Beaver Bonspiel VIII - October 27, 2001 - Round 10
Packet by Yale Ugly Green Jacket (Benjamin Gross, Ramey Ko, Aaron Lichtig, Thad Novak)

Tossups

1.  Official records indicate that when this emperor seized the throne, his nephew and predecessor Chu Yün-Wen perished in a palace fire, but some say Chu escaped and lived as a recluse. Regardless, this emperor reversed his nephew’s reforms, authorized the transfer of the capital from Nanjing to Beijing in 1407, commissioned Zheng Ho’s massive voyages to East Africa and Southeast Asia, and commissioned the Forbidden City. FTP, name this third and most powerful emperor of the Ming Dynasty, son of the Hung-wu emperor.
	Answer: Yung-Lo Emperor (acc. Ming Ch’eng Tsu, Ming T’ai Tsung, Wen Ti, Chu Ti)

2.  One variation uses Geiger counters to coordinate the lowering of temperature with the incoming particles.  The positron and the muon were both discovered using one of these devices, primitive versions of which can be made using dry ice and isopropanol.  Invented by c)T.R. Wilson, FTP, name this device in which charged particles ionize supersaturated air, causing condensation which makes their tracks visible.
	Answer:  cloud chamber (acc. “Wilson chamber” before Wilson is mentioned)

3.  In college, he became the first freshman to become Pac-10 Player of the Year, then immediately jumped to the NBa)  Picked third overall in the 1996 draft, he also finished third in that year’s Rookie of the Year voting while leading his team in scoring and minutes.  After a July 19 trade, Shane Battier will likely take over his old job, while he plays power forward for his new team.  FTP, name this ex-Grizzly, now the best player on the Atlanta Hawks.
	Answer:  Shareef Abdur-Rahim

4.  This tale has been found among a wide variety of peoples, from Icelandic farmers to Zulus.  It seems as if the story is of Teutonic origin, though it was also probably generated elsewhere.  In some accounts, the title object is actually Yggdrasill from Norse myth, and the giant is the All-Father of the Eddas.  For ten points, name this fairy tale, in which a young boy plants magical seeds, climbs up into a castle in the sky, and eventually kills the giant.
	Answer:  Jack and the Beanstalk

5.  Probably the best known member of the group of symbolist painters known as Les Vingt, the art community's hostile reception of works like Skeletons Fighting for the Body of a Hanged Man caused him to become a recluse, and throughout his life he identified his sufferings with the sufferings of the title figure of his masterpiece.  With works often featuring a diverse array of masks, for ten points, who is this Belgian painter, whose virtues are extolled by They Might be Giants, the artist of The Tribulations of St. Anthony and Entry of Christ into Brussels?
	Answer:  James Ensor

6.  He was born into a genteel family that had fallen on hard times and after the death of his father in 1832, he tried several jobs including clerking at a bank, teaching, and going to sea.  His first voyage as a seaman, to Liverpool, served as the basis for his novel Redburn.  Later, he was a captive among benign cannibals in South America after his ship, Acushnet crashed.  For ten points, name this man, who used his experiences on the sea to create the novels Mardi and a Voyage, Typee, Omoo, and a tale about a whale.
	Answer:  Herman Melville

7.  It wasn’t announced until January 4, 1965, though aides said the president had sketched it out by the evening of November 22, 1963. Many feel that if not for the budget pressures of the Vietnam War, it’s more ambitious War on Poverty component might have succeeded. It’s greatest successes were in the area of civil rights, though greater medical care for the elderly under Social Security remains today as well. FTP, name this legislative reform program of Lyndon b) Johnson, announced during the first State of the Union address following his election.
	Answer: Great Society  (accept "War on Poverty" before it shows up in the question, since that was announced as part of the Great Society speech and the question doesn't distinguish the two before that point)

8.  Scene 1 is a teenage homosexual boy who has died of AIDS. Scene 2 is a drunk-driving scene where a father has just killed his family. Scene 3 is a teen-suicide. Scene 4 is a teenage drug usage scene. Scene 5 is an abortion scene. The final two scenes are hell and heaven. Before leaving, visitors are given the opportunity to pray for salvation, and to also visit with a counselor. It is an unforgettable 20 minutes. FTP, name this much publicized Christian fundamentalist Halloween alternative to Haunted Houses.
	Answer: Hell House

