Literature
One character in this play is mockingly referred to as the “Prince of Cats.” In this play, Abraham is offended when Sampson bites his thumb. Tybalt kills (*) Mercutio in a duel in this play. The title lovers from the Montague and Capulet families appear in—for 10 points—what William Shakespeare play?
Romeo and Juliet
In this country, an annual red crab migration takes place on Christmas Island. This country’s state of Queensland contains the Great Barrier Reef, and dingoes and cockatoos can be found in this country’s “Outback”. For 10 points, Melbourne and Sydney are cities in which country that is also a continent?
Australia
This term was the ‘T’ in the WCTU, a women’s organization founded in 1874. For 10 points each— A. Give this term that means abstaining from alcohol. This word was often used interchangeably with the “Prohibition” movement.
This organ’s SA node sends signals to the AV node. This organ’s pacemaker cells make electrical impulses, and its muscle is myocardium [MAI uh KAAR dee uhm]. The vena cava [VEE nuh KAY vuh] and aorta [ay OR tuh] are joined to this organ, which has two chambers of ventricles and atria [ay TREE uh]. For 10 points, name this organ that pumps blood and “beats” in your chest.
Heart
A root can be expressed as the power of this type of number. The ratio of two values can be expressed as this kind of number. Dividing by this type of number is done by multiplying by its reciprocal. For 10 points, give this type of number called improper if the numerator is greater than the denominator
Fraction; ratio; rational number
In The Scarlet Letter, this woman is married to a doctor and aspiring alchemist named Roger Chillingworth. For 10 points each— A. Name this literary character who has a daughter named Pearl.
Hester Prynne
These mountains contain Canada’s first national park near the town of Banff. The Front Range of these mountains is crossed by the Western Continental Divide. These mountains contain Mount Elbert, the tallest mountain in Colorado, and Pike’s Peak. For 10 points, name this west American mountain range.
Rocky Mountains; Rockies
Forces from this state expelled Lord Dunmore after he said he would free and arm enslaved people. The Comte de Rochambeau [roh-sham-boh] led French troops into this state to help (*) George Washington capture a British army in 1781. For 10 points—in what state did Charles Cornwallis surrender at Yorktown?
Virginia
Ideal versions of this state of matter obey the equation PV=nRT [p v equals n r t]. Boyle’s Law says that volume varies inversely with pressure in this state. Molecules in this state of matter completely fill the space of their container. For 10 points, name this state of matter that is more energetic than solids and liquids.
gas
Pencil and paper ready. Vic needs to know how many minutes are needed to read a 90–page book, given that reading 8 pages requires 12 minutes. By calculating the time needed to read a single page, then multiplying that value by 90 pages, he finds (*) —for 10 points—what number of minutes?
135 minutes; 2 hours and 15 minutes
This state's Salinas Valley is the setting for Of Mice and Men. This state’s highest peak, Mt. Whitney, is near the country’s lowest point. Sutter’s Mill in this state started a gold rush, where 49ers flowed into this state’s capital of Sacramento. For 10 points, name this state that contains Los Angeles.
California
Before a battle in this country, a U.S. general told soldiers to prepare for a “Great Crusade” and that the “eyes of the world are upon you.” In Operation Overlord, American troops took (*) beaches in this country codenamed “Utah” and “Omaha.” For 10 points—in what country did Allied forces land on D-Day?
France; French Republic
This number is the next triangular number after 6. Common logarithms use this number as the base. Significands are multiplied by powers of this number in (*) scientific notation. This number is the base of the decimal system. The Roman numeral ‘X’ means—for 10 points—what smallest two-digit number?
10
In 2023 this country’s leader combined the names of two deities to coin the name of a landing site after its space agency lowered a probe near the south pole of the Moon. The (*) Chandrayaan–3 [chahn-dry-YAHN “three”] mission was launched by—for 10 points—what South Asian country, which is led by Narendra Modi
India
In this city, a mosaic-covered salamander statue was built in Park Güell [gwell]. Pere Domènech i Roura’s [PEH-reh doh-“MEN”-ek ee “ROW”-ruh’s] stadium hosted the 1992 Summer Olympics in this European city. Antoni (*) Gaudí [gow-DEE] designed the unfinished Sagrada Familia [sah-GRAH-dah fah-MEE-lee-ah] cathedral in—for 10 points—what capital of Spain’s Catalonia [kah-tuh-LOH-nee-uh] region?
Barcelona