SNEWT: Son of QOTC, 1997
Toss-ups by Maryland, College Park B

1.  Though he made a fortune from his many early inventions, he lost much
of his wealth through unwise investment in western railroads.  Ironically,
his most famous machine was intended to spare entire armies from
indiscriminate enemy fire; it was sold, after 30 years spent perfecting it,
to the Colt Firearms Company.  For ten points name this man, inventor of
the gun that by his death in 1903 could fire 3000 shots per minute.

Answer:  Richard _Gatling_

2. Regarded today as the most eminent expounder of pantheism, he read the
works of Descartes but saw no separation between God, mind, and matter.
For him, everything in the universe was part of God.  Only two of his works
were published during his lifetime, including "A Treatise on Religious and
Political Philosophy;" his masterpiece, Ethics, was published posthumously
in 1677.  For ten points, name this lens-grinding, Amsterdam-born Jewish
philosopher.

Answer:  Baruch _Spinoza_

3. Mendeleyev predicted the properties of this element, which he called
eka-aluminum.  In solid form it is a blue-gray metal with an ortho-rhombic
crystalline structure, while in liquid form it has a beautiful silver
color.  For ten points, identify this element, which joins cesium, mercury,
and
rubidium as the only metals that become a liquid when heated slightly.

Answer:  Gallium

4.  The Mortgaged Heart  is a posthumous collection of her writings,
including some final autobiographical notes.  Edward Albee dramatized her
novella The Ballad of the Sad Cafe, and her first work, a parable of
fascism, is the story of a deaf-mute in a small southern town. For ten
points, identify the Georgia-born writer of The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
and The Member of the Wedding.

Answer:  Carson McCullers

5.  A grand-daughter of the first troubadour, she married King Louis VII of
France at the age of fifteen.  Fifteen years later her marriage was
annulled, and soon she was wed to the future Henry II of England, making
her the queen of a second country.  Active as a music patron, she was known
for her annual Christmas court, held at a different location every year.
For ten points, name this woman, one of the most enlightened personalities
of the medieval world.

Answer:  _Eleanor of Aquitane_ (prompt on Eleanor)

6.  Most of the characters and scenes in this work are mean, petty, and
tragic; they are drawn from ordinary Catholic middle-class life.  Severely
attacked because it contained the names of real people and places in the
title city, this collection of short stories includes "The Sisters," "Ivy
Day in the Committee Room," and "The Dead."  For ten points, name this
work, several of whose characters reappear in James Joyce's later book
Ulysses.

Answer:  Dubliners

7.  Ethnic minorities of this country include Equatorial Bantu, Kirdi, and
Fulani.  Its president, Paul Biya, has been in office since 1982, and its
monetary unit is the CFA Franc.  For ten points, identify this African
soccer powerhouse, whose largest city is the port Douala and its next
largest the capital, Yaounde.

Answer:  Cameroon

8.  In the average serving of Chocolate Jell-O Pudding Pops, there are 2
milligrams of this alkaloid.  An overdose can cause paralysis or death, but
in reasonable quantities, this substance, with an uninverted formula
3,7-Dihydro-1,3,7-trimethyl-1H-purine-2,6-dione, is harmless, if a little
hyped.  For ten points, what is the common name of this stimulant consumed
in large amounts by college students everywhere?

Answer:  Caffeine

9.  A 1970 Yale alum, he was director of promotions for a New Haven TV
station before moving on to ABC's Chicago affiliate.  After his retirement
from his famed job at NBC, he served as chairman of Paramount Pictures, and
in 1993 he founded Moving Target Productions.  In 1980, he had become the
youngest entertainment president ever, introducing shows like "Hill Street
Blues" and "Cheers" to NBC.  For ten points, name the entertainment giant
who died from Hodgkin's Disease in August.

Answer:  Brandon _Tartikoff_

10.  A native of Springfield, Massachusetts, he attended Darthmouth and
planned to earn a doctorate in literature from Oxford.  Instead he wrote
for the humor magazine Judge, published cartoons in Life and Vanity Fair,
and worked on World War II propaganda films with Frank Capra.  He is best
known, however, for his children's books, the first of which- To Think That
I Saw it on Mulberry Street - was rejected by the first 43 publishers to
whom he showed it.  For ten points, name the author of Hop on Pop and The
Cat in the Hat.

Answer:  Theodor Seuss _Geisel_ or _Dr. Seuss_

11.  There are two common forms of this chemical fire retardant, which
works by bonding to oxygen so that the flames cannot ignite.  The two forms
differ in their performance - the milder type is less effective at
eliminating fires, but is also less toxic.  FTP, nam this chemical found in
older computer mainframe rooms?