9.  Subdivisions of it include the Emsian and the Frasnian.  The oldest known vascular plants in the northern hemisphere come from this period, at the end of which seed plants began to appear.  The first land-living vertebrates, known as tetrapods, appeared, and other land-dwellers included early arthropods and arachnids.  FTP, name this period in the Paleozoic era, best known for its enormous diversity of fish.
	Answer:  Devonian period

10.  William of Ockham was just one of several harsh critics of the papacy during this period. The prestige of the Church had been waning with the growth of Nominalism and secular theories of government. This made possible the 1309 arrest of Boniface VIII at Anagni by French mercenaries in his own family palace. Thus began, FTP, what 68 year period of papal residence in Avignon, France, named after Jewish exile in the 6th century BCE?
	Answer: Babylonian Captivity (accept "Avignon papacy" or similar answers before "Avignon"; the "Great Schism," often confused with the Captivity, is a later period and as such is wrong)

11.  She was originally from Liverpool and after the death of her parents, was taken to London by a friend.  There, she is picked up by a local madam at the information office.  She rejects Mr. Croft at first, but eventually relents to the amorous desires of Charles.  For ten points, name this titular heroine of one of England’s most controversial novels, subtitled Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure, by John Cleland.
	Answer:  Fanny Hill (either name acceptable)

12.  It occurs naturally in a mineral called shungite, though it was first discovered in synthetic form.  It has just four absorptions in IR spectroscopy, due to its enormous symmetry.  It was first discovered in 1985, when Rice University researchers Richard Smalley and Bob Curl used lasers to vaporize graphite.  Named for an eccentric architect, FTP, name this 60-atom allotrope of carbon.
	Answer:  Buckminsterfullerenes (acc. “buckyballs”)

13.  It is separated from the mainland by a deep strait called the Solent.  Originally part of Hampshire county, in 1974 it became its own county.  It is the site of many holiday resorts including Ryde, Sandown-Shankner, and Yarmouth, as well as a high security prison, outside of Parkhurst.  FTP, identify this British vacation spot where Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix both had their last stage performances, whose name has little to do with the thick bed of chalk which runs down its center.
	Answer: The Isle of Wight

14.  Chapters 26 and 45 of this book relate the events of the reign of King Jehoiakim, while the chapters in between chronicle the reign of King Zedekiah.  The final section is drawn from 2 Kings and gives a collection of pronouncements against foreign nations.  The first part, most likely derived from his pupil Baruch, includes his call, his Temple sermon, and other activities under kings like Josiah.  FTP, identify this book of the Old Testament that prophesies the fall of Judah, whose author and namesake was imprisoned for recommending submission to Nebuchadnezzar
	Answer: Jeremiah

15.  In the late 1640s, inspired by his brother-in-law Dughet, he turned to landscape painting, producing such works as Landscape with Polyphemus.  Early in his career, thanks to his interaction with classicist Cassiano dal Pozzo, he took an interest in ancient Rome, reflected in his paintings of figures such as Coriolanus and Scipio, and he often painted on biblical themes, as in The Worship of the Golden Calf, Seven Sacraments, and The Holy Family on the Steps.  For ten points, name this Baroque-era Frenchman who spent most of his career in Italy, painter of The Rape of the Sabine Women.
	Answer:  Nicolas Poussin

16.  They are rich in lysines and arginines, which helps compensate the polyanionic molecules to which they bind.  In the structure proposed by Roger Kornberg, H2A, H2B, H3 and H4 form an octamer, while H1 exists separately, in the linking region between octamers.  Reversible modifications to them can regulate transcription by changing their binding affinity.  FTP, identify these proteins, the spools around which DNA winds to form nucleosomes.
	Answer:  histones

