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 FORT OSAGE NOVICE SET (FONS) IIIQuestions edited by Joshua Malecki. Questions written by: Dexter Wickham, Zachary Beltz, Caden Stone, Maya Baughn, Alexandria Hill, Lewis Chastain, Ian Gunter, Aleesa Hill, Trenton Kiesling, Eliot Chastain, Nicole Overbay, TessKinne, Mickala Stoff and Joshua Malecki. Edited by Joshua Malecki Round 101. This government agency was investigated by the Church Committee, and saw reforms enacted under Admiral Stansfield Turner during the Carter Administration. Two employees of this government agency were shot and killed by Mir Amal Kansi outside its Langley, Virginia headquarters* in 1993. Sidney Souers {SOW-ERZ} was the first director of this governmental body, while its current director is Mike Pompeo {POM-PAY-O}. For 10 points, name this government agency, charged with gathering and analyzing national security information from around the world. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)2. This English author’s first major work was The Book of the Duchess, written as an elegy for the wife of his benefactor John of Gaunt. This author was working in a customs office in London when he wrote works such as Parlement of Foules {FOWLS}, The Legend of Good Women, and Troilus and Criseyde {CRISS-UH-DUH}. His most famous work is a collection of stories told by pilgrims* who are traveling to the title town to see the grave of Thomas a’Becket. For 10 points, name this English poet who wrote The Canterbury Tales.Geoffrey Chaucer 3. A breakaway province within this Asian nation contains Krubera Cave, the deepest known cave system in the world. This nation, which has disputed with its northern neighbor, Russia, over the Abkhazia {AHB-KAW-ZEE-AH} region, lies along the Black Sea,* and its largest port city is Batumi. This nation is located in South Caucasus Mountains, and its southern neighbors include both Turkey and Armenia. For 10 points, name this former Soviet Republic which fought a short war with Russia in 2008 and has its capital at Tbilisi {TIB-LEE-SEE}. Georgia4. Scientists found one of these invertebrates in Myanmar that had a tail, which may provide a missing link between the origins of these and their modern form. One species of this invertebrate, Bagheera kiplingi, was identified as herbivorous, but all other known species of this type of arthropod are predatory.* These invertebrates have a two-sectioned body, consisting of a cephalothorax {SEFF-AH-LAH-THOR-AXE} and an abdomen, but do not contain antennae. For 10 points, name these eight-legged arthropods which are the largest order of arachnids.Spiders 5. This singer signed her first recording contract at 18, and sang backup on Paris Hilton’s 2006 song, “Nothing in the World.” This singer appeared in the video for Katy Perry’s 2008 hit, “I Kissed a Girl,” but her collaboration with Flo Rida on 2009’s “Right Round”* brought her into the mainstream. Her 2010 and 2012 albums, Animal and Warrior, were massive hits, but an ongoing legal dispute with her former manager Dr. Luke delayed release of her third album, Rainbow, until 2017. For 10 points, name this pop star, whose track “Praying” describes her attempts to heal from years of abuse.Kesha (accept “Ke$ha or “Kesha Sebert”)’6. Description acceptable. One of these structures in a certain European country contains a tomb with the heart of Richard the Lionhearted who was killed at a castle nearby. One of these structures in that same country’s city of Reims* was the traditional location for the crowning of that nation’s monarchs. One of these structures in that European nation’s capital city was dubbed the “Temple of Reason” during a titular “Revolution,” and was the site of a Victor Hugo novel. For 10 points, name these religious structures located in Reims, Rouen and Paris, all of which are located in a namesake European country and all named “Notre Dame.” Cathedrals in France (accept “French churches” or equivalents; prompt on partial answer)7. In 1911, the cruiser U.S.S. Pennsylvania became the first ship to serve as one of these, while the HMS Hermes was the first ship to be built specifically for this purpose. One of these types of ships, the Japanese ship Hasho, actually put to sea in 1922 before the Hermes and participated in the 1942 Battle of Midway.