Question
This man names an equation with Hunsdiecker that produces alkyl halides from the silver salts of carboxylic acids. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this Russian chemist better known for his work as a composer, in which he wrote the opera Prince Igor and the symphonic poem In the Steppes of Central Asia.
ANSWER: Alexander Porfiryevich Borodin
[10e] Borodin belonged to a group of Russians known as this number of “Mighty” composers. This is the number of notes per octave in a pentatonic scale.
ANSWER: five [accept Mighty Five]
[10m] This other member of the “mighty five” introduced a whole-tone theme in the finale of his suite Scheherezade to contrast the pentatonic main theme of Borodin’s 2nd symphony.
ANSWER: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
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Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merrol-Hyde | Vanderbilt | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| USN A | USN MS | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| USN B | USN C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snowball Fight 2 | 1/11/2025 | Y | 3 | 26.67 | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| 2024 FARSI @ Columbia | 12/08/2024 | N | 9 | 17.78 | 89% | 44% | 44% |