(Message inbox:1154) Date: Sun, 10 Dec 1995 20:45:24 -0400 To: topquark@iastate.edu From: Matt Bruce Subject: 6 In-Reply-To: <9512092128.AA21892@pv7410.vincent.iastate.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 part text/plain 13K Press to show content...Harvard T-Party ROUND 6 Questions by BU Boysenberry and BU Whores Pack Editor: Matt Carter ************BU COMBINED********************************* [note: Bonus #1 of this pack is a visual bonus] TOSS UPS 1. The Red Sox and the White Sox did not make the World Series this year, but Kenneth Bowersox did, throwing out the first ball for game five. FTP, from where did he make that videotaped throw? Answer: _THE SPACE SHUTTLE_ Columbia 2. Pencil and paper ready. Of the area codes for the following cities, which single digit is the mode? The cities are Los Angeles, New York, and Washington, D.C. Answer: _2_ (213, 212, 202) 3. In the rain forests of Peru, an ancient manuscript has been discovered. It contains 9 key insights into life itself -- insights each human being is predicted to grasp in sequence as we move toward a completely spiritual culture on Earth. This is the author's description of, FTP, what recent bestseller by James Redfield? Answer: the _CELESTINE PROPHECY_ 4. Pliny the Elder called Polykleitos' "Spear-bearer" the first work of art for art's sake, what the Romans called "Ars Gratia Artis." FTP, this Latin phrase is also the motto of what film company? Answer: _M_etro-_G_oldwyn-_M_eyer 5. This artistic movement was an offshoot of expressionism and was typified by the artist's emotional reaction and an abandonment of the norms of color and balance. The movement's leading proponent was Andre Derain, and took its name from the French name for his work "The Wild Beasts." FTP, name it. Answer: _FAUVISM_ 6. Two answers required. The name's almost the same: one was a Classical scholar who gave Nietzsche his Apollonian/Dionysian dichotomy, and the other was a composer famous for his "Orpheus in Hades," about the mythological Greek musician who when presented with a lyre from Apollo became a devotee of Dionysus. FTP, name these Hellenophiles. Answer: _BACHOFEN_ and _OFFENBACH_ 7. He started his career with Krazy Kat at Walt Disney Studios in the 1920s before moving on to Warner Bros. in 1930. During his 30-year career there, he gave life to Sylvester, Tweety Bird, Speedy Gonzalez and Yosemite Sam, and later created the Pink Panther. FTP, name this legendary cartoonist who died earlier this year at the age of 89. Answer: Isadore "Fritz" _FRELENG_ 8. In 1864, Major Bennett Young led a raid into this state, looting three banks and then escaping into Canada with $205,000. FTP, name it, the site of the northernmost Confederate activity in the Civil War. Answer: _VERMONT_ 9. For 10 points, spell the name of element that is necessary in plants as a cofactor in the enzymatic fixation of atmospheric dinitrogen to ammonium, is number 42 in the periodic table and is abbreviated Mo. Answer: M-O-L-Y-B-D-E-N-U-M 10. Founder of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People, he was his country's leading human-rights activist and environmental crusader. Upon hearing the news of his death, the World Bank canceled its support for a $100 million loan for a natural gas project. FTP, name this critic of the Nigerian junta who was hanged last month. Answer: Ken _SARO-WIWA_ 11. FAQTP, until what year will Pluto be closer to the sun than Neptune, also the title of a single by TAFKAP (the artist formerly known as Prince)? Answer: _1999_ 12. Since the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1976, over 200 criminals have been executed-- only one of whom was a woman. FTP, name her. Answer: Velma _BARFIELD_ 13. FAQTP, what Sunday of what season is tomorrow within the Christian liturgical year? Answer: _SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT_ 14. "In form, the dissertation should follow the style of the University of Chicago Press as exhibited in its publications and set forth in 'A Manual of Style.'" So began this person's book on academic style, which is still an authority on footnotes. FTP, identify the original author of "A Manual for Writers." Answer: Kate L. _TURABIAN_ 15. This English composer wrote Christmas carols and several works based on Sanskrit writings. An amateur astronomer, he is now most famous for a suite for orchestra that includes a chorus in the "Neptune" movement. For