Message 16/109 From Mike Zarren Jan 13, 98 05:01:01 am -0600 Return-Path: Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 05:01:01 -0600 To: jarvey@sas.upenn.edu From: Mike Zarren Subject: Chicago A Boni Chicago A Boni. Please acknowledge receipt. Thanks, Mike Penn Bowl 007 Chicago A Boni (John, Mike, Stephanie, Nitin) LITERATURE FTPE, name each of the following Socratic dialogues from descriptions. Socrates, Hermogenes, and the subject discuss the origins of language. Message 16/109 From Mike Zarren Page 2 Socrates, Hermogenes, and the subject discuss the origins of language. Ans: _Cratylus_ A young Socrates hears the subject's famous pupil read a treatise which attempts to use paradoxes to explain that multiple existences are impossible. Ans: _Parmenides_ Socrates, Glaucon, Adeimantus, and others discuss an ideal city. Ans: _Republic_ CURRENT EVENTS Given a state, name a current U.S. Senator from that state, TPE. New York Ans: Daniel Patrick _Moynihan_ or Alfonse _D'Amato_ Message 16/109 From Mike Zarren Page 3 Ans: Daniel Patrick _Moynihan_ or Alfonse _D'Amato_ Nebraska Ans: Robert _Kerrey_ or Chuck _Hagel_ Alaska Ans: Frank _Murkowski_ or Ted _Stevens_ SOCIAL SCIENCE Name these two psychologists from works, each on a 15-10-5 basis. 15: _A Matter of Consequences_ 10: _Beyond Freedom and Dignity_ and _The Technology of Teaching_ 5: _Walden Two_ and _Verbal Behavior_ Ans: Burrhus Frederic _Skinner_ 15: _Vital Involvement in Old Age Message 16/109 From Mike Zarren Page 4 15: _Vital Involvement in Old Age 10: _Young Man Luther_ and _Gandhi's Truth on the Origins of Militant Nonviolence_ 5:_Childhood and Society_ Ans: Erik Homburger _Erikson_ LITERATURE Name the Shakespearean play from some lines that appear close to the beginning, TPE. "A kingdom for a stage, princes to act, and monarchs to behold the swelling scene!" Ans: King _Henry V_ "When shall we three meet again in thunder, lightning, or in rain?" Ans: _Macbeth_ Message 16/109 From Mike Zarren Page 5 "In sooth, I know not why I am so sad: it wearies me; you say it wearies you..." Ans: The _Merchant of Venice_ POP CULTURE FTPE, answer the following questions about John Travolta. What was the name of Travolta's character on "Welcome Back, Kotter?" ans: Vinnie _Barbarino_ B.Travolta will be starring as fictional governor Jack Stanton in what upcoming movie? ans: _Primary Colors_ C.Travolta made his Broadway debut in what musical? ans: _Grease_ Message 16/109 From Mike Zarren Page 6 ans: _Grease_ SPORTS FTPE, answer the following questions about NHL awards. A.This trophy is given to "the player adjudged to be the most valuable to his team." ans: _Hart_ Trophy B.This trophy is given to the most outstanding defenseman of the year. ans: _Norris_ Trophy C.This trophy is given to the most outstanding rookie of the year. ans: _Calder_ Trophy RELIGION For 15 points each, answer these questions about Egyptian religion. Message 16/109 From Mike Zarren Page 7 For 15 points each, answer these questions about Egyptian religion. A.This was the chief principle of Egyptian religion, a spiritual precept that conveyed the idea of truth and justice, right order and harmony, which had existed throughout the universe since the beginning of time. Pharaohs were the divine instruments who maintained this order and harmony. ans: _Ma'at_ B.In this book, specific instructions were given on what to do when confronted by the eternal judges and how to use magical incantations to ensure a favorable journey to a happy afterlife. ans: _Book of the Dead_ SCIENCE For ten points each, answer the following questions about developmental biology. This is the type of organism in which the blastopore eventually becomes the mouth. Message 16/109 From Mike Zarren Page 8 the mouth. Ans: _protostome_ In this type of organism, the blastopore eventually becomes the anus. Ans: _deuterostome_ In the gastrulation of the frog embryo, this region, named after its German discoverer, induces nearby cells to become the dorsal portion of the embryo. Ans: _Spemann organizer_ RELIGION Identify the Greek mythological figures, 10 pts each A.He stole fire from the gods and gave it to man. ans: _Prometheus_ Message 16/109 From Mike Zarren Page 9 ans: _Prometheus_ B.Zeus created her to punish mankind for Prometheus's crimes. ans: _Pandora_ C.He married Pandora before her box was opened; his name also identifies a small satellite of Saturn. ans: _Epimetheus_ FINE ARTS. Identify the operas from characters, 10-5. 