Nerd/Intellectual
Pop Culture
Food
Riddles
Sports
100
Paper and pencil ready. Riley wants to find the volume of a cardboard box. She knows that its base has a height of 7 units and width of 4 units. She also knows that the box stands 11 units tall. Riley knows that to find the volume of a rectangular prism, she should multiply the length of the base to get the area of the base, and multiply that area by the height of the box. Riley should, then, multiply 7 with 4 and then multiply the result of that by 11. For 100 points, what is the volume of the 7-by-4-by-11 box in units cubed?
308
100
Act II, scene 2 of this PLAY sees its title character sneak into a garden under a balcony. In response, he is urged to “deny thy father and refuse thy name”, after which the titular characters speak to one another for the first time. This story is the subject of a popular 2008 song in the album “Fearless”. For 100 points, name the artist of the song, and the song title based on the popular Shakespearean tragedy.
Taylor Swift, Love Story
100
A popular alternative to sugary soft drink is a beverage known as seltzer or fizzy water, which is created by infusing plain water with a specific gas under pressure. This process is the same one used to give sodas their characteristic tingling feel. The gas is colorless and odorless compound that humans and animals naturally exhale, and it is also the same gas that plants absorb during the process of photosynthesis. For 100 points, what specific type of gas is dissolved in water to created fizzy water?
Carbon Dioxide
100
I have a neck, but no head. I have two arms, but no hands. What am I?
A shirt
100
Which sport has a position called ‘libero’?
Volleyball
200
This NOVEL allegedly got its name from W.B. Yeats’ poem “The Second Coming”. In a lecture the author of this novel gives at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, he denounces Joseph Conrad’s novella Heart of Darkness and calls him out for his “residue of antipathy to black people”. ET9B’s sports day clothing featured this book. The main character of this novel gains his reputation by defeating wrestling legend Amanlize the cat and participates in the ritual killing of his adopted son to not seem weak. The latter converts to Christianity and changes his name to Isaac. That man is Ikemufuna. For 200 points, name this novel featuring the main character Okonkwo by Chihua Achebe.
Things Fall Apart
200
Name this actor and spell his name correctly. (Accents are not needed)
Timothee Chalamet
200
This high-stake American television cooking show, developed from a British format, was created and stars the world famous, notoriously hot-tempered chef shown above. The show’s concept puts a group of aspiring chefs against each other, splitting them into two teams to run a restaurant service with one chef being eliminated in each episode. For 200 points, what is the name of this hit series, famous for Chef Ramsay’s angry outbursts?
Hell's Kitchen
200
I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?
A map
200
Which country won the FIFA World Cup in 2018?
France
300
This MAN’s mother was fought over by Zeus and Poseidon until Prometheus warned them that she would bore a son “greater than his father”. A Pat Barker book tells the story in which this man is the protagonist from the perspective of his concubine. That book is The Silence of the Girls, told from the perspective of Briseis. It is suspected that this man engaged in a romantic relationship with another hero whose death prompted this man to return to fighting. For 300 points, which Greek warrior’s namesake “heel” is used to describe a vulnerability in an otherwise strong system?
Achilles
300
When discussing the most celebrated artists in modern music, most look to the artist with the most accolades from the Official Recording Academy. This iconic singer and performer, known for a career spanning decades, massive hits like “Single Ladies”, has been consistently recognized for her work across multiple different genres, from R&B to dance and to pop. For 500 points, what singer, who happens to be one of the best-selling music artists of all time, holds record for the most Grammy Nominations?
Beyoncé
300
A staple of holiday festivities in many countries, this rich, creamy, often spiced beverage is served chilled and can be enjoyed either with or without the addition of alcoholic additions like rum or bourbon. While recipes vary and often include embellishments like vanilla, nutmeg, or cinnamon, the foundation of the drink is a simple classic combination that provides its texture and taste. This drink is eggnog. For 300 points, what are the 2 essential ingredients that form the base of a tradition eggnog, one being a dairy product and the other being a protein rich food?
Raw eggs and milk
300
What word in the English language does the following: the first two letters signify a male, the first three letters signify a female, the first four letters signify someone great, while the entire word signifies a great woman. What is the word?
Heroine
300
Which athlete holds the record for the most gold medals won in a single Olympics?
Michael Phelps
400
If the pressure of these is reduced in a throttling processing its temperature doesn’t change. Bose, Fermi, and Maxwell-Boltzmann are three different classes of these. Fugacity is a quantity equivalent to pressure for these. Its namesake law can be written using Boltzmann’s constant or by its name sake constant given by the product of the Boltzmann’s constant and the Avogadro constant. Materials for which this model does not apply may be better modeled by the van der Waals equation. For 400 points, name these substances, which gases tend to behave like under high temperature and low pressure.
Ideal Gas
400
A man with this name is best known for playing the fourth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who, his last name is Baker. Another man of this man hosts the Rest is History podcast along with Dominic Sandbrook. During an episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, an actor of this name engages in a skit with Chris Pratt discussing Pratt’s favorite actor. In prompting Pratt to say his name, Pratt names several few other actors of this name, including Hiddleston, Hardy, and Hanks. For 500 points, what is the name of this man, who starred as the main character in the movie Spider-Man: No Way Home?
Tom Holland
400
This savory pudding is celebrated as the national dish of a United Kingdom country and is traditionally composed of sheep’s heart, liver, and lungs. These are then minced and mixed with oatmeal, suet, onions, and several spices. This mixture is then packed into a sheep’s stomach and boiled for several hours until ready to serve. While its ingredients may sound unusual to some, it is the centerpiece of any traditional Burns Night supper. For 400 points, what is the name of this famous dish?
Haggis
400
You’re in a dark room with a candle, a wood stove, and a gas lamp. You only have one match. What do you light first?
The match (eehehehhe)
400
This nation, Canada, known for its vast wilderness and multicultural identity, has officially designated two games as its national sports. One was declared the official summer sport, a sport whose modern indoor version is famously played in a rink without ice. The other was declared the official winter national sport, a fast-paced, physical team game on ice. For 400 points, what are these two national sports of Canada?
Lacrosse (summer) and ice hockey (winter)
500
The namesake battle of this object allegedly featured 300 Spartan warriors fighting against a million Persians. That battle is the Battle of Thermopylae, where “thermo” is Greek for “hot” and “pylae” is the Latinized form of an ancient Greek word for this object. The Chinese name for a French monument uses this word, although that structure is technically an arc. That monument is located at the center of the Place Charles de Gaulle, and is known as the Arc de Triomphe (TRI-um-phe). Hinged and sliding are two types of, for 500 points, what movable barrier that allows “ingress” and “egress”?
Doors; Gates
500
This hit Netflix series chronicles a rich British family as its members search for love and happiness in London high society. Based on the book series by Julia Quinn, it features the romantic entanglements and societal ambitions of this family as they live through the gossip-filled world of London. For 300 points, name this Netflix TV Show.
Bridgerton
500
A classic of British pub food and comfort cuisine, this dish's whimsical name is thought to come from its appearance, where sausages expel out from a golden-brown batter that puffs up during baking. It is a close dish to the Yorkshire Pudding and is traditionally served hot, often with a rich onion gravy poured over it. For the point, what is this dish, consisting primarily of sausages baked in a savory batter?
Toad in the Hole
500
Two girls were born to the same mother, on the same day, at the same time, in the same month and year, and yet they're not twins. How can this be?
They are 2 in a set of triplets (ehehehhehe)
500
In which sport might you use a ‘dolly’ to take a catch?
Cricket