Subject: Packet from Quincy University
TOSSUPS
1. Following World War II the medieval Stare Miasto, with its marketplace
and 14th century cathedral, was rebuilt according to the prewar pattern.
It is famous for the Holy Cross Church, the 15th century St. Carmelite
church, and the monuments to Copernicus. FTP, identify the Polish city,
lying on the Vistula River, famous for the Jewish ghetto which had 500,000
people in 1942 and 200 people in 1945.
Answer: _Warsaw_
2. In what Shakespearian play does one find the lines, "I should fear that
those that dance before me now/ would one day stamp upon me. 'T'as been
done./ Men shut their doors against a setting sun," which are spoken by
Apemanthus at a dinner party?
Answer: _Timon of Athens_
3. His real name was Marcus Aurelius Antoninus but he received his nickname
from a Gallic tunic that he wore. His reign was infamous for its cruelty
and bloodshed, lasting from 211 until 217 AD. FTP, which Roman Emperor
murdered his brother Geta to become sole ruler of the empire before being
himself killed at the instigation of a frightened Macrinus?
Answer: _Caracalla_
4. At the time it began its run in 1965 many thought this was one of the
great musicals. But time has not been so kind, and the show is now
characterized as a series of well done theater tricks strung together.
FTP, in what musical based on a Spanish novel would you find the songs
"It's All the Same", "I'm Only Thinking of Him", "The Dubbing", "Little
Bird, Little Bird", and "Dulcinea"?
Answer: _Man of La Mancha_
5. Knowledge of his rule is known mainly from the boulders and pillars
inscribed with his pious exhortations, such as at Sarnath. It is said that
under his auspices a great Buddhist convocation was held at his capital,
Pataliputra, to suppress heresy and confirm the Buddhist canon. FTP, what
Indian leader is considered the greatest of the Mauryan Emperors for
spreading prosperity and civil order after a religious conversion following
his bloody military victory at Kalinga?
Answer: _Asoka_
Accept: _Ashoka_
6. Its namesake laid the foundations of the classical field theory, later
developed by Maxwell, and also discovered Benzene. FTP, what physical law
states that the number of moles of substance produced at an electrode
during electrolysis is directly proportional to the number of moles of
electrons transferred at that electrode?
Answer: _Faraday's Law_
7. He is not ambitious yet becomes rich, in part by good luck and in part
by marrying the daughter of the owner at the optometry school from which he
is graduated. FTP, what literary character visits the home world of the
Tralfamadorians and witnesses the bombing of Dresden as he comes unstuck in
time in Kurt Vonnegut's "Slaughter-House Five".
Answer: _Billy Pilgrim_
8. It has about 14,000 islands, is fed by the Rainy River, and is drained
to the northwest by the Winnipeg River. FTP what lake separates the
Northwest Angle, the northernmost land of the contiguous United States,
from the rest of Minnesota?
Answer: _Lake of the Woods_
9. The seer Calchas has predicted that only her sacrifice will save the
Greeks from remaining trapped in the harbor at Aulis by unfavorable winds.
FTP, identify the subject of the tragedy by Euripedes, who is the daughter
of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, and is sacrificed at the beginning of the
Trojan War.
Answer: _Iphigenia_
10. He was Latin Secretary for foreign affairs in Oliver Cromwell's
government, and he supported the commonwealth to the very end. His three
wives were Mary Powell, Catharine Woodcock, and Elizabeth Minshull. FTP,
what epic poet failed to justify the ways of God to man, but did achieve
fame with works like "On His Blindness" and "Samson Agonistes".
Answer: John _Milton_
11. When he visited the United States in 1938 and 1939 he told American
scientists of his belief, based on experiments reported by German
scientists, that the uranium atom could be split into approximately equal
halves. FTP, identify the Danish physicist who won the 1922 Nobel Prize in
Physics and was noted for combining quantum theory with the atomic structure.
Answer: Niels _Bohr_
12. In his major work, being is shown to be intimately linked with
temporality; the relationship between them is investigated by means of an
analysis of human existence. FTP, identify the 20th century German
philosopher who wrote "Being and Time".
