1998 QuESADILLA One Boni by "No One Knew That John Was Like The Ivy" Doug Bone, Richard Mason, Maribeth Swiatek 1. Answer the following about Alma Mahler for the stated number of points: A. (10) After Gustav Mahler died in 1911, Alma had an affair with--for 10 points--what Austrian painter who included her in his 1914 painting, ~The Tempest~? Answer: Oskar _Kokoschka_ B. (5) In 1915, Alma married--for 5 points--what German architect who would later be the first director of the Bauhaus? Answer: Walter Adolph _Gropius_ C. (5) After divorcing Gropius, in 1929 Alma married--for 5 points--what German writer and Expressionist poet, author of ~The Song of Bernadette~? Answer: Franz _Werfel_ D. (10) For a final 10 points--what opera by Alban Berg is dedicated to Alma Mahler? Answer: _Wozzeck_ 2. [Moderator note: This bonus is a little bit different. The team must decide how they want to play it.] This year, the American Film Institute declared their list of America's 100 Greatest Movies, and then the Modern Library Board announced the 100 Greatest English Novels since 1900. There were four titles that were on both lists. You must decide NOW whether you want any more clues. If you guess the titles without any more clues, you get ten points for each one correct, up to a maximum of 30 points. Or, I will tell you the authors of the novels, but then you only get 5 points for each correct guess, up to a maximum of 20 points. [Give the team a few seconds to decide if they want the author's names. If they decide they want them, tell them: The novels were written by John Steinbeck, Dashiell Hammett, James Jones, and Anthony Burgess.] Answer: _The Grapes of Wrath_ (book #10, movie #21) _The Maltese Falcon_ (book #56, movie #23) _From Here to Eternity_ (book #62, movie #52) _A Clockwork Orange_ (book #65, movie #46) 3. (30) The development of Celebration, Florida will test the popularity of architectural concepts of post-suburban living pioneered by Andres Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk. For 10 points each, what two words describe this architectural movement, and what US company has committed over 2.5 billion dollars to develop Celebration? Answer: _new urbanism_ Walt _Disney_ Corporation 4. Name the following persons who experimented with nitric acid for ten points each. A. (10) In 1776, this French chemist, whose work discredited the phlogiston theory, demonstrated that nitric acid contained oxygen. Answer: Antoine-Laurent _Lavoisier_ B. (10) This other French chemist, whose law relates volumes of chemical constituents within a compound, established the chemical formula for nitric acid along with Claude-Louis Berthollet. Answer: Joseph-Louis _Gay-Lussac_ C. (10) This German developed a process by which nitric acid could be manufactured by the catalytic oxidation of ammonia in 1901. Answer: Wilhelm _Ostwald_ 5. Name the following artists who have appeared in Maribeth's dreams for the stated number of points. A. (5) In one dream, Karl Schmidt gave Maribeth a painting by this 17th century Dutchman as a birthday present. Although the painting was a mere shadow, it may possibly have been 'View of Delft.' Answer: Jan (Johannes) _Vermeer_ B. (10) In contrast to the surreality of a second dream, Maribeth painted the word 'Realism' over her door, as did this French painter at his exhibit of such works as the 'Burial at Ornans.' Answer: Gustave _Courbet_ C. (15) On Monday night, Maribeth dreamed she was married to this British aestheticist, whose morbid eroticism came through in his illustrations for 'Lysistrata' and Oscar Wilde's 'Salome.' Answer: Aubrey Vincent _Beardsley_ 6. The Aztecs believed that the gods had wiped out and recreated humankind several times. Identify the following genocidal deities--for 10 points each: A. (10) The first batch of humans were all eaten by jaguars, the representative animal of this god of the night sky. Later he attacked the fourth batch of humans with a gigantic flood which killed all but two people on earth. He then turned the two survivors into dogs. Answer: _Tezcatlipoca_ B. (10) The second batch of humans were destroyed by a magical hurricane that turned everyone into monkeys. It was sent by this god who sometimes appeared as a feathered serpent. Answer: _Quetzalcoatl_ or _Ehecatl_ C. (10) The third batch of humans were incinerated by a deluge of fire, sent by this god of thunder and rain. Answer: _Tlaloc_ 7. Name the following undergarments for ten points each. A. (10) This French term properly refers to petticoats stiffened with horsehair thread, but is used generally to refer to any large stiff underskirt holding out a dress in 19th century fashion. Answer: _crinoline_ B. (10) Unlike crinolines, which made skirts stand out all the way