VETO 2003 Questions (written by University Of Toronto A): Tossups
1.SCTV alumni John Candy and Martin Short appeared on episodes of this 1970s TV kids show as a weather superhero and Smokey the Hare, respectively. There has been an on-going debate on whether Beaver, a co-host of this show, was a boy or a girl but only Moose knows for sure. For ten points, Beaver and Moose hosted what TVOntario kid series whose title refers to an often-pickled vegetable?
Answer: CUCUMBER (Accept: Children’s Underground Club of United Moose and Beaver for Enthusiastic Reporters)
2.It tells the story of Patrick, a 10-year old boy of a working-class family, trying to prevent the quarrelling and eventual break-up of his parents in 1960s Dublin. Upon the abandonment by his father, Patrick faces ridicule and humiliation by his schoolmates through a teasing chant, from which the book gets its title. For ten points, name this Roddy Doyle novel, which won the 1993 Booker Prize for literature.
Answer: Paddy Clarke Ha, Ha, Ha!
3.One American soldier commented on this weapon’s creator as having a “sick mind” because “at night it looked like a red line of light coming from the heavens, like hell leaking fire.” Armed with three General Electric, six-barrel, rotating mini guns, the Viet Cong dubbed these AC-42 warplanes “dragon ships” which led to their U.S. nickname inspired by a famous folk song. For ten points, give the nickname for these Vietnam War gunships taken from the title of a Peter, Paul and Mary hit about a creature that lived in Honah-lee.
Answer: Puff the Magic Dragon (accept: AC-42 if not mentioned upon buzz)
4.To make this substance, take a water-cooled cylinder containing a sharp graphite rod touching a graphite disk. Evacuate the cylinder to a pressure of 13,500 kilopascals, and apply a current of 100 to 200 ampere between the rod and the disk. This produces a soot deposit that is washed with toluene, producing a red-brown solution that, when evaporated, leaves a residue containing more than 85% of C-60. For ten points, name this allotrope of carbon named after the creator of the Geodesic dome.
Answer: Buckyballs or buckminsterfullerene (Accept C-60 on early buzz)
5.Norman Peterson, Ray Lowes, Dr. Robert Maclaren, and Philip Gosling were instrumental in its creation in 1967. It ran from Queenston to Beamsville to Milton to Cheltenham to Mono Centre to Lavender to Craighleith to Blantyre to Wiarton, and finally to Tobermory. For ten points, name this 800-kilometre Ontario hiking trail.
Answer: Bruce Trail
6.He popularized the term metrosexual, which refers to straight men who take pleasure in primping and shopping. He has rivaled the British family in popularity and adoration with his wife Victoria, a former member of the Spice Girls. For ten points, name this British multi-millionaire and star soccer player who, in June 2003, was traded to Real Madrid from Manchester United.
Answer: David Beckham
7.During World War II, the British used it as their secret location to make their pre-sonar device, the ASDIC, after the Germans bombed the ASDIC manufacturing plant in Great Britain, citing that “Who would suspect a freak castle with dances every Saturday night?” Along with Canadian architect E.J. Lennox, Sir Henry Mill Pratt built this breathtaking landmark between 1911 and 1914 at a cost of $3.5 million. More recently, it provided the backdrop for scenes in the hit film X-Men. For ten points, name this historic Toronto castle.
Answer: Casa Loma
8.Many North American sports leagues have teams that usually end with an “s”. But this pro sports league has the most teams whose names do not end with an “s”; 11 out of 16 teams. Examples include the Portland Fire, Phoenix Mercury, Minnesota Lynx, and New York Liberty. For ten points, name this league whose male counterpart play for the Larry O’Brien trophy recently won by the San Antonio Spurs.
Answer: WNBA or Women’s National Basketball Association
9.Because artesian wells are drawing out more and more water for its growing population of more than 15 million people, this city is sinking at a rate of 4 to 12 inches per year since it is built on top of an underground reservoir. Problems with its heavy air pollution are usually attributed to the sulfur dioxide emissions from the nearby mountain of Popocatepetl. For ten points, name this oldest city of the Americas, which hosted the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Answer: Mexico City
10.French physicist Paul Villard unexpectedly discovered these in 1900 but were not identified by their current name until coined by Ernest Rutherford in 1914. Commonly found in Cobalt-60 and Cesium-137, one such common use is in food irradiation to disrupt the DNA of bacteria, viruses, molds, and parasites causing them to be destroyed. For ten points, name this form of electromagnetic energy emitted by the nucleus of atoms, as Dr. Bruce Banner (a.k.a. the Hulk) might tell you.
Answer: gamma rays
11.Believing that their deaths would be a bad omen for their unborn child, King Edward III of England’s pregnant wife, Philippa, persuaded him to spare their lives. In 1347, their plight was recorded in Jean Froissart’s Chronicles whose text provided the basis for a famous Rodin sculpture depicting these six men, commissioned in 1885. For ten points, give the collective name for these patriotic citizens and heroes of the Hundred Years’ War who surrendered themselves to Edward III in return for Calais’ freedom.
Answer: The Burghers of Calais
12.Her autobiography On a Personal Note was used as the basis for her 1999 CD entitled A Night at the Orpheum. Making recordings since 1975, she received Junos for Most Promising New Artist in 1987, Female Vocalist of the Year in 1990, and Female Country Vocalist of the Year in 1991. For ten points, name this "big" Canadian country singer from Big Pond, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia who also won a Gemini for her CBC variety series Rita and Friends.
Answer: Rita MacNeil
13.Born near Edinburgh in 1711, he studied in France before returning to Scotland. An author, historian and diplomat, his career invariably suffered due to his anti-religious views. Immanuel Kant says of this man that he "interrupted my dogmatic slumbers". For ten points, name the author of Treatise on Human Nature and Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding.
