Dork Bowl I: Dorkier Than ThouRound by:University of South Carolina QQ Their modern name comes from an old Endlish word for "wanderer" or "explorer," and their influencewas felt as far east as Constantinople and Baghdad, where they engaged in trade and acted as mercenaries. They are better known for their permanent colonies, including such modern cities as Kiev and Dublin. FTP,identify this people who established a settlement in modern Newfoundland during the 11th century.VIKINGS QQ Published in 1919, minor characters in this story collection include include Reverend Hartman, Louise#QQd David Bentley, and Dr. Parcival. The main character appears to be the object of the affections of manyof the women in town, including his schoolteacher Miss Swift. FTP, name these tales about George Willard,the masterpiece of Sherwood Anderson._Winesburg, Ohio_ QQ His daughter Cornelia married Julius Caesar. When Sulla left to fight Mithradates VI, this man repealedSulla's laws and declared him an outlaw. The death of Marius the next year gave him control, which he usedto push economic and voting reforms. He was killed in a mutiny while crossing to Dalmatia in 84 B. C FTP,name this Roman, the subject of a play by Pierre Corneille.Cornelius _Cinna_ QQ This musician always wears sunglasses on stage to hide facial scars which he acquired during a mountain-climbing accident in 1973, an episode which he mentions in "Family Tradition." His hits include "Whiskey-Bent and Hell-Bound," "If the South Would've Won," and "A Country Boy can survive. FTP, name thisson of another country legend, best known for the Monday Night Football theme song.Hank _Williams_ Jr. QQ Born in Fresno in 1908, he was popular during the Depression for his story collections The DaringYoung on the Flying Trapeze and Inhale and Exhale. He wrote such plays as My Heart's in the Highlands,#QQd later wrote many novels with a pronounced autobiographical element. FTP, name this Armenian-American who refused the 1940 Pulitzer Prize for The Time of Your Life.William _Saroyan_ QQ Robert . C Schenk, minister to Great Britain, wrote its first rulebook in the 1870s. It has two basicvarieties: Closed and Open. In the Closed version, all cards are dealt face down. In the Open variety, 2cards are dealt face down and the others face up one at a time. In all versions, the five highest cards of a suitwill win you a lot of money. FTP, identify this card game, whose types are more commonly called draw andstud.._Poker_ QQ He began as a composer of madrigals and church music in the Renaissance style, and is considered on ofthe first composers to begin the tr ANSition to Baroque. He is most noted, however, as an operatic composer,though only three of his operas have survived. FTP, identify this Italian composer of Orfeo, considered thefounder of modern opera.Claudio _MONTEVERDI_ QQ German physicist Walther Nernst proposed it in 1906, and his work earned him the 1920 Nobel Prize inChemistry. He proposed that, like the speed of light, absolute zero could be approached but never reached. FTP, name this fundamental law which states that all matter tends toward random motion._Third_ Law of _Thermodynamics_ QQ Its basin is sparsely populated and no part of it was dammed until the late 1960s, when some sections ofthe Peace River were tapped for hydroelctric power. After the Mississippi-Missouri, its drainage basin is thelargest in North America. Flowing from the Great Slave Lake, it runs 1025 miles to the Beaufort Sea. FTP,identify this river, named for a Scottish fur trader, the longest in Canada._Mackenzie_ River QQ Book 5 of the Iliad focuses on this Greek hero. The king of Argos, his companions were turned intobirds by Aphrodite as punishment for his wounding of her during the Trojan War. Additionally, withOdysseus he killed Rhesus and his Thraci ANS. FTP, name this son of Tydeus who accompanied Odysseus onthe expedition to steal Troy's sacred image, the Palladium._Diomedes_ QQ Although the Council of Chalcedon was called in 451 mainly to combat Nestorianism, it also declaredthis theological stance