From imorgan@umr.edu Tue Sep 17 10:53:55 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 KAA02515; Tue, 17 Sep 1996 10:50:23 -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 KAA02503; Tue, 17 Sep 1996 10:50:21 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 10:51:40 -0600 To: cbowl@umr.edu X-UIDL: 842978901.002 From: Ilene Morgan Subject: Cornell Turner Status: RO Cornell Turner - Tossups 1. It was the Confederate name for the battle the Union called "The Affair at Blackburn's Ford", taking place July 18th, 1861, but it is more familiar as the Union name for the battle that took place three days later. FTP, identify this Civil War battle, the first major Confederate victory, known by the South as the First Battle of Manassas. (FIRST Battle of BULL RUN) 2. A September Peanuts found Linus lying on the ground with his bike and Walkman, claiming that he'd been coming around a corner when *she* hit a high note. FTP, identify this Christian artist, recently back in the news with a revelation of an affair before her 1992 divorce, long considered CCM's top female vocalist. (Sandi PATTY) 3. Two of his plays provided the librettos for Verdi's Ernani and Rigoletto, and yet another provided the libretto for Ponchielli's La Gioconda. FTP, identify this French author, better known to English audiences for novels such as Ninety-Three, The Man Who Laughs, Toilers of the Sea, and Les Miserables. (Victor HUGO) 4. A Mr. Daly placed a wager on the gullibility of people, saying they could be made to accept anything, even the adoption of a new meaningless word overnight. That night, he and his friends painted this word all over town, and the next day, everyone walked around discussing the word and asking what it meant. FTP, identify this four letter word, which now refers to a questioning or the process. (QUIZ) 5. After the batteries in several of these laptops caught fire in their manufacturer's headquarters, shipments were temporarily suspended for 2 weeks in September while a safer battery was installed. FTP, identify this popular family of laptops produced by Apple. (POWERBOOK or POWERBOOK 5300) 6. It was stolen by the giant Thrym, who demanded as ransom the goddess Freyja as his bride. Its owner disguised himself as Freyja, and when it was brought out to consecrate the bride, he grabbed it and killed the giants. FTP, identify this most famous of Norse mythological weapons, the hammer wielded by Thor. (MJOLLNIR) 7. Its population consists of 20 different ethnic groups, with the largest and most dominant being the Merina, or "Elevated People", who came from the central plateau in this island's center. The plateau is dominated by three massifs, with Massif Tsaratanana the highest. FTP, identify this fourth largest island nation with capital at Antananarivo. (MADAGASCAR) 8. By some estimates, it cost America ten billion dollars, including a possible 480 million dollars in thirty minutes when New York Stock Exchange activity plunged 41 percent and Amex ground to a halt. FTP, identify this event, which concluded with one of the most watched half hours in television history on October 3rd of this year. (the SIMPSON TRIAL) or VERDICT 9. HINT: the answer's not Carnot. It begins with an adiabatic compression, followed by a constant pressure expansion, followed by an adiabatic expansion, and ends with a constant volume heat rejection. FTP, identify this thermodynamic cycle, the basis for high power engines used in large ships and trucks. (DIESEL cycle) 10. The Dallas Cowboys have fast drawn a reputation for big spending. Surprisingly, they rank second on the list of NFL payrolls. FTP, identify the team whose NFL-leading payroll of 48.2 million dollars includes Pete Metzelaars, John Kasay, Tim McKyer, and ex-Nittany Lion Kerry Collins. (CAROLINA PANTHERS or CAROLINA or PANTHERS) 11. Born in the Netherlands in 1898, he once commented "Although I am absolutely innocent of training or knowledge, I often seem to have more in common with mathematicians than with my fellow artists." FTP name this master of spatial relationships known for such works as The Tower of Babel, Castle in the Air and Drawing Hands. (M.C. ESCHER) 12. In his studies of an aboriginal tribe just developing the concept of religion, he concluded that religion began with establishing certain traits and values, moved on to totemism, and eventually resulted in the worship of the totem. FTP, identify this sociologist known for combining empirical research and sociological theory, the founder of the French school of sociology. (DURKHEIM) 13. It