UMR Spring Tournament – March 3, 2007
ROUND THREE
FIRST QUARTER – 15 TOSSUPS
Tossup 1: Arts – American Literature
In chapter 6, a young man named James changes his name while rowing out onto Lake
Superior to warn rich financier Dan Cody that a wind might soon wreck his yacht. Years
later, this novel's title character is fabulously rich and lives in West Egg, next door to
narrator Nick Carraway. For 10 points, name this 1925 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
The Great Gatsby
Tossup 2: Social Studies – American History
It defined the term “beer, wine, or other intoxicating malt or vinous liquors” as any
beverage containing 0.5% alcohol or more by volume. Sponsored by a namesake
representative from Minnesota this is, FTP, what act that enforced the Eighteenth
Amendment?
Volstead Act or National Prohibition Act of 1919
Tossup 3: Science – Chemistry
Its names means “stench of the he-goats,” and it is a very foul smelling gas. This element
will react readily with metals, including the alkali and alkaline earth metals, to form salts,
and its diatomic form is used to manufacture many organic compounds. For ten points—
what element is a reddish-brown liquid at room temperature and has symbol Br?
Bromine
Tossup 4: Math – Algebra (Calculation)
Convert the decimal number 44 to binary.
101100 [1-0-1-1-0-0]
Tossup 5: General – Sports
This stadium will be replaced in 2008 or 2009 with a new structure estimated to cost one
billion dollars. Originally built to replace the Cotton Bowl, it was originally intended as a
dome, but the roof’s excessive weight forced a modification, resulting in its now-famous
hole. FTP, name this home of the Dallas Cowboys.
Texas Stadium
Tossup 6: Arts – Fine Arts
Charles wrote the score for A Nightmare on Elm Street. Film scores for To Kill a
Mockingbird and The Magnificent Seven were written by Elmer, and the most famous
composer with this name wrote the opera Candide. FTP, give this shared last name in
20th century music also claimed by Leonard, who wrote the music in West Side Story.
Bernstein
Tossup 7: Science – Biology
Distant relatives of the sea cow and the hyraxes, these animals are known for their hard
work. The Asians have small ears, while the African type have larger ears and long
protuberances. For ten points, what is this large pachyderm whose population has not
tripled in the past six months?
Elephant
Tossup 8: Social Studies – Geography
It was formed by two overlapping shield volcanoes that are connected by a valley-like
isthmus. The second easternmost island of an eight-island archipelago, several tourist
destinations on it include Ka’anapali [kah-ah-nah-pah-lee], Wailea [why-lee-uh], and
Lahaina [la-ha-ee-nuh]. The volcano Haleakala [hall-E-calla] is located on, FTP, which
second largest Hawaiian island, only smaller than the island of Hawaii itself?
Maui
Tossup 9: Math – Geometry (Calculation)
The nameplate at the bottom of a trophy is in the shape of a trapezoid and has a height of
4 inches. The top edge of the nameplate is two inches shorter than the length of the
bottom. If the face has a total area of 20 square inches, FTP, how long is the bottom of
the nameplate?
6 inches
Tossup 10: Arts – British Literature
Ed Malone, Neville St. Clair, John Roxton, Henry Baskerville, Professor Challenger, Dr.
Moriarty, Dr. Watson, and Sherlock Holmes are characters all created by, FTP, which
Scottish author?
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Tossup 11: General – Industrial Arts
The two basic types are unsynchronized and synchronized, with the latter presently being
used only in specific applications. They are characterized by selectable gear ratios
attained by engaging pairs of gears in the system. FTP name this automotive gearing
system, a less expensive alternative to its automatic counterpart.
Manual or standard transmission (prompt on “stick shift”)
Tossup 12: Science – Geology
Cotopaxi and Azul in South America, Popocatepetl [poh-poh-cot-ep-et-ul] and Paricutun
[pear-ik-utt-un] in Central America, Sakurijima and Fuji in Japan are all volcanoes, along
with Mount St. Helens, are part of, FTP, what Pacific system of tectonic plate borders
around which 90% of all earthquakes occur?
