Extra Tie-Breakers/Replacement Questions
1. Lenin and Marx viewed it as a living example of the dictatorship of the proletariat. It came about as a result of the chaos that ensued following France’s inglorious defeat in the Franco-Prussian War. Name this socialist government that briefly ruled the French capital in 1871.
ANSWER: Paris Commune
2. The only provision of it that remains in effect is American jurisdiction over Guantanamo Bay. It allowed for US intervention in Cuban affairs “when necessary” and prohibited Cuba from negotiating treaties with other nations. Name this 1901 rider proposed by a Connecticut senator that led to Cuba becoming a de facto US colony.
ANSWER: Platt Amendment
3. Launched in 1958, he successfully made it into space, but coming down, however, was more of a problem than going up. Name this simian that drowned in the Atlantic Ocean as the result of a nose cone failure, the first monkey in space.
ANSWER: Gordo
4. In more than 200 years, it has had only 108 members, but only two blacks, two women, seven Jews, and eight Catholics. Name this body in which members get appointed for life.
ANSWER: United States Supreme Court
5. Born in 1939 in a small town northeast of Quebec City, he later practiced law in Montreal. Name this man that became leader of Canada’s Progressive Conservative party in 1983, but retired from politics a decade later after serving two terms as prime minister.
ANSWER: Brian Mulroney
6. This woman, Ariadne’s sister, married Theseus in her sister’s place, but fell in love with her step-son Hippolytus. After Hippolytus is killed as a result of her making a false accusation against him to hide her own propostions towards him, she commits suicide.
ANSWER: Phaedre
7. Although home to the highly esteemed Sloan School of Management, this Boston area school is more renowned for its engineering and physical sciences departments.
ANSWER: MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
8. It broke out when Egypt and Syria launched simultaneous surprise attacks against Israel on the eve of a major Jewish holiday in 1973.
ANSWER: Yom Kippur War
9. The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace is one of its research divisions. This prestigious university, having the Cardinal tree as its mascot, is located in Palo Alto, CA.
ANSWER: Stanford
10. This bloody struggle between the nation formerly governed by the Baath party and the Islamic Republic to its east lasted from 1980 until 1988.
ANSWER: Iran-Iraq War
11. Created by General Winfield Scott, what Civil War plan named after a large snake eventually put a stranglehold on the South?
ANSWER: Anaconda Plan
12. McCulloch v. Maryland and Marbury v. Madison were both cases held before the Supreme Court of this fourth Chief Justice.
ANSWER: John Marshall
13. Two relatively obscure players featured in this work are Erubiel Durazo and Scott Hatteberg. The protagonist employs the theories of Bill James and his “Sabermetric” approach to analyzing talent. Identify this Michael Lewis bestseller about how Oakland A’s General Manager Billy Beane has mastered the “art of winning an unfair game.”
ANSWER: Moneyball
14. This governmental body is a board that advises the President in which members are the secretaries of executive departments.
ANSWER: United States Cabinet
15. This famous German composer is known for his music dealing with Christianity and the church, but he also wrote operas. Perhaps he is better known as the godfather of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Johann Sebastian Bach’s son.
ANSWER: Georg Philipp Telemann
16. Name the government official who bears the responsibility of certifying when an amendment has been officially added to the constitution of the United States.
ANSWER: United States Archivist
Replacement Toss-Ups (trash):
1. He has been linked to Tara Reid in the past and is rumored to be now engaged to Bridget Moynahan. Name this New England Patriots quarterback, the MVP of Super Bowls XXXVI and XXXVIII.
Answer: Tom Brady
2. A former member of the Amsterdam Admirals, he returned to the NFL in 2003 and proved to be one of the season’s pleasant surprises. Identify this Carolina Panthers quarterback who led his team to the Super Bowl only to lose to the Patriots.
Answer: Jake Delhomme
3. This 2004 movie was a flop for a summer release, suffering from a weak plot, and the disconcerting combination of a CGI character in a live action movie. What was the name of this movie, featuring such actors as Breckin Meyer, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and Bill Murray as the title feline?
ANSWER: Garfield the Movie
4. King Friday XIII, Queen Sara, Lady Aberlin, Bob Dog. All these characters were inhabitants of the Neighborhood of Make Believe, which was featured in this children’s show that first aired in 1962 and ran new episodes for almost 40 years with its sweater-vested host.
ANSWER: Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood
5. In his segment of a children’s program, he is accompanied by Mr. Noodle, a mime character, and Dorothy, a goldfish. Name this red Sesame Street muppet, who always talks in the third person and is ticklish.
ANSWER: Elmo
Decent Repeats:
1. A song was devoted to him in the musical Snoopy. He virtually created the detective story with The Murders in the Rue Morgue and perfected the short story with works like The Fall of the House of Usher. Name this author of “The Raven”.
ANSWER: Edgar Allen Poe
2. He was George Washington’s secretary and aide-de-camp during the Revolutionary War, a member of the continental congress, and Federalist leader. Name this first Secretary of the Treasury.
ANSWER: Alexander Hamilton
3. He won independence for Bolivia, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Name this man, nicknamed “the George Washington of South America.”
ANSWER: SimonBolivar