2013 IHBB European Championships
2013 IHBB European Championships
Round 2
First Quarter
1. One king of this name was assisted by Cardinal Richelieu and was succeeded by another man of this name whopromoted absolutism, built Versailles, and was known as the Sun King. For 10 points, give this name shared by numerous French kings, the sixteenth of whom was killed in the French Revolution.
ANSWER: Louis [accept Louis XIII, Louis XIV, or Louis XVI]
2. This emperor’s reign saw the beginning of the First Jewish-Roman War. His fall from the throne led to the end of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty and the Year of the Four Emperors. For 10 points, name this early persecutor of Christians, who legendarily fiddled while Rome burned.
ANSWER: Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus
3. The underdevelopment of this project is thought to be a main reason for one’s country’s loss in a 1905 war with Japan. Nicholas II personally blessed the construction of this project. Vladivostok and Moscow are the two terminals for this rail system. For 10 points name this longest railway in the world which runs through a namesake frigid region.
ANSWER: Trans-Siberian Railway [accept equivalents for railway]
4. One man in this painting is leaning back with a bag in his hand and has knocked over some salt. The back of this painting has three windows, and four groups of three people sit around the title figure and talk at a table. For 10 points, name this Leonardo Da Vinci painting of one of Jesus’ meals with his disciples.
ANSWER: The Last Supper [or L’Ultima Cena or Il Cenacolo]
5. Members of this movement include Claude McKay, Alain Locke, and Zora Neale Hurston, and another wrote “I, too Sing America.” and “The Negro Speaks of Rivers.” Langston Hughes was a part of, for 10 points, what movement of increased African American artistry centered in a part of Manhattan?
ANSWER: Harlem Renaissance
6. This man spent time formulating his philosophy while being held in Landsberg Prison, and he led a failed coup attempt known as the Beer Hall Putsch. Later, as a head of state, he organized Kristallnacht which preceded his Final Solution to eliminate the Jews throughout Europe. For 10 points, name this genocidal dictator of the Third Reich during World War Two.
ANSWER: Adolf Hitler
7. This religion’s founder was conceived following a dream of a six-tusked white elephant. That founder conceived of an Eightfold Path and Four Noble Truths while sitting under a Bodhi tree, trying to achieve Nirvana. For 10 points, name this Asian religion whose members practice meditation.
ANSWER: Buddhism
8. This figure who wept at Charles VII’s coronation claimed to receive visions from Saint Margaret. While carrying a banner into battle instead of a weapon, she defeated the English at the Battle of Orléans. For 10 points, name this French girl who was burned at the stake for heresy at the age of 19.
ANSWER: Joan of Arc [accept Jehanne d’Arc or Joan d’Arcor La Pucelle or TheMaid of Orléans]
9. It’s not English, but Irish Playwright Samuel Beckett often wrote in this language. Early forms of it were distinguished by their words for the word “yes”, and eventually Occitan broke away from this language. Today it is the third most common Romance language among native speakers after Spanish and Portuguese. For ten points, name this language whose writers have included Simone de Beauvoir and Jean Paul Sartre.
ANSWER: French
10. A prominent one of these in 19th century New York was named Delmonico’s. Perhaps the most exclusive one of these places in the world was recently closed by Ferran Adria, who had worked at El Bulli for years. Ray Kroc founded a chain of these which is now one of the world’s largest corporations. For ten points, name this type of place where Paul Bocuse serves his truffle soup.
ANSWER: Restaurants (prompt if someone says “El Bulli” or “McDonald’s”)
Second Quarter
1. This man commissioned the building of the Ara Pacis. He used the title of Princeps Civis, or “First Citizen” during his reign and, with the help of his general Marcus Agrippa, this man won the Battle of Actium over Marcus Antonius. Succeeded by Tiberius this was, for 10 points, what first emperor of Rome and great nephew of Julius Caesar?
ANSWER: Augustus [accept Augustus Caesar or Caesar Augustus, accept Octavianus, prompt on “Caesar”]
BONUS: The regime of Augustus Caesar was glorified in what epic poem by Vergil?
