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VETO 2009 Pack McMaster
Tossups by: Craig Moysey, Sameer Rawal
Bonuses by: Victor Ferreira, Sameer Rawal, Craig Moysey

1. SPAR aerospace constructed this tool which was upgraded in 2005 with the introduction of the Orbital Boom Sensor System, which is able double its length. It is 15.2 meters long and has been built with six degrees of freedom. Five of them were delivered to NASA and one was lost in the Challenger disaster. Used to deploy and retrieve payload from Space Shuttles, For Ten Points, give the nationalistic nickname for this unique mechanical arm.

A: Canadarm (Do NOT accept Canadarm2. Accept Shuttle Remote Manipulator System before “nationalistic nickname”.)

2. George Edward Akerson served as the first person in this capacity under the Hoover administration. James Brady was shot and wounded while serving this position under Ronald Reagan. The person serving the president in this role acquires information about the administration and the current state of the world and distributes it to the press, and traditionally answers questions from the White House Corps during press conferences. For Ten Points name this position, currently held by Robert Gibbs.

A: White House Press Secretary

3. Two of this major rivers tributaries include the Tonlé Sap and the Bassac, both of which join this river in a South-East Asian world capital. The 12th longest in the world and 7th longest in Asia, its course begins in the Tibetan Plateau and eventually makes its way to South China Sea. For ten points, name this river which passes through China, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.

A: Mekong

4. His family moved to Canada when he was six, and settled in Georgina township in York County. He went to school at Upper Canada College, and University of Chicago in 1899 gaining degrees in Political Economy and Political Science, and was active in the conservative political scene. He is best known for his comedic writing however, especially his book about the foibles of small town Canada, based loosely on his time in Orillia. For Ten Points, name this author of “Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town”

A: Stephen Leacock

5. It’s been said that he fell in love with one of his models, Simonetta Vespucci, as she appears in many of his paintings, and he requested to be buried at her feet. Many of his paintings have religious or mythological themes and he along with other important Florentine and Umbrian artists were commissioned by Pope Sixtus IV to paint the Sistine Chapel. Some of his works include: The Mystical Nativity and Primavera. For Ten Points, name this Early renaissance painter, best known for The Birth of Venus

A: Sandro Botticelli

6. Kipling wrote a follow up to this poem, detailing the subjects of the poem visiting the author and asking him to write a follow up. A recording on wax cylinder survives of the author reciting this poem in 1890, 36 years after it was written and 36 years after the event in it takes place. It evokes the bible, referencing the “valley of death”, and is memorable for its repeating line “rode the six-hundred”. For ten points, name this Lord Tennyson poem, about an event in the Crimean war.

A: The Charge of the Light Brigade

7. Other than the work he is most famous for appearing in, this character has been mentioned in a work published in The Saturday Evening Post entitled “Last Day of the Last Furlough.” In the work he is known for appearing in, he spends three days in Manhattan picking up prostitutes and asking confusing questions to cab drivers about the ducks in Central Park. For ten points, name this character who was kicked out of Pencey Prep. at the beginning of Catcher in the Rye.

A: Holden Caulfield (accept either name)

8. The majority of his reign was overseen by Lord Protectors by two different dukes, each the first of their kind. The second, John Dudley, began as 1st Earl of Warwick but became the 1st Earl of Northumberland in 1551. Before his death at a young age, this king chose his cousin, Lady Jane Grey, as his heir over his two half sisters, Mary and Elizabeth, a move which saw great debate and dispute from the public. For ten points, name this only son of Henry VIII, the first protestant king of England.

A: Edward VI

9. The resection or severing of this anatomical structure is a now obsolete treatment for peptic ulcer disease; however the same procedure is being investigated as a weight-loss treatment. Its left and right components arise from the medulla oblongata and it descends within the carotid sheath. It and its branches provide parasympathetic stimulation to the sino-atrial node and digestive viscera, as well as other organs. For Ten Points name this wandering tenth cranial nerve

A: vagus nerve or pneumogastric nerve. (accept cranial nerve ten or CN X before “tenth cranial nerve”).

