1998 South Carolina Invitational

1998 South Carolina Invitational

Tossups by Kentucky

1. This novel's title is derived from a children's rhyme sung by the inhabitants of Shalimar, Virginia. In the novel, a search for his Aunt Pilate's hidden gold turns into a journey of self-discovery for Milkman Dead, who rediscovers his family heritage before his climatic fight with Guitar Bains, member of the Seven Days vigilante group. FTP, this is the plot of what 1977 novel by Toni Morrison?

Answer: Song of Solomon

2. Enrico, the treacherous brother of this operatic title character, forces this woman to marry Arturo in an attempt to regain his family's fortune. However, she really loves Edgardo, and when Edgardo learns of her marriage

to Arturo, he storms into the wedding hall and tears his ring from this woman's finger, prompting her madness and her subsequent murder of Arturo. FTP, name this heroine of a Donizetti opera.

Answer: Lucia di Lammermoor

3. The failure of the Confederate army to follow up on this 1863 victory led to the resignation of General Braxton Bragg. The battle began at 9 AM with a heavy Confederate assault on the Union left flank, and continued until sundown. On the next day, September 20, Confederate reserves under James Longstreet broke the Union line, and only General George Thomas was able to withstand repeated attacks on the Union left, allowing the Army of the Cumberland to retreat to Chattonooga. FTP, identify this northern Georgia battle fought near its namesake creek.

Answer: Chickamauga

4. This philosopher developed the theory of conceptualism, which held that both particular objects and universal forms were real, as a compromise to the opposing views of two of his teachers, Roscellinus and William of Champeaux. Persecuted as a heretic by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux because of his rationalistic approach to Church dogma, this theologian traveled to Rome in 1142 to seek relief from his harasser, but died on the way. FTP, name this author of "Sic et non" and "Historia calamitatum", the latter of which inspired his famous love affair with Heloise.

Answer: Pierre or Peter Abelard

5. Leibniz said that this scientist "was a great man with all his faults; without them he would have been incomparable." A gambling addict, his "Book on Games of Chance" was the first serious treatise on probability theory. Known as a physician and astrologer who routinely carried on lively conversations with his guardian spirit, he was continually the center of controversies, including the publication of his book "In Praise of Nero" and the accusation of intellectual fraud by his fellow mathematician Tartaglia. FTP, name this scientist whose "Ars Magna" contained his solution to the general cubic equation.

Answer: Gerolamo Cardano

6. This region has a population of 152,000, and is home to extensive tropical rain forests and offshore petroleum reserves. Malembo was developed as this exclave's deepwater port during the 1970s. It is bounded on the West by the Atlantic Ocean, on the north by Congo, and on the east and south by Zaire. FTP, name this isolated district of Angola.

Answer: Cabinda

7. This novel's main character befriends Sebastian, a schoolmate at Oxford, and often visits Sebastian's family estate. He marries Celia, the sister of one of his friends, and spends the next ten years developing his skill as an architectural painter, until he falls in love with Sebastian's sister Julia Marchmain, who refuses to marry him because it would betray her Catholic beliefs. FTP, this is described in what novel subtitled "The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder", the most popular novel by Evelyn Waugh?

