From tjyoung@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu Fri Jan 31 14:53:27 1997 Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 20:07:53 -0500 (EST) From: Timothy J Young To: trivia@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu, tjyoung@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu Subject: Edited JHU Puffer Fish Packet (fwd) JHU Puffer Fish Packet Tossups: 1. It's title came from a line in Shakespeare's "Macbeth." The action takes place in the southern town of Jefferson. Caddy is promiscuous and Quentin committed suicide. FTP name this William Faulkner novel. ANS: "The _SOUND AND THE FURY_" 2. In "Oedipus Rex" Oedipus ends up married to his mother who then ends up killing herself. FAQTP give the name of Oedipus' mother. ANS: JOCASTA 3. He graduated second in his class at Yale and served as Solicitor General under Benjamin Harrison. As president, he and his Secretary of State Philander C. Knox formulated "Dollar Diplomacy." FTP name this president, who later served on the Supreme Court. ANS: William Howard _TAFT_ 4. A funeral march replaces the slow movement ; a robust scherzo gives way to a variation finale. The tonic E-flat is avoided for 14 measures. The composer supposedly tore up the dedication page when he learned of Napoleon's coronation. FTP identify this 1804 Beethoven symphony. A: SYMPHONY _NUMBER 3_ IN E Flat Major (accept _THIRD_) or _EROICA_ or _HEROIC_ Symphony 4. He was injured at Fossalta di Piave on the Italian front in 1918, for which he was decorated. His employers included the Kansas City Star and Toronto Star, but he's better known for his literary works. FTP idenitfy this author of short stories and novels, the first of which was "The Sun Also Rises." ANS: Ernest _HEMINGWAY_ 5. Rumor has it he started the tradition of decorating the Christmas tree with lights and toys. His theological works include 1521's "Concerning Christian Liberty" and 1524's "The Bondage of the Will." FTP name this theologian, whose most famous writings were found one day nailed to a church in Wittenburg. ANS: Martin _LUTHER_ 6. His first full length film was 1963's "Black Peter." He fled a Soviet military occupation of his native country and continued to direct films such as 1971's "Taking Off." FTP identify this famous Czech film director who may win his 3rd Oscar for "The People vs. Larry Flynt" ANS: Milos _FORMAN_ 7. While most of us are used to celebrating Christmas on December 25, Russian and Greek Orthodox Church celebrate Christ's birthday on a different day. FTP, name the date. ANS: _JANUARY 6th_. 8. Synthesized by the body from tryptophan, it is a powerful vasoconstrictor. In excess it can cause migraines or nausea. Recent studies have shown that a depletion of this neurotransmitter in the brain could cause agression. FTP, name the neurotransmitter. ANS: _SEROTONIN_ 9. One of the major postulates in Euclidean Geometry is that two parallel lines never intersect. However, a Russian mathematician, disregarded this axion and built a new Geometry by supposing that those lines do infact intersect at some point. Name the mathematician. ANS: Nikolay _LOBACHEVSKIY_ 10. Once known as "The High Numbers" they were a leading band in London's mid-60's "mod" movement. They first gained notoreity by destroying instruments on stage, but are now mostly known for such classic-rock staples as "Baba O' Reilly." FTP identify this band, the creators of "Tommy." ANS : The _WHO_ 11. As a journalist, this one-time playwright covered the Dreyfus case as a correspondent for an Austrian newspaper, which profoundly influenced his political activities. He authored the 1896 pamphlet "The Jewish State." FTP identify this organizer of the first World Zionist Congress. ANS: Theodor _HERZL_. 