StateChampionships 2015
Round 1
First Period, Fifteen Tossups
Note to all quizmasters: In pronunciation guides for this tournament, the cluster “ey” represents the vowel sound in the first syllable of “neighbor” or the words “stay” or “pray.”
1.TheAmistadDamfloodsarablelandandproduceshydroelectricpoweronthisriver,justaftertheDevilsRiverjoinswithit.ThisriverenterstheseaatatownwhereTheodoreRooseveltdischargeddozensofblacktroopsintheBrownsvilleaffair.TheNueces(noo-ACE-ace) River,northofthisone,wasthealternativetoitduringaborderdisputeinthe1840swhichbecameopenwar.For10points,namethisriverseparatingCiudadJuarez(see-oo-DAHDWAH-rez)inMexicofromElPasoinTexas.
ANSWER:RioGrandeRiver[orRioBravo]
2.Thispsychologist’stheoryof “geneticepistemology” arguedthatequilibrationisthehighestlevelofdevelopment.Thatideabyhimrequiresabalancebetweentheaccommodationandassimilationof “schemas” (SKEE-muz).HisThreeMountainsExperimentshowedthatchildreninthepre-operationalstageexpressegocentrism. In his theory, that stage followsthesensorimotorstage,whereheobservedthatinfantsareunabletounderstandobjectpermanence.For10points,namethisSwisspsychologistwhomodeledfourstagesofcognitivedevelopment.
ANSWER:JeanPiaget
3.EventhoughRoyCampanellaneverplayedinthiscity, “RoyCampanellaNight” washeldherein1959,settingathen-recordMLBattendancemark.TheNationalLeagueteaminthiscityplaystheso-called “FreewaySeries.” Thiscityishometothethird-oldestballparkinMajorLeagueBaseball,afterFenwayandWrigley.Beforethe1958season,WalterO’MalleymovedhisbaseballteamfromBrooklyntohere.ClaytonKershawisastarpitcherforthiscity’steam.For10points,namethisCaliforniacitywheretheDodgersplay.
ANSWER:LosAngeles
4.Inthiscountry,JoseParanhos(JOE-zaypuh-RAHN-os)wrotethe “RioBrancoLaw,” whichwasfollowedbythesimilar “GoldenLaw.” GetulioVargas(jeh-TOOL-yoVAR-gess)ledthiscountryduringitsEstadoNovo(ess-TAH-dohNOH-voh).Thiscountry’slastemperorruledforoverfiftyyearsandwasnamedPedroII.ItjoinedArgentinaandUruguaytofightParaguayintheWaroftheTripleAlliance.For10points,namethisSouthAmericancountry,currentlyledbyDilmaRousseff(JILL-muhroo-SEFF),whichwasoncethelargestcolonyofPortugal.
ANSWER:Brazil[FederativeRepublicofBrazil;orRepublicaFederativadoBrasil]
5.IntheBible,arulerofthisempirerequeststhatcourtrecordsbereadtohimtohelphimfallasleep.ResourcesfromthisempireallowNehemiah(NEH-hem-AI-uh)tobuildawall.OneofitsministersishangedusinghisowngallowsafterschemingtokillMordecai.AninvasionbythisempireisforetoldbythewritingonthewallatBelshazzar’s(BEL-shuh-zar’s)feast.Haman(HEY-mun)isexecutedbyitsemperorAhasuerus(ah-hahsh-VAIR-ohs),whomarriesEsther.For10points,namethisempirewhosefounderCyrustheGreatendedtheBabyloniancaptivity.
ANSWER:PersianEmpire[orAchaemenidEmpire]
6.Ascaled-downversionofthisobjectusedinJapaneseprimaryeducationiscalleda “soraban” (soh-rah-bahn).ThisobjectisnamedforaGreek “boardwithoutabase,” whichfunctionedwithloosestonesknownas “calculi” (cahl-COO-lee).ThemodernformofthisobjectincorporatesadditionalpartsfromtheChinese “suanpan” (SWAN-pahn).Thisitemusuallyusesabambooframesupportingmetalwires,andcanbemanipulatedbyaskilledoperatorquickerthanelectroniccalculators.For10points,namethiscountingdevicethatusesmovingbeads.
