Tossup 1: Arts – French Literature
This dramatist was overcome by a coughing fit on stage during his The Imaginary Invalid, and died a few hours later. His major trilogy was hated by the church, especially his Don Juan which was banned in Paris. For ten points—who is the author of Tartuffe?
Moliere
Tossup 2: General – Movies
This film based on a work by Christopher Paolini and directed by Stefen Fangmeier was release on December 15, 2006. Name this film where the title character, played by Edward Speleers, hatches a dragon egg and joins the forces of the Varden and is determined to overthrow King Galbatorix.
Eragon
Tossup 3: Math – Geometry Calculation
Pencil and paper ready. Four of the exterior angles of a polygon measure 66º, 74º, 78º, and 67º. If the polygon is a heptagon and the three remaining exterior angles have the same measure, for ten points, what is the measure of one of these exterior angles?
25º OR 5π/36
Tossup 4: Science – Biology
This chronic disease can cause stroke, ischemia, and an infracted spleen. It is caused by a missense mutation in the Beta-globin chain of hemoglobin. For ten points—what is this genetic disorder which results in banana-shaped red blood cells?
Sickle CellDisease or Anemia
Tossup 5: Science – Physics
His acoustic law states that a musical sound is perceived by the human ear as the summation of some number of pure harmonic tones and his phase law states that the phase of a wave has no affect on how the ear perceives it, but he is better know for his contributions to the theory of electric current. For ten points, name the namesake of the law which states V=IR and of the SI unit of resistance.
Georg Ohm
Tossup 6: Social Studies –Geography
Producing oranges, olives, and wine, this 9,926 square mile island's sulfur product has declined since the 1950's. Separated by the Strait of Messina, for 10 points, name this island off the coast of Italy.
Sicily
Tossup 7: Arts – British Literature
Born in 1854, this author was known for his cleverness and wit. His only novel told the story of a man who never aged, while one of his plays is titled after the woman who wanted John the Baptist beheaded. For ten points—what playwright penned “The Importance of being Earnest”?
Oscar Wilde
Tossup 8: General - Industrial Arts
A manufacturing tool, it is used as a support for chiseling or hammering other objects. Metal workers have used it since the Bronze Age, although there are indications that it was used even before that for fashioning flint and stone tools. Usually a hard and massive block of metal this is, for ten points, what smithing tool commonly struck by a hammer?
Anvil
Tossup 9: Math – Geometry Calculation
Pencil and paper ready—four poles are arranged to form the corners of a rhombus and labeled clockwise A to D. The distance between poles A and C is 8 meters, and the distance between poles B and D is 25 meters. For ten points, what is the area of the rhombus the poles form?
100 square meters
Tossup 10: Science – Biology
This cycle begins with Acetyl-CoA transferring its two-carbon acetyl group. It’s involved in the conversion of carbs, fats, and proteins into carbon dioxide and water. For ten points—name this cycle, the third metabolic pathway in the production of ATP?
Krebs Cycle (accept Tricarboxylic Acid cycle or Citric Acid cycle)
Tossup 11: Social Studies – American History
He negotiated the end of the Yom Kippur War in the same year he received the Nobel Peace prize with Le Duc Tho for their work on” Ending the war and restoring peace in Vietnam.” For ten points name this National Security Advisor and Secretary of State under Nixon and Ford.
Henry Kissinger
Tossup 12: Arts – American Literature
A flying flag, a trilling bugle, bells, bouquets, ribbon-wreaths, and crowded shores all attend the arrival of the title figure, but as the poet addresses him, he discovers that he is "fallen cold and dead." First published in the 1865 edition of Leaves of Grass, for 10 points, name this homage to Abraham Lincoln, a poem written by Walt Whitman.
O Captain! My Captain!
Tossup 13: General – Agriculture Science
These can be a variety of types but must contain at least nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. They can be combined with diesel fuel to make a large explosion. For ten points—what is given to plants to make them grow better?
Fertilizer
Tossup 14: Math – Algebra Calculation
For ten points—simplify the following expression: (11 + i)(6 – i)
67 - 5i
Tossup 15: Science – Biology
A subspecies of the brown bear, these bears are only found on an archipelago near Alaska. With a male standing over 10 feet tall on his hind legs, they are considered to be the largest bears in the world. For ten points, name this bear, not to be confused with the popular camera company.
Kodiak bear
Quarter II
Tossup 16: Social Studies – American History
This settlement was the result of two expeditions, but only the second expedition, of 121 colonist led by John White, actually setup a settlement. Its charter was granted to Sir Walter Raleigh by Queen Elizabeth I. For ten points, name this settlement whose colonists disappeared without trace.
Roanoke
Bonus 1: Social Studies – World History
Given a list of English monarchs, identify the house to which they belong.
1. Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I
Tudor
2. Edward VIII, George V
Windsor
3. George III, Victoria
Hanoverian
4. James I, Charles II, Anne
Stuart
Tossup 17: Arts – American Literature
The narrator of this novel lives in fear of a society-controlling “Combine.” This character, Chief Bromden, strangles and kills the novel’s protagonist, Randle McMurphy. These characters are controlled by Nurse Ratched in, for ten points, what novel about a psychiatric hospital by Ken Kesey?
