MLK 2001 Packet for Chicago C
Questions by Michigan
Tossups:
1. Knowledge of the weight and specific heat of the surrounding medium are needed to make this device useful. It consists of an enclosed capsule placed in the liquid, which is then insulated from the outside to prevent heat losses, with a thermometer inside the medium. A chemical reaction takes place inside the capsule, and the temperature change in the medium is used to calculate the heat generated. FTP, name this device, useful in measuring the energy required for reactions.
A: _bomb calorimeter_ (prompt on “calorimeter”)
2. Mark Messier once said of him, “Pound for pound, I think he's the toughest player in the NHL." This power forward grew up in Boston, and was a childhood friend of his former teammate, Tony Amonte. He is known for his speed and his scoring touch, and I’m sure half the world shook their heads when the found out he’d been traded for Alexei Zhamnov and Craig Mills. For 10 points--name this former Chicago Blackhawk and current Phoenix Coyote.
Answer:Jeremy Roenick
3. This son of a Baptist minister and habitual drunkard dies after going to bed with the wife of a crippled man. Although he never felt anything for Fay, he sees Peter Doyle as a kindred, hopeless spirit and embraces him. At which point the gun concealed in the bag goes off ending a life tormented by his editor Willie Shrike. FTP identify this 1933 work named after the persona of its main character, an advice columnist for the lovelorn.
Miss Lonelyhearts
4. The protruding ledges and the resultant deflection of the water creates an array of rainbows at this site. Extending for 1.7 miles, a major portion of the namesake river tumbles into a narrow semicircular chasm called the "Devil's Throat," downstream from which lies Isla Grande San Martin, a popular location from which to see individual cataracts on either the Brazil or Argentina border. FTP identify this series of cataracts first seen by Cabeza de Vaca, whose name comes from the Guarani for “great water.”
Iguaçu Falls
5. After a defeat at the battle of Durben they were joined by the Poles in their conquest of the Russian States. Their organization had been laid down by the Golden Bull of Rimini and it was Frederick II’s friend, Hermann von Salza who became the first great grand master of the order. Originally founded as a military subsidiary in Acre by merchants of Bremen and Lubeck, FTP, what is the common name of these elite German warriors most famed for their losses at Lake Peipus and Tannenberg.
Teutonic Knights
6. In 1997, Intel announced 2-bit flash memory, while IBM announced a change to copper from aluminum circuits for its chip designs. On the other hand, in February 2000, an engineer at Intel stated that chip engineers hadn't found ways around microprocessor design barriers for chips sets to be manufactured after this year. Both of these revelations have altered the estimates made by a co-founder of Intel in a speech made in 1965. FTP, what is this law that states that microprocessor speed will double every 18 months?
Answer: Moore’s Law
7. In 1999, Richard Hamilton of Action for the Public Trust called this senator’s actions “as unethical as Hell.” This senator attempted to pass a bill to sell the Vallecito Reservoir for $492,000 to the Pine River Irrigation Company, in which he has financial interest. For ten points, identify this award-winning jeweler and judo champion, a Native American senator from Colorado.
Answer:Ben “Nighthorse” Campbell
8. He wrote his doctoral dissertation on comparing the two mystics Jacob Bohme and Nicholas of Cusa. In “Paths in Utopia”, he examined the kibbutz as an example of a working socialist Utopia, yet refuted their shunning of God in the process. Some of his other less famous works include “Between Man and Man” and “Eclipse of God.” FTP, who is this Jewish theologian and philosopher, the author of “I and Thou”?
Answer: Martin Buber
9. The action climaxes at a performance of Solyman and Perseda where the viceroy and his son get their comeuppance for hanging Horatio on a tree. Although the villains, Lorenzo and Balthazar, perish for their actions, the object of the disagreement, Bel-Imperia dies as well. FTP identify this 1592 work featuring a mad Hieronymo, the best known work of Thomas Kyd.
The Spanish Tragedy
10. In 1916 he wrote Time Perspective and a year later he debated Kroeber on the notion of the "superorganic." After studying under Franz Boas he served as chief of anthropology at the Canadian National Museum, and he classified languages into six major divisions. FTP identify this noted linguist who developed an important hypothesis with his student Benjamin Whorf.
Edward Sapir
11. His equestrian statues include likenesses of Washington in Paris, and Grant in Philadelphia. Other works include the sculpture “Four Continents” at the NYC customs house and the bronze doors at the Boston Public Library. Along with his first important commission “The Minuteman,” he is most famous for his depiction of another president: who’s standing in his namesake Nebraska town, but sitting in the Nation’s capital. FTP identify this sculptor of Lincoln in the memorial.
Daniel Chester French
12. You have taken off silk and put on khaki. You have a debt to democracy and a date with destiny,” said Oveta Culp Hobby, the first leader of this group, which was originally established as an auxiliary in 1942. A year later, as a result of bills introduced by Congresswoman Edith Rogers, they became an actual part of the army. For 10 points--name this organization which was disbanded in 1978, as there was no longer a need for men and women to be in separate armies.