* The first American versions of these ships were the Lexington-class ships, both of which were at sea during the Pearl Harbor attack. For 10 points, name these types of ships which are used militarily to launch planes.Aircraft Carrier (prompt on partial answer)8. This type of artwork is one of the oldest in the world, and examples of it from the Neolithic Age have been found in places like the Czech Republic and China. One Greek form of this type of artwork was called an “amphora,” which had names inscribed* on broken pieces to cast votes for ostracism. This type of artwork was usually produced by hand in ancient societies, but is typically produced today using a namesake “wheel.” For 10 points, name this type of clay artwork that is fired in a kiln and glazed.Pottery 9. This mathematical term was coined by James Sylvester, and is widely used in number theory. This term is rarely considered for a linear polynomial, and this term is zero if and only if the roots of a polynomial are equal. In a standard quadratic equation, this term is given to the expression b squared minus 4 a c. If that quadratic has 2 different real roots, then the value of this* must be positive or greater than zero. For 10 points, name this mathematical term which is a polynomial function of its coefficients, and allows for the deduction of properties of roots without computation.Discriminant 10. This U.S. state shares Breaks Interstate Park, the so-called “Grand Canyon of the South,” with its eastern neighbor, and Tug Fork Creek separates this state from West Virginia. This state has a namesake “bend” of a river in its western* portion, which is only accessible by land from its southern neighbor of Tennessee. The northeastern portion of this state is part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area, and this state’s largest city is also located along the Ohio River, south of Indiana. For 10 points, name this state with cities such as Lexington and Louisville, and capital at Frankfort. Kentucky11. The protagonist of this novel lives in the Victory Mansions, which he constantly complains “smells like cabbage.” The protagonist of this novel participates in the “Two Minutes Hate” against Emmanuel Goldstein,* and begins an illicit relationship with fellow Party member Julia, who is a member of the Junior Anti-Sex League. That protagonist of this novel eats lunch with Syme, who was writing an updated dictionary for Newspeak, before he was “disappeared.” For 10 points, name this novel about Winston Smith’s defiance of “Big Brother” by George Orwell. 198412. This scientist’s 2001 sequel to his most famous work is The Universe in a Nutshell, where he outlines theories of supergravity and the possibility of an 11-dimensional universe. This scientist theorized that black holes emit a small amount of light and radiation, which is now named for him. This scientist’s long-running goal was to create a Unified Theory* of Physics, which would encompass Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity and the Theory of Quantum Mechanics. For 10 points, name this physicist who was diagnosed with ALS when he was 21 and wrote the seminal work, A Brief History of Time. Stephen Hawking13. This Norse god is said to be the creator of social classes, and once regained Freya’s necklace Brisingamen {BRIH-SEENG-GAH-MENN} while doing battle with Loki in the shape of a seal. This Norse god possesses a golden-maned horse named Gulltoppr {GULL-TOPPER}, as well as gold teeth, and a horn called Gjallarhorn {JALL-URR-HORN}. This Norse god stands watch where the rainbow* bridge, Bifrost, meets heaven, while awaiting the onset of Ragnarok. For 10 points, name this Norse god, who is foretold to kill, and in turn be killed by, Loki when Ragnarok occurs.Heimdallr (accept “Rig,” or “Hallinskoi,” or “Gullintanni,” or “Vindler”) 14. Description acceptable. One of these entities in its namesake U.S. state is named “Disappointment” because surveyors reached it, and were disappointed to find that it was not the tallest in its area, the San Gabriels. One of these entities in its namesake U.S. state is called “Lassen,” and is located in a namesake park in Shasta County.* One of these entities in its namesake state is named “Whitney,” and is the tallest of its kind in the Lower 48 states. For 10 points, name these entities located in a namesake Western state, which include “ranges” like Cascade and Sierra Nevada.Mountains in California (accept “Peaks” instead of mountains; prompt on partial answer) 15. Over 200 cities applied to become the location of this company’s new headquarters, and one town in Georgia even offered to rename itself after this company. This company’s longtime headquarters have been located in Seattle* since its 1994 founding, but its 40,000 workers are spread across 33 separate buildings in that city, necessitating an “HQ2,” as it has been dubbed. This company ranks second to {ALL-EE-BAH-BUH} in total Internet sales, but is largest in revenue and market capitalization. For 10 points, name this Internet retailer that was founded by Jeff Bezos {BEE-ZOS}. 