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Bonus 2: Arts – Mythology
For five points each—identify the Egyptian god from the description given.
1. This god of the dead is often depicted as a green-skinned pharaoh.
Osiris
2. Identified as being responsible for the yearly flooding of the Nile, this goddess is thought of as the personification of the Milky Way and the goddess of Motherhood.
Hathor
3. Considered the god of the desert during the early Egyptian kingdoms, he was known for cutting up his brother Osiris.
Setesh (also accept Set, Seth, Sutekh)
4. The god of the sky, he is often depicted as a man with the head of a falcon.
Horus
Tossup 18: General - Music
Motorcade of Generosity met with limited success, especially compared to the platinum status of the two albums that followed. The only two original members are lead singer John McCrea and Vince DiFiore, who plays the lone trumpet on songs like “Frank Sinatra.” For ten points name this California band famous for “Sheep Go to Heaven,” “The Distance,” “No Phone,” and “Never There.”
Cake
Bonus 3: Math—Algebra Calculation
Matrix A has first row (2, 3) and second row (1, 4) while Matrix B has first row (8, 2) and second row (-2, 6). Find the following:
1. A + B
first row (10, 5) second row (-1, 10)
2. 3B
first row (24, 6) second row (-6, 18)
3. 3A – 2B
first row (-10, 5) second row (7, 0)
4. Determinant of B
52
Tossup 19: Math – Calculation – Trigonometry Calculation
A drawbridge is lowered so that it makes a right angle with the wall of the castle. The winches are located 40 feet up. If the bridge is only 9 feet long, then—for ten points—how much of the chain can be pulled into the castle?
10 feet
Bonus 4: Arts – British Literature
For five points each, answer these questions about Shakespearean plays.
1. Any of the three plays that contains the word “and.”
Romeo and Juliet or Anthony and Cleopatra or Troilus and Cressida
2. Either of the two plays that contains the word “King”
King Lear or King John
3. Either of the two plays that contains a season in the title.
Midsummer Night’s Dream or A Winter’s Tale
4. How many plays are named after a Henry?
Seven
Tossup 20: Science – Engineering
It was originally projected to account for 10% of the demand, but now 12 years later, it only fills 3% of China's demand for electricity. For ten points--what is this newly constructed largest dam in the world?
Three Gorges Dam
Bonus 5:– Social Studies – American History
Given the name of an early Supreme Court justice, give the name of the President that appointed them.
1. John Jay
George Washington
2. John Marshall
John Adams
3. Gabriel Duvall
James Madison
4. Samuel Chase
George Washington
Tossup 21: Arts – American Literature
Characters in this novel include Mick Kelly, whose family owns the boarding house where one of the main characters lives, and two deaf-mutes named Spiros Antonapoulos and John Singer. These all appear in, For ten points, what novel by Carson McCullers?
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Bonus 6: Social Studies – American History
For five points each, given a constitutional amendment and a brief description, tell what year it was ratified.
1. 27th which limits congressional pay raises
1992
2. 22nd which limits the presidency to two terms
1951
3. 21st which repeals prohibition
1933
4. 24th which makes poll taxation illegal
1964
Tossup 22: General – Home Economics
Some parents use alcohol to help with this process. The first ones to emerge are the lower central, followed by the uppers and then the rest of the incisors. At the age of six to nine months, for ten points—what is this process that infants go through called?
Teething
Bonus 7: Math –Geometry Calculation
A little boy has an ice cream cone. It is 10cm deep and 6 cm in diameter. It consists of a cone with a hemisphere of ice cream on top. For five points each,
1. If ice cream fills the cone also, then how much ice cream does he have?
48 pi cm3
2. If he can put the whole thing in his mouth at once, how much surface area of ice cream can he get at once?
18 pi cm2
3. What fraction of the ice cream is inside the cone?
5/8
4. If he puts all the ice cream into a cylinder 6cm in diameter, how high will it be?
5 1/3 cm or 16/3 cm
Tossup 23: Math – Trigonometry Calculation
A man stands in the shadow cast by a flagpole. He can see that the sun aligns with the top of the flagpole, such that its rays make a 42 degree angle with pole. The tangent of 42 degrees is 0.9. For ten points, if the man’s eyes are 5 feet above the ground and the flag pole is 25 feet tall, how far is the man from the flag pole?
18 feet
Bonus 8: Arts – American Literature
Answer the following about an American author of sometimes-macabre stories that often work as allegories, too, for five points each.
1. Born in 1804, he is well-known for short fiction such as Rappaccini's Daughter and The Minister's Black Veil.
Nathaniel Hawthorne
2. Hawthorne tells the story of the Pyncheons (pin-she ahns), real-life ascendants of author Thomas Pynchon, in a novel that takes place in this title domicile.
