Editors: Lori Currier, Joel Gluskin, Jon Pinyan, Sean Phillips, Jay Turetzky

WUHSAC VI

Round 6

Editors: Lori Currier, Joel Gluskin, Jon Pinyan, Sean Phillips, Jay Turetzky

Writers: Lori Currier, Steve Frappier, Joel Gluskin, Brad Houston, Ryan Jacobson, Jon Pinyan, Sean Phillips, Matt Schneider, Jay Turetzky

Tossups

1. He forms a strong friendship with Stanislaus Katczinsky and following the amputation of Frantz Kemmerich’s leg, he takes Kemmerich’s boots. After killing Gerald Duval, he realizes that the enemy soldiers are really no different than himself and, later, he is poisoned in a gas attack. He is finally killed in combat in September, 1918. FTP, name this protagonist and narrator of All Quiet on the Western Front.

ANS: Paul Baumer (accept either answer)

2. Pencil and Paper Ready; you will have 10 seconds to complete the following math problem. John entered into an agreement with an attorney to represent him in a lawsuit, giving the attorney one-third of anything John receives. After the attorney receives his money, John has to pay the expenses, and then he can have the rest. The case has generated ten thousand dollars in expenses. FTP, how much does John have to receive from the lawsuit in order to be able to walk away with fifty thousand dollars?

ANS: $90,000

3. About the size of Pennsylvania, it was regarded as giving “conscience money” by many Americans who were less than thrilled about the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo. Acquired to provide for a railroad to southern California, it proved so unpopular with Mexicans that it led to the ouster of Santa Ana and the recall of its namesake American Minister to Mexico. FTP, this is what 1852 territory acquisition that is south of the Gila River in New Mexico and Arizona?

ANS: Gadsden Purchase

4. His father was the youngest Union bandmaster during the Civil War. He invented “tone clusters”, using one’s fists to play the piano, and eventually became notorious for needing a board to play his Concord Sonata. FTP, name this famous transcendentalist composer whose works include Second String Quartet and Three Places in New England.

ANS: Charles Edward Ives

5. Its discoverer wrote Principles of Stellar Dynamics and The Mathematical Theory of Black Holes. The discovery described in the later book led to him winning the 1983 Nobel Prize for Physics. While speculating on black holes, he created, FTP, this limit which mandates that no white dwarf can be more massive than about 1.4 solar masses since any degenerate mass more massive must inevitably collapse into a neutron star.

ANS: ChandrasekharLimit

6. It was originally built by Sir Joseph Paxton in only ten days. Moved in 1854 to Sydenham Hill, it was destroyed by fire on November 30th 1936. Among the exhibits it originally featured were kitchen appliances, steel making displays, an American reaping machine, and a Jacquard loom. Constructed to accommodate the Great Exhibition of 1851, this is, FTP, what building that used to be in London and was made with a million feet of glass?

ANS: Crystal Palace

7. This sonnet tells of a traveler who found the legs of a massive statue standing in the desert. The face of the statue lay broken on the ground, still wearing a sneer of command. Nothing but sand stretches around in all directions. The base of the statue gives the man’s name, followed by the words “Look upon my works, ye mighty, and despair!” FTP, identify this poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

ANS: “Ozymandias”

8. This large city is linked to Laredo, Texas 140 miles away by the Pan-American Highway. Nicknamed the Pittsburgh of Mexico, it is known for its steel and iron foundries, as well as its breweries, and is home to a well-known Technological Institute. FTP, identify this city, which shares its name with a peninsula in central California.

ANS: Monterrey

9. This law can be derived from Fermat’s principle and it follows from the fact that a wave must be continuous across a boundary. The thetas in its equation represent angles that are normal to the incident and refracted waves. FTP, name this law, which gives the relationship between angles of incidence and refraction for a wave impinging on an interface between two media with different indices of refraction.

ANS: Snell’s Law

10. His habit of walking while lecturing earned his followers the nickname of the “peripatetics.” He searched for a universal system that could allow one to learn everything about reality, and thus his range of topics is extensive. He wrote about literature in Poetics, persuasion in Rhetoric, and the nature of deductive inference in On Interpretation. FTP, identify this Greek philosopher who also wrote Metaphysics, the founder of the Lyceum.

ANS: Aristotle

11. Frequently called a cost-of-living indicator, it is actually not, but instead does serve three major uses. It is an economic indicator, a deflator of other economic series, and a means of adjusting dollar values. Although a popular measure of inflation, it is not always the best. Reported each month by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, FTP, name this measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services.

ANS: Consumer Price Index (Accept: CPI)

12. The fourteenth child of a Methodist minister, he died at age 28 due to tuberculosis, but not before he created two classic novels. Often designated the first modern American writer, he introduced realism into American literature like in his short story “The Open Boat.” FTP, name this author whose works include Maggie: A Girl of the Streets and Red Badge of Courage.

