Fall Novice
Round 5
1.Chalcedony is an intergrowth of this mineral and moganite. This mineral is found below muscovite at the bottom of the Bowen’s Reaction Series. The piezoelectric properties of this mineral make it commonly used for crystal oscillators. This mineral has a value of seven on the Mohs Hardness Scale, and forms of it include rose, smoky, and amethyst. For 10 points, name this silica mineral that is the second most common in the crust.
Answer: Quartz
2.One of these creatures with a woman's head was slain by Zeus in order to free the Cyclopes and Hecatonchires. Another had its teeth planted in a field by Jason, while a third possessed Andvari's gold. In addition to Fafnir and Nidhogg, one of these creatures, Ladon, guarded the golden apples of the Hesperides and another, which was holding a princess hostage, was slain by Saint George. For 10 points, name these really big mythological flying lizards that breathe fire.
ANSWER: Dragons Accept equivalents
3.One part of this structure is divided into the zona glomerulosa, zona reticularis, and the zona fasciculate, the last of which is stimulated by ACTH. When this organ is afflicted with Addison’s disease or Cushing’s syndrome, it can sometimes lead to irregular production levels of cortisol. For 10 points, name these glands made of the inner medulla and outer cortex, which are located above the kidneys and produce adrenaline.
ANSWER: adrenal gland [or suprarenal gland]
4.This composer expanded the use of a musical form invented by John Field in his Opus 9 and he was the first composer to write ballades. He wrote the “Raindrop” Prelude, as well as the G-sharp and C-sharp chords that begin this composer’s Fantaisie-Impromptu. His Opus 10 includes his “Revolutionary” etude. For 10 points, name this composer of the “Minute” waltz and many nocturnes, polonaises, and mazurkas, a Polish piano composer.
Answer: Frederic Francois Chopin [or Fryderyk Franciszek Szopyn]
5.Darley and Latané’s study of this phenomenon involved the completion of surveys as a room filled with smoke. An example occurred on a New York street with the repeated stabbing of Kitty Genovese, and it is attributed to social influences and diffusion of responsibility as the number of people at a scene increases. For 10 points, name this psychological effect which sees the presence of others discourage individuals from reacting to emergency situations.
ANSWER: bystander effect Prompt on Kitty Genovese effect
6.One work by this artist shows two men at a table studying a certain commodity. In addition to The New Orleans Cotton Exchange, this man painted a disheveled man at a table smoking a pipe next to a woman looking at an alcoholic beverage in L’Absinthe. This man, who sculpted Star, also depicted young girls performing arabesques and at a barre. For 10 points, name this Impressionist painter of ballerinas.
Answer: Edgar Degas
7.One essay by this man answers the title question as emergence from immaturity, “What Is Enlightenment?.” This author of Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals discusses the aesthetic and teleological varieties of the title concept in one work and discusses ethics in another. This author of the Critique of Judgment also discussed the categorical imperative. For 10 points, name this German philosopher who wrote the Critique of Practical Reason and the Critique of Pure Reason.
ANSWER: Immanuel Kant
8.Reindeer Lake lies on the eastern border of this province and Lake Athabasca on the western border. Swift Current and Moose Jaw are to the south, and the Assiniboine River flows through the capital of this province. Bordered by the Northwest Territories to the north, Manitoba to the east, and Alberta to the west, this is, for ten points, what Canadian province whose cities include its provinicial capital, Regina, and Saskatoon?
ANSWER: Saskatchewan
9.Before this battle, Alfred Terry led troops up the Yellowstone River in an effort to trap his opponents between him and a colleague. At this battle, also known as the Battle of the Greasy Grass, Marcus Terry attacked prematurely and was forced to retreat and wait for Frederick William Benteen's reinforcements. At this battle, the Seventh Cavalry was massacred by Sitting Bull’s Sioux Indians. For 10 points, identify this 1876 battle, also known as George Custer’s Last Stand.
