UMR Spring Tournament – March 3, 2007
ROUND TWO
FIRST QUARTER – 15 TOSSUPS
Tossup 1: Arts – American Literature
A Persian fire-worshipper named Fedallah accurately predicts how this character will die.
A partner of Bildad and Peleg, he nails a gold coin to the mast of his ship, promising it to
the man who first sees the title creature of the novel he appears in. Forced to walk on a
leg of whale-bone, this is, FTP, what captain of the Pequod in Melville’s Moby-Dick?
Captain Ahab
Tossup 2: Science – Chemistry (Calculation)
500 grams of a binary mixture that is 36 mass percent benzene in toluene is mixed with
1.5 kg of a binary mixture that is 8 mass percent benzene in toluene. For ten points—
what is the final composition of the resulting mixture?
15 mass % benzene and 85 mass % toluene (accept equivalents)
Tossup 3: Social Studies – World Geography
Built in 1417 by the Ming Dynasty, its flatness is only broken up by the Monument to the
People's Heroes and the Mausoleum of Mao Zedong Lying between two massive gates,
for 10 points, name this plaza near the center of Beijing known for protests in 1989.
Tiananmen Square
Tossup 4: Math Knowledge – Noncalculation
This type of algebra deals with the set operations of intersection, union, and complement,
as well as the logic operations of AND, OR, or NOT. FTP, this is what type of algebra,
the simplest form of which has only two elements, 0 and 1, and can represent true versus
false?
Boolean algebra
Tossup 5: Science – Biology
The term was coined by Edward Jenner and relates to a word meaning “cow,” since the
first one was derived from the virus cowpox. For ten points, what is this process of
administering weakened or dead pathogens to a healthy person or animal, with the intent
of conferring immunity against a targeted form of a related disease agent?
Vaccine (or vaccination)
Tossup 6: General – Sports
The original version of this trophy cost ten guineas when it was purchased in 1892. Henri
Richard (hahn-REE ree-SHARD) won it the most times, but Curtis Joseph never has. It
was last awarded on June 19, 2006, when Rod Brind’Amour hoisted it as captain of the
Carolina Hurricanes. FTP, name this trophy awarded to the champion of the National
Hockey League.
Stanley Cup
Tossup 7: Math – Trigonometry (Calculation)
The sun shines such that its rays make a 50-degree angle with the ground. A building
casts a shadow that has a ground length of 30 feet. FTP, find the height of the building,
assuming the tangent of 50 degrees is about 1.2.
36 feet
Tossup 8: Arts – World Literature
He was a reporter for the regional newspapers El Heraldo and El Universal before taking
a job with El Espectador, a nationally circulated newspaper based in Bogota. FTP, which
Colombian author wrote Love in the Time of Cholera and One Hundred Years of
Solitude?
Gabriel Garcia Marquez (PROMPT on Marquez)
Tossup 9: General – Agriculture Science
In 1962, a book addressed this product initially invented to combat mosquitoes that carry
many diseases. For 10 points, which insecticide also thins the eggshells of birds that eat
fish, as revealed in Rachel Carson’s book Silent Spring?
DDT (Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane)
Tossup 10: Social Studies – American History
Wilmot Redd, Margaret Scott, Martha Carrier, George Burroughs, Elizabeth Howe, Sarah
Good, Martha Corey, and John Proctor. FTP, all of these people were executed in 1692
for allegedly practicing dark arts during which event named for a town in Massachusetts?
Salem Witch Trials (also “Salem Witch Hunt” or “Salem Witchcraft Episode”)
Tossup 11: Math – Algebra (Calculation)
For ten points, find the slope of the following line: 5x – 9y = 15.
m = 5/9
Tossup 12: Arts – British Literature
The personal assistant to a Rear Admiral of the Royal Navy during WWII, he proposed a
plan to capture the Enigma device. Though it probably didn’t inspire his children’s story
“Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,” it might have led to a 14-book series that spawned movies
starring Roger Moore and Sean Connery. FTP, who created James Bond?
