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1. Mary Hosford and Elizabeth Prall were among the first women to enter it and grad uate from it in the

mid-1800's, just a few years before it became a hotbed of abolitionism. Name this Ohio liberal arts

college, famed for its music conservatory, that is considered the first coed campus in America.

answer: OberlinCollege

2. Though he translated Homer near the end of his life and spent half of the 19 th century as editor of the

New York Evening Post, he is most famous today for the poems he wrote as a young man. Name this 19thcentury

American who wrote To A Waterfowl, To The Fringed Gentian and Thanatopsis.

answer: William Cullen Bryant

3. Created using sfumato [sfoo-MOT-o] techniques, the letters L and V can be seen with a magnifying

glass in its right pupil and are thought to have been deliberately placed there by its creator. Its subject is

the wife of the 16th-century Italian Francesco del Giocondo. Name this famous painting by Leonardo da

Vinci.

answer: Mona Lisa

4. He helped develop business in the small Mexican town of Dolores to help the poor Catholic villagers

he served. But his speech in the fall of 1810 that encouraged Mexican independence from Spain began the

10-year process of Mexican independence. Name this Catholic priest, defrocked and shot for his activities

but considered by many to be the father of modern Mexico.

answer: Miguel Hidalgo [ee-DOLL-go] y Costilla

5. On The Flintstones, it was the title of the head of Fred and Barney’s Water Buffalo Lodge. Give the 6-

letter word that, in Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado, describes a pompous official with so many offices

that he can't do any of them well.

answer: poobah

6. Pencils and paper ready! If the tangent of an angle is equal to 5/2 and the cosecant of that angle is equal

to 27/25, give the value of the secant of that angle.

answer: 27/10 or 2 7/10 or 2.7 (sin/cos = 5/2 and 1/sin = 27/25; multiply them to get 1/cos = 27/10. The

angle is 68.2°.)

7. It is a parasite that will destroy oak trees and cypress trees if left untreated. Its red and white berries are

eaten by birds whose droppings contain its seeds that then grow on other plants. Name this evergreen that

becomes popular every winter when people stand under it to kiss each other.

answer: mistletoe

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8. After nearly dying in the massive flu epidemic of 1919, he left his native England for Italy and then for

Taos, New Mexico, where his namesake ranch now stands—which he is said to have purchased with the

manuscript of his novel Sons and Lovers. Name this British author of the controversial novel Lady

Chatterley’s Lover.

answer: D. H. Lawrence

9. The copy of it once purchased by Robert Kennedy was sold in 2010 for nearly $4 million, or about

$6,000 per word—though it was worth far more than that to blacks living in America when it was

published during the Civil War. Give the common two -word term for this document by Abraham Lincoln

stating that slaves are “forever free.”

answer: Emancipation Proclamation

10. As a homeowner pays off his mortgage, he owns more and more of his house while the bank owns

less and less. What term describes the amount of money paid back to the bank, which is often used later

to get a second mortgage and pay for other thi ngs?

answer: equity

11. His namesake method is often used in law schools when professors teach by asking questions instead

of by lecturing. Identify this Greek philosopher, primarily known today through the writings of his

student Plato, who was forced to commit suicide by drinking hemlock.

answer: Socrates

12. Its aria and 30 pieces for harpsichord earned its creator 100 French gold coins from Count Kaiserling,

who had his harpsichordist play the pieces on nights when the Count couldn’t sleep. Identify this 1741

work set by Johann Sebastian Bach, named for the harpsichordist.

answer: Goldberg Variations

13. It can be implemented either as a fixed amount per unit or in an ad valorem manner based on a

percentage of price. It may be created purely as a way to raise government money but is often protective.

to keep out foreign competition. Give the economic term for this import tax whose 1930 Hawley -Smoot

version made the Depression even worse.

answer: tariffs

14. Its day is less than 12 Earth hours long, but its year is more than 7 Earth years long. One of its

satellites fell out of orbit billions of years ago and crashed into it—or at least, that’s a new theory of

how—which planet could have developed its famous rings?

answer: Saturn

15. Created during the Civil War, it didn’t begin supervising the nation’s school lunch program until after

World War II. Its functions include the Rural Utilities Service, the Food Safety and Inspection Service,

and the U.S. Forest Service. Name this Cabinet department whos e current Secretary is former Iowa

Governor Tom Wilsack.

answer: Dept. of Agriculture or USDA

16. Pencils and paper ready! If A and B are complementary angles, compute angle A in degrees if angle A

is five times as large as angle B.

answer: 75 degrees (A + B = 90; A = 5B)

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17. Named for a 19th-century Governor General of Canada , every member of its winning team is allowed

24 hours to do whatever they want with it . It has been awarded every year since 1919-- except for 2005,

the National Hockey League’s lockout year. Name this championship trophy, won in 2010 by the Chicago

Blackhawks.

answer: the Stanley Cup

18. He created what is now the world’s most expensive published book, sold in 2010 for more than $10

million amid fears the new owner would se parate the book and sell the individual pages to wealthy

ornithologists. Name this artist, born in what is now Haiti, who created 435 hand -colored illustrations for

his 19th-century book Birds of America.

