Round 3 Tossups
1. The distinctive wool produced by inhabitants of this island group comes from its namesake breed of sheep, and its main form of agriculture is crofting. Composed of about 100 islands, including Yell and Unst, its Muckle Flugga Lighthouse is the northernmost point of Britain, and its largest island, Mainland, is home to the towns of Scalloway and Lerwick. FTP, name these islands off the north coast of Scotland famous for their ponies.
Answer: Shetland Islands (or Zetland Islands)
2. It is always worn with the left side overlapping the right side. Corpses are dressed in the reverse. This means that many characters are dressed in the style of the dead in translated manga (comic books). Occasionally used for traditional clothing, the women's form tends to be more colorful than men's. FTP, what are these traditional robelike garments worn by both men and women in Japan?
Answer: Kimono (prompt on Yukata and Tanzen, other forms of the Kimono)
3. Jean-Claude Marie Vincent de Gournay is generally credited with coining this term, which became part of the motto of the Physiocratic school of economics. It was picked up on by Adam Smith and Henry George, and has now become a buzzword for free-marketers. For 10 points – identify this term which describes an economy free of government regulation.
Answer: laissez-faire [laissez passer]
4. Myth has it that, by observing a lamp swinging in a Pisa cathedral, he realized that the time of the swing was the same whether the lamp swung in a wide or a narrow arc. He was the first to see craters on the moon, sunspots on the sun, and four of Jupiter's moons, which are collectively grouped under his name. FTP, name this scientist censured by the Catholic Church for his beliefs.
Answer: Galileo Galilei
5. Two possible answers. The actor was notorious for being able to play the bratty little brother as well as a dangerous shoot-fighter who was trained by his father. The character first appeared in 1989, had gone away in 1991, then briefly returned in 1998. The character was supposed to be a superhero, so the actor was lowered into the ring in a harness. For ten points, name either the character or the man whose harness gave way on May 25, sending him crashing to his death at a wrestling event in Kansas City.
Answer: Owen Hart (actor) or The Blue Blazer (character)
6. Schubert has one; Mendelssohn does not. Bach has one; Mozart does not. Gounod has one; Brahms does not. The composition is based on a prayer universal among Roman Catholics used in private as well as in public devotions. FTP, what is this composition that literally means "Hail Mary"?
Answer: Ave Maria (prompt on early Hail Mary)
7. A precocious and intelligent child who learned to read early, his father successfully escaped from the plantation and apparently returned to Africa. His similar attempt to escape failed; as a religious Christian, he assumed that his escape attempt had failed because God wanted him to free all the slaves, not just himself. FTP, name this person whose attempt to free all the slaves in 1831 in Southampton County, Virginia, failed.
Answer: Nat Turner
8. These structures are ellipsoids about 2.5 microns thick and 5 microns long. They are enclosed in a double membrane, within which are the lamellae, consisting of thylakoids, as well as a matrix containing stroma. In most higher plants they contain regions called grana and, along with leucoplasts and chromoplasts, comprise the class of bodies called plastids. FTP, name these structures within green plant cells in which photosynthesis occurs.
Answer: chloroplasts
9. This poem was written to celebrate what was really a result of a misunderstanding between Lord Raglan, the commander of the British army, and Lord Cardigan, commander of the unit involved. The cavalry rushed heavily fortified positions and were mowed down by Russian gunfire at Balaclava in 1854. FTP what is this poem by Tennyson?
Answer: Charge of the Light Brigade
10. He refused to accept a papal nominee as archbishop of Canterbury, and was excommunicated in 1209. He also faced invasion by Philip II Augustus of France, to whom he had lost most of England's French possessions. FTP, name this youngest son of Henry II, who succeeded his brother Richard the Lionhearted, but is best known for reluctantly signing the Magna Carta.
Answer: John “Lackland”
11. Nobles such as Prince Lokowitz and Prince Kinsky joined together to offer this man a large contract so that he would not accept a position at the court of Jerome, the king of Westphalia and brother of Napoleon. For ten points, name this composer who, with his financial worries taken care of, would resume work on his Concerto No. 5 in E flat major for piano and orchestra, opus 73, known as the “Emperor” concerto.
Answer: Ludwig von Beethoven
12. Nanotubules made out of this element are, pound for pound, 100 times stronger than steel and conduct electricity with almost zero resistance at room temperature. Nanotubules are cylindrical molecules that look like rolled up chicken wire and their properties are not surprising, as they are basically tubes of graphite. For ten points, name the element which makes up both nanotubules and graphite.
Answer: Carbon
13. The New York Times attacked it in an October 1, 1890 editorial, calling it a sham and a humbug, saying that it was passed to deceive the people and to clear the way for enactment of a tariff bill favored by big business. FTP, identify this bill passed the House and Senate with only one dissenting vote, which was introduced by a Senator from Ohio and whose stated purpose was to block the formation of monopolies.
