Message 10/111 From Thomas M. Leatherbee Jan 14, 98 03:53:46 pm EST Return-Path: Date: 14 Jan 98 15:53:46 EST From: Thomas.M.Leatherbee@Dartmouth.EDU (Thomas M. Leatherbee) Subject: Re: Dartmouth B To: jarvey@sas.upenn.edu (Jason M Arvey) I just got your mail, sorry for the delay. I was told to mail the questions as a Microsoft Word file by someone here. Here they are: Tossups Dartmouth B 1) Philosophy His biographer, Porphyry, relates that he refused to eat meat and that he attained a state of mystical union with God four times. Toward the end of his life, he wrote several Enneads, groups of nine treatises, in which expounded the philosophy handed down to him from Ammonius. He persuaded his friend the Emperor Gallienus to build a city for philosophers that would be governed according to the laws of Plato. FTP, name this third-century founder of Neoplatonism. Message 10/111 From Thomas M. Leatherbee Page 2 Neoplatonism. Answer: _Plotinus_ 2) Science Thousands died in a 1995 outbreak of this highly contagious disease in war-torn Tadjikistan. Its cause is the Klebs-Loeffler bacillus, which secretes a toxin that destroys tissue and forms a leathery membrane that can clog the air passages and cause asphyxiation. FTP, name this respiratory disease that you should have been vaccinated against by the "d" in your "dpt" shot. Answer: _diphtheria_ 3) Pop Culture FAQTP name the first NFL coach to win at least one playoff game in five straight seasons. He is now the head football analyst for FOX sports. Answer: _John Madden_ 4) Fine Arts A flower, a woman holding a lamp, a mother with a dead child, a dying horse, a severed arm clutching a broken sword, a modern Message 10/111 From Thomas M. Leatherbee Page 3 a dying horse, a severed arm clutching a broken sword, a modern crucifixion and a human- headed bull are all depicted in, FTP, what stark painting expressing the horrors of the Spanish Civil War, painted by Pablo Picasso? Answer: _Guernica_ 5) Science Its most stable isotope has an atomic weight of 97 and a half- life of 2.6 billion years. It was discovered at the University of California in 1937, in a sample of molybdenum that had been bombarded with deuterons. FTP, name this element with atomic number 43, that was the first element to be artificially produced. Answer: _technetium_ 6) Religion Hebrew legend holds that she was created simultaneously with Adam and was his first wife, but, refusing to be considered inferior to him, left him and was expelled from Eden. In Arabic mythology, she married the Devil and became the mother of evil spirits. FTP, who is this woman, probably of Babylonian origin, who is said to haunt wildernesses in stormy weather and is Message 10/111 From Thomas M. Leatherbee Page 4 who is said to haunt wildernesses in stormy weather and is considered dangerous to children and pregnant women? _Lilith_ 7) Misc George Kaufman, Harpo Marx, Alexander Woolcott, Herman Mankiewicz and Dorothy Parker were all regular attendees at this daily lunch meeting of intellectuals known for their witty conversation. FTP, what was this group which met during the 1920s and '30s in a New York hotel? Answer: _Algonquin_ Round _Table_ 8) Fine Arts After its Vienna premiere, this opera was banned in Paris and Vienna for its ridicule of the upper class and its slapstick comedy. Its two main themes are duty and love, reflected in the characters of Antonio, the garderer; Cherubino, the page; Count Almaviva; and the middle-class valet whose name the opera bears. FTP, name this famous work by Mozart. Answer: the _Marriage of Figaro_, or le _Nozze di Figaro_ Message 10/111 From Thomas M. Leatherbee Page 5 9) Current Events This problem has been attributed to untimely precipitation, faulty manufacturing, or loose screws on the internal propane container. FAQTP name this problems that have shrouded in controversy the sacred run that began at Mount Olympus in January and ended in Nagano japan to open the Olympic Games. Answer: _the extinguishing of the Olympic flame_ (accept like answers) 10) Geography The name of this language means "of the coast" in Arabic. Today it is the mother tongue of about six