The House of Seven Gables
3. Hester Prynne (prin) is made to wear the title cloth object to indicate her adultery in this 1850 novel.
The Scarlet Letter
4. Aylmer kills his wife Georgiana when he tries to cut the title object off of her face.
The Birth-mark
Tossup 24: Social Studies – American History
Creator of the Federalist Party, the first American political party, he favored extensive trade and friendly relations with Great Britain. He served as Secretary of Treasury from 1789 - 1795. For ten points, name this man killed in a duel by Aaron Burr.
Alexander Hamilton
Bonus 9: Social Studies – Geography
Given a national park established in the 1960s, identify the state in which it is located.
1. Petrified Forest
Arizona
2. Canyonlands
Utah
3. Guadalupe Mountains
Texas
4. Redwoods
California
Tossup 25: Arts – Fine Arts
Christian Ludwig, the Margrave to whom these are dedicated, probably never looked at them. Written in 1721 in hopes of receiving further commissions, the composer scored them lushly, including recorders in the fourth one. For ten points, name this series of six Baroque concertos named for a town in Germany and written by Johann Sebastian Bach.
The Brandenburg Concertos
Bonus 10: Science – Engineering
For 5 points each, given the name of a famous bridge, tell which state it is in.
1. Pontchartrain Causeway
Louisiana
2. Royal Gorge
Colorado
3. New River Gorge
West Virginia
4. Chesapeake Bay Bridge tunnel
Virginia
Quarter III
Tossup 26: Math – Algebra Calculation
For ten points – how many combinations of three letters can be made out of the word SCHOLAR?
35
Tossup 27: Science – Chemistry
This relates the concentrations of the different ions in the solutions as well as the temperature by using Faraday’s constant and the standard electrode potential. For ten points, what is this equation named after the winner of the 1920 Nobel Prize in Chemistry?
Nernst equation
Tossup 28: Arts – American Literature
As a first grader, she was filmed by a national news crew with a chicken she'd trained to walk backwards. Her lifelong love of birds might explain why "bird" was the first word Lucynell learned from the one-armed Mr. Shiftlet in her 1955 short story "The Life You Save May Be Your Own." For ten points, name this author of "A Good Man is Hard to Find."
Flannery O'Connor
Tossup 29: General - Television
Early in his career, he hosted the high school quiz show Reach for the Top and the Wizard of Odds. As of 2000, he was the only game show host to ever host three nationally broadcast daily game shows. For ten points, name this host of Classic Concentration, To Tell the Truth, and, the show that he is most well known for, Jeopardy!
Alex Trebek
Tossup 30: Science – Chemistry
The sixth most abundant element in the human body, this element hardly makes an impact in the universe. One allotrope is white and expresses chemoluminescence. Its 32-isotope is used to label DNA and RNA. For ten points—what element is below nitrogen with atomic number 15, and symbol P?
Phosphorus
Tossup 31: Arts – Mythology
Built for King Minos by Daedalus (day-duh-less), Daedalus himself was barely able to escape it. For ten points, name this structure which was built to hold the Minotaur.
Labyrinth
Tossup 32: Math – Non-calculation
It was first proved by the Scottish mathematician James Gregory. Name this theorem that states the derivative and integral are inverse operations.
Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
Tossup 33: Social Studies – Geography
The first plans for it were submitted in 1921, though several designs were rejected before construction began in 1933. Today it has a volume of over 100,000 vehicles a day and carries six lanes of US Highway 101 and California State Highway 1 over a length of 8,991 feet. For ten points, name this iconic bridge that connects southern Marin County to San Francisco.
Golden Gate Bridge
Tossup 34: General – Sports
This college basketball team has won all of the 47 games played at their new home arena, the McCarthey Athletic Center. John Stockton was the first major player at this Spokane, Washington College. For ten points, name this mid-major school known for several NCAA tournament upsets and producing star players such as Adam Morrison.
Gonzaga University
Tossup 35: Social Studies – American History
All but four elections have been conducted under its terms. Because every elector that voted for Thomas Jefferson in the 1800 election cast his second vote for Aaron Burr, the resulting tie made it unclear which would be President and which would be Vice President, resulting in the need to change the election process. For ten points, name the amendment that separated the elections of the President and Vice President.
12th Amendment
Tossup 36: General - Religion
It is possible that the author identifies himself in the fourteenth chapter when he mentions a young man who ran away naked from Jesus' crucifixion. For 10 points, identify this book of the New Testament which, unlike its counterparts, omitsthe story of Jesus' birth and is the second and shortest of the four gospels.
The Gospel According to St. Mark
Tossup 37: Social Studies –Geography
The East Greenland Current carries icebergs south to the Atlantic Ocean through this strait on which the island of Jan Mayen lies to the northeast. Located between Greenland and Iceland, for 10 points, what strait shares its name with a European country?
DenmarkStrait
Tossup 38: Math – Geometry Calculation
A regular polygon has eighteen edges. For ten points, find the measure of an interior angle of this polygon.
160º or 8π/9
Tossup 39: Arts – British Literature
This poem was supposed inspired by the Elgin Marbles in the British Museum. It starts with “Thou still unravish'd bride of quietness,” and continues for 50 lines to end with—for ten points—“Beauty is truth, truth beauty, - that is all / Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.”