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| Debates during this meeting got so heated that Nicholas of Myra was reported to have struck one person in the face. This meeting was likely presided over by Hosius [[HOH-syuss]] of Cordoba. A debate occurred during this meeting in which the heresy of Arianism was denounced,resultingintheformationofthismeeting'snamesake"Creed."For the point, name this first ecumenical [[eh-kyoo-MEH-nih-kul]] council convened by Constantine the Great in what is today Turkey. | First Council ofNicaea[[nigh-SEE-uh]] (acceptNikaia; do not accept or prompt on "Second Council of Nicaea") |
| In this play, awomanremarkshowhersoncameintomanhood"likearainbowafter the rain."AwomaninthisplayrejectsGeorgeMurchisoninfavorofamanwhochastisesher for straightening her hair. In this play, the Younger family rejects a buyout offer to block them from moving into an all-white neighborhood. For the point, name this Lorraine Hansberry play that takes itstitlefromaLangstonHughespoemwhichasks"Whathappens to a dream deferred?" | ARaisin in the Sun |
| Structuraldefectsinthiscompound'sproductioncanresultinAlportsyndrome.This compound makes up the most common alternative to intestines for sausage casings. A necessary cofactor for the synthesis of this triple helixproteinisvitaminC,andthisprotein is the most abundant protein in humans. For the point, name thisfibrousproteincentralto many connective tissues such as tendons and cartilage. | Collagen[[KAH-luh-jen]] |
| While off the coastofthisisland,theZenobiasankonitsmaidenvoyagefromMalmö [[MAL-moh]]. Two opposing ethnic groups in this island's village of Pyla live side-by-side within the boundaries of the Green Line. This island, a one-time UK holding, was originally offered to King Constantine of Greece as an incentive to join World War One. For thepoint, name this Mediterranean island, split into Turkish and Greek-supported sides with its capital at Nicosia [[nih-koh-SEE-ah]]. | Republic ofCyprus (orKypros; acceptKibris;acceptKypriakiDimokratia; acceptKibrisCumhuriyeti) |
| This author described a bird calling "Lovingly for me from the misty vale" in "Ganymed," a poem frequently coupledwiththeauthor's"Prometheus."Thispoetdescribed the death of a child at the hands of a chillingelfkinginanotherpoemandwroteatwo-part play about a scholar who sells his soul to Mephistopheles [[meh-fi-STAH-fa-lees]] in exchange for knowledge. For the point, identify this German author ofFaust. | Johann Wolfgang vonGoethe[[GUHR-tuh]] |
| The collapse of this dynasty began the Eighteen Kingdoms period. According to legend, one ruler of this dynasty ordered all Confucian scholarstobeburiedaliveaspartof his implementation of Legalism. One ruler of this dynasty was buried in a tomb that contained a massive army of terracotta soldiers and horses. For the point, name this first imperial dynasty of China. | QinDynasty [[CHIN]] (orCh'in[[CHIN]] Dynasty) |
| This quantity is plotted on the x-axis of a diagram that visualizes heat transfer in a Carnot [[kar-NO]] cycle. This quantity is measured in Joules per Kelvin, and it equals Boltzmann's constant times the natural log of the number of microstates. This quantity never decreases in isolated systems according to the Second Law of Thermodynamics. For the point, name this quantity measuring disorder in a system. | Entropy (acceptS) |
| This man depicted Christ healing the sick in an etching known as the Hundred Guilder [[GILL-duh]] Print. One of this man'spaintingsdepictsagroupofdoctorsexamining a corpse whose navel forms the letter R.ThatpaintingbythismanisTheAnatomyLessonof Dr.NicholaesTulp.Forthepoint,namethispainterofTheNightWatch,amasteroftheDutch Golden Age. | Rembrandt (accept either underlined portionofRembrandtHarmenszoonvan Rijn) |
| Tales told by this man's father inspired his semi-fictional work A Journal of the Plague Year. This author wrote about a con woman's many affairs and subsequent redemption in the novel Moll Flanders. A novel by this author describes a castaway who befriends a man he names Friday. For the point, name this English author of Robinson Crusoe. | DanielDefoe (or DanielFoe) |
| This ruleracceptedthehelpofBritishdoctorThomasDimsdaletolaunchasmallpox vaccination campaign in their realm. This ruler founded the League of Armed Neutrality to protect trade during the American Revolution. Under this ruler's reign, the Treaty of Jassy was signed, ending waragainsttheOttomanEmpire.Forthepoint,identifythiswomanwho led Russia as empress in the second half of the 18th century. | Catherine the Great (orCatherine II) |
| One of these animals partially nicknames Julia Singer in Midnight's Children. In The Interpreter of Maladies, Mr. Kapasi [[ka-"PAY"-zee]] thwarts an attack by these animals against the child Bobby. One of these animals titles an Arthur Waley translation of one of China's Four Great Classical Novels. For the point, the character Sun Wukong in Journey to the Westis what general type of primate? | Monkey (acceptApes; accept Hanumanmonkeys;acceptMonkeyKing |