ANSWER: The Aeneid[or Aeneis]
2. In the 19th century, this nation invaded and captured Algeria, which would not gain independence from this nation until after World War II. This nation won the Battle of the Pyramids and was the colonial power that Toussaint L’Ouverture rebelled against. For 10 points, name this nation that colonized Haiti and invaded Egypt under Napoleon Bonaparte.
ANSWER: France
BONUS: Haiti was the first nation in the Western Hemisphere to ban slavery. The last nation to do so was what country, at the time led by Emperor Pedro II?
ANSWER: Brazil
3. This president declared a four-day bank holiday and attempted to add justices to the Supreme Court in his “court-packing plan.” During his presidency, he created programs like the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Works Progress Administration to combat the Great Depression. For 10 points, name this president whose reforms are collectively known as the New Deal.
ANSWER: Franklin Delano Roosevelt [accept FDR]
BONUS: What name did FDR give to his series of friendly radio addresses to the American people about the status of the United States during his presidency?
ANSWER: Fireside Chats
4. Nicolas Fouquet was imprisoned for life as a result of this man’s investigation of him. This man raised taxes on the lower class and enforced free peasant labor known as the corvée. Failing to curb the massive spending incurred by Louis XIV, this is, for 10 points, which French finance minister who supported mercantilist policies and who shares his last name with an American political humorist.
ANSWER: Jean-BaptisteColbert
BONUS: Which finance minister to Louis XVI opposed raising taxes and whose dismissal led to the storming of the Bastille?
ANSWER: JacquesNecker
5. This entity was used to acquire contributors to the movie “Life in a Day.” Its first user, “jawed,” produced “Me at the Zoo.” This entity claimed it would shut down in 2023 on April Fool’s Day this year, and some of its most popular items are “Evolution of Dance” and “Charlie bit my Finger.” Vevo hosts music videos on, for 10 points, what Google-owned website which allows users to share and watch videos?
ANSWER: YouTube
BONUS: What song’s YouTube video, which was removed due to the overly negative reception it received, features a teenager torn over which seat she should take on a certain day?
ANSWER: “Friday” by Rebecca Black
6. These objects which oppose the field theory of matter were first proposed by Leucippus and Democritus. J. J. Thomson’s plum pudding model represents these, as does Bohr’s model with concentric energy levels called electron shells. For 10 points, name these objects which form all matter, and are made of electrons,and rotating protons and neutrons in the nucleus.
ANSWER: atoms
BONUS: What particle predicted by The Standard Model of Particle Physics grants mass to all matter through a namesake field? It is believed to have been found at CERN in Switzerland in 2012.
ANSWER: Higgs boson [accept Higgs-like particle or god particle]
7. This figure was framed by Jeanne de la Motte in the Diamond Necklace Affair. Called both a loose woman and “Madame Déficit,” she was nearly killed by angry women storming Versailles. Legendarily saying of the poor “let them eat cake,” this is, for 10 points, what wife of Louis XVI who lost her head in the French Revolution?
ANSWER: Marie Antoinette [or MariaAntoniaJoseph(in)a Johanna]
BONUS: Marie Antoinette was the daughter of which sole female Austrian ruler of the House of Hapsburg?
ANSWER: Maria Theresa (or Marie Therese)
8. Palamedes nearly tricked this man into plowing over his son, and Nausicaa found this man naked after he had listened to the Sirens while bound to a pole. This king of Ithaca also blinded Polyphemus the cyclops under the name “no man.” For 10 points, name this Greek hero of the Trojan War whose 10 year return to his wife Penelope is told in the Odyssey.
ANSWER: Odysseus
BONUS: What is the Roman equivalent of the name “Odysseus” in mythology? This name also titles a famous 20th century modernist novel by Irish author James Joyce.
ANSWER: Ulysses
Third Quarter
Categories are:
- Best Picture Winners
- UEFA Champions Leage
- Scientists
BEST PICTURE WINNERS
Identify these winners of the Academy Award for Best Picture.
