(Message inbox:1161) Received: from pop-1.iastate.edu (pop-1.iastate.edu [129.186.6.61]) by pop-2.iastate.edu (8.6.9/8.6.9) with ESMTP id TAA20179 for ; Sun, 10 Dec 1995 19:49:30 -0600 Received: from husc.harvard.edu (root@husc.harvard.edu [140.247.30.45]) by pop-1.iastate.edu (8.6.9/8.6.9) with ESMTP id TAA15476 for ; Sun, 10 Dec 1995 19:49:29 -0600 Received: from scunix4.harvard.edu by husc.harvard.edu with ESMTP id UAA14332; Sun, 10 Dec 1995 20:49:28 -0500 (EST) Received: by scunix4.harvard.edu id UAA04010; Sun, 10 Dec 1995 20:49:25 -0500 (EST) Date: Sun, 10 Dec 1995 20:49:23 -0400 (EDT) From: Matt Bruce Subject: 13 To: topquark@iastate.edu In-Reply-To: <9512092128.AA21892@pv7410.vincent.iastate.edu> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Harvard T Party ROUND 13 Questions: University of Pennsylvania "Queer" Pack Editor: Gilbert Collins 1. His mannerisms were reportedly based on his creator's observations of World War I Belgian refugees. FTP, name this short, vain mustachioed bachelor who relies on his "little grey cells" to solve crimes in dozens of Agatha Christie books. ANSWER: Hercule _POIROT_ 2. Desmond Tutu, Nadine Gordimer and other longtime voices against apartheid reunited in a new cause recently: ending the military dictatorship responsible for the execution of writer Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other human-rights activists in, FTP, what populous African nation? ANSWER: _NIGERIA_ 3. In the autoionization of water, the transfer of a proton from one water molecule to another produces both a hydroxide ion and a hydronium ion. FTP, what term describes such a substance that can act either as an acid or as a base? ANSWER: _AMPHOTERIC_ 4. Inspired by the gay clubs in Harlem, it was originally intended to be a throw-away track, the B-side to "Keep It Together," but fortunately it was released as a single and spent three weeks at #1. FTP, strike a pose and name this Madonna classic. ANSWER: _VOGUE_ 5. He produced over 300 works of art on the horse racing theme like the painting _Jockeys_, but he is better known for his pastels of bathing women and his paintings depicting young ballerinas. FTP, name this Frenchman who also dabbled in photography and sculpture. ANSWER: Edgar _DEGAS_ 6. Gretchen Merrill, Yvonne Sherman, Carol Heiss, Janet Lynn, Tiffany Chin, Elaine Zayak, Debi Thomas and Jill Trenary are all U.S. champions in, FTP, what sport? ANSWER: _FIGURE SKATING_ 7. It contains twelve recipes including those for Christmas rolls, cream fritters and Chabela wedding cake, but it also relates the romances of the De la Garza family. FTP, name this Mexican novel written in monthly installments by Laura Esquival. ANSWER: _LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE_ or _COMO AGUA PARA CHOCOLATE_ 8. In order to bring it up to current building codes, including handicapped access, it will undergo major renovation and reconstruction at a cost of $50 million over the next five years. FTP, name this performing arts facility in Washington, DC. ANSWER: John F. _KENNEDY CENTER_ for the Performing Arts 9. If a bean plant is kept in constant light or darkness, it will continue its sleep movements of lowering and raising its leaves. FTP, what term, derived from the Latin words for "approximately" and "day," is given to these physiological cycles of about 24 hours? ANSWER: _CIRCADIAN RHYTHM_s 10. Initially accepted by Roosevelt and Churchill in September 1944 but then quietly discarded, it would have largely destroyed Germany as an industrial power. FTP, name this postwar plan named after the Jewish Treasury Secretary instrumental in proposing it. ANSWER: _MORGENTHAU PLAN_ 11. Because her husband Tyndarus made love to her shortly after Zeus did, the exact paternity of Helen, Clytemnestra, Castor and Polydeuces was subject to question. FTP, name this love of Zeus whom he visited in the form of a swan. ANSWER: _LEDA_ 12. The origin of its name is in dispute but may have been a mispronunciation of the French words for "beautiful river." FTP, name this city whose mayor is Anthony Masiello and which serves as the seat of Erie county at the head of the Niagara River. ANSWER: _BUFFALO_ 13. Although a legal holiday only in Pennsylvania, President Truman signed a bill