From imorgan@umr.edu Tue Sep 17 11:04:35 1996 Received: from umr.edu (hermes.cc.umr.edu [131.151.1.68]) via ESMTP by hermes.cc.umr.edu (8.7.5/L.4.15) id LAA06149; Tue, 17 Sep 1996 11:01:41 -0500 (CDT) Received: from [131.151.6.163] (imorgan.math.umr.edu [131.151.6.163]) via ESMTP by hermes.cc.umr.edu (8.7.5/R.4.17) id KAA03076; Tue, 17 Sep 1996 10:51:52 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 10:53:04 -0600 To: cbowl@umr.edu X-UIDL: 842978901.004 From: Ilene Morgan Subject: Swarthmore Status: RO 1995 NLIT TOSSUPS FROM SWARTHMORE 1. Guy VIII of Vienna was the first to hold this title, possibly named after his emblem. The title passed to the Valois line in 1349, where its most famous holders were Louis, Duc de Bourgogne and Louis his son. FTP, give this title for the heir to the French throne. A: Le DAUPHIN 2. To focus on something, we cause an image to fall on this region of the retina, which has the highest concentration of cone cells in the human eye, and thus the sharpest visual acuity. FTP, name this roughly spherical region of the retina. A: FOVEA 3. This group held control of the Wyoming legislature in the '60s and favored taking the US out of the UN, abolishing the income tax, repealing Social Security legislation, and rejecting the authority of the Supreme Court. FTP, name this organization founded in 1958 by Robert Welch,, named after a US intelligence agent killed by the Chinese. A: JOHN BIRCH SOCIETY 4. A noted bongo drummer and Brazilian street musician, he also won the Nobel prize in physics for his work in quantum electrodynamics. FTP, name this deceased Cal Tech scholar, known for his womanizing, wit, and outspoken autobiographies and lectures. A: Richard FEYNMAN 5. It is one of the few words in English that's its own opposite. FAQTP, name this six-letter word, which means both to stick together closely and firmly, and to split apart with a cutting instrument. A: CLEAVE 6.This computer language was invented in the 1960's for handling text strings in medical databases. the first letter of its acronym itself represents an acronym used for its birthplace, Massachusetts General Hospital. FTP, name this language which shares its name with a viral infection of the salivary glands. A: MUMPS 7. The moral of her story is, never trust the gift of a dying centaur who just tried to rape you. Nessus the centaur offered her his shirt, telling her it would keep her husband faithful; but it didn't. FTP, name the woman who gave a shirt poisoned with Hydra's blood to her husband, Heracles. A: DEIANIRA 8.A scholar and gourmand, he was known to swallow 5 pilgrims with one gulp. With his son Pantagruel, he roamed all over Europe seeking Utopia. Now he has a theme park in his native France 460 years after his original adventures were published. FTP, name this giant, whose name has become proverbial for hugeness. A: GARGANTUA 9. The plot sounds like Tolkien: Rangers gather information from afar, an ancient, dark enemy arises to war against humanity. Except it's not fantasy, but science fiction; and not a novel, but a TV show. FTP, name this three-year old series, about a space station "all alone in the night". A: BABYLON 5 10. Murray Gell-Mann and George Zweig formulated a theory in 1963 to explain the large variety of new elementary particles that were being discovered. FTP, name these particles, which are presumed to be the basic components of hadrons. A: QUARKS 11. This novel discusses the decline of the once aristocratic Compson family. It includes Quentin Compson's suicide just before the end of his first year at Harvard, and is narrated by Benjamin Compson, Quentin Compson, and Jason Compson III. FTP, name this work by William Faulkner. A: THE SOUND AND THE FURY 12. This nineteenth century English landscape painter depicted atmospheric effects with shimmering lights and luminous colors. His best-known works include "The Burning of the Houses of Parliament," "The Grand Canal," and "Calais Pier." FTP, name him. A: Joseph Mallord William TURNER 13. Ever since the Portuguese conquest of 1503, this island was a center of the slave trade. When the Omani Sultanate took over in 1698, slave raids continued. Later, after many years as a pirate stronghold, it was made a British protectorate in 