Questions on the Crum VII, 1998

Questions on the Crum VII, 1998

Toss-ups by John Nam & Jason Dettelbach for Maryland A

1. His last naval action took place in the service of Catherine the Great, for whom he fought in the Russo-Tuskish War of 1788-89. Originally born without the last name by which he is known, he adopted his surname to escape either a murder charge or a mutinous crew. FTP, name this Revolutionary War hero whose most famous ship was the Bonhomme Richard.

Answer: John Paul JONES

2. As a boy, he went to sea as a cadet officer. He then spent a number of years wandering around the world doing odd jobs, including working as a bartender's assistant in New York, before making his reputation with his long narrative poem The Everlasting Mercy. Other narrative poems include Reynard the Fox , The Widow in the Bye Street andDauber. FTP, name this English poet, dramatist and novelist, poet laureate from 1930 to 1967, best known for sea poems such as Sea Fever.

Answer: John MASEFIELD

3. Their name has come up again this past year in connection with mountains, this time in an inter-family dispute over the value and ownership of a ski resort in Vermont. More often, their family name is associated with the Alps, specifically because of their flight 60 years ago from the German occupation of Austria. FTP, name this family, which still collects residuals from every showing of the movie based on their story, The Sound of Music.

Answer: the VON TRAPP family

4. Its name comes from the Greek word for "lead," appropriate because Carl Scheele demonstrated in 1778 that a mineral long thought to be a lead ore or graphite was actually a compound of sulfur and this element. At Scheele's suggestion, Peter Jacob Hjelm, another Swedish chemist, isolated it in 1782. It is used in x-rays and electronic tubes and as a hardening agent in steel alloys, and it has, at 2617 degrees Celsius, the sixth highest melting point. FTP, identify this element with atomic number 42.

Answer: molybdenum

5. The daughter of the king of the Parpaillos ("Par-peye-o"), she is the wife of Grandgousier. During her 11th month of pregnancy, she goes into labor as a result of eating too much tripe and, after taking an astringent, she gives birth through her left ear. FTP, name this mother of Gargantua, who shares her name with a villain in the Smurfs.

Answer: Gargamelle

6. Located at the southern tip of the Liaotung Peninsula, it has an extremely important strategic position, commanding the entrance to the Gulf of Chihli and access to Tientsin. Historically, it has been an important port of entry for southern Manchuria, and in 1878 it was chosen as the chief base for the Peiyang fleet, China's first modern naval force. Captured by the Japanese in the Sino-Japanese War and leased to Japan, it was returned following Western intervention, which led to its occupation by Russia in 1897. FTP, name this city, which became one of the principal objectives in the Russo-Japanese War.

Answer: Port Arthur

7. Snippets from popular songs and accounts of the lives of dancer Isadora Duncan, tycoon Samuel Insull, and economist Thorstein Veblen are included along with the life of actress Margo Dowling and the rise and fall of war veteran businessman Charley Anderson. FTP identify this dark 1933 novel, the final part of the trilogy U.S.A. by John Dos Passos.

