Truman Bowl II Round VIII: Revenge of the Bulldogs Packet by:
This Broadway production won a Tony award for Best Score, and earned Joanna Gleason a Tony for Best Actress in a Musical, in a year dominated by Phantom of the Opera. Though it originally opened in 1986 in San Diego, this play ran on Broadway from 1987 to 1989. Featuring incarnations of many well-known fairy tale characters whose paths cross in the titular location, FTP, name this play by Stephen Sondheim.
ANSWER: Into the Woods
Some philosophers such as Leo Strauss have claimed that this is the inevitable byproduct of runaway liberalism, while conservative theologians like Alistair McGrath have claimed that it is intrinsically linked with atheism. Ivan Turgenev’s book Fathers and Sons features the character Bazarov who claims to believe in this philosophy, and the Dude encounters a gang of them in The Big Lebowski. FTP name this philosophy which claims that there is no objective morality or purpose in life, and which takes its name from the Latin for nothing.
ANSWER: Nihilism
Some of these organisms were originally thought to only live in extreme environments, but have since been found almost everywhere on Earth. These organisms are generally single-celled and can be found in the human digestive tract, on the sea floor, and in Antarctica. For 10 points, name this type of cell that is notable for lacking a nucleus.
ANSWER: Prokaryote
According to legend, this god urged the ancestors of the Aztecs to leave their ancestral homeland and told them where to build Tenochtitlan in the form of an eagle perched on a cactus eating a snake, which is now on the Mexican flag. For 10 points, name this Aztec god of war and the sun who had an appetite for human hearts.
ANSWER: Huitzilopochtli
These are formed from the movement of magma from the mantle of the Earth to just beneath the crust. Unlike volcano formation, these structures are formed from igneous intrusive processes. Uplifting of the crust causes the magma to cool and harden which result in the granite that composes these landforms. As weathering erodes surrounding rock these are exposed which forms granite mountains. For ten points, identify this geomorphic formations represented by the Black Hills and the Adirondack Mountain whose name means “deep rock.” ANSWER: batholiths
This realm’s princely rulers, chosen after 1356 by electors, controlled their own territories, but also had to share power with a body known as a diet, such as the one at Worms that condemned Martin Luther. It was brought to an end by Napoleon in 1806 with the abdication of the title of emperor by Francis II. For ten points, name this central European royal realm, traditionally considered to have begun with the crowning of Charlemagne by Pope Leo III in 800.
ANSWER: Holy Roman Empire
Perhaps unintentionally borrowing its name from a Saw tagline it opens in an unnamed location in 1902 with a man making an important discovery. Nine years later while touring the country with his son the same man meets the twin of someone whom he will meet later on, who tells him that his home is very rich in what the man needs. After moving to California and setting up shop the same man is eventually approached by someone claiming to be a familial relation, which turns out to later not be the case. Around this same time his son is left deaf after a work-related incident. For ten points name this 2007 drama, starring Daniel Day-Lewis as an oil prospector who feuds with Eli Sunday and is consumed by greed.
ANSWER: There Will Be Blood
This author’s first book, Precaution, was published anonymously in 1820. Victor Hugo referred to this man as “greater than the great master of modern romance,” but Mark Twain had a different opinion, accusing this man of committing 114 literary offences in a single page. This passage occurred in The Deerslayer, the third installment in this man’s Leatherstocking Tales. For 10 points, name this author of The Last of the Mohicans.
ANSWER: James Fenimore Cooper
This city is near the Chattahoochee River and is home to 75% of the Fortune 1000 companies. The Eastern Continental Divide runs through this city. Birthplace of Martin Luther King Jr, it was also torched at towards the end of the Civil War. For 10 points name this city, home of the 1996 summer Olympics.
ANSWER: Atlanta
Though the immediate cause of this war was the aggressors’ demands to control Orthodox Christians in Ottoman territories, it was part of a broader struggle for control over the territories of the waning Ottoman Empire. Famous battles took place at Balaklava and Sevastopol. For ten points, name this war Russia lost against an alliance of Ottomans, British, French, and Italians, most famous today for the work of Florence Nightingale and the Charge of the Light Brigade.
