| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| An image of one person with this profession depicts a monkey and a black cat over that person's shoulders. A man in this profession with a blue jacket and a red beard was depicted at an asylum in (+) Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, having previously been depicted with a bandaged (*) ear in Arles. For the point, name this profession of Frida Kahlo and Vincent Van Gogh. | Painter (or Artist; Note: these are all self-portraits) |
| This city's Great Belfry tower dominates this city's skyline along with a statue of a woman holding a sword and a hammer and sickle-emblazoned shield. This city's Monument to Prince Volodymyr overlooks the (+) Dnieper River, and this city is the second-largest city of Eastern Europe behind Moscow. South of the (*) Belarusian border, this is, for the point, what capital of Ukraine? | Kyiv (or Kiev) |
| A statue in this country depicts an event in Växjö [[VEK-wah]], during which a woman fought against a Neo-Nazi with her handbag. This country's Lake Vänern [[VEHR-nern]] is the largest within the (+) European Union. This country, which is located west of the Gulf of Bothnia, borders Norway and (*) Finland. For the point, name this Nordic country governed from Stockholm. | Kingdom of Sweden (or Konungariket Sverige) |
| These objects were ritually encased in plaster and buried near Jericho. Ancient examples of these objects, with holes drilled into them, provide the earliest known examples of trepanning. A fake example of these objects (+) was alleged to be a “missing link” discovered near the hamlet of Piltdown. (*) For the point, name these objects, crystal examples of which inspired an Indiana Jones movie. | Skull (accept Crystal skull; accept Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull; prompt on “head”; prompt on “bones” or “a skeleton”) |
| A failed attempt at regulation of this place was the 1909 Declaration of London. People who characteristically worked in this place were subject to British "impressment," (+) a major cause of the War of 1812. Confederate blockade runners (*) sought to access, for the point, what general place, which is the subject of maritime law and across which trade came to ports? | Sea (or Ocean; or International waters; accept Freedom of the Seas) |
| A character in this novel observes, "Your competence and my wealth are very much alike." A woman's love letters are returned by a man who has become engaged to Miss (+) Grey in this novel. That woman in this novel ultimately marries Colonel Brandon after being jilted by John Willoughby. (*) For the point, name this 1811 novel about the romantic pursuits of the Dashwood sisters by Jane Austen. | Sense and Sensibility |
| A folktale added to this collection by Antoine Galland describes a man who escapes a cave using a magic ring. This collection's frame story features a king who marries and executes a new wife every day, (+) while another of its stories features the password "open sesame" (*) For the point, name this collection of stories, which did not originally include "Aladdin" or "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves." | One Thousand and One Nights (or Arabian Nights; or One Thousand and One Arabian Nights) |
| This man is the uncle of Will Scarlet, and this man is served by an extraordinarily tall lieutenant ironically called “Little." The Earl of Huntingdon may have been a title held by this man, who falls in love with (+) a character who came to represent a personification of the Virgin Mary. The love of Maid Marian (*), for the point, who is this legendary outlaw who operated in Sherwood Forest? | Robin Hood (accept Robin of Locksley) |
| Forbes bands are alternating wave crests that may appear on the surfaces of these entities. These objects can originate from amphitheater-like valleys called "cirques," (+) and these entities move by means of basal sliding. The largest reservoirs of fresh (*) water on Earth, ninety-one percent of which are in Antarctica, for the point, what are these entities? | Glaciers |
| The sulfate of this element is the component of a chemical reagent used to distinguish between an aldehyde and a ketone, called Fehling's solution. This element, which is mixed with strontium to create purple fireworks, is sourced in minerals such as (+) chalcopyrite and bornite. A reddish transition metal, (*) for the point, what is this metal, once the primary component of U.S. pennies? | Copper (or Cu; accept Copper Sulfate) |
| A usually incompetent player for this team hit a home run on Arbor Day after being promised a kiss from its catcher. This team’s pitcher (+) is frequently depicted getting all of his clothing knocked off by line drives from Peppermint Patty. (*) For the point, identify this hapless baseball team, organized by the protagonist of the comic strip Peanuts. | Charlie Brown's baseball team (accept baseball team from Peanuts before mentioned; accept Charlie Brown's All Stars) |
| This holiday is observed through the serving of Nian gao cake. Festivities during this holiday include the handing over of money in red envelopes and lion dances, which are practiced in a San (+) Francisco parade inspired by the Lantern Festival. Marking the start of a traditional calendar, (*) used in the world's most populous country, for the point, what is this holiday? | Chinese New Year (accept Lunar New Year; accept Spring Festival; accept Chūnjié; prompt on partial answers) |