High School Quizbowl Packet Archive

 PRISON BOWL XQuestions head edited by Luke Tierney, vice head edited by Chloe Levine, and section edited by Luke Tierney, Chloe Levine, Mr. Christopher Chilton, Gilad Avrahami, Sam Brochin, Abishrant Panday, Joshua Kwan, and Daniel Ma. Questions written by Hunter College High School (Luke Tierney, Chloe Levine, Mr. Christopher Chilton, Gilad Avrahami, Sam Brochin, Abishrant Panday, Daniel Ma, David Godovich, Brian Lu, Rachel Yang, Alice Lin, Brian Huang, Jeremy Kim, Cerulean Ozarow, Philip Belin, Pedro Juan Orduz, Ben Chapman, Ada-Marie Gutierrez, and Asher Jaffe).Round 05Tossups1. This quantity equals one over the square root of mu naught times epsilon naught. In one formulation of Planck’s Law, spectral radiance is proportional to the cube of frequency divided by the square of this property. In particle physics, mass is measured as (*) electron volts divided by the square of this quantity and Cherenkov radiation is emitted when a particle’s velocity exceeds this constant for a medium. In September 2011, the OPERA project erroneously claimed that they had measured tau neutrinos moving faster than this constant. For 10 points, name this constant often symbolized as “c,” the maximum speed at which all matter in the universe can travel. ANSWER: speed of light [accept c before read] <AP>2. A blue-and-white feather hovers above a boy riding a bicycle in this artist’s work Young America. This artist painted a kneeling nude woman, and in another work in the same collection, that woman sits on a stool gazing out of a window. This artist’s works Overflow and Lovers are two of over 240 paintings of the model (*) Helga Testorf. This son of an illustrator for Scribner’s painted a grey house and barn in the background of one work. In that painting, the title paralyzed woman crawls through the grass on her farm in Maine. For 10 points, name this artist of Christina’s World.ANSWER: Andrew (Newell) Wyeth <GA>3. In one work by this author, the equation “AB plus CD yields AD plus BC” is used to explain what happens when Ottilie and the Captain stay with Eduard and Charlotte. One of his works opens with the line, “Who rides, so late, through night and wind?” In addition to Elective Affinities and The (*) Erlking, this author described a man who travels with actors before committing himself to the Tower Society, Wilhelm Meister. One work by this man caused a series of copycat suicides because its protagonist shot himself due to unrequited love for the wife of Albert, Lotte. For 10 points, name this member of the Sturm und Drang movement, the German author of Faust and The Sorrows of Young Werther.ANSWER: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe <CL>4. With the help of Segestan allies, forces loyal to this polity defeated and killed Prince Dorieus. This city’s influence on a certain island weakened following a defeat by Gelo and Theron at the 480 B.C. Battle of Himera. This city’s most famous general’s brother was killed and decapitated at the Battle of the (*) Metaurus River. This city experienced quasi-dynastic rule by the Magonid family and later the Hanoian family for several hundred years. This city’s cothon is an example of an ancient circular harbor. One of this city’s generals, a frequent target of Cato the Elder, led a daring crossing of the Alps. That man was Hannibal. For 10 points, name this North African Phoenician city-state that fought three wars with Rome.ANSWER: Carthage [accept Karthago] <LT>5. The kiwano or horned melon is native to this climatic region, which contrary to what its name suggests, is actually mostly semi-arid steppe. This region’s Makgadikgadi (“mack-ga-deek-ga-DEE”) Salt Pan is the (*) southernmost breeding spot for greater flamingos. The Omaheke province in this region contains the majority of the Herero ethnic group. Following the formation of an inland delta in this region, much of the water of the Okavango River evaporates. This region’s endorheic basin includes the city of Windhoek (“VEEND-hook”). For 10 points, name this desert in Namibia, South Africa, and Botswana, home to the San, or Bushmen.ANSWER: Kalahari Desert [accept descriptive answers of the biome/climate as long as Kalahari is said, since it isn’t technically a desert] <DM>6. This work urges the reader, “Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life,” and it provided the title for a play about Richard Miller’s life in New London by Eugene O’Neill. This work features the question, “Who is the Potter, pray, and who the Pot?” One part of this work describes a character “whistling in the darkness,” while