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Round 6
Questions by Iowa State
1. According to director Robert McKimson, his assent began as a
chorus boy and understudy on Broadway and then a stooge in
vaudeville. He tired of this and switched roles with the
rifle-toting star. Now more successful, he and his partner signed
a contract with Warner Brothers. For ten points, name this
animated hare with a speech-impaired partner.
_B_ugs _Bunny_
2. This scenic cantata, the first of the trilogy that includes the
Songs of Catullus and the Triumph of Aphrodite, whines about the
blows inflicted by fortune, empress of the world, but then
describes the joys of life in gambling, love, wine and so forth.
For ten points, what is this 1937 masterpiece of Carl Orff?
_Carmina Burana_
3. Its 1971 constitution created a strong presidency; the
president serves six-year terms and is the supreme military leader.
He may appoint the Prime Minister and one or more vice
presidents...an important position since the last two have
succeeded to the presidency after an assassination. For ten
points, name this nation currently led by Hosni Mubarak.
_Egypt_
4. Main-stream media attention has only come recently to this
"folk-punk" goddess who, rather than signing with a major recording
label, started her own company "Righteous Babe Records," and has
produced all of her own work. For ten points, identify the woman
behind such albums as "Puddle Dive", "Imperfectly", and, most
recently, "Not a Pretty Girl."
Ani _DiFranco_
5. This Grimstad chemist's apprentince drew inspiration from his
first drama "Catilina" from the revolutions of 1848. His first
success, "Brand" was followed by "Peer Gynt", both of which
attacked the narrowness of life in his native country. For ten
points, identify this playwright, most noted for "Hedda Gabler",
"The Master Builder" and "A Doll's House."
Henrik Johan _Ibsen_
6. His bridge over the Truyere River with a 540-foot span was the
highest in the world for years; he also designed the Gallery of
Machines for the Paris Expo of 1867. But it is for a phallic
symbol that he will be best remembered. For ten points, identify
the designer of the skeleton of the Statue of Liberty and a
984-foot tall Parisian monument.
Alexandre-Gustave _Eiffel_
7. After being injured in the German Army during WWI, he took up
photography and earned fame for his coverage of the Italian
invasion of Ethopia. In America, he joined "Life" magazine and
placed one of his photos on the cover of its second issue. For ten
points, identify this man, most noted for the infamous picture of
a sailor and a woman kissing in Times Square, who died this past
September.
Alfred _Eisenstaedt_
8. It is the infinitesimal generator of translations. For ten
points, what is this quantity whose time derivative is the net
force, classically expressed as mass times velocity?
linear _momentum_
9. Ammianus Marcellinus provided the first systematic description
of these tribes whose first centralized leader is thought to have
been Rua in 432 CE. Their military prowess and cruelity awed their
enemies, but their empire was short-lived: it crumbled after a
loss at the River Nedao in 455. For ten points, identify this
group, a nickname for the German Army in WWI, whose greatest leader
was Attila.
_Hun_s
10. It was founded in Detroit in 1931 by W.D. Fard, and was
officially dissolved by its third leader, Wallace Deen Muhammad in
1985. For ten points, identify this group whose name lives on in
a splinter faction led by Louis Farrakhan.
_Nation of Islam_
(PROMPT on "American Muslim Mission" OR "World Community
of Al-Islam in the West" OR "Black Muslims")
11. "Sulfur Island" is located in the Volcano Islands archipelago
and was unknown to Americans until February 19, 1945, when, after
successfully capturing the island to use as a base for damaged B-29
bombers, marines climbed Mount Suribachi and were photographed by
Joe Rosenthal raising the American flag. For ten points, name this
island.
_Iwo Jima_
12. The last name is the same: the British astronomer who wrote
"Astronomy and Cosmology" and who, along with Thomas Gold and
Hermann Bondi, created the steady-state theory of the universe and
the Englishman who in 1742 wrote, "A Treatise on the Game of
Whist", an authoritative codification of the rules of that game and
whose name became synonomous with universally accepted rules. For
ten points, give the shared last name.
_Hoyle_ (Sir Fred and Edmond)
13. One of his poems, "Paul's Wife", introduces a new legend about
Paul Bunyan. Born in San Francisco, his first two books of poetry,
A Boy's Will and North of Boston were published in England, where
he was a farmer. For ten points, name this poet, most famous for
John F. Kennedy's Inaguration and the works "Mending Wall" and "The
Road Not Taken."
