Round 1
JCV 2001
Packet by Ezequiel Berdichevsky, Arthur Fleming and John Nam
Tossups
1. Hoping to break the enemy center by weight and push, Lucius Aemilius Paulus and Gaius Terentius Varro massed their infantry in a deep, narrow formation and placed cavalry on the wings. When the enemy horse drove off the Roman cavalry and swept around the rear, and the Carthaginian line did not break in the face of the Roman advance, the Romans were surrounded and cut to pieces. FTP, name this battle of the Second Punic War, the classic example of a victorious double envelopment, fought in Apulia in 216 B.C.
Answer: Cannae
2. European thinkers in this movement included Giovanni Papini and Maurice Blondel. It first received philosophical expression in the critical group discussions of the “Metaphysical Club,” whose members included Chauncey Wright, F. E. Abbot, and Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. It was there, apparently, that a version of the classic paper “The Fixation of Belief” was presented by its author, Charles Sanders Peirce. FTP, name this school of philosophical thought which became famous and received by the world at large through the efforts of William James.
Answer: Pragmatism
3. At the onset of mitosis, it disappears, only to reappear by telophase, arising from the endoplasmic reticulum. Discovered in 1898 by its namesake using a silver impregnation technique for staining, in some cells it produces so much carbohydrate that the protein/ polysaccharide combination it produces is called a mucopolysaccharide. FTP, name this cell structure, involved in cell wall production in plants and protein processing in animals.
Answer: Golgi Apparatus (or Complex)
4. Major tributaries in its 195,000 square miles drainage basin are the Desna, Sozh, Berezina, Vorskla, Teteriv and Pripet rivers. More than 300 hydroelectric plants operate in its basin, supplying water to industrial regions and the arid lands of southern Ukraine and Crimea. FTP, name this river, which rises on the southern slopes of the Valdai Hills west of Moscow and flows generally south through Belarus and Ukraine before emptying into the Black Sea.
Answer: Dniepr River
5. By the time he was 10, he was already an apprentice in the workshop of Lorenzo Ghiberti, and at 18, he joined the official guild of painters in Florence. Nothing of his work from that early time remains; his earliest extant frescoes are in the Chiostro Verde of the Santa Maria Novella, representing episodes from the Creation. FTP, name this artist, born Paolo di Dono, famous for studies of perspective and his three panels representing “The Battle of San Romano.”
Answer: Paolo Ucello
6. It ruined the political careers of, among others, Senator James W. Patterson of New Hampshire, Representative James Brooks of New York, and Vice President Schuyler Colfax, who while serving as Speaker of the House in the 1860s apparently accepted stock in this company. FTP, name this ephemeral construction company, organized by Thomas C. Durant, Oakes Ames and others to take profit from government grants for the building of the Union Pacific Railroad.
Answer: Credit Mobilier of America
7. His poetry collections include _The Arkansas Testament_, _The Fortunate Traveler_, and _Sea Grapes _. In his essay "What the Twilight Says" he addresses the problems of the colonial writer, and it is often featured as a preface to other works, including _The Sea at Dauphin _ and his revision of Homer _Omeros_. FTP identify this Trinidadian author of works such as _Star-Apple Kingdom_, _Midsummer_, and _Dream on Monkey Mountain_.
Answer: Derek Walcott
8. He first entered politics in 1954, voicing opposition to the policies of President Syngman Rhee. Unsuccessful in his first four attempts to win election, he finally won a seat on the National Assembly in 1961, and by 1965 he had earned a reputation as gifted orator and an outspoken critic of Chung Hee Park. He ran unsuccessfully against Park in 1971, then lost again in 1987 and 1992 before finally winning the 1997 election. FTP, name this man, who won the 2000 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to unite North and South Korea.
Answer: KimDae-Jung
9. Later researches of his contributed to the understanding of fluorescence, phosphorescence, and color in organic substances. The first to isolate deuterium, he prepared a pure sample of heavy water in 1933. However, he is best known for his proposal, around 1916, that a chemical bond could be formed by the sharing of valence electrons as well as by electron transfer. FTP, name this American chemist whose electron pair theory fostered understanding of the covalent bond and extended the concept of acids and bases.
Answer: Gilbert Newton Lewis
10. Because of political rivalries, a revolutionary system of voting was adopted, where each of the major power blocs (Italy, England, France and Germany) were each given one vote; later, cardinals were given a vote as a group, and still later Spain gained a vote. The 16th ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church, it was summoned under pressure from Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund by John XXIII, who it later deposed. FTP, name this church council, which saw an end to the Great Schism by electing Martin V pope in 1417.
Answer: Council of Constance
11. The main plot focuses on the recovery of a bond that has been paid to extricate Jeremy's master from debt. Other characters affected by this effort include Miss Prue, the daughter of Foresight, an old astrologer, who is promised to Ben, and Angelica, whose dedication for Valentine causes her to woo his father, Sir Sampson Legend. FTP identify this comedy by William Congreve whose title refers to the noble form of exchange that Angelica finally chooses.