Ring of Fire
Tossup 13: Math – Trigonometry (Calculation)
For ten points—what is the longest rod that can fit into a box 7 cm by 24 cm by 60 cm?
65 cm long
Tossup 14: Social Studies – World History
Virtually excluded from public office by his family due to a disability, he held the office
of consul with his nephew Caligula in 37 AD. He was declared emperor after Caligula's
death. FTP, identify this Roman emperor which help power from 41 to 54 AD.
Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus
Tossup 15: General – Movies
He loses his wife and all his money and is subsequently left with his 5 year-old child.
Working at a brokerage firm while caring for his son, FTP, who is played by Will Smith
in The Pursuit of Happyness?
Chris Gardner
SECOND QUARTER – 10 TOSSUPS WITH BONUS
Tossup 16: Arts – Mythology
Because he murdered his brother, his journey begins in exile. The son of Glaucus, King
of Corinth, he is given his heroic task by Iobates, King of Lycia. FTP, identify this hero
who slayed the Chimera.
Bellerophon
Bonus 1: Math – Algebra (Calculation)
Calculate the following involving factorials.
1. 6 factorial
720
2. 7 factorial divided by 4 factorial
210
3. 99 factorial divided by 97 factorial
9702
4. 8 factorial minus 5 factorial
5640
Tossup 17: Science – Chemistry
Sodium amine, sodium hydride, butyl lithium, sodium carbonate, barium hydroxide, and
potassium hydroxide are all in, FTP, what branch of compounds that includes sodium
hydroxide?
Strong bases
Bonus 2: Social Studies – American History
Given the name of a colonial charter holder, give the name of the colony they founded.
1. James Oglethorpe
Georgia
2. Cecil Calvert
Maryland
3. London Company
Virginia
4. Lord Proprietors
Carolina
Tossup 18: General – Music
This band broke up after their “Synchronicity” tour in 1984, but reunited at the 2007
Grammy Awards as they performed their first hit, “Roxanne”. “King of Pain” and “Every
Little Thing She Does is Magic” are hit songs by, FTP, what band led by Sting whose
biggest hit was 1983’s “Every Breath You Take”?
The Police
Bonus 3: Arts – French Literature
Identify the following relating to an author who mastered air, earth, and water.
1. In this novel, Phileas Fogg attempts to achieve this title action now that a new railway
section has opened in India.
Around the World in Eighty Days
2. Lidenbrock descends with a small party into a crater in Iceland and finds an
underground coastline in this work.
Journey to the Center of the Earth
3. In this book, Pierre Aronnax and Ned Land investigate a giant sea monster, which
turns out to be the Nautilus run by Captain Nemo.
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
4. Which French author wrote all these novels, pioneering the science-fiction genre?
Jules Verne
Tossup 19: Math – Algebra (Calculation)
What is the remainder when 234 is divided by 7?
3
Bonus 4: General – Movies
The very first film of the Western genre was 1903's 12-minute silent short, The Great
Train Robbery. Identify the following about more recent Westerns.
1. The first Western to win the Academy Award for Best Picture was Cimarron. Within
3 years, in what year did it win?
1931 (accept any year between 1928 and 1934)
2. In John Ford's 1956 film The Searchers, this iconic Western actor starred as Ethan
Edwards, searching for his abducted niece, Debbie.
John Wayne (or Marion Morrison)
3. Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, and Eli Wallach play the title characters in what 1966
Spaghetti Western directed by Sergio Leone?
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo)
4. After 60 years of denying Westerns Best Picture Oscars, the Academy gave two films
from the 1990's best picture Oscars. Name one of them.
Dances with Wolves (1990) or Unforgiven (1992)
Tossup 20: Social Studies – American History
Its name is derived from a word that means “land that is not an island” and early
settlements include Kenai, Soldotna, Cordova and Valdez. Originally it was referred to
as a Department, then a District, and in 1912 it was granted territorial status. FTP name
this 49th state to be admitted to the union.