Ian Fleming
Tossup 13: Science – Chemistry
This value applies to molecules, but it’s normally used to describe elements. Generally
speaking it increases going to the right and decreases going down the groups. For ten
points, name this value, the energy needed to detach an electron from a singly charged
negative ion.
Electron affinity
Tossup 14: Social Studies – American History
His business card is said to have described him as a used furniture dealer but his real
profession was being the head of a gang of bootleggers during prohibition in Chicago.
Despite interest in these activities by the FBI he would ultimately be arrested for tax
evasion. FTP, name this notorious gangster nicknamed “Scarface.”
Al Capone
Tossup 15: Science – Biology
A yellowish, pliable substance that fluoresces a little under ultraviolet light, it is secreted
in humans known medically as cerumen. Aiding in lubrication and providing some
protection from bacteria, for ten points, name this compound secreted inside the human
ear commonly seen on used Q - tips.
Earwax
SECOND QUARTER – 10 TOSSUPS WITH BONUSES
Tossup 16: Arts – American Literature
This novel's title character, an orphan, breaks off a relationship with Amy Lawrence
when a new girl arrives in St. Petersburg. While searching for buried treasure in a cave,
the protagonist and his new girl, Becky, are nearly discovered by the villain, Injun Joe.
FTP, name this 1876 novel by Mark Twain.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Bonus 1: Math – Algebra (Calculation)
Find the y-intercept of the following lines.
1. y = 2x + 3
y = 3 or (0,3)
2. 6y = -8x – 30
y = -5 or (0,-5)
3. 9x + 8y = 23
y = 23/9 or (0, 23/9)
4. y = x^2 + 9
y = 3 or (0, 3)
Tossup 17: Science – Chemistry
A crater that lies mostly on the far side of the Moon, a French submarine built in 1912, a
“point” that refers to the temperature at which a material loses its ferromagnetic ability,
and Institutes in Paris and Warsaw were also named for them. For ten points, give the
surname of these chemists, Pierre and Marie, who share 3 Nobel Prizes.
Curie
Bonus 2: Social Studies – American History
Given the by which American colonists referred to a war, give the European name for the
war.
1. French and Indian War
Seven Years' War
2. Queen Anne's War
War of Spanish Succession
3. King George's War
War of Austrian Succession (also accept War of Jenkin's Ear)
4. King William's War
War of the Grand Alliance (also accept War of the League of Augsburg)
Tossup 18: Math – Calculus (Calculation)
Find the limit of 3x squared minus 5 over the quantity x squared plus x plus 1 as x
approaches infinity.
3
Bonus 3: Arts – American Literature
Given a famous detective and the name of a book he appears in, name the author that
created him.
1. Sam Spade, The Maltese Falcon
Dashiell Hammett
2. Charlie Chan, The House Without A Key
Earl Biggers
3. Philip Marlowe, The Big Sleep
Raymond Chandler
4. C. Auguste Dupin, The Murders in the Rue Morgue
Edgar Allan Poe
Tossup 19: Arts - Fine Arts
Painted by Emanuel Leutze in 1851, 75 years after the Christmas Day event which it
depicts, it shows five men with oars trying to avoid chunks of ice and James Monroe
holding an historically-inaccurate flag while standing behind the title character. For 10
points, name this painting which depicts the first U.S. President about to land in Trenton.
Washington Crossing the Delaware
Bonus 4: Science – Biology
Answer the following about local biomes for ten points each.
A. Found in Asia, it is a semi-desert, sometimes covered with grass or shrubs or both,
depending on the season.
Steppe
B. Tropically located, it is characterized by dense foliage and vast amounts of rainfall.
Tropical Rainforest
C. It is an area where the tree growth is hindered by low temperatures, short growing
seasons, and permafrost.
Tundra
D. It is characterized by trees that cannot live year-long and must shed leaves and become
dormant during the winter.
Deciduous forest
Tossup 20: General
A glitch found on level 1-2 in this game will warp you to the Minus World. It premiered
in 1985 and is the best selling video game of all time. FTP, what is this NES game, the
first in a series starring an Italian plumber?