ANSWER:abacus[orabaci;orabacuses]
7.Thisevent,whichtookplaceatSixthStreetStation,waswitnessedbythen-SecretaryofWarRobertToddLincoln.ThiseventprovedfatalthankstomaltreatmentbyDr.WillardBliss,whorefusedtoallowAlexanderGrahamBelltoproperlyuseaprototypemetaldetectoronthevictimofthisevent.Theperpetratorofthiseventannounced “IamaStalwartoftheStalwarts!ArthurisPresidentnow!” afterperformingitin1881.For10points,identifythisactionwhichCharlesGuiteauperformedonaRepublicanPresident.
ANSWER:assassinationofJamesAbramGarfield[orequivalentsfor “assassination” suchasmurderorshooting]
8. An artistfromthiscountrypaintedatriptych called theStatesofMindtrilogy, and waspartofamovementfromthiscountrywhosemanifestodeclareda “roaringmotorcar...morebeautifulthantheVictoryofSamothrace.” AnotherpainterfromthiscountrydepictedashadowysceneofagirlrollingahoopinMysteryandMelancholyofaStreet.For10points,FuturistUmbertoBoccioni (BOTCH-ee-oh-nee) andGiorgiodiChirico (CHEER-ee-koh) bothhailfromwhatMediterranean country which was thecradleoftheRenaissance?
ANSWER:Italy[orItalia;orKingdomofItaly]
9.Inthemythologyofthiscountry,agodfleeingtheunderworldtossesasideahairpiece,whichturnsintoabunchofgrapes.Inthiscountry,mischievousmonstersthatcarryplatesofwaterontheirheadsarecalled “kappas.” AgoddessofthiscountryisluredoutofacavebythedancingofUzume (oo-ZOO-may).ThiscountryveneratesthecreatorIzanagi (ee-zah-NAH-gee),whosesonsincludethestormgodSusanoo (soo-suh-NOH-woh).For10points,namethiscountry whose emperors are descended from the sungoddessAmaterasu (ah-mah-tah-RAH-soo).
ANSWER:Japan[orNihon-koku;orNippon-koku]
10.Inthisnovel,thestoryof Gervayse (gair-VASE) hiringacarpenteristoldbyamanwhotendschickenswiththeprotagonist. Its preface declaresthat “thewrong-doingofonegenerationlivesintothesuccessiveones.” Inthisnovel,theColonelorchestratestheexecutionofMatthewMauleforwitchcraft. ItsprotagonistfallsinlovewiththehypnotistHolgrave.Atthe start ofthisnovel,Hepzibah (HEP-zib-uh) andCliffordarevisitedbytheircousinPhoebe.For10points,namethisnovelaboutthePyncheonfamilybyNathanielHawthorne.
ANSWER:TheHouseoftheSevenGables
11.This process can occur duetonegativeepistasis (eh-pih-STAY-sis).Thedumbbellandperipheralisolatemodelsaresubtypesofthisprocess,whichmayresultfromprezygotic (pree-zai-GOT-ik) isolatingmechanismsandassortativemating.Extremecasesofgeneticdriftcancausethe “peripatric” (per-uh-PAT-rik) typeofthisprocess.Itcanoccurinanallopatricversioninwhichageographicbarrierpreventsbreedingbetweenpopulations.For10points,namethisphenomenonthatresultsina new taxonomicgroupdistinctfromotherorganismsinagenus.
ANSWER:speciation[or allopatric speciation; prompt on descriptive answers such as makinganewspecies;promptonevolution; prompt on naturalselection]
12.Thisisland’srulersincludedafalconryenthusiastwhoissuedtheConstitutionsofMelfi.TheHohenstaufen(hoh-hen-SHTAH-fen)emperorFrederickIIhadhispowerbaseonthisisland,wherea1282rebellionagainstAngevin(OHN-juh-vin)rulebrokeoutduringaprayerservicecalledVespers.Anhonorcodewhichinvolvednotreportingcrimetoauthorities,called “omerta” (oh-MAIR-tuh),emergedonthisisland.For10points,namethisMediterraneanislandwhichtradedgrainacrosstheStraitsofMessinaseparatingitfrommainlandItaly.