another commands, “Awake!” Five translations of it were completed by (*) Edward FitzGerald. A passage from this work reads, “The Moving Finger writes: and, having writ, / Moves on,” while another describes “A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread -- and Thou.” For 10 points, identify this collection by Omar Khayyam.ANSWER: the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam [accept Robā?iāt-e ?Omar Khayyām; accept the Rubayot of Omar Khayyam; accept quatrains by Omar Khayyam and equivalents, as the traditional title was given by FitzGerald] <CL>7. One theme in this work played by French horns follows an Adagio introduction in 4/8 time. The tempo of this work’s second section was changed to Largo during a New York Philharmonic rehearsal for its premiere. In that movement, an English horn is used to model the voice of Harry (*) Burleigh. The scherzo of this work’s molto vivace third movement was influenced by a Longfellow poem. A flute solo in the first movement of this work imitates the spiritual “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.” The composer of this symphony incorporated African-American folk melodies after a visit to America. For 10 points, name this final symphony by Antonín Dvo?ák (“DVOR-jack”).ANSWER: Symphony From the New World [or New World Symphony; accept Z nového světa; accept Antonín Dvo?ák’s Symphony No. 9 in E minor; prompt on New World until “symphony” is read, then accept afterwards; prompt on Symphony No. 9 until “Dvo?ák” is read, then accept afterwards] <GA>8. The greater omentum is a large fold of peritoneum that hangs down from this structure and this structure’s fundic region contains zymogenic cells. A glycoprotein produced by this structure, called intrinsic factor, is necessary for the absorption of vitamin B12. (*) Bicarbonate and mucus are secreted by the foveolar cells of this structure, while parietal cells in this organ produce hydrochloric acid. The lower portion of this organ contains the pyloric sphincter, which connects it to the duodenum. For 10 points, name this digestive organ that lies between the small intestine and the esophagus. ANSWER: stomach <AP>9. One building by this architect originally named the Beekman Tower was modeled off of Chicago’s Aqua, and it is located on New York’s Spruce Street. An assortment of Cubist shapes made of stainless steel adorn this man’s Weisman Museum in Minnesota. The Medusa sits atop a deconstructivist building by Vlado Miluni? and this architect, and that building is located in (*) Prague and known as the Dancing House. Stainless steel surrounds a concert hall by this architect that commemorates animator Walt Disney. For 10 points, name this architect of Bilbao’s Guggenheim Museum.ANSWER: Frank (Owen) Gehry [accept Frank Owen Goldberg] <GA>10. The Stamp Act Congress met in this city in 1765, and two decades earlier it had been the site of a panic regarding a plot by slaves and poor whites to burn this city down. This city was the site of an offshoot of a 1689 revolt in which Francis Nicholson was overthrown. That was (*) Leisler’s Rebellion. The Flushing Remonstrance was issued in this modern city. Peter Minuit purchased the land that became this city from the local Lenape Indians in 1626, and Peter Stuyvesant was the long-time leader of what became this city. For 10 points, name this city, the largest by population in the United States, which contains the island of Manhattan.ANSWER: New York City [accept NYC; grudgingly prompt on New Amsterdam] <LT>11. Reliabilism is a system of argumentation within this discipline that is primarily meant to discredit objections raised by a philosophical school that was founded by Pyrrho; that school is skepticism. The 1963 Gettier problem in this field sought to challenge a central assumption that is often abbreviated JTB. James Ferrier is believed to have coined this field’s name, and W.V.O. Quine wrote Two Dogmas of (*) Empiricism in this field. In an early statement relating to this field, Plato defined the central focus of this field of study as “justified true belief”. For 10 points, name this field of philosophical inquiry that addresses the nature and validity of knowledge.ANSWER: epistemology <LT> 12. The Council of Blood was an effort to root out dissidents in this modern-day nation. The Beeldenstorm rocked this nation in 1566. Balthasar Gérard shot a man often associated with this nation’s independence movement. The Peace of (*) Munster ended a longtime conflict in this country. The Sea Beggars operated in this nation, and the Treaty of Nonsuch allied this nation with Great