Hello. The following is a packet of questions for Penn Bowl, put together by University of Pittsburgh A. Everything should be in order. Please send me a response (a simple thumbs up) to let me know that I've gotten everything in okay. Otherwise, I might worry. And that would be bad. T'anx. tom cmar u. of pittsburgh A U. OF PITTSBURGH A penn bowl questions Tossups [Current Events] 1. In 1992, she finished second in a four-way Democratic primary for the right to challenge Senator Alphonse D'Amato. In January of 1998, she announced that she is running again. For ten points, name this woman, most famous for being Walter Mondale's running mate in 1984. Answer: Geraldine _Ferrarro_ [Religion (mythology)] 2. He was the primary "trickster" figure in Greek mythology. Reputedly the son of Hermes, he managed, among other feats, to trick Hades into letting him leave the Underworld after he died. For ten points, name this mythical man, most famous for his punishment of endlessly rolling a boulder up a hill in the Underworld. Answer: _Sisyphos_ or _Sisyphus_ [Pop Culture] 3. Drummer Danny Carey came to the band after playing for Green Jello. Vocalist Maynard James Keenan, a ritual magician, first came to L.A. to design pet stores for a living. Guitarist Adam Jones worked on special effects for movies such as Terminator 2, and later used these skills on videos such as "Prison Sex" and "Sober." For ten points, name this 1997 Grammy Nominee for Best Metal Performance, whose release Aenima [on-i-muh] is their second album to go platinum. Answer: _Tool_ [Sci. (general)] 4. In 1934, after graduating from the University of Paris, he was appointed as a Professor of Sociology at the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil. Making expeditions into the country's interior, he used this field work to write books such as Tristes Tropiques [treest trop-eek] in his later life. For ten points, name this member of the French Academy, the "Father of Structural Anthropology." Answer: Claude _Levi-Strauss_ [Lit./Phil. (phil.)] 5. The Passions of the Soul, Comments on a Certain Broadsheet, Rules for the Direction of our Native Intelligence, Discourse on the Method, and Meditations on First Philosophy are English translations of the titles of some of the works of this primary founder of modern philosophy. For ten points, name this Frenchman, most famous for the Latin phrase "cogito ergo sum." Answer: Rene _Descartes_ [History (ancient)] 6. He was the first Roman emperor to be born outside Italy. Presiding over the empire at the dawn of the 2nd Century, he guided Rome to its greatest territorial extent. For ten points, name this emperor, whose Column was erected in the Roman Forum to commemorate his conquests in Dacia [dah-see-uh]. Answer: _Trajan_ [Fine Arts] 7. This artistic movement stemmed directly from the romantic belief in the essential goodness of humanity when uncorrupted by society. In a nihilistic protest against all aspects of Western culture, its practitioners often created works with an element of randomness or chance, that were designed to shock and bewilder the audience, causing them to reconsider their own aesthetic values. For ten points, name this movement, whose name literally means "hobbyhorse" in French. Answer: _Dada_ism [Sci. (chem.)] 8. Organic compounds of this monovalent group are called nitriles. The hydrogen compound is poisonous since it inhibits the respiration pathway, starving the cell. Treatment for non-lethal doses consists of sulfur compounds which render the substance non-toxic. For ten points, what would kill you if you ate a barrel of apple seeds? Answer: _cyanide_s [Phil./Lit.] 9. While Buddhism has the eight-fold way, his philosophy has the four-part cure, or Tetrapharmacon. It states that: The gods are not to be feared; Death is not a thing that one must fear; Good is easy to obtain; Evil is easy to tolerate. Little of what he wrote remains, three letters to his disciples, the Principle Doctrines, and the Vatican Sayings. For ten points, name this philosophical gardener who contrary to the modern meaning of his name usually ate only bread and water. Answer: _Epicurus_ of Samos [History (ancient)] 10. Philip of Macedon showed himself to be the near equal of his son Alexander at this battle in Boeotia in 338 BC, where he defeated Athens and Thebes. For ten points, name the site of this battle, also the birthplace of Plutarch. Answer: _Chaeronea_ [Geography] 11. A settlement had existed on the spot since antiquity, but the Danes captured the town in 1219 and renamed it Reval. The present name of this city actually means _Danish Town_ in the language of its native inhabitants. It then passed to the Teutonic Knights, the Swedes, and to the Russians, before becoming the capital of an independent nation in 1918. For ten points, name this city, which lies across the Gulf of Finland from Helsinki. Answer: _Tallinn_ [SS (law)] 12. Economists use this Latin phrase to refer to taxes which are relative to the value of the product rather than a fixed value. For ten points, what is this phrase, literally "to the value". Answer: _ad valorum_ [Religion (non-western)] 13. Its form is presumed to be from pre-Buddhist burial mounds, a circular base, supporting a dome and an umbrella on top. The whole structure is surrounded by a railing and four entrances. Contents were originally remains of Buddha, but later ones contained Buddhist texts. For ten points, name this sacred building of Buddhism. Answer: _Stupa_s [Fine Arts] 14. He produced films such as "Chelsea Girls," a seven-hour, virtually unedited semi-documentary, and "Lonesome Cowboys," which is marked by improvised dialogue, lack of plot, and extreme eroticism. From 1969 until his death, he published _Interview_, a monthly celebrity magazine. For ten points, name this Pittsburgh native who moved to New York to become a commercial artist. Answer: Andy _Warhol_ [Phil./Lit.] 15. This man was sentenced to death in 1849, only to be saved by an injunction from the Czar. As a result, he became an opponent of modernizations which eroded the Czar's power. For ten points, name this author of works such as "Poor Folk," "Notes from the Underground," "The Devils," "Memoirs from the House of the Dead," and later, "The Brother Karamazov." Answer: Fyodor Mikhailovich _Dostoyevsky_ [Gen./Misc.] 16. Member's of this nation's World Cup soccer team were given permission to "score" after being banned from having any sex during their 1994 stay in America. Some members of that 1994 team, not including the late Andres Escobar, will be travelling to France in 1998. For ten points, name this nation, which qualified for the 1998 World Cup by finishing third in the South American zone, behind Paraguay and Chile. Answer: _Columbia_ [Pop Culture] 17. He was born Eugene Orowitz in 1936. Injuring his arm throwing a javelin indirectly caused him to become a teenage werewolf. Before dying in 1991, he was a cast member on three long-running TV dramas. For ten points, give the name of this man, most famous for his role as "Little Joe" Cartwright on the TV show "Bonanza." Answer: Micheal _Landon_ [Geography (physical)] 18. Although home to the Ankaratra Mountains, this island mainly consists of deforested plateau. Its northern tip is Cape Amber, while Cape Sainte Marie is at its southern tip. For ten points, name this fourth largest island in the world, located east of Mozambique. Answer: _Madagascar_ [Fine Arts (music)] 19. This insurance salesman by day composed classical music by night. His works are known for their complex use of music in simultaneous multiple keys. Much of his work celebrates America and New England. For ten points, name this composer of "Children's Day at the Camp Meeting," "Concord, Mass. 1840-1860" and "From the Salvation Army." Answer: Charles _Ives_ [Sci. (bio.)] 20. This creature's diet consists largely of phosphorus, which it removes from its surroundings. Scientists hope that a fish known as the round goby will remove it from its surroundings, allowing its habitat to return to its natural state. For ten points, name this stowaway from Europe, a mollusk which has cleared the Great Lakes' water in recent years. Answer: _zebra mussel_s [Religion (non-western)] 21. Like many religions, its name can be translated as "Divine Way." Its unifying concept is the presence of "Kami." It was not formally organized until after the arrival of Buddhism in Japan. For ten points, name this largest religion native to Japan. Answer: _Shinto_ism [History (non-western)] 22. The son of wealthy coffee growers, this man earned a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Sussex, after which he entered politics in his native land. Elected as the President of Costa Rica in 1986, he brought peace to the region, in addition to prohibiting the Contras to operate in his country. For ten points, name this winner of the 1987 Nobel Peace Prize. Answer: Oscar _Arias_ Sanchez (prompt on Sanchez) [Sci. (physics)] 23. Similar in many respects to a resistor, this circuit device opposes a change in alternating currents through magnetic flux effects. For ten points, name this coiled wire, whose properties are measured in Henry. Answer: _inductor_ [Phil./Lit. (theater)] 24. In one of the play's darker scenes, a mutinous mob of citizens kills a poet "for his bad verses," in addition to the fact that he shared his name with that of a conspirator. Following Cinna the poet's demise, the crowd disperses to burn down more houses. For ten points, name this Shakespeare play which we are asked to lend our ears to Marc Antony. Answer: _Julius Caesar_ [History (non-western)] 25. During the Tokugawa shogunate, these officials were required to attend to the shogun in Edo for half the year and leave their families as hostages when they returned