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This process begins at the Shine Dalgarno sequence and occurs at the A, P, and E sites in the ribosomes. This process begins with the start codon AUG that codes for (*) methionine [meth-i-ohneen]. The enzyme aminoacyl tRNA synthetase is essential in this process since it bonds tRNA with specific amino acids. In this process anticodons on tRNA bind to codons on mRNA. For 10 points, name this biological process in which mRNA is decoded to build a protein.
translation
This woman circulated petitions throughout New York to urge the New York Congress to pass the New York Married Women’s Property Act. This woman also co-founded the short lived Women’s State Temperance Society and she modeled one of her works after the (*) Declaration of Independence, declaring that “all men and women are created equal” rather than just men. For 10 points, name this American feminist who wrote the Declaration of Sentiments that was read at the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
A fourth allotrope of this element called hexaferrum exists at extremely high pressures. One process heats this element until its structure changes to austenite from (*) ferrite. One of this element’s ore is magnetite and this element can react with sulfur to form pyrite. This element is the heaviest element produced in stellar nucleosynthesis. When this element is exposed to water and oxygen, rust forms. For 10 points, name this most common metal on Earth with the atomic symbol Fe.
iron
This poem describes how good men’s deeds “might have danced in a green bay” before stating that “blind eyes could blaze like meteors.” The speaker of this poem explains how (*) “wise men at their end know dark is right” after refraining that “old men should burn and rave at close of day.” The speaker of this poem wishes to be blessed with “fierce tears” as they urge their dying father to “rage, rage against the dying of the light” in, for 10 points, what villanelle by Dylan Thomas?
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
Two delegates at the negotiation of this document were nicknamed the “Heavenly Twins.” This document’s solution for Shandong caused the May 4th movement in China. As a result of this treaty, one country had to relinquish (*) Alsace to France. The negotiation of this document included discourses on Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Point Plan and the League of Nations. This treaty placed reparations on Germany and was signed in a French palace. For 10 points, name this treaty that ended World War I
Treaty of Versailles
This quantity changes due to the substitution and income effect in Slutsky’s equation which examines Marshallian and Hicksian types of this quantity. For (*) Veblen and Giffen goods, this quantity can uncharacteristically slope downward. This quantity is usually expressed as a downward slope since it mostly decreases as price increases. For 10 points, name this quantity that is summarized as how much of a good consumers want to buy, contrasted with supply.
demand
The youngest person to hold this position, Sam Rayburn, also held it for the longest. One holder of this position ended the disappearing quorum and was nicknamed “Czar.” Another holder used the (*) “Contract with America” to secure this position. This position is second in line to the presidency and its past holders include Newt Gingrich and Paul Ryan. For 10 points, name this presiding officer of the House of Representatives, currently held by Nancy Pelosi.
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
This event resulted in one nation’s ability to sail through the Straits of Tiran. After this event, Lester Pearson won the Nobel Peace Prize, and (*) Anthony Eden resigned as British Prime Minister. After Israel, the United Kingdom and France invaded Egypt to begin this event as the United States and UN pressured them to withdraw. For 10 points, what crisis started when Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the namesake canal?
Suez Crisis
In the secretary problem, the optimal win probability is always at least one divided by this quantity. The Stirling formula, which approximates for factorials, has n over this quantity all to the nth term.This quantity, when raised to x, is its (*) own derivative. This quantity raised to i times pi plus one equals zero in Euler’s [Oy-ler] identity. This quantity is the base of the natural logarithm. For 10 points, name this transcendental number that is approximately equal to 2.718.
Euler’s number
Before the events of this play, the title character traveled to Thebes, where he saved the city from a mythical creature. This play’s protagonist sends Creon to the (*) Oracle of Delphi and is told that he is “the criminal [he] seeks” by Tiresias. In this play, the title character defeats the Sphinx and later stabs out his eyes with pins from Jocasta’s dress. For 10 points, name this Greek play by Sophocles in which the title character kills his father and marries his mother.
Oedipus Rex
In Bessel’s question, an unbiased estimator is not yielded for this quantity. This quantity is in the denominator of the z score equation. The sample equation of this quantity uses n minus 1 in the denominator while the (*) population equation uses n in the denominator. 68, 95, and 99.7 are the percentages of values away from the mean within one, two, and three times this quantity. For 10 points, name this sigma symbolized quantity, the square root of variance, that measures how spread out a data set is
standard deviation
This western boundary current is affected by the Charleston Bump. This current’s contrast in temperature assisted in increasing the strength of the passing Hurricane Sandy in 2012. This current extends and splits into the (*) North Atlantic and Canary Currents. This current is in the western part of the North Atlantic Gyre and it helps to moderate the climate in the Eastern United States as well as Western Europe. For 10 points, name this warm Atlantic ocean current that starts in the Gulf of Mexico.