1890, and gained independence in 1963. FTP, name this island, now a part of Tanzania. A: ZANZIBAR 14. Initially, its composer planned this piece as a purely instrumental work. However, when it was performed, this work included lyrics adapted from Freidrich Schiller's poem, "Ode an die Freude." (ode ahn dee froyde). FTP, name this work, first performed on May 7, 1824. A: BEETHOVEN'S NINTH Symphony (prompt on Beethoven or Ninth Symphony) 15. Most people think that Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel have always performed as "Simon and Garfunkel." It ain't so. Those who remember their first single, "Hey, Schoolgirl," should be able, FTP, to give the original name of the duo, a name inspired by a famous cat and mouse. A: TOM AND JERRY 16. In 1894, he discovered that dry air contains an element in addition to nitrogen and oxygen, and was able to isolate near-pure argon from dry air. FTP, Identify this Scottish scientist, who went on to discover helium, neon, krypton, and xenon. A: William RAMSAY 17. Recently, rumors were rampant in Romania of her death, causing this athlete no end of bewilderment. Though she has not been very visible recently in the US, she has been training young gymnasts for many years now. FTP, name this first woman to achieve a perfect score in Olympic gymnastics. A: Nadia COMENICI (ko-men-eech) 18. The Swedish Academy praised this man "for works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth, which exalt everyday miracles and the living past". FTP, name this Irish poet, whose collections include "Station Island" and "The Haw Lantern," and who received the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature. A: Seamus HEANEY 19. During his years at Walt Whitman College, he developed a well- received variant of hearts called "Turbo Hearts". His next game, RoboRally, was bought by Wizards of the Coast, but never printed until the success of his most recent brainchild. FTP, name this developer of Magic: the Gathering. A: Richard GARFIELD 20. A famous cognitive psychological experiment established that words and color are two great things that don't go great together. Subjects were shown words like "Red" but had to say what color ink they were printed in. When the words didn't match the ink color, subjects reacted very slowly. FTP, name this phenomenon? A: STROOP effect 21. This food additive enhances the flavor of protein-containing foods, but large amounts have been shown to destroy nerve cells in infant mice. Public agitation forced baby food companies to stop using this chemical, which can cause a burning sensation in the back of the neck and arms, chest tightness, and headaches. FTP, name this amino acid salt responsible for "Chinese restaurant syndrome". A: MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE or MSG 22. This story is about an ambulance driver drinking and romancing a British nurse, but most people remember Gertrude Stein's famous quote "You are a lost generation." FTP, name this Hemingway novel, set in Italy during World War I. A: THE SUN ALSO RISES 23. Nowadays, it is used mostly in alloys, for very hard cutting tools, magnets, and jet engines. But German miners believed that goblins transformed valuable silver deposits into worthless deposits of this element. FTP name this element, whose name is used as a shade of blue, and which is number 27 on the periodic table. A: COBALT 24. Carbon-14 dating places its origins in the Middle Ages, strong evidence that it's a fake. It is supposed to be the cloth placed on the body of a first-century Galilean when he was entombed, and the imprint of a face and body can be seen on it. FTP, name this Italian relic. A: The SHROUD OF TURIN 25.Sure, everybody and her grandmother went to see the movie _Apollo 13_, but, FAQTP, name the recent book on which _Apollo 13_ is based. A: LOST MOON 26. This twentieth century philosopher and logician made an effort to establish philosophy, particularly epistemology, as a science. Also influential as a pacifist and agnostic, he co-authored _Principia Mathematica_ with Alfred NorthWhitehead. FTP, name him. A: Bertrand RUSSELL 27. During his career, he was ejected from a record 99 baseball games, but he led his team to 5 World Series appearances. FTP, name