiting town the summer of her 12th birthday, as he is staying with his father in Meridian. The protagonist of this work later clashes with her Aunt Alexandria, who has come to town to provide her with a feminine influence. This work reaches its climax when the protagonist and her brother are attacked on their way home from a Halloween pageant by Bob Ewell, only to be saved by Boo Radley. For 10 points, identify this Pulitzer Prize winning book about Jem, Scout, and Atticus Finch, a work by Harper Lee.

The protagonist of this work is disappointed to learn that her friend will not be visiting town the summer of her 12th birthday, as he is staying with his father in Meridian.

To_Kill_a_Mockingbird

To_Kill_a_Mockingbird

To Kill A Mockingbird

guesstrain

Literature

Fall Kickoff Tournament (FKT)

easy_high_school

181430-first

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One sociological study of this country featured the author, Anne Allison, becoming an employee at a hostess club in the mid-eighties; that book is entitled Nightwork.

One sociological study of this country featured the author, Anne Allison, becoming an employee at a hostess club in the mid-eighties; that book is entitled Nightwork. Theodore Bester has published several anthropological works about a fish market in this country, and one work about the psychology of this nation puts forth the idea that many interactions among its people are essentially parent-child relationships. That work is The Anatomy of Dependence. A recent sociological phenomenon in this nation is the explosion of parasite singles, who remain living in their parents house throughout adulthood, and a more famous study of this country stated that it was an example of a shame culture, rather than a guilt culture. For 10 points, name this country, the subject of Ruth Benedict's The Chrysanthemum and the Sword.

One sociological study of this country featured the author, Anne Allison, becoming an employee at a hostess club in the mid-eighties; that book is entitled Nightwork.

Japan

Japan

Japan

guesstrain

Social Science

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181431-first

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An approximate unbiased estimator for this quantity is given by a "one over n minus 1.5" estimator.

An approximate unbiased estimator for this quantity is given by a "one over n minus 1.5" estimator. It is invariant to change of location and scales directly with change of scale. Chebyshev's inequality links the distribution function to this quantity for arbitrary distributions, and the stronger "empirical rule" can be used for normally distributed data. Unlike a related measure of dispersion, it takes the same units as the data it describes. For ten points, identify this quantity that for discrete distributions is the root-mean-square distance of values from the mean, the square root of the variance.

An approximate unbiased estimator for this quantity is given by a "one over n minus 1.5" estimator.

Standard_deviation

Standard_deviation

Standard Deviation

guesstrain

Science

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181432-first

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One scene in this opera takes place in the Temple of Vulcan, where warriors are blessed in a chorus that begins "Nume, custode e vindice.

One scene in this opera takes place in the Temple of Vulcan, where warriors are blessed in a chorus that begins "Nume, custode e vindice." In a later scene, a character hides behind a rock while another reveals the location of troops, before the latter's fiancee appears to expose him. He had been awarded her hand as a reward for victory over Amonasro, though he loves Amonasro's daughter. The title character sings an aria called "Ritorna vincitor," while another aria describes her as celestial. The opera ends with the title character and her lover being buried alive. Also including Amneris and Radames, this is, for 10 points, what opera about an Ethiopian princess by Giuseppe Verdi?

One scene in this opera takes place in the Temple of Vulcan, where warriors are blessed in a chorus that begins "Nume, custode e vindice.

Aida

Aida

Aida

guesstrain

Fine Arts

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181433-first

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Gerhard Ulrich of Augsburg is the most important primary source of one of this ruler's military conquests.

Gerhard Ulrich of Augsburg is the most important primary source of one of this ruler's military conquests. In a town founded by his father, he built the Quedlinburg Castle. His family machinations included giving a duchy to Conrad the Red who married his daughter Liutgarde and suppressing the revolt of his brother Heinrich the Quarrelsome. With the pope this man signed a namesake "diploma" that gave the Papal State to the Papacy. After he defeated the Hungarians at Lechfeld, he was brought to his most powerful post when Pope John XII crowned him. For 10 points, identify this tenth century Holy Roman Emperor, a son of Heinrich the Fowler with the epithet "the Great."

Gerhard Ulrich of Augsburg is the most important primary source of one of this ruler's military conquests.

Otto_I,_Holy_Roman_Emperor

Otto_I,_Holy_Roman_Emperor

Otto the Great or Otto I

guesstrain

History

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181434-first

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One chapter of this book ends with its protagonist recreating the scene from King Lear that is a tirade against womankind after his love interest locks herself in a bathroom.

One chapter of this book ends with its protagonist recreating the scene from King Lear that is a tirade against womankind after his love interest locks herself in a bathroom. The penultimate chapter sees him shown The Imitation of Christ and other books that are "pornographic" from a safe by the leader of the world. That chapter ends with a discussion of a V.P.S. or a Violent Passion Surrogate that characters undergo once a month. Multiple characters in this novel learn through a process called hypnopaedia and use a substance called soma. Its society uses "Our Ford" to date events in the common era. For 10 points, name this novel set in a dystopian technological future, written by Aldous Huxley.

One chapter of this book ends with its protagonist recreating the scene from King Lear that is a tirade against womankind after his love interest locks herself in a bathroom.

Brave_New_World

Brave_New_World

Brave New World

guesstrain

Literature

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181435-first

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ABCA1 and ABCG1 are responsible for pumping excesses of this compound into the bloodstream, and Type C Niemann-Pick disease results in this compound building up in lysosomes.

ABCA1 and ABCG1 are responsible for pumping excesses of this compound into the bloodstream, and Type C Niemann-Pick disease results in this compound building up in lysosomes. INSIG-1 binding to SCAP is responsible for down-regulating the biosynthesis of this molecule, which is regulated by SREBP-dependent transcription. Esters of this compound are commonly transported by an ApoB100-containing complex, and it can also be transported by chylomicrons. One step in its synthesis is the condensation of acetoacetyl-CoA with acetyl-CoA, which is catalyzed by HMG-CoA synthase, and the step catalyzed by HMG-CoA reductase is inhibited by statins. It contains 4 fused rings, is the precursor for all steroid hormones and bile salts, and regulates membrane fluidity. HDL and LDL are the "good" and "bad" kinds of, for 10 points, this common 27-carbon lipid.

ABCA1 and ABCG1 are responsible for pumping excesses of this compound into the bloodstream, and Type C Niemann-Pick disease results in this compound building up in lysosomes.

Cholesterol

Cholesterol

Cholesterol

guesstrain

Science

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181436-first

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Red Rosner has recently translated this thinker's medical texts into English.

