Philly Experiment III: No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service Preliminary Round 16 Packet by: Michael Haynes' Team Tossups 1. Minor roles are played by Ashley Judd, Kevin Spacey, and Donald and Kiefer Sutherland. Matthew McConaughey makes his big-time debut as Jake Brigance. FTP, name this movie, whose corresponding book was largely ignored until the success of _The Firm_. _A Time To Kill_ 2. They were opposed to the classical teachings of the Academy, and thus they withdrew and made their center in the forest near Fontainebleu. They advocated direct observation of nature and clear depictions of natural scenes, and Corot and Millet were often linked to them. FTP, name these painters best represented by Jules Dupre and Theodore Rousseau. _Barbizon_ school 3. It's tough to coach a team to win one Super Bowl, tougher still to win two in a row. But to win two in a row twice? Only one coach has ever accomplished that, and he did it in 1975-6 and 1979-80. For ten points, name this legendary coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Chuck _Noll_ 4. It occurs when wind blows across the ocean's surface and pulls a thin layer of water with it. This layer is dragged by about 45 degrees to the right or left depending on the hemisphere. The layer below the surface is dragged also, but moves slower, which allows Coriolis forces to turn it further. FTP, name the resulting spiral. _Ekman_ Spiral 5. Warning: Two answers required. In 1977, Michael Dukakis signed a proclamation clearing their names, 50 years too late as it turned out. Despite the fact that another man, Celestine Madieros, had confessed to the murders of which they were accused, they were executed on August 23, 1927,. For ten points, name these two Italian immigrants and anarchists who may have been wrongfully put to death. Nicola _Sacco_ and Bartolomeo _Vanzetti_ 6. Born in Lima, Peru, in 1920, he joined its diplomatic corps in 1944. He rose to ambassador rank in 1962, and served in Switzerland and the USSR before being promoted to the UN in 1971. In 1975 he became an Undersecretary. For ten points, name this man who in 1985 was elected the 5th Secretary-General of the UN. Javier Perez _de Quellar_ 7. He killed his brother Amnon, in retaliation for Amnon's rape of their sister Tamar. Later he rebelled against his father, King David, and succeeded in forcing David out of Jerusalem. But David's army eventually won, and in the field of Ephraim one of David's generals killed him. For ten points, name this third son of David. _Absalom_ 8. "He's a gutty, gambling, cocky type. Doesn't have great tools but could eventually start," ran the 1979 pre-draft scouting report on this quarterback. That lukewarm evaluation sunk him to the third round as the 82nd overall pick. For ten points, name this Notre Dame quarterback who went on to win four Super Bowls with San Francisco. Joe _Montana_ 9. To be eligible, a girl had to be between 6 and 10, the daughter of freeborn Roman citizens, and both her parents had to be living. After being selected by the Pontifex Maximus, her term would last 30 years, and if she broke her vow of chastity, she would be buried alive. For ten points, name these holy women, who nu mbered only 6, not 16 as Procol Harum would have you believe. _Vestal Virgins_ 10. It's bordered on the north by the Ukraine, on the east by Moldova and the Black Sea, on the south by Bulgaria and Serbia, and on the west by Hungary. It was the homeland of author Eugene Ionesco, and Ilie Nastase wants to be the mayor of its capital city. For ten points, name this eastern European nation, whose capital is Bucharest. _Romania_ 11. In 1892 he assisted Flinders Petrie in excavating Tell- el-Amorna in Egypt. He also discovered the tombs of Thutmose IV and Hatshepsut, but he was just warming up for the big one. For ten points, name the man who with George Herbert discovered King Tutankhamon's tomb. Howard _Carter_ 12. In a review, she once wrote "This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown aside with great force." She died in June of 1967, not by her own hand, but this shouldn't come as a surprise to any reader of her famous poem "Resume". FTP, name this acerbic wit and member of the Alogonquin round table. Dorothy _Parker_ 13. He attended a Jesuit seminary and was rector of the University of Freiburg from 1933 to 1945. While there, he was a vocal supporter of the Hitler government and a member of the Nazi party. His works of philosophy include _On the Road to Language_ and _What Is Called Thinking?