this fiery manager whose greatest work of genius may have been turning Cal Ripken Jr. into a shortstop. A: Earl WEAVER 28. This kingdom, established in AD 568, failed to establish a strong central government and was overthrown by Charlemagne in 773. FTP, name this kingdom located on the Po River. A: LOMBARDY 1995 NLIT BONUSES FROM SWARTHMORE 1 (30) Ah, diplomacy. In the 19th and 20th centuries, European diplomacy was often dominated by France, Russia, England, and Italy. Of those 4 nations, 3 of them sent delegates to the Treaty of Versailles, and 3 sent delegates to the Congress of Vienna. FFP each, name these 6 delegates. A: Georges CLEMENCEAU; Czar ALEXANDER I; David _LLOYD GEORGE; Perigord TALLEYRAND; Vittorio ORLANDO; Robert STEWART or Viscount CASTLEREAGH. 2 (30) Count down to the Apocalypse! List these numbers from the Book of Revelation in descending order, from most to least. 5 points each, plus 5 more for all correct. Here they are:The Number of Trumpets; The Number of the Beast; The Heads of the Beast of the Sea; The Number of Dragons; The Number of Horsemen A: BEAST 666; TRUMPETS 7; HEADS OF BEAST OF SEA 5; HORSEMEN 4 , DRAGON 1 3 (30) This bonus's a killer. Given a gun manufacturer, name the country of origin. 10 points each. Steyr A: GERMANY FN A: FRANCE Ingram A: USA 4 (30) Animals feel left out, too. For the stated number of points, name the lesser-known kindred of thesed famous animals. For 5 points: First, the monotremes include the famous platypus and... what? A: ECHIDNA (accept Spiny Anteater) For 10 points: We all know about the big bamboo-eating Giant Panda, but what about its smaller relative? Name it. A: RED PANDA For 15 points: Finally, the stouter and stubbier versions of the manatee. A: DUGONG 5 (30) Into the Valley of Death, rode these poor suckers. FTP each, tell me at which battle these military leaders met their demise. James Wolfe A: PLAINS OF ABRAHAM or QUEBEC Charles "Chinese" Gordon A: KHARTOUM King Leonidas A: THERMOPYLAE 6 (25) Aliens, Atlantis, both, or neither? Given a book, tell me if it discusses aliens, Atlantis, both, or neither. 5 points each. Foundation A: NEITHER Illuminatus! A: ATLANTIS Foucault's Pendulum A: NEITHER The Republic A: ATLANTIS Slaughterhouse-5 A: ALIENS 7 (30) Name the playwright from his works on a 30-20-10 basis. 30: The Real Inspector Hound 20: Arcadia 10: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead A: Tom STOPPARD 8 (25) Given the character, name the Broadway show FFP each. Gavroche A: LES MISERABLES Vernon Hines A: THE PAJAMA GAME_ Cecil B. DeMille A: SUNSET BOULEVARD_ Belle A: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Raoul A: PHANTOM OF THE OPERA 9 (30) It has often been said that a calculus student is someone who knows his asymptote from a hole in the graph. Pencil and paper ready. Given the function f(x)=(x^2 - 4)/(x^2 +x - 6) [x squared minus four ... over... x squared plus x minus six] (Pause 5 seconds before proceding) First, for 15 points all or nothing, How many vertical asymptotes does it have? and what are the values of x at which they occur. A: One, x = -3 Second, F5P, How many "holes" does it have? A: One Third, FTP, give the x value of the removable discontinuity. A: x = 2 10 (30) 30-20-10. Given quotations, identify the poem. 30: "And to die is different from what any one supposed, and luckier" 20: "I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world." 10: "I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars." A: SONG OF MYSELF 11 (30) Given the work of art, identify the creator, FTP each. The Seagram Building A: Ludwig Mies VAN DER ROHE The Burial of Count Orgaz A: EL GRECO or Domenikos THEOTOKOPOULOS The Death of Sardanapalus A: Eugene DELACROIX 12 (30) Linguists enjoy slapping letters into categories. Given a consonant, tell me whether it's a fricative, a nasal, a glide, or a stop. 10 points each. S A: FRICATIVE N A: NASAL K A: STOP 13 (30) Some people are one card short of a full deck; these folks are one letter short of a small European country. You'll get 10 points for guessing them A prominent German Marxist, she helped found the Spartacus society, a precursor to the German Communist Party. She was murdered by Germansoldiers in 1919. A: Rosa LUXEMBURG This American painter