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His foes in the comics include Attuma, The Red Ghost, and Mephisto [meh-FISS-toh]. Cinematically, in
June 2007 he took on Susan, Johnny, Ben, and Reed. For 10 points -- who is this liquid metal man on a
flying longboard?
ANSWER:
SILVER SURFER OR NORRIN RADD
PROMPT: If SURFER is answered
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His foes in the comics include Attuma, The Red Ghost, and Mephisto [meh-FISS-toh]. Cinematically, in
June 2007 he took on Susan, Johnny, Ben, and Reed. For 10 points -- who is this liquid metal man on a
flying longboard?
ANSWER:
SILVER SURFER OR NORRIN RADD
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This four-word phrase first appeared on U.S. currency in 1864. In 1956, it was adopted as America's official
national motto. For 10 points -- what four-word motto has yet to be successfully challenged in court on
grounds of separation of church and state?
ANSWER:
IN GOD WE TRUST
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This four-word phrase first appeared on U.S. currency in 1864. In 1956, it was adopted as America's official
national motto. For 10 points -- what four-word motto has yet to be successfully challenged in court on
grounds of separation of church and state?
ANSWER:
IN GOD WE TRUST
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It was called a boom within a boom when the price of the oxide of this metal exploded from $7.25 a pound
in 2001 to $47.25 in 2006. For 10 points -- what is this metal in increasing demand for nuclear fuel?
ANSWER:
URANIUM
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It was called a boom within a boom when the price of the oxide of this metal exploded from $7.25 a pound
in 2001 to $47.25 in 2006. For 10 points -- what is this metal in increasing demand for nuclear fuel?
ANSWER:
URANIUM
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Her 2006 primer for entering college freshmen, It's OK If You're Clueless, is a flick of her literary wrist: 43
pages, some of which are just illustrations. For 10 points -- who is this writer better known for her The
Interruption of Everything and A Day Late and a Dollar Short?
ANSWER:
TERRY McMILLAN
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Her 2006 primer for entering college freshmen, It's OK If You're Clueless, is a flick of her literary wrist: 43
pages, some of which are just illustrations. For 10 points -- who is this writer better known for her The
Interruption of Everything and A Day Late and a Dollar Short?
ANSWER:
TERRY McMILLAN
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This man's masterpiece was once called "the book that nobody read." A 2004 survey, however, found over
600 copies of the original 1543 edition are still around, most with handwritten notes. So someone must
have read On the Revolution of the Heavenly Spheres by -- for 10 points -- what Polish astronomer?
ANSWER:
NICOLAUS COPERNICUS
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This man's masterpiece was once called "the book that nobody read." A 2004 survey, however, found over
600 copies of the original 1543 edition are still around, most with handwritten notes. So someone must
have read On the Revolution of the Heavenly Spheres by -- for 10 points -- what Polish astronomer?
ANSWER:
NICOLAUS COPERNICUS
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In Portuguese, it can be used only over a vowel. In Spanish, it can be used only over one consonant: an N.
For 10 points -- name this wavy diacritical mark.
ANSWER:
TILDES [TIL-dehs or TILDS]
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In Portuguese, it can be used only over a vowel. In Spanish, it can be used only over one consonant: an N.
For 10 points -- name this wavy diacritical mark.
ANSWER:
TILDES [TIL-dehs or TILDS]
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One of the original 13 states is, per capita, one of the three wealthiest. Some of that money can be found
at its Foxwoods casino, the world's largest. Foxwoods is a short drive from neighboring New York,
Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, in -- for 10 points -- which state?
ANSWER:
CONNECTICUT
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One of the original 13 states is, per capita, one of the three wealthiest. Some of that money can be found
at its Foxwoods casino, the world's largest. Foxwoods is a short drive from neighboring New York,
Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, in -- for 10 points -- which state?
ANSWER:
CONNECTICUT
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General De Gaulle personally presented her with the Cross of Lorraine and the
Croix de Guerre [KWAH deh GAIR] in 1943. After the war, he gave her the Medal of the Resistance. Her
state funeral in 1975 was a national day of mourning in France. For 10 points-- who was this African
American entertainer?
ANSWER:
JOSEPHINE BAKER
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General De Gaulle personally presented her with the Cross of Lorraine and the
Croix de Guerre [KWAH deh GAIR] in 1943. After the war, he gave her the Medal of the Resistance. Her
state funeral in 1975 was a national day of mourning in France. For 10 points-- who was this African
American entertainer?
ANSWER:
JOSEPHINE BAKER
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At the end of 2006, it repaid the last of its World War II era debts to the U.S. For 10 points -- name this
key ally in that war that was never charged for either Marshall Plan aid or for the entire Lend-Lease
Program.