Answer: "The Big Money

8. Heprivatelypublished300copiesofhisfirstbookofpoems,TheTorrentandtheNight,and,encouragedbythewarmthofitscriticalreception,determinedtomakeacareerinwriting. HespenthisboyhoodinGardiner,Maine,whichbecametheprototypeofhiscreation,TilburyTown. FTP,namethisAmericanpoet,knownforhisArthuriantrilogyofpoemsaswellasLukeHavergal,RichardCorey,andMiniverCheevy.
Answer: EdwinArlingtonROBINSON
9. BorninHansdorf,hewasprofessorofhygieneatHallefrom1894to1895andMarburgfrom1895. Apioneerinserumtheory,heworkedonimmunizationsagainstdiphtheriaandtetanusbyinjectionsofantitoxins,atermhecoined. FTP,namethisman,winnerofthefirstNobelPrizeforMedicineorPhysiology.
Answer: EmilAdolphvonBEHRING
10. Acollectionof11talesbasedonmythology,folkloreandheroiclegendsandrecordedfromoralstoriesfromthesecondhalfofthe11thcenturytothecloseofthe13thcentury,itsnamederivesfromascribalerrorandisameaninglessbutconvenienttermfortheseanonymoustales. TheyincludetheearliestknownArthurianromance,fromaround1100,andanumberofthesetalesparalleltheworkofChretiendeTroyes. FTP,namethisgroupofmedievalWelshtales.
Answer: theMABINOGION
11. Whenplottedonagraphofluminosityversusspectralclass,theylieonadiagonalbandfromhotstarsofhighluminosityintheupperlefthandcornertocoolstarsoflowluminosityinthelowerright;theyactuallymovealongthislineastheyageandfusethehydrogenintheircores. FTP,namethiscategory,whichincludes90%ofallstars.
Answer: MAINSEQUENCEstars
12. Theopeningsketchinthis1846workdescribestheConcordparsonageinwhichtheauthorwrotethiscollectionof25talesandsketches. ItcontainssuchfamousworksasTheCelestialRailroad,YoungGoodmanBrown,TheBirthmark,andRappacini'sDaughter. FTP,namethiscollectionbyNathanielHawthorne.
Answer: MOSSESFROMANOLDMANSE
13. ThesonsofaGerman-bornharnessmaker,theyembarkedonanentertainmentcareerbygoingontourfortwoseasonswithavarietyshow,theClassicandComicConcertCo.,beforeorganizingtheirfirstcircusin1884. Withintenyears,theywereactivelycompetingwithJamesA.Bailey's"GreatestShowonEarth". Theybought11othercircuses,includingBarnumBailey's,afterBailey'sdeathin1906. FTP,namethisfamilyofcircusimpresarios.
Answer: RINGLINGBrothers(orRungeling)
14. Itwasdisregardforthispolicythatledtothe1922Nine-Powertreaty,whichreaffirmedthepolicybutfailedtostayJapaneseagression. ItwasformulatedbecauseofU.S.fearsthat,asalesserpower,itwouldbeexcludedinanyactualpartitioningofChina. FTP,namethisU.S.foreignpolicy,advancedintwonotesin1899and1900byU.S.SecretaryofStateJohnHay.
Answer:OPENDOORPolicy
15. Whenhisgrandfatherdetectsincipientselfishnessandgreediness,heisturnedfromthehousealmostpenniless. HetravelstotheU.S.withhisloyalfriendandservant,MarkTapley,wherehebecomesanarchitectfortheEdenLandCorporation,afraudulententerpriseinwhichheloseseverything. Curedofhisselfishnessbyhisexperiences,hereturnstoEnglandwherehisgrandfatheracceptshimandheismarriedtohissweetheart,MaryGraham. FTP,namethistitlecharacterofan1844CharlesDickensnovel.
Answer: MartinCHUZZLEWIT
16. Oneoftheprincipalexponentsoftherealistic,orverismo,styleofopera,hestudiedattheconservatoryatMilan,but,unabletosubmittothedisciplineofhismaster,AmilcarePonchielli,helefttojoinatravellingoperacompany. Attheageof26,hewonthefirstprizeatacompetitionwithhismostfamouswork,aone-actoperabasedonaSicilianmelodramabyGiovanniVerga,whichisusuallyperformedinconjunctionwithLeoncavallo'sIPagliacci. In1929hesucceededToscaniniasmusicaldirectorofLaScala. FTP,namethisItaliancomposer,whosemostfamousworkis1889'sCavalleriarusticana.
Answer: PietroMASCAGNI
