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Saul Perlmutter used these events to show that the universe's expansion is accelerating. Nickel-56 decay dominates the light curve of the "Ia" [one-a] type, which occurs when a white dwarf exceeds the Chandrasekhar limit. The Crab Nebula formed from-for 10 points-what type of stellar explosion?
supernova
Production of this text began after the Hampton Court Conference. Phrases like "feet of clay" come from this text, which is the most-printed religious text in world history. For 10 points- name this translation of the Bible completed in 1611 and named for an English king.
King James Version (or King James Bible; or KJV; prompt on the "Bible")
The author's collection Different Seasons includes a novella about the resourceful prisoner Andy Dufresne. The struggling writer Jack Torrance goes mad at the Overlook Hotel in this man's novel The Shining. A clown named Pennywise was created by-for 10 points- what horror author of It?
Stephen King
This country conducted a genocide of the Herero tribe in its "South-West Africa" colony, comprising modern Namibia. The country operated Birkenau in Poland, where it poisoned inmates with Zyklon B. For 10 points- name this country whose Nazis perpetrated the Holocaust.
Germany
A 2018 lawsuit filed by a company in this state claimed the SAFETY Act meant MGM could not be sued. The nonprofit Route 91 Strong was formed after events in this state perpetrated by Stephen Paddock. A 2017 mass shooting took place at-for 10 points-what state's Mandalay Bay casino?
Nevada
Depending on the orientation of this behavior, fish can be classified as catadromous or anadromous. The Artic term engages in the behavior over the longest distance of any bird. The Serengeti is home to a "great" version of-for 10 points-what behavior in which animals travel seasonally?
migration
During this conflict, the X Corps led by Ned Almond fought in Operation Chromite. During this war, the winning commander at the Battle of Inchon suggested invading China. For 10 points- during what war was Douglas MacArthur relieved of command by Harry Truman 1951?
Korean War
In one novel by this author, Arabella lies about being pregnant to marry an aspiring scholar. Another novel by this author depicts a woman who is abandoned by her husband Angel after he learns she was raped by Alec. For 10 points- who wrote Jude the Obscure and Tess of the d'Urbervilles?
Thomas Hardy
This state's Moosehead Lake is the source of the Kennebec River. The Webster-Ashburton Treaty defined this state's border with New Brunswick. Acadia Nation Park is in this state, which like Oregon includes a city named Portland. For 10 points- what state is governed from Augusta?
Maine
Special versions of this game include one set in the year AD 2210 and another subtitled "Godstorm." A French film director created this game, which is played with 42 territory cards. Yakutsk and Kamchatka are sections of Asia- for 10 points- what board game about world domination?
Risk
One of these constructs often visualized as two lobes intersecting with a doughnut is called z2 Many transition metals form a "block" named after this orbital, which comprises subshells that hold up to ten electrons. For 10 points- name this orbital that comes between f and p orbitals.
d orbital
This city was conquered after the Battle of Opis in 539 BV by Cyrus the Great's Persian army. While living in this city, Amytis became homesick, leading to the construction of a Wonder of the Ancient World. For 10 points- name this city, where Nebuchadnezzar built hanging gardens.
Babylon
This character nearly dies of shock after reading a letter hidden in a basket of apricots. An unskilled doctor named Charles is married to this woman, who is seduced by Rodolphe Boulanger. Arsenic is used to commit suicide by- For 10 points- what title woman of a Gustave Flaubert novel?
Emma Bovary
In 2017 a university in this country returned a set of human remains known as LM3 to its original site. In 2017 the board of a park in this country voted to ban climbing on one of its landmarks. For 10 points- name this country home to Uluru, a rock formation sacred to the Aborigines.
Australia
This man's bodyguards shot Carl Weiss to death after Weiss assassinated this man. This politician proposed a wealth redistribution plan that used the motto "Every Man a King." The "Share Our Wealth" program was devised in the 1930s by- for 10 points- what populist governor of Louisiana?
Huey Long
This woman's daughter Irene bombarded boron to make a new isotope of nitrogen. This scientist used the ore pitchblende to isolate radium during experiments conducted with her husband Pierre. Polonium was discovered by- For 10 points- what female physicist who won two Nobel Prizes?
Marie Curie
This American negotiated with James Douglas to end the Pig War. Members of the Saint Patrick's Battalion were executed by order of this man. He won the Battle of Chapultepec after landing at Veracruz. Although he was born in Virginia, he retained command of the U.S. Army at the outbreak of the Civil War and devised the "Anaconda Plan." For 10 points- what general was nicknamed "Old Fuss and Feathers"?
Winfield Scott
This author wrote about Hal Warner, who works for the General Fuel Company and eventually advocates for the rights of miners, in the novel King Coal. Another novel by this author opens with a wedding feast in honor of the Lithuanian immigrants Ona and Jurgis Rudkus. Horrific conditions in the Chicago meatpacking industry inspired a 1906 novel by this author. For 10 points- what muckraker wrote The Jungle?
Upton Sinclair
This country's Konkan Region includes the former Portuguese-controlled state of Goa and is bounded by one of two mountain ranges called the Ghats. Its south is dominated by the massive Deccan Plateau. For 10 points- name this Asian country whose cities include Bangalore and Calcutta.
India
This is the surname of a man who since 2002 has hosted the TV show The Bachelor. It is also the surname of a military officer who was the first president to die in office. "Old Tippecanoe" was a nickname of- for 10 points- a president with what surname, whose first names were William Henry?
Harrison
Goldbach's conjecture holds that all of these numbers larger than 2 can be written as the sum of two prime numbers. If a polynomial's degree is this type of number, the graph has an absolute minimum or maximum. For 10 points- give this term for a number divisible by 2.
even numbers
Near the start of this period, Fu Rong died at the Battle of Xiaoting. The "northern" and "southern" expeditions of Zhuge Liang took place during this period, which ended with the conquest of Wu by Jin. It began upon the death of Cao Cao and the disintegration of the Han Dynasty. For 10 points- identify this period from 220 to 280 in which Wei, Shu, and Wu fought for power in China, as fictionalized in a namesake "romance."
Three Kingdoms period
The son of Cephissus and Liriope was lured to the place of his death by Nemesis. After the man rebuffed the advances of a nymph, she faded away until nothing remained but her voice. Echo fell in love with- for 10 points- what mythological hunter who was obsessed with his own reflection?
Narcissus
This city contains the headquarters of the cruise ship company Royal Caribbean. In recent years, the arrival of Venezuelan immigrants has caused this city's suburb of Doral to be nicknamed "Doralzuela". During Carnival, the Calle Ocho festival celebrates the Cuban-American community in this hometown of Marco Rubio. Little Havana is a neighborhood in- for 10 points- what city in south Florida?
Miami
This man's game-winning homer off of Byung-hyun Kim earned him the nickname "Mr. November." In 2004 Alex Rodriguez moved to accommodate this player, the team captain at the time. For 10 points-name this player who spent 20 years as shortstop for the New York Yankees.
Derek (Sanderson) Jeter