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Round 6
1. When he reached the 54th line of this poem, he was interrupted by the "Person on
business from Porlock." The visit interrupted the opium induced dream state of Samuel
Taylor Coleridge as he wrote what poem, one of the Lyrical Ballads?
KublaKhan
2. He helped make the plans for the Palomar telescope while at Cal Tech. His most
famous work is Electricity, Sound, and Light. Who is this American scientist more
famous for finding the charge of an electron with his oil drop experiment?
Robert Millikan
3. As a star uses up its hydrogen by converting it to helium, its central core contracts
while the outer layers expand to cool. This process produces the low temperature and
large size that characterize them. What is this type of star of which Betelgeuse is a
notable example?
Red Giant
4. This Scottish author's early works were mostly essays and collections of country tales
for children such as Pagan Papers and Dream Days. In 1908 his major work, a
children's book, was published featuring the characters Rat, Badger, Mole, and Toad.
Who was this author of The Wind in the Willows?
Kenneth Grahame
5. Math Calculation. What is the maximum rectangular area in square feet a man can
fence in using a wall for one side of his lot ifhe has 240 feet of fence?
6400 square feet
6. The story concerns Humphrey Van Weyden a refined castaway who is put to work on
the schooner Ghost. Humphrey protects another castaway, Maud Brewster, and stands up
to the increasingly deranged captain Wolf Larson. What is this Jack London novel?
The Sea Wolf
7. Schumann first prophesied this composer's success in his New Journal of Music, and
the two became close friends. His first symphony took years for him to complete and
was often mockingly called "Beethoven's Tenth." He then composed three other
symphonies, grander in scale than any before. Who was this composer of A German
Requiem?
Johannes Brahms
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8. The court painter to Napoleon, he painted such works as The Coronation ofJosephine
and Bonaparte Crossing the Alps. Earlier this Neoclassicist embraced the ideals of the
French Revolution, becoming its most celebrated painter. Who was this French artist
whose major works include The Oath of the Horatii and The Death of Marat?
Jacques-Louis David
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9. In what 1983 film based on a Larry McMurtry novel did Jack Nicholson and Shirley
MacLaine each win Academy Awards?
Terms of Endearment
10. In 1813 at Put-In Bay, what American naval commander is said to have uttered the
famous remark "We have met the enemy and they are ours?"
Oliver Hazzard Perry
11. He is a charismatic leader unable to accept a subservient role in the society. He
revels in the hunt and the powers it confers on him. Early in the novel he lashes out at
Piggy, breaking his glasses, and becomes Ralph's antagonist. Who is this majority leader
in Lord of the Flies?
Jack Merridew
12. Handel said that this composer had no more knowledge of counterpoint than his cook,
but this 18th century German who wrote over 100 operas, mostly in French and Italian,
was and still remains quite popular. Basing many of his operas on Greek mythology,
who was this composer of lphegenie in Aulis, Jphegenie in Tauris, and Orpheus and
Eurydice?
Christoph Willibald von Gluck
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13. Math calculation. Name the two odd integers whose difference is 10 and whose
product is 119.
1 and 17
14. Born Abd-el-Ka'aba, his name he later took translates as "father of the virgin", a title
he assumed when his daughter Ayesha married Muhammad. During his reign he added
Mesopotamia into the Muslim world and was a proponent of expansion into Syria and
Iraq. Name this first Islamic caliph.
Abu Bakr or Abu-Bekr
15. This archbishopric's Roman Catholic basilica has more square feet of mosaic than
any other building in the world. The city was chosen by Pierre LaClede as the site of a
trading post in 1763. Name this city that hosted the 1904 Olympics and World's Fair
also known for an Eero Saarinen-designed landmark sometimes known as the Jefferson
National Expansion Memorial.
Sf. Louis, Missouri
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16. He gave up a law career to study painting in Munich, and in 1911 he had his own
show along with Franz Marc. The show, named after one of his paintings and later
attributed to a group he led was known as "Der Blaue Reiter." Name this Russian
pioneer of abstract art.
Wassily Kandinsky
17. The game involves a banker and two players. Face cards count nothing, and the first
digit is disregarded on double-digit sums. The object of the game is to hold two or more
cards that count as close to nine as possible. What is this casino game, OaTs favourite?
