TOSSUPS QQ For as long as anyone can remember, there was no real reason for oneparticular barnyard animal's excursion across the blacktop, except "to getto the other side." FTP, what rice beer's manufacturers gave us theirinterpretation of why the chicken crossed the proverbial road, during SuperBowl XXXI?_Budweiser_ QQ French casualties in this battle totaled about 5000, while the Englishlosses numbered fewer than 200 men. It was almost averted, when theEnglish king, fearful of annihilation sought a truce with the French, buthis terms were summarily rejected. This battle saw the lightly armed,diseased and hungry legions of Henry V easily defeat those of Charlesd'Albret. FTP, what is this battle, which took place during the HundredYears War, in what is now the Pas-de-Calais (PAH de cah-LAY) Department.Battle of _Agincourt_ QQ His compositions include "Salt Peanuts," "Bebop," and "Night inTunisia," as well as "Manteca," a pioneering work in the Afro-Cuban jazzstyle. He played in the big bands of Cab Calloway and Earl Hines, andcollaborated with Charlie Parker to produce some of the most importantrecordings of the jazz era. FTP, name this trumpeter, best known for hisdistinctive trumpet, with its upturned bell.Dizzy _Gillespie_ or John Birks _Gillespie_ QQ Samples of this process include the drop in temperature of an aerosolcan as its gases are expelled, or in an automobile where the fuel-airmixture is compressed to heat it prior to ignition. FTP, what namedescribes any physical process in which quantities such as pressure andvolume are varied without any substantial tr ANSfer of heat energy to thesurroundings._Adiabatic_ Process QQ Some artists get deeply involved in creating their work, but fewactually use it as a part of the artistic significance. A particularsubcategory of abstract expressionism exists, in which painters areconcerned with the consistency and texture of the paint, as well as themovements of the artist. FTP, identify this area, exemplified by artistssuch as Willem de Kooning, (VILL-um de COO-ning) Franz Josef Kline, andJackson "Jack the Dripper" Pollack._Action_ Painting QQ He completed his first work in three weeks. He was born in Washington,D. A in 1928, and adopted by an American theater executive who was aco-owner of a chain of Vaudeville and movie theaters. His plays featuredmany aspects of "theater of the Absurd," and focused primarily on familialrelationships. FTP, name this playwright, winner of three Pulitzer Prizes,whose works include "The American Dream," "Tiny Alice," "The Lady FromDubuque," and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf."Edward Franklin _Albee_ QQ Deregulation of the Railroad, Bus, and Trucking industries has weakenedthis agency's power, but it still has power over all common carriers offreight and passengers by domestic business, as well as that of foreigncarriers who operate in the United States, as well as being the enforcementarm of the various anti-trust legislation. FTP, name this agency createdby the Act to Regulate Commerce in 1887, under the authority of Article I,Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution, which vests in Congress the power "toregulate commerce between the several states."_Interstate Commerce Commission_ (Prompt on Acronym) QQ FAQTP, where am I describing? This city in southern Ukraine, locatedon the southern coast of the Crimean Peninsula, on the Black Sea, is animportant health and vacation resort. The site of the modern city was#QQnexed by Russia in 1783, and was the scene of a very important conferenceheld over seven days in February 19QQ _Yalta_ QQ This instrument, a triangular member of the lute family, comes in sixsizes ranging from piccolo to contrabass. It was developed from the domra#QQd dombra, of Central Asia and Siberia. FTP, identify this Russianinstrument, with three metal or gut strings, a long, narrow neck, and asound hole in the narrow end of the body._Balalaika_ (ba-la-LIE-ka) QQ According to Irish legend, this chieftain and bard of the second orthird century AD descended from Druids and was raised in a forest. He wasdescribed as "wise and sensitive to natural beauty" and lent his first nameto a band of warrior poets. FTP, who is this Irishman, whose exploits arethe subject of the Fenian Cycle, a series of long narrative poems, andwhose accepted name implies he's a pretty hep cat._Finn MacCumhail_ or _Finn MacCool_ QQ This disease, if left untreated, almost always causes death, but iseasily defeated by restoring thiamin to the diet. It comes in two forms,wet - characterized by sweating, warm skin, and elevated heart rate,leading to heart failure - and dry - characterized by neuritis in the lowerextremities, muscle atrophy, and eventually paralysis. FTP, name thisdisease, prevalent in areas of the world where polished white rice is astaple part of the diet._Beriberi_ QQ Although this is a subcategory of history, it would not be possible tostudy history without paying particular attention to it. Examples of thisinclude Thuycydides' study of the Peloponnesian War, _The EcclesiasticalHistory of the English People_ by Bede the Venerable, and _The History ofthe Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire_ by Edward Gibbon. FTP, what isthis discipline, which deals with the written record of what is known ofhuman lives and societies in the past and how histori ANS have attempted tounderstand it?