million people, most of them living near the Indian Ocean, but it is also spoken by about forty million others as a common language in east Africa. FTP, identify this Bantu language with the largest number of speakers, that is an official language of Kenya and Tanzania. Answer: _Swahili_ (or _Kiswahili_) 11) History A ward of Pericles and a pupil of Socrates, he aided Agis I of Message 10/111 From Thomas M. Leatherbee Page 6 A ward of Pericles and a pupil of Socrates, he aided Agis I of Sparta before fleeing to Persia in 413. Recalled to Athens, he won a brilliant naval victory in 410 and recovered Byzantium in 408, but he was blamed unjustly for the Athenian defeat of Notium in 406 and Lysander had him killed. FTP, name this Athenian general who led the Sicilian campaign before being falsely accused of sacrilege. Answer: _Alcibiades_ 12) History When his tomb was opened in 1941, five hundred and thirty-six years after his death, Soviet archeologists found the skeleton of a man who was of powerful physique but was disabled in his two right limbs. Despite his physical handicap, he established an empire that stretched from the Mediterranean to Mongolia and was ruled from his capital of Samarkand. FTP, name this great Uzbek conqueror, known for his cruelty. Answer: _Tamerlane_ or _Timur_ the lame, or _Timur_lenk Message 10/111 From Thomas M. Leatherbee Page 7 13) Misc In Latin, this word means a female animal used for breeding. It was first used in English in the 16th century to refer to the uterus or womb. In biology, it is the intercellular substance of a tissue, and in geology it is the natural material surrounding a metal or gem or fossil embedded in the earth. FTP give this term that in mathematics refers to a rectangular array of numbers. Answer: _matrix_ 14) Philosophy It is said that Immanuel Kant deviated from his rigid daily schedule only once, when he stayed in for a few days to read this book that was published in 1762. The work describes an attempt to educate the title character for life in a world from which social man is estranged. FTP, name this influential work of naturalist educational philosophy by Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Answer: _Emile_ : or, On Education (_Emile_, ou de l'education) 15) Social Sciences A Russian economist who co-founded the revolutionary Northern Message 10/111 From Thomas M. Leatherbee Page 8 A Russian economist who co-founded the revolutionary Northern Society which staged the 1825 Decembrist uprising in St. Petersburg and the Russian author of such works as "A Sportsman's Sketches" and _A Month in the Country_ share a name. FTP, what is the common surname, most commonly associated with _Fathers and Sons_? Answer: _Turgenev_ (Nikolay Ivanovich and Ivan Sergeyevich) 16) Science This rapidly approaching red dwarf has the largest proper motion of any known star, and is thought to have planets because of periodic deviation in that motion. It is second only to the Alpha Centauri system in proximity to the sun. FTP, identify this star named after its 20th-century American discoverer. Answer: _Barnard's Star_ 17) Social Sciences Founded in Jackson, Michigan, by disillusioned Whigs, Democrats, and Free-soilers who shared an opposition to the Kansas- Nebraska Act, its first platform insisted on the abolition of slavery in United States territories. In 1856, its first Message 10/111 From Thomas M. Leatherbee Page 9 slavery in United States territories. In 1856, its first presidential candidate captured 11 states, but it wasn't until 1860 that it finally won the presidency. FTP, what was this party of Lincoln? Answer: _Republican_ Party 18) Religion After wandering around naked for twelve years, he sat under a sala tree on the bank of the Rijupalika and, in deep meditation, reached supreme knowledge and intuition. He spent the rest of his life preaching the three doctrines that there are no absolutes, that every deliberate action has its own consequence, and that all life is sacred and inviolable -- including that of insects. FTP, name this founder of Jainism. Answer: Vardhama _Mahavira_ 19) Popular Culture At 16 she represented