Red Rosner has recently translated this thinker's medical texts into English. This man's most notable treatise was the subject of a sharp critique by Gerso called The Wars of the Lord. That work by this thinker features a third volume that heavily examines the merkavah, or the throne of God vision that Ezekiel saw. His other treatises include the Mishneh Torah and a Commentary on the Mishnah. He was heavily influenced by the kalam philosophy of Saadia Gaon, which inspired his religious treatise that cleared up the doubts of Rabbi Joseph ben Judah. For 10 points, name this Jewish Rabbi and author of The Guide for the Perplexed.

Red Rosner has recently translated this thinker's medical texts into English.

Maimonides

Maimonides

Moses Maimonides

guesstrain

History

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181437-first

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This election saw the second successful nomination of Eugene Chafin by the Prohibition, and all major parties temporarily suspended their campaigns after one candidate was shot in the chest near a Chicago hotel.

This election saw the second successful nomination of Eugene Chafin by the Prohibition, and all major parties temporarily suspended their campaigns after one candidate was shot in the chest near a Chicago hotel. This election was the fourth time that Eugene Debs ran for the Socialists. Under the advice of Louis Brandeis, the winning party launched a "New Freedom" campaign. The incumbent in this race was impeded by the effects of the Payne-Aldrich Tariff and Ballinger-Pinchot scandal, leading the progressives and Theodore Roosevelt to form the Bull Moose Party. For 10 points, identify this election in which William Howard Taft was knocked out of the presidency by Woodrow Wilson.

This election saw the second successful nomination of Eugene Chafin by the Prohibition, and all major parties temporarily suspended their campaigns after one candidate was shot in the chest near a Chicago hotel.

United_States_presidential_election,_1912

United_States_presidential_election,_1912

Election of 1912

guesstrain

History

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181438-first

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This character delivers a monologue that ends "men like me burn with a hidden flame ...

This character delivers a monologue that ends "men like me burn with a hidden flame ... she will find love without scandal." In another scene, he refuses to see to look at another until she covers her bosom with a handkerchief because "the flesh is weak." He is tricked into revealing his true seductive nature while one character hides under a table. He is arrested for revealing state secrets at the work's end. Although he is able to get Monsieur Loyale to read an eviction notice, his arrest leads to the good news that Valere and Mariane are getting married. For 10 points, identify this character who acts religiously hypocritical on Orgon's estate, a title character created by Moliere.

This character delivers a monologue that ends "men like me burn with a hidden flame ...

Tartuffe

Tartuffe

Tartuffe

guesstrain

Literature

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181439-first

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Controversy about this man's trademark scar suggests that it was either a childhood accident or acquired during his time in the Navy.

Controversy about this man's trademark scar suggests that it was either a childhood accident or acquired during his time in the Navy. This actor appeared in a movie version of an Ernest Hemingway novel in which he played a man who begins an affair with Slim Brown after helping to smuggle Helene and Paul onto Martinique. That role, in To Have and Have Not, came before he appeared in an adaptation of a Raymond Chandler novel, in which he played a private detective who works for Mrs. Vivian Rutledge. For 10 points, name this actor husband of Lauren Bacall, who appeared alongside her as Phillip Marlowe in The Big Sleep, in addition to playing the owner of the Cafe Americain, Rick Blaine, in Casablanca.

Controversy about this man's trademark scar suggests that it was either a childhood accident or acquired during his time in the Navy.

Humphrey_Bogart

Humphrey_Bogart

Humphrey Bogart

guesstrain

Trash

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181440-first

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Selection of reagents in this technique is often performed using the Prisma model, and for particularly complex samples multiple gradient development is often employed.

Selection of reagents in this technique is often performed using the Prisma model, and for particularly complex samples multiple gradient development is often employed. In far-eastern blotting, this technique precedes a transfer to a PVDF membrane. Adding ninhydrin to the samples in this technique is a method to detect amines. Samples are commonly applied by using a small capillary tube. Commonly used on a panel of analgesics in introductory chemistry classes, this technique can use an iodine vapor as a developer. The retention factor is equal to the sample distance divided by the solvent front distance in this technique. It is also commonly used to separate the components of plant extracts. For 10 points, name this type of chromatography commonly performed on silica gel plates.

Selection of reagents in this technique is often performed using the Prisma model, and for particularly complex samples multiple gradient development is often employed.

Thin-layer_chromatography

Thin-layer_chromatography

Thin-layer chromatography or TLC

guesstrain

Science

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181441-first

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One chapter in this novel begins with one man's troops salivating over imaginary crisp sour plums quenching their own thirst.

One chapter in this novel begins with one man's troops salivating over imaginary crisp sour plums quenching their own thirst. Another chapter in this work describes an army trapped in an array of stones laid by the opposing commander. Important weapons in this work include the Sword of the Seven Gems, and it features its central figures swearing on a Peach Tree while in a garden. Most scholars agree it was written by the author of Water Margin during the Yuan Dynasty. Beginning with the Yellow Turban Rebellion and describing the personages of militaristic figures like Cao Cao, for 10 points, name this early Chinese novel that is one of the four Chinese Classics, set in the titular time period.

One chapter in this novel begins with one man's troops salivating over imaginary crisp sour plums quenching their own thirst.

Romance_of_the_Three_Kingdoms

Romance_of_the_Three_Kingdoms

Romance of the Three Kingdoms

guesstrain

Literature

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181442-first

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Upon this figure's birth, this deity requested that the sixty daughters of Okeanos be made her servants, and this deity was responsible for turning Meleager's sisters to guinea fowl after their death.

Upon this figure's birth, this deity requested that the sixty daughters of Okeanos be made her servants, and this deity was responsible for turning Meleager's sisters to guinea fowl after their death. Brontes the Cyclops offered to make this figure anything, but this figure responded by tearing hair of his chest. One story claims that she killed another mythological figure while he was swimming away from a scorpion. One attendant of this figure, Callisto, slept with Zeus and was transformed into a bear. Oeneus forgot to offer a sacrifice to this goddess, resulting in the Calydonian Boar hunt, and a mortal who saw her bathing was eaten by his own dogs. For 10 points, name this deity who turned Actaeon into a stag and wielded a silver bow, the twin sister of Apollo and Greek goddess of the moon.

Upon this figure's birth, this deity requested that the sixty daughters of Okeanos be made her servants, and this deity was responsible for turning Meleager's sisters to guinea fowl after their death.

Artemis

Artemis

Artemis

guesstrain

Mythology

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181443-first

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One song by this composer is based on The Lady of the Lake, and its original German text is often replaced with a Latin one.