ANSWER: Battle of the Little Bighorn [accept Battle of the Greasy Grass early]
10.In one work by this author, Harry dies of gangrene in Africa. In addition to “The Snows of Kilimanjaro,” this man wrote a novel in which Robert Cohn beats up Pedro Romero over Lady Brett Ashley, who is also loved by Jake Barnes. In one short story, Manolin comforts an aged fisherman after sharks eat that fisherman’s huge marlin. For 10 points, name this creator of Santiago and author of The Sun Also Rises and “The Old Man and the Sea.”
ANSWER: Ernest Hemingway
11.The Schuman Declaration led to the formation of a predecessor of this organization, and most of this organization’s member states lie within the Schengen Area. This group was led by the Delors Commission in its early years and developed from a community based on coal and steel. This organization is seeking reform through the Treaty of Lisbon and was originally established by the Treaty of Maastricht. For 10 points, name this community that unites France, Britain, and 25 other nations on a certain continent.
ANSWER: European Union or EU
12.In this novel, a Shakespearean actress from the slums of London calls her lover “Prince Charming.” That character, Sibyl Vane, commits suicide after being rejected by the protagonist, whose appearance fools her brother, while Lord Henry Wotton's influence corrupts the title character into wishing to remain young as Basil Hallward’s likeness of him ages. For 10 points, name this novel in which the title character destroys the titular portrait, the only novel of Oscar Wilde.
ANSWER: The Picture of Dorian Gray
13.This man created leagues known as the Corpus Bellicum and the Corpus Evangelicum. He made peace with his cousin Sigismund III, and he won the Battle of Lech. This member of the house of Vasa defeated the Count of Tilly at the Battle of Breitenfeld, and his chancellor was Axel Oxenstierna. He was sometimes known as the “Lion of the North,” and he died at the Battle of Lutzen. For 10 points, name this king who led Sweden at the start of the Thirty Years’ War.
ANSWER: Gustavus Adolphus the Great [or Gustavus II; or Gustav II Adolf den Store]
14.In one novel, this man wrote about silver mine owner Charles Gould in the troubled nation of Costaguana, and in another novel by this author of Nostromo and The Secret Agent, Doramin shoots the title character, who had abandoned a sinking ship full of pilgrims on a trip to Mecca, the Patna. That novel is narrated by a character who travels the Congo River in search of Kurtz in another work, Marlow. For 10 points, name this author of Lord Jim and Heart of Darkness.
ANSWER: Joseph Conrad Accept Jósef Teodor Konrad Nalecz Korzeniowski
15.This man’s commander Manuel Fernandez Castrillon died in one battle, resulting in the signing of the Treaty of Velasco in addition to this man’s capture, while this man ordered for prisoners in Fort Defiance to be executed in the Goliad Massacre. A previous battle that this man won at a namesake mission saw the death of every defender of the mission, in addition to William Travis, James Bowie, and Davy Crockett. For 10 points, name this Mexican general, defeated at the Battle of San Jacinto and victorious at the Alamo.
ANSWER: Antonio de Padua María Severino López de Santa Anna y Peréz de Lebrón
16.In one of this man's works, Tusenbach dies in a duel fought over one of the title characters, and in another, Lopakhin buys the title property, which had been managed by Gaev for Madame Ranevsky. This author of Three Sisters also wrote a play in which the title character works on the estate of his niece Sonya, and this author of The Cherry Orchard told of Konstantin's love for Nina and his suicide in The Seagull. For 10 points, name this Russian playwright of Uncle Vanya.
ANSWER: Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
17.This team, the last in its league to integrate, carried the moniker of “Over the Hill Gang,” in reference to coach George Allen’s preference for older players. This team’s most recent first round draft pick was the University of Texas’s Brian Orakpo, while a notable free agent signing was Albert Haynesworth. Current stars for this team include Santana Moss and Clinton Portis. For 10 points, name this NFC East NFL team, fierce rivals of the Dallas Cowboys, with a controversial Indian mascot.
