He was wounded in the arm at the Battle of Lepanto, an injury of which he was very proud. He had a rivalry with his contemporary, Lope de Vega, whom he regarded as an inferior writer. For ten points (FTP), name this author who was in prison at Argamasilla in La Mancha when he created characters such as Dulcinea, Sancho Panza, and Don Quixote.

This nation's flag, like that of the U. S., features seven horizontal alternating red and white stripes. In the upper-left corner, however, where the U. S. flag has stars, this country's flag has a yellow cresecent moon and smaller sun on a blue field. It shares borders with Thailand, Indonesia, and Brunei. For ten points (FTP), what is this Southeast Asian nation with capital at Kuala Lumpur?

Their name comes from the Greek word for "salt producer," and these elements react with metals to form ionic halide salts. They are all reactive, with the reactivity decreasing down the group. As typical non-metals, they have high electronegativities and ionization energies and form compounds by gaining an electron to complete a stable configuration. For ten points (FTP) what is this group of elements, also known as group 17, which includes fluorine, bromine, and iodine?

To qualify for it, one had to be male, a U.S. citizen (or at least have filed for citizenship), and either be the head of a family or over 21 years old. It granted 160 acres of public land free of charge to settlers who agreed to stay at least five years and to cultivate their parcel. What was this 1862 act, for ten points (FTP), which promoted the agricultural development of the west?

A graduate of Cal-State Fullerton, and a big baseball fan, he hung around with his alma-mater's players at the 1999 College World Series, thrilling fans. One of his first big roles was as the corpse in The Big Chill, but though he lay in the box, he was never shown. Things got better for him with roles in Silverado and No Way Out, but Madonna mocked him for calling one of her shows "neat" in her documentary Truth or Dare. For ten points (FTP), name this actor whose recent efforts like The Postman have been flops, but who can still bask in the glory of his Oscar-winning Dances with Wolves.

Alexander the Great sought out this wise man, and upon finding him lying in a tub, offered to give him whatever he wanted. The wise man replied, "I want you to get out of my sun." He earned the nickname "cyon," meaning dog, for his habit of wandering around naked and sleeping in dog houses. Who was this Greek philosopher, for ten points (FTP), founder of the cynics, who was said to search the earth with his lamp looking for an honest man?

He was born in Bohemia and trained at the Vienna Conservatory, eventually becoming conductor of the Prague Opera. His second symphony was called the "Resurrection," while his first was known as the "Titan." In a sad irony, one of his own children died soon after he completed his song cycle "Songs on the Death of Children." For ten points (FTP), name this composer whose "Symphony of a Thousand" doesn't take quite that many musicians.

The single name which designates each of these rulers is the Arabic word for "tiger." One invaded India and won a decisive victory at Paniput in 1526. The other constantly fights against his rival, King Rataxas, who happens to be a rhino. One was the founder of the Moghul Empire; the other is King of the Elephants. For ten points (FTP), give the common name.

It is the second-most common neurological disorder, trailing only strokes, and affecting one percent of the population. Attacks are intiated by abnormal, synchronous electrical discharges from millions of neurons in the brain, contracting skeletal muscles involuntarily. In many cases, the reticular activating system is depressed so the victim loses consciousness. For ten points (FTP), what is this disorder whose seizures are classified as grand mal or petit mal?

In the background are three arches which impose formal composition to the scene. On the right are two women in draped gowns, resting their foreheads together sadly. Just to the left of them, a women hugs two small children. In the center of the scene stands a man holding three swords and exhorting the three figures who face him, their arms straight forward in a Roman salute. This describes, for ten points (FTP), what 1785 painting by Jacques-Louis David (dah-veed)?

A poor Presbyterian minister from Leeds, England, he met Benjamin Franklin in 1767 and became interested in electricity and chemistry. He began studying the vats of a nearby brewery, fascinated by the different properties of the gases emitted by them. One gas, he noticed, extinguished the burning chips of wood he had placed over it. In 1774 he isolated the gas, which he called "dephlogisticated air." For ten points (FTP) name this British scientist credited with the discovery of oxygen.

It takes place on June 27th of an unnamed year. The master of ceremonies is Mr. Summers, who is assisted by the postmaster, Mr. Graves. Old Man Warner complains that the procedure is no longer carried out as formally as when he was a boy. Only heads of families draw, and when it's done, Bill Hutchinson finds himself holding the slip of paper with the black dot on it. This is a brief description, for ten points (FTP), of what classic short story by Shirley Jackson?

He was the only completely clean-shaven president to serve between Andrew Jackson and Woodrow Wilson. He was also the last president who was a Civil War veteran, having served on the staff of a colonel named Rutherford B. Hayes. Governor of Ohio from 1892 to 1896, his campaign was directed by the kingmaker, Mark Hanna. For ten points (FTP) name this president, assassinated in 1901.

For ten points, evaluate the integral from negative 2 to 2 of sin 3x with respect to x.

Note: this is an action toss-up, so carry out the following instruction: Fermez les yeux (fair-may lez yuh).

Fly-by missions of the Voyager 1 and 2 probes in 1980 and 1981 gave scientists more information about this planet than had been accumulated since Galileo first viewed it telescopically in 1610. The missions discovered that the planet's atmosphere is dynamic, with wind storms gusting over 1500 kilometers per hour. The missions also discovered three additional moons, bringing the total to 17. For ten points (FTP), name this planet which takes 29.5 years to orbit the sun and which features our solar system's most spectacular ring system.

His son was Deucalion, who survived a nine-day flood caused by Zeus. His brother was Epimetheus, and his own name roughly translates as "he who foresees." The first human was created by a mixture of the tears of this titan and clay. After he was freed by Heracles, he exchanged his mortality for the immortality of Chiron, who felt pain from where he had been struck with a poison arrow. For ten points (FTP) name this titan, best known for bringing fire to man.

They descended from the Capetian monarch Louis the Ninth. Spanish ones included Philip the Fifth, Ferdinand the Sixth, and Charles the Third. The last French one was Charles the Tenth. The first French one was Henry of Navarre, or Henry the Fourth. For ten points (FTP) name this European royal family which has nothing specific to do with Wild Turkey.

For a quick ten points, find the negation of the statement, "Everyone loves logic questions."

George was an American astronomer who lent his surname to the joint efforts of the Mt. Wilson and Mt. Palomar observatories. Sarah fought for women's rights and became America's first female magazine editor in 1828. Edward Everett wrote the famous short story "The Man Without a Country." Alan played the skipper on Gilligan's Island. For ten points (FTP), what last name do these people all share with Nathan, who had but one life to give for his country?

On September 13, 1862, a Union private found a paper outlining Confederate Special Orders 191 and delivered them to General George McClellan. Even with the orders, however, McClellan dawdled, allowing Robert E. Lee's forces to set up a defensive line in a town called Sharpsburg, in western Maryland. On September 17, McClellan's forces finally attacked Lee's, leading to, for ten points (FTP), what bloodiest single-day battle in the Civil War?