Message 19/109 From Mike Zarren Jan 13, 98 03:32:00 am -0600 Return-Path: Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 03:32:00 -0600 To: jarvey@sas.upenn.edu From: Mike Zarren Subject: Chicago A Tossups Tossups; boni to follow later this morning. -MZ CURRENT EVENTS For the fifth year in a row, IBM received the most, with 1,724 in 1997, several of which were for copper computer chip wires. Following IBM were Canon with 1,378, NEC, Motorola, and Fujitsu. FTP, what are these exclusive licenses, issued by the U.S. Government to help inventors protect their ideas? Ans: United States _Patents_ Message 19/109 From Mike Zarren Page 2 HISTORY When the War of 1812 broke out, he was commissioned a Brigadier- General in the British army, and fought with distinction before being killed at the Battle of the Thames. A great admirer of Pontiac, his dream of a national Indian confederacy suffered a permanent setback in 1811, when his brother Tenskwatawa was defeated at the battle of Tippecanoe. FTP, name this leader of the Shawnee. ans: _Tecumseh_ SCIENCE Secreted in the body's chromaffin cells with the help of the PNMT enzyme, this substance stimulates glucose production, among other things. The final product of the catecholamine pathway, this hormone is produced upon stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system. For ten points, name this hormone released exclusively by the adrenal glands. Ans: _epinephrine_ OR _adrenaline_ accept _norepinephrine_ OR _noradrenaline_ if buzz before "PNMT" Message 19/109 From Mike Zarren Page 3 accept _norepinephrine_ OR _noradrenaline_ if buzz before "PNMT" SOCIAL SCIENCE It is most often done through interrogatories, though it can also include orders of production and inspection, as well as requests for medical examinations or orders for depositions. FTP, name this part of pre-trial proceedings, during which each party is usually required to share all requested evidence with the other. Ans: _discovery_ GEOGRAPHY It rises on the slopes of Mount Falterona, it flows through a gorge in which are some flood control devices designed by Leonardo. It then enters the Ligurian Sea after flowing westward past Empoli and Pisa. FTP, name this Tuscan river, which is crossed by the Ponte Vecchio in the middle of downtown Florence. Ans: _Arno_ Message 19/109 From Mike Zarren Page 4 Ans: _Arno_ SPORTS He played in three NCAA Finals for Ohio State between 1960 and 1962. During his NBA career, he was named 1st team all-NBA four times and playoff MVP in 1974. FTP, name this man, nicknamed "Hondo," who led the Boston Celtics to 8 NBA titles in the 60's and 70's. ans: John _Havlicek_ GENERAL/MISCELLANEOUS Their first lead singer was Signe Anderson, but she left the band when she became pregnant. They achieved their greatest fame with a lineup of Jack Casady, Jorma Kaukonen, Paul Kantner, and Grace Slick. FTP, name this band whose song "White Rabbit" became an anthem for hippie drug culture. ans: _Jefferson Airplane_ Message 19/109 From Mike Zarren Page 5 HISTORY This sect broke away from the Orthodox church during the monothelete controversy, and was formally united with the Church of Rome during the Crusades. After World War I, their cooperation with the French earned them a privileged political position, which they maintained until war broke out in the 1970s. FTP, name this Catholic sect, a major player in Lebanon's civil wars. ans: the _Maronites_ HISTORY He was assassinated in 929 A.D., probably at the hands of his brother and successor Boleslav. Although virtually nothing else is known about him, a later tradition claimed that he was murdered because he had converted to Christianity, and a result, he was venerated as his country's patron saint. FTP, name this good king of Moravia, who is also the subject of a popular Christmas carol. ans: St. _Wenceslas_ or _Vaclav_ Message 19/109 From Mike Zarren Page 6 ans: St. _Wenceslas_ or _Vaclav_ FINE ARTS. It was invented around 1813 by Johannes Maelzel, and was popularized by Maelzel's close friend Beethoven, who was the first composer to include markings for it in his compositions. Originally made using a weighted pendulum and powered by a spring, today most are electronic. FTP, name these clicking devices which musicians