Bonus Questions Carleton A

1.   Well, let's get the fun rolling!  Here's the deal.  The moderator will read off a list of four body parts, and
your team members must connect themselves in the manner stated.  You'll get 3 points for each correct connection
and a 3 point bonus for all correct, for a total of 15 points possible for each bonus part.  Moderators:  read slowly
and repeat once if necessary.
A.   Player one's gastrocnemius muscle to player two's radius.  Player two's deltoid muscle to player three's
maxilla.  Player three's triceps muscle to player four's intercostal muscles; player four's tarsals to player one's lumbar
vertebrae.
Answer:   calf to inner lower arm; shoulder/upper arm to cheek; back of upper arm to rib cage; foot to lower back
B.   Player one's pinna to player two's trapezius muscle; player two's tibia to player three's gluteus maximus;
player three's phalanges to player four's cervical vertebrae; player four's ulnar nerve to player one's pectoral muscles.
Answer:   ear to neck/shoulder muscle; shin to behind; fingers/toes to neck; elbow/funny bone to upper chest muscles

2.   Given rap lyrics, name the artist or group for 10 points, or for 5 if you need the title of the song.
A.        (10)  Everybody wanna do it like me/ I got it made/ Been makin' rap money since the tenth grade
     (5)  _Pushin' Weight_
Answer:   _Ice Cube_
     B.   (10)  1989, a number/ Another summer/ Sound of the funky drummer
(5)  _Fight the Power_
Answer:   _Public Enemy_
 C.       (10)  Have you ever been over a friend's house to eat and the food just ain't no good?/ I mean the
macaroni's soggy, the peas all mushed and the chicken tastes like wood?
     (5)  _Rapper's Delight_
Answer:   The _Sugarhill Gang_

3.   Identify these title characters from early twentieth century American novels for 10 points each or for five if
you need their creator:
A.   (10) He falls in love with his friend Marcus' girlfriend Trina when she comes to his dental parlors to
have her teeth fixed.  He marries Trina, who wins the lottery and becomes a miser, but he ends up killing her out of
greed.
     (5)  Frank Norris
Answer:   _McTeague_
B.   (10) While he's attending medical school, he begins to worship Gottlieb, Professor of Bacteriology,
one of the few professors who is devoted to pure science.  He sets up his practice after graduation but is driven out
of town when he misdiagnoses a case of smallpox.  After many trials and travails, he returns to pure research by the
end of the novel. 
     (5)  Sinclair Lewis
Answer:   _Arrowsmith_
C.   (10) He became rich through his bootlegging partnership with Wolfsheim, and he continually spent his
money to try to impress Daisy, whom he had been attached to before going off to war. 
     (5)  F. Scott Fitzgerald
Answer:   the Great (Jay) _Gatsby_

4.   Given two British monarchs, identify the monarch who reigned between them for 10 points each.
A.   Edward VIII and Elizabeth II
Answer:   _George VI_
B.   Edward III and Henry IV
Answer:   _Richard II_
C.   William and Mary and George I
Answer:   _Anne_

5.   Feeling dramatic?  FTP each, given the title and artist of a work, recreate the scene depicted in that
painting.  Orient yourselves as if the moderator were viewing the work on the wall in a gallery.  You don't have to
match the gender of the figures involved, and nudity will *not* earn you extra points.  You may use players from
the opposite team as "extras" if you need to, but you must position them yourself.  You have 15 seconds to arrange
yourselves.  Note to the extras:  please cooperate with your "artists" we're all here to have fun.  The moderator
may award partial credit.
A.   Primavera by Botticelli
B.   Oath of the Horatii by Jacques-Louis David
C.   Las Meninas by Diego Velazquez

6.   Identify these quintessential baddies from Greek myth for 10 points each:
A.   Also known as "The Stretcher," this Attican robber was infamous for binding his victims to a bed; if they
were too big, he cut off their limbs, and if they were too short, he stretched them to fit.  He was eventually slain by
Theseus.
Answer:   _Procrustes_
B.   The son of Gaia and Poseidon, he forced all strangers to wrestle with him and was invincible as long as he
remained in contact with the Earth which supplied him with strength.  He was defeated by Heracles, who lifted him
from the ground and strangled him. 
Answer:   _Antaeus_
C.   The son of Pasiphae, his home was designed by Daedalus, and he received annual tribute from Athens in
the form of seven youths and seven maidens
Answer:   _Minotaur_

7.   Given one half of a state's US Senatorial team, identify the other member for 10 points each or for 5 if you
need the state.
A.   (10) Susan Collins
     (5)  Maine
Answer:   Olympia _Snowe_
B.   (10) Herb Kohl
     (5)  Wisconsin
Answer:   Russell _Feingold_
C.   (10) John Kerry
     (5)  Massachusetts
Answer:   Edward (Ted) _Kennedy_

