Illinois 'B' packet by Andy Wang, Martin Stroup, Robert Shimmin,
  Jerry Mrizek, Kyle Atwood, and Karl Schmidt

Tossups
1. He will be judged by U.S. District Judge Richard Matsch. The chief 
Justice Departmant prosecutor will be Joseph Hartzler. His defense team 
is led by Stephen Jones. His trial is being held in Denver. FTP, name 
"the most hated man in America", the first co-defendant of the Oklahoma 
City Bombing.
ans. Timothy McVeigh

2. In his 1875 doctoral thesis he defined Maxwell's electromagnetic 
theory, and three years later was appointed professor of mathematical 
physics at Leiden University. A 1902 Nobel Laureate in physics along with 
his student Pieter Zeeman, FTP name this physicist best known for his set of
relativistic transformations.
ans. Henrik Lorentz

3. He began his literary career writing short stories which were 
collected in the volumes "A Tragedy of Error" and "A Madonna of the 
Future". This American and later British author would go on to become 
famous for his novels such as "Confidence" and "Watch and Ward". FTP name 
this author of "Daisy Miller" and "The Ambassadors".
ans. Henry James

4. The leadership of this movement muted their commitment to social 
revolution and emphasized independence and 'democratic reforms'. In World 
War Two the coalition of communists nad nationalists fought the Japanese. 
By 1951, the communists had become dominant in this group, FTP name this 
voice of Vietnamese nationalism whose army beat the French at Dien Bien Phu.
ans. Viet Minh

5. He worked with Eadweard Muybridge on photographic studies which he 
often used in his paintings. He founded the Philadelphia Art Student's 
League after becoming embroiled in a controversy over painting nudes. FTP 
name this artist of such works as "Between Rounds", "Max Schmitt in a 
Single Scull" and "The Gross Clinic".
ans. Thomas Eakins

6. It contains three cycles titled "The Heirophant", "Inaugeration of the 
Worm", and "Disintegrator Rising". Telling the story of a man who comes 
to rule the world, it contains the songs 'Little Horn', 'Minute of Decay' 
and 'Tourniquet'. FTP, name this, the newest album of Marilyn Manson.
ans. Anti-Christ Superstar

7. Located on the Severn River, this city was settled in 1649 and from 
1783-1784 served as the capital of the U.S. It is the seat of Anne 
Arundel county in Maryland. FTP name this home of the U.S. Naval Academy 
and capital of Maryland.
ans. Annapolis

8. In 1956, Don Newcombe of the Brooklyn Dodgers was the first recipient 
of this award. It since has been won by non-legends like Mike McCormick 
and Randy Jones and legends like Bob Gibson and Sandy Koufax. FTP, name 
this award given to the best pitcher in each league in major league 
baseball, named after the sport's winningest pitcher.
ans. Cy Young award

9. He disagreed with Say's theory that there could never be 
overproduction and hence proposed his own theory of supply and demand. By 
using an upwards sloping aggreate supply curve, he showed that government 
policies could increase production and employment. FTP, name this 20th 
century British economist known for his support of government 
intervention in the market.
ans. John Maynard Keynes

10. Members of this religion assasinated Indian prime minister Indira 
Ghandi in 1984.  Members wear turbans and never cut the hair. FTP, name 
this religion centered mainly in Punjab and founded by Nanak.
ans. Sikhism (accept Sikhs )

11. Shannon Marketic, 1992's Miss USA is suing this monarch for $10 million 
for forcing her to perform "physically and morally repulsive acts". FTP, 
name this man, the richest monarch in the world.
ans. Sultan of Brunei

12. This son of Metion and descendant of Hephaestus was forced into exile 
after murdering Talus. He went to Crete and while there he built a wooden 
cow inwhich Pasiphae was able to engage in intercourse with a bull. FTP, 
name this builder of the Labyrinth and later wax and feather wings so 
that he and his son Icarus can escape from the Labyrinth.
ans. Daedalus

13. These chemicals play roles in inhibiting lateral branching, forming 
roots from cuttings, fruit development, and cell division and 
differentiation. They also play a more well-known role in plant 
phototropism and geotropism by stimulating cell elongation in stems and 
inhibiting it in roots. FTP, name this group of plant hormones.
ans. Auxins

14. Published in 1968, this book's two main characters are Oleg, an 
ex-convict and outcast, and Pavel, a rich member of the Communist party. 
The two men talk and debate the meaning of Tolstoy's "What Men Live By" 
while suffering from a disease in a hospital in Tashkent. FTP, name this 
novel by Solzhenitsyn.
ans. The Cancer Ward