Super Mario Brothers (prompt on any partial answer)
Bonus 5: Math – Geometry (Calculation)
The points (5,9) and (11,21) are plotted on a Cartesian plane. Answer the following:
1. What is the distance between these two points?
a. 6√5 units (six times the square root of 5)
2. In y=mx+b form, what is the equation of the line passing through these points?
b. y=2x-1
3. A third point is plotted at the point (13,9). What is the area of the resulting triangle?
c. 44 square units
4. If the segment from (5,9) to (13,9) is one of sides, give either of the two points that
will form a parallelogram with the other three points?
d. (3,21) OR (19,21)
Tossup 21: Math – Geometry (Calculation)
Two angles are complementary. If the first of the two angles is 2π/9 radians, FTP, what
is the second angle?
5π/18
Bonus 6: Social Studies - Geography
Name the following rivers.
1. The largest river by volume, it begins in Peru and empties into the Atlantic Ocean.
Amazon River
2. The second largest river in France, it flows through the cities of Troyes, Rouen, and
Paris.
Seine River
3. Making up most of the southern border of New South Wales, this river is the second
longest in Australia.
Murray River
4. Passing through Patna and Kanpur, this river in India empties into the Bay of Bengal.
Ganges River
Tossup 22: Arts – French Literature
When the author of this novel was put on trial for obscenity in 1857, it became a
bestseller. The protagonist is divided between desires of adulterous passion and the
reality of her country life. This leads to affairs with Dupuis and Boulanger before the
title character commits suicide in, for 10 points, what novel by Gustave Flaubert?
Madame Bovary
Bonus 7: General – Music
Given lyrics from a song currently on the Billboard Top 100 and the artist who sings
them, give the name of the song.
1. “To the left, to the left, everything you own in a box to the left,” Beyonce
Irreplaceable
2. “When I was a young boy, my father took me into the city to see a marching band,”
My Chemical Romance
Welcome to the Black Parade
3. And I never wanna say goodbye, but girl you make it hard to be faithful,” Hinder
Lips of an Angel
4. “There’s nothing you can say, nothing you can say, nothing you can do, nothing you
can do, there’s no other way when it comes to the truth,” Avril Lavigne
Keep Holding On
Tossup 23: Social Studies – Geography
In normal years its supply is depleted before it reaches it mouth due to the many dams
built along its 1,450-mile length. The most notable of these was built during the Great
Depression, the 726-foot Hoover Dam. Ending at the Gulf of California, FTP, which
southwestern United States river passes through the Grand Canyon?
Colorado River
Bonus 8: Math Knowledge – Noncalculation
Answer these questions about people related to calculus.
1. Name the English mathematician credited with creating calculus.
(Isaac) Newton
2. Newton was a professor at this university in England.
Cambridge
3. Newton published this treatise over universal gravitation and the three laws of motion.
Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica
4. This German published his findings on calculus before Newton and his notation is
widely used today.
Gottfried Leibniz
Tossup 24: Arts - Mythology
Events that symbolize its approach include the birth of Fenrir, the death of Baldr (Bal dur), and the arrival of Fimbulwinter. It is battle waged between the gods and their
aggressors. FTP, identify this apocalyptic battle of Norse Mythology that takes place at
the end of the world.
Ragnorok
Bonus 9: Science – Chemistry
For five points, given a molecule, tell how many atoms are in it all together.
1. Ethane
8
2. Toluene
15
3. Sodium bicarbonate
6
4. Dextrose
24
Tossup 25: General – Spelling
This term refers to a covering that allows animals or soldiers to blend into their
environments. FTP, spell “camouflage.”
C-A-M-O-U-F-L-A-G-E
Bonus 10: Science – Engineering
Given a description of a Roman contribution to engineering, name it.
1. The Romans refined this for use in many buildings due to its loadbearing capabilities.
arch
2. The Romans were able to use as much water as modern day cities by using these
structures to bring it in from long distances.
Aqueduct
3. Some of these Roman constructions, important for troop movement and trade, are still
in use today due to their sturdy construction.
roads
4. Originally invented in Egypt, the Romans improved this mortar precursor.
Cement
THIRD QUARTER – 15 TOSSUPS
Tossup 26: History – World History
His birthday is commemorated by a national holiday in India and he is recognized as the
Father of the Nation. FTP, name this Indian political figure who protested through nonviolent civil disobedience.
