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| The Ostend Manifesto proposed annexing this nation for the U.S. Ramon Grau nullified the Platt Amendment that gave special privileges regarding this nation to the U.S. Prisoners were released by this nation and allowed to emigrate to the U.S. during the Mariel Boatlift. The CIA armed and trained exiles originally from, for the point, what country in which the Bay of Pigs invasion failed? | Republic of Cuba (or Republica de Cuba) |
| Chinua Achebe called this work “an offensive and deplorable book” that dehumanized Africans. Adam Hochschild praised this book in his own history about King Leopold II of Belgium. For the point, name this novella about the sailor Marlow who travels on a ferryboat through Africa to retrieve Kurtz from the Congo, a work by Joseph Conrad. | Heart of Darkness |
| This scientist developed a seed-sorting technique to re-grow silkworm populations infected by pepper disease. This scientist is the namesake of a type of bacteria found in chicken cholera, which his students used to produce the first anthrax vaccine. The rabies vaccine was created by, for the point, what French scientist who developed a process to prevent spoilage of dairy products such as milk and cheese? | Louis Pasteur |
| Konstantin Treplyov kills himself in a play by this author that is named for a type of bird. This author explained the need to remove unnecessary elements from plots with the example of a gun hanging on a wall that must be fired by the end of an act. For the point, name this Russian playwright of The Seagull and The Cherry Orchard. | Anton Chekhov (or Anton Pavlovich Chekhov) |
| It’s not in England, but Bath serves as a county seat in this U.S. state for an area named for Baron Von Steuben. This state’s Great Baehre [[bah-RAY]] Swamp, a remnant of the ancient Lake Tonawanda, is near the town of Amherst. The northern Allegheny region of this state hosts the Finger Lakes, including Cayuga and Seneca Lake. For the point, name this U.S. state of the Hudson River Valley centered on Albany. | New York (or N.Y.) |
| Dutch meteorologist Buys Ballot proved the existence of this effect using sound waves. The application of this effect to astronomy results in redshift and blueshift. This effect is often seen when ambulance sirens gain in pitch as they approach a listener. For the point, identify this effect, named for an Austrian physicist, in which the frequency of a wave changes in relation to an observer. | Doppler Effect |
| Introduced in 1939, versions of this character's stories in the U.K. originally changed his name to "Zozo" to avoid offending an English king of the same name. Margret and H.A. Rey created this character that explores a cruise ship in his first book while being transported to a zoo. The Man in the Yellow Hat was the companion of, for the point, what primate and protagonist of a series of picture books? | Curious George (prompt on "George") |
| A goddess and consort of the deity Apollo Borvo was known as a "Divine" one of these creatures. Odysseus' men wrongly sacrificed a herd of these animals sacred to Helios while on the island of Thrinacia [[threh-nay-SHA]]. Moses' absence on Mount Sinai led Aaron to create an idol depicting, for the point, what type of bovine considered sacred in Hinduism? | Cows (accept Cattle; accept Calf; or Oxen) |
| This U.S. state's Hotel del Coronado is the largest habitable wooden building in America. The state's Madonna Inn on Route 101 is located in San Luis Obispo, which was also home to the world's first motel. Heavenly and Mammoth are ski resorts in this state, which is home to a floating hotel on the RMS Queen Mary in Long Beach. For the point, name this U.S. state that contains the Beverly Hills Hotel. | California |
| The "Z-Scheme" describes a chain of proteins involved in this biological process. The key enzyme of one part of this process is likely the most abundant on earth, RuBisCO. As part of this process, the Calvin Cycle succeeds the light-dependent reactions, which produce NADH and ATP. For the point, name this process in which plants capture energy from sunlight. | Photosynthesis (prompt on "Calvin Cycle" before mentioned) |
| In this nation, Regiment 89 attempted to seize power in the "July Putsch," which included the assassination of Prime Minister Engelbart Dollfuss. It's not Germany, but this nation was split into four areas of Allied occupation until the 1955 Declaration of Neutrality. The Anchluss was the Nazi annexation of, for the point, what European country whose Socialist government was referred to as Red Vienna? | Republic of Austria (accept Österreich) |
| This title character is said to be the incarnation of the "Shaker God" by a man who believes himself to be the archangel Gabriel. After this character destroys the Pequod, the only thing remaining intact is Queequeg's [[KWEE-kwaygs]] coffin. For the point, name this creation of Herman Melville, a giant white sperm whale and obsession of Captain Ahab. | Moby Dick (prompt on "Whale" or "The White Whale") |
| Characters in this musical take an "AZT Break" to medicate with anti-HIV drugs. In one song from this musical, one character asks another to "Take Me or Leave Me," and another song from this musical counts "sunsets" and "cups of coffee" as ways to "measure a year." "Seasons of Love" appears in, for the point, what musical about cash-strapped artists struggling to pay for life in New York? | Rent |
| Comatic and chromatic are types of imperfections produced by these devices that are called aberrations. Physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel [[fruh-NELL]] developed a type of these devices that greatly improved lighthouses by increasing the distance of visibility of light. For the point, identify these objects that focus or disperse light, found in telescopes and prescription glasses. | Lens (accept Fresnel Lens) |
| Seventy-eight people accompanied this person during the White Flowing River movement to challenge a salt tax. While in jail, this person objected to a granting of a separate electorate for the lowest caste by going on a hunger strike. For the point, identify this nonviolent activist who led the independence movement in India. | Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (or Mahatma Gandhi) |
| In order to marry Hippodamia, Pelops bribed Myrtilus to sabotage one of these objects, causing the death of King Oenomaus [[WEE-no-MAY-us]]. Phaeton was killed for misusing one of these objects belonging to Helios, and a play by Euripides ends with Medea escaping by driving one of these vehicles. For the point, name these horse-drawn vehicles that were raced in hippodromes. | Chariots |