ANSWER: Crimean War
Created in 1987 in Japan, the series of games revolutionized modern gaming with its stealth based gameplay, intricate storyline, and extremely length storyline. For ten points name this game series that features the protagonist trying to defeat bipedal walking tanks by frequently hiding in a cardboard box.
ANSWER: Metal Gear, also accept Metal Gear Solid.
This plan was foiled when Lord Monteagle warned the government because his brother-in-law had warned him not to show up at the targeted body that day. The conspirators were led by Robert Catesby, who recruited the man most associated with the scheme. For ten points, name this plot by Roman Catholic zealots to blow up the English Parliament, which occurred on November 5, 1605 and was supposed to be executed by Guy Fawkes.
ANSWER: Gunpowder Plot
This man was born February 7, 1812 in the Mile End Terrance. His father, John, was a clerk in the navy-pay office. He was the oldest of eight children. This author wrote weekly installments in journals such as Master Humphrey's Clock and Household Words. Name this British author of such works as Bleak House, The Pickwick Papers, and Great Expectations.
ANSWER: Charles Dickens
This halogen gives a characteristic peak around 127 when compounds containing it are subject to mass spectrometry. One variety is used as the mordant in the Gram stain. It's bluish-black as a solid and blue-violet as a gas, and is known for its ability to undergo sublimation. It was discovered in 1811 and its name derives from the Greek word for violet. Name this element with atomic number 53 and symbol I.
ANSWER: Iodine
The land received from this purchase was welcomed by Southerners who sought the construction of a railroad to link the South and the West Coast to spur economic growth. However, controversy about the extension of slavery into this territory marred the legacy of the purchase. It included lands south of the Gila River and west of the Rio Grande and was named for the American ambassador to Mexico at the time. FTP, name this 1854 land purchase, the last major territorial acquisition in the continental United States.
ANSWER: The Gadsden Purchase
This prolific French painter spent the last years of his life at his estate, Giverny. His paintings hang in museums all around the world, but some of his most notable works reside in the Musée d’Orsay and the Musée de l’Orangerie. He was the founder of an artistic movement, and is known for such paintings as Woman with a Parasol, Poppies Blooming, the Nymphéas, or Waterliles, and his haystack series.
ANSWER: Oscar Claude Monet
A crafty uncle that is jealous of his nephew's diplomacy makes a deal with the last Muslim stronghold to destroy Charlemagne's forces and help them to win the battle. Later, this nephew(the titular character) is told by Oliver to blow his olifant horn, but choosing to wait until it is too late for his men, though they fight valiantly. He blows the horn at the last moment so that Charlemagne will come to avenge them. Name this oldest surviving major work of French literature.
ANSWER: Song of Roland
This American composer was expelled from his high school band, though he would eventually earn a Master’s degree in music composition from the Juilliard School. In July 2004, the Sydney Opera House hosted the first wind symphony festival in his honor. While at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, he composed the prominent pieces, “Cloudburst” and “Water Night” for chorus and “Ghost Train” for wind band. He is also well known for his use of unusual chord progressions and compositions including “Godzilla Eats Las Vegas!”, “Sleep,” and “October.”
ANSWER: Eric Whitacre
“Attack of the Killer Tomatoes,” “Hunting Wabbits,” and “Sing, Sang, Sung” are among the most well-known of this musical group’s charts. Including members like Wayne Bergeron, Andy Martin, and Eric Marienthal, this group’s discography includes Swingin’ for the Fences, XXL, and The Phat Pack. FTP, name this contemporary jazz big band, led by eponymous pianist and tenor saxophonist, Gordon Goodwin.
ANSWER: Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band
She was a Swiss born psychologist, who later moved to the United States. After seeing how dying patients were callously treated, she did a lot of work concerning patients and dying, and wrote On Death and Dying in 1969. For 10 points, name this psychologist who is perhaps best known for her concept of the five stages of grief.
