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Subject: Round 11
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Round 11
Packet by UT-Dallas
1. In 1789, a London journeyman engraver, produced an engraved book
on copperplate intermixing poetry and design. Since each copy ofthe
book was colored with washes by hand no two books were identical--
even the order of the pages was not fixed. He entitledthe book
"Songs of Innocence". FTP who was the author?
A: William Blake
2. It is Vermont size peninsula which juts down from mainland
Ukraine in the Black Sea, and in 1954 Nikita Khrushchev "gave it"
to the Ukraine. As a result control over this area has become a
sore point between the two countries, FTP, name this favorite
vacation spot for aristocrats and communist bosses--the area in
which Mikhail Gorbachev enjoyed his last holiday as president of
the Soviet Union.
A: Crimea
3. Antarctica is not a place you'd think of as being hot, but in
1991, it had a volcanic eruption. FTP, what was the name of the
volcano that provided the pyrotechnics?
A: Mt. Erebus
4. Barely had human beings invented the airplane and they had to
try and go around the planet; in 1889 what pilot went from New York
to New York in 72 days, 6 hours, and 11 minutes?
A: Nellie Bly
5. He was, by all accounts, a tender hearted, lonely man who was
childless. Born in Odense in 1805, he died 72 years later in
Copenhagen. He wrote, among other fairy tales, The Hardy Tin
Solder, The Old Street Lamp, and The Ugly Duckling. FTP, who was
this Danish master?
A: Hans Christian Anderson
6. She was a refined observer and writer of the lives and manners
of well-bred country people, and so well loved was her work, that
her remains are to be found in Winchester Catherdral. FTP, who was
this novelist who before the age of 26 had produced "Northhanger
Abbey, and before 21 years of age "Pride and Prejudice?"
A: Jane Austen
7. Geographically, the area was unified as a kingdom in the 7th
century A.D., and it stands at the junction point of four
geopolitical power spheres. While its two countries are
economically complementary with the one in the north rich in
mineral resources and the one in the south widely diversified, they
are ideologically extreme examples of capitalism and communism.
FTP -- name this peninsula.
a. Korea (accept North and South Korea or Korean Peninsula)
8. Name's the same. He was a travelling showman who, through
"honest John", lured Pinocchio into his puppet show, and it is an
Italian mountain which erupted in 1993. FTP, what is that name?
A: Stromboli
9. Its name comes from the Latin word for morning star, and unknown
to each other both Robert Boyle and Hennig Brand discovered this
white, translucent, waxy substance that glows in the dark. FTP,
what is this chemical element represented by the letter "P"?
A: Phosphorus
10. After serving with Francisco Pizarro in Peru, he was named
governor of Cuba, from which in 1539 he set out to conquer
Florida.He explored much of Georgia in search of treasure and much
of the states of Tennessee, Alabama and the Carolinas. FTP, who was
this adventurous Spaniard, who saw the Mississippi in 1541 and died
shortly thereafter?
A: Hernando De Soto
11. He was a friend of Ulysses in Ithaca, and Minerva assumed his
form in order to give instructions to Ulysses' son, Telemachus,
whom she accompanied to Pylos. FTP, who is he?
A: Mentor
12. Chief Broom, Billy Bibbit, Ruckly, Ellis, Randal Patrick
McMurphy and Nurse Ratched are characters in, for ten points, what
classic novel of the 1960's about life in a mental hospital which
was later made into a movie?
A: One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
13. Sparrows and doves were customarily yoked to her chariot and
her favorite residence was said to be Cyprus where she was
regularly attended to by her son and minister, Cupid. FTP name this
extremely beautiful goddess who also has a planet named after her.
A: Venus
14. While serving as minister to France, he had an idea which he
thought would save Parisians about 100 million candles a year--
adjusting the hours of the business day--which was important in the
year 1784. FTP, who was this early American innovator known as Poor
Richard?
A: Benjamin Franklin
15. He was born in Bombay, India, December 30, 1865, and was
educated in England. He is the author of The Story of the Gadsbys,
and Plain Tales from the Hills. FTP who is this writer who gave us
Wee Willie Winkie, Kim, and the Jungle Book?
