Question

A site-specific artwork in this country that incorporates pieces of clay from around the world and a bronze sculpted tree is Giuseppe Penone’s Germination series. A cultural museum in this country designed by Norman Foster has visitors walk between five wing-shaped, stainless steel thermal towers that help draw cool air naturally through the museum. (15[2])An eight-layered dome tessellated with stars (15[1])evokes a “rain of light” (15[1])in a building in this country. (15[1]-5[1])The flower (*) Hymenocalis inspired a Y-shaped skyscraper in this country (10[1])designed by (-5[1])Skidmore, Owings, (10[1])and Merrill. This country is home to Frank Gehry’s unfinished design (10[1]-5[1])for a branch of the Guggenheim and a Jean Nouvel-designed (10[1]-5[1])Louvre. (10[2])A rapidly (10[2])growing (10[1])city (10[1])in (10[1])this country contains the (10[1])artificial Palm Jumeirah (10[1])islands (10[1])and many luxury hotels. For 10 points, (10[1])what country is home to the world’s tallest skyscraper, the Burj Khalifa? (0[1])■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: United Arab Emirates [or the UAE]
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Michael CoatesFree-ish AgentsWilliams et al.5315
Michael CoatesFree-ish AgentsWilliams et al.5315
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Sean FarrellHouston Junior CollegeRiley et al.6415
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Matt JacksonChicago A Minus Minus>:37015
Matt BollingerBHSUNoli Me Tangerine8010
Michael Boreckiprotobowling for soupchamPAIN and cornHELL in Columbia82-5
Arya KarthikSandmännchen im Helikopterbruh8410
Kevin WangTriple Round Robin LoversJeffrey and Dahmers9510
Young Fenimore LeeCharlotte Mewing to get that chiseled farmer’s bride jawlinepurdoobie brothers95-5
Johnathan ShaufUNC AUNC B105-5
Jonathan LauCleo: 5/7 movieThe Present King of James is Bald10510
Alex JiangJason LoversClark B10610
Andrew ZengNaocissus and Geoldmond by Hermandrew HesseJinAh and Jordan from Wikiquiz10610
Jeremy CummingsOh the Missouri2 days into college and I'm 3 lectures behind10810
Will Alston1.g4 Test MixtureNJ TRANSit (and bobby i guess)10810
Adam SilvermanLabour's Lost LoversClark A10910
Justin WytmarNobodaddy but youmalcolm in the middlemarch (Purdue 1)11010
John MarvinChicago BMichigan11110
Emmett LauriemnemonistsThe Aum-Wein Drinchard by Amogh Tutuola11510
Ashish SubramanianDukeUNC Hunny11810
Sam MooreHeat-Oppressed BrainsEugene o'Negging11910
Graham TroyUNC BUNC A12610
David Mathewpurdoobie brothersCharlotte Mewing to get that chiseled farmer’s bride jawline1380
Parth JagtapA VK a Day Keeps the Doctor AwayYou, Me and the Big G13910
Derek ChenchamPAIN and cornHELL in Columbiaprotobowling for soup13910