Maryland 1998 Fall High School Tournament
Round 7
LETTER ROUND – 10 up, 10 down
Identify these people or things all starting with “D.”
1. This is the name for a polyhedron with twelve sides
Answer: _Dodecahedron_
2. This Frenchman, the father of modern philosophy said “Cogito, ergo sum”
Answer: Rene _Descartes_
3. One of Hindu’s “ends of man,” this term also names a Jenna Elfman sitcom character
Answer: _Dharma_
4. A presidential candidate five times, this socialist once received a million votes while in jail
Answer: Eugene V. _Debs_
5. The first important author to write in Italian, he wrote The Divine Comedy
Answer: _Dante_ Alighieri
6. This Maryland native escaped to the North in 1838, bought his freedom, and published “The North Star”
Answer: Frederick _Douglass_
7. Found in kimberlite, examples of this gem include the Cullinan, the Tiffany, and the Hope
Answer: _Diamond_
8. What state contains only Sussex, Kent, and New Castle counties?
Answer: _DELAWARE_
UNTIMED ROUND – 20 up, Zero down
Team One
1. An anti meteorite. Unscramble this nonsensical astronomical phrase to name the daughter of Empress Maria Theresa of Austria, who married the Dauphin of France in 1770 and was guillotined 23 years later.
Answer: _MARIE ANTOINETTE_
2. Briquette, Briolette, or Brioche - Which of these is a small block of charcoal?
Answer: _BRIQUETTE_
3. Lenore, Annabel Lee, Marie - Which was the name of the lost love being mourned in Poe's "The Raven"?
Answer: _LENORE_
4. 1898 saw the discovery of radium and polonium by what husband and wife team, and also saw Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island, the Bronx and Manhattan consolidated as the five what's of New York City?
Answer: Pierre & Marie _CURIE_, _BOROUGHS_
5. Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan - Order these Canadian provinces from west to east.
Answer: _2-1-3_ or _BC, ALBERTA, SASKATCHEWAN_
6. "When in doubt, win the trick." - Sage card playing advice from what Englishman whose "Short Treatise on the Game of Whist" grew into a compendium of rules for many games, and whose name completes the expression "According to...".
Answer: Edmond _HOYLE_
Team Two
1. Noontime record. Rearrange this to name what bold statement made in an address to Congress in 1823, which was originally aimed at France's threat to invade and restore Spanish rule to the newly independent countries of Latin America?
Answer:_ MONROE DOCTRINE _
2. A former bronze coin of Great Britain, a hoop skirt, or a strong wind. Which of these is a farthingale?
Answer: _HOOP SKIRT_
3. Prince Myshkin, Eugene Onegin, Raskolnikov - Which of these is the central character in Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment?
Answer: _RASKOLNIKOV_
4. 1898 also saw the publication of what H.G. Wells novel later turned into a radio play by Orson Welles, and the defeat of the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Manila Bay by what US commodore?
Answer: _WAR OF THE WORLDS_, George _DEWEY_
5. Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick - Order these Canadian provinces from west to east.
Answer: _3-2-1_ or _NEW BRUNSWICK, NOVA SCOTIA, NEWFOUNDLAND_
6. "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few." - So said Winston Churchill in 1940 in tribute to the Royal Air Force for winning what major World War II battle?
Answer: Battle of _BRITAIN_
CATEGORY ROUND – 10 up, 10 down
Name the band or artist from songs.
1. Brass Monkey, Intergalactic
Answer: _BEASTIE BOYS_
2. Hard Knock Life
Answer: _JAY-Z_
3. Thank You, Ironic, Jagged Little Pill
Answer: Alanis _MORRISETTE_
4. Hanging Tough, The Right Stuff
Answer: _NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK_
5. with Monica, The Boy is Mine
Answer: _BRANDY_
6. Bad Business Man, Hell
Answer: _SQUIRREL NUT ZIPPERS_
7. My Way
Answer: _USHER_ (accept Frank _SINATRA_)
8. Trendy, Sell Out, and a remake of Take on Me
Answer: _REEL BIG FISH_
9. It's All Been Done, One Week
Answer: _BARENAKED LADIES_
10. Rio, Hungry Like the Wolf
Answer: _DURAN DURAN_
EXTRA: Tubthumping
Answer: _CHUMBAWUMBA_
TIMED ROUND – 20 up, Zero down, 25 point bonus for all correct
Team One
1. Although indecisive, the failure to destroy the British fleet kept the German navy bottled up during World War I. Name this 1916 battle, the only major naval conflict in World War I.
Answer: Battle of _JUTLAND_
2. He worked as a Calvinist missionary in Belgium, drawing inspiration for such paintings as his 1885 Potato Eaters. Name this Dutch painter, also famous for Sunflowers and Starry Night.
Answer: Vincent _VAN GOGH_
3. In 1984, he published Salesman in Beijing, an account of his experience directing Death of a Salesman in China. Name this American author, who also penned The Crucible.
Answer: Arthur _MILLER_
4. Evaluate the expression shown for x equals 2 [(x + 4) divided by the square root of (x squared + 5)]
Answer: _TWO_
5. With his brothers Vili and Ve, he killed the giant Ymir. This chief Norse god’s magic ring was Draupnir, his spear Gungnir, and his horse Sleipnir.
