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1998-99" Invitational Series 10

Round S

TOSS·UPS

4. / Beginning in 1916 as the BiUund Woodwoddng and Carpenter's Shop, in 1930, the collapse of the yo-yo m3fket forced this company into creating (*) other . cllildren's toys. After 1960, it switched from wood to pI li . and concentrated on a single product. / \! For 10 points-name this company whose first plastic products was its interlocking bricks.

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One of this element's remar kable properties is its wide range of oxidation states, . ten in all, ranging from minus 3 to positive 5. About 30 million tons of it is, produced each year from liquefied (*) air, and much of it is used to provide an unreactive atmosphere in the metal- and chemical-processing industry. For 10 points-name this gas, the most common in the atmosph.ere.

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answer. nitrogen or N (accept N2)

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It consists of an island that had been ceded by the 1842 Treaty of Nanking, the Kowloon Peninsula, and the (*) New Territories and, after June 30, 1997, it no longer . belonged to Great Britain. For 10 points-name this city and small region of southern China.

answer. Hong Kong

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It was so bright in the eyes of its owner's enemies that it gave light like, thirty torches. Its container was still ten times more precious, because whoever carried . the container would never lose a (*) drop of blood no matter how badly wounded. Accprding to Thomas Malory, its name means "Cut-steel." For 10 points-what sword did the Lady ofthe ;Lak~ give to King Arthur?

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answer., Excalibur

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Following his attempt at a tax revolt in 1930, be gathered followers at Ahmadabad, where they walked to the Arabian Sea, and evaporated (*) seaw.at.er thereby protesting a high British tax on salt. For 10 points-name this man who used nOri-violent tactics like this to pressure the British to leave India.

answer: Mohandas Karamchand (Mahatma) Qandlli

9.

Created during the reign' of Edward VI, it removed all reference to the Mass and (*) altar, and its use was enforced by the 1559 Act of Uniformity. For 10 points--name this work, the liturgy of the Church of England.

answer: Book of Cotnrnon Prayer

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10. The namesake of a Center for American Studies in Norwich, Engi~rid, he released a 50-page-novel in 1995 entitled The Plain Girl, 50 years after writing his nov-el, .. (*) Focus. For 10 points-:-name this American playwright who wrote The Crucible and Death ofa<;f. . Salesman. ~, answer. Arthur Miller

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TOSS-UPS

Round 5

1 . The FAA, hoping to save hillions of dollars hy abandoning omnidirectional VHF radio beacons and BOO-instrument landing systems, wants to adopt, by 2001, the Wide Area Augmentation System. This system provides position fixes for aircraft by enhancing-for 10 points-what Pentagon-developed network of orbiting satellites? answer: Qlobal fositioning Svstem

Originally a large hall built by the ancient Romans for administrative and judicial uses, after Christianity became legal in the Empire, early Christians adopted the (*) plan for new churches. For 10 points-name this architectural design which also identifies a Roman Catholic Church with special privileges, such as St Peter's. answer: basilica

13.

The illegitimate son of a delinquent Irish lord, it was sensationalist American journalist Lowell Thomas who made him a household name. Thomas' (*) cameraman showed him riding camels through the desert and blowing up Turkish trains. For 10 points-name this adventurer whose 1926 memoir Seven Pillars of Wisdom helped cement his legend.

answer: T(homas) E(dward) Lawrence (of Arabia) or T.E. Shaw

14.

His 22nd and last novel, published in 1951, about Americans in Italy, was entitled World So Wide, 39 years after his first novel, (*) Hike and the Aeroplane under the pseudonym Tom Graham. For 10 points-name this American novelist who also wrote Elmer Gantry and Main Street.

answer: (Harry) Sinclair Lewis

Its name is derived from an Arabic word meaning "the giant's shoulder." With an apparent magnitude of (*) 0,4 it is one of the brightest stars in the night sky, and is recognizable by its deep-reddish color. For 10 points-identify this supergiant, the brightest star in the constellation Orion. answer: Betelgeuse (prompt on "Alpha Orionis")

16.

A graduate of Washington State University, in his career he's broadcast bowling, the NBA, several World Series, and even did the first play-hy-play for (*) Monday Night Football. But he is best known in the college football game, where he's rarely "Fumble"d the job. "Whoa, Nellie!"- for 10 points-name this retiring ABC sportscaster.

answer: Keith Jackson

17.

Pencil and paper ready •. I have four red socks and four blue socks. Reaching into the dresser drawer in the dark, I want to pull out a (*) pair of matching socks. What is the probability-for 10 points-that two randomly drawn socks actually do match? /

answer:

CtWee sevenths") or 0,4285 ...