Mahatma Gandhi
Tossup 27: Math – Trigonometry (Calculation)
A boat is tied up to the end of a pier and is being pulled in. The boat is originally 15
horizontal feet from the pier on an angled rope. If the water is 8 feet below the dock and
7 feet of rope is pulled in—then for ten points—how many horizontal feet is the boat
from the pier now?
6 feet
Tossup 28: Science – Geology
It is notable for its high density, over 4 gm/cm^3 even though it is transparent and made
up of only aluminum and oxygen. Coloration is due to imperfections and determines the
gemstone name it is referred to by. This is, FTP, what mineral whose red variety is know
as a ruby.
Corundum (prompt on Aluminum oxide, corundum is the crystalline form of
Al2O3)
Tossup 29: Arts – British Literature
Subtitled “The Life and Death of a Man of Character,” this book starts in Wessex,
England with Michael Henchard getting drunk and selling his wife and child to a sailor.
Eighteen years later, Henchard is elected to the title office in—for ten points—what
Thomas Hardy novel?
The Mayor of Casterbridge
Tossup 30: Social Studies – American History
It patrolled the east coast of the United States until January 1898 it was ordered to go
from Key West to protect the country’s interests on the island of Cuba. FTP, name this
ship whose explosion in Havana Harbor was a major cause of the Spanish-American
War.
USS Maine
Tossup 31: Math – Algebra (Calculation)
If you are up all night studying and notice that it has been exactly 445 minutes since
midnight, FTP, what time is it?
7:25 am
Tossup 32: General – TV
Santiago Cabrera, Tawny Cypress, Hayden Panettiere, Greg Grunberg, Ali Larter, and
Milo Ventimiglia are all actors in this TV show currently aired on NBC. FTP, name this
show in which ordinary people discover extraordinary abilities while trying to save
mankind.
Heroes
Tossup 33: Social Studies – Geography
Located in the North Platte River valley, this geologic formation was a prominent
landmark on the California, Oregon, and Mormon trails. Depicted on the Nebraska state
quarter, FTP, name this 300-foot tall western Nebraska landmark.
Chimney Rock
Tossup 34: Science – Biology
Examples include the lanternfish, flashlight fish, and cookiecutter shark. These creatures
live in temperatures from 3-10 degrees Celsius where it is completely dark. For ten
points, what is the term given to species of fish that live below the photic zone of the
ocean and are most notable for their ability to survive high pressures and produce light
through bioluminescence.
Deep sea fish
Tossup 35: General - Industrial Arts
The set of the most common three is known as the Burmester set and includes one for
hyperbolas, one for elipses and one for parabolas. The advent of computer aided drafting
has made them obsolete as precise radii can be defined. FTP name this drafting tool for
drawing non-linear traces of varying radius.
French curve
Tossup 36: Math – Geometry (Calculation)
A woman has a paperweight on her desk that is a solid hemisphere. She wishes for it to
be a different color on all sides so she paints it with her nail polish during lunch. If it is 6
inches in diameter, in terms of pi, for ten points, what is the area she needs to polish?
27pi
Tossup 37: Social Studies – American History
One of the first statesmen to urge for the unification of the English Colonies, the
democratic principles that he set forth in his colony's government served as a basis for the
Constitution. FTP, name this pacifist and Quaker, founder of Pennsylvania.
William Penn
Tossup 38: Science – Physics (Calculation)
A block of mass m is sitting motionless on an inclined plane with a coefficient of static
friction of 1. FTP what is the largest possible angle of incline for the plane before the
block will start sliding?
45 degrees
Tossup 39: Arts – American Literature
Released after serving four years in prison for murder, he runs into Jim Casy, a preacher
who has lost his faith in God, and Muley Graves, who helps him find his displaced family
of farmers, who are planning to take Route 66 west to California and escape the Dust
Bowl. FTP, name this main character from the 1939 novel The Grapes of Wrath.