Alaska
Bonus 5: Science – Biology
Answer these questions about animals.
1. This is the cessation of existence of a species or group of taxa in the natural
environment.
Extinction
2. Once the most common bird in North America, it is estimated that there were as many
as five billion of this type of pigeon in the United States at the time Europeans arrived in
North America.
Passenger or Wild pigeon
3. Last seen on May 15, 1989, this tropical amphibian gets its name from its "rich"
amber color.
Golden toad
4. Some extinctions are due to natural events; for instance, this cat was believed to be a
voracious predator based on its massive incisors.
Saber-toothed tiger or cat (or Smiledon)
Tossup 21: Arts – American Literature
This play tells of college professors during a drinking binge playing abusive games such
as “Get the Guests.” When George asks Martha the title question, she answers, “I am,
George, I am.” FTP, this is what play by Edward Albee?
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Bonus 6: Social Studies - Geography
Give the capitals of the following countries.
1. Honduras
Tegucigalpa [teh-goo-see-gawl-puh] (NOT Honduras City)
2. Bahrain
Manama
3. Ghana
Accra
4. Portugal
Lisbon
Tossup 22: Math – Noncalculation
Unlike its two similar statistical quantities, it can have many values for the same sample,
and it makes sense for non-numerical data. FTP, what is this term that represents the
value appearing most often in a set of data, as opposed to the mean or median?
Mode
Bonus 7: Arts - Fine Arts
Answer these colorful questions about paintings.
1. It's a period of Picasso's work that dates from 1901 to 1904. A famous example is
"The Old Guitarist."
Blue Period
2. Along with "The Green Christ," in 1889 Paul Gauguin [go-gann] painted a scene of
Jesus' crucifixion that shows him as this title color, the same color as the central figure in
Gauguin's "Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?".
Yellow [The Yellow Christ]
3. An 1871 painting popularly called "Whistler's Mother" is actually titled "An
Arrangement in" what two colors?
Grey and Black [order doesn't matter]
4. A famous 1770 Thomas Gainsborough work of this title depicts a young lad wearing
the title color.
The Blue Boy
Tossup 23: Science – Biology
Produced in the microsporangium contained in the anther of an angiosperm flower, male
cone of a coniferous plant, or male cone of other seed plants, it is transferred via wind,
insects, or by direct contact. For ten points, what is this structure that produces the sperm
cells of seed plants?
Pollen
Bonus 8: Math – Trigonometry (Calculation)
Given an inverse trigonometric expression and a quadrant, determine the value of the
angle.
1. arcsine of square root of 2 over 2, second quadrant
135 degrees OR 3π/4 radians
2. arctangent of 1, third quadrant
225 degrees OR 5π/4 radians
3. arccosine of square root of 3 over 2, first quadrant
30 degrees OR π/6 radians
4. arcsecant of 2, fourth quadrant
-60 degrees (-π/3 radians) OR 300 degrees (5π/3 radians)
Tossup 24: General - Religion
After being anointed King of Israel, he spent many years in hiding. It was during this
time he wrote many poems and songs that now make up the book of Psalms. FTP, which
king was known as 'a man after God's own heart’?
David
Bonus 9: Arts – American Literature
Given the names of characters from an American novel, name the novel.
1. Tom Robinson, Atticus and Scout Finch
To Kill a Mockingbird
2. Celie, Shug Avery
The Color Purple
3. Ashley Wilkes, Scarlet O’Hara
Gone with the Wind
4. Simon Legree, Little Eva, Eliza
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Tossup 25: Social Studies – American History
The three candidates it placed in its first election were unable to take enough electoral
votes from Martin Van Buren to deny him a majority. Four years later, it successfully
gained the presidency after rallying its support behind a single candidate, William Henry
Harrison. Harrison and Zachary Taylor were the only two presidents to be elected as
members of, FTP, which nineteenth-century political party?
Whig Party
Bonus 10: Science – Chemistry (Calculation)
Convert the following temperatures into the desired scales.