Answer: Martin _Heidegger_
13. Although in most Christian theology Jesus was not biologically the son
of Joseph, this gospel, which places great emphasis on Jesus as the
fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies, begins with a genealogy linking
Joseph to King David. FTP, identify the first book of the New Testament.
Answer: _Matthew_
14. Born in Caprese, Tuscany, he drew extensively as a child and his father
placed him under the tutelage of Ghirlandaio. After one unproductive year,
he became a student of Bertoldo di Giovanni, but he learned his craft more
by observation than by tutelage. FTP, what Italian Renaissance master's
works include "The Creation of Adam" and "The Creation of Eve", as well as
various other scenes from the Old Testament, all of which adorn the ceiling
of the Sistine Chapel?
Answer: _Michaelangelo_
15. Among its other classifications are the division Magnoliophyta, class
Magnoliopside, and order Urticales, and it is also known as the white elm.
FTP, what is the scientific name for the American elm tree.
Answer: _Ulmus americanus_
16. As president she was unable to command the support of any powerful
group, not even organized labor. Following a sharp rise in political
terrorism and guerilla activity, the armed forces intervened resulting in
one of the bloodiest regimes in South American history. FTP who was the
first woman head of state in the Western hemisphere who ruled Argentina
from 1973 to 1976 following her restored husband's death.
Answer: _Isabel Peron_
17. FAQTP, identify the contemporary singer who has the hits "Crazy",
"Dreaming in Metaphors", "If I Could", and "Kiss from a Rose".
Answer: _Seal_
18. His fundamental teachings were: there is one God; people must in all
things submit to Him; in this world nations have been amply punished for
rejecting God's prophets, and heaven and hell are waiting for the present
generation; and that the world will come to an end with a great judgement.
FTP, who was the son of Amina, of the tribe of Quraysh, who had many
wives, fled to Medina, and later took control of Mecca.
Answer: _Mohammed_
19. The son of a mining inspector, at the age of 21 he entered the St.
Petersburg Conservatory where he studied composition with Anton Rubinstein.
He received an annuity from his wealthy patroness, Mme von Meck, whom he
never met despite corresponding with her for 14 years and dedicating his
4th symphony to her in 1878. FTP, what Russian composer of the
"Pathetique" symphony is today better remembered for works such as "Swan
Lake" and the "1812 Overture".
Answer: Peter Ilyich _Tchaikovsky_
20. He was the only man nominated by President Clinton to move from one
cabinet position to another. FTP, identify the man nominated to replace
Hazel O'Leary as Secretary of Energy, making him the only Hispanic in the
new Cabinet.
Answer: Federico _Pena_
21. The possibility that it may have a finite lifetime has recently come
under examination, but if it does, experimental evidence suggests that it
takes at least 10 (to the 31st power) years to do so. FTP identify the
elementary particle named after the Greek word for "first", which has a
mass of 1.673 x 10 (to the -24th power) grams and is found in the nucleus
of every atom.
Answer: _Proton_
22. It contains the historic settlements of Elk Horn and Pella, boasts the
world's smallest cathedral to St. Anthony near Faustina, and a historic
site to Laura Ingalls Wilder at Burr Oak. FTP what state was the home of a
young James T. Kirk on Star Trek, and has the cities Decorah, Ottumwa, and
Cedar Rapids.
Answer: _Iowa_
23. Among those associated with him, either as friends or enemies, were
John von Staupitz, Johann Eck, Johann Tetzel, and Elector Frederick III of
Saxony. FTP, what former law student wrote "The Freedom of a Christian
Man", "The Babylonian Captivity of the Church", and "Address to the
Christian Nobility of the German Nation" as he became the principal leader
of the German Reformation in the 1500s?
Answer: Martin _Luther_
24. It has a diameter of almost 143,000 kilometers, its period of
revolution around the sun is 11.86 years, and it makes a full rotation on
its axis once every 9 hours and 55 minutes. FTP, identify the planet whose
moons include Sinope, Io, Callisto, and Ganymede.
Answer: _Jupiter_
25. Just as its old competitor's name, Beta, was short for Betamax, its
name is an abbreviation, or more precisely, an acronym as well. FTP, what
do the three letters stand for in the abbreviation of the main format for
video-cassettes, VHS?
