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q6541_2 | The Bernoulli one approximates the powers of x plus 1 to a linear equation using the power for the slope. The "triangle" one sets a restriction for the possible lengths of the third side of a triangle given the other two. | 2 | [
"inequality"
] | q6541 | The Bernoulli one approximates the powers of x plus 1 to a linear equation using the power for the slope. The "triangle" one sets a restriction for the possible lengths of the third side of a triangle given the other two. Dividing by a negative number results in a sign change in, for 10 points, what mathematical statement about relative size of two entities, characterized by use of greater-than and less-than signs? | [
[
0,
106
],
[
106,
222
],
[
222,
418
]
] | inequality | {
"category": "Science",
"subcategory": "Mathematics",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1860_3 | This poet wrote of a man who is asked, "Why don't you speak for yourself, John?" when he delivers another man's marriage proposal in "The Courtship of Miles Standish." This poet of "The Children's Hour" also wrote of a man who saw two lamps in the belfry of the Old North Church, indicating that the British were arriving by sea. | 3 | [
"Henry Wadsworth Longfellow"
] | q1860 | This poet wrote of a man who is asked, "Why don't you speak for yourself, John?" when he delivers another man's marriage proposal in "The Courtship of Miles Standish." This poet of "The Children's Hour" also wrote of a man who saw two lamps in the belfry of the Old North Church, indicating that the British were arriving by sea. For 10 points, name this poet of "Paul Revere's Ride," who also wrote "The Song of Hiawatha." | [
[
0,
81
],
[
81,
168
],
[
168,
330
],
[
330,
423
]
] | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow | {
"category": "Literature",
"subcategory": "Author and Works",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1208_3 | Martin Luther wrote that people should let these be strong, but that their trust in Christ should be stronger. They can be divided into types of commission and omission, and they can be classified as grave or (*) mortal if they have serious matter, full knowledge, and full consent. For 10 points, name these offenses against God's will, of which there are seven "deadly" ones. | 3 | [
"sins"
] | q1208 | Martin Luther wrote that people should let these be strong, but that their trust in Christ should be stronger. They can be divided into types of commission and omission, and they can be classified as grave or (*) mortal if they have serious matter, full knowledge, and full consent. For 10 points, name these offenses against God's will, of which there are seven "deadly" ones. | [
[
0,
111
],
[
111,
283
],
[
283,
377
]
] | sins | {
"category": "Religion",
"subcategory": "",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q2314_3 | One ruler of this historical country went on a "Grand Embassy" to the west to learn shipbuilding and military training. That same ruler instituted a beard tax on boyars. Another of its rulers created a parliament called the Duma and issued the October Manifesto. | 3 | [
"Russian Empire"
] | q2314 | One ruler of this historical country went on a "Grand Embassy" to the west to learn shipbuilding and military training. That same ruler instituted a beard tax on boyars. Another of its rulers created a parliament called the Duma and issued the October Manifesto. Peter the Great and Nicholas II were rulers of, for 10 points, what empire where a 1917 revolution toppled the government in Moscow? | [
[
0,
120
],
[
120,
170
],
[
170,
263
],
[
263,
395
]
] | {Russian Empire} [do not accept or prompt on "Soviet Union" or "U.S.S.R."] | {
"category": "History",
"subcategory": "Political History",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q2501_1 | Three bearded boarders threaten lawsuits after being scared off by the main character of this work. | 1 | [
"The Metamorphosis"
] | q2501 | Three bearded boarders threaten lawsuits after being scared off by the main character of this work. That protagonist has a sister named Greta who wants to study violin at the conservatory, and he dies after his father throws an apple at him that becomes stuck in his back. (*) For 10 points, name this work in which Gregor Samsa wakes up one day to find that he has been changed into a bug, a work by Franz Kafka. | [
[
0,
100
],
[
100,
273
],
[
273,
413
]
] | The Metamorphosis | {
"category": "Literature",
"subcategory": "Plot and Characters",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q2673_3 | At the Battle of Kirina, Sumanguru (SOO-man-GOO-roo) was defeated by the founder of this empire, Sundiata Keita. Another of this empire's rulers had the Sankore (SAN-koh-REH) mosque built in Timbuktu and caused a dramatic decrease in the price of gold by giving away vast amounts of the metal on his hajj to Mecca. For 10 points, identify this West African empire once ruled by Mansa Musa. | 3 | [
"Mali",
"Mali Empire"
] | q2673 | At the Battle of Kirina, Sumanguru (SOO-man-GOO-roo) was defeated by the founder of this empire, Sundiata Keita. Another of this empire's rulers had the Sankore (SAN-koh-REH) mosque built in Timbuktu and caused a dramatic decrease in the price of gold by giving away vast amounts of the metal on his hajj to Mecca. For 10 points, identify this West African empire once ruled by Mansa Musa. | [
[
0,
113
],
[
113,
315
],
[
315,
389
]
] | {Mali} Empire | {
"category": "History",
"subcategory": "Ancient History",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1931_5 | The practice of kapparot associated with this holiday sees a donation to the poor, while the Tetragrammaton or Ha-Shem was pronounced by the High Priest of the Great Temple on this day. The last of the five services occurring on this day is the Neilah. People try to transfer their sins away and recite the Kol Nidre prayer before its beginning. Occurring on the 10th of Tishrei, it concludes the (*) High Holy Days. For 10 points, name this Jewish Day of Atonement. | 5 | [
"Yom ha",
"Yom Kippur",
"Yom ha-Kipurim",
"Kipurim",
"Yom ha Kipurim"
] | q1931 | The practice of kapparot associated with this holiday sees a donation to the poor, while the Tetragrammaton or Ha-Shem was pronounced by the High Priest of the Great Temple on this day. The last of the five services occurring on this day is the Neilah. People try to transfer their sins away and recite the Kol Nidre prayer before its beginning. Occurring on the 10th of Tishrei, it concludes the (*) High Holy Days. For 10 points, name this Jewish Day of Atonement. | [
[
0,
186
],
[
186,
253
],
[
253,
346
],
[
346,
417
],
[
417,
466
]
] | {Yom Kippur} [or {Yom ha}-{Kipurim;} prompt on Jewish \"Day of Atonement\" before mention] | {
"category": "Religion",
"subcategory": "",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1113_3 | This character feels nauseous at the sight of blue oatmeal and befriends Yard Ape. She ends a book report with the line, "I can't believe I ate the whole thing." In one appearance, she makes a gravestone for the cat Picky-Picky and recovers Aunt Bea's wedding ring. | 3 | [
"Ramona Quimby",
"Ramona Quimby"
] | q1113 | This character feels nauseous at the sight of blue oatmeal and befriends Yard Ape. She ends a book report with the line, "I can't believe I ate the whole thing." In one appearance, she makes a gravestone for the cat Picky-Picky and recovers Aunt Bea's wedding ring. For 10 points, name this pest of Klickitat Street and friend of Howie Kemp, the younger sister of Beezus Quimby in a series of books by Beverly Cleary. | [
[
0,
83
],
[
83,
162
],
[
162,
266
],
[
266,
417
]
] | {Ramona Quimby} [or Ramona Quimby; prompt on Quimby] | {
"category": "Literature",
"subcategory": "Plot and Characters",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q4248_1 | This man was killed by a crossbow bolt while besieging the castle Charlus-Chabrol. | 1 | [
"Richard the Lionhearted",
"Richard Coeur de Lion",
"Richard I of England"
] | q4248 | This man was killed by a crossbow bolt while besieging the castle Charlus-Chabrol. After the departure of Philip Augustus of France, this man led the Christian armies in the Third Crusade, during which he achieved peace with Saladin. He was succeeded by his brother John. For 10 points, name this 12th-century King of England known by an epithet signifying his bravery. | [
[
0,
83
],
[
83,
234
],
[
234,
272
],
[
272,
369
]
] | Richard I of England [or Richard the Lionhearted; or Richard Coeur de Lion; prompt on Richard] | {
"category": "History",
"subcategory": "Military History",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q49_1 | This structure was the site of the climactic scene in North by Northwest. | 1 | [
"Rushmore",
"Mount Rushmore"
] | q49 | This structure was the site of the climactic scene in North by Northwest. A similar structure in Georgia was halted before Stone Mountain was completed. This sculpture designed by Gutzon Borglum is in the Black Hills. For 10 points, name this large sculpture that contains the granite faces of four presidents. | [
[
0,
74
],
[
74,
153
],
[
153,
218
],
[
218,
310
]
] | Mount {Rushmore} | {
"category": "Television/Movies",
"subcategory": "",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q4148_1 | One event in this country's history was a series of attacks on civilians and foreigners by the Videla Regime known as the Dirty War. | 1 | [
"Argentine Republic",
"Republica Argentina",
"Argentina"
] | q4148 | One event in this country's history was a series of attacks on civilians and foreigners by the Videla Regime known as the Dirty War. Mossad carried out an operation to capture Adolf Eichmann (ike-MON) in this country. This country fought a war against Great Britain for control of the Falkland Islands. For 10 points, identify this country whose former leaders include Nestor Kirchner (kirk-NUR) and Juan Peron. | [
[
0,
133
],
[
133,
218
],
[
218,
303
],
[
303,
411
]
] | Republica {Argentina} [or {Argentine Republic}] | {
"category": "History",
"subcategory": "Political History",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q838_1 | This modern-day country gained its independence with the Tydings-McDuffie Act. | 1 | [
"Republic of the Philippines",
"Philippines"
] | q838 | This modern-day country gained its independence with the Tydings-McDuffie Act. In World War II, the Battle of Bataan was fought over this land, and an American loss at that battle prompted Douglas MacArthur to say, “I Shall Return.” It was once ruled by Ferdinand Marcos, whose wife Imelda was known for her collection of shoes. For 10 points, name this country in which the Battle of Manila Bay took place. | [
[
0,
79
],
[
79,
233
],
[
233,
329
],
[
329,
407
]
] | Republic of the {Philippines} | {
"category": "History",
"subcategory": "Political History",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q2004_3 | This brother of Chrysaor (“CRY-say-or”) created the Hippocrene (“HIP-oh-creen”) fountain. This figure was credited with helping a hero slay the Chimera and was tamed with a special girdle given by Athena to that hero, Bellerophon (“bell-AIR-oh-fon”), in a dream. Eventually employed as Zeus' bolt- carrier, this figure sprang from the neck of Medusa after she was decapitated by Perseus. | 3 | [
"Pegasus"
] | q2004 | This brother of Chrysaor (“CRY-say-or”) created the Hippocrene (“HIP-oh-creen”) fountain. This figure was credited with helping a hero slay the Chimera and was tamed with a special girdle given by Athena to that hero, Bellerophon (“bell-AIR-oh-fon”), in a dream. Eventually employed as Zeus' bolt- carrier, this figure sprang from the neck of Medusa after she was decapitated by Perseus. For 10 points, name this winged horse from Greek myth. | [
[
0,
90
],
[
90,
263
],
[
263,
388
],
[
388,
442
]
] | {Pegasus} | {
"category": "Mythology",
