literature
A character created by this author loses a borrowed piece of jewelry at a ball and works 10 years to pay off the
resulting debt. What French author created Mathilde Loisel in “The Necklace?”
ANSWER: Guy de Maupassant
Louie Witt became known as the “Umbrella man” after appearing in photos of this event, which was also captured
by the Zapruder film. The Warren Commission investigated what 1963 event in which Lee Harvey Oswald shot and
killed an American president?
the assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy [prompt on “assassination of Kennedy"]
In an advertisement for this drink, one girl claims to its creators “I hope your lemonade’s better than your boxing
career” as well as “at least my brother’s not Jake Paul”. Flavors of this drink include ice pop and glowberry. What
drink was created by Logan Paul and KSI?
PRIME
In degrees, find the measure of angle A in parallelogram ABCD if angle A can be expressed as 7x+5 and angle C
can be expressed as 10x-19.
61 degrees
A substance used in this practice is consecrated in the Chrism Mass. This practice may be done to a sick person by
applying a liquid to their eyes, ears, hands, and feet. What practice involves blessing someone with holy oil?
anointing [or anointing of the sick; or extreme unction; prompt on last rites]
Characters in this novel include Dodo and Mock Turtle. The main character of this work is forced to play croquet
with a queen who tries to behead her. In what children’s novel does the title girl meet the Mad Hatter?
ANSWER: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland [or Alice in Wonderland]
The “White Terror” led to martial law on this island after Chiang Kai-Shek fled to it from the mainland. Name this
island formerly known as Formosa that has been led by the KMT and whose status as a country is denied by China.
ANSWER: Taiwan [or Republic of China or Zhōnghuá Mínguó]
Large-scale outdoor sculptures using this material were created by Dale Chihuly. While molten, this material is
shaped by blowing into a hollow rod. Colorful “stained” types of what material are used in cathedral windows?
glass/Stained glass
Determine the size of an interior angle in a regular 30-gon.
168 degrees
Because this man got tricked by Laban into marrying Leah, the groom lifts up the veil of the bride during Jewish
weddings. Rebecca married what person who had a vision of his “ladder”?
ANSWER: Jacob [or Israel]
This poet asked “what immortal hand or eye / framed thy fearful symmetry?” in a poem about an animal “burning
bright.” What English poet wrote “The Tyger?”
William Blake
60. Ronald Reagan fired over 10,000 workers in this industry during the PATCO Strike. TWA and Pan Am were
companies in what industry that developed the Boeing 747?
ANSWER: aviation industry [or airline industry; or air traffic controllers; or airplane industry]
This composer made fun of his own dependence on the title drink in his Cof ee Cantata. Name this German
composer of the Goldberg Variations and Brandenburg Concertos.
Johann Sebastian Bach [or J.S. Bach]
If (x+2) is raised to the power of 4, what is the coefficient of the x^2 term?
24
The names of people allowed entry to this location are found in the Lamb’s Book of Life, and this location is
described as “The New Jerusalem” in the Book of Revelation. There are no locks because there are no thieves in
what location, where good Christians will go after death?
heavan
This poem’s narrator talks with St. Peter, St. James, and St. John after leaving the sphere of Saturn. This poem’s
narrator is guided to the Empyrean by Beatrice and through nine circles by Virgil. A journey through Heaven in
Paradiso and Hell in Inferno are chronicled in what poem by Dante?
Divine Comedy [accept Divina Commedia, accept Paradiso or Inferno before mention]
This leader outlined what he called his “Third International” theory in his political Green Book. Name this African
dictator who was overthrown in 2011 as the ruler of Libya.
Muammar Gaddafi [or Muammar Qadaffi; or Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi]
This man founded the Livestrong Foundation, and recovered from testicular cancer to win seven Tour de France
titles. What American cyclist had those titles stripped after he was caught abusing steroids multiple times during his
career?
Lance Armstrong
What is the perimeter of an equilateral triangle with side length 678 inches?
2.034 inches
What book, which describes a land flowing with milk and honey and the parting of the Red Sea, is about the
Israelites’ escape from slavery in Egypt?
Book of Exidus
This man wrote about Death, Eternity, Chastity, and Fame in his collection Triumphs. Name this Renaissance-era
author who wrote that “you who hear the sound in scattered rhymes,” in Il Canzionere.
Francesco Petrarch
Following one of these events, Henry Clay Frick was nearly murdered in his office. Pinkerton agents violently
defended Homestead Steel Works in what type of event?
ANSWER: labor strikes [or strike action]
A Gigi Perez song titled for one of these people claims “I saw her in the rightest way/Looking like Anne Hathaway”.
A character with this profession has a pipe and often eats spinach. What profession does Popeye have since he
works on a ship?
sailor/sailor song
Find x given that in parallelogram ABCD, angle A measures 4x+3 degrees and angle B measures 7x+1 degrees.
x=16
It is sunnah for Muslims to drink water in this many sips, and al-Imran is the surah of this number. The fard Maghrib
prayer lasts how many rakat, which is also the number of parts of the Trinity?
three