A: Rudyard Kipling
16. Andre Gide won the Nobel Prize for literature and Edward
Appleton won it for physics. FTP, what was the year?
A: 1947
17. Someone has to be the last guy! He was deposed by Odoacer, and
thus the western empire of Rome ended. FTP, who was the last Roman
emperor?
A: Romulus _Augustulus_ (accept _Romulus Augustus_)
18. FTP, name the coastal state whose highest point although called
Driskill Mountain is only 535 ft. above sealevel, and whose
lowestpoint is both below sealevel and in the city of New Orleans.
A: Louisiana
19. The name's the same According to the Iliad, she was thedaughter
of Phoenix. "She" was also discovered in the heavens aboutJupiter
in 1610 by Marius and Galileo. FTP, what's that name?
A: Europa
20. Studied by Darwin for eight years, these Crustacea, related
tolobsters and crabs, swim in their larval stage before
cementingthemselves head down to their substrate and kicking food
into theirmouths with their legs.
A: Barnacles or Cirripedia
BONI
1. 30-20-10 Name the author from his works.
> (30) The Godmakers; Soul Catcher; and Whipping Star
> (20) The Eyes of Heisenberg; The Dosadi Experiment; The
JesusIncident
> (10) Hellstrom's Hive, Dune
A: Frank Herbert
2. An Internet bonus question. I'll give you the terms and you
tell me what they stand for:
a. HTML A: Hypertext Markup Language
b: WAIS A: Wide Area Information Service
c: SMTP A: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
3. 30-20-10 Name the substance
30- It was the subject of a Tom Robbins' novel, one of whose main
characters, Alobar lives through the centuries
20- the name for the substance is derived from Latin for "through
the smoke"
10- some typical ingredients are musk, ambergris, civet, castor,
and tradenames include Shalimar and Chanel No. 5.
A: perfume
4. Everyone should know that Mandarin Chinese is the most common
native language. For 5 pts apiece, with a 5 point bonus for
putting them in order, name the next five languages,in terms of
total numbers of native speakers, on Earth today.
A: Hindi; Spanish; English; Bengali; Arabic
5. Name the author 30-20-10.
> (30) She was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania in 1832
> (20) she wrote "An Old-Fashioned Girl" and the well known poem
"Thoreau's Flute"
> (10) she wrote "Little Men" and "Little Women"
A: Louisa May Alcott
6. 30-20-10 Name the author from the clues provided.
> (30) His ironic satire, The Shortest Way with Dissenters,
broughthim a prison term
> (20) Called the father of modern journalism he wrote andpublished
a journal called "The Review" singlehandly; he also wrote"A Journal
of the Plague Year."
> (10) Two of his books are Moll Flanders and The Life and
StrangeSurprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe.
A: Daniel DeFoe
7. (30 pts possible) This is a bonus about the American Revolution.
While history books may make it seem like all were in favor of
separation, this was, of course, not the case. For five points each
and bonus five for getting them all correct answer the following:
> (5) What was the name of the British spy captured on September
23, 1780 by Americans and subsequently hanged on October 2nd.
A: Major John Andre
> (5) the papers he was carrying revealed a plot by what "american"
to surrender a fort to the British
A: Benedict Arnold
> (5) the name of the fort was
A: West Point
> (5) the British officer to whom Arnold was to surrender West
Point was
A: Sir Henry Clinton
> (5) Arnold escaped on what British ship
A: the HMS Vulture
8. 30 pts. possible. I'll give you some works by an author and you,
for ten points each, give me the correct name of the author. Hint:
all of the authors names begin with "C".
> "Wallenstein," "Christabel," and "The Ancient Mariner."
A: Samuel Taylor Coleridge
>"The Spy," The Pilot," and "The Pathfinder."
