Cal Classic IV Packet by Selene Koo. Tossups

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1 Cl Clssic IV Pcket by Selene Koo Tossups 1. This novel ws dedicted to Thckery: n unwitting bd choice by the uthor, since Thckery hd n insne wife nd young mistress, fcts which greed too well with the novel's chrcters. This novel ws semi-utobiogrphicl, however, one portion of the novel is set in school strikingly similr to Cown Bridge School, which the uthor ttended. For ten points, nme this 1847 novel by Chrlotte Bronte. Answer: Jne E.yre 2. One of the three independent discoverers of this lw wrote it out on npkin over lunch in Cmbridge University. The other two discoverers were Gennn nd Americn This lw only opertes when severl restrictions re obeyed, including n infinitely lrge popultion nd completely rndom mting. For ten points, nme this lw of genetics, which sttes tht gene frequencies will remin unchnged unless outside forces chnge the frequencies. Answer: Cst1e-Hnly-Weinbe~ Lw 3. Her pintings were first shown t n experimentl rt gllery in New York City clled "291." Her rt is compred to both the surrelist work of Dli nd the bstrct rt of Mondrin. For ten points, nme this Americn rtist most fmous for her depictions of niml bones, flowers, nd the New Mexico desert. Answer: Georgi O'Kee1fe 4. They re result of conservtion of chrge nd conservtion of energy. They re useful in determining the current in complex circuits, such s those contining resistor nd n inductor. For ten points, nme these rules, one of which sttes tht the sum of the chnges in potentil in closed circuit loop is equl to zero. Answer: Kirchhoff's rules (or Kirchhoff's Lws) 5. As bby she ws bndoned on mountin nd left to die. She survived, however, to spire to join Json's Argonuts nd to join the Cledonin bor hunt For ten points, nme this miden, mother of one of the Seven ginst Thebes, rised by she-ber, whose hnd ws won by young mn who defeted her in foot rce. Answer: Atlnt 6. "He shll spurn fte, scorn deth, nd ber / His hopes 'bove wisdom, grce, nd fer." Indeed, this thne of Cwdor does ll these things, killing unrmed men nd helpless fmilies, becuse of his thirst for power nd control. For ten points, nme this Scot, who dies by the hnd of mn not of womn born, cretion of Willim Shkespere. Answer: Mcbeth 7. Benjmin Frnklin once red this book of the Bible to literry circle in Frnce; they filed to recognize it s book of the Bible but were impressed by its literry beuty. It contins the lines, "for where you go I will go, nd where you lodge I will lodge; your people shll be my people, nd your God my God; where you die I will die, nd there will I be buried." For ten points, nme this book of the Old Testment, thought to be written by Smuel, which tells of the love between Boz nd the womn the book is nmed for. Answer: Book of Rll1h 8. Abrhm Polonsky sys of him, "I wouldn't wnt to be wrecked on desert islnd with him becuse if he ws hungry, he'd et me live." In 1952, he testified before the House Un-Americn Activities Committee, informing on eight friends including Clifford Odets nd Pul Strsberg. Becuse of this, in 1989, he ws denied the Life Achievement Awrd of the Americn Film Institute. For ten points, nme this director of "Gentlemn's Agreement," "A Streetcr Nmed Desire," nd "On the Wterfront." Answer: Eli Kzn 9. He ws the only mn chosen to become Speker the dy he ws elected to the House of Representtives. His grvestone reds, "I know no North nor South nor Est nor West," nd his most fmous quottion my be, "I'd rther be right thn president." For ten points, nme this proponent of the "Americn