18. Dubbed "the Athens of the North," this city was established as a capital after the palace of Holyrood House was huilt and tbe (*) Court of Sessions created there by James IV. For 10 points-name this city on the Firth of Forth, the capital of Scotland.

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19. The only president to serve four years without a Cabinet vacancy, he was wounded twice on consecutive days during the Mexican War. Thought to he a unifier, he instead favored (*) Southern interests; this was his New England roots. For 10 points-name this man whose saw the opening of Japanese ports, the release of the Ostend Manife:sto, and the 1853 Gadsden jJU11.W","', answer: Franklin

Lepidus the triumvir [tri-um-WEER] occupied this ceremonial office between Julius Caesar and Augustus. All future Roman emperors also took this title, but it is today used by the (*) Pope. For 10 points-what was this chief of the priesthood in ancient Rome, whose name means" greatest bridger?" answer: Pontifex Maximus

21.

Legend relates that/.lW was the son of Xantus, a 6th century Prince of Cardiganshire. ptought up a priest, he became an ascetic in the (*) Isle of Wight, and preached to Jhe Britons. The waters of Bath supposedly "owe their warmth and salutary qualities to the bene
answer: S~/1)avid /

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22. His Opus terti;tii. says that without scientific knowledge, philosophy becomes absurd. The/'Franciscans, whom he joined in (*) 1250, declared him a heretic, and / imprisoned~m, For 10 points-name this English philosopher and scientist whose experiments with gun~6wder and lenses led to charges he was in league with the devil. '

answer: Rbger Bacon /

23.

Her stepsister Beth died in a 1992 car accident. Her father ran a billion-dollar computer parts company and married the 1977 Miss (*) West Virginia. She was the reigning America's Little Royal Miss as well as the 1995 Little Miss Colorado. For 10 points--on December 26, 1996, what six-year-old was found strangled in her family's basement?

answer: 10nBenet Ramsey

124. A control center for many functions of the autonomic nervous system, it has important links with the endocrine system because of its interaction with the (*) pituitary gland that lies beneath it. For 10 points-name this structure located in the floor of the third cerebral ventricle. answer:

25. The title chl;J..tacter is jealous over her husband's interest in Mrs. Erlynne, a beautiful older woman with a mysterious past. Mrs. Erlynne is really her mother, presumed (*) dead for the past 20 years. This is the basis of a comedy of manners, first perfo~ed in 1892. For 10 points-name this Oscar Wilde play whose title object is misplaced, almo)l'( undoing the noblewoman who owns it.

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26.

Followi~ on the heels of the Declaration of Independence was France's Declaration of the Rights of Man. The former was (*) signed in 1776. For 10 poil)ts~in what year was the latter signed, the same year that the Bastille was stormed? ///

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27. The wood had decayed leaving only its impression and iron bolts in the soil. In the center w;lS a magnificent collection of exotic jewelry, an iron standard, decorated shields, bronze helmets, and (*) Merovingian gold coins. For 10 points-name this site in/Suffolk, England where a Saxon burial ship was discovered in 1939. /

answer: Sytton Hoo p/

28. The term comes from the Greek word for "heavy," because the lightest one has a mass 1,836 times that of an (*) electron. For 10 points-name this class of hadrons that includes hyperons, protons, and neutrons. answer: baryons

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BONUSES

BONUSES 30-20-10. Name the U. S. federal agency. A

It was created by a 1934 act of Congress. That act remained essentially unchanged until landmark 1996 ''''S''''"'''VU'

B.

As of

its Chainnan is William Kennard. One of its main functions is to resource.

Its six operating bureaus are Mass Media, Cable Services, Common Carrier, Compliance and Infonnation, Wireless Telecommunications, and International. answer: Eedera1.communications .commission The Communications Act of 1934 was overhauled by the Telecommunications Act of 1996: the public resource referred to is spectrum.]

2.

Note the following four painters: Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Hieronymus Bosch, Peter Paul Rubens, and Jan van Eyck.

A.

For 10 points-what adjective, taken from the coastal region between northeast France and the Netherlands, where they lived, describes them?

answer: Flemish (accept Flemings) B.

For 5 points each-put them in chronological order of when they lived. No two of them were alive at the same time. /

HierOnym~

answer: Jan van Eyck [1395-1441], Bosch [1480-1516], Pieter Bruegel the Elder [15251569], Peter Paul Rubens [1577-1640]

3.