heretical. Specifically, the council declared that Christ should be "acknowledged intwo natures, without being mixed, tr ANSmuted, divided or separated." FTP, name this idea that only onenature existed in the Person of Jesus Christ._Monophysitism_ QQ An alternative expression of the Biot-Savart Law, James Clerk Maxwell formulated it mathematically#QQd extended it to include magnetic fields formed without electric current. It states that the line integral of amagnetic field around an arbitrarily chosen path is proportional to the net electric current enclosed by thepath. FTP, name this law, named in honor of the founder of electromagnetic theory._Ampere's_ Law QQ He strongly believed that making laws was the province of legislative bodies, not courts, and refused tocurtail freedom of speech except in cases of "clear and present danger." His 1881 book, The Common Law,first revealed his genius and, in 1902, Theodore Roosevelt appointed him to the Supreme Court, where hesat to the age of 91, the oldest justice in history. FTP, name this justice called The Great Dissenter.Oliver Wendell _Holmes, Jr._ QQ His first success came as editor of Fabian Essays in Socialism and as theater critic of Saturday Review. His first play, Widowers' Houses, was performed in 18QQ Writing into his 90s, he used comedy to exploreinjustice and religious hypocrisy in plays such as The Doctor's Dilemma and Androcles and the Lion. FTP,name this dramatist, the author of Pygmalion.George Bernard _Shaw_ QQ The term was originally coined as the title of a story by Bruce Bethke in 19QQ Other authors who haveused it include Rudy Rucker, John Shirley, and Bruce Sterling. Examples of it include _Count Zero_,_Virtual Light_, _Burning Chrome_, "Johnny Mnemonic," and _Neuromancer_, all by William Gibson. FTP, name this subset of science fiction featuring antiheroes trapped in a high-tech future. Answer _cyberpunk_ QQ Such early works as The Governor's Son, The Song and Dance Man and American Born are chronicledin his 1925 autobiography, Twenty Years on Broadway and the Years It Took to Get There. He earned amedal in 1940 for the song "Over There," and Jimmy Cagney portrayed his life in Yankee Doodle Dandy. FTP, name this songwriter also known for "Give My Regards to Broadway."George M. _Cohan_ QQ Known as Ieyasu, he won many battles through treachery, and he compelled the captured son ofHideyoshi Toyotomi to kill himself. He beheaded tens of thousands of Japanese Christi ANS, but, strangely,his personal philosophy emphasized self-criticism, quiet patience, and humility. FTP, identify this daimyo,the greatest of Hideyoshi's vassals, who became shogun in 1603 and expelled Europe ANS from Japan. _Tokugawa_ IeyasSouth Carolina bonuses QQ Identify these organic compounds from short descriptions FTP each. A They have 1 or more hydroxyl groups attached to a carbon atom that is attached to 3 other atoms. Neither acid nor alkaline, they are very reactive and dissolve organic substances _Alcohols_. B They react with water to produce alcohols and organic or inorganic acids. The most common arederived from carboxylic acids. _Esters_. C They are characterized by the presence of carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen, and are physiologically active. They include morphine, strychnine, ephedrine and nicotine. _Alkaloids_ QQ Identify these Shakespearian plays from a list of characters FTP each. A Antiochus, King of Antioch; Thasia and Marina, title character's wife and daughter; Cleon, governor ofTarsus _Pericles_ Prince of Tyre. B Prince Hal; John of Lancaster, Hal's brother; Sir John Falstaff; Earl of Northumberland, the king's enemy;Shallow, a country justice _Henry IV, Part 2_. C The Queen; Cloten, the Queen's son; Imogen, title character's daughter; Posthumus Leonatus, Imogen'shusband; Iachimo, an Italian braggart _Cymbeline_ QQ Number the following Crusades FTP each. A Pope Innocent II called it in 1202, but its only result was the sacking of Zara and Constantinople, and thecreation of the Latin Kingdom of Constantinople. _4th_. B In 1228, excommunicated