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Tossups

1. Its first usage was on October 17, 2005, and it was selected by the American Dialect Society as the 2005 Word of the Year. So far in 2006, the Chicago Tribune has used it in a January 16 editorial about the James Frey [Fry] controversy, and Frank Rich has used (*) it in a January 22 New York Times column and later discussed it with Oprah. The word’s initial usage was in reference to George W. Bush’s feelings about Harriet Miers, and is defined as “the quality by which a person purports to know something emotionally or instinctively without regard to evidence.” For ten points, name this word popularized by talk-show host Stephen Colbert.

Answer: Truthiness

2. In 1951, the Brooklyn Dodgers offered him a minor league contract, but he turned them down to try and make it in the NHL, which he did, for one game in 1955. He got into coaching in 1971 with the AHL’s Rochester Americans, and (*) was with the team for three seasons, once winning coach of the year. He later coached the NHL’s Colorado Rockies in 1979-80, but after watching a player ignore him and refuse to come off the ice, he reached over the boards and strangled the offending player. He was fired after that season, at which point he got into broadcasting and worked his way to becoming the seventh-greatest Canadian. For ten points, name this outrageous commentator, star of “Coach’s Corner.”

Answer: Don(ald S.) Cherry (prompt on “Grapes”)

3. It is dedicated to “Jack Chase, Englishman, Captain of the Maintop in the year 1843 in the U.S. Frigate United States.” Its title character, a foundling with a speech impediment, has a “sweet and pleasant nature” and “sugar[ed] the sour ones” aboard the ship Rights of (*) Man. However, when conscripted onto the ship Bellipotent, he runs afoul of master-at-arms John Claggart. Unable to speak against Claggart’s false charges, he kills Claggart, forcing Captain Vere to sentence him to death, despite Vere’s belief in the man’s innocence before God. For ten points, name this allegorical novel about a particular sailor, the last published work by Herman Melville.

Answer: Billy Budd, Sailor

4. Fred Kaplan’s “War Stories.” Dahlia Lithwick’s “Jurisprudence.” Timothy Noah’s “Chatterbox.” Founding editor Michael Kinsley’s “Readme.” Current editor Jacob Weisberg’s (*) “The Big Idea.” Mickey Kaus’ “Kausfiles,” regarded as one of the Web’s earliest blogs. “The Fray,” a reader feedback forum. For ten points, all of these can be found in which online magazine, started by Microsoft in 1996 and purchased by the Washington Post in 2004?

Answer:

5. Introduced by The Economist in 1986, this index seeks to make exchange-rate theory more digestible. It is based on theory of purchasing power parity, which postulates that in the long run, the exchange rate between two countries should move towards the rate that equalizes the prices of an identical “basket” of goods in each country. However, this index’s “basket” consists of only one item (*): a hamburger. By comparing the purchasing power parity for a hamburger with actual exchange rates, it can indicate whether a currency is under- or over-valued. For ten points, name this economic indicator that is based on the relative cost of a certain McDonald’s product.

Answer: Big Mac Index or Indicator (Prompt on Hamburger Index before mentioned; prompt on Starbucks Tall Latte Index before “hamburger.”)

6. It originally aired on Seven Network in 1985, but was cancelled and picked up by rival Network Ten. It has been going strong ever since, and is now approaching 5,000 episodes. It is set on Ramsay Street in the fictional suburb of (*) Erinsborough, a word which also contains an anagram of its title. It has been a jumping off point for stars like Radha Mitchell, Jesse Spencer, Guy Pearce, Natalie Imbruglia, and, most famously, Kylie Minogue. For ten points, name this renowned Australian soap opera that originally centred on two families living next door to each other.

Answer: Neighbours

7. In 1957, Picasso painted a series of interpretations of it, possibly to celebrate the 300th anniversary of its creation. Inventoried at the Royal Palace under the title “The family picture,” it features the artist standing at an easel in the back left, while either a reflection or photo of the ruling couple—Philip IV and his wife Mariana—can (*) be seen above their daughter’s head in the back centre. The daughter is at the painting’s centre, with her ladies-in-waiting, after whom the painting is titled, surrounding her. For ten points, name this baroque painting housed at the Prado in Madrid, the magnum opus of Diego Velázquez.