Tom Joad
Tossup 40: General – Movies
Introduced to the screen in 1999 as the Paperback hero, this actor has been through some
super roles. He has The Prestige of leading as well as playing Meg Ryan’s love interest
in Kate and Leopold. For ten points—who starts as wolverine in X-men?
Hugh Jackman
FOURTH QUARTER – 10 TOSSUPS WITH BONUSES
Tossup 41: Math – Algebra (Calculation)
Solve for x in the following equation: 9x – 3 = -6x + 27
x=2
Bonus 11: History – World History
Identify the following Wonders of the Ancient World.
A. This is the only wonder of the ancient world that is still standing.
Great Pyramid of Giza
B. This statue of the Greek god Helios was roughly the size of the Statue of Liberty.
Colossus of Rhodes
C. This structure of Ephesus took over 120 years to build. It was burned down in 356 BC.
Temple of Artemis
D. This structure was build in the 3rd century BC on the island of Pharos
Lighthouse of Alexandria (accept Pharos of Alexandria)
Tossup 42: Social Studies – American History
He had lived in Illinois and the Wisconsin Territory for a time before returning to
Missouri. He claimed that since he had been taken to a free state, he could no longer be a
slave. FTP, name this plaintiff in a landmark 1857 Supreme Court decision that ruled
that Congress could not prohibit slavery in any U.S. territory.
Dred Scott
Bonus 12: Math – Geometry (Calculation)
The ACO’s Freshman is bored and wants to fill a box with a certain mass of washers.
The washers have an outer radius of 15 millimeters and the hole has a radius of 5
millimeters. Giving answers in terms of pi with appropriate units:
1. What is the area of the hole in the middle of the washer?
a. 25π square millimeters
2. What is the area of one face of the washer?
b. 200π square millimeters
3. If each washer is 2 millimeters thick, and the density of the metal used is 8 milligrams
per cubic millimeter, what is the mass of one washer?
c. 3200π milligrams OR 3.2π grams
4. How many washers does Freshman need to accumulate a mass of 96π grams?
d. 30
Tossup 43: Science – Chemistry
First detected as an unknown spectral line by Pierre Janssen in 1868, this colorless
odorless gas has many useful properties. Around 4 Kelvin, it makes a superfluid but
won’t solidify until about 1.5 Kelvin. For ten points, what is this second most abundant
element in the universe, with two protons?
Helium
Bonus 13: Arts – French Literature
For five points each, answer these questions about written fairy tales.
1. This title character is confronted by a wolf in her grandmother’s clothing.
Little Red Riding Hood
2. This princess pricked her finger on a spinning wheel and was awoken by a prince’s
kiss.
Sleeping Beauty (prompt on Briar Rose; do not accept Aurora)
3. Before the Brother’s Grimm got their hands on these fairy tales, they were originally
published by this maternal figure.
Mother Goose
4. The Tales of Mother Goose was penned by this man of the 17th century.
Perrault
Tossup 44: General – Home Economics
Going down through the fabric and forward two lengths, the thread then comes up and
goes backward placing one stitch on top of the fabric before going two lengths
underneath again. For 10 points, what is this sewing stitch called?
Backstitch
Bonus 14: Science – Biology
Tell what organ you are in if you see...
A. You see a nephron
Kidney
B. You see the SA Node
Heart
C. You see the Organ of Corti with its hair cells
Cochlea
D. You see the infundibulum connecting the organ just below the frontal lobe.
Pituitary gland
Tossup 45: General - Music
The best-selling album of all time in the United States is this band’s Their Greatest Hits:
1971-1975, which does not include perhaps their best-known track because it was not
released until the following year. FTP, name this band that won a Grammy in 1978 for
its number one hit “Hotel California.”
Eagles
Bonus 15: Social Studies – American History
For five points each, give the number of the following Apollo missions from a brief
description of each.
1. It was the first mission in which humans orbited the moon and the first manned
mission to use the Saturn V rocket.
