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278-first

5476990eea23cca905506e67

protobowl

One part of this work sees a speaker describe the "Fourth of July plumes" on a selection of "red and yellow and blue" bathing caps.

One part of this work sees a speaker describe the "Fourth of July plumes" on a selection of "red and yellow and blue" bathing caps. That Lucinda Childs text is recited from a bed during this work's passage "Prematurely Air-Conditioned Supermarket," which is followed in its "Prison" section by passages about Mr. Bojangles and quotes from Carole King's "I Feel the Earth Move." Many songs in this work consist of repetitions of solfege syllables and numbers, while others contain poetry by Christopher Knowles. Its three major sections are called "Train," "Trial," and "Field/Spaceship;" those sections are broken up by its so-called "knee plays." For 10 points, identify this five-hour-long opera about a scientist, the first "portrait" opera by Philip Glass.

One part of this work sees a speaker describe the "Fourth of July plumes" on a selection of "red and yellow and blue" bathing caps.

Einstein_on_the_Beach

Einstein_on_the_Beach

Einstein on the Beach

guesstrain

Fine Arts

Music

ACF Winter

College

279-first

5476990eea23cca905506e68

protobowl

According to a contemporaneous legend, a general of this ruler hid his men in two hundred sacks during his taking of Joppa; that general was Djehuti or Thuti.

According to a contemporaneous legend, a general of this ruler hid his men in two hundred sacks during his taking of Joppa; that general was Djehuti or Thuti. A stele depicting this ruler was found at Jebel Barkal in Napata. This man carried pontoon boats on oxcarts in order to cross the Euphrates when he attacked the Mitanni kingdom late in his reign. His first campaign was an attack on the kingdom of Kadesh, which culminated with a battle occurring after a march through the narrow Aruna Pass. His victories are commemorated with Cleopatra's needles. This ruler ordered the removal of all record of his predecessor, including the destruction of images depicting her. For 10 points, name the successor of Hatshepsut , a pharaoh of Egypt who won the battle of Megiddo.

According to a contemporaneous legend, a general of this ruler hid his men in two hundred sacks during his taking of Joppa; that general was Djehuti or Thuti.

Thutmose_III

Thutmose_III

Thutmose III [or Thutmosis III]

guesstrain

History

Ancient

ACF Winter

College

280-first

5476990eea23cca905506e69

protobowl

One equation used to describe this process states that m a is equal to F x minus beta times the velocity vector plus eta of t. Levy stated that a process X is one of these if it is its own natural filtration and if X sub

One equation used to describe this process states that m a is equal to F x minus beta times the velocity vector plus eta of t. Levy stated that a process X is one of these if it is its own natural filtration and if X sub I times X sub J minus Kronecker sub ij times t for all I and J is a martingale. This physical process is the classical example of a Wiener process, and Feynman developed a thought experiment that uses a ratchet to derive work from this process. This process is described by the Langevin equation, while it is used to predict the size of molecules based on one of Einstein's Annus Mirabilis papers. It was first observed by its namesake via pollen grains in water. For 10 points, name this random movement of particles in a fluid.

One equation used to describe this process states that m a is equal to F x minus beta times the velocity vector plus eta of t. Levy stated that a process X is one of these if it is its own natural filtration and if X sub

Brownian_motion

Brownian_motion

 Brownian motion

guesstrain

Science

Physics

ACF Winter

College

281-first

5476990eea23cca905506e6a

protobowl

In this work, a discussion of the niceness of Miss Marie, also known as the prostitute Maginot Line, precedes the beating of a character for splattering a berry cobbler on the floor.

In this work, a discussion of the niceness of Miss Marie, also known as the prostitute Maginot Line, precedes the beating of a character for splattering a berry cobbler on the floor. Henry Washington performs a magic trick with a disappearing penny in this work, which contains a scene in which the protagonist is blamed by Junior for killing his cat. That protagonist is convinced by Soaphead Church to feed poisoned meat to his landlord's dog. In its "Summer" section, the marigold seeds planted by Frieda and Claudia MacTeer fail to blossom, which signifies the premature death of the child born from Cholly's rape of his daughter. The protagonist of this work idolizes Shirley Temple's features. For 10 points, name this novel about Pecola Breedlove's desire for an azure iris, by Toni Morrison.

In this work, a discussion of the niceness of Miss Marie, also known as the prostitute Maginot Line, precedes the beating of a character for splattering a berry cobbler on the floor.

The_Bluest_Eye

The_Bluest_Eye

The Bluest Eye

guesstrain

Literature

American

ACF Winter

College

282-first

5476990eea23cca905506e6b

protobowl

'In this work, a discussion of the niceness of Miss Marie, also known as the prostitute Maginot Line, precedes the beating of a character for splattering a berry cobbler on the floor.

'In this work, a discussion of the niceness of Miss Marie, also known as the prostitute Maginot Line, precedes the beating of a character for splattering a berry cobbler on the floor. Henry Washington performs a magic trick with a disappearing penny in this work, which contains a scene in which the protagonist is blamed by Junior for killing his cat. That protagonist is convinced by Soaphead Church to feed poisoned meat to his landlord's dog. In its "Summer" section, the marigold seeds planted by Frieda and Claudia MacTeer fail to blossom, which signifies the premature death of the child born from Cholly's rape of his daughter. The protagonist of this work idolizes Shirley Temple's features. For 10 points, name this novel about Pecola Breedlove's desire for an azure iris, by Toni Morrison.'

'In this work, a discussion of the niceness of Miss Marie, also known as the prostitute Maginot Line, precedes the beating of a character for splattering a berry cobbler on the floor.

Gram_stain

Gram_stain

 Gram stain

guesstrain

Science

Biology

ACF Winter

College

283-first

5476990eea23cca905506e6c

protobowl

This man was the target of an assassination attempt by Viktor Ilyin.

This man was the target of an assassination attempt by Viktor Ilyin. His official cult of personality was centered on an exaggerated version of his role at Malaya Zemlya. This leader's negotiations with a rival nation's leader failed to prevent the passage of the Jackson-Vanik Amendment, which proposed sanctioning his nation. This leader shared power with Nikolai Podgorny and Aleksey Kosygin, and he negotiated SALT II and initiated détente. The Pravda article "Sovereignty and the International Obligations of Socialist Countries" introduced a policy named for this man that justified intervention in other socialist nations; that policy was his namesake doctrine that led to his invasion of Afghanistan. For 10 points each, name this leader effectively in charge of the Soviet Union from 1964 to 1982.

This man was the target of an assassination attempt by Viktor Ilyin.

Leonid_Brezhnev

Leonid_Brezhnev

Leonid Ilich {Brezhnev}

guesstrain

History

European

ACF Winter

College

284-first

5476990eea23cca905506e6d

protobowl

This composer met Enrico Fermi on a trip to a country which inspired a work that utilizes Dies Irae in its movement Butantan.

This composer met Enrico Fermi on a trip to a country which inspired a work that utilizes Dies Irae in its movement Butantan. That work, Brazilian Impressions, is one of his tone poems, along with Church Windows. One of his operas takes its title from a demon that represents the deadly sin of slothfulness. Another of this composer's works contains a movement in which Christian hymns are heard against the growls of vicious animals, called "Circuses." Another work by this composer of Belphegor and Ancient Airs and Dances is dedicated to the title structures depicted at various times of day, while another uses a recorded nightingale in its third movement. For 10 points, name this composer of Roman Festivals, Fountains of Rome, and Pines of Rome.

This composer met Enrico Fermi on a trip to a country which inspired a work that utilizes Dies Irae in its movement Butantan.

Ottorino_Respighi

Ottorino_Respighi

Ottorino Respighi

guesstrain

Fine Arts

Music

ACF Winter

College

286-first

5476990eea23cca905506e6f

protobowl

This monarch requested that Clement XI issue the anti-Jansenist bull Vineam Domini.

This monarch requested that Clement XI issue the anti-Jansenist bull Vineam Domini. One his mistresses was implicated of witchcraft in the Affair of the Poisons. This ruler tried to install one of his sons by that mistress, Madame de Montspan, as regent for his son, but the Duke of Maine was arrested by this man's nephew, the Duke of Orleans. An invasion of the Netherlands by this ruler was ended with the Treaty of Nijmegen. His ministers included the Marquis de Louvois. This monarch was opposed by an alliance led by Leopold I and the Palatinate known as the League of Augsburg. This man made his son Philip of Anjou king of another nation after the death of Charles II, leading to the War of the Spanish Succession. For 10 points, name this French "Sun King."

This monarch requested that Clement XI issue the anti-Jansenist bull Vineam Domini.

Louis_XIV_of_France

Louis_XIV_of_France

 Louis XIV [prompt on Louis]

guesstrain

History

European

ACF Winter

College

287-first

5476990eea23cca905506e70

protobowl

The holiday of Zagmuk is sacred to this deity, who is also associated with the celestial object of Nibiru.

The holiday of Zagmuk is sacred to this deity, who is also associated with the celestial object of Nibiru. Sometimes known as King of the Igigi, this figure was once called upon at a feast by Ansar, who gave him the name Asalluhi. "House of the raised head" is the translation of the name of his chief temple, Esagila. This figure tamed a winged dragon called the mushussu, which he then gave to his son Nabu. He is the son of Damkina and a figure who held Mummu with a nose-rope, Ea. He is the grandson of the sky god Anu, who gave him a bag of four winds to play with. For 10 points, name this deity who defeated Kingu and seized the Tablets of Destiny, the Babylonian god of thunderstorms who created human life after defeating Tiamat.

The holiday of Zagmuk is sacred to this deity, who is also associated with the celestial object of Nibiru.

Marduk

Marduk

 Bel Marduk [accept Amar-utu; Meridug; Merodach; or Mardochaios]

guesstrain

Social Science

Religion/Mythology

ACF Winter

College

288-first

5476990eea23cca905506e71

protobowl

One of these constructs is called perfect if it is equal to its own commutator.

One of these constructs is called perfect if it is equal to its own commutator. The purpose of the Hölder program was to classify a certain type of these. Those of odd order are solvable according to the Feit-Thompson theorem. Any one of these of prime order is also cyclic. Symmetric types of this algebraic structure consist of permutations of a given number of elements. Examples of these include one that has a 194 by 194 character table created by Fisher and Greiss. One of these of order six is the smallest one of these that is non-commutative. They must be associative and have an identity, inverses and a zero element, and Abelian ones are commutative. For 10 points, name these algebraic structures that consist of a set and a binary operation performed on that set.

One of these constructs is called perfect if it is equal to its own commutator.

Group_(mathematics)

Group_(mathematics)

 groups

guesstrain

Science

Math

ACF Winter

College

289-first

5476990eea23cca905506e72

protobowl

John Collier introduced one attempt to modify this piece of legislation, the violation of which led to the wire-tapping case Olmstead v. US.

John Collier introduced one attempt to modify this piece of legislation, the violation of which led to the wire-tapping case Olmstead v. US. The drafter of this bill was known for his use of "pressure politics." Its sponsor also co-sponsored a bill exempting farmers' cooperatives from anti-trust laws with Arthur Capper. Maryland governor Albert Richie openly refused to enforce this act, which was drafted by Wayne Wheeler. The Cullen-Harrison bill modified it to set a limit of 3.2 percent, raised from the original 0.5 percent. Sponsored by a namesake Minnesota representative, this act passed despite Woodrow Wilson's veto. It was supported by organizations like the Anti-Saloon League. For 10 points, name this companion piece to the Eighteenth Amendment that enforced prohibition.

John Collier introduced one attempt to modify this piece of legislation, the violation of which led to the wire-tapping case Olmstead v. US.

Volstead_Act

Volstead_Act

Volstead Act [or National Prohibition Act]

guesstrain

History

American

ACF Winter

College

291-first

5476990eea23cca905506e74

protobowl

One work by this philosopher disagrees with P.F. Strawson's rejection of the "no-ownership" theory.

One work by this philosopher disagrees with P.F. Strawson's rejection of the "no-ownership" theory. This philosopher defended his distinction between veridical and non-veridical perception and advanced an epistemology he called "sophisticated realism," a position attacked for its dependence on sense-data in J.L. Austin's Sense and Sensibilia. This thinker's "right to be sure" concept of knowledge was attacked by Edmund Gettier. This man advanced an ethical theory called emotivism. His best-known work contains chapters such as "The Function of Philosophy" and "The Elimination of Metaphysics" and champions the verificationist principle. For 10 points, name this British logical positivist philosopher, the author of Language, Truth, and Logic.

One work by this philosopher disagrees with P.F. Strawson's rejection of the "no-ownership" theory.

A._J._Ayer

A._J._Ayer

Alfred {Jules Ayer}

guesstrain

Social Science

Philosophy

ACF Winter

College

294-first

5476990eea23cca905506e77

protobowl

The protagonist of this novel encounters a character who keeps a multitude of caged parrots in his garden to trade in their feathers.

The protagonist of this novel encounters a character who keeps a multitude of caged parrots in his garden to trade in their feathers. One character in this work plays dominoes with the protagonist before giving him the white mules Contento and Angelica. The protagonist of this work spends the night at the house of Buck Scales, whose wife Magdalena reveals as a killer of travelers and his own three children. The protagonist of this novel almost dies in the desert before discovering the town of Agua Secreta, and his friend Joseph Vaillant discovers a bell made in 1536. The protagonist of this novel befriends Kit Carson and is helped by Don Antonio Olivares in building a cathedral. For 10 points, name this Willa Cather novel in which Jean Marie Latour establishes a diocese in New Mexico.