ANSWER:Sicily[orSicilia]
13.Aremaindertheoremforthesethingsstatesthatdivisionbyalinearfactorgivesaremainderequaltothisthingevaluatedattheconstantinthelinearfactor.Everynon-constantoneofthesethingshasatleastonecomplexrootbecausethecomplexnumbersarealgebraicallyclosedaccordingtothefundamentaltheoremofalgebra;thoserootscanbefoundbyfactoring.For10points,nametheseexpressionsorequationsthatconsistsofvariablesandcoefficientswithonlyaddition,multiplication,andintegerexponents.
ANSWER:polynomials[orpolynomialfunctions;promptonfunctions]
14. A sonnetbythispoetdeclares, “Dullwouldhebeofsoulwhocouldpassbyasightsotouchinginitsmajesty,” andexclaims, “DearGod!theveryhousesseemasleep!” Thispoetof “ComposeduponWestminsterBridge” addressedhissisterDorothyinalongblankversepoemdeclaring “Natureneverdidbetraytheheartthatlovedher.” He wrote that poem afterfiveyearsawayfromthetitlebuildingontheriverWye.For10points,namethisRomanticpoetof “TinternAbbey” whoco-wroteLyricalBalladswithSamuelTaylorColeridge.
ANSWER:WilliamWordsworth
15.Straingaugesworkbymeasuringthechangeinthisquantityafteradeformation.Theproductofthisvariableandcapacitancehasunitsoftime.Thisquantityiszeroinsideanidealbattery.Thisquantityistheoreticallyinfiniteinonedirectiononadiode.Itabruptlydropsofftozerowhenmetalsexpeltheirmagneticfields.Thisquantityisproportionaltolengthandinverselyproportionaltocross-sectionalareaforawire.Theratiobetweenvoltagedropandthecurrentisthisvalue.For10points,namethisquantitythatismeasuredinohms.
ANSWER:electricalresistance
State Championships 2015
Round 1
Directed Round
1A.Whichofthesixbasictrigonometricfunctionsequalsthereciprocalofthesinefunction,orhypotenuseoveroppositeside?
ANSWER:cosecant [do not accept or prompt on “secant”]
1B.Whatman,whowasdefeatedintheSenateforconfirmationtotheSupremeCourtin1987,nowlendshisnametothepoliticalprocessofvigorouslyopposingajudicialnominee?
ANSWER:RobertBork[RobertHeronBork]
2A.Namethequantitythatistheratiobetweentheoutputforceandinputforceexertedonasimplemachine.
ANSWER:mechanicaladvantage[orMA]
2B.What specific literarydeviceistheusageofapartofsomethingtorepresentitswhole,exemplifiedbytheword “crown” standinginfor “king”?
ANSWER:synecdoche (sin-EK-duh-kee) [do not accept or prompt on “metonymy”]
3A.Thisisa20-secondcalculationquestion.Whatisthegreatestcommonfactorofthepolynomialsxsquaredplus3xyminus18ysquaredandxsquaredminus10xyplus21ysquared?
ANSWER:xminus3y
3B.Thisisa20-secondcalculationquestion.Iamdrawingcardswithoutreplacementfromastandarddeckwithnojokers.Giventhatthetopcardistenofhearts,whatistheprobabilitythatthenextcardiseitheranothertenoranotherheart?
ANSWER:5/17[or15/51]
4A.WhatLangstonHughespoemopensbyasking, “Whathappenstoadreamdeferred?”
ANSWER: “Harlem”
4B.WhatDutch-speakingregionofBelgiumsurroundsthebilingualBrusselsCapitalRegionandisfoundnorthofWallonia (wuh-LOH-nee-uh)?
ANSWER:Flanders[orVlaanderen]
5A.NametheonlyEnglishkingfromtheHouseofBlois(BLOO-wah),whofoughtwithhiscousinMatildaduringaperiodknownas “TheAnarchy.”
ANSWER:StephenofBlois
5B.WhatEnglish-languageprofessionisheldbyaSpanish “bombero” (bom-BARE-oh),aFrench “pompier” (pom-pee-AIR),andanItalian “pompiere” (pom-pee-AIR-ay)?
