From mzimmer@mailbag.com Fri Jan 30 19:44:15 1998
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 1998 16:11:43 -0600
From: Mark Zimmer <mzimmer@mailbag.com>
To: trivia@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu
Subject: Elvis Finals Packet

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Hi Tim; still a little work to be done on our semifinals packet, but here is
the finals.  You may want to replace bonus 7, which is pretty much local
color.  Also note the visuals and audios will need to be prepared or
removed.  Do you have an email address for the guy at BYU?  Are they in on
the exchange?  Thanks.

Mark

1998 Elvis Tournament
Finals Packet by Jesse Garon Presley

1.  The heroine of this play is a courageous saloonkeeper in a Western
mining town.  In best Western tradition, she falls in love with an outlaw.
FTP, what is this 1905 play by David Belasco, which five years later was
made into an opera by Puccini?
GIRL OF THE GOLDEN WEST

2. His 1932 mural at the Plaza Art Center in Los Angeles was destroyed
because of the political sentiments it expressed.  As a founder of the
magazine Machete, he championed a new national "people's art."  FTP, who is
this Mexican painter and muralist, artist of Liberation of Chile and The
March of Humanity.
David Alfaro SIQUIEROS (see-kee-ay-roes)

3.  He served in the cavalry under Jeb Stuart until January 1863, when he
began his own guerrilla operations in Virginia.  His forces were infamous
for their brutal treatment of Union prisoners.  FTP, who was this partisan
leader who managed to catch a Union general asleep in his bed at Fairfax
Courthouse?
John Singleton MOSBY

4.  The daughter of Chronos and Rhea, she was widely worshiped; to the
Greeks she represented personal security and happiness.  She resigned her
place among the twelve Olympians in favor of Dionysus.  FTP, who was this
Greek goddess of the hearth, later identified with Vesta?
HESTIA

5.  It specifically refers to the railing that enclosed the judge in a
court.  At one time, one could be called to it after clerking and reading
law with a practicing attorney.  FTP, what is this term now given to refer
to persons qualified and authorized to try cases?
The BAR

6.  The first dynasty of this name ruled over parts of France, Jerusalem and
England.  The Plantagenets were the English branch of this dynasty.  The
second dynasty ruled over parts of France, Naples, Hungary and Poland.  FTP,
what names are shared by these dynastic houses, whose name is derived from
the progenitor's title of Count of Anjou?
ANGEVIN

7. It is a portmanteau word of eight letters.  It is an extremely hard alloy
that is used to cut steel, and it is little affected by heat, keeping a
sharp edge even when red hot.  FTP, what is this word for an alloy of
cobalt, tungsten and carbon?
CARBOLOY

8. 26 people have been sentence to death for taking part in a massive
consipiracy to kill this man.  The deed was done by a woman handing him
flowers, as she detonated a pound of plastic explosives strapped to her
body, killing her, her target and sixteen other.  FTP, who was this 1991
victim of assassination by Tamil Tiger rebels from Sri Lanka?

RAJIV GANDHI (prompt on _Gandhi_)

9.  Maxwell Anderson's Gods of the Lightning, Upton Sinclair's Boston, and
some sonnets by Edna St. Vincent Millay were written about them.  They were
sentenced to death for killing a shoe company paymaster.  FTP, who were this
pair, executed amid controversy in 1927?
Niccola SACCO and Bartolomeo VANZETTI

10.  Lake Victoria, Lake Albert, Murchison Falls, the Albert Nile and Lake
Kyoga.  FTP, these bodies of water are all in, or border on, what nation,
which is also home to the cities of Masaka, Entebbe and Kampala?
UGANDA

11.  The saccharides sucrose, maltose and lactose differ in structure, but
they all share the same empirical formula.  FAQTP, what is that common formula?
_C12H22O11_

12.  They occurred between 1648 and 1653, and arose because of the efforts
of the Parlement of Paris to limit the King's governing authority.  They
were also a reaction against the enormous financial burdens created by
Mazarin and Richelieu.  FTP, by what name are these series of outbreaks in
France known?
The FRONDE

