7#L\\K\ZdZdZdZdZdZr[[[[ [ "[.[.`[x[\ \&\`*\Zd\`\<$\`\`\\`\`\`\`\`\`Stanford Team B Berkeley Harmonic Convergence 1994 __________ TOSS-UP QUESTIONS 1. For several years in the 1920's and 1930's, there were weeklyThursday night meetings of scientist, philosphers, and mathematicans at acertain European University. Atthe meetings the relationships between the theories of science andobjective reality were debated, resulting in the pronouncement of theverification principle. For ten points, name this association of eminentswhose studies laid the foundations of logical postivism. Answer: VIENNA CIRCLE 2. Born in Russia and a psychoanalyst by trade, this man became thebane of the scientific community in 1950 with the publication of his work"Worlds in Collision." In it, he writes that many phenomena described inthe Bible can be explained by his theory that Venus originated as a comet. Forten points, name this infamous person. Answer: Immanuel VELIKOVSKY 3. Semeru, Bandai-san, Raoul, and Manam are some which are found about thePacific Ocean while Hekla, Faial, and Mount Pelee are found in theAtlantic. In the Americas, examples include Cotopaxi, Paricutin, LasenPeak, and El Misit. For ten points, name this geographic feature often associated with Tambora, Krakatoa, Mount Fuji,and Mount St. Helens. Answer: VOLCANO(ES) 4. Born in 1877, his real surname was Arango. He sided with Madero againstthe government of Porifirio Diaz. Though captured by Victoriano Huerta, heescaped and joined Venustiano Carranza in opposition to Huerta who had, by1914, become president. But heand Carranza had a falling out and when the U.S. recognized Carranza'sgovernment he retaliated, causing the U.S. to send Pershing to capture him.For ten points, name this Mexican bandit. Answer: Pancho VILLA 5. Involved in politics throughout most of his life, this man served as deputy defense secretary in theKennedy and Johnson Adminstrations and was the chief U.S negotiator in thePueblo incident. For ten points, name this Secretary of State under Carterwho resigned in 1980 to protest the use of force to free U.S. hostages in Iran. Answer: Cyrus VANCE 6. It was first performed in 1892 and is set in the Italian provinceof Calabria. The action of the plot consists of a play within a play inwhich Canio, an actor, is suddenly unable to bear the resemblence between the play he is involved in and the suspectedrelationship between Silvio and his wife Nedda. He makes the sub-play endby demanding to know the name of his wife's lover and the ensuing actionresults in him committing a double-murder. For ten points, name this Leoncavallo opera. Answer: I PAGLIACCI 7. Born in Ohio in 1866, this man practiced law in Chicago for 14years until 1905. He was then appointed a district Judge in northernIllinios and presided over the trial of Standard Oil of Indiana in 1907. His fame, however, stems from events followingthe 1919 Black Sox scandal, when this judge was made Baseball's firstcommisioner. For ten points, name him. Answer: Kenesaw Mountain LANDIS 8. This work details the more than 3 months of prison time served by theauthor and his friend during World War I. The two, never told of the crimeof which they were accused, were interned in a detention camp because ofletters the friend had written home, which French censors thought were critical of the war effort. For tenpoints name this work, which was _not_ written entirely in lowercaseletters, whose title refers to the cell in which the author, e.e. cummings,was kept. Answer: THE ENORMOUS ROOM 9. Han Fastolfe, Yugo Amaryl, Bentley Bailey, Cleon II, Amadiro Kelden, andGiskard are all characters created by this writer in two of his mostpopular series. In these books we are also introduced to Hari Seldon, R.Daneel Olivaw, and Elijah Bailey. Forten points, name the creator of the Robot and Foundation novels. Answer: Isaac ASIMOV 10. In 1967, researcher Jocelyn Bell discovered an anomaly in datacollected by the radio telescope at Cambridge. She found that thisphenomenon was periodic and made this information known to her advisor.This work led to the awarding of the 1976 Nobel Prize in Physics to Anthony Hewish and Martin Ryle, and also led to thediscovery of a new type of star. For ten points, name this celestialobject, formed when a star becomes a supernova. Answer: PULSAR (also accept NEUTRON STAR) 11. In September 1792, a combined Austrian and Prussian force under theDuke of Brunswick marched into France to stop the 5 month old Revolution.French forces under Dumouruez halted their advance at this smallnortheastern French town and turned the ensuing retreat into a rout. For ten points, name this battle, the site of thefamous