2014 Bishop Garrigan Quiz Bowl Tournament
Round 1
Toss-Up Round
Question 1
The world’s first web browser was created in 1993 at the University of Illinois. The name it was given is the
same as an artwork assembled from numerous pieces of glass or stone. For ten points, what was the name of
the first web browser?
ANSWER: Mosaic
Question 2
The fittest of all U.S. states, this is the only one where less than 20% of the population is considered obese.
Interestingly, it was also the first state to legalize possession of marijuana for non-medical purposes. For ten
points, name the state.
ANSWER: Colorado
Question 3
For ten points, whose picture did Albert Einstein hang on the wall of his study?
ANSWER: Sir Isaac Newton
Question 4
For ten points, the river called Rio de la Plata divides which two nations?
ANSWER: Argentina AND Uruguay
Question 5
This five-letter word can refer either to a type of make-up or to rosé wine. For ten points, give the word.
ANSWER: blush
Question 6
The oldest audio recording of a U.S. President gives the voice of this man, who defeated Grover Cleveland in
the election of 1888. For ten points, name this man who was the grandson of another U.S. President.
ANSWER: Benjamin Harrison (ask for more information on “Harrison”)
Question 7
For ten points, in 1924 what famous astronomer proved the existence of galaxies other than the Milky Way?
ANSWER: Edwin Hubble
Question 8
Twenty-five million computer passwords were stolen by hackers and posted online in December 2013. In
analyzing these, it was found that the same six character combination accounted for almost one-fourth of all
passwords used. For ten points what six character combination is the world’s most common online password?
ANSWER: 1 2 3 4 5 6
Question 9
For ten points, what color are the sacred vestments worn during the period Episcopalians and Catholics call
Ordinary Time, which both precedes Advent and follows Christmas?
ANSWER: green
Question 10
Two words that are nearly the same are required for this answer. With one “m” it means organic matter found
in soil. With two “m”’s it is a dip or spread made from chickpeas and olive oil. For ten points, give these two
words.
ANSWER: humus AND hummus
Question 11
Surprisingly, this book is the most shoplifted book in the world. That’s even though stealing is in direct
opposition to one of the rules specified in the book. For ten points, name the book.
ANSWER: the Bible
Question 12
When it was completed in 1885, this was the tallest building in the world. It was surpassed in height by the
Eiffel Tower. For ten points, name this American structure.
ANSWER: Washington Monument
Question 13
For ten points, what is the value of seven factorial, divided by four factorial?
ANSWER: 210 (the problem 7!
4!
basically boils down to 7 6 5 )
Question 14
This President’s wife Florence was accused of poisoning him. In 2014 the Library of Congress opened letters
confirming extramarital affairs between this Republican and four different women. While in retrospect he was a
very popular President, his administration was wracked by several scandals, most notably Teapot Dome. For
ten points, name this Ohioan.
ANSWER: Warren Harding
Question 15
This element makes up about 65% of the human body. For ten points, name the body’s most common
element.
ANSWER: oxygen
Question 16
This French culinary phrase refers to the process used in professional kitchens to organize and arrange
ingredients required for a menu or shift into containers that can be easily accessed while preparing a dish. For
ten points, give this three word French phrase.
ANSWER: mise en place (MEEZ-on-plahs)
Question 17
This brand of athletic shoes is actually an acronym for a Latin phrase that translates to “a sound mind and a
sound body” in English. For ten points, give the brand.
ANSWER: ASICS
Question 18
Grawlixes are often found in the dialog of print comics. A grawlix is formed by combining special characters on
a keyboard, usually four at a time. For ten points, grawlixes are used to stand for what type of communication?
ANSWER: profanity OR swearing (Accept similar answers.)
Question 19
Although not gay himself, this former NFL player claims he was released by the Minnesota Vikings because of
his outspoken support for same-sex marriage. For ten points name this former punter for the Seahawks, the
Raiders, and the Vikings.
ANSWER: Chris Kluwe
Question 20
This state capital was the site of a chemical spill in January 2014 that rendered its water undrinkable. A
chemical foam used to wash coal leaked into the Elk River just north of the city, rendering the water unfit for
drinking, cooking, washing, or bathing. Businesses, schools, and the state legislature all closed for more than
a week. For ten points, name this state capital that is home to a branch campus of Marshall University.
ANSWER: Charleston, West Virginia
Question 21
Wikipedia describes him as a “pioneer, explorer, frontiersman, and folk hero”. While he was born in
Pennsylvania, died in Missouri, and traveled as far west as Montana, he is best known, though, as a
Kentuckian. For ten points, name this famous American.
ANSWER: Daniel Boone
Question 22
This writer was born in New Albany, Mississippi, and wrote his first novel, Soldier’s Pay, while living in New
Orleans in 1925. His best known works include the short story “A Rose for Emily” and the novel The Sound
and the Fury. For ten points, name this Nobel laureate.
