Quiz Bowl Round 6

Former First Lady who disagreed with her husband's decision to pardon Richard Nixon

6 letter noun; a group of people who hang out with themselves and don't reach out to include anyone else.

Portrayed in The Assissins on Broadway, he shot Pres. William McKinley

The thyroid secretes several of these important chemicals including thyroxine

Least common multiple of 12 and 16

type of volcano built almost entirely of fluid lava flows, gets it name from someething a warrior would carry in battle

2 word term, Olympic apparatus, only men, named for 2 plastic handles that gymnasts grab hold and do tricks

European country whose independence day is Nov 11, citizens include Josef Pilsudski, Lech Walesa, and Pope John Paul II

Once on the gameshow Deal or No Deal, this American stated she would give up acting after she married Prince Henry

Identify this New York City museum whose namesake's first name was Solomon

What is an enlarged thyroid gland called?

Australian rock band, hits include: It's a Long Way to the Top If you Wanna Rock and Roll, and Highway to Hell.

Who was the first American Female Astronaut in space?

This artist's work whose name should be a quiz bowl reflex answer to the phrase "Romanian Scultor"

British explorer; saw the Orinoco River, sent a party to America's Roanoke Island

Character from the Cricket in Times Square: cat who becomes another of the cricket's best friends

Identify this key whose root note on a musical scale is the second in a pair of two black keys on a piano

Least common multiple of 20 and 28

Who is the author of Moby Dick?

Who is the author of the famous play "Our Town"?

Portrayed in The Assissins on Broadway, he shot President James Garfield.

Classic TV gameshow; bonus round - choose the two most popular answers to each of 5 questions

Give first and middle name, Englishman, last name is Milne, childhood friends included donkey, owl, rabbit and Pooh.

Character from the Cricket in Times Square: this is the cricket's name.

Christmas Carol: contains the line Sing choirs of angels, sing in exhultation

Olympic cycle race, short race on a velodrome where the fastest person wins.

You can build a Lego model of this device that looks deeply into space

American Nobel Laurete, transuranium, namesake of element 106, abbreviated Sg

Homeschooler, novel- "Inheritance Cycle", fantasy land Alagaesia in the novel "Eldest and Aragon"

Classic gameshow: bonus round- reach the winner's circle, describe what 6 lists of objects all have in common 60 seconds

Your thyroid has 2 of these divisions, your heart has 4.

any metal found in nature in its pure form,a person born in a specific place or lived in the US before it was discovered

The Waikato is New Zealand's longest one of these.

Christmas Carol: contains the line Gloria in excelsis Deo

Classic gameshow: bonus round- fill in a blank in a common phrase with the same word chosen by a celebrity

Identify the first amendment passed after the Bill of Rights

2 word term, 15-20 mile road race, fastest person wins

Which Spanish Conquistador discovered/conquered the Incas in the early 1500s?

Who is the author of the novella Of Mice and Men?

The Canadian whose designing the Abu Dhabi branch in the Guggenheim museum, also designed its branch in Spain

Electrical current: What law says that the current through the circuit is the voltage, divided by the total resistance?

Found in most meteorites with iron, name this metallic element that makes up only about 1/4 of an American 5 cent piece

This body of water separates New Zealand's North and South Islands

Portuguese explorer who discovered Brazil?

Christmas Carol: contains the line peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconcile

6 letter adjective, means one of kind, can't be duplicated

African country whose capital is Maputo.

Who was the first black American female astronaut?

Olympic cycling race, 2 groups of 4 riders, start on opposite sides of the track, hope to catch the other team

Portrayed in The Assissins on Broadway, he almost killed Ronald Regan

Character from the Cricket in Times Square: the mouse who is one of the Cricket's best friends.

Classic story: Sam Gribley spends a year living in the wilderness of New York State.

Least common multiple of 8 and 9

20th Century U.S. president, gave us the phrases: peace through strength, trust but verity, morning in America

This body of water is nicknamed "The Ditch", separates western New Zealand from southeastern Australia