answer: John James Audubon

19. In Bulgarian, it’s a “masa”; in Russian, it’s a “stol”; in German, it’s a “Tisch”, and in Italian, it’s a

“tavolo.” Name this common household object with legs to hold it up that, in Spanish, is a “mesa.”

answer: table

20. Its “Tor”, or hill, is said to have contained the c offins of King Arthur and Queen Guenevere. Said to

have been visited nearly 2,000 years ago by Joseph of Arimathea [air -a-muth-EE-a], its Holy Thorn Tree

that is said to have blossomed from Joseph’s staff had all its branches cut down by vandals in 2010. N ame

this British village.

answer: Glastonbury

21. Pencils and paper ready! The water -soluble vitamin B5 is often called pantothenic acid and has the

chemical formula C9H17NO5. Give the molecular weight of pantothenic acid to the nearest whole number.

answer: 219 (108 + 17 + 14 + 80)

22. Its characters include the main female character’s office assistant Laurie, her son Travis, her ex -

husband Bobby, her boyfriend Grayson and her best friend Ellie. Name this ABC sitcom whose main

character, Florida real estate agent Jules Cobb, is played by former Friends star Courtney Cox.

answer: Cougar Town

23. In hindsight, it was a military disaster for North Vietnam that eliminated the Viet Cong as a serious

military force. However, its unexpectedness had an effect on American morale, and soon after it was over,

journalist Walter Cronkite publicly declared the Vietnam War a "stalemate." Name this 1968 Communist

attack on South Vietnam, planned to coincide with the Vietnamese New Year.

answer: Tet offensive

24. It can mean “a substance through which something else is transmitted” or “the material used by an

artist to create an artwork.” It can also mean “a means of mass communication”, such as a newspaper. It

can even be a synonym for “psychic”, as it was for several years on TV. Give this six-letter word that also

describes something not too large and not too small.

answer: medium

25. When it opened in 1869, it replaced the so -called Overland Route from Alexandria to the Red Sea.

Name this structure seized by Egyptia n ruler Gamar Abdel Nasser in 1956, who promptly blew up a

statue of its French creator, Ferdinand de Lesseps.

answer: Suez Canal

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FOUR-PART BONUSES

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and you should have a bonus for every correct tossup above.)

1. Name these 1970’s rock stars or groups that released a boxed set of their recordings in 2010:

A. This group released a box set of its albums with lead singer Ozzy Osbourne.

answer: Black Sabbath

B. Led by Mick Jagger, this group’s boxed set includes its albums Sticky Fingers, Tattoo You and Steel

Wheels.

answer: the Rolling Stones

C. Though now dead for 30 years, his boxed set includes his solo albums Mind Games and Double

Fantasy.

answer: John Lennon

D. He led the E Street Band on his album Darkness on the Edge of Town that is now part of a boxed set.

answer: Bruce Springsteen

2. Its source is an asteroid named 3200 Phaethon.

A. Name this annual meteor shower that occurs every December.

answer: Geminid meteor shower

B. Name the two major stars in the constellation from which the shower gets its name.

answer: Castor and Pollux

C. This meteor shower occurs every August.

answer: Perseid meteor shower

D. That shower is a result of Earth pass ing through the orbit of this comet.

answer: Smith-Tuttle comet

3. Name the American novels whose primary characters include:

A. Clyde Griffiths

answer: An American Tragedy

B. Jake Barnes

answer: The Sun Also Rises

C. Lily Bart

answer: The House of Mirth

D. Janie Crawford

answer: Their Eyes Were Watching God

4. Walter Sommerlath, the father of its current Queen Silvia, has been unmasked in a new book as a Nazi

party member who got rich during World War II by running a factory stolen from its Jewish own ers.

A. Name this Scandinavian country.

answer: Sweden

B. Name Queen Silvia’s husband, the current king of that country

answer: King Carl XVI Gustav

C. What did that factory make that helped the Nazis during the War?

answer: armaments (accept clear equivalents)

D. In what South American country did Sommerlath join the Nazis in 1934?

answer: Brazil

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5. Name the U.S. states that are home to these bays:

A. Tampa Bay

answer: Florida

B. Cape Cod Bay

answer: Massachusetts

C. Corpus Christi Bay

answer: Texas

D. Glacier Bay

answer: Alaska

6. Pencils and paper ready! The limit of the expression 5ex / 6x2 as x approaches ∞ (infinity) is ∞ / ∞.

A. What rule is used to calculate the limit of such expressions?

answer: L'Hôpital's Rule or L'Hôspital's Rule

B. What does that rule say must be done to both the numerator and the denominator?

answer: take the derivative

C. How many times must you use that rule before the limit of this expression is something other than

∞ / ∞?

answer: two (when you get 5ex / 12)

D. Finally, what is the actual limit of the expression 5ex / 6x2 as x approaches ∞?

answer: infinity

7. To the chagrin of some educators, many top American colleges allow students to obtain a bachelor’s

degree without taking any classes in at least one of the seven c ore subjects considered part of a basic

college education. Name any four of those seven core subjects.