The protagonist of this novel encounters a character who keeps a multitude of caged parrots in his garden to trade in their feathers.

Death_Comes_for_the_Archbishop

Death_Comes_for_the_Archbishop

Death Comes for the Archbishop

guesstrain

Literature

American

ACF Winter

College

295-first

5476990eea23cca905506e78

protobowl

Herbert Kelman identified three major causes of this phenomenon.

Herbert Kelman identified three major causes of this phenomenon. Most psychologists divide it into informational and normative types. One experiment that demonstrated this involved a darkened room in which participants were asked to estimate the distance a dot of light moved. In addition to that "autokinetic effect" experiment by Muzafer Sherif, another experiment that examined this phenomenon was repeated by Perrin and Spencer and distinguished between "true partners" and "compromise partners." That experiment concerning this phenomenon was performed on groups of eight people in which all but one were confederates. For 10 points, name this phenomenon demonstrated in a Solomon Asch experiment in which subjects eventually agreed a shorter line was the longer one.

Herbert Kelman identified three major causes of this phenomenon.

Conformity

Conformity

conformity

guesstrain

Social Science

Psychology

ACF Winter

College

296-first

5476990eea23cca905506e79

protobowl

Dehydrating this compound forms an oxazole in the Robinson-Gabriel synthesis, and zinc compounds are used to generate them from thioesters in the Fukuyama coupling.

Dehydrating this compound forms an oxazole in the Robinson-Gabriel synthesis, and zinc compounds are used to generate them from thioesters in the Fukuyama coupling. Another reaction used to generate them uses thorium oxide to cyclize a dicarboxylic acid. Another method to create them uses a Lewis acid to create an acyl cloride, which undergoes an electrophilic aromatic substitution. In addition to the Ruzicka cyclization and the Friedel-Crafts reaction, these compounds can be created from secondary alcohols using the Jones reagent. They exist in an equilibrium with enols in a simple form of tautomerism. For 10 points, name these carbonyls that contain a carbon double bonded to an oxygen bound to two R groups.

Dehydrating this compound forms an oxazole in the Robinson-Gabriel synthesis, and zinc compounds are used to generate them from thioesters in the Fukuyama coupling.

Ketone

Ketone

 ketones

guesstrain

Science

Chemistry

ACF Winter

College

297-first

5476990eea23cca905506e7a

protobowl

The majority opinion in this case quotes Palko v. Connecticut in declaring the central matter a freedom "implicit in the concept of ordered liberty.

The majority opinion in this case quotes Palko v. Connecticut in declaring the central matter a freedom "implicit in the concept of ordered liberty." The majority opinion in this case also declared that "There is no war between the Constitution and common sense." Harlan led a dissent that stressed this case's decision as an assault on stare decisis. This case's decision was based on Boyd v. United States, and it extended the limitations placed on the Federal Government by Weeks v. United States. This case overturned Wolf v.Colorado in expanding the Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable search and seizure to state governments. For 10 points, name this case which cemented the place of the exclusionary rule.

The majority opinion in this case quotes Palko v. Connecticut in declaring the central matter a freedom "implicit in the concept of ordered liberty.

Mapp_v._Ohio

Mapp_v._Ohio

Mapp v. Ohio

guesstrain

History

American

ACF Winter

College

298-first

5476990eea23cca905506e7b

protobowl

The narrator of this book hears the "voice of the Lord" saying "Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?" and replies "Here am I; send me.

The narrator of this book hears the "voice of the Lord" saying "Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?" and replies "Here am I; send me." The title figure of this book also appears in Second Kings, in which he rebukes Hezekiah for giving too much information to the Babylonian King. The story of Hezekiah is also recounted in this book's thirty-sixth chapter. The forty-second through fifty-first chapters of this book consist of four "Songs of the Suffering Servant." The last twenty six chapters of this book are usually known as the "Book of Comfort," and see the title prophet expound on his prediction that "a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel." For 10 points, name this book of the Old Testament which precedes Jeremiah.

The narrator of this book hears the "voice of the Lord" saying "Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?" and replies "Here am I; send me.

Book_of_Isaiah

Book_of_Isaiah

Book of Isaiah

guesstrain

Social Science

Religion/Mythology

ACF Winter

College

302-first

5476990eea23cca905506e7f

protobowl

Following this event, Francis Philips led a group that met at the Star Inn to praise it, and it took place two years after the Blanketeers March.

Following this event, Francis Philips led a group that met at the Star Inn to praise it, and it took place two years after the Blanketeers March. Military drills at Tandle Hill preceeded this event. Its aftermath saw the arrest of reporter John Tyas under The Basphemous and Seditious Libels Act. This event's outcome was reported by James Wroe and Richard Carlile. The Training Prevention Act and the Seizure of Arms Act were among the Six Acts passed by parliament in response to this event. Occurring at a meeting presided over by Henry "Orator" Hunt, it resulted in the death of eleven people. For 10 points, name this 1819 event in Manchester where a group of protestors was violently dispersed, which takes its name from the bastardization of a Napoleonic defeat.

Following this event, Francis Philips led a group that met at the Star Inn to praise it, and it took place two years after the Blanketeers March.

Peterloo_Massacre

Peterloo_Massacre

Peterloo Massacre [or Battle of Peterloo]

guesstrain

History

European

ACF Winter

College

303-first

5476990eea23cca905506e80

protobowl

The first act of this opera sees an Italian tenor perform the aria "Di rigori armato" for one of the central characters until he is interrupted by another character's heated argument with an attorney over wedding gift etiquette.

The first act of this opera sees an Italian tenor perform the aria "Di rigori armato" for one of the central characters until he is interrupted by another character's heated argument with an attorney over wedding gift etiquette. Three central characters sing the third act trio "Hab' mir's gelobt" in this opera, which opens with one character hiding from the chocolate-bearing servant Mohammed. A male character courts the antagonist of this opera in the guise of the servant girl Mariandel. After helping trick Baron Ochs into releasing his engagement, the aging Marschallin allows Octavian to pursue the younger Sophie. For 10 points, name this opera in which Octavian falls in love with Sophie after ritually presenting her with the title flower on behalf of Baron Ochs, a comic opera by Richard Strauss.

The first act of this opera sees an Italian tenor perform the aria "Di rigori armato" for one of the central characters until he is interrupted by another character's heated argument with an attorney over wedding gift etiquette.

Der_Rosenkavalier

Der_Rosenkavalier

Der Rosenkavalier [or The Knight of the Rose]

guesstrain

Fine Arts

Music

ACF Winter

College

305-first

5476990eea23cca905506e82

protobowl

One diplomat stalled the proceedings of this treaty by demanding to be referred to by his thirty-eight word title which included "knight of the royal order of St. Januarius."

One diplomat stalled the proceedings of this treaty by demanding to be referred to by his thirty-eight word title which included "knight of the royal order of St. Januarius." Preceding the signing of this treaty, one side repelled a coup led by Charles Pichegru. This treaty reaffirmed the Peace of Leoben, and one side was represented by Count Ludwig von Cobenzl. A secret article of this treaty provided for a peace congress at Rastatt. One side received Dalmatia and Istria as part of a partition of Venetian territories, and the other received Belgium. This treaty recognized the Ligurian and Cisalpine republics, and it was signed between France and Austria. For 10 points, name this 1797 treaty signed by Napoleon, which ended the War of the First Coalition.

One diplomat stalled the proceedings of this treaty by demanding to be referred to by his thirty-eight word title which included "knight of the royal order of St. Januarius."

Treaty_of_Campo_Formio

Treaty_of_Campo_Formio

Treaty of Campo Formio [or Peace of Campo Formio]

guesstrain

History

European

ACF Winter

College

306-first

5476990eea23cca905506e83

protobowl

A quantum version of this quantity for 2D-electron systems is equal to the fundamental charge squared times the density of states; graphene's band structure gives it two values of this quantity.

A quantum version of this quantity for 2D-electron systems is equal to the fundamental charge squared times the density of states; graphene's band structure gives it two values of this quantity. Changes in this quantity are measured in deep level transient spectroscopy. It can be increased using an inverting voltage amplifier by 1 minus A sub v, an effect exploited in pole splitting named for Miller. Its inverse is known as elastance, and for an isolated sphere its equal to four pi epsilon a. In another configuration, it is equal to epsilon times epsilon sub naught times A over d. The SI unit for this quantity is measured in coulombs per volts and is called the farad. For 10 points, name this measure of the amount of electric charge stored in a namesake electronic component.

A quantum version of this quantity for 2D-electron systems is equal to the fundamental charge squared times the density of states; graphene's band structure gives it two values of this quantity.

Capacitance

Capacitance

 capacitance

guesstrain

Science

Physics

ACF Winter

College

307-first

5476990eea23cca905506e84

protobowl

This man's counterpoint teacher, André Gedalge, was the dedicatee of an A-minor piece by this man that includes movements like "Modéré," "Pantoum," and "Passacaille.

This man's counterpoint teacher, André Gedalge, was the dedicatee of an A-minor piece by this man that includes movements like "Modéré," "Pantoum," and "Passacaille." This creator of a notable Piano Trio included movements like "Night Moths" and "The Aubade of the Jester" in his solo piano piece Mirrors. This composer wrote a piano piece in which each movement is based on an Aloysius Bertrand poem, which was written to be more difficult to play than Balakirev's Islamey. This composer of Gaspard de la nuit also wrote an impressionistic ballet based on a Longus romance, while his most famous work builds up to a crescendo as a repetitive ostinato rhythm is played on the snare drums. For 10 points, name this French composer of Daphnis et Chloe and Bolero.

This man's counterpoint teacher, André Gedalge, was the dedicatee of an A-minor piece by this man that includes movements like "Modéré," "Pantoum," and "Passacaille.

Maurice_Ravel

Maurice_Ravel

Joseph-Maurice Ravel

guesstrain

Fine Arts

Music

ACF Winter

College

308-first

5476990eea23cca905506e85

protobowl

One son of this deity whacked travelers with an iron club until Theseus killed him.

One son of this deity whacked travelers with an iron club until Theseus killed him. This father of Periphetes was also the father of a firebreathing monster killed by Hercules named Cacus. The blinded Orion was guided to the East by this deity's follower Cedalion. This god also gave Harmonia her famous necklace upon her marriage to Cadmus. One son of this god was placed in a box and given to the daughters of Cecrops; that son of this god was born when Athena wiped this god's seed off her thigh and onto the ground. This father of Erecthonius caught his wife sleeping with Ares by constructing a net. He once fell from Olympus for nine days, resulting in his becoming lame. For 10 points, name this wife of Aphrodite and son of Hera and Zeus, the Greek god of the forge.

One son of this deity whacked travelers with an iron club until Theseus killed him.

Hephaestus

Hephaestus

Hephaestus [or Hephaistos; accept Vulcan until “Greek”]

guesstrain

Social Science

Religion/Mythology

ACF Winter

College

309-first

5476990eea23cca905506e86

protobowl

Several characters in this work saw off the legs of a harpsichord to use it as a table during a ceremony at which one character sings "Jenny the Pirate.

Several characters in this work saw off the legs of a harpsichord to use it as a table during a ceremony at which one character sings "Jenny the Pirate." One character in this work shows the beggar Filch the five types of human misery before barring him from receiving a license from Beggar's Friend, Ltd. Jonathan Jeremiah threatens to ruin the Queen's coronation by flooding it with poor people in this play, a gambit which neutralizes the protagonist's friendship with Chief of Police Tiger Brown. The protagonist of this work leads a gang that includes Crook Finger Jack, Matt of the Mint, and Sawtooth Bob, but draws the ire of the Beggar Boss by marrying his daughter Polly Peachum. For 10 points, name this work about Mac the Knife, a play by Bertolt Brecht based on a John Gay drama.

Several characters in this work saw off the legs of a harpsichord to use it as a table during a ceremony at which one character sings "Jenny the Pirate.

The_Threepenny_Opera

The_Threepenny_Opera

The Threepenny Opera [or Die Dreigroschenoper]

guesstrain

Literature

European

ACF Winter

College

311-first

5476990eea23cca905506e88

protobowl

One model that explains the allosteric change in this protein is the Monod, Wyman, and Changeux model.

One model that explains the allosteric change in this protein is the Monod, Wyman, and Changeux model. The Koshland, Nemethy, and Filmer model states that one subunit's change in the structure of this protein promotes conformotional state changes in adjacent subunits. This molecule fluctuates between T and R states. 2,3-bi-phospho-glycerate and inositol hexa-phosphate act to promote the disassociation between this protein and the molecule that it most commonly binds to. The fact that the aforementioned disassociation is promoted when this protein is at low pHs is called the Bohr effect. The carbamation of its N-terminal amino groups allows this protein to carry carbon dioxide. For 10 points, name this iron-containing protein found in red blood cells, responsible for carrying oxygen.

One model that explains the allosteric change in this protein is the Monod, Wyman, and Changeux model.

Hemoglobin

Hemoglobin

 hemoglobin [accept Hb; or Hgb]

guesstrain

Science

Biology

ACF Winter

College

312-first

5476990eea23cca905506e89

protobowl

One of this artist's paintings focuses on a multicolored shield as the Emperor Titus rears on a majestic white horse.

