Oklahoma Baptist&@@/&&@@TEXTttxt4?iLs* Questions From Oklahoma Baptist Toss-ups 1. This well-known Web browser is named for a species of spider that finds its prey by hunting. For a quick 10 points, name this web browser A: Lycos 2. In 1937, one of the most tragic explosions in United States history occurred claiming the lives of some 275 children in a school explosion caused by natural gas. For 10 points, name this small Texas town in which the explosion occurred. A: New London, Texas 3. For a quick 10 points, name the last president before Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter to come from a former Confederate state A: Lyndon Johnson 4. The name they took sounds more appropriate for a Big Band Era singing ensemble but this fiercely militant labor group stuck terror in the hearts of coal mine owners in late 19th century Pennsylvania. For 10 points, name this group whose exploits were later made into a film starring Sean Connery and Richard Harris. A: The Molly Maguires 5. He was born in Malaga, Spain in 1881 to Jose Ruiz (Roo-eze) but he took the less common surname of his mother. He went through a celebrated "Blue Period" was in the early 20th century and is known for his painting "Guernica" depicting the Spanish Civil War. For 10 points name this progenitor of the Cubist style. A: Pablo Picasso 6. The Church of Satan has been considered by scholars to be as much hype as reality. For 10 points name this founder of the group whose rituals are sometimes termed "Black Masses" A: Anton LaVey 7. Virtually unknown to the musical world during his lifetime, this influential German organist was so impressed with the music and performance of the immensely popular Dietrich Buxtehude (Bucks-tay-hued-da) that he once walked 50 miles to hear him perform. For 10 points, who is he? A: Johann Sebastian Bach 8. The film Interlude concerned the relationship between Freidric Chopin and what important writer played by actress Judi Davis? A: George Sand 9. Considered the greatest opera by the world's premiere romantic opera composer, Guiseppe Verdi's Aida (Ay-EE-da) was commissioned by Great Britain to mark an important historical event. For 10 points, what was this event? A: The Opening of the Suez Canal 10. This term honors the German physicist who developed the musical concepts of pitch, frequency and the relationship between the two. In the 20th century though, this name is more often associated with a corporation that specializes in renting automobiles. For 10 points, name this term A: Hertz 11. His Rule has influenced Christians for over 1400 years as an example of austere but sensible religious practice. For 10 points name this "father of western monasticism" A: St Benedict 12. A nitrogenous polysaccharide insoluble in water, alcohol, dilute acids and the digestive juices of most animals, this substance is found in the cuticle of the arthropods and is the most common component of their exoskeleton A: Chitin (Kite-en) 13. With the revival of the Star Wars trilogy, everyone remembers the names of Spielberg and Lucas but for a quick 10 points, name George Lucas first sci-fi film. A: THX 1138 14. They look like mobile trashcans carrying rayguns and are known as Daleks. They along with other interstellar bad guys like the Zarbi make up part of the cast of what popular British sci-fi series? A: Dr. Who 15. Consisting of 40% of all mammals, this order is characterized by its members razor-sharp incisors, reproductive fecundity and the ability to live just about anywhere in the world. For a quick 10 points, name this Order encompassing porcupines, gophers and lemmings. A: Order Rodentia (or Rodents) 16. Film directors and producers often drop references to their other works in later films and Stephen Speilberg is not beyond such tricks. In Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, what is the name of the Chinese club in which Harrison Ford frantically searches for an antidote after having been poisoned by the nefarious Lao Che? A: Club Obi-Wan 17. This prolific American writer was born in 1868, graduated from Fisk University and then from Harvard where he earned a Ph. D. in History. His most famous work is The Souls of Black Folk A: W.E.B. Du Bois (Du-Boyz) 18. American companies often get into trouble when their corporate names or slogans are translated into other languages or cultural idioms. Witness the Chevrolet Nova which was not selling at all well in Latin America until someone realized that "No Va" in Spanish means "doesn't go". Which of the major oil companies has a computer-generated name which was carefully checked to make sure that it has no meaning in any language of the world? A: Exxon 19. Although it sounds the title of a Dickens novel , it's really something quite different. What are Londoners referring to when they mention "The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street"? A: The Bank of England 20. For a quick 10 points, name this English author who wrote "Maurice" (pronounced Morris), "A Passage to India" and whose signature phrase was "only connect". A: E.M. Forster 21. One of the most famous of English architects, his works include Hampton Court and St. Pauls Cathedral in London where he is