QQ They came to power in 749 AD, and the early years of their rule werebrilliant, rising to true splendor under Harun Ar-Rashid, the fifth caliph,#QQd to intellectual brilliance under his son al-Mamun, the seventh caliph.After about a hundred years their prestige began to wane, but they heldpower until Hulagu Khan, the grandson of Jenghiz Khan, sacked Baghdad andoverthrew the caliphate. FTP identify this powerful family descended fromthe uncle of Mohammed. Answer _Abbasid_Accept: _Abbaside_ QQ He was the only member of his family to survive Auschwitz and afterliving in France and Israel settled in the United States in 19QQ Amonghis works are "The Fifth Son," "A Jew Today," "Night," "Dawn," and "TheAccident," the latter three of which make up the Night Trilogy. FTP identify the Romanian-born American writer who writes in French and won the 1986 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts on behalf of other oppressed peoples. Answer Elie _Wiesel_ QQ Basic to most works in this genre were the attention paid to surfacequalities, such as the use of huge canvases, and the adoption of anapproach to space in which all parts of the canvas played an equally vitalrole in the total work. It has been described as the first importantschool in American painting to declare its independence from Europe ANStyles and to influence the development of art abroad. FTP identify theart movement whose principle figures were Willem de Kooning, Mark Rothko,#QQd Jackson Pollock. Answer _Abstract Expressionism_Accept: _New York School_Do not accept: _Expressionism_ QQ In his analyses of the Messianic prophecies he specifically deniedChristian claims of Jesus as the Messiah, a dangerous position to take atthe time, and looked to an impending Messianic age in which the Dispersionwould end with Israel's return to the Holy Land and the reign of Messianicrule for all humanity. He also served as treasurer to Alfonso V ofPortugal, and was employed by Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain until theyexpelled the Jews from their kingdom. FTP identify this Jewish theologian,biblical commentator, and financier. Answer Isaac _Abravanel_Accept: Isaac _Abarbanel_ QQ His early novels describe poignantly the effects of Europeancolonialism on Igbo society, Nigeria, and newly independent Africannations. He served as a diplomat for Biafra during the Nigerian civil war#QQd later wrote two volumes of poetry, "Beware, Soul Brother" and"Christmas in Biafra." FTP identify the Nigerian author of "Anthills ofthe Savannah," "No Longer at Ease," and "Things Fall Apart." Answer Chinua _Achebe_ QQ In 1877 he became a police reporter for the New York Tribune and laterfor the New York Evening Sun. His reports on slum dwellings and abuses oflower class urban life culminated in his first book and earned him thefriendship of Theodore Roosevelt. Later he founded a pioneer settlementhouse in New York that was named for him in 19QQ FTP, identify the Danishborn social reformer who wrote "How the Other Half Lives." Answer Jacob _Riis_ QQ He extended the compass of the violin by his use of harmonics,perfected the use of double and triple stops, and revived the practice ofscordatura, the diverse tunings of the strings. Among the few compositionspublished during his lifetime are the 24 caprices for violin that wereadapted for piano by both Schumann and Liszt. FTP identify the Italiancomposer and violinist, living from 1782 until 1840, whose virtuosity onthe violin became a legend. Answer Niccolo _Paganini_ QQ He played in as many as 2,500 games and is credited with more than 50no-hitters. Celebrated for his wit and extraordinary pitching ability, hebecame legendary while barnstorming in the Negro baseball leagues. In QQ 48, at the age of 42, he joined the Cleveland Indi ANS and pitched for sixseasons in the majors. FTP, identify the first star of the Negro leaguesto be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Answer Satchel _Paige_ QQ Among his famous houses, built in the 1550s and 1560s, are the VillaRotonda, the Chiericati Palace, the Valmarana Palace, and the VillaBarbaro. At Venice he adapted the classical motif to three church facades,in his designs for San Francesco della Vigna, San Giorgio Maggiore, and IlRedentore. FTP identify the Italian Renaissance architect who did most ofhis work in Vicenza