TOSSUPS – ROUND 4
DENNIS HASKINS OPEN 2000 -- UTCHATTANOOGA
Questions by lots of people including UTC players, Robert Trent, and Stephen
Taylor
1.
At last count, there were still eight of them at Sabbathday Lake in Maine.
However, the “mother church” in Mt. Lebanon, NY, was sold in 1947 and membership
was declared closed in 1965. At its peak around 1840 there were some 6,000 of them in
20 communities. FTP give the popular name for adherents of the United Society for
Believers in Christ’s Second Coming, a celibate millenarian sect founded by Ann Lee.
Answer:
Shakers (accept early buzz with United Society for Believers in Christ’s
Second Coming)
2.
Author of the autobiography, Fighting Liberal, his lack of partisan fervor led to
his dismissal from the Republican party in 1944. Elected to the Senate in 1912, he
became the leader of the Midwestern progressive Isolationist bloc. A supporter of the
New Deal, he authored the 20th Amendment, and sponsored the passage of the TVA.
FTP, identify this Nebraska politician who co-authored an anti-injunction act with
Fiorello LaGuardia and is the namesake of a Tennessee dam.
Answer: George Norris
3. This third baseman and winner of three American League batting titles experienced
World Series defeat in 1986 as a member of the Red Sox, and would not be part of a
championship team until 10 years later with the Yankees. FTP, name this player, known
for his habit of eating chicken before every game, who recently retired from the Tampa
Bay Devil Rays with 3,010 hits.
Answer: Wade Boggs
4. Handel switched to oratorio because of a decline in England in the popularity of opera
seria. Opera buffa became the rage thanks to this opera, whose composer said, “I hope I
may be forgiven, that I have not made my opera unnatural, like those in vogue, for I have
no recitative.” FTP name this work first presented in London in 1728, the masterwork of
John Gay.
Answer: The Beggar’s Opera
5. This taxonomic order has approximately 140,000 members. Species of this order have
two pairs of wings, hairy bodies, a coiled tongue for sucking, and undergo a complete
metamorphosis. For ten points, name this order for which examples include moths and
butterflies.
ANSWER. Lepidoptera
6. Its tone darkens as it progresses; some say this indicates a deepening of the author’s
Buddhist conception of the vanity of the world, while others say the last 14 chapters were
written by a second author. Its storyline is rather thin -- the loves of a prince and the
different women in his life -- but it leaves an indelible portrait of a refined, elegantly
aristocratic world. FTP name this novel, written early in the 11th century by Lady
Murasaki Shikibu.
Answer:
The Tale of Genji, or Genji monogatari
7. The two sections of this part of the male body are distinguished externally by the
raphe. Internally, the raphe connects to a muscular partition, the septum, which serves to
divide it into its two areas. It develops as a result of the influence of the hormone
androgen and the physical pressure exerted by the testes as they descend from the body
cavity. FTP, identify this thin external sac of skin which protects the testes.
Answer: scrotum.
8. In a couplet meant to rhyme, Southern poet J. Gordon Coogler is said to have written:
"Alas for the South! Her books have grown fewer / She never was much given to
literature." The supposed epigraph served as the opening for a 1917 essay in which the
South was described as a cultural wasteland, "The Sahara of the Bozart." This essay was
published in a volume entitled Prejudices by, FTP what author, a longtime editor of The
American Mercury?
ANSWER
H. L. Mencken
9. Built on low ground surrounded by hills, it could not be defended, but somehow 1300
cavalrymen led by Benjamin Davis broke through and made it back to Union lines. The
remaining 10,000 Federal troops surrended to Jackson, yielding 13,000 small arms and
73 cannons. This Sept. 1862 battle was in fact the second time Jackson had helped
capture this garrison -- he’d done the same as a Federal soldier in 1859. FTP name this
arsenal, which Jackson and Robert E. Lee had taken back from insurrectionists led by
John Brown.
Answer:
Harpers Ferry
10. This native of Waukegan, Illinois, sold newspapers on L.A. street corners until 1942.
He sold his first science fiction short story in 1941. His work was chosen for best
American short story in 1946, 1948, and 1952. His awards include: The O'Henry
Memorial Award, The Benjamin Franklin Award in 1954 and the Aviation-Space
Writer's Association Award for best space article in an American magazine in 1967. FTP
name this author whose works include The Golden Apples of the Sun, A Medicine for
Melancholy, Long After Midnight, Dandelion Wine, The Illustrated Man, and The
Martian Chronicles.
