(Message inbox:1151) Received: from pop-1.iastate.edu (pop-1.iastate.edu [129.186.6.61]) by pop-2.iastate.edu (8.6.9/8.6.9) with ESMTP id TAA19733 for ; Sun, 10 Dec 1995 19:43:20 -0600 Received: from husc.harvard.edu (root@husc.harvard.edu [140.247.30.45]) by pop-1.iastate.edu (8.6.9/8.6.9) with ESMTP id TAA15108 for ; Sun, 10 Dec 1995 19:43:19 -0600 Received: from scunix4.harvard.edu by husc.harvard.edu with ESMTP id UAA13333; Sun, 10 Dec 1995 20:43:18 -0500 (EST) Received: by scunix4.harvard.edu id UAA02930; Sun, 10 Dec 1995 20:43:16 -0500 (EST) Date: Sun, 10 Dec 1995 20:43:13 -0400 (EDT) From: Matt Bruce Subject: 3 To: topquark@iastate.edu In-Reply-To: <9512092128.AA21892@pv7410.vincent.iastate.edu> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Harvard University: Second Annual T-Party ROUND 3 Questions by: Cornell Xavier Pack Editor: Chuck Truesdell TOSS-UP QUESTIONS 1. Independence Day of 1873 is usually considered this movement's peak, as the Panic of 1873 hadn't yet aroused sympathy for the hard-hit railroads but four states had just passed laws regulating railroad and warehouse prices. FTP, Oliver Hudson Kelley founded what movement, initially educational but soon a political action group for farmers? _GRANGE_ or _GRANGER_ movement or the _PATRONS_OF_HUSBANDRY_ 2. It replaces the classical concept of Fate with heredity, though social mores, as represented by Pastor Manders, are also blamed for human woe. Young artist Oswald is doomed, like his profligate father Captain Alvings, to die in pain, but the immediate cause is syphilis, which in 1881 shocked critics. FTP, name this Ibsen play. _GHOSTS_ 3. At 2:00 PM on November 16, 1995, children were asked to scream for seven seconds to show tobacco companies how they feel about cigarettes. That was the most unusual event of, FTP, what annual observance, falling on the third Thursday ineach November and dedicated to stopping tobacco use? the _GREAT_AMERICAN_SMOKEOUT_ 4. This prophet ordered Barak to lead the Israelites against the Canaanites under Sisera, and her song of victory in book 5 of Judges is possibly the oldest passage in the Bible. FTP, name this only female Judge. _DEBORAH_ 5. He was a Kenyan citizen attending college in the U.S., but as a defendant in three lawsuits he led the Supreme Court in 1983 to overturn more provisions of federal laws than the Court had stricken in its entire previous history. FTP, what student fighting deportation lent his name to the set of cases overturning the legislative veto? Jagdish Rai _CHADHA_ 6. He earns spare change as a guinea pig for dietary experiments and by shaving his abusive captain; he gives the money to his lover Marie, but when he finds that she's having an affair with the drum-major, he slits her throat then drowns himself. FTP, name this title character of an opera by Alban Berg. _WOZZECK_ 7. In November 1995, its annual congress unexpectedly elected Oskar Lafontaine of Saarland to replace Rudolf Scharping of Rhineland-Palatinate as its leader, signaling a shift to the left and a possible alliance with the Greens and former Communists. FTP, name this largest German opposition party. _SOCIAL_DEMOCRATIC_PARTY_ 8. Cosmo Carboni. Deke DaSilva. Marion Cobretti. Robert Hatch. Frank Nitti. Lincoln Hawk. Gabe Walker. John Spartan. John Rambo. FTP, these are all movie roles portrayed by what actor? Sylvester _STALLONE_ 9. If the current in a bistable laser is increased, the threshold occurs at a different value than if the current is being decreased. Likewise, the field strength of an electromagnet has different values depending on whether the current is being raised or lowered. FTP, these are examples of what behavior, where a system's state is determined by its recent past? _HYSTERESIS_ 10. Wisely, they were kept secret, for when made public in 1919 they sparked the unrest called the May 4th movement. No European colonization of the coast, protection of coal and railway interests, and relinquishing German holdings in Shantung were among, FTP, what set of ultimatums that in 1915 Japan forced Yuan Shih-ka'i to accept? the _TWENTY-ONE_DEMANDS_ 11. A cult classic upon its 1973 publication by the small women's press Daughters, Inc., its protagonist, Molly Bolt, is born to unwed parents in southern Pennsylvania, grows up in Florida, and is expelled from college for being a lesbian, events taken from the author's own life. FTP, name this first and best-known novel by Rita Mae Brown. _RUBYFRUIT_JUNGLE_ 12. In November 1995, Carol Eckman and this Olympic silver