ANSWER:firefighters[orfiremanorotherequivalents]
6A.JohnColtrane’swifeNaima (nai-EE-muh) lendshernametoatrackonwhatjazzalbum, namedfortherapidchordprogressionsbetweenBmajor,Gmajor,andE-flatmajorusedonitstitle piece?
ANSWER:GiantSteps
6B.Whatpre-SocraticphilosophertheorizedthattheforcesofLoveandStrifedistinguishedthefourelements,andreportedlykilledhimselfbyjumpingintoMountEtna?
ANSWER:Empedocles (emp-ED-oh-cleez)
7A.WhatruleroftheMaliEmpireinthe1300’sreportedlybroughthundredsofpoundsofgoldonhispilgrimagetoMecca?
ANSWER:MansaMusaI
7B.WhatVictorianpoet,knownforhisdramaticmonologues,wroteaboutamanstranglinghisbelovedwithherownhairin “Porphyria’s (por-FEER-ee-uh’s) Lover”?
ANSWER:RobertBrowning
8A.Thisisa30-secondcalculationquestion.TriangleABChasverticesat(3,4),(6,4),and(6,8),insomeorder.TriangleDEFhasverticesat(-3,-2),(-3,10),and(x,y),insomeorder.Howmany(x,y)coordinatepairsexistsuchthatABCandDEFaresimilar,andxandyarebothintegers?
ANSWER:8[thepointsareat(6,10),(13,10),(6,-2),(13,-2),(-12,10),(-19,10),(-12,-2),and(-19,-2)]
8B.Thisisa30-secondcalculationquestion.Supposethataisarealconstant.Forwhatvaluesofxwillthegraphsofyequalssecantofaxandyequalsxsquaredneverintersectforanyvalueofa?
ANSWER:xbetween-1and1
9A.Whatpainfulinflammatorydiseaseischaracterizedbyuricacidcrystalsdepositinginjointsandmostfrequentlyaffectsthebigtoe?
ANSWER:gout[orpodagra]
9B.SaleemSinaiistheprotagonistofwhatSalmanRushdienovel,whosetitlecharacterswereallbornwithinanhourofIndia’sindependence?
ANSWER:Midnight’sChildren
10A.Wha “CoalitionoftheRadicalLeft” ledbyAlexisTsipras (SEE-prus) formedanewGreekgovernmentfollowingaJanuary2015snapelection?
ANSWER:SYRIZA
10B.WhatPalestinianassassinatedSenatorRobertF.Kennedyin1968?
ANSWER:SirhanB.Sirhan[SirhanBisharaSirhan]
State Championships 2015
Round 1
Third Period, Fifteen Tossups
1.Thiscomposer’sfourthsymphonyquotesthefolksong “IntheFieldStoodaBirchTree” andopenswithabrassfanfarerepresentingthe “inexorablepoweroffate.” Hisfinalsymphonyhasasecond-movementwaltzin5/4timeandendswithanAdagiolamentoso (ah-DAH-jee-oh lah-men-TOH-soh) inthehomekeyofBminor.Inapiecebythiscomposer,theanthem “LaMarseillaise” (mar-see-YAYZ) isdrownedoutby “GodSavetheTsar.” For10points,namethiscomposerofthePathetiqueSymphonywhousedcannonfireinhis1812Overture.
ANSWER:PyotrIlyichTchaikovsky
2.Inthispoem,thespeaker’sexperiencesin “therainyHyades” (HAI-uh-deez) and “theringingplains” ofagreatcityleadhimtoconclude, “IamapartofallthatIhavemet.” Thispoem’sspeakerisashamedoflivinguseless “amongthesebarrencrags” andurgeshiscompanions, “‘Tisnottoolatetoseekanewerworld.” Thetitlefigureofthispoemis “strongatwill” andvowsduringhisdyingyears “tostrive,toseek,tofind,andnottoyield.” For10points,namethisdramaticmonologueaboutamythologicalking,writtenbyAlfred,LordTennyson.