One song by this composer is based on The Lady of the Lake, and its original German text is often replaced with a Latin one. Besides "Ellen's Third Song," this composer also wrote a work whose narrator obsesses over the color green and throws himself in a brook, and a song whose vocal line climaxes on lyrics about kissing while the piano mimics the title object. The former is Die schone Mullerin. In one of his works, the performer sings in different ranges and modes to play all four characters: the narrator, the father, the child, and the supernatural title character. Known for lieder such as "Gretchen am Spinnrade" and "Der Erlkonig," this is, for 10 points, what composer of "Death and the Maiden"?

One song by this composer is based on The Lady of the Lake, and its original German text is often replaced with a Latin one.

Franz_Schubert

Franz_Schubert

Franz Schubert

guesstrain

Fine Arts

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181444-first

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This ruler brought in architects from Andalusia to construct the Djinguereber Mosque, and this ruler repelled an invasion of the Mossi kingdom.

This ruler brought in architects from Andalusia to construct the Djinguereber Mosque, and this ruler repelled an invasion of the Mossi kingdom. This ruler's general, Sagmandia, managed to capture the princes Ali Kolon and Suleiman Nar and turned them over to this ruler after an attack on Gao. One of this ruler's most famous actions was recorded by Chihab al-Umari, who also recounts how this ruler's predecessor sailed to the edge of the world and found a huge whirlpool. This ruler ordered the construction of Sankore University during his reign, and this member of the Kieta Dynasty travelled through Timbuktu on his most famous journey, during which the worldwide price of gold dropped. For 10 points, name this African king who made a lavish pilgrimage to Mecca, a ruler of Mali.

This ruler brought in architects from Andalusia to construct the Djinguereber Mosque, and this ruler repelled an invasion of the Mossi kingdom.

Musa_I_of_Mali

Musa_I_of_Mali

Mansa Musa I

guesstrain

History

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181445-first

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One work by this author details the friendship between the graduate students Paul Herz and Gabe Wallach.

One work by this author details the friendship between the graduate students Paul Herz and Gabe Wallach. Ozzie threatens to jump from a building if an assembled crowd does not accept Jesus Christ in a different story. In addition to writing "The Conversion of the Jews" and Letting Go, this author wrote a novel in which Faunia Farley has an affair with the secretly black professor Coleman Silk. In another novel by this author, Merry plants a bomb in protest of the Vietnam War, alienating her father Swede Levov, while in a third novel by this author, the title character details his masturbation habits to

One work by this author details the friendship between the graduate students Paul Herz and Gabe Wallach.

Philip_Roth

Philip_Roth

Philip Roth

guesstrain

Literature

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181446-first

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One part of this treatise discusses how "fixed" forms of the title phenomenon include fertilizer, while those used up in a single cycle of production is called "circulating.

One part of this treatise discusses how "fixed" forms of the title phenomenon include fertilizer, while those used up in a single cycle of production is called "circulating." It claims that "surplus value" is inserted into goods by the addition of human labor and that this labor is then hidden by the commodity. It claims workers do not display their "labor power" thus creating social relations with goods rather than people. This work, published in three volumes, decides that both the division of labor and the desire for surplus value leads to class struggle. For 10 points, name this seminal work, whose first volume was released in 1867, a critical reading of capitalism written by Karl Marx.

One part of this treatise discusses how "fixed" forms of the title phenomenon include fertilizer, while those used up in a single cycle of production is called "circulating.

Capital_(economics)

Capital_(economics)

Capital [Accept Das Kapital]

guesstrain

Philosophy

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181447-first

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Two minor parts of this conflict was known as the Castilian Civil War and the War of Two Peters and both took place largely in present-day Spain.

Two minor parts of this conflict was known as the Castilian Civil War and the War of Two Peters and both took place largely in present-day Spain.

Two minor parts of this conflict was known as the Castilian Civil War and the War of Two Peters and both took place largely in present-day Spain.

Hundred_Years'_War

Hundred_Years'_War

Hundred Years' War

guesstrain

History

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181448-first

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This man's Conversion of the Proconsul is one of seven surviving tapestry cartoons from a set of ten, and one of his works depicts Apollo playing a Lira da Braccio in the company of his muses atop the title mountain.

This man's Conversion of the Proconsul is one of seven surviving tapestry cartoons from a set of ten, and one of his works depicts Apollo playing a Lira da Braccio in the company of his muses atop the title mountain. This painter of Parnassus also created a work, now in Dresden, in which Mary and the surrounding figures occupy a grey, amorphous space framed by curtains in the corners.

This man's Conversion of the Proconsul is one of seven surviving tapestry cartoons from a set of ten, and one of his works depicts Apollo playing a Lira da Braccio in the company of his muses atop the title mountain.

Raphael

Raphael

Raphael or Rafaello Sanzio da Urbino (accept any combination of Rafael or Rafaello and Santi or Sanzio)

guesstrain

Fine Arts

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181449-first

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This man's name is invoked in a work that describes "Lebanon fade out and Crete, / high through the clouds and overblown.

This man's name is invoked in a work that describes "Lebanon fade out and Crete, / high through the clouds and overblown." One poem by this man describes how "the same arts that did gain a power, must it maintain" and is about a ruler that "could not cease in the inglorious arts of peace." He wrote one of the first country house poems, Upon Appleton House and a poem in style of Horace about Oliver Cromwell. In another work, he claims "The grave's a fine and private place" and mentions how "my vegetable love should grow." For 10 points, name this author that began one of his poems "Had we but world enough and time," the author of To His Coy Mistress.

This man's name is invoked in a work that describes "Lebanon fade out and Crete, / high through the clouds and overblown.

Andrew_Marvell

Andrew_Marvell

Andrew Marvell

guesstrain

Literature

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181450-first

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One song by this band laments a "wounded mother" who the singer will never see, and describes how the singer's unborn cousins haunt the nights of Duvalier.

One song by this band laments a "wounded mother" who the singer will never see, and describes how the singer's unborn cousins haunt the nights of Duvalier. In another song, the singer states "Been working for the church while my family dies." Renee Fleming released a cover of "Intervention," and title object of another song "knows no reflection" and carries a curse which is never broken. Like many of their songs, "Black Mirror" is partially in French, and another song insistently repeats the line "every time you close your eyes." Fronted by Win Butler, for 10 points, identify this Canadian indie band which released "Rebellion," and "Wake Up" and whose albums include Neon Bible and The Suburbs.

One song by this band laments a "wounded mother" who the singer will never see, and describes how the singer's unborn cousins haunt the nights of Duvalier.

Arcade_Fire

Arcade_Fire

The Arcade Fire

guesstrain

Trash

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181451-first

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This politician gave a speech noting "some socialists seem to believe that people should be numbers in a State computer," the Free Society Speech.

