VETO V, 19 July 2003, Vancouver & Toronto, Canada
VETO 2003, Pack 12, B2B
(by Brock Stephenson with editing by Bruce Lin and Victoria Paterson)
Tossup Questions:
1) The founder of the city of Guelph, Ontario, he was the author of _The Ayshire Legatees_ and _Lawrie Todd_. His son Alexander Tilloch was a father of Confederation, while he himself is best remembered as an Upper Canada land agent. FTP, name this historical figure what could be answered Jeopardy-style with an Ayn Rand question.
A. John Galt [accept “Who is John Galt”?]
2) Assistance in editing by d’Alembert helped this work achieve its undertone of criticism of the existing society. Before the French Revolution, 25 thousand sets were sold. Other contributors to this work of scientific, technical, and historical knowledge included Buffon, Turgot, Quesnay, Montesquieu, Rrousseau, and Voltaire. FTP, name this 17-volume work edited by Denis Diderot.
A. The Encyclopedia or La L’Encyclopedie (accept early buzz of “Diderot’s Encyclopedia” or equivalents)
3) The title of his most famous work came Inspired while he was “lying drunk in a field in Innsbruck.,” tThis member of the Footlight Society at Cambridge is one of only two non-Pythons to have writing credits with Monty Python. He also wrote for the _Doctor Who_ television series, but as aA conservationist, he recently authored wrote the book _Last Chance to See_. , long after he wrote for Dr. Who. FTP, name this author who created the hapless human Arthur Dent, the hero of _The hHitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy._
A. Douglas Adams
4) Malvinder S. Parmar’s letter to the Canadian Medial Association Journal explains the pressure applied by their band on the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve causes the meralgia paresthetica in the three cases of overweight three women he examined. Symptoms caused by them were It was mistaken by one patient for The burning sensation was believed by one patient to be multiple sclerosis, while in two cases . Two cases showed mild tenderness near the spine was caused by these britches., however symptoms disappear in four to six weeks. The nerve damage that caused the tingling in the legs is not serious. FTP, name these low-riding tight britches pants that can be unhealthy if worn too close around the namesake bone.
A. Hip Huggers (accept equivalents)
5) A passage passage describing love in a UkranianUkrainian shtetl or Jewish village provided the title. . The 19-year-old author was Written in Prague by a 19 year old on summer vacation from Princeton, in Vienna, during summer vacation from Princeton, to it was the product of a young American writer who went looking for the woman who saved his grandfather from the Nazis. The story of tells of life in the vVillage of Trachimbrod from 1791 to its demise. H, hired guide Alexander Perchov is the narrator of the contemporary sections. FTP, name this 2002 novel that has a dog named Sammy Davis, Junior, Junior, by New Yorker Jonathan Safran Foer.
A. _Everything Is Illuminated_
6) In 1849 it became a British Colony, long after it has first served as the home to the Kwakiutl people. Its northern part is separated from continental North America by the Queen Charlotte Strait. It is 460 kilometers long and has most of its population in the southern part. FTP, name this largest island on the west coast of North America whose cities include Port Alberni and Victoria.
A. Vancouver Island
7)
John Ducey was among the first inductees. Located near Beachville, site of an 1838 game, its more famous members include George Selkirk, Lester Pearson, and Reggie Cleveland. FTP, name this institution that did not vote in Pete Rose but has enshrined Ferguson Jenkins and in 2003 Toronto’s World Series hero Joe Carter.
A. The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
8)
This graduate of Burrard Inlet Bible Institute, and a Dewberry High English teacher, was born on Canada Day, 1952. She succeeded the Tory Member of Parliament in Beaver Creek who passed away five days after the 1988 general election. In March 2000 she became Leader of the Official Opposition, while the new Canadian Alliance held a leadership race. FTP, name this popular Edmonton biker who announced in March 2003 that she would not seek a fifth term in Parliament.
A. Deborah Grey
9) The Wasaychigan Hill Indian Reserve has been the setting of many of his fictional works. In England, he studied to be a concert pianist under William Aide. He won the Dora Mavor Moore prize for his play _The Rez Sisters_. FTP, name this First Nations playwright noted for _Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing_ [kcap-us-KCAY-sing].
