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Round 2
Questions by BYU and Cal-Berkeley
1. Although his play, _Samson Agonistes_ was published in 1671, we
know this author far better as the English answer to Dante or
Homer, for it is he who wrote the closest thing to a pair of epics
in English. Like Homer, he was blind. FTP, who was the author of
_Paradis Lost_ and _Paradise Regained_?
John MILTON
2. Most people consider the beetle a pretty lowly creature;
however, the ancient Egyptians revered this particular kind of
beetle as it was supposed to be one of the forms of the sun-god
Amun-Re and a symbol of creation. FTP name this beetle used in
amulets and charms.
SCARAB
3. The year 1961 was a unique one - it reads the same upside
down. For ten points, what is the next year that will read the
same upside down?
6009
4. In 1940, City College of New York found itself embroiled in
controversy due to a new appointment to its Philosophy department.
The would-be professor was charged with being an atheist, a
proponent of sexual immorality, and an Englishman. While these
charges were more-or-less true, it was not quite clear why they
would detract from his proposed courses on mathematical logic.
Nonetheless, a court overturned the appointment, forcing, FTP, what
Nobel Prize-winning scholar to take up a position lecturing at
Harvard?
Bertrand RUSSELL
5. When his father, Sven Forkbeard died, he and his brother
inherited a great empire of two kingdoms, but England refused to
accept him. Only after his brother died and the Danes accepted him
was he able to regain what Sven had willed to him, but then he
established his rule. FTP, what great Danish monarch created a
Northern empire of Denmark, England, and Norway -- which dissolved
upon his death in 1035?
CANUTE the Great (also CNUT)
6. This Latin American poet was an honorary consul to Rangoon and
Singapore, and was exiled by the Chilean government from 1948 to
1952. For ten points, name this 1971 Nobel prize winner for
literature, whose works include _Canto General_ and _Odas
Elementales_.
Pablo NERUDA
7. He was under the patronage of the Medici when he made the
discovery that he described in "Starry Messenger." In fact, he
named the four "heavenly bodies" orbiting Jupiter after members of
the Medici family, although we use mythological names today. FTP,
who was this early scientist who was forced by the church to recant
his discoveries?
GALILEO Galilei
8. Featuring the son of Jupiter and Semele, this tragedy,
Euripides' first to win at the annual drama festival in Athens,
tells how King Pentheus of Thebes tried to prohibit the spread of
the cult of Dionyses, only to be torn apart by Maenids. FTP, what
is this play whose title comes from the followers of the new god?
BACCHAE
9. In the midst of the First World War when the British were
struggling to overthrow the Ottoman Empire, this 1917 statement of
British foreign policy was issued which would have severe
consequences for the Ottomans if carried out. FTP, what was this
manifesto which supported the creation of a Jewish homeland in
Palestine?
The BALFOUR DECLARATION
10. This social satire of 1885 was given the form of comic opera
by its creators, Gilbert and Sullivan. FTP, name this opera with
such laughable characters as "the Lord High Executioner," "Pooh-
Bah," "Nanki-Poo" and "Yum-Yum."
The MIKADO
11. A form of old Norse magic, these stick-like characters were
described by Roman authors who wrote about the ancient Germans.
They were often engraved on stones throughout Denmark, Norway and
especially Sweden, FTP, what was this ancient writing system whose
alphabet was called the Futhark (Foo thark)?
RUNIC LETTERS OR RUNES
12. Each person has on the order of a million of these tiny
structures inside their body. Each one is composed of three
sub-units: a knot of capillaries called the glomerulus, the
Bowman's capsule, and a kind of tubule. Their function is to
filter out waste products, while returning water, glucose, and
other important materials to the bloodstream. FTP, identify this
basic unit of the kidney.
NEPHRON
13. This landlocked African nation changed its name in about 1986,
although for no discernible reason, since today no one knows where
the counterpart state would be. It borders Ghana, Ivory Coast,
Mali, Niger, Benin, and Togo and its capital is Ouagadougou (wog a
do goo). FTP, name this militarily run nation who used to be
called "Upper Volta."
BURKINA FASO
14. As penance for killing one of Diana's sacred stags, Agamemnon
was ordered to sacrifice her. However, some say that before he
could kill her, Diana took her away and made her a priestess. FTP,
who was this daughter of Agamemnon who may have been wisked away to
Taurus, although Agamemnon never knew it?
IPHIGENIA
15. This philosopher lived from circa 490 - circa 430 B.C.
Twenty-five years younger than Parmenides, he came to Parmenides
defense after the latter was attacked by the Pythagoreans for his
unnumeric view of the universe. He tried to show the absurdity of
having an infinite number of units in a finite space by looking at
a shot arrow, a traveler through a stadium, and perhaps most
famously, a race between Achilles and a tortoise, which serves as
an opening dialogue for Godel, Escher, Bach. FTP, who was this man
famous for his paradox?