Robert Lee _Frost_
14. The name was used in the 1600's, but it was Scotsman John
Arbuthnot who used the character in 1712 in pamphlets calling for
an end to the War of Spanish Succession. He was a clothier
fighting Nicholas Frog and Lewis Baboon, cartoons of Holland and
France. Later, in Punch, his modern form of a solid farmer and
gentleman with a Union Jack waistcoat and bulldog appeared. For
ten points, name this English equivalent of Uncle Sam.
_John Bull_
16. The philosopher Proudhon, the poet Baudelaire, his patron
Alfred Bruyas and fellow painter Champfleury all appear, though
most of the figures are models including the naked woman draped
over the central figure who is painting a landscape. For ten
points, what is this 1854-5 Gustave Courbet painting of himself at
work?
The _Studio of the Painter_ (The _Artist's Studio_)
17. Clause 38: "No bailiff shall in future put anyone to trial
upon his own bare word, without reliable witnesses produced for
this purpose." Clause 40: "To no one will we sell, to no one will
we refuse or delay right or justice". Clause 30: "No sheriff...
shall take the horses or carts of any free man for transport work."
These appear in extant originals in the London Cathedral, the
Salisbury Cathedral, and twice in the British Museum. For ten
points, identify this 1215 document.
_Magna Carta_ (_Great Charter_)
18. The last name's the same: Samuel signed the Declaration of
Independence from Maryland and remains the only Supreme Court
justice ever impeached, although he was acquitted in 1805. Salmon
was a governor of Ohio and Lincoln's first Secretary of the
Treasury; he planned a Presidental bid againt Lincoln while serving
in his Cabinet. He later succeeded Roger Taney as Chief Justice in
1864. For ten points, identify the shared name.
_Chase_
19. Beginning as a shorter version of the tanka form, it became
dominant under the master Matsuo Basho. Originally resticted to a
description of nature suggestive of one of the seasons and evoking
a definite, unstated emotion, it is now open to any subject, but
remains an art of expressing and suggesting much in as few words as
possible. For ten points, identify this 17-syallable Japanese
poetic form.
_haiku_
20. The skirmishes between these people and the Russians along the
Terek River form part of the background for Tolstoy's "The
Cossacks". Their greatest leader was Shaykh Shamil, who succeeded
in gaining temporary independence from the Russians during the
Crimean War. Hoping to gain permanent independence, they revolted
against Russian rule in late 1994. For ten points, identify this
ethnic group whose whose capital is Grozny.
_Chechen_s
21. His grandfather was portrayed as a great orator in Cicero's
"De oratore" and his father earned the name "Creticus" as a general
in Crete. He joined Julius Caesar's staff during the later
campaigns in Gaul, was quaestor in 51 BCE, tribune in 49 BCE, and
consul when Caesar was assassinated. For ten points, name loser at
Actium, famous for his love, Cleopatra.
Marc (Mark) _Antony_ (Marcus _Antonius_)Bonuses
1. Identify the following characters from the Tennessee Williams
play "A Streetcar Named Desire" for ten points apiece.
(10) She said the immortal line, "I have always depended on the
kindness of strangers."
_Blanche_ DuBois
(10) One of Stanley Kowalski's closest friends, he dated Blanche
during the play.
_Harold_ Mitchell (_Mitch_)
(10) The combative wife of Steve Hubbell, she lives upstairs from
Stanley and Stella.
_Eunice_ Hubbell
2. Identify the play; 30-20-10.
(30) It was originally written as a four-act, but was reduced to
the current three-act by eliminating a character called Grisby.
(20) It is subtitled "A Trivial Comedy for Serious People", and
characters include Miss Prism, Cecily Cardew, and Gwendolen
Fairfax.
(10) Written by Oscar Wilde, it centers around the character of
Jack Worthing, who discovers that left him in a handbag in a
railway station.
The _Importance of Being Earnest_
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3. (30 points)
Answer the following questions about the sport of jai alai for the
stated number of points.
(10) The name of the ball is also an alternative name for the
sport. What is this name?
_pelota_
(10) What is the basketlike container that is strapped to a
player's arm?
_cesta_
(10) The words jai alai are of Basque origin and translate as what
in English?
_merry festival_ [ACCEPT equivalents]
=====
B-4 (30 points)
Answer the following questions about the legend of the Holy Grail.