"subcategory": "",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q2359_3 | In the Gospel of James, this Biblical figure is described as the child of Anna and Joachim. At the First Council of Ephesus, this figure was given the epithet Theotokos, or "God-Bearer." Martin Luther described this person as "the highest woman." | 3 | [
"mother of Jesus",
"Blessed Virgin Mary",
"Mary, Mother of God",
"obvious equivalents to Mary the mother of Jesus",
"Saint Mary",
"God",
"Mary mother of Jesus",
"Mother Mary",
"Mary",
"Mary, Mother",
"Mary, Mother God"
] | q2359 | In the Gospel of James, this Biblical figure is described as the child of Anna and Joachim. At the First Council of Ephesus, this figure was given the epithet Theotokos, or "God-Bearer." Martin Luther described this person as "the highest woman." This woman is held to be free from original sin under the doctrine of Immaculate Conception. For 10 points, name this mother of Jesus of Nazareth. | [
[
0,
92
],
[
92,
187
],
[
187,
247
],
[
247,
340
],
[
340,
393
]
] | {Blessed Virgin Mary} [or {Mary, Mother} of {God;} or {Saint Mary;} or {Mother Mary;} or obvious equivalents to {Mary} the {mother of Jesus} before read; prompt on {Mary;} prompt on Our {Lady;} prompt on {Mother} of the {Church;} prompt on {Queen} of {Heaven;} do not accept "Mary Magdalene"] | {
"category": "Religion",
"subcategory": "",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1159_1 | The president of this nation, Kristina Fernandez de Kirchner, was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in December, 2011. | 1 | [
"Argentine Republic",
"Republica Argentina"
] | q1159 | The president of this nation, Kristina Fernandez de Kirchner, was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in December, 2011. This nation accused Great Britain of violating international rules when they allowed oil drilling about 300 miles east of the Strait of Magellan, off the coast of the Falkland Islands. For 10 points, name this South American nation where a 2011 law banned protest marches in the capital of Buenos Aires. | [
[
0,
115
],
[
115,
300
],
[
300,
418
]
] | Republica Argentina [or Argentine Republic] | {
"category": "Politics",
"subcategory": "Political Figures",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q2929_1 | In this painting, the colonial print and flowers on the woman's dress symbolize domestic care and the traditional role of women in society. | 1 | [
"American Gothic"
] | q2929 | In this painting, the colonial print and flowers on the woman's dress symbolize domestic care and the traditional role of women in society. The two figures in this work were modeled after the artist's dentist and sister. The man has a cross look on his face and symbolizes hard labor by holding a pitchfork. For 10 points, name this work by Grant Wood, which symbolized America in the 1930s. | [
[
0,
140
],
[
140,
221
],
[
221,
308
],
[
308,
391
]
] | American Gothic | {
"category": "Fine Arts",
"subcategory": "",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q2246_4 | This process's namesake constant is used in Fick's Law and an explanation of Brownian motion. This process is used during respiration to get oxygen into blood, and it then replaces that oxygen with carbon dioxide. It is synonymous with heat conduction, and this process in water is called osmosis. For 10 points, name this process in which the random motion of particles causes them to spread to areas of lower concentration. | 4 | [
"diffusion"
] | q2246 | This process's namesake constant is used in Fick's Law and an explanation of Brownian motion. This process is used during respiration to get oxygen into blood, and it then replaces that oxygen with carbon dioxide. It is synonymous with heat conduction, and this process in water is called osmosis. For 10 points, name this process in which the random motion of particles causes them to spread to areas of lower concentration. | [
[
0,
94
],
[
94,
214
],
[
214,
298
],
[
298,
425
]
] | diffusion | {
"category": "Science",
"subcategory": "Biology",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q202_1 | National parks in this state preserve the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, the Kenai Fjords, and Mount St. Elias. | 1 | [
"Alaska"
] | q202 | National parks in this state preserve the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, the Kenai Fjords, and Mount St. Elias. Its Bristol Bay is a center of the salmon-fishing industry. The highway that connects this state to the rest of the union crosses British Columbia and the Yukon before it reaches Fairbanks. For 10 points, name this 49th state, the only one that adjoins the Bering Sea and contains part of the Arctic Circle. | [
[
0,
112
],
[
112,
172
],
[
172,
302
],
[
302,
419
]
] | Alaska | {
"category": "Geography",
"subcategory": "Physical Geography",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q2505_2 | This quantity can be measured by a psychrometer (sye-KRAH-meht-er) or a hygrometer. It can be computed as a ratio using either mixing ratio or partial pressure of water. | 2 | [
"RH",
"relative humidity"
] | q2505 | This quantity can be measured by a psychrometer (sye-KRAH-meht-er) or a hygrometer. It can be computed as a ratio using either mixing ratio or partial pressure of water. At its maximum, the amounts of water evaporating and condensing are in equilibrium. For 10 points, water content divided by capacity gives what measure of moisture in the air, often expressed as a percent? | [
[
0,
84
],
[
84,
170
],
[
170,
254
],
[
254,
375
]
] | {relative humidity} [or {RH}] | {
"category": "Science",
"subcategory": "Earth Science",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1867_4 | This author represented three branches of Christianity as Peter, Martin, and Jack in A Tale of a Tub. One satire by this man facetiously calls for serving Irish babies as food and is called A Modest Proposal. His most famous work depicts the travels of the title captain to various fantastical lands, including Glubbdubdrib. For 10 points, name this Irish author of Gulliver's Travels. | 4 | [
"Jonathan Swift"
] | q1867 | This author represented three branches of Christianity as Peter, Martin, and Jack in A Tale of a Tub. One satire by this man facetiously calls for serving Irish babies as food and is called A Modest Proposal. His most famous work depicts the travels of the title captain to various fantastical lands, including Glubbdubdrib. For 10 points, name this Irish author of Gulliver's Travels. | [
[
0,
102
],
[
102,
209
],
[
209,
325
],
[
325,
385
]
] | Jonathan Swift | {
"category": "Literature",
"subcategory": "Author and Works",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q3154_3 | The would-be assassin of this person clashed with his attorney, Judy Clarke, when told his target survived. She received a standing ovation from Congress when she appeared to cast a vote in August 2011. Less than 7 months earlier, she was fighting for her life, after being shot in the head by Jared Loughner in a Safeway parking lot. | 3 | [
"Gabrielle \"Gabby\" Giffords"
] | q3154 | The would-be assassin of this person clashed with his attorney, Judy Clarke, when told his target survived. She received a standing ovation from Congress when she appeared to cast a vote in August 2011. Less than 7 months earlier, she was fighting for her life, after being shot in the head by Jared Loughner in a Safeway parking lot. For 10 points, name this Arizona congresswoman who resigned her office in January 2012. | [
[
0,
108
],
[
108,
203
],
[
203,
335
],
[
335,
422
]
] | Gabrielle "Gabby" Giffords | {
"category": "Politics",
"subcategory": "Political Figures",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q374_2 | Some of this empire's ruins were found in 1911 by Hiram Bingham. One ruler of this empire fought a civil war with his half-brother Huascar (whas-car). | 2 | [
"Inca",
"Inca Empire",
"Tawantinsuyu"
] | q374 | Some of this empire's ruins were found in 1911 by Hiram Bingham. One ruler of this empire fought a civil war with his half-brother Huascar (whas-car). That ruler was captured at the battle of Cajamarca (ka-ha-mar-ka), and he was named Atahualpa (Ata·hual·pa). This empire had its capital at (*) Cuzco, and famous ruins from this empire can be found at Machu Picchu in Peru. For 10 points, name this South American empire that was conquered by Francisco Pizarro. | [
[
0,
65
],
[
65,
151
],
[
151,
260
],
[
260,
374
],
[
374,
461
]
] | {Inca} Empire [or {Tawantinsuyu}] | {
"category": "History",
"subcategory": "Ancient History",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q119_2 | One of these landforms "of Tehuantepec" (teh-WAHN-teh-pek) is found in the Mexican states of Oaxaca (wah-HAH-kah) and Veracruz. One "of Kra" connects the Malay Peninsula to the rest of Asia. | 2 | [
"isthmus",
"isthmi"
] | q119 | One of these landforms "of Tehuantepec" (teh-WAHN-teh-pek) is found in the Mexican states of Oaxaca (wah-HAH-kah) and Veracruz. One "of Kra" connects the Malay Peninsula to the rest of Asia. The Suez Canal was built across one of these landforms separating the Red and Mediterranean Seas. For 10 points, name these narrow strips of land that connect larger land masses, another of which is the country of Panama. | [
[
0,
128
],
[
128,
191
],
[
191,
289
],
[
289,
412
]
] | {isthmus} [accept isthmi] | {
"category": "Geography",
"subcategory": "Physical Geography",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q2876_3 | This leader constructed a causeway in order to break the Siege of Tyre. He first gained fame for breaking through Theban lines at the Battle of Chaeronea (KAI-rone-EE-ah). This owner of Bucephalus (boo-SEF-AH-lus) ensured the fall of his main enemy at the battles of Issus and Gaugamela (GOW-gah- MELL-ah). | 3 | [
"Alexander III",
"Alexander the Great",
"Macedon/Macedonia",
"Alexander III Macedon/Macedonia",
"Alexander III of Macedon/Macedonia"
] | q2876 | This leader constructed a causeway in order to break the Siege of Tyre. He first gained fame for breaking through Theban lines at the Battle of Chaeronea (KAI-rone-EE-ah). This owner of Bucephalus (boo-SEF-AH-lus) ensured the fall of his main enemy at the battles of Issus and Gaugamela (GOW-gah- MELL-ah). For 10 points, name this son of Philip II, a Macedonian king who was tutored by Aristotle and who defeated Darius III and conquered the Persian Empire. | [
[
0,
72
],
[
72,
172
],
[
172,
307
],
[
307,
458
]
] | {Alexander the Great} [or {Alexander III} of {Macedon/Macedonia;} prompt on {Alexander}] | {
"category": "History",
"subcategory": "Military History",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q4843_2 | In this scientist's book Opticks, he discussed his experiments with the dispersion of light, including breaking white light into its constituent colors using a prism. One law named for him describes "universal (*) gravitation"; another states that the net force on an object is its mass times its acceleration, while a third states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. | 2 | [
"Isaac Newton"
] | q4843 | In this scientist's book Opticks, he discussed his experiments with the dispersion of light, including breaking white light into its constituent colors using a prism. One law named for him describes "universal (*) gravitation"; another states that the net force on an object is its mass times its acceleration, while a third states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. For 10 points, name this English scientist who formulated three laws of motion. | [
[
0,
167
],
[
167,
395
],
[
395,
474
]
] | Isaac Newton | {
"category": "Science",
"subcategory": "Physics",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1851_3 | Tritium [TRIH-tee-um] and deuterium [doo-TEER-ee-um] are examples of these for hydrogen. Radioactive examples like carbon (*)-14 and uranium 239 are used for finding out how old some objects are and in nuclear reactors, respectively. For 10 points, name these forms of an element that differ in the number of neutrons. | 3 | [
