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| This nation's ambassador, Seni Pramoj [[SEH-NEE PRUH-MOHT]], refused an order to declare war on the U.S. A bloodless revolution in this nation led by the People's Party ended the absolute monarchy of Prajadhipok [[pruh-CHAH-tih-pohk]], a member of the Chakri [[CHAH-kree]] dynasty. Imperial regent Pridi Banomyong [[PAH-NOHM-YOHN]] alliedthisnationwithJapanduringWorldWarTwowhileservingRamaVIII[[EIGHTH]].For the point, name this Southeastern Asian kingdom formerly known as Siam. | Kingdom ofThailand (or Ratcha AnachakThai;accept PrathetThai) |
| One characterinthisstoryasksifthereisanythingfinerthanbeefstewandisforced to part with money he had been saving for a gun and ahuntingtrip.Theprotagonistofthis story attends a ball hosted by theMinisterofEducationandfearshavinglostthetitleobject in a cab. For the point, identify this story by Guy de Maupassant [[moh-puh-SAWHN]] the titular diamond object of which is revealed to be fake. | "TheNecklace" (or "LaParure") |
| One of these creatures named Lotan was defeated by Baal [[BALL]] in Canaanite [[KAY-nuh-nite]] mythology. An eight-headed example of these creatures named Yamato no Orichi had his tail fashioned into the legendary sword Kusanagi, or the "Grass-cutting Sword," bythekamiSusanoo[[soo-sah-NOH-oh]].Lokiisthefatherofoneofthesecreatures that is partially named for "Midgard" and is defeated by Thor during Ragnarok. For the point, what type of creature tempted Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden? | Serpent (acceptSnake; acceptJörmungandr;acceptDragonuntil "Midgard" is mentioned) |
| The coast of this body of water is home to the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri [[ah-kroh-TEE-ree]] and Dhekelia [[deh-KEE-lyah]]. The easternmost bay of this body of water is the Gulf of Alexandretta, part of the Levantine [[leh-VAHN-teen]] Sea. This body of water's western end is marked by Cape Trafalgar [[truh-FALL-gur]] and the Gulf of Cádiz [[kuh-DEEZ]]. The islands of Sicily and Sardinia are in, for the point, what body of water separating Europe and North Africa? | MediterraneanSea |
| The parasite Henneguya [[hen-uh-GOO-yuh]] salminicola is the only multicellular animal to lack these organelles. The matrix of these organelles is involvedinthetransferof electrons to FADH2 [[F-A-D-H "TWO"]] and NADH [[N-A-D-H]]. Like plastids, these organelles were first formed through endosymbiosis. These organelles possess a matrilineally inherited type of circular DNA. For the point, nametheseorganellesknownas the "powerhouse of the cell." | Mitochondria (acceptMitochondrion) |
| Before the death of his eldersister,thismanpaintedaseriesofworkstitledTheSick Child. This man painted a portrait of August Strindberg when they met in Berlin, where he worked on a collection known as The Frieze of Life. Another work by this artist features an agonized figure standing on a bridge against an orange sky. For the point, name this Norwegian Expressionist painter ofThe Scream. | EdvardMunch[[MOONK]] |
| This author included the story "Firefly" in the collection Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman. After hearing Janáček’s [[YAH-nah-cheks]] Sinfonietta [[seen-foh-NYEH-tah]], a character in a novel by this man is sent to an alternate reality with two moons. One of this writer's novels centers on ToruWatanabe[[wah-tah-NAH-beh]]whodevelopsrelationships with Naoko [[nay-OH-ko]] and Midori.Forthepoint,namethisJapaneseauthorof1Q84and Norwegian Wood. | HarukiMurakami (accept names in either order;prompt on "Haruki" alone) |
| During this period the moriscos [[moh-REE-skohss]] and conversos were expelled from the mainland of one country. During this period, people wearing sanbenitos were paraded during events known as an auto-da-fé. This event was overseen by Tomas de Torquemada [[tohr-keh-MAH-dah]] and started by Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile. For the point, name this event in which people were persecuted for heresy against the Catholic faith. | Spanish Inquisition (prompt on "Inquisition") |
| Parts of these shapes can be constructed using the nine-point circle. The statement "z is less than or equal to x plus y" is known as this shape's namesake inequality. The intersection of this shape's altitudes makes uptheorthocenter.ThePythagoreantheoremis used to determine the length of the hypotenuse in one of these shapes.Forthepoint,name these polygons that come in scalene and isosceles types. | Triangles (acceptTriangleInequality; acceptRightTriangle) |
| A thermal cutoff is a type of this object found in small electronic devices that activates at high temperatures. The Unicode symbol for these devices is a straight line through a rectangle. In modern homes, these devices have been largely replaced by circuit breakers, which can be used multiple times. For the point, name these devices that protect circuits from surges and "blow" under high currents. | Fuses (accept specific types such as ThermalCutoffFuse) |
