BAQT Sample Packet constructed by David Dixon from NAQT 97-98 Conference Packets #1-4 25 starters, 23 bonuses Starters 1. An immense statue of the Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II bore the inscription, "If anyone would know how great I am and where I lie, let him surpass any of my works." Now all that remains of the statue are "two vast and trunkless legs of stone." This-for 10 points-according to what poem by Percy Shelley? answer: "Ozymandias" 2. He was the only prisoner on the Ile d'Yeu when he died, 35 years after becoming a national hero, directing the defense at Verdun and making the famous declaration "they shall not pass." For 10 points-name this man who, after the Germans did pass in 1940, negotiated with them and became the leader of the Vichy government. answer: Henri Philippe Omer Petain 3. Sceptical chemist Richard Smalley derisively named a recently-discovered toroidal allotrope of carbon after these purported alien constructions. They are studied by "cereologists" [see-ree-OLL-oh-jists], whose credibility waned a bit in 1991 thanks to a confession by a pair of elderly Englishmen. For 10 points-name these not-so- paranormal patterns formed in farmers' fields by mischievous hoaxers. answer: crop circle(s) 4. Traditionally read at the feast of Passover, this Old Testament book contains such verses as "Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death"; and "I am the rose of Sharon and the lily of the valleys." For 10 points-identify this collection of poems spoken alternately by a man and a woman; frequently interpreted as religious allegory, but on its face a celebration of human love. answer: Song of Solomon or Song of Songs or Canticle of Canticles 5. His opposition to Home Rule while Chief Secretary of Ireland earned him the nickname "Bloody." After leaving the office of Prime Minister in 1906, he continued to block Liberal legislation using the House of Lords. He returned to high office in 1916, as Foreign Secretary. For 10 points-name this man who in 1917 issued a declaration promising the Jews a homeland in Palestine. answer: Arthur (James) Balfour 6. XMP and LISTING were rendered obsolete, while FIELDSET, ACRONYM, and Q are among the elements added in the latest working draft, released in July, by W3C. This language version 4.0 will also include added features for languages, tables and frames, as well as some support for scripting languages, such as those proposed by Microsoft, Sun and Netscape. For 10 points-what is this language used to construct World Wide Web pages? answer: HTML or Hypertext Markup Language 7. The comic books featuring this character are filled with puns, and the plots draw on national stereotypes and legends. Created in the 1960's by Rene Goscinny and drawn by Albert Uderzo, the main character and companions such as Getafix, Id‚fix, and Ob‚lix are always getting into scrapes with the crazy Romans. For 10 points-name this pugnacious little Gaul. answer: Asterix 8. Some 430 of his full-length plays survive, plus another 50 or so one-act religious dramas. This may seem a goodly number, but he reputedly wrote about 1800 of the former and 400 of the latter-making him the world's most prolific playwright. For 10 points-name this author of Fuente Ovejuna, and Perib ¤ez, called a "monster of nature" by his contemporary compatriot, Cervantes. answer: Lope (F‚lix) de Vega (Carpio) (accept either underlined name) 9. According to the description of Pliny the Elder, it measured roughly 100 feet on a side, was bounded by 36 columns, and was topped with a 24 step pyramid surmounted by a four-horse marble chariot. It was completed in the 4th century B.C. despite breaking the treasury of Caria. For 10 points-name this wonder of the ancient world, a monument to the incestuous love of Artemesia for her dead brother and husband. answer: the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus (prompt on just "mausoleum," which is a general term) 10. First published in complete form in 1939, it depicts the dreams of a Chapelizod pubkeeper and his family. Cyclical in structure, the book begins with the end of a sentence begun on its last page. For 10 points-name this book, whose protagonist is Humphrey Earwicker, and which was the last novel by Irish author James