ANSWER: William Faulkner
Question 23
In this Shakespeare tragedy, the title character attempts to avenge the death of his father at the hands of
Claudius. His love interest is Ophelia. For ten points, name this play about the Prince of Denmark.
ANSWER: Hamlet
Question 24
This is the pollen-producing part of a flower which includes the filament and the anther. For ten points name
this part of a flower that is often considered the male reproductive portion.
ANSWER: stamen
Question 25
Among the buildings he designed were the Dallas City Hall, the Bank of China Tower, the Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame, and the glass pyramid lobby at the Louvre. For ten points, name this Chinese-American architect.
ANSWER: I.M. Pei
(Proceed to the bonus round.)
Bonus Round
Correctly answered toss-ups now earn teams the right to answer the corresponding bonus.
Toss-Up 26
Most people know that “e” is the most common letter in the English language. For ten points, what consonant
is the second most common letter, accounting for 9% of all letters used in the English language?
ANSWER: t
Bonus 26
I will give the real names and the fields in which five people are well-known. For five points each, you give the
pseudonym or alternative name by which each person is better known.
Part 1
Spanish artist Dominikos Theotokópulos (doe-MIN-ee-kos thay-oh-KOP-you-los)
ANSWER: El Greco OR The Greek
Part 2
Russian politician Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (VLAD-uh-meer ILL-yich OOL-yahn-off)
ANSWER: Vladimir Lenin
Part 3
Albanian religious sister Agnes Bojaxhiu (bow-HASH-ee-you)
ANSWER: Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta
Part 4
Baseball player Larry Wayne Jones
ANSWER: Chipper Jones (both names necessary)
Part 5
Rapper Curtis James Jackson, III
ANSWER: 50 Cent
Toss-Up 27
He was already well known when, at age 25, he wrote a piano composition of twelve variations on the French
folk song that is the origin of “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” and the “Alphabet Song”. His well-known operas
include Don Giovanni and The Marriage of Fiagro. For ten points, name this composer who died shortly after
conducting the premiere of The Magic Flute.
ANSWER: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Bonus 27
I will give the origin of the nicknames of five U.S. Presidents. For five points each, you identify the President
with each nickname.
Part 1
He was nicknamed “his obstinacy” for vetoing more bills than the first twenty-one Presidents combined
ANSWER: Stephen Grover Cleveland
Part 2
He was called “the great engineer” for the flood control work he did both in the Mississippi valley and in
China
ANSWER: Herbert Hoover
Part 3
He was called “His little majesty” because at 5 foot, 4 inches, he was the shortest man to serve as
President
ANSWER: James Madison
Part 4
He was called “the hero of New Orleans” for his service in the War of 1812
ANSWER: Andrew Jackson
Part 5
He was called “the schoolmaster” because he was an academic who served as president of Princeton
University
ANSWER: Thomas Woodrow Wilson
Toss-Up 28
The Sporting News named this current NFL player one of the twenty smartest athletes of all time. It took him
just three years to complete a bachelor’s degree, and he was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society.
He returned to play a fourth year of football at the University of Tennessee before launching a pro career with
the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos. For ten points, name this quarterback who broke the NFL
record for most passing yards in a season in 2013.
ANSWER: Peyton Manning (ask for more information on “Manning”)
Bonus 28
For five points each, identify these cities where you will find a street honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Part 1
This Midwestern city was the first city to name a street in memory of Martin Luther King, a street
formerly called Park Street.
ANSWER: Chicago
Part 2
In this city, Martin Luther King Boulevard runs past King’s alma mater, Morehouse College.
ANSWER: Atlanta
Part 3
Martin Luther King Boulevard is the address of the Minnesota State Capitol building in this city.
ANSWER: St. Paul
Part 4
This western city, located in King County, has the longest street named for Martin Luther King.
ANSWER: Seattle
Part 5
Interstate 85 in this state capital runs just two blocks from the parsonage where King lived when he was
a minister there and is called the Martin Luther King Expressway.
ANSWER: Montgomery
Toss-Up 29
For ten points, the Four Noble Truths are central tenets of what religion?
ANSWER: Buddhism
Bonus 29
I will name five member states of the United Nations. For five points each, you give the official English spelling
of each country’s name. For example, if I said “Canada”, you would say “C – A – N – A – D – A”.
Part 1
Djibouti (juh-BOOT-ee)
ANSWER: D – J – I – B – O – U – T – I
Part 2
Liechtenstein (LICK-tun-stine)
ANSWER: L – I – E – C – H – T – E – N – S – T – E – I – N
Part 3
Seychelles (say-SHELLS)
ANSWER: S – E – Y – C – H – E – L – L – E – S
Part 4
Azerbaijan (ah-zur-by-ZHONN)
ANSWER: A – Z – E – R – B – A – I – J – A – N
Part 5
Guinea (with a hard “G” sound … GINN-ee)
ANSWER: G – U – I – N – E – A
Toss-Up 30
For ten points, which nation has the largest amount of arable land in the world?