to their own domains. This was in stark contrast to the power they held following the Onin War as feudal lords independent of the emperor and shogun. For ten points, name these Japanese lords who served primarily as administrators and governors. Answer: _daimyos_ (dame - yo) [Current Events] 26. Following the massacre of 45 poor Indians by pro-government militias, thousands fled their villages in fear. This is just the latest event in the four-year old civil war between pro-government and rebel forces in this southern state. For ten points, name this state of Mexico torn by the Zapatista rebellion. Answer: _Chiapas_ (prompt on Zapatista) [Fine Arts (music)] 27. This Romantic-era composer never married, and his supposed fear of women may have come from having played the piano in seedy taverns at a young age for prostitutes who always told him how to play. He also feared writing a symphony, despairing of comparisons to Ludwig von Beethoven, especially Beethoven's Ninth. When his First Symphony appeared, critics dubbed it the "Tenth," a term which both pleased and irritated him. For ten points, name this German composer - the last of the "three B's of classical music." Answer: Johannes _Brahms_ [SS (economics)] 28. Based on a postulate that government would receive no revenue at tax rates of 0% and 100%, it holds that past a certain tax level, there will be disincentives for economic activity. For ten points, name this famous curve originally sketched on the back of a napkin. Answer: _Laffer_ curve [Gen./Misc.] 29. Sam Nujoma was its first president, and the only one its had for its entire history as an independent nation - all eight years of it. Colonized by Germany, this nation was known as South-West Africa, and was a dependency of South Africa until 1990. Its capital, Windhoek, is situated between two deserts. For ten points, name this African nation. Answer: Republic of _Namibia_ [Pop Culture] 30. Interestingly, this rock 'n' roller's first musical instrument was the saxophone, and he started his career with jazz and light pop, but then again, "Changes" have always been a part of his career. His current influence seems to be electronica, with his album "Earthling" receiving multiple Grammy nominations in 1997. For ten points, name this rock icon who has given us such classics as "Ziggy Stardust" and "Space Oddity." Answer: David _Bowie_ Boni [Phil./Lit. (poetry)] 1. 30-20-10: Name the author from works. 30: "Tamerlane," "The Oblong Box," "The Bells" 20: "To Helen," "The Fall of the House of Usher," "Annabel Lee" 10: "The Cask of Amontillado," "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," "The Mask of the Red Death" Answer: Edgar Allan _Poe_ [History (ancient)] 2. Rome has long been celebrated as the "city on seven hills." For 5 points each, and a 5 point bonus for 5 correct, name 5 of the 7 hills of Rome. Answer: _Capitoline_, _Palatine_, _Caelian_, _Esquilline_, _Quirinal_, _Aventine_, _Viminal_ (any five) [Fine Arts (architecture)] 3. Name the three orders of Greek Architecture from descriptions for ten points each. a. This order was far more detailed than the others, making it rarely used. b. Columns erected in the style of this order are easily recognizable, due to the rectangular block of stone at the top of the shaft, which was carved with a wavy, scroll design. c. The most basic of the orders, it was known for being used by the Spartans. Answer: a. _Corinthian_; b. _Ionic_; c. _Doric_ [Current Events] 4. Name the following contemporary figures in Israeli politics for the stated number of points. a. For 5 points, the embattled Prime Minister, whose right-wing coalition is in danger of collapse. b. For 10 points, the Foreign Minister who resigned in early January, taking his five-man parliamentary faction with him. c. For 15 points, the Defense Minister who, as a moderate surrounded by hard-liners in the Cabinet, may be the next to leave, toppling the government by doing so. Answer: a. Benjamin _Netanyahu_; b. David _Levy_; c. Yithzak _Mordecai_ [Pop Culture] 5. Name the following comic book characters from the Marvel Universe for the stated number of points. a. For 5 points, he is Peter Parker, mild-mannered freelance photographer by day, and "your friendly neighboorhood webslinger" by night. b. For 10 points, he is the wheelchair-bound mentor of the X-Men, as well as the world's preeminent telepath. c. For 15 points, giving the biker term "Hell's Angel" a new meaning, he is the Spirit of Vengeance, whose supernatural skeleton is ensconced in hellfire and black leather. Answer: a. the Amazing _Spider-Man_ b. _Professor_ Charles _X_avier (do not accept "Doctor," prompt on "Xavier") c. _Ghost Rider_ [Sci. (bio.)] 6. Give the scientific names for the bones of the body from more common names, for ten points each. a. fingertips b. shoulder c. heel Answer: a. _phalanges_ b. _scapula_ c. _calcaneus_ [Gen./Misc.] 