HISTORY
This modern-day country saw the Gukurahundi (“goo-coo-ruh-hoon-dee”), the genocide of the Ndebele
(“en-duh-bay-lay”) people after the Rhodesian Bush War. What African country once led by Robert Mugabe is
governed from Harare (“huh-rah-ray”)?
ANSWER: Zimbabwe
A form of this exercise that works the hamstrings by lowering a barbell while hinging about the hips is named its
“Romanian” variety. The “Big Four” lifts are the squat, bench, overhead press, and what lift in which a barbell is
raised off the ground?
deadlift [accept Romanian deadlift]
Man-made causes of these events include wastewater disposal wells and fracking. A logarithmic scale measuring
moment magnitude has displaced the Richter scale in measuring these events. Name these events in which the
ground shakes.
Earthquakes
A trilogy by this author begins with Alexander Cold’s exploration of The City of the Beasts. What author of Eva
Luna chronicled the Trueba and del Valle families in The House of the Spirits?
Isabel Allende
Jesus instructs his followers to do this ritual “in memory of me.” This sacrament is the subject of transubstantiation,
a doctrine about the blood and body of Christ. What sacrament involves consuming bread and wine?
ANSWER: Eucharist [or Holy Communion; or Lord’s Supper]
Emperor Charles V condemned this man after the Diet of Worms, where he refused to renounce his heretical views.
What German religious reformer legendarily nailed 95 theses to a church in Wittenberg, helping spark the Protestant
Reformation?
ANSWER: Martin Luther [reject answers with “King” or “Junior"]
The album Under the Mistletoe features a “superfestive” version of this song that is a duet between its original artist
and Justin Bieber. The lyric “Don't care about the presents/underneath the Christmas tree” features in what smash hit
by Mariah Carey?
All I want For Christmas Is You
In a bag of 25 marbles, 8 are blue, 5 are green, and the rest are red. What is the probability of drawing a red marble?
12/25
The reader is instructed to “speak through my words and my blood” and “rise up in birth with me” in this author’s
“The Heights of Machu Picchu.” Name this Chilean poet of Twenty Love Poems and Song of Despair.
Pablo Neruda
Virtue, wisdom, and this practice are the three divisions of steps on the Eightfold Path. Vipassana and dhyana
(“dee-AH-nuh”) are forms of this activity, which is helped by mindful breathing. What contemplative practice is
done by Buddhists?
meditation [or vipassana or dhyana before it is read; prompt on mindfulness]
A "Regency" in this state's capital was led by men like William Marcy and Martin Van Buren. The "Join or Die"
cartoon was created at a 1754 Congress in what Northeast state's capital of Albany?
ANSWER: New York
A song by this artist took inspiration from a Ray Bradbury story and contains the lyric “She packed my bags last
night”. Name this British singer who is known for songs like "Candle in the Wind" and "Rocket Man".
Elton John
A moon of this planet is the most volcanically active body in the solar system. Amalthea, Thebe, and the four
Galilean moons orbit what fifth planet from the Sun, the largest planet in the solar system?
Jupiter
This novel was first published over the course of three years, and in it, Bill Sikes kills his girlfriend. Name this story
about an orphan who is punished for asking for more gruel, by Charles Dickens.
Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy’s Progress
Along with a gospel, this book is addressed to Theophilus, and it chronicles the stoning of Stephen the Martyr. Saul
changes his name to Paul in what biblical book named for the deeds of Jesus’s disciples?
Acts of the Apostles [or Book of Acts]
What leader targeted several Jewish medical specialists in the Doctor’s Plot and starved millions of people during
their failed Five-Year Plans as the Premier of the Soviet Union during World War II?
ANSWER: Joseph Stalin
This game inspired a Quizlet game released in 2024, where 3 questions must be answered before tiles can be placed.
What Hungry Studio game subtitled “Adventure Master”, features an 8x8 (“eight-by-eight”) grid where players clear
rows to get combos?
Block Blast
What are the solutions of the equation 9 x squared minus 4 x equals 2x plus 3?
x = 1 and x = -1⁄3
An anti-imperialist essay by this author describes a policeman in Burma who feels pressured by a crowd to shoot an
elephant. What English novelist coined the terms “doublethink” and “big brother” in the novel 1984?
George Orwell [or Eric Arthur Blair]
A vine shading this figure from shade is eaten by a worm after he is scolded for scorning the city of Nineveh. After
attempting to sail to Tarshish, what prophet is swallowed by a big fish?
Jonah
The losing side of this battle lost four aircraft carriers while the winning side only lost the USS Yorktown under
Admiral Chester Nimitz. Name this battle that was the turning point of World War II’s Pacific Theater
ANSWER: The Battle Of Midway
This NFL player surpassed Jerry Rice in all-time playoff receptions in 2024. Which tight end won Super Bowl LVIII
(“fifty-eight”) with the Kansas City Chiefs and is engaged to Taylor Swift?
Travis Kelce [reject “Jason Kelce")
What are the solutions to the inequality x squared minus 9 is greater than 7?
x>4 x>-4
In a novel by this author, Shadow Moon meets Mr. Wednesday, the reincarnation of the Norse deity Odin. A
character created by this author goes to the “Other World,” where her parents have eyes made of buttons. What
British author wrote American Gods and Coraline?
Neil Gaiman
Rahab hid two of this leader’s spies prior to his Siege of Jericho. The conquest of Canaan was led by what Israelite
leader, who succeeded Moses?
Joshua [accept Jehoshua, accept Hoshea, accept Book of Joshua]