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8.In1850,thishistorianlosthischairofjurisprudenceattheUniversityofLeipzigduetohispoliticalbeliefs.HelatertaughtattheUniversityofBerlin,wherein1873hewaselectedperpetualsecretaryoftheacademy.DuringhistimeinBerlinheeditedtheCorpusInscriptionumLatinarum,abodyofLatininscriptions,andbecamewidelyacclaimedastheauthoroftwobooksonhistory,"RomanProvinces",anditsprequel,"RomanHistory".FTP,namethisGerman,thewinnerofthe1902NobelPrizeinLiterature.
Answer:TheodorMommson
9.Thisdevicecreatedin1887consistedofacentralhalf-silveredmirrorsurroundedbyalightsource,twoothermirrors,andaninterferometer.Itwasdesignedtosplitabeamoflightintotwoparts,oneofwhichwouldcontinueinastraightpath,withtheotherbentsideways,inordertodetermineiftheetherthoughtnecessarytotransmitlightwasinmotionwithrespecttotheearth.FTP,namethisapparatusnamedforthetwoscientistswhorebukedtheethertheory.
Answer:Michelson-Morleyapparatus
10.Thesepeople,whocurrentlynumberaround250,000,believeinasupremegod,Engai,whoblessesthemwithchildrenandlivestock.Cattlearethecenteroftheirculture,providingtheirfood,clothing,andonlyrecognized
formofwealth,andtheyarenomadictoprovidegrazingandwaterfortheircattle.TheyroamedtheGreatRiftValleyofEastAfricauntilthelate19thcentury,whenEuropeanencroachmentforcedthemontolandreserves.FTP,namethistribecurrentlylivinginKenyaandTanzania.
Answer:Masai
11.ThisnativeofKharkiv,Ukraine,immigratedtotheUSin1922andsubsequentlytaughteconomicsattheUniversityofPennsylvania,JohnsHopkins,andHarvard.Authorof"NationalIncomeandItsComposition","ModernEconomicGrowth",and"TowardaTheoryofEconomicGrowth",thisempiricistdevelopedtheconceptofthegrossnationalproduct.FTP,namethisrecipientofthe1971NobelPrizeineconomics.
Answer:SimonKuznets
12.ItwouldexplainthehighrotationrateofgalaxiesneartheMilkyWayandtheexistenceoflargegalaxyclusters,andwouldvalidatetheinflationarybigbangtheory.Candidatesincludeneutrinoswithmass,undetectedbrowndwarfs,blackholes,andexoticsubatomicparticleswhosepropertiesprecludedetectionbyobservingelectromagneticradiation.FTP,namethistheoreticalnon-luminousmatterwhichcouldcontain90%oftheuniverse'smass.
Answer:darkmatter
13.This1969novel,whichcontainssomeoftheauthor'smostinventiveverbalgamesandexperimentswithtime,consistsoffiveparts,anddescribestheeffortsofoneoftheprotagoniststowritehisphilosophicaltreatise"TheTextureofTime".SetinthelandofAmerussiaontheplanetAntiterra,thisnovelconsistsofthememoirsofVanVeen,withadditionalcommentarybythetitlecharacter,Veen'sloverandsister.FTP,namethisexperimentalworkbyVladimirNabokov.
Answer:AdaorArdor:AFamilyChronicle
14.Alarmedbythelargetransferofterritoriesbythecountriesinvolved,otherEuropeancountriesforcedthistreatytobereplacedbythemoremoderateTreatyofBerlin.SignedonMarch3,1878,itrecognizedtheindependenceofSerbia,Montenegro,Romania,andBulgaria,forcedTurkeytosurrendertheArdahan,BatumandBayazidareas,andgaveRussiatherighttooccupyBulgariafortwoyears.FTP,namethistreatywhichendedtheRusso-TurkeyWarof1877-78.
Answer:TreatyofSanStefano