16. One early poem by this author was about the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605 and was entitled “On the Fifth of November.” This poet wrote many of his early works in Latin, like “Arcades,” {ARR-KAY-DEES} and “Il Penseroso” {ILL-PEN-SURR-O-SOE}. In this poet’s most famous work, he sought to “justify the ways of God to Man” by describing the creation of Pandemonium* by Satan and his other fallen angels. For 10 points, name this English poet, who went blind in his later years, and composed Paradise Lost.John Milton17. One of these types of compositions was created by Beethoven, and was reviewed horribly, prompting Beethoven to demand, “Why didn’t they (perform) the encore?!” This type of composition typically contains an opening exposition, a development, and a final entry that returns to a tonic key featured in the opening. The popularity of this style of composition declined in favor of the sonata* at the end of the Baroque Era, and Franz Haydn {HIE-DENN} is considered the leading composer of this style during the Classical Era. For 10 points, name this contrapuntal composition in two or more voices.Fugue 18. This event may have moved the North Pole by as much as two and half centimeters, and this event led to the death of more Swedish citizens since the 1709 Battle of Poltava. This event occurred in eastern portion of its namesake ocean, and there were concerns that the island nation of the Maldives could be completely submerged by this event.* The Indonesian province of Aceh {AH-CHAY} was the closest to this event, and much of its shoreline was completely washed away. For 10 points, name this 2004 event that occurred in a namesake body of water and killed over 280,000 people in a matter of hours.Indian Ocean earthquake (accept “Indian Ocean tsunami” or “Boxing Day Tsunami or Earthquake” or “Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake”; grudgingly accept “Christmas Earthquake or Tsunami” but it actually occurred on December 26th) 19. This alkali metal is the second least dense metal after lithium, and this metal reacts violently with oxygen in the water or air. This metal has a 4s subshell and can be cut easily, although exposure to air turns its silver finish to gray. This metal burns a lilac color in a flame test,* and is chemically similar to sodium, which is also located in Group 1. Ions of this alkali metal are necessary for the function of living cells, and a deficiency in this alkali metal can cause an abnormal heart rhythm in humans. For 10 points, name this element with atomic number 19 and symbol “K.”Potassium (accept “K” before mention)20. The Girl Scouts were founded in this American city in 1910, and this city was the site of a 1778 British victory in the American Revolution that killed cavalry commander Casimir Pulaski. This coastal city was built using the Oglethorpe Plan, along its namesake river, which separates it from the state of South Carolina.* This city was “presented” as a Christmas gift by General William Sherman to President Lincoln after the end of his “March to the Sea” through Georgia. For 10 points, name this coastal city in Georgia that is known for its historical downtown region.Savannah, Georgia21. The author of this poem wrote it as a fundraiser for the structure that sits above it, which was dedicated three years after this poem’s completion. This poem describes “imprisoned lightning” in reference to the torch carried by the figure in the structure above it, and “twin cities” in reference to the fact that Manhattan and Brooklyn* were then separate cities, and not boroughs of New York City. This poem describes “huddled masses/yearning to breathe free” and the “Mother of Exiles” who “lifts her lamp beside the golden door.” For 10 points, name this poem by Emma Lazarus which is located in a casting on a plaque beneath the Statue of Liberty. “New Colossus” (prompt on “Statue of Liberty” until mention; prompt on “poem beneath Statue of Liberty”) BONUSES1. This city is the largest in Australia’s Northern Territory and has been rebuilt multiple times. For 10 points each…(10) Name this city, the only Australian city bombed by Japan during World War II, and the capital of the Northern Territory.ANSWER: Darwin(10) Darwin was bombed because the