A. Tomson Highway
10) In Corbeil in 1934, tThe work of Dr. Allan Dafoe in 1934 in the Ontario town of Corbeil, would lead to this group writing the 1965 book _We Were Five_. This They was were the product of the work of Elzire and his wife Oliva nine months earlier. FTP, give the collective name of Yvonne, Emelie, Cecile, Marie, and Annette.
A. The Dionne Quintuplets
His first novel _Strange Fugitive_ was written around the time he grauduated from Osgoode Law School. Before that, he was a reporter for the Toronto Star, where he met the person American who inspired him to write his own autobiographical work _That Summer in Paris_. On screen he has been portrayed by Robin Dunne and Gordon Pinsent, in the same mini-series. A contemporary of F. Scott Fitzgerald who once boxed and with Ernest Hemingway, FTP, name this author known for _The Loved and the Lost_ and _They Shall Inherit the Earth._
A. Morley Callaghan
11) Jean-Cyril Spinetta said of it, “Never has such a beautiful object been designed and built by man.” In 1967, 74 were optioned but only nine were ever purchased. Harvey Weinstein was fined for smoking in the washroom of one and Diana Ross made headlines in 1999 while trying to board one. Grounded for 16 months after a July 2000 crash, Tthey can each carry about 100 passengers at a speed of over 2000 kilometres per hour, although flights were grounded for 16 months after a July 2000 crash. FTP, name this aircraft that will be discontinued in October 2003 when British Airways stops flying these supersonic passenger jets.
A. Concorde
12) After Michael Umlauf did most of the actual conducting at its first showing, alto soloist CCaroline Undger stepped in to instruct a response to the applause that may have occurred at the scherzo. Noted in Thomas Forrest Kelly’s _First Nights_, this thunderous applause – unheard by the man it was meant for – took place on it was May 7, 1824 in Viennawhen first performed. FTP, name this work now which in 1972 was adopted by the Council of Europe as the official European Anthem.
associated with the anthem of the European Union.
A. Beethoven’s Nninth Ssymphony or Ode To Joy
13) His first novel _Strange Fugitive_ was written around the time he graduated from Osgoode Law School. Before that, he was a reporter for the Toronto Star, where he met the American who inspired him to write his own autobiographical work _That Summer in Paris_. On screen he has been portrayed by Robin Dunne and Gordon Pinsent, in the same mini-series. A contemporary of F. Scott Fitzgerald who once boxed with Ernest Hemingway, FTP, name this author known for _The Loved and the Lost_, “The Wedding Dress,” and _They Shall Inherit the Earth._
A. Morley Callaghan
14)
At the 1997 assembly of the Lutheran World Federation, he addressed delegates on the protection of religious freedoms. Born in Shanghai in 1937, his family fled the communists and he eventually went to work for General Electric in the United States, before he returned home to lead his family’s business, Orient Overseas, which he took over in 19791982. FTP, name this man noted for his odes to Chinese values, who despite recent protests against his rule, remains is the chief executive of the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong.
A. Tung Chee-hwa
15)
Rufinus and Justa are believed to be the parents of this man who connected with the establishment of the Roman school of singing. Feasted on New Year’s Eve, he was the first pope to acquire significant buildings for the Church, namely the Lateran Palace and basilica. FTP, name this pope, elected in 314, who was the alleged recipient of the Donation of Constantine.
A. Sylvester I or St. Sylvester
16)
The 1972 People’s Party presidential candidate, three years earlier he had the Court of Appeals for the First Circuit overturn his conviction on charges of conspiring to council counsel young men to avoid the Vietnam draft. One of his famous pieces of advice was “Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do." FTP, name this American pediatrician best known for his parenting tome entitled _Tthe Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care._
A. Dr. Benjamin McLane Spock
17) Henry III offered his elder brother the office of bishop of Lucon, in repayment for services rendered by his father. Taking his brother’s job, this man, who took his name from the family estate began his rise through the church and the state. On his orders all fortified castles not needed by the king were to be destroyed. FTP, name this advisor to Louis XIII who paid Sweden to fight France’s enemies in the 30 Years’ War.