7. Name the speaker from famous quotations, on a 30-20-10 basis. a. "Sometimes too much to drink is barely enough." b. "Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself." c. "I'm glad the old masters are all dead, and I only wish they had died sooner." Answer: Mark _Twain_ (also accept Samuel _Clemens_) [SS] 8. Name the following terms from political science from clues for ten points each. a. This power originated in ancient Rome with the people's tribune. b. This term, meaning literally "two rooms," can be used to describe Congress. c. This is an association formed when two or more sovereign states agree to eliminate or reduce trade barriers among themselves, and adopt a common trade policy toward outsiders. Answer: a. _veto_ b. _bicameral_ legislature c. _customs union_ (also accept _common market_) [Geography] 9. On April 1, 1999, the Eastern half of Canada's Northwest Territories will become a new, predominantly Inuit territory. a. For ten points, give this territory's name. ANSWER: _Nunavut_ b. For ten more points, what was the most recent province added to the Canadian Federation? ANSWER: _Newfoundland_ c. And for a final ten points, within three years, when did Newfoundland become a Canadian province? ANSWER: _1949_ (1946-1952) [Sci. (bio.)] 10. Given the following new universal anatomical terms, give the common name to which they refer for fifteen points each. a. the pharingo-tympanic tube b. the laryngeal prominence Answer: a. the _Eustacian tube_ b. the _Adam's Apple_ [Phil./Lit. (theater)] 11. 30-20-10: Name the playwright from works. 30: "Audience," "Protest," "Mistake" 20: "The Memorandum," "The Increased Difficulty of Concentration" 10: "The Garden Party" Answer: Vaclav _Havel_ (vox-lahv hahv-el) [History] 12. Earlier this century, Somalia gained its independence. a. For ten points each, name the two countries which granted this independence. b. For ten points, give the year of Somalia's independence (within three). Answer: a. _U_nited _K_ingdom (also accept Great _Britain_ or _England_), _Italy_ b. _1960_ (1957-1963) [Religion] 13. Identify the following religious tools for a possible total of 25 points. a. For ten points, this drug is central to some Native American religions. b. For fifteen points, the Church of Scientology uses this device to "isolate areas of spiritual travail." Answer: a. _peyote_ (also accept _mescaline_) b. _E_lectropsycho_meter_ [Fine Arts] 14. Identify the following 18th Century English painters from descriptions for the stated number of points. a. For ten points, he painted mostly landscapes, such as _The Mall_, and portraits, such as _The Blue Boy_ and _Lady Innes_. b. For 15 points, he painted _The Harlot's Progress_, _The Rake's Progress_, and a series of works known as _Marriage a la Mode_. Answer: a. Thomas _Gainesborough_ b. William _Hogarth_ [SS (psychology)] 15. Answer the following questions about psycholinguistics for the stated number of points. a. For ten points, who wrote _Verbal Behavior_? b. For fifteen points, name the 1957 book by Noam Chomsky (nome ch-ahm-ski) that pioneered the generative-transformational approach to language. Answer: a. B. F. _Skinner_ b. _Syntactic Structures_ [Sci. (chem.)] 16. Artificially created elements are often named after great scientists and their achievements in the world of chemistry. For the given number of points each, name the element given the development. (5) The theory of relativity Answer: _Einsteinium_ (5) The periodic table Answer: _Mendelevium_ (5) Radioactivity Answer: _Curium_ (15) The cyclotron Answer: _Lawrencium_ [Lit. (ancient)] 17. Give the names of the following characters from Homer's Odyssey for ten points each. a. Odysseus' heavenly protector, this goddess is referred to as "bright-eyed" and appears to him and his family in many forms. b. Penelope evades her suitors in Odysseus' absence by pretending to weave a burial shroud for this man, Odysseus' father. c. A swineherd, he shelters Odysseus while disguised as a beggar. Always true to his old master, he is rewarded for his good deeds. Answer: a. _Athena_ (do not accept Minerva) b. _Laertes_ c. _Eumaeus_ [History] 18. Given a description of each of the following World War Two military operations, provide the code name for ten points apiece. a. Heinz Guderian planned and organized this German invasion of the Soviet Union, ending the non-aggression pact between the two nations. b. Led by Dwight Eisenhower, this 1942 invasion of French Morocco and Algeria allowed the Allies to attack Rommel's Afrika Korps from the west. c. Never carried out, this hypothetical military invasion of the Japanese homeland was not needed due to Japan's September, 1945 surrender. The operation was to begin in November. Answer: a. _Barbarosa_ b. _Torch_ c. _Olympic_ [Current Events] 19. 30-20-10: Name the place. 30: Tung Chee Hwa became the chief executive here in 1997. 