10. The artist of this painting had long been associated with the members of the royal family it depicted, but had only recently been awarded with the title “palace chamberlain” prior to completing this work. It has been referred to as a “snapshot” of the daily life of its subjects, rather than a set out portrait. The artist himself is depicted painting, as well as the main subjects parents reflected in a mirror at the rear. For ten points, name this painting which depicts the Infanta Margarita, by Diego Velazquez.

A: Las Meninas

11. One of this author’s early works is the story of a princess who is abducted by an evil wizard, Ruslan and Ludmila. Born in Moscow, he began writing by the time he was fifteen, and over his lifetime published such classics as The Gypsies and The Bronze Horseman. His true masterpiece is the story of a dandy who kills his friend Vladimir Lensky in a duel. For ten points, name this Russian author of Eugene Onegin.

A: Alexander Pushkin

12. It would have a mass of zero, no charge, and a spin of two. It would be analogous to the photon, gluon, and W and Z bosons, which are particles that model three of the fundamental forces. The LIGO and VIRGO facilities represent attempts to detect the presence of gravity waves, which would represent a coherent form of: For Ten Points this hypothetical elementary particle which is thought to mediate the force of gravity.

A: graviton

13. Fifteen years after the conclusion of his most famous voyage and the adventure which ensued, he was appointed Governor of New South Wales in Australia in 1805. He was sent there to clean up the rum trade, which resulted in him being arrested by Major George Johnston after the so-called Rum Rebellion. Set adrift with several of his men, he made a harrowing voyage on a raft to Timor after his ship was mutinied by Fletcher Christian. For ten points, name this Captain of the HMS Bounty.

A: William Bligh

14. A ballet written on her by Samuel Barber was renamed The Cave of the Heart before it was finished. With her famous husband, she mothered two children, Mermeros and Pheres, whom she was speculated to have killed later in life as revenge against her husband, who leaves her to marry a princess of Corinth. For ten points, name this wife of Jason.

A: Medea

15. He was born in the province of East Azerbaijan. In 1979 he was appointed by Ayatollah Khomeni to the Iranian Council of Islamic Revolution, and was the last person to hold the position of Prime Minister before it was abolished in 1989. In 2009 he was a candidate in the disputed presidential election in Iran. The colour green became a symbol of his campaign and the protests. For Ten Points name this political figure in Iran, who was defeated in the recent controversial election.

A: Mir-Hossein Mousavi

16. This famous speech was recently referenced in the Oscar-nominated movie Doubt, when a certain student is called upon to identify it based upon the name of the speaker. The speech was used as fuel for the American Revolution, threatening the possibility of slavery or worse by the British if they did not fight for their freedom. For ten points, name this speech by Patrick Henry, known now by its most famous final line.

A: “Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death!” (prompt on partial answer)

17. This country is one of the least densely populated in the world. It has five separate defined geographical areas, two of which are deserts. Other defining features include the Orange River and its Atlantic Coastline. Recently, it has been known for its extremely high AIDS/HIV rate and the birth place of a certain celebrity baby. For ten points, name this African country which earned its independence in 1990, with capital at Windhoek.

A: Namibia

18. Out of high school, Rivals.com placed him as the 2nd ranked running-back behind Adrian Peterson. He committed to the University of California, Berkley, where he played as a true freshman behind J.J. Arrington. He was picked 12th overall in the 2007 NFL draft, and immediately became the starting running back for his team. He coined the term “beast mode” to describe his ability on the football field. FTP name this starting running back for the Buffalo Bills (as of 2008).

