Perpetual Motion IV - 1997 Questions by Arizona State Toss-ups 1. Extremists within this sect became known as Sicarii, Greek for "dagger men," because they frequented public places with hidden daggers to strike down persons friendly to Rome. In A.D. 6 they rallied the populace to resist a census, and they played a leading role in the revolt against Rome of A.D. 66-70. FTP, name this Jewish sect, members of which committed suicide rather than surrendering after the siege of Masada. answer: ZEALOTs 2. It proceeded under the slogan "wealthy country and strong arms" and its aims were expressed in the Charter Oath of 1868. It continued through the rest of the century, with highlights including the Constitution of 1889 and the convening of the first Diet in 1890. FTP, name this historical period in which young samurai hostile to the Tokugawa clan returned control to the emperor of Japan. answer: MEIJI RESTORATION 3. It's a hydrated copper and aluminum phosphate first mined in the Sinai in the 4th millennium B.C., and which arrived in Europe via Turkey. Ranging from blue to shades of green to greenish and yellowish gray, it's used as a gemstone, and a variety from Neyshabur, Iran is highly prized. FTP, name this mineral, called "duklij" in the Apache language, which is used extensively in Indian jewelry and named for the French word for Turkey. answer: TURQUOISE 5. The dynamic, or absolute, quantity is calculated by dividing the shear stress by the rate of shear strain, and is constant at a given temperature. The kinematic quantity is found by dividing the dynamic quantity by the mass density of the fluid. FTP, name this physical quantity, the resistance of a fluid to a change in shape, or to relative movement of neighboring portions of the fluid. answer: VISCOSITY 6.In the "Iliad," he works his magic upon Zeus so that Hera may aid the Greeks in the Trojan War, and as a reward he is given Pasithea, one of the Graces, to wed. Son of Nyx and brother of Thanatos, he is the father of Morpheus, Icelus, and Phantasus, the bringers of dreams. FTP, name this Greco-Roman god of sleep whose name lives on in the procedure used to unlock repressed memories. answer: HYPNOS 7. It contains the Hall of the Two Sisters, Hall of the Ambassadors, the Court of the Lions (with alabaster fountain supported by 12 white marble lions) and Court of the Myrtles. Built chiefly between 1238 and 1358 by the Nasrid dynasty, the name of its Hall of the Abencerrages is related to a legend about Boabdil, the last king of Granada. FTP, name this palace and fortress of the Moorish monarchs of Granada, the subject of a Washington Irving book of legends. answer: The ALHAMBRA 8. A race riot in Springfield, Illinois, that left 50 dead led a group of concerned whites, including Oswald Villard, William Walling, and Mary White, to form this organization in concert with the Niagara Movement. William Trotter felt it to be insufficiently militant, while Booker T. Washington felt that it would go too far. FTP, name this organization founded in 1909, who's leading spokesman was W.E.B. DuBois? answer: NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) 9. This 1925 novel, based on an actual murder trial of 1906, tells the story of a small town youth who dreams of marrying a wealthy heiress even while seducing a factory worker. Unable to free himself from her, he plots to drown her, but loses his nerve at the last minute. But their boat capsizes accidentally and he makes no attempt to save her. Arrested for murder, he becomes the focus of a circus trial. FTP, name this novel about Sondra Finchly, Roberta Alden, and Clyde Griffiths, by Theodore Dreiser. answer: An AMERICAN TRAGEDY 10. "Don't open up too fast," "Be honest but mysterious," "Don't talk to a man first," "Don't meet him halfway or go dutch on a date," "Stop dating him if he doesn't buy you a romantic gift for your birthday or Valentine's day," and "Don't call him and rarely return his calls" are all pieces of advice for finding a husband in FTP- what #1 best-selling book and talk-show fixture by Ellen Fein and Sherrie Schneider? answer: The RULES 11. Sweden gained western Pomerania, with control of the Baltic. France gained Alsace. The