Philly Experiment III: No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service Preliminary Round 13 Packet by: John Nam's Team 1. At the age of 30, she founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart, but then she and a small group of sisters left Italy to work among Italian immigrants in New York City. By the time she had completed 37 years as leader of the Sacred Heart Sisters, she had crossed the Atlantic 30 times, established strong bases in Chile and Argentina, and founded more than 60 convents, with 4,000 members. FTP, name this woman, canonized in 1946, the first citizen of the United States to be canonized. A: Saint Francesca Xavier Cabrini 2. The first time a United States Marines regiment was forced to surrender took place on May 6, 1942, when Lt. General Jonathan Wainwright surrendered this island fortress at the entrance to Manila Bay to the Japanese. FTP, name this island, located about 5 kilometers off Bataan Peninsula, part of Cavite province of the Philippines. A: Corregidor 3. Immediately after its release on June 4, 1996, his latest novel, A Crown of Swords, made the New York Times Bestsellers List, probably because the previous two of his works released, The Fallon Blood and The Conan Chronicles, were reprintings of older works and not continuations of his best-selling fantasy series. FTP, name this popular fantasy author of the Wheel of Time. A: Robert Jordan 4. It opened its doors in December 1904 and quickly became, along with Andre Antoine's Theatre Libre and Konstantin Stanislavsky's Moscow Art Theatre, one of the seminal producers of modern drama. Its first directors were W. B. Yeats, Lady Gregory, and John Millington Synge. The riots over Synge's Playboy of the Western World drew attention to it as a major exponent of poetic folk drama. FTP, name this famous Dublin theater. A: Abbey Theatre 5. The three classes in this phylum are the Polychaetes, which usually bear bristles called setae and lateral appendages called parapodia; Hirudinea, which are leeches; and Oligochaeta, which includes many freshwater worms. Diverse in appearance, habitat, and mode of living, all members of this phylum are divided into externally visible segments. FTP, name this phylum whose most familiar member is the earthworm. A: annelida (or annelids) 6. Formed in the mid-13th century by Batu Khan, it included Kiev, Moscow, and Novgorod. Russian rulers were kept in power as vassals and forced to pay heavy taxes. The Khans adopted Islam and remained in power until 1395. FTP, name this Mongol state, conquered by Tamerlane, whose name was derived from the colorful tents of their encampments. A: Khanate of the Golden Horde or the Kipchak Khanate 7. It lies along the Atlantic Ocean on Absecon Beach, a low, sandy barrier island, and is separated from the mainland by a narrow strait. In 1852, largely through the efforts of Dr. Jonathan Pitney, a local physician, this city became the eastern terminus of the Camden and Atlantic Railroad. FTP, name this New Jersey city, which experienced a continuous and serious decline in tourist activities after World War II until legalized gambling for the city was approved by a referendum in 1976. A: Atlantic City, NJ 8. After studying in Paris under William of Champeaux and Roscellin, he soon became a recognized teacher himself, but his brilliant academic career was cut short after he was castrated and publicly disgraced by order of Canon Fulbert of Notre-Dame. During much of his later career, he feuded with Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, who had one of his books on the Trinity burned at the Council of Soissons and had him condemned for heresy at the Council of Sens. FTP, name this medieval philosopher and theologian, most remembered today for his legendary love affair with Heloise. A: Peter Abelard 9. During his early career, he was an assistant editor to Joel Chandler Harris, who encouraged his tendency toward fantasy. His creations included Clem Hawley, the Old Soak, an uninhibited enemy of prohibition; Hermione and her Little Group of Serious Thinkers, all apostles of the platitudinous; and the Cave Man and his battered lady love. He is best remembered, however, for his improbable cockroach and cat team. FTP, name this American newspaperman and humorist, the