Japanese were trying to take this strategic island, which lies northeast of the city and is today shared by two nations.ANSWER: New Guinea (it is shared by Indonesia and Papua New Guinea)(10) The last time Darwin was rebuilt was after one of these types of storms, dubbed “Tracy,” hit the city in 1974. This type of storm is referred to as a “typhoon” in the North Pacific and a “hurricane” in the Atlantic.ANSWER: Cyclone 2. This man’s best-known book was turned into a popular miniseries in 1977. For 10 points each…(10) Name this African-American author who traced his family’s history from West Africa to the New World through his ancestor Kunta Kinte in the book Roots.ANSWER: Alex Haley(10) After leaving the Coast Guard, Haley took a job with this general interest magazine that was the best selling consumer magazine in the U.S. until 2009.ANSWER: Reader’s Digest(10) Haley’s first novel was published in 1965 and was an autobiography of this controversial civil rights leader who had been assassinated earlier that year in Harlem.ANSWER: The Autobiography of Malcolm X3. Poseidon gave this creature the job of stopping Mount Helicon from floating away after he struck it with his hooves. For 10 points each…(10) Name this winged creature born from the decapitated body of Medusa, who initially appeared, along with his brother, at the source of the ocean.ANSWER: Pegasus(10) This brother of Pegasus was said to be the king of Iberia and married Callirhoe {CALL-UH-ROE-UH} and fathered the triple-headed Geryon {GARY-ONN}.ANSWER: Chrysaor {CHRISS-A-ORR}(10) This Greek hero caught Pegasus near the fountain of Peirene {PIE-REEN} and used him to defeat the Chimera {KIH-MARE-UH} before being thrown off as they approached Mount Olympus.ANSWER: Bellerophon4. This man is usually credited as the first tsar of Russia, but his best known for his iconic moniker. For 10 points each…(10) Name this Russian tsar who was the Grand Prince of Moscow before launching successful wars against Kazan {KAH-ZAHN} and Astrakhan {AUS-TRAH-KAHN}, which created a larger Russian empire. ANSWER: Ivan the Terrible (accept “Ivan IV Vasilyevich” or “Ivan the Fearsome”)(10) In 1570, Ivan ordered the “sack” of this city, located between Moscow and St. Petersburg which was, at the time, one of the largest cities in Europe. Thousands were killed over the course of 5 weeks.ANSWER: Novgorod (10) In the latter years of his rule, Ivan dealt with raids by Tartar horsemen from this peninsular region located in the southern Ukraine. This area was controversially annexed by Russia in 2014.ANSWER: Crimea 5. These works became popular in the mid-19th century, and usually feature comedic aspects. For 10 points each...(10) Name these types of works that are considered the precursors to modern-day “musical theater.”ANSWER: Operettas(10) This German-born French composer performed early operettas such as Orpheus in the Underworld and the unfinished The Tales of Hoffmann.ANSWER: Jacques Offenbach(10) This pair of English composers completed 14 comic Savoy operas, which included The Pirates of Penzance, H.M.S. Pinafore, and The Mikado. Name EITHER one.ANSWER: W.S. Gilbert OR Arthur Sullivan6. The head of this Bureau requested zero dollars for quarterly funding in January, 2018. For 10 points each…(10) Name this bureau, created in 2011 after the financial crisis that occurred in late 2007 on Wall Street.ANSWER: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)(10) The Bureau chief, Mick Mulvaney, had previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives representing this Southern state, with capital at Columbia.ANSWER: South Carolina(10) Mulvaney drew criticism for dropping CFPB lawsuits against these entities that have been criticized for charging huge fees for short term borrowers, and often operate in low-income areas.ANSWER: Payday lenders (accept “Payday loan companies” or equivalents like “Payday loan places”) 7. Name some key events in the field of rocketry. For 10 points each…(10) In 1926, this pioneer in the field launched the first liquid-fueled rocket from a field in Auburn, Massachusetts. NASA’s rocket facility in Greenbelt, Maryland is now named for this man.ANSWER: Robert Goddard(10) Wernher von Braun used Goddard’s ideas to create this weapon for Nazi Germany, which was used against cities like London and Antwerp and was the first intercontinental ballistic missile.ANSWER: V-2 rocket (accept “Vergeltungswaffe-2”; do not accept or prompt on “V-1”)(10) In 1957, the Soviet Union launched this object into space, which caused anxiety in