answer: mathematics, science, history, literature, economics, foreign language, composition/writing

8. Name the international novel whose primary charac ters include:

A. Joseph K, who is executed for no apparent reason

answer: The Trial

B. Aureliano Buendia

answer: One Hundred Years of Solitude

C. a Russian woman named Lara and her husband Pasha

answer: Doctor Zhivago

D. Oskar Matzerath, who stops growing at age 3

answer: The Tin Drum

9. A sprained ankle or strained muscle should be treated with a 4 -step process whose acronym is RICE.

Give the 4 steps in the RICE treatment process.

answer: rest, ice, compression, elevation

10. It is the backdrop of the 2010 film Black Swan.

A. Name this Tchaikovsky ballet where Odette and Odile are performed by the same dancer.

answer: Swan Lake

B. Name the evil sorcerer in that ballet who puts a curse on Odette and turns her into a swan.

answer: von Rothbart

C. Name the actress who played Queen Amidala in Star Wars movies and stars in Black Swan as a

ballerina who may be going crazy.

answer: Natalie Portman

D. In what country was that actress born?

answer: Israel

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LIGHTNING ROUNDS

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1. THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION

1) It took effect on January 1 of this midpoint year of the Civil War Ans. 1863

2) It took effect in much of Louisiana, but not in this major city Ans. New Orleans

3) It also had no effect in the 48 Virginia counties that became this state Ans. West Virginia

4) It had no effect in this state that was about 50/50 for the Union Ans. Tennessee

5) It allowed blacks to have this job during the rest of the Civil War Ans. soldiers

6) This group of northern Democrats hated the Proclamation Ans. Copperheads

7) 36 states recognize this summer holiday when slavery was abolished in Texas Ans. Juneteenth

8) This black author of Invisible Man wrote a novel with that holiday’s title Ans. Ralph Ellison

9) This Constitutional Amendment now outlaws slavery Ans. 13th

10) Lincoln issued a preliminary version of the Proclamation after this Union v ictory

Ans. Battle of Antietam (or Sharpsburg)

2. STARTS WITH G

1) Someone who eats too much Ans. glutton

2) German who invented movable type Ans. Johann Gutenberg

3) Study of circles, triangles and other shapes Ans. geometry

4) City destroyed in the Biblical book of Genesis Ans. Gomorrah

5) A Hungarian meat stew, with lots of paprika Ans. goulash

6) A bird’s pouch that contains rocks to digest food Ans. gizzard

7) The “tip” given to a waiter is also called this Ans. gratuity

8) A great event in both baseball and bridge (2 words) Ans. grand slam

9) Russian author of the novel Dead Souls Ans. Nikolai Gogol

10) Novel by the French author Rabelais [rab -a-lay] (3 words) Ans. Gargantua and Pantagruel

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3. LICENSE PLATES

Name the famous people, real or not, who might have these fake license plates

(Courtesy of Games Magazine, Feb. 2011 cover, spelling modified)

1) This Yankee great might have used “56 Straight” to mark his hitting streak Ans. Joe DiMaggio

2) Man of myth who could use the plate “12 Labors” Ans. Hercules

3) They could have used “All for one, one for all” Ans. the 3 Musketeers

4) He went around the world in “80 Days” Ans. Phileas Fogg

5) Her plate could say, “Too hot, too cold” Ans. Goldilocks

6) This character says, “You talkin’ to me?” in the movie Taxi Driver Ans. Travis Bickel

7) His plate could say, “2 B or not 2 B?” Ans. Hamlet

8) He always said to Dr. Watson, “Elementary” Ans. Sherlock Holmes

9) He was the most famous person involved in “Watergate” Ans. Richard Nixon

10) This filmmaker made the movie The “39 Steps” Ans. Alfred Hitchcock

4. CHRISTMAS

Answer these about events that all happened on December 25.

1) AD 800 – he was crowned Holy Roman Emperor Ans. Charlemagne

2) 1066 – he was crowned King of England in London Ans. William the Conqueror

3) 1642 – this legendary British scientist was born Ans. Sir Isaac Newton

4) 1818—the carol “Silent Night” was first sung , in this country Ans. Austria

5) 1899 – this actor in The Maltese Falcon and Casablanca was born Ans. Humphrey Bogart

6) 1991 – he resigned as President of the former Soviet Union Ans. Mikhail Gorbachev

7) 1963 – this Romanian Dada artist died Ans. Tristan Tzara

8) 1821 – this founder of the American Red Cross was born Ans. Clara Barton

9) 1989—this Romanian dictator was executed Ans. Nicolai Ceausescu [chow-CHESK-yoo]

10) 1223 – St. Francis of Assisi created the first one of these, with people representing Mary, Joseph and

Baby Jesus Ans. nativity scene

END OF ADVANCED SET 10

MERRY CHRISTMAS! SETS 11-20 BEGIN JANUARY 18, 2011!