2 system," Kentucky sttesmn nicknmed the Gret Compromiser. Answer: Henry Qy 10. She mrried t the ge of 16 nd moved to Americ with her husbnd, settling in Ipswich. Her Puritn beliefs re reflected in lines such s, "Frewell, my pelf; frewell, my store. I The world no longer let me love; I My hope nd Tresure lies bove." For ten points, nme this erly Americn poet, uthor of the collection of poems "The Tenth Muse Ltely Sprung Up in Americ." Answer: Anne Dudley Brdstreet 11. This governmentl gency ws described s " corportion clothed with the power of government but possessed of the flexibility nd inititive of privte enterprise." At the end of World Wr II, it ws the United Sttes' lrgest electricity supplier. For ten points, nme this conservtion-oriented gency, creted in 1933, which built series of 39 dms. Answer: Iennessee vlley Authority 12. After the defet t Aegospotmi, he fell out of fvor nd died trying to escpe from his house, which his enemies hd set on fire. Accused of destroying scred imges of Hermes, he switched sides nd ided the Sprtns. For ten points, nme this Athenin generl, who believed tht the key to success in the Pelopennesin Wr ws Sicily, nd one mjor reson the Athenins lost tht wr. Answer: AIcibides 13. A priest drinks chocolte, enbling him to rise bove the ground. A bby boy with pig's til is bndoned by its prents nd eten by nts. For ten points, these bizrre occurrences re mong the multitudes tht re prt of wht novel, the history of Ltin Americn town nmed Mcondo, written by Gbriel Grci Mrquez? Answer: One Hundred Yers g,fso/itude or Cien Anos de Soledd 14. She ws crowned queen when she ws only one week old; Henry VIII ttempted to betrothe her to his son Prince Edwrd, n ttempt clled the "Rough Wooing." She mrried the Erl of Bothwell, who hd crried her off nd my lso hve murdered her previous husbnd, Henry Sturt. For ten points, nme this Ctholic queen of Scotlnd, the mother of King Jmes I of Englnd. Answer: Mruy Queen of Scots or Mty Sturt 15. First suggested by Leibniz in 1693, this quntity ssocited with mtrix is equl to zero only when the mtrix is not invertible. It is lso importnt in Crmer's rule for solving simultneous liner equtions. For ten points, nme this quntity frequently symbolized by something which looks like the bsolute vlue ofmtrix. Answer: determinnt 16. The vlue of this for food products is generlly significntly greter thn -1, while for non-food products, it tends to be smller thn 1. A product which hs low mount of this generlly mkes up only smll portion of the consumer's budget, nd hs few substitutes. For ten points, nme this mesure of the mount demnd chnges with chnge in price, which lso describes chrcteristic of rubber bnd. Answer: price elsticity of demnd 18. The second lrgest fresh ke in the world behind Lke Superior, this lke is 3720 feet bove se level with mximum depth of 270 feet. Its inlets include the Kger River nd the Ktong River. For ten points, nme this lrgest lke in Afric whose only outlet is the Nile River. Answer: Lke Victori or Victori Nyuz 19. This concept ws first thought up bsed on pssge in Joseph Priestly's Tretise on Government. Along with lissez-fire nd Mlthusin ides on popultion, it formed the bsis for Englnd's

3 Philosophicl Rdicl Prty. For ten points, nme this ide which found support from John Sturt Mill nd Jeremy Benthm, which seeks the gretest good for the gretest number. Answer: utjlitrinism 20. Two importnt bttles were fought here. In the erlier, 1415, the Teutonic Knights were checked in their estern invsion. The ltter, in 1914, venged this defet nd ws crippling blow to the Russin wr effort in erly World Wr I from which the Russins never recovered. Ludendorff nd Hindenburg becme ntionl heroes for, FTP, wht 1914 victory ginst the Russins? Answer: Tnnenberg 21. His wife Sski vn Uylenburgh, nd his common-lw-wife nd housekeeper Hendrickje Stoffels were frequent subjects of his portrits. He ws such good pinter tht t the ripe young ge of 22, he lredy took pupils t his studio in Leiden. For ten points, nme this pinter who lso loved to pint himself, the Dutch Broque mster of chiroscuro. Answer: Rembrndt Hrmensz(oon) vn Rijn 22. His fte hung on when his birthdy ws: if he