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100

In a branch of trigonometry named for this shape, edge lengths are measured as angles. 

Archimedes showed that a cylinder with a cone removed had an equal volume to this shape. 

This shape, which consists of all points at a fixed distance from the center, has a volume of "four-thirds pi r-cubed".

For the point, name this 3-dimensional analog of a circle.

sphere

100

This is the world's most spoken language originating in Asia.

Mandarin

100

1. Dalmatian:Dog:: __________

A. Barracuda:Fish

B. Lion:Tiger 

C. Little:Small

2. Explanation

1. A. Barracuda:Fish

2. Barracuda is a type of fish. Classification

100

The kind of bird on the box of cereal Fruit Loops.

Toucan

100

On this man’s last day in office, he vetoed a Bonus Bill proposed by John Calhoun. Both of this president’s vice presidents, George Clinton and Elbridge Gerry, died in office. A portrait of George Washington was saved by this man’s wife, Dolley, right before British troops took over the White House during the burning of Washington D.C. in 1814. For the point, name this successor of Thomas Jefferson who led the US during the War of 1812 as the fourth President.

James Madison

200

The study of this class of organisms is known as herpetology. Birds are descended from this class from a lineage of these organisms that died out 65 million years ago. For the point, name this cold blooded class of vertebrates that include snakes and lizards.

reptiles

200

This is the world’s southernmost continent. It is classified completely as a desert and is the only continent with no permanent human residents

Antarctica

200

Pig:Farm:: 

A. Classification 

B. Antonym 

C. Synonym 

D. Location

1. D. Location

200

What's the name of the wizarding school Harry Potter attends?

Hogwarts

200

Early members of this organization included Gustave Moynier, who caused a rift in its early years. The first Nobel Peace Prize was awarded jointly to pacifist Fr´ed´eric Passy and the founder of this organization, Henri Dunant, who was inspired after witnessing the carnage of the Battle of Solferino. For ten points, name this Geneva-based international organization that protects victims of war and whose member societies often provide medical services in disaster areas.

Red Cross

300

The second largest satellite galaxy of the Milky Way is found in this constellation. The extra-terrestrial “Wow” signal came from the direction of this constellation. This constellation is home to the Trifid, Omega, and Lagoon nebulae as well as the black hole at the center of the Milky Way. This constellation is found along the ecliptic between Scorpius and Capricorn. For the point, name this zodiac constellation that depicts an archer.

Sagitarius 

300

This is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is the most populous landlocked country and its capital is Addis Ababa.

Ethiopia

300

1. Riddle:Mystery is a..... 

A. Synonym 

B. Location 

C. Antonym 

D. Classification 

E. Part to Whole

2. Explanation

1. Synonym

2. They are similar in meanings 

300

What is the name of the toy cowboy in Toy Story?

Woody

300

One man with this occupation may have been opposed by a man named Heinz Thorvald or Erwin Konig, though historians cannot verify the story. Another person with this occupation lost his left cheek, served in the Winter War, and was called “the White Death.” Vasily Zaytsev and Simo Hayha served in this role, as did the “Devil of Ramadi,” whose memoirs inspired a 2014 Clint Eastwood film. Chris Kyle served as, for the point, what type of military sharpshooter?

Sniper

400

This law is sometimes co-named after the priest Edme Mariotte, and its usual namesake wrote a book arguing against the Aristotelian theory of the elements titled The Skeptical Chymist [”chemist”]. The number of moles and temperature are held constant in this law, which thus involves the other two variables in the ideal gas law. For the point, name this law of chemistry, named for an Anglo-Irishman, that describes the inverse relationship between pressure and volume.

Boyle's Law

400

Which Great Lake is the only one of the Great Lakes to be completely located inside the US?

Lake Michigan 

400

A. Affenpinscher:Dog::___________

A. Nurse:Dog 

B. Coach:Dog 

C. Doctor:Dog 

D. Wrestler:Dog

E. Boxer:Dog

B. Type of Analogy and Explanation

A. E. Boxer:dog

B. Classification. 

400

What year did the first iPhone come out?

2007

400

In this film, George goes blind and eventually dies after being struck by a soldier found resting on a U-boat. On a train ride at the end of this film, Adam asks a character to read a newspaper that contains the recently delivered “We shall fight to the beaches” speech. In this film, members of the RAF try to help with the central effort, in which “little ships” end up saving over 300,000 troops. For the point, name this 2017 film about a massive 1940 evacuation from France in World War II.

Dunkirk

500

This scientist’s transfer to Birkbeck College may have convinced colleagues to publish a finding that was previously considered incomplete. The important Photo 51 was taken by this scientist, whose X-ray crystallography was improperly given by Maurice Wilkins to those colleagues. This scientist’s 1958 death prevented her from being recognized by the Nobel committee. For the point, name this scientist whose research on the double helix structure of DNA was instrumental to the work of Watson and Crick.

Rosalind Franklin

500

This western state is the least populous state in the United States.

Wyoming

500

1. Pupil:Iris:: ________

A. Giraffe:Neck 

B. Funds:Vault

C. Apple:Pear 

D. Cello:Bass 

E. Crayfish:Lobster

2. Type of Analogy & Explanation

1. B. Funds:Vault

2. Location

500

Ancient Egyptians placed their right hand on this vegetable when taking an oath.

an onion

500

The ship Royal Sovereign led one line during this battle, under the command of Cuthbert Collingwood. A light wind forced the losing side of this battle to assume a loose crescent-like formation. Before this defeat of Admiral Pierre-Charles Villeneuve, the message “England expects that every man will do his duty” was delivered by semaphore. For the point, name this decisive 1805 British naval victory for Horatio Nelson during the Napoleonic Wars.

Battle of Trafalgar