17.  Born Johann Schmidt, his drunken father committed suicide the day after his birth.  He was working as a bellboy at a hotel Adolf Hitler happened to stay at, and eventually became Hitler’s right-hand man.  Growing in power to rival Hitler himself, he assisted the rise of Baron Strucker, who would eventually create Hydra, one of several terrorist groups he has led at various times.  FTP, name this criminal mastermind, the greatest opponent of Captain America.
	Answer:  The Red Skull

18.  The herald Talthybius assigns the title characters to their captors and claims Astyanax, who is hurled to his death and subsequently mourned by his grandmother.  Half-mad due to her rape by Ajax the Lesser, Cassandra predicts the murder of Agamemnon and the wanderings of Odysseus. The most memorable scene is the sacrifice of Hector’s sister Polyxena to the ghost of Achilles.  For ten points, name this Euripides tragedy whose titular characters include Andromache and Hecuba.
	Answer:  The Trojan Women

19.  The luxurious Plantin Polyglot Bible was commissioned in 1580 in order to convert him, but though he reverently received Christian artifacts and missionaries, he showed no real interest in conversion. He did enjoy organizing debates between his Hindu, Parsi, Muslim, and Christian subjects, though illiterate himself. Besides fostering the arts, he oversaw the greatest expansion of the Mogul Empire. FTP, name this son of Humayan and grandson of Babur, who should not be confused with the gay lover of Jeff in Matt Groening's Life in Hell.
	Answer: Abu-ul-Fath Jalal-ud-Din Muhammad Akbar

20.  This city was founded in 723 by Raja Gunakamadeva and was originally called Manju-Patan.  Its current name makes reference to a temple said to have been built from the wood of a single tree by Raja Lachmina Singh in 1596.  Located near the confluence of the Baghmati and Vishnumati rivers, it has served as the seat of the ruling Shah family since 1768.  FTP, identify this city, home of Tribhuvan University and the parade ground at Tundi Khel, the capital of Nepal.
	Answer: Kathmandu

21.  Some rabbis believe that this holiday commemorates the first time manna fell from heaven.  Others claim it marks the anniversary of the abrupt end of a plague which raged among the followers of Rabbi Akiva.  Orthodox Jews in the upper Galilee celebrate this holiday by traveling to the grave of Rabbi Simeon ben Yohai while children play with bows and arrows and dance around a bonfire.  FTP, name this Jewish holiday which falls on the 33rd day after Passover and marks the end of a period of semi-mourning.
	Answer: Lag Ba ‘Omer 

22.  It has probably the shortest name of any artistic movement and its predecessors include Balla and the Bauhaus painters.  Some of the greatest practitioners were Victor Vasarely, Josef Albers, and Bridget Riley, whose black and white compositions seem to vibrate before the viewers.  For ten points, name this movement, a type of abstract art that exploits the effects of pattern.
	Answer:  Op Art

23.  China was not the only country with a “Warring States” period. One of the lesser-known yet key consequences of this period was marked development of the market economy because of the lack of central authority. Following the political disorder of the Onin War, shugo deputies of the bakufu consolidated their land holdings and power, emerging as daimyo of the new feudal territories. Not until the unifiers Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi did, FTP, this chaotic period of Japanese history end, yielding to the Tokugawa era.
	Answer: Sengoku Period (DNA: Momoyama - this only includes Nobunaga and after, and applies more to art of the period)

24.  He was so inspired by Wilhelm Wundt’s Physiological Psychology that he resigned from his post at Antioch College to study with the author.  Upon his return to the U.S. in 1878, he received a Ph.D. in psychology from Harvard, the first doctorate degree in the subject ever given in America.  He was the first president of the American Psychological Association as well as Clark University, which he helped found in 1888.  FTP, identify this American psychologist frequently regarded as the father of educational and child psychology.
	Answer: G. Stanley Hall

Bonus Questions

1.  Answer these questions about the Non-Aligned Movement during the Cold War, FTPE.
a) This major conference of the non-aligned powers took place from April 18-24, 1955.
	Answer: Bandung Conference
b) One of the sponsors of the Bandung Conference was India, whose delegation was led by this prime minister.
	Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
c) This Egyptian leader emerged as a world figure during the conference.
	Answer: Gamal Abdel Nasser