Answer: Love for Love
12. He studied art in San Francisco and then, from 1890 to 1893, in Paris at the Académie Julian. From 1896-1901, he was in England, where he received important commissions and royal recognition, before establishing himself in New York City. It was in New York that he produced the first piece of American sculpture bought for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, “The Mares of Diomedes.” FTP, name this son of Danish immigrants, who revived the Egyptian practice of giant stone sculpture of politicians in natural rock formations.
Answer: John Gutzon de la Moth Borghlum
13. He posited that man had progressed from a hunting-and-gathering stage known as "savagery" to a more advanced one he termed "civilization” in his work _Ancient Society_. This idea grew from research done on the Iroquois and Seneca. But his most famous discovery involved his realization that the Ojibwa utilized nearly identical ways of designating relations as other tribes, which he published in 1871’s _Systems of Consanguinity and Affinity of the Human Family_. FTP, name this founder of scientific anthropology who established the study of kinship.
Answer: Lewis Morgan
14. Founded by Nolan Bushnell in 1972, its first product was developed with less than $1,000 and put into operation in a bar in Sunnyvale, California. By 1974, it had released a home version, but competition from Magnavox and a machine known as “the Fairchild” forced Bushnell to sell out to Warner Brothers for $28 million. It was under Warner Brother’s auspices that its first major system, the 2600, was developed and marketed. FTP, name this classic game company, which introduced the first coin-operated video game, Pong.
Answer: Atari
15. The most radical action in this play is prompted by a decision to move to Finland, at which point the title character lashes out by firing two shots; these miss their mark and the professor and his wife Yelena leave. Meanwhile, Sonya has tried to woo the doctor Mikhail Astrov to no avail, and Marya keeps churning out pamphlets. FTP identify this 1899 work which focuses on Ivan Voynitsky's relation to the professor's daughter.
Answer: Uncle Vanya
16. First and last names required. The left defensive tackle of the Miami Dolphins’ famous “no-name defense” who after his rookie season in 1968 was named the Dolphins’ outstanding defensive lineman for the next 6 seasons. The wrestler currently in New Dimension Wrestling who is best-remembered for holding the NWA tag team title as a partner of both Dusty Rhodes and “Ravishing” Rick Rude. FTP, give the shared name, which is also the name of the starting goaltender of the expansion Minnesota Wild.
Answer: Manny Fernandez
17. Nineteenth-century composer Giovanni Bottesini was one of this instrument's greatest practitioners. Known for its solo in the "Elephant" movement of Saint-Saens' _Carnival of the Animals_ and for its unusual inclusion in Schubert's "Trout" Quintet, it is the only stringed instrument that is tuned in fourths rather than fifths. FTP, name this largest and lowest-pitched of the strings.
Answer: Double Bass (or contrabass or string bass)
18. The characteristic frequency associated with this device is given by q B over 2 pi m, where B is the magnetic field strength and q and m are the charge and mass of the particles. In this device, an oscillating potential difference is established between two hollow metal objects called dees; the particles are accelerated each time they cross the gap between the dees. FTP, name this device, whose invention won the 1939 Nobel Prize in Physics for its inventor, Ernest Lawrence.
Answer: Cyclotron
19. While teaching at the Ferrer Modern School in 1913, he met and married one of his pupils, the 15-year-old Ada, or Ida, Kaufman. A year later, he became director of adult education at the progressive Labor Temple School in New York City, and in 1917 he took on added duties as a professor of philosophy at Columbia. That same year saw the publication of this first work, _Philosophy and the Social Problem_. FTP, name this philosophy and history writer, best known for his collaborations with his wife, who legally adopted the name he called her, Ariel.
Answer: William James Durant
20. In "The Strength of God," Rev. Curtis Hartman is obsessed with sexual desire. "Godliness" features Elmer Cowley and is a retelling of the biblical David story. "Queer" focuses on Jesse Bentley, who is driven from the title location. These are just some of the 23 stories collected in, FTP, what 1919 work, in which small town America is seen through the eyes of George Willard, the masterpiece of Sherwood Anderson.
Answer: Winesburg, Ohio
21. In response to a request by the Air Force on behalf of the Central Intelligence Agency for a single-seat, long-range, high altitude reconnaissance aircraft, an unsolicited proposal was made by Lockheed in November 1954. Just eight months later, Lockheed’s “Skunk Works” produced the first of these aircraft, which made its maiden flight on August 6, 1955. FTP, name this spy plane, whose most famous pilot was Francis Gary Powers.
Answer: U-2
22. The subject of a drama by Euripides of which only fragments survive, according to some sources he was the son of Mars, though most sources list him as the son of King Oeneus. According to the _Iliad_, the spoils from his most famous action were the cause of a war between his city and the Curetes, neighboring warriors who had aided him, who besieged Calydon before he finally repulsed them. FTP, name this man, the leader of the Calydonian boar hunt.
