(Message inbox:1155) 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 TAA19983 for ; Sun, 10 Dec 1995 19:46:58 -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 TAA15283 for ; Sun, 10 Dec 1995 19:46:57 -0600 Received: from scunix4.harvard.edu by husc.harvard.edu with ESMTP id UAA13812; Sun, 10 Dec 1995 20:46:44 -0500 (EST) Received: by scunix4.harvard.edu id UAA03552; Sun, 10 Dec 1995 20:46:39 -0500 (EST) Date: Sun, 10 Dec 1995 20:46:38 -0400 (EDT) From: Matt Bruce Subject: 8 To: topquark@iastate.edu Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Harvard T-Party ROUND 8 Questions by: Cornell Sarsparilla Pack Editor: Matt Bruce TOSSUPS -- Cornell C-- written by Richard 1. At 28, wanting to enter a play-writing competition closed to people over 25, he used a false first name -- and after winning, was stuck with the new name instead of the original Tom. FTP, identify this playwright, subject of a long delayed biography by Lyle Leverich, whose works include "Suddenly Last Summer", and "The Glass Menagerie". (Tennessee WILLIAMS) 2. In anthropology, it can be used to analyze the interaction between communication and power in political systems and for studying changes in mythologies, and it is the main focus of the journal "Social Networks". FTP, identify this branch of mathematics, which traces its roots to the Konigsberg Bridge Problem. (GRAPH THEORY, prompt on early buzz relating to "networks") 3. Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski (sha-SHEFF-ski) has finally returned to the sidelines after missing last season with a back injury -- much to the chagrin of newspaper typesetters everywhere. FAQTP, spell Coach K's last name. (K-R-Z-Y-Z-E-W-S-K-I) 4. In her most important philosophical work, she argued that worldly activities can be divided into a hierarchy of labor, work, and action, and in her most controversial work, she argued the bureaucratic shallowness that allowed the monstrous to appear ordinary was the real evil of Eichmann's deeds. FTP, identify this political scientist. (Hannah ARENDT) 5. Earl Grey -- Viscount Menck -- Roland Michener -- Vincent Massay -- Julian Byng -- John Hnatyshyn -- FAQTP, these have all served as what Canadian official who serves as representative of Great Britain? (GOVERNOR GENERAL) 6. He dreamed of writing a prose work on a vast scale, a book of impressions of all he had seen and thought about, and his poems were a preparation for this task. He never wrote the book, though, but after his death, his half-brother Evgraf published his poems. FTP, identify this literary character, the title character of a novel by Boris Pasternak. (Yurii or Doctor ZHIVAGO) 7. While some believe this Biblical book's opening line may personify a church and its members, a literal reading makes this the only book addressed to a woman. FTP, identify this book, written to "the chosen lady and her children", the shortest book in the Bible. (SECOND JOHN) 8. He was a pitcher for the Yale baseball team, and he coached the wininng team in the first intercollegiate 5-man basketball game. He invented the end around play, the man in motion, the tackling dummy, and the shift. FTP, idenitfy the only person in the NFL Hall of Fame as both a coach and a player, who spent 41 of his 71 years as a college coach at Chicago. (Amos Alonzo STAGG) 9. Name's the same -- the last name of the 19th century British chess master whose design for chess pieces is still preferred for tournament matches, and the Virginia city that, prior to 1784, was capital of the Northwest Territory. FTP, name this city, birthplace of Woodrow Wilson. (STAUNTON) 10. Newsweek calls it "a Tonka toy with torque", while USA Today writes that its styling "makes the AMC Pacer look positively inspired," and Autoweek says "It has a high-topped, sneaker with wheels appearance. Or maybe a roller skate." FTP, identify this vehicle, the first two-seater sport-utility vehicle, recently released by Suzuki. (X-90) 11. Polymorphous with aragonite and vaterite, all other minerals with its chemical formula revert to it with geologic time, as it is the most stable form. FTP, name this mineral which makes up Iceland Spar, the most common natural form of calcium carbonate. (CALCITE) 12. The Union outnumbered the Confederacy 90,000 to 40,000 -- which meant nothing with McClellan commanding. With Lee in a cul-de-sac, McClellan opted for a slow methodical advance, using only 66,000 men, and Lee was able to escape over the Potomac. leaving behind a combined total of 26,000 wounded and dead. FTP, name this 1862 Civil War battle, the end of Lee's invasion of the North and the bloodiest single day of the war. (ANTIETAM) 13. It begins, "Let the sun rise / and light the morning / even the purest prayer / will not bring us back. / Bitter tears will not revive / will never wake up / those whose candles were turned off / and in dust were buried. / No one will