12. He was born in Ascra, but later settled in Naupactus. Only two of his works remain extent, both epic poems. His first poem was a combination of Greek myth and Homeric poetry titled "Theogony.". FTP, identify this 8th century BC Greek poet, the author of "Works and Days." ANS: _HESIOD_ 13. The term was coined by Freiherr von Ehrenfels. Employing phenomenology, it attempted to introduce humanism into psychology. An observation of PHI phenomena by Max Wertheimer led to its founding. FTP identify this school, whose name is from the German for "shape." A: _GESTALT_ 14. The Pantheon, a Parisian building which enshrines busts of many famous Frenchmen, was one the church of this woman. She is credited with the conversion to Christianity of King Clovis I. FTP, name this woman, the patron saint of Paris. ANS: Saint _GENEVIEVE_ 15. He may have had a soccer career, or a career in academia, if not for several severe attacks of tuberculosis. He wrote many plays, among them "Caligula" and "Cross Purpose," but is better known for essays and novels. FTP identify this author of "The Myth of Sisyphus" and "The Plague." A: Albert _CAMUS_ 16. This game was the first truly North American game to be embraced and enjoyed by Europeans. Originally known as "baggataway", it was used to train Native Americans for warfare. FTP, identify this sport, for which the NCAA annually hands out the Wingate Trophy. ANS: _LACROSSE_ 17. In a general sense, it refers to objective representation. More specifically, a nineteenth century movement, especially in France, that rejected idealized academic styles in favor of everyday subjects. Daumier, Millet and Courbet were part of FTP what art movement? ANS: _REALISM_ 18. Agatha Christie is mostly known for her mysteries that features the enigmatical Hercule Poirot and sensible Jane Marple. But, does anyone know FTP what play did she write that would become the longest running play in history? ANS: THE _MOUSETRAP_ or _THREE BLIND MICE_ 19. The course, about 1150 miles long, was declared a National Historic Trail in 1976. Commemorating a 1925 emergency run of medical supplies, it is named for a largely abandoned town along the route between Anchorage and Nome. FTP identify this famous dog sled race. ANS: _IDITAROD_ 20. During WWI, he served in the US Air Services in France as commanding officer of the 94th Aero Pursuit squadron, shooting down over 25 enemy aircraft. He received awards including the Distinguished Service Cross, the French Croix de Guerre, and the Congressional Medal of Honor. FTP, name this polit. ANS: Edward _RICKENBACKER_ 21. This Alexandrian physician was born in Chalcedon c. 335 BC. The First physician ever to base his finding on the dissection of the human body, he found that blood, rather than air flows in the arteries. FTP, name the father of scientific anatomy. ANS: _HEROPHILUS_ 22. Its bird is the mountain bluebird, its flower is the sagebrush, its motto is "All for our country", its nicknames are Sagebrush State and Battle-Born State. FAQTP, name the state. ANS: _NEVADA_ 23. FAQTP, colloquially speaking, Sir Barton, Omaha, War Admiral, Frank Robinson, Whirlaway, Citation, Carl Yastremski, Seattle Slew, and Ted Williams can all be said to have won what? ANS: THE _TRIPLE CROWN_ 24. In law, this is any event not caused by human intervention or negligence. By law, a person cannot be held responsible for injuries or losses inflicted by them. FTP, name these events with religious connotations. ANS: _ACT(S) OF GOD_ 25. The abacus is divided up into columns, with each column representing one place in the decimal numeric system. The columns are divided by a crossbar. Stones above it are counted as five units and those below are one unit apiece. FTP, how many stones are there per column on the standard abacus? ANS: _SEVEN_ (7) 26. " Bisexuals, trisexuals, Homo sapiens, carcinogens, hallucinogens, men, Pee Wee Herman, German wine, turpentine, Gertrude Stein, Antonioni, Bertolucci, Kurosawa, Carmina Burana." This was a line in, FTP, what Tony Award- winning musical in 1996? ANS: _ RENT_ 27. Best Picture went to You Can't Take It with You, the best director was Frank Capra for the same movie, the Best Actor was Spencer Tracy in Boys Town, and the Best Actress was Bette Davis in Jezebel. FAQTP name the year when they won the Oscar. ANS: _1938_ 28. Tetrodotoxin is a highly specific blocker of sodium ion channels. Tetrodotoxin is found in the skin and several internal organs of puffer fish, aka blowfish or swellfish. FTP name the Japanese delicacy that is eaten to exprienece a tingling sensation on the lips. ANS: _FUGU_ BONUSES: 1. (30) Name the musical from the songs given. Ten points for answering correctly on the first clue, five points if the second is needed. 