Answer: Las Meninas or The Maids of Honour

8. This man has “no ambition and no energy. He will not even go out of his way to verify his own solutions, and would rather be considered wrong than take the trouble to prove himself right.” This description is provided by the man’s younger brother in “The Adventure of (*) the Greek Interpreter,” where the man’s lack of practicality and blundering approach to the case almost costs the client his life. Nonetheless, he reappears in “The Adventure of the Final Problem” and “The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans,” in the latter as a representative of the British government. For ten points, name this older brother of Sherlock Holmes.

Answer: Mycroft Holmes (prompt on Holmes, obviously)

9. He openly showed interest in UFOs and believed the US government was withholding UFO evidence. However, this apparent eccentricity did not stop him from being elected to the Senate five times starting in 1953, and John McCain, who now represents his home (*) state in the Senate, has said that he “transformed the Republican Party from an Eastern elitist organization." Meanwhile, he famously stated that “Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.” For ten points, name this Arizona politician, a 1964 presdential candidate who campaigned using the slogan “AuH2O”.

Answer: Barry Goldwater

10. According to his website bio, he is 6-foot-6, weighs 300 pounds (mostly fat) and was born in the Galapagos Islands. His waist is 90 inches, and his eyes are white eyeballs, black pupils, purple eyelashes and blue eyebrows. His physical attributes include an extra-long beak and a gawking neck, and he lists soft pretzels and (*) cheesesteaks as favourite foods. His skin is described as “bright green fur” and his favourite movie is Rocky. For ten points, name this Major League Baseball mascot whose list of hobbies includes eating, sleeping and cheering on the Phillies.

Answer: The (Philadelphia) Phillie Phanatic [pronounced like fanatic]

11. Two names are required, and they happen to share a birthday. The first had a 1988 concert called LiveLiveLive broadcast worldwide, while the second released a single, “So Alive,” from his 2002 album Rock ‘n’ Roll. The (*) first had his album Cuts Like a Knife certified gold in 1983, while the second released the album Gold in 2001. The first is known as the “Groover from Vancouver,” while the second’s biggest hit is “New York, New York.” The second also famously ejected a fan from a concert in Nashville when the fan requested the first man’s song, “Summer of ’69.” For ten points, name these rockers whose names are separated by a single letter.

Answer: Bryan and Ryan Adams (prompt on last name or partial answer)

12. Only July 17, 1969, the New York Times ran a belated correction of its 1920 editorial that mocked this man, concluding that "Further investigation and experimentation have confirmed the findings of Isaac Newton in the 17th century (*) and it is now definitely established” that an item he developed “can function in a vacuum as well as in an atmosphere.” The man, now the namesake of a Maryland space flight centre, was ridiculed by the Times for having published a paper on the topic of rocket travel, but in 1926 he successfully launched Nell, the first liquid-fuelled rocket. For ten points, identify this man, now known as the “father of modern rocketry.”

Answer: Robert Goddard

13. In this novel, the thankless tasks the protagonist’s boss set out for her include picking up a video game for Oscar de la Renta’s son and ensuring that the boss’ daughters, Cassidy and Caroline, have the new Harry Potter book before it comes out. The boss, Miranda (*) Priestly, always wears white silk Hermès [“Air-mehz”] scarves, but this chick-lit bestseller is named after another designer’s wares. For ten points, name this debut novel by Lauren Weisberger, whose protagonist, Andrea Sachs, works at Runway magazine for a hellish boss dressed in Miuccia’s duds.

Answer: The Devil Wears Prada (Prompt on Miranda Priestly or Andrea Sachs before mentioned.)

14. The 27th-highest grossing film of all-time, it’s the highest-grossing film to have failed to receive an Oscar nomination. Its co-directors did, however, receive a 2004 Razzie nomination for Worst Directing. On the positive side, the Teen Choice Awards nominated Monica Bellucci, who played Persephone (*), for Choice Breakout Star, and it was nominated for an MTV Movie Award for best fight, between Hugo Weaving’s Agent Smith and Keanu Reeves’ Neo. For ten points, name this movie, the overhyped and underperforming sequel to The Matrix.

Answer: The Matrix Reloaded (DO NOT accept or prompt on The Matrix or The Matrix Revolutions.)

15. Part of its unique name comes from the Spanish coin that it cost to purchase it when it was founded in 1837, and it has used its full name since merging with a rival in 1986. Generally moderate to conservative politically, it endorsed Republican Bobby Jindal for governor in 2003, though he ended up losing to Democrat Kathleen (*) Blanco. Last year, it had planned to have 140 staff members sleep in the newsroom, but that idea was scrapped and it was unable to publish print editions on August 30 and 31 and September 1. For ten points, name this newspaper that provided coverage of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans’ largest newspaper.