| The seedless sultana varietyofthiscropiscommonlynamedforWilliamThompson. These crops are destroyed by infestations ofphylloxera[[feh-LOK-seh-rah]]insects,andthe German Rhineland originated this crop's Riesling [[REESE-ling]] variety.Regionsknownfor growing these crops include New York's Finger Lakes and California's Napa Valley. For the point, name this crop grown in vineyards for winemaking. | Grapes (acceptVitis) |
| This author adapted their essay "Pattledom" into the play Freshwater. This founder of the Hogarth Press wrote a stream-of-consciousness novel that follows a group of six friends titled The Waves, and this author depicted members of the Ramsay family in To the Lighthouse. For the point, identify this British author of A Room of One's Own and Mrs. Dalloway. | VirginiaWoolf (or Adeline VirginiaWoolf;accept Adeline VirginiaStephen) |
| A gubernatorial candidate from this U.S. statebraggedaboutatruckusedto“deport illegals”inhis“SoConservative”ads.Thatman'sopponentina2018electionforgovernorof this U.S. state was credited with increasing voter registration by 800,000 in the 2020 election for governor of this U.S. state. The 2018 election for governor of this U.S. state ended in victory for Brian Kemp over Stacy Abrams. For the point, name this southern U.S. state led from Atlanta. | Georgia |
| This compound differentiates the Wolffian ducts via gene expression. Leydig [[LAY-dig]] cells produce this compound when exposed to luteinizing [[LOO-tee-in-"eye"-zing]] hormone. Low levels of this compound can lead to gynecomastia [[gai-neh-koh-MASS-tee-uh]] and infertility. Anabolic steroids use natural androgens [[AN-droh-jens]] like this compound to promote muscle growth. For the point, name this compound, the primary sex hormone in vertebrate males. | Testosterone (prompt on "Androgen" beforementioned) |
| This architect used a floating hollow girder to support the main dome of the Nice [[NEESE]] Observatory. This man worked alongside sculptor Frédéric Bartholdi [[bar-TOL-dee]] when he designed the support matrix for the Statue of Liberty and supervised the design of a wrought iron lattice structure for the 1889 World's Fair. For the point, identify this French engineer who names a prominent Paris tower. | GustaveEiffel (or Alexandre Gustave BönickhausenditEiffel; acceptEiffelTower or TourEiffel) |
| This man rose to prominence after arranging for the release of two men following the Hinton Johnson affair. This man controversially described the JFK assassination as "chickens coming home to roost" and gave the speech "The Ballot or the Bullet." For the point, name this one-time member of the Nation of Islam who was assassinated in the Audubon Ballroom and replaced his last name with a single letter. | Malcolm X (accept either name; accept MalcolmLittle; accept el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz) |
| One of these objects named for Roger II was designed by Muhammad al-Idrisi. One of the earliest examples of these objects was designed by Anaximander [[ah-NAHKS-ih-MAN-der]] and displayed as a circle. One type of these objects named for Robinson minimizes size and angle distortion. Modern types oftheseobjectstypicallyusea Mercator [[mur-KAY-tur]] projection which distorts size near the poles.Forthepoint,name these two-dimensional navigational tools made by cartographers. | Map (acceptMapProjectionsAtlas; prompton "Globe" or similar answers; acceptTheMapof Roger; prompt on "Robinson projection") |
| In a Danish novel, the character Smilla has a "Sense of" this phenomenon. Thepoet Ka studies the effects of a headscarf ban in an Orhan [[ORE-han]] Pamuk [[PAH-MOOK]] novel titled for this phenomenon. Rose-Red is the sister of a fairy tale character partly named for this phenomenon. For the point, identify this natural phenomenon that partly names a Peter Matthiessen work set in the Himalayas and titled for a type of leopard. | Snow (acceptSmilla's Sense ofSnow; acceptSnowWhite; acceptTheSnow Leopard |
| Unique volcanic features on this body'ssurfaceincludepancakedomesandticks.As a consequence of its high density, this body's atmosphere experiences super-rotation. This body is the onlyplanettoexperienceretrograderotation,anditissometimescalled"Earth's twin." For the point, name this planet with the hottest surface in the Solar System, the second planet from the Sun. | Venus |
| This country is the home of the cyberweaponry group NSO, known for developing the spyware Pegasus. In 2021,thiscountrypursuedamissiledefensesystemcalledtheIron Dome. This country's right-wing political alliance, Yamina [[yuh-"ME"-na]], supported Naftali Bennett in an election against Likud [[lih-KOOD]] founder Benjamin Netanyahu [[neh-tahn-YAH-hoo]]. Forthepoint,identifythiscountrythatreigniteditsviolentterritorial dispute with Palestine in 2021. | State ofIsrael (or Medinat Yisra'el) |
| A photo showing this man wielding the "Sword of Islam" was an attempt to curry favor with an Islamic colony. Pierre Laval, Ramsay McDonald, and this man formed the Stresa Front to block the German Anschluss [[AHN-shlooss]]ofAustria.Thismansignedthe Lateran Treaty and was sanctioned by the League of Nations for invading Ethiopia. For the point, what Fascist served as prime minister of Italy during World War Two? | BenitoMussolini (or Benito Amilcare AndreaMussolini) |