A: Marshawn Lynch

19. She was born in the Bronx to immigrant parents. She self identifies as a “Nuyorican”. She went to Princeton on a full scholarship where she had trouble adapting to the new Ivy League environment as her vocabulary and writing skills were lacking. She graduated summa cum laude and went on to Yale Law earning her J.D.. Her last claim to fame was her ruling in Silverman v. Major League Baseball Player Relations Committee, Inc. which effectively ended the ’94 baseball strike. FTP name this current Supreme Court justice nominee who will provisionally replace David Souter.

A: Sonia Sotomayor

20. This organ forms from the endoderm of the embryo from two buds that fuse and form the Duct of Wirsung. It consists of a head, a body, and a tail. It is inferior and anterior to the spleen, and is located in the curve of the duodenum. It has both endocrine and exocrine function, and both digestive and hormonal function. The exocrine acini cells of it secrete digestive enzymes, and the islet cells of it release hormones that are important for glucose homeostasis. FTP name this organ which secretes glucagon and insulin.

A: Pancreas

21. It was designated on June 27, 1955 for the fiftieth jubilee anniversary of its province, and it was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. It has a varied composition, with badland, prairie, and cottonwood areas, but that is not its claim to fame. Its claim to fame is the specimens that were found here, which were shipped to museums internationally. Located about two hours east of Calgary, an astonishing 500 fossils of 39 species of dinosaurs have been excavated from here. For Ten Points, name this provincial park in Alberta.

A: Dinosaur Provincial Park (do not accept Dinosaur National Park)

22. This team has had 8 players inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, two of whom were inducted in the last two years, Glenn Anderson and another. Two members of this team are first and second overall in career points, and both of them were captains during the team’s dynasty years, 1983-1990. The team has won five Stanley Cups in its history, only having been in the NHL for 30 years. For 10 points, which team which plays its home games in Rexall Centre, and has had players such as Grant Fuhr, Paul Coffey, Mark Messier, and of course, Wayne Gretzky.

A: Edmonton Oilers (accept either)

23. He was born in 1868, and became tsarevich upon the assassination of his Grandfather. He took the throne in 1894 after the death of his father due to kidney disease. At his coronation, it’s estimated that 1429 people died, and he found it hard to gain popularity from the start due to his conservative policies. He saw the Russo-Japanese war, Bloody Sunday, and the Russian Revolution. For Ten Points, name this man, who was assassinated by Bolsheviks, the Last Emperor of Russia.

A: Tsar Nicholas II of Russia.

24. By one account, Harmonia is the daughter of him and Aphrodite. He himself was the son of Hera, and he was the only god to have been exiled from Olympus and to have returned as well. Achilles’ mother Thetis raised this god after he was thrown off Olympus by Hera. His marriage to Aphrodite was ironic as he was ugly, no wonder she cheated. He caught her in bed with Ares with a metal net so thin, it was invisible. For ten points name this Greek god, the blacksmith to Olympus.

A: Hephaestus (do not accept Vulcan)

Bonuses

1. Name these works by SØren Kierkegaard for Ten Points Each

A. This work explores the aesthetic and ethical phases or stages of existence. It portrays two life views, one consciously hedonistic, the other based on ethical duty and responsibility.
ANSWER: Either/Or

B. This work is an interpretation of the Binding of Isaac as told in Genesis Chapter 22, and uses the story to discuss fundamental issues in moral philosophy and the philosophy of religion, such as the nature of God and faith, faith's relationship with ethics and morality, and the difficulty of being authentically religious.

ANSWER: Fear and Trembling

C. In this work, Kierkegaard uses a particular value or virtue to understand the existence and relationship of the individual Christian. He grounds his reasoning both in the philosophy of Existentialism and a high level of theology citing the scriptures of the Christian Bible.

ANSWER: Works of Love

2. Oh how the times are troublesome. Name these financial corporations that have had some hard times in the recent recession, for ten points each.

A. This west coast bank failed in late September 2008 and its subsidiaries were bought out by JP Morgan Chase for $1.9 billion US.