_Historiography_ QQ High-speed photographs of milk drops and exploding apples wouldn't bepossible without this Fremont, Nebraska born engineer's pioneering work.FTP, whose developments in high-speed strobe lights made it possible forphotographers and scientists to study motion that is faster than the eye.Harold E. _Edgerton_ QQ Provisions for this are found under Title 11 of the United StatesCode. Type 9 cases deal with Munincipalities, and Type 12 cases deal withFarmers, but you might be more familiar with Type 11 cases, which deal withbusiness reorganization, or Type 7, which deal with Individuals. FTP, whatis this area of the law, in which an entity wishes protection from itscreditors due to insolvency?_Bankruptcy_ Code QQ Her poetry was marked by exquisite beauty of diction, perfectsimplicity of form, and intensity of emotion. She was credited withcreating a style, using four lines in which the first three are elevensyllables in length while the fourth is five syllables. She was alsocredited, although perhaps not so flatteringly, with defining the terms forfemale homosexuality. FTP, who is this "tenth muse" of Greek poetry?_Sappho_ QQ It's time for the shameless "plug your school's famous alumniquestion." He excelled as a linebacker for the Wichita State UniversityWheatshockers, racking up an astounding 20 tackles and six sacks in onegame. Despite winning all Missouri Valley Conference honors as a senior,he opted for a coaching career rather than a playing career. It has been agood choice, because after stints at several colleges, including WichitaState, he has compiled a 119-85-1 record in his 12 years as an NFL headcoach, placing him fourth on the all-time winning coaches list. FTP, whois this coach, nicknamed "Tuna," who recently led the New England Patriotsto Super Bowl XXXI?Bill _Parcells_ QQ He retired from the Continental army in 1779, at the rank ofLieutenant Colonel, due to ill health. He was then admitted to the bar inNew York City, where his reputation as one of the foremost lawyers of thatcity led him to be appointed attorney general in 17QQ He was discreditedat the end of his political career, but not before he was elected as thethird vice president, when he, FTP if you've "got milk" shot AlexanderHamilton.Aaron _Burr_ QQ Methyl is the only group of these compounds to exist only in alkaneform. Prefixes indicate how many carbon atoms are in the group, whilesuffixes determine which family a certain compound falls into. FTP, namethis simplest class of organic compounds, including the alkanes, alkenes,#QQd alkynes, consisting of Hydrogen and Carbon atoms only, and formingstraight chains._Aliphatic_ compounds QQ "The hammer banged Reveille on the rail outside camp HQ at fiveo'clock as always. Time to get up. The ragged noise was muffled by icetwo fingers thick on the windows, and soon died away. Too cold for thewarder to go on hammering." This begins, FTP, what short story, looselybased on what author's own experience in the "Gulag Archipelago" of theformer Soviet Union?_One Day In The Life Of Ivan Denisovitch_ by Aleksander Isayevitch_Solzhenitsyn_ QQ This game of manual dexterity has recently been made much moredifficult, by hybridizing it with the popular card game Uno. FAQTP, namethis game, in which contestants compete to see who will be the last tosafely remove a wooden block from a tower an replace it at the top._Jenga_ QQ This book centers on the five discourses of Christ, and although it isthe first book in the New Testament, it was preceded chronologically by theGospel According to Mark. FTP, name this book, which contains, among otherthings, the Eight Beatitudes of Jesus and the Lord's Prayer.The Gospel According to _Matthew_ QQ This programming language, based on the C++ model of Object-Orientedprogramming, is platform independent. It is being used to design much moreintricate websites than would ever be possible with HTML. FTP, what isthis language, developed by Sun Microsystems, that has been touted as apossible end to the Microsoft juggernaut of domination?_Java_BONUSES QQ The Super Bowl is not only a contest between the two best teams inprofessional football, it has also become a no-holds-barred contest amongadvertisers to make viewers remember their products by their memorablecommercials. For five points each, and a five point bonus for all five,let's see how well they did their job.A This cola company used dancing bears and a catchy slogan playing on the"Generation X" moniker to sell its product._Pepsi_ or _Pepsico_B This auto manufacturer continued its series of "weird occurrence"commercials, by depicting dive-bombing pigeons and joy-riding dogs._Nissan_C This brewery's devoted driver lost his truck to a group of aliens, whoreturned to pick him up, as they realized they had no "designated driver."