Quiz Bowl 12/01/2023

According to German mythology, what is the name of the mountain where the gods hold their court?

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Which poet wrote the line "Hope is the thing with feathers - That perches in the soul."?

What is the primary fuel for nuclear fusion in the cores of main-sequence stars like the Sun?

Find the formula of a circle with radius 12, and center (h, k) = (9, 15).

What is the title of Jane Austen's novel that features Elizabeth Bennet as the protagonist?

If the sides of a square are quadrupled in length, by what factor does the area increase?

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What is the term for the point in a planet's orbit when it is closest to the Sun?

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Which novel is often considered the first of science fiction?

According to Chinese folklore, who is the judge of the underworld, deciding the fate of the deceased?

According to Hinduism, who is the monkey deity devoted to Lord Rama and plays a crucial role in the Ramayana?

Which Indian author wrote The God of Small Things, a novel that won the Booker Prize in 1997?

According to Chinese mythology, which bird is said to appear only in times of peace and prosperity?

Who formulated the laws of planetary motion in the early 17th century?

What is the name of the nearest star to the Sun?

What is the name of the 2022 studio album released by Beyoncé?

In Toni Morrison's Beloved, who is the ghost that haunts the protagonist Sethe?

Who wrote The Color Purple, a novel that explores the lives of African American women in the 20th century rural South?

In "Star Wars: A New Hope," which character famously says, "These aren't the droids you're looking for"?

In the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West (西游记), who is the Buddhist monk who aims to retrieve sacred texts?

What is the planet of the Wookiees?

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What type of galaxy is the Milky Way?

What is the next number in the sequence: 2, 11, 29, 65, ...?

In Hindu mythology, what is the name of the sacred mountain that is considered to be the center of all the universes?

What is the name of the Nigerian author who wrote Half of a Yellow Sun, a novel about the Biafran War?

In the popular video game "Genshin Impact," which element is the character Diluc associated with?

According to Catholicism, which saint founded the Society of Jesus, also known as the Jesuits?

Who is the African-American author of Their Eyes Were Watching God?

Which Barbadian singer is famous for hits like "Diamonds" and "Where Have You Been?"

According to Chinese mythology, which of the Four Dragon Kings control over the East sea?

Who wrote Gone with the Wind, a historical novel set during the American Civil War?

According to Catholicism, which saint is the first American to be canonized and is the patron of Catholic schools?

Find the integral of x^4+\sin x

If a train travels 72 miles in 2 hours, what is its average speed (in mph)?

According to German folklore, who is the blacksmith who made a deal with the devil to forge an invincible sword?

Which writer wrote The Edible Woman?

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