ANSWER:
UNITED KINGDOM OR GREAT BRITAIN OR ENGLAND
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At the end of 2006, it repaid the last of its World War II era debts to the U.S. For 10 points -- name this
key ally in that war that was never charged for either Marshall Plan aid or for the entire Lend-Lease
Program.
ANSWER:
UNITED KINGDOM OR GREAT BRITAIN OR ENGLAND
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He'd have topped People magazine's list of 100 Most Beautiful People, had that magazine existed in Greek
mythology, which has Aphrodite [AF-roh-DIE-tee] and Persephone [purr-SEFF-eh-nee] fighting over him. For
10 points -- who was this personification of chiseled, to-die-for youth?
ANSWER:
ADONIS
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He'd have topped People magazine's list of 100 Most Beautiful People, had that magazine existed in Greek
mythology, which has Aphrodite [AF-roh-DIE-tee] and Persephone [purr-SEFF-eh-nee] fighting over him. For
10 points -- who was this personification of chiseled, to-die-for youth?
ANSWER:
ADONIS
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A concert model of this instrument requires at least three cows to provide its 47 cow-gut strings. For 10
points -- what is this upright musical instrument and official emblem of the Republic of Ireland?
ANSWER:
HARPS
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A concert model of this instrument requires at least three cows to provide its 47 cow-gut strings. For 10
points -- what is this upright musical instrument and official emblem of the Republic of Ireland?
ANSWER:
HARPS
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This alliterative [uh-LIT-uh-ruh-tiv] phrase was first used in a 1961 executive order by President John F.
Kennedy, and became a keystone of President Lyndon Johnson's executive orders to end discrimination in
employment and education. For 10 points -- what is this controversial two-word phrase?
ANSWER:
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
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This alliterative [uh-LIT-uh-ruh-tiv] phrase was first used in a 1961 executive order by President John F.
Kennedy, and became a keystone of President Lyndon Johnson's executive orders to end discrimination in
employment and education. For 10 points -- what is this controversial two-word phrase?
ANSWER:
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
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If you're going for the job known by this four-syllable word, you'll be computing the probability of the
occurrence of various contingencies of human life, especially hazards to property and the odds of
catastrophic illnesses or accidents. For 10 points -- which job calculates insurance risks and premiums?
ANSWER:
ACTUARY OR ACTUARIES
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If you're going for the job known by this four-syllable word, you'll be computing the probability of the
occurrence of various contingencies of human life, especially hazards to property and the odds of
catastrophic illnesses or accidents. For 10 points -- which job calculates insurance risks and premiums?
ANSWER:
ACTUARY OR ACTUARIES
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Her 2005 book, Life is Not A Fairy Tale, is dedicated to her baby, Zion, the child she bore before leaving
high school. She credits her faith, instilled by her preacher mother and grandmother, with turning her life
around. That, and winning the third season of "American Idol." For 10 points -- who is this singer?
ANSWER:
FANTASIA OR FANTASIA BARRINO
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Her 2005 book, Life is Not A Fairy Tale, is dedicated to her baby, Zion, the child she bore before leaving
high school. She credits her faith, instilled by her preacher mother and grandmother, with turning her life
around. That, and winning the third season of "American Idol." For 10 points -- who is this singer?
ANSWER:
FANTASIA OR FANTASIA BARRINO
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The four positions in this team sport are three chasers, two beaters, a keeper and a seeker. Balls used
include bludgers, a quaffle [KWAH-fel], and a single golden snitch. For 10 points -- name this sport played
on flying broomsticks.
ANSWER:
QUIDDITCH [KWID-dich]
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The four positions in this team sport are three chasers, two beaters, a keeper and a seeker. Balls used
include bludgers, a quaffle [KWAH-fel], and a single golden snitch. For 10 points -- name this sport played
on flying broomsticks.
ANSWER:
QUIDDITCH [KWID-dich]
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2005 brought another honor to baseball's first African-American manager. He received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom for his extraordinary achievements among others, for setting a lasting example of
character in athletics. For 10 points -- who is this manager of the Washington Nationals?
ANSWER:
FRANK ROBINSON
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2005 brought another honor to baseball's first African-American manager. He received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom for his extraordinary achievements among others, for setting a lasting example of
character in athletics. For 10 points -- who is this manager of the Washington Nationals?
ANSWER:
FRANK ROBINSON
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Its largest state university is unique in not being named for its state. For 10 points -- what is this East
Coast state that's home to Rutgers University?
ANSWER:
NEW JERSEY
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Its largest state university is unique in not being named for its state. For 10 points -- what is this East
Coast state that's home to Rutgers University?