cannonade. Answer: VALMY 12. Born in 1914 in Iowa, he conducted high altitude research andexperiments with V-2 rockets. Later he traveled extensively to do atmospheric research and went on to direct the basic designof the Explorer satellites as well as to develop a cosmic ray recordingdevice. For ten points, name this man who discovered a series of radiationbelts about earth. Answer: James Alfred VAN ALLEN 13. A Dutch painter, his output was small both because of his deathat the age of 43 and because of his slow, painstaking style of painting.Born in 1632, he painted mostly women in tranquil scenes and was influencedheavily by the School of Utrecht. For ten points, name this painter whose utilization ofvaried tones of color to convey texture is seen in works such as TheKitchenmaid. Answer: Jan VERMEER 14. His first stories were published in science fiction magazines; many ofhis novels reflect this beginning. His view of modern life as overlytechnological and structured and not allowing enough exercise of choice isreflected in such works such as "Galapagos." For ten points name this author of works such as "Mother Night,""God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater," "Slapstick," and "Cat's Cradle." Answer: Kurt VONNEGUT 15. Educated in Belgium and France, this man worked as chair of surgery inPadua where he studied human anatomy. Dissatisfied with Galen and otherphysicians whose ideas were based solely on the dissection of animals, hedecide that human structures couldonly be studied by dissection of humans. He published the work On theStructure of the Human Body (De Fabrica) which included detailed descriptions of the workings of human bones, muscles, the heart, and the brain. Forten points, name him. Answer: Andreas VESALIUS 16. This phrase comes from a medieval habit of punishing sellers forovercharging. For example, a bread maker would be dunked into a river ifthe quantity of bread he sold for a certain price did not weigh at least acertain specified weight. To avoid being dunked, bakers would often add an extra loaf to meet the weight standard.For ten points, name this phrase, derived from the fact that the requisitequantity was usually 12 loaves. Answer: BAKER'S DOZEN 17. It chronicles the journey of Addie Bundren to the city of Jefferson.Her family takes her on this trip, which soon becomes a disaster. OneBundren son burns down a stable and runs away while the Bundren familyloses their mules. For ten points, name this dark Faulkner work about transporting the corpse of Mrs. Bundren. Answer: AS I LAY DYING 18. It is the major metabolically active steroid produced by theadrenal cortex and regulates much of metabolism, including maintaining adequate blood sugar levels. At high levels, ithas an anti-inflammatory effect, and this product is often used to treatallergies, asthma, and autoimmune diseases. For ten points, name it. Answer: CORTISOL (or CORTISONE or HYDROCORTISONE) 19. William Jennings Bryan's famous "Cross of Gold" speech helped himto win the Democratic nomination for president in 1896, but it could notpropel him all the way to the presidency. For ten points, name theRepublican candidate who defeated Bryan that year. Answer: William MCKINLEY 20. California contains Mount Whitney, the tallest mountain in theforty-eight contiguous states. For ten points, name the state whichcontains the second highest peak in the forty-eight states, Mount Elbert. Answer: COLORADO 21. Many people know that the World Trade Center and the Empire StateBuilding are the two tallest buildings in New York City. For ten points,name the city's third tallest building. Answer: CHRYSLER Building 22. This Italian Baroque composer was known primarily for his oboeconcerti until the twentieth century musician Giazotto wrote an adagiobased on thematic fragments of one of his works. For ten points name him. Answer: Tomasso ALBINONI 23. It is the motto of the state of Virginia and during the CivilWar, this phrase became infamous. For ten points, name the Latin phraseJohn Wilkes Booth uttered after shooting Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theaterin 1865. Answer: SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS (Thus always to tyrants) 24. Two answers required. Prior to the National League expanding toColorado and Florida in 1993, these two American League teams were the mostrecent franchises in Major League Baseball. For ten points, name both. Answer: Toronto BLUE JAYS and Seattle MARINERS 25. Macedonia declared its independence from Yugoslavia in 1991 but was notrecognized by the United States because of the objection of another Balkannation. For ten points, name this country, whose territories