Baccarat
18. This 1943 novel concerns Francie Nolan, who lives in a New York City slum and her
attempt to improve her status. What is this Betty Smith work?
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
19. Marie Perey discovered it in 1939 at the Curie Laboratory in Paris. It forms when
Actinium disintegrates, and its longest-lived isotope has a half-life of22 minutes. Name
this element with atomic number 87, the heaviest of the alkali metals and the most
electropositive element.
Francium
20. Math Calculation. What is the probability of pulling either a seven or a red jack out
of a deck of standard cards?
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21. In 1822 an English geologist, Gideon Mantil!, uncovered the bones and teeth of a
large animal. He sent them to Charles Cuvier who said they were rhinoceros like. A
couple of years later, Mantill came across iguana teeth and found that they were exactly
like the mystery animal only smaller. As it turned out, Mantill discovered what dinosaur,
the first to be classified?
Iguanodon
22. Nothing is known of this Florentine's early life; his first recorded work dates from
1422 and is a triptych in the St. Giovanale church called Madonna and Child with Saints.
His major output was the cycle of frescoes in the Brancacci Chapel of Santa Maria del
Carmine including scenes from the life of St. Peter and the fresco The Expulsion from
Paradise. Who was this early Renaissance painter best known for The Tribute Money?
Masaccio
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23. It was set up in 1959 to secure the independence of its people, and since 1968 has
assassinated over 400 people, most notably Admiral Carrero Blanco in 1973. What is
this violent group in Spain whose initials stand for Basque Homeland and Freedom in
Basque?
Euskadi Ta Askatasuna
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24. The noblemen of Mantua led by Count Monterone seek vengeance on the Duke and
the title character, a humpbacked jester who mocks them. The title character is betrayed
by the duke and then swears to murder him by throwing his body in the river. Once he
gets to the river, he discovers that the sack he carries contains his daughter, the Duke's
lover, and she dies in his arms. This describes the plot of what Verdi opera?
Rigoletto
25. The author's first novel to achieve popular success, its title is taken from Gray's
"Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard," and was also the first to name Wessex as its
locale. What is this novel in which Gabriel Oak, Sergeant Troy, and William Boldwood
all pursue Bathsheba Everdene, written by Thomas Hardy?
Far From the Madding Crowd
26. With its highest point at the 6,187 foot Puy de Sancy, its core is the volcanic mass of
the Auvergne Mountains. Its chief industrial centers include Clermont-Ferrand, St.
Etienne, and Limoges, while the Charant, Dordogne, and Loire rivers originate from
there. What is this large mountainous plateau in south central France?
Massif Central
27. In 1894 he set out to discover why nitrogen taken from the air always had a heavier
weight than when prepared in the laboratory. After removing the oxygen, he found a
residual gas that occupied one percent of the original volume, a gas later named argon.
Name this Scottish chemist who later discovered helium and other noble gases.
Sir William Ramsay
28. When bound to uranium, this element permits gas-diffusion enrichment. It is more
commonly found in compounds implicated in the degradation of the ozone layer. More
usefully, in a polymeric form with carbon, it is found in non-stick items everywhere.
Name this element, the only one able to react directly with xenon, making it the most
electronegative element.
Fluorine
29. Based on German translations of 8th century Chinese poems, "The Drinking Song of
Earthly Woe", "The Solitary Soul in Autumn", "Of Youth", "Of Beauty", "The Drunkard
in Spring", and "The Farewell" comprise the six parts of this song-symphony, which was
not numbered by 'its composer out of the superstition that Beethoven died after his 9th . Its
Austrian composer went on to write a ninth and part of a tenth, though. What is this work
that did not premier until after its composer Gustav Mahler died?
The Song of the Earth or Das Lied von der Erde
30. The English titles of the volumes of this collection include Within a Budding Grove,
The Captive, Cities a/the Plain, Time Regained, The Guermantes Way, and Swann's
Way. Name the collective title of this heptology by French novelist Marcel Proust.
Remembrance of things Past (accept "In search oflost time" or "A
la recherche du temps perdu")
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31. "No, I am not a spook like those who haunted Edgar Allan Poe, nor am lone of your
Hollywood movie ectoplasms. I am a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fiber and
liquids -- and I might even be said to possess a mind." This quote describes Jack the Bear,
the title character of what novel by Ralph Ellison?