13.  He was small in stature, but big in ego and vanity.  He retired from
the Belgian police force in 1904 and turned to amateur sleuthing.  FTP, who
is this fictional detective who first appeared in The Mysterious Affair at
Styles and died in Curtain.
Hercule POIROT

14.  The wood tar version of this product is an oily mixture of phenols once
used as an antiseptic and a food preservative.  The coal tar variety is a
mixture of hydrocarbons used to preserve wood in the out of doors.  FTP,
what is this distillation product most notably used on railroad ties?
CREOSOTE

15.  Among the stars of this film are Martin Sheen and John Leguizamo.  It
tells the story of Al Simmons and his return from the dead as an agent of
Hell.  FTP, what is this 1997 movie, starring Michael Jai White, based on a
comic book by Todd Macfarlane?
SPAWN

16.  It's just about time to get ready for the 1998 Winter Olympics in
Nagano, Japan.  FAQTP, in what city are the 2002 Winter Olymics scheduled to
be held?
SALT LAKE CITY

17.  Three epistles which are attributed to St. Paul in the New Testament
are sometimes referred to as the "Pastoral Letters."  They relate to
congregational and doctrinal matters relating to government of the church.
FTP, identify any one of these three epistles, named after the two
missionaries to whom they are addressed.
_FIRST TIMOTHY_, _SECOND TIMOTHY_, _TITUS_ (prompt for more on _Timothy_)

18.  He was briefly president of Georgia in 1777, but was killed in a duel
that same year, at the age of 42.  Just a year previously, he had been a
Georgia delegate to the Continental Congress.  FTP, who is this Georgian,
whose signature is now by far the most valuable of all the signers of the
Declaration of Independence?
Button GWINNETT

19.  In these, the fungus prevents the algae from drying out; the algae
probably assists the fungus in mineral absorption.  They are important life
forms, since they are the primary colonizers of bare rock.  FTP, what are
these ^Ñplants' which are in fact symbiotic associations?
LICHENs

20.  This controversial thing  is known as ALH-84001.  It weighs 1.9
kilograms and is about the size of a large potato.  It was found in
Antarctica in 1984, and was believed to have been deposited there some
13,000 years ago.  It contains carbonate globules which have high
concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, which suggests that
fluids flowed through it containing the decay products of living organisms.
FTP, what is this item, which appears to suggest that life once existed on
another planet?

(METEORITE from MARS or MARS ROCK or similar answers)

21.  His Theogony is an account of the origins of the world and the gods.
His most important work is a set of maxims and advice on farming addressed
to the poet's wastrel brother, who had made off with his inheritance.  FTP,
who is this Greek poet of Works and Days?
HESIOD

22.  He made over 2,000 glider flights, and died in 1906 from injuries
sustained in a glider crash.  Before his death, he made major advances in
glider technology based on his close observation of birds.  FTP, who was
this German pioneer of aviation, credited with being the first to use
curved, rather than flat, wings in aeronautics?
Otto LILIENTHAL

23.  This psychologist, born in 1902, served as director for the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Children in Rochester, New York, and later
taught at Ohio State, the University of Chicago and the University of
Wiscosin.  A prominent figure in humanistic psychology, his guiding precept
what that clients should have as much input on the direction of the therapy
as the psychologist.  FTP, who was this author of On Being a Person, and
founder of client- centered therapy?
Carl ROGERS

24.   He was born from his mother's left ear, all the while shouting "Drink,
drink, drink!"   Later, he was sued for stealing the bells of the cathedral
of Notre Dame in order to hang them around the neck of his mare.   FTP, who
was this son of Grandgousier and Gargamelle, also the father of Pantagruel?
GARGANTUA

25.  Its younger structures have disappeared through erosion, in some areas
by glaciers of the Pleistocene epoch.  It includes the eastern half of
Canada and small bits of the US.  FTP, what is this geological formation,
which has surface rocks which are among the oldest known in the world?
CANADIAN SHIELD or LAURENTIAN SHIELD

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BONI

1.  Identify the character in Hamlet who recites the following lines:
A.  I did enact Julius Caesar; I was killed
    I' the Capitol; Brutus killed me.
POLONIUS
B.  Do not forever with thy veiled lids
    Seek for thy noble father in the dust
GERTRUDE or the QUEEN (Prompt on HAMLET"S MOTHER)
C.  It is a custom more honour'd 
    In the breach than the observance.
HAMLET