incorporatepart of what is traditionally Macedonia. Answer: GREECE ________________ BONUS QUESTIONS (25 pt.) 1. I'm sure most people have heard enough about the O.J. Simpson murdercase to know the important figures involved in it. But let's test yourknowledge of the following equally spectacular murder cases of the early20th century. a) For 5 points each, identify the 2 Chicago youths who, in a 1924 trial, were tried for the murderof teenager Bobbie Franks. Answer: Nathan LEOPOLD and Richard LOEB b) For 5 points identify the famous lawyer who defended Leopold and Loeb. Answer: Clarence DARROW c) Another famous murder trial was that of the Lindbergh babykidnapping. For 5 points name the man accused of the kidnapping. Answer: Richard Bruno HAUPTMANN d) For ten points, name the chief investigator of this case, anofficer of the New Jersey State Police, whose famous son has also made aname for himself. Answer: Herbert Norman SCHWARZKOPF (25 pt) 2. The move from murder to mathematics is but one bonus. Identify thefollowing about curves. a) These two properties a unique to each curve. One is the magnitude ofthe first derivative of the unit tangent vector of a curve. The other isthe magnitude of the derivative of the unit normal vector of a curve. Forfive points each, name them. Answer: CURVATURE and TORSION b) One man was important in developing many of the fundamentalconcepts behind both curvature and torsion. He also is associated with afamous torsion theory in the analysis of structures and engineering. Forfifteen points, name him. Answer: SAINT VENANT (30 pt.) 3. Recycling isn't just a contemporary activity; for a late 1930's film,the island set of "King Kong" was recycled, in a way, by burning it to theground to re-enact the burning of a famous Southern city. Yes, we'retalking about "Gone With the Wind." Answer the following questions about the principles in that film. a) Vivian Leigh was at Hollywood only because her famous husband wasthere working on a film. But as luck would have it she got the starringrole of Scarlet O'Hara. For ten points, name her husband, famous for his roles as LordNelson, Heathcliff, and Hamlet. Answer: Sir Lawrence OLIVIER b) Leigh wasn't the only person married to a famous actor/actress. ClarkGable was married to another screen legend whose career was tragically cutshort in 1942 in an aircraft accident. For ten points, name this famouscomedienne, star of To Be or Not toBe. Answer: Carol LOMBARD c) For ten points, name the director who got the final credit for shootingGone With the Wind. Answer: Victor FLEMING (30 pt) 4. Time for the obligatory American Lit. bonus. For 15 points each,identify the authors of the following works from one work. You'll receiveten points for answering correctly off the second clue, and 5 after thethird clue, if there is one. 1) Two clues: a) Mules and Men b) Their Eyes Were Watching God Answer: Zora Neal HURSTON 2) Three clues a) Horses and Men b) The Triumph of the Egg c) Winesburg, Ohio Answer: SHERWOOD ANDERSON (25 pt) 5. From America, we now move to Australia. For the stated amount ofpoints, identify the following about the nation: a) For ten points eachidentify the capitals of Tasmania and Northern Territories Answer: HOBART and DARWIN (respectively) b) For 5 points name theAustralian area that was the first to be settled by Europeans. Thissettlement was founded in 1788, mostly by convicts. Answer: BOTANY BAY (30 pt.) 6. Everybody watches Looney Tunes, but how well do you know the namesof the characters. Identify.... a) For five points, the Extraterrestrial from the Red Planet whothreatens to blow up Earth. Answer: MARVIN the Martian b) For ten points, identify the large chicken who is constantly pursued bythe chicken hawk. Answer: FOGHORN LEGHORN c) For 15 points, identify that annoying frog that keeps singing"Hello my baby, Hello my darling, hello my ragtime gal ...." Answer: MICHIGAN J. FROG (30 pt.) 7. 30-20-10 Identify the historical figure. 30) A Chaldean king ofaround 600 B.C., he drove the Egyptians out of Asia minor and succeeded his father in 605 B.C. 20) He captured Jerusalem in 598 andtook King Jehoiachin captive but had to retake the city in 586 after thenew king made a treaty with Egypt. 10) He took many of his captives fromJerusalem to Babylon, his capital, and during his 43 year reign he built many canals and lakes, as well as aPalace and a garden. Answer: NEBUCHADNEZZAR (30 pt.) 8. 1994 marks the one hundredth anniversary of the publication ofseveral notable pieces of writing. For ten points each, name the author ofeach of the following works published in 1894. "The Jungle Book" Answer: Rudyard KIPLING "Wealth Against Commonwealth" Answer: Henry Demarest LLOYD "Pudd'nhead Wilson" Answer: Mark TWAIN or Samuel CLEMENS (30 pt.) 9. Name the author of the following quotes. 