IBA Toss-Up Set 3
1. The founder of the New Yorker and the New York Tribune, he wielded great influence as editor of the Tribune, and after 1850 became an outspoken critic of slavery. FTP, identify this man who was the unsuccessful opponent of Grant in the election of 1872 who is remembered for the expression, "Go west, young man."
Answer: Horace Greeley
2. Pencil and paper may be necessary. For 10 points, express the following binary number in base 6: 100110.
Answer: 102
3. During a childhood of poverty, in which he had to work for a time in a blacking warehouse, he became a court stenographer and parliamentary reporter. FTP, identify this English author of Dombey and Son, Little Dorrit, and Oliver Twist.
Answer: Charles Dickens
4. He founded Interview and took Studio 54 as his anteroom, and he made underground movies such as Flesh and Chelsea Girls. FTP, identify this modern artist of Brillo Boxes and Campbell's Soup cans.
Answer: Andy Warhol
5. They are characterized by having netveined leaves and a ring of bundles in the stem vascular system, and their flowering parts are in multiples of four of fives. FTP, identify this class of angiosperms that have two seed leaves.
Answer: dicots
6. Organized in 1912 after the Revolution of 1911, it called for parliamentary government. It briefly joined with the Communist Party, then fought the communists bitterly. FTP, identify this political party that ruled China from 1928 to 1949 and was led by Sun Yat-sen.
Answer: Kuomintang
7. She grew up in Minnesota, but turns up in port and falls in love with both the sea and a brawny Irish seaman named Mat Burke. When she commits to a shameful past in St. Paul, her father and lover repudiate her, but she is forgiven in the end. FTP, identify this title character of a 1922 drama by Eugene O'Neill.
Answer: Anna Christie
8. In 1888, this German physicist first demonstrated the existence of radio waves, theoretically proved several years later by James Clerk Maxwell. FTP, identify this man for whom the SI unit of frequency is named.
Answer: Heinrich Hertz
9. He wrote that "The chief foundation of all states...are good laws and good arms." The rare philosopher whose name became a household word, his was synonymous with deception, unscrupulousness and cunning. FTP, identify this author of the classic how-to book for aspirants to power, The Prince.
Answer: Niccolo Machiavelli
10. Though he was a conductor, composer, pianist, lecturer, author, and television personality, he is best known as a conductor. He made his professional debut in 1943 when he replaced the indisposed Bruno Walter as conductor of the New York Philharmonic, of which he later became the first American conductor. For 10 points, identify this musical renaissance man whose works include the Jeremiah Symphony and West Side Story.
Answer: Leonard Bernstein
11. It was the site of the signing of a July 1560 Treaty designed to ease the strife between Protestants and Catholics in Scotland. Queen Elizabeth's consort, Philip Mountbatten, is duke of this city which was chartered in 1329 by Robert the Bruce. For 10 points, identify this city that in 1436 became the capital of Scotland.
Answer: Edinburgh
12. In it, the principal character, a neurotic and dissipated young man becomes insane from congenital syphilis. His mother, embittered by her experiences is in revolt against a society in which such conditions exist. For 10 points, identify this scarily titled play centered on Oswald Alving by Henryk Ibsen.
Answer: Ghosts
13. It is insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents. In the presence of ultraviolet light, it tends to react with atmospheric oxygen to produce poisonous phosgene. For 10 points, identify this colorless, sweet-smelling compound of formula CHCl3 that has been replaced as an anesthetic by less toxic compounds?
Answer: chloroform or tri-chloromethane
14. The daughter of Helios, and the aunt of Medea, she lived on the island of Aeaea. When Odysseus and his men landed on her island, she changed his men into swine but he resisted her charms with the help of Hermes. FTP, identify this enchantress who bore Odysseus three sons.
Answer: Circe
15. The son of a poor farmer, this man attended Phillips Exeter Academy and Dartmouth, then became a lawyer, winning the cases of McCulloch vs. Maryland and Dartmouth vs. Woodward. FTP, identify this New Hampshire orator and defender of the Constitution known for his Senate speeches supporting the Compromise of 1850.
Answer: Daniel Webster
16. This novel was its author's response to R.M. Ballantyne's The Coral Island, a cheerful, boy's adventure story with the same initial premise, and it reflects his pessimistic belief in the inherent cruelty and evil of man. FTP, identify this famous novel by William Golding.
Answer: Lord of the Flies