around, this invention of the 1870's added fullness only in the back. Answer: _bustle_ or _tournure_ C. (10) First marketed by Warner's in 1951, this short demi-cup corset with long suspenders was named after a musical film of that year in which Lisa Ferraday wore a similar garment. Answer: _merrywidow_ 8. In medieval alchemy the heavenly bodies were associated with different metals. Given a planet, name the metal for five points each. A. (5) The Moon answer: _silver_ B. (5) Mars answer: _iron_ C. (5) Mercury answer: _mercury_ or _quicksilver_ D. (5) Saturn answer: _lead_ E. (5) Jupiter answer: _tin_ F. (5) Venus answer: _copper_ 9. Answer the following for 10 points each: A. (10) Chinua Achebe's first novel, ~Things Fall Apart~, takes its name from what poem by William Butler Yeats? Answer: _The Second Coming_ B. (10) What is the title of Chinua Achebe's second novel, which features the grandson of the protagonist of ~Things Fall Apart~? Answer: _No Longer at Ease_ C. (10) The title ~No Longer At Ease~ is taken from the poem ~Journey of the Magi~, written by what poet? Answer: T. S. _Eliot_ 10. (30) A draft agreement on autonomy for East Timor was reached August 5th. For 10 points each, name East Timor's colonial ruler now poised to resume relations with Indonesia, the Indonesian President more open to autonomy, and the Nobel Peace laureate who continues to argue for independence. Answer: _Portugal_, B.J. _Habibie_, Jose Ramos-_Horta_ 11. Name these WWI naval engagements for the stated number of points. A. (15) On August 28, 1914, the British Grand Fleet under David Beatty entered German home waters, sinking or damaging several German cruisers and killing or capturing one thousand men, with damage to one British ship and 35 British dead. Answer: Battle of the _Helgoland Bight_ B. (10) After the German High Seas Fleet under Franz von Hipper bombarded several British towns in late 1914, Beatty made sure to intercept their next sortie, sinking the cruiser Blucher and damaging two others before the Germans could escape on January 24, 1915. Answer: Battle of the _Dogger Bank_ C. (5) Although Reinhold Scheer made several tactical errors, the fog and smoke of 250 ships left John Jellicoe unable to exploit them for lack of visibility in this 1916 fiasco in the Skagarrak, which both sides claimed as a victory. Answer: Battle of _Jutland_ 12. Suppose that every time you write a question, there is a certain fixed probability that it will be a good one. For 10 points each--name the following probability distributions. A. (10) The number of good questions in a batch of 24 questions will follow a probability distribution of this type. Answer: _binomial_ distribution B. (10) The number of questions you have to write before you have written 24 good ones will follow a probability distribution of this type. Answer: _negative binomial_ distribution C. (10) The number of questions you have to write before you have written a single good one will follow a probability distribution of this type. Answer: _geometric_ distribution (prompt for more on "negative binomial") 13. Identify the following writers for 10 points each: A. (10) This American musician and poet first gained national recognition with his poem "Corn", which treated agricultural conditions in the South. Answer: Sidney _Lanier_ B. (10) This American author only managed to write the first two books of his trilogy, "The Epic of the Wheat," about the production, distribution, and consumption of wheat. Answer: Frank _Norris_ C. (10) This Chinese writer first gained a Western audience with her 1954 novel "Yang-ko", or "The Rice-Sprout Song." Answer: Eileen _Chang_ or _Chang_ Ai-Ling 14. (30) Unrest in the Congo spread last week as rebels named a new coordinator of the rebellion. For 10 points each, name this leader now trying to follow in President Kabila's footsteps, the Congo neighbor accused of spearheading the rebellion, and the ethnic group blamed for the trouble that had once supported Kabila. Answer: Arthur Z'Ahidi _Ngoma_, _Rwanda_ _Tutsi_ 15. 