(Message inbox:1308) Date: Thu, 14 Dec 1995 10:49:10 CST To: hgherron@wsuhub.uc.twsu.edu, rthomson@owlnet.rice.edu, topquark@iastate.edu, gaius@uclink2.berkeley.edu, uslkendall@msuvx1.memphis.edu, David_Dalton@cofo.edu From: Eric Bell <ebell@uoknor.edu> Subject: Round 6 X-Sender: ebell@mail.uoknor.edu X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 1.5.2 Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Attachments: C:\TEMP\ROUND6.TXT; part 1 text/plain 0 Press <return> to show content...part 2 text/plain 18K Press <return> to show content...OU ACF Tournament 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_ ===== 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_ ===== 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_ ==== 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_ ===== 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) ===== 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_ ===== 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_ ===== 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_ ===== 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 part 3 text/plain 288 Press <return> to show content...Eric Bell (ebell@uoknor.edu) * http://iguana.ucs.uoknor.edu/~ebell/ OU ACF Team / CaPD College Bowl * You think OU agrees with me? HA!!! "It's a lovely day. 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