Boston Summer Open Round 11 Questions by Matt Bruce TOSSUPS 1. According to a legend in the Letters of Aristeas, it was the work of six scholars from each of the 12 tribes of Israel. Although it was meant to accommodate Jews in the Diaspora, it lost favor among them when Christians adopted it as their preferred version of the Old Testament. For 10 points, name this translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek. answer: _Septuagint_ 2. He was murdered in Berkeley Castle after he had been deposed by his wife Isabella and her lover, Roger Mortimer. Born in Caernarfon, Wales, he was known for his shoddy treatment of the barons and for his losses to the Scots. For 10 points, what English king became the first Prince of Wales in 1301? answer: _Edward_ the _Second_ (prompt on "Edward") 3. Bohol, Masbate, Leyte, Cebu, Negros, Panay, Mindoro, Palawan, Samar, and Mindanao are some of its major islands. Its main religion is Roman Catholicism and its currency is the peso of 100 centavos. For 10 points, name this nation whose largest island is Luzon and whose capital is Manila. answer: Republic of the _Philippines_ 4. With a charge of -1 and a spin of 1/2, it behaves like a heavy electron but decays into an electron and neutrinos. For 10 points, name this fundamental particle produced in weak radioactive decays of pions. answer: _muon_ 5. A nobleman accuses a duke of seducing his daughter and curses both the duke and the title character, a jester. The duke falls in love with the jester's daughter, whom other nobles mistake for the jester's mistress. They fool him into helping them kidnap his daughter, Gilda. To avenge her honor, the jester hires an assassin, Sparafucile, to kill the duke; but Gilda, dressed as a man, decides to die in his place. For 10 points, name this opera by Verdi. answer: _Rigoletto_ 6. In his second letter to his future wife, he promised to plug that woman's first book, _Violets and Other Tales_, in his newspaper column. While he may have helped Alice Ruth Moore gain fame, his own career took off when William Dean Howells reviewed his volume, _Majors and Minors_. Born in Dayton, he worked at the Columbian Exposition in 1893 and wrote "The Columbian Ode" in its honor. For 10 points, name this poet, short-story writer and former slave. answer: Paul Laurence _Dunbar_ 7. "I came into this world as a reject. Look into these eyes and then you'll see the size of the flames. Dwelling on the past, it's burning up my brain. Everyone that burns has to learn from the pain." "Why did it take so long? Why did I wait so long, huh? To figure it out, but I did it. And I'm the only one underneath the sun who didn't get it." For 10 points, name this Limp Bizkit song whose chorus suggests an unsavory place to put baked goods. answer: _Nookie_ ["I did it all for the nookie, so you can take that cookie and stick it up your.."] 8. If you think the mourning for Di and Kennedy went overboard, imagine the scene on July 23, 1885. For two days and nights people waited in the rain to file past this man's body. A vine from Napoleon's grave was planted on his tomb and Winfield Scott Hancock led the funeral march, in which his own battalion marched right behind the Virginia battalion he defeated. For 10 points, name this former President and Civil War hero. answer: [Hiram] Ulysses S. _Grant_ 9. Over a million American men and women contract this disease each year. Fortunately for them, it is more likely to have noticeable symptoms than similar diseases. For women those symptoms include cloudy vaginal discharge and abnormal menstruation. Men get a yellowish discharge from the penis and both sexes will find that it hurts to pee. For 10 points, name this STD that is easier to contract than to spell. answer: _gonorrhea_ 10. In the 1930's, when Congress convened the Temporary National Economic Committee, this organization printed daily transcripts. During World War Two it published the "Daily Report on Price and Production Controls." It now produces eight daily newsletters on topics including taxes, labor law, health care and international trade. For 10 points, name the biggest media organization in Washington, a private company that has become the journal of record for government regulation. answer: _Bureau of National Affairs_ or _BNA_ 11. His first published book was his master's thesis, about the Union Pacific railroad company. He examined the economic viability of slavery in two of his better-known works, "Without Consent or Contract" and "Time on the Cross." For 10 points, name this economic historian and 1993 Nobel laureate. answer: Robert _Fogel_ 12. In this story, the devil cannot take a certain horse and cart because their