A. This film sees two lovers meet aboard the title ship, which sinks when it hits an iceberg.
ANSWER: Titanic
B. Rhett Butler tells Scarlett O’Hara “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn” in this movie.
ANSWER: Gone With the Wind
C. Ilsa and Rick reunite in the Morocco city, some years after Ilsa had abandoned Rick in Paris.
ANSWER: Casablanca
D. American plotters try to escape from an embassy in Iran in this 2013 winner.
ANSWER: Argo
E. Tony and Maria are lovers in this musical where the Jets and the Sharks are two rival gangs.
ANSWER: West Side Story
F. Julie Andrews played Maria von Trapp in this musical with the song “Do Re Mi”
ANSWER: The Sound of Music
G. Sylvester Stallone plays a washed-up boxer facing Apollo Creed in this movie.
ANSWER: Rocky
H. A boy from the slums of India makes it big on “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?” in this movie.
ANSWER: Slumdog Millionaire
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
In the UEFA Champions League final, which team won...
1. Last weekend on an 89th minute goal by Arjen Robben?
ANSWER: BayernMunich [accept either underlined part; accept Bayern München]
2. At the Allianz Arena in 2012 in the opposing team’s home stadium?
ANSWER: Chelsea Football Club [accept Chelsea F.C.]
3. Giving Jose Mourinho his first Champions League in 2004?
ANSWER: Futebol Clube do Porto [accept F.C. Porto; prompt on FCP]
4. Coming back from a 3-0 deficit at halftime to beat AC Milan on penalties in 2005 in Istanbul?
ANSWER:LiverpoolReds [accept either underlined part; accept Liverpool F.C.]
5. With two stoppage time goals against Bayern in 1999 including a winner by Ole Gunnar (pr. SOL-shire) Solskjaer ?
ANSWER: Manchester United Football Club [accept Red Devils; accept MUFC; prompt Manchester]
6. In 1995 with homegrown stars like Patrick Kluivert and Edwin van der Sar?
ANSWER: Ajax Amsterdam [accept AFC Ajax; prompt Amsterdam]
7. The first title since the European Cup was changed to the Champions League, bringing the trophy to France?
ANSWER: Olympique de Marseille [accept l’OM]
8. Upsetting in their in their home country defending champions Juventus in Munich’s Olympic Stadium?
ANSWER: Borussia Dortmund [acceptBallspielverein Borussia 09 e.V. Dortmund with a long glare; prompt on Borussia]
SCIENTISTS
Which scientist...
1. Wrote On the Origin of Species, explaining his theory of evolution?
ANSWER: Charles Robert Darwin
2. Developed the equation E equals m c squared?
ANSWER: Albert Einstein
3. Developed a law of universal gravitation, supposedly after seeing an apple fall?
ANSWER: Sir Isaac Newton
4. Discovered radioactivity and radium in a petri dish?
ANSWER: Marie Curie
5. Was the first to observe single celled organisms and blood cells?
ANSWER: Antonie Philips van Leeuwenhoek
6. Was a Polish astronomer who developed a heliocentric theory Galileo would agree with?
ANSWER: Nicolaus Copernicus [accept Mikolaj Kopernik]
7. Theorized that acquired characteristics are inherited?
ANSWER: Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, Chevalier de Lamarck
8. Discovered that the energy of light was quantized in multiples of a constant he names?
ANSWER: Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck
Fourth Quarter
1. The Office of Economic Opportunity was created during this man’s presidency. A strong anti-war primary challenge from Eugene McCarthy convinced this man not to seek (+) re-election. While in the Senate, this man was instrumental in passing the Civil Rights Act of 1957. The National Endowment for the Humanities and the War on Poverty were parts of this man’s “Great (*) Society” programs. For 10 points, name this president who succeeded John F. Kennedy.