the United States, and prompted President Eisenhower to create NASA.ANSWER: Sputnik I8. This automobile company was criticized for using a portion of a speech from civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. in a 2018 Super Bowl commercial. For 10 points each…(10) Name this company which produces the Ram pickup truck and Charger sedan.ANSWER: Dodge(10) Between 1998 and 2007, Dodge was owned by this German automobile corporation which, at the time, owned and produced the Chrysler brand and still produces the Mercedes and Maybach brands.ANSWER: Daimler-Benz AG(10) When Daimler bought Chrysler and Dodge, they ended production of this lower-priced brand which had models called Voyager and Neon, the latter of which was continued under the Dodge banner.ANSWER: Plymouth9. This man was severely wounded during the Italian Campaign in WW2 and lost much of the use of his right arm. For 10 points each...(10) Name this native Kansan who was elected to the U.S. House in 1960, before joining the Senate in 1968, where he served until 1996.ANSWER: Robert (Bob) Dole (10) In 1976, Dole ran as the Vice-Presidential nominee with this incumbent, who had succeeded Richard Nixon after his resignation in 1974.ANSWER: Gerald Ford(10) Dole lost the Republican Presidential nomination twice before winning in 1996, only to lose to this incumbent Democrat. ANSWER: Bill Clinton10. This city’s airport is a popular port of entry to the U.S. since it is one of the northernmost international airports in the continental U.S. For 10 points each...(10) Name this city in central Maine, which produced a YouTube video in 2015 featuring various residents explaining how to properly say its name.ANSWER: Bangor, Maine (SAID: BANG-GORE not BANG-URR but grudgingly accept the latter)(10) West of Bangor on I-95 is this capital city of Maine which lies on the Kennebec River, and is one of the smallest state capitals in the nation.ANSWER: Augusta(10) The largest city in Maine lies southwest of Augusta along I-95 and shares its name with the largest city in Oregon.ANSWER: Portland 11. This man was awarded the Abel Prize in 2016 for his work with solving one of the more difficult theorems in mathematics. For 10 points each...(10) Name this English mathematician who famously solved Fermat’s {FURR-MAH’s} Last Theorem in 1994.ANSWER: Andrew Wiles(10) The Abel Award is given out by this nation that also gives out the yearly Nobel Awards in its capital of Oslo. ANSWER: Norway(10) Wiles’ proof involves the use of this plane algebraic curve defined as the equation: y2=x3 +ax +b {y-squared equals x cubed plus ax plus b}.ANSWER: Elliptic curve {DO NOT prompt on or accept “ellipse”) 12. This scientific field studies the interactions between various organisms, including humanity, in the natural world. For 10 points each…(10) Name this branch of biology that studies such topics as ecosystems, biodiversity, and is often linked with environmental science and conservation.ANSWER: Ecology(10) This groundbreaking 1962 book by Rachel Carson is considered to be one of the earliest influential ecological works, as it describes various environmental dangers, such as pesticides.ANSWER: Silent Spring(10) This pesticide, which had been used during World War II to stop the spread of malaria and typhus, was found by Carson to be devastating to birds and their eggs. It was banned in 1972 in the U.S.ANSWER: DDT (accept “Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane”)13. For this bonus, you will answer some questions about the poem Thanatopsis. For 10 points each…(10) Thanatopsis literally translates as “a consideration on death” and was written by this New England native who was the long-time editor of the New York Evening Post.ANSWER: William Cullen Bryant(10) Thanatopsis was inspired by the English Romantic work Lyrical Ballads, which was co-written by William Wordsworth and this author, whose best known work is Rime of the Ancient Mariner.ANSWER: Samuel Taylor Coleridge(10) Thanatopsis references this future American state, which is located in the Pacific Northwest, and was the site of the town of Astoria.ANSWER: Oregon (although in the poem, Bryant is referring to the original name of the Columbia River)14. A recent “mystery man” named Jordan Chambers was recently identified in one of this muralist’s paintings. For 10 points each…(10) Name this Missouri-born Regionalist painter, whose historical murals hang in the Capital in Jefferson City, and who shares his name with his politician great-uncle.ANSWER: Thomas Hart Benton(10) Chambers, “the