Team: Harvard Johnny Cage Written by: Willy Jay, Mark Staloff, Matt Caywood TOSSUP 1 This neural network evolution function was based on a deep analogy between Ludwig Boltzmann's theorem from statistical mechanics, and the energy function of a Hopfield neural network. The name refers to the way in which the evolution of the network proceeds like the cooling of a metal, including the use of a temperature constraint. Answer: _SIMULATED ANNEALING_ TOSSUP 2 It bears a striking resemblance to the author's earlier work "Quite Early One Morning". The Reverend Thomas Evans parallels the Reverend Eli Jenkins; Captain Tiny Evans becomes blind Captain Cat. FTP, name this "play for voices" set in the town of Llareggub [la-RAY-gib], which Dylan Thomas completed two weeks before his death. Answer: _UNDER MILK WOOD_: A Play for Voices TOSSUP 3 The Democratic nominee for Congress in Pennsylvania's 16th district is a newspaper publisher who shares his name with a 19th century Republican. The Republican also ran a newspaper, the Kennebec Journal, and later became House Speaker, Senator, twice secretary of state, and GOP presidential nominee in 1884. FTP, give that bipartisan name. Answer: James _BLAINE_ TOSSUP 4 Bricklayer. Engineer. Mechanic. Magician. Psychiatrist. Escalator. These are all people -- or objects -- that this man has claimed that he is not, often preceding his denial with "Damn it, Jim." FTP, name this fictional character, DeForest Kelley's most famous role. Answer: Dr. Leonard Edward _McCOY_ TOSSUP 5 As the only Republican on the New York City Council, this self-elected Minority Leader demanded -- and got -- the perks that went with the job. Later succeeding her father in Congress, she married a colleague, Bill Paxon. In 1996, despite revelations about her recreational activities at SUNY-Albany, she gave the keynote speech at the Republican National Convention. FTP, name this tokin' woman from Staten Island. Answer: Rep. Susan _MOLINARI_ TOSSUP 6 It originally consisted of four islands, but the Christian island of Mayotte rejoined France in 1976. Last year, France aided its former colony by putting down a coup that had ousted President Said Mohammed Djohar. FTP, name this small nation, located between Mozambique and Madagascar, whose capital is Moroni. Answer: Federal Islamic Republic of the _COMOROS_ TOSSUP 7 Its name means "Song of God", and it forms part of book six of the Mahabharata ["ma-ha-ba-RAT-a"]. This Sanskrit poem takes the form of a dialogue between Arjuna ["ar-JOO-na"] and Krishna and describes the Hindu path to spiritual wisdom and the unity with God that can be achieved through karma, bhakti, and jnana. FTP, name this holy book, probably written between 200 B.C. and A.D. 200. ANSWER: _BHAGAVAD GITA_ TOSSUP 8 He was chief aide to Congressman William Colmer, a powerful Democrat on the House Rules Committee, but when Colmer retired, he ran to succeed him as a Republican. After eight years in the House, he became Republican whip, a post he and nobody else has held in both houses of Congress. FTP, name this second-term senator from Mississippi who succeeded Bob Dole as Senate Majority Leader. Answer: Sen. Trent _LOTT_ TOSSUP 9 In February, Britain, France, and Russia recognize Greek independence under British protection. In July, Paris crowds rise up, forcing King Charles the Tenth to flee. In August, rebellion erupts in Belgium; a provisional government declares independence three months later. In November, Polish patriots begin a futile uprising against Russia. These revolutions occurred, FTP, in what year, often seen as a precursor of 1848? Answer: _1830_ TOSSUP 10 Her most recent volume was 1986's _The People on the Bridge_, her eighth volume of poetry since her 1952 debut. In addition to her poetry, usually of moralistic and reflective character, she has published translations of French poetry and collections of essays. FTP, name this "Mozart of Poetry," the recipient of this year's Nobel Prize for Literature. Answer: Wieslawa ["vee-SUAVE-a"] _SZYMBORSKA_ ["sheem-BORE-ska"] TOSSUP 11 It's been called a "miracle," the "body's natural wonder drug," and "nature's sleeping pill." It's also being touted as a way to slow aging, lower cholesterol, even make sex better. Produced by the pineal gland in response to darkness, it keeps the body's biological clock synchronized and signals when to sleep. FTP, name this hormone. Answer: _MELATONIN_ TOSSUP 12 She was born Joyce Frankenberg in Middlesex, England. Her first film role was in 1969's _Oh! What a Lovely War!