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MD 2002 Playoff 1 Flashcards

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

Answer with the letter Q. This character in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland shouts Off with his head! at each of her offenders.

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Queen of Hearts (prompt on Queen)

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

Answer with the letter Q. A Middle Eastern peninsula and country jutting into the Persian Gulf.

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Qatar

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

Answer with the letter Q. The feathered serpent; he is the nature god of the Aztecs.

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Quetzalcoatl

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

Answer with the letter Q. This is another name for the element Mercury.

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Quicksilver

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

Answer with the letter Q. The title character of a Victor Hugo work; The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

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Quasimodo

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

Answer with the letter Q. In 1940; he helped the Germans invade his home country of Norway; his name is now a synonym for traitor.

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Vidkun Quisling

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

Answer with the letter Q. A state located on the northeast coast of Australia.

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Queensland

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

Answer with the letter Q. A fervent Arab nationalist; he is the current political leader of Libya.

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Muammar al-Qaddafi

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

  1. Can a little argon gas kill you? - This fascinating question contains the name of a king who; according to Shakespeare; had three daughters named Regan; Goneril; and Cordelia.
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King Lear

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

  1. WHENCE; WHEREFORE; WHEREWITHAL-Which of these three words means from what place or from what origin or source?
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WHENCE

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

  1. Accra; Pretoria; Tripoli - place these capitals in order from west to east.
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Accra; Tripoli; Pretoria (1; 3; 2)

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

  1. (two part question) The same year; 1773; saw this war start because France supported Stanislaus I; while the Holy Roman emperor and Russia supported Augustus III for the throne of the country; and saw Georgia founded by this man.
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War of the Polish Succession and James Oglethorpe

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

  1. The Masque of the Red Death; The Murders in the Rue Morgue; Study in Scarlet - Which of these is not a short story by Edgar Allen Poe?
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Study in Scarlet (3)

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

  1. You pray to the gods? Let me grant your prayers. The title character says this to the Chorus in the first part of a trilogy by Sophocles. Antigone is the last work of the trilogy.
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Oedipus Rex (accept Oedipus the King)

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

  1. Can a little argon gas kill you? - This fascinating question also contains the name of an artificial waterway constructed for navigation or for the movement of water.
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canal

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

  1. WRENCH; WREST; WRETCH-Which of these three words means to gain or take by force?
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WREST

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

  1. Nairobi; Luanda; Dakar - place these capitals in order from south to north.
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Luanda; Nairobi; Dakar (2; 1; 3)

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

  1. (two part question) September 9; 1971; saw inmates at this maximum security prison near Buffalo; New York; riot and take control of the prison; and that day in 1893 saw the first child of this U.S. President born in the White House.
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Attica Correctional Facility and Grover Cleveland

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

  1. A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Summer and Smoke; The Winter’s Tale - Which of these is not a play by William Shakespeare?
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Summer and Smoke (2)

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

  1. Nothing is ever quiet; except for fools. This quote is from what novel by Alan Paton that features Stephen Kumalo.
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Cry; the Beloved Country

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

Name these people; places; or things beginning with the sound for. This length of time is contained in the first line of the Gettysburg Address.

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Four score and seven years ago

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

Name these people; places; or things beginning with the sound for. Louisbourg was an example of one of these defensive structures with ramparts and towers.

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fortress

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

Name these people; places; or things beginning with the sound for. This number is the meaning of life in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series.

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42

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

Name these people; places; or things beginning with the sound for. Dentists; surgeons and lab students use these tongs or pincers for grasping things.

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forceps

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

Name these people; places; or things beginning with the sound for. Founded in 1902; this U.S. Department of Agriculture program offers training in conservation; citizenship and agriculture through local organizations and contests.

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4-H

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

Name these people; places; or things beginning with the sound for. Capturing Fort Pillow and surrendering at Selma during the Civil War; this Confederate is best remembered as a Grand Wizard of the K.K.K.

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Nathan Bedford Forrest

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

Name these people; places; or things beginning with the sound for. This is the name for an island of East Asia and the former name of Taiwan.

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Formosa

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

Name these people; places; or things beginning with the sound for. This class of auto racing features such stars as Mario Andretti and Michael Schumacher.

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Formula One

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

Name these people; places; or things beginning with the sound for. Michael Flaherty; Michael J. Fox’s character on Spin City; and Vince Lombardi attended this Jesuit university in the Bronx.

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Fordham University

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

Name these people; places; or things beginning with the sound for. This name is shared by a 1996 presidential candidate; a former stadium in Pittsburgh; and a magazine that lists the world’s richest people.

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Forbes

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

  1. He was the military governor of Cuba from 1899-1902 and of the Philippines from 1921-1927. Name this first commander of the Rough Riders.
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Leonard Wood

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

  1. Wanting a calm; regular job; he is hired as an assistant to Phileas Fogg. Shortly thereafter; he goes off on a trip around the world. Name this Frenchman created by Jules Verne.
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Passepartout (pass-par-too)

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

  1. This oil tanker’s hull split on November 13; 2002; and sank off the coast of Spain and Portugal. It is believed that the remaining oil has solidified and will not be a problem.
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Prestige

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

  1. Find the roots of the equation [ x^2 - 5x - 24]
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-3 and 8

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

  1. This city in the Tien Shan Mountains is the capital of Kyrgyzstan.
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Bishkek