Emperor Frederick II used diplomacy to acquire parts of the Holy Land fromEgypt without fighting. _6th_. C Provoked by the fall of Jerusalem, it was led by Frederick Barbarossa, Richard the Lion-Hearted, andPhilip Augustus. It ended with a truce and Saladin's grant of access to Jerusalem. _3rd_ QQ Given their names in 1900, give the modern names of the following world cities for 5 points each. A Danzig_Gd ANSk_. B Leopoldville_Kinshasa_. C Lourenco Marques_Maputo_D. Constantinople_Istanbul_E. Saigon_Ho Chi Minh_ CityF. Batavia_Djakarta_ QQ Identify the following laws of physics from a short description for the stated number of points. QQ ) Formulated by a Russian in 1834, it states that an induced electric current flows in a direction oppositethe current that induced it. _Lenz's_Law _#QQ) Put forward by Rudolf Clausius in 1850, it states that the ratio of heat content of a system to its absolutetemperature, or entropy, would always remain constant or increase in a closed system. _2nd_ Law of Thermodynamics QQ ) These laws state that charge does not accumulate at one point and thin out at another and around eachloop the sum of the electromotive forces equals the sum of the potential voltage across each of theresistances._Kirchoff's_ Laws QQ Answer these questions about the Olympics FTP each. A Name the Frenchman who organized the first modern Olymnpics in 18QQ Pierre de _Coubertin_. B In ancient Greece, how many years lapsed between each Olympics?_four_. C This winter event involves wooden sleds with steel runners which are ridden in a sitting position andsteered by hand. _Luge_ QQ Identify these Nobel Prize-winning economists for 15 points each. A This Stanford professor shared the 1972 prize with John Hicks for his contributions to welfareeconomics and general economic equilibrium theory. He is famous for his "impossibility theorem," whichstates that a ranking of societal preferences will not correspond to an individual's preferences when 2 ormore people and alternatives are involved. Kenneth J. _Arrow_. B This Austrian-born British economist shared the 1974 prize with Gunnar Myrdal. He is a noted critic ofthe welfare state who thinks that government intervention only forestalls inevitable downturns. Moreover,as he wrote in The Road to Serfdom, government manipulation is the vanguard of totalitarianism. Friedrich von _Hayek_ QQ Identify the Renaissance artist from works on a 10-5 basis. QQ Portrait of Philip II, Christ Crowned With Thorns#QQ Venus and Adonis_Titian _ QQ Sleeping Venus, The Three Philosophers#QQ The Tempest_Giorgione_ QQ Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione, Esterhazy Madonna#QQ Madonna of the Goldfinch_Raphael_ QQ Sci-Identify these scientific effects FTP each. A Named for its German discoverer, the joining of 2 different metals at 2 places with the 2 junction pointskept at different temperatures will cause a continuous electric current to flow through the circuit. _Seebeck_ Effect. B Temperature of an expanding gas will drop if energy is prevented from entering the gas, since energy forexp ANSion must come from the gas itself. It is used to liquefy some gases. _Joule-Thomson_ Effect. C Discovered in 1958, an atom in a crystal lattice will show no recoil after emission of a gamma ray. As aresult, the crustal will emit a sharply monochromatic beam of gamma rays. _Mossbauer_ Effect QQ For 10 points each, name these famous people who became famous corpses in 19QQ A A jazz singer famous for her improvisations, she won mass acclaim for her 1950s "songbooks" featuringthe work of Cole Porter, Duke Ellington and others. Ella _Fitzgerald_. B The founder of discrete mathematics, he paved the way for modern computer science. Paul _Erdos_. C This Cornell astronomer deduced that Venus was hot and Mars was dusty before those planets werevisited by spacecraft, but he's better known as the host of Cosmos. Carl _Sagan_ QQ Answer these questions relating to the Argonauts FTP each. A To what king of Colchis did the Argonauts travel?