8.   Identify these terms relating to stereochemistry for 10 points each:
A.   This type of compound contains two or more stereocenters but is superimposable with its mirror image.
Answer:   _meso_ compound     
B.   These are stereoisomers that are not related as object and mirror image.
Answer:   _diastereomers_
C.   This is a one-to-one mixture of the plus and minus enantiomers of a compound and is therefore optically
inactive.
Answer:   _racemic_ mixture or _racemate_

9.   Identify these poets of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood from works for 10 points each.
A.      "The Prince's Progress," "In An Artist's Studio," "Goblin Market"
Answer: _Christina Rossetti_
B.       "The Defence of Guenevere," "Art and Socialism"
Answer: William _Morris_
C.      "The Shaving of Shagpat," "The Ordeal of Richard Feverel"
Answer  George _Meredith_

10.  Identify the character from The Sound of Music for 10 points each.  Hint:  none of the answers is Maria or
Captain von Trapp.
A.   She's sixteen going on seventeen and claims she doesn't need a governess.
Answer:   _Liesl_ [LEE-suhl] von Trapp
B.   She's seven and would like a pink parasol for her birthday.
Answer:   _Marta_ von Trapp
C.   He's eleven, and he's incorrigible, though Maria thinks he just wants to be treated like a boy.  He impresses
his father's party guests with an incredible falsetto high note in "So Long, Farewell."
Answer:   _Kurt_ von Trapp

11.  Identify the following Congressmen and women from New York on a 5-10-15 basis:
A.   Her autobiographies "Unbought and Unbossed" and "The Good Fight" describe the life of this first black
woman to be elected to Congress.   
Answer: Shirley _Chisholm_
B.   This man served 11 terms in Congress, but the House refused to seat him in 1967 after charges of
corruption and graft.  The former pastor of the Abyssinian Baptist Church was influential in the fight for civil rights.
Answer:   Adam Clayton _Powell_, Jr.
C.   This former lawyer was very vocal in demanding a withdrawal from Vietnam and on behalf of women's
issues.  She left politics after an unsuccessful 1976 Senate contest with Patrick Moynihan. 
Answer:   Bella _Abzug_

12.  Identify the major river on which each of these cities lies for 10 points each.
A.   Peoria, Illinois
Answer:   _Illinois_ River
B.   Tulsa, Oklahoma
Answer:   _Arkansas_ River
C.   Austin, Texas
Answer:   _Colorado_ River

13.  Identify these terms relating to early Hindu texts on a 5-10-15 basis:
A.   Also known as Samhitas, these texts include the Yajur, Sama, Atharva, and Rig.
Answer:   _Veda_s
B.   These texts are speculations concerned mainly with a mystical interpretation of Vedic ritual and its relation
to man and the universe.
Answer:   _Upanishad_s
C.   These are expository ritual texts attached to the Vedas.
Answer:   _Brahmana_s

14.  Given the NFL team, name their head coach as of January 19 for 5 points each, with a 5 point bonus for all
correct.
A.        Green Bay Packers
Answer:   Ray _Rhodes_
B.   Baltimore Ravens
Answer:   Brian _Billick_
C.        Philadelphia Eagles
Answer:        Andy _Reid_
D.   Carolina Panthers
Answer:   George _Seifert_
E.   San Diego Chargers
Answer:   Mike _Riley_

15.  Given the title of a Harlem Renaissance work, identify the creator.
A.   For 5, _The Weary Blues_
Answer:   Langston _Hughes_
B.   For 10, _The Ballad of the Brown Girl_
Answer:   Countee _Cullen_
C.   For 15, _Cane_
Answer:   Jean _Toomer_

16.  Identify the type of glacier from a description for ten points each:
A.   In the Alps, there are more than 1200 of this type of glacier sent out by mountain snowfields following
valleys originally formed by streams.
Answer:   _valley_ or _mountain_ glaciers
B.   These glaciers, which occur only in high latitudes, are formed by the spreading of valley glaciers where
they emerge from their valleys or by the confluence of several valley glaciers.
Answer:   _Piedmont_ glaciers
C.   The only existing glaciers of this type, whose margins may break off to form icebergs, are the ice sheets of
Greenland and Antarctica, but they were more widespread during glacial periods.
Answer:   _continental_ glaciers

17.  Identify the presidents under which the following men served as second fiddle for 10 points each:
A.   William Wheeler
Answer:   Rutherford B. _Hayes_
B.   Levi P. Morton
Answer:   _B_enjamin _Harrison_
C.   Charles Fairbanks
Answer:   _T_heodore _Roosevelt_