20: Its currency is neither the pound nor the yuan, as one might expect from cultural influence, but the dollar. 10: A recent outbreak of poultry influenza caused the government to order the execution of 1.2 million birds in December, 1997. Answer: _Hong Kong_ [Fine Arts (music)] 20. 30-20-10: Identify the composer from works. 30: Song of the Nightingale and Fireworks 20: Dumbarton Oaks Concerto 10: The Firebird and Petrushka Answer: Igor _Stravinsky_ [Pop Culture] 21. Only four major characters (not necessarily the actors) in the hit series M*A*S*H made it all the way from the pilot to the farewell episode. For five points each, ten for all four, name them. Answer: Captain Benjamin Franklin _Pierce_ (also accept Hawkeye) Major Margaret _Houlihan_ (also accept Hotlips) Corporal Maxwell _Klinger_ Father Francis _Mulcahy_ [Religion (Judeo-Christeo-Islamic)] 22. In the Roman Catholic church, priests wear different colored vestments depending on the liturgical season or feast day. For ten points apiece, given the season or feast, give the color of vestment worn. a. Ordinary time Answer: _green_ b. Lent Answer: _purple_ c. All Saint's Day Answer: _white_ [Sci. (physics)] 23. Answer these questions about optics, for fifteen points each. a. A theoretical fiction, a lens where the principle planes coincide is called what. b. The image of a point formed by a perfect lens is a minute pattern of concentric and progressively fainter rings of light surrounding a central dot. What is this disk, named after its discoverer called. Answer: a. _Thin_ Lens b. _Airy Disk_ [Lit. (non-western)] 24. Born in Bloma, Java in 1925, he worked as a typist in Jakarta during the Japanese occupation. After the war he joined a Nationalist organization and was imprisoned by the Dutch. After independence he was released but was imprisoned once again for joining the Communist Party. His novels have included _The Fugitive_, _This House of Mankind_ and _House of Glass_. Almost all of this Indonesian writer's novels have either been written in prison or take place there. For twenty-five points, name him. Answer: _Pramoedya_ Ananta Toer (also _Pramudya_ Ananta Tur_) [History] 25. For fifteen points each, identify these Dutch political leaders: a. A leader of the independence movement he served under William I and later Prince Maurice. He negotiated both the Union of Utrecht and the Twelve Years Truce. He supported the Arminian heresy. In 1619 he was executed for supporting the causes of the cities. b. Born in 1625 in Dordrecht, he showed an early aptitude in Mathematics and Politics. He wrote one of the first textbooks on analytic geometry and applied his mathematical knowledge profitably by inventing the actuarial sciences. He was a long-time foe of the House of Orange. In 1672, when Louis XIV invaded the United Provinces he was torn to pieces by an angry mob. Answer: a. Jan van _Oldenbarnevelt_ b. Jan de _Witt_ [Geography] 26. The Republic of South Africa recognizes eleven languages with official status. The obvious ones are English and Afrikaans. For five points each with a maximum of 30 points, name any six more of these languages. Answer: _Ndebele_, North _Sotho_, South _Sotho_, _Swazi_, _Tsonga_, _Tswana_, _Venda_, _Xhosa_, _Zulu_ (any six) [Fine Arts] 27. There were three brothers named Duchamp (doo-shamp) who became famous artists. Give their first names from descriptions for ten points each. a. The eldest, an influential Cubist painter who changed his name to Jacques Villon. b. The middle son, an early Cubist sculptor who combined his brothers name with his family name. c. The youngest son kept the family name, and became a leading spirit of 20th century, famous for _Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2_. Answer: a. _Gaston_ b. _Raymond_ c. _Marcel_ [Pop Culture] 28. Identify each Polish Film Director from his films for the stated number of points. a. For five points, "Knife on the Water," "Repulsion," "Chinatown" b. For ten points, "Camera Buff," "The Double Life of Veronique," "Red" c. For fifteen points, "Man of Steel," "Kanal," "Ashes and Diamonds" Answer: a. Roman _Polanski_ b. Krzyszof _Kielowski_ b. Andrzej _Wajda_ [Gen./Misc.] 29. For five points each rank these cigarette brands from most sold to least sold in the U.S.: Salem, Winston, Newport, Camel, Marlboro, Kool Answer: _Marlboro_, _Winston_, _Newport_, _Camel_, _Salem_, _Kool_ (source: CDC) [Religion] 30. Identify the missionary saint for fifteen points each: a. The first Bishop of Prague of Czech origin, with original name Vojtech, he became a martyr when he left Bohemia to convert the heathen Prussians. b. A roommate of Ignatius Loyola, a fellow Basque, while at University in Paris. He became one of the first Jesuits and accepted a request from King John III of Portugal to minister to the Indians. He died on his way to China from Japan. Answer: a. Saint _Adalbert_ b. Saint Francis _Xavier_