Philly Experiment III: No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service
                    Preliminary Round 21
                      Packet by:  IQ:4
TOSSUP

1.  He was severely wounded at the Battle of Lundy Lane in
Canada in 1814, and he supervised the removal of the
Cherokee from Georgia in 1838.  Commanding general of the
U.S. Army from 1841 to 1861, he captured Veracruz and Mexico
City in 1847.  FTP name the Whig candidate for president in
1852, nicknamed "Old Fuss and Feathers."
Answer:  Winfield _SCOTT_

2.  Truck driver Reginald Denny's lawsuit against the city
of Los Angeles; Michael Jackson's defense against child
molestation allegations; Snoop Doggy Dogg's defense against
murder charges; and the Oklahoma City bombing victims'
lawsuit against a fertilizer supplier - these causes all
enlisted the services of, FTP, what attorney who argued that
"If the gloves don't fit, you must acquit"
Answer:  Johnnie _COCHRAN_

3.  In 1822, Charles McLaren made a suggestion regarding a
105-foot high mound called Hisarlik, but he was ignored for
50 years, until excavations revealed nine principal strata
underneath.  In the 1930s, Carl Blegen concluded that the
seventh stratum, and not the second one, as Heinrich
Schliemann had proposed, was, FTP, what capital of King
Priam, described in a Homeric epic?
Answer:  _TROY_ (accept Ilium, Ilios, Ilion, Troia, or
Troja)

4.  Three years before his death he married Olga Knipper, an
actress acclaimed for playing the roles of Arkadina, Masha,
and Madame Ranevskaya.  During his Melikhovo period, he also
wrote short stories, including "The Black Monk" and "Ward
Number Six."  FTP name this doctor-turned-author who wrote
"The Cherry Orchard" and "Three Sisters."
Answer:  Anton Pavlovich _CHEKHOV_

5. Scott is now a cast member of the Larry Sanders show,
Mark is a cast member of Saturday Night Live, and Dave is
first among equals in the ensemble comedy Newsradio.  The
other two, well they don't have a weekly gig anymore, but at
least they were allowed to appear in Brain Candy, which
represented the first movie made by the members of, FTP,
what comedy troupe?
Answer:  The _KIDS IN THE HALL_

6. When he was a professor at Princeton, his last name
should probably have had a "North" in front of it, but now
that he's at Harvard, his entire name is actually pretty
accurate.  FTP, name this Professor of Afro-American Studies
and Philosophy of Religion, best known for his book, "Race
Matters."
Answer:  _CORNEL WEST_

7.  He argued that "We dissect nature along lines laid down
by our native language.  Language is not simply a reporting
device for experience but a defining framework for it," and
he drew examples from his study of the Mayan and Hopi
languages.  FTP name this American linguist, a pupil of
Edward Sapir and author of "Language, Thought, and Reality."
Answer:  Benjamin Lee _WHORF_

8. As attorney general he helped lay the legal foundation
for the transfer of 50 destroyers to England to combat
German submarines.  As a dissenter in Korematsu v. U.S., he
rejected the confinement of
Japanese-Americans.  In 1946 he took leave from the Supreme
Court to serve in what he called "the first trial in history
for crimes against the peace of the world."  FTP name the
chief U.S. prosecutor at the
Nuremberg Trials.
Answer: Robert _JACKSON_



9.  Bill Hutchinson went over to his wife and forced the
slip of paper out of her hand.  It had a black spot on it
...  Bill Hutchinson held it up, and there was a stir in the
crowd.  "All right folks," Mr. Summers said.  "Let's finish
quickly."  Although the villagers had forgotten the ritual
and lost the original black box, they still remembered to
use stones ..."  FTP, identify the source of the preceding
passages, a short story by Shirley Jackson.
Answer: The _LOTTERY_

10.  This disease, caused by the organism Treponema
pallidum, passes through three distinct stages when left
untreated.  The tertiary stage follows the first two by many
years and consists of inflammatory lesions of the aorta,
heart, and the posterior columns of the spinal cord, a
condition known as tabes dorsalis.  The primary stage, which
follows infection by about three weeks, consists of a single
firm, nontender, raised lesion known as a chancre (SHANK-
er).  FTP, name this disease, which before penicillin
claimed among its victims Franz Schubert, also the subject
of the infamous Tuskegee study.
Answer:  _SYPHILIS_

11.  Most of the external shots for this film were shot in
Budapest, because the architecture from the 30's and 40's is
no longer standing in Buenos Aries.  In an usual twist,
director Oliver Stone was not the center of the film's
controversy; instead that controversy focused on Madonna who
plays the title role in, for 10 points, what adaptation of
an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical?
Answer:  _EVITA_

