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1. The 22nd Amendment was ratified in 1951, limiting the length of time
a person can seNe as President of the United States. FTP, what is the p-usc,(l tmaximum number of years someone can be'resident?
Ans: Ten years
2. This state was the 16th state admitted to the United States. It was
among the last to join the Confederacy, and was the first state to rejoin
the Union at the end of the Civil War. It was the home state of Presidents
Jackson, Polk, and Johnson. FTP name this state nicknamed "The Volunteer
State."
Ans:Tennessee
3. Born in Trinidad in 1932, this author studied at Oxford before
beginning a prolific career. His books include An Area of Darkness, A Bend
in the River, A House for Mr. Biswas, and The Enigma of Arrival. FTP,
name him.
Ans: V.S. Naipaul
4. Considered by many as the greatest statistician of the 19th century,
this Englishman was the Grandson of Erasmus Darwin and the first cousin
of Charles Darwin. He is best known for his studies of heredity and his
development of the theory of statistical correlation. FTP, name him.
Ans: Francis Galton
5. This is the only U.S. sport recognized by a Congressional Charter of
Federal Incorporation. Worldwide, the sport has 2.5 million participants
in 16,000 chartered programs. In 1987, it celebrated the 40th
anniversary of its world series, which was won by a team from Taiwan.
FTP, name the sport.
Ans: Little League Baseball
6. In 1755, after nine years work, this man completed his Dictionary,
with definitions for more than 40,000 words. Equally famous is his
biography, written by James Boswell. FTP name this Englishman.
Ans: Dr. Samuel Johnson
7. If you study too long and strain your eyes, you may need to visit an
ophthalmologist. FTP, spell ophthalmologist.
Ans: Ophthalmologist
9. There is a replica of this building in Nashville, Tennessee. The original
is a temple dedicated to Athena and is an example of the Doric style.
Built in the fifth century BC, under the rule of Pericles, this building is
the focal point of the Ath.enian Acropolis. FTP, name it.
Ans: The Parthenon
10. Born in 1797, this romantic composer studied under Antonio Salieri,
and composed a song cycle known as Winterreise (Winter Travels). But he
is best known for his 8th "unfinished" symphony. FTP, name this Viennese
composer.
Ans: Franz Schubert
11. Rene F. A Sully Prudhomme was the first. Sinclair Lewis was the first
American. Rabindranath Tagore was the only Indian. And Gabriela Mistral
was the first Latin American. FTP, what distinction do all these people
share?
Ans: Nobel Prize in Literature
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12. This cantemparary American campaser attended Juliard, and went an
to. write aperas such as Einstein an the Beach, Satayagraha, and
Akhanaten. FTP, name this University af Chicago. math.majar.
Ans: Philip Glass
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13. Far Ten Paints, which af the fallawing natians daes nat have
British Unian Jack as part af its awn flag: New Zealand, Bermuda~ua
New Guinea, ar Australia?
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Ans: Papua New Guinea
14. This NBA team became the first majar league sparts club to. put a
black in management when they hired Bill Russell as their caach. FTP
name the team.
Ans. The Bastan Celtjcs.
15. This manarch accupied the Chrysanthemum Thrane langer than any af
his predecessars. He was installed as Crawn Prince at the age af 15, and
ascended to. the Throne in 1926. At the time af his death last manth (Jan.
1989), he was the langest-reigning manarch an earth. FTP name him.
Ans. Hirohita
16. Gearge Bush was nat afficially elected President until the vate af the
Electaral Co. liege was caunted in January. Serving in his afficial capacity
as Vice President, Bush presided aver the caunting af the electaral vate.
FTP, who. was the last Vice President, befare Bush, to. preside aver the
caunting af the electaral vate which elected him President?
Ans: Martin Van Buren (in 1841)
17. Formerly known as the Hashemite Kingdam, this Middle Eastern nation
is camposed mo.stly af Sunni Maslems. It is a canstitutional manarchy,
with its capital at Amman. FTP, name this eastern neighbar of Israel.