This politician gave a speech noting "some socialists seem to believe that people should be numbers in a State computer," the Free Society Speech. One of this politician's cabinet members resigned during a scandal that was brought about because of a desire to merge Sikorsky with the Westland manufacturer of helicopters. With Deng Xiaoping this politician signed an agreement that would return Hong Kong to China in 1997. Succeeded by John Major, this leader became largely unpopular when proposing a Poll Tax in Britain. For 10 points, identify this woman known as the "Iron Lady," the only female Prime Minister of the UK.

This politician gave a speech noting "some socialists seem to believe that people should be numbers in a State computer," the Free Society Speech.

Margaret_Thatcher

Margaret_Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher

guesstrain

History

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181452-first

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This author wrote a poem describing how the title entity is "tearing my nerves wi' bitter pang" in his "Address to the Toothache.

This author wrote a poem describing how the title entity is "tearing my nerves wi' bitter pang" in his "Address to the Toothache." In one poem, he compares a plump and grey nose to a "grozet." A different stanza of that poem asks Jenny to not "toss her head." In another poem by this author, the title lifeform saw the "fields lay bare an waste." That poem was written in November 1785, and is subtitled "On turning her up in her nest with the plough." That poem by this author describes the "best laid schemes" of a certain group that "gang aft agley." For 10 points, name this author that wrote "To a Louse" and "To a Mouse," the foremost Scottish Romantic poet.

This author wrote a poem describing how the title entity is "tearing my nerves wi' bitter pang" in his "Address to the Toothache.

Robert_Burns

Robert_Burns

Robert Burns

guesstrain

Literature

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181453-first

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This polity's southern advance during the late 15th

This polity's southern advance during the late 15th

This polity's southern advance during the late 15th

Inca_Empire

Inca_Empire

Incan Empire

guesstrain

History

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181454-first

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This god sons are Prosperity and Profit, and one of this deity's incarnations came to be in order to kill the demon king Sindhu.

This god sons are Prosperity and Profit, and one of this deity's incarnations came to be in order to kill the demon king Sindhu. This deity's stomach once exploded after he ate a bunch of candy and flew towards the moon, and after Chandra laughed at him he slashed his face in half. He's not Rama, but this deity killed the demon brothers Narantaka and Devantaka in his incarnation of Mahotkana. He was created when Parvati wanted to take a bath and infused life into a boy made out of turmeric. He once won a race against his brother Skanda by standing still, he rides around on a mouse, and he attained his current form after being decapitated by Shiva. For 10 points, name this Hindu god with an elephant head.

This god sons are Prosperity and Profit, and one of this deity's incarnations came to be in order to kill the demon king Sindhu.

Ganesha

Ganesha

Ganesh

guesstrain

Mythology

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181455-first

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Frederick Catherwood disguised himself as an officer to make the first complete survey of this building, and one repeating motif here is a rosette on the soffits.

Frederick Catherwood disguised himself as an officer to make the first complete survey of this building, and one repeating motif here is a rosette on the soffits. It features an inscription made by filling in the 13 small arches on each facade. This building is topped by a moon over a gold-plated cupola, which rests on a 16-pillar drum. That drum in turn rests on an octagonal base, and the center of this building is located above the Well of Souls and is said to be the place where Muhammad ascended to heaven. Built by Abd al-Malik, for 10 points, identify this Islamic building on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem which covers a stone called the Sakrah.

Frederick Catherwood disguised himself as an officer to make the first complete survey of this building, and one repeating motif here is a rosette on the soffits.

Dome_of_the_Rock

Dome_of_the_Rock

the Dome of the Rock or Qubbat al-Sakrah

guesstrain

Fine Arts

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181456-first

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One book by this author features an early chapter describing how a woman veers to avoid a turtle, but it is eventually hit by a truck driver and flipped onto its back.

One book by this author features an early chapter describing how a woman veers to avoid a turtle, but it is eventually hit by a truck driver and flipped onto its back. One of this author's novels, subtitled "A Fabrication" is named for its motorscooter enthusiast protagonist, an astronomer that becomes the king of France. Another of his novels, which ends with the protagonist saying "timshel," includes many characters whose names begin with the letters "C" and "A," such as Cyrus and Adam Trask. Jim Casy comes to visit the protagonist of another of his works, before he leaves his native Oklahoma. For 10 points, name this author of East of Eden who wrote about the Joad family in

One book by this author features an early chapter describing how a woman veers to avoid a turtle, but it is eventually hit by a truck driver and flipped onto its back.

John_Steinbeck

John_Steinbeck

John Steinbeck

guesstrain

Literature

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181457-first

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Two styles of folk music among these people are the ahwash, performed by two choruses, and the rwais.

Two styles of folk music among these people are the ahwash, performed by two choruses, and the rwais. Their cuisine includes, a type of pie made from fledgling pigeons called the pastilla, as well as the tajine. They speak a collection of related languages called Amazigh, and one nomadic subgroup of them is called the Tuareg. Most of them converted to Islam in the wake of Arab invasions of the Maghreb, and they later helped found empires to the north such as the Almoravid dynasty in Spain. For 10 points, identify this ethnic group which includes such people as St. Augustine and Zinedine Zidane, the indigenous people of northwestern Africa.

Two styles of folk music among these people are the ahwash, performed by two choruses, and the rwais.

Berbers

Berbers

Berbers

guesstrain

Geography

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181458-first

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Boleslaw Bierut died while listening to one of this man's speeches.

Boleslaw Bierut died while listening to one of this man's speeches. This person was given the rank of lieutenant general in 1941 and helped Marshal Yeremenko defend Stalingrad. Championed by Lazar Kaganovich, he delivered a speech about the personality cult and its consequences, shortly around the time the Anti-Party group tried to depose him. Becoming leader of his country after fighting with Georgy Malenkov, his ascent led to a period of time in which gulag political prisoners were released and many art works were allowed to be published. For 10 points, name the shoe-banging enthusiast and premier of the USSR from 1958-64 that thawed out the Soviet Union after Stalin's death.

Boleslaw Bierut died while listening to one of this man's speeches.

Nikita_Khrushchev

Nikita_Khrushchev

Nikita Krushchev

guesstrain

History

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181459-first

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Many recent studies have sought to pinpoint 'dust-reddened' ones of these through LoBALs, or broad absorption lines.