ANSWER: United States OR USA
Bonus 30
For five points each, identify these books, all of which are among the best-selling books of all time.
Part 1
1859 Charles Dickens novel that is the best-selling non-religions book of all time
ANSWER: A Tale of Two Cities
Part 2
1997 J.K. Rowling novel that has sold 107 million copies
ANSWER: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone OR Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s
Stone
Part 3
1939 Agatha Christi novel
ANSWER: And Then There Were None OR Ten Little Indians
Part 4
1951 J.D. Salinger novel
ANSWER: Catcher in the Rye
Part 5
1952 children’s book by E.B. White
ANSWER: Charlotte’s Web
Toss-Up 31
Suppose the sine of an acute angle is three-fifths. For ten points, what is the tangent of that angle?
ANSWER: three-fourths ( ¾ )
Bonus 31
Washington, D.C. has three electoral votes in Presidential elections. So do both North Dakota and South
Dakota. For five points each, name the other five states with three electoral votes.
ANSWER:
Alaska
Delaware
Montana
Vermont
Wyoming
(5 points each)
Toss-Up 32
Suppose you are playing tennis, using the traditional scoring method. You have scored three times, and your
opponent has scored twice. For ten points, what score would you announce when serving?
ANSWER: 40 – 30
Bonus 32
I will give the chemical symbol for five chemical elements. For five points each, you tell me each element’s
atomic number.
Part 1
N
ANSWER: 7
Part 2
Cu (say C – U)
ANSWER: 29
Part 3
Li (say L – I)
`
ANSWER: 3
Part 4
Uuo (say U – U – O)
ANSWER: 118
Part 5
S
ANSWER: 16
(Proceed to the lightning round.)
Lightning Round
Category A: Alpha, Bravo, Charlie
I will give ten words used in the NATO Phonetic Alphabet. For ten points each, you give me the word for the
letter that immediately precedes the one I say in the English alphabet. For example, if I said “Charlie”, you
would say “Bravo”.
Question 1
foxtrot
ANSWER: echo
Question 2
Zulu
ANSWER: Yankee
Question 3
Juliet
ANSWER: India
Question 4
hotel
ANSWER: golf
Question 5
whiskey
ANSWER: Victor
Question 6
tango
ANSWER: Sierra
Question 7
Lima
ANSWER: kilo
Question 8
papa
ANSWER: Oscar
Question 9
Romeo
ANSWER: Quebec
Question 10
November
ANSWER: Mike
Lightning Round
Category B: Good News
I will say ten Bible verses, each of which comes from exactly one of the four gospels. For ten points each, you
tell me whether each comes from Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John. For example, if I said “He appeared first to
Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons”, you would say “Mark”.
Question 1
Jesus wept.
ANSWER: John
Question 2
For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son
ANSWER: John
Question 3
My soul magnifies the Lord
ANSWER: Luke
Question 4
On this rock I will build my church
ANSWER: Matthew
Question 5
The cock crowed a second time.
ANSWER: Mark
Question 6
In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus
ANSWER: Luke
Question 7
Make disciples of all nations, baptizing in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
ANSWER: Matthew
Question 8
The Word became flesh and dwelt among us
ANSWER: John
Question 9
Pilate took some water and washed his hands before the crowd
ANSWER: Matthew
Question 10
Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob
ANSWER: Matthew
Lightning Round
Category C: Banned Books
I will name ten books that are among the one hundred most frequently challenged books in school libraries
around the United States. For ten points each, you say the author of each book. For example, if I said “The
Chocolate War”, you would say “Robert Cormier”.
Question 1
A Wrinkle in Time
ANSWER: Madeline L’Engle
Question 2
The Outsiders
ANSWER: S.E. Hinton
Question 3
Lord of the Flies
ANSWER: William Golding
Question 4
A Light in the Attic
ANSWER: Shel Silverstein
Question 5
In Cold Blood
ANSWER: Truman Capote
Question 6
A Farewell to Arms
ANSWER: Ernest Hemingway
Question 7
The Call of the Wild
ANSWER: Jack London
Question 8
The Color Purple
ANSWER: Alice Walker
Question 9
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
ANSWER: Maya Angelou
Question 10
A Separate Peace
ANSWER: John Knowles
Lightning Round
Category D: African Anagrams
I will tell you ten different anagrams that can be formed from the letters in African countries. For ten points
each, you tell me the country that makes each anagram. For example, if I said “’us handouts’, you would say
“South Sudan”.
Question 1
haircut sofa
ANSWER: South Africa.
Question 2
I regain
ANSWER: Nigeria
Question 3
age liar
ANSWER: Algeria
Question 4
I hate poi
ANSWER: Ethiopia
Question 5
quiz me a mob
ANSWER: Mozambique
Question 6
cog on
ANSWER: Congo
Question 7
I am law
ANSWER: Malawi
Question 8
he loots
ANSWER: Lesotho
Question 9
ace moron
ANSWER: Cameroon
Question 10
earlier eons
ANSWER: Sierra Leone