develops from the roof of the diencephalon, and in some lower vertebrates, functions as a light receptor, sometimes developing an eye- like structure. FTP, identify this gland whose function, while unclear, appears to be to elaborate the hormone melatonin. (PINEAL gland) 14. This series included biographies of Eugene Debs, Henry Ford, Teddy Roosevelt, Rudolf Valentino, and the Unknown Soldier, interwoven with newsreel-style passages and episodes from the lives of Charley Anderson, Fainy McCreary, J. Ward Moorehouse, and Eleanor Stoddard. FTP, identify this trilogy consisting of The 42nd Parallel, 1919, and The Big Money, by John Dos Passos. (U.S.A. Trilogy) 15. In this adaptation of a 1990 novel by Walter Mosley, set in 1948 Los Angeles, Easy Rawlings is lured into sleuthing when asked to search for a mystery beauty. FTP, identify this recently released film, which, despite its title, does *not* feature a cross-dressing Denzel Washington. (DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS) 16. With cotton in short supply during World War I, a substitute called Cellucotton was developed for use in surgical bandages and air filters. After the war, its producer began to market it as a disposable cloth for removing cold cream. FTP, identify this Kimberly Clark product, which eventually became more popular as a substitute for handkerchiefs. (KLEENEX) 17. Known in the Islamic religion as "El Kahil", he is more revered by Muslims than anyone else mentioned in the Bible. FTP, name this prophet whose burial site in Hebron is considered a Holy Place, the earliest of the Jewish patriarchs. (ABRAHAM) 18. He left the De Stijl movement after Theo van Doesburg dared to use diagonal lines in a painting. Known for his neoplastic style of straight lines, right angles, and primary colors along with black and white, he relaxed his style in later works such as New York City I and Boogie Woogie Broadway. FTP, identify this artist, subject of a current MOMA retrospective. (Piet MONDRIAN) 19. This gulf is the endpoint for the Neva and Narva rivers and the Saimaa Canal. Extending 250 miles from east to west, 80 miles from north to south, and including the islands of Gogland, Lavansari, and Kotlin. FTP, identify this eastern arm of the Baltic Sea, bounded by Estonia to the south, Russia to the east, and to the north by its namesake. (GULF OF FINLAND) 20. On September 29th, he struck out Reggie Sanders, walked Hal Morris on 4 pitches, and got ground outs from Eddie Taubensee and Bret Boone to finish the game. Luckily, he didn't face a switch-hitter, as this right- hander turned around to pitch leftie to Morris and Taubensee. FTP, identify this Montreal Expo. (Greg HARRIS) 21. The exposure of hydrogen atoms to a strong magnetic field causes the nuclei to precess. When the frequency corresponds to that of a weak external radio wave, the wave is absorbed. Since water molecules and lipids contain hydrogen, this can be exploited to observe molecules of these substances, a technique which goes by, FTP, what name? (NMR or NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE or MRI or MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING) 22. It guaranteed civil liberties, established a broad franchise, and created the Duma, a popularly elected legislative body. FTP, identify this document, signed on the advice of Sergey Witte by Nicholas II in 1905, which led to the crushing of revolution in Russia. (OCTOBER MANIFESTO) 23. He will reportedly earn 50 million dollars for advising in Turner's negotiations to sell TBS, and in doing so may have violated SEC sanctions. FTP, identify this man banned in 1990 from the securities and investment advisory businesses, the former king of junk bonds. (Michael MILKEN) 24. His "The White Goddess" was a study of the mythological source of poetry. In 1929, he published his autobiography "Good-Bye to All That", focusing on his war experiences. FTP, identify this British author, best known for the fiction works "Claudius the God" and "I, Claudius". (Robert GRAVES) 25. Amelia Earhart disappears over the Pacific -- Franco's army destroys Guernica -- the Hindenburg explodes -- the Japanese capture Beijing and Shanghai. FAQTP, in what year did all these events occur? (1937) 26. He was cited for efforts to "diminish the part played by nuclear arms in international politics." FAQTP, identify this British physicist, the 1995 Nobel Peace Prize winner. (Joseph ROTBLAT) 27. Although The Grateful Dead has been seen as one of the guiding forces of rock-and-roll in the past 3 decades, only one of their