Arts and Humanities
These sister goddesses were the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne [nuh-MAH-suh-nee], the goddess of memory. They presided over arts like poetry, music, and dance, as well as history and astronomy. Identify this group of nine goddesses that included Urania [yuh-RAY-nee-uh] and Calliope [kuh-LIE-uh-pee].
(THE) MUSE(S)
Give the following sentence's simple predicate: Will you go to the school dance with me?
Will go
Multiple answers required. Consider the polynomial X squared, plus 16X plus 28. What are the factors of this polynomial?
(QUANTITY) X PLUS 2 (CLOSE QUANTITY) (TIMES) (QUANTITY) X PLUS 14 (CLOSE QUANTITY)
(EITHER ORDER)
When this type of fungal infection of the throat, also called thrush, occurs, it can cause white lesions on the tongue and a sore coton-like feeling in the mouth. This fungus aids in the fermentation of many bootleg alcohols, including prison wine and moonshine. What is this fungus that helps bread to rise?
YEAST
First and Last Name Required: This person led a namesake rebellion that is also often called the Southampton Insurrection. This leader's 1831 uprising led to the death of as many as 65 slave owners in Virginia. Who was this leader of the largest slave rebellion in United States history?
NAT TURNER
This musical's settng is a farm outside Claremore, Indian Territory in 1906. At its conclusion, Jud Fry accidentally falls on his own knife and Laurey and Curly leave for their honeymoon in the so-called "surrey with the fringe on top." Give the title of this first collaboration between Rodgers and Hammerstein.
OKLAHOMA!
This word contains a prefix meaning "again" and comes from the Latin meaning "to strike back." The first half of the word also contains the name of a part of speech. What is this synonym of "echo"?
REVERBERATE (Accept word forms)
X varies inversely with Y. When X equals 6, Y equals 14. What is X when Y equals 7?
12
This scien�st wrote a leter to President Roosevelt in 1939 to inform him of the
possibility of a nuclear bomb harnessing the power of a uranium chain reaction. Although most are more familiar with his relativistic work, his Nobel Prize came from his work on the photoelectric effect. Who is this physicist, best known for the equation E = mc squared?
(ALBERT) EINSTEIN
This group follows the teachings of a Swiss leader who caused a split in the 17th-century Mennonite church. Its members practice adult baptism, wear plain clothing, speak Pennsylvania Dutch, and live separately from the so-called "English." Identify this Christian sect that, for the most part, shuns technology.
AMISH
Among this man's numerous standards are "The Way You Look Tonight," "The Last Time I Saw Paris," and "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes." "Can't Help Lovin' That Man" and "Ol' Man River" were written for his best-known collaboration, considered by most critics to be the first serious musical. Who was this composer of Show Boat?
(JEROME) KERN
The Greek prefix rhino- is part of the words "rhinoceros" and "rhinoplasty." It references which body part?
NOSE
Let F of X equal 4X minus 2. Let G of X equal 7X minus 3. What is the value of F of G of 2?
42
This technique is similar in concept to chromatography, but it separates using charge
rather than density. This technique can be accomplished by mixing an agar sugar gelatin solution and ataching electrodes to either side of the tray, creating a flow of current. What is this process of separating charged molecules of different sizes, usually referring to the separation of DNA?
GEL ELECTROPHORESIS
This religion's primary center of worship is Amritsar's [am-RITZ-ahrz] Golden Temple. The Adi Granth [AH-dee GRANT] is its holy book and, as in Jainism [JIGH-niz-um] and Hinduism, Diwali [dih-WAH-lee] is one of its holidays. Guru Nanak [NAH-nuck] founded what religion, whose male adherents cover their hair with turbans?
SIKH(ISM) [SEEK-iz-um]
This composition's first section, "Adoration of the Earth," includes individual numbers like "Ritual of the Rival Tribes" and "Procession of the Sage." "Glorification of the Chosen One" and "Mystic Circles of the Young Girls" are part of its second half, "The Sacrifice." What is this revolutionary orchestral work-turned-ballet by Igor Stravinsky?
(THE) RITE OF SPRING
This word has French roots meaning "to be reflected" and "to wonder at." It can refer to any illusory, unobtainable idea or thing. What is this word for a false image that might appear in a desert or above a hot blacktop?
MIRAGE
A function F is made of these ordered pairs: (2, 4), (4, 9), (7, 2), (9, 3), and (3, 8). Using this function, what is F of, F of 4?
3
This condition isn't always present, usually only showing itself during certain trigger episodes, including stress, heat exposure, and even the sight of blood When an episodic bout of this disorder occurs, patients typically describe a feeling of lightheadedness, warmth, nausea, and its trademark fainting. What is this disorder that causes your heart rate and blood pressure to drop suddenly, affecting almost 3 million Americans every year?
VASOVAGAL (SYNCOPE)
Captain Henry Wirz commanded a prison camp at this Georgia site during the Civil War. Nearly 13,000 of the 45,000 prisoners held in this place died . What was this largest Confederate prisoner of war camp in the Civil War?
ANDERSONVILLE (ACCEPT: (CAMP) SUMTER)
This guitarist and lead vocalist for the rock band Calpurnia played Richie Tozier in the 2017 film adaptation of Stephen King's It. A 2019 animated remake of The Addams Family will feature him as the voice of Pugsley. Give the name of this teenage actor best known for playing Mike Wheeler in Stranger Things.
(FINN) WOLFHARD
This man edited the New York Review before joining the staff of the Evening Post. "Green River" and "The Yellow Violet" proved less popular than two of his other poems, a meditation on death and an ode to a bird. Identify this early American poet of "To a Waterfowl" and "Thanatopsis."
(WILLIAM CULLEN) BRYANT
A function is made of these ordered pairs: (4, 7), (10, 9), (6, 8), (12, 10), and (7, 5). What is the domain of this function?
4, 6, 7, 10, 12 (any order)
This scientist laid the mathematical foundation for the science of genetics. A botanist, he determined that some characteristics were dominant and some recessive. Who used pea plants in his program of hybridization?
(GREGOR) MENDEL
This lawyer would defend Aaron Burr in court against treason charges. This Whig politician would later run for the presidency and lose in 1824, 1832, and 1844. Who was this Kentuckian, nicknamed the Great Compromiser and the architect of the Missouri Compromise?
(HENRY) CLAY