requesting the President to call for its observance each year by proclamation. FTP, name this day commemorating the adoption of the Stars and Stripes by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1777. ANSWER: _FLAG DAY_ 14. With his brother William and with James Paulding, he published in 1808 a collection of 20 periodical essays entitled _Salmagundi_. A year later he published the satirical _A History of New York_. FTP, name this American writer better known for _The Sketch Book_. ANSWER: Washington _IRVING_ 15. Avraham Birenbaum and Yehudah Kiegel, two ultra-Orthodox seminary students, could face up to three years in jail after they were arrested and confessed to spitting on and trying to urinate on the grave of, FTP, what slain prime minister? ANSWER: Yitzhak _RABIN_ 16. Although no conclusive example of one has been found, they should emit copious infrared radiation, heated from their contraction. FTP, give the colorful term for these stars whose mass is too low to ignite nuclear fusion. ANSWER: _BROWN DWARF_ 17. He died before the colony could be established, but his sons Cecil and Leonard sent about 200 settlers to the colony in two ships. FTP, name this Catholic lord who in 1632 was granted the colony of Maryland. ANSWER: George _CALVERT_, Lord Baltimore 18. A ptarmigan (TARM-eh-gen) is a grouse of northern regions that has completely feathered feet and plumage that changes color from winter to summer. FTP, spell ptarmigan. ANSWER: _P-T-A-R-M-I-G-A-N_ 19. This procedure reduces average share costs to the investor who acquires more shares in periods of lower securities prices and fewer in periods of higher prices. FTP, name this practice of investing equal amounts at regular intervals regardless of whether securities markets are moving up or down. ANSWER: _DOLLAR-COST AVERAGING_ 20. It chronicles the maturation of Jody Tiflin and consists of four related stories: "The Gift," "The Great Mountains," "The Promise" and "The Leader of the People." FTP, name this John Steinbeck book. ANSWER: The _RED PONY_ 21. The buoyant force on a rock in a lake is equal to the weight of the water displaced by the rock. This is an example of, FTP, which Greek's principle? ANSWER: _ARCHIMEDES_ 22. Congress passes the Clean Air Act. A federal jury finds the Chicago 7 innocent of conspiring to incite riots. The first Earth Day is celebrated, and four students are killed at Kent State University. FTP, all of these events occurred in, FTP, what year? ANSWER: _1970_ 23. It must weigh between 5 and 5 1/4 ounces and have a circumference between 9 and 9 1/4 inches. FTP, name this object which is hurled a distance of 60 feet 6 inches to home plate. ANSWER: _BASEBALL_ Second T Party ROUND 13 Questions by Penn Queer BONUS QUESTIONS 1. (20) Although eleven Southern states ultimately seceded from the Union, four other slave states remained in the Union without ever seceding. For five points apiece, name these four states. ANSWER: _DELAWARE, KENTUCKY, MARYLAND, MISSOURI_ 2. (30) FTP each, identify these cardiac structures from a short description. a. Located in the right atrium, this group of cells is the normal pacemaker for the entire heart. ANSWER: _SINOATRIAL_ or _SA_ _NODE_ b. It's the name given to the connective-tissue sac surrounding the heart. ANSWER: _PERICARDIUM_ c. It's the other name for the right AV valve. ANSWER: _TRICUSPID_ valve 3. (30) FTP each, identify the E.M. Forster novel in which you'll find the following characters. a. Cecil Fielding and Adela Quested ANSWER: A _PASSAGE TO INDIA_ b. Lucy Honeychurch and George Emerson ANSWER: A _ROOM WITH A VIEW_ c. Ruth and Henry Wilcox ANSWER: _HOWARDS END_ 4. (25) Because of November's federal government shutdown, a Western national park was forced to close for the first time in its 76-year history. FTP, name it. ANSWER: _GRAND CANYON_ National Park Now, for fifteen points, name the Arizona governor who proposed using the National Guard to reopen the Grand Canyon. ANSWER: Fife _SYMINGTON_ 5. (30) Name the architects of the following structures, FTP each. a. Glass pyramid at the Louvre ANSWER: Ieoh Meng _PEI_ b. Guggenheim Museum of Art ANSWER: Frank Lloyd _WRIGHT_ c. Seagram Building ANSWER: Ludwig _MIES VAN DER ROHE_ 6. (30) For each of the following trios