15. Throughout the war, he was only subordinate to Lee in the Army of 
Northern Virginia. After the war, he became a Republican and supported 
Reconstruction. This, along with his open critcism of Lee's actions at 
Gettysburg, caused him to be the South's scapegoat. FTP, name this 
Confederate general, Lee's "old warhorse".
ans. Lieutenant General James Pete Longstreet

16. The First National Tour of this musical stars Linda Balgord and Ron 
Bohmer. The London premier starred Patti Lupone. FTP, name this Andrew 
Lloyd Webber musical with songs such as "With One Look" and "As If We 
Never Said Goodbye" which the Broadway premier starred Glenn Close in the 
role of Norma Desmond.
ans. Sunset Boulevard

17. In this film, the main character's mother in order to stop his 
friends from making further racial epitaphs told them that she and Howard 
were "half-negro". FTP name the film and best-selling book about the life 
of 'shock-jock' Howard Stern.
ans. Private Parts

18. This state covering 58,216 sq.mi. has its highest point at Mt. 
Curwood which is 1,980 ft. tall. Most of its residents live on the lower 
peninsula. FTP, name this state containing cities such as Ann Arbor, 
Flint, Grand Rapids, and Detroit.
ans. Michigan

19. One of his classic experiments was his famous box problem in which a 
chimpanzee was placed in a room with three boxes and bananas suspended 
from the ceiling, and to get the bananas the chimp had to build a stool 
using the boxes. FTP, name this German who used these experiments to help 
lay the ground work for Gestalt psychology.
ans. Wolfgang Kohler

20. Marvin Panch, Fred Lorenzen, Pete Hamilton, Benny Parsons, Darrell 
Waltrip, Dale Jarrett. These men all have won, FTP, what stock car race 
held every February in Florida that has been won seven time by Richard Petty?
ans. Daytona 500

21. His song "You're Nobody" stated that "You're nobody until someone 
kills you." An errie forecast for the performer who recorded the song as 
well as other tracks on such albums as "Ready to Die" and "Life After 
Death" as he was gunned down in L.A. FTP, give the real name of the 
rapper known as the Notorious B.I.G.
ans. Christopher Wallace (prompt on Notorious B.I.G or Biggie Smalls)

22. FAQTP, what animal started the Great Chicago Fire?
ans. Mrs. O'Leary's Cow

23. A production funtion depending on exactly two factors of production 
can be plotted as a contour map in the plane. The contours show all of 
the combinations of these factors which will produce a given amount of a 
good. FTP, name these curves, whose name roughly means 'equal amount'.
ans. Isoquants

24. His "Beleaguered City" was based on a Walter Scott poem and not 
plagerized from Poe as Poe charged. This graduate of Bowdoin College drew 
much of his inspiration from his wife. She asked him to write the poem 
"The Arsenal at Springfield", and aher appears as the heor in his work 
"Hyperion". FTP, name this poet of "The Children's Hour" and "Evangeline".
ans. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

25. Actually a series of treaties signed between April 1713 and September 
1714, they resulted in France ceding Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and 
several other territories and Spain ceding Gibraltar and Minorca to 
Britain. FTP, name this set of treaties ending the War of Spanish Succession.
ans. Treaties of Utrecht

26. Most of this composer's works are lost except for "Ulysses's Return 
Home" and "The Coronation of Poppea" and his first work of opera. FTP, 
name this composer of the first great opera "Orfeo".
ans. Claudio Monteverdi

27. Kirk Douglas was offered the part of Marsalla, but he wanted to play 
Ben-Hur. In an act of revenge, he decided to produce his own Roman epic, 
the story of the leader of a slave revolt. FTP, name this film directed 
by Stanley Kubrick.
ans. Spartacus

28. The nation of Albania is in a state of anarchy. Persistent gunfire is 
the nation's most popular tune. FTP, name the reviled Albanian president 
whom the Albanians would like to shoot.
ans. Sali Berisha

29. FTP, name the Chief Justice who in 1857 wrote the majority decision 
in the Dred Scott v. Sanford case who stated that "the negro had no 
rights that the white man was bound to respect".
ans. Roger B. Taney

30. FTP, name the novel where the title character is whipped to death by 
the Yankee Simon Lagree, written by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
ans. Uncle Tom's Cabin


Bonus
1. 30-20-10, identify the scientist
30- In the film "Fat Man and Little Boy", the actor playing him spends 
most of his time in a bathtub.
20- After the success of the Manhattan Project, he promoted peaceful uses 
of science, winning the 1959 Atoms for Peace award and writing the 1961 
book "Voice of the Dolphin and Other Stories".
10- Born in Hungary, he moved first to Germany where he developed a 
method of separating radioactive isotopes and then moving to the U.S. 
where he helped Fermi build the first nuclear reactor.
ans. Leo Szilard

