Boston Summer Open Round 10 Questions by Matt Bruce TOSSUPS 1. Be a Vixen: Your Kitchen, Your Bedroom, Your Closet and You! Never Wear Panties On a First Date. Who to Date and Where to Find Him. The Stare - How to Let Him Know You Want Him. The Ziploc Liplock - How to Be an Above-Average Kisser. These are all chapter titles from, for 10 points, what book by Ann Blakely and Julia Moore that satirizes a certain marriage manual? answer: The _Other Rules_ (DO NOT ACCEPT "The Rules"!) 2. Capillaries to carry it are located in the spaces between cells. Certain glands filter the bacteria and cell fragments from it. A series of valves work with the skeletal muscles to push it in one direction. Some animals have special pumping devices to carry it along. It is finally emptied into the subclavian veins, in the base of the neck. For 10 points, name this protein-containing fluid that does not get reabsorbed from blood capillaries. answer: _lymph_ 3. In 1815 he took a squadron into the Mediterranean Sea and forced a peace on Algeria. This hero the War of 1812 had first gained fame by blowing up the _Phildelphia_, a U.S. ship that had been captured in Tripoli. For 10 points, what American officer shares his name with a city in Illinois? answer: Stephen _Decatur_ 4. "I heard a wise man say, 'Give crowns and pounds and guineas But not your heart away; Give pearls away and rubies But keep your fancy free.' I heard him say again, 'The heart out of the bosom Was never given in vain; 'Tis paid with sighs a-plenty And sold for endless rue.'" These lines come from, for 10 points, what A. E. Housman poem that reminisces about being barely old enough to drink? answer: _When I Was One-and-Twenty_ 5. It is not South Carolina but it does have a coastal town named Greenville. Other ports of call include Harper, Robertsport and Buchanan, which lies near the delta of the St. John River. The Wologisi Mountains run through its northern interior. For 10 points, name this African nation whose largest city, at the mouth of the St. Paul River, is Monrovia. answer: _Liberia_ 6. He opposed the doctrine of transubstantiation and protested the abuse of priestly powers. He wrote many popular tracts, in English rather than Latin, and he issued the first known English translation of the Bible. For 10 points, name this 14th century religious reformer whose followers were known as Lollards. answer: John _Wycliffe_ 7. The name actually refers to two different mineral species. One is a pyroxene that is usually translucent; the other is nephrite, a variety of amphibole with a waxy luster. For 10 points, name this precious stone used in Eastern art that is sometimes white but usually green. answer: _jade_ 8. He isn't JFK, Jr., but he did receive a state funeral last week. After dying of pneumonia, he joined Alexander Bustamente, Norman Manley and Marcus Garvey in National Heroes Park, the first entertainer to be buried there. He was just 12 years old when he recorded his first hit, "No Man Is An Island." For 10 points, name this Crown Prince of Reggae. answer: Dennis _Brown_ 9. The title of this novel comes from a phrase in the 1782 book "Cecilia" by Fanny Burney. It also describes the book's major male and female characters. The first word refers to Fitzwilliam Darcy and the last word describes Elizabeth Bennett. For 10 points, name this romance by Jane Austen. answer: _Pride and Prejudice_ 10. Administrators say that shelving books by size, rather than content, would increase available shelf space by 33%. Local 2910 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees has howled in protest, though proponents point out areas like Deck 9 of the John Adams Building, where so many books sit on the floor one cannot walk between them. A tradeoff between available space and convenient research looms in, for 10 points, what largest library in the U.S.? answer: _Library of Congress_ 11. Widely used as an organic solvent, this liquid has a boiling point of 111 degrees Celsius and is far less toxic than benzene. Its chemical formula is C6H5CH3 and it can be obtained from coal tar. For 10 points, name this chemical known to the International Union of Physicists and Chemists as methylbenzene. answer: _toluene_ (accept "methylbenzene" early but do not prompt on "benzene") 12. She was the daughter of the priest Calchas. Beloved by a prince, she nonetheless dumped him for Diomedes when she