15.ThisartisticgroupwasfoundedinDresdenin1905,movedtoBerlinin1910,anddisbandedincontroversy3yearslater.Althoughmostofthemembersofthisgroupwerenottrainedasartists,itsmembers,includingFritzBleyl,KarlSchmidt-Rottluff,andErnstLudwigKirchner,successfullyexpressedtheirvividimaginationswithharshcolorsanddistortedshapes,typifiedbythepainting"FiveWomenintheStreet"andintheirwoodcuts,amediumwhichtheyrevived.FTP,whatisthenameofthisexpressionistgroupwhichsymbolizedthecommoninterestedlinkingitsmembers?
Answer:DieBrucke(ortheBridge)
16.Thissteel-graymetallicelementhas14radioactiveisotopes,themostcommonandstableofwhichis231,whichisusedingeochronology.Exhibitingavalenceof+4or+5,thismemberofgroupIIIBisthethirdmemberoftheactinideseries,andwasdiscoveredbytheBritishchemistsFrederickSoddyandJohnCranston,andindependentlybyOttoHahnandLiseMeitner.FTP,namethisradioactiveelementwithatomicnumber91.
Answer:Protactinium
17.AgraduateofUppsalaUniversity,thisman'sscientificachievementsincludetheinventionofasystemformovinglargeboatsoverlandandmachineryforworkingsaltsprings.In1745heunderwentatranscendentalexperienceanddevotedhimselftotheology.HerejectedoriginalsinandatonementandproclaimedthatGodwasforevermanifestinChristintheworks"Arcanacoelestia"and"HeavenandHell".FTP,namethisSwedishtheologianwhoseteachingsledtotheformationoftheChurchoftheNewJerusalem.
Answer:EmanuelSwedenborg(accept:Swedborg)
18.ThissocialhistorianwaseducatedattheUniversitiesofHeidelberg,Berlin,andGottingen,andlatereditedthe"ArchiveforSocialScienceandSocialPolitics".AnopponentoftheMarxisttheoryofeconomicdeterminism,heattemptedtoshowthatreligiousideasstronglyinfluencedthedevelopmentofcapitalisminthethree-volumework"TheReligionsoftheEast".FTP,namethisauthorof"TheProtestantEthicandtheSpiritofCapitalism."
Answer:MaxWeber
19.ThisFrenchphysicistandmilitaryengineerwasthesonofLazare,aleaderoftheFrenchRevolutionknownastheOrganizerofVictory.Duringhisshortlifehediscoveredthatheatcannotpassfromacolderbodytoa
warmerbody,andthattheefficiencyofanenginedependsupontheamountofheatitisabletoutilize,adiscoverywhichisthebasisofthesecondlawofthermodynamics.FTP,namethisscientistwhodescribedaperfectengine
whichisnownamedafterhim.
Answer:NicolasLeonardSadi-Carnot
20.Hisemployer,theMasterofChanceryofthestateofNewYork,describedhimas"Pallidlyneat,pitiablyrespectable,incurablyforlorn."Aloneintheworld,thisco-workerofTurkey,Nippers,andGingerNutspentallof
histimeinhisemployer'sofficecopyinglargequantitiesoflawdocuments,utwhenaskedtoperformanyoftheotherusuallaw-copyistduties,replied"Iwouldprefernotto."FTP,identifythistitlecharacterofaMelville
shortstory.
Answer:BartlebytheScrivener
Thisriver,ice-freefor8monthsoftheyear,hasasmajortributariestheBerezinaandDesnarivers.OnceknownastheBorysthenes,itrisesintheValdayHills,flowsinasoutherlydirectionpastthePripyat'Marshes,andemptiesintotheBlackSea.Withalengthof1,420miles,itissurpassedamongEuropeanriversbyonlytheVolgaandDanube.FTP,namethisimportanttrafficarteryofRussia,Belarus,andUkraine.
Answer:Dnieper
1998SouthCarolinaInvitational
BonusesbyKentucky
1.1.FTPE,identifythesekeydevelopmentsinthehistoryoftheinternet.
A.In1962,thisexperimental4-computernetworkwasestablishedbytheDepartmentofDefensesothatresearchscientistscouldcommunicate.Itwasofficiallydisbandedin1990.
Answer:ARPAnet
B.Inthelate80sthispublicnetworkusedmainlybycomputersciencegraduatesanduniversityprofessorswaslaunched.Itwasexpandedin1991andrenamedtheNationalResearchandEducationalNetwork.
Answer:NSFnetorNationalScienceFoundationnet
