Philly Experiment III: No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service Preliminary Round 15 Packet by: Apostles 2000 1. Ronnie O'Sullivan, this sport's third-ranked player, faces banishment from the game after he assaulted a media- relations official who refused to let his friend into the press gallery. In this game, red balls are worth one point, and other colors increase in value up to the seven point black ball. Highest score wins after all balls have been cleared from the table. For ten points, what variant of pool uses these 21 colored object balls? ANSWER: _SNOOKER_ 2. Born in 1951 to Cuban immigrants, he typically sets his works in the Upper West Side neighborhoods in which he was raised. His first book, "Our House in the Last World," has been in print since 1984, and his "The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love" won a Pulitzer. For ten points, name this author whose latest work is "Mr. Ives' Christmas". ANSWER: Oscar _HIJUELOS_ 3. Dating from the 13th century, this ivy-colored ruin is well preserved except for the vaulting. It is located on the river Wye in Monmouthshire, England. FTP, name this medieval abbey a few miles above which William Wordsworth composed some lines. ANSWER: _TINTERN_ Abbey 4. When it begins, the chromosomes consist of chromatids held together by a centromere. These chromosomes migrate to the equator of the spindles, where the spindles attach to the kinetochore fibers. For ten points, name this phase of mitosis which comes between Prophase and Anaphase. ANSWER: _METAPHASE_ 5. If a point P in a metrizable set A belongs to this particular subset, then we can construct an epsilon ball around P such that every point in the epsilon ball also belongs to A. This subset differs from A itself if and only if A is closed. For ten points, name this topological term which might also precede the word "decorating". ANSWER:_INTERIOR_ ("the interior of A" displays precise knowledge) 6. This six-letter word roughly translates as "belief in the gods." Current followers of this polytheistic religion do not accept the idea of original sin, and do not believe that a universal religion is possible or even desirable. They revere their ancestors, but do not worship them. For ten points, name this religion which name the Norse used to refer to their faith. ANSWER: _ASATRU_ 7. Sir Clifford has been rendered impotent by a war wound. His wife Constance runs away with her gamekeeper Mellors, a forthright individualistic man. Published in 1928, it was initially banned in both the U.S. and England as obscene. FTP, name this D.H. Lawrence classic. ANSWER: _LADY CHATTERLY'S LOVER_ 8. Born in 1859, this psychologist wrote on such topics as the reflex arc; the theory of emotion; and the psychology of effort. Though he is better known as a philosopher of education, his relevance to modern cognitive psychology is often underestimated. For ten points, name this American pragmatist. ANSWER: John _DEWEY_ 9. Born in 1923, he got his first taste of art at age 16, when he attended summer classes at the Art Students League. A graduate of Ohio State, this artist has seized upon the standardized imagery of traditional comic strips devoted to violent action and sentimental love. FTP, name this 1995 National Medal of Arts winner. A: Roy LICHTENSTEIN 10. Best known as a fiction writer, his original dream was to be a lawyer. A former law partner of Clarence Darrow, this man wrote numerous novels and biographies, including one on Lincoln. His best-known work, set in a cemetery, was published with the financial backing of Poetry magazine. FTP, name this author of Spoon River Anthology. A: Edgar Lee MASTERS 11. Born in Mayfield, KY in 1942, this author graduated from the University of Kentucky. After working as a reporter for a teen magazine, she earned her PhD from Connecticut with a dissertation on Nabokov's _Ada_. Her first collection of short stories, _Shiloh and Other Stories_, won the 1982 Hemingway Foundation Award. FTP, name this author of the 1985 novel _In Country_ who shares her name with a popular Rick Trevino song. A: Bobbie Ann MASON 12. Talk about fighting back! Frustrated by the actions of a heckling fan in 1996, this White Sox player jumped into the stands at Milwaukee County Stadium and attacked him. FTP, name this versatile volatile ball player who has excelled at five different positions for the Angels, Tigers, and White Sox. A: Tony PHILLIPS 13. A base reacts with an ester, producing an alcohol and an acid salt. The addition of excess acid regenerates the original alcohol and acid prior to esterification. FTP, name this long-known reaction, so named because it was used to make soaps. A: SAPONIFICATION 14. He considered his greatest achievement to be appearing on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Carson was so impressed with his stand-up comedy that he gave him a job as a writer and consultant to the Carson-produced sitcom "Amen." A father of six, he apparently killed himself over an impending divorce. FTP, name this long-time host of "Family Feud" and "Family Challenge." A: Ray COMBS 15. Worth more than a million dollars in 1986, one of these swords was found in the parking lot of Madison Square Garden, in the aftermath of some unexplained electrical activity. In addition to this sword, a beheaded body was found nearby, both possibly linked