ANSWER:
NEW JERSEY
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Its current economic boom is aided by its self-sufficiency in so many strategic metals. It is the world's top
producer and top consumer of aluminum, tin, and zinc; and is among the top five producers of both gold
and silver. For 10 points -- name this nation of over a billion people.
ANSWER:
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
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Its current economic boom is aided by its self-sufficiency in so many strategic metals. It is the world's top
producer and top consumer of aluminum, tin, and zinc; and is among the top five producers of both gold
and silver. For 10 points -- name this nation of over a billion people.
ANSWER:
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
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As Prime Minister he split his Tory Party down the middle by forcing the repeal of the Test Act in 1828 and
by granting Catholic Emancipation in 1829. For 10 points -- who was this hero of Waterloo?
ANSWER:
DUKE OF WELLINGTON OR ARTHUR WELLESLEY
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As Prime Minister he split his Tory Party down the middle by forcing the repeal of the Test Act in 1828 and
by granting Catholic Emancipation in 1829. For 10 points -- who was this hero of Waterloo?
ANSWER:
DUKE OF WELLINGTON OR ARTHUR WELLESLEY
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He was a New York lawyer checking property titles in the Black Hills in 1885. When he asked a local guide
the name of a cliff-faced mountain, that guide said "We'll call the damn thing" for you. That's how who -for 10 points -- gained immortality in both geology and sculpture, really big sculpture?
ANSWER:
CHARLES RUSHMORE
ACCEPT: MOUNT RUSHMORE
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He was a New York lawyer checking property titles in the Black Hills in 1885. When he asked a local guide
the name of a cliff-faced mountain, that guide said "We'll call the damn thing" for you. That's how who -for 10 points -- gained immortality in both geology and sculpture, really big sculpture?
ANSWER:
CHARLES RUSHMORE
ACCEPT: MOUNT RUSHMORE
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Lymphatic ones are slightly wider than the ones that transport blood, but all are composed of a single layer
of flat endothelial [en-doh-THEE-lee-ul] cells. For 10 points -- name this smallest of both lymphatic and
blood vessels.
ANSWER:
CAPILLARIES OR CAPILLARY
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Lymphatic ones are slightly wider than the ones that transport blood, but all are composed of a single layer
of flat endothelial [en-doh-THEE-lee-ul] cells. For 10 points -- name this smallest of both lymphatic and
blood vessels.
ANSWER:
CAPILLARIES OR CAPILLARY
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Everyone can now give him a licking, since the release of a postage stamp honoring "the best pound-forpound boxer in history," who K.O.'d Jake LaMotta in 1951 to win the middleweight title. For 10 points -who was this champ nicknamed "Sugar Ray?"
ANSWER:
SUGAR RAY ROBINSON
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Everyone can now give him a licking, since the release of a postage stamp honoring "the best pound-forpound boxer in history," who K.O.'d Jake LaMotta in 1951 to win the middleweight title. For 10 points -who was this champ nicknamed "Sugar Ray?"
ANSWER:
SUGAR RAY ROBINSON
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Besides its punctuational uses, it occurs in mathematical ratios, in biblical references, and on digital
clocks. For 10 points -- name this punctuation mark.
ANSWER:
COLONS
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Besides its punctuational uses, it occurs in mathematical ratios, in biblical references, and on digital
clocks. For 10 points -- name this punctuation mark.
ANSWER:
COLONS
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He is just about the only artist whose original works are less well known than the later engravings of them.
For 10 points -- name this painter whose watercolors were copied in the book The Birds of America.
ANSWER:
JOHN JAMES AUDUBON
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He is just about the only artist whose original works are less well known than the later engravings of them.
For 10 points -- name this painter whose watercolors were copied in the book The Birds of America.
ANSWER:
JOHN JAMES AUDUBON
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In its pure form, it's a colorless, flammable gas with a strong, pungent odor that seriously irritates the
mucous membranes. By the time you get that close to it, you've already likely expired. For 10 points -what is this compound used to preserve dead tissue?
ANSWER:
FORMALDEHYDE [for-MAL-duh-hide] OR FORMOL OR METHYLENE OXIDE
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In its pure form, it's a colorless, flammable gas with a strong, pungent odor that seriously irritates the
mucous membranes. By the time you get that close to it, you've already likely expired. For 10 points -what is this compound used to preserve dead tissue?
ANSWER:
FORMALDEHYDE [for-MAL-duh-hide] OR FORMOL OR METHYLENE OXIDE
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He was the first European to report the hashish-inspired Thug cult of India, and the first to provide a firsthand account of Kublai Khan [KOOB-luh KAHN]. For 10 points -- who was this 13th century Venetian
explorer?