C.In1993,theNationalCenterforSupercomputerApplicationsreleasedthisfirstgraphicalwebbrowser.
Answer:mosaic
2.F5PEanda5pointbonusforall5,nametheseAmericannovelsfromprotagonists.
A.AlexandraBergsonAnswer:OPioneers
B.EdnaPontellierAnswer:TheAwakening
C.AntonapoulosandMr.SingerAnswer:TheHeartisaLonelyHunter
D.ScoutFinchAnswer:ToKillaMockingbird
E.JennyBrownandDavidScottAnswer:ShipofFools
3.FTPE,identifythefollowingeditionsofafamousseriesofBibles.
A.Publishedin1535,thiswasthefirstcompleteEnglishBibletobeprinted.Itisnamedforitspublisherandtranslator,whodrewheavilyfromLatinandGermansources.
Answer:CoverdaleBible
B.This1539revisionofCoverdale'sBiblewasmadeattherequestofThomasCromwell.Itsnamecomesfromitssizeof10by15inches.
Answer:GreatBible
C.ThisnameisgiventotheGreatBiblepublishedayearlaterin1540.ItcontainsaprologuebytheArchbishopforwhomitisnamed.
Answer:CranmerBible
4.IdentifytheseLatinAmericanrevolutionariesFTPE.
A.Thisformerslave,knownas"thePrecursor",liberatedtheHaitiansfromFrenchcontrolin1801anddeclaredhimselfpresidentforlifeofthenewrepublic.
Answer:FrancoisDominiqueToussaintL'Overture
B.ThisgeneraldefeatedtheSpanishforcesatPichinchain1822,freeingQuitofromSpanishrule,andfrom1823-25servedwithBolivarinPeru,wherehewontheBattleofAyacucho,securingPeruvianindependence.
Answer:AntonioJosedeSucre
C.ThisgeneraloriginallyfoughtintheSpanisharmy,butsympathizedwiththecauseofSpain'scoloniessomuchthathereturnedtohishomeofArgentinaandestablishedarevolutionaryarmy.AfterwinningthedecisiveBattleofMaipuin1818,heestablishedanationalistgovernmentinChile,butrefusedthepresidencyinfavorofhislieutenantBernardoO'Higgins.
Answer:JosedeSanMartin
5.FTPE,namethedescribedworksbyJonDryden.
A.ThispoliticalsatireattacksPuritanattemptstoexcludethedukeofYorkfromthethroneofEnglandbecauseofhisCatholicism,anddescribestheeffortsoftheearlofShaftsburytoinciteCharlesII'sillegitimatesontorebellion.
Answer:AbsalomandAchitophel
B.ThissatiricalpoemwasdirectedagainstThomasShadwell,whowastosucceedDrydenaspoetlaureate.ThetitlereferstoanIrishpriestrenownedforhisbadverse.
Answer:MacFlecknoe
C.ThisblankversetragedydescribesthelastdayonearthofAntonyandCleopatra.
Answer:AllForLove,orTheWorldWellLost
6.GivenakingofFrance,identifythehousetowhichhebelonged,FTPE.
A.Louis-PhillippeAnswer:Orleans
B.HenryIVofNavarreAnswer:Bourbon
C.JohnIItheGoodAnswer:Valois
7.Howmuchdoyouknowaboutorganiccompounds?Let'sfindout.NamethefollowingFTPE.
A.Thesearesubstitutesforhydrogeninanalkanewhichdeterminemanyofthechemicalpropertiesofcompounds.Examplesincludethechlorineatominethylchloride,theCHgroupinalcohol,andtheNH2groupinethylamine.
Answer:Functionalgroups
B.Whenfourdifferentgroupsofatomsareattachedtoacentralcarbonatom,2differentmoleculescanbeconstructedinspace,moleculeswhicharerelatedinthesamewaythatanobjectanditsmirrorimagearerelated.Namethesedualcompounds,anexampleofwhichisdextroandlevolacticacid.
Answer:Opticalisomers
C.Doublebondsincarboncompoundsgiverisetotheseisomersifeachdoublebondhasdifferentgroupsattached.Anexampleis2-heptene,whichmaybearrangedtwowaysinspacebecauserotationaboutthedoublebondisrestricted.
Answer:Geometricisomers
8.30-20-10,namethecomposerfromworks.
A.Thesacredanthem"MyHeartIsInditing"andamasqueadaptedfrom"AMidsummerNight'sDream"