Britain. The stadtholder once served as the head of state of this nation. This country gained independence following the 80 Years’ War. For 10 points, name this European nation with its capital at Amsterdam.ANSWER: Netherlands [prompt on Holland; prompt on anything with the word “Dutch” in it; prompt on United Provinces] <LT>13. A ritual that has only been attested to in this city involved cultivating plants in shallow pots and marching through the streets with a statue of a figure who was believed to split his time between two goddesses. That ritual was called the Adonia. This city’s (*) Erechtheion (“eh-RECK-thee-on”) was dedicated to two gods who competed to be this city’s patron. That legend states that this polity chose its patron goddess over a god who sent forth a salt spray because she made an olive tree grow. That goddess was Athena. For 10 points, name this Ancient Greek city that is probably best-known for pioneering a democratic form of government. ANSWER: Athens <LT>14. Fubini’s theorem is one technique for evaluating these objects and utilizes the iterated form of these constructs. A test named for this construct can determine whether an infinite, non-negative series converges. Green’s theorem relates the (*) line form of these around a closed curve to the double form over a plane region. One method of evaluating these entities for rational functions utilizes partial fraction decomposition while another method substitutes trigonometric functions into these entities. This operation can be approximated by Simpson’s rule and a Riemann sum. For 10 points, name this operation that gives the area under a curve, the inverse of differentiation. ANSWER: integrals [or integration] <AP>15. Ella Kaye received money that was almost this character’s inheritance, and this character puts in a song request for Tostoff’s Jazz History of the World. In one scene, this character makes a woman cry by throwing shirts. This St. Olaf’s drop-out “can’t really call [himself] an “Oxford man” but is described as a “regular Belasco” by (*) Owl Eyes at one of his parties. This man owns a yellow Rolls Royce, frequently calls people “old sport,” and often stares at a green light across the water in East Egg, thinking of Daisy Buchanan. For 10 points, name this character, Nick Carraway’s neighbor and the title character of a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald.ANSWER: Jay Gatsby [accept The Great Gatsby] <AL>16. This chemical process was first recorded in the third century by Greek alchemist Zosimos of Panopolis. The Fenske equation calculates the theoretical number of plates required for this process. Ideal models of this process are governed by (*) Raoult’s Law and Dalton’s Law, and include batch and continuous forms. Taddeo Alderotti developed the fractional form of this process. This process can concentrate a desired chemical through selective condensation or evaporation. For 10 points, name this chemical process that can be used to produce whiskey, vodka, moonshine, or gin.ANSWER: distillation <AJ>17. One character in this play proclaims, “The very essence of romance is uncertainty.” Another character in this play studies with Miss Prism and gave a cigarette case to her so-called uncle, and its inscription confuses a character who invents a fictional invalid friend. In this play, Lady Bracknell opposes a marriage because the prospective groom was (*) abandoned in a handbag at Victoria Station. Another character in this play ends up with Cecily Cardew, while Gwendolen Fairfax promises eternal love to Jack Worthing, though she knows him by another name, which is also at times assumed by Algernon Moncrieff. For 10 points, identify this play with many false identities by Oscar Wilde.ANSWER The Importance of Being Earnest, a Trivial Comedy for Serious People [prompt on the subtitle] <CL>18. An actor who shares a last name with these places played the Sandman in Spider-Man 3 and received an Oscar nomination for Sideways. In the film Kingsman: The Secret Service, a massacre set to “Free Bird” occurs in one of these places. The first song on Jay-Z and Kanye West’s album Watch the Throne is named after the fact that there are none of these places (*) “in the wild.” A recent song by Maren Morris describes her car as her one of these places. In a 2013 single, Irish artist Hozier proclaims that “I’ll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies” in one of these places, and tells his lover to “take him to” this place. For 10 points, name these holy places, the sites of worship in the Christian religion.ANSWER: churches [do not accept stuff