17. Arisingfromhispeasantorigins,heservedOdaNobunaga,andafterNobunaga*sdeath,becametheEmperor'schiefministerin1585. Assuch,heconsolidatedhiscontroloverJapanbyconqueringShikokuandKyushubeforeafailedattempttoconquerKorea. Despitethisfailure,heisreveredinfolkloreandlegendasoneofJapan'sgreatestmilitarygeniuses. FTP,namethisman,knownasthefirstunifierofJapan,whosesuccessorslostcontrolofthenationtoIeyasuTokugawa.
Answer:HIDEYOSHIToyotomi
18. BorninKoslin,Germany,hestudiedatBerlinandin1899becamenaturalphilosophyprofessoratBonn. Heworkedonopticsandelectricityandwasinfluentialinestablishingthermodynamicsasascience,formulatingthemodernversionofthesecondlawofthermodynamics. FTP,namethisscientistwhointroducedtheconceptofentropy.
Answer: RudolfJuliusEmanuelCLAUSIUS
19. BornOctober15,1969withthelastnameOrtiz,thisCalifornia-bornmodelappearedasBeauty#8intheArtistFormerlyKnownasPrince'svideofor TheMostBeautifulGirlintheWorld. Thisactresshasgoneontostarin976-WISHandToLove,HonorandDeceiveaswellasinacommercialforHeadShoulders. However,in1992shegainedtherolethatwouldenablehertowinSoapOperaDigestAwardsin1997forHottestFemaleActressandin1998forBestFemaleLeadActress. FTP,namethiswoman,whoportrayedCarlainTheRockbutwhosegreatestsuccesshascomeonGeneralHospitalplayingsometimespsychosupermodelBrendaBarrett.
Answer: VanessaMARCIL
20. Hisearliestmajorwork,depictinganofficerastridearearinghorseonasmokybattlefield,evidencestheinfluenceofbothhisoldercolleagueAntoine-JeanGrosandRubens. DisappointmentinthehostilereceptiontoanotherworkledhimtospendthreeyearsinEngland,whereheproducedlithographs,watercolorsandoils,mainlyofhorsesandjockeys. Hislastmajorworkwasaseriesoffiveportraitsofthepsychotic. FTP,namethisFrenchartist,whoseworksincludeTheChargingChasseur,TheWoundedCuirassierandTheRaftoftheMedusa.
Answer: Jean-Louis-Andre-TheodoreGERICAULT
QuestionsontheCrumVII,1998
BonibyJohnNamJasonDettelbachforMarylandA
1. Givenaworkleftunfinishedatitsauthor'sdeath,nametheauthorfor15points. Ifyourequireanotherwork,you'llget5points.
a) 15points--Suspense
5points--Nostromo
Answer: JosephCONRAD
b) 15points--Dr.Grimshawe'sSecret
5points--Twice-toldTales
Answer: NathanielHAWTHORNE
2. Whatpacketwouldbecompletewithoutaquestionontheworksof...AaronSpelling??? Givenalistofcelebritieswhomadeappearances,nametheAaronSpelling-producedTVshowfor10points,orforfiveifyouneedthestarsoftheshow.
a) 10points--TommyLeeJones,TomSelleck,KimBasinger
5points--ShellyHack,TanyaRoberts,CherylLadd,JaclynSmith
Answer: Charlie'sAngels
b) 10points--MimiRogers,NatalieWood,MarkiePost
5points--RobertWagnerandStefaniePowers
Answer: HarttoHart
c) 10points--MelanieGriffith,SuzanneSomers
5points--PaulMichaelGlaserandDavidSoul
Answer: StarskyandHutch
3. Giventhefirstmemberofaroyalhouse,namethehouseFTPE. Ifyouneedthenameofamorefamousmemberofthathouse,you'llget5points.
a) 10points--ConradIII,dukeofSwabia(1138-1152)
5points--FrederickIBarbarossa
Answer: HouseofHOHENSTAUFEN
b) 10points--RobertII,grandsonofRoberttheBruce
5points--JamesVIofScotland,whobecameJamesIofEngland
Answer: HouseofSTUART
c) 10points--InHungary,AlbertII(1439-1440)
5points--MariaTheresa
Answer: HouseofHAPSBURG(orHabsburg)
4. Forthestatednumberofpoints,giventhemethodsofdeath,namethesaintswhosufferedthesefates.
a) For5points,traditionhasithewascrucifiedupside-downathisownrequest,becausehewasnotworthytosufferthesamedeathasChrist.
Answer: SaintPETER
b) For10points,hisattributeisafuller'sclub,inallusiontotheinstrumentbywhichhewasputtodeathafterhavingbeenprecipitatedfromthesummitofthetempleinJerusalemin62. OneofJesus'12disciples,heisdistinguishedfromanotherwiththesamenamebyareferencetohisstature.
Answer: SaintJAMESTHELESS
c) For15points,hewasmartyredbybeingdrownedintheEnns,nearLorch,around230. NamethispatronsaintofPoland.