ANSWER:
MARCO POLO
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He was the first European to report the hashish-inspired Thug cult of India, and the first to provide a firsthand account of Kublai Khan [KOOB-luh KAHN]. For 10 points -- who was this 13th century Venetian
explorer?
ANSWER:
MARCO POLO
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A monument there is inscribed "This acre of English ground was given to the United States . . . in memory
of John Fitzgerald Kennedy." For 10 points -- name this historic meadow where King John signed the
Magna Carta.
ANSWER:
RUNNYMEDE
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A monument there is inscribed "This acre of English ground was given to the United States . . . in memory
of John Fitzgerald Kennedy." For 10 points -- name this historic meadow where King John signed the
Magna Carta.
ANSWER:
RUNNYMEDE
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"Angered" and "enraged" have similar meanings, but are even more similar in that they contain the exact
same letters. For 10 points -- what noun names such pairs of words?
ANSWER:
ANAGRAMS
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"Angered" and "enraged" have similar meanings, but are even more similar in that they contain the exact
same letters. For 10 points -- what noun names such pairs of words?
ANSWER:
ANAGRAMS
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Though Daniel Fahrenheit perfected and manufactured the first practical mercury-in-glass thermometer,
today only two of his fixed reference points are still used on the scale named for him: the freezing and
boiling points of water under standard atmospheric pressure. For 10 points apiece -- what are those
degrees?
ANSWER:
32 DEGREES
212 DEGREES
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Though Daniel Fahrenheit perfected and manufactured the first practical mercury-in-glass thermometer,
today only two of his fixed reference points are still used on the scale named for him: the freezing and
boiling points of water under standard atmospheric pressure. For 10 points apiece -- what are those
degrees?
ANSWER:
32 DEGREES
212 DEGREES
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In 1939, marking the 150th anniversary of George Washington's inauguration, it hosted a World's Fair.
1.
First -- for 10 points -- name the city that hosted Washington's first inauguration.
ANSWER:
2.
NEW YORK CITY
For 15 points -- what six-syllable word denotes a 150th anniversary?
ANSWER:
SESQUICENTENNIALS OR SESQUICENTENARY OR SESQUICENTENARIES
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In 1939, marking the 150th anniversary of George Washington's inauguration, it hosted a World's Fair.
1.
First -- for 10 points -- name the city that hosted Washington's first inauguration.
ANSWER:
2.
NEW YORK CITY
For 15 points -- what six-syllable word denotes a 150th anniversary?
ANSWER:
SESQUICENTENNIALS OR SESQUICENTENARY OR SESQUICENTENARIES
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Name this East African nation after one clue for 30 points, after two for 20, or after all three for 10 points:
1.
Its official capital, since 1996, has been the inland city of Dodoma [DOH-doh-muh].
2.
The 1,970-foot-high walls around its Ngorongoro [ing-GOR-rong-GOR-oh] crater tower over the
Serengeti [sair-en-GET-tee] Plains.
3.
Its traditional capital had been Dar es Salaam [DAR es sah-LAHM].
ANSWER:
TANZANIA [tan-zuh-NEE-uh]
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Name this East African nation after one clue for 30 points, after two for 20, or after all three for 10 points:
1.
Its official capital, since 1996, has been the inland city of Dodoma [DOH-doh-muh].
2.
The 1,970-foot-high walls around its Ngorongoro [ing-GOR-rong-GOR-oh] crater tower over the
Serengeti [sair-en-GET-tee] Plains.
3.
Its traditional capital had been Dar es Salaam [DAR es sah-LAHM].
ANSWER:
TANZANIA [tan-zuh-NEE-uh]
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Its 1953 debut issue featured cover-baby Desi Arnaz, Jr., an entertainment milestone in that his mother's
celebrated real-life pregnancy was woven into the storylines of her hit comedy. For 5 points per answer with
a 5-point bonus for all four:
1.
Name this continuing weekly magazine, that mother, and her series, still re-running in syndication.
ANSWER:
2.
TV GUIDE
LUCILLE BALL
I LOVE LUCY
In 2006, Mariska Hargitay [mah-RISS-kah HAHR-gih-tay] took maternity leave, rather than weave her
pregnancy into the storylines of what police procedural drama co-starring Ice-T?
ANSWER:
LAW & ORDER: SVU OR SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT
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Its 1953 debut issue featured cover-baby Desi Arnaz, Jr., an entertainment milestone in that his mother's
celebrated real-life pregnancy was woven into the storylines of her hit comedy. For 5 points per answer with
a 5-point bonus for all four:
1.
Name this continuing weekly magazine, that mother, and her series, still re-running in syndication.
ANSWER:
2.
