TOSSUP 1: While at Oxford, he circulated a pamphlet called ...



TOSSUP 1: While at Oxford, he circulated a pamphlet called “The Necessity of Atheism,” and was expelled for refusing to answer certain questions about it. In 1811, he eloped with the 16-year-old Harriet Westbrook, but separated from her in 1814 and soon after eloped with his more well-known wife. For ten points, name this English poet, whose writings include “The Sensitive Plant,” “Prometheus Unbound,” and “Ode to the West Wind.”

ANSWER: Percy Bysshe Shelley

BONUS: Given a list of names and terms, name the presidential scandal.

a. For five points: Lucianne Goldberg, Kathleen Willy, Linda Tripp, drycleaning, cigars, definition of the word “is”.

ANSWER: Answer: Monica Lewinsky or Clinton impeachment (ACCEPT similar)

b. For ten points: Jim and Susan McDougal, Jim Guy Tucker, Madison Guaranty Savings & Loan, Arkansas Project, “vast right-wing conspiracy”

ANSWER: Whitewater

c. For fifteen points: Abdul Enterprises, Ltd., Harrison Williams, John Jenrette, Richard Kelly, Raymond Lederer, Frank Thompson, John M. Murphy, Angelo Errichetti

ANSWER: ABSCAM

TOSSUP 2: “He was a boi She was a girl Can I make it any more obvious? He was a punk, she did ballet What more can I say?” are the first few lines of, For ten points, what song by Avril Lavigne?

ANSWER: Skater Boi

BONUS: For ten points each, name the French authors of these works.

a. Le Misanthrope, Tartuffe

ANSWER: Moliere or Jean-Baptiste Poquelin

b. Remembrance of Things Past

ANSWER: Marcel Proust

c. The Three Musketeers, The Count of Monte Cristo

ANSWER: Alexander Dumas

TOSSUP 3: This battle stretched for three days, started by an army in search of cobblers to repair their worn footwear. A key battle of the American Civil War and the northernmost incursion by a major Confederate army, it pitted Robert E. Lee’s forces against those of the Union’s General Meade. The three day battle began on July 1, 1863. For ten points, name it, the small Pennsylvania town where it took place, or the address given by President Lincoln a few months after the battle.

ANSWER: Gettysburg

BONUS: For ten points each, name the philosopher who wrote the following works.

a. The Prince

ANSWER: Niccolo Machiavelli

b. On Liberty

ANSWER: John Stuart Mill

c. A Treatise on Human Nature

ANSWER: David Hume

TOSSUP 4: Entering the Major Leagues in 1969 at the same time as the San Diego Padres, this team never made it to postseason play, losing that opportunity to the Phillies in 1980 and to the players’ strike in 1994. The franchise never recovered from that season, losing many talented players like Larry Walker and Pedro Martinez over the next few seasons. For ten points, name this team which will officially move to Washington DC beginning with the 2005 season.

ANSWER: Montreal or Expos

BONUS: For each of these SI units, tell what they measure for ten points each;

a. ampere

ANSWER: current

b. volt

ANSWER: potential difference

c. tesla

ANSWER: magnetic flux density

TOSSUP 5: Pen and paper ready; Find the slope of the line with the equation 5Y - 2X = -15. Present your answer in the form of a fraction in lowest terms.

ANSWER: 2/5

BONUS: For ten points each, given the nation, identify its head of government that has been in the news with frequency in 2004.

a. Afghanistan

ANSWER: Hamid Karzai

b. Pakistan

ANSWER: General Pervez Musharraf

c. Israel

ANSWER: Prime Minister Ariel Sharon

TOSSUP 6: The epitome of minimalist composition, it is built on a dual theme of 16 measures played repeatedly for 16 minutes until the last modulation breaks the charm. First performed at the Paris Opera in 1928 by Rubenstein’s Ballet, this work’s compelling crescendo and insistent rhythm makes one of Ravel’s most memorable works. Name it.

ANSWER: Bolero

BONUS: Name the city where the following TV shows are (or were) set for ten points each.

a. The Simpsons

ANSWER: Springfield

b. Friends

ANSWER: New York City

c. Frasier

ANSWER: Seattle

TOSSUP 7: His college roommate was part of his mental disorder. So was his undercover CIA mission. When he was informed of his Nobel Prize in Economics he thought it was one of his mind tricks, but it was really for his work in game theory. For ten points, name this man who was the subject of “A Beautiful Mind.”

ANSWER: John Forbes Nash Jr.

BONUS: Identify this founding father on the first clue for 30 points, second for twenty, or third for ten.

a. 30- A Boston Selectman, he used much of his personal fortune, earned as a merchant and smuggler, to finance the resistance to British rule. He also served as Governor of Massachusetts.

20 - He was active in the effort to ratify the Constitution, create a US Navy, and served as

President of the Continental Congress during the drafting of the Declaration of Independence.

10 – He’s famous for being the first to sign the Declaration and for signing his name in large letters so that King George III would know just how he stood.

ANSWER: John Hancock

TOSSUP 8: The precise term for this conglomerate of European lands didn’t appear until 1254, although it had existed in some form for roughly 3 centuries at that point. Less famous rulers of this territory included Conrad II, Otto the Great, and Otto the II. The German name for these lands is Heiliges Römisches Reich. For ten points, name this kingdom that existed in some form for most of the Middle Ages, ruled most famously by Charlemagne.

ANSWER: Holy Roman Empire

BONUS: Answer the following questions about Russian music for ten points each;

a. This Aleksandr Pushkin drama was made into an opera by Modest Mussorgsky, first produced in 1874.

ANSWER: Boris Godunov

b. This composer released two revised editions of “Boris Godunov” and one very popular version of “Night on Bald Mountain” in addition to works of his own, such as “Scheherazade.”

ANSWER: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

c. Rimsky-Korsakov and Godunov were both members of this group of Russian composers brought together by Mily Balakirev.

ANSWER: The Five (ACCEPT: The Mighty Handful or The Mighty Five)

TOSSUP 9: Just months ago, this man’s fortunes changed after his opponent Jack Ryan dropped out of the race. Who, FTP, is this politician that gave the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, and defeated Alan Keyes in the Illinois senate race earlier this month?

ANSWER: Barack Obama

BONUS: Name these literary works from their first line or lines for ten points each.

a. “Brrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinng! An alarm clock clanged in the dark and silent room. A bed spring creaked. A womans' voice sang out impatiently: "Bigger, shut that thing off!"

ANSWER: Native Son

b. “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”

ANSWER: Pride and Prejudice

c. “When Gregor Samsa woke up one morning from unsettling dreams, he found himself changed into a monstrous vermin.”

ANSWER: The Metamorphosis

TOSSUP 10: This slightly soluble substance is often is often a pale, yellow, oily liquid with a sweet burning taste. It has a melting point of approximately 13.5 degrees Centigrade but is explosive upon rapid heating. Its formula is C3H5N3O9 and is also known as 1,2,3- propanetriol tri nitrate or glyceryl tri nitrate. For ten points, name this volatile substance used also by heart attack victims.

ANSWER: Nitroglycerin

BONUS: Answer these questions about NASCAR for ten points each.

a. This company replaced Winston as the chief sponsor of the NASCAR cup series in 2003.

ANSWER: Nextel.

b. He became the first driver in history to be penalized championship points in addition to being fined after swearing in a live post race interview earlier this year.

ANSWER: Dale Earnhardt Jr.

b. This racetrack, the oldest surviving track in the world, is now completely asphalt with the exception of its unique three-foot-wide brick Start-Finish Line.

ANSWER: Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

BRAVE Falcon Tournament 2004

Round 4

Letter B

* Denotes multi-word answer required

1. In 1872 ball size and weight are regulated for the first time in this sport. -Baseball

2. North West Mexican peninsula with capital at Mexicali. -Baja California

3. English civil engineer who helped construct the English underground railway as well as Tower Bridge and the Blackwell Tunnel. -Sir Benjamin Baker

4. United States Supreme Court case where Tennessee had failed to reapportion the state legislature for 60 years despite population growth.* -Baker v. Carr

5. Town near Jerusalem, mentioned in First Maccabees. Also the site of the Cleveland Browns off-season training grounds. -Berea.

6. Colorless, flammable, toxic liquid with a pleasant aromatic odor whose molecule was proposed by the German chemist Friedrich Kekuli. -Benzene.

7. He introduced Christianity of the Byzantine rite among the Bulgarians. In 889, this Boris abdicated and retired to a monastery. -Boris I.

8. Classification of all elementary particles not covered by the Pauli Exclusion Principle.

-Bosons.

9. Comedian who brutally satirized such sensitive areas of American life as sex, religion, and race relations until his death in 1966. -Lenny Bruce.

10. Range of the Rocky Mountains in North Central Wyoming extending about 120 miles into Montana.* -Big Horn Mountains.

11. Namesake of a southeastern Irish republic, this castle was militarily important in the 17th-century wars of Oliver Cromwell and William III. -Blarney.

12. Crime of marrying during the continuance of another lawful marriage. -Bigamy.

13. Born to a musical family of Flemish origin on December 16, 1770 he gave his first known public performance at the age of eight in Cologne. -Ludwig van Beethoven.

14. According to Milton, he was Prince of the Seraphim, the next unto Lucifer. The Jewish translation of his name is ‘Lord of Flies’. -Beelzebub.

15. The annual Woolton Parish Garden Fete was the first meeting place for members of this 60’s rock band who led the so called ‘british invation’ of American music.

-The Beatles

16. The architect of German unification and the first chancellor (1871-1890) of the united nation. -Otto von Bismarck.

17. This 60 carbon molecule was discovered in the 1980’s and is known for its soccer ball shape. Before this only two distinct forms of “pure” carbon were known to exist; that being graphite and diamond. -Buckminsterfullerene (Bucky Ball)

18. Considered the first significant women author in the American colonies, she wrote The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America. -Anne Bradstreet.

19. Part of the Incan Empire until colonized by Spain, this country stayed in Spanish control until Simon Bolivar liberated it in 1825. -Bolivia.

20. In an attempt at mudslinging, President Bush accuses John Kerry of taking these wrinkle reducing injections during the 2004 presidential campaign. -Botox.

LIGHTNING 1: What is the name of the North Star?

ANSWER: Polaris

LIGHTNING 2: What classic Sci-Fi book series authored by Frank Herbert and focusing on the Atreides family has been revived in recent years by his son Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson?

ANSWER: The Dune Series

LIGHTNING 3: Hans Holbein the Younger was the court painter for what king?

ANSWER: Henry VIII

LIGHTNING 4: Name Adolf Hitler’s long-term mistress, short-term wife.

ANSWER: Eva Braun

LIGHTNING 5: What famous philosopher penned On the Genealogy of Morality & Beyond Good and Evil?

ANSWER: Friedrich Nietzsche

LIGHTNING 6: Written in 1895 by Oscar Wilde, this is a clever satire on the lives of the British nobility and clergy.

ANSWER: The Importance of Being Earnest

LIGHTNING 7: Which Secretary of State organized the purchase of Alaska?

ANSWER: William Seward

LIGHTNING 8: Only two countries boarder three oceans. One is Canada – name the other.

ANSWER: The United States

LIGHTNING 9: This Tennessee Williams play, partially based on his own life, sees Tom Wingfield protect his mother and crippled sister Laura.

ANSWER: The Glass Menagerie

LIGHTNING 10: You can thank this company for the “black box voting phenomenon,” which refers to the process of voting on electronic machines which do not give back paper ballots.

ANSWER: Diebold, Incorporated

LIGHTNING 1: In what year did the Soviet Union collapse?

ANSWER: 1991

LIGHTNING 2: What is the Latin name of our moon?

ANSWER: Luna

LIGHTNING 3: What Jewish musical artist has had a feud with Coolio and is known for such parodies as “Amish Paradise” and “Eat It”?

ANSWER: "Weird" Al Yankovich

LIGHTNING 4: This American poet is known most definitively for his creative use of punctuation, or lack thereof. His most famous literary work is entitled The Enormous Room.

ANSWER: E.E. Cummings.

LIGHTNING 5: With a population of about 1,000 people and a birthrate of zero, this is the smallest independent state in the world.

ANSWER: Vatican City

LIGHTNING 6: Which English philosopher is the creator of the peace symbol?

ANSWER: Bertrand Russell

LIGHTNING 7: Name the only opera by Beethoven.

ANSWER: Fidelio

LIGHTNING 8: Which Nazi general was known as “the Desert Fox”?

ANSWER: Erwin Rommel

LIGHTNING 9: Billy Pilgrim survives the fire bombing of Dresden during World War II in the satire Slaughterhouse-Five, written by this author.

ANSWER: Kurt Vonnegut.

LIGHTNING 10: What is the name of the spaceship that has recently become an international sensation by claiming the X-Prize on October 4, 2004?

ANSWER: Scaled Composites Spaceship One

Grab Bag

1. Considered by many an important cause of the Crusades, and one of the most well-known aspects of feudal life, this tradition often caused younger sons to seek fame and fortune away from home. What term describes the practice of all family lands being inherited by the eldest son?

primogeniture

2. This 1980 inductee into the Pro Football Hall of Fame played defensive end for several teams, but most notably the Los Angeles Rams from 1961 to 1971. Until 1997, when Reggie White surpassed his unofficial total, he claimed that he was the true holder of the record of most sacks in league history with 173.5 – the discrepancy due to the fact that the league did not begin keeping track of sacks until 1982. Name this participant in seven consecutive Pro Bowls.

Deacon Jones(or David Jones)

3. Greatly increasing the tension between the Middle East and the Western World, Israel gained the largest amount of territory it has ever gained through an armed conflict, including the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and Golan heights, in what notoriously short-lived war with Egypt, Syria, and Jordan?

the Six Day War

4. Plate Tectonics are responsible for many natural disasters, including earthquakes. They are caused by two continental plates rubbing against one another in various ways. Name the area where contacting plates are in danger of causing an earthquake.

Fault (Line)

5. Invented in the 1840s, it has a conical tube and is made of metal. Although its family contains 14 members, only four are consistently used today. In bands and orchestras, it bridges the gap between brass and woodwinds, but it gained most of its popularity through jazz music. Name this single-reed instrument created by Adolphe Sax.

Saxophone

6. This film’s post modernistic style created a precedent for later films like The Matrix. Taking place in Los Angeles in 2019, the movie involves a main character who hunts down and terminates replicants. Name this sci-fi movie starting Harrison Ford as Rick Deckard.

Blade runner

7. Galton, cousin of Charles Darwin, coined this term in 1883. Hitler believed it was necessary to create and maintain a master race. Sterilisation of ‘undesirables’ is the commonest form that it takes. What is the science of controlling the reproduction of people with the intention of the enhancement of the human race?

Eugenics

8. Name the author of the following works: The Diamond Smugglers, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Casino Royale, The Property of a Lady, and Thunderball.

Ian Fleming

9. At 300 meters and 7000 tons, this now-famous structure was almost torn down in 1909. Built in 1889, it was originally despised by the residents of its city, and dubbed a “metal asparagus” by critics. It was scaled by a mountaineer in 1954, and parachuted off of in 1984 by two Englishmen. Name this Parisian landmark.

The Eiffel Tower or La Tour Eiffel

10. This river is the primary river of the American Southwest. The Green river is its primary tributary and it was originally named “Red River” by the Spanish. Name this river with headwaters located in the Rocky Mountain National Park.

Colorado River

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