One of this artist's paintings focuses on a multicolored shield as the Emperor Titus rears on a majestic white horse. This artist of The Destruction of Jerusalem painted Ruth kneeling before Boaz in one of a quartet of paintings that also includes a depiction of The Spies with the Grapes of the Promised Land. He depicted Judas sneaking out of the Last Supper in Eucharist, which joins works like Extreme Unction and Baptism in another series. This artist of The Four Seasons and The Seven Sacraments painted a work in which group of chariots riding above clouds as Wealth, Poverty, Labor, and Pleasure join hands in the center. Another of his paintings shows four peasants examining a tomb. For 10 points, name this classical French artist of A Dance to the Music of Time and Et in Arcadia Ego.

One of this artist's paintings focuses on a multicolored shield as the Emperor Titus rears on a majestic white horse.

Nicolas_Poussin

Nicolas_Poussin

Nicholas Poussin

guesstrain

Fine Arts

Art

ACF Winter

College

313-first

5476990eea23cca905506e8a

protobowl

A nationalist movement in this country abolished political parties with Decree Law 152 and interred a former leader in the Pantheon of Heroes.

A nationalist movement in this country abolished political parties with Decree Law 152 and interred a former leader in the Pantheon of Heroes. Rafael Franco led this country during the short-lived Febrerista Revolution, which overthrew Eusebio Alaya and his general José Félix Estigarribia. One leader of this country married the Irish courtesan Eliza Lynch before being killed at Cerro Corá after invading Mato Grosso. This country managed to gain land in the Chaco War. It was led by Francisco Solano Lopez when it was crushed in the War of the Triple Alliance. Andrés Rodriguez led a 1989 pro-democracy coup here, which ended the monopoly of power by the Colorado Party. For 10 points, name this South American nation led until that coup by the dictator Alfredo Stroessnor.

A nationalist movement in this country abolished political parties with Decree Law 152 and interred a former leader in the Pantheon of Heroes.

Paraguay

Paraguay

Republic of Paraguay

guesstrain

History

World

ACF Winter

College

314-first

5476990eea23cca905506e8b

protobowl

This politician ran for office on his "Sixty Days of Decision" promise.

This politician ran for office on his "Sixty Days of Decision" promise. His criticism of American foreign policy caused the American president to tell him "you pissed on my rug." This man signed the Auto-Pact with the United States and unified the Air Force, Army, and Navy into the Canadian Armed Forces. This man led his party in defeating John Diefenbaker's Progressive Conservatives and as Prime Minister. He won the Great Flag Debate and introduced universal health care. While serving in the cabinet of St. Laurent, this man helped mediate the Suez crisis, for which he won the 1957 Nobel Peace Prize. For 10 points, name this Liberal Prime Minister of Canada from 1963 to 1968 who also introduced the Maple Leaf flag.

This politician ran for office on his "Sixty Days of Decision" promise.

Lester_B._Pearson

Lester_B._Pearson

Lester Bowles Pearson

guesstrain

History

World

ACF Winter

College

315-first

5476990eea23cca905506e8c

protobowl

One character in this novel tells of a man who was hanged for stealing a coffin for his dead child.

One character in this novel tells of a man who was hanged for stealing a coffin for his dead child. The protagonist of this work is so moved by the hymn "The Foot of the Cross" that he visits its composer. As a child, this novel's protagonist works as a scarecrow but is fired when Farmer Troutham catches him talking to the birds. Doctor Vilbert sells a love potion to a character who tricks this work's protagonist into marriage by pretending to be pregnant. One of its characters leaves a note reading "Done because we are too menny" after hanging himself and his siblings. Following the death of Little Father Time, Sue Bridehead becomes religious, and this novel's title character remarries Arabella Donn. For 10 points, name this work about a stonemason, the last novel of Thomas Hardy.

One character in this novel tells of a man who was hanged for stealing a coffin for his dead child.

Jude_the_Obscure

Jude_the_Obscure

Jude the Obscure

guesstrain

Literature

European

ACF Winter

College

316-first

5476990eea23cca905506e8d

protobowl

One account of the formation of these entities is the subject of a chapter of Frazer's Folklore in the Old Testament, in which Frazer treats the myth of the Cholula pyramid and claims that Hermes created these entities for the Greeks.

One account of the formation of these entities is the subject of a chapter of Frazer's Folklore in the Old Testament, in which Frazer treats the myth of the Cholula pyramid and claims that Hermes created these entities for the Greeks. The Sumerian account of Enmerkar tells of how Enki is begged to unify these entities in the "Hymn of Nudimmud," after which Enmerkar devises a new method of recording them atop the E-ana ziggurat. In another system, these entities were first differentiated as a result of residents of a plain in Shinar who improved their mud-brick-firing skills. In that story, these entities were created because of to punish humankind for showing hubris in trying to reach into heaven. For 10 points, name these entities that the Bible holds were confused after the destruction of the Tower of Babel.

One account of the formation of these entities is the subject of a chapter of Frazer's Folklore in the Old Testament, in which Frazer treats the myth of the Cholula pyramid and claims that Hermes created these entities for the Greeks.

Language

Language

languages [accept tongues or other equivalents]

guesstrain

Social Science

Religion/Mythology

ACF Winter

College

318-first

5476990eea23cca905506e8f

protobowl

Elizabeth's running with Ann in pursuit results in the trodding on of the title figure in "The Use and Abuse of Toads," which was written by this author, who also wrote, "The chestnut casts his flambeaux, and the flowers" in another poem.

Elizabeth's running with Ann in pursuit results in the trodding on of the title figure in "The Use and Abuse of Toads," which was written by this author, who also wrote, "The chestnut casts his flambeaux, and the flowers" in another poem. This author wrote about those who "followed their mercenary calling / And took their wages and are dead" in "Epitaph on an Army of Mercenaries," while this author also wrote a work in which a dead character asks, "Is my girl happy," one whose title character "eats [his] victuals fast enough," and one whose narrator is advised to "Give crowns and pounds and guineas / But not your heart away." "Is my team ploughing," "Terence, this is stupid stuff," and "When I was one and twenty" were written by, for 10 points, which author of A Shrophire Lad?

Elizabeth's running with Ann in pursuit results in the trodding on of the title figure in "The Use and Abuse of Toads," which was written by this author, who also wrote, "The chestnut casts his flambeaux, and the flowers" in another poem.

A._E._Housman

A._E._Housman

Alfred Edward Housman

guesstrain

Literature

European

ACF Winter

College

320-first

5476990eea23cca905506e91

protobowl

One ruler of this kingdom was born to a hunchbacked woman and refused to walk for the first seven years of his life despite prophesies that he would be a great warrior.

One ruler of this kingdom was born to a hunchbacked woman and refused to walk for the first seven years of his life despite prophesies that he would be a great warrior. This empire referred to its territories as the Twelve Tinkurus, or Twelve Doors. The first ruler of this kingdom was driven to exile in the Mena kingdom, according to a history that was often recounted by griots. That first ruler of this kingdom returned to win a devastating victory over the Sosso ruler Sumanguru at the Battle of Kirina. At the height of this empire, its ruler took such a lavish pilgrimage to Mecca that he devalued gold all along his route. For 10 points, name this West African empire whose great leaders included Mansa Musa and the legendary Sundiata, centered on Timbuktu.

One ruler of this kingdom was born to a hunchbacked woman and refused to walk for the first seven years of his life despite prophesies that he would be a great warrior.

Mali

Mali

Mali

guesstrain

History

World

ACF Winter

College

321-first

5476990eea23cca905506e92

protobowl

Leopold Godowsky composed a passacaglia with 44 variations on the opening theme of this work, most later scores of which seem to be based off of the score published by Spina rather than the original monograph.

Leopold Godowsky composed a passacaglia with 44 variations on the opening theme of this work, most later scores of which seem to be based off of the score published by Spina rather than the original monograph. Most drafts omit the sustained B pedal in the first horn and second bassoon at bar 109 in this piece, which open in the cellos and basses before its theme is brought in by the winds. A solo clarinet entrance brings in a second theme before passing to the oboes in the second movement of this work, during which its composer began composing the "Wanderer" Fantasy as well. It was first premiered by Johann Herbeck, who also added a third movement as a finale. For 10 points, name this eighth work by Schubert, so named for only containing two complete movements.

Leopold Godowsky composed a passacaglia with 44 variations on the opening theme of this work, most later scores of which seem to be based off of the score published by Spina rather than the original monograph.

Unfinished_symphony

Unfinished_symphony

the Unfinished Symphony

guesstrain

Fine Arts

Music

ACF Winter

College

322-first

5476990eea23cca905506e93

protobowl

One briefly-ruling pope of this name was murdered by the holder of the Cadaver Synod, Stephen VI.

One briefly-ruling pope of this name was murdered by the holder of the Cadaver Synod, Stephen VI. Another pope of this name was a puppet of the Crescentii family who ordered the murders of Benedict VI and John XIV. A pope of this name crowned Ladislaus of Naples and succeeded Urban VI as the opponent of antipope Clement VII. One of them forced the resignation of his predecessor Clement V, and objected to the imprisonment of Bernard Saisset with Ausculta Fili. That pope of this name was imprisoned at Anagni by Guillaume de Nogaret, and he earlier forbade taxation of the clergy in the bull Clericis Laicos as part of his feud with Philip IV of France. For 10 points, give this papal name whose eighth holder asserted the supremacy of the spiritual over the secular with the bull Unam Sanctam.

One briefly-ruling pope of this name was murdered by the holder of the Cadaver Synod, Stephen VI.

Saint_Boniface

Saint_Boniface

Boniface

guesstrain

History

European

ACF Winter

College

323-first

5476990eea23cca905506e94

protobowl

One story about this artistic piece says that its creator was disgusted by the criticism of his local barber, so he set up a large marble vase in front of his barbershop to block his view of this work.

One story about this artistic piece says that its creator was disgusted by the criticism of his local barber, so he set up a large marble vase in front of his barbershop to block his view of this work. Above a niche on the left of this work, a statue by Andrea Bergondi depicts Agrippa supervising construction of the Aqua Virgo. This piece also contains two allegorical depictions of Abundance and Health by Filippo della Valle, as well as a central sculpture by Pietro Bracci which contains figures often called the "agitated horse" and the "placid horse." It was originally moved to face the Quirinal Palace by Bernini, but its current form resulted from a contest held by Pope Clement XII and won by Nicola Salvi. For 10 points, name this construction on the Piazza Poli in Rome, a fountain known for collecting coins.

One story about this artistic piece says that its creator was disgusted by the criticism of his local barber, so he set up a large marble vase in front of his barbershop to block his view of this work.

Trevi_Fountain

Trevi_Fountain

Trevi Fountain (Fontana di Trevi)

guesstrain

Fine Arts

Other

ACF Winter

College

324-first

5476990eea23cca905506e95

protobowl

A namesake protein component of this structure is detected by Toll-like Receptor 5.

A namesake protein component of this structure is detected by Toll-like Receptor 5. Tg737, whose mutation causes polycystic kidney disease in mice, is responsible for transport within this structure, which is also dependent upon complexes of IFT proteins. Y. Pestis uses a structure homologous to these to inject virulence factors into host cytoplasm, known as the Type III secretory system. They have a P, L, and MS ring in gram-negative bacteria, and in all organisms their central body is called the axonene. In Eukaryotes, they contain a 9+2 set of microtubules around a central pair and use dyenin and ATP hydrolysis to power their whipping motion. Similar to cilia, for 10 points, name these projections used by cells to swim.

A namesake protein component of this structure is detected by Toll-like Receptor 5.

Flagellum

Flagellum

flagellum [or flagella]

guesstrain

Science

Biology

ACF Winter

College

326-first

5476990eea23cca905506e97

protobowl

This man referred to those living on Banks Islands when discussing the "illusion" of the title entity in one work, while he compares how various groups in British Columbia related to the title Swaihwe object in another work.

This man referred to those living on Banks Islands when discussing the "illusion" of the title entity in one work, while he compares how various groups in British Columbia related to the title Swaihwe object in another work. This author also discussed the Jivaro in his The Jealous Potter, but this author of The Way of the Masks may be better remembered for opposing Radcliffe-Brown with his "alliance theory" and for writing a work that opens by discussing the story of "The Macaws and Their Nest." That work is part of a longer one which studies the transformation of South American folk tales. For 10 points, name this French structural anthropologist and author of Triste Tropiques, Elementary Structures of Kinship and Mythologiques, which includes The Raw and the Cooked.

This man referred to those living on Banks Islands when discussing the "illusion" of the title entity in one work, while he compares how various groups in British Columbia related to the title Swaihwe object in another work.

Claude_Lévi-Strauss

Claude_Lévi-Strauss

Claude Levi-Strauss

guesstrain

Social Science

Anthropology

ACF Winter

College

328-first

5476990eea23cca905506e99

protobowl

In one version of this effect, allowing higher order mutipole transitions diminishes its energy.

In one version of this effect, allowing higher order mutipole transitions diminishes its energy. When it emits energy proportional to 3 times the incident frequency plus or minus the frequency of a transition, it's called "hyper." Techniques based on this effect include a spatially-offset method, and another method involves adsorbing molecules to a rough metal and is enhanced by incident radiation hitting plasmons. Only molecules which undergo a change in polarization via this effect are visible in its namesake form of spectroscopy, which often employs a continuous-wave laser. Emission occurs when the molecule either has a net gain or loss in energy, giving the Stokes and anti-Stokes lines. For 10 points, name this inelastic scattering of light by a molecule, named for an Indian physicist.