turned 20 fter the crime occurred, he would hve been sentenced to deth; if he turned 20 beforehnd, he would get prison term. Being given the benefit of doubt didn't help him much; he died in prison in 1918 from tuberculosis. For ten points, nme this member of the Blck Hnd, the Serbin who shot nd killed Archduke Frnz Ferdinnd, setting off World Wr!. Answer: Gvrilo ~ 23. The gemstone opl is one of these, cusing its chrcteristic ply of colors. Other exmples include smoke nd erosol sprys. Michel Frdy creted one contining gold prticles which still does not pper to be settling. For ten points, nme this type of suspension contining microscopic prticles lrger thn single molecules suspended in nother phse, which sctters light pssing through it. Answer: ~ (prompt on erly buzz of suspension) 24. An English mjor who tells him tht he's symbol, two prostitutes nmed Sndy nd Cndy, nd numerous other women, hve ll fllen for him. However, his gretest chievement dels with the one womn who htes him, seeing him s thret to her virtul dicttorshipone Miss Rtched. For ten points, nme this voluntry ptient in mentl wrd, hero of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Answer: Rndle Ptrick McMurphy

4 Cl Clssic IV Pcket by Selene Koo Bonuses l. Identify the following groups of mythologicl peoples on 15-5 bsis. ) 15: They were creted from nts becuse of ple from the king of Aegin. 5: They were the followers of Achilles in the Trojn Wr. Answer: Myrmidons b) 15: In the Trojn Wr, led by Penthesile, they fought ginst the Greeks. 5: They were ntion of femle wrriors. Answer: Amzons 2. Identify the following relted to the French religious wrs for ten points ech:. ) These French Protestnts were eventully rooted out, mny into exile; the rest were killed. Answer: Huwenots b) This event beginning August 24, 1572, resulted in the deth of bout 50,000 Huguenots in Pris nd nerby provinces. Answer: St Brtholomew's Dy Msscre c) Identify the "perpetul nd irrevocble" document which llowed the Huguenots to prctice their religion in 20 specified "free" cities. Answer: Edict of Nntes 3. Identify the poem from lines, :... like ghosts from n enchnter fleeing, Yellow, nd blck, nd ple, nd hectic red, Pestilence-stricken multitudes: 20: Mke me thy lyre, even s the forest is: Wht if my leves re flling like its own! 10: If Winter comes, cn Spring be fr behind? Answer: "Ode to the West Wind" 4. Identify the intermoleculr force which predomintes in the following molecules for 15 points ech, or 5 if you need brief description of the force. ) 15: methne 5: this type offorce is cused by temporry dipoles in nonpolr molecules. Answer: vn der Wls or London dispersion forces b) 15: hydrogen chloride 5: this type of force occurs between ny two polr molecules. Answer: dipole-dipole forces 5. Identify the following works bsed on fmous twentieth-centuty Americn figures, for 15 points ech. ) Willie Strk is politicin who is vel)' similr to Huey Long in this novel by Robert Penn Wrren. Answer: All the Kjn~ 's Men b) This novel by E.L. Doctorow tells the stoi)' of 3 fmilies whose lives re interconnected with ech other nd mjor historicl figures of the tum of the twentieth centul)', such s Hfl)' Houdini nd J.P. Morgn. Answer: Rqwme 6. For ten points ech, identify the following plnt growth hormones given description of their effects. ) This fmily of hormones promotes stem elongtion nd the synthesis of hydrolytic enzymes. Answer: ~ibbereljjn b) This hormone promotes cell elongtion on the drk side of plnt stem, cusing plnts to grow towrd light source. It is lso instrumentl in the flling of leves. Answer: moon (or indolecetic cid or IAA) c) This hormone induces winter dormncy in plnts by reducing mrna production; it lso controls plnt wter loss through the stomt. Answer: bscisic cid (or ABA)