use to keep time. answer: _metronome_ GEOGRAPHY After two of its citizens flipped a coin in 1844, it was named after another northeastern city instead of Boston, Massachusetts. The seat of Multnomah county, this city is famous for its annual Rose Festival, as well as the nearby Multnomah and Bonneville Dams. FTP, name this city, home to the Mt. Hood National Forest, Reed College and the TrailBlazers. Ans: _Portland, Oregon_ (prompt on Portland.) Message 19/109 From Mike Zarren Page 7 Ans: _Portland, Oregon_ (prompt on Portland.) CURRENT EVENTS Mikayla may feel neglected now that Kenneth, Robert, Alexis May, Natalie Sue, Kelsey Ann, Brandon James, Nathan Roy, and Joel Steven have recently joined the household of Kenny and Bobbi. FTP, which family is this, who some think could use a nanny after the birth of their septuplets? Ans: _McCaughey_ (prompt on early "septuplets") HISTORY His sudden death in 1869 came just four days after he had been nominated to the Supreme Court. Originally a Democrat who served as Attorney General under Buchanan, it was Andrew Johnson's attempt to fire him that served as the pretext for Johnson's impeachment. FTP, name this politician best known as Lincoln's Secretary of War. ans: Edwin M. _Stanton_ Message 19/109 From Mike Zarren Page 8 FINE ARTS. Designed by the architect Juan de Villenueva and begun in 1785, it was originally the private natural history museum of King Charles III. Opened to the public after the monarchy was overthrown in 1868, its best-known holdings include Goya's "Third of May, 1808" and Velazquez's "Las Meninas." FTP, name this art gallery in Madrid, Spain. ans: The _Prado_ SCIENCE This phenomenon of some organic chemistry explains, for example, the acidity of cyclopentadiene and the stability of the cyclopropane cation. In order to determine if a molecule displays it, count the number of pi-electrons and follow Huckel's Rule. For ten points, give the name of the phenomenon, first seen in benzene. Ans: _aromaticity_ Message 19/109 From Mike Zarren Page 9 SCIENCE In the disorder known as patent ductus arteriosus, a shunt exists between the aorta and this structure. A Swan-Ganz catheter is inserted into it via the right ventricle in order to get an accurate measure of cardiovascular performance. For ten points, name this artery; the only artery in the body that carries deoxygenated blood. Ans: _pulmonary_ artery SOCIAL SCIENCE This formula, first published in 1973, has applications as diverse as insurance, valuation of corporate liability, and investments in industrial equipment. It includes as variables the current interest rate, strike price, current stock price, and time to maturity of the option under consideration. For ten points, name the equation, one that made popular financial instruments such as derivatives. Ans: _Black-Scholes_ formula Message 19/109 From Mike Zarren Page 10 Ans: _Black-Scholes_ formula LITERATURE He got his pen name from the name of his cottage under a plantain tree near Fukagowa, but he rarely stayed there, instead traveling all over the countryside from 1684 to 1694 & engaging in competitions with local poets. Merging his Zen Buddhism with poetry, he transformed an old Japanese poetic style. FTP, name this man, the "patron saint" of haiku. Ans: Matsuo _Basho_ or _Matsuo Munefusa_ (both names required for the 2nd answer as there is another Matsuo, but only one Basho.) LITERATURE This man called his revelation that his father had cursed God "The Great Earthquake," and it is likely that angst from this discovery is what caused him to break with his fiancee, Regine. FTP, name this philosopher, whose many anti-Hegelian works, such as "The Concept of Dread," "Fear and Trembling," and "Either/Or" have led him to be considered the founder of existentialism. Message 19/109 From Mike Zarren Page 11 existentialism. Ans: Soren _Kierkegaard_ POP CULTURE His latest album, which includes the songs "A Friend to Me," and "When There's No One Around" follows chart-toppers such as "In Pieces" and "No Fences," and is entitled "Sevens." FTP, name this singer who is famous for having "Friends in Low Places." ans: Garth _Brooks_ SCIENCE In the hydrogen atom, this property of the electron is what causes fine structure when it couples to