In one version of this effect, allowing higher order mutipole transitions diminishes its energy.

Raman_scattering

Raman_scattering

Raman effect

guesstrain

Science

Physics

ACF Winter

College

329-first

5476990eea23cca905506e9a

protobowl

At one point in this novel, Doctor McGuire declares, "He's being saved for Congress" after the protagonist survives being run over by a wagon carrying the Hilliards' groceries.

At one point in this novel, Doctor McGuire declares, "He's being saved for Congress" after the protagonist survives being run over by a wagon carrying the Hilliards' groceries. Multiple characters in this novel frequent a brothel in Eagle Crescent, from which one character is carried nightly by his son Steven. The death of the protagonist's brother Grover impels his family to return from St. Louis, after which he attends a school run by Margaret Leonard. As a child he is forced to hawk the Saturday Evening Post with his brother Luke, and later in life his heart is broken by Laura James after a summer she spends at his mother's boarding house in Altamont, North Carolina. The protagonist sees a vision of his dead brother Ben before going off to Harvard at the conclusion of, for 10 points, what novel about Eugene Gant by Thomas Wolfe?

At one point in this novel, Doctor McGuire declares, "He's being saved for Congress" after the protagonist survives being run over by a wagon carrying the Hilliards' groceries.

Look_Homeward,_Angel

Look_Homeward,_Angel

Look Homeward, Angel

guesstrain

Literature

American

ACF Winter

College

330-first

5476990eea23cca905506e9b

protobowl

One historian wrote that the victor of this battle later sought purification from a Spaniard named Aegyptus after locking his wife in a hot bath to die.

One historian wrote that the victor of this battle later sought purification from a Spaniard named Aegyptus after locking his wife in a hot bath to die. Another account says that the losing commander's body was sunk into the mud the following day, and the mere sight of his head convinced the people to turn away from him. The events leading up to this battle include the death of Ruricius Pompeianus, the praetorian prefect who'd served as a key general for the loser. Prior to the battle, the victor may have crafted a labarum – composed of a straight pike and transverse beam draped by a silken cloth – after witnessing the inscription "In hoc signo vinces" in the sky. For 10 points, name this victory over Maxentius in 312 AD, which allowed the rise of Constantine the Great and is named for a structure near the Tiber River.

One historian wrote that the victor of this battle later sought purification from a Spaniard named Aegyptus after locking his wife in a hot bath to die.

Battle_of_the_Milvian_Bridge

Battle_of_the_Milvian_Bridge

Battle of the Milvian Bridge

guesstrain

History

Ancient

ACF Winter

College

331-first

5476990eea23cca905506e9c

protobowl

Total internal reflection microscopy is often used in the single-molecule version of this technique, which popularly uses a malemide-based reaction to tag cysteine residues.

Total internal reflection microscopy is often used in the single-molecule version of this technique, which popularly uses a malemide-based reaction to tag cysteine residues. Its efficiency is directly proportional to an overlap integral dependent on the fourth power of wavelength, and that calculation usually assumes an orientation factor of 2/3, meaning freely rotating dipoles. Cy3 and Cy5 are a popular pair used in this technique, which even more commonly uses CFP and YFP. Dipole-dipole coupling allow transfer of an excited chromophore's energy to an acceptor chromophore in this technique, causing a detectable shift in color when two molecules are close together. For 10 points, name this technique commonly used to screen for protein-protein interactions, in which two molecules are labelled with different dyes and then imaged.

Total internal reflection microscopy is often used in the single-molecule version of this technique, which popularly uses a malemide-based reaction to tag cysteine residues.

Förster_resonance_energy_transfer

Förster_resonance_energy_transfer

FRET or [Forster Resonance Energy Transfer; or Fluorescent Resonance Energy Transfer]

guesstrain

Science

Biology

ACF Winter

College

332-first

5476990eea23cca905506e9d

protobowl

This work attempts to discuss a "contradictory movement" that occurs "behind the backs" of the two main parties described within it.

This work attempts to discuss a "contradictory movement" that occurs "behind the backs" of the two main parties described within it. One section of this work delves into conditions during the fifteenth and sixteenth century, during which the discovery of gold in the Americas and the driving of peasants off the land accelerated a "primitive" process. This work provides a "general formula" in a chapter that distinguishes between the C-M-C and M-C-M forms of circulation. This work terms the monetization of social relationships as "commodity fetishism." It sets out a system of value in which an object is worth the amount of work put into it, the labor theory of value. For 10 points, name this economic work edited by Engels and written by Karl Marx.

This work attempts to discuss a "contradictory movement" that occurs "behind the backs" of the two main parties described within it.

Capital:_Critique_of_Political_Economy

Capital:_Critique_of_Political_Economy

Das Kapital [or Capital]

guesstrain

Social Science

Philosophy

ACF Winter

College

333-first

5476990eea23cca905506e9e

protobowl

This man's large-lipped wife became the model for many of his works, including a painting in which she is cloaked in red as a red dove lands on a branch above her head, a rendition of Boccaccio's muse.

This man's large-lipped wife became the model for many of his works, including a painting in which she is cloaked in red as a red dove lands on a branch above her head, a rendition of Boccaccio's muse. This artist of A Vision of Fiammetta also painted a work in which a red dove clutches a yellow flower in its beak below a sundial on the hands of a praying woman who shuts her eyes and motions skyward. That painting by this artist is his depiction of Dante's lover as his own wife, Elizabeth Siddel. For 10 points, name this painter of the Beata Beatrix and writer of the sonnet sequence The House of Life and the poem The Blessed Damozel, one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.

This man's large-lipped wife became the model for many of his works, including a painting in which she is cloaked in red as a red dove lands on a branch above her head, a rendition of Boccaccio's muse.

Dante_Gabriel_Rossetti

Dante_Gabriel_Rossetti

Dante Gabriel Rossetti

guesstrain

Literature

European

ACF Winter

College

334-first

5476990eea23cca905506e9f

protobowl

A "reconciliatory" type of this practice is permitted, but not obligatory, when one wishes to "soften the hearts" of the other side.

A "reconciliatory" type of this practice is permitted, but not obligatory, when one wishes to "soften the hearts" of the other side. This doctrine is invoked to derive that it is haram to kill a human being to save one's own life, since it is forbidden when it would lead to the death of an innocent person. It is permitted by a sura in Quran 3:28, and it can lead to a situation called hudna. This practice, which is similar to ketman, was taken up by a religion that does not allow converts, which allows members of the Druze to be very secretive about their beliefs. For 10 points, name this Shi'ite practice of hiding or concealing one's faith during times of imminent danger.

A "reconciliatory" type of this practice is permitted, but not obligatory, when one wishes to "soften the hearts" of the other side.

Taqiya

Taqiya

taqiyya [or taghiyeh; prompt on hiding; or concealment; or equivalents]

guesstrain

Science

Religion/Mythology

ACF Winter

College

335-first

5476990eea23cca905506ea0

protobowl

Arthur Brown gives Dulcie and Mrs. Poulter two of the title objects, one of which his brother Waldo will not accept, in one novel by this author.

Arthur Brown gives Dulcie and Mrs. Poulter two of the title objects, one of which his brother Waldo will not accept, in one novel by this author. The main character appears as the guises of Eudoxia, Eddie, and Eadith in one of this author's novels, while this author of The Solid Mandala also wrote about the lives of the Holocaust survivor Mordecai Himmelfarb and the spinster Mary Hare in another novel. This author of The Twyborn Affair and Riders in the Chariot may be better known for novels about the fame achieved by painter Hurtle Duffield and the transcontinental taken by Harry Robarts, Laura Trevelyen, and the title German explorer. For 10 points, name this author of The Vivisector and Voss, who hails from Australia.

Arthur Brown gives Dulcie and Mrs. Poulter two of the title objects, one of which his brother Waldo will not accept, in one novel by this author.

Patrick_White

Patrick_White

Patrick White

guesstrain

Literature

World

ACF Winter

College

336-first

5476990eea23cca905506ea1

protobowl

Late in his reign, this emperor constructed a secret central police force headed by Count Pergen, who also designed the education system under him.

Late in his reign, this emperor constructed a secret central police force headed by Count Pergen, who also designed the education system under him. Around the same time, in a very sickly condition, this emperor commanded an army that famously confused the word "Halt!" for "Allah!" on the eve of battle, resulting in his infantry attacking his cavalry, firing shots in a drunken stupor. His first wife Isabella of Parma died of smallpox long before that blunder in the Battle of Karansebes. His quarrels with Pope Pius VI originated when he attempted to dissolve all contemplative monasteries in his kingdom, though he's better known for issuing the Patent of Religious Toleration and edicts on freedom of the press. For 10 points, name this emperor who also abolished serfdom after succeeding Maria Theresa as Holy Roman Emperor.

Late in his reign, this emperor constructed a secret central police force headed by Count Pergen, who also designed the education system under him.

Joseph_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor

Joseph_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor

Joseph II

guesstrain

History

European

ACF Winter

College

337-first

5476990eea23cca905506ea2

protobowl

In one section of this work, one character recounts the chanting of "Go home" and the use of fire to banish the Sitting Ghost, while paranoia of "Mexican Ghosts" leads to the institutionalization of one character in another part.

In one section of this work, one character recounts the chanting of "Go home" and the use of fire to banish the Sitting Ghost, while paranoia of "Mexican Ghosts" leads to the institutionalization of one character in another part. The characters "Crazy Mary" and "Pee-A-Nah" are described in another section of this work which also describes its protagonist's pulling at another character's hair in order to make her speak. This work, whose sections include "A Song for a Barbarian Reed Pipe" and "Shaman," also discusses the author's aunt, the No-Name Woman, and the comparison between getting straight A's and the exploits of Fa Mu Lan, the title character. Five talk-stories by Brave Orchid comprise, for 10 points, which autobiographical novel by Maxine Hong Kingston?

In one section of this work, one character recounts the chanting of "Go home" and the use of fire to banish the Sitting Ghost, while paranoia of "Mexican Ghosts" leads to the institutionalization of one character in another part.

The_Woman_Warrior

The_Woman_Warrior

The Woman Warrior

guesstrain

Literature

World

ACF Winter

College

339-first

5476990eea23cca905506ea4

protobowl

These organisms produce a prolamin storage protein called zein which is used to synthesize vicara fibers.

These organisms produce a prolamin storage protein called zein which is used to synthesize vicara fibers. Experiments by DeVries and Correns explained the "xenia" effect observed in this organism by invoking double fertilization. These organisms, which have distinctive male inflorescence are closely related to the "teosinte" grasses. Experiments on the triploid aleurone layers of its endosperm led to the discovery of the Ac/Ds system which confers varying colour patters in this organism; that experiment led to a Nobel Prize for Barbara McClintock's discovery of transposons. For 10 points, identify this crop which provides the ingredients for tortillas.

These organisms produce a prolamin storage protein called zein which is used to synthesize vicara fibers.

Maize

Maize

 maize [or corn; or Zea mays; or Z. mays]

guesstrain

Science

Biology

ACF Winter

College

340-first

5476990eea23cca905506ea5

protobowl

This work is the first treated in another book about "reading" this work's author, by Alexandre Kojeve.

This work is the first treated in another book about "reading" this work's author, by Alexandre Kojeve. This work distinguishes religion in art from other types of religion. Its preface treats "scientific cognition" and questions the extent to which this work's title concept is "negative" in its author's trademark "Zusehen" style. This work contrasts "absolute freedom and terror." The progression detailed in this work culminates in its section "the truth of self-certainty." This intended first part of its author's "comprehensive system" of Wissenschaft describes all social conflict as stemming from its author's "master/slave dialectic." For 10 points, name this work that examines phases of developing consciousness, the seminal work of Georg Friedrich Hegel.

This work is the first treated in another book about "reading" this work's author, by Alexandre Kojeve.

The_Phenomenology_of_Spirit

The_Phenomenology_of_Spirit

Phenomenology of the Spirit [accept Phenomenology of the Mind: Die Phenomenologie des Geistes]

guesstrain

Social Science

Philosophy

ACF Winter

College

343-first

5476990eea23cca905506ea8

protobowl

The protagonist of this novel imagines a meeting attended by Lady Cockpurse and Reggie St. Cloud, whom a bridge-playing morphine addict nicknamed the "shameless blond" had brought in an airplane.

The protagonist of this novel imagines a meeting attended by Lady Cockpurse and Reggie St. Cloud, whom a bridge-playing morphine addict nicknamed the "shameless blond" had brought in an airplane. Minor characters include the private detectives Blenkinsop and James, who accompany the protagonist and a waitress named Milly to a seaside resort, and the protagonist's son, John Andrew, whose death while riding his horse Thunderclap leads the protagonist's wife to confess to an affair with John Beaver. The protagonist's wife Brenda eventually marries his friend Jock Grant-Menzies after he chooses to accompany Mettinger on an expedition to Brazil, where he is captured by Todd and forced to read Dickens to him in perpetuity. Taking its name from The Waste Land, this is, for 10 points, what novel about Tony Last by Evelyn Waugh.

The protagonist of this novel imagines a meeting attended by Lady Cockpurse and Reggie St. Cloud, whom a bridge-playing morphine addict nicknamed the "shameless blond" had brought in an airplane.

A_Handful_of_Dust

A_Handful_of_Dust

A Handful of Dust

guesstrain

Literature

European

ACF Winter

College

344-first

5476990eea23cca905506ea9

protobowl

A scene in this work at the Gate of Wisdom sees a priest convince the protagonist that women have trivial opinions.