30 points after the firstquote, 20 points after the second, and 10 points after the third. (i) "Sayfirst, of God above or man below, What can we reason but from what we know?" (ii) "What dire offense fromamorous causes springs, What mighty contests arise from trivial things." (iii)"For fools rushin where angels fear to tread." Answer: ALEXANDER POPE (30 pt.) 10. For ten points each, name the Shakespearean comedies in which thefollowing passages appear. "All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players." Answer: AS YOU LIKE IT "If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it, that, surfeiting, The appetite may sicken, and so die." Answer: TWELFTH NIGHT "O brave new world, That has such people!" Answer: THE TEMPEST (30 pt.) 11. Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world; and K2 orGodwin-Austen is the second highest peak. For ten points each, name thethird highest mountain in the world, the pair (both must be given) ofcountries on whose border it is located, and its height to within 700 feet. Answers: KACHENJUNGA INDIA-NEPAL 28,208 FEET (ie, 27,508-28,908 FEET) (25 pt.) 12. Groups of animals often have special names; for example, a groupof fish is called a "school." For five points each, give the group namethat corresponds to each animal. ants Answer: COLONY larks Answer: EXULTATION vipers Answer: NEST lions Answer: PRIDE Rhinoceri Answer: CRASH 13. (20) For five points for each correctly placed language, name inorder, from most to least speakers, the four most common native languagesin the world. Answer: MANDARIN Chinese, HINDI, SPANISH, ENGLISH (30 pt.) 14. The ninth symphonies of many composers have become famous. Forten points each, identify these famous ninth symphonies by name. Beethoven's ninth Answer: CHORAL Dvorak's ninth Answer: From the NEW WORLD Schubert's ninth Answer: The GREAT (30 pt.) 15. Wilt Chamberlain and Michael Jordan are the only two players in thehistory of the National Basketball Association to win the scoring title forseven years. But four different players have led the league in scoring forthree years. For ten points each, name three of them. Answer: George MIKAN, Neil JOHNSTON, Bob MCADOO, George GERVIN (25 pt.) 16. For five points each, give the full names of the followingcomputer-related acronyms. DOS Answer: DISK OPERATING SYSTEM COBOL Answer: COMMON BUSINESS-ORIENTED LANGUAGE FORTRAN Answer: FORMULA TRANSLATOR (TRANSLATION) For an additional 10 points, identify the naval programmer who inventedCOBOL Answer: Grace HOPPER (30 pt.) 17. Each year, many young Americans compete for the National SpellingBee Championship in Washington, D.C. The following three words were amongthe championship-winning words from 1989 to 1993. For ten points each,spell them. FIBRANNE ANTIPYRETIC KAMIKAZE (30 pt.) 18) Identify this person for 30, 20, or 10 points. 30) This famous economist was born on a farm in Iona Station, Ontario onOctober 15, 1908. 20) He served as U.S. Ambassador to India from 1961 to 1963. 10) His most recent book is entitled "A Journey Through Economic Time." and his most famous work is "The New Industrial State." Answer: John Kenneth GALBRAITH (20 pt.) 19. For five points each, name the states with the following nicknames: Land of Opportunity Answer: ARKANSAS Sunflower State Answer: KANSAS Green Mountain State Answer: VERMONT Grand Canyon State Answer: ARIZONA (30 pt.) 20. The National Hockey League has expanded since the late 1960's tocurrently encompass 26 teams. For five points each, name the original sixteams [names, not cities]. Answer: (MAPLE LEAFS, CANADIENS, RANGERS, BRUINS, RED WINGS, BLACKHAWKS) (30 pt.) 21. (30) 30-15-5 Name this novel. 30) This classic American novel begins "In my younger and morevulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I've been turning overin my mind ever since." 15) The action of this work takes place in East Egg, NY. 5) This F. Scott Fitzgerald work includes characters such as Daisy Buchananand Nick Carroway Answer: THE GREAT GATSBY (25 pt.) 22. Because of this year's baseball strike, the Toronto Blue Jayshave a chance to threepeat as World Series Champions next season. For tenpoints, name the last team to do so and for an additional 5 points each,name the years in which they did it. Answer: OAKLAND A's (ATHLETICS), 1972, 1973, 1974 (30 pt.) 23. Express the decimal number 16 in the following base systems, for tenpoints each: (qi) base 5 (answer i) 31 (qii) base 15 (answer ii) 11 (qiii) base 2 (answer iii) 10000 (30 pt.) 24. 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