"isotopes"
] | q1851 | Tritium [TRIH-tee-um] and deuterium [doo-TEER-ee-um] are examples of these for hydrogen. Radioactive examples like carbon (*)-14 and uranium 239 are used for finding out how old some objects are and in nuclear reactors, respectively. For 10 points, name these forms of an element that differ in the number of neutrons. | [
[
0,
89
],
[
89,
234
],
[
234,
318
]
] | isotopes | {
"category": "Science",
"subcategory": "Chemistry",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q936_3 | Neoptolemus killed King Priam in the final stages of this event, after which Aeneas fled with his son. This event began after the Judgement of Paris and (*) Helen's abduction from King Menelaus of Sparta. After nine years, it finally ended after Greek soldiers got past enemy gates while hiding in a giant wooden horse. | 3 | [
"Trojan War"
] | q936 | Neoptolemus killed King Priam in the final stages of this event, after which Aeneas fled with his son. This event began after the Judgement of Paris and (*) Helen's abduction from King Menelaus of Sparta. After nine years, it finally ended after Greek soldiers got past enemy gates while hiding in a giant wooden horse. For 10 points, name this conflict in Greek mythology that featured warriors like Hector and Achilles. | [
[
0,
103
],
[
103,
205
],
[
205,
320
],
[
320,
421
]
] | {Trojan War} | {
"category": "Mythology",
"subcategory": "",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q223_2 | Calderas are formed from the collapse of these objects, which can be divided into composite, shield, and cinder cone types. The Hawaiian Islands were formed from these landforms, which are most commonly found in the Ring of Fire. | 2 | [
"volcanoes"
] | q223 | Calderas are formed from the collapse of these objects, which can be divided into composite, shield, and cinder cone types. The Hawaiian Islands were formed from these landforms, which are most commonly found in the Ring of Fire. For 10 points, name these landforms that can be classified as active, dormant, or extinct based on the time they last erupted. | [
[
0,
124
],
[
124,
230
],
[
230,
356
]
] | volcanoes | {
"category": "Science",
"subcategory": "Earth Science",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q5031_3 | RAID arrays are combinations of these objects that often connect via IDE or Serial ATA. They are sometimes replaced by SSDs and can be structured using NTFS or FAT. These objects contain spinning platters that use magnetism to (*) store data, so the data is retained even when they are powered off. | 3 | [
"hard disk drives",
"hard",
"drives",
"hard drives"
] | q5031 | RAID arrays are combinations of these objects that often connect via IDE or Serial ATA. They are sometimes replaced by SSDs and can be structured using NTFS or FAT. These objects contain spinning platters that use magnetism to (*) store data, so the data is retained even when they are powered off. For 10 points, name these devices with capacities often in the terabytes, used to store computer data. | [
[
0,
88
],
[
88,
165
],
[
165,
299
],
[
299,
401
]
] | {hard} disk {drives} [prompt on ({hard}) {\"disk}(s)\"] | {
"category": "Technology",
"subcategory": "",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1934_3 | This dynasty established the House of Wisdom, or Bayt al-Hikma (BITE all HEEK-mah), at which algebra was invented. Under al-Mu'tasim (al MOO-tah-SEEM), this dynasty established an army of military slaves known as Mamluks (MAMM-lukes). The last member of this dynasty was rolled up in a carpet and trampled to death after the sack of Baghdad in 1258. | 3 | [
"Abbasids",
"Abbasid Caliphate"
] | q1934 | This dynasty established the House of Wisdom, or Bayt al-Hikma (BITE all HEEK-mah), at which algebra was invented. Under al-Mu'tasim (al MOO-tah-SEEM), this dynasty established an army of military slaves known as Mamluks (MAMM-lukes). The last member of this dynasty was rolled up in a carpet and trampled to death after the sack of Baghdad in 1258. Harun al-Rashid (hah-ROON al rah- SHEED) ruled during its political peak. For 10 points, name this Arabian dynasty that succeeded the Umayyads (OO-my-AHDS). | [
[
0,
115
],
[
115,
235
],
[
235,
350
],
[
350,
424
],
[
424,
506
]
] | Abbasid Caliphate [or Abbasids] | {
"category": "History",
"subcategory": "Ancient History",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q5043_3 | In one opera by this man, the soldiers Ferrando and Guglielmo (“gool-YELL-mo”) test their wives by seducing them in the guise of Albanians. This man also wrote an opera in which the title seducer is dragged to hell by the statue of Il Commendatore (“EEL co-MEN-dah-TORR-ee”). For 10 points, name this Austrian composer of the operas Cosi Fan Tutte (“CO-see fan TOO-tee”) and Don Giovanni as well as A Little Night Music, who allegedly feuded with Salieri. | 3 | [
"Mozart",
"Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart"
] | q5043 | In one opera by this man, the soldiers Ferrando and Guglielmo (“gool-YELL-mo”) test their wives by seducing them in the guise of Albanians. This man also wrote an opera in which the title seducer is dragged to hell by the statue of Il Commendatore (“EEL co-MEN-dah-TORR-ee”). For 10 points, name this Austrian composer of the operas Cosi Fan Tutte (“CO-see fan TOO-tee”) and Don Giovanni as well as A Little Night Music, who allegedly feuded with Salieri. | [
[
0,
140
],
[
140,
276
],
[
276,
455
]
] | Wolfgang Amadeus {Mozart} | {
"category": "Fine Arts",
"subcategory": "Music",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q4148_3 | One event in this country's history was a series of attacks on civilians and foreigners by the Videla Regime known as the Dirty War. Mossad carried out an operation to capture Adolf Eichmann (ike-MON) in this country. This country fought a war against Great Britain for control of the Falkland Islands. | 3 | [
"Argentine Republic",
"Republica Argentina",
"Argentina"
] | q4148 | One event in this country's history was a series of attacks on civilians and foreigners by the Videla Regime known as the Dirty War. Mossad carried out an operation to capture Adolf Eichmann (ike-MON) in this country. This country fought a war against Great Britain for control of the Falkland Islands. For 10 points, identify this country whose former leaders include Nestor Kirchner (kirk-NUR) and Juan Peron. | [
[
0,
133
],
[
133,
218
],
[
218,
303
],
[
303,
411
]
] | Republica {Argentina} [or {Argentine Republic}] | {
"category": "History",
"subcategory": "Military History",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q3154_1 | The would-be assassin of this person clashed with his attorney, Judy Clarke, when told his target survived. | 1 | [
"Gabrielle \"Gabby\" Giffords"
] | q3154 | The would-be assassin of this person clashed with his attorney, Judy Clarke, when told his target survived. She received a standing ovation from Congress when she appeared to cast a vote in August 2011. Less than 7 months earlier, she was fighting for her life, after being shot in the head by Jared Loughner in a Safeway parking lot. For 10 points, name this Arizona congresswoman who resigned her office in January 2012. | [
[
0,
108
],
[
108,
203
],
[
203,
335
],
[
335,
422
]
] | Gabrielle "Gabby" Giffords | {
"category": "History",
"subcategory": "Political History",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q134_4 | Venus' hairstone consists of this mineral with rutile (“ROO-tile”) interspersed within. Citrine (“SIT- reen”) is formed through heating the "smoky" form of this mineral, whose rarer forms consist of a "rose" form as well as amethyst. Sandstone is primarily composed of this mineral. Silicon dioxide is the primary composition of, for 10 points, what mineral, number 8 on the Mohs scale, which is used in glass and sandpaper? | 4 | [
"quartz"
] | q134 | Venus' hairstone consists of this mineral with rutile (“ROO-tile”) interspersed within. Citrine (“SIT- reen”) is formed through heating the "smoky" form of this mineral, whose rarer forms consist of a "rose" form as well as amethyst. Sandstone is primarily composed of this mineral. Silicon dioxide is the primary composition of, for 10 points, what mineral, number 8 on the Mohs scale, which is used in glass and sandpaper? | [
[
0,
88
],
[
88,
234
],
[
234,
283
],
[
283,
424
]
] | {quartz} | {
"category": "Science",
"subcategory": "Earth Science",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q4853_1 | “Wedge” and “rope” are informal terms used to denote large and small forms of these phenomena. | 1 | [
"tornadoes",
"twisters",
"twisters"
] | q4853 | “Wedge” and “rope” are informal terms used to denote large and small forms of these phenomena. Twenty-eight different damage indicators help measure their severity via the enhanced Fujita scale. These phenomena occur when a funnel cloud touches the ground. For 10 points, name these violently rotating windstorms that most often occur in their namesake “Alley” in the American Midwest. | [
[
0,
95
],
[
95,
195
],
[
195,
257
],
[
257,
385
]
] | {tornadoes} [or {twisters}; prompt on {cyclones}] | {
"category": "Science",
"subcategory": "Earth Science",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q794_3 | One story in this book involves a man who marries a daughter of Jethro; that man's mother is Jochebed (JOE-keh-bed) and his sister is Miriam. This book begins with the death of Joseph and sees a ruler declare that all newborn Jewish babies must be drowned in the Nile. In this book, Aaron and Moses ask the pharaoh to "let my people go." | 3 | [
"Shemot and Names",
"Names",
"Shemot Names",
"Exodus",
"Book of Exodus",
"Shemot"
] | q794 | One story in this book involves a man who marries a daughter of Jethro; that man's mother is Jochebed (JOE-keh-bed) and his sister is Miriam. This book begins with the death of Joseph and sees a ruler declare that all newborn Jewish babies must be drowned in the Nile. In this book, Aaron and Moses ask the pharaoh to "let my people go." For 10 points, the Jews' flight from Egypt is detailed in what second book of the Bible? | [
[
0,
142
],
[
142,
269
],
[
269,
338
],
[
338,
426
]
] | Book of {Exodus} [accept {Shemot} and {Names}] | {
"category": "Religion",
"subcategory": "",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q2603_3 | In this work, Quimbo and Sambo violently beat the protagonist and Eliza escapes over the Ohio River with her baby. This work's title character meets Augustine after he saves little Eva St. Clare from drowning. He is sold to Master Haley and to (*) Simon Legree. | 3 | [
"Uncle Tom\\'s Cabin",
"Uncle Tom\\'s Cabin or, Life among the Lowly",
"Uncle Tom\\'s Cabin Life among Lowly",
"Lowly",
"Life among"
] | q2603 | In this work, Quimbo and Sambo violently beat the protagonist and Eliza escapes over the Ohio River with her baby. This work's title character meets Augustine after he saves little Eva St. Clare from drowning. He is sold to Master Haley and to (*) Simon Legree. For 10 points, name this book about a slave whose death sets the Shelbys' slaves free, a book by Harriet Beecher Stowe. | [
[
0,
115
],
[
115,
210
],
[
210,
262
],
[
262,
381
]
] | {Uncle Tom\'s Cabin;} or, {Life among} the {Lowly} | {
"category": "Literature",
"subcategory": "Plot and Characters",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1081_3 | Its mascot is named Mandeville, and it will begin with a show titled "Isles of Wonder," to be directed by Danny Boyle. Some of the venues to be used for it include Lord's Cricket Ground, Dorney Lake, Old Trafford, and Wembley Stadium. The Royal Mail will issue commemorative stamps for any British athlete who wins a gold medal at, for 10 points, what quadrennial athletic event, which begins July 27 in London, England? | 3 | [
"2012 Summer Olympics",
"Olympics",
"London Olympics"