mystery man,” is leaning against a tree watching one of these types of individuals giving a “stump speech.”ANSWER: Politician (accept equivalents like “political candidates,” or “candidates for office”)(10) One of Benton’s most controversial paintings is the nude depiction of this Greek goddess, who was the queen of the underworld.ANSWER: Persephone 15. Answer some questions about the medieval philosopher Peter Abélard. For 10 points each…(10) Abélard was working as a teacher in Paris when he fell in love with this woman, who was often considered his intellectual equal. ANSWER: Hélo?se {HELL-UH-WEEZE}(10) Frustrated with the Catholic Church’s seeming inconsistency regarding philosophical matters, Abelard wrote a treatise entitled Sic et Non, which literally translates as this phrase. ANSWER: “Yes and No”(10) Abélard and Hélo?se are known for their exchange of these items, of which seven are known to have survived. Abigail and John Adams also exchanged these items. ANSWER: Letters (accept “love letters”)16. For this bonus, you will answer some questions about the author Percy Shelley. For 10 points each…(10) Shelley’s best known work is this poem, which describes a namesake “king of kings,” who commands to “look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair.”ANSWER: “Ozymandias”(10) Shelley wrote Adonais {AH-DAWN-ISS} as a tribute to this deceased fellow poet, who wrote “Ode on a Grecian Urn” and “Ode to a Nightingale.”ANSWER: John Keats(10) Percy Shelley was this relation to Mary Shelley, who wrote Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus.ANSWER: Husband (accept “husband and wife” or “Married to”)17. This scientist was one of the founding members of the Royal Society of England. For 10 points each…(10) Name this scientist who discovered the law of elasticity and has been dubbed as “England’s Leonardo.”ANSWER: Robert Hooke(10) When Hooke was at Oxford, he worked as an assistant to this chemist whose namesake law describes how the pressure of a gas increases as the volume of a container decreases.ANSWER: Robert Boyle (accept “Boyle’s Law”)(10) Hooke is also credited for naming this basic unit of all known living organisms, often referred to as “the building blocks of life.”ANSWER: Cell18. The recent Supreme Court ruling Jennings vs. Rodriguez has been compared to this controversial 1944 case. For 10 points each…(10) Name this case, in which the Supreme Court ruled that the internment of Japanese-Americans could occur during World War II due to “military necessity.”ANSWER: Korematsu vs. United States (accept “Korematsu case”)(10) In 2012, it was revealed that U.S. Solicitor General Charles Fahy used a document called the Ringle Report, which technically made him guilty of this charge, the introduction of knowingly false material to a court, in the Korematsu case.ANSWER: Perjury(10) The Jennings case stated that this type of people could be detained indefinitely without regular hearings, which seems to violate the Sixth Amendment.ANSWER: Asylum seekers (accept “Illegal immigrants or “Aliens” or just “Immigrants”) 19. One of this nation’s two capitals is the highest capital of any nation in the world at almost 12,000 feet above sea level. For 10 points each…(10) Name this South American nation, which along with Paraguay, is one of only two landlocked nations on that continent.ANSWER: Bolivia(10) That aforementioned capital is located in a valley surrounded by the mountains of the Altiplano {ALL-TIH-PLAH-NO} and is the seat of the Bolivian government, unlike its fellow capital, Sucre.ANSWER: La Paz(10) Northwest of La Paz is this lake, located on the border of Bolivia and Peru, which is often cited as “the highest navigable lake in the world.”ANSWER: Lake Titicaca20. This short story was originally contained in a 1891 collection entitled, Tales of Soldiers and Civilians. For 10 points each…(10) Name this short story by Ambrose Bierce about the plantation owner Payton Farquhar {FARR-QWARR}, who is executed for supposedly planning to blow up a railroad bridge.ANSWER: “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”(10) In the story, Farquhar imagines that he escaped being hung until he saw this person, who he attempts to run to, before realizing he has been dead the entire time.ANSWER: His wife (accept equivalents like “spouse”)(10) “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” is set during this war, which pitted the Confederates like Farquhar against the Union.ANSWER: American Civil War ................
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