ANSWER: WashingtonRedskins [accept either]
18.The Hammett function calculates a related quantity to this value when this is too extreme for conventional means. This quantity is related to pKa and the log of two related quantities via the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation, and along with changing temperature, changes in this value can denature proteins. Defined as the negative logarithm of the concentration of hydrogen ions, for 10 points, name this scale, ranging from zero to fourteen, for which water has a value of seven.
ANSWER: pH or power of hydrogen
19.This molecule was originally isolated by Macleod and Banting, and has a zinc ion center. Aiding the expression of PFK 2, this protein decreases gluconeogenesis and increases glycogen synthesis. This hormone is produced by beta cells in the islets of Langerhans, located in the pancreas. For 10 points, name this hormone which decreases the blood sugar level, is antagonistic to glucagon, and whose deficiency is the cause of diabetes mellitus.
Answer: insulin
20.Whether these objects are one of two types is dependent on a ratio known as the Ginzburg-Landau parameter. One theory explaining these objects claims that they create condensed boson-like electron pairs known as Cooper pairs. Described in BCS theory, they exhibit the Meissner effect, as they lack an interior magnetic field. For 10 points, identify these objects, which when cooled down to extremely low temperatures, have zero electrical resistance.
ANSWER: superconductors [accept word forms]
21.This author wrote about Winston Niles Rumfoord and his dog Kazak, who become trapped in a chronosynclastic infundibulum, in The Sirens of Titan. In another novel by this man, a chemical known as Ice-9 threatens civilization, while in another work, he created a character who is imprisoned with Montana Wildhack in a zoo on Tramalfadore after becoming “unstuck in time.” For 10 points, name this creator of Billy Pilgrim, author of Cat's Cradle and Slaughterhouse Five.
ANSWER: Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
1.This man wrote of one hero's long stay with Calypso on his voyage home. For 10 points each:
[10] Name this blind poet who wrote of another hero's death at the hands of Paris in The Iliad in addition to The Odyssey.
ANSWER: Homer
[10] This Augustan poet's epic poem the Aeneid draws much inspiration from the works of Homer. He also wrote the Eclogues and Georgics.
ANSWER: VirgilAccept Publius Vergilius Maro
[10] This other Augustan poet is known for a work recounting myths, the Metamorphoses, as well as his Ars Amatoria.
ANSWER: OvidAccept Publius Ovidius Naso
2.This concept can be affected by antisocial or obsessive-compulsive disorders. For 10 points each:
[10] Name this set of individual characteristics which can be evaluated by the MMPI or Myers-Briggs tests.
ANSWER: personality
[10] One scale on the Myers-Briggs test contrasts these two personality types, the tendencies to either look inward and introspect or be assertive and focused on the outside world. Name either.
ANSWER: introversion or extraversion Accept word forms
[10] This Swiss analytic psychologist coined the terms “introvert” and “extravert.” He also described archetypes and the collective unconscious.
ANSWER: Carl Gustav Jung
3.The opening of it is a flute solo playing a descending chromatic scale that represents the title creature, who chases after nymphs and naiads. For 10 points each:
[10] Name this musical composition based on a poem by Stephen Mallarme.
Answer: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
[10] This French Impressionist included Claire de Lune in his Suite Bergamasque and also wrote La Mer and Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun.
Answer: Achille-Claude Debussy
[10] This other French composer wrote solo piano works like Gaspard de la Nuit and Pavane for a Dead Princess and the ballet Daphnis and Chloe.
Answer: Joseph-Maurice Ravel
4.Colonel Montfort’s destruction of a bridge during this battle led to the destruction of Marshal Oudinot’s forces, while Prince Bernadotte’s Swedes attacked from the North. For 10 points each:
[10] Name this "Battle of the Nations", which took place at a city on the Elbe, a victory for the Sixth Coalition that led to Napoleon’s exile on Elba.
