Beaver Bonspiel 2: 3:00 p.m. Bonuses by MIT and Princeton BONUS 1 (30) Identify these American novels FTP from their opening lines or for five points if you also need the author. a) 10: "The old woman remembered a swan she had bought many years ago in Shanghai for a foolish sum." 5: The author is Amy Tan. A: The _JOY LUCK CLUB_ b) 10: "It is inevitable that you will be shocked by this book but continue, please, with all possible courage to the end." 5: The author is Stephen Crane A: _MAGGIE: A GIRL OF THE STREETS_ c) 10:"NOTICE: Persons attempting to find motive in this narrative will be prosecuted;" 5: The author is Mark Twain A: Adventures of _HUCKLEBERRY FINN_ BONUS 2 (30) 30-20-10 Name the American town. 30: It is the town in which Grover Cleveland is buried. 20: It is the burial site of Aaron Burr Jr., of duling fame, and his father, Aaron Sr., who was briefly President of the town's university in the 1760's. 10: It was the home of Albert Einstein for many years and is currently home of the world-renown Institute for Advanced Study. A: _PRINCETON_, New Jersey BONUS 3 (30 points) For five points, name the isotope that is most commonly used to date organic matter. Ans: _CARBON-14_ For 10 points, name the scientist who pioneered this dating method. Ans: Willard _LIBBY_ For 10 points for within 300 years or 15 points for within 30 years, what is the half-life of the aforementioned isotope? Ans: 5730 years (5700-5760 -- 15 points) (5430-6030 -- 5 points) BONUS 4 (30) Identify these ancient battles for the stated number of points. a) For 5 points: Octavian defeats Marc Antony and wrests control of the Roman state, 31 BC. A: _ACTIUM_ b) For 10 points: The final battle of the Second Punic War, Rome finally defeats Hannibal in Tunisia, 202 BC. A: _ZAMA_ c) For 15 points: 331 BC; Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia for the last time and takes control of the Persian Empire. A: _GAUGAMELA_ BONUS 5 (30) Answer these questions about the long-running show "Cheers" for the stated number of points. a) For 5 points, what is Lilith's maiden name? A: _STERNIN_ b) For 10 points, what is Rebecca's horror movie actress sister's first name? A: _SUSAN_ c) For 15 points, what is Paul's last name? A: _CRAPENCE_ BONUS 6 (30) Welcome to "Shotgun History 101!" I'll name an event which took some time. FTP apiece, you give me any one year in which the event took place. a) Ghengis Khan is on the warpath. A: 1190-1227 b) The Boer Wars are fought. A: 1880-1 or 1899-1902 c) Nero is Roman Emperor. A: 54-68 BONUS 7 (30) Answer these questions about St. Peter's basilica for 10 points each. a) First, the current structure with its massive dome is built upon another Christian basilica dedicated to what Roman emperor? A: _CONSTANTINE_ b) What Italian artist and architect completed the dome's drum in 1547? A: _MICHELANGELO_ c) What Italian designed the symmetrical plaza in front of the basilica in 1629? A: Gianlorenzo _BERNINI_ BONUS 8 (20) FTP apiece, Identify these titular things from American literature based on brief descriptions. a) Nevada, 1885: three supposed cattle rustlers are lynched just as word arrives that they are innocent. A: The _OX-BOW INCIDENT_ b) Reverend Hooper begins to wear it on the eve of his marriage. His finance abandons him and his parishioners look on him with terror. At Reverend Hooper's death, everyone seems to be wearing one. A: The _MINISTER'S BLACK VEIL_ BONUS 9 (30 points) Rich Gossage is known as "The Goose." For 5 points each, give the person refered to by their discpline and animalian nickname, which is usually a reference to their physiognomy. A) Baseball, "The Penguin" Ans: Ron _CEY_ B) Basketball, "The Worm" Ans: Dennis _RODMAN_ C) Swimming, "The Albatross" Ans: Michael _GROSS_ D) Country Music, "Possum" Ans: _G_eorge _JONES_ E) Baseball, "The Bird" Ans: Mark _FIDRYCH_ F) Revolutionary War Hero, "The Swamp Fox" Ans: Francis _MARION_ BONUS 10 (30) Answer these questions about colums, ten points each. a) The most ornate style of the three basic classical columns. A: _CORINTHIAN_ b) Linework or etchwork on the side of the column. A: _FLUTING_ c) The top of a column where it attaches to a building. A: _CAPITAL_ BONUS 11 (30) FTP apiece, given a list of works, you tell me the Latin American authors. 