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Philadelphia Experiment 2000

Packet by Matt Bruce

1. Orbiting the sun at a mean distance of 67 million miles, it has a maximum elongation angle of [*]47 degrees from our vantage point and a period of revolution of 225 days. Such surface features as Ishtar Terra and Aphrodite Terra lie below a thick envelope of carbon dioxide. For 10 points--name this planet, which comes closer to Earth than any other.

answer: _Venus_

2. Born in Hamburg in 1833, he played piano well enough as a child to attract the attention of violinist Johann Joachim [yo-AH-kim]. A conservative composer, he wrote variations on themes by [*]Haydn and Handel and had a longtime friendship with Robert and Clara Schumann. For 10 points--name this composer of German Requiem and of a certain Lullaby.

answer: Johannes _Brahms_

3. His work was similar to that of his lesser-known brothers, Phobetor and [*]Phantasos. While those two dealt with animals and inanimate objects, he brought images of human forms. For 10 points--name this son of Hypnos and ancient Greek god of dreams.

answer: _Morpheus_

4. It was discovered in 1953 after scientists observed unexpected fluctuations in blood pressure and heart rate. The last stage of a cycle that occurs about once every [*]90 minutes in humans, it combines physical paralysis with a steady increase in brain waves. For 10 points--what sleep phenomenon takes its name from bursts of activity in the optic regions?

answer: _REM_ or _Rapid Eye Movement_

5. Attorney Joseph Eig spent Passover 2000 in St. Paul. Before departing from [*]Miami, Eig assured fellow lawyers that "the U.S. government was not going to raid an innocent family." Eig was wrong: At 5 a.m. on April 22, 131 INS workers and 20 U.S. Marshals raided the home of this boy's great uncle. For 10 points--name the six-year-old who has since been returned to Cuba.

answer: _Elian_ _Gonzalez_ (accept either)

6. Originally known as the Sixpence, they supplied music to the film Psyche-Out and had minor hits with "Tomorrow" and "Sit With the Guru." Their only #1 hit was a 1967 B-side that featured lead vocals from a random friend of the band. For 10 points--name the group whose top single was [*]"Incense and Peppermints" and whose name combines a fruit with a bedroom fixture.

answer: _Strawberry Alarm Clock_

7. The author of this 1939 work was supposedly inspired by Giambattista Vico's idea of four phases of human history. The book begins with a clap of thunder, obscuring the noise made when the title character [*]falls off a ladder. The subsequent trial, judgment and redemption happen not to that title character but rather to Humphrey Chipden Earwicker. For 10 points--name this novel by James Joyce.

answer: _Finnegan's Wake_

8. Founded in Limerick, Maine, before moving to Dover, New Hampshire, it was published by Freewill Baptists. Editor Samuel Beede died suddenly in 1834, leaving [*]William Burr to rally with a position far stronger than Beede had originally taken in an editorial called "Slavery and Abolition." For 10 points--what abolitionist newspaper shared its name with a common nickname for the planet Venus?

answer: _Morning Star_

9. In the foreground of this 1872 painting, three small ships sit on calm seas. In the background are images of trees, though the ones on the right seem to be chopped down. Near the top is an orange circle, still low in the [*]reddish sky but already casting a brilliant reflection on the water. For 10 points--name this inspiration for an entire art movement, a masterpiece by Claude Monet.

answer: _Impression_: _Sunrise_, 1872 (accept "Impression" or "Sunrise")

10. It begins on the day of Robert E. Lee's surrender and ends with the title character insisting, "I'm not going the way Mother and [*]Orin went. That's escaping punishment. And there's no one left to punish me. I'm the last Mannon. I've got to punish myself." Lavinia is patterned after a tragic Greek heroine in--for 10 points--what play by Eugene O'Neill?

answer: _Mourning Becomes Electra_

11. Now a broadcaster with the Charlotte Knights, he was snubbed for the All-Star game in 1974 despite a 13-3 record. In his next game, unusual wildness preceded a sudden arm injury. He returned to the majors two years later, with a [*]tendon from his wrist replacing the ligament in his elbow. For 10 points--what 288-game winner lends his name to a surgical procedure actually invented by Dr. Frank Jobe?