and wrote the famous work, "The Four Books ofArchitecture." Answer Andrea _Palladio_ QQ He served twice as foreign secretary, and was an impulsive man whooften acted without consultation. During his second term in that office hesucceeded in offending not only foreign powers but also his colleagues andQueen Victoria. He became Prime Minister in 1855 and stayed in office,except for about a year, until 18QQ FTP identify the British PrimeMinister responsible for the vigorous prosection of the Crimean War andmaintaining Britain's neutrality during the American Civil War. Answer 3rd Viscount _Palmerston_ QQ Possible modern survivals of this law are the obligation to serve on asheriff's posse and to assist a police officer in pursuing a suspectedulprit. Abolished in the early 19th century, in earlier times if itresulted in the capture of a suspect red-handed he was immediatelyconvicted without being able to testify in his own defense. FTP identifythis phrase from English law that required those nearby when a crime iscommitted or discovered to assist in the pursuit. Answer _Hue and Cry_ QQ He became obsessed with the music of Mahler, in particular the"Resurrection" Symphony, at the age of 40, and since then has conductedthat piece some 50 times with 31 different orchestras. He accomplishedthis despite the fact that his primary career was in the world ofpublishing business journals, in particular the magazine "InstitutionalInvestor." FTP identify this American publisher and conductor whoseperformance at the Salzburg Festival in 1996 won an unheard of ten minutestanding ovation. Answer Gilbert _Kaplan_ QQ This literary character befriends the progressive young doctor TertiusLydgate. After her first husband's death she marries, against the adviceof friends and family, an impulsive artist and political thinker named WillLadislaw. FTP, identify the literary figure whose first husband was theReverend Edward Casaubon and who is the heroine of George Eliot's"Middlemarch." Answer _Dorothea Brooke_Prompt on: Dodo QQ His belief that the methods of logic could be applied to the truths offaith was in opposition to the mysticism of Bernard of Clairvaux. His mostinfluential work is the "Sic et Non," a collection of contradictoryselections from Scripture and the Fathers of the Church. FTP, identify theman better remembered as the lover of Heloise. Answer Peter _Abelard_ QQ The Texas one was named after the K ANSas one, is now much larger thanthe K ANSas one, and is the home of Hardin-Simmons University. The K ANSasone is more historically important, as it once had "Wild Bill" Hickok asits marshall and was the boyhood home of Dwight Eisenhower. FTP identifythe name these two cities share. Answer _Abilene_ QQ Although her early choreography employed spontaneous movements, muchof her later work was in the form of group dances that employed repetitivedances. Among her students are Hanya Holm and Margarete Wallman. Afterstudying with Rudolf von Laban she performed in Germany and opened her ownschool in Dresden in 19QQ FTP, identify this most influential Germanexponenet of expressive movement whose school of dance was closed by theNazis. Answer Mary _Wigman_ QQ He is a native of Chicago, and in his law practice there he developeda specialization in antitrust law. On the Supreme Court he has expressed aconcern for maintaining the integrity of the electoral processes, such asin his majority opinion in the 1983 case Anderson v. Celebreeze. He hasestablished a reputation for independence and moderation, and is not easilyassociated with any particular voting bloc. FTP identify Gerald Ford'sonly nominee to the Supreme Court. Answer John Paul _Stevens_ QQ It is a carnivore of the hyena family, resembling the true hyena butsmaller and more delicate. It has lesss powerful teeth and jaws, and fiveinstead of four toes on its forepaws. Its coat is yellow-white with darkstripes; a ridge of hair extends down its sloping back. FTP identify thisnocturnal, burrowing animal, inhabiting sandy plain and scrub from SouthAfrica to Angola and Somaliland. Answer _Aardwolf_ QQ The novel ranges from the Civil War to World War I, from the EastCoast to the West Coast, over several generations of two families. Despitesome quite explicit sex scenes, this novel failed to live up to readerexpectations and did not immediately