| These locations are a habitat for the bacteria Macromonas bipunctata [[mak-roh-MOH-nuss bi-punk-TAH-tah]] which is thought to be responsible for creating "moon milk." These locations are sometimes the site of gypsum "flowers." Hollow mineral tubes in these locations are known as soda straws. Speleothems [[SPEE-lee-oh-thems]] are structures within theselocationsthatformfrommineraldeposits.Forthepoint,namethese subterranean locations, which are home to stalagmites and stalactites. | Caves (orCaverns) |
| This country's Bicol [[BEE-kohl]] Peninsula extends its largest island toward the island of Samar. The Camotes [[kah-MOH-tehs]] Sea and Tañon [[TAHN-yohn]] Strait surround this archipelago's island of Cebu [[seh-BOO]]. This archipelago's second-largest island contains Davao [[dah-VAO]] City. This archipelago is divided into the Visayas, Mindanao [[meen-dah-NAO]], and Luzon island groups. For the point, name this Southeast Asian nation with capital at Manila. | Philippines (accept Republic of thePhilippines;accept Republika ngPilipinas) |
| An algorithmic calculation of this value by Wagon and Rabinowitz coined the term "spigotfunction."ThisvalueissometimesreferredtoasArchimedes'sconstant.Becausethis value is transcendental it is impossible to square a circle with a compass and straightedge. For the point, identify this value, equal to the circumferencedividedbythediameter,which is usually given as 3.14. | Pi (acceptArchimedes's Constantbefore mentioned;accept3.14before mentioned) |
| Members of this taxonomic class possess slit sense organs that are used to determine body position. Many members of this class utilize a book lung for respiration. Horseshoe crabs may belong to this class or Xiphosura [[zih-foh-SOO-ruh]]. This class contains the Acari subclass which includes mites and ticks. For thepoint,namethisclassof arthropods that includes scorpions and spiders. | Arachnida (acceptArachnids; prompt on "Spiders"and other specific arachnids) |
| Meals in this country are traditionally served on a sini tray placed on a low-lying sofra table. This country's city of Adana lends its name to a type of mincemeat kebab. Hacı Bekir [[AH-see beh-KEER] is aconfectionerfromthiscountrywhoclaimstohaveinventeda treat known as this country's "delight." For the point, name this Near East country whose culinary staples include Anatolian favorites such as kofta and kebab. | Republic ofTurkey (acceptTürkiyeCumhuriyeti;acceptOttomanEmpire) |
| A short story titled for one of these structures "of Asterion" was written by Jorge Luis Borges [[BOHR-hehss]] about the minotaur. One of these structures belongs to Bernarda Alba in aplaybyFedericoGarciaLorca.InaV.S.Naipaul[[NYE-paul]]novel,oneof these structures is built by the character Mr. Biswas [[BEE-swahss]]. For the point, identify this type of structure which precedesof the Spiritsin an Isabel Allende [[ah-YEN-deh]] novel. | Houses (orCasas; accept "Houseof Asterion";acceptTheHouseof Bernarda Alba; acceptLacasade Bernarda Alba; acceptAHousefor Mr. Biswas; acceptTheHouseof the Spirits; acceptLacasade los espíritus) |
| In this U.S. state, the largest land-based accidental oil spill in American history occurred at Midway-Sunset Oil Field in Kern County. This U.S. state's Fantastic Lava Beds originate from Cinder Cone near Mt.Shasta.ThisU.S.stateisthehomeofthesecond-largest tree by volume, the General Grant, located in Kings Canyon National Park. For the point, name this Western U.S. state whose national parks include Joshua Tree, Sequoia, and Redwood. | California |
| With Apollo, this god was forced to build the walls of Troy for Laomedon [[lay-OH-muh-don]]. This god killed Ajax the Lesser by splitting the rock towhichheclung. Along with Aegeus, this god is usually said to be the father of the hero Theseus. This husband of Amphitrite [[am-fih-TRY-tee]] was also the father of PegasusandTriton.Forthe point, name this Greek god of the sea whose Roman equivalent is Neptune. | Poseidon (acceptNeptunebefore "Greek") |
| This element can be produced in the Pidgeon process, and this element's sulfate is used in foot baths and sold under the name Epsom Salt. This element is the characteristic metal of Grignard [[gree-NYARD]] reagents. This element's hydroxide is used as an antacid and marketed as a namesake "milk." In a flame test, this element produces a bright white light. For the point, name this light alkali earth metal whose atomic number is 12 and symbol is Mg. | Magnesium (acceptMgbefore mentioned; prompton "Milk of magnesia"; do NOT accept or prompt on "Manganese") |
| A composer from this non-Japanese country wrote a work scored for 52 string instruments that was dedicated to the victims of the Hiroshima bombing.Acomposerborn in this country represented raindrops with repeated A-flats in one prelude and composed many mazurkas [[muh-ZUR-kas]]. That composer from this country also wrote the "Revolutionary Etude." For the point, name this home country of Krzysztof [[KREE-stoff]] Penderecki and Frédéric Chopin [[shoh-PAHN]]. | Republic ofPoland (accept RzeczpospolitaPolska; acceptPolishPeople's Republic) |