B.Thedramaticworks"Dioclesian","KingArthur","TheFairyQueen",and"TheIndianQueen"
C.theopera"DidoandAeneas"
Answer:HenryPurcell
9.FTPE,identifythesemajorwomeninthehistoryofmath.
A.This18thcenturyItalianisconsideredtobethefirstwomanintheWesternworldtogainareputationinmathematics.Herfamouswork"AnalyticalInstitutionsfortheUseofItalianYouth"containsreferencetotheversedsinecurvewithwhichsheismostoftenassociated.
Answer:MariaGaetanaAgnesi
B.This20thcenturyabstractalgebraistdevelopedageneraltheoryforidealrings,andbuiltupaunifiedtheoryofnon-commutativealgebras,asdiscussedinherpapers"ConcerningModuliinNon-CommutativeFields"and"HypercomplexNumberSystemsandTheirRepresentation".
Answer:(Amalie)EmmyNoether
C.ThisheadoftheAlexandrianNeoplatonistschoolduringtheearly5thcenturyisconsideredtobethefirstnotablewomaninmathematics.AuthorofcommentariesonDiophantus'"Arithmetica"andthe"Conics"ofApollonius,shewasmurderedin415byamobofmonks,whodraggedherintothestreetandscrappedtheskinoffofherbodywithseashellsduetoherfriendshipwithAlexandria'spaganprefect.
Answer:Hypatia
10.FTPE,namethesefamousSupremeCourtcases.
A.In1819,theCourtruledthatastatecouldnotarbitrarilyalterthetermsofacollege'scontract.
Answer:TrusteesofDartmouthCollegev.Woodward
B.In1925,theCourtruledthatthe1stamendmentprohibitionagainstgovernmentabridgmentofthefreedomofspeechappliedtothestates,thusrulingthatthe14thamendmentextendedtothestates.
Answer:Gitlowv.NewYork
C.In1961,theCourtruledthatevidenceobtainedinviolationofthe4thamendmentguaranteeagainstunreasonablesearchandseizuremustbeexcludedforuseatstateaswellasfederaltrials.
Answer:Mappv.Ohio
11.FTPE,identifytheseprominentmodernJapanesenovelists.
A.ThisNobelLaureatepennedthesciencefictionbest-seller"TheTreatmentTower",aswellas"TheSilentCry","TheCatch",and"TheFloodwatersHaveComeinUntoMySoul."
Answer:OeKenzaburo
B.Thisnovelistauthored"TheSeaofFertility","TheTempleoftheGoldenPavilion",and"TheSailorWhoFellFromGraceWiththeSea".Hisritualisticsuicidein1970isconsideredhisfinalprotestagainstthe
sterilityofmodernJapanesesociety.
Answer:MishimaYukioorKimitakeHiraoka
C.Thisnovelist,thefirstJapanesewritertowinaNobelPrize,exploredthethemesoflonelinessandtheouterfringesofsexualityinsuchworksas"SnowCountry","ThousandCranes",and"TheSoundoftheMountain".
Answer:KawabataYasunari
12.GivenaNationalPark,identifythestateinwhichitcanbefound,F5PEand5pointsforallfive.
A.WindCaveAnswer:SouthDakota(SD)
B.ZionAnswer:Utah(UT)
C.KenaiFjordsAnswer:Alaskaor(AK)
D.CraterLakeAnswer:Oregon(OR)
E.DryTortugasAnswer:Florida(FL)
13.MarchMadnessisinfullswing,andforsometeamsMarchwasreallymaddening.Infact,eightteamsseeded10thorlowermadeittothesecondround.FFPE,canyounamesix.
Answer:WesternMichiganUniversity,WestVirginiaUniversity,FloridaSt.,Valparaiso,Universityof Richmond,UniversityofWashington,UniversityofDetroit,UniversityofSt.Louis
14.IdentifythesepeopleandeventsfromGermanhistory,5-10-15.
A.ThisgroupofGermansocialistsledanuprisinginJanuary1919againstthemoderateGermanrepublic.F5P,namethisgroupwhichtookitsnamefromtheleaderofagreatslaverevoltinancientRome.
Answer:Sparticists
B.FTP,thisleaderoftheSparticists,authorof"TheAccumulationofCapital",wasmurderedbygovernmenttroopsonJanuary15alongwithherco-conspirator,KarlLiebknecht.
Answer:RosaLuxemburg
C.F15P,theuprisingsoughttounseatthisfirstleaderoftheWeimarRepublic.