| A law partially named for Beno Gutenberg describes the relationship between magnitude and the number of these events in a given region. The "Depth of Focus" relates to the location of these events, and the hypocenter is the initial point of these events that occur along faults. Tremors often precede, for the point, what major ruptures in earth's surface that are measured on the Richter scale? | Earthquake (accept Seismic Activity; prompt on "Tremor" before mentioned) |
| This man was the last surviving civilian pilot from the New Nine after the T-38 crash claimed the life of Elliott See. One of this man’s tasks was to take pictures of his own footprint in the Sea of Tranquility, and this man was accompanied on that mission by Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin. For the point, name this Apollo 11 astronaut, the first man to walk on the moon. | Neil Armstrong |
| AIDS activist and Pop Artist Keith Haring began his career in this artistic form. With Al Diaz, Jean-Michel Basquiat developed the tag "SAMO" for this artistic medium in New York City. A distinct stenciling technique in this artistic medium was developed by the anonymous artist Banksy. For the point, name this style of art that often uses spray paint and is associated with urban vandalism. | Graffiti (accept Street Art) |
| This location’s first mention came from one philosopher's depiction of Critias in the dialogue of Timaeus. One account of this fictional location’s destruction was recorded by Plato who described how this location fell into the Atlantic Ocean in The Republic. For the point, name this fictional, sunken city. | Atlantis |
| This artist depicted a woman sleeping in a red chair in the painting La Rêve [[REV]]. This artist depicted a group of women in provocative poses standing amidst a collection of African masks in Les Demoiselles d'Avignon [[lay dem-wah-zell DAH-ven-"YAWN"]]. Guernica [[GARE-nih-kuh]] and The Old Guitarist are works created by, for the point, what Spanish Cubist who used a melancholy color during his Blue Period? | Pablo Picasso (accept Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso) |
| Two of these objects used by Beowulf are named Naegling and Hrunting. One of these objects named Gram was used by Sigurd to kill Fafnir. In legend, the king of England was determined by who could remove one of these objects trapped in an anvil. King Arthur wielded, for the point, what type of weapon named Excalibur? | Swords |
| This man weds Mary Morstan, a woman who first appears in The Sign of the Four. This character meets their famous companion while looking for a roommate after returning from Afghanistan, eventually coming to live at 221B Baker Street. For the point, name this doctor and faithful sidekick to Sherlock Holmes. | Dr. John Watson |
| The energy of a rotating variety of these entities can be theoretically extracted in the Penrose Process. The Schwarzschild radius computes the size of these entities, and a type of radiation caused by these entities is named after Stephen Hawking. For the point, name these dense astronomical objects that prevent light from escaping their gravitational pull. | Black Holes |
| This instrument follows the opening harp in Danse Macabre, playing a dissonant interval called the tritone. This instrument plays the 24 Caprices of Niccolo Paganini, a virtuoso who was legendarily said to have sold his soul for the ability to master this instrument. Players draw a bow across the four strings of, for the point, what instrument sometimes called a fiddle? | Violin (accept Fiddle before mentioned) |
| One variant of this religion believes that a veve [[veh-veh]] pattern can invoke Papa Legba, a spirit worshipped by its followers. Baron Samedi is a figure in this religion whose male and female officials are called oungan and manbo. For the point, name this religion associated with zombies and namesake dolls often stuck with needles. | Voodoo (accept specific types of Voodoo; accept Vodun) |
| In this novel, one character proclaims his sin from atop a scaffold before dying in the arms of another character who had previously been shamed on that same scaffold. One character in this novel adopts the name Roger Chillingworth to take revenge on the Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale. Hester Prynne is forced to wear a red "A" in, for the point, what novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne? | The Scarlet Letter: A Romance |
| This person earned the nickname "Milk Snatcher" during their time as Education Secretary. A military junta led by Leopoldo Galtieri declared war on this politician's nation by invading the Falkland Islands in 1982. For the point, name this Conservative who served as the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. | Margaret Thatcher |
| The first successful human-to-human transplant of this organ was received by Louis Washkansky in 1967. Parts of this organ include the atrioventricular node and superior vena cava. Beta blockers help this organ by inhibiting the effects of epinephrine, improving atrial fibrillation and lowering one’s pulse. For the point, what organ pumps blood throughout the body? | Heart |
| Some measurements of pressure are given in millimeters of this element. Due to its high coefficient of expansion and high boiling point, this element is typically found in thermometers. This element is the only metal that exists as a liquid in room temperature. Also known as “quicksilver,” this is, for the point, what transition metal that has the chemical symbol Hg? | Mercury (accept Hg before mentioned) |
| Upon the founding of this state, Alcée Louis la Branche [[ahl-SEE loo-EE LAH BRANSHE]] was appointed Chargé d'affaires by the Jackson administration. This state's declaration of independence was signed at Washington-on-the-Brazos [[BRAH-zohs]] during the Convention of 1836, which was quickly followed by an invasion by Antonio López de Santa Anna. The battles at the Alamo and San Jacinto [[ha-SEEN-toh]] were fought by, for the point, what U.S. state once led by Sam Houston? | Republic of Texas (accept Lone Star Republic) |
| This street is the oldest north-south thoroughfare in New York City. An early network of bright lights lining this street earned it the nickname "The Great White Way." Productions such as Wicked and Hamilton have been staged on, for the point, what Manhattan thoroughfare, a world capital of musical theater? | Broadway |