By Cornell B: Boglarka Petrushka and Williams Men Without Pants: Clay TOSSUP 1 The "older" one consists of 34 poems beginning with "Sibyl's Prophecy", which lays out a sweeping cosmogony, and "Sayings of the High One", which sums up the cynical wisdom of the wizard-warrior god Odin. The "younger" one is more of a textbook on poetry and mythology, written by Snorri Sturluson ["SNORE-ee STURE-loo-son"] in the early 13th century. FTP name these two mythology collections from medieval Iceland. Answer: the _EDDA_s TOSSUP 2 The 'A' type of this chemical most readily absorbs light that measures about 430 nanometers in wavelength, while the 'B' type is attuned to light that is about 450 nanometers in wavelength. FTP, name this substance that consists of a chlorin ["KLORE-in"] ring centered around a magnesium atom and is crucial for photosynthesis. Answer: _CHLOROPHYLL_ TOSSUP 3 The rules adopted by this sport's governing body defined the size and shape of courts -- concrete or terrazzo, 6 by 52 feet; the maximum length of the cues -- 6 feet 3 inches; the disks -- either wood or composition, 1 by 6 inches; and methods of play -- shooting alternately with red and black disks. It was introduced about 1913 at Daytona Beach and spread rapidly through the U.S., especially in retirement communities. FTP, name this game. Answer: _SHUFFLEBOARD_ TOSSUP 4 During his years in the U.S. House of Representatives, he was known as a progressive and a friend of labor, but by 1920 (when he wanted the Democratic nomination for president) liberals derided him as a red-baiting opportunist. For ten points, name this Swarthmore alum and attorney general under Woodrow Wilson, who launched the Red Scare of 1919. Answer: Alexander Mitchell _PALMER_ TOSSUP 5 Since independence in 1945, this country maintained a strict policy of neutrality, or "non-alignment", for 50 years, until last December, when it signed a security agreement with Australia. For 10 points, name this nation that started off the Non-Aligned Movement in 1955 with a conference at Bandung ["BAHN-doong"] hosted by Vice President Mohammed Hatta and President Sukarno ["soo-KAR-no"]. Answer: _INDONESIA_ TOSSUP 6 The first one was released in 1992, and was supposed to be one of only four. However, the author seems to have struck an unnerving chord among the 8 to 12 year olds his books are targeting, and he just published the 47th in this series. Among the titles are _Welcome to Dead House_, _Say Cheese and Die!_, _Piano Lessons Can Be Murder_, and _The Cuckoo Clock of Doom_. FTP, name this terrifying series for kids, written by R.L. Stine. Answer: _GOOSEBUMPS_ TOSSUP 7 It starts as two small streams, the Berg and the Brigach ["BREE-gak"]. Then it flows south, is joined by the waters of the Inn, the Iller, the Lech ["LEK"], the Isur ["EE-soor"], the Traun, the Enns and the Morava ["MOH-rah-vah"]. Farther south, its tributaries include the Drava, the Sava and the Tisza ["TEE-sah"]. It passes through the Iron Gate between Serbia and Romania, and splits into three branches at its delta on the Black Sea. FTP name this second longest river in Europe after the Volga. Answer: the _DANUBE_ River [ also accept the _DONAU_, _DUNAJ_, _DUNAV_,_DUNAREA_, _DUNAY_, and _DUNA_] TOSSUP 8 This term was developed in the 19th century to describe a rather late-blooming Hellenic philosophy, which asserted three levels of reality or "emanations" from the One, or the Good, the first of which is _Nous_, loosely translated as Intellect, the second of which is the cosmic _Soul_ and the third of which is _Nature_, i.e., inanimate matter. The ascension to the One by man is the goal. FTP, name this philosophy, most clearly expouned by Plotinus in the _Enneads_. Answer: _NEO-PLATONISM_ TOSSUP 9 The philologist Jacob Grimm commended this language as a model to people interested in language planning, citing its highly regular system of noun and verb affixes. If he'd been able to travel farther, Grimm might have seen that it's a typical member of the Uralic ["yoo-RAL-ick"] family. FTP name this language that has acquired many loan words from Slavic, German, Turkish and Romanian, but hasn't lent much to English except the words "coach", "hussar" ["hoo-ZAR"], and "goulash". Answer: _HUNGARIAN_ or _MAGYAR_ ["MUD-yar"] TOSSUP 10 He was known as "The Sporting Parson" because of his love of fox-hunting. An anglican priest from Devon, he rode to the hounds into his eighties, and was a friend of the future King Edward the Seventh. He is best known, however, for the breed of dog named for him, a type of terrier. FTP, name him. Answer: _JACK RUSSELL_ TOSSUP 11 Its name means "Stone Dwelling", and it refers to a 60-acre complex of stone ruins located near Nyanda ["NYAN-dah"], the former Fort Victoria. From the 11th to the 15th century it was the center of the empire of the gold-smelting Karanga ["kah-RAN-gah"] people. FTP name this hilltop fortification that was rediscovered by Europeans in 1867 and gave its name to a newly independent nation in 1979. Answer: _ZIMBABWE_ or _GREAT ZIMBABWE_ TOSSUP 12 In 1987, CEO John Rollwagen informed this founding executive that their company had just made a 14-million-dollar sale to Apple Computer, which was going to design the next Macintosh using the company's