Joyce. answer: Finnegans Wake 11. Though versions have been concocted for centuries, its modern form resembles an 1889 invention by chef Raffaele Esposito [raf-fay-ELL es-po-ZEE-toe], in honor of Queen Margherita [mar-ga-REE-tah] and the colors of the Italian flag. In a recent attempt at standardization, nutritionist Carlo Mangoni [man-GO-nee] wrote a 42-page description of the Neapolitan style. For 10 points-name this dish, now popular worldwide, though few chefs have access to authentic water-buffalo mozzarella. answer: pizza 12. May 1997 flights to Niger, Nigeria, and in 1996 to Cairo for an Arab League summit, while still outlawed by the UN, now have the blessing of the Arab League. That group voted in September 1997 to allow humanitarian, religious, and diplomatic flights to and from-for 10 points-what nation, subject of sanctions stemming from its alleged involvement in the 1992 Pan Am bombing over Lockerbie? answer: Libya or Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 13. At first he was convinced that a fanciful construction of nested spheres and polyhedra would accurately describe the orbital distances of the known planets, but later, using data taken by his boss Tycho Brahe, he determined that planetary orbits are not circular, but elliptical. For 10 points-name this astronomer who incorporated this discovery into his Three Laws of Planetary Motion. answer: Johannes Kepler 14. It received aid from France and was recognized by Gabon, Cote d'Ivoire, Tanzania, Zambia, and Haiti, but its capital of Enugu was taken quickly by Federal troops, and the capture of Port Harcourt in 1968 made it landlocked. For 10 points-name this country led by Ibo [EE-boh] Colonel Ojukwu [oh-JEWK-woo], whose brief independence ended in January 1970. answer: Biafra 15. His first book was an 1848 biography of his father, a landscape painter. He later wrote numerous articles and short stories for periodicals edited by his close friend Charles Dickens. But his reputation rests on his novels, in which he established many of the conventions of detective and suspense fiction. For 10 points-identify this author of No Name, The Woman in White, and The Moonstone. answer: (William) Wilkie Collins 16. The beginnings of this musical style, which is undergoing a recent revival, are unknown, although it certainly existed by the 16th century. Derived from central and eastern European music, its pure form has no vocalist and no drummer, although nowadays virtually anything goes. For 10 points-name this musical style, whose name is a shortened form of the Hebrew for "musical instruments," familiar to us through such works as Hava Nagila. answer: klezmer 17. A parallel formation of his law, called Amagat's Law, states that a mixed gas at a fixed pressure has a volume equal to the sum of what the component gases would have separately at the same pressure. Both these principles helped him in his discovery that rain was caused by decreases in temperature. For 10 points-name this British scientist whose work with gases also led to his rediscovery of atomic theory. answer: John Dalton 18. In 1917, his name became a verb, meaning to conserve food for the war effort, due to his position as head of the Food Administration under Wilson. In 1932, his name became a noun, with a darker connotation, despite his work starting the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. For 10 points-name this "Great Engineer," whose name became "ville"-ified, as a term for a shantytown, while serving as US President during the Great Depression. answer: Herbert Clark Hoover (Host: the words were to "Hooverize" and "Hooverville") 19. It failed to cross the "cerebral Rubicon" of 750 cubic centimeters, but its small cheek teeth, relatively gracile body, and larger brain size relative to the Australopithecines led Louis Leakey to classify it in the genus Homo. For 10 points-name this ancestral species which, after the furor died down, joined us in our genus, supposedly the first toolmakers. answer: Homo habilus 20. Comedians Victor Lewis-Smith and Paul Sparks have claimed credit for starting the rumors about the character names on this kids TV show, whose creator John Ryan successfully won settlements from newspapers that reported the rather risque rumors as