like “chapels”, because all the clues refer to “church” specifically] <SB>19. The only fatality on the winning side of this battle was Francis B. Randall, who died of heat stroke. Following this battle, marines seized control of the losing side’s arsenal and forts in Cavite (“CA-vee-tay”). The losing commander at this battle was Patricio Montojo (“moan-TOE-hoe”). The flagship of the winning side at this battle was the (*) USS Olympia. The winning commander at this battle notably said, “You may fire when ready, Gridley.” That man was George Dewey. For 10 points, name this 1898 Spanish-American War naval battle that occurred near the current capital of the Philippines. ANSWER: Battle of Manila Bay <LT> 20. This deity hid her son on an island with the goddess Buto, and released that island from its foundations to ensure his safety. This goddess blessed a group of children so that they would speak only words of wisdom after they told her in which direction a (*) casket had floated down a river. A goddess seduced her brother while disguised as this deity, which resulted in the birth of a god often depicted with the head of a jackal. This fourth child of Geb and Nut tricked the sun-god Ra into telling her his secret name, and would later hunt across Egypt for the fourteen scattered pieces of her husband. For 10 points, name this Egyptian goddess, the mother of Horus and wife of Osiris.ANSWER: Isis <RY>TB. One explanation of this entity is the axion and the PICO-60 experiment’s aim is to detect WIMPs, which are also contenders to explain for this entity. Another explanation for this entity are MACHOs, or Massive Astrophysical Compact Halo Objects. According to a paper by (*) Verlinde, modification of gravitational laws can account for the existence of this entity. This entity is described as “hot” when moving at relativistic speeds, and “cold” when not. This entity is theorized as an explanation for how a galaxy’s outer region moves around the center at the same speed as the inner regions. For 10 points, name this type of non-baryonic matter that does not interact with light, lending it its name.ANSWER: dark matter [do not accept or prompt on “dark energy” or “matter”] <BC>Bonuses1. This river flows into the Strait of Tartary west of Sakhalin. For 10 points each:[10] Name this tenth longest river in the world, called the Heilong Jiang (“HAY-long chiang”) in Chinese. It follows the course of the China-Russia border until the border dips south near Khabarovsk , a city on this river.ANSWER: Amur River[10] One species of this orange big cat lives in the Amur region. Unlike the leopard, it has stripes.ANSWER: tiger [accept Panthera tigris][10] In Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang province, one of these festivals happens every year, as does one in Sapporo. These events consist of many sculptures of the namesake material.ANSWER: ice festivals <DM>2. The 1884 Treaty of Hue (“hoo-AY”) formally ceded control of this country to France. For 10 points each:[10] Name this Southeast Asian country with a capital at Hanoi. It was the location of a very long US military campaign in the 1960s and 1970s.ANSWER: Vietnam [10] At this 1954 battle, Viet Minh forces under General Giap encircled and captured an entrenched French force. It led to the Geneva Accords and French withdrawal from Vietnam.ANSWER: Battle of Dien Bien Phu [10] This man was the last Emperor of Vietnam and the first head of state of South Vietnam. He was ultimately defeated in a 1955 referendum by Ngo Dinh Diem despite French support. ANSWER: Bao Dai <LT> 3. This work’s list of momentous performances include the funeral of Albert Einstein and the opening ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. For 10 points each:[10] Name this work in B-flat minor that was taken from the second movement of the composer’s only string quartet. Written in arch form, this work was arranged for solo organ by William Strickland.ANSWER: Adagio for Strings[10] This American composer of Adagio for Strings also wrote a work for soprano and orchestra using prose from a James Agee poem in his Knoxville: Summer of 1915.ANSWER: Samuel (Osborne) Barber II[10] Twenty-nine years after the premiere of Adagio for Strings in 1936, Barber created his own choral arrangement of the work by setting music to this Latin liturgical text, which follows Benedictus in the ordinary mass.ANSWER: Agnus Dei [prompt on Lamb of God] <GA>4. For 10 points each, name some things about the works of John Keats.