Answer: The New Orleans Times-Picayune (prompt on partial names)

16. His first name is Samuel, but the world knows him by his middle name. During the 2004-05 season, this 28-year-old native of Franconia, New Hampshire by made history by becoming only the second man to win a race in each of the standard four disciplines. He also made waves in January 2006 when he appeared on the cover of Time magazine (*) alongside the headline “American Rebel,” and when he told 60 Minutes that he often competed drunk or hungover. For ten points, name this skier who flamed out and didn’t capture a single medal at the 2006 Turin Games.

Answer: (Samuel) Bode [“Bode-ee”] Miller

17. This song’s subject had a plan, but it went out the door at 24 and now she’s on antidepressants and is stuck with a husband who’s a CPA; one of the goals she left behind was “shak[ing] her ass on the hood of Whitesnake’s car.” She knows every line of The Breakfast Club and rocked out to Wham! (*), but now expresses confusion as to who the other guy singing in Van Halen is and when Motley Crue became classic rock. Her two kids in high school tell her she’s uncool, because she’s still preoccupied with—for ten points—this title year of a Bowling for Soup song, also the year of the Live Aid and USA for Africa benefits.

Answer: “1985”

18. It is the oldest of the observances of the Catholic Holy Week, and Canon 24 of the Council of Carthage forbids fasting before communion during it because of its connection with bathing. On it, followers undertake the reconciliation of penitents (*), the baptism of neophytes, the consecration of the holy oils, and—most notably—washing of the feet during the day’s mass, the last one before Easter. These events all take place on, for ten points, what day on which the Last Supper supposedly occurred, the day preceding Good Friday?

Answer: Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday or Sheer Thursday

19. Five known manuscript copies of it exist. Two, the Nicolay and Hay copies, were written around November 19, while the other three were written for charitable purposes well after. A third, the Bliss copy, has become (*) the standard text; it is the only one with the writer’s signature and the only one with the exact words “From these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion.” For ten points, name this speech delivered in 1863 by Abraham Lincoln that begins “Four score and seven years ago…”

Answer: The Gettysburg Address

20. 2003’s Don’t Call Me Tonto, which starred David Hasselhoff as an ex-rodeo star. 1980’s Gypsy Angels, which starred Vanna White as a stripper. 1987’s Ghost Fever, which starred Sherman Hemsley as a police office searching for ghosts. In addition to featuring laughable celebrities in hilariously bad roles, these films—along with the airline version of Meet Joe Black—have the same man (*) credited as their director. For ten points, they are all graced by this name, the only pseudonym allowed for directors seeking to detach themselves from butchered works.

Answer: Alan Smithee (prompt on parts of the name)

21. This place name seems to be everywhere. It’s the third-largest city in Wales, the county town of the Isle of Wight, and the name of suburbs of both Melbourne and Sydney. Meanwhile, in the United States, it’s a Rhode Island city home to the New World’s oldest synagogue, and (*) is also found in about 20 other states, despite the fact that many are landlocked. When followed by “News,” it’s a Virginia city, and when followed by “Beach,” it’s the town The O.C. is set in. For ten points, identify this literally-named novel shipping locale.

Answer: Newport

22. He’s served in the Senate since 1973, and as Chairman of the Senate Judiciary committee, he oversaw the extremely contentious Supreme Court nomination battles of Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas. He’s also the ranking minority member on the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, and (*) a strong advocate for Amtrak, as perhaps the only Senator who commutes to work from home on a daily basis. Recently, he caused a stir during Samuel Alito’s confirmation hearings by saying he “wasn’t a big Princeton fan,” but then showed up the next day in a Princeton hat. For ten points, name this senior Democratic Senator from Delaware.

Answer: Senator Joseph “Joe” Biden Jr.

23. Developed in 1948 by Fred Hoyle, Thomas Gold and Hermann Bondi, it was popular in the 1950s and 60s and developed in part out of what Einstein called “his biggest blunder”—the idea of a static universe. It states that although the universe is expanding, it does not change its (*) look over time, and new matter is formed to keep the universe’s density equal. However, it was largely discredited with the discovery of cosmic background radiation in 1965, which its rival theory had predicted. FTP, name this theory, proposed as an alternative to the big bang.

