UIUC Earlybird Tournament 2005 Round 3
Tossups by UIUC Academic Buzzer Team (Steven Canning, Scott Green, Micah Hodosh, Tom Phillips, Sudheer Potru, Dom Ricci, Mike Sorice, Donald Taylor & Kelly Tourdot)
1. A recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross in Korea, he is transferred from Pendleton Work Farm. He helps to stand up for George Sorenson and hires a prostitute named Candy to take Billy Bibbit’s virginity, which indirectly induces the latter to commit suicide. His rebellious behavior results in both his attack on and ensuing lobotomy by Nurse Ratched, but he is later suffocated by Chief Bromden so he can die with dignity. For 10 points, name this anti-hero of Ken Kesey’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.
Answer:Randle PatrickMcMurphy
2. Its base covers an area of about six acres, and it measures 48 meters high, 188 meters long, and 156 meters wide. Built on the site of the Domus Aurea, it is currently situated in the rione Monti. Dio Cassius claims that nearly 10,000 wild animals were killed in the celebration of its opening, and it was begun under the reign of Vespasian and completed by his son Titus. A venue for animal fights, executions, and fights between gladiators and other sportsmen, for 10 points, name this gigantic stadium in Rome.
Answer:Colosseum
3. Originally based on the cognitive development work of Jean Piaget, it was later modified by Carol Gilligan, who argued that it was largely male-centered. Derived from the “druggist’s dilemma” experiment, stage six of it describes people who use universal ethical principles and abstract reasoning, while stage one of it describes those who focus on results only for themselves. Including both preconventional and postconventional parts, for 10 points, name this theory of moral development, named for its American formulator.
Answer:Kohlberg’s theory of moral development
4. In 1980, her father died, allowing her namesake foundation in Basel, Switzerland, to inherit the copyright to her best-known work. That work was discovered strewn about and given to Miep Gies [MEEP-GEESE], who orchestrated the capture of the van Daans, Margot, and the rest of her family. Eventually, they were transported to Bergen-Belsen, where she died in March of 1945. For 10 points, name this young German-Dutch girl, whose diary provides a famous account of concentration camp life.
Answer:Anne Frank
5.The creator’s outline for it included notes like “Brilliant streaks of jade green tiles three-quarters across canvas at base of glass”. Based on a location near the artist’s home in Greenwich Village in New York, this painting is housed at the Art Institute of Chicago. In it, no one smokes, although cigars are only five cents. A young woman in a red blouse eats a sandwich while a busboy stoops behind the counter, where there are six empty seats this evening. For 10 points, name this voyeuristic painting by Edward Hopper.
Answer:Nighthawks
6. The sandals worn by the title character are replicas of those worn by the author. This book features such objects as frobscottle, a beverage which causes whizpoppers, and a snozzcumber, which enables one character to avoid the Bloodbottler. Illustrated by Quentin Blake, its title character captures dreams in bottles, and also snatches the young orphan Sophie from her bed so she can help him save England’s children from eight man-eating giants. For 10 points, name this children’s book about a large and kind creature, written by Roald Dahl.
Answer:The BFG (do not accept or prompt on “Big Friendly Giant”)
7. Rising from the springs Senir and Dan [DAHN] at the base of Mount Hermon, this river drops quickly to swampy Ha-HulaLake near the Rift Valley. Tributaries entering it include the Yarmouk and JabbokRivers, and it meanders quite a bit before finally flowing into the Dead Sea, where it ends. Also flowing into the Sea of Galilee, it forms a border between Israel and its namesake kingdom. For 10 points, name this Middle Eastern river which shares its name with a nation whose capital is Amman.
Answer:Jordan River
8. The subject of a famous 1715 tragedy by Nicholas Rowe, this woman was actually fluent in several languages, including ancient Greek. John de Feckenham tried to convert her to Catholicism at the request of Mary I, and she married Guilford Dudley, the son of the earl of Northumberland. The popular revolt of Thomas Wyatt prompted her execution, as Philip II of Spain wanted to nullify her claim to the throne. For 10 points, name this woman who ruled as Queen of England for either nine or thirteen days in 1553.
Answer:Lady Jane Grey
9. This story is supposedly translated from the manuscripts of Benengeli. Altisidora mocks the title character’s concept of romantic love, while the Duke and Duchess play pranks on him for their entertainment. The disappearance of Dapple the donkey troubles several characters including Teresa, the wife of Dapple’s owner. The title character rides the slow and faithful Rocinante, and the strong Christian ethic of his assistant Sancho Panza serves to guide him. For 10 points, name this novel about a guy who fights windmills and really wants to be a knight, written by Miguel de Cervantes.
Answer:Don Quixote
10. (Computation – 10 seconds) Compute the integral from 0 to 2 with respect to x of the following polynomial function: 5x4 - x3 + - 1 [“five x to the fourth, minus x cubed, plus one over the square root of two-x, minus 1”]. This integral can be computed using the exponent rule for integrals by noting that [“one over the square root of x”] is the same as x-1/2 [“x to the minus one-half”]. Give the result of this definite integral for 10 points.