12.  He has written the liner notes for the latest album by
the band Lotion and even interviewed them for the June issue
of Esquire.  Unexpected moves from a man whose only known
photograph is more than forty years old and who has been
even more reclusive than J.D. Salinger since arriving on the
literary scene in the 1960s with the novel V.  FTP, name
this American author, whose other works include Slow
Learner, Vineland, The Crying of Lot 49, and Gravity's
Rainbow.
Answer:  Thomas _PYNCHON_

13.  He recently moved from the city of Washington, D.C. to
the state of Washington to become the editor of the new
cyberzine, Slate, which represents Microsoft's foray into
providing content on the Web.  His presence gives Slate
journalistic credibility, as Bill Gates hired him away from
his previous job as editor of the New Republic.  FTP, name
this man, who also had a job arguing and appearing "to the
left" of co-hosts such as Patrick Buchanan and John Sununu
on CNN's Crossfire.
Answer:  Michael _KINSLEY_

14.  His famous 1929 painting is actually called The
Betrayal of Images, but it is perhaps better known by
another phrase, since in order to show that the
objectification of an object is distinct from--and thus a
betrayal of-- the original object, he inscribed at the
bottom of this painting the phrase, "ceci n'est pas une
pipe," which translates as "this is not a pipe."  FTP, name
this Belgian surrealist.
Answer:  Rene _MAGRITTE_

15. It lies in the East River near the entrance of Bowery
Bay and is connected to Queens by a bridge inaccessible to
the public.  In 1996, fifteen of its residents won a $1.6
million settlement in a lawsuit alleging they were beaten
with sticks and handcuffs.  FTP identify the nation's
largest jail complex.
Answer:  _RIKER'S_ Island

16.  In quantum mechanics, the eigenstates of only a few
systems are exactly soluable.  Excellent approximations to
many systems may, however, be determined by using this
theory, which is valid when a small change is made to a
soluable Hamiltonian.  For 10 points, name this theory and
you will also name the term for such small changes to
classically stable systems.
Answer:  _PERTURBATION_ Theory



17.  This man was a physics professor at Oregon State
University.  In the 1970's, he wrote a novel describing a
race war that breaks out in the U.S. during the 1990's.  He
has become a hero to the militia movements, and Timothy
McVey allegedly used to sleep with his novel underneath his
pillow.  For 10 points, name this author of the recently
reissued "Turner Diaries."
Answer:  William _PIERCE_

18. Any function analytic in the entire complex plane must
either be a constant or else omit at most one point from its
range.  This is the "Great Theorem", FTP, of what
mathematician, who shares his last name with a 17th century
astronomer who measured the circumference of the earth?
Answer:  Charles-Emile _PICARD_

19. He wrote and produced "Pretty Maids All in a Row," a
1971 film starring Rock Hudson, Angie Dickinson, and Telly
Savalas about a serial killer who targeted schoolgirls.
However, an earlier effort of his proved to be far more
enduring, for it spawned the characters whose names are
found throughout the tossup answers in this round.  FTP,
name this writer, producer, and creator of Star Trek.
Answer:  Gene _RODDENBERRY_

20.  William James's ideas may have been influenced by his
use of this compound to intoxicate himself, and Sir Humphry
Davy once inhaled 4 gallons in 7 minutes.  Today, it is used
as propellant in cans of whipped
cream, but it has been largely replaced in dental procedures
by more effective anesthetics.  FTP name this compound
commonly known as laughing gas.
Answer: _NITROUS OXIDE_ (or N2O or DINOTROGEN MONOXIDE.
Prompt on
"laughing gas")

21. Edmund Wilson described her in a New Republic article as
a "prodigious woman" and Edward VIII was a visitor to her
notorious Manhattan nightclub.  Seated atop a piano, she
would greet patrons with her trademark phrase, "Hello,
Sucker!"  FTP name this Prohibition Era speakeasy hostess.
Answer:  Mary Louise Cecilia "Texas" _GUINAN_
BONUSES

1.  Here is a question about DNA sequencing.
A.  For 10 points, what name is given to the group of
enzymes that catalyze cleavage of DNA molecules at specific
sites.
Answer:  _RESTRICTION_ Enzymes
B.  For 10 points, what process is used to clone the
millions of copies of a DNA fragment that are required for
sequencing.
Answer:  _PCR_ or _POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION_
C.  Finally, what term describes the separation technique in
which the DNA molecules are allowed to diffuse through a gel
under the influence of an applied electric field.
Answer:  _ELECTROPHORESIS_