United Provinces of the Netherlands and the Swiss Confederation were confirmed as independent entities. These are examples of this group of settlements negotiated at Munster and Osnabruck from 1644 to 1648. FTP, name this group of settlements ending the 30 Years' War. answer: Peace (or Treaty) of WESTPHALIA 12. They can be formed by an alkoxymercuration-demercuration addition of an alcohol across a double bond or by a bimolecular dehydration of alcohols. They have characteristically low boiling points due to their inability to hydrogen bond with themselves. However, because of the presence of a highly electronegative oxygen atom, they are good dissolving agents for polar organic molecules. FTP, name these organic compounds with the general formula R-O-R'. answer: ETHERs 13. In this work, Mama Elena arranges for the older sister of Master Chef Tita to marry Tita's beloved, because tradition holds that the youngest daughter may not marry. The cake Tita is forced to bake as punishment is made from a batter made partially of Tita's tears, which evokes gastronomical distress in all that eat it. FTP, name this best-selling novel whose chapters each contain recipes written by Laura Esquivel. answer: LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE 14. In this country, you will find the lowest and highest elevations on its continent, 131 feet below sea level and 22,381 feet above sea leve. Lying on its northern and eastern borders are Lake Salto Grande and the Pilcomayo, Parana, Paraguay, and Uruguay rivers. FTP, name this land of the Pampas and Patagonia. answer: ARGENTINA 15. His greatest victory as Prime Minister was passing the Catholic Emancipation in 1829, which allowed Irish Catholics to sit in Parliament, over the objections of the tories. He even fought a duel over the issuewith an abusive ultra-Tory, the Earl of Winchilsea. FTP, name this man, born Arthur Wellesley, who is most famous for a victory on the battlefield in 1815, at Waterloo. answer: Duke of WELLINGTON (accept Wellesley on an early buzz) 16. "How I got my shrunken head," "Revenge of the lawn gnomes," "Night of the living dummy," "Say cheese and die!," and "It came from beneath the sink" are all- FTP- titles in what immensely popular series of children's horror books by R. L. Stine? answer: GOOSEBUMPS 17. This musical style emerged fully in the years 1945-48, after Earl Scruggs joined a band led by Bill Monroe. Its distinguishing features are syncopated rhythms, relatively high-pitched tenor, and the prominent place given the banjo, always played in the three-finger Scruggs style. FTP, name this off-shoot of country music named for a prominent feature of the state of Kentucky. answer: BLUEGRASS 18. He died in office as vice-president in 1814. Previously, he served with Marshall and Pinckney in the mission to France that led to the XYZ Affair. An opponent of the proposed U. S. Constitution, he won election as governor of Massachusetts on the fifth attempt. FTP, name this man most famous for seeking an advantage by redrawing electoral borders. answer: Elbridge GERRY 20. This poet's intellectual and ironic works deal with modern problems and the personal sphere. Works include "Salt," "No End of Fun," "A Large Number," "The End of the Beginning," and "A Barrel of Laughs." FTP, name the creator of these works, a Polish poet who captured the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1996. answer: Wislawa SZYMBORSKA ********************************************* That's the end of the game - following are your extra questions for ties, etc. 21. "It is better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all." FTP, name the work in which this line appears, a work which written at the death of the poet's close friend Arthur Hallam, by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. answer: IN MEMORIAM 22. The son of a farmer, this American pharmacologist made important contri- butions to the modern understanding of the ductless, or endocrine, glands. He invented an artifical kidney and obtained insulin in a crystalline form in 1926. FTP, name this biochemist most famous for being the first, in 1897, to isolate epinephrine, or adrenaline. answer: John Jacob ABEL 