Answer: David Hume
14.The conservative Canada Family Action Coalition labeled her a “radical feminist” with a bias against families. She fell afoul of feminist groups in 1991 when she wrote the decision striking down a rape-shield law that had kept rape victims from being asked about their sexual history. For ten points, name this Alberta-born woman who, in January 2000, replaced Quebec’s Antonio Lamer to become the first woman appointed chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.
Answer: Beverley McLachlin
15.This Canadian city was named after the first Duke of Marlborough. Some of its points of interest include SARSAT (a satellite tracking station operated by the Canadian Mission Control Centre), Hudson Bay Port (Canada’s only arctic seaport), and the Polar Bear Jail where Natural Resources officers detain its polar bears until Hudson Bay has frozen over. For ten points, name this Manitoba city nicknamed “The Polar Bear Capital of the World”.
Answer: Churchill
16.This novel was selected by the judges for the 1974 Pulitzer Prize for literature but rejected by the Pulitzer advisory board for being "unreadable", "turgid", and "obscene". It covered topics as diverse as the plastic industry, the massacre of the Herero tribesmen of Southwest Africa, and the V2 rocket. For ten points, name this sprawling masterwork by author Thomas Pynchon.
Answer: Gravity’s Rainbow
17.No one really knows of, or really cares about, the origin of this sports phrase but probably Paul Weiler does. He wears a bowler hat, coonskin coat, and a black & gold CFL shirt to become "Pigskin Pete"; and leads fans with this cheer followed by the words "Holy mackinaw! Tigers -- Eat 'Em Raw!" For ten points, what three-word phrase begins this cheer by Hamilton Tiger-Cats fans?
Answer: Oskee Wee Wee
18.Between 1970 and 1992, he was the recipient of honorary degrees from twenty-one Canadian universities. Despite his active work in controlling armaments as a Member of the Board of the Canadian Centre for Arms Control and Disarmament, he is better known for collaborating with Americans Dudley Herschbach and Yuan Lee on "the dynamics of chemical elementary processes". For ten points, name this German-Canadian chemist who, in 1986, shared the Nobel Prize for chemistry with Herschbach and Lee.
Answer: John Polanyi
19.Contrary to popular belief, the man for whom this food was named after could not have eaten it due to a gastro-intestinal disorder from a naval injury, which limited him to drinking liquids. But legend states that John Montagu invented it to leave one hand free, so meals did not get in the way of his non-stop gambling. For ten points, give the food that usually requires at least two slices of bread and you have what John Montagu was Earl of.
Answer: Sandwich
20.According to Jewish tradition, her name is Naamah but in the traditional text her name is never given. However, we do get to know her three sons: Ham, Shem and Japheth; as well as her famous father-in-law Methuselah. For ten points, who is this person related to the man who built the Ark?
Answer: Noah's wife (Accept clear-knowledge equivalents)
21.He became a world champion by defeating an Australian and lost his world championship by another Australian. He is considered to be Canada's first international sports hero; and after his death in 1908 a monument was created on the grounds of Toronto's CNE honouring him as "the most renowned oarsman of any age". For ten points, name this world champion sculler portrayed by Nicholas Cage in the 1986 film The Boy in Blue?
Answer: Edward "Ned" Hanlan
22.These food delicacies are the young leaves of the plant Matteuccia struthiopteris, otherwise known as the ostrich fern. Usually served immediately with melted butter or vinegar, they get their name from the coiled little rolls that form when they grow one to two inches from the ground. For ten points, name this Maritime fare which you won't find on violins.
Answer: Fiddleheads
23.In May 1992, the International Radio and Television Society named this Canadian Broadcaster of the Year. As a producer and writer, he has won Emmys for two Lily Tomlin specials, The Paul Simon Special, and a weeklylate-night series he created for NBC. In June 2003, he received a star on the Canadian Walk of Fame along with Mike Myers. For ten points, name this creator of Kids in the Hall and Saturday Night Live.
Answer: Lorne Michaels
24.The name's the same. On June 30, 1983 this Toronto-based pay TV channel went off the air lasting only 5 months. Led by Ken Thompson, Bell Telephone Laboratories began work developing this computer language in 1969. For ten points, what name do they share along with the major key in music whose key signature has no sharps or flats?
Answer: C
25.At 58 degrees Celsius or 136 degrees Fahrenheit, the highest temperature on Earth was recorded in this country's city of Al Aziziyah in September 1922. Other points of interest include the Sahara desert and the Gulf of Sidra, which occupies its northern coastline on the Mediterranean Sea. For ten points, name this African country with the capital of Tripoli.
Answer: Libya
26.Murray McNeill, Al MacInnes, Cliff Torey and Jim Donahoe, representing Nova Scotia, were the first winners of this annual Canadian event. At that time, a regulation game consisted of 14 ends rather than the current 10. For ten points, in 2003 skip Randy Ferbey and his Alberta rink defended their title of what men’s curling championship sponsored by Nokia?
Answer: The Brier (prompt on curling)
27.Quote: "If we could, internationally, display on this front some of the imagination and initiative, determination and sacrifice, that we show in respect of defense planning and development, the outlook would be more hopeful than it is. The grim fact, however, is that we prepare for war like precocious giants and for peace like retarded pygmies." For ten points, what famous Canadian, nicknamed "Mike", said these words when accepting the 1957 Nobel Peace Prize?
Answer: Lester Bowles Pearson
28.Imprisoned in 1972 and again from 1973 to 1977, this man was elected to the House of Commons in 1983, but could not take his seat since it would have required an oath of allegiance to the Queen. His cooperation was vital to the signing of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. For ten points, name this Belfast-born leader of Sinn Fein.
Answer: Gerry Adams