A scene in this work at the Gate of Wisdom sees a priest convince the protagonist that women have trivial opinions. In one of its scenes, a character falsely claims that he rescued the protagonist from a snake, after which three women hand the liar a rock and padlock his mouth shut. This opera features the famous "Tremble not, my dear son" aria, and its incredibly demanding aria "Der Hoelle Rache" requires a range up to F6 for its soprano role. A man dressed in bird's feathers in this opera is Papageno, who is a servant of the villain. The plot of this opera centers on the love of Tamino for the maid Pamina, and the attempts to thwart the relationship by the Queen of the Night. For 10 points, name this work that features an instrument which can change men's hearts, an opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

A scene in this work at the Gate of Wisdom sees a priest convince the protagonist that women have trivial opinions.

The_Magic_Flute

The_Magic_Flute

The Magic Flute [or Die Zauberfloete]

guesstrain

Fine Arts

Music

ACF Winter

College

345-first

5476990eea23cca905506eaa

protobowl

Lionel McKenzie, Gerard Debreu, and this man are the namesakes of a basic model in general equilibrium theory, while the fundamental paradox that exists in the determination of demand for information was described in this economist's work Essays in the Theory of Risk-Bearing.

Lionel McKenzie, Gerard Debreu, and this man are the namesakes of a basic model in general equilibrium theory, while the fundamental paradox that exists in the determination of demand for information was described in this economist's work Essays in the Theory of Risk-Bearing. This economist helped define measures of risk aversion with John Pratt, while state contingent claims, which pay out one unit in certain states, are known as him namesake type of securities and are used in analysis of security markets. The Gibbard-Satterthwaite theorem generalized the most famous claim made by this author of Social Choice and Individual Values. For 10 points, name this American economist who stated that Pareto efficiency, independence of irrelevant alternatives, and non-dictatorship are among the criteria that cannot all be satisfied in a "fair" voting system.

Lionel McKenzie, Gerard Debreu, and this man are the namesakes of a basic model in general equilibrium theory, while the fundamental paradox that exists in the determination of demand for information was described in this economist's work Essays in the Theory of Risk-Bearing.

Kenneth_Arrow

Kenneth_Arrow

Kenneth Arrow

guesstrain

Social Science

Economics

ACF Winter

College

347-first

5476990eea23cca905506eac

protobowl

This country was the home to a 1975 coup that killed its first president and his entire family.

This country was the home to a 1975 coup that killed its first president and his entire family. Yahya Khan was the prime minister of the country that this nation seceded from at this time of this new nation's independence. This country's independence war was preempted by Operation Chengiz Khan. The current prime minister of this country is Hasina Wazed, the daughter of its national hero referred to as Sheikh Mujib. Its namesake Nationals Party was founded by Zia Rahman. It moved for independence by electing members of the Awami League to the legislature of the nation it was then a part of. For 10 points, name this nation that seceded from another country in 1971, prior to which it was known as East Pakistan.

This country was the home to a 1975 coup that killed its first president and his entire family.

Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Bangladesh [or East Pakistan until read; do not accept or prompt on “Pakistan”]

guesstrain

History

World

ACF Winter

College

349-first

5476990eea23cca905506eae

protobowl

During one episode in The Seven Valleys, one of these figures is said to be represented by a watchman that chases a man until the man encounters his long-lost love.

During one episode in The Seven Valleys, one of these figures is said to be represented by a watchman that chases a man until the man encounters his long-lost love. That example of these figures is also responsible for destroying the hosts of Sennacherib. The first Book of Enoch claims that one of these figures bound Azazel under the desert Dudael; that one guides Tobias to Media and frees Sarah from Asmodeus in the Book of Tobit. The only figure specifically named as holding this position serves as the commander of the armies of God, while the most famous one in Islam revealed the Qur'an to Muhammad. For 10 points, identify these messengers of God that include Uriel, Raphael, Gabriel, and Michael.

During one episode in The Seven Valleys, one of these figures is said to be represented by a watchman that chases a man until the man encounters his long-lost love.

Seven_Archangels

Seven_Archangels

archangels

guesstrain

Social Science

Religion/Mythology

ACF Winter

College

350-first

5476990eea23cca905506eaf

protobowl

One of this author's novels features a despot who has the power to declare any month in the year the seventh month and is opposed by the movement for the voice, which gains traction when the despot loses his voice.

One of this author's novels features a despot who has the power to declare any month in the year the seventh month and is opposed by the movement for the voice, which gains traction when the despot loses his voice. In addition to Wizard of a Crow, this author wrote about a group of people who meet on a bus en route to the "Devil's Feast" in Devil on the Cross. A family is forced to give up their farmland after the titular action falls through in his best-known drama, I Will Marry when I Want. A Derek Walcott poem provides the title of this man's novel about the circumstances surrounding a brothel fire in Ilmorog, while the betrayal of the resistance fighter Kihika by the putative hero Mugo is central to his most famous work. For 10 points, name this Kenyan author of Petals of Blood and A Grain of Wheat.

One of this author's novels features a despot who has the power to declare any month in the year the seventh month and is opposed by the movement for the voice, which gains traction when the despot loses his voice.

Ngũgĩ_wa_Thiong'o

Ngũgĩ_wa_Thiong'o

James Ngugi Wa Thiong'o

guesstrain

Literature

World

ACF Winter

College

351-first

5476990eea23cca905506eb0

protobowl

The Vyazovkin MFK technique allows for the calculation of this quantity in terms of the conversion rate.

The Vyazovkin MFK technique allows for the calculation of this quantity in terms of the conversion rate. In the rate-process theory for viscosity developed by Eyring, an analogue of this quantity is measures the formation of "holes" which fluid molecules can occupy. For gas phase reactions, this quantity is equal to the enthalpy of formation of the transition state minus 2 RT, and the height of a potential barrier in a reaction profile is analogous to this quantity. It appears in the exponential term of the Arrhenius equation, enzymes and catalysts lower this quantity of a reaction. For 10 points, identify this energy which the reactants must overcome before they can proceed to the products of the reaction.

The Vyazovkin MFK technique allows for the calculation of this quantity in terms of the conversion rate.

Activation_energy

Activation_energy

 activation energy

guesstrain

Science

Chemistry

ACF Winter

College

352-first

5476990eea23cca905506eb1

protobowl

One of the central characters in this show failed to disclose his sealed juvie record for an aggravated battery charge, and went on to star as Northwestern's quarterback before busting his childhood mentor as a child molester.

One of the central characters in this show failed to disclose his sealed juvie record for an aggravated battery charge, and went on to star as Northwestern's quarterback before busting his childhood mentor as a child molester. Another of this show's characters had an abortion in Italy as a teenager, and suspects an Italian Catholic priest of killing her former best friend during a botched exorcism. Early episodes of this show see one of its characters constantly foiled in chess because he cannot "think outside the box." Agent Hotchner is the head of the unit central to this show, which also features a skinny-tie wearing dude with a 187 IQ named Dr. Spencer Reid. For 10 points, name this CBS show in which a team of profilers from the Behavioral Analysis Unit apprehend serial killers.

One of the central characters in this show failed to disclose his sealed juvie record for an aggravated battery charge, and went on to star as Northwestern's quarterback before busting his childhood mentor as a child molester.

Criminal_Minds

Criminal_Minds

Criminal Minds

guesstrain

Trash

Pop Culture

ACF Winter

College

353-first

5476990eea23cca905506eb2

protobowl

In one poem by this author, misidentification of the title characters' bodies leads the speaker to ask, "Who really gave two figs?"

In one poem by this author, misidentification of the title characters' bodies leads the speaker to ask, "Who really gave two figs?" The speaker asks, "O mother, mother, where is happiness?" in this author's "the sonnet-ballad," which is part of the appendix to a mock epic poem by this author. The protagonist's husband falls asleep while reading Sex in the Married Life while she reads Of Human Bondage in a novel by this author of two collections titled after "Bronzeville." The sections "Notes from the Childhood and the Girlhood," "The Womanhood," and "The Anniad" make up another collection by this author of Maud Martha, while a better-known poem concerns "The Pool Players/Seven at the Golden Shovel." For 10 points, name this African-American author of Annie Allen best-known for "We Real Cool."

In one poem by this author, misidentification of the title characters' bodies leads the speaker to ask, "Who really gave two figs?"

Gwendolyn_Brooks

Gwendolyn_Brooks

Gwendolyn Brooks

guesstrain

Literature

American

ACF Winter

College

354-first

5476990eea23cca905506eb3

protobowl

Near the Cauchy horizon, a Rindler observer will see an analogue to this phenomenon in the Unruh effect.

Near the Cauchy horizon, a Rindler observer will see an analogue to this phenomenon in the Unruh effect. Its namesake temperature is proportional to the surface gravity of its source. The size of bodies in which this phenomenon originates must be small, because increasing mass decreases the power of it. It happens when a particle resulting from pair production tunnels through the event horizon. The no-hair theorem mandates that this phenomenon be in a mixed state, even for the input of a pure quantum state, a result at odds with Liouville's theorem that results in an "information paradox." This phenomenon eventually leads to black hole evaporation. For 10 points, name this thermal radiation named for the author of A Brief History of Time.

Near the Cauchy horizon, a Rindler observer will see an analogue to this phenomenon in the Unruh effect.

Hawking_radiation

Hawking_radiation

Bekenstein-Hawking radiation [prompt on black-body radiation]

guesstrain

Science

Astronomy

ACF Winter

College

355-first

5476990eea23cca905506eb4

protobowl

Prior to this battle one side had resupplied at Bristol and undertaken a false fortification of Sodbory.

Prior to this battle one side had resupplied at Bristol and undertaken a false fortification of Sodbory. Lord Wenlock failed to provide reinforcements at this battle, before which one side was denied entry to Gloucester, leading to a forced march in an attempt to cross the Severn River. The losers in this battle were headed to Wales in order to join forces with Jasper Tudor and try to offset the loss of an allied force at the Battle of Barnet, and this battle saw the death of Edward, Prince of Wales. The third Duke of Somerset to die in a certain conflict was executed following this battle, and it also resulted in the capture of Margaret of Anjou. For 10 points, name this throne-winning victory for Edward IV in the Wars of the Roses, taking place at a namesake abbey.

Prior to this battle one side had resupplied at Bristol and undertaken a false fortification of Sodbory.

Battle_of_Tewkesbury

Battle_of_Tewkesbury

Battle of Tewkesbury

guesstrain

History

European

ACF Winter

College

356-first

5476990eea23cca905506eb5

protobowl

The protagonist of this man's first novel chases his naked father around a billiard table in an attempt to bludgeon him to death with iron dumbells only to relent once he catches him.

The protagonist of this man's first novel chases his naked father around a billiard table in an attempt to bludgeon him to death with iron dumbells only to relent once he catches him. This author explored his religious heritage in Embezzled Heaven and Hearken unto the Voice, while this man's dramatic subjects include the Emperor Maximilian and the apostle Paul. Better-known plays by this author include an adaptation of The Trojan Women and a play in which vagabonds deify the malformed son of Stevan Milic, Goat Song. This author fictionalized himself as Arthur Englander in The Pure of Heart, but he is better known for characters like Gabriel Bagradian and a girl who has a religious vision in the Grotto of Massabielle, Bernadette. For 10 points, name this Austrian author of The Forty Days of Musa Dagh.

The protagonist of this man's first novel chases his naked father around a billiard table in an attempt to bludgeon him to death with iron dumbells only to relent once he catches him.

Franz_Werfel

Franz_Werfel

Franz Werfel

guesstrain

Literature

European

ACF Winter

College

360-first

5476990eea23cca905506eb9

protobowl

Sodium-mediated antiport membrane proteins in these structures can be passively inhibited through the use of digitalis extracts which block sodium-potassium ATPases.

Sodium-mediated antiport membrane proteins in these structures can be passively inhibited through the use of digitalis extracts which block sodium-potassium ATPases. They are mechanically coupled to plasma membrane dihydropyridine receptors. Though not found in neurons, they possess ryanodine receptors which can be activated when phospholipase C cleaves PIP2 into DAG and the signaling molecule inositol trisphosphate. Depending on the cell type, extensions of these structures form dyads or triads with adjacent T-tubules and they contain the protein calsequestrin. For 10 points, name these structures found within muscle cells which store intercellular calcium and are a modified form of an organelle that is continuous with the nuclear envelope and comes in a rough form.

Sodium-mediated antiport membrane proteins in these structures can be passively inhibited through the use of digitalis extracts which block sodium-potassium ATPases.

Endoplasmic_reticulum

Endoplasmic_reticulum

sarcoplasmic reticulum [or SR; prompt on endoplasmic reticulum or ER] 

guesstrain

Science

Biology

ACF Regionals

College

361-first

5476990eea23cca905506eba

protobowl

This author asserted "the air is a spongy body / a promiscuous faceless being" in "The Balcony" and asked "Do I believe in man / or in the stars?" in another poem.

This author asserted "the air is a spongy body / a promiscuous faceless being" in "The Balcony" and asked "Do I believe in man / or in the stars?" in another poem. The speaker comments, "I travel my way through the body of sound" in a poem framed by the image of "a fountain of crystal, a poplar of water". This author wrote about "racing among my thoughts in the lighted stars" in the poem "Vrindaban," which was written contemporaneously with Eastern Slope and Eagle or Sun?. He analyzed the pacuchos in a collection, which includes "The Day of the Dead" and "The Conquest of Colonialism", and another poem is structured around the Aztec calendar. For 10 points, name this author of "Sunstone" who discussed Mexican culture in The Labyrinth of Solitude.