ANSWER: Lyndon Baines Johnson (prompt on “Johnson;” accept LBJ)
2. This country was once led by King Faroukh who was deposed by a man involved in the Free Officers’ Movement (+).One of its leaders, Anwar Sadat, was assassinated for his role in the Camp David Accords, and during a war, Israel had taken the (*) Sinai Peninsula from this country. A president and leader of the pan-Arab movement here, Gamal Abdel Nasser, began a “crisis” involving Britain, France, and Israel when he nationalized the Suez Canal. For 10 points, name this democratic Arab Nation with capital at Cairo.
ANSWER: The Arab Republic of Egypt
3. Boabdil was the last king of a city based in this region. Another city in this region was known for its many libraries built by its second caliph. This region’s Guadalquivir River passes through one of cities, which was the setting for operas by Beethoven, Rossini, and Mozart. In addition to (+) Seville, Pablo Picasso was born in this region’s Mediterranean city of Malaga. Bordering Gibraltar, Murcia, and Extremadura, for 10 points, what is this southernmost autonomous community of mainland Spain?
ANSWER: Andalusia [or Andalucia; accept Al-Andalus; reluctantly accept Granada until “another city”, prompt on “Spain”]
4. This man wrote the essay The Gospel of Wealth about his own philosophy, and he hired Henry Clay Frick to operate a regional business. He established an (+) open hearth furnace system which allowed for the success of the company he owned, which he would eventually sell to (*) JP Morgan. A philanthropist who established many libraries, this is, for 10 points, what Scottish-American business owner of US Steel who gives his name to a university in Pittsburgh and a concert hall in New York City?
ANSWER: Andrew Carnegie
5. The first Viking Raid took place in 793 in this country at Lindisfarne, the site of a monastery recorded in the Ecclesiastical History by the Venerable (+) Bede. Before the rule of Edgar, the Danelaw was a district in this country where, at Somerset and (*) Edington, Alfred the Great defeated the Vikings. The Battle of Hastings was fought by William the Conqueror in, for 10 points, what country of which Richard the Lionhearted was king?
ANSWER: England [accept Northumberland, Wessex, or East Sussex or Great Britain]
6.A former MP of Correze, this man succeeded Lionel Jospin as the leader of his party. The word “normal” was used to describe this man’s role as a leader.(+)This man’s wife made a controversial tweet supporting a rival of Ségolène Royal. His appointment of Najat Vallaud-Belkacem as minister of women’s rights (*)come partially as a result of the charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn meant this man received the nomination for his party in a recent election. For 10 points, name this unpopular Socialist French president.
ANSWER: Francois Hollande
7A whistle used in one of this team’s games against England in 1905 is still used today. Ali Williams recently retired from this team. This team won one game 145-17 (+) against Japan, which is a record in modern history. The man with the most tests for this team is Richie (*) McCaw, who was the captain for this team’s World Cup win in 2011. This team uses the haka to intimidate opponents. Ranked #1 in the world, for 10 points, is this national rugby team, whose nickname comes from the color of their jerseys.
ANSWER: New Zealand Rugby Team [accept All Blacks]
8. In this work, alternating C and A flat sixteenth notes following six thirty-second and 4 sixteenth-note G’s are accompanied by an instruction to run while stamping one’s feet to the solo (+)violinist. The instructions in another section of this work describe a barking dog and chirping birds represented by trills. The magnum opus of the (*) “Red Priest,” this is, for 10 points, what Vivaldi work divided into Spring, Fall, Autumn, and Summer?
ANSWER: The Four Seasons [accept Winter or L’inverno until “barking,” accept Le Quattro Stagioni, accept Vivaldi’s Opus 8 or Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione or The Contest Between Harmony and Invention]
Tiebreaker Questions
1. In this country’s indigenous religion’s creation myth, the land was created using a jewel crested spear. During its feudal period, lowly ranked people here without masters were called (+) ronin. When attacked by the Mongols, this country was defended by a “divine wind” called a (*) kamikaze. Shinto is the native religion of, for 10 points, what Asian country historic capital at Kyoto where those who followed the code of Bushido were called samurai?