1. _Love in the Time of Cholera_ and _One Hundred Years of Solitude_. A: Gabriel _GARCIA MARQUEZ_ 2. _The Eagle and the Serpent_ and _Memorias de Pancho Villa_. A: Martin Luis _GUZMAN_ 3. _The Green House_ and _Conversations in the Cathedral_. A: Mario _VARGAS LLOSA_ BONUS 12 (30) Did you know that exactly six teams have won every Superbowl they appeared in? Well if you do, your team will earn 30 points, because you'll get five point per team for every such Superbowl- perfect franchise you can name. A: Green Bay _PACKERS_, New York _JETS_, Pittsburgh _STEELERS_, San Francisco _FORTY-NINERS_, Chicago _BEARS_, New York _GIANTS_ BONUS 13 (30) 30-20-10 Name the scientist and mathematician. 30: In 1801, when Piazzi discovered Ceres, this man took a few observations and precisely calculated its orbit. 20: In 1833, his collaboration with Weber led him to invent the electric telegraph. 10: Among his most famous discoveries is the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra. A: Carl Friedrich _GAUSS_ BONUS 14 (30) "Knowledge is power," said Francis Bacon. "Knowledge is points," say I. FTP apiece, who first said (or at least wrote down): a) "The state is not 'abolished,' it withers away." A: Friedreich _ENGELS_ b) "Man is by nature a political animal." A: _ARISTOTLE_ c) "The greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation." A: Jeremy _BENTHAM_ BONUS 15 (30) "Just say they were a great team," said wrote Nelson Algren, "and let it go at that." Of course, I'm not going to let you off that easily! FTP apiece, identify the following from the 1919 Black Sox scandal. a) This White Sox owner was so cheap that he wouldn't even pay to have his team's uniforms laundered, which is how the team earned the "Black Sox" nickname. A: Charles A. _COMISKEY_ b) This underpaid pitcher's second pitch hit Cincinnati 2nd baseman Mitch Rath in the back to signal that the fix was on. A: Eddie _CICOTTE_ c) The cash for the fix was mostly provided by this New York gambler known as "Mr. Bankroll." A: Arnold _ROTHSTEIN_ BONUS 16 (30 points) 30-20-10 Name this city after the clues: 1) The birthplace of Dr. Pepper. 2) The home of Baylor University. 3) The home of a religious seperatist sect that made news in March of 1993. Ans: _WACO_, TX BONUS 17 (20) Sure you listened to the music, but did you listen to the voices in "The Lion King"? Given the animated character, name the actor or actress who provided his or her voice, five points each. a) Pumbaa A: Ernie _SABELLA_ b) Timon A: Nathan _LANE_ c) Scar A: Jeremy _IRONS_ d) young Simba A: Johnathan Taylor _THOMAS_ BONUS 18: (30) 30-20-10 Name the country. 30: According to a 1994 study, this nation has the most men in the armed forces per 1,000 residents (No, it's not Canada). 20: Its chief ports are Chonglin, Hamhung, and Nampo, and its monetary unit is the Won. 10: Its western border is the Yellow Sea; eastern, Sea of Japan, and Northern, China and the Yalu River. A: _NORTH KOREA_ BONUS 19 (30 points) Let's go on a road trip. 5 points each for identifying the interstate highway between each of these cities. A) St. Louis--Kansas City Ans: _I-70_ B) Houston--San Antonio Ans: _I-10_ C) Chicago--Indianapolis Ans: _I-65_ D) Yuma, Arizona--San Diego Ans: _I-8_ E) Nashville--Memphis Ans: _I-40_ F) Detroit--Atlanta Ans: _I-75_ BONUS 20: (20) Sure you know about the Army, Navy and Air Force, but what about America's lesser known service academies? Given a service academy, say what state it's in, 10 points each. a) Coast Guard A: New London, _CONNECTICUT_ b) Merchant Marine A: Kings Point, _NEW YORK_ BONUS 21: (25) The four largest islands in the world are Greenland, New Guinea, Borneo, and Madagascar. For five points apiece, name any the next six islands in the top ten by land area? A: _BAFFIN_ Island, _SUMATRA_, _HONSHU_, Great _BRITAIN_, _VICTORIA_ Island, _ELLESMERE_ Island BONUS 22: (20) Answer these questions about home heating for 10 points each. a) This form of heat heats 26% more homes than it did in 1950, the largest increase of any fuel. A: Natural _GAS_ b) Most of the gain of natural gas has come at the expense of what other fuel, which once accounted for over 25%, but now heats less than 1% of American homes. A: _COAL_ BONUS 23 (30 points) Joe Buck is a country boy from Texas. Ratso Rizzo is a limping con-man from the Bronx. They are the main characters in a revolutionary film about two misfits trying to make it in the subculture of sex and crime in New York City, that won the Best Picture Oscar in 1969. For ten points each, name the film and the two actors that portrayed the roles. Ans: _"Midnight Cowboy"_ Jon _VOIGHT_ & Dustin _HOFFMAN_ BONUS 24 (20) Ah, medicine! I'll give you a part of the body, you tell me what prefix is used for that part in medical jargon. Example: the medical prefix for "head" is "cephalo-." All the answers end with vowels. a) Skin A: _DERMA-_ b) Joint A: _ARTHRO-_ c) Kidney A: _NEPHRO-_ d) Blood vessels A: _VASO-_