This author asserted "the air is a spongy body / a promiscuous faceless being" in "The Balcony" and asked "Do I believe in man / or in the stars?" in another poem.

Octavio_Paz

Octavio_Paz

Octavio Paz

guesstrain

Literature

World

ACF Regionals

College

362-first

5476990eea23cca905506ebb

protobowl

An individual from this country was likely responsible for the Dulcie September shooting in Paris, and collaborated with private American interests to organize Operation Babushka, formally known as the IFF, which focused heavily on discrediting dissidents in this country and was overseen by Jack Abramoff.

An individual from this country was likely responsible for the Dulcie September shooting in Paris, and collaborated with private American interests to organize Operation Babushka, formally known as the IFF, which focused heavily on discrediting dissidents in this country and was overseen by Jack Abramoff. Craig Williamson's trail of death while serving this country's government may have extended to the murder of Swedish PM Olaf Palme nearly ten years after an event recounted in Joe Slovo's No Middle Road broke out here as a result of language-based education laws. UNSCR-134 condemned an incident in this site of the Church Street Bombing that saw tension over the Cato Manor killings lead police to fire on protesters in the Sharpeville Massacre. For 10 points, identify this country which imprisoned members of the Spear of the Nation on Robben Island and saw the Soweto Uprising during the long struggle against Apartheid.

An individual from this country was likely responsible for the Dulcie September shooting in Paris, and collaborated with private American interests to organize Operation Babushka, formally known as the IFF, which focused heavily on discrediting dissidents in this country and was overseen by Jack Abramoff.

South_Africa

South_Africa

South Africa

guesstrain

History

World

ACF Regionals

College

363-first

5476990eea23cca905506ebc

protobowl

The exposition of this work's "Allegro Vivace" first movement opens with an A major arpeggio up two octaves in triplets, while the recapitulation repeats the exposition transposed down a perfect fifth.

The exposition of this work's "Allegro Vivace" first movement opens with an A major arpeggio up two octaves in triplets, while the recapitulation repeats the exposition transposed down a perfect fifth. Sylvester Paumgarter commissioned this work so the cello did not play the bass line and its unusual instrumentation was borrowed from a piece by Johann Nepomuk Hummel. A recurring motif of a rising sextuplet represents jumping through a stream. This work is written for piano, violin, viola, cello, and double bass substituting the bass for the second violin. It takes its title from variations in the fourth movement on the composer's earlier lieder "Die Forelle". For 10 points, name this piano quintet by Schubert named after a fish.

The exposition of this work's "Allegro Vivace" first movement opens with an A major arpeggio up two octaves in triplets, while the recapitulation repeats the exposition transposed down a perfect fifth.

Trout_Quintet

Trout_Quintet

Trout Quintet

guesstrain

Fine Arts

Music

ACF Regionals

College

365-first

5476990eea23cca905506ebe

protobowl

Two of these objects are said to be Morita-equivalent if there is an equivalence between their module categories.

Two of these objects are said to be Morita-equivalent if there is an equivalence between their module categories. Every local example of one of these objects has a finite Krull dimension and modules are defined over these objects. Examples of these objects satisfying the descending chain condition are known as Artinian ones. The ascending chain condition, the requirement that all ideals be finitely generated and that every ideal contain a maximal element are criteria that are satisfied by Noetherian ones of these. . Commutative examples of these objects have no zero divisors and are called integral domains, of which fields are a subset. For 10 points, identify these algebraic structures exemplified by the integers which unlike groups consist of a set and two binary operations, usually addition and multiplication.

Two of these objects are said to be Morita-equivalent if there is an equivalence between their module categories.

Ring_(mathematics)

Ring_(mathematics)

rings

guesstrain

Science

Math

ACF Regionals

College

366-first

5476990eea23cca905506ebf

protobowl

One politician from this state admitted to discarding socks during a campaign, though a now-discredited legend claimed that his nickname of "Sockless Jerry" Simpson was bestowed on him by a hostile press.

One politician from this state admitted to discarding socks during a campaign, though a now-discredited legend claimed that his nickname of "Sockless Jerry" Simpson was bestowed on him by a hostile press. An essay by William Allen White asked the titular question, "What's the Matter with" this state?. The second of four proposed constitutions for this state prompted territorial governor Robert Walker to resign in protest. In 1863, one city in this state was destroyed by raiders led by William Quantrill; earlier, John Brown had led a massacre of five pro-slavery settlers at Pottawatomie Creek in this state. For 10 points, name this state which earned its nickname "Bleeding" due to the violence perpetrated by and against "border ruffians" from neighboring Missouri.

One politician from this state admitted to discarding socks during a campaign, though a now-discredited legend claimed that his nickname of "Sockless Jerry" Simpson was bestowed on him by a hostile press.

Kansas

Kansas

Kansas

guesstrain

Trash

Other

ACF Regionals

College

368-first

5476990eea23cca905506ec1

protobowl

This author wrote a work ending when Don Caesar commits suicide after killing his brother Don Manuel when he realizes the woman they were fighting over is actually their sister Beatrice.

This author wrote a work ending when Don Caesar commits suicide after killing his brother Don Manuel when he realizes the woman they were fighting over is actually their sister Beatrice. In one work by this author, the antagonist's son, Arnold, gets Henry of Halden to give up his oxen, then joins a group led by Walter Fürst. This author of The Bride of Messina included The Piccolomini as part of a trilogy in which the title character contends with the war commissioner Von Questenburg. This author also wrote a play in which Franz Moor gets his father to disown his brother Karl, who kills Amalia. For 10 points, name this playwright of the Wallenstein trilogy, The Robbers and William Tell.

This author wrote a work ending when Don Caesar commits suicide after killing his brother Don Manuel when he realizes the woman they were fighting over is actually their sister Beatrice.

Friedrich_Schiller

Friedrich_Schiller

Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller

guesstrain

Literature

European

ACF Regionals

College

369-first

5476990eea23cca905506ec2

protobowl

In one story, this figure descended from heaven on a rope of cobwebs and transformed into an ocelot.

In one story, this figure descended from heaven on a rope of cobwebs and transformed into an ocelot. He sent his servants Water Woman, Water Monster, and Cane and Conch to assist Wind in bringing music to the world from the house of the sun. He created a race of giant acorn-eating people and lost his left foot while battling Cipactli. As the first sun, he was knocked out of the sky by his rival, but this figure turned into a Jaguar and in turn ate the second sun. He wears obsidian sandals to show his connection with matter. For 10 points, name this rival of Quetzalcoatl, the Aztec god of night, who possesses a smoking mirror.

In one story, this figure descended from heaven on a rope of cobwebs and transformed into an ocelot.

Tezcatlipoca

Tezcatlipoca

Tezcatlipoca

guesstrain

Social Science

Religion/Mythology

ACF Regionals

College

371-first

5476990eea23cca905506ec4

protobowl

The Sivers mechanism is used to model one type of asymmetry of this property, and this property gives its name to a type of disordered material modeled by the Sherrington-Kirpatrick model.

The Sivers mechanism is used to model one type of asymmetry of this property, and this property gives its name to a type of disordered material modeled by the Sherrington-Kirpatrick model. The relaxation and transport of it is the basis for Giant Magnetoresistance sandwich structures used in hard disks, and the three canonical operators for this quantity are obtained by multiplying h-bar over 2 times the Pauli matrices. Heisenberg proposed these kinds of chains as a model for magnetism, and the experiment that led to its discovery as a quantum phenomenon used a furnace to fire silver atoms through an inhomogeneous magnetic field with the results consistent with only two possible values of this property. For 10 points, identify this quantity investigated by the Stern-Gerlach experiment which has integer values for bosons and half-integer values for fermions.

The Sivers mechanism is used to model one type of asymmetry of this property, and this property gives its name to a type of disordered material modeled by the Sherrington-Kirpatrick model.

Spin_(physics)

Spin_(physics)

spin [prompt on angular momentum]

guesstrain

Science

Physics

ACF Regionals

College

373-first

5476990eea23cca905506ec6

protobowl

One girl in this novel cannot find her brother's grave and instead lays a wreath on a random grave without looking at the name.

One girl in this novel cannot find her brother's grave and instead lays a wreath on a random grave without looking at the name. The protagonist of this novel embarrasses himself by failing to lift a man on his shoulders while water skiing. In an earlier scene in this work the black man Jules Peterson is discovered dead in a hotel room after arguing with Abe North, while another scene sees Mr. McKisco fight a bloodless duel with the mercenary Tommy Barban. Another character in this novel starred in the film Daddy's Girl and falls in love with the protagonist, whose partnership in a Swiss clinic has been ruined by his mentally unstable wife Nicole. For 10 points, name this novel in which Rosemary Hoyt begins an affair with the psychologist Dick Diver, by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

One girl in this novel cannot find her brother's grave and instead lays a wreath on a random grave without looking at the name.

Tender_Is_the_Night

Tender_Is_the_Night

Tender is the Night

guesstrain

Literature

American

ACF Regionals

College

374-first

5476990eea23cca905506ec7

protobowl

This city's architectural oddities include a three story triangular parking garage built on a hill that is nicknamed "The Sinking Ship".

This city's architectural oddities include a three story triangular parking garage built on a hill that is nicknamed "The Sinking Ship". This city features a 21 story construction topped with a 21 story tower that is capped with a gothic pyramid. This home of the Smith Tower finished a library with an exterior composed entirely of glass and steel designed by Rem Koolhas. It is home to a building that was partially inspired by the image of smashed guitars and includes the Science Fiction Museum. This location of Frank Gehry's Experience Music Project hosted the Century 21 exposition for which it constructed a tower with a rotating restaurant at its top. For 10 points, name this west coast city, the location of the Space Needle.

This city's architectural oddities include a three story triangular parking garage built on a hill that is nicknamed "The Sinking Ship".

Seattle

Seattle

Seattle, Washington

guesstrain

Trash

Other

ACF Regionals

College

376-first

5476990eea23cca905506ec9

protobowl

This country disputed a border on the Chobe River with its western neighbor until a 1999 ruling from the International Court of Justice favored this country.

This country disputed a border on the Chobe River with its western neighbor until a 1999 ruling from the International Court of Justice favored this country. This country was formed from eight states dominated by the namesake ethnic group, and their populations received the status of "tribe" from the British. Other ethnic groups in this country include the Khalagari, Tswapong, Birwa, and Kalanga. In addition to the Chobe River, it is bordered by the Molopo River to the south and the Limpopo River to the east, and almost all of this country lies within the Kalahari Desert. Bordered by Namibia to the west and north, Zambia and Zimbabwe to the north and east, and South Africa to the south is, for 10 points, this southern African country, formerly known as Bechuanaland, with capital at Gaborone.

This country disputed a border on the Chobe River with its western neighbor until a 1999 ruling from the International Court of Justice favored this country.

Botswana

Botswana

Republic of Botswana

guesstrain

Trash

Other

ACF Regionals

College

377-first

5476990eea23cca905506eca

protobowl

This ruler defeated the weaver Vicent Peris and a mysterious rebel known as "The Hidden One" in suppressing a revolt by a group of artisan guilds named Germanies.

This ruler defeated the weaver Vicent Peris and a mysterious rebel known as "The Hidden One" in suppressing a revolt by a group of artisan guilds named Germanies. He forced rebels from Ghent to parade the streets wearing nooses and won the battle of Battle of Villalar en route to defeating the Revolt of the Comuneros. This ruler's navy dealt Hayreddin Barbarossa a rare loss by sacking Tunis. This ruler signed the Augsburg Interim after decisively defeating John Frederick I of Saxony and the Schmalkaldic League at Muhlberg. This son of Joanna the Mad forced the signing of the Treaty of Madrid after crushing Francis I at Pavia and ending one phase of the Italian Wars. For 10 points, name this Hapsburg king of Spain and Holy Roman Emperor who also called the Diet of Worms and opposed Martin Luther.

This ruler defeated the weaver Vicent Peris and a mysterious rebel known as "The Hidden One" in suppressing a revolt by a group of artisan guilds named Germanies.

Charles_V,_Holy_Roman_Emperor

Charles_V,_Holy_Roman_Emperor

Charles V [or Charles I of Spain]

guesstrain

History

European

ACF Regionals

College

378-first

5476990eea23cca905506ecb

protobowl

One section of this work wants "sound of water over a rock / Where the hermit-thrush sings in the pine trees . . .

One section of this work wants "sound of water over a rock / Where the hermit-thrush sings in the pine trees . . . But there is no water". Another section asks the reader to consider a man "who was once as handsome and tall as you", while other characters in this work include "The typist home at teatime" and an unshaven merchant from Smyrna, Mr. Eugenides. Early in this work, Marie recounts a sled ride with her cousin, the archduke, while another section has the refrain "hurry up please it's time" interrupting thoughts, ostensibly over a game of chess. In the first stanza of this poem, the poet discusses how lilacs are risen out of mud and memory is mixed with desire, and it ends with the refrain shantih shantih shantih. Beginning with "April is the cruellest month", for 10 points, name this long poem in five sections by T.S. Eliot.

One section of this work wants "sound of water over a rock / Where the hermit-thrush sings in the pine trees . . .