Answer:
Ray Douglas Bradbury
READER’S NOTE: Your genial tournament director didn’t write this one but feels
compelled to note that in Bradbury’s “Something Wicked This Way Comes,” evil is
thwarted thanks to a librarian named Charlie.
11. Possibly, his name derives from a medieval goblin or demon. He has a shaven head,
wears a mask and particolored tights, and carries a wooden sword. Often invisible to all
but Columbine, he is a rival of Pierrot, for her love. FTP name this stock character of
Italian comedy, who became the buffoon of French and then English pantomime.
Answer: Harlequin (or Arlequin or Arlecchino)
12. He was considered the greatest of the Dletsheni [dlayt-SHAY-nee]. In 1827, after the
death of his mother Nandi, his rule of law became known as "The Crushing" or Mfecane
[um-fay-CAH-nay]. Nevertheless, his consolidation of the Nguni-Bantu clans of the
Zulu cemented a veritable empire. FTP, name this leader.
Answer: _Chaka_ or _Shaka_ or _Tshaka_
13. Present in the mineral tourmaline, this element was isolated separately by Sir
Humphrey Davy, Joseph Gay-Lussac, and Louis-Jacques Thenard. FTP name this
element, the lightest of all the elements in group 3A, with atomic number 5.
ANSWER: Boron
14. Rivers in this state include the Patuxent and the Patapsco. Lesser known institutions
of higher learning include: Salisbury State, Goucher College, and Frostburg State.
Smaller cities include Darnestown, Gaithersburg, Hagerstown, and Bethesda. For ten
points, identify this state where a $1000 dollar fine was imposed by governor Paris
Glendening during a mid-August drought.
ANSWER: Maryland
15. This work was first performed in 1900 at a Jacksonville, FL, celebration of Lincoln's
birthday. The lyrics include "Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us,
Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us, Facing the rising sun of our
new day begun Let us march on till victory is won." FTP, name this anthem by James
Weldon Johnson.
Answer: _Lift Every Voice and Sing_ (prompt on "African-American National Anthem"
or similar)
16. The virtuous Squire Allworthy remains in the background and emerges to ensure the
conventional happy ending. The hero, whose true identity remains unknown until the
denouement, is in love with Sophia Western, but he has to go through many trial and
tribulations before he gets her. FTP identify this novel by Henry Fielding.
Answer: The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
17. A wolf guards the western door and an eagle hovers over it. It has five hundred and
forty doors. The rafters are spears, the hall is roofed with shields and breast-plates litter
the benches. It is the home of those who have died in battle in Norse mythology. FTP,
name this place.
Answer: _Valhalla_
18. He convoked the first zemski sobor, or land assembly, representing the towns, the
clergy, and the nobility. The body, however, met only once during his reign, which
lasted from 1533-1584. He also led the conquests of Kazan and Astrakhan. FTP, name
this Russian czar whose son, Theodore, was mentally incompetent and was noted for his
war on the nobility.
ANSWER: Grand Duke Ivan IV The Terrible
19. This quality is not changed by neutral weak interactions with a Z boson. In fact, it is
never altered except in charged weak processes. Leptons have six varieties of this quality,
as do quarks. FTP, what is this quality which in quarks include top, bottom, charm, &
strange?
Answer: _flavor_
20.
The original recipe is attributed to Joe Lebeau of Paducah, Kentucky, though the
company itself was founded in 1937 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. A specially
constructed store was featured in the movie Primary Colors, and after the company
opened its first store in New York, Rosie O’Donnell had a conveyor belt installed on the
set of her show. FTP, name this doughnut chain with a green, white and red sign.
ANSWER: Krispy Kreme
21. It stands 115 cm tall & is 35 cm wide by 160 cm long. The two 'handles' sit 40-45 cm
apart. One must cover all areas of it, while performing circular movements & scissors
elements. Kurt Thomas is considered an
all-time great on this apparatus. FTP, name this gymnastics apparatus seen in men's
competitions.
Answer: _pommel horse_
22. This restaurant originally opened in Pasadena, California, owned and operated by a
pair of brothers. It moved to San Bernardino some years later, where in 1954, a traveling
blender and mixer salesman paid a fateful visit. For 10 points, name this restaurant,
which was bought out by Ray Kroc and franchised in the U.S. and world over, now
having over 20,000 franchises in the world.
ANSWER: McDonald’s
BONI -- ROUND 4
DENNIS HASKINS OPEN 2000 -- UTCHATTANOOGA
Questions by lots of people including UTC players, Robert Trent, and Stephen
Taylor
1.