Washington, D.C., in the 1921 Atlantic City Bathing Beauty Contest, which she won. FTP, name this first Miss America. Answer: Margaret _Gorman_ Cahill Message 10/111 From Thomas M. Leatherbee Page 10 Answer: Margaret _Gorman_ Cahill 20) Science When this type of substance is in the nematic state, its molecules are distributed randomly but tend to orient themselves in a particular direction, while in the smectic state, its molecules are arranged in layers and are more rigidly oriented. For ten points, name this type of substance, discovered by Friedrich Reinitzer, that almost occupies a distinct state of matter. Answer: _LIQUID CRYSTAL_ 21) Literature The characters of this dramatic poem include the Abbot of St. Maurice, the Witch of the Alps, Manuel, and Herman. The title character is wracked with remorse for committing incest with his sister Astarte, who has committed suicide. By rejecting an agreement with the powers of darkness, he sets himself up as a totally independent man, alone in his Alpine castle. FTP, name this poem by Lord Byron. Answer: _Manfred Message 10/111 From Thomas M. Leatherbee Page 11 22) Pop Culture Possibly the most infamous baseball player in history, at least the most infamous for errors on the field, this first baseman "let it all slip through." FAQTP name this player whose error in game six of the 1986 World Series allowed the Mets to come back and tie the game and series. _Bill Buckner_ 23) History Upon hearing that the USS Constitution was to be destroyed, he wrote the poem "Old Ironsides" to help preserve the ship. He also wrote works such as "The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table" and "The Chambered Nautilus". FTP, name this man whose son went on the become a Supreme Court Justice. Oliver Wendell HOLMES 24) Philosophy Philosophers like H.L.A. Hart believe that laws are valid only when issued by a soverign operating under an established rule of recognition. Critics of this philosophy are the legal realists and the natural law theorists. FTP name the Message 10/111 From Thomas M. Leatherbee Page 12 philosophy are the legal realists and the natural law theorists. FTP name the school of philosophy espoused by H.L.A. Hart. _Legal Positivism_ 25) Current Events A UCLA study just found that while occurrences of this problem are rapidly declining on Prime time series, the inception of "shockumentaries" is exacerbating the prolem as a whole. FAQTP name this social ill. _TV VIOLENCE_ accept media violence prompt on violence 26) Fine Arts In 1644 the Puritans demolished it to make room for houses. The first construction of this octagonal theater was in 1599 by the firm of Cutthroat and Babbage. It was rebuilt in 1614 after a fire destroyed it during presentation of Henry VIII. FTp name this theater where Shakespeare made his debut. -The Globe_ 28) Fine Arts FAQTP name the composer of the first modern opera, Orfeo. Message 10/111 From Thomas M. Leatherbee Page 13 Claudio _Monteverdi_ 29) Religion FAQTP name the word that means the complete study of Catholicism. -catachism_ 30) Geography It contains outstanding national parks such as Jasper, Waterton Lakes, and Wood Buffalo. It is believed to have some of the richest oil deposits in the world--notably in the tar beds of the Athabasca River--and its coal beds contain about half of Canada's known reserves. FTP, what is this Canadian province, lying between Saskatchewan and British Columbia? Answer: _Alberta_ Dartmouth B Boni 1) Physics For five points: Message 10/111 From Thomas M. Leatherbee Page 14 For five points: What culture was the first to develop a compass? Answer: _CHINESE_ For ten points: Who was the first to show that an electric field would disturb a compass? Answer: Hans Christian _OERSTED_ For fifteen points: Who, based upon earlier experiments of electric/magnetic interactions, first produced electromagnetic waves? Answer: Heinrich Rudolf _HERTZ_ 2) Theater 30-20-10 One of this playwrights best known plays concerns a garbage man named Troy Maxson. He has one two Pulitzer Prizes in recent decades. He has often criticized the casting of blacks into originally white roles and is known for his