(15) For five points each, who were the only three of King Arthur's
knights that were found morally fit to complete their quest?
Sir _Perceval_, Sir _Bors_, Sir _Galahad_
(10) What was the castle built by Joseph of Arimathea
that housed the Grail?
_Corbenic_
(5) Finally, for five points, what ruler of Castle Corbenic
suffered a wound that left him unable to father children and left
the surrounding countryside a wasteland?
_Pelles_
=====
B-5 (30 points)
Answer the following questions about key figures in the liberation
of South America for ten points each.
(10) He co-led, along with Jose de San Martin, the army that
liberated Chile in 1818.
Bernardo _O'Higgins_
(10) The son of John IV of Portugal, he declared himself king of an
independent Brazil in 1822.
Dom _Pedro I_
(10) His great victory at Ayacucho, Peru marked the end of Spanish
rule in South America.
Simon _Bolivar_
=====
B-6 (30 points)
Answer the following questions about the Republican Party for ten
points apiece.
(10) What 19th century cartoonist for ^Harper's Weekly^ popularized
the elephant as a symbol for the Republicans.
Thomas _Nast_
(10) The Republican party was organized in 1854 at two meetings
lead by Alvan E. Bovay. For ten points, at what Wisconsin city
were these meetings held?
_Ripon_, Wisconsin
(10) Two branches of the Republican Party developed in 1876; one
supported Hayes and the other opposed him and his idea of civil
service reform and was mentioned by Charles Guiteau as his reason
for assassinating Garfield in 1881. Five points each, name these
two groups.
_Half-Breeds_, _Stalwarts_
=====
B-7 (30 points)
Answer the following questions about presidents of Ford Motor
Company for ten points on the first clue, five if you need an
additional clue.
(10) A son of Henry Ford, he was president from 1919 until his
death in 1943.
(5) His name was used for a new line of Ford automobiles that
failed miserably in the late 1950's.
_Edsel_ Bryant _Ford_
(10) Succeeding Henry Ford II, he announced his resignation only 34
days after becoming president of Ford in 1960.
(5) He left to become John F. Kennedy's Secretary of Defense.
Robert Strange _McNamara_
(10) In the 1960's, he headed the group that designed the Mustang
and served as president from 1970-78.
(5) Less then a year after leaving, he was president of the rival
Chrysler Corporation.
Lido Anthony (Lee) _Iacocca_
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B-8 (30 points)
Identify the chefs from clues for ten points each.
(10) As star of the TV show, "The French Chef" she is credited with
popularizing gourmet cooking with the average American.
Julia _Child_
(10) He is the author of the popular "Frugal Gourmet" series.
_J_eff _Smith_
(10) One of the most renowned chefs in history, he gained worldwide
fame as director of the kitchens for the Savoy Hotel from 1890-99,
created the peach Melba, and is called "the king of chefs and the
chef of kings".
Georges-Auguste _Escoffier_
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B-9 (30 points)
Identify the following Arctic and Antarctic explorers on ten points
for the first clue, five if you need an additional clue.
(10) He proved that Greenland was an island during an expedition
there in 1891.
(5) He is credited with leading the first expedition to reach the
North Pole on April 6, 1909.
Robert Edwin _Peary_
(10) He scouted a route from McMurdo Sound to the South Pole in
preparation of Sir Fuch's transantarctic expedition in 1957-58.
(5) He was the first to climb Mt. Everest.
Sir Edmund Percival _Hillary_
(10) He commanded the ship "Investigator" during his most famous
expedition, which began as a search for fellow explorer Sir John
Franklin.
(5) He discovered the fabled Northwest Passage in 1854.
Sir Robert John Le Mesurier _McClure_
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B-10 (30 points)
Answer the following questions about Hades for the stated number
of points.
(20) We all know the river Styx surrounded Hades, but there were
four other rivers as well. You'll earn five points for each you
can name.
_Acheron_, _Kokytos_, _Lethe_, _Pyriphlegethon_
(10) Hades was dull but not necessarily painful; neither very good
nor very bad people stayed there for eternity. For five each, to
where were the very good and very bad people sent?
_Elysian Fields_ (good); _Tartarus_ (bad)
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B-11 (30 points)
Identify the following types of Japanese writing.
(10) What two names are given to the basic ^kana^ or syllabaries,
the first common and rounded, the second squarish and used
similarly to italics?
_hiragana_; _katakana_
(10) What name is given to Chinese characters?