2. Given a list of characters, name the work they appear in, 10pts. each.
- Humphrey Van Weyden and Maud Brewster
ans. The Sea-Wolf
- George Tesman, Eilert Loevborg, and Judge Brack
ans. Hedda Gabler
- Noboru Kuroda, Fusako Kuroda, and Ryuji Tsukazaki
ans. The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With The Sea

3. Mexican War bonus 5-10-15
- Who was President of the U.S. during it?
ans. James Polk
- The U.S. claimed the Rio Grande as the border, while the Mexicans 
claimed this river as the border between Texas and Mexico.
ans. Nueces River
- What American general captured Santa Fe in August 1846 and advanced to 
California?
ans. Stephen Watts Kearny

5. 30-20-10, name the director from films.
30- "The Major and the Minor", "Fedora" (1978)
20- "Stalag 17", "The Seven Year Itch"
10- "The Apartment", "Some Like It Hot", "The Lost Weekend"
ans. Billy Wilder

6. African capitals on a 10-5 basis, 10pts. from countries that border 
the nation in question, 5pts. if name of the nation is needed.
10- Algeria, Libya
5- Tunisia
ans. Tunis
10- Cote D'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Togo
5- Ghana
ans. Accra
10- Nambia, Angola, Zaire, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana
5- Zambia
ans. Lusaka

7. Given a former name of a National Football League team, giv e the 
team's current name for 10pts. each.
- Portsmouth Spartans
ans. Detroit Lions
- Decatur Staleys
ans. Chicago Bears
- New York Titans
ans. New York Jets

8. 30-20-10, name the religious/legendary figure
30- He was jailed as the only member of the Sanhedrin not to vote for 
Jusus' execution, but was released shortly thereafter by the risen Christ.
20- In one legend, he dies battle at Glastonbury Tor, thrusting the Spear 
of Longinus into the groud, where it takes root and becomes the sacred 
tree of the area.
10- He was the first keeper of the Holy Grail and ancestor of the 
legendary Fisher King
ans. Joseph of Arimathea

9. Name is the same, 30-15.
30- This suburb of Chicago contains the Hawthorne Race Course and 
Sportsmans Park Race Track and Al Capone was once its mayor.
15- This Roman orator ans senator was executed when the emperor Augustus 
took Rome and he is best known for his "Orations Against Catiline", 
"Against Verres" and "On the Manilian Law".
ans. Cicero

10. How about Norse mythology, 10pts. apiece.
- Muspulheim is the land of fire and is ruled by this figure, lord of the 
fire giants.
ans. Surt
- Niflheim is the land fo ice and mist, where this reptile constantly 
chews on the roots of Yggdrassil, hoping to topple it.
ans. Nidhogg
- None lived in this void between Muspelheim and Niflheim, that is until 
the gods decided it was a good place to dispose of the body of Ymir, 
thereby creating the world.
ans. Ginnungagap

11. Identify the following Supreme Court cases from clues, 10pts. each.
- This 1816 case's decision was written by Joseph Story. It upheld the 
Judciary Act of 1789 and established the supremecy of the federal 
judiciary.
ans. Martin v. Hunter's Lessee
- This 1895 case was the first test of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. It 
found that a sugar copany had not violated the law in trying to gain a 
since the purpose was private gain and not the actual monopoly.
ans. U.S. v. EC Knight
- This 1965 case established a right to privacy and thus set the stage 
for Roe v. Wade.
ans. Griswold v. Connecticut

12. Identify the following about the Heaven's Gate mass suicide case. 
5-10-15.
- Who led the cult?
ans. Marshall Applewhite
- This man offered his take on the siucides at his parole hearing 
saying,"Those monks...they're way behind in the times."
ans. Charles Manson
- The cult mailed their videotaped announcement of their suicide to this man.
ans. Rio D'Angelo or Richard Ford

13. Identify the following types of measuring devices useful in the earth 
sciences, 15pts. each.
- Consisting of a block of soil and vegation into which the flow of the 
water can be monitered, it is useful for estimating the loss od water due 
to transpiration from plants.
ans. lysimeter (accept evaporimeter)
- Consisting of a cylinder in which soil or other material can be 
vertically compressed, it measures the coefficients of compressibility 
and consolidation of the sample.
ans. oedometer

14. 30-20-10, identify the author from clues.
30- He wrote the play "The Confidential Clerk" and the essay "Tradition 
and Individual Talent".
20- He wrote the poem "Portrait of a Lady as well as the play "Sweeney 
Agonistes".
10- He wrote "The Wasteland"
ans. T.S. Eliot

15. 30-20-10, name the country from historical clues
30- In 1385, its King John I formed a military alliance with England, 
today the oldest standing treaty in Europe.
20- In 1975,the futile wars it fought in Angola and Mozambique helped cause 
its dictator Antonio Salaazar to fall from power.
10- This nation produced Prince Henry the Navigator and has a capital 
that rhymes with 'Bisbon'.
ans. Portugal