| In one work, this author claimed that the anaconda was superior to humans. This author of Letters from the Earth retold the Fall of Eden in TheDiariesofAdamandEve.This author described a fingerprinting enthusiast in Pudd'nhead Wilson and an engineer who travels to Camelot in A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur'sCourt.Forthepoint,identifythis American author who created Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. | MarkTwain (or Samuel LanghorneClemens) |
| Johan Hittorf discovered this element's crystalline violet allotrope. This element's amorphous red allotrope is produced by heatingitstetrahedral[[teh-trah-HEE-drul]]white allotrope above 300 degrees Fahrenheit. This element's namesake "jaw" was a condition suffered by matchstick workers, as this element's white form was previouslyusedinmatch heads. For the point, name this element with atomic number 15 and symbol P. | Phosphorus (acceptPbefore mentioned) |
| The name of one memberofthisfamilywasderivedfromhisgodfather,GeorgPhilip Telemann. The best known pieces created by one member of this family include the Solfeggietto [[sohl-feh-zhee-EH-toh]]. Another member of this family composed the Well-TemperedClavierandtheBrandenburgConcertos.Forthepoint,givethisfamilynameof German musicians Carl Philip Emanuel and Johann Sebastian. | Bach (accept Johann SebastianBach; acceptCarl Philip EmanuelBach) |
| One definition for this set holds them to be equivalence classes for Cauchy [[koh-"SHE"]] sequences. This set can be constructed by generalizing a Dedekind [[DEH-deh-kinnd]]cut.AccordingtoCantor'sdiagonalargument,thissetisuncountableand infinitely large. This set excludes infinites and infinitesimals and is denoted with a double-struck letterR.Withimaginarynumbers,thesenumbersformthecomplexnumbers. For the point, name these numbers which make up the number line. | RealNumbers (acceptReals) |
| In 1989, thiscountrybecamethefirsttovoluntarilydisarmitsnucleararsenal.Prior to 1994, this country maintained exclaves at the Penguin Islands and Walvis Bay. After an uprising from SWAPO [[SWAH-poh]], this country lost control of Namibia. This country's white minority government held prisoners at Robben Island. For the point, name this country whose anti-Apartheid movement was led by Nelson Mandela. | Republic ofSouth Africa (orRSA) |
| A chapterinthisworktitled"TheImpertinentCuriousMan"istheoriginoftheword "Lothario." Apriestinthisnovelrevealstellingknowledgeoflowmoralbookswhileburning the title character's library. The main protagonist of this work rides the horse Rocinante [[roh-see-NAHN-teh]] and recruits the farmer Sancho Panza as his squire. For the point, name this novel about a knight from La Mancha written by Miguel de Cervantes [[sehr-VAHN-tehs]]. | The Ingenious GentlemanDon Quixoteof LaMancha (or El ingenioso hidalgodon Quijotede la Mancha; accept El ingenioso caballerodon Quijotede la Mancha) |
| This island's east end is not in New Jersey, but itcontainsanamesakePineBarrens. Most of this island is covered by Nassau and Suffolk counties. This island's easternmost point is known as The Hamptons. This islandisconnectedtoManhattanbytheQueensboro Bridge and contains the borough of Brooklyn. For the point, namethisNewYorkisland,the most populous island in the United States. | LongIsland |
| The ecotone between this biome and forests contains stunted features called Krummholz [[KRUM-holtz]]. This biome can come in alpineandpolarvariantsandincludes vegetation such as mosses and lichens [[LIE-kens]]. Reindeer and snow owls are usually found in this biome, the biodiversity of which is affected by the melting of permafrost. For the point, name this cold, dry, treeless biome found in the Arctic and Antarctic circles. | Tundra (or AlpineTundra; accept PolarTundra) |
| This city was home to the "Year of Sorrow" after a certain figure’s wife and uncle both died. The Well of Zamzam is located near this city which is home to a cubic structure called the Kaaba. In the Hijrah [["HE"-jrah]], Muhammad left this city to go to Medina. For the point, name this holiest city in Islam, a Saudi Arabian city to which people make a pilgrimage called the Hajj. | Mecca (orMakkahal-Mukarramah; acceptMakkatal-Mukarramah) |
| In one scene from this work, Carlson shoots an old sheepdog belonging to Candy. Another character in this novel keeps Vaseline in his gloves to keep his handssoft.Curley's wife is killed in this work, which ends when one character is shot in the back of the head whilehiscompaniondescribesarabbitfarm.Forthepoint,namethisJohnSteinbecknovella about ranch workers George and Lennie. | Of Mice and Men |
| A shipwrecked English captain named William Adams was elevated to this specific position, heading the Red Seal system which facilitated trade with states including Annam and Pattani. The Taika [[tah-EE-kah]] Reforms led to the creation of this social class which made theirlaststandinSatsumaduringtheBoshinWar.Followingacodeknownasbushido, for the point, what was this class ofmilitarynobilityinpre-Meiji[["MAY"-jee]]Reformation Japan? | Samurai |