] | q1081 | Its mascot is named Mandeville, and it will begin with a show titled "Isles of Wonder," to be directed by Danny Boyle. Some of the venues to be used for it include Lord's Cricket Ground, Dorney Lake, Old Trafford, and Wembley Stadium. The Royal Mail will issue commemorative stamps for any British athlete who wins a gold medal at, for 10 points, what quadrennial athletic event, which begins July 27 in London, England? | [
[
0,
119
],
[
119,
235
],
[
235,
420
]
] | 2012 Summer {Olympics} [accept {London Olympics} before "London" is read; prompt on Olympics] | {
"category": "Sports",
"subcategory": "",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q2505_3 | This quantity can be measured by a psychrometer (sye-KRAH-meht-er) or a hygrometer. It can be computed as a ratio using either mixing ratio or partial pressure of water. At its maximum, the amounts of water evaporating and condensing are in equilibrium. | 3 | [
"RH",
"relative humidity"
] | q2505 | This quantity can be measured by a psychrometer (sye-KRAH-meht-er) or a hygrometer. It can be computed as a ratio using either mixing ratio or partial pressure of water. At its maximum, the amounts of water evaporating and condensing are in equilibrium. For 10 points, water content divided by capacity gives what measure of moisture in the air, often expressed as a percent? | [
[
0,
84
],
[
84,
170
],
[
170,
254
],
[
254,
375
]
] | {relative humidity} [or {RH}] | {
"category": "Science",
"subcategory": "Earth Science",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q293_1 | The island of Bornholm is in this body of water, which is connected by the Kiel (“KEEL”) Canal to the North Sea. | 1 | [
"Baltic Sea",
"Baltic"
] | q293 | The island of Bornholm is in this body of water, which is connected by the Kiel (“KEEL”) Canal to the North Sea. One arm of this sea is the Gulf of Bothnia, and the large island of Saaremaa (“SAH-reh- MAH”) guards its Gulf of Riga (“REE-guh”). Five national capitals lie on this body of water, including Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, and Stockholm. For 10 points, name this sea south of Scandinavia. | [
[
0,
113
],
[
113,
244
],
[
244,
352
],
[
352,
402
]
] | {Baltic} Sea | {
"category": "Geography",
"subcategory": "Physical Geography",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q3116_1 | In this work, a floating female carries a flame lit lamp and a soldier is clutching a broken sword from where a flower is growing. | 1 | [
"Guernica"
] | q3116 | In this work, a floating female carries a flame lit lamp and a soldier is clutching a broken sword from where a flower is growing. This work also has a distraught horse in the background and a bull standing over a woman, who is grieving over a dead child. For 10 points, name this work by Pablo Picasso created to bring world notice to the bombings during the Spanish Civil War. | [
[
0,
131
],
[
131,
256
],
[
256,
378
]
] | Guernica | {
"category": "Fine Arts",
"subcategory": "",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1592_3 | This frequent collaborator of Dave McKean won both the Carnegie and Newbery Medals for a book about a crypt full of Sleer being explored by Nobody Owens. In another book, he wrote about the retired actresses Miss Forcible and Miss Spink; Mr. Bobo, the owner of a disappointing mouse circus; and a girl's "other mother" who has black buttons for eyes. For 10 points, name this author of The Graveyard Book and Coraline. | 3 | [
"Neil Gaiman",
"Gaiman"
] | q1592 | This frequent collaborator of Dave McKean won both the Carnegie and Newbery Medals for a book about a crypt full of Sleer being explored by Nobody Owens. In another book, he wrote about the retired actresses Miss Forcible and Miss Spink; Mr. Bobo, the owner of a disappointing mouse circus; and a girl's "other mother" who has black buttons for eyes. For 10 points, name this author of The Graveyard Book and Coraline. | [
[
0,
154
],
[
154,
351
],
[
351,
418
]
] | Neil {Gaiman} | {
"category": "Literature",
"subcategory": "Author and Works",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q2579_2 | One of these objects is named after Cocos Island and is next to one named after a region of Peru, Nazca. The spaces between them are usually classified as divergent or convergent transform faults. | 2 | [
"anything reasonable containing the word tectonic",
"tectonic plates"
] | q2579 | One of these objects is named after Cocos Island and is next to one named after a region of Peru, Nazca. The spaces between them are usually classified as divergent or convergent transform faults. The theory of these objects has become connected to theories of mantle plumes, and the original theory came out of the continental drift ideas of Alfred Wegener. For 10 points, name these shifting sections of the Earth's surface. | [
[
0,
105
],
[
105,
197
],
[
197,
359
],
[
359,
426
]
] | {tectonic plates} [accept anything reasonable containing the word tectonic] | {
"category": "Science",
"subcategory": "Earth Science",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1712_2 | In 2012 this team's third-string quarterback, Greg McElroy, claimed that its locker room was "not a fun place to be." Team captain Santonio Holmes was benched during its Week 17 loss to the Dolphins. | 2 | [
"New York Jets"
] | q1712 | In 2012 this team's third-string quarterback, Greg McElroy, claimed that its locker room was "not a fun place to be." Team captain Santonio Holmes was benched during its Week 17 loss to the Dolphins. This team's fans are known to boo its draft picks, which have included cornerback Darrelle Revis and quarterback Mark Sanchez. For 10 points, name this football team coached by Rex Ryan that shares a stadium with the Giants | [
[
0,
118
],
[
118,
200
],
[
200,
327
],
[
327,
423
]
] | New York Jets [prompt on New York] | {
"category": "Sports",
"subcategory": "",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1730_3 | This company's chief operating officer, who addressed issues facing working women in her book Lean In, is Sheryl Sandberg. While some people blamed its loss in value last year on Morgan Stanley, others blamed its CFO David Ebersman, who offered a lot of (*) shares at a high price during its May 2012 initial public offering. For 10 points, identify this social media company, founded by Mark Zuckerberg, where users can share status updates with friends. | 3 | [
"Facebook"
] | q1730 | This company's chief operating officer, who addressed issues facing working women in her book Lean In, is Sheryl Sandberg. While some people blamed its loss in value last year on Morgan Stanley, others blamed its CFO David Ebersman, who offered a lot of (*) shares at a high price during its May 2012 initial public offering. For 10 points, identify this social media company, founded by Mark Zuckerberg, where users can share status updates with friends. | [
[
0,
123
],
[
123,
326
],
[
326,
455
]
] | Facebook | {
"category": "Technology",
"subcategory": "",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1534_5 | Among those killed in this work is Giles Corey. Reverend Hale arrives to examine the unconscious Betty. This play sees Rebecca Nurse accused of killing seven of Goody Putnam's children, while Reverend Parris worries that his niece Abigail Williams will ruin his name. In the end, John Proctor refuses to make a false confession and is executed. For 10 points, name this play by Arthur Miller about the Salem witch trials. | 5 | [
"The Crucible"
] | q1534 | Among those killed in this work is Giles Corey. Reverend Hale arrives to examine the unconscious Betty. This play sees Rebecca Nurse accused of killing seven of Goody Putnam's children, while Reverend Parris worries that his niece Abigail Williams will ruin his name. In the end, John Proctor refuses to make a false confession and is executed. For 10 points, name this play by Arthur Miller about the Salem witch trials. | [
[
0,
48
],
[
48,
104
],
[
104,
268
],
[
268,
345
],
[
345,
421
]
] | The Crucible | {
"category": "Literature",
"subcategory": "Author and Works",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q2045_2 | Factors of 1 plus this value all to the nth power appear in both the numerator and denominator of the amortization formula. Dividing a final value by the nth power of one plus this quantity yields present value. | 2 | [
"interest",
"compound interest",
"simple interest",
"compound interest rate",
"simple interest rate",
"interest rate"
] | q2045 | Factors of 1 plus this value all to the nth power appear in both the numerator and denominator of the amortization formula. Dividing a final value by the nth power of one plus this quantity yields present value. Factors of one plus this quantity to the nth power and one plus n times this quantity, when multiplied by a (*) principal value, represent its compound and simple types. For 10 points, name this quantity that represents the cost of borrowing money. | [
[
0,
124
],
[
124,
212
],
[
212,
382
],
[
382,
460
]
] | {interest} rate [accept {simple interest} rate or {compound interest} rate] | {
"category": "Science",
"subcategory": "Mathematics",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q2481_2 | Darwin predicted the existence of a Madagascar moth after observing one of these structures, which have separate male/female types in dioecious [dy-oh-EE-shus] species. The parts of this occur in multiples of three in monocots and many use (*) nectar to attract pollinators. | 2 | [
"flower",
"do not"
] | q2481 | Darwin predicted the existence of a Madagascar moth after observing one of these structures, which have separate male/female types in dioecious [dy-oh-EE-shus] species. The parts of this occur in multiples of three in monocots and many use (*) nectar to attract pollinators. One mature part of this becomes the fruit, and it has stamen and carpel reproductive organs. For 10 points, name this structure found in angiosperm plants, often surrounded by petals. | [
[
0,
169
],
[
169,
275
],
[
275,
368
],
[
368,
458
]
] | {flower} [do not prompt on \"plant\"] | {
"category": "Science",
"subcategory": "Biology",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q199_1 | The Atbarah (“ott-BAR-uh”) is an arm of this river that starts at Lake Tana (“TAWN-uh”). | 1 | [
"Nile",
"Nile River"
] | q199 | The Atbarah (“ott-BAR-uh”) is an arm of this river that starts at Lake Tana (“TAWN-uh”). The Aswan (“AHS-wahn”) High Dam, an attempt to control this river's flow, resulted in the creation of Lake Nasser, a massive reservoir shared by two nations. This river splits into two different sections near Khartoum (“CAR-toom”), the Blue and the White. For 10 points, identify this river considered the lifeblood of civilizations in Sudan and Egypt, the longest river in the world. | [
[
0,
89
],
[
89,
247
],
[
247,
345
],
[
345,
473
]
] | {Nile} River | {
"category": "Geography",
"subcategory": "Physical Geography",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q5011_3 | Some species in this group of animals have heat-sensitive pits in their heads, and most have only one working lung. The invasive brown tree type has caused many bird extinctions on Guam, and they use their tongues to gather scent molecules. Some kill prey by (*) constriction or use fangs to inject venom, and the largest ever to exist was the titanoboa. | 3 | [
"vipers",
"snakes",
"serpents"
] | q5011 | Some species in this group of animals have heat-sensitive pits in their heads, and most have only one working lung. The invasive brown tree type has caused many bird extinctions on Guam, and they use their tongues to gather scent molecules. Some kill prey by (*) constriction or use fangs to inject venom, and the largest ever to exist was the titanoboa. For 10 points, name these limbless reptiles that include the python and cobra. | [
[
0,
116
],
[
116,
241
],
[
241,
355
],
[
355,
433
]
] | snakes [or serpents; accept vipers before \"brown tree\"] | {
"category": "Science",