_. Her big break came four years later, as the "Bond girl" in _Live and Let Die_. Among her many later roles was Wallis Simpson in _The Woman He Loved_ -- appropriate, considering her royal stage name. FTP name this woman who, in 1992, after making her thirtieth TV movie, landed the role of Dr. Michaela Quinn. Answer: Jane _SEYMOUR_ TOSSUP 13 This compact, pear shaped island nation the size of West Virginia is located just 22 miles across the Palk Strait. It is the the fourth independent state to emerge from the British sphere of influence in South Asia. FTP, name this island that has been coping with civil war since 1978 between its Tamil minority and Sinhalese majority. ANSWER: _SRI LANKA_ TOSSUP 14 After Indianapolis stole Baltimore's Colts in 1984, Baltimore tried in vain to get an expansion team. Instead, it stole a team itself -- Art Modell's Cleveland Browns. The new Baltimore Ravens are the second Baltimore team formerly known as the Browns in another city. FTP, what city's Browns became the Orioles in 1954? Answer: _SAINT LOUIS_ TOSSUP 15 After receiving his PhD in psychology from the University of Vienna in 1938, he was interned in Dachau [DOKHH-ow] and Buchenwald [BOOK-en-wald] -- an experience he later drew upon in his analyses of adaptability in the face of extreme stress. He achieved prominence as a child psychologist with books such as _Love is Not Enough_ and _Truants from Life_, but since his 1987 suicide he has been accused of cruelty by his young patients. FTP, name the psychologist. Answer: Bruno _BETTELHEIM_ TOSSUP 16 In cases in which the income effect outweighs the substitution effect, increasing the price of this type of inferior good causes the quantity of the good demanded by the market to increase. FTP, give the economic term for this type of good, which produces a rare upward-sloping demand curve. Answer: _GIFFEN_ good TOSSUP 17 His financial policies succeeded in stabilizing the currency during his third term as premier. He also served as president through the First World War. Who, for ten points, was this nationalist French politician who ordered the French occupation of the Ruhr in 1923? Answer: Raymond _POINCARE_ TOSSUP 18 The Rockford Files, The Greatest American Hero, Hardcastle & McCormick, Riptide, Hunter, Wiseguy, and The A-Team are all TV series for which this Hollywood mogul has produced and written episodes. He's also written two novels, The Plan and Final Victim. For 10 points, name this producer who appeared sitting in front of a typewriter as part of his production company's closing credits. ANSWER: Stephen J. _CANNELL_ TOSSUP 19 "When angry, count four; when very angry, swear," and "Why is it that we rejoice at a birth and grieve at a funeral? It is because we are not the person involved" are two of the pithy morsels of wisdom from his Calendar. His brilliance went unappreciated until he puzzled out the switch of Thomas a Becket Driscoll and Valet de Chambre. FTP, name this Mark Twain title character. Answer: David "Pudd'nhead" _WILSON_ TOSSUP 20 In May, its Social Democratic party swept the elections and won eight seats in the House of Assembly. Peter Caruana, the new chief minister taking over from Joe Bossano, has promised to de-emphasize decolonization and focus on clamping down on the drug traffic from Morocco. A UN resolution which called for an end to its colonial status by October 1 was ignored by both Caruana and Britain, but not Spain. FTP, name this British dependency. Answer: _GIBRALTAR_ TOSSUP 21 This highly symmetric opera runs to three acts of five scenes, centered on the confrontation between the protagonist and his mistress. The acts are each based on a conventional form for orchestral music. Name this well-known Serialist opera by Alban Berg. Answer: _WOZZECK_ TOSSUP 22 When these creatures were introduced into Hawaii to control pests, they ravaged the local fauna, leading the US government to ban their further import into the country. Small, short-legged animals with pointed noses, small ears, and long furry tails, some species can grow to three feet in length. FTP, name this aggressive slayer of snakes, whose most famous literary representation is Kipling's Rikki-tikki-tavi. Answer: _MONGOOSE_ or _HERPESTES ICHNEUMON_ TOSSUP 23 Investigators this month began exploring a possible new lead in his assassination. South African spy Craig Williamson, former Rhodesian special forces soldier Ant White and a Swede now living in northern Cyprus have been implicated as potential conspirators in a pro-apartheid plot to assassinate this anti-apartheid crusader, who in 1986 was gunned down in a Stockholm street. FTP, name this late Swedish Prime Minister. Answer: Olof _PALME_ [PALM-uh] TOSSUP 24 He was assigned the military governorship of Missouri -- and later dismissed because of his abolitionist zeal -- by Abraham Lincoln, who five years before had received 110 votes for the vice president's spot on his ticket. FTP, name this first GOP candidate for President, nicknamed the California Pathfinder. Answer: John Charles _FREMONT_ TOSSUP 25 The word's the same: in Computer Graphics, chopping off parts of an image so that it fits in a certain region; and in football, the penalty for an illegal hit, below the waist and from behind. FAQTP, name it. Answer: _CLIPPING_