2. Given a passage, name the novel, 30-20-10.
(30): "They was all over tar and feathers ... I was sorry
for them poor pitiful rascals, it seemed like I couldn't
ever feel any hardness against them any more in the world.
It was a dreadful thing to see.  Human beings can be awful
cruel to one another."
(20): "It was a close place ... I was a trembling, because
I'd got to decide, forever, betwixt two things, and I knowed
it.  I studied a minute, sort of holding my breath, and then
says to myself: 'All right, then, I'll go to hell'."
(10): "Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative
will be persectuted; persons attempting to find a moral in
it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it
will be shot."
Answer:  The Adventures of _HUCKLEBERRY FINN_ by Mark Twain

3.  Sometimes the combined forces of Superman, Wonder Woman,
Batman, and Robin aren't enough to save the world.
Sometimes the world needs the combined might of  ... the
Wonder Twins.
A.  First, for five points each, name the Super-Friendly
Wonder Twins.
Answer:  _ZAN_ and _JAYNA_
B.  Now for the fun part.  In order to utilize their powers,
Zan and Jayna had to simultaneously perform a certain ritual
that involved an action and an incantation.  Designate one
member of your team to be Zan and another to be Jayna, and
FTP have them perform this ritual.  Then, for five points
each, both "Zan" and "Jayna" must correctly invoke their
individual powers.
Answer:
(10): First, Zan and Jayna must touch their fists together
      and say in unison "WONDER TWIN POWERS ... ACTIVATE!"
(5) : Then, "Zan" must say "FORM OF (or SHAPE OF)
...(anything related to water)"
(5) : Then, "Jayna" must say "FORM OF (or SHAPE OF) ...(any
animal)"

4.  Chain bonus.  For example, if I asked you for the first
president of the U.S. and the creator of Rip Van Winkle, you
would say George Washington Irving.  10 pts each.
A.  The acclaimed Indian director of the Apu Trilogy and the
lead singer-songwriter for The Kinks.
Answer:  _SATYAJIT RAY DAVIES_
B.  An actor whose screen credits include The Freshman and
City Slickers and the Minnesota Twin who recently retired
because of glaucoma.
Answer:  _BRUNO KIRBY PUCKETT_
C.  TV's George Costanza and the author of The First Circle.
Answer:  _JASON ALEXANDER SOLZHENITSYN_

5. Now that the Olympics are over, you probably know that
Mark Spitz won a record 7 gold medals in 1972.  But FTP can
you name who won the most number of gold medals in each of
the following years?  You'll only get five points if you
need to be told the sport.
(10)  1992
(5)   Men's gymnastics
Answer:  Vitaly _SCHERBO_  (6 Gold Medals)
(10)  1988
(5)   Women's swimming
Answer:  Kristin _OTTO_  (6 Gold Medals)
(10)  1980
(5)   Men's speed skating
Answer:  Eric _HEIDEN_  (5 Gold Medals)

6.  Name the philosopher from the quotation for 10 points
each.
A.  What experience teaches us is this -- that people and
and governments have never learned anything from history, or
acted on the principles deduced from it.
Answer:  Georg _HEGEL_
B.  Happiness is not an ideal of reason but of imagination.
Answer:  Emmanuel _KANT_
C.  Liberty consists in doing what one desires.
Answer:  John Stuart _MILL_

7.  Identify these couples.
A.  The husband won the Nobel Prize in economics in 1974.
The wife won the Nobel Prize in peace in 1982.  For 15
points, what was the shared last name of this Swedish
couple?
Answer:  Gunnar and Alva _MYRDAL_
B.  The Myrdals' daughter is an ethicist who was elected
chairman of the Pulitzer Prize Board last May.  Her husband
was president of Harvard University from 1971 to 1991.  For
15 points give the last name that they share.
Answer:  Sissela and Derek _BOK_

8.  Given a generic name for a drug, supply its more
commonly known brand name for 10 pts each.  If you need
additional information, you get only 5 pts.
(10) Fluoxetine
(5)  This selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, or SSRI,
is one of the most commonly prescribed antidepressants.
Answer:  _PROZAC_
(10)  Ranitidine
(5)   This histamine-2 antagonist is perhaps the most
commonly prescribed drug in the world.  Now available over
the counter, it is used to treat, among other conditions,
esophageal reflux.
Answer:  _ZANTAC_ (ignore any numbers given after the name)
(10)  Diazepam
(5)   This benzodiazepine is commonly prescribed as a "nerve
pill" to reduce anxiety and calm patients down.  It is also
commonly used in suicide attempts.
Answer:  _VALIUM_

9.  In a recent decision, the U.S. Supreme Court recently
outlawed new voting districts in two states which were
designed to increase the percentage of minority voters in
those districts.
A.  First, for five points each, name the two states
involved
Answer:  _TEXAS_ and _NORTH CAROLINA_
B.  The shapes of these districts were reminsicent of a
district created in 1812 in Massachusetts.  For 5 points,
what reptilian name was given to this district?
Answer:  _SALAMANDER_
C.  For 5 points, what verb from the name of the
Massachusetts governor at the time describes the creation of
such distorted districts designed to alter the voting
demographics.
Answer:  _GERRYMANDERING_
D.  Finally, for 10 points, what Massachusetts county was
said to resemble a salamander following redistricting.
Answer:  _ESSEX_