"subcategory": "Biology",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q80_2 | One piece of evidence that supports its existence is that the Caledonian mountains of Northern Europe are a continuation of the Appalachian Mountains. This entity broke up into Laurasia and Gondwanaland (“gon-DWON-uh-land”). | 2 | [
"Pangaea"
] | q80 | One piece of evidence that supports its existence is that the Caledonian mountains of Northern Europe are a continuation of the Appalachian Mountains. This entity broke up into Laurasia and Gondwanaland (“gon-DWON-uh-land”). Alfred Wegener (“VAY-guh-nuhr”) coined its name during a lecture in which he discussed his theory of continental drift. For 10 points, identify this supercontinent theorized to have existed 250 million years ago. | [
[
0,
151
],
[
151,
225
],
[
225,
345
],
[
345,
437
]
] | Pangaea | {
"category": "Science",
"subcategory": "Earth Science",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q167_2 | This island was home to the settlement of Brattahlid beginning in the 10th century. In 2005, an island now called "Warming Island" was found off the coast of this island. | 2 | [
"Kalaallit Nunaat",
"Greenland"
] | q167 | This island was home to the settlement of Brattahlid beginning in the 10th century. In 2005, an island now called "Warming Island" was found off the coast of this island. Off the west coast of this island are Davis Strait and Baffin Bay. Its largest cities are Sisimiut and Nuuk, and it is an autonomous country within (*) Denmark. For 10 points, name this huge island that lies between Iceland and Canada. | [
[
0,
84
],
[
84,
171
],
[
171,
238
],
[
238,
332
],
[
332,
406
]
] | Greenland [or Kalaallit Nunaat] | {
"category": "Geography",
"subcategory": "Cultural Geography",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q903_2 | In this war, naval forces under John Jellicoe (JELL-ih-koe) engaged forces under Reinhard Scheer (RINE-hard SHEER) during the Battle of Jutland. In another battle, Phillipe Petain (fill-EEP peh-TAN) stopped German forces at the namesake fortress in the Battle of Verdun. | 2 | [
"First",
"First World War",
"World War I",
"Great War"
] | q903 | In this war, naval forces under John Jellicoe (JELL-ih-koe) engaged forces under Reinhard Scheer (RINE-hard SHEER) during the Battle of Jutland. In another battle, Phillipe Petain (fill-EEP peh-TAN) stopped German forces at the namesake fortress in the Battle of Verdun. For 10 points, identify this 1914- 1918 conflict that saw the Allied forces defeat the Central Powers of Germany and Austria-Hungary that is also known as the Great War. | [
[
0,
145
],
[
145,
271
],
[
271,
440
]
] | {World War I} [or {First} World War; accept {Great War} before mentioned; prompt on World War] | {
"category": "History",
"subcategory": "Military History",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1371_3 | Rheumatic fever can damage the mitral region of this organ, which uses Purkinje fibers to coordinate activity with the SA node. A murmur results from valves leaking in this organ that is served by the (*) coronary arteries and surrounded by the pericardium. This organ directly connects to the aorta and has two atria and two ventricles. | 3 | [
"heart"
] | q1371 | Rheumatic fever can damage the mitral region of this organ, which uses Purkinje fibers to coordinate activity with the SA node. A murmur results from valves leaking in this organ that is served by the (*) coronary arteries and surrounded by the pericardium. This organ directly connects to the aorta and has two atria and two ventricles. For 10 points, name this organ of the circulatory system that pumps blood through the body. | [
[
0,
128
],
[
128,
258
],
[
258,
338
],
[
338,
429
]
] | heart | {
"category": "Science",
"subcategory": "Biology",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q112_1 | In this novel, Charlotte Lucas marries William Collins. | 1 | [
"Prejudice",
"Pride Prejudice",
"Pride and Prejudice",
"Pride"
] | q112 | In this novel, Charlotte Lucas marries William Collins. At the end of this novel, Lydia ends up marrying the villainous Mr. Wickham and Jane ends up marrying the very rich Mr. Bingley. Also at the end of this novel, a second marriage proposal by Fitzwilliam Darcy is finally accepted by Elizabeth Bennett. For 10 points, name this Jane Austen novel in which Darcy and Elizabeth embody the two titular vices. | [
[
0,
56
],
[
56,
185
],
[
185,
306
],
[
306,
407
]
] | {Pride} and {Prejudice} | {
"category": "Literature",
"subcategory": "Plot and Characters",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1193_4 | William Hale Thompson was mayor of this city where the death of Mathias J. Degan led to the execution of August Spies. In addition to that event near the McCormick factory, an event in this city saw Pigasus the Pig nominated for President by people like Jerry Rubin and Abbie Hoffman. This city was the site of the Haymarket Square Riot and the 1968 Democratic National Convention. (*) For 10 points, name this Illinois city governed by two mayors named Daley and currently by Rahm Emanuel. | 4 | [
"Chicago, Illinois"
] | q1193 | William Hale Thompson was mayor of this city where the death of Mathias J. Degan led to the execution of August Spies. In addition to that event near the McCormick factory, an event in this city saw Pigasus the Pig nominated for President by people like Jerry Rubin and Abbie Hoffman. This city was the site of the Haymarket Square Riot and the 1968 Democratic National Convention. (*) For 10 points, name this Illinois city governed by two mayors named Daley and currently by Rahm Emanuel. | [
[
0,
119
],
[
119,
285
],
[
285,
382
],
[
382,
490
]
] | Chicago, Illinois | {
"category": "History",
"subcategory": "Political History",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q476_4 | These animals can be harmed by the spread of Varroa mites, and their best known species is mellifera. A combination of the Nosema ceranae fungus and IIV6 virus may be responsible for their recent population decreases, called colony collapse disorder. Belonging to the genus (*) Apis, colonies of them have female workers, male drones, and queens. For 10 points, name these insects related to wasps that pollinate flowers and live in hives. | 4 | [
"honey bees",
"Apis",
"bees"
] | q476 | These animals can be harmed by the spread of Varroa mites, and their best known species is mellifera. A combination of the Nosema ceranae fungus and IIV6 virus may be responsible for their recent population decreases, called colony collapse disorder. Belonging to the genus (*) Apis, colonies of them have female workers, male drones, and queens. For 10 points, name these insects related to wasps that pollinate flowers and live in hives. | [
[
0,
102
],
[
102,
251
],
[
251,
347
],
[
347,
439
]
] | honey {bees} [accept {\"Apis\"} before it is mentioned; do not accept \"wasp(s)\" or \"hornet(s)\"] | {
"category": "Science",
"subcategory": "Biology",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q358_4 | This goddess may have conceived children by eating lettuce. This "cow-eyed" goddess had a wagon pulled by peacocks. She sent a gadfly to sting a cow who had escaped from the hundred-eyed monster Argus. That cow, Io, was one of the women seduced by her philandering husband. | 4 | [
"Hera"
] | q358 | This goddess may have conceived children by eating lettuce. This "cow-eyed" goddess had a wagon pulled by peacocks. She sent a gadfly to sting a cow who had escaped from the hundred-eyed monster Argus. That cow, Io, was one of the women seduced by her philandering husband. For 10 points, name this queen of the Olympians and wife of Zeus. | [
[
0,
60
],
[
60,
116
],
[
116,
202
],
[
202,
274
],
[
274,
339
]
] | Hera | {
"category": "Mythology",
"subcategory": "",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q250_4 | This work begins with a word that means "what" and calls for attention. Its three battle scenes, including one against a dragon, are each followed by a funeral scene. While fighting without a weapon, the title character of this work tears an arm from an opponent in the dining hall Heorot (HAY-or-oht), which was built by the Danish king Hrothgar (ROTH-gar). For 10 points, name this Old English epic poem about a Geat (gate) warrior who defeats Grendel. | 4 | [
"Beowulf"
] | q250 | This work begins with a word that means "what" and calls for attention. Its three battle scenes, including one against a dragon, are each followed by a funeral scene. While fighting without a weapon, the title character of this work tears an arm from an opponent in the dining hall Heorot (HAY-or-oht), which was built by the Danish king Hrothgar (ROTH-gar). For 10 points, name this Old English epic poem about a Geat (gate) warrior who defeats Grendel. | [
[
0,
72
],
[
72,
167
],
[
167,
359
],
[
359,
454
]
] | Beowulf | {
"category": "Literature",
"subcategory": "Genre and Style",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1605_2 | In one work, this character is almost forced to marry Marcellina until it is revealed she is his long-lost mother. In another work, he advises a former employer to dress as a drunken soldier to get into Rosina's house. | 2 | [
"Figaro"
] | q1605 | In one work, this character is almost forced to marry Marcellina until it is revealed she is his long-lost mother. In another work, he advises a former employer to dress as a drunken soldier to get into Rosina's house. This former servant of Count Almaviva sings his name over and over again in "Largo al Factotum," an aria from a Rossini opera. For 10 points, name this Barber of Seville who gets married in a Mozart opera. | [
[
0,
115
],
[
115,
219
],
[
219,
346
],
[
346,
424
]
] | {Figaro} [prompt on The Barber of Seville before mentioned; accept The Marriage of Figaro until "employer"] | {
"category": "Literature",
"subcategory": "Plot and Characters",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1168_2 | Samuel Chase was the only impeached member of this group, which is vested with power by Article III of the U.S. Constitution. Harriet Miers and Robert Bork were unsuccessful nominees to join this group, which Franklin Roosevelt proposed increasing to a size of 15. | 2 | [
"United States Supreme Court",
"SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the United States)"
] | q1168 | Samuel Chase was the only impeached member of this group, which is vested with power by Article III of the U.S. Constitution. Harriet Miers and Robert Bork were unsuccessful nominees to join this group, which Franklin Roosevelt proposed increasing to a size of 15. (*) Marbury v. Madison was an 1803 decision by, for 10 points, what nine-member panel, the highest-ranking in the judicial branch? | [
[
0,
126
],
[
126,
265
],
[
265,
280
],
[
280,
395
]
] | United States Supreme Court [accept SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the United States); prompt on \"Court\"] | {
"category": "Politics",
"subcategory": "Political Institutions",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q4770_2 | The earliest example of this form of music, created by Jacopo Peri (“perry”), described the love between Apollo and Daphne by combining Greek-style tragedy and musical accompaniment. More recent stars in this discipline include Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti. | 2 | [
"opera"
] | q4770 | The earliest example of this form of music, created by Jacopo Peri (“perry”), described the love between Apollo and Daphne by combining Greek-style tragedy and musical accompaniment. More recent stars in this discipline include Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti. For 10 points, identify this art form that combines music and acting, which one might hear at La Scala in Milan. | [
[
0,
183
],
[
183,
267
],
[
267,
379
]
] | opera | {
"category": "Fine Arts",
"subcategory": "Music",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1977_1 | This author of After the Fall and All My Sons wrote in another play about Willy Loman committing suicide to give insurance money to his family. | 1 | [