1. 25 degrees Celsius into Kelvin
298.15 K
2. 90 degrees Celsius into degrees Fahrenheit
194 ºF
3. 167 degrees Fahrenheit into degrees Celsius
75 ºC
4. 373.15 Kelvin into degrees Fahrenheit
212 ºF
THIRD QUARTER – 15 TOSSUPS
Tossup 26: Arts – World Literature
“Awake! for Morning in the Bowl of Night Has flung the Stone that puts the Stars to
Flight” begins the first poem in this collection of over a thousand. Edward Fitzgerald is
best known for translating them into English from the Arabic in which they were written
nearly a thousand years ago. For ten points, name this collection of quatrains written by
Omar Khayyam.
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Tossup 27: General
Standing at one foot four inches tall and weighing 13 pounds, its name is a combination
of the Japanese words for “electric sparkling” and “mouse’s squeak.” It evolves into
Raichu and is the favorite of Ash Ketchum. FTP, name this yellow Pokémon.
Pikachu
Tossup 28: Math – Algebra (Calculation)
Three owls are watching a TV that gets channels numbered from 1 through 30 and are
arguing over what channel to watch. The O RLY? owl only watches channels that are
prime numbers, the YA RLY owl only watches channels that are three more than a
multiple of 4, and the NO WAI owl only watches channels that are one less than a
multiple of 6. FTP, what is the only channel that all three owls can agree on?
23
Tossup 29: Science – Biology
One of the 20 amino acids encoded by the genetic code, its functional group is indole. It
is plentiful in fish, peanuts, and red meat. For ten points, name the amino acid responsible
for sleepiness after a Thanksgiving meal.
Tryptophan
Tossup 30: Social Studies – Geography
Forty-six of its peaks were determined to be over 4,000 feet in the early twentieth
century, but more accurate surveys conducted later found that four of these were slightly
less than 4000 feet and another was overlooked. At 5,344 feet, Mount Marcy is the
highest point in, FTP, what northeastern New York mountain range in which the 1980
Olympic Winter Games at Lake Placid were held?
Adirondack Mountains
Tossup 31: General – Spelling
This word refers to a system in which things are ranked above or below others, as in the
file system used by Microsoft Windows. FTP, spell “hierarchy.”
H-I-E-R-A-R-C-H-Y
Tossup 32: Math – Geometry (Calculation)
A small town wants to build a large time capsule that is a cylinder with a hemisphere at
each end. If each person gets 1 cubic foot of space, the total length of the capsule is 6
feet, and its radius is 1 foot, to the nearest person, how many people can put something
into the time capsule?
17 (the volume is 16.76 cubic feet)
Tossup 33: Arts – American Literature
At the end of this novel, Eunice Littlefield elopes with the protagonist’s son, Ted.
Following the life of a real-estate salesman from Zenith, this is, FTP, what novel by
Sinclair Lewis?
Babbitt
Tossup 34: Science – Physics (Calculation)
Assume gravity to be ten meters per second squared. A projectile is launched directly
upward with an initial velocity of sixty meters per second. FTP what is the total distance
traveled by the projectile?
360 meters
Tossup 35: Social Studies – World History
Occurring at the end of the Edo period of Japan, it was sparked by the arrival of
Commodore Matthew Perry's black ships. FTP, identify this event which led to changed
in the political and social structure of Japan and ended the reign of the Tokugawa
Shogunate.
Meiji Revolution (also accept Meiji Restoration and Meiji Renewal)
Tossup 36: Math – Noncalculation
Two to the root two power is classified as this type of number, but root two is not, since it
is a possible solution of a polynomial equation. The name of this type of numbers comes
from Leibniz (LEEB-nits), who proved that the sine of x is not an algebraic function of x.
FTP, a real or complex number which is not algebraic is classified as what type of
number, a set that includes pi and e?
Transcendental numbers
Tossup 37: General – Home Economics
The scientist who coined this term may have been alluding to a quote by Prospero
referring to Caliban in The Tempest. Twin studies are primary evidence in discovering a
solution to, FTP, which debate about whether kids’ actions are taught or encoded in their
genes?