Answer: _ODIN_ (or _WOTAN_ or _WODEN_)
6. Choice--which of the following planets was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930: Uranus, Neptune, or Pluto?
Answer: _PLUTO_
7. Set for release on May 21, 1999, this movie, subtitled "Episode One: the Phantom Menace," will continue the saga begun in 1977 which has not continued since 1983. Name this George Lucas creation.
Answer: _STAR WARS_
8. "England expects every man to do his duty." These inspirational words were spoken before the Battle of Trafalgar by what British naval hero, who was killed there?
Answer: Horatio Lord _NELSON_
Team Two
1. It marked the turning point of the war in the Pacific, with the sinking of four Japanese aircraft carriers while the U.S. lost only the Yorktown. Name this June 1942 naval battle.
Answer: Battle of _MIDWAY_
2. One of the founders of Impressionism, his 1872 view of Le Havre entitled Impression: Sunrise gave the movement its name. Name this artist, famous for paintings of Rouen Cathedral and water-lilies.
Answer: Claude _MONET_
3. In 1926, his first play, The Trumpet Shall Sound, was produced, and he won international acclaim the next year for The Bridge Of San Luis Rey. Name this American author, who also wrote The Skin of Our Teeth and Our Town.
Answer: Thornton Niven _WILDER_
4. Evaluate the expression for x equals pi [(sin x)(x cubed plus 8) + (tan x)(x squared plus 4)]
Answer: _ZERO_
5. Ares, Hebe, Heracles, Dionysus, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Hermes, Ares. These are among the sons and daughters of what chief Greek deity?
Answer: _ZEUS_
6. Choice--which of the following astronauts was NOT in Apollo 11: Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, or John Glenn?
Answer: John _GLENN_
7. The remake, set for release on December 4, 1998, is directed by Gus van Sant and stars Julianne Moore, William Macy, and Anne Heche. Name this movie, originally a Hitchcock film starring Anthony Perkins.
Answer: _PSYCHO_
8. "Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!" These words were spoken at the 1864 Battle of Mobile Bay by what Union rear admiral?
Answer: David Glasgow _FARRAGUT_
GRAB BAG ROUND – 20 up, 20 down
1. Pasiphae, Metis, Amalthea, Callisto, and Ganymede are among the satellites of what planet, the fifth from the Sun and named after the chief Roman god?
Answer: _JUPITER_
2. The first English writer to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, what man wrote about English imperialism in poems like "Gunga Din" and also wrote The Jungle Book?
Answer: Rudyard _KIPLING_
3. Secretary of Commerce under Harding and Coolidge, what Republican defeated Al Smith in the election of 1928, but lost the presidency to Franklin Roosevelt in 1932?
Answer: Herbert _HOOVER_
4. Consider a sphere with a surface area of 36Pi. What is the volume of this sphere? Hint – its radius is 3.
Answer: _36 Pi_ (or 113.04 or closer)
5. What sculptor has an entire museum dedicated to him in Philadelphia, but may be better known for The Kiss and The Thinker?
Answer: Auguste _RODIN_
6. Rio Bravo del Norte is the Mexican name of what river, which, between Brownsville and El Paso, forms the border between the U.S. and Mexico?
Answer: _RIO GRANDE_
7. The 16th pick of the 1985 draft, this wide receiver went to Mississippi Valley State. In October, he passed Art Monk with 184 consecutive games with a reception. Name this 49er, a favorite target for Steve Young and Joe Montana.
Answer: Jerry _RICE_
8. This fission fuel, with atomic number 94, was first discovered in 1940 after deuteron bombarding of uranium oxide. What transuranium element was named for the ninth planet?
Answer: PLUTONIUM
9. What English philosopher wrote “An Essay Concerning Human Understanding,” defended the Glorious Revolution, and is famous for coining the term Tablula Rasa, Latin for “blank slate?”
Answer: John _LOCKE_
10. What son of Nun and successor to Moses brought down the walls of Jericho by marching around it seven times and sounding his army’s horns?
Answer: _JOSHUA_
11. What French impressionist is best known for his paintings and metal sculptures of ballerinas?
Answer: Edgar _DEGAS_
12. Born in Oakland California to immigrant Chinese parents her novels include The Kitchen Gods Wife and The 100 Secret Senses. Identify this writer most famous for her first novel The Joy Luck Club.
Answer: Amy _TAN_
13. He was born Terry Bollea, wrestled under the name Terry Boulder, and played Thunderlips in Rocky III. Who is this superstar, now known as “Hollywood?”
Answer: _HULK HOGAN_
14. On August 6, 1945, Jimmy Doolittle flew the Enola Gay over this city and dropped Little Boy on it. What Japanese city was the first to have an atomic bomb dropped on it?
Answer: _HIROSHIMA_
15. What author of Utopia, beheaded by Henry VIII, was the subject of A Man for All Seasons?
Answer: Thomas _MORE_
EXTRA: What Roman goddess of flowers lends her name to the term given to all the flowers and vegetable productions of a country or locality?
Answer: _FLORA_