"Arthur Asher Miller",
"Miller"
] | q1977 | This author of After the Fall and All My Sons wrote in another play about Willy Loman committing suicide to give insurance money to his family. In another play by this man, John Proctor and Giles Corey are executed after accusations are made by Abigail Williams and Mary Warren. For 10 points, name this American playwright of Death of a Salesman and The Crucible. | [
[
0,
144
],
[
144,
279
],
[
279,
364
]
] | Arthur Asher {Miller} | {
"category": "Literature",
"subcategory": "Author and Works",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1752_2 | These objects explained the Vine-Matthews hypothesis about the reversal of the Earth's magnetic field. Seafloor spreading occurs at divergent boundaries between these objects. | 2 | [
"plate tectonics",
"tectonic plates"
] | q1752 | These objects explained the Vine-Matthews hypothesis about the reversal of the Earth's magnetic field. Seafloor spreading occurs at divergent boundaries between these objects. These objects were first proposed in Alfred Wegener's theory of continental drift. They slide past each other at transform faults. For 10 points, what masses of crust float along the mantle and include the Eurasian, Arabian, and Pacific? | [
[
0,
103
],
[
103,
176
],
[
176,
259
],
[
259,
307
],
[
307,
413
]
] | {tectonic plates} [or {plate tectonics}] | {
"category": "Science",
"subcategory": "Earth Science",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q60_1 | This country was officially recognized in the Lateran Treaties of 1929. | 1 | [
"State of the Vatican City",
"Santa Sede",
"Holy See",
"Stato della Citta",
"Vatican City",
"Vaticano",
"Stato della Citta Vaticano",
"Stato della Citta del Vaticano"
] | q60 | This country was officially recognized in the Lateran Treaties of 1929. It has extraterritorial authority over Castel Gandolfo. Places of interest in this country include the Sistine Chapel and Saint Peter's Square and Basilica. Voting in this country is restricted to Cardinals under eighty years old. For 10 points, name this world's smallest country located entirely within the city of Rome. | [
[
0,
72
],
[
72,
128
],
[
128,
229
],
[
229,
303
],
[
303,
394
]
] | State of the {Vatican City} [accept {Holy See;} accept {Santa Sede;} accept {Stato della Citta} del {Vaticano}] | {
"category": "History",
"subcategory": "Political History",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q104_1 | In this work, potted plants are visible above the left shoulder of one of the central figures, and part of a red barn can be seen on the right. | 1 | [
"American Gothic"
] | q104 | In this work, potted plants are visible above the left shoulder of one of the central figures, and part of a red barn can be seen on the right. Architecture in the background is in the Carpenter form of its title style. This painting's models were the painter's dentist and his sister, Nan. For 10 points, name this regionalist Grant Wood work that depicts a woman and her pitchfork-holding father. | [
[
0,
144
],
[
144,
220
],
[
220,
291
],
[
291,
398
]
] | American Gothic | {
"category": "Fine Arts",
"subcategory": "",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q194_1 | After this god's son brought Hippolytus back to life, Asclepius was killed by Zeus. | 1 | [
"Apollo"
] | q194 | After this god's son brought Hippolytus back to life, Asclepius was killed by Zeus. Along with his sister, he killed Niobe's seven sons. He slew the dragon Python and established the Oracle of Delphi at the place where it died. This son of Leto pursued the nymph (*) Daphne, only for her to turn into a laurel tree. For 10 points, name this Greek god of archery, music, and light whose twin sister was Artemis. | [
[
0,
84
],
[
84,
137
],
[
137,
228
],
[
228,
316
],
[
316,
410
]
] | Apollo | {
"category": "Mythology",
"subcategory": "",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1794_2 | The only people allowed to touch this object are members of its awarding organization's executive committee, current heads of state and previous winners of it. The current version of it was first awarded in 1974 after its predecessor, the Jules Rimet Trophy, was permanently given in 1970 to the first team to win it three times, (*) Brazil. | 2 | [
"FIFA World Cup"
] | q1794 | The only people allowed to touch this object are members of its awarding organization's executive committee, current heads of state and previous winners of it. The current version of it was first awarded in 1974 after its predecessor, the Jules Rimet Trophy, was permanently given in 1970 to the first team to win it three times, (*) Brazil. For 10 points, name this ten-pound solid gold trophy that will next be awarded in Rio de Janeiro on July 7, 2014. to an international soccer team. | [
[
0,
160
],
[
160,
342
],
[
342,
488
]
] | {FIFA World Cup} [do not accept \"Jules Rimet Trophy\"] | {
"category": "Sports",
"subcategory": "",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q3127_2 | The density of this quantity is equal to electrical field times conductivity. The integral of the magnetic field is proportional to this quantity by Ampere's Law. | 2 | [
"current",
"I"
] | q3127 | The density of this quantity is equal to electrical field times conductivity. The integral of the magnetic field is proportional to this quantity by Ampere's Law. For a diode, this is proportional to the exponential voltage. Ohm's Law states that voltage is equal to this quantity times resistance. For 10 points, name this quantity measured in amperes, the amount of charge flowing through a point over time. | [
[
0,
78
],
[
78,
163
],
[
163,
225
],
[
225,
299
],
[
299,
409
]
] | {current} [or {I}] | {
"category": "Science",
"subcategory": "Physics",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1846_4 | This term denotes any algebraic expression written as the quotient of two polynomials. If the discriminant of a quadratic equation is a perfect square, then both roots of that equation are of this type. All numbers denoted by this term are algebraic. For 10 points, give this term that denotes any number that can be written as a over b, where a and b are integers. | 4 | [
"rational"
] | q1846 | This term denotes any algebraic expression written as the quotient of two polynomials. If the discriminant of a quadratic equation is a perfect square, then both roots of that equation are of this type. All numbers denoted by this term are algebraic. For 10 points, give this term that denotes any number that can be written as a over b, where a and b are integers. | [
[
0,
87
],
[
87,
203
],
[
203,
251
],
[
251,
365
]
] | rational | {
"category": "Science",
"subcategory": "Mathematics",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1808_2 | This structure experiences only compression, with no shear, and is therefore an inverted catenary curve. It is made from a series of tapering equilateral triangles, and visitors can ride a sloping tram system to its top. | 2 | [
"Gateway Arch",
"The Gateway Arch"
] | q1808 | This structure experiences only compression, with no shear, and is therefore an inverted catenary curve. It is made from a series of tapering equilateral triangles, and visitors can ride a sloping tram system to its top. This largest building in the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial was designed by Eero Saarinen (“AIR-oh SAHR-in-en”). For 10 points, name this large curved structure located in St. Louis, Missouri. | [
[
0,
105
],
[
105,
221
],
[
221,
341
],
[
341,
420
]
] | The {Gateway Arch} [prompt on {St. Louis Arch} or equivalents before “St. Louis”] | {
"category": "Geography",
"subcategory": "Technical Geography",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q3403_3 | The carrack Mary Rose sank during the reign of this ruler, who ordered Thomas Cromwell to dissolve the monasteries. Thomas Cranmer was Archbishop of Canterbury under this ruler, who became the supreme head of the Protestant Church of England. After his marriage to a Spanish princess ended, he married Anne Boleyn, but had Anne beheaded in 1536. | 3 | [
"Henry VIII"
] | q3403 | The carrack Mary Rose sank during the reign of this ruler, who ordered Thomas Cromwell to dissolve the monasteries. Thomas Cranmer was Archbishop of Canterbury under this ruler, who became the supreme head of the Protestant Church of England. After his marriage to a Spanish princess ended, he married Anne Boleyn, but had Anne beheaded in 1536. For 10 points, name this Tudor king with an eventual total of six wives. | [
[
0,
116
],
[
116,
243
],
[
243,
346
],
[
346,
418
]
] | {Henry VIII} [prompt on Henry or {Henry} Tudor] | {
"category": "History",
"subcategory": "Political History",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1629_3 | One work by this author, about a man who injures himself while hanging curtains, is The Death of Ivan Ilyich. One of his novels has a relationship between Levin and Kitty, while the title character has an affair with Count Vronsky and eventually commits suicide by jumping in front of a (*) train. For 10 points, name this author who wrote about the French invasion of Russia in War and Peace in addition to writing Anna Karenina. | 3 | [
"Nikolayvich",
"Tolstoy",
"Lev Nikolayvich Tolstoy",
"Lev (Nikolayvich) Tolstoy",
"Leo Tolstoy",
"Lev"
] | q1629 | One work by this author, about a man who injures himself while hanging curtains, is The Death of Ivan Ilyich. One of his novels has a relationship between Levin and Kitty, while the title character has an affair with Count Vronsky and eventually commits suicide by jumping in front of a (*) train. For 10 points, name this author who wrote about the French invasion of Russia in War and Peace in addition to writing Anna Karenina. | [
[
0,
110
],
[
110,
298
],
[
298,
430
]
] | Leo {Tolstoy} [or {Lev} ({Nikolayvich}) {Tolstoy}] | {
"category": "Literature",
"subcategory": "Author and Works",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1814_2 | This man was the first to state that the color of light was determined by light's interaction with other objects. This man was the first to coin the term "Action at a Distance." | 2 | [
"Isaac Newton"
] | q1814 | This man was the first to state that the color of light was determined by light's interaction with other objects. This man was the first to coin the term "Action at a Distance." His second law states that force is equal to the time derivative of momentum, or F equals m a. For 10 points, name this man who derived three laws of motion and apocryphally discovered gravity when an apple fell on his head. | [
[
0,
114
],
[
114,
178
],
[
178,
273
],
[
273,
402
]
] | Isaac Newton | {
"category": "Science",
"subcategory": "Physics",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q4126_3 | After having much of his legislation overturned by the Supreme Court, this leader proposed his court packing plan. The Tennessee Valley Authority was one piece of New Deal legislation that was not overturned by the Court. Although he led his country for most of World War II, he did not make the decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan. | 3 | [
"Franklin Delano Roosevelt",
"FDR",
"FDR",
"Franklin",
"Roosevelt",
"Franklin Roosevelt"
] | q4126 | After having much of his legislation overturned by the Supreme Court, this leader proposed his court packing plan. The Tennessee Valley Authority was one piece of New Deal legislation that was not overturned by the Court. Although he led his country for most of World War II, he did not make the decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan. He succeeded Herbert Hoover. For 10 points, who is the only President of the United States to be elected to more than two terms in office? | [
[
0,
115
],
[
115,
222
],
[
222,
340
],
[
340,
369
],
[
369,
478
]
] | {Franklin} Delano {Roosevelt} [accept {FDR}; prompt on {Roosevelt}] | {
"category": "History",