10: "By My Side" 5: "Day by Day" ANS: GODSPELL 10: "Now I Have Everything" 5: "If I Were a Rich Man" ANS: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF 10: "A Boy Like That" 5: "Maria" ANS: WEST SIDE STORY 2. (25) Answer the following about retellings of the Arthurian legends for the stated number of points. 15: Who wrote the earliest continuous Arthurian narrative, the "Historia Regum Brittanae" ANS: GEOFFREY OF MONMOUTH 10: Name either of the two authors of the Broadway musical "Camelot" ANS: Alan Jay LERNER *or* Frederick LOEWE 3. (30) 30, 20, 10: Name the Author from works: 30: "Belinda", " The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty" 20: "Cry to Heaven", "The Feast of All Saints" 10: "Servant of the Bones", "Memnoch the Devil" ANS: Anne RICE 4. (30) FTP apiece, name the Old Testament character based on the given clue. Abraham's first son ANS: ISHMAEL Abraham's first legitimate son ANS: ISAAC Abraham's last wife ANS: KETURAH 5. (25) For five points apiece, name the person according to the position that he holds. 1. Russian Prime-Minister ANS: Viktor CHERNOMYRDIN 2. President of Peru ANS: Alberto FUJIMORI 3. Italian President ANS: Oscar Luigi SCALFARO 4. UN Secretary-General ANS: Kofi ANNAN 5. US Envoy to the Mid-East ANS: David ROSS 6. (30) For the stated number of points, answer these questions aobut Romeo and Juliet. 5: He was the Capulet who killed Mercutio ANS: _TYBALT_ 10: Romeo was sent to exile in what Italian city? ANS: _MANTUA_ 15: This friar was dispatched by Friar Laurence to relay a message to Romeo, but he was stuck in a quarantine. ANS: _FRIAR JOHN_ 7. (30) 30, 20, 10: Name the musician from songs. 30: "She Never Told Me She Was a Mime", "Rocky Road " 20: "One More Minute", "Young, Dumb, and Ugly" 10: "Yoda", "Amish Paradise" ANS: "Weird Al" YANKOVIC 8. (30) For ten points each name the author given the title of his work -On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres ANS: Nicolas KOPPERNIGK (or COPERNICUS) -Mysterium Cosmographicum ANS: Johannes KEPLER -Sidereus Nuncias ANS: GALILEO Galilei 9.(30) On January 7th Republican Rep. Newt Gingrich was re-elected as the Speaker of the House with 216 votes. Democrat Dick Gephardt got 205 votes. Name the three other people, only one of which is a current House member, who received votes for ten points each. ANS: Jim _LEACH_ (2 votes), Bob _MICHEL_ (1 vote), Bob _WALKER_ (1 vote) 10. (30) The third part of Mozart's Requiem (Sequenz) has 6 subparts. They are as follows: Tuba mirum, Lacrimosa, Rex tremendae, Dies irae, Confutatis, Recordare. For five points each place those six parts in correct order of performance. ANS: Dies irae, Tuba mirum, Rex tremendae, Recordare, Confutatis, Lacrimosa 11. (30) Let's see how much you know about one of the greatest of all board games. Answer the following questions aobut "Monopoly" for the given number of points. 15: What is potentially the costliest Community Chest card to draw? ANS: You are assessed for _STREET REPAIRS_ 10: Name the least populous state to have an avenue in Monopoly named for it. ANS: _VERMONT_ 5: How much money is given to each player at the start of the game? ANS: _ $1500_ 12.(30) 30, 20, 10: Give the name of the auther from the following works: 30: "Lucerne", "The Kreuster Sonata" 20: "Resurrection", "Childhood" 10: "Anna Karenina" ANS: Lev (Leo) _TOLSTOY_ 13. (30) The Treaty of Shimonoseki offically ended the Sino-Japanese War in 1895. Answer these questions for the stated number of points concerning the treaty. 