Answer: 28
11. The rarest variety of this is the ds type which, is only found in certain viruses, and it is indistinguishable from another common biological molecule except for the subtraction of a hydroxyl group. More common types are t and m, which are essential to DNA translation and transcription, respectively. Often proposed as the historical precursor to DNA as the carrier of genetic information, for 10 points, name this biological molecule that is structurally similar to DNA but uses the base uracil in place of thymine.
Answer: ribonucleic acid
12. Later in life, his wife Jane constantly wrote letters to their dead son, Bennie, and he befriended Nathaniel Hawthorne while attending BowdoinCollege. A brigadier general in the Mexican-American War, his friend Jefferson Davis eventually served as his Secretary of War after he and his running mate Rufus King defeated the Whig candidate Winfield Scott. For 10 points, identify this namesake of a college in New Hampshire, whose victory in the 1852 election made him our fourteenth president.
Answer:Franklin Pierce
13. Warning: two answers required. Stars appear on their heads during the Argonautic expedition after Orpheus plays his lute, and only one of them dies during their battles with Idas and Lynceus because only one of them is mortal. Born of eggs from Zeus’ affair with Leda, one of them manages horses, while the other is a skilled boxer, which explains his name of “many fists”. For 10 points, name these twin half-brothers of Helen, whose names also denote the twin stars in the constellation Gemini.
Answer:Castor and Polydeuces (accept Pollux for Polydeuces, and both answers are required)
14. Composed of carbon-rich rock and ice, it has an orbital period of little more than 30 hours and is named for a son of Ares and Aphrodite. Discovered in 1877, it is thought to be an asteroid that was gravitationally deflected by Jupiter into Mars' orbit. Though cratered, it is noticeably smoother than its partner. For 10 points, name the smallest moon of the inner solar system; a satellite of Mars opposed to Phobos.
Answer: Deimos
15. He reached the rank of lieutenant commander by the end of World War II, and worked as legal counsel to Sid Richardson, an oil tycoon. A member of the Suite 8F group that campaigned for Lyndon Johnson, he also served as Secretary of the Treasury in the early 1970s and was appointed Secretary of the Navy by Kennedy. However, he may be most remembered merely for his presence in a Dallas car on November 22, 1963. For 10 points, name this Texas governor who was wounded by the “magic bullet” that killed JFK.
Answer:John Connally
16. This metamorphic mineral comes in chrysotile, crocidolite, and amosite varieties and was named from the Greek for “unextinguishable” due to its use in lamp wicks. Charlemagne’s tablecloth is reputed to have been made of this material, so he could clean it by throwing it into fire. Because its fibers can be a thousand times thinner than human hair, it can be easily inhaled, which is a problem because it is a known carcinogen. For 10 points, name this mineral, a formerly common insulating and fire-proofing material.
Answer: asbestos
17. Late in life, his disagreement with a pope forced him to seek asylum with Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor. Known at times as “Doctor Invincibilis”, he is considered to be the greatest exponent of the nominalist school. The author of Commentaries on Lombard’s Sentences, for 10 points, name this philosopher who famously said that entities should not be multiplied without necessity, or that the simplest explanation for something is generally the best, an argument known as his namesake razor.
Answer:William of Occam
18. Its composer lamented the poor quality of its coda, saying he wished that it could have been a success. Franz von Gernerth and Josef Weyl [WHILE] wrote accompanying lyrical texts for this piece, which was originally written for string orchestra. Featured prominently in the soundtrack for Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, for 10 points, give the English name of this famous waltz by Johann Strauss the Younger, which he titled “An der schöenen blauen Donau”.
Answer:“By The Beautiful Blue Danube”
19. This law becomes trivial in a source-free region and may be directly derived from its namesake’s integral theorem applied to the potential gradient. Generally used via one of its namesake’s “surfaces”, it is easiest with highly symmetric distributions like an infinite charge sheet or sphere. Used to calculate the electric field and named for one of the greatest mathematicians to have ever lived, for 10 points, name this physical law stating that the electric flux through a closed surface is proportional to the charge enclosed.
Answer: Gauss's lawfor the electric field
20. This collection draws its name from its first story, in which a conversation with Marianna changes the narrator’s perspective of his view from the titular location. One story, “The Encantadas, or The Enchanted Isles” is a series of sketches about the Galapagos, and in “The Bell Tower”, the hubristic Italian craftsman Bannadonna is killed by his own clockwork contraption. Containing both “Benito Cereno” and “Bartleby the Scrivener,” for 10 points, name this collection of short stories by Herman Melville.
Answer: The Piazza Tales
UIUC Earlybird Tournament 2005 Round 3
Bonuses by UIUC Academic Buzzer Team (Steven Canning, Scott Green, Micah Hodosh, Tom Phillips, Sudheer Potru, Dom Ricci, Mike Sorice, Donald Taylor & Kelly Tourdot)
1. Name these Mexican leaders for 10 points each.
[10]This candidate of the National Action Party won the election in 2000, and is currently the president of Mexico.