TV GUIDE
LUCILLE BALL
I LOVE LUCY
In 2006, Mariska Hargitay [mah-RISS-kah HAHR-gih-tay] took maternity leave, rather than weave her
pregnancy into the storylines of what police procedural drama co-starring Ice-T?
ANSWER:
LAW & ORDER: SVU OR SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT
PROMPT: If LAW & ORDER is answered
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He may have been the last prominent American politician to have been born in a log cabin: in 1917 in rural
Texas. He ended his career with five consecutive terms as L.A. Mayor. For 15 points apiece:
1.
Who was this African American Mayor of Los Angeles?
ANSWER:
2.
THOMAS "TOM" BRADLEY
Bradley's political breakthrough was considered so significant that the Chief Justice of the United States
who had drafted the 1954 Brown versus Board of Education decision swore Bradley into office for his
first term. Name that Justice.
ANSWER:
EARL WARREN
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He may have been the last prominent American politician to have been born in a log cabin: in 1917 in rural
Texas. He ended his career with five consecutive terms as L.A. Mayor. For 15 points apiece:
1.
Who was this African American Mayor of Los Angeles?
ANSWER:
2.
THOMAS "TOM" BRADLEY
Bradley's political breakthrough was considered so significant that the Chief Justice of the United States
who had drafted the 1954 Brown versus Board of Education decision swore Bradley into office for his
first term. Name that Justice.
ANSWER:
EARL WARREN
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An earthquake's hypocenter is the precise point underneath the earth's surface directly above where the quake
occurred. For 10 points each:
1.
What similar term is used for the point on the earth's surface directly above where the quake occurred?
ANSWER:
2.
EPICENTER
What two-word term is used for the point on the earth's surface directly below an aboveground nuclear
explosion?
ANSWER:
GROUND ZERO
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An earthquake's hypocenter is the precise point underneath the earth's surface directly above where the quake
occurred. For 10 points each:
1.
What similar term is used for the point on the earth's surface directly above where the quake occurred?
ANSWER:
2.
EPICENTER
What two-word term is used for the point on the earth's surface directly below an aboveground nuclear
explosion?
ANSWER:
GROUND ZERO
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Representative Dennis Hastert became Speaker of the House in 1999 and, by mid-2006, had become the
longest serving Republican Speaker ever.
1.
First -- for 20 points -- the longest-serving Speaker, holding that post for 17 of the 21 years between
1940 and 1961 was what Texan and mentor of Lyndon Johnson?
ANSWER:
2.
SAM RAYBURN
The longest consecutive term as Speaker was held from 1977 through 1987 by -- for 10 points -- what
liberal Democrat from Boston, nicknamed "Tip"?
ANSWER:
THOMAS "TIP" O'NEILL
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Representative Dennis Hastert became Speaker of the House in 1999 and, by mid-2006, had become the
longest serving Republican Speaker ever.
1.
First -- for 20 points -- the longest-serving Speaker, holding that post for 17 of the 21 years between
1940 and 1961 was what Texan and mentor of Lyndon Johnson?
ANSWER:
2.
SAM RAYBURN
The longest consecutive term as Speaker was held from 1977 through 1987 by -- for 10 points -- what
liberal Democrat from Boston, nicknamed "Tip"?
ANSWER:
THOMAS "TIP" O'NEILL
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He's mellowed a bit but still insists on sleeping in a tent and traveling with an all-female crew of
bodyguards. Unlike many other dictators, he has not, even after 38 years in power, given himself any title
higher than "Colonel." For 10 points each -- who is this North African ruler and what oil-rich land has he
led since 1969?
ANSWER:
MUAMMAR AL-QADDAFI [MOO-ah-mar al-kuh-DAH-fee]
LIBYA
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He's mellowed a bit but still insists on sleeping in a tent and traveling with an all-female crew of
bodyguards. Unlike many other dictators, he has not, even after 38 years in power, given himself any title
higher than "Colonel." For 10 points each -- who is this North African ruler and what oil-rich land has he
led since 1969?
ANSWER:
MUAMMAR AL-QADDAFI [MOO-ah-mar al-kuh-DAH-fee]
LIBYA
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The Australian outback. Africa. The Marquesas [mahr-KAY-sas] Islands. Thailand. The Amazon.
1.
First -- for 5 points -- those were the second through sixth locations of what person-against-personagainst-nature CBS reality series?
ANSWER:
2.
For 10 points -- which of those locations is closest to the countries of Cambodia and Burma?
ANSWER:
3.
SURVIVOR
THAILAND
HOST: It borders both of them
For 10 more points -- spell "Marquesas [mahr-KAY-sas]."
ANSWER:
M-A-R-Q-U-E-S-A-S
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The Australian outback. Africa. The Marquesas [mahr-KAY-sas] Islands. Thailand. The Amazon.