true. For 10 points-name this British animated series, set aboard the Black Pig, whose crew did not include Seaman Staines and Roger the Cabin Boy. answer: Captain Pugwash 21. It was linked to the mainland in June 1997 by the 13 kilometer-long Confederation Bridge, fulfilling the Government's obligation, set forth when the island joined the Confederation in 1873, to provide efficient round-trip transportation across the Northumberland Strait. For 10 points-name this island, Canada's smallest province. answer: Prince Edward Island 22. Papova-, myxo-, paramyxo-, reo-, toga-, picorna-, rhabdo-, pox-, adeno-, retro-, and herpes-, are some of the prefixes used to classify-for 10 points-what microscopic particles, usually consisting of nothing more than a protein coat and nucleic acid, which cause diseases such as rabies and influenza? answer: virus(es) 23. Whether hypothetical or actual, this concept was central to the work of Hobbes, Rousseau, and Locke who attempted to justify governmental authority on the basis of self-interest and rational consent. For 10 points-give the two-word term for this agreement supposedly entered into by the people to form an authority over themselves. answer: social contract 24. UN Secretary General Kofi Annan brought Glafcos Clerides and Rauf Denktash together for their first meeting in three years. President Clinton, in June 1997, named Richard Holbrooke as a special presidential envoy to it. Both are efforts to resolve the issues dividing-for 10 points-what island, partitioned since a 1974 invasion by Turkey? answer: Cyprus 25. This scion of an impoverished branch of the Bardi banking family was called to Padua to create an equestrian statue representing the Venetian general Erasmo da Narni, nicknamed "Calico Cat," or Gattamelata. This was his last major work; earlier he had pioneered the so-called "wet drapery" method of creating clothed statues, such as that of Saint Mark, made around 1412. For 10 points-name this Italian perhaps most famous for his bronze David. answer: Donatello (or Donato di Niccolo Bardi) Bonuses 1. Answer these questions regarding the abdication of Edward VIII of England, for 10 points each: A. Which Prime Minister opposed the affair of Edward and Wallis Warfield Simpson? answer: Stanley Baldwin B. What title did George VI hold prior to Edward's abdication? answer: Duke of York C. During World War II, the former king was appointed governor of what British colony? answer: Bahamas 2. For 10 points each-name these musical "godfathers": A. A man of many nicknames, he's known as "The Hardest-Working Man in Show Business," "Mr. Dynamite," and "The Godfather of Soul." answer: James Brown B. Because of his crunchy, raucous guitar work, both solo and fronting bands such as Crazy Horse and The Shocking Pinks, he's called "The Godfather of Grunge." answer: Neil Young C. This former lead singer of the Velvet Underground has been called "The Godfather of Punk." answer: Lou Reed 3. Living organisms produce a variety of poisons, but biochemists have turned many to our benefit. For 10 points each-name your poison from its description. A. This frog-derived arrow poison is now used to induce paralysis when necessary during surgery. answer: curare [cure-AR-ee] (also accept "d-tubocurarine", its active ingredient.) B. This cardenolide [car-DEN-oh-lide] has killed eaters of foxglove leaves, but saved victims of congestive heart failure. answer: digitalis (accept "digitoxin" or "digitalin", names for the active ingredient) C. This poison produced by a grain fungus sickens its eaters with St. Anthony's Fire, but a derivative can cure your migraine. answer: ergot [UR-gut] (accept clear-knowledge pronunciations like "ER-go"; prompt on "ergotamine", "ergotoxine" or "ergonovine" as partial clear knowledge) 4. William Shakespeare, Henry James, and T. S. Eliot all created characters with a similar name. For 10 points each-in what specific work would you find: A. Shakespeare's Peter Quince, a rude mechanical? answer: A Midsummer Night's Dream B. James' Peter Quint, a demonic apparition? answer: The Turn of the Screw C. Eliot's Peter Quilpe, an amoral novelist of minimal talent? answer: The Cocktail Party 5. When you open and pour a carbonated beverage, the gas pressure at the liquid's surface