bring us back / from the darkness of our pit / not the joy of victory/ nor praise hymns." FTP, what work by Yaakov Rotblit was among the last words of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin? (THE SONG OF PEACE) 14. Bounded to the north by the Hondo River and to the south by the Sarstoon River, its highest point, at 3680 feet, is Victoria Peak in the Maya Mountains. FTP, idenitfy this country, the only Central American country without a Pacific coast. (BELIZE) 15. FAQTP, what Italian Renaissance painter produced _The School of Athens_? (RAPHAEL) 16. A modern version of this test was devised by Wayne Holtzman in 1961, with two forms of 45 cards each and one response per card allowed, making possible a determination of test-retest reliability and providing for more objective scoring. FTP, identify this projective method for personality assessment, originally devised by a Swiss psychologist. (RORSHACH test or INKBLOT test) 17. The Dow Jones Industrial average recently hit a milestone by going over 5000, but FAQTP, what other Dow Jones index recently hit the 2000 mark? (TRANSPORTATION) 18. He visits Sri Lanka and climbs to the peak where Adam was placed upon expulsion from Paradise. He is sold into slavery and is employed to shoot elephants while sitting in trees. He marries a woman in a strange land and is buried with her when she dies, escaping through the catacombs. FTP, idenitfy this literary figure, who also encounters a cyclops and a roc's egg. (SINBAD the Sailor) 19. He authored two largely autobiographical poetic allegories, Teuerdank and Weisskunig, as well as a treatise on hunting, and planned a Latin autobiography. He assembled a system of alliances including central Europe and the Iberian Peninsula, but failed in his ambition to revive the empire of Charlemagne. FTP, idenitfy this German king, sometimes called "the last knight", the son of Frederik III, who ruled the German kingdom from 1493-1519. (MAXIMILIAN I) 20. It places third behind the Bible and Koran in sales, making it the best-selling copyrighted title. FTP, identify this reference book that just turned forty, originally written for settling barbets. (GUINESS BOOK of World Records) 21. Having finished the regular season 11-0, Florida still has dreams of a national championship -- but to have a chance, they first have to win the SEC Championship Game. FAQTP, what team will the Gators be facing in the game? (ARKANSAS or RAZORBACKS) 22. FAQTP, what is the atomic weight of Carbon Dioxide? (22) Second Harvard T Party ROUND 8 BONI -- Cornell C 1. (25) FFPE, given a book, name the book by that author on the New York Times hardcover fiction bestseller list in November 1995. 1) Sphere (THE LOST WORLD) 2) The Joy Luck Club (THE HUNDRED SECRET SENSES) 3) Rage of Angels (MORNING, NOON, AND NIGHT) 4) The Lottery Winner (SILENT NIGHT) 5) The Name of the Rose (THE ISLAND OF THE DAY BEFORE or L'ISOLA DEL GIORNO PRIMA) 2. (30) Bob Dole finished first in Florida's recent straw poll, drawing 33 percent of the votes cast, followed by Phil Gramm and Lamar Alexander. FFPE, with a five point bonus for all correct, name IN DESCENDING ORDER the other five Republicans to receive votes in the straw poll in order of votes received, most to least. (Pat BUCHANAN, Alan KEYES, Steve FORBES, Robert DORNAN, Richard LUGAR) 3. (30) The 1995 Rawlings Gold Gloves recipients included five first-time recipients. FFPE, plus five for all five, name them. (CHARLES JOHNSON, Ken CAMINITI, Raul MONDESI, STEVE FINLEY, J.T. _SNOW_) 4. (30) Acoustic TRM's are devices that record a sound wave emanating from a source and generate a new one that behaves as if the original were traveling backwards in time. First, FTP all or nothing, what does the acronym TRM stand for? (TIME-REVERSAL MIRRORs) A recent breakthrough has been the demonstration of TRMs in solid objects, a task more difficult than in liquids or gases because *two* types of sound waves propagate through solids. FTP each, what are these two types of waves? (LONGITUDNAL, TRANSVERSE) 5. (30) 30-20-10 Identify the ethnic group. (30) In 1665 many of them were deported from Edinburgh to be slaves in the West Indies. (20) In 1322, two Franciscan priests on pilgrimage to Palestine found them dwelling in caves near Candia, Crete. (10) In France, they were required to carry internal passports until 1970. (GYPSIES) 6. (30) FFPE, plus five for all correct, identify the U.S. President given a VP. 1) George Dallas (James POLK) 2) Adlai Stevenson (Grover CLEVELAND) 3) James Sherman (William TAFT) 4) William King (Franklin PIERCE) 5) Schuyler Colfax (Ulysses GRANT) 7. (30) Flood myths are a recurring theme in many mythos. FTP each, given a mythos, give its equivalent to the Biblical Noah. 1) Babylonian (UTNAPISHTIM) 2) Greek (DEUCALION) 3) Hittite (ULLUSH) 8. (30) Since early this year, the Department of Transportation has cracked down on airline