5 7. Identify the following dystopic novels, for 15 points given the setting, 5 points if you need the uthor. ) 15: Oceni 5: George Orwell Answer: 12.!li. b) 15: The Republic of Giled 5: Mrgret Atwood Answer: The Hndmid's Tle 8. Identify the following prehistoric lnd msses for the given number of points. ) For ten points, nme the supercontinent which contined ll of Erth's lnd msses before the Trissic period. Answer: Pn~ b) For ten points ech, nme the two smller lnd msses which Pnge broke up into fter continentl drift begn Answer: Lursi, Gondwnlnd 9. Identify these plys ssocited with the theter of the bsurd, for ten points ech. ) Though not strictly bsurd, this ply by Edwrd Albee contins limited cst of 4 chrcters, 2 of which re nmed George nd Mrth, nd numerous plys on words. The title refers to nursery rhyme nd n English uthor. Answer: Who's A/rid Ql Virvni W oolt? b) This ply by Torn Stopprd looks t the world of Shkespere's trgedy Hmlet through the eyes of two minor chrcters. Answer: Rosencrntz nd Guildenstern re Ded c) This "nti-ply" by Eugene Ionesco ws inspired by the Assimil method of lerning English nd is mockery of middle clss English life. It includes such scenes s Mr. nd Mrs. Mrtin relizing tht they must be mrried to ech other, nd three lternte endings. Answer: The Bld Soprno (or L Cntrtrice Chuve; lso trnslted The Bld Prim Donn» 10. For 10 points ech, nme one of the rivers ner or in the cpitl cities of the following countries. ) Cnd Answer: ~ River or Iillkilll River b) Yugoslvi Answer: ~ River or SY River c) Cmbodi Answer: Mekon& River or TOnIe Sb River 11. Identify the following which relte to the Americn frontier, for ten points ech. ) Give the dte when the Americn frontier ws declred to be closed becuse five new sttes were dmitted to the Union. Answer: 1890 b) Who wrote The Significnce of the Frontier in Americn History, in which he stted tht the conflict between the wild nd civiliztion creted the unique Americn identity? Answer: Frederick Jckson ~ c) This ct of 1887 contributed to the end of the frontier by breking up Indin settlements nd giving ech hed of fmily 60 cres of lnd. The Indins lost over 60 million cres of lnd s result of the ct. Answer: ~ Severlty Act (or Generl Allotment Act of 1887) 12. Identify the following terms relted to thermodynmics for ten points ech. ) This quntity is defmed s the het bsorbed by system divided by the temperture of the system; for spontneous process, it hs positive vlue. Answer:~ b) This type of thermodynmic process is one crried out in perfectly insulted system, where het bsorbed is zero. Answer: dibtic c) This thermodynmic cycle results in the most efficient het engine possible; it consists of two steps t

6 constnt temperture, nd two t constnt het. Answer:,CmQj; cycle 13. Identify the following people importnt in the drfting nd rtifiction of the Constitution of the United Sttes. ) For 5 points ech, nme the three men who wrote nonymous letters published under the nme "Publius," lter collected s the Federlist ppers. Answer: Alexnder HmiItol1 John hu:.. Jmes Mdison b) For 15 points, nme the mn who led the committee which drfted the finl version of the Constitution. Answer: Gouverneur Morris 14. Given brief description, identify the following bout erly hominids for 10 points ech. ) In lte 1998, the first complete skull nd skeleton of member of this genus of erly hominids ws found t Sterkfontein Cves. Answer: Austrlopithecus b) This ws the first species of erly hominid to discover fire nd move out of Afric to Europe nd Asi. Exmples include Jv Mn nd Peking Mn. Answer: Homo erectus c) Germn ntomist Rudolf Virchow sw fossil remins of this hominid nd thought they were Homo spiens fflicted with rickets, nd with flttened hed cused by powerful blows. Answer: Nenderthl mn (or Homo spiens nenderthlensjs) 15. Identify the following composers of the Russin Five for 15 points ech. ) This doctor nd orgnic chemisti)' professor composed such works s In the Steppes oicentrl Asi nd the oper Prince