2.  Name the artists of the following bird-oriented works, FTPE.
a)  Bird in Space
	Answer:  Constantin Brancusi
b)  Madonna of the Goldfinch
	Answer:  Raphael Sanzio
c)  This artist’s Lamentation has a bird in it, but it’s his name that’s truly birdy.  
	Answer:  Jan de Cock

3.  Answer the following about capacitors FTP each.
a)  The material between the plates of a parallel-plate capacitor is called this.
	Answer:  Dielectric
b)  This type of current, associated with capacitors and introduced by Maxwell, is not accounted for in Ampere’s law
	Answer:  Displacement current
c)  Two capacitors, each of 0.2 farads capacitance, are arranged in series.  What is the total capacitance?  You have 10 seconds.
	Answer:  0.1 farads (acc. numerical equivalents like “one-tenth farad”)

4.  Identify these Hitchcock movies from descriptions FTP each.
a)  South American Nazis and uranium are featured in this thriller, which stars Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman, and ends with the memorable line, “Alex, would you come here please?  I wish to speak with you…”
	Answer:  Notorious
b)  Based on a Patricia Highsmith novel, this film sees the title characters, played by Farley Granger and Robert Walker, plotting to exchange murders.
	Answer:  Strangers on a Train
c)  Salvador Dali famously designed the dream sequences in this psychological drama starring Gregory Peck and Ingrid Bergman.
	Answer:  Spellbound

5.  Answer the following about an English movement, 5-10-15 basis.
a)  This artistic and literary movement, whose members included William Holman Hunt and John Everett Millais, published The Germ in 19th century England. 
	Answer:  Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
b) This family contributed Dante Gabriel, Christina, and William Michael, who edited The Germ, to the movement.
	Answer:  Rossetti
c) One of the more famous literary works associated with the movement is this poem by Christina Rossetti about how two sisters, Lizzie and Laura, respond to being offered fruit by men.
	Answer: Goblin Market

6.  Have you heard?  The bird is the word.  Answer these questions about mythological avians, FTPE.
a)  Only one of these birds existed at any given time, but according to some myths,  a new one was born every 500 years on the altar of Ra in Heliopolis.  
	Answer: Phoenix
b)  Thanks to this bird, the earth receives water and plants can thrive.  It is frequently portrayed with an extra head in its abdomen.  Lightning flashes from its beak and gales start when it flaps its wings.
	Answer: Thunderbird
c)  He is the brother of Aruna, the charioteer of Surya, the sun god.  He has green feathers, four arms, and golden wings.  He was selected by Vishnu to serve as his mount after having retrieved an elixir of immortality.
	Answer: Garuda

7.  Make your mummy proud and name these famous Egyptologists, FTPE.
a) By the age of 16, he had mastered six ancient oriental languages, in addition to Latin and Greek.  Following up on the modest successes of Thomas Young, he eventually made his name in 1821, deciphering the triple inscriptions on a famous piece of black basalt.
	Answer: Jean-François Champollion 
b)  The inventor of sequence dating, this British Egyptologist, not the Nazis, discovered the Temple of Tanis.  He also explored the necropolis of Abydos and the Pyramids at Harawa and published a book on the origins of the alphabet in 1912.
	Answer: Sir Flinders Petrie
c) He served as inspector general of the Egyptian antiquities department and discovered the tombs of Hatshepsut and Thutmose IV.  He is better known for discovering other “wonderful” things in November, 1922.
	Answer: Howard Carter

8.  Answer these questions about creating traditions in modern Japan, FTPE.
a) Much of the ceremony created by the Meiji government revolved around the emperor, symbolized by two items, one a flower, the other featured on the banners of the revolutionaries. Name them, five points apiece.
	Answer: Chrysanthemum and Rising Sun
b) Another created institution was the Yasukuni shrine, which was dedicated to this kind of endeavor.
	Answer: War (it contains a war museum and a memorial for war dead)
c) In order to inculcate devotion to the emperor, Inoue (Ee-no-yay) Kowashi drafted this document to guide public schooling, which itself became an object of veneration by students and teachers. Some teachers reportedly committed suicide for accidentally mishandling it.
	Answer: Imperial Rescript on Education (Kyoiko Chokugo)