Ans: Jordan
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18. This biologist has compiled collections of essays on natural history
in books such as Hen's Teeth and Horse's Toes, The Panda's Thumb, and
Ever Since Darwin. FTP, name this Harvard scholar.
Ans: Stephen Jay Gould
19. The British Playwright Tom Stoppard, writing for the "Theater of the·
Absurd," produced a hit called Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead.
FTP, from what Shakespeare play are the characters taken?
Ans: Hamlet
20. "To the memory of the man, first in war, first in peace, and first in
the hearts of his countrymen." FTP, in a eulogy to which American
President was the preceding phrase used?
Ans: George Washington
21. For ten points, which of the following is not a Canadian city:
Victoria, Quebec, Windsor, Hamilton, or Ontario?
Ans: Ontario (it is a province)
22. Because he did it in 162 instead of in 154, he may always have an
asterisk beside his name in the record books. But on October 1, 1961, this
New York Yankee hit his 61 st home run of the season, breaking Babe
Ruth's record. FTP name him.
Ans: Roger Maris
23. The French Protestants suffered many years of persecution. However,
in 1598, Henry IV extended religious freedom to the Huguenots. FTP,
what was the name of the proclamation?
Ans: Edict of Nantes
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24. He served at various times as Mayor of New York City, Governor of
New York, and U.S. Senator. But he is best known for his position as New
York Canal Commissioner in the early 1800's. FTP name him.
Ans: DeWitt Clinton
25. In this novel, Richard Hickock and Perry Smith murder the four
members of the Clutter family "in cold blood." FTP, who wrote In Cold
Blood?
Ans: Truman Capote
26. In the 1950's the Soviet satellite Lunik III photographed a place never
before seen by humans. FTP what was it?
Ans: The far side of the moon (or dark side)
27. Retiring 27 Brooklyn Dodgers in succession in the 1956 World Series,
this New York Yankee pitched the first perfect game in World Series
history. FTP name him.
Ans: Don Larsen
28. FTP, name the Cole Porter musical inspired by Shakespeare's The
Taming of the Shrew.
Ans: Kiss Me Kate
29. Today, religious fundamentalists are attempting to ban books. But
this is not a new idea. As far back as 1500, the Pope issued a list of
books forbidden to Catholics. FTP name it.
Ans: The Papal Index
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CHICAGO A BONUSES
1.
For 5 pOints each, name the 6 flavors of quarks currently thought to
constitute all hadrons.
(gg, down, top (or truth), bottom (or beauty), strange, and charmed)
2.
Ethnic strife between two southwestern So·viet republ ics has recently made
headlines.
(a)
For 5 pOints each, name the two republics (Armenia, Azerbaijan)
(b)
For 5 pOints each, name their capital cities (Yerevan, Baku)
3.
In perhaps the most famous music review of all time, one young composer
said of another composer's variations on the aria liLa Ci Darem La Mano,"
"Hat's off, gentleman, a geniusl" For 10 pOints each, name the reviewer,
the composer who wrote the variations, and the Mozart opera containing
the aria liLa Ci Darem La Mano." (R. Schumann, F. Chopin, Don Giovanni)
4.
In 732, the Moslem expansion into Western Europe reached its apogee. For
10 points each, name the battle which checked their advance, and the
commander of the French forces that defeated them. (Tours, Charles
Martel)
5. All composers and conductors (except Berlioz) play some instrument in
their youths, most commonly the piano. The following is a list of
composers and conductors who provide exceptions to this rule. For
5 points each, name the instrument on which each began his career.
(a)
(b)
(c}
(d)
Arturo Toscanini (viola)
Niccolo Paganini (VTOTTn)
Zubin Mehta (bass)
Joseph Haydn (voice)
6.
For 10 pOints each, name the first and last U.S. presidents who fathered
no children during their lives. (George Washington, Warren Harding)
7.
You will receive 30 pOints, etc., for identifying this physicist.
(1)
He graduated from Harvard first in his class after 3 years. He did
graduate work in England and Genmany and received his Ph.D from
Gottingen in i927. When asked why his dissertation defense took so
little time, one of the examiners replied, "I was afraid he would
start asking me questions."