_. FTP, name this author best known for _Being and Time_. ANS : Martin _HEIDEGGER_ 14. Two answers required. Since Time, and his predestinated end, Abridg'd the circuit of his hopeful days, Whiles both his Youth and Virtue did intend The good endeavors of deserving praise... Thus begins what is probably the first authenticated work by an author since he was found to have contributed to drafts of "Sir Thomas Moore". FTP, name both the work and its author. _A Funeral Elegy_ to Master John Peter by William _Shakespeare_ 15. This mathematical concept arose in connection with algebraic systems such as fields, rings, and groups. Systems of this type have identical structure, even if they have completely different types of elements. FTP, give the term defined as a one-to-one correspondence between two mathematical objects, systems, or sets. _isomorphism_ or _isomorphic_ 16. They are a Bantu people of East Central Africa and comprise 85% of the population of Burundi. Traditionally, they lived in small residential groups linked by kinship and tended the fields for the ruling peoples of their nations. FTP, identify this group, which has in not only Burundi but also Rwanda been locked in battle with the Tutsi. _Hutu_s 17. It occurs when histamine is released into the blood stream in large quantities. Intense swelling of tissues in the throat may occur, leading to asphyxiation. However, the primary result is an extreme drop in blood pressure. FTP, name this condition or the shock which results from it. _anaphylaxis_ or _anaphylactic shock_ 18. When the first hard copy compilation of his newspaper column was published in 1906, the title was switched to "The Cynic's Word Book" to mollify certain Christian booksellers. The author's irritation at this shift was predictable, due to his reputation for seeing things as they really are, not as they ought to be. FTP, name the author of the compilation more commonly known as "The Devil's Dictionary". Ambrose _Bierce_ 19. LSD-25 is derived from this fungus-caused disease. Its most prevalent form is produced by C. purpurea, which infects rye grain. FTP, identify this disease which has a toxic effect on humans and was responsible for many odd happenings in the middle ages. _Ergot_ 20. This ex-ambassador to the UN died of a heart attack on July 14, 1965, only 13 summers after he was persuaded to pursue his party's nomination for the presidency. Governor of Illinois at the time, he paired up with Estes Kefauver to average 81 electoral votes in the next two presidential elections. FTP, name this man whose grandfather made it to the white house as Vice President in 1892. _Adlai Stevenson_ 21. He was born Edward Israel Iskowitz and starred in the Ziegfeld Follies from 1917 to 1919 and in the musicals "Kid Boots" and "Whoopee." FTP, identify this comedian who received many humanitarian awards, starred in films, and in the early 1950s appeared on television's "Colgate Comedy Hour." Eddie _Cantor_ Bonuses 1. The Olympics are less than a month away. So this bonus asks about the toughest event of all, the Decathlon. You'll get ten points for every three Decathlon events you can name. _100 meter dash_, _long jump_, _shot put_, _high jump_, 400 meter run_, _110 mete r hurdles_, _discus throw_, _pole vault_, _javelin throw_, _1500 meter run_ 2. Name the person 30-20-10 A. He was born Saloth Sar in Kompong Thom Province. B. In 1946 he joined the Indochinese Communist Party. He subsequently taught school in Phnom Penh. C. In 1963 he fled to the jungle, where he organized the Khmer Rouge. He assumed control of Cambodia in 1975. _Pol Pot_ 3. For the stated number of points, name the chief legislative body given the name a country. A. (5) Germany _ Reichstag _ B. (10) Japan _ Diet _ C. (15) Iceland _ Althing _ 4. It's time once again for the NFL free agency game! For five points each and a bonus five for all five, match these players with their new teams. A. Larry Brown _Oakland_ _Raiders_ (acc. either) B. Ashley Ambrose _Cincinatti_ _Bengals_ C. Sean Gilbert _Washington_ _Redskins_ D. Neil O'Donnell _New York Jets_ (must give Jets) E. Lomas Brown _Arizona_ _Cardinals_ 5. For the stated number of points, name the first post- Soviet leader of the following countries. A. (5) Russia Boris _Yeltsin _ B. (10) Georgia Eduard _Shevardnaze _ C. (15) Ukraine Leonid _Kravchuck _ 6. For the stated number of points, name the biological term from its definition. Hint: each term starts with the letter "A". A. (10) A theory of life which stated that less developed organisms could spontaneously generate; that life could come from non-life. _abiogenesis_ B. (10) Process by which an organism becomes better adapted to exist in an environment different from its indigenous one. _acclimatization_ C. (10) a gene form -- one is passed from each parent and is represented by a single letter when discussing genotypes. _allele_ 7. The Chinese religion of Taoism has gained much popularity in recent years. For ten points for one, 30 for both, tell me the two recognized founders of Taoism, one a philosopher, the other an Emperor. _Lao-Tzu_ and _Huang-Ti_ 8. (30) Name the composer from works, 30-20-10 A. "1st symphony in E flat", "The Bogatirs" B. "On the Steppes of Central Asia" C. "Prince Igor" (unfinished at his death) Aleksandr _Borodin_ 9. Identify these animal-borne diseases for the stated number of points. 