Invisible Man (accept Jack the Bear on early buzz)
32. She was the daughter of Zeus and Hera, and is associated with the Roman deity
Juventas. She was the immortal wife of Heracles, but is better known for her other role,
where she was also known as Dia and Ganymeda. Name this goddess of youth, who also
served as cupbearer to the gods.
33. In 1988 the Rodrigo Franco command, encouraged by senior government officials,
began killing and imprisoning academics and others who showed sympathy for this
movement. In 1992 its leader, Dr. Abimael Guzman, was captured in 1992 and sentenced
to life imprisonment. Spawning such other revolutionary groups as the Tupac Amaru
Revolutionary Movement, what is this Peruvian communist guerrilla movement?
Shining Path or Sendero Luminoso
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34. As a young child, his mother, Hannah consecrated him to the service of the temple,
and Jehovah spoke to him at night. A book with his name is considered to be the oldest in
the Bible. Who was this last of the Judges, who led Israel for much of his life, but was
forced to accede to the demands of the people to anoint a king to lead them?
Samuel
35. Beginning it the late 1940's, it emphasized the emotional qualities of the paint in such
works as "Elegy to the Spanish Republic" and "Autumn Rhythm." Due to its emphasis on
free, spontaneous personality, this artistic movement embraced diverse styles including
both color-field and action painting. What is this genre of American painting exemplified
by the works of Mark Rothko and Jackson Pollock?
Abstract Expressionism
36. "I have received your new book against the human race, and thank you for it. Never
was such a cleverness used in the design of making us all stupid." That bitter critique by
Voltaire was a response to this treatise on government by his rival, the musician-turnedphilosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau. For ten points, name this 1762 work by Rousseau
that begins "Man is born free, yet everywhere he is in chains."
The Social Contract
37. It lived about 150 million years ago. It lacked a keeled sternum for pectoral muscle
attachment, but it did have elongated digits. This suggested it had wings, but only the
discovery of a fossil with the imprint of feathers confirmed this. Name this first bird.
Archeopetryx
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38. When Joe DiMaggio heard it, he threatened to sue Paul Simon until Simon assured
him that he used the Yankee's name as a symbol of goodness. When Mickey Mantle
listened to this song he asked Simon why he used Joe DiMaggio's name instead of his,
and Simon answered that it was a matter of syllables, not favoritism. Name this 1968
song sung by Simon and Garfunkel about a character played by Anne Bancroft in The
Graduate.
Mrs. Robinson
39. He became a lecturer in Economics at the University of Coimbra, and his expertise in
the field led to his rise in power during Antonio Cormona's dictatorship. During the
1930s he laid the foundations of the "Estado Novo," which he would rule as dictator for
35 years. Name this autocrat whose retrogressive economic policies made Portugal the
poorest country in Europe.
Antonio de Oliveira Salazar
40. Today this city consists of an old section built in the middle ages and a new section
built after the Russian conquest in the 19th century. Before Alexander the Great captured
it in 329 B.C., it was called Maracanda and was the capital of the Persian province of
Sogdiana. Today it is the second-largest city in Uzbekistan. Name this ancient city, the
capital of Tamerlane's empire.
Samarkand
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41. He taught music in Berlin and Vienna but as a Jew, the Nazis condemned his work,
and he moved to California taking the umlaut out of his name and adding an "e." He
composed such works as a Survivor from Warsaw, describing the holocaust, and the
opera Moses and Aaron, which remained unfinished. Name this founder of the second
Viennese school and proponent of the Twelve Tone Scale.
Arnold Schoenberg (Schonberg)
42. Math calculation. What is the tenth term in the arithmetic sequence 5, 13,21, etc.?
77
43. She was an assistant district attorney in Queens from 1974-78 and from 1978 she
worked at the Supreme Court, heading a special bureau for victims of violent crimes
before being elected to Congress in 1981. In 1992 she unsuccessfully sought the
Democratic nomination as a US Senator from New York after eight years out of the
spotlight in private practice. Name this politician who in 1984 was Walter Mondale's
running mate.
Geraldine Ferraro
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44. Originally he was a printer and an engraver but then turned his vision toward
architecture and the problems of modem industrial society. He designed buildings based
on standard-sized units according to the proportions of an average human being. With
his most famous work being the French church of Notre Dame du Haut, who was this
Swiss architect born Charles-Edouard Jeanneret?