Answer the following questions related to ravens FTP each.
a. In Poe’s “The Raven”, this is the name of the lost love of the narrator
ANSWER: Lenore
b. In Norse myth, these two ravens are named Hugin and Munin. F5P each, give the
English equivalents.
ANSWER: Thought and Memory
c. Before becoming a Baltimore Raven, this turnover-prone quarterback spent his first
three seasons with the St. Louis Rams.
ANSWER: Tony Banks
2.
Name the authors of these buoyant titles and other works FTPE.
(a) An Artist of the Floating World and The Remains of the Day
Answer:
Kazuo Ishiguro
(b) The Floating Light Bulb, Don’t Drink the Water, Getting Even, Sweet and Lowdown,
and Mighty Aphrodite
Answer:
Woody Allen
(c) The Floating Opera; The Sot-Weed Factor and Giles Goat-Boy
Answer:
John Barth
3.
Qualitative analysis in chemistry is becoming a lost art. Given the following ions
in solution, tell what features you’d use to identify them. For instance, if I were to say
fluorine gas you might say “immediate death.”
(a) Cu +2 in solution
Blue color
(b) Br2 in solution
red, amber, or orange color
(c) NH3
smell (Like ammonia)
4.
Identify the law passed during the Progressive Period, FTPE
a. [10] This 1906 act was enacted due to Upton Sinclair’s novel The Jungle
ANSWER: Pure Food and Drug Act
b. [10] This 1913 act divided the country into 12 districts to assist in public control of the
banking system
ANSWER: Federal Reserve Bank Act
c. [10] This 1914 act strengthened the Sherman Act by prohibiting price discrimination,
interlocking directorates, and other unfair practices
ANSWER: Clayton Anti-Trust Act
5.
The Miami Dolphins lost their AFC Divisional Playoff game 62-7. Answer the
following questions about the fallout, FTPE.
a. This Dolphins coach resigned from coaching for good.
Answer: Jimmy Johnson
b. At the press conference, Johnson called this owner of the Dolphins the best in the
business.
Answer: Wayne Huizenga
c. This man, Johnson’s assistant and former Bears head coach, has succeeded Johnson as
head coach of the Dolphins.
Answer: Dave Wannstedt
6.
I’ll describe a famous Supreme Court decision, you name the case FTPE.
The Court ruled in this 1896 travesty that separate public facilities for blacks and whites
did not violate the Fourteenth Amendment’s “equal protection” clause.
ANS:
Plessy v. Ferguson
The Court held that constitutional challenges to the unequal distribution of voters among
legislative districts could be resolved by federal courts, rejecting its own 1946 precedent.
ANS: Baker v. Carr
Harry Blackmun wrote the majority opinion in this 1973 decision, which ruled that
Federal or state laws prohibiting abortion in the first trimester of pregnancy were a
violation of the right to privacy.
ANS: Roe v. Wade
7.
Identify the painters of these French folk of the 19th century FTP each.
A. The Ox-Plow
Answer: Rosa _Bonheur_
B. The Stone Breakers
Answer: Gustave _Courbet_
C. The Gleaners
Answer: Jean-Francois _Millet_
8.
Given a short description, name the type of coal, FTPE.
(a) The most recently-formed coal, it is often known as brown coal.
Answer: lignite
(b) Also known as soft coal, it is middling in terms of energy production
Answer: bituminous coal
(c)The hardest type of coal known, it is glossy black with a crystal structure. When
burned, it gives off a large amount of energy with little smoke or soot.
Answer: anthracite coal
9.
While a professor at Columbia, Franz Boas oversaw the studies of many leading
cultural anthropologists. Given works by one of his students, name the author FTPE.
(a) Coming of Age in Samoa; Blackberry Winter
ANSWER: Margaret Mead
(b) The Chrysanthemum and the Sword; Patterns and Culture
ANSWER: Ruth Benedict
(c) Mules and Men; Their Eyes Were Watching God
ANSWER: Zora Neale Hurston
10.
Identify the amino acids from description, FTPE.
(a) The simplest amino acid, its side chain consists of a single hydrogen.
Answer: Glycine
(b) It ends in a thiol and frequently is used to make covalent bonds connecting two
different amino acid chains.
Answer: Cysteine
(c) This amino acid is commonly used in turns, as the nitrogen that makes that peptide
bond has only one hydrogen attached to it, as opposed to the normal two.
Answer: Proline
11.
Name these existentialist authors from works, 5-10-15.