driver did not literally mean the curse that he put on them. Satan can, however, take the soul of a man of the cloth who had tried to extort money from the innocent woman who really did mean her curse. For 10 points, name this Canterbury tale told by the bitter enemy of the Summoner. answer: The _Friar's_ Tale 13. Andy Van Hellemond waved off a first-period goal that would have given this team a 3-0 lead in Game Four of its last playoff series as a franchise. Rangers' forward Alexei Kovalev lay on the ground in his own zone but play continued and Joe Sakic put the puck in the net. This team lost that game, 3-2 in overtime, then lost the series, delaying its cup run to 1996 and a new home. For 10 points, what former rivals of the Montreal Canadiens became the Colorado Avalanche? answer: _Quebec_ _Nordiques_ (DO NOT ACCEPT OR PROMPT ON "Colorado Avalanche") 14. He crossed over the Andes in 1541 and then decided that it would be easier to keep exploring than to retrace his steps. He spent the next year charting the river that took its name from his report of tribes that he believed to be led by women. For 10 points, name this former underling of Francisco Pizarro who discovered the Amazon river. answer: Francisco de _Orellana_ 15. He began contributing pen-and-ink drawings to _Life_ magazine in the 1890s. The men he drew were clean-shaven, which helped bring an end to the post-Civil War beard trend. The women he drew were tall, busty, athletic and aloof, with hair swept way up. For 10 points, name the illustrator whose eponymous "girl" became the model of feminine beauty. answer: Charles Dana _Gibson_ 16. The climate during this epoch was warm enough to produce swamps and jungles. The continents were breaking up and their isolation led to such freak shows as the glyptodon, an armadillo as big as a Buick. Ocean life featured new fish and crabs as well as the recently-evolved whale. Penguins and pelicans flourished; poisonous snakes first appeared; and mammals abounded, especially horses and elephants. For 10 points, name this second epoch of the Tertiary period. answer: _eocene_ 17. He made a name for himself in the office of Texas Representative Tom DeLay. Jacob Chestnut and John Gibson were his victims. For 10 points, think back to 1998 and name this Montana recluse who committed the shootings at the U.S. Capitol. answer: Russell Eugene _Weston_, Jr. 18. The grandson of Lucius Quintus Carrothers McCaslin, he is raised as a brother to his white cousin Zack Edmonds. In _Go Down, Moses_, he turns 21 and successfully demands his $1,000 legacy. He is falsely accused of murdering Vinson Gowrie in _Intruder in the Dust_. For 10 points, name this recurring character created by William Faulkner. answer: Lucas _Beauchamp_ 19. His mother, Eudoxia, brought him up to be everything his father was not. A gentle, old-fashioned man, he tried to enter a monastery but was not allowed. He fled to Italy but agents of his father tracked him down in 1716; two years later he was tortured and executed. His father believed that his survival would cause a return to the dark ages for Russia. For 10 points, name this son of Peter the Great and namesake of the best friend of an East Lake High cheerleader. answer: _Alexis_ 20. According to _The New Yorker_, Lorraine Wagner was 13 years old when she sent fan mail to her favorite actor, who was then shooting the film "This is the Army." He wrote back and they kept writing over the years. He wrote to her about his distaste for casino monologues, his desire to work things out with his first wife and his admiration for Barry Goldwater. Their exchange ended with the form letter announcing his Alzheimer's disease. For 10 points, name this presidential pen pal. answer: Ronald Wilson _Reagan_ 21. According to Horace, this man "spurns the law, and respects only arms." A Nereid was his mother and his dad was the king of the Myrmidons, Peleus. Either Apollo or Paris killed him, years after his mother had dipped him into the river Styx, by shooting an arrow into the one part of his body that hadn't gone under water. For 10 points, name this mythological hero whose weak spot was his heel. answer: _Achilles_ Boston Summer Open Round 11 Questions by Matt Bruce BONUSES 1. Name these literary works dealing with ethnic identity and food, for 15 points from an anecdote or 5 if you need the author. A. (15 points) The black protagonist enters a diner. When the waitress says, "we don't serve Negroes here," he wants to strangle her but throws a glass of water at her instead. It misses her and shatters a mirror. (5 points) James Baldwin. answer: _Native Son_ B. (15 points) Santha, an Indian girl, is called "Cynthia" at school. Every