The_Waste_Land

The_Waste_Land

"The Waste Land"

guesstrain

Literature

American

ACF Regionals

College

379-first

5476990eea23cca905506ecc

protobowl

After claiming that "a man must live always in perfect holiness", one character in this work tells the fable of how noble men are those whose souls are sent back by Persephone after paying their debts for a crime.

After claiming that "a man must live always in perfect holiness", one character in this work tells the fable of how noble men are those whose souls are sent back by Persephone after paying their debts for a crime. This work features a discussion on whether whiteness is color or just 'a color' and whether 'figure' in turn follows from color, and one man in this work is compared to a flat torpedo fish, leading the title character to ask "how will you enquire into that which you do not know?" In this work, Anytus discusses whether fathers can pass on their good traits to their sons, and it includes a digression on how to double the area of a square. Opening with the title character's request for a definition of virtue, for 10 points, identify this Platonic dialogue in which Socrates argues that all knowledge is innate by testing a slave's understanding of geometry.

After claiming that "a man must live always in perfect holiness", one character in this work tells the fable of how noble men are those whose souls are sent back by Persephone after paying their debts for a crime.

Meno

Meno

Meno

guesstrain

Social Science

Philosophy

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College

381-first

5476990eea23cca905506ece

protobowl

One character in this play reprimands a young man for smoking his father's meerschaum pipe and credits himself for saving his parents' marriage.

One character in this play reprimands a young man for smoking his father's meerschaum pipe and credits himself for saving his parents' marriage. Another character in this play wants to stay at Little Harbor street with his daughter and asks for help funding his plan for a sailor's boarding house. In this play's third act Jacob reports seeing another character drop a candle, which started a fire that results in the burning of an uninsured an orphanage, and Pastor Manders is infuriated when the orphanage's benefactor won't pay to rebuild it. In this play Regina discovers her father is not Jacob Engstrand, and she is actually the half sister of the artist Oswald. For 10 points, name this Ibsen play in which Helen Alving realizes her husband's syphilis has been passed to her son.

One character in this play reprimands a young man for smoking his father's meerschaum pipe and credits himself for saving his parents' marriage.

Ghost

Ghost

Ghosts [accept Gengangere]

guesstrain

Literature

European

ACF Regionals

College

383-first

5476990eea23cca905506ed0

protobowl

This artist only completed the preparatory sketches for the epic Opening of the Doors of the Spanish Inquisition.

This artist only completed the preparatory sketches for the epic Opening of the Doors of the Spanish Inquisition. This artist showed a cart stopped next to a gray building emitting white smoke in The Lime Kiln. He painted an unusual still-life of severed limbs called Anatomical Pieces, and he featured horses in his paintings Derby at Epsom and Horse Frightened By Lightning. A horse rearing away from an unseen attacker appears in his The Charging Chasseur. He studied bodies in the morgue of the Hospital Beaujon for his most famous work, which sees a man waving a red handkerchief on the top right and a bloody hatchet implies cannibalism. For 10 points, name this French Romantic painter of The Raft of the Medusa.

This artist only completed the preparatory sketches for the epic Opening of the Doors of the Spanish Inquisition.

Théodore_Géricault

Théodore_Géricault

Theodore Gericault

guesstrain

Fine Arts

Art

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College

384-first

5476990eea23cca905506ed1

protobowl

This 10th grade regional discus champion is currently directing "Marathon of Hope", a movie about runner Terry Fox, for ESPN's 30 for 30 series.

This 10th grade regional discus champion is currently directing "Marathon of Hope", a movie about runner Terry Fox, for ESPN's 30 for 30 series. He rides a tandem bike down Santa Monica Boulevard alongside blue-shutter shade wearing Baron Davis in the internet video "Step Brothers", while it is rumored that the concept behind "Shaq Vs". was stolen from this athlete. He played "the most ridiculous man on earth", in a viral commercial as a spokesman for Vitamin Water, while in the 2005 Dunk Contest this man passed the ball off his head to one of his teammate using his renowned soccer skills. After backing up Jason Kidd for his first two years, this Santa Clara alum emerged as an All-Star after being traded to the Dallas Mavericks. Born in South Africa but raised in Canada, for 10 points, name this two time MVP who passes to Jason Richardson and Amare Stoudemire as point guard of the Phoenix Suns.

This 10th grade regional discus champion is currently directing "Marathon of Hope", a movie about runner Terry Fox, for ESPN's 30 for 30 series.

Steve_Nash

Steve_Nash

Steve Nash

guesstrain

Trash

Pop Culture

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College

385-first

5476990eea23cca905506ed2

protobowl

This kingdom was ruled by Anshuverma, who fathered the enterprising missionary Bhrikuti and was a member of the Lichavi Dynasty.

This kingdom was ruled by Anshuverma, who fathered the enterprising missionary Bhrikuti and was a member of the Lichavi Dynasty. After being separated into 22 principalities known as Baisi, it became united again under Jayasthitimalla, while its modern incarnation was forced to sign the Treaty of Sugauli with the British in 1816 not long after its reunification under the Gorkha leader Prithvi Narayan Shah. The Kot Massacre in this state brought about the autocratic rule of its most recent dynasty, which was founded by Jang Bahadur. The future of that dynasty would have lain with a man whose wild unpopularity stems from his track record of assaulting police officers and inexplicably numerous hit and run allegations, Paras, after Prince Dipendra brought an M16 to a family dinner. The recently abolished Rana monarchy controlled, for 10 points, what country, whose capital is Kathmandu?

This kingdom was ruled by Anshuverma, who fathered the enterprising missionary Bhrikuti and was a member of the Lichavi Dynasty.

Nepal

Nepal

Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal

guesstrain

History

World

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387-first

5476990eea23cca905506ed5

protobowl

MuSK acts with rapsyn to colocalize receptors for this molecule when it binds to the proteoglycan agrin found in the basal lamina.

MuSK acts with rapsyn to colocalize receptors for this molecule when it binds to the proteoglycan agrin found in the basal lamina. Binding of this molecule to those receptors causes a rotation of five transmembrane M2 helices. Alpha-bungarotoxin blocks the activity of this molecule, which is broken down by a namesake esterase rather than reuptaken in the synaptic cleft. The enzyme that catalyzes this molecule's synthesis is at abnormally low concentrations in Alzheimer's patients. Black widow venom stimulates excess release of this molecule, while botulinum toxin blocks its release; both result in paralysis. For 10 points, name this molecule found at the neuromuscular junction.

MuSK acts with rapsyn to colocalize receptors for this molecule when it binds to the proteoglycan agrin found in the basal lamina.

Acetylcholine

Acetylcholine

acetylcholine[or ACh]

guesstrain

Science

Biology

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389-first

5476990eea23cca905506ed7

protobowl

This architect designed a museum that was eighty percent inside a mountain forcing him to carve a tunnel through the mountain for the entrance.

This architect designed a museum that was eighty percent inside a mountain forcing him to carve a tunnel through the mountain for the entrance. Along with the Miho Museum, he designed a glass pavilion that would let in light meant to symbolize hope for the JFK Presidential Library. Another building is coated in white metal and includes a giant cylinder standing above Lake Erie. A different work by this architect was added onto a building by John Russell Pope. In addition to designing the John Hancock Building and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, this architect is famous for a large structure in the Cour Napolean. For 10 points, name this architect of the East Wing of the National Gallery and the Glass Pyramid at the Louvre.

This architect designed a museum that was eighty percent inside a mountain forcing him to carve a tunnel through the mountain for the entrance.

I._M._Pei

I._M._Pei

Ieoh Ming Pei

guesstrain

Fine Arts

Other

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College

391-first

5476990eea23cca905506ed9

protobowl

At the beginning of one of this author's plays The Frog enters as the narrator and exclaims, "Aeschylus Me!"

At the beginning of one of this author's plays The Frog enters as the narrator and exclaims, "Aeschylus Me!" after sneezing. This author wrote about "Rude Bwoy" and Brother Aaron trying to protect their community in O Babylon!. Another work includes a scene where a man presides over a trial condemning Abraham Lincoln before he beheads the white goddess, and this author wrote about a man outwitting "The Planter" in Ti-Jean and His Brothers. This author wrote about Corporal Lestrade chasing the prisoner Makak through a hallucinatory journey in his play Dream on Monkey Mountain. For 10 points, name this author who re-imagined The Odyssey set on Saint Lucia in his epic poem Omeros.

At the beginning of one of this author's plays The Frog enters as the narrator and exclaims, "Aeschylus Me!"

Derek_Walcott

Derek_Walcott

Derek Walcott

guesstrain

Literature

World

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College

392-first

5476990eea23cca905506eda

protobowl

In an 1899 paper, the author of this work defined the work's subject as "an obligatory set of beliefs" and "definite practices relating to the objects of those beliefs".

In an 1899 paper, the author of this work defined the work's subject as "an obligatory set of beliefs" and "definite practices relating to the objects of those beliefs". The author of this work describes anxiety about the rational-irrational dichotomy relating to some views about animals described in this book. This work uses the long-dry, and short-wet, seasons of central Australia to define "positive" and "negative" cults and explain Lucien Levy-Bruhl's recent observations on the spiritualization of inanimate objects. It posits that the soul represents for totemic myths the interiorization of society, while the titular concept divinizes daily life. For 10 points, name this work of Emile Durkheim which describes primitive beliefs about the world.

In an 1899 paper, the author of this work defined the work's subject as "an obligatory set of beliefs" and "definite practices relating to the objects of those beliefs".

The_Elementary_Forms_of_the_Religious_Life

The_Elementary_Forms_of_the_Religious_Life

The Elementary Forms of Religious Life [accept The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life]

guesstrain

Social Science

Anthropology

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393-first

5476990eea23cca905506edb

protobowl

This constant appears in the denominator of the variable that multiples the square of the quantity one minus the ratio of solubility parameters to give the enthalpic component of the Flory-Huggins interaction parameter.

This constant appears in the denominator of the variable that multiples the square of the quantity one minus the ratio of solubility parameters to give the enthalpic component of the Flory-Huggins interaction parameter. This constant equals the molar mass times the difference in specific heat for a compound at constant pressure and that compound at constant volume. It also equals negative activation energy over temperature, times the natural log of the ratio of the equilibrium constant to the pre-exponential factor, by the Arrhenius equation. Boltzmann's constant equals this constant divided by Avogadro's number. For 10 points, name this constant that also equals the product of pressure and volume divided by the product of moles and temperature by the law after which it is named.

This constant appears in the denominator of the variable that multiples the square of the quantity one minus the ratio of solubility parameters to give the enthalpic component of the Flory-Huggins interaction parameter.

Gas_constant

Gas_constant

ideal gas constant [or molar gas constant; or universal gas constant; prompt on R]

guesstrain

Science

Chemistry

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395-first

5476990eea23cca905506edd

protobowl

This instrument plays a long solo over a timpani roll at the beginning of Sibelius' Symphony No. 1.

This instrument plays a long solo over a timpani roll at the beginning of Sibelius' Symphony No. 1. This instrument evolved from the older chalmeau, a word that also names this instrument's lower register. Multiple concertos for two soloists playing this instrument were composed by Franz Krommer, while virtuosos of this instrument include Julian Bliss and Sabine Meyer. Mozart's concerto in A minor for this instrument was written for Anton Stadler, while Stravinsky wrote the Ebony Concerto for Woody Herman. A glissando for this instrument opens Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue and it represents the cat in Peter and the Wolf. For 10 points, identify this single-reed woodwind performed by Benny Goodman.

This instrument plays a long solo over a timpani roll at the beginning of Sibelius' Symphony No. 1.

Clarinet

Clarinet

clarinet

guesstrain

Fine Arts

Music

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396-first

5476990eea23cca905506ede

protobowl

The second section of the third chapter of Robert Nozick's Philosophical Explanations is devoted to an analysis of this doctrine.

The second section of the third chapter of Robert Nozick's Philosophical Explanations is devoted to an analysis of this doctrine. Peter Unger wrote a book entitled Ignorance which purports to make a case for this philosophical doctrine, while an article by G.E. Moore that analyzes Russell's approach to this doctrine is titled after "Four Types of" it. Ancient exponents of this doctrine included Arcesilaus and Carneades, heads of the Academy who critiqued the "cataleptic impression" which formed the basis for Stoicist epistemology, as well as Pyrrho of Elis, who gives his name to another form of this doctrine. A book which asserts that "philosophy begins in medias res", was written by George Santayana to present a contrast between this doctrine and "animal faith". For 10 points, identify this philosophical doctrine which argues against the possibility of reliable knowledge.

The second section of the third chapter of Robert Nozick's Philosophical Explanations is devoted to an analysis of this doctrine.

Skepticism

Skepticism

skepticism

guesstrain

Social Science

Philosophy

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College

397-first

5476990eea23cca905506edf

protobowl

Stan Smith divides this poet's work into two periods, with "Going" and "Wedding Wind" chosen as two representative poems from the later style.

Stan Smith divides this poet's work into two periods, with "Going" and "Wedding Wind" chosen as two representative poems from the later style. He notes that if he were called in to construct a religion, he would make liberal use of the titlar "Water" in another poem. Looking out the window while "Groping back to bed after a piss" inspires wistful thoughts in this man's "Sad Steps". In another poem concludes that "Our almost-instinct almost true: What will survive of us is love" while observing the titular resting place of the "earl and countess." The narrator of another poem by this author watches "a couple of kids," and thinks "he's fucking her and she's taking pills or wearing a diaphragm." The author of "An Arundel Tomb", one of his best known poems comes from the collection High Windows and notes "they fuck you up, your mom and dad". For 10 points, identify this 20th century British poet of "This Be the Verse".

