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Round 9
Questions by UT-Dallas
1. TWO ANSWERS REQUIRED. They had only been together for three
days, but their separation was reported worldwide. When the hatch
closes there will be a sad feeling FTP, for the occupants of which
two space craft--one the U.S. shuttle the other the Russian space
station?
A: Atlantis and Mir
2. Officially back in the U.S. for the second time for talks with
the Clinton administration this IRA leader is worried that peace
talks are crumbling. FTP, name the leader of the IRA's political
wing.
A: Gerry Adams
3. He wrote, "All men dream; but not equally. Those who dream by
night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find
it was vanity; but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for
they may act their dreams with open eyes, to make it possible," in
the introduction to his book SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM. FTP, name
this man immortalized by Peter O'Toole in a movie about his
exploits in Arabia.
a: T.E. Lawrence (accept: Lawrence of Arabia)
4. It is a medieval German story about a knight of the holy grail
who rescues and marries Princess Elsa but is fated to leave her. An
epic poem, attributed to Eschenbach, tells the story and Wagner
based his opera of the same name on this poem. FTP, what is the
name of the opera and/or story?
A: Lohengrin (Lo en grin)
5. They are a group of 17 inhabited and 5 uninhabited volcanic
islands in the North Atlantic with Ostero and Steymoy being the two
largest islands. Originally part of Norway, they passed to Denmark
in 1380 and became a British protectorate during WWII. FTP, what is
the name of these islands about 850 miles from the coast of
Denmark?
A: Faeroe Islands
6. Not well known today, he was the last surviving signer of the
Declaration of Independence having lived to 95 years of age. FTP,
what was the name of this Maryland delegate from Carrollton?
A: Charles Carroll
7. Even though the cold war has supposedly ended, he's back on the
best selling books list with OUR GAME. With such characters as
Karla, Toby Esterhase, and George Smiley, its no wonder readers
find his work intriguing. FTP, name this writer, author of Tinker,
Tailor, Soldier, Spy and The Little Drummer Girl.
A: John LeCarre
8. Dryden wrote a poem using the phrase as the title, and in
English History it is often used to refer to the year 1666 because
of the great fire of London, the war with the Dutch and the Plague.
FTP, what is the latin phrase for "a year of wonders"?
A: Annus mirabilis
9. He was the son of Amram and Jochebed and the elder brother of
Moses and Miriam, and was the first high priest of Israel. FTP,
name this man who also shared in Moses' fate of death--his death
taking place shortly after Moses on Mount Hor.
A: Aaron
10. Occurring about 500 to 435 million years ago, the period of
geologic time was characterized by the development of marine
ecosystems and deepwater life forms. FTP what is its name?
A: Ordovician
11. This contractual agreement between a buyer and a seller gives
the right to purchase shares of a specific stock at a stated price
within a given period of time. FTP, what is it called?
A: A Call option
12. After the end of the recent world Track and Field Championships
in Gothenburg, Sweden, only one athlete had won his event in all
five World Championships. FTP, who is this Urkrainian pole
vaulter?
A: Sergi Bubka
13. Pencil and paper might be needed. The once popular tune that
began with "Hey 98.6 its glad to have you back again," would have
to have its lyrics changed to what number if, FTP, the degrees were
expressed in Kelvin?
A: 300
14. When Syracuse was beseiged by Marcellus, this inventor is said
to have constructed a burning glass on a scale of such magnitude
that by means of it the enemy's fleet caught fire. FTP, who was
this renowned mathematician, who built the endless screw and who
amazed all by moving weights with pulleys and levers?
A: Archimedes
15. He was commissioner of supplies for the Spanish Armada
expedition, and earlier had been taken prisoner and held for five
years by the Berber corsairs. FTP who is this Spaniard much better
known for his literary works such as Don Quixote?
A: Miguel Cervantes
16. Its biosynthesis, unlike the preparation of ethanol, is an
enzyme-catalyzed oxidation reaction that takes place when fruit
juices are fermented in the presence of air by bacteria. FTP name
this compound, whose 5% solution can be bought in most grocery
stores as vinegar.