ten points, name the composer of "The Planets." Answer: Gustav HOLST 16. Pentane is the IUPEC (EYE-you-peck) name for a five carbon straight chain alkane. For 10 points, what is the IUPEC name for a 20 carbon straight chain alkane? Answer: ICOSANE 17. For Ten Points, who was coronated by the pope on Christmas Day, 800? Answer: CHARLEMAGNE 18. The Appalachian and Rocky Mountains are geologically among the largest and oldest ranges in the United States, but they don't contain this highest peak in the contiguous United States. FTP, name the highest peak in the Sierra Nevada Range. Answer: MOUNT WHITNEY 19. In Homer's epic /The Iliad/, this great Trojan warrior was rescued by Aphrodite from a mortal wound and the eventual fall of Troy, fortunately, because otherwise he couldn't have founded Rome. What is his name? Answer: AENEAS 20. For ten points, the name's the same. A cheap malt liquor, Neil Young's companion for many years, and the chief of the Oglala Sioux Indians who initiated the Sand Creek massacre of 1864. Answer: CRAZY HORSE 21. FTP, Suppose you get the daily double as the last question. How much money could you possibly make in the 1st Jeopardy! round? Answer: $17,000 22. In 1995, volunteers of the USPS (United States Postal Service) offered to hand write a response to every letter sent to Santa Clause before December 5th. What state did the Postal Service request the letters be mailed to? Answer: ALASKA Second Harvard T-Party ROUND 5 Boston University Citizens for Boysenberry Jam Fan Club + Whores on 7th Ave. ********************BONUSES--BU COMBINED******************* 1. 30 POINTS: [visual bonus from Boysenberry; pass out handout] Identify the following ASL terms... 2. 30 POINTS For ten points each, name the author of these top three best selling books of the second week of November, 1995. 1. In "The Lost World," Scientists visit a Costa Rican Jungle that is the breeding ground of dinosaurs. A: Michael CRICHTON 2. In "Silent Night," a family finds adversity and renewed courage during a Christmas time visit to New York. A: Mary Higgins CLARK 3. In "Morning, Noon and Night," The mysterious drowning of a respected tycoon leads to the revelation of a tangle of candles A: Sidney SHELDON 3. 2O POINTS: Both The All England Lawn Tennis Club and the 1996 Olympic Committee chose this company to host their world wide web sites. For 20 points, all or nothing, name it. Answer: IBM 4. 25 POINTS: I hope your Monday evenings aren't spent studying because I have a few questions, worth a whopping 5 points each, to test your knowledge about the hot and steamy hit T.V. show Melrose Place. 1) Heather Locklear plays what character? A: _AMANDA_ Woodward 2) Amanda, Brooke, Billy, and Allison work for what ad agency? A: _D AND D_ advertising 3) Who is the doctor, turned psycho mental ward patient, turned radio personality, turned hopeful shrink? A: Dr. _KIMBERLY_ Shaw 4) What former child pornography star made a brief appearance last season as a cult leader? A: TRACY LORDS 5) What was Sidney's shady occupation a few years ago? A: (can accept) PROSTITUTE, HOOKER, STRIPPER OR CALL GIRL 5. 30-20-10: What am I? 30 pts -- I exist as part of the border between Pakistan and China. 20 pts -- A movie was made about me in the fall of 1991. 10 pts -- I am the second tallest peak in the Himalayas and considered to be the most dangerous mountain on Earth to scale the face of. Answer: K2 6. 30 POINTS: For 10 points each, name the Italian Renaissance artists who painted these works: "The Damned Cast into Hell" Lucio SIGNORELLI "The Feast of the Gods" Giovanni BELLINI "The Virgin of the Rocks" LEONARDO (DA VINCI) 7. 30-20-10: Identify the author from his works. 30: "Thesmophoriazousae" [THES-moe-fo-ree-OZ-doo-sigh] 20: "The Frogs" 10: "Lysistrata," "The Clouds" Answer: ARISTOPHANES 8. 25 POINTS: On a traditional UNIX style keyboard, tell me which number was typed with a shift key to give the following symbols. 5 pts ! (exclamation mark) 1 5 pts $ (dollar sign) 4 5 pts ) (right parentheses) 0 10 pts % (percent sign) 5 9. 20 POINTS: Of the 6 teams that entered the NHL in the 1967 expansion draft only 3 have ever won a Stanley Cup, and of those 3, only 2 were in their original expansion cities. For 5 pts each, name the 3 teams and the original city for the one that moved. Answers: PHILADELPHIA FLYERS PITTSBURGH PENGUINS CALGARY FLAMES moved from ATLANTA 10. 