buried in the crypt. For a quick 10 points, who is he? A: Christopher Wren 22. He helped, for better or worse, introduce the term "paradigm shift" into our vocabulary when he wrote one of his more famous works "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions", for 10 points, who is he. A:Thomas Kuhn 23. He was the son of King David in the Old Testament known for his long hair which eventually led to his undoing and his repeated name is the title of a novel by William Faulkner. For 10 points, who is he? A:Absalom 24. It was the first case in which the U.S. Supreme Court declared that an act of Congress was contrary to the Constitution and therefore invalid. For 10 points, what was the name of this decision delivered by Chief Justice John Marshall which greatly increased the power of the Court? A: Marbury vs. Madison 25. In Anglo-Saxon poetry, most notably Beowulf these are descriptive circumlocutions which are used in the place of the common nouns. Examples are "whales-road" for sea and "ash-wood" for spear. For 10 points, what are these figures of speech? A: Kennings 26. This element, routinely placed in table salt in the U.S., is not so common in other parts of the world where a lack of it in the diet causes goiter and cretinism and other physical and mental disorders. For a quick 10 points, what is this element? A: Iodine 27. In Mexican restaurants this popular item consists of a fried tortilla stuffed with meat, beans and cheese. Its name is Spanish for "whatchamacallit" or "thingamajig". For a quick 10 points, what is this high-calorie, high-cholesterol item? A: Chimichanga Bonus Questions 1. Did man evolve from apes or was he created in God's image? This ongoing question has touched off a number of legal battles. Two of these battles have been christened "The Scopes Trial" (involving William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow) and "Scopes II". For 10 points each, give the states in which each of these court battles involving the teaching of evolution in public schools occurred. Scopes Trial Tennessee Scopes II Arkansas 2. Identify the following composer 30-20-10 1. By the time of his death in 1791 at age 35, he had written 41 symphonies 2. His father, Leopold, forced the young musician to tour throughout Europe beginning at age 3 3. His last work, Requiem, was not completed by Salieri as popularized but by his pupil Sussmayr Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 3. For 5 points each and a bonus of 5 for getting them all correct, name the Five Pillars of Islam Witness of Faith ("There is no God but Allah and Mohammed is His prophet") Prayer 5 times daily towards Mecca Almsgiving Fast during Ramadan Pilgrimage to Mecca (the Hajj) 4. Identify the following ruler 30-20-10 1. He is sometimes called the "Father of English Common Law" 2. Two of his sons became English Kings 3. The martyrdom of Thomas Becket occurred through his influence Henry II (1154-1189) 5. For 5 points each and a bonus of 5 if you get them all, correctly match the Federal acts affecting Native Americans with the descriptions as I read them The three acts are The Indian Removal Act of 1830 The Dawes Severalty Act of 1887 The Wheeler-Howard Act of 1934 Here are the descriptions This act allowed for greater tribal self-governance and expansion of reservations (Wheeler-Howard Act) This act led to the Trail of Tears (Indian Removal Act) This act provided plots of farmland to individual Native Americans (Dawes Severalty Act) 6. As of 1996, only 4 NCAA Division I basketball programs had compiled more than 1400 victories, for 5 points each, name these programs Kansas North Carolina Kentucky St. Johns 7. Because they did it four times in a row, the Buffalo Bills may be the best known of the Super Bowl multiple losers. But four other NFL teams have lost the Super Bowl either three or four times. For five points each, name the four teams, besides the Bills that have lost more than two Super Bowls (Team name or city acceptable) Denver Broncos Dallas Cowboys Miami Dolphins Minnesota Vikings 8. Name this famous scientist 30-20-10 1. He won the 1962 Nobel Prize for his efforts at international control of nuclear arms 2. He was an outspoken advocate of the preventative properties of Vitamin C. 3. He won the Nobel Prize for chemistry for his development of chemical bonding theory and the application of quantum mechanics to his field. Linus Pauling 9. Although a river may share its name with a state, it does not necessarily begin there. For five points each and a bonus of 5 for getting them all correct, identify the state in which each of the following rivers originate Mississippi River Minnesota Ohio " Pennsylvania Arkansas " Colorado Missouri " Montana 10. Identify this film director 30-20-10 1. He is known for taking Shakespearian themes and translating them into the context of feudal Japan. 