| One type of this medium from ancientJapanisnamedfortheropemarkingsaround the outside of its product. That variety of this medium is called Jōmon [[JOH-MOHN]]. Archaeological remainsofthismediumareknownassherds.Theproductionofthismedium necessitated the first knownuseofthewheel.Productsofthismediumcanbefiredinakiln. For the point, name this craft used to create vessels out of clay. | Pottery (acceptCeramic; acceptTerracotta) |
| While serving this U.S. state, Edward Baker became theonlysittingsenatortodiein combat at the Battle of Ball's Bluff. Jason Lee established this U.S.state'snamesakemission in Willamette Valley. A dispute over this U.S. state inspired the phrase "54-40 or Fight."For the point, identify thisU.S.stateinthePacificNorthwestthatishometothecitiesofAstoria, Salem, and Portland. | Oregon |
| Hadley Richardson is described as a wife of this city in a novel by Paula McClain. A non-fiction work set in this city shows the author meeting Ford Maddox Ford andrecounts how Ezra Pound was banned from Gertrude Stein's salons. For the point, identify this city, the subject of the Ernest Hemingway memoir A Moveable Feast, a literary beacon of expatriate American writers of the so-called "Lost Generation." | Paris |
| Solomon is said to have used one of these objects to control djinn [[JIN]] and demons. In Hindu literature, one of these objects is found in a fish and causes Dushyanta [[doo-SHYAHN-tah]] to recognize his wife. In Norse mythology, Odin owns one of these objects that self-replicates each night and is called Draupnir [["DROP"-"near"]]. For the point, name these small metal objects which are exchanged during a western Wedding. | Ring (acceptSealof Solomon before "fish";acceptDraupnirbefore mentioned; accept WeddingRings prompt on "Jewelry" or similaranswers) |
| Rotating types of these objects eject energy through the Blandford-Znajek [[ZNAH-jek]] process. Astronomers can only detect theseobjectsbytheiraccretiondisks,of which a famous photograph was taken at the center of Messier[[meh-SYEH]]87.Theevent horizon of these objects are described in the Schwarzschild radius. For the point, name these extremely dense astronomical objects from which light cannot escape. | Black Holes |
| In this city, male vigilantes dressed in women's clothing to stop serial spanker Whipping Tom. This city's suburb of Hammersmith was supposedly terrorized by a gentleman able to jumpgreatlengthsnamedSpring-heeledJack.Thiscitywasthesiteofthe murders of Mary Ann Nichols and Annie Chapman in the red-light district of Whitechapel. For the point, what British capital city was the focus of the Jack the Ripper murders? | London |
| This man’s time in the Bateau-Lavoir [[bah-TOH la-VWAH]] inspired a brightly colored paintingtitledHarlequinwithGlass.Oneofthisartist'spaintingssoldfor$95million and depicted a cat next to his lover, Dora Maar. The death of this artist's friend, Carlos Casagemas [[kah-sah-HEH-mahss]], may have inspired this artist to paint a melancholy musician during his Blue Period. For the point, name this Spanish painter of The Old GuitaristandGuernica[[GEHR-nee-kah]]. | PabloPicasso (or Pablo RuizPicasso) |
| This number is the average of the first two composite numbers. Adding one to this number gives the value of the smallest perfect number. This is the total numberofPlatonic solids, and it is the sixth integer in the Fibonacci [[fee-boh-NAH-chee]] sequence when starting at zero. There are this many sides in a polygon whose internal angles sum to 108. For the point, how many sides make up a pentagon? | |
| A Democratic senator from this U.S. state dropped out of the 2020 presidential election after failing to qualify for the third debate. This U.S. state swore in its first female governor, Kathy Hochul [[HOH-kul]], in 2021, and a representative fromthisU.S.statewore a “Tax the rich” dress to the Met Gala in 2021. Forthepoint,whatU.S.statesaidgoodbyeto disgraced former governor Andrew Cuomo in 2021? | New York |
| This ruler's Defense of the Seven Sacraments led him to be dubbed Defender of the Faith by Pope Leo X [[TENTH]]. This ruler was excommunicated by Pope Clement VII [[SEVENTH]] in response to the first Act of Supremacy. This Tudor king ordered the execution of his wife Anne Boleyn. For the point, name this English king who founded the Church of England to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, the first of his six wives. | Henry VIII[[EIGHTH]] (prompt on "Henry") |
| This thinkernotedthecolor-changingcamouflageofoctopusesinhisbookHistoryof Animals. In On the Heavenly Spheres, this thinker claimed stars were suspended in an imperishable aether [[AY-ther]]. This thinker positedtheprimemoverinhisPhysics.Forthe point, name this Greek philosopher who wrote the Nichomachean [[nih-koh-mah-KEE-an]] Ethicsand was taught by Plato. | Aristotle (orAristotélēs) |