(a) [5] Nausea, The Flies
Answer: Jean-Paul Sartre
(b) [10] The Rebel, The Myth of Sisyphus
Answer: Albert Camus
(c) [15] Man's Fate, Man's Hope
Answer: Andre Malraux
12.
FTP each, identify the Russian, or Soviet, or whatever, composer given works.
a. Prince Igor, In the Steppes of Central Asia
ANSWER: Alexander Borodin
b. Russlan and Ludmilla
ANSWER: Michael Glinka
c. Sabre Dance
ANSWER: Aram Khachaturian
13.
Answer the following questions about the geography of Antarctica FTP each.
a. The world’s largest body of floating ice, it lies at the head of its namesake sea.
ANSWER: Ross Ice Shelf
b. This bay forms the western extension of the Ross Sea and lies east of Victoria Land.
Up to 46 miles wide, it serves as one of the main access routes of the Antarctic continent.
ANSWER: McMurdo Sound
c. Overlooking the Ronne (ron) Ice Shelf is this highest mountain in Antarctica.
ANSWER: Vinson Massif
14.
Answer the following questions about children's literature for 5 points each:
(a) Using pen names "Schuyler Staunton", "Floyd Akers", and "Edith van Dyne", he
wrote many children's classics. But he put his real name on "The Wonderful Wizard of
Oz"?
Answers:
Lyman Frank Baum
(b) He wrote and illustrated "Where the Wild Things Are"
Answers:
Maurice Sendak
(c) Who wrote "The Velveteen Rabbit"?
Answers:
Margery Williams
(d – f) A one-man writing factory, he and his heirs churned out hundreds of titles in series
featuring such heroes as the Bobbsey Twins and Frank Merriwell. Name him for 5 pts.,
and the pen names he used for his two best-known series – the Hardy Boys and Carolyn
Keene – for another 5 points each.
Answers:
E.L. Stratemeyer, Franklin W. Dixon, Carolyn Keene
15.
Name these things related to the War of the Austrian Succession, FTPE:
a. The brief British struggle with the Spanish is known by this unlikely name.
ANSWER: The War of Jenkin’s Ear
b. This treaty ended the war in 1748.
ANSWER: Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
c. This Prussian emperor touched off the conflict by occupying Silesia.
ANSWER: Frederick II
16.
Evaluate the following integrals FTP each. [READER: allow 15 seconds per
part]
A. The integral of x from 2 to 10.
Answer: _48_
B. The integral of the cosine of x from 0 to pi-halves radians.
Answer: _1_
C. The integral of e to the x from 0 to 1.
Answer: _(e - 1)_ or _2.7_18282...
17.
FTP each, answer these questions concerning British literature.
a. This comic epistolary novel, published in 1771, tells the story of the travels of the
Bramble family through England and Scotland.
ANSWER: The Expedition of Humphry Clinker
b. Name the Scottish satirical writer of novels such as Humphry Clinker and Roderick
Random.
ANSWER: Tobias George Smollett
c. Give the name of the Dublin-born satirist who wrote The Battle of the Books and A
Modest Proposal.
ANSWER: Jonathan Swift
18.
Given years, identify the Roman emperor who ruled FTP each.
a. 284-305 AD
ANSWER: Diocletian
b. 41-54 AD
ANSWER: Claudius
c. 69-79 AD
ANSWER: Vespasian
19.
Answer these questions on comets for the stated number of points.
a. For five points, name the comet which returns every 76 years, which had its first
recorded sighting in 240 B.C.
ANSWER: Halley’s Comet [Accept 1P]
b. For ten points, name the comet, discovered on July 23, 1995, which was at its most
visible in 1997 and is expected to return in 2,380 years.
ANSWER: Hale-Bopp Comet [Accept O1]
c. For fifteen points, name the comet, first seen in 1786, which returns every 3.28 years.
ANSWER: Encke’s Comet [Accept 2P]
20.
FTPE name the authors of these 20th century philosophical works:
(a) Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
Answer:
Ludwig Wittgenstein
(b) Time and Free Will
Answer:
Henri Bergson
(c) The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
Answer:
Thomas Kuhn
21.
It's been an eventful offseason as far as managerial spots go in baseball. Given a
team, name the previous manager and the new skipper for five points each.
a. Detroit Tigers
Answer: Larry Parrish and Phil Garner
b. Colorado Rockies
Answer: Jim Leyland and Buddy Bell
c. Cleveland Indians
Answer: Mike Hargrove and Charlie Manuel