Answer:   Halon (accept Halon-45, Halon-50, and Halon-51)

12.  Neighbors of this family include Lady and Sir William Lucas and their
daughters Charlotte and Maria, as well as many relatives and friends in
Meryton, Netherfield, and Pemberley.  The father is an attorney whose
daughters are courted by many men, including Colonel Fitzwilliam, Mr.
Wickham, Fitzwilliam Darcy, and Charles Bingley.  For ten points, give the
family name of Mary, Catherine, Elizabeth, Lydia, and Jane, heroines of
Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.

Answer:  the _Bennet_ family

13. Born in 1723, he was originally the property of Colonel Buckminster,
but was sold at age 16 to Deacon William Brown.  In 1750, he went to Boston
on a business trip and stayed for 19 years, before joining a whaling
expedition. After speaking about freedom to a small crowd on March 4, 1770,
he was shot the next day by a redcoat named Montgomery.  For ten points,
name the former slave who was the first killed in the Boston Massacre.

Answer:  Crispus _Attucks_

14. It looked like coriander seeds, and its color resembled obdellium.  The
people would go and gather it, grind it between millstones, or pound it
into a mortar, boil it in a pot and make it into cakes.  It is written that
it tasted like rich cream, but legends say that it tasted like anything the
eater desired.  For ten points, name this food that fell with the dew to
feed the Israelites in
the desert.

Answer:  Manna

15.  He purchased his suits from London's Savile Row, listened to jazz
music, played cards, chased women, read H. G. Wells, and gave his country's
first ball in 1925, the same year he banned the wearing of the fez.  In
1919, this hero of the Battle of Gallipoli won western Anatolia and the
country's present capital from the more powerful Greek army; within four
years hae had abolished the sultanate and seized power.  For ten points,
name this reformer and founder of the modern secular Turkish state.

Answer:  Kemal _Atatürk_

16.  In several of Euripedes' plays, a god appears at the last moment to
provide the solution to the characters' complicated problems.  The actor
playing the god was lowered from the "heavens" on a crane, leading to the
use of this term to refer to the frowned-upon practice of a playwright's
use of
external means to solve intricate situations.  For ten points, name the
theatrical device whose name comes from the Latin for "god from the
machine."

Answer:  _Deus ex machina_

17.  Under his tenure, Wisconsin, Iowa and Texas became states; an
independent Treasury was created; the Department of the Interior was
established; the borders of the Oregon Territory were settled; and the
Mexican-American War was fought and won.  For ten points, these all occured
during the hugely successful term of what U. S. President and original dark
horse candidate, sometimes called "The Napoleon of the Stump?"

Answer:  James Knox _Polk_

18.     A few months after this composer's death in 1992, a twelve-hour
tribute to him was held in San Francisco, beginning at noon.  Musicians and
artists performed all day, but stopped at 27 seconds past 11:55 PM in order
to perform his most well-known composition en masse.  Forten points, name
this composer, subject of the early 1990's two-CD release, "A Chance
Operation," and composer of "4 Minutes, 33 Seconds."

Answer:  John _Cage_

19. He painted on such varied objects as the Berlin Wall, Swatches, his
penis, and even Grace Jones.   Discovered while painting New York subway
panels, he's probably best known for his Absolut Vodka ads and his
signature image, the Radiant Child. FTP, name this painter who died of AIDS
in 1990.

Answer:   Keith _Haring_

20.  Having studied in Athens under Antisthenes, he was captured by pirates
on his way to Aegina.  Fortunately the rich Corinthian who bought him gave
him his freedom.  He was once visited by Alexander the Great, who asked if
he could oblige the great philosopher in any way.  For ten points name this
Greek cynic who lived in a tub, and once went through the streets with a
lantern looking for an honest man.