[10] In this poem, Keats wrote that “‘Beauty is truth, truth beauty,—that is all / Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.” He called the title object of this poem a “foster-child of silence and slow time.”ANSWER: “Ode on a Grecian Urn” [do not accept “Ode to a Grecian Urn”][10] Keats compared reading the works of this ancient writer to Hernan Cortez looking over the Pacific Ocean for the first time in a sonnet titled for his experience “First Looking into Chapman’s [translations of this figure’s works]”.ANSWER: Homer[10] In this Keats poem, Porphyro watches Madeline sleep on the title night. When she wakes, she tells Porphyro that if he leaves, he leaves behind “A dove forlorn and lost with sick unprunèd wing.”ANSWER: “The Eve of St. Agnes” <RY>5. Name some food items that are traditionally eaten for certain Jewish holidays. For 10 points each:[10] This type of food receives the HaMotzi blessing after being covered with a dedicated cloth on Shabbat. This food is often salted in order to fulfill the tradition of consuming salt every meal.ANSWER: bread [accept challah][10] On Rosh Hashanah, this food is consumed along with apples in order to assure a sweet new year. This food is also paired with milk in a biblical description of Israel.ANSWER: honey[10] During Passover, Jews traditionally eat Hillel’s sandwich, which consists of matzah, bitter herbs, and this apple-walnut paste.ANSWER: charoset <GA>6. During the Civil War, John Ross led the faction of this nation fighting for the Union. For 10 points each:[10] Name this Amerindian nation. This tribe was one the Five Civilized Tribes, and they formed the plaintiffs in Worcester v. Georgia. ANSWER: Cherokee Nation[10] Some of the Cherokee signed this treaty in 1835, although none of their chiefs agreed. This treaty, named after the last Cherokee capital, ceded their land to the US.ANSWER: Treaty of New Echota[10] The Cherokee, with the other nations of the Five Civilized Tribes, were forcibly deported to Indian Territory along this trail following the Indian Removal Act. ANSWER: Trail of Tears <DM>7. Model organisms are often used in experiments. For 10 points each:[10] These small rodents are the most commonly used mammal species in labs. They differ from larger rats, which are also model organisms that are used extensively in psychology.ANSWER: lab mice [or lab mouse; accept Mus musculus or mus][10] This organism is commonly used in development studies because of its transparent embryo. This organism is also capable of regenerating heart tissue, and is being studied as a potential key to heart repair in humans.ANSWER: zebrafish [or Danio rerio][10] This small roundworm is used in neurological studies due to its very small and simple nervous system. It was the first multicellular organism to have its whole genome mapped, as well as the first to have its entire nervous system mapped.ANSWER: Caenorhabditis elegans [prompt on nematoda] <DM>8. A shotgun owned by one member of this family may have been stolen by Daniel. For 10 points each:[10] Identify this family which includes Gina, Royce, Victor, Bam, and a woman who runs toward a helicopter at the end of the novel in which they appear, Maureen.ANSWER: Smales family [accept Smaleses][10] The Smales family appears in this Nadine Gordimer novel named for their servant, who shelters them in his home village during a fictional civil war. Characters in this book often ride in a yellow pickup truck called a bakkie.ANSWER: July’s People[10] Like J. M. Coetzee and Athol Fugard, Nadine Gordimer is a writer from this country which includes cities like Cape Town.ANSWER: Republic of South Africa [accept RSA] <CL>9. This model is used to predict molecular shapes. For 10 points each:[10] Name this theory, in which the number of bonded and unbonded electron pairs surrounding the central atom of a molecule is used to predict geometry.ANSWER: Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion theory[10] PH3 has this molecular shape by VSEPR theory because it has one lone pair and three single bonds. This molecular shape has angles of approximately 107.5 degrees.ANSWER: trigonal pyramidal[10] Although orbital hybridization isn’t part of VSEPR, it also helps explain molecular geometry. PH3 has this hybridization, in which three hybrid orbitals are formed.ANSWER: sp2 <DM>10. This painter’s career was tragically cut short by his death in his early 30s. For 10 points each:[10] Name this High Renaissance painter of Laura and The Tempest. Little is known about this man’s life, but he is known for being the teacher of Titian.ANSWER: Giorgione[10] Giorgione painted a portrait of this subject sleeping. Giorgione’s student, Titian, more famously painted a painting of this Roman goddess of love that is named after Urbino.ANSWER: Venus [grudgingly prompt on Aphrodite because it’s an easy part][10] Both Giorgione and Titian hailed from this city. Its namesake school of painting is often contrasted with the Florentine and Roman schools.ANSWER: Venice [accept Venezia] <LT>11. For 10 points each, name some things about famous people named Cage.