23. The Rose Chronicles, Barenaked Ladies, Jane Siberry, Gordon Lightfoot, Buffy Sainte-Marie, and Bruce Coburn, all share a distinction above and beyond being musicians and singers. FTP, name the common bond which they share with Bryan Adams, k. d. lang, Sarah McLachlan, and Alanis Morrissette. answer: they are CANADiAns 24. In a form of torture, this organ can be pulled from the body through the mouth by depriving the subject of water for three days, and then having the subject swallow a leather ball soaked in water, which is attached to a string. This organ is comprised of the cardia, fundus, body, and pylorus regions, its interior walls form rugae, or folds, when contracted. FTP, name this organ where peristalsis occurs. answer: STOMACH 25. Here, one could score an international hole-in-one on the ninth hole, as a golf course stradles Canada and this state. If golf isn't your game, maybe you'd like to sail on Lake Sakakawea or visit Fargo, its largest city. FTP, name this state that also boasts of the Missouri River, the geographic center of North America, and the Badlands? answer: NORTH DAKOTA Perpetual Motion IV - 1997 Questions by Arizona State Boni 1. Identify these members of the Medici family for ten points each. A. This oldest son of Giovanni di Bicci de Medici, born in 1389, he established the family's political base. answer: COSIMO (the Elder) B. This most powerful member of the family ruled Florence alone from 1478 to 1492, after the assassination of his brother Giuliano. answer: LORENZO (the Magnificent) C. Granddaughter of Lorenzo the Magnificent, this Queen of France had four sons by Henry II, three of which became the last kings of the Valois dynasty. answer: CATHERINE - 2. Name this country on a 30-20-10 basis. A. Some of its lakes include Carnegie, Argyle, Dissapointment, and Amadeus. B. Other locations include Arnhem Land, the Great Dividing Range, the Great Artesian Basin, and the Kimberley Plateau. C. Its highest mountain is Kosciusko, its largest lake is Eyre, and it is composed of six states and one territory. answer: AUSTRALIA - 3. Answer these questions about offices of the Roman Republic for the stated number of points. A. 5: the two men holding this office with a one year term were the de facto heads of state. answer: CONSUL (accept: praetor) B. 10: the two men holding this office were normally elected at five-year intervals in the Comitia Centuriata, and originally functioned to register citizens and their property. answer: CENSOR C. 15: Latin for "investigator," they were the lowest ranking regular magistrates, and oversaw the treasury. answer: QUAESTORs - 4. Name the economist from their most famous work for the stated number of points. A. 5: "The Affluent Society" answer: John Kenneth GALBRAITH B. 10: this Physiocrat wrote "Tableau economique." answer: Francois QUESNAY C. 15: this authority on labor wrote "Legal Foundations of Capitalism." answer: John COMMONS - 5. For the stated number of points, name the authors of the following assorted works. A. 5: the author of "An Essay on the Principle of Population" answer: Thomas Robert MALTHUS C. 15: he was a German Mineralologist who authored "De Re Metallica." answer: Georgius AGRICOLA - 6. This question writer sometimes has trouble differentiating some of the names of classical music. Let's see if you can do it. Identify the following for ten points each. A. This Romantic composer is known primarily for his lieder, and his piano pieces. Works include "Paradise and the Peri," and "Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major," aka the "Rhenish Sympony." answer: Robert SCHUMANN B. Bridging the Classical and Romantic traditions, and also known for lieder, his works include "Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel," "Erl King," and the unfinished "Symphony in B Minor." answer: Franz SCHUBERT C. This "Waltz King" wrote "The Blue Danube" and "Die Fledermaus." answer: Johann STRAUSS the YOUNGER (or _II_) - 7. Contemporary mystery writer Sue Grafton devised a clever way to guarantee herself 26 novels- each novel is named after a letter of the alphabet. The first novel was "A is for Alibi" and the current bestseller is "M is for Malice." Now