Answer:Women’s Army Corps or WAC
13. In 1900, Louis Bachelier analyzed this in order to model the fluctuations in prices in financial markets. Wiener gave the first mathematically rigorous model of it in 1923. Jean Perrin used Albert Einstein’s model to determine Avogadro’s number. However, it was first discovered in the 1820’s by a Scottish botanist. FTP what is the name for the stochastic movement of microscopic particles suspeneded in a liquid or gas?
Brownian motion
14. His recent writings and speeches have been collected in the volumes The Art of the Impossible and Toward a Civil Society. Communication has always been a key theme in the work of this man as demonstrated in works such as Audience, Private View, and Redevelopment or Slum Clearance. Although he first made his name as a member of Charter 77, FTP who is this Czech political leader and author of The Memorandum and The Garden Party.
Vaclav Havel
15. Its main backer called it "one step back in order to take two steps forward," and one of its main features was to replace requisitioning of food with a tax on agriculture that left peasants to sell whatever was left. In 1924, under the name "state capitalism," banking and a gold-backed currency were introduced, which caused many Communists to liken it to the events of Thermidor 1794. A series of Stalinist five-year plans replaced, for 10 points, what moderate-leaning reform program that died with Lenin?
answer:The _N_ew _E_conomic _P_olicy
16. It is thought to be spheroidal in shape, as it seems massive enough for gravity to have pulled its constituent material into that shape during formation. It resembles other carbonaceous chondrite asteroids but has water locked into its surface material and a higher than normal proportion of magnesium. For 10 points, name this second-largest known asteroid discovered by Wilhelm Olbers in 1802 and named for the Greek goddess of wisdom.
Answer: Pallas
17. Around 1920, he abandoned his dissonant and polytonal techniques for a more simple, clear and objective style that is seen in works like The Story of a Soldier and Pulcinella. He made a great impression in 1909 with his works Fireworks and Scherzo fantastique and as a result Diaghilev commissioned him to orchestrate two Chopin numbers for the Ballet Russe. FTP, identify this composer whose commission was followed by a second for which he created The Firebird.
Answer:Igor Stravinsky
18. On the pretext of rescuing the emperor's sister Honoria from an arranged marriage, Attila led the Huns in an invasion of the Western Roman Empire in AD 451. They spread devastation deep into Gaul until the Roman general Flavius Aetius and the Visigoth king Theodoric I joined forces against them. For ten points, name the decisive battle the only significant defeat for Attila the Hun.
Answer: Chalons or Catalaunian Fields (or Catalaunian Plains or Maurica; accept Chalons or Chalons sur Marne if given early)
19. After working for the two planters Shorty and Zeke the narrator ships out on The Leviathan. When the consul Wilson orders them to leave port, the men rebel against Captain Guy and the mate Jermin, thus encouraging Dr. Long Ghost and the narrator to leave the Julia behind and explore Tahiti. FTP identify this 1847 sequel to another work set in the Society Islands by Herman Melville.
Omoo, A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas
20. When a proposed 20% tax on alcohol unexplainably got halved when it was passed last July, fingers pointed to congressional president Efrain Rios Montt, believed by many to be beholden to the booze lobby. Though reactions were understandably mixed, they were far from weak. Earlier, rumor had it that Rios Montt would be installed as president in light of unrest from top generals who were passed up for appointment to defense minister by President Alfonso Portillo. FTP, name this Central American country that suffered a civil war from 1960-1996.
Answer: Guatemala
21. Over 3.5 million strong, it holds its general conferences every four years, the 2000 gathering marking the first time administrators were elected electronically. Doubly historic was that Rev. Vashti McKenzie of Baltimore was chosen as the first female bishop in the church’s 213-year history. The first ever bishop was Richard Allen, who was consecrated by Francis Asbury in 1816. FTP, name this oldest black Christian denomination, founded as an offshoot of Philadelphia’s St. George’s Methodist Episcopal Church in 1787.
Answer: African Methodist Episcopal Church (accept AME)
22. Bishop of Fréjus early in his career, he ascended to the post that would make him famous after he was made tutor to a 5 year-old. During his time in power he authorized continuation of the codification of civil law that had begun under Louis XIV, but his major achievements were in foreign policy through which he undermined British influence and secured Lorraine for France.FTP identify this man who ruled from 1726 to 1743 under the nominal government of Louis XV.
Andre-Hercule de Fleury
23. Its genesis can be traced to a joint-venture by six amateurs from who according to company lore, conceived it playing Parcheesi at “The Home for the Visually Offensive.” Troubles with the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission haven’t stopped it from sponsoring tournaments with the National Golf Association and the United Speed Alliance. FTP, give this “delightfully tacky, yet refined” dining chain whose unique character is given by chicken-slinging girls in orange shorts, and an innuendo-laced name.
Answer: Hooters
24. The atomic type emits a radio wave whose frequency is reproducible to 1 part in 30 billion, meaning clocks based on it would only be off by one second in 100 years of operation. First developed by Charles Townes in 1953, it consists of a tube connected to a small box called a resonator. Primarily used today as microwave amplifiers, FTP identify this device, the microwave analog of a laser.
