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MD 2002 Playoff 4

answers begin with the letter Y. When the fawn begins to eat the family corn; Jody’s father orders him to shoot the fawn; in this Marjorie Rawlings work.

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The Yearling

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answers begin with the letter Y. Stalin; Roosevelt; and Churchill met at this February 1945 conference on the Crimean Peninsula.

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Yalta Conference

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MD 2002 Playoff 4

answers begin with the letter Y. In 1947; this American aviator became the first man to break the speed of sound.

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Chuck Yeager

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answers begin with the letter Y. Element number 39; its symbol is the letter Y.

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Yttrium

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MD 2002 Playoff 4

answers begin with the letter Y. This is the great ash tree that supported the universe of Norse myth.

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Yggdrasil

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answers begin with the letter Y. With a population of over 15;000; it is the largest city in the Northwest Territories. It’s also the capital.

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Yellowknife

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MD 2002 Playoff 4

answers begin with the letter Y. Modeled on the Oxford; Mississippi; area; this is a fictional county created by William Faulkner.

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Yoknapatawpha County

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MD 2002 Playoff 4

answers begin with the letter Y. A Baseball Hall of Famer; this left fielder played for the Red Sox for 23 seasons from 1961 to 1983.

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Carl Yastrzemski

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  1. Run to Grandma; then start behaving. - Hidden in this command is the capital of Greece.
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Athens

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  1. PLATEN; PLATING; PLAUDIT-Which of these three words means an expression of praise or approval?
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PLAUDIT

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  1. Salt Lake City; Denver; Santa Fe - place these capital cities in order from highest to lowest elevation.
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Santa Fe; Denver; Salt Lake City (3;2;1)

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  1. (two part question) The year 1753 saw both the founding of this national repository in London for treasures in science and art; whose exhibits now include the Rosetta Stone and the Elgin Marbles; and saw this artifact hung for the first time in the Pennsylvania State House.
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British Museum and Liberty Bell

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  1. David Balfour; Alan Breck; Jim Hawkins - Which of these characters does not appear in Kidnapped?
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Jim Hawkins (3)

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  1. As the title character is being taken to the Red Room by Bessie; she says; I resisted all the way: a new thing for me… This is from what novel by Charlotte Brontë?
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Jane Eyre

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  1. He is in England today. - Hidden in this statement is a trigonometric function.
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sine

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  1. PRITHEE; PRIVET; PRIZE-Which of these three words means to move with a lever or pry?
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PRIZE

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  1. Salem; Atlanta; Indianapolis - place these capital cities in order from highest to lowest elevation.
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Atlanta; Indianapolis; Salem (2;3;1)

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  1. (two part question) 1274 saw this explorer witness the Tatars eating chopped raw beef; mutton; buffalo; poultry; and other flesh seasoned with garlic; and saw this Mongol leader try to invade Japan.
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Marco Polo and Kublai Khan

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  1. Sydney Carton; Charles Darnay; Alexander Manette - Which of these characters marries Lucy in A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens?
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Charles Darnay (2)

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Answer to this question is about people and things with the name Andrew. St. Andrew is the patron saint of this region of the United Kingdom.

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Scotland

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Answer to this question is about people and things with the name Andrew. In 2002; this All-Star centerfielder with a strange spelling of his first name hit 35 home runs for the Atlanta Braves.

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Andruw Jones

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Answer to this question is about people and things with the name Andrew. Two Answers required. This late 19th century steel magnate and this early 20th century financier are namesakes of a Pittsburgh university.

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Andrew Carnegie and Andrew Mellon

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Answer to this question is about people and things with the name Andrew. This lawyer served as Peter Zenger’s attorney.

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Andrew Hamilton

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Answer to this question is about people and things with the name Andrew. This British composer and songwriter collaborated with Tim Rice on many theatrical productions; including Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

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Andrew Lloyd Webber

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Answer to this question is about people and things with the name Andrew. This English poet created the poem To His Coy Mistress.

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Andrew Marvell

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Answer to this question is about people and things with the name Andrew. This mathematician solved a centuries old problem by proving Fermat’s Last Theorem.