win popular or critical acclaim. FTP,identify the novel featuring the characters Will Hamilton, Cathy Ames, andAron, Caleb, and Adam Trask, written in 1952 by John Steinbeck. Answer _East of Eden_ QQ The city Health Department of this large American city recently#QQnounced that for the first time since the AIDS epidemic was recognized in QQ 81 the number of deaths from the disease dropped sharply last year. Thestatistics are important because, according to AIDS researchers, thedisease in this city is particularly concentrated among the poor, and thedata offers hope for poorer nations coping with the disease. FTP, identifythis east coast city where the number of deaths dropped from 7,046 in 1995to 4,944 in 19QQ Answer _New York_ CityBONI QQ The author of this packet never expected to find an entry for phallicworship in the encyclopedia, but alas, it is there and thus the questionmust be written. Answer these questions for the stated number of points. A He was the son of Aphrodite and Dionysus, and the fertility god ofgardens and herds, represented as a grotesque little man with an enormousphallus. Answer _Priapus_. B The cults of these two earlier gods dominated phallic worship in Rome.First, identify the Great Mother of the Gods in ancient Asiatic religion. Answer _Cybele_. C And second, identify the Phyrigian (FRI-jean) vegetation God whom Cybelefell in love with and forced him to castrate himself so no other would havehim. Answer _Attis_ QQ Answer these questions about the life of Thomas Paine FTP each. QQ When Paine came to America in 1774, he bore letters of introduction fromwhat American who was in London at the time? Answer Benjamin _Franklin_ QQ Paine wrote "The Rights of Man" to defend the French Revolution in replyto whose criticism of it, titled "Reflections on the Revolution in France"? Answer Edmund _Burke_ QQ One of Paine's lesser known works is a diatribe against the WashingtonAdministration. FTP identify the 1796 work. Answer _Letter to Washington_ QQ Answer these questions about Flemish artists FTP each. QQ This 15th Century Flemish painter collaborated often with his olderbrother, and is remembered for works such as "Man with the Red Turban" and"Annunciation." Answer Jan van _Eyck_ QQ This late 15th and early 16th Century painter was hailed in the 20thCentury as a forerunner of the surrealists. Among his works is "Garden ofEarthly Delights." Answer Hieronymus _Bosch_ QQ This 17th Century artist is described as the foremost artist of the age.He was also a diplomat and was knighted by England for his peacekeepingefforts. Among his works are "Allegory of War and Peace" and "Peasant Dance." Answer Peter Paul _Rubens_ QQ Given characters from world literature, identify the work from whichthey are from, FTP each. A Kraken and Mael Answer _Penguin Island_. B Lady Rowena and Cedric the Saxon Answer _Ivanhoe_. C Cecil Fielding and Dr. Aziz Answer _A Passage to India_ QQ Answer these questions about notorious Nazis FTP each. QQ This Propoganda Minister remained loyal to Hitler until the end, killinghimself, his wife, and his children in Hitler's bunker not long afterHitler had done himself in. Answer Paul Joseph _Goebbels_ QQ Hitler named this Admiral his successor upon his death, and this m ANSurrendered to the Allies a week later. Answer Karl _Doenitz_ QQ He led the wing of the party believing in a socially radical program,#QQd was killed during Hitler's purge of political rivals in 19QQ Answer Gregor _Strasser_ Answer these questions about the 1996 Presidential election FTP each. QQ Time Magazine hailed her as "The Most Wanted Woman in America,"emphasising the role of working mothers in Clinton's large lead in thepolls, despite the fact that, according to an interview she did on the RushLimbaugh show, she never told Time she was voting for Clinton. Answer Lori _Lucas_ QQ Since Dole was naturally unavailable for the role, Clinton chose thisformer Senator to play the role of Dole in Clinton's mock practice debates. Answer George _Mitchell_ QQ What figure in the 1996 race once said of Bob Dole, "In a recent fireBob Dole's library burned down. Both books were lost. And he hadn't evenfinished coloring one of them." Answer Jack _Kemp_ QQ Identify the historical figure from the clues provided, 30-20-QQ QQ He was director of East Germany's Institute for Nuclear Physics