ANSWER: “Ulysses”
3.Akingofthisnameattemptedtopreventawarwithnotesaddressedto “Willy.” Theslogan “Orthodoxy,Autocracy,andNationality” wasusedbyakingofthisname,whowasopposedatthebeginningofhisreignbycrowdschanting “ConstantineandConstitution.” AkingofthisnamecreatedtheDumaviatheOctoberManifestoafterBloodySunday.ThisnamewassharedbyatsarwhofacedtheDecembristuprisingandonewhowasinfluencedbythemysticRasputin.For10points,givethisnameofthetsarkilledaftertheRussianRevolutionof1917.
ANSWER:Nicholas[orNicholasI;orNicholasII;orNikolai]
4. A groupofthisnumberofpeopleincludes theknife-throwingBrittaswellastheboyChico,whostaysbehindwithPetra,ina1960filmbyJohnSturgesstarringYulBrynner. Anothergroupofthis sizelosesoverhalfitsmemberswhileattemptingtoseizethreemusketsfrommarauders;thatgroupofthisnumbertriestosaveapeasantvillageevenafterfindingoutthatitwithholdsitsricesupplyfromthem,andisledbyKambei (kom-BAY) andKikuchiyo (kee-koo-CHEE-yoh).For10points,an AkiraKurosawafilm is titled for how many samurai?
ANSWER:seven[orThe Magnificent Seven;orThe Seven Samurai]
5.Thisheroisshownanomeninwhichhisson’sheadcatchesfire,afterwhichashootingstarstreaksthroughthesky.Thisheroexitstheunderworldthroughanivorygateof “falsedreams.” Oneofhisloverscommitssuicidebystabbingherselfatopafuneralpyre.ThisherousesagoldenboughtovisittheunderworldandtalktohisfatherAnchises (an-KAI-seez).AfterthefallofTroy,thisherotravelstomodern-dayRome,butissidetrackedbyaloveaffairwiththeCarthaginianqueenDido.For10points,namethistitleheroofanepicpoembyVirgil.
ANSWER:Aeneas
6.Afterhydrogen,thesecondmostpopularformofnuclearmagneticresonancespectroscopy (spek-TRAH-scup-ee) usesthiselement.Chlorine,fluorine,andthiselementmakeupabannedcompoundthatbreaksupozoneintheatmospherethroughfreeradicals.Theatomicmassunitisdefinedasexactlyone-twelfthofitsmass.Aone-atomthicksheetofatomsofitiscalledgraphene,whichisstackedingraphite.For10points,namethiselementwhoseisotope14canbeusedtocalculatetheageoforganicmaterialsinanamesaketypeof “dating.”
ANSWER:carbon[orC]
7.Thelosersofthisbattleusedthe “hedgehog” strategythatpreviouslyprevailedatNaSan.Twodaysafterthisbattlebegan,theartillerycommanderCharlesPirothcommittedsuicidewithahandgrenade.Duringthisbattle,membersoftheTaiethnicgroupabandonedahilloutpostnicknamed “Ann-Marie.” BreakoutattemptsafterthisbattleendedresultedinaboutseventytroopsescapingthevictoriousforcesofVoNguyenGiap(VOHnuh-WINJAHP).For10points,namethis1954battlethatendedFrenchruleofVietnam.
ANSWER:BattleofDienBienPhu
8.Acharacterinthisfilmfrustrateshiscolleagueswhenhefailstointerpretthestatement “We’regoingtolunch” asaninvitationtogotolunch.Twoofitscharactersarerecruitedtoateamafterbeinggivensixminutestotakeatestthattookthemaincharactereight.WhileworkingatBletchleyPark,itsprotagonistbuildsamachinehedubs “Christopher” thatbreakstheGermanEnigmacodeusedduringWorldWarII.For10points,namethis2014biopic,starringBenedictCumberbatch,whichdepictsthelifeandworkofAlanTuring.
ANSWER:TheImitationGame
9.ThisplanetishometotheNorthernElectrostaticDisturbanceandaperiodicphosphine-richstormsystemcalledtheGreatWhiteOval.Thisplanetshowsapatternofcloudsarounditsnorthpolethatformsanearlyperfecthexagon.ThisplanetisstudiedbytheHuygens(HIGH-hunz)craft,whichwasdroppedintoitsatmospherebythelargestspaceprobeeverbuilt,Cassini.ThesamemissionalsodiscoverediceplumesonitsmoonEnceladus(en-SELL-uh-duss).For10points,namethisplanetthatisorbitedbyTitanandsurroundedbyanextensivesystemofrings.