Igor. Answer: Alexnder Porrrrevich Borodin b) He gve up creer in the militry to mke more time for music. His compositions include the oper Boris Godunov nd Pictures t n Exhibition. Answer: Modeste Petrovich Mussor~sky 16. Identify the rchitecturl period to which these buildings belong, for ten points ech. ) Amiens Cthedrl Answer:~ b) the United Ntions Secretrit Building Answer: Interntionl style c) the U.S. Cpitol Answer: Neoclssicl 17. Nme the current leder of the following Middle Estern countries for 10 points ech. ) king of Jordn Answer: Abdullh b) president of Irn Answer: Mohmmed Khtmi c) president of Syri Answer: Hfez Assd 18. Identify the following religions, ten points ech. ) This religion ws brought to Chin by Bodhidhrm. It consists of two min sects, Rinzi nd Soto. Answer: ~ Buddhism b) Adherents to this religion, founded by Chrles Tys Russell, re known for their door-to-door evngeliztion. Mny of the religions tenets my be found in The Wtchtower. Answer: Jehoyh's Witnesses c) A combintion of Hinduism nd Islnl, its religious center is the Golden Temple t Amritsr. Answer : ~sm 19. Identify the Egyptin ruler for the stted number of points. ) 5: He ws the first historicl figure to estblish monotheistic religion, one bsed on the cult of Aton, the sun god. Answer: Akhenton (or Ikhnton or Amenhotep IV)

7 b) 10: The 1Ifth ruler of the 18 th dynsty, she becme regent becuse of Thutmose Ill's yowlg ge, nd crowned herself phroh. Plnswer: lits~sut c) 15: He founded the 3 r dynsty in Egypt nd built the flrst known pyrmid in Egypt, step pyrmid. Plnswer: ~ (or~) 20. Give the full nme of the U.S. bureucrtic gency given brief description for ten points ech, flve points if you need its cronym. ) 10: This gency dministers merit system for federl government jobs, estblishes the generl schedule for py offederl employees, nd mintins the merit-bsed federl civil service system. 5: 0PM Plnswer: Office of Personnel Mncement b) 10: This gency in the executive brnch ws estblished in Its role is to help the president promote nd mintin effective government Speciflclly, it helps the president come up with his version of the federl budget nd supervises his dministrtion of other gencies. 5:0MB Plnswer: Office of Mngement nd Budget c) 10: This gency regultes interstte nd foreign rdio, television, wire, nd cble communictions. It issues licenses nd ssigns frequencies nd cll signs to rdio nd television sttions, nd regultes the use of cble chnnels. 5: FCC Plnswer: Federl Communictions Commission 2l. Identify the following novels with relted titles for ten points ech. ) This novel by Nthniel West tells the story of newspper columnist who tries to give dvice to the lovelorn. He is known only by his femle pen nme. Plnswer: Miss Lonelyherts b) This novel by Virgini Woolf is strem-of -consciousness description of dy in the life of the min chrcter. Chrcters include Peter Wlsh nd Septimus Smith. Answer: Mrs. Dllowqv c) This French nturlist novel tells the story of Emm's mrrige to COWltry doctor, her subsequent ffirs, nd her deth by rsenic overdose. Plnswer: Mdme Bovry 22. Identify the following people whose lst nme ws "Smith" for ten points ech. ) This politicin from Mine served s congresswomn from 1940 to 1948, nd ws elected to the U.S. Sente in 1948, mking her the 1mt womn elected to both houses of Congress. In 1964, she becme the first womn nominted for the presidency by delegtes of mjor politicl prty when she ws nominted by the Republicn Prty. Plnswer: Mrgret Chse Smith b) He ws the 1mt Romn Ctholic to win the nomintion of mjor politicl prty, being chosen by the Democrtic Prty in 1928 to run for President. He served four tenns s governor of New York. Plnswer: Alfred Emnuel Smi,th c) She ws sentenced to life in prison in 1995 for murdering her two sons. She hd strpped them in their cr sets nd then llowed the cr to roll into lke in South Crolin. Plnswer: Susn Smith