to an antique dealer on Hudson Street. For a quick ten points, name this famous Spanish sword, which is inscribed with the phrase "Soy El" plus its name. A = _Toledo Salamanca_ 16. While people know that O'Hare Airport is the busiest in the US, and Heathrow is the busiest outside of it, not everyone knows the busiest airline in the US. For a quick ten points, name this airline, who continues to have a large number of passengers despite a recent crash near Pittsburgh. A = _Delta_ Airlines 17. He regarded himself as the incarnation of Hercules, and he determined to appear in public as both consul and gladiator, but he was killed by Narcissus on Jan 1, AD 193. Born Lucius Aelius Aurelius, he was advanced to the status of joint ruler with his father in AD 177. FTP, name this deranged Roman emperor who succeeded Marcus Aurelius. A: COMMODUS 18. It was introduced on July 5, 1946 in a Paris fashion show by designer Louis Reard. He considered his design to be as explosive as the new atomic bomb, dropped 4 days earlier on an atoll of the same name in the Pacific. For ten points, name this scanty 2 piece bathing suit. A = _bikini_ 19. In 1995, this man introduced Bill Clinton before a foreign policy seminar with the quote "It's always a privilege to introduce someone who also speaks with an accent." In addition to the post he is best known for, he served from 1969 to 1975 as assistant to the President for national security affairs. The first volume of his memoirs, _White House Years_, was published in 1979. FTP, name this Secretary of State under Richard Nixon. A = Henry _Kissinger_ 20. If two juncions of a basic thermoelectric circuit are at the same temperature and a battery is added to the circuit, one junction heats up and the other cools. If the current is reversed, the heating and cooling will also reverse. FTP, name this effect, named for a French scientist, considered the reversal of the Seebeck effect. A: PELTIER Effect 21. He is appointed by a European trading company to recover one of their river steamers that has had its captain killed by natives. In the course of repairing his boat, he hears about Kurtz, a successful ivory trader who lives at the farthest trading post on the Congo. For 10 points, identify this character in Heart of Darkness who also narrated three other works by Joseph Conrad. A: MARLOW BONUSES 1. Given a brief definition, name the poetic term for the stated number of points. 5. Invented by a Provencal poet in the 12th century, this form has six 6-line stanzas and a 3-line concluding stanza. The same words that end the first stanza return in the other stanzas as line ending words. A: SESTINA 10. Originally a Malayan form, this style is made up of quatrains in which the second and fourth lines of each stanza becomes the first and third lines of the next one. A: PANTOUM 15. E.C. Bentley created this form of light berse, consisting of two generally mismatched couplets with comic rhymes that presented the potted biography of a famous person. A: CLERINEW 2. Given a piece of short fiction, name the author FTPE. A. Hills Like White Elephants A: Ernest HEMINGWAY B. A & P A: John UPDIKE C.. A Rose For Emily A: William FAULKNER 3. 30-20-10 Name the occupation given employees. 30:; Annette Quinn, Michelle Smith, Kyle Olden 20: Cindy Margolis, Gena Lee Nolin, Chantal Dubray 10: Janice Pennington, Dian Parkinson, Holly Hallstrom A: MODELS on THE PRICE IS RIGHT or BARKER'S BEAUTIES 4. Answer these questions about potential 1996 third-party presidential candidates for the stated number of points. A. (5) The name of the party whose presidential candidate is Ralph Nader. A: GREEN Party B. (10) The former third-party governor who is considering challenging Ross Perot for the presidential nomination of Perot's Reform Party. A: Lowell WEICKER C. (15) The Florida computer magnate who is listed on state petition drives as Perot's running mate. A: Carl OWNBEY 5. On April 24, the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals played the third-longest game in NHL history. For ten points each: 1. What Pittsburgh Penguin star was ejected in the first period? ANSWER:Mario _LEMIEUX_ 2. Washington was awarded the first overtime penalty shot in NHL playoff history. What Capital - the namesake of a state capital -- was stopped by Pittsburgh goalie Ken Wregget? ANSWER: Joe _JUNEAU_ 3. What Penguin scored the winning goal in the waning seconds of the fourth overtime? ANSWER: Petr _NEDVED_ 6. Identify these Larry Clark works for fifteen points each. 1. Funded by the NEA yet illegal in twenty states, this photo collection includes a close-up of a prostitute fellating a boy; another picture, captioned "brother and sister," shows an erect naked boy pointing a gun at a tied-up naked girl. ANSWER: _TEENAGE LUST_ 2. The success of Teenage Lust gave Clark enough clout to team up with 19-year-old Leo Fitzpatrick in writing what 1995 movie? ANSWER: _KIDS_ 7. Name the author from the works and their years, 30-20-10. <30 point clue> Spirit Lake - 1961 <20 point clue> Valley Forge - 1975 <10 point clue> Andersonville - 1955 ANSWER: MacKinlay _CANTOR_ 8. Name these astronomy terms for ten points each. a) This is thhe term for the Sun's apparent figure-eight path in the sky during the course of a year. A: ANALEMMA b) This is the uniform and mutual recession of celestial object because of the expansion of the universe. A: HUBBLE FLOW c) This is the term for the change in the relative position of an object when viewed from different positions. A: PARALLAX 9. Most societies have incest taboos, but many also require that marriages be limited to particular social groups. 