NAQT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
This body's largest mountain, Ahuna Mons, is the closest known cryovolcano to the
Sun. This object, the larger of two visited by the Dawn probe, is the only dwarf planet
inside the orbit of Neptune. Vesta is second in size to -for 10 points - what largest object
in the asteroid belt? - Answers :Ceres
An inquiry after this event explored why the Californian did not respond to signal
rockets. John Jacob Astor IV died during this event, which destroyed the largest vessel
of the White Star Line. For 10 points - in what April 1912 event did a British ship sink
after striking an iceberg? - Answers :Titanic
in this film, a character watches the movie Angels with Filthy Souls, enjoying the line
"keep the change, you filthy animal." In this film, Old Man Marley saves a boy from the
Wet Bandits. For 10 points - in what 1990 film does Kevin fight burglars after being left
behind by his family? - Answers :Home Alone
In this novel, the protagonist's wife follows the Agbala Oracle, who carries her daughter
through nine villages to a cave. The protagonist of this novel is exiled from Umuofia for
seven years after killing Ikemefuna. Okonkwo hangs himself in - for 10 points - what
novel by Chinua Achebe? - Answers :Things Fall Apart
A wireless version of these machines called the "Deus", is made by the company XP.
devices, which work by inducing eddy currents, are used by hobbyists called "coin
shooters." An electromagnetic coil on a handheld stick comprises -for 10 points- what
machines used to find buried gold? - Answers :Metal detectors
This city-state was served by Cenchreae and Lechaeum, two ports on different gulfs.
This city hosted biennial athletic games named for a geographical feature. For 10 points
- what Greek city-state on an isthmus was the namesake of the third and most elaborate
Greek architectural order? - Answers :Corinth
This river flows through Leh, the ancient capital of the kingdom of Ladakh. This river's
tributary, the Sutlej, was the site of the Cemetery H Culture. The ruins of Mohenjo-Daro
are on the banks of this river. Karachi is near the mouth of - for 10 points--what longest
river in Pakistan? - Answers :Indus River
This quantity is said to be "stepped up" or "stepped down" by a transformer. The root
mean square values of this quantity and the current are often reported for AC circuits.
Ohm's law relates current, resistance, and - for 10 points - what quantity, which is about
1.5 V for a double-A battery? - Answers :Voltage
This chief justice wrote an opinion that used the Constitution's "elastic clause" to declare
a national bank legal in McCulloch v. Maryland. He established judicial review in his
, decision in Marbury v. Madison. For 10 points- what chief justice led the Supreme Court
from 1801 to 1835? - Answers :John Marshall
9A. Give the one-word title of this book in which Henry David Thoreau describes his life
by the title pond. - Answers :Walden
9B. Walden's emphasis on self-reliance often draws comparisons to the essay "Self-
Reliance" by this fellow transcendentalist, whose other essays include "The Over-Soul."
- Answers :Emerson
9C. Thoreau lived near this Massachusetts town. A "hymn" by Ralph Waldo Emerson
named after this town describes "the rude bridge that arched the flood." - Answers
:Concord
In 2021 this island chain's Cumbre Vieja volcano erupted for nearly three months on the
island of La Palma. Tenerife is the largest island of this archipelago which is off the
coast of Morocco. For 10 points- what Spanish archipelago is the namesake of a type of
small yellow-ish bird? - Answers :Canary Islands
10A. Name these animals, which each have one or more fatty "humps." They can
survive for long periods of time with minimal water intake. - Answers :Camels
10B. A dromedary has one hump, while members of this other camel species, found
mostly in central Asia, have two humps. - Answers :Bactrian
10C. Camels belong to this clade of mammals that is subdivided into the artiodactyls
and perissodactyls. - Answers :Ungulates
This country was briefly led by Claude Joseph during a dispute over the succession to
the presidency. Its acting president, Ariel Henry, has been accused of involvement in
the assassination of Jovenel Moïse. A 2021 earthquake devastated - for 10 points- what
nation led from Port-au-Prince? - Answers :Haiti
11A. Name this class of feudal-era Japanese warriors who abided by the bushido code.