2.  It's time to name that Bernoulli.  FTP each, give the first name of the
Bernoulli who:
A. Proposed Bernoulli's Principle.
DANIEL
B. Has the Bernoulli Numbers named after him.
JACQUES or JAKOB
C.  Brother of Jacques, father of David, who assisted in founding the
calculus of variations
JEAN or JOHANN

3. Different television standards are operative in different parts of the
world.  FTP, identify by name or acronym the color system used on TV's in:
A. The United States      
NTSC or NATIONAL TELEVISION SYSTEM COMMITTEE
B.  The United Kingdom, Belgium and the Netherlands
PAL or PHASE ALTERNATING LINE
C.  France and Russia
SECAM or SYSTEME EN COULEURS A MEMOIRE

4.  30-20-10, identify the dramatist from his works.
A.  The Navel, The Rehearsal, The Lark
B. Waltz of the Toreadors, Becket
C. Antigone, Little Moliere
Jean ANOIULH (on-WEE)

5.  FTP each, what river forms the longest stretch of boundary between the
following:
A. New Hampshire and Vermont 
CONNECTICUT
B. Colombia and Peru
PUTUMAYO
C. Victoria and New South Wales
MURRAY

6.  Identify the colonial power which held sway over the following between
World War I and the 1960's, for 5 points each.
A.  Madagascar
FRANCE
B. Tanganyika
GREAT BRITAIN or ENGLAND or UNITED KINGDOM
C. Gold Coast
GREAT BRITAIN or ENGLAND or UNITED KINGDOM
D. Ivory Coast
FRANCE
E. Macao
PORTUGAL
F.  Laos
FRANCE

7.  For 5 points each, with a five point bonus for all four, name the
governors of the four states represented at this year's Elvis: Illinois,
Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Jim EDGAR, Terry BRANSTAD, Arne CARLSON, Tommy THOMPSON

8.  Readers of the Spider-Man comic books know that the storyline took a
bizarre turn over the last two years, with the introduction and eventual
demise of a second Spider-Man.  FTP each,
A. Under what name did this second Spider-Man at first fight crime?
The SCARLET SPIDER
B. What name did the Scarlet Spider adopt in his civilian life?  It was a
combination of the name of Peter Parker's uncle and his Aunt May's maiden name.
BEN REILLY
C. What was the relationship of Ben Reilly to Peter Parker?
His CLONE

9.  Many Super Bowl champions have gone on to win a second or even third
time.  Only five franchises which won Super Bowl have once and only once.
For five points each, and a five point bonus for all five, give the team
names of these franchises.
New York JETS, Kansas City CHIEFS, Baltimore COLTS, Chicago BEARS, Denver
BRONCOS

10.  (AUDIO BONUS)   They say that the opera's not over till the fat lady
sings.  Since the Elvis is almost over, she's about to do so.  Identify the
operas these ladies--fat or not^× are singing, and the composer, and you will
earn five points per answer.
A. MADAME BUTTERFLY by Giacomo PUCCINI
B.  LAKME by Leo DELIBES
C. LA BOHEME byu Giacomo PUCCINI

11.    Betelgeuse is a red supergiant star.  FTP each, what color are the
following giant or supergiant stars?
A.  Arcturus
ORANGE
B.  Rigel
BLUE
C.  Antares
RED

12.  Queen Victoria reigned for 64 years, and went through ten different
prime ministers.  For five points each, name and six different prime
ministers who were in office during Victoria's reign.

(Viscount MELBOURNE, Robert PEEL, Lord John RUSSELL, Earl of DERBY, Earl of
ABERDEEN, Viscount PALMERSTON, Benjamin DISRAELI, William Ewart GLADSTONE,
Marquess of SALISBURY, Earl of ROSEBERY)

13.  It's Time for a Daily Double!  The category is 20th century American
authors.  You may wager as much of your score as you like, up to 50 points,
but if your answer is wrong, you lose that amount.  (Moderator: Take the
team's wager before you read the question.)