30-20-10. Name the American industrialist.

A.

Prior to becoming chief engineer for the Edison Illuminating Co., he had invented a "farm locomotive" powered by a steam engine. After buying The Dearborn Independent in 1918, he used it to publish a series of anti-Semitic diatribes against "The International Jew."

C.

In 1899 he founded the Detroit Automobile Company, but left in 1902 to found an another for which he was eponymous company.

answer: Henry

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BONUSES He and

21 followers held the federal arsenal in this town for two

For 5

1859.

each-name this abolitionist and name the town.

answer: John For 10 Domt:;-·name the man who led the troops that put down Brown's answer: Robert

C

For a final 10 points-John Brown was earlier involved in the Pottawatomie Massacre in what U.S. territory?

answer: Kansas

5.

An unpublished work of his, Not About Nightingales, was dedicated to "the great defender," and was discovered by a star of Isadora, and Julia. For 10 points each-name: This playwright of Sweet Bird of Youth and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

answer: Thomas Lanier ",!:~essee" Williams J

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The star w~f6~nd the work, a sometimes-controversial member of a notable family of English actors. ./ /"/

answer: /Y~essa Redgrave

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.C. . "The great defender" of William's dedication, the American lawyer who argued against William Jennings Bl1.:an in the Scopes trial. answer: Clarence (Seward) Darrow

6.

In Greek myth, because one couple showed great hospitality to two gods in disguise, rather than dying, this couple was changed into two trees to grow on the hillside.

A.

For 10?his each-name the couple.

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ans7Baucis, Philemon B.

For 5 points endlessly?

gods did they host, one of whom caused their wine jug to bubble up

answer:

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BONUSES

A.

The reeord COlTIRl)uI1:d

answer: type

B.

answer: C.

The := ("colon equl.lls") assignment operator

answer: _

or "single equals" do not accept "double equals" or "equals equals")

8.

Name these regions of the world, for 15 points each:

A.

From the Frenylf"ior "to rise," as in the rising of the Sun, it denotes countries along the eastern Mediterranoon shore. / //

answer: !Avant

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This semi-arid, scrub plateau of southern Argentina is bounded on the north and south by the Rio Colorado and Rio Coig. It is the place to which the Dread Pirate Roberts retired.

answer: Patagonia

9.

Given a Supreme Court decision, name the Chief Justice presiding, for 10 points each. Roe v. Wade

answer: Warren Earl ~ B.

Dred Scott v. Sanford

answer: Roger Brooke Taney //

Ples~fv. Ferguson

C.

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Melville Weston Fuller

10.

Known for selling other people's property, in 1998 it was itself sold to a French corporate raider and art collector. For 15 points each--;-name:

A.

This firm established in 1766, whose namesake founder was instrumental in selling works by friends such as Gain,slSorough, Chippendale, and Reynolds. /""/'

answer: Qn'(stie, Manson & Woods, Ltd. or ~~~

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Christie's main rival among auction houses, with $1.84 billion in 1997 auction sales. answer:

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Holdings, Inc.

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BONUSES I. The ancient Greeks had three famous geometry stflllgllte(lge and compass. Modern has proven them all eac;n--C()mlPlete the names of the those three pr(ll)l,~ms: Squaring the ...

A.

answer: Doubling the

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Trisecting the ... answer: angle

12. For 10 points each-answer the following questions concerning French aid to the U.S. during the American Revolution: What "Hero of Two Worlds" trapped Cornwallis at Yorktown with his arn1y?

A.

answer: Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette Victory at what battle in New York did the most to convince the French that assisting the U.S. would be worthwhile? answer: Battle(s) of Scy:atoga or F~eedman's Fartn The Fre~ch/~nder the Comte de Grasse defeated the British fleet under Thomas Graves at what naval battl:)ndispensable to the success of the siege at Yorktown?

C.

answev:/Battle of Virginia Capes ///

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13. Identify the authors of the following rosy works, for 10 points each: A.

"A Rose for Emily," a short story.

answer: William Faulkner R

A RoseJor Ecclesiastes, a sci-fi/fantasy noveL /

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answep./ Roger ~~!l. //

C.

The Narrd: of the Rose, a noveL

answer: Umberto

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BONUSES The word comes from the name of For 15 points each~ Name this type of well that answer: B.

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in France where the first ones were drilled in the 12th

water which is under pressure.