Apollo 8
2. All three astronauts died in a fire before the launch of this mission.
Apollo 1
3. This was the first night launch and final lunar landing mission of the program.
Apollo 17
4. Although Jim Lovell and Fred Haise didn’t get to walk on the moon due to an
explosion in the service module, they did manage to make it back to Earth.
Apollo 13
Tossup 46: Math Knowledge – Noncalculation
A regular one with sides of length S has an area of approximately 2.598s2, apothem of
[s•√(3)]
/2, (one half quantity s times the square root of 3) and interior angles measuring
120 degrees each. FTP, what is the name for a polygon with six sides?
Hexagon (accept “6-sided polygon” early)
Bonus 16: Arts – Fine Arts
I never thought I'd see the day when a 13th-century Latin hymn would show up on a Nike
Commercial, but it's happened. Answer the following questions about Thomas of
Celano's famous doomsday melody, the "Dies Irae" [DEE-ess EER-ay].
1. The text of the Dies Irae (though not always the original melody) appears in the
“Sequence” of the Roman Catholic Mass for the Dead, which is usually referred to by
this one-word term meaning "rest."
Requiem
2. This 20th-century Russian composer of four piano concertos and Rhapsody on a
Theme of Paganini included the Dies Irae melody in about half of his works.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
3. This 19th-century composer of Hungarian Rhapsodies and many other piano works
wrote a series of variations on the Dies Irae called "Totentanz."
Franz Liszt
4. If you move the first note of the Dies Irae up a whole step, the melody transforms into
part of this famous instrumental by Arthur Smith and Don Reno that was featured in the
movie Deliverance.
Dueling Banjos (accepting Feuding Banjos)
Tossup 47: Arts – American Literature
The poet acknowledges ills like prostitution and poverty in lines 6-8 of this free verse
poem from an eponymous 1916 collection, but counters that the town is also a "Hog
Butcher," "Stacker of Wheat," and "Player with Railroads." For 10 points, name this Carl
Sandburg poem which gave the title city its nickname "City of the Big Shoulders."
Chicago
Bonus 17: Social Studies – Geography
Given two states, name the only state that borders both.
1. Iowa and Michigan
Wisconsin
2. New Hampshire and Connecticut
Massachusetts
3. Missouri and North Carolina
Tennessee
4. Arizona and Wyoming
Utah
Tossup 48: Science – Biology
The lunula is the white crescent-shaped area at the base. Growing at an average rate 1 cm
every 100 days, it takes 4 to 6 months to completely regrow one. For ten points, name
this part of the integumentary system, a protective structure composed of a tough protein
called keratin which some people nervously bite.
Finger or Toe Nails
Bonus 18: Science – Chemistry
How many electrons are in the highest energy orbital of the following elements? For
example, Nitrogen has 3 electrons in its highest orbital, the 2p, so you would answer “3.”
1. Neon (element #10)
6
2. Aluminum (13)
1
3. Tin (50)
2
4. Potassium (19)
1
Tossup 49: General - Religion
Angels guarding the gates of the New Jerusalem in the book of Revelation, crops of fruit
on the Tree of Life, minor prophets in the bible, sons of Jacob, tribes of Israel, and the
apostles of Jesus. FTP, which symbolic number is common to all to these?
12
Bonus 19: Arts – American Literature
Answer the following about The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
1. Who wrote the Oz series of books?
L. Frank Baum
2. What is the name of Dorothy’s dog?
Toto
3. When the house falls in Munchkinland, it kills which witch?
Wicked Witch of the East
4. What is the name of the city in which the Wizard resides?
Emerald City
Tossup 50: History – European History
An illegitimate child of Robert the Magnificent, at the age of seven, he succeeded his
father as the Duke of Normandy. He reigned as King of England from 1066 to 1087.
FTP, identify this victor of the Battle of Hastings, the first of the Norman kings of
England.
William the Conqueror (or King William I)
Bonus 20: Arts – Mythology
She was said to have a face that could launch 1000 ships. Answer the follow questions.
1. Of whom was this said?
Helen
2. Helen was the wife of this King of Sparta.
King Menelaus
3. Helen was abducted by this man.
Paris
4. The abduction of Helen resulted in this conflict.
Trojan War