was transferred to the Greek camp. For 10 points, name Trojan heroine and love interest of Troilus. answer: _Cressida_ 13. In 1833 they were organized into a labor union by a Methodist preacher named George Loveless. Convicted of taking an illegal oath, they were transported but eventually pardoned after mass protests. For 10 points, name these agricultural workers who took their moniker from a region of Dorset. answer: _Tolpuddle_ matryrs 14. This stadium hosts a college team in the Coastal Plain League and it's also the home of the Dragons of the Women's Professional Softball League. Its better-known, longtime tenant was a Carolina League franchise but now that same franchise plays Triple-A ball in a similarly named stadium across town. For 10 points, name this ballpark in North Carolina's research triangle. answer: _Durham Athletic Park_ (do not accept "Durham Bulls' Athletic Park," the new stadium) 15. The title character is less interested in his religious studies than in his art work. A teacher catches him inattentive and threatens to "Cha-cha" his "gall-gall." He finds himself spending more time with a beatnik couple and tuning out the rabbis at school. The final straw comes when he paints his mother into a thinly-veiled crucifixion scene. For 10 points, name this novel by Chaim [KIME] Potok. answer: _My Name Is Asher Lev_ 16. In constitutional law this five-syllable word refers to the process of applying provisions of the Bill of Rights to the states by interpreting the due process clause of the 14th amendment to include them. In the business world it refers to the creation of an entity whose main purpose is to limit the founders' liability. For 10 points, what 13-letter verb takes its root from a word meaning "body"? answer: _incorporation_ 17. In the 14th century this city was famous for its weaving. The Spaniards besieged it in 1573 but the townsfolk were so brave that their reward was the country's first university. That college may be best known for an electrical device invented there, a glass jar coated inside and outside with metal foils. For 10 points, name this Dutch city that was also the birthplace of Rembrandt. answer: _Leyden_ 18. Number 5 made the first complete descent to the surface in 1969. Number 9 brought the first TV pictures from the surface in 1975. Its successor, VEGA, deployed and tracked the first balloons in the atmosphere. For 10 points, name this series of Soviet space missions to Venus. answer: _Venera_ 19. He was born in Stein, Austria, in 1800, nine years after the death of his most famous research subject. He used chronological order to classify more than 600 compositions, including 41 symphonies, into a numerical system whose "K" comes from the first letter of his surname. For 10 points, name this musicologist whose lasting fame comes from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. answer: Ludwig Ritter von _Kochel_ 20. After his lands were seized by the Duke of Montrose, he gathered his clansmen and became a brigand. His nickname comes from the Gaelic for "red" and his exploits were romanticized in a novel by Sir Walter Scott. For 10 points, name this Scottish outlaw. answer: _Rob Roy_ 21. Nico was a late addition, a vocalist whose name was lent to an eponymous album. Other members included Maureen Tucker, Sterling Morrison and John Cale. The band's best known album is probably "White Heat/White Light." For 10 points, give the rock group fronted by Lou Reed whose name includes a certain plush material. answer: The _Velvet Underground_ Boston Summer Open Round 10 Questions by Matt Bruce BONUSES 1. Name these Antarctic explorers on a 5-5-10-10 basis. A. For 5 points, born in Borge, Norway, his expedition reached the South Pole in December 1911. answer: Roald _Amundsen_ B. For 5 points, he discovered in January 1912 that Amundsen's expedition had beaten his to the pole. answer: Robert Falcon _Scott_ C. For 10 points, he was a junior officer in Scott's Antarctic expedition from 1901 to 1903 and nearly reached the South Pole on his own in 1909. In 1915 his ship Endurance was crushed in the ice. answer: Sir Ernest Henry _Shackleton_ D. For 10 points, born in London, he commanded an Antarctic expedition from 1839 to 1843 after he had discovered the North magnetic pole. answer: Sir James Clark _Ross_ 2. Answer the following about scientists named Frisch for 10 points each: A. The ethologist