product. After a pause, the founder replied that that was interesting, because he was designing _his_ next-generation machine on a Macintosh. FTP name this architect of the Y-MP, a pioneer of the supercomputing industry who died earlier this month at age 71. Answer: Seymour _CRAY_ TOSSUP 13 A common device in Arabian folklore, its strength was such that it could lift entire elephants and carry them back to its nest. Sinbad the Sailor is rescued by one from the Valley of Diamonds, and Aladdin angers his genie by asking that the egg of one be placed in his palace. FTP, name this enormous white bird. Answer: the _ROC_ TOSSUP 14 Four years ago he published a book entitled "Canada Firsts: A Salute to Canada and Canadian Achievements". Probably not a wise move for someone who's now running for nationwide public office in the U.S., but as an Arab-American and a vegetarian, with a campaign limit of 5000 dollars, nobody gives him much of a chance anyway. FTP name this current presidential candidate of the Green Party. Answer: Ralph _NADER_ TOSSUP 15 In the United States, it's usually referred to simply as "standard" or "mainstream" medicine. Unlike its counterpart, homeopathy, it treats illnesses with substances which produce effects different or opposite of those produced by the disease. FTP, name this type of medicine, with a name derived from the Greek for "other suffering" Answer: _ALLOPATHY_ or _ALLOPATHIC_ medicine TOSSUP 16 The title to her latest album doesn't concern young male fans of a former Brazilian soccer star, but rather sacrifices to a Hawaiian volcano goddess. Her first single on _Boys for Pele_ is "Caught a Lite Sneeze", which is already a radio/video hit. FTP, name this singer, whose previous albums include Little Earthquakes and Under the Pink. Answer: Tori _AMOS_ TOSSUP 17 In 1304 it was owned by the Rajah of Malwa. It subsequently passed through the possession of 400 years of Mogul emperors, and then to Nadir Shah, a Persian who invaded India in 1739. In 1849, the British annexed Punjab and took possession of it. In 1850, the East India company gave it to Queen Victoria, who had 42% of it cut away. It has been with the British royal family ever since. FTP, name this diamond. Answer: The _KOH-I-NOOR_ TOSSUP 18 In this film, Gerard Depardieu plays Arnaud de Tihl ["ar-NOH duh TEEL"], a 16th century peasant who impersonates and takes over the life of the film's title character. FTP, name this movie based on a true story, which also inspired the recent Richard Gere film, Sommersby. Answer: Le _RETOUR DE MARTIN GUERRE_ or The _RETURN OF MARTIN GUERRE_ TOSSUP 19 This current Representative wrote the section on taxation in the Contract with America. He comes from a district in Texas which has only had one other representative since its inception in 1960. FTP name this successor to George Bush, who is now chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. Answer: Bill _ARCHER_ TOSSUP 20 The name's the same. The first is a town of 11,000 on the shores of Lake Erie, home to a campus of the State University of New York. The second is a fictional European republic, the rival of Sylvania, ruled by His Excellency Rufus T. Firefly in the movie "Duck Soup." FTP, what is the common name? Answer: _FREDONIA_ TOSSUP 21 They include the _Jung Codex_, the _Apocryphon ["ah-POCK-ruh-fon"] of James_, the _Gospel of Thomas_, the _Apocryphon of John_ and various writings ascribed to Philip, Mary Magdalene, Adam, Peter, and Paul. FTP, what is this collection of 13 codices, containing Christian Gnostic treatises in Coptic translations, that was discovered in 1945 near the small Egyptian town on the Nile that shares its name? Answer: the _NAJ' HAMMADI_ ["nodge hah-MAH-dee"] papyri or library or _NAG HAMMADI_ TOSSUP 22 In this psychologist's study, a subject is led into a room with six other people sitting around a table, and is seated close to the end. The experimenter then holds up a diagram of three lines and asks which line is longest. The five people who speak before the subject give the same answer, but one that is clearly wrong. This man's experiment showed that the subject conforms and gives the wrong answer about half the time. For ten points, name this psychologist. Answer: Solomon _ASCH_ TOSSUP 23 Known for his speed, endurance, and agility, this player has made quite a name for himself on the Men's Tennis tour. After spending several years trying to rediscover the form that won him the French Open at the age of 17, he finally appears to have broken through with his new longer racket. FTP, name this pro who lost to Sampras in the US Open Finals. Answer: Michael _CHANG_ TOSSUP 24 An effective reformer, he fought against the poverty found in New York at the turn of the century. However, he is better known as a pioneer of photo-journalism. FTP name this man whose ability to combine the two talents is best shown in his landmark work from 1890 titled "How the Other Half Lives." Answer: Jacob _RIIS_ TOSSUP 25 The forces of nationalism have led to a vast increase in the number of tiny, insignificant states, most visibly in Eastern Europe. Not all new states, however, ..... FTP, name the tequila brand that recently attempted to establish its own state on a tiny Caribbean island. Answer: _CUERVO_