_Aeetes_. B In return for freeing him from the Harpies, Phineus told the Argonauts how to pass through these cliffswhich came together and crushed those moving between them. _Symplegades_ or _Cyanean_ rocks. C Name Jason's uncle, who imposed the quest on him after usurping the crown of Iolcos from Jason'sfather, Aeson. _Pelias_ QQ Name the treaty which ended the following wars for the stated number of points.#QQ) Crimean War_Paris (1856)_ QQ ) Seven Years' War between Britain, France, and Spain_Paris (1763)_ QQ ) Seven Years' War between Prussia and Austria_Hubertusberg_ QQ Identify these plays of Eugene O'Neill from a short description FTP each. A A sailor named Mat Burke falls in love with the title character, but Chris Christopherson hates him. Shereveals the truth about herself and marries Mat. _Anna Christie_ . B Nina Leeds is loved by Edmund Darrell, Charles Marsden and Sam Ev ANS. She marries Sam, they have#QQ unhappy marriage and a child, Gordon, and Sam dies._Strange Interlude_. C Eben Cabot wants the farm of his hated father, Ephraim. He sends his brothers to California, but hisfather takes a new wife, Abbie. She seduces Eben, has a child which Ephraim thinks is his, smothers it, andthey are both arrested. _Desire Under the Elms_ QQ Identify the following musici ANS based on the origins of their names for 10 points each. A His brother said this rapper was so cool he reminded him of this. _Ice Cube_. B This rock band was named for a talking sex toy in a movie. _Steely Dan_. C This member of the Sex Pistols was not known for his personal hygiene _Johnny Rotten_ QQ Identify this British poet on a 30-20-10 basis. QQ -He wrote only one prose work, a play called The Promise of May. It was an overwhelmingly despondentwork, similar to his poem "Despair." QQ -He named his firstborn son Hallam after his best friend, Arthur Henry Hallam. QQ -The chief representative of Victorian poetry, some works he completed while serving as poet laureatewere "Maud," "Queen Mary" and "Enoch Arden"Alfred, Lord _Tennyson_ QQ Identify this scientist 30-20-QQ QQ points In World War II, this Wisconsin native was principal physicist at the US Naval OrdinanceLaboratory. Later he researched semiconductors at Bell Labs. QQ pointsHe received his 1st share of a Nobel Prize in Physics in 1956 for helping Shockley and Brattaincreate the tr ANSistor. QQ points He is the B in the BCS theory of superconductivity, for which he shared in his 2nd Nobel.John _Bardeen_ QQ Name these figures from the American Revolution FTP. A He captured Tobago and St. Kitts, and was himself captured by Admiral George Rodney. However, he'smore famous for trapping the British at Yorktown with his fleet. Francois-Joseph-Paul, comte _de Grasse_-Tilly. B He was commmander-in chief of the British Army in North America from 1776 to 17QQ He failed todestroy the Continental Army, even after winning at Brandywine and Germantown. William, 5th Viscount _Howe_. C He commanded a 6000-man French army at Yorktown. Later, he led the Army of the North in theFrench Revolution and became a Marshal in 1791, but barely escaped the guillotine. Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, comte de _Rochambeau_ QQ Answer these questions about an American author for the stated number of points. A For 5 points, name the creator of Tilbury Town. Edwin Arlington _Robinson_. B For ten points, name his book of poems, originally titled The Torrent and the River, which contains"Richard Corey" and "Luke Havergal."The _Children of the Night_. C For 5 points each, name the trilogy of long blank-verse narratives which Robinson based on the KingArthur stories. _Merlin_, _Lancelot_, _Tristram_ QQ Answer these questions about a famous Indian king for the stated number of points.#QQ points Name India's greatest king, who ruled from 269 to 232 BC, and promoted peace and Buddhism. _Asoka_ QQ points Name the empire which Asoka ruled , founded by Chandragupta, and covering all of India exceptthe extreme south from 322 to 185 B. C _Mauryan_ Empire QQ points Name the Greek ambassador from the Seleucid Empire who left a detailed record of MauryanIndia. _Megasthenes_