ANSWER: Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
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Changes at this stage include a change in attitude as well as in pupil color to aqua, length and coloration of hair to gold, increase in muscle mass and girth, in addition to an increase in speed and a colossal increase in power level. Although thought legendary due to having not appeared for over 3000 years, there appearance has become increasingly common. For ten points name this transformation that Goku achieves in his fight with Frieza in Dragon Ball Z.
ANSWER: Super Saiyan
Five hundred warriors of this indigenous group, with the help of a chartered European vessel, invaded the Chatham Islands and nearly wiped out the Moriori culture, a fellow Polynesian tribe. They had their first contact with Europeans in the 1600s, and would encounter James Cook in 1769. A British Governor took control of this group’s native islands in 1840 thanks to a mistranslated agreement that surrendered their sovereignty to the crown, the Treaty of Waitangi. Name, for ten points, this people indigenous to New Zealand.
Answer: Māori or Tāngata whenua; prompt on some form of “Native New Zealander”
During the Gulf War, instances of this disease were seen in U.S. troops returning home. The most severe form of this disease causes degradation of the soft palette and other mucosal linings. This disease is characterized by lesions developing all over the body, enlargement of the spleen and liver, and other symptoms consistent with the species the patient is infected with. For ten points, what is this parasite mediated disease borne by the sand-fly that was first identified in India by a Scottish bacteriologist. ANSWER: Leishmaniasis
This West Bank city is located near the Jordan River and is the lowest permanently inhabited site on Earth. The traditional Hebrew description of it is the City of Palm Trees. It has placed host to Jewish, Christian, and Islamic religions and is the setting for the parable of the Good Samaritan. For ten points name this city famed for this walls destroyed by Joshua.
ANSWER: Jericho
Bonus
For ten points each, name these relatives of English King Henry VIII. [10] Daughter of Anne Boleyn, this daughter of Henry became of the most famous British monarchs, reigning for 45 years. ANSWER: Elizabeth I [10] The king’s oldest surviving child, this daughter of Catherine of Aragon ruled as Britain’s first queen regnant from 1553 to 1558, restoring Catholicism after the reforms of her father and half-brother Edward VI. ANSWER: Mary I (reluctantly accept Bloody Mary) [10] This father of Henry VIII was crowned king after his armies defeated those of Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field. ANSWER: Henry VII
As punishment from the goddess Hera, the Greek hero Heracles was assigned twelve tasks that he must complete.
This first task of Heracles was destroying this terrible feline whose hide was impenetrable. This forced him to stun the beast with his club and strangle it to death.
ANSWER: Nemean Lion
Herecle’s ninth task was obtaining the girdle of this Amazon Queen which was given to her as a gift from her father, Ares.
ANSWER: Hippolyta
The twelfth and final task was obtaining this guardian of the gates of Hell. Heracles dragged this three-headed canine back to the surface, releasing himself from his duty.
ANSWER: Cerberus
Given the clue, name the following Brontes ftpe:
[10]This sister wrote such works as Agnes Grey and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, her works were often overshadowed.
ANSWER: Anne
[10]This middle sister had but one book, Wuthering Heights.
ANSWER: Emily
[10]This sister wrote under the pseudonym Currer Bell and wrote such works as Shirley, The Professor, and most famously Jane Eyre.
ANSWER: Charlotte
In accordance with the Equal Time Rule for microbiology bonuses, answer some questions that aren’t about bacteria for ten points each. [10]This protein coat encapsulates the genome of viruses and may come in varieties ranging from rod-shaped, to polyhedral, to other complex forms. Answer: Capsid [10] These viruses consist of a head that houses the DNA, a tail sheath, and a tail fiber that assist in binding and injecting DNA into host cells. T4 is a well known example of these organisms. Answer: Bacteriophage (Accept phage) [10] These viruses use an enzyme called reverse transcriptase to synthesize DNA from RNA, a process that is backwards from the normal synthesis of RNA to DNA. Answer: Retroviruses