HARVARD 1 BONII Editor JWB BONUS 1. Eleven cities are competing to host the 2004 Olympics. Four of those cities are from countries which have never hosted the games. 5 points each for naming either the city or the nation. _BUENOS AIRES_, or _Argentina_; _CAPE TOWN_, or _South Africa_; _ISTANBUL_, or _Turkey_; _RIO DE JANEIRO_, or _Brazil_ Now you'll get an additional 10 points if you can name the other city in the Western hemisphere that is bidding to host the games. _SAN JUAN_, Puerto Rico BONUS 2. 30-20-10 Give the term from modern physics from these definitions. 30) Galileo called it the "opposing impetus" which had to be removed from a body before it could undergo large accelerations. 20) Newton called it "vis insita," defining it as "the power of resisting, by which every body ... endevors to preserve in its present state." 10) Today it is defined as "the property of matter by which it retains it state of rest or velocity along a straight line so long as it is not acted upon by an external force." A: _INERTIA_ BONUS 3 For 10 points each, name these political divisions of the Russian Federation. All of them are located EAST of the Urals. 1. The largest internal division of the Russian Federation, this central Siberian republic and its capital take their names from the predominant non-Russian ethnic group. It's also a country in the game of Risk, with roughly the same boundaries. Answer: _YAKUTIA_ ["yah-KOOT-ee-ah"] or _YAKUT_-Sakha Republic or _YAKUTSK_ ["yah-KOOTSK"] 2. With its capital at Birobijan ["bee-roh-bee-JAHN"], this small autonomous region on the border with Chinese Manchuria is named after an ethnic group that did not arrive there until 1934 and in fact has never made up more than 20% of its population. Answer: _JEWISH_ Autonomous Region (or province or oblast) or _YEVREYSKAYA_ avtomnykh oblast 3. One of the best-known singers from this Russian republic is Oorzhak Khunashtaar-ool ["or-ZHAK KOO-nash-tar OLE"], whom you'll now hear singing solo, unaccompanied by any musical instruments. [=== PLAY TAPE ===] Answer: _TUVA_ ["TOO-vah"] (accept _TANNU TUVA_) or _TUVAN_ Republic or _TUVINIAN_ Republic or _TUVINSKAYA_ Respublika BONUS 4. Given the name of a fictional New England town, identify its creator For 10 points each. A. Tilbury Town, Maine Edwin Arlington _ROBINSON_ B. Dunnett's Landing, Maine Sarah Orne _JEWETT_ C. Arkham, Massachusetts H. P. _LOVECRAFT_ BONUS 5. After the Union Army, led by Irvin McDowell, lost the First Battle of Bull Run, it got the first of a series of new commanders and a new name - The Army of the Potomac. The Army of the Potomac was commanded by four generals during the course of the war. Name them, for five points apiece and a ten point bonus for naming all four. A: George Brinton _MCCLELLAN_, Ambrose Everett _BURNSIDE_, Joseph "Fighting Joe" _HOOKER_, George Gordon _MEADE_ Do NOT accept "John Pope" as Pope's command at Second Manassas was called "The Army of Virginia." Do NOT accept "Ulysses S. Grant", as Grant left Meade in command of the Army of the Patomac. BONUS 6. The boundary between the Earth's crust and its mantle was discovered in 1909 by a Croatian Seismologist. First, for 10 points, what four letter term (derived from the scientist's name) is used to denote this boundary? A: the _MOHO_ discontinuity or the _Mohorovicic_ discontinuity. Geologists sometimes speak of two separate Mohos, detected by two different methods. For 10 points each, what terms are given to these two Mohos, one determined by seismology and the other by field geology. A: The _GEOPHYSICAL_ Moho (Seismology) and The _PETROLOGIC_ Moho (Field Geology) BONUS 7. Should Bill Clinton be re-elected, it is believed that Warren Christopher, his Secretary of State, will probably step down. Three names are being promoted as his replacement. One is a former assistant secretary of state and Bosnia Negotiator. The second is the US ambassador to the UN. The third is a former senator who has worked on the Anglo-Irish peace negotiations. For 5 points each, name them. A: Richard _Holbrooke_ (Former Ass. Sec. of State) Madeleine _Albright_ (US ambassador to the UN) George _Mitchell_ (Former senator) This governor of West Virgina is angling to take over as Secretary of Education, should Clinton stay in office. You'll get 5 points for naming one, or 15 points for naming both, him and the current Secretary of Education. A: Gaston _Caperton_ (Governor of W.V.) Richard _Riley_ (Sect'ry of Ed.) BONUS 8. Given 3 lists of dynasties from different countries, you name the one in each list that did NOT chronologically overlap with the other three. A. Song Dynasty (China), Restored House of Stuart (England) Tokugawa Shogunate (Japan), Bourbon monarchs(France) A: _SONG_ (Song 960-1279; Stuart 1660-1714; Tokugawa 1600-1868; Bourbon 1553-1795) B. Later Le Dynasty (Vietnam), Tang Dynasty (China), House of Tudor (England), Muromachi Period (Japan) A: _TANG_ (Le 1428-1788; Tang 618-907; Tudor 1485-1603; Muromachi 1333-1568) C. Ming Dynasty (China), Yi Dynasty(Korea), Abbasid Caliphate (Islamic world), House of Valois (France) A: _ABBASIDS_ (Ming 1368-1644; Yi 1392-1910; Abbasid 749-935; Valois 1378-1589) BONUS 9. Perhaps you caught the Ig Nobel Prizes a few weeks ago, for achievements that can not or should not be repeated. For 10 points each, identify these infamous Ig winners of years past. A. The 1991 Education prizewinner, "consumer of time and occupier of space, for demonstrating, better than anyone else, the need for science education." A: J. Danforth _QUAYLE_ B. The 1992 Peace Prize Winner, "former police chief of the City of Los Angeles, for his uniquely compelling methods of bringing people together." A: Daryl _GATES_ C. The 1993 Consumer Engineering prizewinner, "incessent inventor and perpetual pitchman of late night television, for redefining the industrial revolution with such devices as the Veg-O-Matic, the POcket Fisherman, the Cap Snaffler, Mr. Microphone, and the Inside-the-Shell Egg Scrambler." A: Ron _POPEIL_ BONUS 10. Ivy League graduates predominated among the Founding Fathers. Name the Ivy league school from the following facts, for 10 points each. A. With 9 grads, this college was the best-represented at the Constitutional Convention. A: _PRINCETON_ B. Its students include the 1st Chief Justice & 1st Secretary of the Treasury. A: _COLUMBIA_ or _KING'S_ C. This school made a poorer showing, perhaps because it literally still ranked its graduates by family importance rather than performance. A: _HARVARD_ BOONUS 11. ID the Harlem Renaissance author from works FTP each. A.The novel Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man and the poetry collection God's Trombones A: James Weldon _JOHNSON_ B.The story collection The Ways of White Folks & the poetry collection The Weary Blues A: Langston _HUGHES_ C.The novels Quicksand & Passing A: Nella _LARSEN_ BONUS 12. "Who's on first" is probably Abbot and Costello's most famous routine. Let's see how much you know about "who's on first", I'll name the position and you tell me the player for ten points each. Left field _WHY_ Center field _BECAUSE_ Pitcher _TOMORROW_ BONUS 13. Integrated circuits for digital logic come in three major families known by their initials. For 10 points each, I'll give you the initials, and you expand the. 1) TTL, exemplified by the 7400 series of integrated circuits. A: _Transistor_ to _Transistor_ Logic 2) CMOS, exemplified by the 4000 series of integrated circuits. A: _Complementary Metal-Oxide-Silicon_, or _Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor_ 3) ECL, exemplified by the 10,000 series of integrated circuits. A: _Emitter Coupled_ Logic BONUS 14. Have you been following the new Major League Soccer? For ten points each, I'll name a city, you provide the nickname of it's Major League Soccer team A) Columbus A: _CREW_ B) Dallas A: _BURN_ C) Tampa Bay A: _MUTINY_ BONUS 15. Identify the social thinker from his works 30-15-5 30:The Rational & Social Foundations of Music 15:Economy & Society 5:The Protestant Ethic & the Spirit of Capitalism Answer: Max _WEBER_ BONUS 16. Given a first line, name the book, 15 points each. If you need the author, you'll earn 5 points. (a-15) "Robert Cohn was once middleweight boxing champion of Princeton." (a-5) Ernest Hemingway A: The _SUN ALSO RISES_ (b-15) "The artist is the creator of beautiful things." (b-5) Oscar Wilde A:The _PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY_ BONUS 17 Identify the Roman emperor of the Severan dynasty from the description for ten points each. 1. The last of the Severans, this emperor was dominated throughout his reign by his mother, Julia Mamaea. He ruled from 222 to 235 AD and was overthrown by the army general Maximinus Thrax. A: _Severus Alexander_ 2. The cousin of Caracalla, this emperor was a high-priest of the sun-god Baal in ancient Syria. He adopted Severus Alexander as his heir but then changed his mind, a move that angered the Praetorian Guards and resulted in his execution. A: _Elagabalus_ or _Heliogabalus_ or Varius Avitus _Bassianus_ 3. The first man to be emperor without having attained senatorial status, this general was declared imperator by his army after Caracalla was murdered in 217 AD, possibly at this man's orders. A: Marcus Opellius _Macrinus_ BONUS 18 For 10 points each, identify the nation from a list of geographic features within its boundaries. 1) James Bay, the Gaspe [gas-PAY] Peninsula, Bylot [BUY-lot] Island A: _Canada_ 2) Lake Turkana, the Great Rift Valley, the Tana River A: _Kenya_ 3) The Mekong River, the Bolovens Plateau, the Plain of Jars A: _Laos_ [Moderator Note: The Plain of Jars is named for the many large stone jars found scattered across the plain.] BONUS 19 Alfred Hitchcock was a director known for making cameo appearances in his own movies. For ten points apiece, give the movie in which each of the following cameos occurred 1. Ten minutes into the movie, sitting to the left of Cary Grant on a bus. _TO CATCH A THIEF_ 2. Seen through Janet Leigh's window as she returns to her office, four minutes into the movie _PSYCHO_ 3. In the before and after photos in a newspaper ad for the "Reduce" Obesity Slayer _LIFEBOAT_ BONUS 20 Answer these questions about the work leading to the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. You'll earn 10 points for each correct answer. Three men shared the prize for discovering what class of organic molecules. _BUCKYBALLS_ or _FULLERENES_ or _BUCKMINISTERFULLERENES_ For ten more points, these carbon molecules resemble what architectural shape used by R. Buckminster Fuller? _GEODESIC DOME_ Finally, for ten points, at what American university were they discovered? _RICE_ BONUS 21 Television might be well-described as the land of comebacks. I'll give you the actor or actress making a reappearance this season, and you tell me the prime-time show for five points and the network for five more. A. Michael J. Fox _SPIN CITY_, _ABC_ B. Brooke Shields _SUDDENLY SUSAN_, _NBC_ C. Rhea Pearlman _PEARL_, _CBS_