SCIENCE
The anion of this element is found in the aluminum mineral cryolite ; formation of that anion has the highest reduction potential of any element. A pale yellow gas is the standard state of this element found in Teflon. Name this lightest halogen
FLUORINE
The only president to pay off the U.S. national debt was this man, who issued the Specie Circular and tried to close the Second Bank of the United States. He led forces in the First Seminole War and at the Battle of New Orleans. Name this president nicknamed “Old Hickory.”
ANDREW JACKSON
David also created a work showing this philosopher pointing to the sky while he is being handed a cup of hemlock.
SOCRATES
Sam draws socks at random without replacement from a drawer with 6 red socks and 8 green socks. What is the smallest number of socks Sam can draw and be 100% sure of having at least 2 red socks?
10
Rubber and this crop were given costly subsidies by Yingluck Shinawatra's [yeeng-luk shih-nah-WAHT's] government. Genetic modification so that it synthesizes beta-carotene [“beta”-“CARE”-uh-teen] has produced the “golden” variant of this grain.
RICE
This chemistry term refers to certain mixtures that cannot accept any more of a dissolved component, containing as much solute [SAHL-yoot] as possible.
SATURATED
This empire allied with Egypt in the time of Necho II, but was decisively defeated at the Battle of Carchemish. Its power was broken in 612 BC, when the Medes and Babylonians allied to sack its capital. Name this empire led by Ashurbanipal and Sennacherib from Nineveh .
ASSYRIAN
Two triangles define the shape of this architect's East Building of the National Gallery of Art. Bamboo shoots inspired his Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong. Name this Chinese-American architect who designed Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Louvre's pyramid.
I M PEI
“Spaces” of these objects are defined over a related field, and can gain additional structure by defining an inner product or norm on these objects. Each column or row of a matrix can be interpreted as one of these objects, whose addition is visualized by the parallelogram and “head-to-tail” methods. Name these entities which, in physics, represent quantities that have magnitude and direction.
VECTORS
David Gilmour played guitar for this British group whose albums include The Wall and The Dark Side of the Moon.
PINK FLOYD
The Munsell system breaks up this property into three aspects, including value and hue. Frequency dependent Rayleigh scattering imparts this property to the sky. Name this property of visible light, seven examples of which are incorporated in the mnemonic ”Roy G. Biv.”
COLOR
This animal names a group of volunteer pilots led by Claire Chennault during World War II. It also names a group of guerrillas that sought to create a Tamil state in Sri Lanka .
TIGERS
Clotho , Lachesis , and Atropos make up this trio that determined the length of mortal lives.
FATES
One of these statements says a ball can be cut up and reassembled into two copies of the original, a fact named for Banach and Tarski . Another can be phrased in terms of a barber and concerns the sets not containing themselves. Name these statements that seem contradictory.
PARADOX
Zeus assumed the form of one of these birds from the genus Cygnus [SIG-nuss] to seduce Leda [LEE-duh], who was the mother of Helen of Troy who was hatched from an egg.
SWAN
One species of this animal, which lives in Shark Bay, uses sponges to protect its rostrum while foraging. The Risso's species of this animal is the only one in genus Grampus. This animal's species are divided into “river” and “oceanic” types; in 2006 the baiji species in the Yangtze River was declared extinct. For name these cetaceans with a fatty “melon” used for echolocation along with “clicks.”
DOLPHINS
This mountain range contains the peak that is farthest from the Earth's center, Mount Chimborazo . The Nazca Plate helped form this range, which contains the 15th-century site of Machu Picchu . Mount Aconcagua is the highest peak in what mountain range in South America?
ANDES
This ballet includes the “Dance of the Goblets” after Benno takes Siegfried hunting. The sorcerer Von Rothbart appears in this work whose lead ballerina plays two roles, one white and one black. Name this Tchaikovsky ballet in which Odette turns into one of the title birds.
SWAN LAKE
A boolean [BOO-lee-un] variable, named after George Boole, is a variable that has how many possible values?
2
William Horrocks created an improved “power” form of these devices, which use parallel guide wires known as heddles. The development of the computer was presaged by a “draw” variant of these devices that could be programmed using punched cards, a system invented by Joseph-Marie Jacquard . The flying shuttle, which could be shot through the warp, was an improvement in what devices used to weave cloth?
LOOMS
Tests to diagnose this disease include the QuantiFERON and PPD tests. Treated with RIPE therapy, its symptoms include fevers, night sweats, weight loss, and a bloody cough. A namesake mycobacterium is the cause of what respiratory disease once called consumption?
TUBERCULOSIS
In the Third Sacred War, Philip II threatened to burn down this city if he captured it, prompting this city to reply with the single word, “If.” Its navy won at Aegospotami against Athens. Name this Greek city whose King Leonidas led 300 men against Persia at Thermopylae.
SPARTA
Songs in this musical include “Grasslands Chant” and “The Madness of King Scar.” Name this Broadway adaptation of a Disney animated film
THE LION KING
Integers A, B and C sum to 42. If all three integers are greater than or equal to 5, what is the greatest possible value for any number?
32