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Most artesian wells tap a of porous material filled with ground water, usually located between of What word identifies this

answer:

15. For 10 points each-identify these terms from the game of contract bridge: A.

On the team that won the bid, the player who first named the denomination of the contract is the declarer. His partner is called this.

answer: dummy (accept board) A team that has already won one game is called this, which means that it may receive more points and penalties in certain cases.

B.

answer: vulnerable C.

It means to playa card of another suit while holding a card of the suit that was led. It results in a

penalty. answer:

16. He used many pseudonyms, each one chosen to make a point; for example, Victor Eremita connotes a recluse, while Johannes Climacus and Anti-Climacus represent opposing views on true Christianity. For 15 points each//

A.

Name thiScruneteenth-century existential philosopher. /'/

answer: ~0ren Aabye Kierkegaard

/ Kierkegaard's pseudonym Virgilius Haufniensis made reference to the Latinized name of what city, where he spent most of his life? answer: Copenhagen

17. Beginning in August 1998, those who wish to apply to a certain prestigious Cambridge business school must do so on-line. . A.

For 10 points

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e~-name

this school and the university of which it is a part.

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B.

A plicants can use a required for business

started by the sponsors of-for 10 points-what standardized test admission?

answer:

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BONUSES

18. This word is derived from the points each-

shelI~covered

rockwork that decorated artificial grottoes, For 10

Give this word commonly used to indicate the graceful, elegant, and dainty artistic in the early 18th century, answer:

~~:l,l

of Europe

(prompt on "rocaille")

The Rococo

arose in what ('t1llnT"nff

answer: C, What movement, associated with David [da-VEED] and Ingres, began to supercede the Rococo in the 1760s? answer:

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or Neoclassical

19.

30-20-10. Identify the work of literature.

A.

The first heroic couplet of Canto I inspired the slogan of Trivial Pursuit.

B.

It is a mock epic on the furor accompanying the snipping of a few strands of hair by an impudent suitor.

C.

Written by Alexander Pope, it begins: "What dire offense from am'rous causes springs / What mighty contests arise from trivial things,"

answer: The Rape of the Lock

20,

You can no doubt identify the Grand Canyon, but-for 15 points each-

A.

In which U.S. state would you find Canyonlands National Park?

answer: Utah

5.

What canyon in northeast Arizona known for its Indian cliff dwellings built between AD 350 and 1300, has been designated a national monument?

answer: Canyon de Chelly

In 1936 the King of England revealed his love for an American and was forced to abdicate since marrying a divorcee was incompatible with his role as head of the Anglican Church. For 15 points each-name the king and the woman he married in 1937, answer: Edward VIll Windsor and Wallis Warfield Simpson

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BONUSES 30-20-10. Name this person. A.

She was married to the Toussaint Charbonneau mother of an infant son named Jean-Baptiste, also known as Pompey.

B.

Her reunion with Cameahwait [KAH-May-ah-wait] had a salutary effect on negotiations for horses and guides.

C.

This Shoshone [shuh-SHOH-nee], who was captured and enslaved in her teen years accompanied the expedition of Lewis and Clark.

and was the

the Mandans.

answer:

23.

White blood cells, red blood celis, both, or neither? For 5 points each, 30 for all four-which:

A.

Releases chemicals that react with fibrinogen, leading to the formation of a clot?

answer: neither [platelets or thrombocytes] B.

Lacks a nucleus?

answer: red blood cells C.

Can participate in phagocytosis?

answer: white blood cells ·Is produced in bone marrow?

D.

answer: both

24.

30-20-10. Name the writer.

A.

In 1530 he broke his holy vows and left the Benedictine order to study medicine. Graduating within weeks, he soon began lecturing on the works of Hippocrates and Galen.

B.

He published the first volume of his most famous work shortly thereafter under the anagrammatic pseudonym Alcofribas Nasier.

C.

The full title of that work is The Horrible and Terrifying Deeds and Words of the Renowned Pantagruel, King of the Dipsodes.

answer: Francois Rabelais

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BONUSES 25. Chaucer's

are SUJ:lpO:sed but fully one-third of the six of these

J.dU,5HLUU,

each-name any

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(prompt on

Second Nun (prompt on "Nun") (accept ~"""-'~~=...., even though only a Canon himself is a churchman)

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26.

Answer the following about the 1998 Tony Awards Nominations, for 10 points each:

A.

A musical version of this E. L. Doctorow work received the most nominations with 13.

answer: Ragtime B.

His one-man show, Freak, received a nomination for best play; he was also nominated for best actor in a play.

answer: John Leguizamo C.

Scoring eleven nominations was this second Broadway adaptation of a Disney film.

answer: The Lion King

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