ACETIC ACID or ETHANOIC ACID
17. A letter to him dated 25 Nov 1859 begins, "Although the Hands
of Slavery throw a barrier between you and me, and it is not my
privilege to see you in prison, Virginia has no bolts or bars thru
which I cannot send you my sympathy...You rocked the Bastille; and
I hope that from your sad fate great good arises in the cause of
freedom. FTP name the prisoner; he was hanged 02 Dec 1859 for a
raid on a federal arsenal in Virginia on 16 Oct 1859.
John BROWN
18. The action takes place withing and without a palacee at
Troezen, a town in the Peloponnesus. The characters include
Aricia, princess of the blood royal of Athens; Ismene, Aricia's
confidant; Hippolytus, son of Theseus. FTP identify the Jean
Racine play named for the last wife of Theseus and daughter of
Minos and Pasiphae.
PHAEDRA
19. Launched 08 Dec 1989, this probe was the first to investigate
the Earth in a manner similar to the Voyager expeditions of the
outer solar system. It had two Earth fly-bys and a Venus flyby.
It radioed information about Jupiter starting before the July 1994
Shoemaker-Levy 9 crash. FTP name this probe, currently scheduled
to reach Jupiter this month, named for the first man to explore
Jupiter using a telescope.
GALILEO
20. He was awarded the Presidential Medal for Merit in 1948 for his
development of armor-piercing shells and C-4 explosive. Later in
1948, while bedridden with a cold, he theorized the helical
structure of proteins. His final work was explaning five-fold
symmetry in quasi-crystals. FTP identify this man, who, if awarded
a posthumous Nobel Prize for his last work, will be the first
three-time winner, all of them unshared.
Linus PAULING
BONI
1. Identify the famous person, 30-20-10.
>(30) He was born December 25, 1642 at Woolsthorpe in Lincolnshire,
went to Trinity College, served as a member of Parliament, and
knighted in 1705.
> (20) He defended the privileges of the University against the
attacks by James II and among his works is "Observations on the
Prophecies of Daniel"
> (10) He is most noted for his "Optics" and works on mathematics.
Not only is the apple associated with his name, but so is, in a
way, the fig.
A: Sir Isaac Newton
2. Six countries border the Black Sea. Five points a apiece name
them.
A: Russia; Georgia; Turkey; Bulgaria; Romania; Ukraine.
3. Name, for ten points apiece, the three King of England from the
House of York.
A: Edward IV; Edward V; Richard III.
4. 30-20-10 Name the Author from his works.
(30) R is for Rocket; Death is a Lonely Business.
(20) Dandelion Wine; I sing the Body Electric.
(10) Fahrenheit 451; The Illustrated Man.
A: Ray Bradbury
5. 30 pts. possible. FTP each, provide the correct answers to the
following questions.
10 pts > What was the year of the first U.S. Presidential election
where there were only two Presidential candidates?
A: 1804
10 pts > Who were the candidates?
A: Thomas Jefferson and C.C. Pinckney
10 pts > All or nothing -- name both of the years in which the
House of Representatives decided who would be President?
A: 1800 and 1824
6. FTP each, I'll give you part of the plot from a Shakespeare Play
and you identify the play.
> A French Duke, driven from his dukedom by his brother, seeks
refuge in the forest of Arden with a few of his followers where
they live a free and easy life.
-A: As You Like It
> Egeus promises his daughter Hermia to Demetrius but she loves
Lysander and flees from Athens with her lover. Demetrius went in
pursuit of her, followed by Helena, who doted on him.
-A: Midsummer Night's Dream
> He's a mythical king of Britain who has a daughter who marries
clandestinely Posthumus Leonatus who is banished by the king.
-A: Cymbeline
7. This is a 30 point bonus question. Five points for each correct
answer, and an additional five points for getting them in order. We
all know that China and India are the world's most populous
nations--together accounting for over 2 billion humans. But can you
name the next five most populous nations?
-A: United States (263.2m);
Indonesia (198.4m);
Brazil (157.8m);
Russia (147.5m);
and Pakistan (129.7m).
8. 30-20-10 Name this historical figure from the clues provided.
(30) Born about 690 A.D., he was the illegitimate son of the Duke
of Austrasia.