Karl von Frisch made a 40-year study of this type of creature, showing that it communicated information through coded dances. answer: honey_bee_ B. Otto Frisch first described nuclear fission in 1939, with the help of his aunt, this woman, who co-discovered protactinium in 1917. answer: Lise _Meitner_ C. Ragnar Frisch shared the first Nobel prize in economics with this econometric giant, born in The Hague. answer: Jan [YAN] _Tinbergen_ 3. Name these American authors from the second decade of the 20th century on a 5-5-10-10 basis: A. For 5 points, his studies of teenagers were published in "Penrod" and "Seventeen" prior to his Pulitzer for "The Magnificent Ambersons." answer: Booth _Tarkington_ B. For 5 points, he wrote the short story collection, "Winesburg, Ohio." answer: Sherwood _Anderson_ C. For 10 points, he penned the lines "I have a rendezvous with death At some disputed barricade," eerily predicting his own death in World War One. answer: Alan _Seeger_ D. For 10 points, he wrote poems in a rustic dialect, the first of which were collected in "A Heap o' Livin'" in 1916. answer: Edgar Albert _Guest_ 4. Last week the world achieved a certain population milestone. A. For 5 points, what large round number did the world's population pass? answer: _6 billion_ B. For 10 points, within 50 years, when did the world's population first top a billion? answer: _1804_ (accept 1754-1854) C. For 15 points, within two years, when did the world's population first top three billion? answer: _1960_ (accept 1958-1962) 5. James Lucesne plays the lead role in a play that opened in Provicetown a couple days ago, 20 years after its New York debut. A. For 10 points, name that play about gay life. answer: _Torch Song Trilogy_ B. For 5 points, name the actor who wrote and first starred in "Torch Song Trilogy." answer: Harvey _Fierstein_ C. For 15 points, name the aging drag queen then played by Fierstein and now played by Lucesne. answer: Arnold _Beckoff_ 6. Name these regions of the Czech Republic for 10 points each: A. Located in the western part of the country, this historic province is a plateau enclosed by mountains. One of its major cities is Plzen. answer: _Bohemia_ B. Located in the north, it was once a bone of contention between Prussia and Austria. answer: _Silesia_ C. Chief towns in this eastern province, near the Slovakian border, include Brno, Ostrava and Olomouc. answer: _Moravia_ 7. She had at least 12 children and was said to be better than any other mother, including Leto, whose own children killed hers and turned her into a weeping rock on Mount Sipylos. For 10 points per answer: A. Name this Greek mythological figure. answer: _Niobe_ B. Name Niobe's father and husband. answer: _Tantalus_, _Amphion_ 8. Name these facts and figures from the trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg for 10 points each: A. In January 1950, this former Manhattan Project physicist told Scotland Yard that he and his cohorts had been passing nuclear secrets to the Russians. answer: Klaus _Fuchs_ B. After Fuchs's allegations, the FBI picked up another former Manhattan Project employee and a certain chemist. Rosenberg defenders say that they were allowed to corroborate their stories to remove inconsistency. Name either member of this pair. answer: David _Greenglass_ or Harry _Gold_ C. Within one, give the year in which the Rosenbergs were executed. answer: _1953_ (accept 1952-1954) 9. For 5 points each, 30 for all correct, name the 17th century French playwrights who created the following works: A. Berenice. answer: Jean Baptiste _Racine_ B. The Affected Young Ladies. answer: _Moliere_ (or "Jean Baptiste Poquelin") C. Le Cid. answer: Pierre _Corneille_ [cor-NAY] D. The Liar. answer: Pierre _Corneille_ [cor-NAY] 10. Name these running backs who shared the backfield with John Elway on a 5-10-15 basis. A. For 5 points, this University of Georgia standout is largely responsible for Elway's Super Bowl wins. answer: Terrell _Davis_ B. For 10 points, this back was Denver's leading rusher in the 1980s. answer: Sammy _Winder_ C. For 15 points, this University of Oklahoma back did his best in third down situations. His fumble of a pass from backup quarterback Gary Kubiak ended the Broncos' playoff run at Buffalo in 1991. answer: Steve _Sewell_ 11. 