medalist were the two women nominated to the Basketball Hall of Fame. Though she led Old Dominion to two national titles, FTP, what athlete is better known for joining the Springfield Fame of the U.S.B.L., making her the first woman, in any sport, to play in an otherwise all- male professional league? Nancy _LIEBERMAN-CLINE_ or Nancy _LIEBERMAN_ 13. Their cause was championed by the American Communist Party and International Labor Defense for six years before Samuel Liebowitz secured a compromise allowing four to go free and five to be jailed. Three decades later, Judge James Horton revealed information proving the innocence of, FTP, what black teenagers falsely accused of rape? the _SCOTTSBORO_ boys 14. As if famine and fever weren't enough, deserters led by Sarkis Kilikian steal food and ammunition and set a fire to hide their deed. The American consul in nearby Aleppo offers no help, and the Turks are relentless, but finally a French ship rescues the Armenians, though leader Gabriel Bagradian is shot. FTP, name this novel by Franz Werfel. The _FORTY_DAYS_OF_MUSA_DAGH_ 15. At the 50th anniversary of the U.N., this nation's president called for an end to colonialism--appropriately, since President Kuniwo Nakamura's nation is the newest U.N. member, long having been a U.S.-administered trust territory. FTP, Babelthuap is the main island of what Pacific archipelago? Republic of _PALAU_ 16. Shetland Islanders called it "the merry dancers," in ancient Greece it was called "blood rain," and the Eskimo name meant "sky dwellers," but Zulus and Australian aborigines certainly didn't have a name for it. FTP, name this natural phenomenon, in which charged particles from the Sun spiral down the Earth's van Allen zones. _AURORA_BOREALIS_ or _NORTHERN_LIGHTS_ 17. Initially guardians of the waters, these denizens of Lanka, led by Ravana, disturb sacrifices, haunt cemeteries, and devour humans. FTP, name these shape-changing evil spirits of Hindu legend. _RAKSHASA_s 18. If it's performed on the foot, it can be known as Syme's or Hancock's; on the lower leg, as Carden's or Gritti's; and on the arm, as Dupuytren's. FTP, identify this medical procedure named from the Latin for "pruning". _AMPUTATION_ 19. It has an area of 83,408 square kilometers, making it larger than the next six largest ones combined. FTP, name this largest prefecture of Japan, whose capital is Sapporo and which is conterminous with Japan's northernmost main island. _HOKKAIDO_ 20. This noun originally referred to any Roman Catholic living in England who refused to attend services of the Church of England, a refusal that was a statutory offense from 1570 until 1791. FTP, supply this eight-letter noun that now refers to anyone who refuses to obey authority. _RECUSANT_ 21. FTP, give the shared characteristic of the last names of the following individuals: Colonial thinker Benjamin, Indiana basketball coach Bobby, Superman star Christopher, 10,000 Maniacs lead singer Natalie, NBA Star Reggie, and jazz musician Thelonius? They're all characters in the _CANTERBURY_TALES_ [Franklin, Knight, Reeve, Merchant, Miller, Monk] 22. It was recently announced that Harvard University received the most money in donation of any university in the country this past year, but for a quick ten points, which university was second? University of _PENN_sylvania Harvard T Party: T2 ROUND 3 Questions by Cornell Xavier BONUS QUESTIONS [30 points] 1. The fuss over the Spanish Succession arose because three men vied for their lines to succeed Charles II. Name those three men from clues, 5-10-15. 5: Charles II's cousin and brother-in-law was this French king, whose grandson Philip of Anjou was named heir in Charles' will. _LOUIS_XIV_ 10: Also Charles II's cousin and brother-in-law was this Hapsburg Holy Roman emperor; the thought of the Hapsburgs also ruling Spain terrified England. _LEOPOLD_I_ 15: England, France, and the Empire agreed that this grandson of Charles II, the prince elector of Bavaria, would be a neutral successor; unfortunately, he died one year before Charles II did. _JOSEPH_FERDINAND_ [30 points] 2. Identify the William Faulkner novel, 30-20-10. 30: Completed in 1927 under the title "Flags in the Dust", it didn't find a publisher until 1929. 20: Faulkner's third novel, it was the first of the Yoknapatawpha cycle. 