Answer: _Video Home System_
BONI
1. Many battles in the American Civil War had two name--one from the North,
and one from the South. Given a battle's northern name, give the southern
name for the state number of points.
A. FFP, First Bull Run
Answer: _First Manassas_
B. FTP, Antietam
Answer: _Sharpsburg_
C. F15P, Stones River
Answer: _Murfreesburo_
2. Polaris is the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor. FTP
each, what is the brightest star in each of the following constellations?
A. Canis Major
Answer: _Sirius_
B. Bootes (BOOT-ees)
Answer: _Arcturus_
C. Scorpio
Answer: _Antares_
3. The Beatles took America by storm in the '60s, but it probably wasn't
these beetles. F15P each, identify the following concerning beetles.
A. What is the largest type of beetle?
Answer: _Goliath_ beetle
B. In what order are beetles?
Answer: _Coleoptera_
4. Answer the following questions about a famous art family for the stated
number of points.
A. FTP, identify the family name of the trio of late 16th/early 17th
century artists whose chief works include "Sermon of John the Baptist",
"Celestial, Terrestrial, and Venal Love", and "Christ and the Woman of
Samaria".
Answer: _Carracci_
B. FFP, what Italian city are the Carraccis chiefly associated with?
Answer: _Bologna_
C. FFPE, give the first name of each member of the trio.
Answer: _Annibale_, _Agostino_, _Ludovico_
5. Given a literary character, identify the author that created the
character FTP each. If you need the title of the work they appeared in,
you'll only get five points.
A. 10: Miss Morsten
5: The Sign of the Four
Answer: Sir Arthur Conan _Doyle_
B. 10: Segismundo
5: Life is a Dream
Answer: Pedro _Calderon_ de la Barca
C. 10: Arkady Kirsanov
5: Fathers and Sons
Answer: Ivan _Turgenev_
6. FTP each, given a biblical verse, tell what book it is from.
A. "And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling
clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in
the inn."
Answer: _Luke_
B. "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live."
Answer: _Exodus_
C. "There is no peace, saith the Lord, unto the wicked."
Answer: _Isaiah_
7. FTP each, identify the following Hermann Hesse novels from the clues
provided.
A. It is the tale of a young wanderer's erotic adventures and his search
for the meaning of life and death.
Answer: _Narcissus and Goldmund_
Accept: _Death and the Lover_
B. A man estranged from his wife spoils his young son, who dies at the end
of the novel.
Answer: _Rosshalde_
C. A young Indian boy experiences different lifestyles before finding peace
by a river.
Answer: _Siddhartha_
8. Newt Gingrich recently had to scramble to keep his job as Speaker of the
House of Representatives. FTP each, tell how the following people voted in
the election for Speaker.
A. Newt Gingrich
Answer: _Present_
B. Jim Leach
Answer: Bob _Michel_
C. Vic Fazio
Answer: Dick _Gephardt_
9. FTP each identify the following Gods.
A. Norse God killed by mistletoe
Answer: _Balder_
B. Greek God known to the Romans as Ceres
Answer: _Demeter_
C. One-handed Norse God of battle
Answer: _Tiw_ (TE-oo)
Accept: _Tyr_ (tur)
10. FTP each identify the musical each of the following show-tunes appeared
in.
A. Some Enchanted Evening
Answer: _South Pacific_
B. So Long, Farewell
Answer: _The Sound of Music_
C. Cool
Answer: _West Side Story_
11. FTP each, identify the author of the following religious or
philosophical works.
A. City of God
Answer: St. _Augustine of Hippo_
Do not accept: St. Augustine of Canterbury
B. Either/Or
Answer: Soren _Kierkegaard_
C. An Essay on Man
Answer: Alexander _Pope_
12. Identify the composers of the following musical works FTP each. If you
need a more famous work of the composer, you'll only receive five points.
A. 10: The Brandenburgers in Bohemia
5: The Bartered Bride
Answer: Bedrich _Smetana_
B. 10: Carnival Overture
5: From the New World Symphony
Answer: Antonin _Dvorak_
C. 10: Fingal's Cave
5: The Scottish Symphony
Answer: Felix _Mendelssohn_
13. Identify the year of the following events, 30-20-10.
30: Bruce McCandless becomes the first human to walk in space without a
tether.