ZENO of Elea
16. Charles Perrault was the author of this original fairy tale.
An opera by Gioacchino Rossini based on it was first performed in
1817, called La Cenerentola. FTP, identify this fairy tale made
into a 1949 film by Disney and now being re-released?
CINDERELLA
17. Dominated by his favorite, Piers Gaveston, this English king
frittered away the gains his father had won, including all of
Scotland. Finally overthrown by his wife Isabella and her lover
Roger Mortimer, he was forced to abdicate in 1327 and brutally
murdered in prison. FTP, who was this monarch, the subject of a
Marlowe play and the loser at Bannockburn, who was executed in a
most unpleasant fashion?
EDWARD II
18. _Theophilus North_ said _Heaven's My Destiny_ and I plan to
get there on _The Eighth Day_ after _The Ides of March_ with my
friend, _The Woman from Andros_. I may just barely get there _By
the Skin of my Teeth_ because these days _The Bridge of San Luis
Ray_ is mighty delicate. FTP, what author's works have I just
recited?
Thornton WILDER
19. The fighting was indecisive. Lee withdrew after inflicting
12,000 casualties on McClellan's Army of the Potomac and receiving
about 10,000, but the invasion was halted. This battle is often
called the bloodiest single day in American military history. FTP
what battle was this, fought on 17 Sept. 1862 in Maryland?
ANTIETAM or SHARPSBURG
20. In addition to the problems of the peace process, Israel is
also facing a possible drought because her primary source of water
to the north, a lake which supplies 1/3 of Israel's water is drying
up. This could have severe implications on agriculture. FTP, what
is this body of water, which may dry up to become a plain - thus
allowing many others besides Jesus to walk on it?
SEA OF GALILEE
21. This capital city was founded in 1325 on a lake and rapidly
grew in size and population to become the world's most populous by
1450 and certainly so in 1519. However, 1519 proved to be a fatal
year as the city was invaded, sieged, partly burned, and mostly
destroyed in 1521. FTP, what was this city which stood on the site
of present day Mexico City?
TENOCHTITLAN (prompt for: Mexico City on early buzz)OU ACF Tournament
Round 2
Questions by BYU and Cal-Berkeley
BONUSES
1. Tom Hanks is only the second person to win two consecutive
Best Leading Oscars. Spencer Tracy is the other. For 15 points
each, name the two films for which Tracy won his Oscars.
CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS
BOYS TOWN
2. FTP each, given the names of the writers, name the literary
groups or movements to which they belonged:
Alexander Woolcott, Dorothy Parker, George S. Kaufman
ALGONQUIN ROUND TABLE
Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, Claude McKay
HARLEM RENAISSANCE
Emile Zola, Stephen Crane, Frank Norris, Theodore Dreiser,
James T. Farrell
NATURALISTS
3. Given a mythological figure's unusual death, identify him, ten
points each:
1. Struck by a thunderbolt while driving the chariot of the sun.
PHAETHON
2. Fell asleep beside his now-rotting with age ship and part of
it fell on him and crushed him to death
JASON
3. Was hit by a discus thrown by his grandson, thus fulfilling
a prophecy he had tried to avoid.
ACRISIUS
4. Most people know them on a first-name-only basis, but
Michaelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael did have last names. For
the stated number of points, provide them.
(5) Michaelangelo BUONARROTI
(10) Raphael SANZIO or SANTI
(15) Donatello DI NICCOLO
5. 30-20-10-5 For the appropriate number of points, give the
thing that is being described.
(30) Simply defined, it is a commutative division ring.
(20) Richard Dedekind described it as "any system of infinitely
many real or complex numbers, which in itself is so closed and
complete, that the addition, subtraction, multiplication, and
division of any two numbers always produces a number of the same
system.
(10) In a nonmathematical setting, there can be a magnetic,
gravitational, temperature, pressure, scalar, or vector ones of
this thing.
(5) Kevin Costner had one of dreams.
Ans: FIELD
6. Given a country, identify the most populous city within it that
begins with the letter M for 5 points apiece:
Italy MILAN
France MARSEILLES
Germany MUNICH (MUNCHEN in German)
England MANCHESTER
India MADRAS
Morocco MARAKESH
7. For five points each name the six wives of Henry VIII in any
order.
(answer is listed in order)
CATHERINE OF ARAGON ANNE BOLEYN JANE SEYMOUR
ANNE OF CLEVES CATHERINE HOWARD CATHERINE PARR
8. It is time for the Bronte family bonus question. Given a clue,
for the stated # of points, name the Bronte family member.
1. (5) Wrote Wuthering Heights EMILY
2. (5) Wrote Jane Eyre CHARLOTTE
3. (10) Wrote The Tenant of Wildfell Hall ANNE
4. (10) Committed suicide, perhaps because
of his overbearing father's expectations. BRANWELL
9. 30-20-10. Identify the revolutionary.