Many recent studies have sought to pinpoint 'dust-reddened' ones of these through LoBALs, or broad absorption lines. Neutral hydrogen clouds create a characteristic suppression in their spectra in the Gunn-Peterson Effect. They were first discovered by Marten Schmidt, and Einstein's theory of gravitational lensing was first confirmed by one of them. Their spectral energy is believed to arise from large amounts of matter falling into regions of extreme gravity. Characterized by very high redshifts and believed to be powered by supermassive black holes, for 10 points, identify these super-powerful active galactic nuclei.

Many recent studies have sought to pinpoint 'dust-reddened' ones of these through LoBALs, or broad absorption lines.

Quasar

Quasar

quasars (or quasi-stellar radio sources, also accept BL Lac objects, Blazars, OVVs, or Seyfert Galaxies;

guesstrain

Science

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181460-first

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Before the metaphor involving the titular fixture in this work is made, its protagonist realizes that she has had her first serious conversation in her eight years of marriage.

Before the metaphor involving the titular fixture in this work is made, its protagonist realizes that she has had her first serious conversation in her eight years of marriage. The end of the second act of this drama makes reference to "thirty-one hours" referencing the protagonist's contemplated suicide. A different scene in this play sees the protagonist discover two cards with black crosses on them. Before the protagonist slams a door in the final act, she interacts with her children Bobby, Ivar and Emmy on Christmas day, after her husband's subordinates Krogstad tries to blackmail him. For 10 points, identify this play about Torvald and Nora Helmer, authored by Henrik Ibsen.

Before the metaphor involving the titular fixture in this work is made, its protagonist realizes that she has had her first serious conversation in her eight years of marriage.

A_Doll's_House

A_Doll's_House

A Doll's House or Et dukkehjem

guesstrain

Literature

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181461-first

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Christina Maslach played a role in the conclusion of this experiment, which was partially under the guidance of Robert Blass.

Christina Maslach played a role in the conclusion of this experiment, which was partially under the guidance of Robert Blass. The impetus for it was Schein's documentation of "milieu control." Many theories of "situational power" came from it, whose participants displayed an inability to expel waste and the ability to be mauled by a

Christina Maslach played a role in the conclusion of this experiment, which was partially under the guidance of Robert Blass.

Stanford_prison_experiment

Stanford_prison_experiment

Stanford Prison Experiment

guesstrain

Trash

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181462-first

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EJ Corey's total synthesis of Tamiflu begins with one of these reactions, and most norbornene derivatives are synthesized using this reaction.

EJ Corey's total synthesis of Tamiflu begins with one of these reactions, and most norbornene derivatives are synthesized using this reaction. Niobium-5-Chloride is used to activate molecules for this reaction, and dendralene has the ability to undergo this reaction several times in tandem. Maleic anhydride and cyclopentadiene undergo this reaction very quickly since the former has electron-withdrawing groups and the latter is locked in the s-cis confirmation. The LUMO of one reactant and the HOMO of the other has to overlap correctly in this reaction, which occurs preferentially in the endo confirmation. It is a 4+2 cycloaddition that occurs in a single, concerted step, and creates a cyclohexene derivative. For 10 points, name this organic reaction in which a diene reacts with a dienophile.

EJ Corey's total synthesis of Tamiflu begins with one of these reactions, and most norbornene derivatives are synthesized using this reaction.

Diels–Alder_reaction

Diels–Alder_reaction

Diels-Alder Reaction

guesstrain

Science

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181463-first

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The cases Ring vs this state and Walton vs this both dealt with juries needing to find aggravating factors in order to allow the death penalty.

The cases Ring vs this state and Walton vs this both dealt with juries needing to find aggravating factors in order to allow the death penalty. Another case from here ruled that failure to preserve evidence isn't unconstitutional unless the state acts in bad faith; that is Youngblood vs this state. Gant vs this state ruled that police must demonstrate an "actual and continuing threat" or a need to preserve evidence in a warrantless search of a car. The Support our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act, also known as SB 1070, will be tried in US vs this state, and one case from here involved a man who was accused of raping Lois Jameson and was interrogated for hours. For 10 points, name this state, one case from which established that rights have to be read before getting a confession from a suspect, named for Miranda.

The cases Ring vs this state and Walton vs this both dealt with juries needing to find aggravating factors in order to allow the death penalty.

Arizona

Arizona

Arizona

guesstrain

History

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181464-first

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One member of this group was allegedly reburied in Pisa Cathedral in the 400's.

One member of this group was allegedly reburied in Pisa Cathedral in the 400's. That member of this group produced a cryptic set of lines about a fish from the Mediterranean and a fish from Jordan. A Gospel produced by one member of this group describes the Harrowing of Hell and he paid for Christ's burial. In addition to Nicodemus, Paul of Tarsus was said to be one before he learned about the "seed of Abraham." They included among their ranks the poorer people as opposed to the priestly class. Unlike their counterparts that rejected oral law, they believed that God gave Moses the knowledge of the Law. For 10 points, identify these peoples who were opposed to the Sadduccees.

One member of this group was allegedly reburied in Pisa Cathedral in the 400's.

Pharisees

Pharisees

Pharisees

guesstrain

Religion

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181465-first

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In one battle, this man along with Maximilian I defeated a group of French cavalry under Jacques de la Palice at Guinegate.

In one battle, this man along with Maximilian I defeated a group of French cavalry under Jacques de la Palice at Guinegate. One important advisor to this man was Thomas Cromwell, who was deposed by the Earl of Norfolk and executed. Early in this man's reign, the pope Leo X bestowed the title "Defender of the Faith" upon him in recognition of his book, Defense of the Seven Sacraments.

In one battle, this man along with Maximilian I defeated a group of French cavalry under Jacques de la Palice at Guinegate.

Henry_VIII_of_England

Henry_VIII_of_England

Henry VIII

guesstrain

History

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181468-first

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This movie begins to the background music "O mio babbino caro" from Gianni Schichi.

This movie begins to the background music "O mio babbino caro" from Gianni Schichi. Judi Dench plays the novelist Eleanor, who refuses to let the heroine consult her Baedeker guide in the plaza at Santa Croce. In one scene in this movie, the character played by Julian Barnes surprises the heroine by kissing her in a field of poppies; that same character, George Emerson, elopes with her to Florence at the end of the movie. Daniel Day Lewis also appears in this movie as the heroine's unsuccessful suitor Cecil Vyse. For 10 points, name this movie which stars Helena Bonham Carter as heroine Lucy Honeychurch, which was adapted from a novel written by E.M. Forster.

This movie begins to the background music "O mio babbino caro" from Gianni Schichi.

A_Room_with_a_View

A_Room_with_a_View

A Room with a View

guesstrain

Literature

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181469-first

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This molecule's binding to the G109A receptor on adipocytes decreases the flux of free fatty acids to the liver and increases HDL levels, though it is often given with laropiprant to reduce flushing.