5) This disease, caused the spirochete _Borrelia burgdorfer_, is commonly carried by the deer tick. _Lyme Disease_ 10) This disease is the inflammation of the brain and its coverings, and it leads to persistant drowsiness and delirium. _encephalitis_ (accept sleeping sickness) 15) This rare infection is caused by the rickettsia _Coxiella burnetti_. Found near cattle, sheep, and goats, it is characterized by headache, chills, fever, anorexia, and malaise. _Q fever_ 10. Answer the following questions about the War of the First Coalition during the French Revolutionary Wars for ten points each. a) Name the 1792 Manifesto issued by the Austro-Prussian army which promised the destruction of Paris if King Louis was harmed. _Brunswick_ Manifesto b) For ten each, what treaty following what peace ended the War of the First Coalition in 1797? Peace of _Loeben_ and Treaty of _Campo Formio_ 11. In Greek Mythology, Hades was divided into several regions. For ten points each, name: A. The land where dead souls pass immediately upon their death. _Erebus_ B. A deeper region of Hades; the Titans were imprisoned here. This place also held some nasty punishments for evildoers. _Tartarus_ C. The region of Hades where the good souls dwelt. _Elysian Fields_ 12. 30-20-10 Name the author from works. A. "Permit Me Voyage" and "The Morning Watch" B. "All the Way Home" and "Let Us Now Praise Famous Men" C. "A Death in the Family" James _Agee_ 13. Name the Shakespearean play from quotes, 10 points each. A. "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child." _King Lear_ B. "I kissed thee ere I killed thee. No way but this, Killing myself, to die up on a kiss." _Othello_ C. "Why should I play the Roman fool, and die on mine own sword?" _Macbeth_ 14. For 15 points each, name the following 2 chess players. A. Though currently only an International Master, he is regarded as the stronges t American-born player since Bobby Fischer. His life was fictionalized in the mo vie "Searching for Bobby Fischer". Joshua _Waitzkin_ B. He defected from the Soviet Union and now represents the US in international competition. He is currently playing Anatoly Karpov for the FIDE World Champions hip. Gata _Kamsky_ 15. a) For five points each, name the three people that the three-headed Satan is chewing on at the final circle of hell. BRUTUS, CASSIUS, JUDAS Iscariot b) As you all certainly already know, each canto in the Divine Comedy averages 142.33 lines. For 15 points, all or nothing: within 10%, how many lines of verse are in the entire poem? 14233. (Accept 14091 - 14375. Explain if they get it wrong that there are exactly 100 cantos in the Divine Comedy.) 16. 30-15-5 Name the author. 30) After dropping out of college to join the experimental Helicon Hall commune, he returned to Yale where he graduated in 1907. 15) He was the first American author to win the Nobel Prize for Literature 5) His best known characters created include Carol Kennicott, George Babbitt, Elmer Gantry, SINCLAIR LEWIS 17. Given a quote from Leonard Maltin's Capsule review of a movie, name it for 15 points. If you need another clue, you'll get 5 points. 15) "If not the greatest movie ever made, certainly one of the greatest examples of storytelling on film, maintaining interest for nearly four hours." 5) This 1939 movie featured Olivia de Havilland, Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable. ANSWER : _GONE WITH THE WIND_ 15) "To some, Scorsese and writer Paul Schrader's perception of hell ... was brilliant. To us ... [it] is ugly and unredeeming." 5) Robert DeNiro plays the lead in this recently re- released 1976 movie. ANSWER : _TAXI DRIVER_ 18. This series includes books on such topics as The SAT, Time management, Personal Finance and, courtesy of Dr. Ruth, sex. First, for 15 points, name this series which began with an alliteratively titled DOS guide. ANS : _FOR DUMMIES_ Now, for 15 more points, identify the publisher of the For Dummies series. ANS : _IDG_ Books 19. Summer movies aren't limited to big action films. FTP each, identify these movies which hit many theaters this summer. a) This most recent film by Bernando Bertolucci betrayed its fantasy roots by casting Liv Tyler as a 19-year-old virgin. ANS : _STEALING BEAUTY_ b) Jim Jarmusch directed this balck-and-white western featuring an accountant who stares a name with a famous poet. ANS : _DEAD MAN_ c) Not an art film at all, Francis Ford Coppola's new movie appears to be a very standard Robin Williams comedy. ANS : _JACK_ 20. People complain(ed) about DOS but at least it made some odd kind of sense; Unix on the other hand, does not. For 15 points each, given a DOS command, give its Unix equivalent. 1) dir ANS : _LS_ (Accept LS -L or other variants.) 2) type ANS : _CAT_