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Andrew John Wiles

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Answer to this question is about people and things with the name Andrew. St. Andrew was martyred during the reign of this Roman emperor in AD 60; who later fiddled while Rome burned.

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Nero

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Answer to this question is about people and things with the name Andrew. The name Andrew is derived from the Greek andreia. Name either of the two qualities represented by andreia.

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manhood/manliness or valor

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  1. This 20th century American artist is best known for Christina’s World.
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Andrew Wyeth

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  1. In this Roald Dahl novel; the title character whisks Sophie away from her home during the witching hour to Giant Country.
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The BFG

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  1. An entire southern state is fixated by this rivalry game played by Alabama and Auburn.
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The Iron Bowl

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  1. This general parlayed his success in the Mexican-American War into election as the 12th President of the United States.
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Zachary Taylor

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  1. Evaluate the limit. [ lim x -> 0 (sin (-5x) / (8x)) ]
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-5/8

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  1. This Greek hero; son of Zeus and Danae; slew the Medusa and rescued Andromeda from the sea monster Cetus.
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Perseus

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  1. Asbestos; Gypsum; Pyrite– Which of these consists of mineral fibers found in metamorphic rocks and does not burn?
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Asbestos (1)

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  1. This mountain range in Utah runs north-south just to the east of Salt Lake City.
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Wasatch

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  1. A ship is always referred to as she because it costs so much to keep one in paint and powder. Who was the man who said this? He was the head of the naval forces of the Pacific of the United States during World War II.
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Chester A. Nimitz

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  1. In this Roald Dahl novel; the title character assumes his titular title by helping his father poach all the pheasants from Hazell’s Wood.
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Danny the Champion of the World

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  1. It has been twenty years since California scored a touchdown by running through the Stanford band in this Bay Area rivalry.
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The Big Game

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  1. This general; nicknamed Old Fuss and Feathers; failed to achieve the presidency as a Whig candidate in 1852.
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Winfield Scott

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  1. Evaluate the limit. [ lim x -> inf (( 58x^3 + 95x^2 + 13x - 8) / (-87x^3 - 9x^2 + 11x - 6)) ]
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-2/3 (or -58/87)

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  1. This Greek hero; son of Poseidon and Aethra; killed the Minotaur and then abandoned Ariadne at Naxos.
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Theseus

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  1. Normal; Reverse; Strike-Slip-Which type of fault has the rock on both sides being greatly compressed?
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Reverse Fault (2)

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  1. This mountain range in Utah is the only major east-west range in the United States.
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Uintah

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  1. When a man says he approves of something in principle; it means he hasn’t the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice. This quote was made by what German who was appointed premier in 1862?
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Otto von Bismarck

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  1. In January 1675; the body of John Sassamon; a Harvard-educated Christian Indian; was discovered near Plymouth. Three Wampanoags were hanged for the crime after a dubious trial. On June 24; the Indians struck back at Swansea; and a bloody two-year conflict between colonists and natives; led by Metacomet; whose better known name is also the name of this war.
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King Philip’s War

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  1. After studying sculpture in Paris; he went to Yale for architecture; graduating in 1934. His greatest projects included the Dulles International Airport and the TWA terminal at JFK airport. Name this Finnish-American architect of the St. Louis Gateway Arch.
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Eero Saarinen

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  1. Written around 1610; it is known as the author’s last stage piece. The final one of the great romances; it takes place on Prospero’s Island. Antonio; Prospero’s brother; conspires with the King of Naples to set adrift him and Miranda. Memorable characters include the monster Caliban and the fairy Ariel. Name this play by Shakespeare.
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The Tempest

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  1. Son of the priest of Anathoth; he was present at Nebuchdanezzar’s siege of Jerusalem; and even after his withdrawal; he continued to warn that the city would be taken; for which he was cast in prison; and later released by the Chaldeans. Name this 7th century B.C.E. biblical prophet; whose name is born by a book of the Old Testament.
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Jeremiah