A: James Fenimore Cooper
> "Ye Mariners of England," "The Exile of Erin," and "Pleasures
ofHope"
A: Thomas Campbell
9. (30 pt. bonus) FTP each, I'll give you the invention and yougive
me the inventor:
1. the Barometer (A: 1643 Torricelli)
2. Thermometer (A: 1709 Fahrenheit)
3. First life preserver (A: 1805, Edwards)
10. 30 pts. Since parts of Europe were dominated by Rome, first as
a country and later because of the Church, we'll do a papal history
bonus! I'll give you some facts about a pope and you tell me the
Pontiff's name.
> He called the first crusade in 1084
A: Urban II
> He was the pope who was captured and taken to Avignon
A: Boniface VIII
> He was the pope during WWI serving from 1914-1922
A: Benedict XV
11. 30-20-10. Identify the famous person.
>(30) this person, at the Progressive National Convention held in
Chicago in 1912, made a speech seconding the nomination of Theodore
Roosevelt for President.
>(20) this person wrote Democracy and Social Ethics and Newer Ideas
of Peace
> (10) this person founded, with Miss Ellen Gates Starr, the Social
Settlement of Hull House
a: Jane Adams
12. 30-20-10 Name this historical figure.
> (30) Born in Wantage, Berks in 849, he was the youngest son
ofEthelwulf
> (20) Upon the death of his brother, Ethelred, he succeeded to the
throne; he was threatened with dissension from within and invasion
from without by the Danes
> (10) He established "Danelaw" and is credited with "saving" the
English language
A: Alfred the Great
13. Different countries have different names for their money.
SoI'll give you the name of the currency, and you, for 10 pts
eachgive me the country.
> Bolivar (A: Venezuela)
> Cordoba (A: Nicaragua)
> Balboa (Panama)
14. I will give you the meaning of the state's name and you tell me
which U.S. state it is for 10 points, after another clue for 5.
(10) Although the Delaware Indians never lived anywhere near this
state, its name is from their language and means "mountains and
valleys alternating"
(5) It elected the nation's first female governor, Nellie Ross
(A: Wyoming)
(10) Its name comes from an Indian word meaning "great river"
(5) It was the home of Presidents Harding and Hayes
A: Ohio
(10) It comes from an Indian word meaning "this is the place"
(5) It is the birthplace of John Wayne and the home of the
infamous Madison County
A: Iowa
15. Everyone knows the thirteen colonies and subsequently
thirteenstates, but can you name, for five points each and an extra
5 forgetting them in order, the next 5 states to join the U.S.?
A: Vermont (1791);
Kentucky (1792);
Tennessee (1796);
Ohio (1803);
and Louisiana (1812)
16. 30-20-10 Name the author.
>(30) he was born in Paris in 1628, and his first landmark
book,Tales of Times Passed, was published in 1697
>(20) Tales contained eight stories, the least famous of which
wasthe story of a deformed price's romance with a beautiful
butwitless princess.
> (10) of the other seven included Little Red Riding
Hood,Cinderella, and Puss n' Boots
A: Charles Perrault
17. 30 pts are yours, 10 points apiece, if you know the names of
the three guardians appointed by Themis who promoted equity and
justice. The stood around the throne of Zeus ; they opened and shut
the gates ofheaven, and yoked the steeds to the chariot of the sun.
A: Eunomia (order); Dike (punishment); and Irene (peace)
18. Name the composer from works for the stated number of points:
(5) Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Claude DEBUSSY
(10) Hans of Iceland and Boris Godunov
Modest MUSSORGSKY
(15) Three Places in New England; Central Park in the Dark
Charles IVES
19. Name the author of the following literary "songs" for 5 points
apiece + 5 for all correct:
A. Song of Myself Walt WHITMAN
B. Song of the Lark Willa CATHER
C. The Executioner's Song Norman MAILER
D. The Grass is Singing Doris LESSING
E. Song of Solomon Toni MORRISON
20. And to go with the songs, how about a little dance? Five
poins apiece + 5 for all 5 for composers of the following dances:
A. Danse Macabre Camille SAINT-SAENS
B. Dance of the Mirlitons P. TCHAIKOVSKY
C. Dance of the Hours Amilcare PONCHIELLI
D. Hungarian Dances Johannes BRAHMS
E. Norwegian Dances Edvard GRIEG
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