creator of Archy and Mehitabel. A: Don[ald Robert Perry] Marquis 10. Two answers required. Founded in 1950 and 1951, respectively, they were merged into one corporation, RFE/RL, Inc., in 1976. Until 1971 they were financed by U.S. government funds covertly channeled through the Central Intelligence Agency. In 1973 a semiautonomous agency, the Board for International Broadcasting, was created to oversee their operations. FTP, name these two radio stations, headquartered in Munich, Germany, which broadcast more than 1,000 hours of programming weekly into Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, and Afghanistan. A: Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty 11. Born in St. Petersburg in 1904, at the age of 21 he became the chief choreographer of the Ballet Russes. After it was disbanded following Diaghilev's death in 1929, he worked for various companies before accepting Lincoln Kirstein's invitation to come to the United States. FTP, name this dancer and choreographer who founded the School of American Ballet. A: George Balanchine 12. During his reign, he established cordial relations with Muslim rulers in North Africa and became noted for his efforts to spread Islam among his subjects. His pilgrimage to Mecca and sojourn in Cairo from 1324- 25 only enhanced his reputation in North Africa and Europe as the monarch who controlled the world's richest gold mines. During his reign, his capital of Timbuktu became a great center of commerce and learning. FTP, name this ruler of the ancient West African empire of Mali, who ruled from 1312-1327. A: Mansa Musa 13. Dementia 13, You're a Big Boy Now, Finian's Rainbow, The Rain People, The Conversation, The Outsiders, Rumble Fish, The Cotton Club, Gardens of Stone, Peggy Sue Got Married, and Tucker: The Man and His Dream are all films by this director best known for his movies on the Mafia and Vietnam. FTP, name this director of Apocalypse Now and The Godfather. A: Francis Ford Coppola 14. As a student, he "witnessed" a demonstration by army officer Charles Barbier of a military code for night communications. It was too complex for his purposes, so at the age of 15, he simplified the system, which proved to be much more convenient than the cumbersome texts with large raised writing he used to study at the National Institute for Blind Youth. FTP, name this Frenchman, who worked to improve his system of printing and writing for the blind until his death in 1852. A: Louis Braille 15. He first went to court in 1614, and his good looks soon attracted James I. He rose rapidly, attaining a duchy in 1623. His flirtation with the French queen Anne of Austria is a major theme of Alexandre Dumas's novel The Three Musketeers. FTP, name this English courtier, a favorite of both James I and Charles I, whose extravagant policies helped turn Parliament against the monarchy and thus contributed to the outbreak of the English Civil War. A: George Villiers, or the 1st duke of Buckingham 16. Born in Webster, South Dakota in 1940, he turned down a post on the "Today" show in 1974, preferring to stay on the White House beat. After Barbara Walters left the "Today" show in 1976, he came in and quickly established himself as a relaxed and informal interviewer. FTP, name this broadcast journalist, who became co-anchor with Roger Mudd of "NBC Nightly News" in 1982 before becoming the solo anchor of that show in 1983. A: Thomas John Brokaw 17. He did so poorly in school that his father once told him, "You care for nothing but shooting, dogs, and rat- catching, and you will be a disgrace to yourself and all your family." After failing dismally in a medical course at Edinburgh University, he went to Christ's College, Cambridge in 1827 to study for holy orders in the Church of England where he also failed and left to pursue a career in natural history. FTP, name this scholastic failure, who left his mark on the scientific world by publishing an 1859 work about his 1831 voyage on H.M.S. Beagle. A: Charles Darwin 18. His collegiate career was marked by consistent increases in his scoring average, from seven points a game during his freshman year to 23 points per game during his senior year. He was drafted third in the 1986 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics, but never played