30-20-10. Identify the man. A. (30) In 1845, as an intelligence officer for English forces in the Sindh, he was asked by Sir Charles Napier to investigate the homosexual brothels of Karachi. His investigation was so detailed and successful that it tarnished his reputation and he was forced to return to England. B. (20) In 1853, disguised as a Pathan or Afghanistani Muslim, he traveled to Medina and Mecca, and in 1854 he became the first European to enter the Muslim citadel of Harar without being executed. C. (10) This discoverer of Lake Tanganyika is well known for his translation of "The Arabian Nights." Answer: Captain Sir Richard Francis _Burton_ 16. Identify the following pioneers of television for ten points each. A. (10) This Scottish engineer, using a partly mechanical method of transmitting images, was the first to televise pictures of a moving object, in 1926. Answer: John Logie _Baird_ B. (10) This Russian-born engineer submitted patent applications for an all-electronic television system in 1923 and 1924, although these patents were never granted. He later became director of electronic research at RCA. Answer: Vladimir Kosma _Zworykin_ C. (10) This native of Beaver, Utah, engaged in a protracted patent battle with RCA which he eventually won. He was probably the first inventor of a working all-electronic television system, in 1927. Answer: Philo Taylor _Farnsworth_ 17. Identify these saints on a 10-5 basis. A. (10) Identify either one of two brothers who are the patron saints of shoemakers. Their feast day is October 25. (5) For example, October 25, 1415, on which English archers beat French armored cavalry at Agincourt. Answer: Saint _Crispin_ and Saint _Crispinian_ (only one needed) B. (10) This saint was the mother of Constantine the Great and was credited with having discovered Christ's cross during the building of Constantine's church on Golgotha. Her feast day is May 21. (5) For example, May 21, 1502, on which Joao da Nova discovered an island 1200 miles off the southwestern coast of Africa. Answer: Saint _Helena_ C. (10) This man succeeded St. Martin as Bishop of Tours in 397. A church named after him is next to the tomb of King Childeric I. His feast day is November 13. (5) For example, November 13, 1002, when Aethelred the Unready launched an attempted massacre of all the Danes in England. Answer: Saint _Brice_ 18. For ten points each, name the eponymous economic law from the catch phrase. A. (10) 'Bad money drives out good.' Answer: _Gresham_'s Law B. (10) 'Supply creates its own demand.' Answer: _Say_'s Law C. (10) 'If all markets except one are balanced, the last must also balance.' Answer: _Walras_' Law 19. For each famous quote, name the Star Trek episode or movie from which it comes: A. (10) "From Hell's heart I stab at thee!" Answer: Star Trek _II_ or The Wrath of _Khan_ B. (10) "Who is the King, but a man?" Answer: The _Defector_ C. (10) "Cry Havoc and let slip the dogs of war!" Answer: Star Trek _VI_ or The _Undiscovered Country_ 20. Answer the following about the year of the four Roman emperors for the stated number of points: A. (5) For 5 points--the death of what last member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty began the year of the four emperors? Answer: _Nero_ B. (20) For 5 points each--name the four men who were pronounced emperor in 68-69 AD. Answer: _Galba_, _Otho_, Aulus _Vitellius_, _Vespasian_ C. (5) For 5 points--Vespasian, the last of the four emperors, founded what dynasty? Answer: _Flavian_ dynasty 21. Identify the following Ken Burns documentaries for the stated number of points. A. (5) In this 1994 miniseries, John Cusack, Garrison Keillor, Anthony Hopkins and others tell of their love for the national pastime. Answer: _Baseball_ B. (10) This 1997 miniseries, subtitled 'Journey of the Corps of Discovery,' features Sam Waterston as Thomas Jefferson as well as the voice of Matthew Broderick. Answer: _Lewis and Clark_ C. (15) Burns' latest offering, it was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Documentary. Answer: _Frank Lloyd Wright_ 22. (30) Fighting in Kosovo threatens to spread to two neighboring nations supporting the Kosovos Liberation Army. For 10 points each, name the KLA leader and two neighboring nations smuggling arms to the rebels. Answer: _Rugova_, _Albania_, Former Yugoslav Republic of _Macedonia_ 23. Given a character from Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Books, identify the type of animal that he is, for 5 points each: A. (5) Bagheera answer: Black _panther_ B. (5) Baloo answer: Brown _bear_ C. (5) Kaa answer: Rock _python_ (prompt on "snake") D. (5) Chil answer: _Kite_ E. (5) Hathi answer: _Elephant_ F. (5) Tabaqui answer: _Jackal_ 24. Have you glanced at this year's pre-season coaches football poll? For 10 points each-- A. (10) What school, ranked #1, last won a championship in 1968 but returns 18 starters from last year's 10-3 squad? Answer: Ohio State [prompt on "OSU"] B. (10) What two conferences placed five teams apiece in the Top 25 rankings? Answer: _Big 10_, _S_outh_e_astern _C_onference 25. For each baseball team, indicate whether it will be getting a new stadium in the next four years, has recently threatened to depart its present city, both, or neither; five points each, bonus ten for all correct. A. (5) San Francisco Giants answer: both B. (5) Minnesota Twins answer: depart C. (5) Milwaukee Brewers answer: new stadium D. (5) Houston Astros answer: both