20: The United States illegally mines Nicaraguan principal export harbors
in support of the Contra rebels.
10: Geraldine Ferraro becomes the first woman to win a major party vice
presidential nomination.
Answer: _1984_
14. Identify the following element, 30-20-10.
30: It was discovered by William Wollaston in 1804, who also discovered
palladium.
20: Its atomic weight is 102.905.
10: Its atomic number is 45 and it is in the so called platinum group of
metals in group VIII of the periodic table.
Answer: _Rhodium_
15. FTP each, identify the poets of the following works.
A. "The Death of the Hired Man"
Answer: Robert _Frost_
B. "Sailing to Byzantium"
Answer: W. B. _Yeats_
C. "My Last Duchess"
Answer: Robert _Browning_
16. Identify the English monarch in the following years FTP each.
A. 1300
Answer: _Edward I_
B. 1400
Answer: _Henry IV_
C. 1500
Answer: _Henry VII_
17. FTP each, give the language in which the following works were
originally written.
A. Epic poem, "The Tale of Ghenjei"
Answer: _Japanese_
B. The essay, "Yes and No"
Answer: _Latin_
C. The novel, "To a God Unknown"
Answer: _English_
18. FFP each, state whether each of the following rocks are igneous,
metamorphic, or sedimentary.
A. Slate
Answer: _Metamorphic_
B. Basalt
Answer: _Igneous_
C. Pumice
Answer: _Igneous_
D. Shale
Answer: _Sedimentary_
E. Gypsum
Answer: _Sedimentary_
F. Marble
Answer: _Metamorphic_
19. Identify the 1996 presidential candidate of the following parties FTP
each.
A. Libertarian
Answer: Harry _Browne_
B. Natural Law
Answer: John _Hagelin_
C. Green
Answer: Ralph _Nader_
20. Identify these modern Eastern European political leaders FTP each.
A. He served as premier of Albania from 1954 until 1981, when he was
accused of being a Yugoslav spy and reportedly committed suicide.
Answer: Mehmet _Shehu_
B. His expulsion from the Hungarian Communist party was rescinded in early
1956 at the request of rioting students shortly before the Hungarian
revolution, he became premier of the revolutionary government and was
executed in 1958.
Answer: Imre _Nagy_
C. He was vice premier and later premier of the Polish government in exile
in London during World War II, and after the war was the only center of
opposition to the leftist leaders of the state, who adopted election
procedures resulting in his defeat in 1947, after which he fled to the
United States.
Answer: Stanislaus _Mikolajczyk_ {mee-ko-WI-chik)
21. F15P each, identify the movie starring Peter O'Toole given a
description of the movie.
A. A British army officer becomes an icon of the Arab Revolt during World
War I.
Answer: _Lawrence of Arabia_
B. An American flunkey becomes King of England of the House of Wyndham.
Answer: _King Ralph_
22. Answer the following questions concerning a linguistics term F15P each.
A. Give the word used by linguists to refer to letter combinations having
distinct meanings, and which cannot be divided into meaningful grammatical
parts such as prefixes, suffixes, and infixes.
Answer: _morpheme_
B. For another 15 points, spell morpheme (MOR-feem).
Answer: _M-O-R-P-H-E-M-E_
23. FTP each, what are the only "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episodes
involving Q that do not have "Q" in their title?
Answer: _Encounter at Farpoint_, _Tapestry_, _All Good Things_
24. Given an island, identify the country of which it is a part of, 30-20-10.
30: Masbate (mas-BA-ta)
20: Negros
10: Leyte
Answer: The _Philippines_
25. Identify the sociologists FTP each.
A. He was at Harvard from 1927 until 1974, and is known for his attempt to
construct a single theoretical framework within which general and specific
characteristics of societies could be systematically classified, known as
structural-functional theory.
Answer: Talcott _Parsons_
B. This Columbia professor is especially noted for his contributions to the
study of social structure, sociology of science, bureaucracy, and mass
communications. Among his writings are "Mass Persuasion" and "Social
Theory and Social Structure".
Answer: Robert _Merton_
C. This late 19th century sociologist originated the concept of
ethnocentrism and concluded that attempts at social reform were useless.
His chief work is titled "Folkways".
Answer: William _Sumner
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