_Budweiser_ or _Anheuser-Busch_D "Great googily moogily," this snack food giant's hapless groundskeeperfound himself frozen to an ice rink, after becoming entranced by a scantilyclad billboard ad._Snickers_E This online service provider had perhaps the simplest, but perhaps mosteffective commercial, with a soundtrack of busy signals, playing on itscompetitor's recent legal problem._Compuserve_ QQ Nowadays, businesses and individuals routinely send confidentialinformation over the Internet, trusting the encoding functions of theirbrowsers or e-mail clients. For the stated number of points, here's ashort quiz on the history of such encoding.#QQ: This is the latest iteration of the large number key theory, and usesthe product of two 100-digit prime numbers._RSA_ Algorithm QQ RSA was developed due to complaints about this similar, but muchsmaller scale system, which tr ANSlated message segments of 64 bits by a 56bit random key._DES_ or _Data Encryption Standard_ QQ DES was the result of the obsoletion of this cryptosystem, which usedboth substitution and tr ANSposition, and implied a quite demonic nature._LUCIFER_ QQ Identify the artist from clues, 30-20-QQ QQ He was born in Moscow, December 4, 1866, and studied at the Academy ofFine Arts in Munich, Germany, from 1896 to 1900 QQ Along with Franz Marc, he founded Der Blaue Reiter (dare BLOU-ehRIGHT-er) group. QQ Among his works are Composition VIII No. 260, Circle and Square, andthe book Concerning the Spiritual in Art.Wassily _Kandinsky_ QQ Place the following Chief Justices of the Supreme Court inchronological order: Edward D. White, Roger Brooke Taney, Harlan FiskeStone, Frederick Moore Vinson, John Rutledge, and Melville W. Fuller._Rutledge__Taney__Fuller__White__Stone__Vinson_ QQ Paris has obviously a very tranquil city, as it has been the locationof several war-ending treaties. On a 10-5 basis, identify the year of thestated treaty. QQ This treaty allowed France to keep all of its territory held in Europeprior to 1792, and did not require it to pay an indemnity.#QQ: It ended the Napoleonic Wars._1814_ or _1815_ QQ This treaty was accompanied by similar treaties signed with France andSpain, who were allied in support of the victorious nation.#QQ: It ended the American Revolution._1783_ QQ This treaty saw Russia forced to return Bessarabia and the mouth of theDanube to Turkey, and lost its claims to Moldavia, Walachia, and Serbia.#QQ: It ended the Crimean War._1856_ QQ Verbs are a very versatile set of words. With minor modifications,they can represent either nouns or adjectives. FFPE, ten points permatched pair, what are the three types of verbals, and which fundamentalpart of speech does each function as?_Gerund_ - _Noun__Participle_ - _Adjective__Infinitive_ - _Noun_ QQ On December 8, 1991, 11 of the 15 republics of the former Soviet Unionjoined forces to become a Commonwealth of Independent States. Eight ofthose were not originally members, but were admitted as founding members.F30P, all or nothing, which eight republics were the latecomers?_Armenia_, _Azerbaijan_, _Kazhakstan_, _Kyrgyzstan_,_Moldova_, _Tajikstan_, _Turkmenistan_, _Uzbekistan_ QQ Some of the most beautiful sounds in a symphony come from the woodwindfamily, a group of instruments that can be divided into three groups, baseon the number of reeds each instrument has. FFPE, and a five point bonusfor all five, identify these wind instruments as having zero, one, or tworeeds.A Oboe - _Two_B Clarinet - _One_C Flute - _Zero_D Shawm - _Two_E Ocarina - _Zero_ QQ Beginning in 1899, three nations, striving to maintain peace in South#QQd Central America and to achieve common action and policy on problemsconcerning all Latin American countries, concluded a series of treatiesthat provided for arbitration of disputes and mutual assistance againstaggression.FTPE, what three countries were involved in this treaty?FFPE, the treaty organization was known as the ABC Powers._Argentina_, _Brazil_, _Chile_ QQ Identify this familiar astronomical construct, 30-20-QQ QQ It is possible to view all of the items in this construct in onenight, during the month of March, but it requires great skill and endurance. QQ The 110 objects in this construct range in magnitude from QQ 2 to 1.2,#QQd consist of nebulae, binary star systems, and other astronomical objects. QQ This catalog is noted for its members, including M31, the AndromedaGalaxy, and M51, the Whirlpool Galaxy._Messier Catalog_ of Deep-Sky Objects QQ How well do you remember your high school lit class? There are fourtypes of metrical feet, and FTPE, can you match the name with its accentpattern?A weak, weak, strong - _Anapest_ or _Anapestic_B weak, strong - _Iamb_ or _Iambic_C strong, weak, weak - _Dactyl_ or _Dactylic_ QQ On a 10-5 basis, identify the musical from songs. QQ "The Sword of Damocles"#QQ: "The Time Warp"_Rocky Horror Picture Show_ QQ "Seize the Day"#QQ: "Carrying the Banner"_Newsies_ QQ "One Jump Ahead"#QQ: "A Whole New World"_Aladdin_ QQ Just as the Catholic Church uses the Catechism alongside the Bible todefine their beliefs, the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saintsbelieves in three additional books. FTS#OP, identify the book.