(2)
His best-known research was probably in the theory of black holes,
though he was better known as the first director of the Institute of
Advancd' Study in Princeton, New Jersey.
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(3)
He was the scientific director of the Manhattan Project.
Oppenheimer)
(J. Robert
8.
For 10 pOints each, name the 3 largest countries in Africa by land mass,
in order. (Sudan, Algeria, Zaire)
9.
I will give you three clues to the identity of a composer, 30 points if
you name him after the first clue, 20 after the second, etc.
(1)
He was the principal rival of the Weimar school led by Liszt and
Wagner.
(2)
His Piano Quartet in C minor, published 30 years after its composition, was said to portray in musical terms his unrequited love for
Schumann's widow Clara. .
(3)
When told the last movement of his first symphony resembled the last
movement of Beethoven's Ninth, he replied, "Any ass can see that!"
(Johannes Brahms)
10.
For 5 pOints each and a 5-point bonus for getting them all, name the
4 countries bordering the Black Sea. (USSR, Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria)
11.
A 3-part question on chess, 10 points each.
(1)
Since the modern system of chess championships was instituted after
World War II, which world champion has reigned the longest?
(Mikhail Botvinnik)
(2)
Recently, these remarkab'l e sisters helped Hungary become the first
women's team to defeat the Soviets in a Chess Olympiad. What is
this family's name? (Polgar)
(3)
Suppose Black has only his king. Assuming Black cannot capture any
of the White pieces on his first move, which combination of white
pieces cannot force a checkmate?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
King and' 2 bishops
King and 2 knights
King and a rook
King, bishop, and knight?
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or King and 2 knights)
12.
This movement in painting is roughly contemporary with the beginnings of
Cubism. It features the use of bright, shocking colors, and includes
such artists as Matisse, Vlaminck, and Dufy. For 25 pOints, name this
movement derived from the French word for wild or savage. (Fauvism
(accept Les Fauve))
13.
For 5 pOints each, name the four countries in whose names the word
"Guinea" appears. (Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Papua New
Guinea)
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15.
For 10 pOints each, name the islands shared by the following sets of
countries.
(a)
Haiti and the Dominican Republic (Hispaniola)
(b)
Indonesia and Papua New Guinea (New Guinea)
(c)
Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei (Borneo)
I am a baseball player.
30 pOints, etc.
Guess me after the first clue and you will earn
(1)
Until Rusty Staub did it, I was the only player to hit a home run in
the major leagues in both my teens and my 40's.
(2)
I was voted into the Hall of Fame in my first year of eligibility
with the highest percentage of "yes" ballots ever earned •
. (3)
My lifetime batting average of .367 is the highest in history.
(Ty Cobb)
16.
For 10 paints each, name the two landlocked countries of South America.
(Paraguay, Bolivia) .
17.
For 20 points, name any year in which all of the following were alive, or
if none such exists, so state:
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Buddha
Confucius
Pythagoras
Darius
(Accept any year from 551-524 B.C., inclusive)
18.
For 5 paints each, ~ame the 5 duties of each Moslem. (Profess faith in
Allah; ijra y 5 times a day; fast during Ramadan; give alms; make at least
one pi19rimage to Mecca)
19.
For 20 pOints, place the following styles of gothic architecture in
chronological order according to the time period each was dominant.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Perpendicular
High
Flamboyant
Rayonnant
(2, 4, 3, 1)
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20.
For 10 points each, name the composers of the following works composed
during or after World War II.
(a) Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima (Krisztof Penderecki)
(b)
Quartet for the End of Time (Oliver Messaien)
(c)
The "Age of Anxiety" Symphony (Leonard Bernstein)
21.
For 20 points, name the Supreme Court justice who sat on the court the .
longest? (William O. Douglas)
22.
Place the following in chronological order.
(1) Beethoven's birth
(2) The publication of the Critique of Pure Reason
(3) The storming of the Bastille
(4) The publication of Wordsworth & Coleridge's "Lyrical Ballades"
(1, 2, 3, 4) (or, in the order given)
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