10: The title is the family name of its hero, Bayard, who dies in a plane crash; this family is also the focus of Faulkner's "The Unvanquished." _SARTORIS_ [20 points] 3. In November 1995, a young black Democrat, the youngest person ever elected to the Louisiana State Senate, lost the Louisiana gubernatorial race. First, for ten points, name him. Cleo _FIELDS_ Fields would have become Louisiana's second black governor. For ten more points name the acting governor who in 1872 became the first black state governor in U.S. history. Pinckney _PINCHBACK_ [Note: Douglas Wilder was the first black _elected_ state governor.] [30 points] 4. Supply the nicknames of these Haydn symphonies for the stated number ofpoints. 5: No. 45 in F sharp major, written to ask Haydn's patron for a vacation. _FAREWELL_ Symphony 10: No. 82 in C, nicknamed for a captive animal heard dancing to a bagpipe in the final movement. _BEAR_ Symphony 15: No. 22 in E flat, nicknamed because its first movement is solemn, rather than lively as was customary. _PHILOSOPHER_ Symphony [30 points] 5. Answer these questions about the work of Noam Chomsky for the stated number of points. 5: This linguistic model developed by Chomsky explains the formation of complex sentences by performing operations on simpler sentences. _TRANSFORMATIONAL_ Linguistics 10: This two-word phrase denotes a system for producing sentences. Chomsky compares three types: finite state, phrase structure, and transformational. _GENERATIVE_GRAMMAR_ 15: All or nothing, what two terms introduced by Chomsky are used to distinguish between the infinite set of possible utterances of a speaker and the finite set that a speaker actually produces? _COMPETENCE_ and _PERFORMANCE_ [30 points] 6. Answer these questions about common uses for determinants for the stated number of points. 5: This rule is used to solve a system of linear equations by taking the ratio of two determinants of coefficients from the equations. _CRAMER'S_RULE_ 10: This determinant, of a matrix whose elements are partial derivatives of n functions with respect to n variables in all combinations, is used for linearized approximations to functions. _JACOBIAN_ Determinant 15: This determinant of an n by n matrix of fermion wavefunctions is used to find an allowed wavefunction for the system of fermions as a whole. _SLATER_ Determinant [30 points] 7. Identify these Herman Melville title characters for ten points each. This young Spanish captain of the ship San Dominick narrowly survives a slave uprising. Benito _CERENO_ He sails to England under Captain Riga on the ship Highlander, befriends Harry Bolton, and sees the Liverpool slums before returning home. Wellingborough _REDBURN_ A real historical figure, this Berkshire farmboy fights at Bunker Hill and alongside John Paul Jones but spends his later life in London slums. Israel _POTTER_ [30 points] 8. Listen to the following quote, then answer questions about it for ten points each. "...To the funny farm, where life is beautiful all the time, and I'll be happy to see those nice young men in their clean white coats." From what song by a one-hit wonder does this snatch of lyrics come? _THEY'RE_COMING_TO_TAKE_ME_AWAY_ What royally-named group performed "They're Coming to Take Me Away"? _NAPOLEAN_THE_14TH_ Finally, why did the narrator of that song go insane? Because his _DOG_RAN_AWAY_ (accept equivalent answers) [20 points] 9. This name is given to fourteen species of Geospinizae, each of which has developed a different diet and shape of beak. For ten points, name these birds, subject of the book that won this year's nonfiction Pulitzer Prize. _DARWIN'S_FINCHES_ (prompt on finches) Darwin's finches are the classic example of a rapid divergence of species from a common ancestor to fill an array of ecological niches not yet occupied by other species. For ten more points, what two-word phrase denotes this type of evolution? _ADAPTIVE_RADIATION_ [30 points] 10. Name these artistic movements that developed in Russia for the stated number of points 5: Developed by Kasimir Malevich, its use of solid colors and geometric forms culminated in a white square on a white background. _SUPREMATISM_ 10: Pioneered by Vladimir Tatlin, who emphasized social utility, and developed by Naum Gabo and Antoine Pevsner, its sculptures emphasized movement and transparent materials. _CONSTRUCTIVISM_ 15: Developed by Mikhail Larionov and Natalya Goncharova, and inspired by Futurism, it used violent colored lines to make paintings appear to float outside of space and time. _RAYONISM_ [30 points] 11. No one was surprised when Greg Maddux unaninmously won his fourth consecutive Cy Young Award, but for ten points each, answer these question about the Cy Young Award. Who was the only previous pitcher ever to win back-to-back Cy Young Awards unanimously? Sandy _KOUFAX_ Who's the only other player to have received the award four times? Steve _CARLTON_ What player placed a distant second behind Maddux in this year's voting? Pete _SCHOUREK_ [30 points] 12. Answer these questions about the Ethiopian War for the stated number of points. 