"subcategory": "Political History",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q898_4 | One variant of this organelle (“OR-guh-NELL”) is found in muscle cells and stores calcium. Like the Golgi body, it is composed of flattened sacks called cisternae (“SIS-ter-nay”). This set of tubes contains chaperone proteins, which help fold proteins. Those proteins are synthesized in the ribosomes, which are attached to one form of this organelle. | 4 | [
"ER",
"SR",
"ER ",
"endoplasmic reticulum",
"sarcoplasmic reticulum"
] | q898 | One variant of this organelle (“OR-guh-NELL”) is found in muscle cells and stores calcium. Like the Golgi body, it is composed of flattened sacks called cisternae (“SIS-ter-nay”). This set of tubes contains chaperone proteins, which help fold proteins. Those proteins are synthesized in the ribosomes, which are attached to one form of this organelle. For 10 points, name this “packaging center” of the cell, which is divided into rough and smooth types. | [
[
0,
91
],
[
91,
180
],
[
180,
253
],
[
253,
352
],
[
352,
454
]
] | {endoplasmic reticulum} [or {ER} ; accept {sarcoplasmic reticulum} or {SR}] | {
"category": "Science",
"subcategory": "Biology",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q2122_3 | The wife of one character in this novel is named Teresa Cascajo (“cas-CAH-ho”). That character's donkey is named Dapple and accompanies Rocinante (“ro-sin-AHN-tay”), the nag of this novel's protagonist. A long-legged paunchy rustic named Sancho Panza is the squire of the title character. | 3 | [
"Don Quixote de la Mancha",
"Don Quixote"
] | q2122 | The wife of one character in this novel is named Teresa Cascajo (“cas-CAH-ho”). That character's donkey is named Dapple and accompanies Rocinante (“ro-sin-AHN-tay”), the nag of this novel's protagonist. A long-legged paunchy rustic named Sancho Panza is the squire of the title character. For 10 points, name this novel by Miguel de Cervantes (“ser-VAHN-tayss”) in which a chivalry-obsessed title character tilts at windmills. | [
[
0,
80
],
[
80,
203
],
[
203,
289
],
[
289,
426
]
] | {Don Quixote} de la Mancha | {
"category": "Literature",
"subcategory": "Plot and Characters",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q358_1 | This goddess may have conceived children by eating lettuce. | 1 | [
"Hera"
] | q358 | This goddess may have conceived children by eating lettuce. This "cow-eyed" goddess had a wagon pulled by peacocks. She sent a gadfly to sting a cow who had escaped from the hundred-eyed monster Argus. That cow, Io, was one of the women seduced by her philandering husband. For 10 points, name this queen of the Olympians and wife of Zeus. | [
[
0,
60
],
[
60,
116
],
[
116,
202
],
[
202,
274
],
[
274,
339
]
] | Hera | {
"category": "Mythology",
"subcategory": "",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1102_2 | When this athlete was the 2004 NBA Rookie of the Year, he became the youngest person ever to win that award. This player was criticized for 3-for-14 shooting in a Game 5 loss to the Boston Celtics in the 2010 playoffs and the owner of his former team, Dan Gilbert, published a letter after this player left in free agency. | 2 | [
"LeBron Raymone James",
"James"
] | q1102 | When this athlete was the 2004 NBA Rookie of the Year, he became the youngest person ever to win that award. This player was criticized for 3-for-14 shooting in a Game 5 loss to the Boston Celtics in the 2010 playoffs and the owner of his former team, Dan Gilbert, published a letter after this player left in free agency. For 10 points, name this former Cleveland Cavalier who televised his decision to accept a contract with the Miami Heat. | [
[
0,
109
],
[
109,
323
],
[
323,
442
]
] | LeBron Raymone {James} | {
"category": "Sports",
"subcategory": "",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q2222_5 | An early invention used to make art works in this medium was the daguerreotype [duh-gayr-"row"-"type"]. Eadweard ["edward"] Muybridge created works in this medium which clarified the method by which horses gallop. The Steerage and Migrant Mother are specific examples of these types of art works. Works in this medium showing Yosemite National Park were created by (*) Ansel Adams. For 10 points, name these objects which can be instantly produced by Polaroids. | 5 | [
"photographs",
"word forms"
] | q2222 | An early invention used to make art works in this medium was the daguerreotype [duh-gayr-"row"-"type"]. Eadweard ["edward"] Muybridge created works in this medium which clarified the method by which horses gallop. The Steerage and Migrant Mother are specific examples of these types of art works. Works in this medium showing Yosemite National Park were created by (*) Ansel Adams. For 10 points, name these objects which can be instantly produced by Polaroids. | [
[
0,
104
],
[
104,
214
],
[
214,
297
],
[
297,
382
],
[
382,
461
]
] | photographs [accept word forms; prompt on \"pictures\"] | {
"category": "Fine Arts",
"subcategory": "",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q49_2 | This structure was the site of the climactic scene in North by Northwest. A similar structure in Georgia was halted before Stone Mountain was completed. | 2 | [
"Rushmore",
"Mount Rushmore"
] | q49 | This structure was the site of the climactic scene in North by Northwest. A similar structure in Georgia was halted before Stone Mountain was completed. This sculpture designed by Gutzon Borglum is in the Black Hills. For 10 points, name this large sculpture that contains the granite faces of four presidents. | [
[
0,
74
],
[
74,
153
],
[
153,
218
],
[
218,
310
]
] | Mount {Rushmore} | {
"category": "Television/Movies",
"subcategory": "",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q113_3 | Artists primarily known for work in this movement include Max Ernst and Yves Tanguy. One work of this movement, The Treachery of Images, depicts a pipe and the French words for "this is not a pipe." Another of its works depicts melting watches and is titled The Persistence of Memory. | 3 | [
"surrealism"
] | q113 | Artists primarily known for work in this movement include Max Ernst and Yves Tanguy. One work of this movement, The Treachery of Images, depicts a pipe and the French words for "this is not a pipe." Another of its works depicts melting watches and is titled The Persistence of Memory. For 10 points, name this art movement featuring bizarre juxtapositions, whose artists include Rene Magritte and Salvador Dali. | [
[
0,
85
],
[
85,
199
],
[
199,
285
],
[
285,
411
]
] | surrealism | {
"category": "Fine Arts",
"subcategory": "",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q2206_3 | The title figure looks "a little like a military man" in this group's song about a meter maid, "Lovely Rita." Peter Frampton starred in a movie based on this group's album Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. They recorded the album Abbey Road shortly before breaking up in 1970. | 3 | [
"The Beatles",
"Lovely Rita",
"Beatles"
] | q2206 | The title figure looks "a little like a military man" in this group's song about a meter maid, "Lovely Rita." Peter Frampton starred in a movie based on this group's album Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. They recorded the album Abbey Road shortly before breaking up in 1970. For 10 points, name this band from Liverpool, England whose hit “Eleanor Rigby” was written by Paul McCartney. | [
[
0,
110
],
[
110,
215
],
[
215,
286
],
[
286,
396
]
] | The {Beatles} [accept {Lovely Rita} before "{this group}"] | {
"category": "Fine Arts",
"subcategory": "Music",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1268_1 | This holiday commemorates the result of a trial before the Sanhedrin (san-HEE-drin), which was led by Caiaphas (KYE-uh-fuss). | 1 | [
"Great Friday",
"Good Friday",
"Holy Friday"
] | q1268 | This holiday commemorates the result of a trial before the Sanhedrin (san-HEE-drin), which was led by Caiaphas (KYE-uh-fuss). Some believe that trial took place the day before, leading them to begin observation of this holiday a day early. It commemorates the day that Pontius Pilate (PON-ti-US PYElate) attempted to prevent rioting by permitting the execution of Jesus Christ. For 10 points, name this holiday that occurs two days before Easter. | [
[
0,
126
],
[
126,
240
],
[
240,
378
],
[
378,
446
]
] | {Good Friday} [or {Great Friday;} or {Holy Friday}] | {
"category": "Religion",
"subcategory": "",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q179_1 | This city's northeast is home to Mount Scopus (“SCOPE-us”), often used as a point of attack by forces attempting to invade it. | 1 | [
"Jerusalem"
] | q179 | This city's northeast is home to Mount Scopus (“SCOPE-us”), often used as a point of attack by forces attempting to invade it. Landmarks in this city include the Dome of the Rock, revered by many Muslims who consider this city their third holiest, and the western wall of the former Temple Mount, which is now a major site for followers of Judaism. For 10 points, name this city of importance to three religions, the capital of Israel. | [
[
0,
127
],
[
127,
349
],
[
349,
435
]
] | Jerusalem | {
"category": "History",
"subcategory": "Military History",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q146_3 | The Neptunbrunnen is a fountain in this city, and its Museum Island is a World Heritage Site. The Charlottenburg Palace can be found in it, and Karl-Marx-Allee is a major boulevard. The Reichstag and the Brandenburg Gate are landmarks in this city that was divided by a wall until 1989. | 3 | [
"Berlin, Germany"
] | q146 | The Neptunbrunnen is a fountain in this city, and its Museum Island is a World Heritage Site. The Charlottenburg Palace can be found in it, and Karl-Marx-Allee is a major boulevard. The Reichstag and the Brandenburg Gate are landmarks in this city that was divided by a wall until 1989. For 10 points, name this capital of Germany. | [
[
0,
94
],
[
94,
182
],
[
182,
287
],
[
287,
331
]
] | Berlin, Germany | {
"category": "Geography",
"subcategory": "Political Geography",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q3618_3 | The protagonists of this song's music video throw magazines, clothes and an empty fishbowl out an open window. This song notes that "maybe I was stupid for telling you goodbye" regarding a boy who the singer supposes is sorry because "you're (*) standing at my door." This song's chorus notes that "you've got a piece of me and honestly" before expressing the title sentiment. | 3 | [
"My Life Would Suck Without You"
] | q3618 | The protagonists of this song's music video throw magazines, clothes and an empty fishbowl out an open window. This song notes that "maybe I was stupid for telling you goodbye" regarding a boy who the singer supposes is sorry because "you're (*) standing at my door." This song's chorus notes that "you've got a piece of me and honestly" before expressing the title sentiment. For 10 points, name this Kelly Clarkson song about how terrible life would be without its addressee. | [
[
0,
111
],
[
111,
268
],
[
268,
377
],
[
377,
477
]
] | \"My Life Would Suck Without You\" | {
"category": "Fine Arts",
"subcategory": "Music",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q442_1 | It was the subject of a Scientific American special report dealing with Modified Newtonian Dynamics by Mordechai Milgrom (“MOR-de-kye MILL-grum”). | 1 | [
"dark matter after “matter” is read",
"dark matter",
"matter",
"dark"
] | q442 | It was the subject of a Scientific American special report dealing with Modified Newtonian Dynamics by Mordechai Milgrom (“MOR-de-kye MILL-grum”). This substance was first proposed in 1934 by Fritz Zwicky (“ZWICK-ee”) to make up for "missing mass" in the universe. Its non-baryonic (“NON BARE- ee-on-ick”) variety contains no mass. For 10 points, identify this type of matter in the universe named due to its unobservability. | [
[
0,
147
],
[
147,
265
],
[
265,
332
],
[
332,
425
]