a game for them. FTP, name this standout Maryland basketball player, who died of a cocaine overdose on June 19, 1986. A: Len Bias 19. Prolonged ingestion of small quantities of this rare element may cause a condition called argyria, whose symptoms include a blue coloration of lips and gums. A heavy metallic element with a briliant white luster, it shares Group IB of the periodic table with gold and copper. FTP, name this element, the best conductor of heat and electricity of any of the metals, with atomic number 47. A: silver 20. The heroine of this 1904 novel is the daughter of an American millionaire, and she marries the impoverished Prince Amerigo. Her old school friend, Charlotte Stant, who has had an affair with the prince, later marries the heroine's father, and continues the affair with the heroine's husband. FTP, name this work featuring Maggie Verver, often considered to be the most difficult work by Henry James. A: The Golden Bowl 21. He made his fame in film as the second choice for a role that Boris Karloff refused to play. he later went on to portray a Nazi scientist in Alfred Hitchcock's _Notorious_ and a Vichy French soldier in _Casablanca_. For ten points, name this actor, best known for portraying Professor Griffin in _The Invisible Man_. A: Claude _Rains_ 1. Name these laws of Chemistry for ten points each. a) It states that gases diffuse at a rate inversely proportional to their density. A: _Graham's Law_ b) It states that the amount of heat needed to change one substance to another depends on the substances and not the reactions involved. A: _Hess' Law_ c) It states that a system at equilibrium always moves to oppose any change in the system. A: _Le Chatelier's Principle_ 2. For the stated number of points, answer the following about the Battle of Midway. 1. For 5 points, the Battle of Midway took place on what date? A: June 4, 1942 2. For 5 points, name the only U.S. carrier sunk at the Battle of Midway. A: U.S.S. Yorktown 3. The Japanese lost all four of the carriers which participated in the Battle of Midway. For 10 points each, name name any two of the four Japanese carriers sunk at Midway. A: Akagi, Kaga, Hiryu, Soryu 3. For 5 points each, given a recent science- fiction/fantasy release, name its author. 1. Royal Assassin A: Robin Hobb 2. This Day All Gods Die A: Stephen R. Donaldson 3. The Ringworld Throne A: Larry Niven 4. Alvin Journeyman A: Orson Scott Card 5. Magnificat A: Julian May 6. Belgarath the Sorcerer A: David Eddings 4. For 5 points per correct response, answer the following about sports records. 1. The Chicago Bulls won 72 games in the 1995-96 regular season. Name the NBA team whose record was broken by Chicago, the season in which they accomplished this feat, and the number of games they won that year. A: Los Angeles Lakers, 1971-72, 69 2. Although she has had problems in recent years, she remains the youngest woman to reach a tennis Grand Slam semifinal. Name this ex-teen phenom. A: Jennifer Capriati 3. He fought for the first time in more than 5 years in June of 1996, the longest layoff ever for a heavyweight champion after losing his title. Name this boxer, who lost the title he won from Mike Tyson to Evander Holyfield. A: James "Buster" Douglas 4. He held the all-time record for most catches in NFL history very briefly, since Jerry Rice passed him during the 1995 NFL season. Name this wide receiver, who has played for the Jets and Eagles the past two seasons. A: Art Monk 5. For 10 points, each, given the religious-themed work, name the artist. 1. St. James Led to His Execution (c. 1455; destroyed, 1944) A: Andrea Mantegna 2. The Madonna with the Long Neck (about 1535) A: Parmigianino 3. The Blinding of Samson (1636) A: Rembrandt van Rijn 6. For 10 points each, answer the following questions about renowned speeches and speech givers. 