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

  1. Epicycle; Precession; Red Shift-Which of these did Ptolemy use to justify a geocentric universe?
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Epicycles (1)

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

  1. She graduated from the Imperial Ballet School in 1899 and joined the Imperial Ballet Company. She was best known for The Dying Swan.
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Anna Pavlova

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

  1. You can tell a lot about a fellow’s character by the way he eats jelly beans. This quote is from a President of the United States who liked jelly beans who also was in the movie Bedtime for Bonzo.
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Ronald Reagan

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

  1. This was the name of the proposed boundary between Russia and Poland in 1919. Both sides rejected the plan and the boundary was moved farther east in 1921.
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Curzon Line

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

  1. This book tells about the Battle of Gettysburg through the eyes of many of the principal figures including Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. Name this work by Michael Shaara.
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Killer Angels

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

  1. Find the roots of the equation [ x^2 + 3x - 28]
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-7 and 4

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

  1. Asteroid; Comet; Meteor– A fireball is a type of which of these celestial objects?
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Meteor (3)

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

  1. This is a day we have managed to avoid for a quarter of a century. This quote was said after the Challenger disaster by the first U.S. man to fly in orbit around the Earth.
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John Glenn

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

  1. Originally formed in 1973; it has since been a major conservative force in its country’s politics. Last in power from 1996-1999; current polls suggest it stands to gain seats in the upcoming elections to the Knesset. Name this right-wing Israeli party; home to figures like Menachem Begin; Benjamin Netanyahu; and Ariel Sharon.
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Likud

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

  1. Its name is derived from the Hohokam Indian word for dark spring at the foot of the mountains; and it was first established by Spanish soldiers in 1775 as a walled presidio for New Spain. Name this seat of Pima County; home to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and the University of Arizona; the second largest city in its state.
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Tucson

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

  1. Born to Antonia Minor and Drusus the Elder; he was the grandson of Livia and Mark Antony. Augustus had Tiberius adopt him as his son; making him an heir to the throne. Name the father of Caligula; perhaps most famous for recapturing a standard of Varus’ legions lost at Teutoburg while fighting on the Rhine frontier.
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Germanicus Julius Caesar

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

  1. His father told him he could not study mathematics until the age of 15; yet he was only 17 when he published his first work; Essay on Conic Sections. Thereupon; he invented the first digital calculator. Name this 17th century Frenchman; whose name was bestowed on a unit of atmospheric pressure.
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Blaise Pascal

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

  1. Growing up in what was then Christiania; after a year at technical school he became dedicated to art. Early on; he was influenced by realism; but developed into an expressionist. Name this Norwegian artist; painter of the Scream.
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Edward Munch

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

  1. Its chemical name is 2; 2’-Biindolinyliden-3; 3’-dion; and its pigment was prepared from plants until the end of the 19th century. First used as a painting pigment by the Greeks and Romans; Marco Polo was the first to report on its preparation in India. Name this common blue dye for fabrics.
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Indigo

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

  1. Only 21 cases have ever been reported in the US; the last victim acquiring this disease on hunting trip. Estimated to have been around since 1850; up to a half million people might have it; mostly living in sub-Saharan Africa. Name this disease; also known as African Trypanosomiasis; transmitted by the tse-tse fly.
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African Sleeping Sickness

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

  1. Born in 638 B.C.E.; he belonged to one of the most distinguished families of Attica. After famously conquering Salamis; he was chosen archon. Name this most famous lawgiver of Ancient Greece.
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Solon

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

  1. The son of a butcher; he was born in London in 1660. His poem The True Born Englishman earned him the king’s popularity; but was sent to prison after a pamphlet critical of the Anglican Church. He is best known for his fiction late in life; including Captain Singleton; Journal of the Plague Year; Moll Flanders; and Robinson Crusoe.
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Daniel Defoe

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

  1. Born in Vastervik in 1966; his first grand slam victory came in 1985 in Melbourne. Following up that win in 1987; he went on to win the Wimbledon in 1988 and 1990; as well as the US Open in 1991 and 1992. Name this 2-time No. 1 Swedish tennis player.
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Stefan Edberg

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

  1. Elected to the House of Representatives in 1810; he became the leader of the so-called war hawks. Vice President from 1825 to 1832; he resisted the protectionist tariffs promoted by Jackson. After resigning as VP and becoming a senator; he developed the nullification doctrine. Name this brilliant orator and champion of the South.
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John C. Calhoun

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

  1. An international organization of 184 countries; it has evolved significantly since its inception. It aims to prevent crises; and provides temporary financing needs to address balance of payment problems. Lately; its policies; especially conditionality; have come under attack; fueling worldwide protests. Name the central institution of the international monetary system.
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IMF (International Monetary Fund)

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

  1. The eldest son of a German industrialist; he was born in 1820. As a young man; he helped manage a cotton factory in Manchester; and was shocked by the poverty; leading him to write Condition of the Working Classes in England. Most famous for co-authoring The Communist Manifesto; he was a life-long friend and financier of Karl Marx.
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Friedrich Engels

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MD 2002 Playoff 1

ex. When the Allies blocked off all trade routes going to and from Germany; all sources of sodium nitrate and potassium nitrate were lost; causing a nitrogen crisis. Using Le Chatelier’s principle; name this German chemist; who developed his namesake process that takes molecular nitrogen from the air and combines it with molecular hydrogen to form ammonia gas.

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Fritz Haber

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