] | {dark matter} [accept {dark} matter after “{matter}” is read] | {
"category": "Science",
"subcategory": "Physics",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q2778_2 | One movement with this name involved painters like Aaron Douglas and Jacob Lawrence, who were influenced by African folk art. In addition to that "Harlem" movement, another period by this name flourished in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries and was based on humanism and classical influences. | 2 | [
"Renaissance\"",
"High Renaissance",
"variants such as \"Early Renaissance\"",
"\"Harlem Renaissance\" until \"Harlem\"",
"Renaissance"
] | q2778 | One movement with this name involved painters like Aaron Douglas and Jacob Lawrence, who were influenced by African folk art. In addition to that "Harlem" movement, another period by this name flourished in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries and was based on humanism and classical influences. Raphael and Leonardo da Vinci were part of, for 10 points, what period of art whose name is French for "rebirth"? | [
[
0,
126
],
[
126,
297
],
[
297,
410
]
] | {Renaissance} [accept "Harlem {Renaissance"} until "Harlem"; accept variants such as "Early {Renaissance"} or "High {Renaissance"}] | {
"category": "Fine Arts",
"subcategory": "",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q578_2 | This figure once tried to destroy mankind by tearing out an eye, which turned into Hathor. At night, he brings light to the darkness of the underworld. | 2 | [
"Re",
"Re",
"Amon-Ra",
"Ra",
"Amon-Re"
] | q578 | This figure once tried to destroy mankind by tearing out an eye, which turned into Hathor. At night, he brings light to the darkness of the underworld. The disk above this deity's head is called Aton. Apep is depicted in an eternal struggle with this god, whose primary center of worship was at Heliopolis. In the form of Atum, he is the figure who gives light and warmth. For 10 points, name this Egyptian sun deity. | [
[
0,
91
],
[
91,
152
],
[
152,
201
],
[
201,
307
],
[
307,
373
],
[
373,
417
]
] | {Ra} [accept Amon-{Ra} or {Re} or Amon-{Re;} do not accept {“Amon”} by itself] | {
"category": "Mythology",
"subcategory": "",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1561_4 | Otus and Ephialtes (“eff-ee-ALL-tees”) tried to capture this goddess, but ended up slaying each other after she transformed into a deer. She slew the daughters of Niobe (“ny-OH-bee”) in response to a slight against her mother. Actaeon (“ack-TAY-on”) caught a glimpse of this deity bathing, for which he was turned into a stag and mauled by his own dogs. For 10 points, name this twin of Apollo, the Greek goddess of the hunt. | 4 | [
"Artemis"
] | q1561 | Otus and Ephialtes (“eff-ee-ALL-tees”) tried to capture this goddess, but ended up slaying each other after she transformed into a deer. She slew the daughters of Niobe (“ny-OH-bee”) in response to a slight against her mother. Actaeon (“ack-TAY-on”) caught a glimpse of this deity bathing, for which he was turned into a stag and mauled by his own dogs. For 10 points, name this twin of Apollo, the Greek goddess of the hunt. | [
[
0,
137
],
[
137,
227
],
[
227,
354
],
[
354,
425
]
] | {Artemis} | {
"category": "Mythology",
"subcategory": "",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1672_1 | In one part of this work, Madame de Villefort (veel-FOR) goes on a poisoning spree for her son's inheritance, and the title character saves Valentine by building her resistance. | 1 | [
"The Count of Monte Cristo",
"Le Comte de Monte-Cristo"
] | q1672 | In one part of this work, Madame de Villefort (veel-FOR) goes on a poisoning spree for her son's inheritance, and the title character saves Valentine by building her resistance. In another part, Abbé (AHbay) Faria gives lessons to the title character in the Château d'If (shah-TOE DEEF). For 10 points, Mondego (mahn-DAY-go) and Danglars (dahn-GLAHR) conspire to imprison the title character, Edmond Dantes (DAN-tayss), in what Alexandre Dumas (doo-MAH) novel about a self-made nobleman? | [
[
0,
178
],
[
178,
288
],
[
288,
487
]
] | The Count of Monte Cristo [or Le Comte de Monte-Cristo] | {
"category": "Literature",
"subcategory": "Plot and Characters",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q350_1 | This work was based on a real life location in Greenwich Village. | 1 | [
"Nighthawks"
] | q350 | This work was based on a real life location in Greenwich Village. It depicts a red-headed woman and two men in hats seated at a bar while being waited on by a man in a white hat. Above the well lit diner in this painting is a sign saying Phillies Cigars: Only 5 cents. For 10 points, name this iconic American painting by Edward Hopper. | [
[
0,
66
],
[
66,
179
],
[
179,
269
],
[
269,
336
]
] | Nighthawks | {
"category": "Literature",
"subcategory": "Author and Works",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q7838_3 | Arias by this composer include Va, penseiro (VAH PENN-see-AIR-oh) and La donna e mobile (MOHbee-LAY), This composer of an opera about the Duke of Mantua's court jester included a "Drinking Song" in an opera about Violetta Valéry (VAL-ay-ree), La Traviata. He also depicted Radames's (RAHdah-meez's) dilemma in choosing between the titular Ethiopian slave girl and his loyalty to Egypt. For 10 points, name this composer of Rigoletto and Aida ("eye"-EE-duh). | 3 | [
"Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi"
] | q7838 | Arias by this composer include Va, penseiro (VAH PENN-see-AIR-oh) and La donna e mobile (MOHbee-LAY), This composer of an opera about the Duke of Mantua's court jester included a "Drinking Song" in an opera about Violetta Valéry (VAL-ay-ree), La Traviata. He also depicted Radames's (RAHdah-meez's) dilemma in choosing between the titular Ethiopian slave girl and his loyalty to Egypt. For 10 points, name this composer of Rigoletto and Aida ("eye"-EE-duh). | [
[
0,
256
],
[
256,
386
],
[
386,
457
]
] | Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi | {
"category": "Fine Arts",
"subcategory": "Music",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q1410_1 | This conflict saw a battle for Kunduz (“CUN-dooz”), which saw cooperation between U.S. and German forces. | 1 | [
"Taliban",
"Afghanistan",
"War against the Taliban",
"War Taliban",
"War",
"War in Afghanistan"
] | q1410 | This conflict saw a battle for Kunduz (“CUN-dooz”), which saw cooperation between U.S. and German forces. The British “Operation Herrick” and American “Operation Enduring Freedom” led to a quick ousting of the Taliban regime, but Stanley McChrystal recently stated an increase of 500,000 troops would be needed to continue this war. For 10 points, name this current war fought in a country bordering Pakistan. | [
[
0,
106
],
[
106,
333
],
[
333,
409
]
] | War in {Afghanistan} [accept {War} against the {Taliban} before mentioned; accept other obvious | {
"category": "History",
"subcategory": "Military History",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q805_5 | This element combines with nitrogen to form cyanides, and it combines with iron to make steel. Sixty atoms of this make a molecule of buckminsterfullerene (BUCK-min-ster-FULL-er-een), and another allotrope, mistakenly referred to as lead and used in pencils, is graphite. It exists in all organic molecules. A molecule made of this element and two oxygen atoms is used by plants in photosynthesis. For 10 points, name this element whose atomic symbol is C. | 5 | [
"carbon",
"C until mentioned"
] | q805 | This element combines with nitrogen to form cyanides, and it combines with iron to make steel. Sixty atoms of this make a molecule of buckminsterfullerene (BUCK-min-ster-FULL-er-een), and another allotrope, mistakenly referred to as lead and used in pencils, is graphite. It exists in all organic molecules. A molecule made of this element and two oxygen atoms is used by plants in photosynthesis. For 10 points, name this element whose atomic symbol is C. | [
[
0,
95
],
[
95,
272
],
[
272,
308
],
[
308,
398
],
[
398,
456
]
] | carbon [accept C until mentioned] | {
"category": "Science",
"subcategory": "Chemistry",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q13259_3 | This franchise's 1934 World Series-winning team was known as the "Gas House Gang." It won the 1944 World Series over the Browns, with whom it used to share Sportsman's Park. Its 1968 championship team featured Lou Brock and Bob Gibson. | 3 | [
"St. Louis Cardinals"
] | q13259 | This franchise's 1934 World Series-winning team was known as the "Gas House Gang." It won the 1944 World Series over the Browns, with whom it used to share Sportsman's Park. Its 1968 championship team featured Lou Brock and Bob Gibson. In February 2011 this team signed former center fielder Jim Edmonds to a minor league deal. For 10 points, name this NL Central team whose lineup includes Matt Holliday and Albert Pujols. | [
[
0,
83
],
[
83,
174
],
[
174,
236
],
[
236,
328
],
[
328,
423
]
] | St. Louis Cardinals [or St. Louis Cardinals] | {
"category": "Sports",
"subcategory": "",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q101_2 | The D double prime layer lies in the lowest part of this region. The upper part of this region mainly consists of magnesium-iron silicates such as pyroxene (“pie-ROX-een”) and olivine (“olive een”). | 2 | [
"mantle",
"Earth's Mantle"
] | q101 | The D double prime layer lies in the lowest part of this region. The upper part of this region mainly consists of magnesium-iron silicates such as pyroxene (“pie-ROX-een”) and olivine (“olive een”). This layer extends to a depth of 2890 kilometers and contains more than half the Earth's mass. For 10 points, name this molten layer of the Earth that is found between the crust and the core. | [
[
0,
65
],
[
65,
199
],
[
199,
294
],
[
294,
390
]
] | {mantle} | {
"category": "Science",
"subcategory": "Earth Science",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q5215_1 | These phenomena are counted using the Wolf number, and butterfly diagrams show the concentration of these regions in latitude bands. | 1 | [
"sunspots"
] | q5215 | These phenomena are counted using the Wolf number, and butterfly diagrams show the concentration of these regions in latitude bands. Coronal loops and mass ejections generally originate from these regions. Though they are not eclipses, they possess an umbra and penumbra. These electromagnetic phenomena go through a variation cycle of about (*) 11 years. For 10 points, name these cooler areas on the Sun's photosphere that appear dark. | [
[
0,
133
],
[
133,
206
],
[
206,
272
],
[
272,
356
],
[
356,
437
]
] | {sunspots} | {
"category": "Science",
"subcategory": "Astronomy",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
q325_4 | Parts of this continent named for 19th century sailors include Palmer Land and Wilkes Land. Vostok(VAH-stock) is a Russian station on this continent, parts of which are claimed by Norway, Argentina, and New Zealand. British naval officer Robert Scott died on this continent, which was more successfully explored by Roald Amundsen (AH-mund-son) using sled dogs. For 10 points, name this coldest continent, the site of penguin colonies and the South Pole. | 4 | [
"Antarctica"
] | q325 | Parts of this continent named for 19th century sailors include Palmer Land and Wilkes Land. Vostok(VAH-stock) is a Russian station on this continent, parts of which are claimed by Norway, Argentina, and New Zealand. British naval officer Robert Scott died on this continent, which was more successfully explored by Roald Amundsen (AH-mund-son) using sled dogs. For 10 points, name this coldest continent, the site of penguin colonies and the South Pole. | [
[
0,
92
],
[
92,
216
],
[
216,
361
],
[
361,
453
]
] | Antarctica | {
"category": "Geography",
"subcategory": "Physical Geography",
"level": "Middle School",
"question_set": "Collaborative MS Tournament"
} |
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