Math
For 100 points, solve this math equation:
4(x-14 )=32
x=22
During this war, Andrew Gould was stabbed with a pen knife by Nathan Bedford Forrest, who he shot in the hip. In a battle in this war, Daniel Ruggles fired 50 cannons into the “Hornet’s Nest.” The victors of a battle in this war were reinforced on its second day by Carlos Buell.
American Civil War
In 2008, this player was the leading scorer during an Elite Eight run for Davidson College, where he graduated from in August 2022. This player won the first unanimous MVP award in NBA history in a year where his team recorded the most regular-season wins ever but blew a (*) 3-1 Finals lead to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Klay Thompson and this man make up the “Splash Brothers.” For 100 points, name this Golden State Warriors point guard, a three-point specialist.
Stephen Curry
The presence of an atom with a high value of this quantity on a carbon backbone causes a negative inductive effect. One scale for this quantity calculates it as the average of the first ionization energy and electron affinity. The Mulliken and (*) Pauling scales measure this property. Atoms with different values of this quantity form polar covalent bonds. At a value of 4.0, fluorine has the highest value of this quantity. For 100 points, which atomic property rates how strongly an atom pulls electrons towards it in a bond?
electronegativity
In February of 2022, nickiskindastrange posted a viral TikTok roleplaying as this entity, where he tells the viewer “Leave the girl, we don’t need her” and “We’ll have cowboy times in space.” It’s not the Xbox Series X, but thousands of “scalpers” made this thing extremely difficult to purchase upon its release due to (*) low stock. This system features exclusives such as Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Horizon: Forbidden West. For 100 points, name this Sony video game system, the successor to the PlayStation 4.
PlayStation 5 or PS5
For 200 points, solve this math equation:
900 x 2-3+6
1,803
In the 2010s, this manufacturer’s Formula One team was sponsored by Mission Winnow, a shell corporation created by Phillip Morris to dodge bans on tobacco advertising. For 200 points, each: [E] Name this Italian sports car manufacturer whose logo features a prancing horse. Ford’s attempt to defeat this manufacturer at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans was chronicled in a 2019 film starring Matt Damon
Ferrari
This actor will play Geppetto in the aforementioned live-action Pinocchio. He also played the title character of Forrest Gump. For 200 points, guess this famous superstar's name.
Tom Hanks
Phosphorus pentachloride has 10 valence electrons forming 5 bonds and no lone pairs, giving it this geometry. Equatorial and axial substituents in this geometry can be exchanged via the Berry pseudorotation. For 200 points, guess this science question.
trigonal bipyramidal
hree of these devices of known strength are connected in a diamond configuration in a Wheatstone bridge. These devices are connected to an inductor and capacitor in an oscillating RLC circuit. Colored bands typically indicate the strength of these devices, which are represented by a (*) zigzag line in circuit diagrams. A common design of these devices consists of two wires extending from a small ceramic shell. For 200 points, what simple devices add resistance to a circuit?
A resistor
4x=23
x=5.75
This leader gave a speech at an event for the Unification Church, which several members of his political party had controversial ties to. Targeting an inflation rate of two percent was one of the “three arrows” characterizing the namesake economic policy of this member of the (*) Liberal Democratic party. While delivering a campaign speech for Kei Sato in Nara, this man was shot by Tetsua Yamagami. For 300 points, name this former Prime Minister of Japan
Shinzo Abe or Abe
If you know the inflection for the quote in the leading, do it. The widely-mocked line “Father, when can I leave to be on my own? I’ve got the whole world to see” was delivered by this character in a trailer for a 2022 film. For 10 points each: [E] Name this title wooden puppet of a 2022 Disney live-action remake. This character’s nose grows every time he lies. For 300 points, guess this popular movie character.
Pinnochio
For 300 points, name this oft-violated rule in chemistry, which states that atoms seek to have eight valence electrons.
octet rule
One member of this family finds a pamphlet titled “The Black Plague” when she comes to visit her father in a novel. Another member of this family demonstrates his nickname of “One Shot” by shooting a rabid dog. That member of this family claims that a certain animal doesn’t (*) “do one thing except make music for us to enjoy,” and defends the innocent Tom Robinson in a rape trial. For 300 points, name the family of Jem, Scout, and Atticus, who appear in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird.
The Finch family