the orbital angular momentum. Indeed, it is itself a kind of angular momentum. For ten points, give the name of this property, inherent in all particles, having the value one-half for all electrons. Message 19/109 From Mike Zarren Page 12 Ans: _spin_ RELIGION When this religious group first developed in England, it was divided into two groups, the General and Particular sects, founded by Thomas Helwys and John Smith, respectively. Though both believed that only believers ought to receive a particular sacrament, they disagreed as to whether all infants should receive it. FTP, name this Protestant denomination often associated with the south, and with complete immersion in water. ans: _Baptists_ LITERATURE In 1942, this man lived with Richard Wright and Benjamin Britten in a New York house. By 1952, he and his wife Jane, also an author, had settled in Morocco, where he wrote novels and the short-story collections "A Distant Episode" and "The Delicate Prey." For ten points, name the author, formerly a composer, best known for his 1952 novel "The Sheltering Sky." Message 19/109 From Mike Zarren Page 13 formerly a composer, best known for his 1952 novel "The Sheltering Sky." Ans: Paul _Bowles_ MISCELLANEOUS The object is to get your stones inside the house, as close to the button as possible. A usual match lasts for 10 to 12 ends, with 16 stones delivered in each end. Perhaps the most distinctive feature of this winter sport is the presence of two players sweeping the ice in the path of the stone with brooms. For ten points, name this sport, making its Olympic medal debut in Nagano. Ans: _curling_ LITERATURE Having finally settled in Patusan to escape from his former deeds, this man finally feels at peace until a group of white men lead by Captain Brown kill his best friend among the natives, Dain Waris, who is also Chief Doramin's son. FTP, name this title character, a ship's first mate who left Message 19/109 From Mike Zarren Page 14 Doramin's son. FTP, name this title character, a ship's first mate who left his passengers aboard a sinking ship, one of Joseph Conrad's greatest creations. Ans: _Lord Jim_ SPORTS He was an all-Southwest Conference defensive lineman on Arkansas' 1964 national championship team, then won another national championship as a coach for Miami in 1987. FTP, name this former coach who led the Dallas Cowboys to consecutive Super Bowl championships in 1992 and 1993. ans: Jimmy _Johnson_ RELIGION Having lived around the 6th century BCE, he was later venerated in the T'ang Dynasty as an imperial ancestor. He supposedly once met and berated Confuscious for the latter's pride. FTP, name this Chinese philosopher,to whom is attributed the Tao-te Ching. Message 19/109 From Mike Zarren Page 15 whom is attributed the Tao-te Ching. ans: _Lao_ -tze or _Lao_ Tan or _Lao_ -tzu FINE ARTS Unable to make a living from his art alone, he supported himself by selling red peppers on the street and by novelty projects such as microscopic paintings done on grains of rice. Best known in his own country for his illustrations of the novelist Bakin, he was not taken seriously until his work was discovered by the French Impressionists some twenty years after his death. FTP, name this Japanese artist best known for his Views of Mt. Fuji. ans: _Hokusai_ RELIGION Born around 10 CE in Tarsus, he became an enthusiastic Pharisee. He is mentioned in Acts 7:58 as being present at the stoning of St. Stephen. FTP, name this Apostle who converted to Christianity on the road to Message 19/109 From Mike Zarren Page 16 FTP, name this Apostle who converted to Christianity on the road to Damascus. ans: _Saul_ or _Paul_ FINE ARTS The composer of such works as "Cocktail," "The Ox on the Roof," and "Scaramouche," his 1923 ballet "The Creation of the World" is thought to be the first work by a major European composer to use jazz idioms. FTP, name this member of Les Six, who is best known for his _Souvenirs and Memories of Brazil_. answer: Darius _Milhaud_ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Mike Zarren - mikez@tiac.net Official Insomniac, University of Chicago College Bowl Team Next new SP: 2/4 9P CST "Damien": Jesus vs. Satan ruins Cartman's Birthday ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++