day she brings Indian food for lunch. Her sister, Premila, looks at the Indian food longingly but always insists on eating sandwiches. (5 points) Santha Rau. answer: _By Any Other Name_ 2. In October 1986, talk show host David Letterman made a bet with the mayor of a certain city that if the Mets defeated that city's team in a post-season series, then a four-foot picture of a certain Met would have to be put up in city hall. For 10 points each: A. Name the city. answer: _Houston_ B. Name Houston's then-mayor. answer: Kathryn _Whitmire_ C. Name the outfielder whose mug actually went up in Houston city hall. answer: _Mookie_ Wilson 3. Answer the following questions related to a discovery by the chemist Auguste Bravais for 10 points each: A. What mathematical form describes an infinite array of imaginary points such that each point within it is identical to any other point? answer: _lattice_ B. Within two, how many different Bravais lattices are there? answer: _14_ (accept 12-16) C. There are 14 Bravais lattices because each of seven crystal systems can be oriented in two ways. Of the seven crystal systems, which one is simplest, a parallelepiped with no restrictions on cell lengths or angles? answer: _triclinic_ 4. Tired of questions about the Parthenon? Answer the following about the Erechtheum [ih-rek-THEE-um] for 10 points each: A. Of what order of architecture is it an example? answer: _Ionic_ [The only major Greek temple in the Ionic style.] B. Instead of columns, the south porch of the Erechtheum uses sculpted female figures as ornamental support. What architectural term describes these figures? answer: _caryatids_ C. One of the east columns and one of the caryatids were removed to London by what nobleman? answer: Thomas Bruce, Seventh Earl of _Elgin_ (accept "Bruce") 5. A certain battle of July 3, 1866, nearly destroyed the Austrian army. A. For 10 points, name the battle. answer: Battle of _Koniggratz_ B. For 5 points, name victorious nation in the Battle of Konigggratz. answer: _Prussia_ C. For 10 points, name the Prussian military theorist who designed the attack. answer: Helmuth Karl Bernhard von _Moltke_ D. The only thing that prevented total devastation for Austria was the failure of, for 5 points, what type of communication device? answer: _telegraph_ 6. Name these doomsday cults for 10 points each: A. It was founded in 1977 by Luc Jouret, who convinced his followers that he had belonged to the Knights Templar in a previous life. Members believed that, to move to the next world, they'd have to die in a fire. answer: International Chivalric Order _Solar_ Tradition (or "Solar Temple") B. The last of three organizations founded by Marshall Applewhite, this group staged a mass suicide in San Diego in March 1997. answer: _Heaven's Gate_ C. Shoko Asahara leads this Japanese cult, whose name combines a sacred Hindu syllable with a phrase that means, "supreme truth." answer: _Aum Shinri Kyo_ 7. Name these Dostoyevsky works from opening lines for 10 points each: A. "I am a sick man. I am a spiteful man. I am an unattractive man. I believe my liver is diseased." answer: _Notes From The Underground_ B. "On an exceptionally hot evening in early July a young man came out of the garret in which he lodged at S. Place and walked slowly, though in hesitation, towards K. Bridge." answer: _Crime and Punishment_ C. "It was a little before eight o'clock in the morning when Yakov Petrovitch Golyadkin, a titular councillor, woke up from a long sleep." answer: The _Double_ 8. Last week a New York congressman abandoned the Republican Party and became a Democrat. Last November, the same congressman made campaign contributions to two Democratic candidates. For 10 points each: A. Name this turncoat. answer: _M_ichael _Forbes_ B. One of the Democrats to whom Michael Forbes gave money was this Californian, running against the man she'd defeated in 1996. answer: Loretta _Sanchez_ C. The other Democrat was Bill Pascrell, a first-term rep from this state. answer: _New Jersey_ 9. Name these marine communities for 10 points each: A. This is the region where fresh water drains into salt water. answer: _estuary_ B. This is the area between high tide and low tide. answer: _littoral_ zone C. This base, near Oceanside, California, has about 37,000 active duty, 50,000 family members and 4,000 civilians. answer: _Camp Pendleton_ 10. Suppose a singer begins the Star Spangled Banner on middle C. For 10 points each: A. In what key is she singing it? answer: _F_ major B. The second note she sings will be an A. What two-word phrase describes the descending interval between C and A? answer: _minor third_ C. The same note will have an accidental in front of it