Nature vs. Nurture (accept Psychological Nativism & Tabula Rasa)
Tossup 38: Science – Chemistry
Electrons were originally thought to fly around the nucleus in specified paths, but since
electrons exhibit wave properties as well as particle properties, they are found in a
general region. Quantum numbers are used to describe—for ten points—what subatomic phenomena?
Orbitals
Tossup 39: Arts – French Literature
This existentialist described his beliefs in The Transcendence of the Ego. During WWII,
while he was a French meteorologist, he experienced what we would need to write The
Age of Reason. FTP, name this author best known for plays such as No Exit.
Jean-Paul Sartre
Tossup 40: Social Studies – American History
Passed June 2, 1774 as part of the Intolerable Acts, it was heavily protested by the
American colonists because they feared the potential danger brought by standing armies.
FTP, name this act, which required colonists to supply British troops with basic needs
such as food and housing.
Quartering Act
FOURTH QUARTER – 10 TOSSUPS WITH BONUSES
Tossup 41: Science – Biology
One of the leading causes of death in critically injured patients, it is comprised of 4
stages; initial, compensatory, progressive, and refractory. A condition in which a tissue’s
blood supply is insufficient to meet demand for oxygen, FTP, give the name for this
condition, two examples of which include cardiogenic and anaphylactic.
Shock
Bonus 11: Math – Geometry (Calculation)
Complete the following conversions between rectangular and polar coordinates.
1. Rectangular coordinate (3, 0) to polar.
(3, 0º)
2. Polar coordinate (14,60º) to rectangular.
(7, 7√(3))
3. Rectangular coordinate (4, -4) to polar.
(4√(2), -45º) OR (4√(2), 315º) (accept radian equivalents: –π/4 and 7π/4)
4. Polar coordinate (√(18), 135º) to rectangular.
(-3,3)
Tossup 42 Social Studies – Geography
Called the “Great Red Island”, its highest point is Maromokotro [mahr-o-moh-koh-troh]
located in the Tsaratanana [tsar-at-ahn-ahn-uh] Massif at the north of the island. FTP,
name this fourth largest island with its capital at Antananarivo [ant-tuh-nan-nah-ree-voh].
Madagascar
Bonus 12: Arts – World Literature
Identify the authors of these political works of literature.
1. Mein Kampf
Adolf Hitler
2. The Republic
Plato
3. Das Kapital (kah-pee-tahl)
Karl Marx
4. The Prince
Niccolo Machiavelli
Tossup 43: General – Agricultural Science
Ruth may have been one of the most famous women in the Bible to do this. FTP, what is
practiced today by humanitarian groups who collect the leftover grain in the fields that is
not economical profitable to harvest?
Gleaning
Bonus 13: Social Studies – World History
Identify the following related to a significant historical structure.
1. Stretching several thousand miles, this is the longest man-made structure in the world.
Great Wall of China
2. Within 100 miles, how long is the Great Wall?
3948 miles (ACCEPT answers between 3848-4048 miles)
3. The initial construction of the Great Wall began during this portion of China's history.
Warring States Period
4. Most of the portions of the Great Wall that remain today were constructed during this
Chinese dynasty.
Ming
Tossup 44: Arts – British Literature
In The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, he turns Eustace from a dragon into a human. The
son of the Emperor-over-the-Sea and with a name meaning “lion”, FTP, who is this C.S.
Lewis creation, the leader of Narnia?
Aslan
Bonus 14: Science – Chemistry (Listing)
Name the four elements that were named after countries, present or past.
Gallium
Germanium
Francium
Polonium
Tossup 45: Math – Calculus (Calculation)
Find the fifth derivative of x to the fourth minus 7x cubed plus 23 x squared minus 39
with respect to x.
0 (zero)
Bonus 15: Arts – American Literature
PAPR. Identify whether these works were authored by someone named James, someone
named Henry, both, or neither.