Le Corbusier (accept early "Jeanneret")
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45. Suffering from tuberculosis, he went to Cuba to find a cure. He was unable to make
it back to Washington for his inauguration so he was sworn in there, but died shortly after
returning to his plantation in Alabama. Who was this long-time Democratic senator from
Alabama and the running mate of Franklin Pierce?
William Rufus DeVane King
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Round 6 Bonuses
Bonus 1-Game show hosts
Given a show, current or otherwise, identify its host.
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4.
Debt
Cohost of Win Ben Stein's Money along with Ben Stein
Supermarket Sweep
The Wizard of Odds
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Winston C. "Wink" Martindale
Jimmy Kimmel
David Ruprecht
Alex Trebek
Bonus 2-Geography
Name the major Italian city given a description.
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Mount Vesuvius looms over this city and its namesake bay
Christopher Columbus hails from this northern port
This city north of Florence is home to Italy and Europe's oldest university
It's the capital of Sicily
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Naples (Napoli)
Genoa (Genova)
Bologna
Palermo
Bonus 3-Credit Cards
Answer the following concerning plastic money.
1. This card was introduced by Frank McNamara in 1950, the first credit card
2. Bank of America issued this card, then known as the BankAmericard in the midfifties, the first widely used Bank Card
3. You can use Discover and this other card where you see the Novus sign
4. Telly Sevalas used to be the spokesman for this card nobody seems to use outside Las
Vegas, except possibly Moe Syszlak
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Diners' Club
Visa
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Players' Club
Bonus 4-Art
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Name the English artists from a description
1. This 20 th century sculptor is known for his rounded, abstr~ct images exemplified by
such works as Sheep Piece and Family Group
2. This 19th century English landscapist's paintings influenced Impressionism and is
known for such works as The Burning of the Houses of Parliament and Rain, Steam,
and Speed
3. Also a poet, he helped found the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood along with John Everett
Millais and painted Beata Beatrice
4. This 18th century artist is known for such series of paintings and engravings as
Marriage a fa Mode and The Rake's Progress
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2.
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Henry Moore
Joseph Mallard William Turner
Dante Gabriel Rosetti
William Hogarth
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,Ay ay ay! ,Es un papel de trabajo de Espana y cosas espanoles! En ingles, por supuesto.
Answer the following about Spain and Spanish stuff.
1.,_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ He is the current monarch of Spain
2. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ year the Reconquista was complete
3. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Palace-monastery complex built outside Madrid for Philip II
4. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Spanish cellist famous for his interpretations of Bach and
composer of the Christmas oratorio The Manger
5. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 16th and 17th-century playwright who reputedly wrote more than
2000 plays
6. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Andalusian city site of World Expo '92
7. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Spanish born saint who founded the Jesuit order in 1540
8. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Longtime Fascist dictator who died in 1976
9. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Art Nouveau architect who designed Barcelona's Church of La
Sagrada Familia
10. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _,Andalusian city, the site of the Alhambra
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11. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Along with Lascaux in France, this site in northern Spain is known
for its Paleolithic cave paintings
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Spanish hero born Rodrigo Diaz
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13. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1494 Treaty that divided the world between Spain and Portugal
14. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17th century court painter of Philip III known for Las Meninas
15 ._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Spain's unit of currency prior to the Euro
16 ._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Spanish explorer, the 1st European to see the Mississippi River
17.._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Surrealist who designed ceramic murals for the UNESCO building
known for abstract amoeba shapes recurring in his paintings
18.,_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Don Quixote's short, pudgy sidekick
19. _ _ _ _ _ _...,.---_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Mediterranean Spanish dish of rice, seafood, chicken, etc.
20. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Basque town bombed by Germans in 1937, the subject of a Picasso
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Espana Answers
1. Juan Carlos I
2. 1492
3. EI Escorial
4. Pablo Casals
5. Felix Lope de Vega
6. Seville or Sevilla
7. Ignatius of Loyola
8. Francisco Franco
9. Antonio Gaudi
10. Granada
11. Altamira
12. EI Cid
13. Treaty of Tordesillas
14. Diego Velazquez
15. Peseta
16. Herando de Soto
17. Joan Miro
18. Sancho Panza
19. Paella
20. Guernica