Answer: SaintFLORIAN
5. Forthestatednumberofpoints,giventheEnglishmeaningofthenameofaconstellation,namethatconstellation.
a) For5points--scaleAnswer: Libra
b) For5points--swanAnswer: Cygnus
c) For10points--seacompassAnswer: Pyxis
d) For10points--serpentbearerAnswer: Ophiuchus
6. Giventhelocationandtheyearofitscreation,nametheartworkfor15points. Ifyouneedtheartist,you'llgetfivepoints.
a) 15points--SantaMariaNovella,1428
5points--Masaccio
Answer: HolyTrinity
b) 15points--SantaMariadelleGrazie,1495(?)-1498
5points--LeonardodaVinci
Answer: TheLastSupper
7. 30-20-10Nametheauthorfromalistofworks.
30) Mrs.CraddockandAshenden:ortheBritishAgent,whichwasbasedonhisexperienceasasecretagentduringWorldWarI.
20) CakesandAle
10) TheRazor'sEdge
Answer: WilliamSomersetMAUGHAM
8. Givenadescription,nametheeconomistfromaworkfor10points,orfromanadditionalworkfor5.
a)10points:TheHighPriceofBullion,aProofoftheDepreciationofBankNotes(1810)
5points: Hischiefworkwas1817'sPrinciplesofPoliticalEconomyandTaxation
Answer: DavidRICARDO
b) 10points:TheEconomicConsequencesofthePeace(1919),ascathingargumentagainstthehighreparationsdemandedofGermany
5points:TheGeneralTheoryofEmployment,InterestandMoney(1935)
Answer: JohnMaynardKEYNES
c) 10points:ATheoryoftheConsumptionFunction(1957)
5points:AMonetaryHistoryoftheUnitedStates(1963)
Answer: MiltonFRIEDMAN
9. 30-20-10Giventheeventsnametheyear.
30) ThisyearsawtheinfamousBlackHoleofCalcutta,where120Britishsoldierswereimprisonedanddied;italsosawthefoundingofaporcelainfactoryatSevres.
20) ItwastheyearbothHenryRaeburn,Scottishpainter,andWolfgangAmadeusMozartwereborn.
10) ItwastheyearinwhichtheSevenYear'sWarbegan.
Answer: 1756
10. FTPE,namethecomposersofthefollowingworks,whichhavenothingincommonexceptthisquestionwriterlikesthem.
10: IntheHalloftheMountainKing Answer: Edvard(Hagerup)GRIEG
10: MaVlastAnswer: BedrichSMETANA
10: TalesoftheViennaWoodsAnswer:JOHANNSTRAUSS(promptonStrauss)
11. Givenadevilishwork,nametheauthorforthestatednumberofpoints.
a) 5points--TheDevilandDanielWebster
Answer: StephenVincentBENET
b) 10points--TheDevil'sDisciple(1897)
Answer: GeorgeBernardSHAW
c) 15points--TheDevil'sGeneral(orDesTeufelsGeneral)(1946)
Answer: CarlZUCKMAYER
12. Givenadescription,namethenavalbattleforthestatednumberofpoints.
a) For5points,thisbattleofJune3,1942sawthesinkingofallfourattackingJapanesecarrierstothelossofonlytheU.S.S.Yorktown.
Answer: BattleofMidway
b) For10points,ittookplaceonDecember8,1914,whentwoBritishbattlecruisersandfourothercruisers,coalingataBritishpossessioninthesouthAtlantic,caughttwoGermanarmoredcruisersandthreelightcruisersunderAdmiralGrafvonSpeeattemptingtoraidthisstation. ItresultedinthedestructionofallbutoneGermanship,endingtheGermansurface-raiderthreatduringWorldWarI.
Answer: BattleoftheFalklandIslands
c) For15points,ittookplaceonJune24,1340intheestuaryoftheZwinRiver,neartheportofBruges. TwoFrenchadmiralshadthedutyofpreventingEdwardIIIfromlanding,butinsteadofadvancingtosea,theykepttheirshipsmassedintheestuary,leadingtothewithdrawaloftheirallies,theGenoese. TheEnglishshipswaitedtoattackwiththesunattheirbacksanddevastatedtheFrench,killingbothadmiralsanddestroyingthefleet.
Answer: BattleofSluys
13. It'stimeforyoutobecomeinvolvedwithsomethreesomes. No,I'mnotsuggestingyougoformamenageatrois,butinstead,namethemythologicaltriad,forthestatednumberofpoints,giventhemembersofthatgroup.
a) For5points:Stheno,Euryale,Medusa
Answer:theGORGONS
b) For5points: Clotho,Lachesis,Atropos
Answer:theFATES
c) For10points: Aglaia,Thalia,Euphrosyne
Answer:theGRACES
d) For10points: Urd,Verthandi,Skuld
Answer:theNORNS