(30) He was exiled in 1830 from the country he liberated and
died in Peru.
(20) He was the illegitimate son of an Irish immigrant
fleeing religious persecution.
(10) He liberated Chile and became its first president.
Bernardo O'HIGGINS
10. Based on Vergil's epic, the story of Aeneas' relationship with
the queen of Carthage was immortalized in the first English opera.
For 15 points each, name the title of this work and the composer.
DIDO AND AENEAS by Henry PURCELL
11. For five points each, given a recent expansion team, and their
respective sport, name the division they reside in.
Jacksonville Jaguars, the National Football League
AFC CENTRAL
Carolina Panthers, the National Football League
NFC WEST
Colorado Rockies, Major League Baseball
National League WEST
Florida Marlins, Major League Baseball
National League EAST
Florida Panthers, National Hockey League
ATLANTIC Division (prompt on: Eastern Conference)
San Jose Sharks, National Hockey League
PACIFIC Division (prompt on: Western Conference)
12. Identify these terms from astronomy from a definition:
1) The apparent displacement or the difference in apparent
direction of an object as seen from two different viewpoints not on
a straight line with the object.
PARALLAX
2) A interstellar object such as a chunk of rock which enters
the Earth's atmosphere and hits the ground without being totally
vaporized until impact.
METEORITE
3) A unit of measure equal to 3.26 light years.
PARSEC
13. 30-20-10 Name the president from clues given.
(30) He shares his middle name with the name of Paul the
apostle's rabbinic teacher.
(20) One of several presidents to be born in Ohio, he attended
Ohio Central College, bought the Marion Star, married Florence
Kling De Wolfe, and eventually ran for president on the Republican
ticket.
(10) He died unexpectedly in San Francisco on August 2, 1923,
while serving as the twenty-ninth president.
Warren Gamaliel HARDING
14. Given a brief description of their works, identify these
ancient playwrights for 10 points a piece.
a) most famous trilogy is the "Orestia"
AESCHYLUS
b) wrote 92 plays, but only 19 survived
EURIPIDES
c) out of 123 works, 24 of which won the annual drama festival
award, only 7 are still extant.
SOPHOCLES
15. How much do you know about the house you live in? Lets' test
your knowledge of civil engineering, 10 apiece.
1. Given by stress divided by strain, this material constant
is denoted by capital E.
YOUNG'S MODULUS
2. This type of stress is created by forces acting
perpendicular to the axis of the beam.
SHEAR
3. The twisting of a structural member created by torques.
TORSION
16. According to Billy Joel, what year featured, for 10 points
each):
a. Lawrence of Arabia, British Beatlemania
Ole Miss, John Glenn, Liston beats Patterson
Ans. 1962
b. Eisenhower, Vaccine, England's got a new queen
Marciano, Liberace, Santayana goodbye
Ans. 1952
c. Einstein, James Dean, Brooklyn's got a winning team
Davy Crockett, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland
Ans. 1955
17. Identify these important court painters from a brief
description:
(5) He was the court painter to Philip IV of Spain in the 1600s.
Diego VELASQUEZ
(10) A leading neo-classicist, he voted to have Louis XVI executed
and later became Napoleon's favorite. He tried to get in good with
the Bourbons after Napoleon's fall.
Jacques-Louis DAVID
(15) He painted many of Henry VIII's court including the wives.
HANS HOLBEIN the YOUNGER
18. Many masterpieces of literature don't end "happily
ever after," and lately it has become the vogue to "finish" these
stories. For ten points a piece, given the name of a work, give
the name of the author who recently wrote a sequel to it.
a) Les Miserables
LAURA KALPAKIAN
b) Gone with the Wind
ALEXANDRA RIPLEY
c) Rebecca
SUSAN HILL
19. I'll give you the RESPONSE to a famous 1-line question asked
in Shakespeare by the title character of a play. For 5, name the
play, and for a well-deserved ten points, give the exact QUESTION
asked by the title characters.
a. 'I take thee at they word. Call me but love, and I'll be new
baptized.'
ANSWERS:
(5) _Romeo and Juliet_
(10) 'O Romeo, Romeo - wherefore art thou Romeo?'
b. 'The sin upon my head, dread sovereign! For in the book of
Numbers is it writ, when a man dies, let the inheritance descend
unto the daughter.'
ANSWERS:
(5) _Henry V_
(10) 'May I with right and conscience make this claim?'
20. Given the line that finishes the work, give the book and its
author for five points each.
"Nowadays the world is lit by lightning! Blow out your
candles, Laura - and so goodbye . . ."
The GLASS MENAGERIE by Tennessee WILLIAMS
"Who knows but that, on lower frequencies, I speak for you."
INVISIBLE MAN by Ralph ELLISON
"Don't ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing
everybody."
The CATCHER IN THE RYE by J.D. _SALINGER_
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