18.  Peanut butter and jelly, peaches and cream, models and rock stars. Some things just go together  or not. 
Identify the members of these celebrity pairings (or ex-pairings) for 10 points each:
A.   The most recent breakup, this model for Cover Girl apparently no longer thinks her husband of eight years
is sexy  but perhaps he just hasn't told her lately that he loves her.
Answer:   Rachel _Hunter_ and Rod _Stewart_
B.   They separated in November over disputes about his rumored love child in Brazil and their daughter
Elizabeth's possible modeling career.
Answer:   Mick _Jagger_ and Jerry _Hall_
C.   But there can be happy endings, as this former lead singer for the Cars and model for Estee Lauder show.
Answer:   Ric _Ocasek_ and _Paulina_ _Porizkova_ (either part is acceptable)

19.  For 10 points each, demonstrate the proper foot placement for the following ballet positions:
A.   first position
Answer:   Feet should be touching at the heels and turned out about 45 degrees.  
B.   second position
Answer:   Feet should be about shoulder width apart with feet turned out so they're pointing in opposite directions.
C.   fifth position
Answer:   The heel of one foot should be touching the toes of the other, and the feet should form almost a right angle.

20.  Identify the operatic composers from titles on a 10-5 basis:
A.   (10) La Cenerentola
     (5)  Barber of Seville
Answer:   Gioacchino _Rossini_
B.   (10) La Clemenza di Tito
     (5)  Cosi fan Tutte
Answer:   Wolfgang Amadeus _Mozart_
C.   (10) Manon Lescaut
     (5)  Tosca
Answer:   Giacomo _Puccini_

21.  Given the brightest star it contains, name the constellation for five points, with a five point bonus for all
correct.
A.   Aldebaran
Answer:   _Taurus_
B.   Pollux
Answer:   _Gemini_
C.   Spica
Answer:   _Virgo_
D.   Antares
Answer:   _Scorpio_ or _Scorpius_
E.   Regulus
Answer:   _Leo_

22.  Let's play bartender school!  Given a recipe for a mixed drink, identify the potent potable for 10 points
each.
A.   2 ounces Gin, 1 ounce Lemon juice, 1 teaspoon Sugar (superfine), 3 ounces Club soda, 1 Maraschino
cherry, and 1 Orange slice
Answer:   _Tom Collins_
B.   2 measures Tequila, Orange juice, 2 dashes Grenadine.  Do not stir.  
Answer:   _tequila sunrise_
C.   1 ounce Light rum, 1/2 ounce Orgeat syrup, 1/2 ounce Triple sec, 1 1/2 ounces Sweet and sour, 1 Cherry
Answer:   _mai tai_

23.  30-20-10.  Identify the shared name.
A.   Made governor of Transalpine Gaul by Caesar, he led the forces against Mark Antony but was captured
and put to death.
B.   According to legend, he founded the Roman republic after ousting Tarquinius Superbus.
C.   He, along with Judas, is forever being devoured in the maw of Lucifer in the depths of Dante's Inferno.
Answer:   _Brutus_  (Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus, Lucius Junius Brutus, and Marcus Junius Brutus) 

24.  Identify the mountain range from its highest peak for 10 points each:
A.   Mount Elbrus
Answer:   _Caucasus_ Mountains
B.   Mount Tizi
Answer:   _Atlas_ Mountains
C.   Ismail Samani Peak, formerly known as Communism Peak
Answer:   _Pamir_ Mountains

25.  US vs. the Evil Empire, otherwise known as Microsoft.  Identify these things associated with  the ongoing
legal battle on a 5-10-15 basis.
A.   This company, one of Microsoft's key competitors, was purchased by America Online about a third of the
way through the proceedings.
Answer:   _Netscape_
B.   This CEO of AOL wrote a Washington Post editorial that was introduced as evidence in the trial.
Answer:   Steve _Case_
C.   The press reports that this U.S. District Court judge has often appeared "baffled and bored" by the high-
tech hijinks.  
Answer:   Thomas Penfield _Jackson_

     26.  Identify these terms used in linguistics, for ten points each:
A.   The word disagreement is composed of three of these, the smallest component of a word that contributes
some sort of meaning or a grammatical function to the word to which it belongs
Answer:   _morpheme_s
B.   This term is to nouns as conjugation is to verbs; it refers to inflecting nouns in order to show a change in
case and number.
Answer:   _declension_ or _declining_
C.   This term refers to the suppression of a letter or a syllable; the omitted part is marked by an apostrophe in
many languages.
Answer:   _elision_ or _eliding_