[10] This actor won an Oscar in 1995 for his role in the film Leaving Las Vegas, but he is probably better known for his roles in such films as Con Air, National Treasure, and Face/Off. He also might be totally insane.ANSWER: Nicolas Cage [prompt on just Cage; accept Nicolas Kim Coppola or the One True God][10] When he was just starting out acting, Nicolas Cage renamed himself after his favorite comic book character, Luke Cage, also known as Power Man, who recently starred in his own TV series from this streaming service.ANSWER: Netflix[10] Another famous Cage is Johnny Cage, fighter in this classic arcade series, which features such graphic violence that its initial release led to the creation of the Entertainment Software Rating Board.ANSWER: Mortal Kombat <SB>12. This mythical figure kept himself awake while listening to the powerful sleeping music of Aillen (“AYE-len”) by pressing his red-hot spear to his forehead. For 10 points each:[10] Name this man who could gain knowledge when he put a digit to one of his teeth. He was taught by Finnegas, and his wife Sadhbh (“sa-IVE”) was once transformed into a deer and abducted by Fear Doirich.ANSWER: Finn MacCool [prompt on partial, accept Fionn mac Cumhaill][10] Finn MacCool’s knowledge came from burning his thumb while cooking this fish, which ate nine hazelnuts that fell into the Well of Wisdom.ANSWER: Salmon of Knowledge [prompt on salmon][10] Finn MacCool is a character in the mythology of this country. Another person with ties to this country’s historical mythology is Saint Patrick.ANSWER: Ireland [accept Irish myth, and other obvious equivalents] <RY>13. MODERATOR NOTE: Teams must supply both answers to each part, but order does not matter.Two heads are better than one! For 10 points each, all or nothing, identify these famous literary duos.[10] These title “star-cross’d lovers” from feuding families, the Montagues and the Capulets, kill themselves at the end of the Shakespeare play in which they appear when one of them thinks the other is dead due to a sleeping potion.ANSWER: Romeo and Juliet[10] This father-and-son duo names a pentalogy of books. One of these characters builds the Abbey of Theleme which follows the rule “Do What Thou Wilt.”ANSWER: Gargantua and Pantagruel [accept The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel; accept La vie de Gargantua et de Pantagruel][10] This pair is investigated by Gabriel John Utterson after he sees one of them beat Danvers Carew to death. These characters represent the good and evil halves of a single personality.ANSWER: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde [accept The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde] <RY/CL>14. The losing army at this battle was destroyed completely several weeks later at the Masurian Lakes For 10 points each:[10] Name this 1914 battle in which German forces began the process of removing a Russian invasion force from East Prussia by encircling and defeating the Second Army under Alexander Samsonov, who shot himself. ANSWER: Battle of Tannenberg [10] This German general, along with Erich Ludendorff, was the commanding officer at the Battle of Tannenberg. He is perhaps best known for his stint as President of Weimar Germany.ANSWER: Paul von Hindenburg [accept Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg][10] This technology was used by the Russians to orally transmit orders prior to the Battle of Tannenberg, although their failure to encrypt these messages allowed the German military to predict their movements. This technology is how people listen to music in cars.ANSWER: radio <LT>15. This form of radiation is emitted or absorbed by molecules when they change their rotational-vibrational movements. For 10 points each:[10] Name this type of electromagnetic radiation, discovered in 1800 by Sir William Herschel, with wavelength longer than that of red light. ANSWER: infrared light [or infrared radiation][10] This observatory contains the second largest single-aperture telescope. Located in Puerto Rico, this observatory’s radio telescope has collected data for the SETI@home project. ANSWER: Arecibo Observatory[10] In 1968, a discovery of the periodicity of the Crab Pulsar at Arecibo provided the first solid