drops, causing dissolved carbon dioxide gas to come out of solution. A. For 20 points-name the law of chemistry which states that the amount of gas dissolved in a solution is proportional to the partial pressure of that gas above the liquid. answer: Henry's Law B. For 10 points-Henry's Law also causes this deep-sea diving hazard, a result of nitrogen bubbles in the blood when a diver ascends too quickly. answer: the bends or aeroembolism or caisson disease or altitude sickness (prompt on "decompression sickness") 6. The world's largest lake, the Caspian Sea, is surrounded by 5 countries. For 5 points each, plus 5 for all correct-name these five countries. answer: Russia or Russian Federation or Rossiya Kazakhstan or Kazakh Republic or Qazaq Respublikasi Trkmenistan Islamic Republic of Iran or Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Iran Azerbaijan or Azerbaijani Republic or Az„rbaycan Respublikasi 7. Answer these questions about an ancient civilization for the stated number of points: A. For 5 points-around 3000 B.C., what civilization arose on Crete, which lasted for nearly 2000 years? answer: Minoan B. For 10 points-what city was the capital of the Minoans? answer: Knossos C. For 15 points-what Oxford scholar excavated Knossos in the early 20th century? answer: Sir Arthur (John) Evans 8. Queen Elizabeth visited India in 1997 to issue a veiled apology and offer reconciliation; instead tempers flared over the alleged attempt of the British foreign minister to intervene in internal affairs. A. For 10 points each-name that foreign minister and the region he offered to help settle a dispute over. answer: Robin Cook; Kashmir (or Jammu and Kashmir) B. For 10 points-Elizabeth visited Jallianwala Bagh in this holy Sikh city where British soldiers opened fire in 1919 killing 379 people. answer: Amritsar 9. In 1997, a new structure became the world's tallest building. For 10 points per answer- A. Name the Asian capital home to the 1,483 foot tall Petronas Towers. answer: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia B. Petronas will soon be eclipsed by the Daewoo Centre, being built in what Chinese city? answer: Shanghai, China C. Until 1997, the world's tallest building was located in what U.S. city? answer: Chicago, IL (Sears Tower) 10. Pencil and paper may be useful. You are playing Master Mind. You know that the Code Master has chosen as his four pegs a red, a yellow, a green and a blue. A. For 10 points-how many possible arrangements are there of those pegs? answer: 24 (4!) B. For 20 points-assuming you pick your pegs in random order, one of each color, what is the probability of you getting exactly one black peg and three white? You have fifteen seconds. answer: 1/3 or equiv. (if you set one of the pegs to be black, the remaining slots can be filled by 6 possible combinations, of which only two can provide 3 white pegs. Four different positions times two possible arrangements is 8 out of 24.) 11. For 10 points each-given the literal meaning, name the Japanese word: A. Singing dancing art answer: kabuki B. Stealth person answer: ninja C. Honorable palace gate answer: mikado 12. "Then he's nothing but an ordinary man, now he'll trample on all the rights of men to serve his own ambition." This was said upon news of one man's proclaiming himself emperor, prompting the speaker to rename one of his musical works. For 10 points each-name the man referred to in the quote, the speaker of the quote, and the new name he gave to the work in question. answer: Napoleon Bonaparte (or Napoleon I) Ludwig van Beethoven Eroica Symphony or Heroic Symphony (prompt on Third Symphony) 13. Italy's 55th postwar government disintegrated in October 1997 but then came back together shortly thereafter. For 15 points each-name: A. The prime minister who resigned after 17 weeks in office. answer: Romano Prodi B. The opposition leader, a media magnate and former PM, who proposed a broad coalition to oppose Prodi. answer: Silvio Berlusconi 14. For 10 points each-name the following characters from Virgil's Aeneid: A. In Book I, Aeneas is driven ashore in Carthage and received hospitably by what queen? answer: Dido B. In Book VI, Aeneas descends to the underworld, where the future greatness of his line is foretold by the shade of