ANS: Stephen Crane

13. His father was a photographer for the Montreal Canadiens, which allowed him to get up close and personal with Patrick Roy, whom many say he is heir to. When both Chris Terreri and Craig Billington were injured, he made his NHL debut for the Devils. Among his list of accomplishments are the 1994 Calder Trophy, the 2003 Vezina Trophy, and three Stanley Cups. FTP, name this goalie who had seven shutouts in the 2003 playoffs for the New Jersey Devils.

ANS: Martin Brodeur

14. This theory was quickly disproved in 1908. After the discovery of the electron, it remained unexplained where this newly discovered negatively-charged particle fit into the atom. It held that atoms were spheres of positively-charged material with negatively-charged particles suspended throughout. FTP name JJ Thomson’s model of the atom with a culinary name.

ANS: Plum Pudding model

15. The case of McGrain v. Daugherty upheld the actions of Congress as it investigated this incident. Despite the sensationalism surrounding this matter, only one person went to prison as a result of the investigations of it, Albert Fall, the Secretary of the Interior. Fall was convicted of accepting bribes to open for exploitation private reserves of oil in, for ten points, what scandal from the Harding administration?

ANS: Teapot Dome Scandal

16. Some argue that James 5:14 means that this ritual can be performed only by a priest. Made into a more community based ritual by the Second Vatican Council, it can be performed on anyone with a spiritual, mental, or physical illness. According to doctrine, it must be performed on all who have reached the age of reason when they are in danger of dying. FTP, what is this Catholic sacrament performed most often on one’s deathbed?

ANS: the Last rites or Viaticum or Annointing of the Sick

17. Today, the word is synonymous with the color of the material from which it is made. In the Renaissance, many artists and their patrons preferred using it instead of the more expensive media of bronze and marble, which were also more difficult to sculpt. FTP, name this material that can be glazed in various colors, a term, which comes from the Italian for "cooked earth."

ANS: Terra cotta(Do not prompt on “ceramics” or “pottery”)

18. Born in Salonika, Greece, in 1881, he fought for the Ottoman Empire, and became famous for defeating the Allies at Gallipoli during WWI. He went on to lead the Turkish Nationalist movement, the Young Turks, and succeeded in making the Allies recognize Turkish independence in 1923. FTP, name this man, the first president of the Republic of Turkey.

ANS: Kemal Ataturk or Mustafa Kemal

19. It blocked challenges to the McCain-Feingold bill, which created new rules on the use of soft money in elections. In June 2003 it decided that colleges, such as the University of Michigan, are allowed to use affirmative action as one means of admission. On January 12, 2004, it allowed the Bush administration to keep secret names and other basic information about people detained after 9/11. FTP, name this body, which in the past has been chaired by John Jay and Salmon P. Chase.

ANS: Supreme Court

20. In the earliest productions of it, the man who played the Fool also played the title character’s youngest daughter, which is why the two never appear on stage at the same time. That daughter was forced to marry without a dowry when she refused to give her father empty praise as her sisters did. FTP, identify this Shakespearean tragedy about a fictional King of England and his daughters Regan, Goneril, and Cordelia.

ANS: King Lear

21. This monotreme, or egg-laying mammal, can only be found in Australia and New Zealand. Its closest relatives are the spiny anteater and the echidna. The male of this species has a poisonous spur on its hind legs. FTP, name this animal, which gets part of its name from its snout’s resemblance to that of a certain fowl.

ANS: Duck-Billed Platypus

Bonii

1. Given a list of chemical elements, respond with the noun their symbols form, FTPE.

a) Silver, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Sulfur, Titanium, Carbon

ANS: Agnostic

b) Osmium, Iridium, Iodine, Sulfur

ANS: Osiris

c) Rhodium, Oxygen, Neon

ANS: Rhone

2. Given characters from an Italian Opera, name the opera FTPE.

a) Gilda, Duke of Mantua, Sparafucile

ANS: Rigoletto

b) Violeta, Alfredo, The Baron

ANS: La Traviata

c) Mimi, Rudolpho

ANS: La Boehme

3. Identify these Kafka works from descriptions, FTPE.

a) Unfinished at the time of Kafka’s death, it tells of Josef K., a respected banker who with no explanation must defend himself against a charge about which he cannot get information.

ANS: The Trial

b) In this work, Gregor Samsa wakes up and discovers he has turned into a giant cockroach.

ANS: The Metamorphosis (not Metamorphoses)

c) In this novel Karl Rossman gets shipped off to the title country by his parents.

ANS: Amerika

4. Identify the Amendment from descriptions FTPE.

a) This Amendment says that all powers not specifically delegated are reserved to the states.

ANS: Tenth Amendment

b) This Amendment provided for the direct election of Senators, who had been previously elected by the state legislatures.

ANS: Seventeenth Amendment

c) This Amendment changed the Presidential inauguration date to January 20.

ANS: Twentieth Amendment

5. Pencil and Paper Ready. Circle A is inscribed in Square B, which is inscribed in Circle C, which is inscribed in Square D. Square D has side that measure 10 inches. Answer the following questions FTPE. You will have 10 seconds for each part.

a) What is the radius of Circle C?

ANS: 5 inches

b) What is the area of Square B?