10: Masetto, Zerlina 5: Donna Elvira, Leperello answer: _Don Giovanni_ 10 pts: Sharpless, Goro Message 16/109 From Mike Zarren Page 10 10 pts: Sharpless, Goro 5 pts: Lieutenant Pinkerton, Cio-Cio-San answer: _Madame Butterfly_ 10: Rangoni, Prince Shuisky 5: The False Dmitri answer: _Boris Godunov_ CURRENT EVENTS FTPE, name the company that purchased each of the following high-tech companies during 1997: Power Computing, Inc. Ans: _Apple_ Computer U.S. Robotics Message 16/109 From Mike Zarren Page 11 Ans: _3Com_ America Online's Networking Division Ans: _WorldCom_ Inc. HISTORY For ten points each, put the following lists of events from Roman history in chronological order, earliest to latest. (Each list is all or nothing). 1. The sacks of Rome by Alaric, by Brennus, and by Gaiseric. answer: _Brennus, Alaric, Gaiseric_ 2. The historical events that inspired Shakespeare's _Antony and Cleopatra_, _Coriolanus_, and _The Rape of Lucrece_. answer: _Lucrece, Coriolanus, Antony & Cleopatra_ Message 16/109 From Mike Zarren Page 12 3. The First Macedonian War, the First Punic War, the Pyrrhic War. answer: _Pyrrhic, 1st Punic, 1st Macedonian_ FINE ARTS. Name these obsolete musical instruments, 15 points each. 1. This early stringed instrument was held on the musician's knee or between the legs; its name literally means "leg violin." answer: _viol da gamba_ 2. Also known as the organistrum, this crank-operated relative of the barrel organ was one of the most popular instruments of the medieval period. As late as the 1790s, Haydn wrote five concertos for it. answer: _hurdy-gurdy_ Message 16/109 From Mike Zarren Page 13 SOCIAL SCIENCE Answer these questions relating to law for the stated number of points. A. This state's legal system is based upon civil law. The only state in the U.S. to use this system, courts there are not bound by previous decisions. Ans: _Louisiana_ There are two methods by which evidence can be exposed in a court. B. Popular in common law systems, this method requires opposing sides to bring out pertinent information and to present and cross-examine witnesses. Ans: _adversarial_ procedure C. Popular in Roman or civil law systems, in this method, the judge is responsible for examination of witnesses. Neither side may cross-examine witnesses, but each may present a summation of facts. Ans: _inquisitorial_ procedure Message 16/109 From Mike Zarren Page 14 Ans: _inquisitorial_ procedure SCIENCE For ten points each, given the clues, provide the math-related term. In each part, let X be a given set. 1. This is a collection of subsets of X, closed under arbitrary unions and finite intersections, containing both X and the empty set. Ans: 1. _topology_ 2. This term describes X if, for any two points in X, the line segment between them is also contained in X. Ans: _convex_ 3. This is the statement that any Cartesian product of nonempty sets is nonempty. Ans: _axiom of choice_ Message 16/109 From Mike Zarren Page 15 Ans: _axiom of choice_ AMERICAN LITERATURE Identify the author, 30-20-10. 30. Born in Oklahoma City, he studied music at the Tuskeegee Institute and served in the Merchant Marine during World War II. He died in 1994. 20. He published two collections of essays, "Shadow and Act" and "Going to the Territory"; he later published the 1947 short story "Battle Royal" as the first chapter of a novel. 10. His first and only novel was "Invisible Man" Ans: Ralph _Ellison_ HISTORY In the first half of the sixteenth century, many of Renaissance Italy's best minds worked as architects for St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. For five points each, and a five-point bonus for all correct, name the Message 16/109 From Mike Zarren Page 16 For five points each, and a five-point bonus for all correct, name the first five chief architects of St. Peter's. answer: Donato _Bramante_, _Raphael_, Antonio da _San Gallo_, _Michelangelo_, Giocamo della _Porta_ LITERATURE Identify the following connected Nobel Prize in Literature winners from works, TPE, or for 5 if you need their nationality: 10: "Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair" 5: Chilean Ans: Pablo _Neruda_ 10: "In a Green Night" and "Omeros" 5: West Indian (St. Lucia) Ans: Derek _Walcott_ Message 16/109 From Mike Zarren Page 17 10: "Sailing to Byzantium" 5: Irish Ans: William Butler _Yeats_ (all are/were primarily poets) GEOGRAPHY Given a country which borders only two other nations, name those two, FFPE. El Salvador Ans: _Guatemala_ and _Honduras_ Ecuador Ans: _Peru_ and _Colombia_ Sierra Leone Message 16/109 From Mike Zarren Page 18 Ans: _Liberia_ and _Guinea_ POP CULTURE FTPE, answer these questions about Steven Spielberg's movie "Amistad" In what year did the rebellion aboard the Spanish ship La Amistad take place? ans: _1839_ In what US state were the mutinous slaves imprisoned? ans: _Connecticut_ Their case was tried before the Supreme Court by what former president? ans: _John Quincy Adams_ SCIENCE Message 16/109 From Mike Zarren Page 19 SCIENCE For ten points each, given the definition of a function, name it. 1. E + PV Ans: 1. _enthalpy_ 2. H - TS Ans: _Gibbs free energy_ 3. E - TS Ans: _Helmholtz free energy_ HISTORY For ten points each, given a significant Supreme Court decision, name the federal law which it declared unconstitutional. 