5: What European nation tried to invade Ethiopia in 1895? _ITALY_ 10: After Italy's defeat, it signed the treaty of Addis Ababa, agreeing to make no claims to Ethiopian territory except for what region, now independent? _ERITREA_ 15: Name the March 1896 battle where the Italians, outnumbered 4 to 1, were routed by the Ethiopians under Menelik II, sealing Ethiopia's victory. _ADOWA_ or _ADUWA_ [30 points] 13. Identify these German-language political terms associated with Nazi expansionism for ten points each. 5: This term denotes the 1938 merger of Germany and Austria. _ANSCHLUSS_ 10: German expansionism was justified by the need for "living room," known by what compound noun? _LEBENSRAUM_ 15: This doctrine, meaning "blood and earth," was a battle-cry for the unification of all Teutonic peoples. _BLUT_UND_BOTEN_ [30 points] 14. "Hail to the Chief" is played for the U.S. President. For ten points each, what song would be played at a ceremony honoring these other officials? Vice-President _HAIL_COLUMBIA_ Speaker of the House _STARS_AND_STRIPES_FOREVER_ any U.S. ambassador The _STAR-SPANGLED_BANNER_ or the _NATIONAL_ANTHEM_ [30 points] 15. Identify each mythological triad from names of its members, 5-10-15. The names given here are the most common, but some authors may differ. 5: Aglaia, Euphrosyne, Thalia The _GRACES_ 10: Dino, Enyo, Pemphredo The _GRAEAE_ 15: Dike, Eirene, Eunomia The _HORAE_ or the _HOURS_ [20 points] 16. In 1995, a certain small West African nation threatened to leave OPEC if its annual dues weren't reduced to balance the fact that it exports much less oil than most OPEC members. First, for ten points, name it. _GABON_ Gabon would have been only the second nation ever to withdraw from OPEC. For ten more points, name the first, which, also citing the high annual dues, withdrew in November 1992, leaving Venezuela the only OPEC member in the Americas. _ECUADOR_ [20 points] 17. The flags of Japan and Bangladesh are plain fields with circles in the middle. Identify these other flags with circles in the middle for ten points each. A yellow field with a black circle in the middle is the communications code flag for this letter; it's the only letter code flag with any curves at all. the letter _I_ If a white circle is superimposed on the middle of a U.S. flag, it becomes the flag of what underground movement? _ARYAN_NATION_ [30 points] 18. While party defections in the U.S. have become commonplace, the October 1995 defection of a British M.P. from the Conservative Party to the Labor Party was the first in decades. First, for ten points, name the defector. Alan _HOWARTH_ For ten more, Howarth's defection is all the more harsh because he is a former cabinet minister; name the ministry he used to head. _EDUCATION_ For a final ten, Howarth might more appropriately have been nominated to the post of literature minister, because he represents what parliamentary district? _STRATFORD-UPON-AVON_ [30 points] 19. Identify these pre-Freudian psychologists, for ten points each. All of them are German. He classified forms of sexual deviance and anticipated Freud's emphasis on how sexuality infuses nonsexual behavior in his monumental 1886 "Psychopathia Sexualis." Richard von _KRAFFT-EBING_ He classified all psychoses into two main categories, manic-depressive and dementia praecox. Emil _KRAEPELIN_ He made the first systematic studies of memory, asking volunteers to memorize long lists of nonsense syllables; he's therefore considered the father of quantitative experimental psychology. Hermann _EBBINGHAUS_ [30 points] 20. Given a European nation, name its second most populous city, ten points each. Germany _HAMBURG_ Ireland _CORK_ Poland _LODZ_ [30 points] [note: do not read the answers to the parts of this bonus until after the entire bonus has been read.] 21. Answer these questions about poems read at presidential inaugurations for ten points each. What poem did Robert Frost read at John F. Kennedy's inauguration? _THE_GIFT_OUTRIGHT_ What poem did Maya Angelou read at Bill Clinton's inauguration? _ON_THE_PULSE_OF_MORNING_ For a five points each, what are the last two words of Angelou's poem? _GOOD_MORNING_