14. Yourbonusisonthewriter'sfavoritepopmusic. For10pointseach,namethegroupsassociatedwiththefollowingsongs.
a) The1997release,"Hell"Answer: SquirrelNutZippers
b) "JustCan'tGetEnough"Answer: DepecheMode
c) "TaintedLove"Answer: SoftCell
15. 30-20-10Nametheplayfromthecluesprovided.
30) ThefirstwrittenversionofthestoryonwhichtheplayisbasedappearedintheNovellino(1476)ofMasuccioSalernitano. ItwasretoldbybothArthurBrookein1562andWilliamPaynterin1567.
20) Inturn,ithasservedasthebasisforbothaGounodoperaandaJeanAnouilhstory.
10) Historically,itisbasedonthe14th-centuryfeudbetweentheCapellettiandMontecchifamilies,twonoblefamiliesofVerona.
Answer: ROMEOANDJULIETbyBilltheBard
16. Givenadescription,namethebattlefor15pointseach.
a) FoughtonMay11,1745,itwasthemostfamousvictoryofMaurice,comtedeSaxe,anditledtotheFrenchconquestofFlandersduringtheWaroftheAustrianSuccession. 52,000FrenchtroopsunderhiscommanddefeatedthealliedarmiesunderWilliamAugustus,dukeofCumberlandandsonofGeorgeIIofEngland.
Answer: battleofFontenoy
b) FoughtnearBraxton,Northumberland,theinvasionofJamesIVofScotlandwasanattempttodiverttroopsfromthemainEnglisharmy,theninFrance. ThomasHoward,earlofSurrey,gathered20,000mentofacethe30,000Scots,andthoughoutnumbered,thesuperiorityoftheEnglishbillandEnglisharchersovertheScottishspearledtoaresoundingvictory.
Answer: battleofFloddenField
17. Givenanartworkandtheyearofitscreation,nametheartistfor10pointseach.
a) NocturneinBlackandGold:theFallingRocket(c.1874)
Answer: JamesAbbottMacneilWhistler
b) RobertAndrewsandHisWife(c.1748-1750)
Answer: ThomasGainsborough
c) PeasantWedding(c.1565)
Answer: PieterBruegeltheElder
18. Givenabriefdescriptionanditsinventor,namethefamiliarhouseholditemsforthestatednumberofpoints.
a) For5points--In1936,FredWaringsuccessfullymarketedthisdeviceinventedbyPolish-AmericanStephenPoplawski.
Answer: electricBLENDER
b) For5points--In1778,theforerunnerofthisitemwaspatentedbyEnglishinventorJosephBrahma,notThomasCrapper.
Answer: flushTOILET
c) For10points--In1690,FrenchphysicistDenisPapininventedthiscookingdevice,whichhecalleda*steamdigester.*
Answer: pressurecooker
d) For10points--In1879,well-to-doIllinoishousewifeJosephineCochraneinventedthisapplianceafterbecomingannoyedatbreakageofherfinechinabykitchenservants.
Answer: mechanicalDISHWASHER
19.Humanbehaviorhasoftenbeenlinkedtothedevelopmentoftooluse.Givenadescription,givethenamethatpaleoanthropologistsuseforthetypeofancientstonetoolFTPE.
1. Foralongtimetheywerecalled"pebbletools",butMaryLeakey'sworkcausedthisnametocomeintouse.Theyarethemostbasictypeofstoneimplement,madefromawater-worncobblewhichhasbeenstruckonanotherrocktoyieldajaggedsurface.
Answer: CHOPPER
2. Thesesmallstonechipswerereallyabyproductofchoppermanufacture,butmayhaveprovenmoreusefulthanthechoppersthemselves.Theywereverysharp,butduetotheirsmallsizedulledquickly.
Answer: FLAKE
3. Namedfortheirshape,theseirregularroundtoolswereprobablyusedashammersormissiles,ortopoundfood.
Answer: SPHEROID
20.IdentifythefollowingbattlesoftheAmericanRevolutionaryWarFTPE.
1. AtthisJune28,1778battle,anunexpectedretreatcalledbyCharlesLee,thecommanderoftheAmericanadvanceguard,disorderedWashington'sforcesenoughtoallowClinton'sarmytocontinueitsadvanceonNewYork.
Answer: BattleofMONMOUTH Courthouse
2. Itwasatthis June17,1775battlethatanAmericangeneralwarnedhistroopsnottofireuntiltheycouldseethewhitesoftheiropponent'seyes.
Answer: BattleofBUNKERHILL(orBREED'SHILL)
3. InSeptember1779,JohnPaulJonescapturedthe"CountessofScarborough"andthisotherBritishshipaftera3andahalfhourgunbattleinwhichherepliedtoaordertosurrenderwith"Ihavenotyetbeguntofight!"
Answer: SERAPIS