MACC All Around Questions
March 2, 2017
Please Read Aloud: All of the questions in this match are 5-second questions.
This is the first directed question for team A.
1A.
The fashion designer Ralph Lauren began his design career in 1967 creating men's neckties
under what brand name? Begin (Polo)
This is the first directed question for team B.
1B.
Henry IV of France was a member of the royal family known by what name or “house”?
Begin (Bourbon)
This is the second directed question for team A.
2A.
In what context might one see a matador? Begin (A bullfight)
This is the second directed question for team B.
2B.
Name the simplest of the three styles of Roman columns. Begin (Doric)
This is the third directed question for team A.
3A.
In ancient Greek mythology, Athena was the goddess of what? Begin (War)
This is the third directed question for team B.
3B.
Plants may be classified according to their water requirements. In which region would you
find xerophytes? Begin (A desert)
This is the fourth directed question for team A.
4A.
What informal term indicates that the outstanding common stock of a corporation has
been divided into a larger number of shares? Begin (Split)
This is the fourth directed question for team B.
4B.
What philosophy emphasizes the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and is
associated with Ralph Waldo Emerson? Begin (Transcendentalism)
This is the fifth directed question for team A.
5A.
In math, what irrational number is obtained by dividing the length of the diameter of a
circle into its circumference? Begin (Pi)
This is the fifth directed question for team B.
5B.
In Greek mythology, who were a tribe of women warriors? Begin (The Amazons)
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This is the sixth directed question for team A.
6A.
In which country does the leader sit on the Chrysanthemum Throne? Begin (Japan)
This is the sixth directed question for team B.
6B.
In 2007 what designer famous for his red, white, and blue tags signed a deal to be exclusive
to Macy's? Begin (Tommy Hilfiger)
This is the seventh directed question for team A.
7A.
Which of the three orders of Greek columns was the most ornate and marked by the
acanthus leaf design on its capital? Begin (Corinthian)
This is the seventh directed question for team B.
7B.
What term do income tax authorities use to describe an increase in the value of one's stock
holdings over a period of time? Begin (Capital gain)
This is the eighth directed question for team A.
8A.
What was the original name of a one-act "Jazz opera" by George Gershwin, renamed
135th Street during a later production? Begin (Blue Monday)
This is the eighth directed question for team B.
8B.
In what game would one find a googly? Begin (Cricket)
This is the ninth directed question for team A.
9A.
Halophytes are plants that are particularly adapted to areas with a particularly high
amount of what substance? Begin (Salt)
This is the ninth directed question for team B.
9B.
In math, what is the term for a number by which a given number must be multiplied to
get the result of one? Begin (Reciprocal)
This is the tenth and final directed question for team A.
10A.
From the Greek for "pleasure", what’s the philosophical doctrine that believes pleasure is
the highest good? Begin (Hedonism)
This is the tenth and final directed question for team B.
10B.
Who was the American composer that is famous for his musicals and the operas Trouble in
Tahiti and A Quiet Place? Begin (Leonard Bernstein)
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That ends the portion of the match with directed questions. Coaches, if you have any team
member substitutions, please send those team members to the stage at this time. (Note:
Allow time for substitutes to be seated, introduce substitute team members.)
No form of conferring is allowed during the tossup portion of the match. Conferring includes
sharing of written or verbal information or signals. Please remove all written material
from your team tables. Writing is not permitted during tossup rounds, except in the math
round.
We will now have ten tossup questions. Remember, the person who buzzes in must give the
answer immediately. Please wait until I recognize the team before you give an answer. The
penalty for buzzing in early and giving a wrong answer is minus 2 points, and the question
will then be reread in its entirety to the other team.
This is the first tossup question.
1.
What Asian country was named in honor of a kind of Spain? Begin (The Philippines)
This is the second tossup question.
2.
According to the Bible, asked if giving tribute was lawful, Jesus said, "Render... unto" this
Roman "the things which are" his. Who was he referring to? Begin (Caesar)
This is the third tossup question.
3.
This national park is the largest island in Lake Superior, and is associated with many
shipwrecks. Which national park is it? Begin (Isle Royale)
This is the fourth tossup question.
4.
What is the term given for the surgical removal of tissue from a living body for diagnostic
examination? Begin (Biopsy)
This is the fifth tossup question.
5.
Which crime is directly associated with pyromania? Begin (Arson)
This is the sixth tossup question.
6.
The Pleiades is another name for the group of stars also known by what name? Begin
(Seven Sisters)
This is the seventh tossup question.
7.
What started as an online bookstore run from Jeff Bezos' garage? Begin (Amazon.com)
This is the eighth tossup question.
8.
Napoleon commissioned what 164-foot Paris landmark to celebrate his military victories?
Begin (The Arc de Triomphe)
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This is the ninth tossup question.
9.
Astronomers have recently found at least seven planets orbiting the same star
40 light-years away that are all temperate, meaning they could have water on their
surfaces and potentially support life. All seven planets are similar in size to what
other planet in our solar system? Begin (Earth)
This is the tenth and final tossup question.
(Emcee note – if match is tied after this question go to the three tie breakers at the end of these
questions – use all three, even if tie is broken on first or second question!)
10.
Time wise, how many hours ahead is London from New York City? Begin (Five)
EMERGENCY QUESTIONS (To be used in an emergency only –DO NOT USE AS EXTRA TIE
BREAKERS – but they can be used in place of tie breakers as they would be used if a
question has a mistake, if the emcee “flubs” a question, etc.):
You have 5 seconds to answer this question.
1.
In the 4th millennium B.C., the invention that marked the beginning of agricultural
civilization was a device drawn by oxen. Name this device. Begin (Plow)
You have 5 seconds to answer this question.
2.
What pioneer of modern nursing was known as “The Lady of the Lamp”? Begin
(Florence Nightingale)
TIE BREAKERS (To be used in cases of tie games – use all three questions, even if the tie is
broken with the first or second question; in case teams are still tied at the end of these
three questions – the game remains a tie.):
This is the first tiebreaker question.
1.
What were the British air forces in World War II called? Begin (RAF, or Royal Air
Force)
This is the second tiebreaker question.
2.
Who discovered and excavated the tomb of Egyptian pharaoh King Tutankhamen? Begin
(Howard Carter)
This is the third tiebreaker question.
3.
Which famous composer wrote a symphony titled “Pastoral”? Begin (Beethoven)