_kanji_
(10) What name is given to the combination of kana and kanji used
to write Japanese?
_kanamajiri_
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B-12 (30 points)
Identify the Canadian body of water in which each of the following
groups of islands lies.
(10) Prince Edward Island
_Gulf of Saint Lawrence_
(10) Akimiski Island, North and South Twin Island, Charlton Island
_James Bay_
(10 Akpatok Island
_Ungava Bay_
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B-13 (30 points)
Identify the following explorers known as "mountain men," even
though not all spent much time in the mountains.
(10) Though not a trapper or even an inhabitant of the Rockies, his
explorations and subsequent reports of the West made him a popular
"Mountain Man" in the eyes of most Easterners. In fact, he hired
guides and simply followed them throughout most of his
explorations. Today, he is better known as a military man and the
first Republican presidential candidate.
John _Fremont_
(10) He grew up in a Missouri stockade and apparently enjoyed the
frontier life, since he went West as a teenager and stayed for most
of his life in the Rockies as a trapper and trail guide. He led
John Fremont's Rockies expeditions in 1842-43 and later served with
distinction in army, commanding a fort and leading expeditions
despite his lack of formal military training.
Kit _Carson_
(10) The original 'Mountain Man,' this trapper was one of the first
whites to explore Yellowstone territory and discovered the Great
Salt Lake. As the fur trade died, he established a trading
post/fort in Wyoming that was a stop along the Oregon Trail and
became a trail guide for government officials.
Jim _Bridger_
=====
B-14 (30 points)
Most people are born with the typical 23 pairs of chromosomes
because individuals with more or less than that number tend not to
survive to birth. However, an excess or lack of chromosomes does
occasionally occur. Answer the following about this potential
excess or lack.
(10) This term is applied to individuals with more pairs of
chromosomes than usual. It usually causes spontaneous abortion in
animals, but is relatively common in plants.
_polyploidy_
(10) This term is used when an individual has fewer individual
chromosomes than is normal; it is most often seen in humans.
_aneuploidy_
(10) This condition is caused by trisomy of chromosome 21, meaning
that the person has an extra copy of the 21st chromosome. It is
the only autosomal aneuploid condition in which the individual can
survive to adulthood, though it does cause many mental and physical
defects.
_Down's Syndrome_
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B-15 (30 points)
Answer the following questions about Mozart's opera The Magic
Flute for the stated number of points.
(10) Why does Tamino promise the Queen of the Night that he will
rescue her daughter?
Then Queen of the Night has promised Tamino her hand in
marriage if he rescues her. [ACCEPT equivalents]
(10) What does the Queen of the Night offer Pamina in order to
kill Sarastro in Act II, Scene 1?
_dagger_ [ACCEPT equivalents]
(10) Near a temple to which deity does the bulk of the operatic
action occur?
_Isis_
=====
B-16 (30 points)
Identify the following thermodynamic state functions for ten points
apiece.
(10) It is proportional to the natural log of the number of states
consistent with the system's internal energy.
_entropy_ or S
(10) It is minimal for systems at equilibrium.
_Gibbs free energy_ or G
(10) It is constant during an adiabatic process.
_internal energy_ or U
17. Identify the following artists from works for 5 points apiece
with a five-point bonus for all five.
A. The Gleaners Jean-Francois Millet
B. The Tribute Money Masaccio
C. The Discus Thrower Myron
D. Insane Theodore Gericault
E. Wedding of the Arnolfinis Jan van Eyck
18. Name the author from works 30-20-10.
(30) Trouble in July, North of the Danube
(20) The Sure Hand of God, Georgia Boy
(10) Tobacco Road, God's Little Acre
Erskine CALDWELL
19. Name the directors of the following films for 5 points apiece
plus 5 for all correct.
A. Dead Poet's Society Peter WEIR
B. Blow Up Michelangelo ANTONIONI
C. Wild Strawberries Ingmar BERGMAN
D. Amadeus Milos FORMAN
E. Wuthering Heights William WYLER
20. Identify the famous poem 30-20-10.
(30) The first line is "A Rock, A River, A Tree"; the last line
simply says "Good morning."
(20) The poem talks of the speaking of the Tree and all the
different parts of humankind which have "lain too long in
darkness."
(10) It was composed by Maya Angelou, who recited it at the 1993
Presidential Inauguration.
ON THE PULSE OF MORNING
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