1.
First -- for 5 points -- those were the second through sixth locations of what person-against-personagainst-nature CBS reality series?
ANSWER:
2.
For 10 points -- which of those locations is closest to the countries of Cambodia and Burma?
ANSWER:
3.
SURVIVOR
THAILAND
HOST: It borders both of them
For 10 more points -- spell "Marquesas [mahr-KAY-sas]."
ANSWER:
M-A-R-Q-U-E-S-A-S
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You enter it through an arena-shaped round building with a white oblate spheroid protruding from the top.
Inside the front doors, you're met by a bronze statue of Jim Thorpe. For 10 points apiece -- name this
professional sports Hall of Fame, and the Ohio city where it's located.
ANSWER:
PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME
CANTON, OHIO
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You enter it through an arena-shaped round building with a white oblate spheroid protruding from the top.
Inside the front doors, you're met by a bronze statue of Jim Thorpe. For 10 points apiece -- name this
professional sports Hall of Fame, and the Ohio city where it's located.
ANSWER:
PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME
CANTON, OHIO
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An e-mail telling you to click on a link in order to access your bank account just might be a fraud. One way
to tell is to look at the link for a foreign country code. For 10 points apiece -- what country are you
connecting to if you click a link containing the country code:
1.
.jp? [DOT-J-P]
ANSWER:
2.
.nl? [DOT-N-L]
ANSWER:
3.
JAPAN
THE NETHERLANDS OR HOLLAND
.ca? [DOT-C-A]
ANSWER:
CANADA
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An e-mail telling you to click on a link in order to access your bank account just might be a fraud. One way
to tell is to look at the link for a foreign country code. For 10 points apiece -- what country are you
connecting to if you click a link containing the country code:
1.
.jp? [DOT-J-P]
ANSWER:
2.
.nl? [DOT-N-L]
ANSWER:
3.
JAPAN
THE NETHERLANDS OR HOLLAND
.ca? [DOT-C-A]
ANSWER:
CANADA
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Identify this performer after one clue for 30 points, after two for 20, or after all three for 10 points:
1.
Her third album, 1993's "Black Reign," was the first album by a female MC to go gold.
2.
The "Collection" line of cosmetics for women of color that Cover Girl named for her uses her royal
professional first name.
3.
Though using a professional name since high school, in 2004 she released a self-titled album under her
birth name of Dana Owens, to call attention to her singing skills and not just her rap skills.
ANSWER:
QUEEN LATIFAH
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Identify this performer after one clue for 30 points, after two for 20, or after all three for 10 points:
1.
Her third album, 1993's "Black Reign," was the first album by a female MC to go gold.
2.
The "Collection" line of cosmetics for women of color that Cover Girl named for her uses her royal
professional first name.
3.
Though using a professional name since high school, in 2004 she released a self-titled album under her
birth name of Dana Owens, to call attention to her singing skills and not just her rap skills.
ANSWER:
QUEEN LATIFAH
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The actual adventure begins with a descent into an Icelandic volcano. It ends in Italy, after the narrator,
the teenage Axel, and his party are ejected by the Stromboli [strom-BOH-lee] volcano. Axel's account of
the series of fantastic adventures hundreds of miles below the surface form the basis -- for 10 points
apiece -- of what 1864 work, by what French author?
ANSWER:
JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH
JULES VERNE
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The actual adventure begins with a descent into an Icelandic volcano. It ends in Italy, after the narrator,
the teenage Axel, and his party are ejected by the Stromboli [strom-BOH-lee] volcano. Axel's account of
the series of fantastic adventures hundreds of miles below the surface form the basis -- for 10 points
apiece -- of what 1864 work, by what French author?
ANSWER:
JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH
JULES VERNE
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He was born about 1750 to a Muslim Mandinka [man-DING-kuh] family, was captured by slave raiders, and
shipped to Maryland on the U.S. ship Lord Ligonier [LIG-uh-neer]. For 10 points apiece -- name this
captured and enslaved African, and name the 1976 best-seller, over half of which is devoted to his
biography.
ANSWER:
KUNTA KINTE [KOON-tuh KIN-teh]
PROMPT: If PARTIAL ANSWER is given
ROOTS
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He was born about 1750 to a Muslim Mandinka [man-DING-kuh] family, was captured by slave raiders, and
shipped to Maryland on the U.S. ship Lord Ligonier [LIG-uh-neer]. For 10 points apiece -- name this
captured and enslaved African, and name the 1976 best-seller, over half of which is devoted to his
biography.