songs went top 10. FAQTP, identify this song, often mistakenly referred to by its refrain, "I will get by, I will survive." (TOUCH OF GREY) 28. Its creators named it for the wolf spider, which they felt was appropriate. Just as a wolf spider does not spin a web, but rather searches for food, this program actively searches out information for the user. FTP, identify this internet search engine, accessible through Carnegie-Mellon University. (LYCOS) Boni -- Cornell Turner 1. (30) College Bowlers usually like deceased authors -- their lists of works don't change. But such is not the case in some instances. FTP each, given an soon to be released manuscript or collection from a deceased author, identify the author -- you'll get 5 points if you need another work by the author. 1. (10) A Long Fatal Love Chase (5) Little Men (Louisa May ALCOTT) 2. (10) Magic (5) The Caves of Steel (Isaac ASIMOV) 3. (10) The First Man (5) The Stranger (Albert CAMUS) 2. (30) Time once again for Probability 101 -- mid-semester. FTP each, given that X is a continuous random variable on the interval from 0 to 1 with probability density function 2 x, answer the following questions. 1. What is the probability that X is between 0 and 1/2 ? (_1/4_) 2. What is the expected value of X? (_2/3_) 3. What is the variance of X? (_1/18_) 3. (20) Market makers on Wall Street have recently complained about the exploitation by so-called "bandits" of NASDAQ's SOES system to execute electonic transactions faster than the big firms can, exploting an electronic loophole. For 5 points each, what do the 4 letters in the acronym S-O-E-S stand for? (SMALL ORDER EXECUTION SYSTEM) STOP THE CLOCK!! 4. (30-VISUAL) Open the envelope you have been handed -- inside you will find a piece of sheet music. Answer the following questions about it for the stated number of points. 5 points: What's the first note on the treble clef? (middle _C_) 10 points: What key is the piece written in? (F MAJOR) 15 points: From what movie does this music come? (GONE WITH THE WIND) START THE CLOCK! 5. (30) Answer the following questions about the world's largest insurers for the stated number of points. 5 points: In what country are the four insurers with the most assets all located? (JAPAN) 10 points: The fifth largest insurer in the world is an American company. FTP, name it. (PRUDENTIAL Insurance) 15 points: Identify the Japanese insurer which is the world's largest. (NIPPON LIFE) 6. (30) After a while, all talk show hosts look the same -- but this season's new hosts *already* look the same, as many have shared traits preceding talk show fame. For 5 points each, given a shared former trait, identify the two new talk show hosts who share that trait. 1. Former members of pop music groups (Carnie WILSON, Danny BONADUCE) 2. Former actresses playing high school students (Tempestt BLEDSOE, Gabrielle CARTERIS) 3. Formerly married to a new talk show host (George HAMILTON, Alana STEWART) 7. (25) Given an English ruler, identify his or her house. 5 points each, 5 point bonus for all correct. 1. Edward I (PLANTAGENET) 2. Richard III (YORK) 3. Lady Jane Grey (TUDOR) 4. Stephen (NORMANDY) 8. (30) The New Testament book of Acts is filled with the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies. FTP each, given a line of prophecy cited in Acts, give the Old Testament book in which it appears. 1. "And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh" (JOEL) 2. "The Lord said to my Lord, sit at my right hand, till I make your enemies your footstool." (PSALMS) 3. "I have set you as a light to the Gentiles, that you should be for salvation to the ends of the earth." (ISAIAH) 9. (30) For the stated number of points, answer the following questions about the recent Professional Chess Association championship match between Kasparov and Anand. 1. The match began with a record number of consecutive draws. FTP, how many? (EIGHT) 2. For 5 points, who brok the string of draws with a game 9 victory? (ANAND) 3. Kasparov proceeded to win the next three games, two while playing the black pieces and using, for fifteen points, what specific defense? (SICILIAN DRAGON, prompt on Sicilian Defense) 10. (30) Identify these authors from a lesser known pen name, ten points each. 1. The Doctor Without Patients (Anton CHEKHOV) 2. Richard Bachman (Stephen KING) 3. Marquis of Douro (_C_harlotte BRONTE) 11. (30) James Joyce's "Portait of An Artist as a Young Man" focussed on the life of a fictional artist. First, FTP, name him. (Stephen DAEDALUS) A recent biography, "Portrait of As a Young Man", focuses