9.  Identify these amino acids from descriptions FTP each.
a)  The presence of this amino acid will cause a kink in an alpha helix, because its cyclic pyrrolidine side chain severely restricts its geometry.
	Answer:  proline
b)  The imidazolium group on this amino acid has a near-neutral pKa, making it the most useful for catalysis under normal conditions.  It also binds very strongly to nickel ions, making it a useful tag for recombinant proteins.
	Answer:  histidine
c)  This sulfur-containing amino acid can be readily methylated, but it is more notable because it is the first amino acid in all proteins, at least until it is removed by post-translational modification.
	Answer:  methionine

10. Identify the following pitchers who played for the Philadelphia/Oakland Athletics, FTP each.
a)  This southpaw compiled an astonishing 31-4 record in 1931 while leading the A’s to their third consecutive World Series appearance.
	Answer:  Moses “Lefty” Grove
b)  He pitched a perfect game for Oakland in 1968, and won the Cy Young Award in 1974.  Name this pitcher with a distinctive nickname, who died in 1999 of Lou Gehrig’s disease.
	Answer:  Jim “Catfish” Hunter
c)  This left-hander came out of nowhere to win the 1971 Cy Young Award with an astounding 1.82 ERA and 8 shutouts.  He would hold out for a better contract the next season, and never quite regained his dominating form, though he would win 20 games 2 more times.
	Answer:  Vida Blue

11.  Answer these Asian film questions, FTPE.
a) Quentin Tarantino heavily promoted this “film noir” masterpiece by Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai about two love-struck cops featuring pop singer Wang Faye.
	Answer: Chungking Express (acc: Chongqing Senling (Tsong-ching sen ling)
b) This Zhang Yimou film was nominated for a Foreign Film Oscar. It tells the story of wives competing for their husband’s attention, who indicates which wife he will spend the night with using the title object.
	Answer: Raise the Red Lantern (acc: Da hong deng long gao gao gua)
c) This Ang Lee film is about a chef from Taipei’s Grand Hotel and his relationship with his three daughters. Ramey has actually been there to eat and swim several times.
	Answer: Eat Drink Man Woman (acc: Yin shi nan nu)

12.  Name the work about racism and false crimes in the American South, 5-10-15
a)  This work by Harper Lee centers around the rape trial of the framed Tom Robinson who is defended by Atticus Finch.
	Answer:  To Kill a Mockingbird
b)  For this work, John Howard Griffin, a white journalist, dyed his skin black and investigated conditions in the South, including those surrounding blacks and the law.
	Answer:  Black Like Me
c)  In this Jean Paul Sartre work, Lizzie at first refuses to lie to help build a case against an innocent black man, but because Fred the senator’s son needs a scapegoat, she agrees to do so.
	Answer:  The Respectful Prostitute

13.  Answer these questions about the world of gastronomy, FTPE.
a) This premiere American gastronomical society is run out of the house of a man considered the father of American gastronomy, a brownstone in Greenwich Village. The foundation’s awards are called “the Oscars of the food world.”
	Answer: James Beard Foundation
b) The Japanese cooking show Iron Chef opens with a quote from this brilliant French author of the Physiology of Taste.
	Answer: Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
c) One of the greatest honors a restaurant can receive is a star from this guide, associated with a tire company. Two or three stars signify an absolutely amazing culinary experience.
	Answer: Michelin Guide

14.  Answer these questions about American wars prior to the Revolution, FTPE.
a) Queen Anne’s War was the American analogue of this European conflict.
	Answer: War of the Spanish Succession
b) This war between British settlers and Native Americans involved a confederation led by the son of Masssoit of Wampanoags, Narragansett’s, and other New England tribes.
	Answer: King Philip’s War
c) This war, named for the British monarch at the time, was an extension of the War of the Grand Alliance.  Because of substantial Native American participation it is sometimes called the first of the four French and Indian Wars
	Answer: King William's War