ANSWER:
KUNTA KINTE [KOON-tuh KIN-teh]
PROMPT: If PARTIAL ANSWER is given
ROOTS
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In 2007, this former head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division began his term as the country's
only sitting African American governor. Despite leading one of the most heavily Democratic states in the
union, he's the first Democrat to be elected its governor since Michael Dukakis in 1986. For 15 points
each -- name him and his state.
ANSWER:
DEVAL PATRICK
MASSACHUSETTS
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In 2007, this former head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division began his term as the country's
only sitting African American governor. Despite leading one of the most heavily Democratic states in the
union, he's the first Democrat to be elected its governor since Michael Dukakis in 1986. For 15 points
each -- name him and his state.
ANSWER:
DEVAL PATRICK
MASSACHUSETTS
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Though taxonomic rules strictly state that the first name given to a new species is the correct one, in this
rare case the second, later name, meaning "thunder lizard," was popularized before the first name, meaning
"deceptive lizard." Today, they're used interchangeably. For 10 points apiece -- give the two names for
these enormous Jurassic-era dinosaurs with whip-like tails, long necks, and stout legs.
ANSWER:
APATOSAURUSES OR APATOSAURA OR APATOSAURI
BRONTOSAURUSES OR BRONTOSAURA OR BRONTOSAURI
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Though taxonomic rules strictly state that the first name given to a new species is the correct one, in this
rare case the second, later name, meaning "thunder lizard," was popularized before the first name, meaning
"deceptive lizard." Today, they're used interchangeably. For 10 points apiece -- give the two names for
these enormous Jurassic-era dinosaurs with whip-like tails, long necks, and stout legs.
ANSWER:
APATOSAURUSES OR APATOSAURA OR APATOSAURI
BRONTOSAURUSES OR BRONTOSAURA OR BRONTOSAURI
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Before the 17th century, most classical music was sung rather than played. For 10 points apiece:
1.
What name, from the Italian for "to sing," is given to those early compositions featuring vocal soloists
or small choruses, of which Johann Sebastian Bach wrote well over 200?
ANSWER:
2.
CANTATA
What name, from the Italian for "to make sound," is given to instrumental works for solo piano or solo
instrument with piano, as in Beethoven's "Waldstein" [VALD-stine] and "Moonlight?"
ANSWER:
SONATA
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Before the 17th century, most classical music was sung rather than played. For 10 points apiece:
1.
What name, from the Italian for "to sing," is given to those early compositions featuring vocal soloists
or small choruses, of which Johann Sebastian Bach wrote well over 200?
ANSWER:
2.
CANTATA
What name, from the Italian for "to make sound," is given to instrumental works for solo piano or solo
instrument with piano, as in Beethoven's "Waldstein" [VALD-stine] and "Moonlight?"
ANSWER:
SONATA
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1816 was a good year for literary works inspired by weird dreams. For 10 points per answer:
1.
What poet published his 1816 poem "Kubla Khan" based on a dream he had involving the river Alph in a
place called Xanadu [ZAN-uh-doo]?
ANSWER:
2.
SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE
What teenager published what 1816 novel inspired by a dream, which she described as a vision of a "pale
student of the unhallowed arts kneeling beside the thing he had put together [that then] shows signs of
life"?
ANSWER:
MARY SHELLEY
FRANKENSTEIN: OR THE MODERN PROMETHEUS
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1816 was a good year for literary works inspired by weird dreams. For 10 points per answer:
1.
What poet published his 1816 poem "Kubla Khan" based on a dream he had involving the river Alph in a
place called Xanadu [ZAN-uh-doo]?
ANSWER:
2.
SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE
What teenager published what 1816 novel inspired by a dream, which she described as a vision of a "pale
student of the unhallowed arts kneeling beside the thing he had put together [that then] shows signs of
life"?
ANSWER:
MARY SHELLEY
FRANKENSTEIN: OR THE MODERN PROMETHEUS
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The ancient Olympics had no torch relay or Olympic cauldrons. Those are traditions invented in the 20th
century. For 10 points apiece:
1.
What European city of famed canals and tulips introduced the Olympic cauldron in 1924 with a symbolic
fire that burned throughout its Summer games?
ANSWER:
2.
AMSTERDAM
What other European city introduced the torch relay from ancient Olympia for its 1936 Summer games?
ANSWER:
BERLIN
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The ancient Olympics had no torch relay or Olympic cauldrons. Those are traditions invented in the 20th
century. For 10 points apiece:
1.
What European city of famed canals and tulips introduced the Olympic cauldron in 1924 with a symbolic
fire that burned throughout its Summer games?
ANSWER:
2.
AMSTERDAM
What other European city introduced the torch relay from ancient Olympia for its 1936 Summer games?