5- What was the amount in taels that Japan required China to pay for the cost of the war? ANS: _ 200 MILLION_ TAELS 10- That two disputed regions did Japan receive and eventually annexed? ANS: _KOREA_ and _TAIWAN_ 15- What region of Manchuria did China ceded but was returned by Western pressure? ANS: The _LIAODONG_ or _LIAOTUNG_ Provinces 14. (25) Virus, Fungus, Bacteria, Nematode, or Protozoa given the disease name the agent that causes it. 1. diphtheria ANS: _BACTERIA_ 2. poliomyelitis ANS: _VIRUS_ 3. histoplasmosis ANS: _FUNGUS_ 4. rubella ANS: _VIRUS_ 5. malaria ANS: _PROTOZOA_ 15. (30) We all had to memorize some poetic forms and types of meters in English class. Now let's put it to some use. For 10 points each name the poetry term by its description. 5- Two successive syllables with approxiamately equal strong stresses. ANS: _SPONDEE_ 10- Nine lines, the first eight in iambic pentameter and the last an iambic hexameter, rhyming ababbcbcc. ANS: SPENSERIAN STANZA 15- Another name for run-on lines, got its name because of the thrust of the incompleted sentence that carries on over the end of the verse line. ANS: ENJAMBMENT 16. (25) I will give you the name of the winning candidate, and the year of the election, you name the losing candidate, 5 pts each. 1. Christie Todde Whitman, 1993 ANS: Jim FLORIO 2. Michael Patrick Flanagan, 1994 ANS: Dan ROSTENKOWSKI 3. Lawton Chiles, 1994 ANS: JEB BUSH 4. Pete Wilson, 1994 ANS: Kathleen BROWN 5. Zell Miller, 1994 or Max Cleland, 1996 ANS: Guy MILLNER 17. (25) Identify each term from finance that, like "finance," begin with F, for the stated number of points. 10: This is a person legally appointed and authorized to hold and manage assets in trust for another person. A: _FIDUCIARY_ 15: This is a mutual fund commission or sales fee charged at the time shares are purchased, added to the shares' net asset value at initial offering. A: _FRONT-END LOAD_ 18.(30) Given the island, name the country it is part of, FTP each. Isle of Pines A: _CUBA_ Norfolk Island A: _AUSTRALIA_ Baffin Island A: _CANADA_ 19.(30) FTP each answer these REO speedwagon questions -What is the group named after? ANS: FIRE TRUCK -What was REO Speedwagon's biggest hit, from 1985? ANS: "CAN'T FIGHT THIS FEELING" -Who is the lead singer of REO Speedwagon? ANS: Kevin CRONIN 20.(30) For five points each give the name of the gel-based technique that probes for the mollowing molecules: 1. RNA ANS: NORTHERN BLOT 2. Proteins ANS: WESTERN BLOT 3. DNA ANS: SOUTHERN BLOT For 15 points, which of the above techniques was developed first and by whom? ANS: SOUTHERN BLOT by E. M. SOUTHERN 21.(30) Please give the Jewish calendar month during each of the following holidays or events occurred. 5 pts each and 5 more if all are correct. 1. Crucifixion and Resurrection of Christ ANS: NISSAN 2. Destruction of the Temple ANS: AV 3. Rosh Hashanah ANS: TISHREI 4. Passover ANS: NISSAN 5. Purim ANS: ADAR 22. (30) For 10 points each answer these questions about Danre's Divine Comedy: 1. What is the author's full name? ANS: DANTE ALLIGHIERI 2. Who is the symbol of human reason? ANS: VIRGIL 3. Who represents spiritual pure love? ANS: BEATRICE 23. (30) For 5 point each name the six states that Barry Goldwater carried in the election of 1964. ANS: ARIZONA, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, ALABAMA, GEORGIA, SOUTH CAROLINA 24. (30) For 15 point each identify the following biology terms beginning with the letter O: -It is the muscle around the eye. ANS: ORBICULARIS OCULI -It is the part of the lactose gene that is activated by the presence of lactose. ANS: lac OPERON 25. (30) For ten points each answer these questions about the Broadway musical RENT. -Name the person who died just days before its Broadway openning and who wrote the music, lyric, and book music. ANS: Johnthan LARSON -What object was used to introduce Mimi to Roger? ANS: A CANDLE -What was the name of Benny's akita that was killed by Angel? ANS: EVITA 26. (25) For the stated number of points, name the U.S. national park given the state in which it is the only national park. 10: New Mexico ANS: CARLSBAD CAVERNS National Park 15: Michigan ANS: ISLE ROYALE National Park 27. (30) What do you know about fortune telling? Given the name of a specific sort of fortune-telling, name the item, body part or method used to tell the future for ten points apiece. 10: Chiromancy ANs: examination of the PALM of the hand 10: Haruspication ANS: examination of ANIMAL ENTRAILS 10: Oneiromancy ANS: DREAMS