plays about black families. Message 10/111 From Thomas M. Leatherbee Page 15 is known for his plays about black families. Answer: August _WILSON_ 3) History Name the Ancient Wonder of the World (10 points each): This Wonder could be seen over 30 miles away. Answer: The _LIGHTHOUSE OF ALEXANDRIA_ Screws were used in the upkeep of this ancient wonder. Answer: The _HANGING GARDENS_ of Babylon (the screws carried water to the top) The sculptor Phidias designed this ancient wonder. Answer: The _STATUE OF ZEUS (or _JUPITER_) AT OLYMPIA_ 4) Pop Culture We all love computer companies, so if Microsoft hasn't yet bought them out, give the company that each of these men heads fr 10 oints eac. Scott McNealy Answer: _SUN_ Microsystems A.S. Grove Answer: _INTEL_ R.B. Palmer Message 10/111 From Thomas M. Leatherbee Page 16 R.B. Palmer Answer: _DIGITAL_ Equipment Corporation (Digital or DEC are also acceptable) 5) Geography Given 5 cities, arrange them in order from lowest latitude to highest. 5 points each, 5 bonus for all 5 correct. Cities: Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, Lagos, Bombay, and Jakarta Answer: _BOMBAY, LAGOS, JAKARTA, SAO PAULO, AND BUENOS AIRES_ 6) Fine Arts Given a work of art and the artist, give the medium. (10 points each) Reaper by Winslow Homer Answer: _WATERCOLOR_ Christina's World by Andrew Wyeth Answer: _TEMPERA_ The Fecund Earth by Diego Rivera Answer: _FRESCO_ (do not accept mural) 7) Law Let's see how much you learned from the O.J. Simpson trial. Given the following definitions, give the legal terms. Message 10/111 From Thomas M. Leatherbee Page 17 following definitions, give the legal terms. (5 points) the act of a jury finding one not guilty Answer: _ACQUITTAL_ (10 points) a trial which is decided by a judge rather than a jury Answer: a _BENCH TRIAL_ (15 points) Latin for "to abide by decided cases" this term means that judges must rule based upon earlier precedence. Answer: _STARE DECISIS_ 8) Mythology 30-20-10 Name the mythological figure. He was the son of Aeolus and king of Corinth. He witnessed the abduction of Aegina by Zeus and was then punished by Zeus. He was condemned to eternally push a rock up a hill only to have it roll to the bottom. Answer: _SISYPHUS_ 9) PHYSICS - The two most well known Quarks are "up" and "down." For 5 points a piece, name the other four. Then, name the quark configurations for a proton and neutron, respectively for another five points each. Message 10/111 From Thomas M. Leatherbee Page 18 proton and neutron, respectively for another five points each. Quarks: 1. _CHARM_ 2. _STRANGE_ 3. _BOTTOM_ 4. _TOP_ Proton (accept in any order): 5. _UP, UP, DOWN_ Neutron (accept in any order): 6. _UP, DOWN, DOWN_ 10) US HISTORY - Name, IN ORDER, for 5 points a piece or thirty for all four, the first four people to be elected President while serving in the office of Vice-President 1. _JOHN ADAMS_ 2. _THOMAS JEFFERSON_ 3. _MARTIN VAN BUREN_ 4. _GEORGE BUSH_ Message 10/111 From Thomas M. Leatherbee Page 19 11) CURRENT EVENT - The Senate is expected to vote this spring to on whether or not the United States will accept three countries' request for admission into NATO. Name them for ten points each. 1. _-CZECH REPUBLIC_ 2. _POLAND_ 3. _HUNGARY_ 12) FILM - Answer the following questions about the 1995 film version of Richard III for the stated number of points: 1. Who directed it? (5 pts) _RICHARD LONCRAINE_ 2. Who plays Richard III? (5 pts) _IAN McKELLAN_ 3. Who plays Queen Elizabeth? (5 pts) _ANNETTE BENING_ 4. When is it set (5 pts)? _1930s_ (Accept 1920s or 1940s) 5. Who was the leader of the British fascists to which the character of Richard Message 10/111 From Thomas M. Leatherbee Page 20 5. Who was the leader of the British fascists to which the character of Richard often alludes? (10 pts) (Sir Oswald Ernald) _MOSLEY_ 13) GEOGRAPHY - Imagine someone decided to take a trip to Saudi Arabia and decided to start on the Red Sea and travel along the coast of the Arabian peninsula to Qatar. Not counting Saudi Arabia, name, for five points each or thirty for all four, IN ORDER the first four countries I would go through. 