what man, Aeneas' father? answer: Anchises C. In Book XII, Aeneas defeats what king of the Rutulians in single combat? answer: Turnus 15. Name these 20th century extremist groups, for 10 points each: A. Formed in 1911 and led by Dragutin Dimitrijevic, it was instumental in planning the assassination of archduke Francis Ferdinand. answer: Black Hand (or Ujedinjenje ili Smrt/Union or Death) B. This anti-parliamentarian, anti-Semitic, and strongly nationalist organization was led in France by poet Charles Maurras. answer: Action Fran‡ais (or French Action) C. This Rumanian fascist organization was founded in 1930 by Corneliu Codreanu as a militant subdivision of the Legion of the Archangel Michael. answer: Iron Guard (or Garda de Fier) 16. 30-20-10. Name the poem from lines. A. "Hardly are those words out / When a vast image out of Spiritus Mundi / Troubles my sight." B. "And what rough beast, its hour come round at last / Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?" C. "Things fall apart, the center cannot hold." answer: "The Second Coming", by W.B. Yeats 17. It is the story of Santuzza, a peasant girl, and Turiddu, the man she claims left her for former lover Lucia, who is now the wife of Alfio. In the end, Alfio and Turiddu spar off-stage, and Turiddu is killed. For 15 points each- A. Name this opera, based on an 1880 Giovanni Verga novella. answer: Cavalleria Rusticana B. Name the composer of Cavalleria Rusticana. answer: Pietro Mascagni 18. We could ask a hundred questions about the Hundred Years' War. Answer these three, for 10 points each: A. One of the causes of the war was what rule, which excluded from succession to the throne persons whose descent from a previous sovereign came through a female line? answer: Salic Law B. At what August 26, 1346 battle did the forces of Edward III defeat those of Philip IV? answer: Crecy C. What city did Edward besiege after his victory at Crecy, which at the end of the war was England's only possession on the Continent? answer: Calais 19. Greek mythology features some strange birth stories. For 10 points each- A. Who was born from the foam produced when Cronus threw his father's severed phallus into the sea? answer: Aphrodite (do not accept Venus, as Greek was specified) B. Chrysaor and Pegasus sprang from the severed neck of what female, pregnant by Poseidon? answer: Medusa C. What unborn child was saved when his mother Semele was burned to ashes, and then sewn into a gash in his father Zeus' thigh to complete his pre-natal incubation? answer: Dionysus 20. For the stated number of points-complete these physics analogies: A. For 5 points-momentum is to force as angular momentum is to what? answer: torque (time derivatives) B. For 10 points-alpha is to a helium nucleus as beta is to what? answer: electron (types of radioactivity) C. For 15 points-electric is to Stark as magnetic is to what? answer: Zeeman (effects of fields on atomic energies) 21. 30-20-10. Name the organization. A. It was established by the Methodist minister J. W. Dube in 1912. B. Its Youth League was established in 1944, and Youth League members displaced the organization's moderate leadership in 1949, one year after the National Party took control of the country. C. It was outlawed in 1960 along with its spin-off Pan-African Congress. answer: African National Congress (or South African Native National Congress) 22. Identify the following grammatical terms, for 10 points each: A. This mood complements the subjunctive and imperative; it is the mood of "normal" statements like "I'm having fun." answer: indicative B. This is the non-conjugated form of a verb; in English it is expressed with the word "to." answer: infinitive C. This is a form of "plural imperative," as in the sentence "Let's go." answer: hortative 23. Team, consider the following list of eight colors: Cerise [suh-REEZ], Celadon [SELL-a-don], Cerulean [sair-OO-le-uhn], Chartreuse [shar-TROOS], Carnelian [kar-NEEL-ian], Carmine, Cobalt, and Cyan [sy-AN]. A. For 5 points each-which three of these words refer to a shade of red or pink? answer: Carmine, Carnelian, Cerise [Moderator: do not give answers until end of bonus] B. For 5 points each--which three of these words refer to a shade of blue or aqua? answer: Cerulean, Cobalt, and Cyan