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  1. Born in Belfast; he was influenced by Fourier’s mathematics at an early age. He brought together disparate areas of physics; convinced that all physical change was energy-related. Born with the name William Thomson; he was raised to the peerage under his more well-known name. Who was this scientist knighted by the Queen in 1866; most famous for a namesake absolute temperature scale?
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Lord Kelvin of Brags (accept early William Thomson)

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  1. One of the major clans of the Quraysh tribe; the capital was transferred to Damascus under its rule. The empire was expanded as far west as Morocco and Constantinople besieged. Name this dynasty in Islamic history; founded by Muawiya and replaced by the Abbasids.
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Ummayads

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  1. On Nov. 5 2002; the New York Times reported that the Brazilian press was awash in accusations that the author had stolen the plot to this recently acclaimed novel. It is the story of an Indian boy who survives a shipwreck and finds himself on the same boat as a Richard Parker; a tiger. Written by the Canadian novelist Yann Martel; name this year’s Booker Prize winner.
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Life of Pi

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  1. Born February 20; 1967 in Hoquiam; his mother was a cocktail waitress and his father an auto mechanic. Hit hard by his parents’ divorce; he founded the Sex Pistols at age 11. After forming a series of bands; in 1986 he and buddies Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl got together in a band. In the midst of superstardom; he ended it all on April 5; 1992; shocking the world. Name this Nirvana member.
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Kurt Cobain

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  1. Initially named Van Diemen’s Island; it now bears the name of its discoverer. The state by the same name comprises it; plus many nearby islands; including the volcanic Macquarie. With an area of 67;800 sq. km; it has roughly half a million inhabitants. Bounded on the north by Bass Strait; name this island off the Australian mainland; with a namesake devil.
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Tasmania

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  1. When his father died; he assumed control of 1500 people and 150 sq. kms of territory. Within eleven years; he had trained an army of fifty thousand warriors; defeated all the local clans and ruled over most of the eastern seaboard and the interior of South Africa. Name him; the greatest of all Zulu leaders.
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Shaka (not Chaka Khan)

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  1. A Venetian; he taught music at an all-girls orphanage for most of his life. A master of the violin; he lived from 1648 to 1741. Forgotten for two centuries after his death; he is now famous for his concertos; especially The Four Seasons.
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Antonio Vivaldi

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  1. Found in 21 African countries; they seldom live longer than 50 years. Traveling in small groups of up to six; male hierarchies reign among them. They communicate very intelligently with a wide range of calls; postures; and gestures. The arms are longer than the legs; they have black hair and pinkish to black skin. Name these animals; whose DNA is extremely similar to man’s.
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Chimpanzees

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  1. Born in Bombay in 1947; his background has heavily influenced his work. Graduating from King’s College; he published his first novel in 1975; but it was his next Booker-prize winning work; Midnight’s Children that brought him fame. Later works include Shame; The Moor’s Last Sigh; and the infamous and controversial Satanic Verses; earning him a fatwa.
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Salmon Rushdie

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  1. Condemning organized brutality; at the center of the painting is a gun. The merciless firing squad seems determined to finish its job. On the left; a man is gunned down; blood splattering; while another stands with his hands in air. Chronicling the insurrection of the Spanish against Napoleon’s forces; it hangs at the Prado in Madrid. Name this famous work by Francisco Goya; immortalizing a date.
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The 3rd of May 1808

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  1. The Supreme Court concluded that the state’s monopoly was an unconstitutional interference with the power of Congress over interstate commerce. The plaintiff had purchased an interest in the monopoly to operate steamboats that New York State had granted to Robert Fulton and Robert Livingston. But the defendant had other ideas; starting a rival service; resulting in the suit. Name this landmark 1824 case.
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Gibbons v. Ogden

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ex. One of the great figures of the Renaissance; he was born in Florence in 1469. The dominant influence in his life was the political upheaval that ravaged Italy. An important diplomat; he fell out of favor when the Medicis gained power; and wrote history and political philosophy. Name this man; now most famous for writing The Prince.

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Nicolo Machiavelli

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