of cities, identify the one that is farthest west, FTP each. a. Reno, San Diego, Los Angeles ANSWER: _RENO_ b. Cheyenne, Denver, Albuquerque ANSWER: _ALBUQUERQUE_ c. Cleveland, Atlanta, Orlando ANSWER: _ATLANTA_ 7. (25) For five points apiece, arrange the following Roman emperors in order of their reign from earliest to latest. The emperors are Hadrian, Marcus Aurelius, Nerva, Trajan and Antoninus. ANSWER: _NERVA, TRAJAN, HADRIAN, ANTONINUS, MARCUS AURELIUS_ 8. (30) FTP apiece, give the common names of the following oxygen-containing acids. a. HNO2 ANSWER: _NITROUS_ acid (not NITRIC) b. H2SO3 ANSWER: _SULFUROUS_ acid (not SULFURIC) c. HClO4 ANSWER: _PERCHLORIC_ acid 9. (30) FTP each, identify the artist who released the following greatest hits collections this past year. a. Design of a Decade 1986/1996 ANSWER: _J_anet _JACKSON_ b. Actual Miles ANSWER: Don _HENLEY_ c. Twelve Deadly Cyns...And Then Some ANSWER: Cyndi _LAUPER_ 10. (25) Answer these questions about _King Lear_ for the stated number of points. a. First, for five points apiece, list the names of Lear's three daughters. ANSWER: _GONERIL, REGAN, CORDELIA_ b. Now, for five points apiece, give the names of the two sons of the Earl of Gloucester. ANSWER: _EDGAR_ and _EDMUND_ 11. (30) FTP each, identify these Old Testament figures whose names begin with the letter "A." a. Brother of Miriam and Moses, he was the first high priest of Jews. ANSWER: _AARON_ b. The son of David and Maacah, he was slain by Joab. ANSWER: _ABSALOM_ c. The wife of Nabal and later, the wife of David ANSWER: _ABIGAIL_ 12. (25) Al Gore's recent trip to Japan for a trade summit was marred by the alleged rapes of schoolgirls by U.S. servicemen on, FTP, what island? ANSWER: _OKINAWA_ Now, for fifteen points name the commander of U.S. military operations in the Pacific who agreed to retire after saying the servicemen should have hired a prostitute instead. ANSWER: Adm. Richard _MACKE_ 13. (30) FTP each, for each of the following groups of flags, name the one common color they all share. a. Syria, Jamaica, Bahamas ANSWER: _BLACK_ b. South Korea, Australia, Sweden ANSWER: _BLUE_ c. Ireland, Mexico, Panama ANSWER: _WHITE_ 14. (30) FTP each, given a Presidential candidate, name the city in which he received the nomination. a. Bill Clinton ANSWER: _NEW YORK_ b. George McGovern ANSWER: _MIAMI BEACH_ c. Barry Goldwater ANSWER: _SAN FRANCISCO_ 15. (30) FTP each, identify these parts of a simple electric cell. a. The name given to the two plates or rods made of dissimilar metals, for example carbon and zinc. ANSWER: _ELECTRODE_ b. The solution in which the electrodes are immersed. ANSWER: _ELECTROLYTE_ c. The part of each electrode outside the solution where connections to wires can be made. ANSWER: _TERMINAL_ 16. (30) FTP each, give the university where these NBA stars played ball. a. Larry Johnson ANSWER: _UNLV_ b. Danny Manning ANSWER: _KANSAS_ c. Mychal Thompson ANSWER: _MINNESOTA_ 17. (30) 30-20-10, identify the playwright from a list of works. (30) _The Water Engine_ and _A Life in the Theatre_ (20) _Sexual Perversity in Chicago_ and _American Buffalo_ (10) _Speed-the-Plow_ and _Glengarry Glen Ross_ ANSWER: David _MAMET_ 18. (30) 30-20-10, name the artist from a list of works. (30) _At the Cafe_ and _Riders on the Beach_ (20) _Nevermore_ and _Tropical Vegetation_ (10) _The Vision after the Sermon_ and _Bathers at Tahiti_ ANSWER: Paul _GAUGUIN_ 19. (20) For the second time in four months, a U.S. space shuttle and a Russian space station joined in a historic mission. FTP each, give the names of these two spacecrafts involved in this and future dockings. ANSWER: _ATLANTIS_ and _MIR_ 20. (30) For fifteen points each, identify the following geologists from a brief description. a. In 1795 this Scottish geologist explained the state of the earth by the principle of gradualism. ANSWER: James _HUTTON_ b. The leading geologist of Darwin's time, he proposed the idea of uniformitarianism to describe geological processes. ANSWER: Charles _LYELL_ 21. (30) FTP each, name the early 20th-century book in which you'll find the following short stories. a. "How the Leopard Got His Spots" ANSWER: _JUST SO STORIES_ b. "The Dead" ANSWER: _DUBLINERS_ c. "The Furnished Room" ANSWER: _THE FOUR MILLION_