1. _YEMEN_ 2. _SOUTH YEMEN_ 3. _OMAN_ 4. _UNITED ARAB EMIRATES_ 14) LAW - Given the following clues, guess the legal term: For 30: If won by the defendant, this prevents a civil trial, although it can be appealed. For 20: To request one of these, the defendant must concede that there are no facts in dispute. For 10: This supplants a civil trial if a judge grants it by stating that all Message 10/111 From Thomas M. Leatherbee Page 21 For 10: This supplants a civil trial if a judge grants it by stating that all causes of action submitted by the plantiff are invalid. _SUMMARY JUDGMENT_ 15) History - Given the following clues, name the English King: For 30: He is the first common ancestor of the Lancastrian and York dynasties For 20: He ruled from 1327-1377, dying one year after his famous son. For 10: His mother was played by Sophie Marceau in "Braveheart." _EDWARD III_ 16) History FTP each, identify the Henrys in the War of the Three Henrys. ( for monarchs, a simple numerical designation is unnacceptable; they must also be identified by either dynasty or geographical association. For example, if Henry VII of England were a combatant, acceptable answers would also include Henry Tudor and Henry, Duke of Richmond, but not Henry VII.) Ans : _Henri III of France_ or _Henri Valois_ _Henri IV of France_ or _Henri of Navarre_ or _Henri Bourbon_ Message 10/111 From Thomas M. Leatherbee Page 22 _Henri IV of France_ or _Henri of Navarre_ or _Henri Bourbon_ _Henri, duc de Guise_ 17) Science FTP each, Identify these chemical compounds from their colorful common names: 1. Green vitriol Ans: _iron (II) sulphate_ or _ferrous sulphate_or _FeSO4_ 2. verdigris Ans: _copper (II) carbonate_ or _cupric carbonate_ or _CuCO3_ 3. vermillion Ans: _zinc sulphide_ or _ZnSO4_ 18) Literature FTP each, Given the house or houses where the action is set, name the novel: 1. Longbourne, Netherfield, Rosings and Pemberley Ans: _Pride and Prejudice_ 2. Thornfield and Ferndean Ans: _Jane Eyre_ 3. Manderley Ans: _Rebecca_ Message 10/111 From Thomas M. Leatherbee Page 23 19) Religion 5/10/15 - Identify the deity associated with learning or wisdom in the following mythological traditions: 5 - Greek Ans: _Athena_ 10 -Egyptian Ans: _Thoth_ 15 - Hindu Ans: _Saraswati_ 20) Misc 5/10/15 - Identify the various purchases or proposed purchases through which the United States acquired ( or did not acquire ) territory. 5 - In 1803, Jefferson as President acquired a massive expanse from Napolean. Ans: the _Louisiana_ Purchase 10 - In 1853, this tract of land was acquired from Mexico so that the first transcontinental railroad could be a southern route, and promote slavery. In spite of the purchase by Pierce, Douglas managed to win support for a more northern route through Kansas. Message 10/111 From Thomas M. Leatherbee Page 24 northern route through Kansas. Ans: the _Gadsden_ Purchase 15 - Pierce approved a meeting in Europe to discuss the acquisition of Cuba, and this dispatch drawn up called the purchase indispensible for the security of slavery. However, when it was published in the New York Herald, the document aroused northern discontent and the plan had to be abandoned. Ans: the _Ostend Manifesto_ 21) misc FTP each, Identify these pioneers of computing: 1. Although chiefly known for his work in mathematics, at a young age this man devised a mechanical calculator whose basic design of toothed wheels established the principle behind odometers. A computer language is named in his honor. Ans: Blaise _Pascal_ 2. This man designed the first machine recognized today as a computer, althougb it was never built; his Analytical Engine would have been steam powered and used punched cards for input, an idea which he borrowed from the Jacquard loom. Ans: Charles _Babbage_ 3.This man poineered the use of computers commercially; he is most famous for a Message 10/111 From Thomas M. Leatherbee Page 25 3.This man poineered the use of computers commercially; he is most famous for a machine he created for the census bureau. He also started the company today known as IBM. Ans: Herman _Hollerith_ 22) pop cult FPT each, Identify these actors, who were all part of the Cambridge