on this very real artist. FTP, name the artist, and for ten more points, name the book's author. (Pablo PICASSO, Norman MAILER) 12. (30) Given a type of specialized nerve ending in the skin, identify which one of pressure, heat, cold, touch, or pain it senses, ten points each. 1. Ruffini's corpuscles (HEAT) 2. Krause's end bulbs (COLD) 3. Merkel's disks (TOUCH) 13. (30) Sam Nunn's announcement that he will retire at the end of this term makes him the 4th Southern Democrat to announce his retirement. FTP each, name the first 3 to so announce, from Louisiana, Arkansas, and Alabama. (Bennett JOHNSTON, David PRYOR, Howell HEFLIN) 14. (30) You of course know that Virginia has been the birthplace of more American presidents than any other state. Answer the following questions about Virginian-bron presidents FTP each. 1. George Washington was the first President from Virginia to serve. Who was the last? (Woodrow WILSON) 2. Which Virginian had the shortest term as President? (_W_illiam Henry HARRISON) 3. Which Virginian was the only one to succeed to the Presidency to replace a deceased President? (John TYLER) 15. (30) As always, the October baseball playoffs bring out unusual heroes. FTP each, identify: 1. The veteran Cleveland backup catcher whose extra-inning home run gave Cleveland the win in game 2 of the Division Series. (Tony PENA) 2. The recent minor league pitcher who picked up the win for the Mariners in the 1st game of the ALCS. (Bob WOLCOTT) 3. The Atlanta Braves backup outfielder who was named MVP of the NLCS. (Mike DEVEREAUX) 16. (30) Identify the choreographer of the following works for the stated number of points. 5: Rodeo (Agnes DE MILLE) 10: Serenade (George BALANCHINE) 15: The Nutcracker (Lev IVANOV) 17. (30) This Macedonian president recently underwent surgery to try and save his sight following an early October car bombing. FTP each, identify him, the capital city in which the bombing took place, and the Parliament speaker who has taken over as interim head of state. (Kiro GLIGOROV, SKOPJE (scope-yeh), Stojan ANDOV) 18. (30) FTP each, identify the Hemingway short story collection given works it contains. 1. The Killers, Fifty Grand (MEN WITHOUT WOMEN) 2. Up in Michigan, Out of Season, My Old Man (THREE STORIES AND TEN POEMS) 3. Indian Camp, Big Two-Hearted River (IN OUR TIME) 19. (30) Identify the following geological G's for the stated number of points. 5: A mineral or rock fragment of sand size, resulting from weathering and erosion. (GRAIN) 10: The full name of the satellite system abbreviated GPS. (GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM) 15: The measurement of interfacial angles of crystals. (GONIOMETRY) 20. (30) 30-20-10 Identify this country. (30) It was the first country to ban slave trade, in 1792. (20) Though occupied by German troops in 1940, it remained a sovereign state until August 1943, unlike other occupied countries in Europe. (10) Notable authors include Nobel laureates Henrik Pontoppidan and Johannes Vilhelm Jensen, poet Klaus Rifbjerg, and novelist Karen Blixen. (DENMARK) 21. (30) Place the following events in chronological order, earliest to latest, for 5 points each and a 5 point bonus for all correct: Milan Edict, the Alamanni occupy Alsace, Emperor Wu-Ti reunites China, the Goths sack Sparta, Shapur II of Persia begins his reign. (GOTHS SACK SPARTA (268), WU-TI REUNITES CHINA (280), SHAPUR II (310), MILAN EDICT (313), ALAMANNI OCCUPY ALSACE (350) ) 22. (30) Given the formula of an acid, identify the acid FTP each. 1. C3 H6 O3 (LACTIC acid) 2. H2 C2 O4 (OXALIC acid) 3. C4 H6 O6 (TARTARIC acid) 23. (30) FTP each, given the theme song of a Rush Limbuagh update segment, identify the subject. 1. I Shot the Sheriff (Mumia Abu JAMAL) 2. United We Stand, Divided We Fall (Ross PEROT) 3. Theme from The Jeffersons (Carol MOSELEY-BRAUN) 24. 30-20-10 name the country 30: From 1933-1973, it was ruled by King Zahir Shah. A coup in 1973 overthrew the king in favor of his cousin, Mohammed Daoud. 20: From 1978-79, civil unrest led to a number of leaders, including Hafizullah Amin, Nur Mohammed Taraki, and ending with Babrak Kamal in December 1979. 10: Following the installation of Kamal by the Soviets, an extended civil war took place between government troops aided by the Soviets, and the Mujahideen rebels. (AFGHANISTAN) 25. 30-20-10 Name the year. 30: Thomas Edison gives the 1st showing of motion pictures. Coxey's army reaches Washington. 20: Nicholas II begins his reign of Russia. 10: In May, the Pullman strike begins. It's brutally put down in July. (1894)