1. Civil Disobedience
Henry (David Thoreau)
2. The Bostonians
Both (Henry James)
3. 1823's The Pioneers
James (Fenimore Cooper)
4. Daisy Miller
Both (Henry James)
Tossup 46: General - Television
Premiering on Sept. 5, 2001, it has spanned 11 seasons, including a Family Edition in the
8th season and an All-Star Edition in the 11th. FTP, name this CBS reality game show
hosted by Phil Keoghan in which teams attempt to be the first to travel around the world.
The Amazing Race
Bonus 16: Social Studies – American History
Identify the American who invented each of the following.
1. First commercially successful steamboat
Robert Fulton
2. Railroad airbrake
George Westinghouse
3. Sewing machine
Elias Howe
4. Cotton gin
Eli Whitney
Tossup 47: Science – Chemistry
One example to illustrate this is the filling of seats on a school bus. Similar to spinorbital coupling, kids will sit in a seat by themselves before they sit next to another. FTP,
what is this rule that says that electrons will fill all empty shells before pairing?
Hund’s Rule
Bonus 17: Math – Algebra (Calculation)
Solve the following quadratic equations. Two answers may be required.
1. x squared plus two x plus one equals zero
x = -1 (twice)
2. x squared plus three x equals fifty four
x = -9 and x = 6
3. eleven x squared minus three hundred and ninety six equals zero
x = -6 and x = 6
4. negative seven x squared minus eight x minus nine equals negative eight x squared
x = -1 and x = 9
Tossup 48: Arts – American Literature
When the patriarch of the family is struck with an illness at the Union Army's front lines,
the mother's trip with John Brooke to care for him is financed by the $25 that Jo, one of
the daughters, gets for selling her hair. For 10 points, name this work that also features
Meg, Beth, and Amy as the March sisters, an 1867 novel by Louisa May Alcott.
Little Women
Bonus 18: Science – Physics
Given a brief description of a fundamental force or interaction, state which force or
interaction, it is. Answers will not be given until the end of the question.
1. First described by Newton, it is responsible for the formation of planets and stars.
Gravity
2. It is the first unification of two forces and is usually associated with charged particles.
Electromagnetism (accept electricity and magnetism with prejudice)
3. It is the shortest ranged due to its heavy gauge boson and is the only way neutrinos
can be emitted.
Weak force or weak nuclear force or weak interaction
4. The weakest of the four, it is 1025 times less strong than the next strongest force.
Gravity
Tossup 49: Social Studies – American History
The original was built in 1833 as a Baptist church but was renovated twenty-eight years
later to serve a different purpose. Destroyed by fire soon thereafter, the rebuilt
establishment lasted only two years before gaining fame during a performance of Our
American Cousin. On April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln was shot at, FTP what
Washington D.C. location?
Ford’s Theatre
Bonus 19: Science – Biology
Before leaves fall from deciduous trees, they turn a vast array of reds, oranges, and
yellows. Answer the following about the colors of leaves.
1. What pigment produces the color orange?
Carotenes
2. What pigment produces a yellow color?
Xanthophyll
3. The secondary pigment class these belong to?
Chromoplasts
4. The structural class to which chromoplasts belong?
Plastids
Tossup 50: Math – Trigonometry (Calculation)
You want to know the sine of an unknown angle to two decimal places. You know the
values of the cosine and tangent to two decimal places. FTP, if you know the cosine has
a value of 0.84 and the tangent has a value of 0.65, what is the value of the sine?
0.55 (accept 0.54)
Bonus 20: Social Studies – World History
Identify the following civilizations from the given clues.
1. This civilization, located along the coastal plains of what is presently Lebanon, it
flourished through maritime trade on Mediterranean.
Phoenicians
2. Named after the king that requested the building of the Labyrinth, this civilization was
centered on the island of Crete.
Minoans
3. This civilization controlled most of Ancient Greece until the end of the Bronze Age.
Their control extended as far as Crete, and in legend, they defeated Troy twice, but the
only evidence of this is in Homer's Iliad.
Mycenaeans
4. This biblical civilization, enemy of the Israelites, was long believed to be a myth until
tablets were discovered documenting trade between it and Assyria.
Hittites