ANSWER: Battle of Leipzig or Voelkerschlacht bei Leipzig
[10] This Prussian leader and victor at Laon defeated Napoleon at Leipzig. He crushed Marmont's Sixth Corps and was promoted to Field Marshall after the battle.
ANSWER: Gebhard Leberecht von Bluecher
[10] Bluecher partnered with the Duke of Wellington to defeat Napoleon at this battle in Belgium, which ended the Hundred Days and the Napoleonic Wars.
ANSWER: Battle of Waterloo
5. After all the characters exit the stage in this opera, Mohammed is sent back on to retrieve a fallen handkerchief. For 10 points each,
[10] Name this opera, in which Octavian, the title character, delivers a silver flower to Sophie.
ANSWER: Der Rosenkavalier or TheKnight of the Rose
[10] Der Rosenkavalier is by this German composer, whose other operas include Ariadne auf Naxos. His tone poems include Also Sprach Zarathustra.
ANSWER: Richard Strauss
[10] This one act opera by Strauss is based on a Sophocles play, and sees the titular daughter of Clytemnestra die at the end after witnessing the death of her mother.
ANSWER: Elektra
6.This continent consists of the coldest desert in the world. For 10 points each:
[10] Name this continent surrounded by the Ross and Weddell Seas, which was explored by men like Ernest Shackleton and Robert Scott.
ANSWER: Antarctica
[10] These islands with a capital at Stanley were disputed over by the United Kingdom and Argentina in a 1982 war.
ANSWER: Falkland Islands or Islas Malvinas
[10] This nation’s Antarctic claims are Queen Maud Land and Peter I Island. This nation’s claims are the second largest after Australia’s.
ANSWER: Kingdom of Norway or Kongeriket Norge or Kongeriket Noreg
7.Answer the following about members of Barack Obama’s Cabinet. For 10 points each:
[10] This Secretary of State, a former Senator from New York, is the first former First Lady to serve in the Cabinet.
ANSWER: Hillary Rodham Clinton
[10] This Treasury Secretary is tasked with allocating the bank bailout and saving the auto industry.
ANSWER: Timothy Franz Geithner
[10] This man is the first African American to serve as Attorney General. He favors closing Guantanamo Bay.
ANSWER: Eric Himpton Holder, Jr.
8. Danielewski separated the pancreatic variety from trypsin. For 10 points each:
[10] Name this enzyme which breaks starch down into sugar.
ANSWER: amylase
[10] In addition to the pancreas, these glands in the mouth also secrete amylase. Their namesake fluid is involved in moistening food during mastication.
ANSWER: salivary glands
[10] This enzyme in the stomach breaks down proteins into peptides. This enzyme is the reason that hydrochloric acid must be present in the stomach, due to the fact that it works best in acidic conditions.
ANSWER: pepsin
9.One short story by this work's author sees the titular Country Doctor discover a hidden pigsty when looking for a horse. For 10 points each:
[10] Grete is asked to play the violin by some lodgers in this work in which her brother Gregor Samsa transforms into an insect.
ANSWER: The Metamorphosis
[10] This Czech author of The Metamorphosis wrote about Karl Rossmann in Amerika and a mysterious torture machine in In the Penal Colony.
ANSWER: Franz Kafka
[10] In this Kafka novel, K. is called by Count Westwest to be a land surveyor before being told that he could never arrive at the titular building.
ANSWER: The Castle or Das Schloss
10.He united nearly all the tribes east of the Mississippi towards a goal of pushing out the white man's advance and removing white influence in native culture, for 10 points each:
[10] Eventually killed at the Battle of the Thames, this Shawnee chief was defeated by William Henry Harrison. His brother Tenskwatawa was known as The Prophet.
ANSWER: Tecumseh [or Tecumthe; or Tecumtha; or Tikamthe]
[10] William Henry Harrison defeated the Prophet at this battle. Harrison paired the name of this battle with that of his running mate, John Tyler, in a campaign slogan.