10.  For 10 points each, give the commonly used Latin
phrases for the following.
A.  From the beginning
Answer:  _AB INITIO_
B.  To the point of disgust
Answer:  _AD NAUSEUM_
C.  caught in the act
Answer:  _FLAGRANTE DELICTO_

11.  Name the following French composers on a 10-5 basis.
(10) Childhood of Christ
(5)  Symphonie Fantastique
Answer:  Hector _BERLIOZ_
(10) The Children's Corner
(5)  La Mer
Answer:  Claude _DeBUSSY_
(10) Ariane et barbe-Bleue
(5)  Socerer's Apprentice
Answer:  Paul _DUKAS_

12.  Accoring to the theory of continental drift, there was
a single supercontinent and a single superocean 240 million
years ago.
A.  Name the continent and the ocean, for 5 points each, and
a bonus 5 for both.
Answer:  _PANGEA_, _PANTHALASSA_
B.  Pangea divided into two landmasses, separated by a gulf.
F5P each name the landmasses and the gulf.
Answer:  _GONDWANA_ (or _GONDWANALAND_), _LAURASIA_,
_TETHYS_

13.  Name the director, 30-20-10.
(30)  A native of the Netherlands, his Dutch films include
Spetters, The 4th Man, and Soldier of Orange.
(20)  His American films include Total Recall.
(10)  More recently, he has directed such contemporary
masterpieces as Basic Instinct and Showgirls.
Answer:  Paul _VERHOEVEN_

14.  One of the most common diseases in America is known as
COPD.  This disease, which affects a majority of long-time
heavy smokers, actually consists of several separate
conditions, including emphysema and bronchitis, that often
co-exist in patients with lung problems.  The name of the
disease distinguishes it from acute disorders and from
restrictive lung diseases like interstitial fibrosis.  The D
obviously stands for disease, but for ten points per word,
what do the letters COP stand for?
Answer:  _CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY_ disease

15. This bonus involves the titles of movies and books that
have someone's name inserted into them.  For example, if I
asked for the name of a Robert Redford-Brad Pitt film and
the young actor who died of a drug overdose in the Viper
Room, you would respond, "A River Phoenix Runs Through It."
10 pts each.
A.  A Steinbeck novel and the Prime Minister of England
during the Suez crisis.
Answer:  _EAST OF ANTHONY EDEN_
B.  The author of Green Mansions and the title of a
notorious Bruce Willis bomb.
Answer:  _W.H. HUDSON HAWK_
C.  A Scorsese-DeNiro film and the name of the infamous
chief of police of Birmingham during the civil rights era.
Answer:  _RAGING BULL CONNOR_

16.  Given the graduate school of business, name the
university it is a part of, for 10 points each.
A.  Sloan School of Management
Answer:  _MIT_ (or _MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY_)
B.  Leonard N. Stern School of Business
Answer:  _NYU_ (or _NEW YORK UNIVERSITY_)
C.  Fuqua School of Business
Answer:  _DUKE_ University

17.  By now, Bob Dole should have named his Vice-
Presidential running mate.  You probably know that Dan
Quayle and George Bush were the last two men to be named
Republican Vice-Presidential candidates.  But for five
points each, can you name the six men before Bush who served
as Republican Vice-Presidential nominees?  Note that if a
candidate was nominated twice consecutively you should only
list him once.
Answer:  Robert _DOLE_, Spiro _AGNEW_, William _MILLER_,
         Henry Cabot _LODGE_, Richard _NIXON_, Earl _WARREN_

18.  Given the international airport, identify the city it
is located in.
A.  Ben Gurion
Answer:  _TEL AVIV_
B.  Galileo Galilei
Answer:  _PISA_
C.  Augusto C. Sandino
Answer:  _MANAGUA_

19.  Six actors have portrayed James Bond in the movies.
Three of them are Sean Connery, Roger Moore, and Pierce
Brosnan.  For five point each, name the three others, and
for an additional five points per answer, for each actor
name a movie in which he played Bond.
Answer: Timothy _DALTON_; _LICENSE TO KILL_ or The _LIVING
DAYLIGHTS_
        George _LAZENBY_; _ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE_
        David _NIVEN_; _CASINO ROYALE_

20.  Given the Mexican state, name its capital FTP each.
A.  Jalisco
Answer:  _GUADALAJARA_
B.  Baja California Norte
Answer:  _MEXICALI_
C.  Nuevo Leon
Answer:  _MONTERREY_