linked to the pop art movement, used comic books as inspiration for his works. A: Roy LICHTENSTEIN Holds records for most yards passing in a season and most touchdowns in one season, this AFC East stalwart led his team to a loss against the 49ers in Super Bowl XIX. Yes, we need first and last name on this one. A: DAN MARINO 14 (30) There's more to Orion than a bulging belt. Answer these questions about the Orion myth FTP each. What was Orion's favorite weapon, the one he wields in the constellation? A: CLUB Orion's mortal enemy, the foe that slew him, is also enshrined in the stars as another constellation that appears when Orion is not visible. Name it. A: : SCORPIO or THE SCORPION or SCORPIUS After being killed by the scorpion, Orion was raised from the dead by an amazing doctor. Soon, though, the doctor was killed for this act of hubris. Name him. A: ASCLEPIUS or AESCULAPIUS 15 (20) The periodic table tracks many properties. For 5 points each, given a property, say if it generally increases or decreases as you go from left to right along the periodic table. Basicity A: DECREASES Atomic Radii A: INCREASES Ionization Energy A: INCREASES Metallic properties A: DECREASE 16 (30) The 1824 presidential election was a strange one. 4 candidates split the electoral vote. Name them for 5 points each, with an additional 10 points for placing them in order from most electoral votes to least. A: Andrew JACKSON; John Quincy ADAMS; William CRAWFORD; Henry CLAY 17 (30) Given a brief description, identify these movies starring that dancer with the soul of a poet, Jean-Claude Van Damme FTP each. Jean-Claude's 1st picture, it pitted him against international goons in a kumite (ku-mi-tay) tournament. A: BLOODSPORT Jean-Claude plays twins who fight drug smugglers in their own not-so- subtle way. A: DOUBLE IMPACT Jean-Claude is a Vietnam Vet resurrected as a cyborg by the US government; he goes rappelling down Hoover Dam to stop terrorists. A: UNIVERSAL SOLDIER 18 (30) Name the year from events, 30-20-10. This one's a toughie, so we'll tell you whether the correct answer is earlier or later than your guess after each stage. 30: The War of the Pacific begins; Church of Christ, Scientist is formed 20. The British destroy the Zulu nation; Khedive Ismail is removed from power in Egypt. 10. Pavlov publishes his studies on dogs; St. Patrick's Cathedral opens in NYC. A: 1879 19 (30) How much do you know about kinky sex? I'll give you a description of deviant sexual behavior, you give me the clinical term for it. Ten points each. Getting sexual pleasure through bumping into and rubbing against other people, as on an elevator. A: FROTTAGE or FROTTEURISM Reliance on an object, such as a shoe or a stocking, for arousal A: FETISHISM Having sex with a corpse A: NECROPHILIA 20 (25) You've probably heard a fair amount about the case of Mumia Abu- Jamal, especially if you're in Pennsylvania. For 20 points, all or nothing, name the judge who recently turned down Abu-Jamal's request for a new trial. A: Albert SABO 21 (30) Name the composer from his works on a 30-20-10 basis 30: The incidental music for Daudet's _L'Arlesienne_ 20: The piano suite _Jeux d'Enfants_ 10: The opera _Carmen_ A: Georges BIZET 22. (20) He did pioneering work in ethology, discovering the "dance of the bees." For 20 points, all or nothing, name this Austrian zoologist who shared the 1973 Nobel Prize in Physiology with Tinbergen and Lorenz. A: Karl von FRISCH 23. (30) FTP each, name the following member's of JFK's cabinet. Secretary of State -Dean RUSK Secretary of Defense -Robert MCNAMARA Attorney General -ROBERT f. KENNEDY 24. (30) Name this substance, 30-20-10 30 - It consists of fibroin, a fibrous protein, and sericin, a gummy amorphous protein. 20 - The commercial form of this material is processed from the organism Bombyz Mori. 10 - It is the structural material of moth cocoons, spider webs, and expensive lingerie. A: SILK 25. (20) FTP each, identify the folowing scientists. First, this German shared the 1944 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Fritz Strassman for discovering nuclear fission. A: Otto HAHN Second, this American was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize for her discovery of transposons. A: Barbara MCCLINTOCK