ANSWER:Saturn
10.Thisnovelendswithamanreplying, “Forever,” toaquestionaskedon a riverboat.AcharacterinthisnovelworksforhisUncleLeo, and another marriesamanwhoplayschesswithJeremiahdeSaint-Amour.Awomaninthisnovel marries thewealthydoctorJuvenalUrbino (hoo-vuh-NAL oor-BEE-noh). It tracestheamorousinvolvementsofFerminaDaza (fair-MEE-nah DAHT-zuh) andFlorentinoAriza (floor-en-TEE-no ah-REET-zuh).For10points,namethisnovelbyGabrielGarciaMarquezpartlysetduringanoutbreakofthetitledisease.
ANSWER:LoveintheTimeofCholera[orElamorenlostiemposdecolera]
11.ThiscitywasthesiteoftheCastleHillRebellion,whichincludedamarchonthiscity’ssuburbofParramatta(PAH-ruh-MAH-tuh).TheHawkesburyRiverdrainsintoBrokenBayjustnorthofthiscity.Thiscity’snamesake “HarbourBridge” liesacrossPortJackson,whichisthestartingpointofayachtracetoHobartthatbeginsoutsidethiscity.AttractionsinthiscityincludeBotanyBayandJornUtzon’s(YORNOOT-zon’s)concrete “shelled” operahouse.For10points,namethiscapitalofNewSouthWales,themostpopulouscityinAustralia.
ANSWER:Sydney
12.Thismansaidthathewas “theclasspresidentandathlete,” ascomparedtoonetimeclassmateDavidWildstein.Thispolitician’saide,BridgetAnneKelly,sentWildsteinamessageapparentlyplottingpoliticalpaybackagainstMayorMarkSokolich(SAH-koh-litch).HewasmockedinJanuary2015forhisawkwardhuggingofJerryJonestocelebratevictoriesbytheDallasCowboys.ThisgovernorwasinvestigatedforhisroleintheclosureoftollbridgelanesinFortLee.For10points,namethiscurrentRepublicanGovernorofNewJersey.
ANSWER:ChrisChristie[ChristopherChristie]
13.Insomeorganisms,thisprocessoccursafteratubeentersthemicropyle (MIKE-ro-pie-ul) andpiercesasynergid (SIN-ur-jid).Inmammals,thisprocessrequirescapacitatedcellstoreleaseacrosomal (AK-ruh-soh-mul) enzymesthatdigestthezonapellucida (peh-LOO-sid-uh).Inplants,gametophytes (gah-MEET-uh-fites) travelfromthestigmatotheovule (AHV-yool) toperformthisprocess,whichoccursafterpollinationandproducesazygote (ZAI-goat).For10points,namethissexualprocessinwhichaspermandeggunite.
ANSWER:fertilization[orconception unil itisread; or wordformssuchasfertilizing;promptonsexualreproduction]
14.Thispoetdescribedhowspace “begantotoll,asalltheheavenswereabell,andbeing,butanear,” inapoemabouthow “aplankinreasonbroke.” Anotherofherpoemsfacetiouslylaments, “Howpublic,likeafrog,totellone’sname,thelivelongJune,toanadmiringbog!” Inanotherofherpoems,sherecalledwhenshe “firstsurmisedthehorses’ headsweretowardeternity” afterclimbingintoacarriage.For10points,namethisreclusiveAmericanpoetwhowrote “I’mnobody!Whoareyou?” and “BecauseIcouldnotstopforDeath.”
ANSWER:EmilyDickinson
15.ThismanfoundedtheoldestcontinuouslyoperatingU.S.bank,theBankofNewYork,andplayedadrivingroleinre-openinghisalmamater,ColumbiaUniversity.ThismancommandedthebattalionsthatcapturedRedoubt10duringtheBattleofYorktown.WithJamesMadisonandJohnJay,thispoliticianusedthepseudonym “Publius” topublishtheFederalistPapers.InGeorgeWashington’scabinet,thisTreasurySecretarywastherivalofThomasJefferson.For10points,namethisFoundingFatherwhowaskilledinaduelwithAaronBurr.