Answer: Steady state theory (prompt on Infinite Universe theory or continuous creation)

24. In the Indian version, the top prize is one crore rupees, and the gag prize is a stick of Chlormint gum. In the French version, known as “À prendre ou à laisser,” offers of “échange”(*)—changing cases—are common. The Polish version offers a top prize of one million zlotys, the same top prize as the initial American version, which premiered on NBC on Dec. 19, 2005. For ten points, name this game show hosted by Howie Mandel, where contestants pick briefcases and receive an offer from the banker before being asked the title question.

Answer: Deal or No Deal

Bonuses

1. Do you know as much about the Krebs cycle as an Arts student whose last biology class was in grade 10? Let’s find out. For ten points each…

A. [10] The Krebs’ cycle is also identified by which type of acid involved in it?

Answer: Citric acid or Tricarboxylic acid (prompt on TCA)

B: [10] In what part of the cell does the citric acid cycle take place in eukaryotes?

Answer: Mitochondrial matrix (prompt on partial answers)

C: [10] In what part of the cell does the citric acid cycle take in place in prokaryotes?

Answer: Cytoplasm

2. Given the name of a police officer on Law & Order, provide the reason they ceased to work at the 27th precinct for ten points each.

A: [10] Sgt. Phil Ceretta

Answer: Shot in the chest (accept: Took a desk job at another precinct)

B: [10] Det. Mike Logan

Answer: Punched a politician (accept: transferred to Staten Island Domestic Dispute Department [accept either part])

C: [10] Det. Reynaldo “Rey” Curtis

Answer: Early retirement because of his wife’s multiple sclerosis (accept either part)

3. Answer the following about Rohinton Mistry’s 1995 novel A Fine Balance for ten points each.

A. [10] The book is set against the background of the 1970’s Emergency in which country that is also Mistry’s place of birth?

Answer: India

B. [10] Two of the book’s main characters, Ishvar and Omprakash Darji, are members of what Indian caste, traditionally known for its leatherwork?

Answer: Chamars

C. [10] The book won Mistry what prize, awarded annually to the best Canadian novel written in English?

Answer: The Scotiabank Giller Prize

4. How much do you remember about the events surrounding the selection of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger as Pope Benedict XVI in April of last year? For ten points each…

A. [10] How many ballots were required in the conclave that selected Ratzinger as Pope?

Answer: Four

B. [10] Following his election, Benedict selected this Nigerian Cardinal—also considered a Papal candidate—to replace him as Cardinal Bishop of the suburbicarian diocese of Velletri-Segni.

Answer: Francis Arinze

C. [10] Benedict also appointed this Italian, who served as both John Paul II and Benedict XVI’s Cardinal Secretary of State, to replace him as Dean of the College of Cardinals.

Answer: Angelo Sodano

5. Answer the following questions about movies relating to sports and American rust-belt cities for the stated number of points.

A: [10] This 1979 movie starred Julius Erving as basketball player Moses Guthrie and Stockard Channing as astrologer Mona Mondieu, who puts together a team made up only of Pisces.

Answer: The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

B. [5,5] For five points each, name both the 1989 film starring Tom Berenger and Charlie Sheen in which a greedy owner attempts to construct a terrible baseball team so she can move the franchise to Florida, and the real-life franchise she does this to.

Answers:

Major League (do not accept Major League II or Major League: Back to the Minors)

Cleveland Indians (accept either)

C. [10] This 2001 documentary followed the high school football team in Massillon, Ohio, a rust-belt town that, according to the movie’s tagline, lives, eats, and breathes football.

Answer: Go Tigers!

6. These questions are all about the Benjamins, baby… or maybe it’s about the Bordens. For ten points each, name these people on other countries’ hundred dollar bills.

A. [10] This nuclear physicist is on the back of New Zealand’s $100 note.

Answer: Sir Ernest Rutherford

B. [10] This revolutionary leader who helped overthrow the Qing [Ching] Dynasty is one of the few politicians revered in both China and Taiwan, and adorns Taiwan’s $100 bill.

Answer: Sun Yat-Sen (accept either part)

C. [10] This soprano and namesake of two foods is on the Australian $100 note.

Answer: Dame Nellie Melba

7. Telling us what happened to the characters after graduation is an easy way for a director to put little thought into the ending of a movie. For ten points each, given what happened to a character after graduation, name the movie.

A. [10] Jeff Spicoli saved Brooke Shields from drowning. He then blew the reward money hiring Van Halen to play his birthday party.