1. At the National Democratic Convention in 1896, he uttered his most famous lines, "You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns. You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold." A: William Jennings Bryan 2. When asked to name the three most important things in oratory, he replied, "Action! Action! Action!" He is quoted by Plutarch in Lives of the Ten Orators. A: Demosthenes 3. This phrase was popularized by Winston Churchill's use of it in his address at Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri, on March 5, 1946, but he himself used it in a letter to President Truman on June 4, 1945, and Goebbels had used it four months before that. A: Iron Curtain 7. Identify these parts of a leaf for ten points each. a) This is the waxy substance which covers the outer layer of the leaf. A: _cuticle_ b) These openings in the leaf allow gas molecules to enter and leave the leaf. A: _stoma_ or plural _stomata_ c) These special cells open and close the stomata. A: _guard cells_ 8. Of the 10 Shakespearean parts which have the most lines, 7 are title roles. For 5 points, name one, for 15 points name two, or for 30 points name the three longest Shakespearean roles which are not title roles. A: Falstaff (in Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2, and The Merry Wives of Windsor), Iago (in Othello), and Vincentio (in Measure for Measure) 9. For 10 points each, answer the following questions about Ireland. 1. Name Ireland's president, who was honored at the last state dinner held at the White House during the first term of the Clinton Administration. A: Mary Robinson 2. The Irish parliament is known by what name? A: Oireachtas 3. Name the Irish king who ended centuries of Norse invasions by defeating the Danes at the battle of Clontarf in 1014. A: Brian Boru 10. For 10 points each, identify the following people from Arthurian legend. 1. According to Malory's Morte d'Arthur, he is the knight who, at the request of the dying Arthur, throws Excalibur into the lake, and then bears the king to the barge that waits to carry him to Avalon. A: Sir Bedivere 2. His story has been used by Tennyson, Wagner, and Edwin Arlington Robinson. The nephew of King Mark of Cornwall, he is in love with his uncle's wife. A: Sir Tristan (or Tristram) 3. In T. H. White's The Sword and the Stone, he is a comic character, who is ever in a futile hunt for the Questing Beast. He is the father of Lamerok, Percival, Agglovale, Dornar, and Torre, all knights of the Round Table. A: King Pellinore 11. For the stated number of points, answer the following about incidents involving Marquises. 1. His homosexual affair with Lord Alfred Douglas, the son of the Marquis of Queensberry, led to his time in jail for sodomy. He drew upon his jail experience to write a famous 1898 poem. Name him for 5 points. A: Oscar Wilde 2. As recently as 1957, French courts have denied official publication of this man's works because of their pornographic and blasphemous subject matter. For 5 points, name this author of Justine. A: Donatien Alphonse Francois, comte de Sade (a.k.a. marquis de Sade) 3. Born in 1769, as leader of the House of Commons and foreign secretary from 1812-22, he was called "the most effective and influential politician in Britain." He succeeded to the title marquis of Londonderry in 1821, but committed suicide on Aug. 12, 1822. Name him FTP. A: Robert Stewart, or Viscount Castlereagh 4. During the French and Indian War, he defeated the British at the battles of Oswego, Fort William Henry and Carillon before finally being defeated by James Wolfe on the Plains of Abraham. Name this French general FTP. A: Louis Joseph, or marquis de Montcalm 12. For 10 points each, given a ballet, name the composer. 1. Billy the Kid (1938) A: Aaron Copland 2. A madrigal ballet entitled The Unicorn, the Gorgon, and the Manticore (1956). A: Gian Carlo Menotti 3. Jeux (1912) A: Claude Debussy 13. For 5 points per correct answer, answer the following about African geography: 1. Of the ten largest lakes in the world, three are located in Africa. Name them. A: Victoria, Tanganyika, Nyasa 2. Of course, the Nile is the longest river in Africa. In decreasing order of length, name the next three longest African rivers. A: Congo (2,718 miles) (accept Zaire) Niger (2,590 miles) Zambezi (1,700 miles) 14. Answer the following questions from Mythology for the stated number of points. 1. For 5 points, in Greek mythology, he was castrated by his son, the Titan Cronus. A: Uranus 2. For 10 points, according to Hesiod's Theogony, this goddess was born of the foam of Uranus' discarded genitals as they fell into the sea. A: Aphrodite 3. For an additional 15 points, name the group of goddesses which was engendered by blood falling from the wound inflicted upon Uranus. A: the Furies (or Erinyes or Eumenides) 15. Answer the following questions about things "golden" for the stated number of points. 