- Answers :Samurai
11B. Samurai often used a katana, a long variety of this type of weapon. - Answers
:Sword
11C. Many samurai served in private armies for these powerful feudal lords, who
answered only to the emperor and the shogun. - Answers :Daimyos
The king of Norway gives people in this general field of study the Abel Prize. People
under age 40 in this field can win the Fields Medal. The Clay Institute offers million-
dollar prizes in - for 10 points -- what field that studies the Millennium Prize Problems,
like the Riemann hypothesis? - Answers :Mathematics
This body's largest mountain, Ahuna Mons, is the closest known cryovolcano to the
Sun. This object, the larger of two visited by the Dawn probe, is the only dwarf planet
inside the orbit of Neptune. Vesta is second in size to -for 10 points - what largest object
in the asteroid belt? - Answers :Ceres
An inquiry after this event explored why the Californian did not respond to signal
rockets. John Jacob Astor IV died during this event, which destroyed the largest vessel
of the White Star Line. For 10 points - in what April 1912 event did a British ship sink
after striking an iceberg? - Answers :Titanic
in this film, a character watches the movie Angels with Filthy Souls, enjoying the line
"keep the change, you filthy animal." In this film, Old Man Marley saves a boy from the
Wet Bandits. For 10 points - in what 1990 film does Kevin fight burglars after being left
behind by his family? - Answers :Home Alone
In this novel, the protagonist's wife follows the Agbala Oracle, who carries her daughter
through nine villages to a cave. The protagonist of this novel is exiled from Umuofia for
seven years after killing Ikemefuna. Okonkwo hangs himself in - for 10 points - what
novel by Chinua Achebe? - Answers :Things Fall Apart
A wireless version of these machines called the "Deus", is made by the company XP.
devices, which work by inducing eddy currents, are used by hobbyists called "coin
shooters." An electromagnetic coil on a handheld stick comprises -for 10 points- what
machines used to find buried gold? - Answers :Metal detectors
This city-state was served by Cenchreae and Lechaeum, two ports on different gulfs.
This city hosted biennial athletic games named for a geographical feature. For 10 points
- what Greek city-state on an isthmus was the namesake of the third and most elaborate
Greek architectural order? - Answers :Corinth
This river flows through Leh, the ancient capital of the kingdom of Ladakh. This river's
tributary, the Sutlej, was the site of the Cemetery H Culture. The ruins of Mohenjo-Daro
are on the banks of this river. Karachi is near the mouth of - for 10 points--what longest
river in Pakistan? - Answers :Indus River
This quantity is said to be "stepped up" or "stepped down" by a transformer. The root
mean square values of this quantity and the current are often reported for AC circuits.
Ohm's law relates current, resistance, and - for 10 points - what quantity, which is about
1.5 V for a double-A battery? - Answers :Voltage
This chief justice wrote an opinion that used the Constitution's "elastic clause" to declare
a national bank legal in McCulloch v. Maryland. He established judicial review in his
, decision in Marbury v. Madison. For 10 points- what chief justice led the Supreme Court
from 1801 to 1835? - Answers :John Marshall
9A. Give the one-word title of this book in which Henry David Thoreau describes his life
by the title pond. - Answers :Walden
9B. Walden's emphasis on self-reliance often draws comparisons to the essay "Self-
Reliance" by this fellow transcendentalist, whose other essays include "The Over-Soul."
- Answers :Emerson
9C. Thoreau lived near this Massachusetts town. A "hymn" by Ralph Waldo Emerson
named after this town describes "the rude bridge that arched the flood." - Answers
:Concord
In 2021 this island chain's Cumbre Vieja volcano erupted for nearly three months on the
island of La Palma. Tenerife is the largest island of this archipelago which is off the
coast of Morocco. For 10 points- what Spanish archipelago is the namesake of a type of
small yellow-ish bird? - Answers :Canary Islands
10A. Name these animals, which each have one or more fatty "humps." They can
survive for long periods of time with minimal water intake. - Answers :Camels
10B. A dromedary has one hump, while members of this other camel species, found
mostly in central Asia, have two humps. - Answers :Bactrian
10C. Camels belong to this clade of mammals that is subdivided into the artiodactyls
and perissodactyls. - Answers :Ungulates
This country was briefly led by Claude Joseph during a dispute over the succession to
the presidency. Its acting president, Ariel Henry, has been accused of involvement in
the assassination of Jovenel Moïse. A 2021 earthquake devastated - for 10 points- what
nation led from Port-au-Prince? - Answers :Haiti
11A. Name this class of feudal-era Japanese warriors who abided by the bushido code.
- Answers :Samurai
11B. Samurai often used a katana, a long variety of this type of weapon. - Answers
:Sword
11C. Many samurai served in private armies for these powerful feudal lords, who
answered only to the emperor and the shogun. - Answers :Daimyos
The king of Norway gives people in this general field of study the Abel Prize. People
under age 40 in this field can win the Fields Medal. The Clay Institute offers million-
dollar prizes in - for 10 points -- what field that studies the Millennium Prize Problems,
like the Riemann hypothesis? - Answers :Mathematics