Answer: the Sherman Antitrust Act
14. He retold the story of 19th century painter Adam Chmielowski in the prose play Our God’s Brother, although the verse play The Jeweler’s Shop was the only one of his plays that was published for a long time, under the pseudonym Andrzej Jawien. For ten points, name this man who translated Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex into Polish before he became bishop of Krakow, now a world religious leader.
Answer: Karol Wojtyla (wuh-TEE-la) or Pope John Paul II
15. His father, a leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party in Russia before the revolution, was assasinated in 1922 in Berlin. The following year saw the publications of two collections of poetry, The Cluster and The Empyrean Path. He also wrote an uncompleted serial novel Solus Rex and a novel about chess, The Defense. For ten points, name this Russian-Americn author who wrote of Humbert Humbert in Lolita.
Answer: Vladimir Nabokov
16. No selection in favor of one allele. No mutations. No migration into or out of the population. No random effects. Random mating. These are the assumptions, FTP, of what biological law, which states that genotype frequencies in a population tend to remain constant.
Answer: Hardy-Weinberg Law
17. He ultimately committed suicide in Bithynia in 183 BC, when he realized that he could flee from the power of Rome for no longer. Among his famous exploits, he tied torches to the tails of cows at night in order to trick a Roman general into believing that he was moving his army, ambushed a Roman army going through a narrow pass by Lake Trasimene, conducted a brilliant double envelopment of a much larger Roman army at Cannae, and, most famously, marched his entire army from Spain to Italy over the Alps to fight the Second Punic War on the Romans’ own turf. FTP, name this brilliant Carthaginian general, ultimately defeated by Scipio at Zama.
Answer: Hannibal Barca
18. This line, quoted in an epigram by Coleridge, occurs near the beginning of one of the most long-winded speeches in English drama, in which the speaker advises that "Your noble son is mad/Mad call I it; for, to define true madness,/What is't but to be nothing else but mad?" and "Madam, I swear I use no art at all. That he is mad, 'tis true: 'tis true 'tis pity;/And pity 'tis 'tis true." For 10 points – identify this maxim that Polonius ignores in the speech where he advises Claudius and Gertrude on Hamlet's madness at great length.
Answer: Brevity is the soul of wit
19. Its most famous proponent was not Titian, although he did use a lot of red in his art works. The name of this movement comes from a critic's consternation over the fact that their work was being shown alongside that of Donatello. For ten points, name this art movement, whose practitioners are given a name which translates as "wild beasts" and whose aforementioned leader was Henri Matisse.
Answer: Fauvism or Les Fauves
20. Attempting to regain favor at the court of England, this philosopher wrote "History of the Winds" and "History of Life and Death". These volumes added to the reputation he had established with the philosophical works NovumOrganum and TheNewAtlantis, in which he advocated an inductive approach to science. FTP, name this philosopher who, contrary to popular legend, probably did not write the plays of Shakespeare.
Answer: Francis Bacon
R. Name's the same: Maud was an American violinist. Cecil Frank was an English physicist who won a Nobel Prize for discovering the first meson. John Wesley was an American geologist and explorer. Adam Clayton was an American clergyman and congressman from Harlem. For ten points, what is this common surname, also shared by Colin, a former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff?
Answer: Powell
Round 3 Bonuses
1. Given characters, name the play 30-20-10
30: Kristine Lind, Nils Krogstad
20: Torvald Helmer, Dr. Rank
10: Nora Helmer
Answer: A Doll House or A Doll’s House
2. Election 98! FTSNOP, answer these questions about Election 98
A. For five, this former wrestler defeated both Democratic and Republican candidates to become governor of Minnesota
Answer: Jesse Ventura
B. For ten, this New York Republican lost his Senate seat to Democrat Charles Schumer
Answer: Alphonse D’Amato
C. For fifteen, in spite of a fierce campaign, this South Carolina Democrat, the longest serving “junior” senator in history, was reelected to his seat
Answer: Ernest “Fritz” Hollings
3. Answer these questions about TVs most famous singing family, the Partridges, who also traveled in a highly decorative bus FTPE.
A. This actress played the mother on the early 70's series, and more recently has guested on "The Drew Carey Show" and appeared in a milk ad.
Answer: Shirley Jones
B. This actor played Keith, and besides being a major heartthrob to teenage girls at the time was also the only Partridge besides Shirley Jones who actually sang.
Answer: David Cassidy
C. This actress, who played Laurie Partridge, went on to a more successful career than her television siblings, with a starring role on "L.A. Law"
Answer: Susan Dey
4. Identify the number of the following amendments to the United States Constitution, five points each.
A. Suffrage is granted to citizens of 18 years and older.
Answer: 26th
B. Soldiers may not be quartered in houses during peacetime without the owner’s consent.
Answer: 3rd
C. Established the direct election of senators
Answer: 17th
D. Powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution are
reserved to the states and to the people.