ads. Identify the following airlines so far penalized for 15 points each. 1) The largest penalty so far was issued against this airline in March, as they were fined 350,000 dollars for failing to comply with rules requiring that fliers be told when a flight advertised on one airline is really on another. (TWA) 2) In November, this airline became the first company fined by the DOT, and the second company overall, for a misleading Internet ad, as they failed to disclose that a sale fare did not include taxes. (VIRGIN Atlantic Airways) 9. (30) Identify these types of literary stanzas FTP each. 1) Seven lines of iambic pentameter, rhymed A-B-A-B-B-C-C (RHYME ROYAL or TROILUS STANZA) 2) Eight decasyllabe lines plus a ninth six foot iambic line, rhymed A-B-A-B-B-C-B-C-C (SPENSERIAN STANZA) 3) A stanza of eight lines rhyming A-B-A-B-A-B-C-C (OTTAVA RIMA) 10. (30) 30-20-10 Identify the musical. (30) It was the first musical to receive the Theater Club Award for best play of season by an American author. (20) It was the first musical directed by playwright John van Druten, and featured the last part played by Gertrude Lawrence. (10) The other lead role catapulted an unknown actor named Yul Brynner to overnight stardom. (THE KING AND I) 11. (30) Given a region of France, identify its regional capital FTP each. 1) Burgundy (DIJON) 2) Aquitaine (BORDEAUX) 3) Alsace (STRASBOURG) 12. (30) Identify the economic school of thought from members FTP each. 1) Frank Knight, Henry Simons, Gary Becker (CHICAGO School) 2) Erik Lindahl, Gunnar Myrdal (STOCKHOLM or SWEDEN School) 3) E. Bohn-Bawerk, L. Mises, Friedrich Hayek (AUSTRIAN or VIENNA or MENGER School) 13. In a surprise ruling, a San Jose federal judge last month ruled that this Internet access provider may be held liable for copyright infringement for failing to remove a subscriber's posting of text copyrighted by this organization. FTP for one, 25 for both, identify the provider and the organization in the case. (NETCOM, Church of SCIENTOLOGY) 14. (25) PLace these events which occurred around the turn of the century in chronological order FFPE: Durrand Agreement defines the India and Afghanistan borders, New Zealand becomes an independent dominion, Panama Canal opens, Reinsurance Treaty of neutrality between Germany and Russia signed, Russia occupies Manchuria. (REINSURANCE TREATY, DURRAND AGREEMENT, MANCHURIA, NEW ZEALAND, PANAMA CANAL) 15. (30) He won the Viewers for Quality Television Award for best supporting actor last season, but his character was gunned down and killed last month. FTP, name: 1) First, this former Chicago Hope actor who played hospital lawyer Alan Birch (Peter MACNICOL) 2) The character who is leaving the hospital to care for Birch's young son. (Jeffrey GEIGER) 3) Finally, the actor who played Jeffrey Geiger, also leaving the show. (Mandy PATINKIN) 16. (25) Identify these Confucian philosophers, 10 for one, 25 for both. 1) Considered a cofounder of Confucianism, this "Second Sage" emphasized the obligation of rules to provide for the common people and argued for the innate goodness of human nature. (MENCIUS or MENG TZU) 2) The tutor to Han-fei-tzu and Li Ssu, he took a contrasting view to Mencius in the essay "Man's Nature Is Evil", arguing that goodness is merely acquired through training. He also authored "A Discussion of Music", considered the classic Chinese work on the subject. (HSUN-TZU or HSUN-KUANG or HSUN CHING) 17. (25) Rank the following radioactive isotopes in order of half-life, shortest to longest, FFPE: Carbon-14, Plutonium-239, Radon-220, Tritium, Xenon-133. (RADON, XENON, TRITIUM, CARBON, PLUTONIUM) 18. (25) In the aftermath of the Rabin assaination, Acting Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres has unveiled his new cabinet. Answer the following questions about it FTP for one or 25 for both: 1) Peres has named himself to what other ministerial position, previously held by Rabin? (DEFENSE minister) 2) This former army chief of staff has succeeded Peres as foreign minister. (Ehud BARAK) 19. (25) With Ireland lifting its ban on divorce, only two countries in the world still maintain a complete ban on divorce. FTP for one, 25 for both, name them. (CHILE, MALTA) 20. (30) Identify the following terms used in genetics for 15 points each. 1) Defined as V divided by quantity w bar squared, where V is the variance and w bar the mean of the expected number of offspring to survive to reproductive maturity, it is a measure of the maximum opportunity for natural selection. (INDEX OF TOTAL SELECTION or CROW'S INDEX) 2) This rule states that within a single, polytpic, warm-blooded species, the body size of the various subspecies usually increases with decreasing habitat temperature. (BERGMANN'S rule) 21. (25) FFPE, plus five for proper order, name the four sons in the Swiss Family Robinson from oldest to youngest. (FRITZ, ERNEST, JACK, FRANCIS)