Answer:FriedrichEbert
15.FTPE,identifythesepartsofthehumannose.
A.Themarginsofthenostrilsarelinedwiththesestiffhairsthatprojectacrosstheopeningsandarrestthepassageofforeignsubstancessuchasdustandsmallinsects.
Answer:vibrissae
B.Theinternalportionofthenoseconsistsofthesetwoprinciplecavities,whichareseparatedbyaverticalseptumandsubdividedbyspongybonesthatprojectfromtheouterwall.
Answer:nasalfossae
C.Thenasalfossaearesubdividedintothreeofthesepassageswithwhichsinusesintheethmoid,sphenoid,frontal,andsuperiormaxillarybonescommunicatebynarrowapertures.
Answer:meatuses
16.FTPE,answerthesequestionsaboutthePunicWars.
A.In260BCE,thefirstlargenavalfleeteverbuiltbytheRomansdefeatedtheCarthaginianfleetnearthistownoffthecoastofnorthernSicily,allowingRometotakeoverCorsica.
Answer:Mylae
B.In207BCE,thisbrotherofHannibalcrossedtheAlpswithanarmyintendingtojoinHannibal'sarmyinsouthernItaly,butwaswaylaidattheMetaurusRiver,wherehewaskilledandhisarmywasrouted.
Answer:Hasdrubal
C.TheSecondPunicWarwaseffectivelyendedbyHannibal'sdefeatatthissiteinnorthernAfricaatthehandsofScipioAfricanustheElderin202BCE.
Answer:Zama
17.FTPE,givetherequestedinformationconcerningacertainfilmmaker.
A.First,nametheAustrian-Americansilentfilmdirectorof"BlindHusbands","TheDevil'sPassKey",and"FoolishWives",knownforproducingultra-realisticmovieswhichwereextremelylongandover-budget.
Answer:ErichvonStroheim
B.This1925film,nowconsideredvonStroheim'smasterpiece,wasoriginallyaflopatthetheaters.Itdepictsthecorruptinginfluenceofunearnedmoneyonitsthreemaincharacters.
Answer:Greed
C.Greedwasbasedonthis1899naturalisticnovelbyFrankNorris.
Answer:McTeague
18.FTPE,identifythesefiguresofspeech.
A.Thisistheinsertionofanextrawordorwordsinthemiddleofawordorphrase.Nameitfortenbloodypoints.
Answer:Tmesis
B.InthisfigureofspeechfromtheGreekfor"toputin",anextrasyllableisaddedtothepronunciationofaword.
Answer:Epenthesis
C.Thisfigureofspeechistheoppositeofhyperbole,andoccurswhensomeonemakesanegativeunderstatement.Anexampleoccurswhensomeonesaysthatabrilliantideais"notbad".
Answer:Litotes
19.FTPE,identifythesetermsfromastronomy.
A.Incontrasttoconjunctionincelestiallongitude,twobodiesaresaidtobeinconjunctioninthisiftheyareNorthandSouthofeachotherwithrespecttotheNorthcelestialpole.
Answer:rightascension
B.Thistermreferstothearrangementwherethecoordinatesoftwobodiesdifferbyexactlyninetydegrees.
Answer:quadrature
C.Thisisthetermforthegeocentricangularseparationbetweenthesunandanothercelestialbody.
Answer:elongation
20.Givenworks,namethesephilosopherswhoinfluencedexistentialism,F15PE.
A."ManandtheModernWorld","TheFutureofMankind","TheGreatPhilosophers"
Answer:KarlJaspers
B."LogicalInquiries","ThoughtsTowardaPurePhenomenologyandPhenomenologicalPhilosophy"
Answer:EdmundHusserl
21.30-20-10,namethescientist.
A.30:ThisphysicistservedasGalilio'ssecretaryfrom1641-42,thensucceededhimasprofessorofphilosophyandmathematicsattheFlorentineAcademy.
B.20:Hestirredcontroversywithoneofhisexperiments,inwhichabeakerofwaterwasfilled,thenturnedonend.Whenthelevelofthewaterwaslowered,hetheorizedthatavacuumwascreatedinthetube,whichcontradictedthecurrentAristotelianviewofavacuum'simpossibility.
C.10:Aunitofatmosphericpressureisnamedforthisinventorofthebarometer.
Evangelista_Torricelli_