1. For ten points all or nothing, what proper terms do anthropologists use for these two restrictions? ANSWER: _EXOGAMY_; and _ENDOGAMY_ 2. Two sociological theories explain exogamy. Malinowski holds that kinship systems assign unambiguous social roles, while Levi-Strauss believes marrying outside an immediate circle achieves cultural and economic benefits. For ten points each, name these two theories. ANSWERS: _ROLE_ Theory; and _ALLIANCE_ Theory 10. Two U.S. government documents set the stage for the Cold War. 1. For ten points, what U.S. Ambassador to Moscow laid out plans for Containment in his February 22, 1946, "Long Telegram"? ANSWER: George F. _KENNAN_ 2. On April 12, 1950, the National Security Council completed a report laying the ideological underpinnings of the Cold War; the committee that drafted it was spearheaded by a man who would later become an arms control negotiator in the Reagan administration. For ten points each, give the number of the report and the man behind it. ANSWERS: NSC-_68_; Paul _NITZE_ 11. For ten points each, name the Roman emperor from the dates of his reign. 1. <10 points> 161 AD to 180 ANSWER: _MARCUS AURELIUS_ Antonius 2. <10 points> 69 AD to 79 AD ANSWER: Imperator Caesar _VESPASIAN_us 3. <10 points> 285 AD to 305 AD ANSWER: Gaius Aurelius Valerius _DIOCLETIAN_us 12. Astronomers are now certain that a planet is orbiting the Sun-like main-sequence star 42 light years from Earth. 1. For ten points, name this star. ANSWER: _51 PEGASI_ (accept " 51Pegasus"; prompt on partial answer) 2. The planet was discovered at the observatory of, for five points, what Swiss city? ANSWER: _GENEVA_ 3. <15 points> For fifteen points, name either of the two credited discoverers. ANSWER: Michel _MAYOR_ or Didier _QUELOZ_ 13. Boron and Aluminum are two of the elements in Group 13 of the periodic table; for ten points each, name the other three. ANSWERS: _GALLIUM_; _INDIUM_; _TITANIUM_ 14. Name these Oklahoma cities for ten points each. 1. Home of Vance Air Force Base, legend has it that this city got its name when a food vendor's sign was hung upside- down. ANSWER: _ENID_ 2. Namesake of a songwriter, this was Oklahoma's first capital. ANSWER: _GUTHRIE_ 3. Where Interstate 40 meets Route 66, this is the birthplace of Garth Brooks. ANSWER: _YUKON_ 15. A possibly omnipotent being tells you that box A contains $1000, while box B contains either $1,000,000 or nothing. This being gives you the choice between the contents of box B or the contents of both boxes, but it has predicted which decision you will make. If it believes you would take both, then it left nothing in box B; if it believes you would take box B alone, then it has left the million dollars. 1. For fifteen points, by what name do philosophers know this paradox? ANSWER: _NEWCOMB_'s Paradox 2. Now assume that the being is NOT omnipotent but just a good guesser. For fifteen points all or nothing, solve for the decisions of both you and the being in the unique pure- strategy Nash Equilibrium in this game. ANSWER: You choose _BOTH BOXES_; It leaves _NOTHING_ in Box B (accept all clear and precise equivalents) 16. Answer these questions about U.S. Japanese relations for ten points each. a) Name the treaty which Commodore Perry forced the Japanese to sign. A: Treaty of KANAGAWA b) What 1858 treaty opened five ports to US trade and prohibited Opium export? A: HARRIS Treaty c) What 1907 accord between the U.S. and Japan halted immigration of Japanese laborers into the U.S.? GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT 17. And now for a question about the World's Greatest musical group, Huey Lewis and the News. First, for 5 points, give the name of the hit movie for which Huey Lewis and the News recorded such hit songs as The Power of Love and Back in Time. A = _Back to the Future_ Second, for ten points, name the best selling Huey Lewis and the News album, which spawned the hits "I Want a New Drug," "Heart of Rock and Roll," and "Heart and Soul." A = _Sports_ Third, for a truly deserved 15 points, please enlighten your opponents by telling them what Huey Lewis' true name was before he became famous. A = _Hugh Cregg_ 18. Given a list of 6 commercial banks, put them in order from highest to lowest in total revenues. The banks are as follows: Chemical Banking Corp, Bankamerica Corp., J.P. Morgan & Co., Citicorp, and Nationsbank Corp. A = _Citicorp, Bankamerica Corp., Nationsbank Corp., Chemical Banking Corp., and J.P. Morgan & Co._ 19. Given an agency of the US government, tell me whether it falls under the jurisdiction of the Executive Branch, the Legislative Branch, or neither. Five points each and a bonus five for all five. General Accounting Office A = Legislative Council of Economic Advisors A = Executive Federal Judicial Center A = Neither Government Printing Office A = Legislative Office of Management and Budget A = Executive 20. Given an army insignia, name the rank for 5 points each. One Silver Eagle A = _Colonel_ Two Silver Bars A = _Captain_ One Silver Star A = _Brigadier general_ One Gold Oak Leaf A = _Major_ One Silver Bar A = _1st Lieutenant_