from QQ 59 until 19QQ QQ In 1933 he fled from Germany to England, and was later interned as anenemy alien in Canada. QQ In 1943 he began work on the development of the atomic bomb project inthe United States and started tr ANSmitting information from there to theSoviet Union. He was arrested and imprisoned for espionage by the Britishin 19QQ Answer Klaus _Fuchs_ QQ Identify the composer from works, 30-20-QQ QQ Sadko QQ The Snow Maiden QQ Scheherezade Answer Nicolai _Rimsky-Korsakov_ QQ Identify the American poet from works, 30-20-QQ QQ "Power" and "Attention" QQ "Living in Sin" and "The Ninth Symphony of Beethoven Understood at Lastas a Sexual Message" QQ "Peeling Onions" and "Reforming the Crystal" Answer Adrienne _Rich_ QQ Given these six battles from ancient history, put them inchronological order FTP each: Arbela, Marathon, Philippi, Syracuse,Thermopylae, Zama. Answer _Marathon_, _Thermopylae_, _Syracuse_, _Arbela_, _Zama_, _Philippi_ QQ Given an American musical identify its composer FTP each. A Ain't Misbehavin' Answer Fats _Waller_. B Evita Answer Andrew Lloyd _Webber_. C The King and I Answer Richard _Rodgers_Accept: Rodgers and HammersteinDo not accept Oscar Hammerstein (alone--he was lyricist & librettist) QQ Given the description that Stephen Crane uses, identify thesecharacters from "The Red Badge of Courage," FTP each. A The tall soldier Answer _Jim Conklin_. B The loud one Answer _Wilson_. C FTP, identify the description Crane uses for the soldier encountered byHenry Fleming just after he has run away, who is never identified by namein the book. Answer The _Tattered_ Man QQ President Clinton and former President Bush recently announced pl ANSfor a "summit" on volunteerism. Answer these questions about the summitfor the stated number of points. A What Republican is the chairman of the summit? Answer Colin _Powell_. B What Democrat is the vice-chairman of the summit? Answer Henry _Cisneros_. C The summit will bring together two organizations, each inspired by oneof these presidents. One is the result of a phrase from Bush's 1988Republican National Convention speech, the other a result of Clinton'seffort to promote volunterism among young people. Identify these twogroups FFP each. Answer _Points of Light_ Foundation and _AmeriCorps_Accept: _Corporation for Public Service_ (for AmeriCorps) QQ Given an artist, identify the art movement with which they are mostassociated FTP each. QQ Pierre Renoir Answer _Impressionism_ QQ Juan Gris Answer _Cubism_ QQ Max Ernst Answer _Surrealism_Accept: _Dadaism_ QQ Identify the playwright from works, 30-20-QQ QQ "The Would-Be Gentleman" QQ "The School for Husbands," and "The School for Wives" QQ "Le Tartuffe," and "Le Misanthrope" Answer Jean _Moliere_ QQ It seems that academic competition has made a great comeback, withJeopardy! getting better ratings than ever, MTV's Idiot Savants making astrong introduction, and You Don't Know Jack by Berkeley Systems being oneof the top selling CD-ROMs of 19QQ FFPE, and a five point bonus, given acategory of the game, identify whether it is from J!, Idiot Savants, or YouDon't Know Jack.A Potent Potables - _Jeopardy_B Bialik American History - _Idiot Savants_C James Bondage - _You Don't Know Jack_D Existentialism and "Free Will-y" - _You Don't Know Jack_E SAT Math - _Idiot Savants_ QQ Recently, several Internet companies have promised to deliveruser-customizable news to your desktop. FTPE, name the company from adescription of their method.A This popular search site has created a news ticker, that sits on yourdesktop and can be linked to a custom website._Yahoo_B This company's screen saver can be customized to display only the newsyou want to see._PointCast_C This company promises no advertising, and delivers customized agentsearches daily to your E-Mailbox._Farcast_ QQ The NFL Pro Bowl will be taking place tomorrow, and one of theseoutstanding players will voted the Most Valuable Player, a true honor.Given a year and the conference, name the MVP FTPE, FFP if you need his team.A 10: 1993, AFC5: Buffalo BillsSteve _Tasker_B 10: 1978, NFC5: Chicago BearsWalter _Payton_C 10: 1987, NFC5: Philadelphia EaglesReggie _White_John Roushkolb Error! Bookmark not defined.Imagination For Hire Photo Consultants (316)685-6107--Who you know only gets you there. It's what you know that keeps you there.