Answer:Vicente Fox
[10]A supporter of Iturbide at one point, this ruthless dictator was captured at the Battle of San Jacinto and generally made a lot of trouble for Texans during their war for independence.
Answer:Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
[10]The loser of a presidential election to Juarez, he would later take power from Lerdo, although he was forced to flee Mexico in 1911.
Answer:Porfirio Diaz
2. Consider the following classes of poker hands: High card, one-pair, two-pair, three-of-a-kind, straight, flush, full house, four-of-a-kind, straight flush. Answer these questions for the stated number of points.
[10] Which hand was the winner of the final hand of the main event of the World Series of poker in 2002, 2003 and 2004?
Answer:full house
[10] What class of hand was Wild Bill holding when he was killed?
Answer:two-pair (aces and eights)
[5/5] Which two of these hands must always include either a ten or a five, but never both?
Answer:straight and straight flush
3. He led a “march to the sea” to obtain free salt and used other nonviolent tactics to oppose harsh British rule in India. For 10 points each:
[10]Name this man, assassinated by a fanatical Hindu in 1948.
Answer:Mohandas Karamchand “Mahatma”Gandhi
[10]Literally translating as “truth force”, this is the Sanskrit term for Gandhi’s generalized policy of nonviolent resistance and his boycott of British goods.
Answer:satyagraha
[10]Due to his adoption of Feroz Khan as his son, Gandhi became the father-in-law of this future prime minister, the daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru.
Answer:Indira Gandhi
4. Name these architects from works,for 10 points each.
[10] Fallingwater; Robie House
Answer:Frank Lloyd Wright
[10] Dymaxion House; A “Geodesic Dome” for Ford Motor Company
Answer:R. Buckminster Fuller
[10]Carson, Pirie, and Scott store in Chicago; WainwrightBuilding
Answer:Louis Henry Sullivan
5. Answer the following about a play,for 10 points each.
[10]Opening on Christmas Eve, central points in this drama include the arrivals of Kristine Linde and Dr. Rank, along with the attempts of Nils Krogstad to blackmail the protagonist.
Answer:A Doll’s House
[10]Name the author of A Doll’s House, who also wrote An Enemy of the People and The Master Builder.
Answer:Henrik Ibsen
[10]Now, name the main character of the play, who leaves her husband Torvald when she can no longer endure her plastic existence.
Answer:Nora Helmer (both required, prompt on “Helmer”)
6. Name these Internet-related items, for 10 points each.
[10] This markup language is one of the most prevalent on the Internet. Browsers, such as Mozilla's Firefox and Microsoft's Internet Explorer, translate this language's tags into formatting.
Answer: hyper-text markup language
[10] This object-oriented scripting language was developed under the name Mocha by Brendan Eich. It is commonly used to execute browser-side code by interactive websites.
Answer: JavaScript (do not accept “Java”)
[10] This structured, open-source, recursively-named scripting language is used to execute code server-side. Currently in version 5.0.5, it serves as the backend for its namesake BB, a popular forum software.
Answer: PHP Hypertext Processor
7. Name these geographic features ofAustralia, for 10 points each.
[10]Along with the Murray River, this longest river in Australia drains all of New South Wales west of the Great Dividing Range and also much of South Australia
Answer:Darling River
[10]Often referred to as the single largest organism in the world, this World Heritage site lies off the coast of Queensland in northeast Australia
Answer:Great Barrier Reef
[10]Standing over 2,200 meters, this mountain of the Great Dividing Range is the tallest peak on the Australian mainland.
Answer:Mount Kosciusko
8. Answer these questions about an important work in economics, for 10 points each.
[10] This long 1776 work describes the works of a pin factory and the local fish market to explain the superiority of a laissez-faire economy to that of one controlled by government
Answer:An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of theWealth of Nations
[10]The Wealth of Nations was written by this Edinburgh economist, also the author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments.
Answer:Adam Smith
[10]In The Wealth of Nations, Smith used this two-word term to describe the force that drives an ideal market to equilibrium. He later equated it with each man’s enlightened self-interest.
Answer:“the invisible hand of the market”
9. Name these battles of the American Civil War, for 10 points each.
[10]Southerners brought picnic baskets to this 1861 battle, in which the ineffectual maneuvers of Union troops under Irvin McDowell were displayed.
Answer:FirstBattle of Bull Run or First Manassas (prompt on either “Bull Run” or “Manassas”)
[10]Fought outside Elkhorn Tavern, this Arkansas battle saw the Union troops under Samuel Curtis score a major victory over the Confederates under Earl Van Dorn. It cemented Union control of Missouri.
Answer:Battle of Pea Ridge
[10]Also known as Pittsburg Landing, nearly 24,000 died in this April 6-7, 1862, battle in southwestern Tennessee, including Albert Sidney Johnston.
Answer:Battle of Shiloh
10. Answer these questions about a European meeting in 1815, for 10 points each.