1. Dred Scott v. Sanford Message 16/109 From Mike Zarren Page 20 1. Dred Scott v. Sanford answer: _Missouri Compromise_ or Compromise of _1820_ 2. Schechter Poultry Corp. v United States answer: _National Industrial Recovery Act_ or _NIRA_ 3. Hammer v. Dagenhart answer: The _Child Labor_ Law of 1911 SCIENCE For ten points each, give the names of, not Maxwell's numbers for, the following laws of electricity and magnetism. 1. This qualitative law states that the direction of an induced current is such that the change that produced it is opposed. Ans: 1. _Lenz_'s law Message 16/109 From Mike Zarren Page 21 Ans: 1. _Lenz_'s law 2. This law describes the B field produced by a given current distribution. Ans: _Biot-Savart_ law 3. The sum of currents flowing into and out of any point on a circuit is zero. Ans: _Kirchhoff_'s law MISCELLANEOUS It's time for your obligatory chains bonus. This time in Latin. 1. An absolute necessity that does not logically follow from its antecedent. Ans: _sine qua non sequitur_ 2. To get started right away in Rome between 509 BCE and 27 BCE. Message 16/109 From Mike Zarren Page 22 2. To get started right away in Rome between 509 BCE and 27 BCE. Ans: _in medias res publica_ 3. Large bipedal Cretaceous-Period organism that is, like Augustus, the religious leader of Rome. _tyrannosaurus rex sacerdos_ RELIGION FTPE, answer these questions about Christian Science. A.Name the founder of Christian Science. ans: Mary Baker _Eddy_ B.In what American city is the 'Mother Church,' the first church established by Eddy? ans: _Boston_ Massachusetts Message 16/109 From Mike Zarren Page 23 C.Name Eddy's book, which contains the definitive statement of Christian Science. ans: _Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures_ GENERAL/MISCELLANEOUS FTPE, answer these questions about Dante. A.What is Dante's little-used last name? ans: _Alighieri_ B.Who wrote 'Vita di Dante', or 'Life of Dante'? ans: Giovanni _Boccaccio_ C.Name Dante's great love, who accompanied him on his journey in "The Divine Comedy" Message 16/109 From Mike Zarren Page 24 ans: _Beatrice_ or _Bice_ HISTORY In 1920, it took the Democrats a record thirty-nine ballots to find a Presidential candidate. For ten points each, answer these questions about this event. 1. Name either of the two candidates who were deadlocked on each of the first 38 ballots; both were former Cabinet members under Wilson. answer: William G. _McAdoo_; A. Mitchell _Palmer_ 2. Name the forgettable Ohio governor who eventually won the nomination, only to get pasted by Warren Harding in the general election. answer: James M. _Cox_ 3. Name Cox's running mate. Message 16/109 From Mike Zarren Page 25 answer: Franklin D. _Roosevelt_ FINE ARTS. For ten points each, identify these modern painters from titles of their works. 1. "A Tiny Tale of a Tiny Dwarf," and "Twittering Machine." answer: Paul _Klee_ 2. "The Red Model," and "Attempting the Impossible." answer: Rene _Magritte_ 3. "Man Walking," and "Man Pointing." answer: Alberto _Giacometti_ GEOGRAPHY Identify the mountain range from mountains in it, 30-20-10 Message 16/109 From Mike Zarren Page 26 30- Zupo 20- Eiger 10- Mont Blanc Ans: _Alps_ HISTORY Monarchy never took root in the Western hemisphere, but it wasn't for lack of trying. FTPE, identify: 1. This Hapsburg prince ruled Mexico as emperor from 1864 until 1867, when he was overthrown by Juarez. answer: _Maximilian_ 2. The model for Eugene O'Neill's Emperor Jones, he proclaimed himself emperor of Haiti after Toussaint L'Ouverture's death. In accordance with a local superstition, he was killed with a silver bullet. Message 16/109 From Mike Zarren Page 27 answer: _Henri_ Christophe 3. After declaring independence from Spain, this Mexican revolutionary had himself crowned emperor as Augustin I. In 1823, he was deposed by Santa Anna. answer: Agustin de _Iturbide_ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Mike Zarren - mikez@tiac.net Official Insomniac, University of Chicago College Bowl Team Next new SP: 2/4 9P CST "Damien": Jesus vs. Satan ruins Cartman's Birthday ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++