evidence for the existence of these entities. A rotating type of this star is called a pulsar, and these stars exist due to their namesake degeneracy pressure. ANSWER: neutron stars <AP>16. This composer wrote out the full cadenza for the soloist in his only violin concerto. For 10 points each:[10] Name this composer of the Hebrides Overture who wrote a saltarello in the fourth movement of his “Italian” symphony.ANSWER: (Jakob Ludwig) Felix Mendelssohn (Bartholdy)[10] Mendelssohn wrote a “Wedding March” for his incidental music to this Shakespeare play. The overture to this play begins with four chords by the woodwinds, leading into a dancing theme imitating fairies.ANSWER: A Midsummer Night’s Dream[10] Mendelssohn’s 1829 revival of the Bach work St. Matthew’s Passion inspired him to write this 42-movement oratorio about the title biblical figure. This work features solo parts for Obadiah and King Ahab.ANSWER: Elijah [or Elias] <GA>17. Do you see the white vase, or the two black faces on other side? This school of psychology explains why we can’t see both images in the famous optical illusion at once. For 10 points each:[10] Name this school of psychology, which explores the way our mind seeks to make a “completion” of our sensory stimuli. Its name is the German word for “whole.”ANSWER: gestalt psychology[10] Gestalt psychology says that if we see the white vase, the black faces form the “ground” against which we perceive it. What complementary word is given to the vase, the primary visual object we perceive?ANSWER: figure[10] This gestalt psychologist famously conducted what he called “impression” experiments, including one in which he demonstrated the impulse to conformity by asking subjects to estimate the length of lines.ANSWER: Solomon Asch <CC>18. The absence of this phenomenon distinguishes “fixed stars.” For 10 points each:[10] Name this phenomenon, in which a star’s apparent position changes through the year compared to the other stars in the sky. It is often used to calculate distance to closer stars.ANSWER: stellar parallax[10] The angle of parallax has this value for an object 3.26 light years, or one parsec, away.ANSWER: 1 arcsecond[10] Stellar parallax is caused by Earth’s revolution around this object.ANSWER: the sun <DM>19. This character insists, in vain, that Mr. Summers didn’t give Bill enough time. For 10 points each:[10] Identify this character who ends up holding a black spot, and then tells the onlookers that “It isn’t fair, it isn’t right,” just before she dies.ANSWER: Tessie Hutchinson [prompt on Mrs. Hutchinson][10] Tessie’s drawing of the black spot causes her neighbors to stone her to death in this short story. Old Man Warner thinks the young people who want to end this story’s title event are a “pack of crazy fools.”ANSWER: “The Lottery”[10] “The Lottery” is a short story by this American author of “The Haunting of Hill House” and “We Have Always Lived in the Castle.”ANSWER: Shirley (Hardie) Jackson <CL>20. This island was home to the French colony of Saint-Domingue, once the richest colony in the Western Hemisphere. For 10 points each: [10] Name this island that contains the modern-day nations of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. ANSWER: Hispaniola[10] This nickname applies to many early non-Spanish colonists on Hispaniola. It arose from their practice of hunting wild pigs, but eventually grew to describe those who made their living robbing on the high seas.ANSWER: buccaneers [10] This Haitian island city was a famous buccaneer base. Many of the buccaneers based here called themselves “The Brethren of the Coast.”ANSWER: Tortuga <LT>TB. This vehicle was named after one owned by Robert Fulton, and its captain describes it as “very like a cigar in shape.” For 10 points each:[10] Name this watercraft that is thought to be a narwhal or a sea monster in one work. Its home port is an island that is named Lincoln Island by Cyrus Smith and his crewmates.ANSWER: The Nautilus[10] The Nautilus appears in The Mysterious Island as well as this work. In this novel, Captain Nemo keeps Aronnax, Ned Land, and Conseil onboard the Nautilus, which is later attacked by a pack of squid.ANSWER: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea: An Underwater Tour of the World [accept Vingt mille lieues sous les mers: Tour du monde sous-marin][10] Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea was written by this man, who also wrote Around the World in Eighty Days and Journey to the Center of the Earth.ANSWER: Jules Gabriel Verne <RY> ................
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