A. Cardinal duc de Richelieu or Armand Jean du Plessis
18) Home to the shield volcano Ra Patera, it is the most volcanically active worldbody in the solar system. It is fifth farthest from its parent planet, and Amalthea is one of the four moons inside its orbitthat are closer. The closest of the Galilean satellites to its planet, it has little or no ice and is made mostly of rocky matter. FTP, name this moon of
Jupiter that is named for the mythological figure guarded by Argus when she was turned into a white cow to be hidden from Hera.
A. Io
19) Remaining in the senate after resigning as Prime Minister, during his time in office the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ordered his government to act on the Manitoba school dispute. While struggling with the Manitoba issue he also unsuccessfully tried to bring Newfoundland into Confederation. FTP, name this leader of the Orange Order who served as Conservative leader between the terms of John Thompson and Charles Tupper.
A. Sir Mackenzie Bowell [BOH-uhl]
20) The largest fundamentalist Christian school in the world with about 5500 students, it stresses the belief of absolute authority of the Bible. It is noted for its performances of opera and Shakespeare and its production of Christian educational movies. About one third of its students train for service as Christian leaders. Founded in Florida in 1927 it relocated 20 years later. FTP, name this university located in Greenville, South Carolina that caused a stir during the 2000 Republican primaries.
A. Bob Jones University or BJU
21) Inspiration for over 200 works by Picasso, it itself was inspired by a Marcantonio copy of Raphael’s _The Judgment of Paris_. In 1863, because of its controversial grouping, the Salon des Refuses rejected it. The woman in the background is bathing in a river. A basket of food sits in the bottom left corner. The artist’s young brother Eugene and brother-in-law along with Victorine Meurend were three of the four models. FTP, name this impressionist work, depicting a picnic for two dressed men and two naked women by Edouard Manet.
A. Luncheon on the Grass or Le Dejeuner sur l’Herbe
22) Home to South Luangwa National Park, where Africa’s first walking safaris took place, it also contains the regions of the Copperbelt, the Kafue River Basin, and the Bangweulu Swamps. Landlocked between the Tropic of Cancer and the Equator, it has some rift valleys but is mostly on a plateau. FTP, name this country with its capital at Lusaka that shares Victoria Falls with its geographical and alphabetical neighbour Zimbabwe.
A. Zambia
23) It’s origins are discussed in James I. Matray’s _The Reluctant Crusade_. While Bruce Cumings provides a revisionist view to those origins,. Toland’s _In Mortal Combat_ emphasizes the military aspects. D.S. Suh produced a biography of the northern leader. FTP, name this mid-20th century conflict, which led one participant with the pseudonym Richard Hooker to produce a darkly humourous book that was turned into a movie, then a TV series, all sharing the name M*A*S*H.
A. Korean War
24) In Ojibwa, Norval Morrisseau is a copper one. A friend and protector of human beings, the Athapaskan peoples call him Adee and tell how he caused land to rise up when he touched water with his wings. Artists Carl Ray and Morrisseau have painted them. By blinking his eyes he could cause lightning. FTP, name this supernatural being of Indian legend that on the Northwest Coast can be found at the top of totem poles.
A. Thunderbird
Bonus Questions:
1) Several quiz bowl packets has written questions about Canadian universities. For 10 points each, given a recycled clue, name the university being discussed:
(10) Pure Math, Applied Math, Combinatorics and Optimization and Computer Science are departments in its Faculty of Mathematics. It is more widely known for the Maple program and a Fortran compiler.
A. The University of Waterloo
(10) Granting the first degree to a woman in the British Empire, it tends to have a large number of out of province students. In the Maclean’s rankings this Sackville school has traditionally been the top ranked primarily undergraduate university.
A. Mount Allison University (accept “Mount A”)
(10) In February 2001, its website gave coverage to its highly talented quiz bowl team. All that can be said is that it is not the University of Chicago.