A: _maser_
25. Located at the boundary between the City of London and Westminster; they were founded after the Norman Conquest after the establishment of common law. Their original function was to provide readings, moots, and meals for the newly educated gentry. They are also the origin of the phrase "passing the bar," it established the differentiation of the British barrister from an attorney or solicitor. For 10 points—name these four buildings, The Inner and Middle Temples, Lincoln's Inn, and Gray's Inn, the British bar association.
Answer:The Inns of Court
26. He lived in Breidablik, his ship is named Ringhorn, and his son Forseti was the god of Justice. Vali is born to avenge him and Hermod is sent to plead for his return, but when the witch Thokk does not comply with Hel’s request, Nanna remains a widow. He dreams of his death and his mother Frigg extracts oaths from everything in nature except mistletoe. FTP identify this Norse god of beauty and light.
Balder
Bonus:
1. Sometimes opera composers need a break. Name these excursions into instrumental music, for 10 points each:
[10]Giuseppe Verdi composed one piece in this form, in E minor, and Gaetano Donizetti composed several in D and A minor.
answer:_string quartet_
[10]Puccini also wrote this short piece for string quartet some time in the 1880s, and he would later use melodies from it in ~Manon Lescaut~.
answer:_Crisantemi_ or _Chrysanthemums_
[10]Wagner wrote this piece for string orchestra for his wife as a present after the birth of their son, for whom it is named.
answer:The _Siegfried Idyll_ (prompt on "Siegfried")
2. Identify the following features of the Sun FTSNOP:
10: These solar features are clouds of plasma and ions supported at regions of sharp magnetic field transitions.
A: _prominences_
5: These solar objects are the result of the violent release of energy from the sunspot region.
A: _flares_
15: These are dense cool jets of gas in the chromosphere which form in the corona.
A: _spicules_
3. Scandals are always fun, so identify the American scandals involving FTPE:
(10)Secretary of the Interior Albert Bacon Fall secretly leased federal oil reserves to private companies.
Answer:Teapot Dome
(10)Stockholders of the Union Pacific Railroad set up a company that nets millions from fraud in government contracts, avoiding prosecution in part by giving away shares to congressmen.
Answer:Credit Mobilier
(10)In 1795, four companies bribed Georgia legislators to pass a bill granting cheap sale of large tracts of the land that eventually became Mississippi.
Answer:Yazoo Land Fraud
4. Identify the following figures associated with the Golden Fleece FTPE:
1.10: This man set Jason’s quest in motion by usurping the throne of Iolcus from his father. He was later chopped up and boiled by his children.
Answer:Pelias
2.10: The fleece belonged to a ram that saved this young prince and his sister Helle from ritual sacrifice flying them to Colchis.
Answer:Phrixus
3.10: Although Helle tumbled and fell Phrixus made it, sacrificed the ram, and put its fleece under the guard of a dragon in a grove sacred to this God.
Answer:Ares
5.Identify the following about the works of Philip Roth FTPE:
1.This is his first book and collects a title novella about Brenda Patimkin and Neal Klugman along with 5 other short stories.
Answer: Goodbye, Columbus
2.This 1969 work focuses on New York Jew whose feelings of guilt brought by a possessive mother forces him to seek relief through masturbation and Gentile girls.
Answer:Portnoy’s Complaint
3. This Roth character has appeared in a number of novels including The Ghost Writer, The Anatomy Lesson, and The Facts.
Answer:Nathan Zuckerman
6. It began in the 1820’s in the apostólico or extreme clerical party and mobilized in 1827 in the form of paramilitary Royalist Volunteers. Identify some stuff about these dudes FTPE.
(10) Identify this group of reactionaries in 1830’s Spain.
Answer:Carlists
(10) This daughter of Ferdinand VII’s accession prompted this Carlist war when her right to the throne was called into question.
Answer:Isabella II
(10) The Carlists supported Don Carlos because they believed that Isabella’s accession violated this law introduced by Philip V in 1713.
Answer:Salic Law
7. Identify these economic terms for ten points each:
(10)A good whose demand falls as income rises; that is, its income elasticity of is negative.
Answer:inferior good
(10)A good for which demand increases at higher prices and falls at lower prices.
Answer:Giffen good
(10)Pairs of goods for which consumption is interdependent.
Answer:complementary goods
8. Identify these important biochemicals:
10: This phosphate is involved in cellular metabolic processes, like the breakdown of glycogen, and is used as a second messenger in bacteria.
Answer: _CAMP_ (Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate)
10: This type of compound is similar to a nucleotide but lacks a phosphate group.
Answer: _nucleoside_
10: This is the general term for the non-protein portion of an enzyme complex
Answer: _cofactor_
9. Given lyrics from a song on The Beatles 1, name the song for 10 points each.
(10)"Dear Sir or Madam will you read my book/It took me years to write, will you take a look"