30-20-10. Name the orchestral work. A. In 1872 its composer made a version for chorus and piano duet, to be used in the opera Mlada. This version was never orchestrated, but the composer added a more beautiful ending and stuck it into the opera Sorochintsy Fair. B. It was completed in 1867 but never performed in the composer's lifetime because his teacher, Balikirev, disapproved of it. C. At the end of this Modest Moussorgsky work, a village bell announces dawn and disperses the evil sprites. answer: St. John's _Night on Bare Mountain_ (or "Night on Bald Mountain") 12. Answer the following about cells that have no nucleus for 10 points each: A. What word do biologists used to describe these cells? answer: _prokaryotic_ or _prokaryotes_ B. Unlike eukaryotic cells, prokaryotic cells have walls that contain this acid. answer: _muramic_ acid C. Many prokaryotic cells contain this, a folded-in plasma membrane. answer: _mesosome_ 13. James Jones wrote a trilogy about World War Two. For 5 points per answer, 30 for all correct: A. Name all three books in the trilogy. answer: _From Here to Eternity_, The _Thin Red Line_, _Whistle_ B. The title, "From Here to Eternity," comes from what poem by what English poet? answer: The _Gentlemen Rankers_ by Rudyard _Kipling_ 14. When does good news on the job front mean bad news for Wall Street? When investors fret that the figures flirt with the NAIRU level. That's N-A-I-R-U; for 5 points per letter, 30 for all correct, expand the acronym. answer: _Non-Accelerating Inflation Rate_ of _Unemployment_ 15. Show of your familiarity with British Admiral Edward Vernon for 10 points each: A. In 1739, during this conflict, Vernon became a national hero for his capture of Portobello. answer: The _War of Jenkins' Ear_ B. In 1740 he ordered the dilution of navy rum with water; after that the mixture became known by this four-letter name. answer: _grog_ C. Vernon himself had gotten the nickname "grog" from this particular item of clothing. answer: his _coat_ (accept clear-knowledge equivalents) 16. Name these mostly unrelated people and things for 10 points each: A. This philosopher and logician was born in Akron, Ohio, in 1902. His works include "From a Logical Point of View" and "Word and Object." answer: Willard _Quine_ B. This feathered serpent god is associated with the invention of the calendar and the rebirth of human life. answer: _Quetzalcoatl_ C. This Jewish sect was destroyed during revolts from 66 to 70 AD, but many of its writings were discovered in the Dead Sea Scrolls. answer: community of _Qumran_ [kum-RAN] 17. Name these people associated with Charles Darwin for 10 points each: A. This former director of the British Natural History Museum worked on the fossil archaeopteryx to develop his theory of mosaic evolution. He also wrote a biography of Darwin. answer: Sir Charles _De Beer_ B. This rival of Darwin may be best known for his proposal of an evolutionary distinction between the fauna of Asia and Australia. answer: Alfred Russel _Wallace_ [The distinction is "Wallace's line."] C. Darwin's maternal grandfather was this craftsman. answer: Josiah _Wedgewood_ 18. Two women won gubernatorial elections in their respective western states in 1924. A. For 5 points each, name the states. answer: _Texas_ and _Wyoming_ B. For 10 points each, name the women. answer: Miriam _Ferguson_ and Nellie _Ross_ 19. Name these O. Henry short stories from descriptions, 5-10-15. A. For 5 points, he sells his watch to buy her a set of combs; she sells her tresses to buy him a watch fob. answer: The _Gift of the Magi_ B. For 10 points, a painter helps save a Greenwich Village girl, dying of pneumonia, by deceiving her into holding out hope. answer: The _Last Leaf_ C. For 15 points, Jimmy Connors, hardened criminal, wants to go straight, and succeeds until he has to demonstrate his safe-opening skills in a dire emergency. answer: A _Retrieved Reformation_ 20. This is the last question of the pack and, as it happens, the most recently-written bonus of the tournament. To that the tournament director says, "Woo-hoo!" A. For 5 points each, what song and band is he quoting? answer: _Song #2_, _Blur_ B. For 10 points, in "Song 2" by Blur, with what item does the narrator shave his head? answer: a _jumbo jet_ C. One of Homer Simpson's all-time best lines is the slowly drawn-out, "I SAID, Woo. Hoo." He speaks this to Marge when she expresses her concern about his taking, for 10 points, what kind of job? answer: _bodyguard_ for Diamond Joe Quimby