Stan Smith divides this poet's work into two periods, with "Going" and "Wedding Wind" chosen as two representative poems from the later style.

Philip_Larkin

Philip_Larkin

Philip Larkin

guesstrain

Literature

European

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398-first

5476990eea23cca905506ee0

protobowl

In his early career, this man helped his friend, Cardinal Matthew Schinner, retake his position in Sion by attacking George Supersax.

In his early career, this man helped his friend, Cardinal Matthew Schinner, retake his position in Sion by attacking George Supersax. His ideas were popularized due to the efforts of his son-in-law, Rudolf Gwalther, and printer Christopher Froschauer, and a pivotal event involving this man saw him speak on the arrival of Bernhardin Sanson. Though his influence had begun to wane following a "Land Peace" in 1529, his participation in the brief Second Kappel War in defense of his city led to his death. This author of "On the True and False Religion" was invited by Philip of Hesse to debate a major contemporary in the Marburg Colloquy, though he could not agree on the doctrine of real presence with Martin Luther. For 10 points, identify this prominent citizen of Zurich, the foremost figure of the Swiss Reformation.

In his early career, this man helped his friend, Cardinal Matthew Schinner, retake his position in Sion by attacking George Supersax.

Huldrych_Zwingli

Huldrych_Zwingli

Huldrych Zwingli

guesstrain

History

European

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College

400-first

5476990eea23cca905506ee2

protobowl

The relationship between stress and strain in these entities is modeled by the Glen-Nye flow law.

The relationship between stress and strain in these entities is modeled by the Glen-Nye flow law. The equilibrium line altitude is the long term balance point along one of these, and a tower on one of these is known as a serac.A type of particles created by these entities, when blown by the wind, are known as loess. The Malaspina one of these is an example of the Piedmont variety of these objects. Sharp ridges formed by these are called arêtes, and material deposited directly from these structures is known as a till, while material removed from these objects by mass wasting can form a cirque. Two main types of these are contintental and alpine, and whale shaped hills formed by these are known as drumlins. Leaving behind debris accumulations calle moraines, for 10 points, name these large masses of ice.

The relationship between stress and strain in these entities is modeled by the Glen-Nye flow law.

Glacier

Glacier

Glaciers

guesstrain

Science

Earth Science

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College

401-first

5476990eea23cca905506ee3

protobowl

This figure was given an albino chicken that he used to gain the title Duke of Anhan, and in the century following his death treasure hunters roamed the countryside seeking the ample rewards for locating various fragments of his corpse.

This figure was given an albino chicken that he used to gain the title Duke of Anhan, and in the century following his death treasure hunters roamed the countryside seeking the ample rewards for locating various fragments of his corpse. Chunyu Zhang was murdered by Emperor Cheng as a result of this man's actions, and one rebellion against him was led by Wang Kuang and Wang Feng, who were part of the Lulin Mountain group. This man instituted an agricultural approach named for the character it resembled, the well-field system, and made sweeping and violently unpopular changes to geographical names. A sloth tax for unused land prompted the revolt of Mother Lu against this ruler, who served as a regent for the infant Ping and appointed Ruzi as his successor. Seizing power from the Liu family and ousted in the Red Eyebrow revolt, for 10 points, identify this man who established the Xin dynasty after briefly usurping the throne of Han China.

This figure was given an albino chicken that he used to gain the title Duke of Anhan, and in the century following his death treasure hunters roamed the countryside seeking the ample rewards for locating various fragments of his corpse.

Wang_Mang

Wang_Mang

Wang Mang

guesstrain

History

World

ACF Regionals

College

402-first

5476990eea23cca905506ee4

protobowl

Zhan and Noon tested algorithms for solving this problem, finding approximate or double bucket modifications to one algorithm and Pallattino's algorithm with two queues were fastest on actual data.

Zhan and Noon tested algorithms for solving this problem, finding approximate or double bucket modifications to one algorithm and Pallattino's algorithm with two queues were fastest on actual data. Johnson's algorithm solves this problem in the sparse case faster than the cubic Floyd's algorithm, both of which solve this for all pairs. Another approach uses dynamic programming, and checks all edges n times; that algorithm also detects negative cost cycles, and is named for Bellman and Ford. A Fibonacci heap is used to speed up a greedy approach, which works only for positive-weight edges, while if an admissible heuristic is available, the A* algorithm can be used. For 10 points, identify this problem in graph theory, most famously solved by Dijkstra's algorithm, which asks for a fast route between two nodes.

Zhan and Noon tested algorithms for solving this problem, finding approximate or double bucket modifications to one algorithm and Pallattino's algorithm with two queues were fastest on actual data.

Shortest_path_problem

Shortest_path_problem

{shortest path} algorithms [accept with any of the following modifying the answer: all-pairs, single-source, or single-source single-destination]

guesstrain

Science

Math

ACF Regionals

College

403-first

5476990eea23cca905506ee5

protobowl

An architecture firm originating in this country designed the Vodol chair as well as the UFA Cinema Center and an extension for the Akron Art Museum. 

An architecture firm originating in this country designed the Vodol chair as well as the UFA Cinema Center and an extension for the Akron Art Museum.  An architect from this country designed the Haas Haus and the Museum Abteiburg.  In addition to the firm Coop Himmelblau and Hans Hollein, this country was home to an architect who created the Goldman and Salatsch building, the Steiner house, and the Paris home of Tristan Tzara as well as writing the manifesto Ornament and Crime.  That man, Adolf Loos, was opposed to a movement in this country's capitol that was headquartered in a building topped by a gold leaf dome and was known as the city's namesake "Secession."  That movement from this country produced the Beethoven Frieze and was led by a man who painted figures covered with squares and circles in The Kiss.  For 10 points, name this home of Gustav Klimt as well as composers like Franz Schubert and Johann Strauss.

An architecture firm originating in this country designed the Vodol chair as well as the UFA Cinema Center and an extension for the Akron Art Museum. 

Austria

Austria

Austria

guesstrain

Fine Arts

Other

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404-first

5476990eea23cca905506ee6

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One character in this novel lies about the contents of his portmanteau, which contains money rather than stockings as claimed.

One character in this novel lies about the contents of his portmanteau, which contains money rather than stockings as claimed. Later on, that character joins the protagonist at the Black Bear Inn.The protagonist of this novel visits Mr. Owen at Tolbooth prison accompanied by Andrew Fairservice. This novel's main action begins when Tresham sends a letter alerting the protagonist of a plot to embezzle his father's funds. The protagonist of this novel fell in love while watching Diana Vernon at a fox hunt on the way to live with her uncle, Sir Hildebrand. The novel ends when the protagonist pursues Rashleigh, who is in turn killed by MacGregor Campbell. For 10 points, identify this novel about Frank Osbaldistone, which takes its name from the appearances of the titular Scottish outlaw, a work of Walter Scott.

One character in this novel lies about the contents of his portmanteau, which contains money rather than stockings as claimed.

Rob_Roy_(novel)

Rob_Roy_(novel)

 Rob Roy

guesstrain

Literature

American

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College

405-first

5476990eea23cca905506ee7

protobowl

A pope named for this figure's Greek name had a namesake formula supported by Justin I which ended the Acacian Schism. 

A pope named for this figure's Greek name had a namesake formula supported by Justin I which ended the Acacian Schism.  Kavis and Karipans were people who could not see or hear anything of this figure. The primal man of Manichaeist cosmology was named for this figure, whose twenty names of are recounted in the first Yasht, which praises him. The Yasna is a hymn to this figure, who is assisted by Yazatas such as Atar as well as by the messenger VohuManah. This figure was assisted by the six "beneficent immortals," or Amesha Spentas, and he was opposed by the Daevas.   Sometimes identified as a son of Zurvan, this god is destined to win a cosmic struggle against his evil counterpart Ahriman.  For 10 points, name this figure worshiped in the Avestas, the chief god of Zoroastrianism.

A pope named for this figure's Greek name had a namesake formula supported by Justin I which ended the Acacian Schism. 

Ahura_Mazda

Ahura_Mazda

Ahura Mazda [or Ormazd; accept Hormisdas]

guesstrain

Social Science

Religion/Mythology

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College

406-first

5476990eea23cca905506ee8

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One essay explains this concept in terms of "what is ‘Le Penseur' doing?" 

One essay explains this concept in terms of "what is ‘Le Penseur' doing?"  An essay titled for this concept borrows Paul Ricoeur's idea of "inscription of action" and contains a version of the "turtles all the way down" story.  That essay explains this concept in terms of a Jewish merchant participating in a sham sheep raid in Morocco, and cites "The Thinking of Thoughts" by Gilbert Ryle, which explains this concept in the difference between various forms of winking.  This concept is used to explore the Weberian "webs of significance" that make up its popularizer's semiotic theory of culture, which is used in works likes "Deep Play: Notes on the Balinese Cockfight."  For 10 points, name this concept which titles the first essay in Clifford Geertz's Interpretation of Cultures, and which involves including context in ethnographic explanations.

One essay explains this concept in terms of "what is ‘Le Penseur' doing?" 

Thick_description

Thick_description

thick description

guesstrain

Social Science

Anthropology

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College

409-first

5476990eea23cca905506eeb

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Edward Simon showed that the results of this experiment held in HeLa cells.

Edward Simon showed that the results of this experiment held in HeLa cells. When reviewing the manuscript that ultimately published this experiment's results, John Cairns suggested a reason why its results with salmon sperm were different. Along with Vinograd, the experimenters had the year before perfected a way of using cesium chloride to establish a density gradient during centrifugation. This pulse-chase experiment disproved Max Delbrück's ideas about the "unwinding problem." It grew E. coli in nitrogen-15 labeled media for several generations, then moved it to a nitrogen-14 medium and looked at the density of DNA in further generations. For 10 points, what doubly-eponymous experiment confirmed the semiconservative nature of DNA replication?

Edward Simon showed that the results of this experiment held in HeLa cells.

Meselson–Stahl_experiment

Meselson–Stahl_experiment

Meselson-Stahl experiment

guesstrain

Science

Biology

ACF Regionals

College

410-first

5476990eea23cca905506eec

protobowl

An injured soldier holds a newspaper while his daughters play with a lion, bear, turkey, and rooster in this artist's Peace Concluded, and he illustrated several works of Anthony Trollope. 

An injured soldier holds a newspaper while his daughters play with a lion, bear, turkey, and rooster in this artist's Peace Concluded, and he illustrated several works of Anthony Trollope.  A man leans forward on a green chair, pointing his white leg at a pair of lovers on the other side of a banquet table in his Isabella, while a melancholy girl holds an apple as her older sisters gather the title objects in his Autumn Leaves.  A young boy holds a bowl of water on the right side of a painting which shows the title figure raising a bleeding hand while a door is being made behind him in this man's controversial depiction of biblical figures, while another of his works is known for its depiction of vegetation along a creek side, and shows the title figure wearing an embroidered silver dress as she floats in the water.  For 10 points, name this Pre-Raphaelite painter of Christ in the House of His Parents and Ophelia.

An injured soldier holds a newspaper while his daughters play with a lion, bear, turkey, and rooster in this artist's Peace Concluded, and he illustrated several works of Anthony Trollope. 

John_Everett_Millais

John_Everett_Millais

John Everett Millais

guesstrain

Fine Arts

Art

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College

412-first

5476990eea23cca905506eee

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In this novel Ronald Nimkin hangs himself and leaves a note about bringing mah-jong rules.

In this novel Ronald Nimkin hangs himself and leaves a note about bringing mah-jong rules. One character has a vision about arriving home with a seeing eye dog after having a fling with Bubbles Girardi. The protagonist  takes a job as the Assistant Commissioner for Human Opportunity, and constantly fights his constipated father to use the bathroom. Later, the protagonist of this novel is left by his girlfriend in Rome after sleeping with the prostitute Lina. The main character becomes involved with women he calls "The Pilgrim" and "The Pumpkin" in addition to Mary Jane Reed, who is dubbed "The Monkey." For 10 points, name this novel in which the title character tells his story to Dr. Spielvogel, written by Philip Roth. 

In this novel Ronald Nimkin hangs himself and leaves a note about bringing mah-jong rules.

Portnoy's_Complaint

Portnoy's_Complaint

Portnoy's Complaint

guesstrain

Literature

American

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College

413-first

5476990eea23cca905506eef

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Although Georg Geissler was the second author on the paper introducing this reaction, he is never referred to as a namesake of this reaction.

Although Georg Geissler was the second author on the paper introducing this reaction, he is never referred to as a namesake of this reaction. One alternative to this reaction uses a compound obtained in the Arbuzov rearrangement; that alternative transforms carbanions into olefins with E-selectivity and is named after Emmons, Wadsworth, and Horner. Another modification to this reaction adds lithium salts to create the threo version of the betaine intermediate, which again creates E-selectivity, instead of the usual Z-selectivity, in the product of that Schlosser modification. For 10 points, what is this reaction that forms olefins from ketones and phosphonium ylides, named after a German chemist?

Although Georg Geissler was the second author on the paper introducing this reaction, he is never referred to as a namesake of this reaction.

Wittig_reaction

Wittig_reaction

Wittig reaction [or Wittig olefination]

guesstrain

Science

Chemistry

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College