Q:  His autobiography is entitled The Story of a Wonder Man.  His short
story collections include Gullible's Travels; You Know Me, Al; and First and
Last.  He is best known for his use of a racy sports idiom.  This author and
humorist  died in 1933.   His son wrote the script for the film MASH. 

Ringgold "Ring" Wilmer LARDNER 

14.  What's the tallest building in the world?  It depends on how you
measure it.  FTP each, according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban
Habitat---a real organization--what is the tallest building in the world
according to the following criteria:
A.  World's highest building to its structural top.
PETRONAS TOWERS, Kuala Lumpur
B. World's highest building to the tip of its spire or antenna
One WORLD TRADE CENTER, New York
C. Both the World's highest building to top of roof, and the World's highest
building to height of highest occupied floor
SEARS TOWER, Chicago.

15.  For ten points each, identify the piano-like device.
A.  Keys cause the strings to be struck with small pieces of metal, which
both set the string vibrating and vary the length of the string.
CLAVICHORD (do not accept clavier)
B.  The strings are plucked by quills or jacks; there are two strings for
each note.
HARPSICHORD
C.  A variety of harpsichord, with one string to a note; the keys are
perpendicular to the strings.
SPINET or VIRGINAL

16.   Identify the following characters from the classic TV series, Green
Acres, FTP each.
A.  The Douglases' hired hand  
EB DAWSON (accept either part)
B.  The owner of the general store in Hooterville.
SAM DRUCKER (accept either part)
C. The pig who sometimes rode his bicycle to visit the Douglases.
ARNOLD Ziffel (prompt for more on _Ziffel_)

17.  30-20-10, identify the book of the Bible from quotations.
30- The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard lie down with
the kid.
20- Stand not near me, for I am holier than thou.
10- Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and call his name Emmanuel
ISAIAH

18.  Many East Asian nations have had their currencies devalued by up to 80
percent in recent months.  Before they become completely irrelevant,
identify the basic units of currency used in these nations, for five points
each.
A. Indonesia
RUPIAH
B. South Korea
WON
C. Philippines
PESO
D. Malaysia
RINGGIT
E. Thailand
BAHT

19.   Identify the following curves, FTP each.
A.  The curve traced by a point on the circumference of a circle which is
rolling outside the circumference of another, fixed, circle.
EPICYCLOID
B.  The curve traced by a point on the circumference of a circle, as it
rolls along a fixed line.
CYCLOID
C.  The curve traced by a point on the circumference of a circle that is
rolling inside the circumference of another, larger, fixed circle
HYPOCYCLOID

20.   Identify the following related to the Franco-Prussian war, FTP each.
A.  The military commander of the German forces
Helmuth Karl Bernard VON MOLTKE
B.  The pretext of the war was the offer of the throne of what nation to a
branch of the Prussian ruling house?
SPAIN
C.  The battle at which the French emperor and 100,000 of his men were captured.
SEDAN

21.  Identify these famous "Firsts".
A.  The Solzhenitsyn novel featuring the character Nerzhin.
The FIRST CIRCLE
B.  The 1623 compilation of various works assembled by John Heminges and
Henry Cordell
The FIRST FOLIO

22.  (VISUAL BONUS)  One of the bonuses regularly dreaded at this tournament
is the much-maligned blown up map.  For 15 points each, identify the US
states which are shown in these maps.  You have 15 seconds for your answers.
A.  SOUTH CAROLINA
B. NEW MEXICO

23.  30-20-10, identify the artist from the works.
30-  Tauromaquia, The Three Fates
20-.  Saturn Devouring his Children, Witches' Sabbath
10-.  Caprichos, Desastres de la Guerra
(Francisco Jose de GOYA y Lucientes)

24.  For 5 points each, put the following subatomic particles in increasing
order of mass: electron, graviton, lambda particle, muon, neutron, and pion.
Ans: GRAVITON (0.0), ELECTRON (0.0005),  MUON (0.1057), PION (0.130-.139),
NEUTRON (.9396), LAMBDA PARTICLE (1.1155)
Mark Zimmer
mzimmer@mailbag.com
"Life is too short to learn German"
---Thomas Love Peacock