ANSWER:
BERLIN
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These two close friends had inverse careers. One started as an inspector in the Boston Customs House
before becoming a famous novelist. The other wrote novels that would make him famous only after his
death, and spent his last 20 years as an inspector in the New York Customs House. For 15 points each -name these authors of The House of the Seven Gables and Billy Budd.
ANSWER:
NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE
HERMAN MELVILLE
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These two close friends had inverse careers. One started as an inspector in the Boston Customs House
before becoming a famous novelist. The other wrote novels that would make him famous only after his
death, and spent his last 20 years as an inspector in the New York Customs House. For 15 points each -name these authors of The House of the Seven Gables and Billy Budd.
ANSWER:
NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE
HERMAN MELVILLE
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The largest impact crater in the U.S. was formed 35 million years ago when a half-mile-wide asteroid
splashed some 370 miles off of what was then the East Coast. Its central crater now lies just northeast of
the mouth of the James River and Hampton Roads. That crater is in -- for 10 points each -- what U.S.
state, and under what body of water?
ANSWER:
VIRGINIA
CHESAPEAKE BAY
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The largest impact crater in the U.S. was formed 35 million years ago when a half-mile-wide asteroid
splashed some 370 miles off of what was then the East Coast. Its central crater now lies just northeast of
the mouth of the James River and Hampton Roads. That crater is in -- for 10 points each -- what U.S.
state, and under what body of water?
ANSWER:
VIRGINIA
CHESAPEAKE BAY
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The wild varieties of this nut are poisonous. Fortunately, those nuts are so bitter with the taste of cyanide
that no one would ever take more than a single bite.
1.
First -- for 10 points -- name this popular nut, whose cultivated and non-bitter varieties are the major
constituent of marzipan [MAR-zih-pan] and macaroons [mack-uh-ROONZ].
ANSWER:
2.
ALMONDS
The first mention of almond cultivation comes in the Book of Numbers when a rod blossomed with
almond flowers inside the Tabernacle; God's sign that the descendants of the owner of that rod would be
Israel's priests. For 15 points -- whose rod?
ANSWER:
AARON
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The wild varieties of this nut are poisonous. Fortunately, those nuts are so bitter with the taste of cyanide
that no one would ever take more than a single bite.
1.
First -- for 10 points -- name this popular nut, whose cultivated and non-bitter varieties are the major
constituent of marzipan [MAR-zih-pan] and macaroons [mack-uh-ROONZ].
ANSWER:
2.
ALMONDS
The first mention of almond cultivation comes in the Book of Numbers when a rod blossomed with
almond flowers inside the Tabernacle; God's sign that the descendants of the owner of that rod would be
Israel's priests. For 15 points -- whose rod?
ANSWER:
AARON
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The first two U. S. presidents to serve only one full term in office both had the last name of "Adams." For
15 points apiece -- name the next two who served only one full term; both were Democrats; one elected in
1836, the other elected in 1844.
ANSWER:
MARTIN VAN BUREN
JAMES K. POLK
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The first two U. S. presidents to serve only one full term in office both had the last name of "Adams." For
15 points apiece -- name the next two who served only one full term; both were Democrats; one elected in
1836, the other elected in 1844.
ANSWER:
MARTIN VAN BUREN
JAMES K. POLK
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This verse drama had its world premiere at Canterbury Cathedral in 1935. It was set in that cathedral in the
year 1170. For 15 points piece -- name this much revived play about the martyred Archbishop of
Canterbury, and its author, whose other famous poetic works include "The Waste Land" and "Four Quartets."
ANSWER:
MURDER IN THE CATHEDRAL
T.S. ELIOT
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This verse drama had its world premiere at Canterbury Cathedral in 1935. It was set in that cathedral in the
year 1170. For 15 points piece -- name this much revived play about the martyred Archbishop of
Canterbury, and its author, whose other famous poetic works include "The Waste Land" and "Four Quartets."
ANSWER:
MURDER IN THE CATHEDRAL
T.S. ELIOT
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U.S. paper money issued by these two federal Reserve Banks bear the letters H and J, respectively. Though
H and J are not adjacent in the alphabet, these two banks are located in the same state -- the only state
with two such banks. For 10 points apiece -- what two cities and one Midwestern state are home to these
Federal Reserve Banks?
ANSWER:
SAINT LOUIS
KANSAS CITY OR K. C.
MISSOURI
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U.S. paper money issued by these two federal Reserve Banks bear the letters H and J, respectively. Though
H and J are not adjacent in the alphabet, these two banks are located in the same state -- the only state
with two such banks. For 10 points apiece -- what two cities and one Midwestern state are home to these
Federal Reserve Banks?
ANSWER:
SAINT LOUIS
KANSAS CITY OR K. C.
MISSOURI
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