Answer: Fast Times at Ridgemont High

B. [10] Steve Bolander became an insurance salesman.

Answer: American Graffiti

C. [10] Eric Stratton became a gynaecologist in Beverly Hills, California.

Answer: Animal House

8. Given the years a band existed and hit songs it released, name the band for ten points each.

A. [10] 1965-1972: “White Rabbit,” “Somebody to Love”

Answer: Jefferson Airplane (accept: The Airplane)

B. [10] 1974-1984: “Miracles,” “Jane”

Answer: Jefferson Starship (DO NOT accept Starship)

C. [10] 1984-1989: “We Built This City,” “Nothing’s Gonna Stop us Now”

Answer: Starship

9. As this tournament takes place in the middle of March Madness—which I’m missing, mind you—it’s only appropriate to answer some questions about the history of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament for the stated number of points.

A. [10] Jeff Sheppard and Tony Delk won the Final Four Most Outstanding Player award while playing for this school, which has won the most all-time NCAA tournament games.

Answer: University of Kentucky Wildcats (prompt on Wildcats)

B. [10] This Princeton player and former Senator averaged 33.7 points and 12 rebounds per game in nine tournament games.

Answer: Bill Bradley

C. [5,5] No 16-seed has ever beaten a 1-seed, but four 15-seeds have beaten 2-seeds. For five points each, name any two of them (prompt on teams’ nicknames)

Answers: University of Richmond (Va.) Spiders (def. Syracuse in 1991)

Santa Clara (Ca.) University Broncos (def. Arizona in 1993)

Coppin State (Md.) College Eagles (def. South Carolina in 1997)

Hampton (Va.) University Pirates (def. Iowa State in 2001)

10. Consider the seven naturally-occurring poor metals on the periodic table. For the stated number of points, identify…

A. [5, 5, 5] For five points each, the three groups on the periodic table that count at least one poor metal among their members.

Answers: Boron group (prompt on IIIB or IIIA [Roman numerals—read as three A or three B] or 13)

Carbon group (prompt on IVB or IVA [four A or four B] or 14)

Nitrogen or Pnictogen or Pnicogen group (prompt on VA or VB [five A or five B] or 15)

B. [5] The poor metal that is the mostly naturally diamagnetic of all metals.

Answer: Bismuth

C. [10] The poor metal that is the only one named after a geographic region.

Answer: Gallium [for Gaul. Indium is named after the indigo line in its atomic spectrum, not India]

11. Expand the following abbreviations used frequently on TV crime shows for ten points each.

A. [10] LUDs (moderator: pronounce as a word)

Answer: Local Usage Details

B. [10] GSR (moderator: say the letters separately)

Answer: Gun Shot Residue

C. [10] ROR (moderator: say the letters separately)

Answer: Released on own recognizance (accept variations that contain underlined words)

12. Identify these major American newspapers from possibly apt anagrams for ten points each [moderator, allow some extra time on these, akin to a math question].

A. [10] THE MONKEYS WRITE this Northeastern paper, conservatives might say.

Answer: The New York Times

B. [10] A DIRE, LETHAL PEN might characterize this Midwestern paper’s editorials.

Answer: The Cleveland Plain Dealer

C. [10] GENTEEL, TALL RECEPTIONISTS might work at this Northwestern paper.

Answer: The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

13. Is this question a hybrid, or what? Answer the following questions about a related topic for ten points each.

A. [10] Which Simpsons character sings the line “Hello lamppost, what’cha knowin?” while walking down the street in “Who Shot Mr. Burns, Part 1”?

Answer: Mr. (Charles Montgomery) Burns

B. [10] That line comes from what Simon and Garfunkel song?

Answer: “The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy)” [accept either underlined part]

C. [10] The 59th Street Bridge is also known as this bridge, the name of the borough it connects to Manhattan.

Answer: Queensboro Bridge (accept Queens)

14. Answer the following questions about the Supreme Court of Canada for the stated number of points.

A. [10] Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s first appointee, who was confirmed on March 1, was this Manitoban.

Answer: Justice Marshall Rothstein

B. [5] This is the mandatory retirement age for Supreme Court justices; Justice John Major, whom Rothstein replaced, retired two months short of it.

Answer: 75

C. [5, 5, 5] While Rothstein’s appointment didn’t shift the Court’s makeup, the SCC still remains the world’s most gender-balance national high court, with five men and four women. For five points each, name any three of those four women.

Answers: Chief Justice Beverly McLachlin, Justice Marie Deschamps, Justice Rosalie Abella, Justice Louise Charron

15. Six people—four recent players, one Seniors Committee nominee, and one coach—are to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006. For five points each, name them.