answer: Tommy _John_

12. The site of two World's Fairs and the temporary headquarters of the United Nations from 1946 to 1949, this park lies in its namesake village, which was chartered in 1645 and incorporated into New York City in 1898. For 10 points--name this seat of the [*]Queens Botanical Gardens, located just southeast of LaGuardia Airport.

answer: _Flushing_ Meadow Park or _Flushing Meadows_


13. Queen Guinevere spares the life of a convicted rapist, but only on the condition that the lusty bachelor can [*]return a year later with the answer to what women desire. An old, ugly woman makes him promise to marry her after telling him that what women most desire is sovereignty over their husbands. This is a summary of--for 10 points--which Canterbury Tale?

answer: _Wife of Bath's_ Tale

14. Voltaire attacked this man's 1773 _Philosophical Essay on Man_ for its extreme materialism. Sixteen years later, he founded a newspaper that would attack Jacque [*]Necker, the commune, the Marquis de Lafayette and even the king. Elected to the convention in August 1792, he spent almost a year attacking the Girondists before his untimely death. For 10 points--name the man stabbed by Charlotte Corday in his bath.

answer: Jean-Paul _Marat_

16. This group of volunteer troops was first formed during a war between Uruguay and Argentina, yet its founder and its most famous activities were based in southern [*]Europe. In 1860 it conquered the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. For 10 points--name this group of soldiers led by Garibaldi, none of whom ever died on an enemy planet.

answer: _red shirts_ (accept _Italian Legion_)

17. Released in 1993 with a running time of 30 minutes, it climaxes with a train chase and features a plot to steal a diamond. Notable entities include an evil [*]penguin and the automated title object. For 10 points--name this Nick Park short, the second film appearance of claymation characters Wallace and Gromit.

answer: The _Wrong Trousers_

18. "The blues are because you're getting fat or because it's been raining too long. You're just sad, that's all. The mean reds are horrible. Suddenly you're afraid and [*]you don't know what you're afraid of." Those are the words of Holly Go Lightly, a bon vivant lost in New York City, in--for 10 points--what novel by Truman Capote?

answer: _Breakfast at Tiffany's_

19. "You get up every morning from your alarm clock's warning, take the [*]8:15 into the city. There's a whistle up above and people pushing, people shoving, and the girls who try to look pretty. If your train's on time, you can get to work by nine and start your slaving job to get your pay. If you ever get annoyed, look at me I'm self-employed. I love to work at nothing all day." These are the lyrics of--for 10 points--what song by Bachman-Turner Overdrive?

answer: _Taking Care of Business_

20. Charles VII conducted a 1456 rehabilitation trial that annulled the proceedings of the original trial, overturning the [*]heresy conviction of this military leader who had claimed to be inspired directly by God. Beatified in 1909 and canonized in 1920, this historical figure has a feast day of May 30. For 10 points--what farmer's daughter was burned at the stake in 1431,?

answer: _Joan of Arc_ or _Jean D'Arc_

21. As governor in 1992, this politician presided over the execution of Ricky Ray Rector, a death row inmate so detached from reality that he set aside the dessert from his last meal, hoping to eat it later. A year later, this Democrat was the subject of the festivities for which [*]Maya Angelou composed On the Pulse of Morning. For 10 points--name the man who both George W. Bush and Al Gore both hope to replace as President of the United States.

answer: William Jefferson Blythe _Clinton_

22. When you look at the mirror in the morning, the light rays that hit your eyes have actually left the [*]intersection of the air in your bathroom with the reflective material of the mirror. The sine of the angle of incidence times the index of refraction of that air is equal to the sine of the angle of refraction times the index of refraction of the mirror itself. For 10 points--this describes what law of optics?

answer: _Snell's_ law (named for Willebrord Snellius)

23. Running past Haridwar, Allahabad, and Varanasi, it supplies water to irrigation works that help produce rice and [*]cotton. Unfortunately, it is highly polluted thanks to its proximity to urban centers and its use for both bathing and defecation. For 10 points--name this holy river of India.

answer: _Ganges_ River

24. Begin heating a pan, then add butter. Use a fork to mix [*]eggs and milk into a shallow bowl, then dip stale bread into the mixture, coating both sides. Fry the bread in the pan, two minutes each side. For 10 points--you have just made what breakfast treat?