that you get the idea, name the word in the book title for each letter given, for five points each. 1st B answer: B is for _BURGLAR_ 2nd D answer: D is for _DEADBEAT_ 3rd F answer: F is for _FUGITIVE_ 4th G answer: G is for _GUMSHOE_ 5th H answer: H is for _HOMICIDE_ Last I answer: I is for _INNOCENT_ - 8. Name these "Killer E's" from biology for ten points each. A. Formed in the adrenal glands, this chemical causes sugar levels to rise in the blood, preparing the body for increased activity. answer: EPINEPHRINE B. These are the DNA sequences that are transferred to RNA. answer: EXONs C. They contain the food that provides the energy for seedlings to develop. answer: ENDOSPERM - 9. Identify the author from a list of works on a 30-20-10 basis. 30: "Artist of the Floating World" 20: "Pale View of the Hills" and "The Unconsoled" 10: "The Remains of the Day" answer: Kazuo ISHIGURO - 10. For 30-20-10, name the artist. A. His byname was Le Douanier, French for "The Customs Officer," and he was 42 before exhibiting his first painting. B. He debuted at the Salon des Independants with "Carnival Evening" in 1886. In 1905, his "The Hungry Lion" was exhibited at the Salon d'Automne with the Fauvists. C. His most famous work, "The Sleeping Gypsy," portrays a female Gypsy asleep in a moonlit desert with a huge lion standing over her, seemingly transfixed and unwilling to touch her. The landscape is completely bare except for the Gypsy's jug and mandolin. answer: Henri ROUSSEAU - 11. Identify these legislative acts from the history of America for ten points each. A. This 1883 Act established merit as the basis of federal employment, over party affiliation. answer: PENDLETON Civil Service Act B. Land-grand colleges were established after passage of this 1862 Act named for its Vermont sponsor. answer: MORRILL Act C. This 1906 Act greatly enlarged the ICC's jurisdiction and forbade railroads to increase rates without its approval. answer: HEPBURN Act - 12. How closely did you watch the just-completed Super Bowl XXXI? Answer the following for the stated number of points. A. 5: who was the MVP? answer: Desmond HOWARD B. 10: Green Bay's first touchdown was a 54-yard pass from Brett Favre to which wide receiver? answer: Andre RISON C. 15: in the 2nd quarter, Favre completed the longest touchdown in Super Bowl history to this wide receiver. answer: Antonio FREEMAN - 13. Now it's time to flash back to your childhood. Name these Newberry award winning children's books on a 10-5 basis. A. 10: Meg Murry and her brother Charles Wallace are visited by a disturbing stranger who memorably states, "There is such a thing as a tesseract." They find that their father has mysteriously disappeared while experimenting with fifth dimensional travel and they must rescue him. 5: Year: 1963 Author: Madeleine L'Engle answer: A WRINKLE IN TIME B. 10: A great coon dog with the loudest howl in the hills attempts to save his poor black sharecropper master, who is forced to steal for his hungry wife and children. The dog attempts to keep him from the angry sheriff's posse, but fails. 5: Year: 1970 Author: William Armstrong answer: SOUNDER C. 10: A father places an ad in the newspaper for a wife and mother to his two children Caleb and Anna, and receives an answer from a woman in Maine. She arrives and the couple eventually marries. 5: Year: 1986 Author: Patricia MacLachlan answer: SARAH, PLAIN AND TALL - 14. Answer the following about things associated with a famous American trial, for ten points each. A. Identify the New York city journalist acquitted of libel in 1735. answer: John Peter ZENGER B. Name the paper Zenger started in 1733, answer: New York WEEKLY JOURNAL C. Name the Governor of New York whom Zinger attacked to precipitate the case. If you need a hint on this, the man shares his first and last name with a 1980's TV star. answer: William COSBY - 15. For 30-20-10, identify this man of religion. A. In 1735, he was invited to Georgia to oversee the spiritual lives of the colonists and to missionize the Indians; he fled in 1737 after an incident involving his relationship with Sophia Hopkey. B. The Moravian Peter Bohler, and Martin Luther's commentary on the Letter of Paul to the