(20) In honor of one of his military victories he was given a name
which translated means "the hammer."
(10) He defeated the Saracens at Poitiers in 732 and his son,
Pepin, founded the Carolingian line of monarchs taking their name
from his name.
-A: Charles Martel (Martel =the hammer)
9. 30 points possible, ten points each. I'll give you a description
and you give me the correct name.
> A centaur, son of Philyra and Saturn, he was famous for his
knowledge of medicine and taught mankind the use of plants and
herbs. He was placed among the stars and is known as Sagittarius.
A: Chiron
> Son of Odin and brother of Thor, he was a warrior deity and the
protector of brave men and champions.
A: Tyr
> This was the evil Egyptian god who slew his brother Osiris and
was in turn slain by Osiris' son.
A: Set or Seth
10. I'll give you the pen name of some famous writers and you
supply the real names, 10 pts. each.
>George Orwell
Eric Arthur BLAIR
>Paul French
Isaac ASIMOV
>Saki
Hector Hugh MUNRO
11. 30-20-10 Name the river.
> (30) the Temple to the cow goddess, Hathor, patron of joy music
and motherhood sits near this river.
> (20) this river splits into two branches --one called the Rosetta
branch -- before it makes its way to the Mediterranean Sea.
> (10) the Capital of Egypt sits upon this river.
-A: Nile
12. For 5 point each, 30 points in all, name the six countries that
border Libya.
A: Egypt; Sudan; Chad; Niger; Algeria; and Tunisia.
13. Given the clues, name the year. 30-20-10.
>(30) Cannery Row by John Steinbeck and The Hideous Strength by C.
S. Lewis are published
>(20) The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development is
established.
>(10) The Animal Farm: A Fairy Story is published; WWII ends
A: 1945
14. Given the term, name the quantity that remains constant, i.e.,
whose change is zero, for five points apiece.
A. isothermic temperature (T)
B. isobaric pressure (P)
C. isochoric volume (V)
D. isostatic enthalpy (accept: state) (H)
E. equilibrium Gibbs free energy (G)
F. adiabatic internal energy (U)
15. Given the deepest point in the body of salty water, name the
body for 10 point apiece. HINT: Don't even be waiting for the
Marianas Trench.
A. Sunda Trench Indian Ocean
B. Sigsbee Deep Gulf of Mexico
C. Skagerrak North Sea
16. It's time for a fireworks bonus. Given a chemical compound
used in fireworks, identify the color produced when it fires for 5
points apiece:
A. strontium nitrate red
B. barium chlorate green
C. cryolite yellow
D. magnesium white
E. charcoal gold
F. copper oxide blue
17. Answer the following questions about the death penalty for 10
points apiece:
A. First, within two, inclusive, how many states have no
provisions for the death penalty?
13 (Accept 11-15)
B. In both Washington and Montana, lethal injection is one option
for execution. What is the other?
hanging
C. In what state is it still possible to execute people by firing
squad?
Utah
18. Name these not-quite great lakes for the stated number of
points.
A. For 10: This lake, not Crater Lake, has the distinction of
being the largest lake in the U.S. formed by a volcanic caldera.
Lake Tahoe
B. For 5: This central Manitoba lake has a larger area than lake
Ontario and is just slightly smaller than Lake Erie. Its island
include Reindeer, Elk, and Commissioner Islands.
Lake Winnipeg
C. For 15: Connected to Lake Superior by the Rainy River, this
lake contains the northernmost point of the lower 48 states.
Lake of the Woods
19. Identify the following from Egyptian mythology for 10 points
apiece:
A. First, name the Egyptian god who was responsible for the
judgement of the deceased.
Osiris
B. Name the region of the underworld where deceased souls went to
be judged by Osiris.
Amenti
C. Finally, name the jackal-headed son of Osiris who served as a
guide for souls on their way to Amenti.
Anubis
20. Given three cities, name the peninsula on which all might be
found for 10 points apiece:
A. Randers, Kiel, and Kopling
Jutland (acc: Denmark)
B. Simferopol, Kerch, and Sevastopol
The Crimea or the Crimean Peninsula
C. Ponoy, Kirovsk, and Murmansk
Kola Peninsula