2. Characters in one of his films were said to be the inspiration for the robots R2D2 and C3PO in Star Wars 3. His films include Yojimbo and Throne of Blood. A: Akira Kurosawa 11. Identify this author 30-20-10 1. He was born in Radzymin Poland in 1904 2. He was awarded a Nobel Prize for Literature for his Collected Stories in 1981 3. His best known works include Gimpel the Fool, A Crown of Feathers and The Family Moskat A: Issac Bashevis Singer 12. For 10 points each name this author and the poem from which these lines come "For I have known them all already, known them all- Have known evenings, mornings, afternoons, I have measured out my life with coffee spoons" and "I grow old, I grow old. I shall wear my pant's legs rolled" A: T.S. Eliot and "The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock" 13. Identify this American poet 30-20-10 1. Her epitaph is "Called Back" 2. One of her best known poems begins with the line "There is no Frigate like a Book" 3. She was later immortalized in a play, "The Belle of Amherst" A: Emily Dickinson 14. We all know that the EEC stands for the European Economic Community. However, for 10 points, what was the name of the treaty that established the EEC? A:Treaty of Rome For 5 points each name any four of the 6 countries that signed the Treaty of Rome Belgium Holland/Netherlands West Germany Luxembourg Italy France 15. Some American cities have famous or infamous transportation systems. I will give you the acronym of the system and you give me the city for 5 points each. MARTA Atlanta, Ga MBTA Boston Metro Washington, DC BART San Francisco 16. In economic circles, these four nations are known as the Four Tigers. Along with Japan, they are responsible for a large part of the U.S. trade deficit. For five points each and a five point bonus for getting all of them, name them. Hong Kong Singapore Taiwan South Korea 17. Every President seems to be involved in promulgating a "New" something. For example, FDR was linked forever to his New Deal.. For 10 points each, identify the president associated with each of these new ideals New Republicanism Dwight Eisenhower New Nationalism Theodore Roosevelt (prompt if "Roosevelt" is given) New Freedom Woodrow Wilson 18. We use the term trivial to mean something insignificant. But in the Middle Ages, the "trivium" was one of the primary divisions of knowledge along with the "quadrivium". For 10 points each, name each of the disciplines of the trivium which were considered part of the "threefold way to eloquence" grammar rhetoric logic 19. We all know that a modern day Marathon race consists of a course which is 26 miles, 385 yards long. Let's see if you know some of the history of Ancient Greece from which the term arises. First, for 10 points, what happened at the plain of Marathon (in Attica, northeast of Athens) that a runner would come this incredible distance to announce the news? A: A Greek victory over the Persians under Darius Second, (for 10 points) who ran this race? A: Pheidippides (feh-DIP-uh-dees) Third, for the final 10 points,what, according to history, was his last and only word uttered just before dying? A: Nike (accept "victory") 20. You may be amused by the question but this one deals with the 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. For 5 points each and a total of 30, name any 6 of the nine Muses or their respective arts and sciences. A: Calliope: muse of epic poetry Clio: muse of history Erato: muse of love poetry Euterpe: muse of lyric poetry Melpomene:muse of tragedy Polyhymnia:muse of sacred poetry Terpsichore:muse of choral song and dance Thalia:muse of comedy Urania:muse of astronomy 21. It is one of the year's hottest films. See if you can identify it for 30-20-10. 1. Its main characters include Kip, Hana and Caravaggio 2. It is based on a book written by Michael Ondaatje and is set in North Africa and Italy before and during WWII 3. It stars Ralph Fiennes (Rafe Fines) and Kristin Scott-Thomas A: The English Patient 22. English has been called "the pickpocket of languages" because of its liberal borrowings from other cultures and languages. For 10 points each and a total of 30, I will give you three sets of three words and you tell me their root languages. 1. admiral, alchemy, algebra A: Arabic 2. booze, bumpkin, boss B: Dutch/Flemish 3. baroque, blanket, buccaneer C: French 23. Identify this famous film director 30-20-10 1. His film autobiography is The 400 Blows 2. He is also known for Jules and Jim 3. He played the French scientist in Close Encounters of The Third Kind A: Francois Truffaut (troo-Foe) 24. Name the authors of these famous sociological works for 5 points each Course of Positive Philosophy A: Auguste Comte The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism A: Max Weber Suicide: A Study in Sociology A: Emile Durkheim Prisons and Prison Discipline A: Dorothea Dix 25. Name this author and playwright for 30-20-10 1. He was considered the greatest figure in Elizabethan drama before Shakespeare 2. He was killed in a tavern brawl at age 29 over the settlement of a tavern bill 3. His works include The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus , The Jew of Malta and Tamburlaine A: Christopher Marlowe 26. We all know that Henry VIII had six wives, but do you know what happened to them? For five points each and a total of 20, name the wives that were a) beheaded and b)divorced beheaded: Anne Boleyn Catherine Howard divorced: Catherine of Aragon Anne of Cleaves 2 Find FileAPPLfndf!OBUTEXTttxtH)TEXTttxtH&sAL Jigsaw PuzzleAPPLjigz!4dm@@\) 2X2styl