ANS: 50 square inches

c) What is the diameter of Circle A?

ANS: 5 times the square root of 2 inches (accept equivalents)

6. Answer the following about Teutonic mythology FTSNOP.

a) (5 pts) This son of Odin is the god of Thunder and carries a hammer called Mjolnir (mee-ōl-neer).

ANS: Thor

b) (10 pts) One of Loki’s children, this wolf was so strong that it could only be bound by enchanted chains.

ANS: Fenris or Fenrir

c) (15 pts) This squirrel runs up and down Yggdrasil (ig-dra-sill), carrying messages between the eagle at the top and the dragon at the bottom.

ANS:Ratatosk

7. Given the year a novel was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and that novel, give the author, FTPE.

a) 1945, A Bell for Adano

ANS: John Hersey

b) 1958, A Death in the Family

ANS: James Agee

c) 1969, House Made of Dawn

ANS: N. Scott Momaday

8. F15PE, name the two major theories of speciation in animals. One states that new species arise as a result of slowly accumulated changes. The other suggests that new species appear after brief periods of little or no evolution.

ANS: Gradualism, Punctuated Equilibrium

9. Answer the following about the various incarnations of the Mel Brooks comedy The Producers, FTSNOP.

a) (5 pts) These two men appeared as Bialystock and Bloom, the title characters in the Broadway debut and are set to appear in the 2005 film adaptation. Name either of them.

ANS: Nathan Lane or Matthew Broderick

b) (10 pts) This former SCTV and SNL cast member took over for Broderick for a time on Broadway. He also appeared in the film The Three Amigos and the Father of the Bride films.

ANS: Martin Short

c) (15 pts) In The Producers, this is the name of the actor whose over the top interpretation of his role as Hitler made the show a success, much to its producers utter horror.

ANS: Lorenzo St. DuBois (also accept the name his friends call him “L.S.D.”)

10. As Edmund Burke said, “The triumph of evil occurs when good men do nothing.” FTSNOP, identify the following groups involved in twentieth century genocides.

a) In 1994, members of one Rwandan ethnic group killed over 800,000 members of another Rwandan ethnic group. The trouble had begun over a century earlier, when Belgian colonists used the latter, an aristocratic group, to control the former. Name them FFPE.

ANS: the Hutus and the Tutsis

b) FTP, From 1915 to 1923, the Young Turks, in power in the Ottoman Empire, and then the Turkish Nationalists, killed approximately one and a half million of these people.

ANS:Armenians

c) FTP, This was the name of the Cambodian Communists, who, from 1975 to 1979, killed over one million of their countrymen.

ANS: Khmer Rouge

11. Everyone knows that Alan Greenspan is Chairman of the Federal Reserve. You probably know that two of the twelve Federal Reserve districts are headquartered in Chicago and St. Louis. Name any six of the other ten. You have 10 seconds before you must start your list.

ANS: Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Richmond, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Kansas City, Dallas, San Francisco

12. FTPE, answer the following questions about a potential Supreme Court scandal that came to light on January 23, 2004.

a) This current Chief Justice received a letter from two Democratic Senators.

ANS: William Rehnquist

b) The Senators wanted to find out if Rehnquist could disqualify this conservative justice nominated by Ronald Reagan from a case.

ANS: Antonin Scalia

c) They want Scalia removed from the case due to conflicts with his impartiality over a case on the White House Energy Task Force after he took a hunting trip to Louisiana with this man.

ANS: Dick Cheney

13. Identify the Thomas Hardy novel from the (very) brief synopsis.

a) After the title character, a stone carver, is abandoned by his wife, he begins a romantic relationship with his cousin.

ANS: Jude the Obscure

b) A man sells his wife and daughter to a sailor and is faced with dilemma when they return many years later to find him a respected leader.

ANS: The Mayor of Casterbridge

c) A beautiful young woman exploited by her father is driven to murder.

ANS: Tess of the D’Urbervilles

14. Identify the following about immigrants and anti-foreignism in the 1840’s and 50’s FTSNOP.

a) (5 pts) Thousands of immigrants left this country for the United States due to the failure of the potato, the primary food of the masses.

ANS: Ireland

b) (10 pts) Many immigrants also arrived from this country, following the failed revolutions of 1848. They frequently moved into the Midwest, establishing themselves in places such as Wisconsin.

ANS: Germany

c) (15 pts) The influx of Catholic Irish and beer-drinking Germans upset many mainly Protestant Americans. The Order of the Star-Spangled Banner was founded to combat immigration, developing into this political party.

ANS: American Party or Know-Nothing Party

15. Given the definition of a particle from modern physics, name it FTPE.

a) A particle that interacts via the strong force. They consist of the baryons and mesons.

ANS: Hadron

b) A class of fermion whose members participate in weak, electromagnetic, and gravitational interactions.

ANS: Lepton

c) The antiparticle of the electron

ANS: Positron

16. Identify the artist when given a pair of famous paintings, FTPE:

a) The Conversion of St. Paul (1601) and Boy Bitten by a Lizard (1596)

ANS: Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio)