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2000 National Scholastics Championship Question Set 3

2000 PACE National Scholastics Championship

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Team Captains’ Signatures below

Category Quiz Bonus Topics: Round 3

American History: Colony

American Literature: Our Town

Biological Sciences: Who needs aliens?

Fine Arts: The X-Files Theme

General Knowledge & Trivia: The FBI

Mathematics: Aliens Mulder & Scully Never Met

Popular Culture: Tough X-Files Trivia

Religion, Mythology, & Philosophy: Not Playing God

World History: 3

World Literature: Fearful Symmetry

While the theme of the CQ this round is The X-Files, with the exception of the Popular Culture category, none of these questions requires direct knowledge of the show.

Category Quiz Bonus Topics: Round 3

American History: Colony

American Literature: Our Town

Biological Sciences: Who needs aliens?

Fine Arts: The X-Files Theme

General Knowledge & Trivia: The FBI

Mathematics: Aliens Mulder & Scully Never Met

Popular Culture: Tough X-Files Trivia

Religion, Mythology, & Philosophy: Not Playing God

World History: 3

World Literature: Fearful Symmetry

While the theme of the CQ this round is The X-Files, with the exception of the Popular Culture category, none of these questions requires direct knowledge of the show.

Opening Round: Related Tossup-Bonus Section

1. In 1874, George Johnstone Stoney first estimated the mass of this particle, which he also named. For ten points, name this particle of mass 9.1 times ten to the minus 28 grams, as identified years later by physicist J. J. Thomson.

ANSWER: Electron

RELATED BONUS: Two famous people met at Joshua Hett Smith’s house in Stony Point, New York, on September 21, 1780. For ten points each, name the American general and British major who met to discuss the turnover of West Point to the British.

ANSWERS: General Benedict Arnold and Major John André

2. (Darren) Formed in 1883, this group advocated a gradual approach to socialism, with the ultimate objective of establishing public ownership of the means of production and distribution. Among the major leaders of this “society” were Sidney and Beatrice Webb, Herbert George Wells, and George Bernard Shaw. For ten points, what was this socialist organization that derived its name from a Roman general?

Answer: the Fabian Society

RELATED BONUS: Answer these questions about the Fabians for ten points each.

a. While they attempted to infiltrate both major British parties with their ideas, eventually the Fabians formed their own, known today as what party?

ANSWER: British Labour Party

b. With the support of the Fabians, the Webbs were able to establish this internationally recognized institution of higher learning in 1895, offering knowledge in the social sciences free from dogma and a political slant. This school is proud to have had five Nobel laureates in its faculty like Friedrich Hayek.

ANSWER: London School (of Economics) (prompt on “LSE”)

3. (Darren) A meticulous, skillful technician, this artist is noted for works that contain an extraordinary juxtaposition of ordinary objects or an unusual context that gives new meaning to familiar things, termed “magic realism.” Many of his paintings also display a sort of surrealistic wit, such as Madame Recamier de David. For ten points, name this Belgian artist whose “Son of Man” was popularized in the recent film adaptation of The Thomas Crown Affair.

ANSWER: Rene Francois Magritte

RELATED BONUS: Given some works, name the artist.

a. “The Marriage at Cana,” “Crucifixion” and “Seven Deadly Sins”

ANSWER: Hieronymus Bosch

b. “Eight Bells,” “The Reaper,” “Prisoners at the Front” and “Breezing Up”

ANSWER: Winslow Homer

4. (Darren) The main character, a New England farmer, falls for his wife’s young cousin, Mattie Silver, but they are never fully able to express their emotions for each other because of the domineering and wife Zenobia. For ten points, what is this symbolism-filled 1911 novel by Edith Wharton, written just before her divorce in 1913 and her subsequent move to France?

ANSWER: Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton

RELATED BONUS: Answer more questions regarding Edith Wharton for ten points each.

a. In 1921 Edith Wharton became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction with what novel?

ANSWER: The Age of Innocence

b. While living abroad in Europe for several years, Wharton maintained a steady friendship with which American author, later cited as her inspiration, whose brother, William, was a famous Pragmatist?

ANSWER: Henry James

5. (Samer) Kim Coates, Kelly Preston, Barry Pepper, and Forest Whitaker. All of these people made the unwise career move of starring in what 2000 turkey, intended as a “star vehicle” for John Travolta?

ANSWER: Battlefield Earth

RELATED BONUS. Name these terms related to John Travolta’s favorite philosophy: Scientology, 10 points each.

a. The forerunner of Scientology was this form of psychotherapy “explained” by L. Ron Hubbard in a book of the same name, subtitled The Modern Science of Mental Health?

ANSWER: Dianetics

b. These painful experiences, not completely available to the conscious mind, are at the root of irrational behavior.

ANSWER: engrams

c. Scientology uses this term to denote the soul or life force.

ANSWER: thetan

6. The trigger for this event was the Parisian assassination of Ernst von Rath by teenager Herschel Grynszpan. In the space of a few hours, thousands of homes, businesses, and synagogues were damaged or destroyed. For ten points, name this event whose name in German became known as the “Night of the Broken Glass.”

ANSWER: Kristallnacht (accept early “Night of (the) Broken Glass”)

RELATED BONUS: Answer these questions related to Jewish history.

a. For ten points, this word is derived from the Hebrew word for “Spain,” where many Jews were sent during the middle ages.

ANSWER: Sephardi (Sepharim, Sephardic)

b. For five points, the Sephardic Jews remained until a royal proclamation in what year forced the Jews out of Spain?

ANSWER: 1492

c. For five points, what king issued this proclamation despite the fact his own grandmother was Jewish?

ANSWER: Ferdinand of Aragon

7. Its first settler C. W. Fuller built a log toll bridge across the Truckee River around 1860. Located near the Toiyabe National Forest, this town was eventually renamed to honor a Union general from Virginia. For ten points, name this town in Nevada that is notorious for is lax restrictions on marriage and divorce.

ANSWER: Reno

RELATED BONUS: Answer these questions on Attorney General Janet Reno for ten points each.

a. In 1978, she rose to become the attorney general for this state, her home state.

ANSWER: Florida

b. A graduate of Coral Gables High School, she would go to this Ivy League school and graduate in 1960 with a degree in chemistry before going to Harvard Law School.

ANSWER: Cornell University

8. This phenomenon is associated with irregular heart and respiratory rates with high brain activity, recurs every 90 minutes, and may last from 5 to 30 minutes. For ten points, name this phase typically occurring less than two hours after one falls asleep.

ANSWER: Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep (accept “paradoxical” or “desynchronized” sleep)

RELATED BONUS: Thomas Chuck knew the meaning of sleep deprivation in preparing these questions, so answer these questions concerning sleep for ten points each.

a. This disorder, which can sometimes be attributed to one having large tonsils, is characterized by obstructed breathing for seconds at a time.

ANSWER: Sleep apnea

b. Adjustments in one’s sleep schedule due to changes in one’s perception of time while traveling is mediated by light in resetting this internal clock.

ANSWER: Circadian rhythm(s)

9. The main route between the Connecticut and Hudson River Valleys that eventually became part of the Yellowstone Trail, it also names 25 species of the native North American plant genus Polemonium with clusters of drooping blue or violet leaves. For ten points, give the two-word name that alludes to a Biblical dream by the eponymous patriarch at Bethel featuring angels going up and down the namesake structure.

ANSWER: Jacob’s Ladder

RELATED BONUS: For ten points each, answer these questions also related to ladders somehow.

a. You can arrange players or teams on a “ladder” in which an upset between two teams directly next to each other on that ladder results in the swapping of positions. What six-letter name can be applied to this sort of inefficient sorting algorithm?

ANSWER: Bubble sorting

b. This medieval Jewish philosopher described eight forms of giving, or tzedekah, which he ranked and described as rungs on a ladder.

ANSWER: Moshe ben Maimon (Maimonides or the Rambam)

10. (UCLA) According to Saxo Grammaticus, this son of Horwendil and Gerutha seeks revenge over his father’s death by the jealous Feng. Overcoming many attempts on his life, he eventually burns Feng's followers and slays Feng. For ten points, identify the Danish prince who is more famous as the main character in the Shakespearean version.

Answer: Hamlet or Amleth

RELATED BONUS: For ten points each:

a. This Prince of Norway enters the scene at the end of the play.

ANSWER: Prince Fortinbras

b. This playwright focused his story on the two minor characters in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.

ANSWER: Tom Stoppard

Allow substitutions if any. THEN distribute handout with Category Quiz topics.

Category Quiz

[Please read the following before beginning the round] While the theme of the CQ this round is The X-Files, with the exception of the Popular Culture category, none of these questions requires direct knowledge of the show.

1. His print “The Rabbit Hunters” was the only one he etched during his life. He is more famous for his calendar cycle of paintings that included 1565’s “The Harvesters” and his religious allegories in the style of Hieronymus Bosch. For 10 points—name this Belgian artist who fathered another artist by the same name.

ANSWER: Pieter Bruegel, the Elder (prompt if “the Elder” is not included)

2. For ten points: a direct confrontation or conflict is usually emphasized by the use of what three-word Spanish phrase, indicating one wants to fight against another one-on-on.

ANSWER: Mano a mano

3. The trumpet was only introduced to this “ensemble” in the 1950’s through a series of movies by Vargas de Tecalitlán, and the style was popularized in the United States with performers like Linda Ronstadt. For ten points, name this instrumental ensemble made up primarily of 3 to 12 stringed instruments like violins and guitars known for singing various Mexican folk songs.

ANSWER: Mariachi

4. Pencil and paper ready: for ten points, if you multiply the first 100 prime numbers, what is the units digit of the product? You have 20 seconds.

ANSWER: Zero (because 2 x 5 = 10, and the zero will remain)PC

5. Its “plaintive anthem fades past the near meadows, over the still stream, up the hill-side; and now ’tis buried deep in the next valley-glades.” It is described as a “light-winged Dryad of the trees” that sings “of summer in full-throated ease.” For 10 points—name this avian subject of an ode by John Keats.

ANSWER: nightingale

6. A quick calculation question: for ten points, how many picometers are in ten angstroms?

ANSWER: 1000

7. The French force of twenty to thirty thousand faced an English army numbering only six thousand, but the French chose a battlefield hemmed off by forests, neutralizing this advantage. The French knights encumbered by armor and packed together too tightly on soggy ground, could not effectively fight the unencumbered English archers, leading to what major victory of Henry V in the Hundred Years' War.

Answer: Agincourt

8. He transcribed over 150 works originally written for harpsichord and lute for the guitar. Famed for his recordings of Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez, For ten points, name this Spanish guitarist.

ANSWER: Andrés Segovia

Allow substitutions if any before beginning the Stretch Round.

Category Quiz Bonuses

American History: Colony

As you probably know, the colony in Roanoke disappeared between 1587 and 1590. The only evidence that the colony had ever existed was the etching of this single word on a tree. For 15 points--what is this word, whose meaning has never been fully deciphered?

ANSWER: Croatoan [accept Croatan, but NOT “Croatian”]

American Literature: Our Town

In Thornton Wilder's "Our Town," one of the characters dies in childbirth--and then returns in Act III. For 15 points—what is the first name of this character.

ANSWER: Emily Webb [do not accept or prompt on "Mrs. Webb"]

Biological Sciences: Who needs aliens?

According to The X-Files, Scully and other abductees got nasopharyngeal cancer after having alien implants removed. In real humans, though, nasopharyngeal cancer is often associated with—for 15 points—what

common virus, also linked to Burkitt’s lymphoma and mononucleosis?

ANSWER: EBV or Epstein-Barr virus [prompt on “herpes”]

Fine Arts: The X-Files Theme

Some people claim Mark Snow created the theme to The X-Files from the tune “Whistle While You Work,” changing the theme so that rising intervals become falling intervals and vice versa. For 15 points—what musical term describes this process, commonly used in fugues?

ANSWER: inversion [accept equivalents]

General Knowledge & Trivia: The FBI

When the Federal Bureau of Investigations was founded in 1908, the director was appointed by the Attorney General. For 15 points--within 3 years, in what year did the President gain the power to name the director of the FBI?

ANSWER: 1968 [Accept 1965 to 1971]

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Mathematics: Aliens Mulder & Scully Never Met

You put 10 red socks and 10 blue socks in a dryer. Sock aliens from the planet Hop, as they are so wont to do, steal two socks. For 15 points—what is the probability that among the 18 remaining socks are two unpaired socks? You have 15 seconds.

ANSWER: 10/19 [it doesn’t matter what color the first is, so long as the second is not the same]

Popular Culture: Tough X-Files Trivia

Agent Pendrell could have made a good love interest for Scully—had he not been callously killed off by Chris Carter in the season four episode “Max.” For 15 points—name the actor who portrayed Agent Pendrell.

ANSWER: Brendan Beiser [HN: STI still hasn’t forgiven Carter fully for killing off Pendrell]

Religion, Mythology, & Philosophy: Not Playing God

The Negro spiritual “Steal away to Jesus” may refer to this event, which is never given a name in the Bible. For 15 points—name this event, in which the righteous are to be removed from the Earth prior to Armageddon.

ANSWER: the Rapture [HN: The Rapture was a 1991 film starring David Duchovny and Mimi Rogers]

World History: 3

Warning: two of three answers required. The Treaty of Verdun, signed in 843, divided the Carolingian empire among the three sons of Louis I. For 15 points—name two of these three sons.

ANSWERS: Lothair

Charles II or Charles the Bald or Charles le Chauve

Louis II or Louis the German [prompt on “Charles” or “Louis”]

World Literature: Fearful Symmetry

Warning: two answers required. For 15 points—in what poem, by what author, will you find the following lines: “What immortal hand or eye/Could frame thy fearful symmetry?”

ANSWER: “The Tyger” by William Blake [prompt on “Tyger! Tyger! burning bright”]

Stretch Round: Unrelated Tossups and Bonuses

1. His mother and his sister Tirzah suffered from leprosy and were left to die in the caves around Jerusalem. When Nero began the persecution of the Roman Christians, it was he who built the catacombs to house them safely. For ten points, name this title character and creation of Lewis Wallace about a Jewish man who witnesses the crucifixion.

ANSWER: Ben Hur (by Lewis Wallace)

BONUS: Pencil and paper ready: For the function x = (y+3)/(x+3), answer the following questions for the stated number of points.

a. [5] What conic section does this function describe?

ANSWER: Parabola

b. [10] What are the coordinates of the vertex of the parabola?

ANSWER: (x,y) = (-1.5, -5.25) or (-3/2, -21/4)

c. [15] What is the eccentricity of the function?

ANSWER: 1

2. His autobiography was entitled Historia calamitatum, or History of My Troubles. His later works included Theologia, and Scito te ipsum, or Know Thyself. His best-known work, on inconsistencies in Christian docrine, was Sic et Non, or Yes and No. For 10 points—name this medieval French philosopher best known for his love affair with Héloïse.

ANSWER: Peter Abelard or Pierre Abélard or Petrus Abaelardus

BONUS: Name these types of languages, 15 points each.

a. This term describes any language used between people with no other common languages.

ANSWER: lingua franca

b. This is a lingua franca with reduced vocabulary and simplified grammar.

ANSWER: pidgin

3. The first time this event was run in its current format was in 1979 at the Greenbriar in West Virginia; since then, the United States has won five times, and lost to its opponents five times. For ten points, name this biennial competition pitting the best American and European male golfers.

ANSWER: Ryder Cup Matches

BONUS: Answer these questions on The Great Gatsby by Fitzgerald.

a. Nick moves into this district of Long Island where he becomes neighbors with Jay.

ANSWER: West Egg

b. Nick begins a romantic relationship with this rather competitive golfer, who actually cheated to win a tournament once.

ANSWER: Jordan Baker (either name acceptable)

c. Living in the valley of ashes is this lover of Tom Buchanan who is hit by Gatsby’s car.

ANSWER: Myrtle Wilson (either name acceptable)

4. A sponsor of a small colony at Ferryland in his Province of Avalon, Newfoundland, he was determined by 1629 to obtain lands in a friendlier climate. His request for a large colonial grant with unprecedented powers, located north of the Potomac River, was agreed to by Charles I, but he died almost two months before the charter for Maryland was officially granted. For ten points, name this man, whose title comes from a rather large city near the Chesapeake Bay.

ANSWER: George Calvert, or the first Lord Baltimore

BONUS: Identify the bodies of water surrounding Australia for ten points each.

a. This sea lies northwest of Darwin and is bounded on the west by the Cartier and Ashmore islands and to the north by its namesake island.

Answer: Timor Sea

b. Lying between Australia on the west and New Zealand on the east, this sea's name resembles a southern Australian island.

Answer: Tasman Sea

c. This strait lies between Tasmania and the Australia mainland.

Answer: Bass Strait

5. Edgard Varèse led a musical movement analogous to this poetic movement. Drawing its inspiration from Dada and Surrealism, it was called “verbicovisual expression” by some of its proponents. Its American proponents include, among others, e.e. cummings. For 10 points—name this type of poetry, whose effect depends largely on its printed appearance on the page.

ANSWER: concrete poetry

BONUS: Name these terms related to the Cold War.

a. Russian political policy that followed Gorbachev’s 1985 rise to power. The result of this policy was a dramatic increase in political freedom, the release of a number of political prisoners, and loosened the state control of the media. The term means “openness” in Russian.

Answer: Glasnost

b. Another of Gorbachev’s policies, this one was economic, restructuring the entire Soviet economy, it promoted democratization, increased privatization of the economy, and created free markets.

Answer: Perestroika

c. West German Chancellor Willy Brandt’s eastern policy, begun in 1969, that signaled Western aspirations for more contact with and more independence for, Eastern Europe through conciliation rather than confrontation.

Answer: Ostpolitik

6. Changing this ratio directly affects the amount of cash a bank can loan to customers, and the current level mandated by Alan Greenspan is 20%. For ten points, name this term that describes the amount of actual cash a bank must have on-hand to satisfy requests for withdrawals by account holders.

ANSWER: Required reserve ratio

(Chris) BONUS: For ten points each identify the songs by REM about comedians.

a. This song appearing on Automatic for the People is a tribute to Andy Kaufman.

Answer: Man on the Moon

b. REM also wrote this other song on the soundtrack of the movie Man on the Moon.

Answer: The Great Beyond

c. Finally, this song also appearing on Automatic for the People is about a British comic troup.

Answer: Monty Got a Raw Deal

7. The May 18, 2000, issue of Nature featured the announcement of the second human chromosome to be mapped. For ten points, identify the chromosome, the smallest human autosome, for of which an extra copy causes Down syndrome.

ANSWER: Chromosome 21

BONUS: You have a battery with a 12 volt source of emf and a 2 ohm resistor in an otherwise empty circuit. 10 points each.

a. What is the current flowing through the resistor?

ANSWER: 6 Amperes [from V = IR]

b. What is the power dissipated bythe battery?

ANSWER: 72 Watts [I2R = (6 A)2(2 Σ) = 72 W]

c. Assume that this is a lead-acid storage battery, such as those found in cars. What is the acid used to generate the voltage?

ANSWER: sulfuric acid or H2SO4

8. Unique features include coronae, tessera terrain, and arachnoids. Other highlights include Ishtar Terra, which contains the highest mountains, Maxwell Montes, the only feature named for a man. This planet's orbit is the nearest to a perfect circle, and it is the only planet to spin in a retrograde fashion. For ten points, name this second rock from the Sun, the sister planet of Earth.

ANSWER: Venus

(UCLA) BONUS: Software titanic Microsoft and the Department of Justice have been at war with the latter alleging that Microsoft has used monopolistic practices to subdue and eliminate its competition in the operating system market. Answer the following about the landmark anti-trust court case.

a. This Judge has presided over the case since its inception, always turning a lazy eye to Microsoft’s top lawyers.

Answer: Thomas Penfield Jackson

b. This CEO and co-founder of Netscape recently gave testimony CEO that Microsoft threatened to destroy Netscape's business unless the company agreed to concede the Windows browser market.

Answer: Jim Barksdale

c. Seventeen states and the Department of Justice allege that Microsoft has repeatedly violated this 1890 Constitutional Act.

Answer: Sherman (Anti-trust) Act

9. It faces the island of Elephantine, on which stands the ruins of the city of Yeb. Known to the Greeks as Syene, this city was the southern outpost of ancient Egypt. For ten points, name this namesake of a High Dam.

ANSWER: Aswan or Assuan [prompt on “Syene”]

(Riverside Keith) BONUS: As we all know many earlier mathematicians were also philosophers. Given works and dates and sometimes quotes, give the mathematician for ten points each. If you need better known works, you will get 5 points.

a. 10 points: Treatise on the Arithmetical Triangle, Essay on Conic Sections.

5 points: Pensées

Answer: Blaise Pascal

b. 10 points: Le Monde, ou Traité de la Lumière, Principia Philosophiae.

5 points: Meditations

Answer: Rene Descartes

c. 10 points: Dynamica, Nova Methodus pro Maximis et Minimis, itemque Tangentibus

5 points: Théodicée.

Answer: Gottfried Wilheml von Leibniz

10. Professor Laura Robinson of the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario, recently presented a paper in Edmonton in which she analyzed the “lesbian desire” of this fictional character. For ten points, name this character, the best known fictional resident of Prince Edward Island by Lucy Maude Montgomery.

ANSWER: Anne of Green Gables or Anne Sullivan or Anne of Avonlea

BONUS: Name the gland for ten points each.

a. Located superior to the kidneys are these glands that generally secrete steroids, norepinephrine, and epinephrine.

ANSWER: Adrenals (Suprarenals)

b. Located beneath the bladder in the male, it surrounds the urethra and adds secretions to the sperm during ejaculation.

ANSWER: Prostate

c. Though it is not part of the brain, this endocrine organ develops from the roof of the diencephalons and secretes melatonin.

ANSWER: Pineal gland/body or Epiphysis cerebri

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