University comedy ensemble, "Foot Lights" 1. Better known for more serious parts, she is the only person to have won Academy Awards both for acting and screen writing. She also starred opposite her then husband, Kenneth Branagh, in three of his movies: Henry V, Dead Again, and Much Ado About Nothing. Ans: _Emma Thompson_ 2/3. These actors are best known as a comic duo, appearing together in various BBC TV series including Black Adder, which also featured Rowan Atkinson, and a self titled show consisting of skits. They are most memorable as Jeeves and Wooster in the series adapted from the works of P.G. Wodehouse. They also star in a Branagh movie, Peter's Friends. Individual credits include appearances in Sense and Sensibility and 101 Dalmatians for one, and roles in the movies IQ, Cold Comfort Farm, and the title role in the movie Wilde for the other. Ans: Stephen _Fry_ and Hugh _Laurie_ Message 10/111 From Thomas M. Leatherbee Page 26 Ans: Stephen _Fry_ and Hugh _Laurie_ 23) Literature Identify the novel (30/20/10) 30 -- It depicts South-Asians in a bar in London watching wax-figurines melt in a giant microwave. 20 -- It describes a whorehouse in which each prostitute represents a different wife of the Prophet. 10 -- Its two protagonists are transformed into the Archangel Gabriel and the Devil, and pitted against each other. The Archangel ultimately commits suicide. Ans: _SATANIC VERSES_ 24) Philosophy Identify the following dialogues of Plato, 5-10-15: 1. For 5 points: Socrates addresses the Athenian jury and defends himself against the charge of corrupting the young which Meletus has brought against him, but it convicted anyway and sentenced to death. Answer: The _Apology_ 2. For 10 points: Socrates discusses the nature of forms and the theory of recollection in ethics, science and cosmology. The most Message 10/111 From Thomas M. Leatherbee Page 27 theory of recollection in ethics, science and cosmology. The most dramatic point is the end of the dialogue, when he drinks the hemlock and speaks his final words, "Crito, I owe a cock to Asclepius. Remember to pay it." Answer: _Phaedo_ 3. For 15 points: Socrates accosts a young man who is on the way to bring murder charges against his own father. The discussion centers around a search for the essential definition of piety. Answer: _Euthyphro_ 26) Science Give the common, or trivial, name of a chemical compound from its official IUPAC nomenclature, ten points each. 1. trichloromethane Answer: _CHLOROFORM_ 2. 2-methylpropanol Answer: _ISOBUTYL ALCOHOL_ (or _ISOBUTANOL_) 3. methylbenzene Answer: _TOLUENE_ 27) Current Events 30-20-10 Identify the Kennedy Message 10/111 From Thomas M. Leatherbee Page 28 30-20-10 Identify the Kennedy (30) He was elected to the House of Representatives by the largest margin of any Kennedy. (20) He founded Citizes Energy Corp. a nonprofit agency that began by helping low income families in his district in Boston. (10) He dropped out of the Massachusetts gubernatorial race amid allegations that his cousin, the late Michael Kennedy, had had an affair with his underage babysitter. _Joseph_ P. Kennedy II 28) Geography 30-20-10 Name the desert. (30) This desert is the highest in the world. (20) This desert is the driest in the world. (10) This desert is entirely in Chile. _Atacama_ Desert 29) Religion 30-20-10 Identify the saint. (30) Henry VIII named him chancellor before he married Anne Boleyn. (20) He was put to death for treason relating to his refusal to take the oath Message 10/111 From Thomas M. Leatherbee Page 29 (20) He was put to death for treason relating to his refusal to take the oath of loyalty. (10) He is "A Man For All Seasons _Saint Thomas More_ 30) Arts Identify the following for 10 pts. each. a.) This type of pottery is the most porous and is fired at the lowest temperature. Answer: _Earthenware_ b.) This type of pottery is water resistant and very durable. It is commonly used for dinnerware. Answer: _Stoneware_ c.) This special type of pottery is formed from clay called kaolin and is often white or translucent upon being fired. Message 10/111 From Thomas M. Leatherbee Page 30 Answer: _Porclein_