Answer: 10th
E. Excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishment are
prohibited.
Answer: 8th
F. Congressional pay raises do not take place until after another election.
Answer: 27th
5. We're all going to die sometime, so we might as well be prepared. For 10 points each, identify these terms related to wills and estate planning.
A. A living will allows a person granted this right to make decisions for an individual who is incapacitated but still alive.
Answer: power of attorney
B. This process involves determine the validity of a will, appraising the deceased's property, paying any remaining debts and taxes, and apportioning the rest of the estate to the will's beneficiaries.
Answer: probate
C. In order to avoid probate, a person can set up one of these organizations and transfer ownership of his or her possessions to it. Upon the person's death, the organization distributes its assets to the designated beneficiaries.
Answer: livingtrust
6. Identify these terms from geology, each of which starts with the letter A, for ten points each.
A. It is a well in which the water in the aquifer is under pressure that raises the water above the point that the well first encounters it.
Answer: artesian well
B. It is the weak or "soft" zone in the upper mantle just below the lithosphere , involved in plate movement and isostatic adjustments. It lies 70 to 100 km below the surface and may extend to a depth of 400 km. It corresponds to the seismic low-velocity zone .
Answer: asthenosphere
C. It is a roughly circular reef with an occasional small, low, coral sand island surrounding a shallow lagoon.
Answer: atoll
7. Name the cities which contain the following museums, for ten points each.
A. The Rijksmuseum
Answer: Amsterdam, the Netherlands
B. The Hermitage
Answer: St. Petersburg, Russia
C. Musée d’Orsay
Answer: Paris, France
8. For five points each, name the six chemical elements whose names begin with the letter B.
Answers: Boron, Barium, Beryllium, Bismuth, Berkelium, Bromine
9. FTPE, identify these things found in the cytoplasm of animal cells.
A. These are very small particles, about 220 by 320 Angstroms, which are an integral component of the protein-producing apparatus of the cell.
Answer: ribosomes
B. This is a series of flattened, membranous sacs studded with ribosomes on the outer surface. It is the major site of protein synthesis in cells.
Answer: rough endoplasmic reticulum or ergastoplasm
C. Functionally associated with the rough endoplasmic reticulum, this organelle is involved in modifying and packaging newly synthesized proteins, and in carbohydrate synthesis. It is usually C-shaped and consists of flattened, membranous sacs.
Answer: Golgi apparatus or Golgi body
10. Politicians and Economists among others sometimes refer to a certain group of three countries in Western Europe as "Benelux".
A. For 10 Points, all or nothing, name these three countries that make up
the Benelux countries.
Answer: Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg
B. For 5 points name the capital of Belgium, also the location of NATO's
Headquarters.
Answer: Brussels
C. For 15 points, Amsterdam is the Capital of the Netherlands but the
National Seat of Government is found somewhere else. Name this city, which
is also home to the International Court of Justice.
Answer: The Hague or ’s-Gravenhage
11. During much of the Anglo-Saxon period, England was divided up into 7 kingdoms. For 5 points each, name any 6 of them.
Answer: Kent, Sussex, Essex, Wessex, East Anglia, Mercia, Northumbria
12. FTPE, name these major Meso-American cultures.
A. During the 15th and 16th centuries this Nahuatl-speaking people dominated what is now central and southern Mexico. From the name of an eponymous ancestor, Tenoch, derived the name of their greatest city, Tenochtitlan.
Answer: Aztec or Mexica (prompt on Tenocha)
B. Occupying what is now southern Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize, these peoples reached their height from 250-900. Their principal cities included Tikal and Chichen Itza.
Answer: Mayan
C. This was the first elaborate pre-Columbian culture of Mesoamerica. Prominent from 1100 to 800 BC, they were a major influence on later Indian cultures, and are famous for their art, including the colossal carved heads at San Lorenzo and other sites.
Answer: Olmec
13. It began with The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe.
A. For five points each, name the author of The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, and the magical land in which he set the book.
Answer: Clives Staples Lewis and Narnia
B. There are 6 other books in the Narnia series. Name any four of the six, FFPE.
Answer: Prince Caspian, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Silver Chair, The Horse and His Boy, The Magician’s Nephew, The Last Battle
14. For the stated number of points, identify the following plays that will be appearing at the Stratford festival in the year 2000.
A. The Avon Theatre becomes the Forest of Arden as Rosalind and Orlando are exiled there by Duke Frederick.
Answer: As You Like It
B. Appearing for the third time at the Festival Theatre, this play described in the press release as an adaptation of "Alexandre Dumas' swash-buckling tale," is always a crowd pleaser (or so they say)
Answer: The Three Musketeers
C. This musical by Joseph Stein, Sheldon Harnick, and Jerry Bock is based on stories by Sholom Aleichem.
Answer: Fiddler on the Roof