Answer: Meleagar
23. Following in the footsteps of his famous uncle, C. V. Raman, he earned a physics degree from Presidency College in 1930 before studying and teaching at Trinity College, Cambridge. In 1937, he joined the faculty of the University of Chicago, where he remained for the rest of his career. Among his students were Lee and Yang, who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1957 for their work on particle physics. FTP, name this man, who won his own Nobel in 1983 with William Fowler for formulating the currently accepted theory on the later evolutionary stages of massive stars.
Answer: Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
JCV 2001
Packet by Ezequiel Berdichevsky, Arthur Fleming and John Nam
1. Answer these seemingly unrelated questions FTP each.
1. The smallest operable unit of storage in computer technology, it can represent a single character or a number from 0 to 255.
Answer: Byte
2. In solfege, this word refers to the third tone of the major scale.
Answer: Mi
3. The headmistress of Bryn Mawr Preparatory School in Baltimore for 26 years, after her retirement in 1922 she started writing scholarly articles on Greek drama. At age 63, she published _The Greek Way_ comparing ancient Greek life and modern times.
Answer: Edith Hamilton
2. Answer these somewhat height-related questions FTP each.
1. Their 2001 tour is called the “Elevation” tour
Answer: U2
2. You can gain some elevation if you climb one of these, the accumulation of rock debris carried or deposited by a glacier.
Answer: Moraine
3. The 5th pick of the 1991 NBA draft, this current Portland Trail Blazer with some mad ups is still the 2nd leading scorer in Michigan State history.
Answer: Steve Smith
3. Answer these questions about the Cruise-Kidman breakup for the stated number of points.
1. For 5 points, rumor had it that this actor, seen with Nicole at the Golden Globes, was the cause of the breakup.
Answer: George Clooney
2. For an additional 10 points, in two interviews, Nicole said that she considers herself a member of this religion at heart, despite the fact that she and Cruise are scientologists. Her desire to raise the couple’s adopted children in this religion may be the real reason for the divorce.
Answer: Roman Catholic
3. 5 points for one, 15 for both, give the first names of this ex-couple’s two adopted children.
Answer: Isabella and Connor
4. Identify these poems by Alfred Lord Tennyson from important lines FTP each.
1. “Out on the wharfs they came/ Knight and burger, lord and dame/ And round the prow they read her name.”
Answer: The Lady of Shalott
2. “Below the thunders of the upper deep/ Far, far beneath in the abysmal sea/ His ancient dreamless uninvaded sleep”
Answer: The Kraken
3. “One equal temper of heroic hearts/ Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will/ To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield”
Answer: Ulysses
5. Answer the following concerning the doctrine of states' rights for the stated number of points.
1. For 5 points, the doctrine is based on what constitutional amendment, which states that powers not delegated to the federal government are reserved to state governments?
Answer: 10th Amendment
2. Passed in opposition to the Alien and Sedition Acts, the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions are considered the first notable statements of states' rights doctrine. For 5 points each, what two men authored the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions?
Answer: Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
3. Dissatisfied with government policy during the War of 1812, several New England Federalists met secretly in December of 1814 to consider secession. FTP, name this meeting which sealed the destruction of the Federalist Party.
Answer: Hartford Convention
4. For 5 points, this moderate Federalist chaired the Hartford convention.
Answer: George Cabot
6. Answer the following Icelandic questions FTP each.
1. This strait separates Iceland from Greenland.
Answer: Denmark Strait (or Strait of Denmark)
2. Iceland's parliament, it was founded in 930 and is the world's oldest legislative body.
Answer: The Althing
3. Iceland won its only medal in the 2000 Olympics in this event, in which Stacy Dragila and Tatiana Grigorieva took home gold and silver.
Answer: Women's Pole Vault
7. Identify the following about psychology FTP each.
1. This movement was founded with the 1912 publication “Experimental Studies of the Perception of Movement.” It argues that we experience consciousness in meaningful, intact configurations.
Answer: Gestalt
2. This man wrote that article as well as the book _Productive Thinking_ and is usually credited as the founder of Gestalt psychology.
Answer: Max Wertheimer
3. This man taught at Swarthmore after fleeing Germany and is best known for his work on learning at the turn of the century; most of these experiments were done on apes.
Answer: Wolfgang Kohler
8. For the stated number of points, identify these Maurice Ravel works that are a lot better than _Bolero_.
1. For 15 points, this piece is an orchestral version of the fourth of his _Miroirs_ for piano; its title means "Morning Song of the Jester".
Answer: Alborada del Gracioso
2. FTP, one of Ravel's best short pieces, this melancholy work is based on the Spanish court custom of solemn ceremonial dance at a time of mourning.
Answer: Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte (or Pavane For A Dead Princess [or Infanta or Child])
3. For 5 points, Ravel created the most often-performed orchestration of this Modest Mussorgsky work.
Answer: Pictures At An Exhibition
9. Identify the following about an author FTP each.
1. This man first won recognition with _Monsieur Beaucaire_ and his 1899 novel about a crusading editor in his home state, _The Gentleman from Indiana_.