ANSWER:AlexanderHamilton
State Championships 2015
Round 1
Tiebreaker/replacement questions
1.LudwigPrandtldevisedthethinboundarylayerhypothesistoexplaintheabsenceofthisforceinliquidsundergoingpotentialflow,whichis called D’Alembert’s (DAL-uhm-bair’s) paradox.Forsphericalobjects,thisforceisproportionaltotheradiustimessixpiaccordingtoStokes’sLaw.Inairplanes,thisforceopposestheliftforce.AnequationformulatedbyRayleigh, usedtocalculatethisquantity, setsthisforceproportionaltodensity,velocitysquaredandcross-sectionalarea.For10points,identifythisforcethatcounteractsmotionthroughafluid.
ANSWER:drag[orairresistance;orfluidresistance;promptonfluidfriction]
2.ThisdeityaccompaniesOttar (AH-tar) whenhegoestoasktheseeressHyndlaabouthisancestry.Thisdeityownsacloakoffeathersthatenablestheusertotransformintoafalcon.ThisdeityisofferedasarewardforagiantthatbuildsawallaroundAsgard.ThordisguiseshimselfasthisdeitytoretrieveMjolnir (MYOL-neer) fromathievinggiant.ThisdeityobtainedthenecklaceBrisingamen (BRIS-en-gah-men) bysleepingwithfourdwarves.For10points,namethisNorsegoddesswhosesimilarly-namedtwinbrotherisFrey (FRAY).
ANSWER:Freya[orFreyja;donotaccept “Frey,” “Freyr,” “Frigg,” or “Frigga”]
3.Apoembythisauthorstatesthat “theriverisastrongbrownGod” andincludesaheadnoteexplaininghowtopronounceitstitle, “TheDrySalvages” (sal-VAY-jes).ThispoetquotedEdmundSpenserbyaskingtheThames (TEMZ) to “runsoftlytillIendmysong.” Hecomparedtheeveningtoa “patientetherizeduponatable” inapoemwhosespeakerwonders “DoIdaretoeatapeach?” Anotherofhispoemsopens, “Aprilisthecruelestmonth.” For10points,namethispoetofFourQuartets, “TheLoveSongofJ.AlfredPrufrock,” andTheWasteLand.
ANSWER:T.S.Eliot[ThomasStearns Eliot]
4.Thiscity’sgovernmentwaschosenbyrandomlydrawingnamesfromeightleatherbagscalled “borse” (BOR-say),whichplacedninemenontheSignoria(SIN-yor-EE-uh).Thiscity’srulingfamilywastargetedforassassinationinthePazzi(POT-see)Conspiracy.AftertheBonfireoftheVanities,GirolamoSavonarola(jeh-RAH-luh-mosah-vah-nah-ROH-luh)washangedhere.ThiscitywashometoCosimo(CAH-suh-moh)andLorenzotheMagnificent.For10points,namethisTuscancitythatwasruledbytheMedici(MEH-dee-chee).
ANSWER:Florence[orFirenze]
5.Thiscity’sartificialislandsofVista,VivaandTerraarecollectivelycalledthe “FloatingIslands.” TheLotteWorldTowerinthiscitywillreach123floorsuponitscompletion.TheMoonlightRainbowFountainsprayswaterfromthiscity’sBanpoBridge,whichcrossestheHanRiver.ChunDoo-hwan(doo-WON)wasoustedshortlybeforethe1988SummerOlympicswereheldinthiscity.ThiscityishometotheheadquartersofSamsungandHyundai,aswellasthewealthyGangnam(GONG-num)district.For10points,namethiscapitalofSouthKorea.
ANSWER:Seoul
WhatcharacterluresFortunatointothecatacombsandwallshimupinEdgarAllanPoe’s “TheCaskofAmontillado” (ah-mahn-tee-YAH-doh)?
ANSWER:Montresor
Thisisacalculationquestion.Whenxoverquantityxplus2isdividedbyquantityxplus2overquantityxplus4,theresultcanbewrittenas1plusaoverquantityxsquaredplusbxplusc.Whatarea,b,andc?
ANSWER:a=-4,b=4,c=4[promptonanswersthatonlyhavethenumbers-4,4,and4insomeorder]
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