Answer:  Diogenes

SNEWT: Son of QOTC, 1997
Boni by Maryland, College Park B

1.  Given a country and a year in the 1980's, name the leader who came to
power in that country and his predecessor for five points each.  For
instance, if I said "1989, United States," you'd say "Bush and Reagan".

a)  1982, West Germany

Answers: Helmut _Kohl_,  Helmut _Schmidt_

b)  1985, Soviet Union

Answers: Mikhail _Gorbachev_, Konstantin _Chernenko_

c)  1986, Phillipines

Answers:  Corazon _Aquino_, Ferdinand _Marcos_

2.  Given the name of a moon, tell which planet it orbits for ten points each.

a) Deimos

Answer:  Mars

b)  Charon

Answer:  Pluto

c)  Titania

Answer:  Uranus

3.  Name the composer from works for ten points, or from easier works for
five points each.

For 10:  The Reformation Symphony and the Hebrides Overture
For 5:  The Italian Symphony and the Elijah Oratorio

Answer:  Felix _Mendelssohn_-Bartholdy

For 10:  The Coffee Cantata and St. John Passion
For 5:  Goldberg Variations, the Brandenburg Concertos

Answer:  _J_ohann _S_ebastian _B_ach (prompt on Bach)

For 10:  The opera "Giustino", a version of the Magnificat
For 5:  The Four Seasons

Answer:  Antonio _Vivaldi_

4.  We all read William Golding's Lord of the Flies, but how well do you
remember its characters?  For ten points each, name each character from a
clue.

a)  One of the older boys, he remains the leader through most of the actio
and attempts to establish some kind of rational order on the island.

Answer:  Ralph

b)  Ralph's most powerful antagonist, he develops from leader of the
choirboys to chief of the savage hunters.

Answer:  Jack

d)  His glasses were used to start fires, and he was killed when Roger
dropped a boulder on him.

Answer:  Piggy

5.  For five points each and a five point bonus for all correct, name the
five smallest nations in the world.  (Hint: two of these countries are in
the South Pacific.)

Answer:  _Vatican_ City, Monaco, Nauru, Tuvalu, San Marino

6. Given the first line of a classic work of science fiction, identify the
author for ten points each.  If you need the title of the book, you'll
receive five points.

a)  	For ten:  "Once upon a time there was a Martian named Valentine
Michael Smith."
	For five:  Stranger in a Strange Land

Answer:  Robert _Heinlein_

a)	For ten:   "His name was Gaal Dornick and he was just a country boy
who had never seen Trantor before."
	For five:  Foundation

Answer:  Isaac _Asimov_

c)	For ten:  "The sky above the port was the color of television,
tuned to a dead channel."
	For five:  Neuromancer

Answer:  William _Gibson_

7.  Given a clue related to the formation of a state during the Civil War
or in the years before it, identify the state for ten points each.

a)  This state's admittance to the Union as part of the Compromise of 1850
gave the free states a majority; John Calhoun had suggested that it be
divided into a southern slave state and a northern free state.

Answer: California

b) Even though its population was too small, this Western state was granted
statehood by Congress in 1864 because it was expected to vote Republican in
the next election.

Answer: Nevada

c)  In 1863, it became the 35th to join the Union when it seceded from the
Confederacy.

Answer:  West Virginia

8.      Identify this object on a 30-20-10 basis.

For  30: Invented in 1947,  Bell/AT&T Labs got a Nobel Prize for it.
For 20: This electrical component holds high or low states of charge.
For 10: This semiconductor replaced the vacuum tube, making modern
computers possible.

Answer:  Transistor

9.   In the 1950's, Pablo Picasso painted a series of variations on famous
works by three artists.  For ten points each, identify these artists from a
list of works.

a)  "Algerian Women in Their Harem," "Liberty Leading the People"

Answer:  Eugene _Delacroix_

b)  "Olympia," "Dejeuner sur l'herbe"

Answer:  Edouard _Manet_

c)  "The Surrender of Breda," "Las Meninas"

Answer:  Diego _Velazquez_

10.  Given a work of literature with an animalian title, give the author
for five points.

a)  Rhinoceros

Answer:  Eugene Ionesco

b)  Rabbit, Run

Answer:  John Updike

c)  Steppenwolf

Answer:  Herman Hesse

11. Yes, it's time for another bonus written out of a textbook glossary!
For the specified amount of points, identify the S term from biology.

For 5:  The male sexual part of a flower.
Answer:  Stamen

For 10:  A heterotrophic plant or bacterium that lives on dead organic
material.
Answer:  Saprophyte

For 15:  The functional unit of skeletal-muscle contraction, or the region
of a skeletal-muscle myofibril extending  from one Z line to the next.
Answer:  Sarcomere

12.  Put the following events related to the Abolition Movement in
chronological order, for five points each and a five point bonus for all
correct:  Harriet Beecher Stowe publishes "Uncle Tom's Cabin;"  John
Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry; The Missouri Compromise; The Dred Scott
Decision; the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

Answer:  _Missouri Compromise_  (1819/20)
_Harriet Beecher Stowe publishes "Uncle Tom's Cabin"_ (1852)
_Kansas-Nebraska Act_ (1854)
_Dred Scott Decision_ (1857)
_John Brown's Raid_ (1859)

13. Time for another round of "Name That Amendment!"  Given a description,
give me the number of the constitutional amendment for ten points each.

a)  Prohibits presidents from serving more than two terms.