This molecule's binding to the G109A receptor on adipocytes decreases the flux of free fatty acids to the liver and increases HDL levels, though it is often given with laropiprant to reduce flushing. It can be synthesized from tryptophan via a kynurenine intermediate, and mutations in SLC6A19 decreases the levels of this vitamin in the bloodstream; that mutation causes Hartnup's disease. Consisting of a carboxyl group bound to pyridine, a deficiency of this vitamin, which is the precursor for the electron carriers NAD and NADP, causes a disease with diarrhea, dermatosis, and dementia, known as pellagra. For 10 points, name this substance also known as Vitamin B3.

This molecule's binding to the G109A receptor on adipocytes decreases the flux of free fatty acids to the liver and increases HDL levels, though it is often given with laropiprant to reduce flushing.

Niacin

Niacin

Niacin or Nicotinic acid or Vitamin PP

guesstrain

Science

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181470-first

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At one point in this work, Roth finds an injured bird on the beach and squeezes it to death with his hands.

At one point in this work, Roth finds an injured bird on the beach and squeezes it to death with his hands. Many of its characters try to climb Mount Anaka, and near its beginning, Croft orders his men to kill enemy soldiers because they shattered Private Toglio's elbow. Broken into four parts with titles like "Wave" and "Argil and Mold," this book's first pages include a map of Anopopei, as well as an argument between General Cummings and his subordinate Lieutenant Hearn. Detailing the everyday life of an American regiment fighting the Japanese, for 10 points, identify this novel set in and around the Philippines during World War II, a work of Norman Mailer.

At one point in this work, Roth finds an injured bird on the beach and squeezes it to death with his hands.

The_Naked_and_the_Dead

The_Naked_and_the_Dead

The Naked and the Dead

guesstrain

Literature

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181471-first

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This man passed a bill which narrowed the gangway to the ballot box, preventing aristocrats from influencing voters, and he rose to prominence during the Cimbrian Wars.

This man passed a bill which narrowed the gangway to the ballot box, preventing aristocrats from influencing voters, and he rose to prominence during the Cimbrian Wars. Towards the end of his life, he escaped to Eturia, sacked Ostia with a new army, before joining forces with Cinna to take back control of Rome. Despite the efforts of Sulpicius Rufus, this man was exiled in a power struggle during the Social War. This uncle of Julius Caesar succeeded Quintus Metellus as commander in the war against Numidia, but was disgraced when Jugurtha surrendered to his quaestor. For 10 points, name this Roman General of the 2nd and 1st centuries BC, a longtime rival of Sulla.

This man passed a bill which narrowed the gangway to the ballot box, preventing aristocrats from influencing voters, and he rose to prominence during the Cimbrian Wars.

Gaius_Marius

Gaius_Marius

Gaius Marius

guesstrain

History

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181472-first

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In 1818 this figure was called forth to testify to a committee led by Serjeant Onslow to state why he wanted the usury laws of England to be repealed.

In 1818 this figure was called forth to testify to a committee led by Serjeant Onslow to state why he wanted the usury laws of England to be repealed. One of this writer's works, which were heavily edited by Paul Sraffa, is a discussion using examples of Portugese wine and English cloth. He called for the adoption of a metal rather than paper currency in his "The High Price of Bullion." This thinker was also an opponent of trade protectionism and wrote "Essay on the Influence of a Low Price of Corn on the Profits of Stock." He also proposed an iron law of wages. For 10 points, identify this economist who formulated the concept of comparative advantage.

In 1818 this figure was called forth to testify to a committee led by Serjeant Onslow to state why he wanted the usury laws of England to be repealed.

David_Ricardo

David_Ricardo

David Ricardo

guesstrain

Social Science

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181473-first

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This character is gap-toothed and has traveled to Rome and Jerusalem, and is deaf in one ear.

This character is gap-toothed and has traveled to Rome and Jerusalem, and is deaf in one ear. After using a metaphor of golden and wooden vessels, this character explains that "advice is no commandment." One of this person's associates owns a book called Valerie and Theophraste. Jankin, her much younger husband, hit her when she tore pages out of that book after which he agreed to give her control in their marriage.

This character is gap-toothed and has traveled to Rome and Jerusalem, and is deaf in one ear.

The_Wife_of_Bath's_Tale

The_Wife_of_Bath's_Tale

the Wife of Bath

guesstrain

Literature

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181474-first

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Immediately before the negotiations of this treaty, one country involved recently had a change in power from the Alignment Party to the Consolidation.

Immediately before the negotiations of this treaty, one country involved recently had a change in power from the Alignment Party to the Consolidation. One side began receiving 1.3 billion dollars per year of military aid in order to facilitate modernization efforts after this agreement. The first part of this treaty promised the full implementation of Security Council resolution 242, and during the negotiations the parties would often shut themselves in their cabins and refuse to speak to each other. Partly facilitated by Cyrus Vance and Zbigniew Brzezinski, it set the precedent for the Oslo Accords and allowed free passage through the Suez Canal. For 10 points, name these agreements signed between Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat, facilitated by Jimmy Carter at the namesake Presidential retreat.

Immediately before the negotiations of this treaty, one country involved recently had a change in power from the Alignment Party to the Consolidation.

Camp_David_Accords

Camp_David_Accords

Camp David Accords

guesstrain

History

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181475-first

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Under the substitution model, processes of this type build a chain of deferred operations.

Under the substitution model, processes of this type build a chain of deferred operations. Languages like Ada, Pascal, and C require an unbounded amount of memory to realize these procedures, necessitating use of "looping constructs" like "for" and "while". The IEEE Scheme standard requires the "tail-" form of this property, so procedures like Euclid's algorithm will never exhaust the stack space. For ten points, identify this class of procedures exemplified by the natural solution to Towers of Hanoi and by Merge sort, which contrasts with iterative and in which a function is defined in terms of itself.

Under the substitution model, processes of this type build a chain of deferred operations.

Recursion

Recursion

Recursive

guesstrain

Science

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181476-first

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In Greek mythology, the Crinaeae inhabit these places, and Egeria, the wife of Numa Pompillius, turned into one of these after Numa's death.

In Greek mythology, the Crinaeae inhabit these places, and Egeria, the wife of Numa Pompillius, turned into one of these after Numa's death. Apollo turned Castalia into one of these objects, which stands next to the Oracle at Delphi. After being chased by Alpheus, Arethusa was turned into one of these. One of these objects named for the nymph Pirene was a favorite spot of Pegasus, while Pegasus also created one of these sacred to the Muses known as the Hippocrene one. During the contest for the control of Athens, Poseidon gave the Athenians one of these objects, which they rejected. For 10 points, name these objects, another of which was the one "of Youth" searched for by Ponce de Leon, which are sources of underground water.