16. Name these sculptors from works, 10pts. each.
- "Bronco Buster"
ans. Frederic Remington
- "Age of Bronze", "Adam and Eve", "Gate of Hell"
ans. Auguste Rodin
- north and east doors of the baptistry of Florence (1402-22 and 1427-52 
respectively), sculptural figures for the Church of Or San Michele.
ans. Lorenzo Ghiberti

17. Film bonus, 3 parts, 10pts. each.
- This film's main character's first line is to tell his kids to,"Shut 
the fuck up" and after dropping them off at school, he smokes what seems 
to be crack. (moderator's discretion at self censorship)
ans. Bad Lieutenant
- Who directed "Bad Lieutenant"?
ans. Abel Ferrara
- What actor known for his roles of Mr. White in "Reservoir Dogs" and 
Winston Wolf in "Pulp Fiction" portrayed the 'Bad Lieutenant'?
ans. Harvey Keitel

18. How well do you know Soth East Asian geography, 10pts. each.
- Name the island that is home to Brunei, east Malaysia and the 
Indonesian province of Kalimantan?
ans. Borneo
-Name the strait that separates the Indonesian island and province of 
Celebes from Borneo; Celebes is east of Borneo.
ans. Makassar Strait
- Name the strait that separates the Malaysian peninsula from the island 
and Indonesian province of Sumatra; Sumatra is west/southwest of the 
Malaysian peninsula.
ans. Strait of Malacca

19. Given a novel about baseball, name the author, 10pts. each.
- "The Great American Novel"
ans. Philip Roth
- "The Natural"
ans. Bernard Malamud
- "Boys of Summer"
ans. Roger Kahn

20. Eric Erikson was known for developing his eight stages of 
development, given part of a stage identify the rest of it. Example if I 
say "Trust vs. blank", you say "Mistrust", 10pts. each.
- Initiative vs. blank
ans. Guilt
- Intimacy vs blank
ans. Isolation
- Ego Integrity vs. blank
ans. Despair

21. How much do you know about the TWA Flight 800 disaster? 10pts.each.
- What airport did Flight 800 take off from?
ans John F. Kennedy or JFK int'l airport
-What major New York island did it explode and crash near?
ans. Long Island
-What one-time Kennedy press secretary and one-time ABC News 
correspondent recently blamed the disaster on a missle, who got the false 
information off the internet?
ans. Pierre Salinger

22. If you paid attention to the night skies recently, you would have 
seen the Comet C/199501, for 15pts. each, give the more common name of 
the comet and give within 100yrs. that last time the comet swung by earth.
and. Hale-Bopp comet, 2213 B.C. (accept between 2113-2313 B.C.)

23. For 5pts. each and a 5pts. bonus for all correct, give the five 
isotypes of antibodies.
ans. IgG, IgA, IgE, IgD, IgM

24. Given a title from Greek literature, name the author, 5pts. each and 
a  5pts. bonus for all correct. 
- "The Suppliant Women"
ans. Aeschylus
- "Hellenica"
ans. Xenophon
- "Hippolytus"
ans. Euripides 
- "Crito"
ans. Plato
- "The Odyssey"
ans. Homer

25. Answer these questions about revolutionary warships, 5-10-15.
- Commissioned in 1906, upon its launch every battleship became obsolete.
ans. H.M.S. Dreadnought
- This is the U.S.' first aircraft carrier
ans. U.S.S. Langley
- This ship, finiched in 1861 and Britian's answer to France's 'Gloire', 
was not the first ironclad but it was the first ship constructed entirely 
of iron.
ans. H.M.S. Warrior

26. 20th century painters from works, 10pts. each.
- "Farm with Line of Wash", "Checkerboard with Light Colors", 
"Composition in Blue"
ans. Piet Mondrian
- "Legend of the Nile", "Red and White Domes"
ans. Paul Klee
- "The Vexations of the Thinker", "Mystery and Melancholy of a Street"
ans. Giorgio de Chirico

27. 5-10-15, questions about that crappy film "Ishtar"
- Name the two actors that starred in that piece of crap.
ans. Warren Beatty adn Dustin Hoffman
- "Ishtar" is reminiscent of "The Road to Morocco", name either one that 
film two main stars.
ans. Bob Hope, Bing Crosby
- Who directed the crappy "Ishtar"
ans. Elaine May

28. Recently a famed assassin and a realtive of the man he killed met in 
Nashville, identify the following for 15pts. each.
-Name the alleged assasin of Martin Luther King Jr.
ans. James Earl Ray
-Name the son of MLK who met with Ray and said he believes Ray is 
innocent.
ans. Dexter King