Answer:  _22_

b)  Allows the President to step aside temporarily for health or other
reasons without resigning.  Also includes the manner in which a
Vice-President assumes the presidency in an emergency.

Answer:  _25_

c)  Changed Senatorial elections to a direct vote of the people.

Answer:  _17_

14.  Identify the following labor unions from clues, for ten points each.

a)  Led by Uriah Stephens, male workers who cut clothing in Philadelphia
formed this union in 1869 in secret; in 1879 it became a national
federation, but it lost influence quickly in the wake of the 1886 Haymarket
riot.

Answer:  _Knights of Labor_

b)  Its main purpose was to overthrow capitalism; it favored strikes over
collective bargaining.  It was founded in 1905 by Daniel DeLeon, William
Haywood, and Eugene V. Debs.

Answer:  _Industrial Workers of the World_ or _IWW _(do not accept
International Workers of the World; prompt on the Wobblies)

c)  Founded in 1935 by John Lewis, head of the United Mine Workers, its
purpose was to represent all workers of one industry in a single trade
union.

Answer:  _Congress of Industrial Organizations_ or CIO
15.   Identify the following 1921 movies, for ten points each.

a)  In this film, Douglas Fairbanks plays a Spanish baron in colonial
California.  It was the first successful costume film in years.

Answer:  The Mask of _Zorro_

b)  In this movie, a psychiatrist uses his knowledge of somnambulism to
send an unwitting man on a killing spree.

Answer:  _The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari_

c)  American men wondered what the heroine of this movie could possibly
have seen in the effeminate hero, an Arab played by Rudolph Valentino.

Answer:  _The Sheik_

16.  Identify the mythical person from clues:  30-20-10-5.

For 30:  One legend says that a generation before the Trojan war, he led
the Argonauts in an attack on Troy.
For 20:  As a young man, he studied music from the great lutist Linus, but
killed Linus with his own lute.
For 10:  He was once married to a cousin of Oedipus, before he killed her too.
For 5:  As a punishment for killing his wife, he performed 12 labors.

Answer:  _Heracles_ or _Hercules_

17.   In 1948, Ronald Reagan made more than President Truman, $169,000
before taxes.  However, he was only the fourth highest-paid actor that
year.  For ten points each, name the three actors who made more than him.

Answers:  Humphrey _Bogart_, Fred _MacMurray_, Errol _Flynn_

18. Answer these questions about the 1919 World Series on a 5-10-15 basis.

For 5:  This team was implicated in the scandal that made the series famous.

The Chicago White Sox (prompt on Chicago)

For 10:  This Chicago player still holds the 3rd highest batting average in
history, with .356.

Answer:  Joe _Jackson_

For 15:  Perhaps one of the greatest pitchers of all time, he led the
American League with 28 wins
and a 1.53 ERA in 1917.

Answer:  Ed _Ciccotte_

19.  How much do you know about the alma maters of nineteenth century
presidents?  Answer the following questions FTPE:

a)  James Buchanan never graduated from this Pennsylvania school, which
expelled him for inappropriate behavior.

Answer:  Dickinson College

b)  James Madison was the only president to attend this Ivy League School.

Answer:  Princeton University

c)  Among Franklin Pierce's classmates at this Maine school were Nathaniel
Hawthorne, who penned Pierce's campaign biography, and Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow.

Answer:  Bowdoin College

20.  Identify the author from works, 30-20-10:

For 30:  "Poems of Past and Present," "The Dynasts"
For 20:  "Under the Greenwood Tree, The Wessex Poems
For 10:  Jude the Obscure, Return of the Native

Answer:  Thomas Hardy

21.  Answer the questions about D.C. monuments for ten points each:

a)  Frederick Hart's 1984 sculpture is the representational counterpart to
her Vietnam Veterans' Memorial.

Answer:  Maya Lin

b)  In 1854, a group of Know-Nothings destroyed the records of its
construction, and it is a tribute to the tenacity of Lieutenant Colonel
Thomas Casey of the Army Corps that it was completed in 1884.

Answer:  Washington Memorial

c)  His design for the Jefferson Memorial was derided as an "imitation
classical building that immortalized the very pomp and pretense Jefferson
always fought."

Answer:  John Russell Pope