three times in her rendition, most recently when she sings the word "still." Which note is this? answer: _B_ natural 11. "Under no circumstances could I or would I accept the nomination for the vice-presidency," declares the man who will take the job anyway four months later. A political kingpin cries out at a back-room meeting, "don't any of you realize that there's only one life between that madman and the presidency?" A. For 5 points, name this "madman," who would indeed become president. answer: _T_heodore _Roosevelt_ B. For 10 points, name the speaker of the second quote. answer: Mark _Hanna_ C. For 15 points, name the party boss who had bragged, "I have come to watch Teddy take the veil" on inauguration day. answer: Thomas Collier ("Boss") _Platt_ 12. Name these actors from the movie Mrs. Doubtfire on a 5-10-15 basis. A. For 5 points, the title character. answer: Robin _Williams_ B. For 10 points, his ex-wife. answer: Sally _Field_ C. For 15 points, her new boyfriend. answer: Pierce _Brosnan_ 13. For 5 points each, 30 for all correct, name the Thomas Hardy novels that contain these dudes: A. Donald Farfrae. answer: The _Mayor of Casterbridge_ B. Damon Wildeve. answer: The _Return of the Native_ C. Gabriel Oak. answer: _Far From the Madding Crowd_ C. Diggory Venn. answer: The _Return of the Native_ 14. 30-20-10. Name the scientist from his research topics. A. He was 14 years old when he published a paper about ovals, generalizing the equation for an ellipse. B. In 1857 he won the Adams Prize for his paper on _The Motion of Saturn's Rings_. C. His paper, "On Faraday's lines of force," had been presented in two parts to the Cambridge Philosophical Society in 1855 and 1856. answer: James Clerk _Maxwell_ 15. Name these philosophical works for 15 points each, 5 points if you need the author. A. (15 points) Humans are put in a world that they did not make but that contains many useful things. The trick is not to become submerged in the world of objects. (5 points) Martin Heidegger. answer: _Being and Time_ (or "Sein und Zeit") B. (15 points) Through lengthy assertions and flowery prose, the author tries to refute the idea that god is separate from man. (5 points) Ludwig Feuerbach. answer: The _Essence of Christianity_ 16. Name these Japanese ruling families on a 5-10-15 basis. A. For 5 points, Ieyasu founded this dynasty; his successors included Iemitsu and Tshunayoshi. answer: _Tokagawa_ Shogunate B. For 10 points, the most powerful shogun of this clan was Michinaga, who took power in 995 A.D. answer: _Fujiwara_ C. For 15 points, this family took power in 1336 with the ascent of Takauji. The War of Onin brought its reign to an end a century later. answer: _Muromachi_ 17. Answer these questions about geographical features named after Queen Victoria for 5 points each, 30 for all correct. A. Victoria Falls are on what river? answer: _Zambezi_ B. Victoria Peak is the highest point on what island? answer: _Hong Kong_ C. What is the capital of the Australian province of Victoria? answer: _Melbourne_ D. Victoria is itself the capital of what nation in the Indian Ocean? answer: _Seychelles_ 18. Last year they went 8-22 but this year they picked up their 10th win on July 16. For 10 points each: A. Name this California-based WNBA franchise, whose attendance is the league's third lowest despite its success. answer: _Sacramento_ _Monarchs_ B. The Sacramento Monarchs' point guard leads the league in assists. Name this female counterpart to Jason Williams. answer: Ticha _Penichiero_ C. The Monarchs have switched to a three-guard system, leaving this Stanford grad, the 1997 NCAA Player of the Year on the bench. answer: Tara _Starbird_ 19. Name these Tennessee Williams plays from descriptions for 10 points each: A. A spinster named Page has the hots for Doctor Harvey but he's not interested. answer: _Summer and Smoke_ B. A rich old lady will fund a state asylum as long if a doctor agrees to lobotomize her niece. The old lady's son had taken her to Europe every year but then took his cousin instead the year before he died. answer: _Suddenly Last Summer_ C. Police kill a truck driver in the act of smuggling. His buxom wife has a miscarriage and becomes a recluse. answer: The _Rose Tattoo_ 20. Name these inventions from their descriptions or creators for 10 points each: A. Christopher Latham Sholes, a Pennsylvanian man, helped bring this everyday item about. answer: _typewriter_ B. This is an engine whose piston rotates about an axis instead of oscillating in a cylinder. answer: _Wankel_ engine C. Carl Djerassi led the research team that produced this item, one of the most consequential innovations of the 20th century. answer: birth control _pill_