Gulf Stream
This quantity is proportional to current times magnetic field and can be measured when a charge-carrying object is subject to a magnetic field. This quantity can also be determined experimentally in a redox reaction using the (*) Nernst equation. Kirchoff’s second law states that this quantity is net zero within a loop. This quantity in a capacitor is equal to the charge divided by the capacitance. For 10 points, name this quantity that is the difference of electrical potential between two points.
voltage
One of this author’s novels takes place in the town Bottom and contrasts the families of Nel Wright and Sula Peace. This author of Sula who created characters Milkman Dead and (*) Pecola Breedlove, wrote about a woman who escapes from Sweet Home Plantation to 124 Bluestone Road in one novel. That novel’s protagonist, Sethe, is haunted by the ghost of her daughter who she murdered. For 10 points, name this author of Song of Solomon, The Bluest Eye, and Beloved.
Morrison
This organelle is the site of oligosaccharide attachment in N-linked glycosylation and is the location of the BiP protein. Lysine is a component of the KDEL retention sequence which prevents the secretion of (*) proteins from this organelle. In muscle cells, a special type of this organelle stores calcium ions. This organelle that is made of cisternae has one variant that is studded with ribosomes. For 10 points, name this organelle that comes in smooth and rough varieties
endoplasmic reticulum
This organization titles a 2014 popular history by Terry Golway where it was known as “machine made.” This organization shut off gaslights which led to the birth of the locofocos. This organization’s influence declined during (*) Fiorello La Guardia’s run as mayor of New York City. This organization was depicted as a tiger and one leader of it was shown with his head replaced with a money bag in cartoons by Thomas Nast. For 10 points, name this New York political machine once led by Boss Tweed.
Tammany Hall
A 17th century war fought over control of this country is known as The Ruin. In 2013, this country experienced the Euromaidan movement which began in the “Independence Square” in this country’s capital. Alleged voter fraud in this country led to the 2004 (*) Orange Revolution. In 1932, this modern day country experienced a forced famine called the Holodomor. The city of Pripyat in this country was evacuated after the Chernobyl disaster. For 10 points, name this Eastern European country with capital at Kiev.
Ukraine
A molecule of this element bonded to a nitride produces a cubic lattice which is comparable in strength to diamond. A organic compound that contains a bond of carbon and this element is a reactant in the (*) Suzuki reaction. One isotope of this element is commonly used in neutron capture therapy. This element’s trioxide is used in fiberglass and it is used to dope p-type semiconductors. For 10 points, name this element identified by its five protons and symbol B.
boron
This man once went to Bobby Flay’s restaurant to challenge him to cook off, but found that Flay was absent. In one television series, this man attempts to assist the failing (*) Amy’s Baking Company, but eventually leaves due to the owners’ attitudes. In a scene from another television series, this man is shown holding two slices of bread on either side of a woman’s face, declaring her an “idiot sandwich.” For 10 points, name this celebrity chef, the star of Kitchen Nightmares and Hell’s Kitchen
Gordon Ramsay
This phenomenon can be used to determine the structure of crystals where the crystal is placed on a goniometer. Temperature raised to the fourth power is proportional to the rate of this phenomenon transfer in the (*) Stefan-Boltzman equation. Virtual particles from the event horizon originate one type named for Stephen Hawking. This transfer of heat does not require a medium and it is based on electromagnetic waves. For 10 points, name this transfer of heat that is contrasted with conduction and convection.
radiation
In an interview, Gordon Bower asked the head researcher what the independent variable of this experiment was. This experiment’s conclusion was caused by the objects of Christina Maslach. This experiment’s conductor compared it to (*) Abu Ghraib in The Lucifer Effect. A participant in this experiment, nicknamed “John Wayne” abused No. 416 by putting him in solitary confinement. For 10 points, name this experiment in which participants were divided into “guards” and “prisoners,” conducted by Philip Zimbardo.
Stanford prison experiment
This disorder is often caused by a mutation on a transmembrane conductance regulator which leads to loss of phenylalanine. This disorder may cause male infertility due to congenital absence of the vas deferens. It is diagnosed by measuring the concentration of chloride in a (*) sweat test and prevents chloride ions from moving through cell membranes. This disorder is named for scar tissue in the pancreas. For 10 points, name this autosomal recessive disorder in which lungs build up thick mucus.
cystic fibrosis
Given a noble gas at equilibrium, the average of this quantity at an equilibrium temperature T is given by 3-over-2 times Boltzman’s constant times T, by the equipartition theorem. This quantity is the minuend in the equation for the Lagrangian. One conservation law states that any change in this quantity must mean a negative change in (*) potential energy. This quantity is equal to one-half m v squared. For 10 points, name this type of energy which derives from an object’s motion
kinetic energy or KE
. During one period, the direct superiors of this group were expected to alternate living for a year between the capital and their home domain. Former members of this group took part in the (*) Satsuma rebellion. This armed force that declined during the Tokugawa shogunate, ended during the Meiji Restoration. Members of this group carried a wakizashi as well as a katana. These people were vassals to daimyos and followed the Bushido code. For 10 points, name this group of Japanese warriors.
samurai
Smart rubber utilizes these interactions to repair itself because these interactions instantaneously mend surfaces of the same polymer. Three of these interactions occur between (*) guanine and cytosine while two occur between adenine and thymine in DNA. These molecular bonds are responsible for the high boiling point of water and are present in water’s structure. For 10 points, name these dipole-dipole interactions named for the first element of the periodic table.
hydrogen bond(s)