Galatians, convinced him that faith alone was sufficient for salvation. He organized band societies and worked as an itinerant preacher to the unchurched masses of England. C. Along with his brother Charles, he founded the Methodist movement. answer: John WESLEY - 16. Identify these 20th century Vice-Presidents for ten points each. A. This Kentuckian was one of the chief architects of the New Deal before serving under Truman. answer: Alben BARKLEY B. This Texan under FDR made the famous comment that the Vice-Presidency wasn't worth a bucket of warm spit. answer: John Nance GARNER C. This New Yorker was selected by Gerald Ford as Vice President. answer: Nelson ROCKEFELLER - 17. As Hamlet notes, "The play's the thing..." For 10 points each, name the Shakespearean play each quote is derived from. If you need the character who said it, you can still get 5 points. A. 10: "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers." 5: Dick the Butcher answer: HENRY _VI_ Part _II_ B. 10: "If you prick us, do we not bleed?" 5: Shylock answer: The MERCHANT OF VENICE C. 10: "O! Beware, my lord, of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster" 5: Iago answer: OTHELLO - 18. Answer the following related questions from physics for the stated number of points. A. 15: in classical mechanics, the behaviour of a dynamical system is related to these geometrical constructs, classes of which are single point, closed loop, and torus. answer: ATTRACTORs B. 10: in the 1960s, mathematician Stephen Smale discovered this new class of attractor, on which the dynamics is chaotic. answer: STRANGE Attractors C. 5: later it was recognized that strange attractors have detailed structure on all scales of magnification; a direct result of this recognition was the development of the concept of this class of geometric shapes. answer: FRACTALs - 19. Name these characters from Doestoevsky's "The Brothers Karamazov" from a brief description, for ten points each. A. The short-tempered and sensuous eldest brother who loves Grushenka and breaks off his engagement to Katerina. His love of money and symbolic corruption leads him to be accused of the murder of his father Fyodor. answer: DMITRI or MITYA B. The intellectual and scholarly brother who is an admired published critic and openly questions the existence of God. answer: IVAN C. The youngest and most spiritual brother who resided in a monastery. He is engaged to Lise and is genuinely loved by Fyodor. He is considered to be the "hero" of the story. answer: ALYOSHA or ALEXEI - 20. Answer the following about a particular god of the Hindu pantheon for ten points each. A. His name comes from the Sanskrit for "Auspicious One," and he can burn destruction with his third eye. answer: SHIVA B. Shiva is sometimes paired with Shakti. Another consort has five manisfes- tations. Name any two of these manifestations for ten points each: answer: UMA, SATI, PARVATI, DURGA, or KALI ****************************************************** The following are extra boni. - - 22. Name the self improvement/psychology author from a list of works for ten points each. A. "How to Win Friends and Influence People" and "The Leader in You" answer: Dale CARNEGIE B. "All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten" and "It Was On Fire When I Lay Down on It" answer: Robert FULGHUM C. "You Just Don't Understand: Men and Women in Conversation" and "That's Not What I Meant!" answer: Deborah TANNEN - 23. For 5 points each, name the six smallest nations in Europe by land size. answers: ANDORRA, LIECHTENSTEIN, MALTA, MONACO, SAN MARINO, and VATICAN CITY - 24. For 5 points each, and an extra 5 points for all 5, are the following chemical substituents activating or deactivating? A. -OH answer: ACTIVATING B. -C(=0)-CH3 answer: DEACTIVATING C. -CH3 answer: ACTIVATING D. -NO2 answer: DEACTIVATING E. -Cl answer: DEACTIVATING 25. Give the common names for these units of measure, for the stated number of points. A. 5: kg*m^2/s^2 (READ: kilogram meter squared per second squared) answer: JOULE B. 10: kg/(m*s^2) (READ: kilogram per meter second squared) answer: PASCAL C. 15: kg*m^2/(A^2*s^3) (READ: kilogram meter squared per Ampere squared second cubed) answer: OHM