In Greek mythology, the Crinaeae inhabit these places, and Egeria, the wife of Numa Pompillius, turned into one of these after Numa's death.

Șpring

Șpring

Spring or Well or Fountain

guesstrain

Mythology

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181477-first

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One member of this movement wrote "Affirmations cut off slices of reality" to show how the "Negation of Negation" is the only way of approaching the Ultimate.

One member of this movement wrote "Affirmations cut off slices of reality" to show how the "Negation of Negation" is the only way of approaching the Ultimate. Marius Victorinus, who wrote many treatises against Arianism, was part of this school of philosophy, whose members included Iamblichus and Proclus. Its founder used the terms psyche and physis to refer to the upper and lower portions of the soul, which forms a trinity with the One and the Intellect. His student wrote the Isagoge, and helped edit his The Enneads. For 10 points, identify this school of philosophy led by Plotinus, which sought to revive the ideas of the author of Symposium and The Republic.

One member of this movement wrote "Affirmations cut off slices of reality" to show how the "Negation of Negation" is the only way of approaching the Ultimate.

Neoplatonism

Neoplatonism

Neoplatonism

guesstrain

Philosophy

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181478-first

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During early embryonic development in this organism, PAL-1 and GLD-1 are localized to the anterior and posterior respectively.

During early embryonic development in this organism, PAL-1 and GLD-1 are localized to the anterior and posterior respectively. X-inactivation in this organism occurs by downregulating both X chromosomes equally rather than inactivating one or the other. The lin-4 non-coding RNA was originally discovered in this organism, and Andrew Fire used this organism to elucidate RNAi. In states of crowding or starvation, this organism can go directly from stage L2 to a dauer state, and during development this organism undergoes exactly 191 apoptotic events. The fate of every cell in this organism has been mapped, and Sydney Brenner originally pioneered its study. This organism has hermaphrodite and male sexes. For 10 points, name this nematode and common model organism.

During early embryonic development in this organism, PAL-1 and GLD-1 are localized to the anterior and posterior respectively.

Caenorhabditis_elegans

Caenorhabditis_elegans

Caenorhabditis Elegans

guesstrain

Science

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181479-first

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In one work, this author wrote a story about a peasant named "Misty" who discusses the spring of Raspberry Water.

In one work, this author wrote a story about a peasant named "Misty" who discusses the spring of Raspberry Water. In a short story by this author, the title character listens to the doctor Trifon Ivanych tell of his attempts to soothe his patient Alexandra prior to her death, while in another story, a group of boys led by Pavlusha tell the protagonist ghost stories. In addition to "The District Doctor" and "Bezhin Meadow," he wrote a novel that sees Pavel shot during a duel with a character who later dies of typhus after botching an autopsy. That character is the friend and houseguest of medical student Arkady Kirsanov, Bazarov. For 10 points, identify this author of Sportsman's Sketches and Fathers and Sons.

In one work, this author wrote a story about a peasant named "Misty" who discusses the spring of Raspberry Water.

Ivan_Turgenev

Ivan_Turgenev

Ivan Turgenev

guesstrain

Literature

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181480-first

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One chapter of this text notes that King Benjamin had "somewhat of contentions among his own people."

One chapter of this text notes that King Benjamin had "somewhat of contentions among his own people."

One chapter of this text notes that King Benjamin had "somewhat of contentions among his own people."

Book_of_Mormon

Book_of_Mormon

Book of Mormon

guesstrain

Religion

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181481-first

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This event gives its name to a bill that was only opposed by Eugene Siler.

This event gives its name to a bill that was only opposed by Eugene Siler. Four Crusader fighters from the Ticonderoga were part of a counterattack campaign during it. As a response to it, Operation Pierce Arrow was implemented. Its second phase prompted Captain Herrick to "suggest thorough reconnaissance in daylight by aircraft."

This event gives its name to a bill that was only opposed by Eugene Siler.

Gulf_of_Tonkin_incident

Gulf_of_Tonkin_incident

Gulf of Tonkin incident [accept similar answers]

guesstrain

History

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181482-first

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He wrote a set of poems in which he wishes that "I hope to find pity and forgiveness / for all the modes in which I talk and sleep.

He wrote a set of poems in which he wishes that "I hope to find pity and forgiveness / for all the modes in which I talk and sleep." Those poems claim "the world's delight is a brief dream" and they are addressed to "You who hear the sound, in scattered rhymes." A dialogue with Lady Truth is the pretext for his analysis of Augustine called Secretum Meum. He wrote an epic poem whose protagonist defeats Hannibal and is taken to heaven, which is about Scipio Africanus. He is the namesake of a form that consists of a volta dividing up an octet and a sestet. For 10 points, name this Italian author of the Canzoniere that loved Laura, the namesake of the Italian sonnet.

He wrote a set of poems in which he wishes that "I hope to find pity and forgiveness / for all the modes in which I talk and sleep.

Petrarch

Petrarch

Francis Petrarch or Francesco Petrarch

guesstrain

Literature

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181483-first

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Inversion in this molecule gives a 1.26 cm absorption line in microwave spectra, which is how this molecule was first detected in the hydrogen-dominated interstellar medium.

Inversion in this molecule gives a 1.26 cm absorption line in microwave spectra, which is how this molecule was first detected in the hydrogen-dominated interstellar medium. Phenylacetate and benzoate are used to clear this compound from the blood in patients with ornithine transcarbamoylase deficiency, and sodium metal is dissolved in the liquid form of this compound in order to perform the Birch reduction. Its liquid form glows blue due to electron salvation, and a common method of producing it uses an iron catalyst to adsorb diatomic nitrogen; that process is the Haber process. For 10 points, name this trigonal pyramidal molecule found in stuff like fertilizer and window cleaner, with formula NH3.

Inversion in this molecule gives a 1.26 cm absorption line in microwave spectra, which is how this molecule was first detected in the hydrogen-dominated interstellar medium.

Ammonia

Ammonia

Ammonia or NH3

guesstrain

Science

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181484-first

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In AIDS patients, the Aspergillus fungus creates diffuse filaments in this organ, and edema of the vasculature of this organ produces rales.