answer: _French toast_

Philadelphia Experiment 2000

Bonuses by Matt Bruce

1. Two each from California and Maine; one each from Arkansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Texas, and Washington. For 5 points each--name any six of the nine female Senators in the 106th U.S. Congress.

answer:

Barbara _Boxer_ Susan _Collins_

Dianne _Feinstein_ Kay Bailey _Hutchison_

Mary _Landrieu_ Blanche _Lincoln_

Barbara _Mikulski_ Patty _Murray_

Olympia _Snowe_

2. For 10 points each--answer these questions about the city of Hamburg.

A. On what river does it lie?

answer: _Elbe_

B. Hamburg and Lubeck formed an alliance in 1241, the precursor to what mercantile group?

answer: _Hanseatic_ League_

C. St. Pauli, the red light district of Hamburg, centers on what street?

answer: The _Reeperbahn_

3. "Four thousand six hundred and twenty-three years ago the heavens were out of repair. So the Goddess of Works set to work and prepared 36,501 blocks of precious jade, each 240 feet square by 120 feet in depth." FTSNOP --

A. F15P, What literary masterpiece contains those lines, as translated to English?

answer: The _Dream of the Red Chamber_

(accept close translations that reflect clear knowledge)

B. F5P, the Dream of the Red Chamber is part of what nation's literary history?

answer: _China_

C. FTP, during what Chinese dynasty was _The Dream of the Red Chamber_ written?

A: _Q’ing_


4. In its opening credits, accompanied by the song "Stand," the main character rode a bicycle through neighborhood streets. For 10 points each--name:

A. This Fox sitcom of the early 1990s, about a 30-year-old paperboy who still lives with his parents.

answer: _Get A Life_

B. The star of Get A Life, whose biggest film role was as the title character in Cabin Boy.

answer: Chris _Elliott_

C. This was Chris Elliott’s *first* mindless foray into the sitcom world, a 1989 show about a restaurant, on which he played someone named “Spin.”

A: _Tattinger’s_

5. Name these features of Passover, for 10 points each:

A. The meal celebrated on the first night by Israelites, or the first two nights by most Jews in the Diaspora.

answer: _Seder_

B. The book of the bible from which the Haggadah reading is recited.

answer: _Exodus_

C. The month of the Hebrew calendar on whose 14th day Passover always begins.

answer: _Nisan_

6. Consider a cup of strawberries, a cup of blueberries and a cup of raspberries. For 10 points each, put them in the following order:

A. From most to least energy content.

answer: (86- _blueberry_, 64-_raspberry_, 48-_strawberry_)

B. Most to least Vitamin A.

answer: (168iu-_raspberry_, 154iu-_blueberry_, 42iu-_strawberry_)

C. Most to least Vitamin C?

answer: (90mg-_strawberry_, 32mg-_raspberry_, 20mg-_blueberry_)


7. For 10 points each--name these groups of Irish rebels:

A. Named for a professional military of ancient Ireland, this independence movement arose in both Ireland and the U.S. around 1858.

answer: _Fenian_ Brotherhood or _Fenians_

(prompt on "Irish Republican Brotherhood" or "Irish-American Brotherhood")

B. Founded by Arthur Griffith in 1905, this group was outlawed along with the Dail Eireann [dale EY-ran] in 1918.

answer: _Sinn Fein_

C. Wrongly convicted for 1974 IRA bombings, these three men and one woman were collectively named for the town where the attacks happened.

answer: _Guildford Four_

8. 30-20-10. Name the U.S. politician.

(30 points) He was the only member of William Henry Harrison's cabinet not to resign upon the succession of John Tyler.

(20 points) It was Robert Hayne's opposition to the Foot Resolution that led to one of this man's finest rhetorical moments.

(10 points) In that 1930 debate he spoke the words, "liberty and union, now and forever, one and inseparable!"

answer: Daniel _Webster_

9. For 15 points each--name these American League West relief pitchers from the land of the Rising Sun:

A. This 32-year-old rookie led the Seattle Mariners with 25 saves through the end of July 2000.

answer: Kazuhiro _Sasaki_

B. When Troy Percival hit the disabled list in August 2000, the Anaheim Angels turned to this long reliever to convert their next three save opportunities.

answer: Shigetoshi _Hasegawa_

10. For 10 points each--name these related units of electricity.