1. The title of this 13-volume work on comparative religion and mythology refers to the branch broken from the sacred tree by Aeneas before his descent into the underworld. For 5 points, name this James Frazer work. A: The Golden Bough 2. The Golden Ass is the common alternative title of a satirical romance by Lucius Apuleius. For 10 points, give the original title of this 11 volume novel, the only Latin novel that survives in its. A: Metamorphoses 3. In the legend of the Golden Fleece, Helle fell off the winged golden ram sent to rescue her and her brother, and drowned in the strait subsequently known as the Hellespont. For 15 points, name her brother, who escaped to Colchis and married the king's daughter. A: Phrixus 16. For the stated number of points, answer the following about things involving bells. 1. A veteran of "Saved by the Bell," she appeared in Pauly Shore's movie "Son-in-Law" before landing a role on "Beverly Hills 90210." For 5 points, name her. A: Tiffany Amber Thiessen 2. In Ernest Hemingway's classic For Whom The Bell Tolls, the hero is an idealistic American college professor who goes to Spain to fight with the Republican army. For 10 points, name him. A: Robert Jordan 3. Hemingway got the title for his work from one of the best-known passages of a John Donne work, a series of meditations on the "Variable, and therefore miserable condition of Man." For 10 points, give the full title of this work, or for 5 points, give the one word title by which this work is generally known. A: Devotions upon Emergent Occasions (accept just "Devotions" for 5 points) 4. There may or may not have been a bell in the tower on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin from which this man engaged in a shooting spree in 1966. For 5 points, name the ex-Marine who killed 15 people and wounded 31 others before he himself was killed. A: Charles Todd Whitman 17. For 10 points, given the year of a movie and the actor who turned down a famous role in that movie, name the actor who did accept it. If you require the role and the movie's title to name the actor who accepted, you will receive 5 points. You may answer after each clue. 1. 10 points--Burt Lancaster, 1959 5 points--Judah Ben-Hur, "Ben Hur" A: Charlton Heston 2. 10 points--Myrna Loy, 1934 5 points--Ellie Andrews, "It Happened One Night" A: Claudette Colbert 3. 10 points--Hedy Lamarr, 1942 5 points--Ilsa, "Casablanca" A: Ingrid Bergman 18. For 5 points each, given the name of an actor or actress who appeared in the Disney movie version of The Three Musketeers, name the character they played. 1. Oliver Platt A: Porthos 2. Rebecca de Mornay A: Milady, or Lady de Winter 3. Michael Wincott A: Rochefort 4. Gabrielle Anwar A: Queen Anne of Austria 5. Charlie Sheen A: Aramis 6. Tim Curry A: Cardinal Richelieu 19. Identify the following actors from their role in the movie "Silverado" for 10 points, or from their other acting accomplishments for 5 points. You may guess after each clue. 1) 10 points--He played J.T., the brother-in-law of two of the main characters, Jake and Emmet. 5 points--He currently plays Tim Allen's neighbor Wilson on "Home Improvement." A: Earl Hindman 2) 10 points--He played Slick, a gambler looking for an honest game. 5 points--He has also appeared in "Jurassic Park" and starred in "The Fly." A: Jeff Goldblum 3) 10 points--She played Stella, who ran the saloon in Silverado. 5 points--Although she played a man, she won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 1983 for her work in "The Year of Living Dangerously." A: Linda Hunt 20. For 10 points, given a cartoon theme song which appeared on the 1995 release, "Saturday Morning Cartoons," identify the group or singer which made the remake of that theme. If you need other songs by the performer, you will receive 5 points. You may answer after each clue. 1) 10 points--Let the Sun Shine In 5 points--Labour of Love and Bizarre Love Triangle A: Frente! 2) 10 points--Spiderman 5 points--Rock and Roll High School and I Wanna Be Sedated A: The Ramones 3) 10 points--Scooby-Doo, Where Are You 5 points--Girlfriend A: Matthew Sweet