30 POINTS: Answer these questions about naval ships involved with the War of 1812. 1. 5 pts. This ship defeated the British ships Guerriere and Java and is the subject of an Oliver Wendell Holmes poem. Answer: _CONSTITUTION_ 2. 10 pts. This ship was attacked by the British ship the Leopard in 1807 and four sailors were forced into service in the British navy. This incident began the impressment controversy. Answer: _CHESAPEAKE_ 3. 5 pts for one or 15 for both. Identify the two frigates Oliver Hazard Perry used as his command ships during the Battle of Lake Erie. Answer: _LAWRENCE_ and _NIAGRA_ 11. 30 POINTS: Answer the following questions which may or may not have anything in common. 1. 5 pts: This book tells the story of the Joad family's experience during the Depression. Answer: _THE GRAPES OF WRATH_ 2. 10 pts. This is the title of the second volume of Bruce Catton's Centennial History of the Civil War. Answer: _TERRIBLE SWIFT SWORD_ 3. 15 pts. This William Rose Benet poem won the 1929 Pulitzer Prize for poetry. Answer: _JOHN BROWN'S BODY_ (note: John Brown's Body is the tune for The Battle Hymn of the Republic) 12. 30-20-10: Name the scientist. 30: Killed at age 27 at the Battle of Sulva Bay in Turkey. 20: He found a relationship between the frequencies of corresponding lines in X-ray spectra. 10: He demonstrated that the major properties of an element are determined by its atomic number, not its atomic weight. Answer: Henry Gwyn Jeffreys _MOSELEY_ 13. 20 POINTS: Cats can be found in almost any climate in the world, from the cold-dwelling snow leopards to the Amazon rain forests jaguars, but FTP name the only species indigenous to a small island off the coast of Northern Ireland. For another ten, can you name the island in the North Irish Sea Answer: MANX Answer: ISLE OF MAN 14. 20 POINTS: The title character of this opera is an Ethiopian princess who loves an Egyptian warrior, Rhadames. He accidentally reveals Egyptian military secrets to her, and is condemned to death by live burial in a tomb. She flees, but rejoins her lover to die with him. Now that I've spoiled the ending, name the Verdi opera for 20 pts. Answer: _AIDA_ [pronounced eye-EE-duh] 15. 30 POINTS: Answer these questions on the phases of the moon. 5: The two words that describe the moon getting fatter and thinner. Answer: WAXING and WANING 10: The two words that describe the moon more or less than half-lit. Answer: WAXING AND GIBBOUS 15: The two quarters at which a half moon occurs. Answer: FIRST and LAST. 16. 30-20-10: Give the common name. 30: The third served two terms as senator from Illinois but lost his bid for governor in 1982 when he responded to his opponents attacks by stating "I am not a wimp." 20: The first was a congressman from Illinois and Vice President under Grover Cleveland. 10: The second lost the Democratic presidential nomination in 1960 and was appointed ambassador to the United Nations. Answer: Adlai E. _STEVENSON_ 17. 30 POINTS: Communism may be dead, but God is not in these former Soviet Republics. Given the country, identify the dominant religion FTP each. A) Azerbaijan Answer: _ISLAM_ B) Armenia Answer: _CHRISTIANITY_ (accept ORTHODOX and EASTERN ORTHODOX) C) Tajikistan Answer: _ISLAM_ 18. 30 POINTS: Given the poems, name the poet for 10 points each: 1) "I taste a liquor never brewed," "If you were coming in the fall," "I like to see it lap the miles" Answer: Emily _DICKINSON_ 2) "The Weary Blues," "Theme for English B," "The Negro Speaks >of Rivers" Answer: Langston _HUGHES_ 3) "Lady Lazarus," "Fever 103 degrees," and "The Colossus" Answer: Sylvia _PLATH_ 19. 30 POINTS: Are you a SnappleĈ aficionado? If so, you won't have any trouble naming 6 different flavors ("diet" doesn't count) for 5 pts each. Answers: iced teas: _LEMON_, _RASPBERRY_, _PEACH_, _MINT_ cocktails: _KIWI STRAWBERRY_, _MANGO MADNESS_, _MELONBERRY_ -ades: _GRAPEADE_, _LEMONADE_, _PINK LEMONADE_, _FRUIT PUNCH_ 20. 25 POINTS: Name the 20th century psychologist. He devised an influential cognitive theory of depression, which emphasizes the role of negative thoughts and cognitive distortions in thinking as the cause for the disorder. Answer: Aaron _BECK_ 21. 30-20-10: Give the year of the 1980's from a list of events 30 - A US sailor and his father are arrested for spying for the Soviet Union. 20 - TWA Flight 847 is hijacked and forced to land in Lebanon. 10 - The Baltimore Orioles win the World Series. Answer: _1983_