Answers: Troy Aikman, Harry Carson, Warren Moon, Reggie White (accept “The Minister of Defense”), Rayfield Wright, John Madden

16. Answer the following questions about 17th century Russian history for ten points each.

A. [10] Following the death of Tsar Feodor II in 1605, this man—a pretender to the throne claiming to be the son of Ivan the Terrible—became Tsar and ruled for one year.

Answer: False Dimitri I

B. [10] The line of succession of the Russian throne was broken between 1610 and 1613 due to the upheaval caused by this period.

Answer: The Time of Troubles

C. [10] Following the Time of Troubles, this man, the founder of the Romanov Dynasty, was elected Tsar.

Answer: Michael I Romanov (prompt on Michael)

17. Before they were famous, they were on Seinfeld. For ten points each, name these actresses who appeared on Seinfeld—often as Jerry’s girlfriends—before they hit it big elsewhere.

A. [10] She played Beth in 1996’s “The Wait Out” and 1997’s “The Yada Yada” before moving on to play Grace Adler on Will and Grace.

Answer: Debra Messing

B: [10] She played Nina in the 1992 episode “The Letter” long before being nominated for Oscars for her work in Being John Malkovich and Capote.

Answer: Catherine Keener

C: [10] She played Karen in two 1993 episodes—“The Masseuse” and “The Mango”—long before she became Dr. Lisa Cuddy on House.

Answer: Lisa Edelstein

18. Many American universities whose names end with the word “State” are located in their state capitals, but some aren’t. For ten points each, identify the non-state-capital city where the flagship campuses of these “State” schools are located.

A. [10] Pennsylvania State University

Answer: State College, Pennsylvania (accept University Park, Pennsylvania)

B. [10] Oklahoma State University

Answer: Stillwater, Oklahoma

C. [10] Washington State University

Answer: Pullman, Washington

19. Answer these questions relating to Oprah’s book club for the stated number of points:

A. [10] This author of The Corrections, Oprah’s pick in September 2001, expressed distaste about being in the company of the other authors in the club and criticized many of Oprah’s picks as “schmaltzy and one-dimensional.”

Answer: Jonathan Franzen

B: [5] After Franzen’s criticisms, Oprah suspended the book club, only to bring it back in 2003 with a focus on choosing classic titles. Which John Steinbeck novel about the Trask and Hamilton families was her first choice after the hiatus?

Answer: East of Eden

C: [5, 5, 5] For five points each, name the three William Faulkner books Oprah selected en masse in June 2005.

Answers: The Sound and the Fury, As I Lay Dying, Light in August

20. They’re not just good TV, they’re super. Identify the city these Superstations broadcast out of for the stated number of points.

A. [5] WTBS

Answer: Atlanta, Georgia

B. [10] WGN

Answer: Chicago, Illinois

C. [15] WSBK

Answer: Boston, Massachusetts

21. For ten points each, given the leader of a musical group, identify the part of the band’s name that follows the word “and.” For example, if I said “Buddy Holly,” you would answer “The Crickets.”

A. [10] Toots

Answer: The Maytals

B. [10] Tommy James

Answer: The Shondells

C. [10] Bob Seger

Answer: The Silver Bullet Band

22. Answer the following questions about the colonial history of South America for ten points each.

A. [10] This treaty between Portugal and Spain, signed in 1494, divided up the world’s undiscovered lands and awarded to Spain everything in the Americas except Brazil.

Answer: Treaty of Tordesillas or Tordesilhas

B. [10] This word is used to refer to the children of natives and Spaniards who interbred following colonization; it is the Spanish form of the French word Métis.

Answer: Mestizo

C. [10] While Simon Bolivar led the fight for independence in the countries of Northern South America, this man is regarded as the liberator of southern south American nations like Argentina, where he appears on the five peso bill.

A: José de San Martin

23. There are three Irish provinces located entirely in the Republic of Ireland (much of Ulster makes up Northern Ireland). For five points per answer, identify those three provinces and their respective largest cities.

Answers: Province: Leinster or Laighin City: Dublin

Province: Munster or Am Mhumhain City: Cork

Province: Connacht or Connaught or Connachta City: Galway

24. The website publishes rankings of the most-visited sites on the Internet. For five points each and a bonus for all five, name the most-visited English-language sites over the three months prior to March 1, 2006.

Answers: , (accept Microsoft Network), ,

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