15.  Answer the following about a certain type of spectroscopy FTP each.
a)  What type of spectroscopy exploits the small magnetic moments of atomic nuclei to provide structural information about chemical compounds?
	Answer:  Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy
b)  A large chemical shift in NMR spectroscopy indicates a high degree of withdrawal of electrons from the nucleus, also called this.
	Answer:  Deshielding
c)  For proton NMR, this compound, abbreviated TMS, is the standard minimum for chemical shift.
	Answer:  Tetramethylsilane

16.  Time again for “Who begat whom?”  Given a character in the Bible, identify his father, FTPE.
a)  Seth
	Answer: Adam
b)  Ephraim
	Answer: Joseph
c)  David
	Answer: Jesse

17. Norway: It’s not just for Vikings anymore!  Name these Norse cities, none of which is Oslo, given descriptions FTP each:
a) This third largest city in Norway was founded in 997 by King Olaf I, and later became a pilgrimage center.  Its large cathedral is the traditional coronation site of Norwegian kings.
	Answer: Trondheim
b) This port on the Scaggerak was built in 1641 by the king of Denmark, who was at that point also king of Norway.  Originally intended to be a commercial center, it is now an important transportation hub.
	Answer: Kristiansand
c) This northernmost town in Europe has an ice free harbor thanks to the North Atlantic current and is better known for its tourism and fishing industry than rap music.
	Answer: Hammerfest

18.  Name the following David Mamet plays, FTPE:
a)  This play, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, is a look at the competitive world of a Chicago real-estate office.
	Answer:  Glengarry Glen Ross 
b) In it, three small-time crooks plot the theft of a coin collection.
	Answer:  American Buffalo
c) In this play, Mamet uses tons of famously profane language in discussing the seduction of two couples.
	Answer:  Sexual Perversity in Chicago

19.  Answer these questions about Middle Eastern dynasties, FTPE.
a) This Sunnite Muslim dynasty was founded by Saladin in the late 12th century.
	Answer: Ayyubid Dynasty
b) The Ayyubid Dynasty was overthrown by Baybar, and this new sultanate emerged in its place, from the Arabic word for slave.
	Answer: Mamluk
c) In September 1260, Baybar defeated these invaders from the East near Nabulus in Palestine.
	Answer: Mongols

20.  Name the following “schools” of art, FTP each:
a)  This school included Thomas Cole, Frederick Church, and Asher Durant.
	Answer:  Hudson River school
b)  This school included the Americans Robert Henri, George Luks William Glackens, and John Sloan.  
	Answer:  The Ashcan School
c)  This school was opened in London in 1937 by Coldstream and Pasmore.  They wree influenced by Walter Sickert and Paul Cezinne and the Camden Town group.
	Answer:  Euston Road school

21.  Name the largest island in each of these archipelagos FTP.
a) The Philippines
	Answer: Luzon
b) The Ryukyu Islands
	Answer: Okinawa
c) The Dodecanese Islands
	Answer: Rhodes

22.  Identify the philosopher from works, 30-20-10
30 - Of Grammatology ; Positions
20 - Writing and Difference ; Dissemenation
10 - Speech and Phenomenology ; Margins of Philosophy
	Answer: Jacques Derrida  

23.  Answer these questions about economic issues in US history, FTPE.
a) The energy crisis of the 1970s precipitated this odd combination of high unemployment and high prices.
	Answer: Stagflation
b) Ford’s program to combat high prices was called WIN. Expand WIN.
	Answer: Whip Inflation Now
c) The Federal Reserve finally reigned in inflation in the early 80s by forcing a recession through tightening this component of government economic policy.
	Answer: Monetary Policy (as opposed to fiscal policy)

24.  Achtung!  Here are some questions about Germans.  Answer them, FTPE.
a)  This author of the novel The Devils Elixir is better known for short stories like "The Nutcracker" and the works which inspired an Offenbach opera.
	Answer:  Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann
b) This fictional German hero is the prototype of Rip Van Winkle.  A goatherd, he fell asleep in a dell for 20 years after following some knights into a forest.
	Answer:  Peter Klaus
c) Besides writing, this German held a cabinet post at the ducal court in Weimar and carried out extensive research in plant biology.
	Answer:  Johan Wolfgang von Goethe