In AIDS patients, the Aspergillus fungus creates diffuse filaments in this organ, and edema of the vasculature of this organ produces rales. The somatic form of angiotensin converting enzyme is mostly expressed in this organ. In some congenital diseases, the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa colonizes and forms biofilms in this organ. PEF, TV, and DLCO are important measures of the function of this organ. Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency causes a progressive disease of this organ, whose left part contains only two lobes while its right contains three. A buildup of mucus in this organ is the hallmark of cystic fibrosis, and it is surrounded by the pleura. For 10 points, name this organ affected by emphysema, which is commonly infected in pneumonia.

In AIDS patients, the Aspergillus fungus creates diffuse filaments in this organ, and edema of the vasculature of this organ produces rales.

Lung

Lung

Lungs

guesstrain

Science

Biology

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181485-first

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One of this musician's standards is a pun on the name of a Tadd Dameron composition, first appearing on the album Blue Train.

One of this musician's standards is a pun on the name of a Tadd Dameron composition, first appearing on the album Blue Train. He played at metronome markings as high as 310 on his album Impressions. Critic Ira Gitler used the phrase "sheets of sound" to describe his melodic style, and on one album, he included a poem in the liner notes and mimicked the word patterns on his instrument for the movement "Psalm." His standards include "Equinox" and "Naima," and he covered a song from The Sound of Music

One of this musician's standards is a pun on the name of a Tadd Dameron composition, first appearing on the album Blue Train.

John_Coltrane

John_Coltrane

John Coltrane

guesstrain

Fine Arts

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181487-first

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This ruler's daughter served as a regent of Charles Philip, the Duke of Sodermanland.

This ruler's daughter served as a regent of Charles Philip, the Duke of Sodermanland. His father self-styled himself King of the Lapps in Nordland, which led to a conflict ending with this ruler giving up the port of Alvsborg as part of the Treaty of Knared. In addition to ending the Kalmar War, one military rival to this person employed an elector named Maximilian I that died with him at Ingolstadt after losing to the numerically superior force of this ruler at the Battle of the Rain. Axel Oxenstierna essentially ruled while this ruler was off fighting against Count Tilly and Albrecht von Wallenstein in battles like Breitenfeld and Lutzen. For 10 points, name this king of Sweden during the Thirty Years' War.

This ruler's daughter served as a regent of Charles Philip, the Duke of Sodermanland.

Gustavus_Adolphus_of_Sweden

Gustavus_Adolphus_of_Sweden

Gustavus Adolphus

guesstrain

History

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181488-first

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Paolo Uccello's depiction of one type of this creature gives it a peacock-like appearance on its side, and shows it being held on a leash by a woman.

Paolo Uccello's depiction of one type of this creature gives it a peacock-like appearance on its side, and shows it being held on a leash by a woman. Roger Freeing Angelica is a painting by Ingres depicting this creature about to attack a woman chained to a rock, while this type of animal is being stabbed by Michael in an Albrecht Durer engraving. In a Delacroix painting, Perseus frees Andromeda from this one of these, while the most notable painting depicting one contains the artist's signature on the bridle of a white horse. This subject of a Raphael painting is being pierced by a lance by the titular saint. For 10 points, identify this animal that St. George kills in many paintings.

Paolo Uccello's depiction of one type of this creature gives it a peacock-like appearance on its side, and shows it being held on a leash by a woman.

Dragon

Dragon

dragons [at any point, take stuff like sea dragons or sea serpents]

guesstrain

Fine Arts

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181489-first

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This novel's protagonist meets a scientist who is trying to extract sunlight from cucumbers, as well as an architect trying to build houses upside down.

This novel's protagonist meets a scientist who is trying to extract sunlight from cucumbers, as well as an architect trying to build houses upside down. The protagonist claims to be from Holland to travel back to his home country while in Japan, and he is told about immortals with a red spot on their forehead called Struldbugs. Earlier, the title character had heard about a war that started between Little Endians and Big Endians, two different factions on the proper way to crack an egg. That second polity is Blefescu. For 10 points, name this novel that provides an account of the title doctor's voyages to places like Luggnagg and Lilliput, a satire by Jonathan Swift.

This novel's protagonist meets a scientist who is trying to extract sunlight from cucumbers, as well as an architect trying to build houses upside down.

Gulliver's_Travels

Gulliver's_Travels

Gulliver's Travels

guesstrain

Literature

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

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181490-first

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This construct can exist if mirror matter exists, and some versions of in include the Somluchowski Trapdoor and the Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube.

This construct can exist if mirror matter exists, and some versions of in include the Somluchowski Trapdoor and the Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube. Landauer and Bennett showed that this construct would have to eventually erase the data that it had collected, and in a criticism of the formulation of this, Leo Szilard noted that taking a measurement would actually require expending energy. Classically, the relative difference in temperature between both parts of this device would increase, and the overall entropy would decrease. For 10 points identify this violator of the second law of thermodynamics who is able to separate particles into different chambers by their speed, a thought experiment named for a Scottish physicist.

This construct can exist if mirror matter exists, and some versions of in include the Somluchowski Trapdoor and the Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube.

Maxwell's_demon

Maxwell's_demon

Maxwell's Demon

guesstrain

Science

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181491-first

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John Holland's namesake codes of this attribute divide it into six types that can be represented as a hexagon, and another theory of them was developed by Meyer Friedman to assess the risk of heart attack associated with differences in this attribute.

John Holland's namesake codes of this attribute divide it into six types that can be represented as a hexagon, and another theory of them was developed by Meyer Friedman to assess the risk of heart attack associated with differences in this attribute. Raymond Cattell used a series of 16 factors to assess it, which included stability, reasoning, and dominance. Another useful theory of it created

John Holland's namesake codes of this attribute divide it into six types that can be represented as a hexagon, and another theory of them was developed by Meyer Friedman to assess the risk of heart attack associated with differences in this attribute.

Personality

Personality

Personality

guesstrain

Social Science

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

easy_college

181492-first

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The victor at this battle exclaimed "They would have it so", referring to the dead on his enemy's side.

The victor at this battle exclaimed "They would have it so", referring to the dead on his enemy's side. The winning side anticipated the defeat of their right wing and advanced on the losing cavalry using their javelins as stabbing spears. One month before this battle, its victor had lost after the two sides had spent several months building up fortifications at Dyrrhachium. The losing leader in this battle was backed by the Optimates. This battle was the last in a war begun when its eventual winner crossed the Rubicon. The subject of an epic by Lucan, for 10 points, name this 48 BC battle at which Julius Caesar defeated Pompey, causing the end of the Roman Republic.

The victor at this battle exclaimed "They would have it so", referring to the dead on his enemy's side.

Battle_of_Pharsalus

Battle_of_Pharsalus

Battle of Pharsalus

guesstrain

History

Early Fall Tournament (EFT)

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