#QQ: This book is considered "divinely inspired scripture," just as theBible, and is the work of the Prophet Joseph Smith._The Book of Mormon_: Another Testament of Jesus Christ QQ This book is a compilation of revelations and writings given since therestoration began, and defines much of the Church._Doctrines and Covenants_ QQ This final book is a selection from the revelations, tr ANSlations, andwritings of the Prophet Joseph Smith._The Pearl of Great Price_ QQ Put your eye on your chin and your hand in your ear and get ready toidentify this Cubist painter from works, 30-20-10 QQ "The Chessboard" (1917) QQ "Guitar and Bottle" (1917) QQ "Glasses and Newspaper" (1914)Juan _Gris_ QQ The leg bone connects to the ankle bone, and so on. F30P, all ornothing, can you put the following bones in order, going from head to toe?(i.e. Skull, then Pelvis, then TibiA Mandible, Patella, Femur, Tarsals,Radius, Sternum._Mandible__Sternum__Radius__Femur__Patella__Tarsals_ QQ During the Gallipoli campaign of WWI, the ANZAC attempted anunsuccessful invasion of Turkey, with the forces of Great Britain andFrance. FFPE and a five point bonus, identify the component terms of theacronym ANZA. C _Australian - New Zealand Army Corps_ QQ The Abbey Theater, a repertory-theater company and the auditorium inwhich the company performs, in Dublin, Ireland was originally establishedto present Irish plays about Irish subjects, the company later expanded itsrepertory to include classical drama, including that of British playwrightWilliam Shakespeare, and contemporary works by dramatists of continentalEurope. FTPE, which three Irish authors are credited with founding theAbbey Theater?William Butler _Yeats_Lady Isabella Augusta _Gregory_George William _Russell_ or _AE_ QQ You might think we were returning to the era of the robber baron, withthe price-fixing schemes recently publicized reminiscent of the late 19thcentury. F15PE, identify these firms recently in the news.A A U.S. Subsidiary of this German pharmaceutical giant has plead guiltyto fixing the price of citric acid, and has been slapped with a $50 millionfine._Bayer_ AGB This grain and seed processor was fined earlier this year for its rolein fixing the price of lysine, and was also involved in the Bayer case._A_rcher _D_aniels _M_idland Co. QQ Despite the rush to replace the English system with SI measurements,there aresix measuring units that are so widely entrenched, that replacing themwould be impossible. FTS#OP, identify the following.F5P, what is the unit represented by ten to the minus 10th meters, used tomeasure wavelengths of light?_Angstrom_FTP, which two of the six refer to measurements of pressure, one in theIdeal gas law, and the other when speaking of a barometer._Atmosphere_ and _Bar_F15P, which is the only unit used to measure land area?_Hectare_ QQ Another NFL season has come and gone, and the most hapless of theteams will have a chance to improve their standings come draft day. FFPE,give me the top six teams of the draft order, in order.(Accept either underlined, except for NYJ. Accept _Jets_ for NYJ)_New York Jets_ (1-15)_New Orle ANS_ _Saints_ (3-13)_Atlanta_ _Falcons_ (3-13)_Baltimore_ _Ravens_ (4-12)_Detroit_ _Lions_ (5-11)_St. Louis_ _Rams_ (6-10) QQ Lets visit Andersonville. On a 10-5 basis, name these followingAuthors, whose last names are not suprisingly, Anderson. QQ He served in Cuba during the Spanish-American War.#QQ: His most famous work, a collection of short stories, is "Winesburg, Ohio."_Sherwood_ Anderson QQ This Anderson's concerns in his dramas included the corruptinginfluences of power and wealth, especially in politics; the disillusionmentof men caught up in war; and the need for action by the individual indefense of justice and freedom.#QQ: Among his works are the 1933 Pulitzer winner "Both Your Houses," and"Winterset," a work about the Sacco and Vanzetti trial._Maxwell_ Anderson QQ Born in Odense, he suffered from poverty and neglect during hischildhood, and when he was 14 years of age he ran away to Copenhagen. Therehe worked for Jonas Collin, director of the Royal Theater, until Collinraised money to who provide him with an education.#QQ: Among his works are "The Little Mermaid," "The Ugly Duckling," and "TheRed Shoes."_H ANS Christian_ Anderson