National History Bowl – 2012-2013 Sample Middle School History Bowl Packet

(Note: The middle school rounds are only used when middle school teams compete against each other at tournaments which have a separate middle school division. Check with [email protected] to see which tournaments this will apply at.)

First Quarter

1. The protagonist of this novel hides gold in Peter Wilks’ coffin to prevent two con men, the duke and Dauphin, from stealing it. This novel is famous for its innovative use of American dialect, and controversial for its depiction of a slave. For 10 points, name this novel, in which the title character travels the Mississippi River with Jim, a work by Mark Twain. Ans: Adventures of Huck leberry Finn

2. The red sky in this painting may have been inspired by the eruption of Krakatoa. Its mummy-like central figure traverses a bridge and is asexual, bald and dressed in black. For 10 points, name this most famous painting of Norwegian expressionist Edvard Munch, whose title depicts the action seen in the painting. Ans: The Scream of Nature (accept “ Der Schrei der Natur ” OR “ Skrik ”)

3. This team’s first head coach was Earl Lambeau. They won the 1967 Ice Bowl but lost a September 2012 game to the Seahawks on a controversial Hail Mary pass. For 10 points, name these winners of Super Bowls I and II, whose fans are nicknamed “cheeseheads”, as their home state of Wisconsin is a leading producer of cheese. Ans:

4. Part of this composition is the official anthem of the European Union and its fourth movement was inspired by a Friedrich Schiller poem. Its association with the composer’s death on March 26, 1827 led to the birth of a superstition. For 10 points, name this source of the Ode to Joy , the final symphony by Beethoven. Ans: Ludwig van Beethoven’s ninth symphony (accept “ninth” alone after question is over).

5. In 1439, Laurens Coster sued to have this recognized as his invention. Richard M. Hoe of New York invented its rotary version. Historians blame this device in part for the demise of Latin as Europe’s lingua franca. For 10 points, name this device invented by Johannes Gutenberg. Ans: printing press

6. The son of Queen Maya, this ninth Avatar of Vishnu and one-time ascetic performed his first sermon at the Deer Park, where he turned the Dharma Wheel, and sat for seven weeks under the Bodhi Tree to gain enlightenment. For 10 points, name this founder of Buddhism. Ans: Siddhartha Gautama Buddha (accept “ Buddha ” before “founder”)

7. William C. Gorgas wiped out this region’s mosquito population to eliminate malaria and yellow fever. This subject of the Torrijos-Carter Treaties hosts the Bridge of the Americas and a series of locks. For 10 points, Teddy Roosevelt called for the construction of which waterway, which connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans? Ans: Panama Canal

8. This figure fathered Castor and Pollux, the Gemini twins, with Leda, whom he seduced in the guise of a swan. One of the wonders of the ancient world was a statue by Phidias of this figure, the son of Cronus and Rhea. For 10 points, name this Greek god of thunder and lightning and most powerful of the Olympians. Ans: Zeus

1 9. Su Song built the first one of these to have an escapement at Kaifeng in 1088. Scottish inventor Alexander Bain received a patent for an electric version of this device, which can today be powered by quartz crystals and tuning forks. In the Black Forest region of Germany, artisans make examples of these with wooden cuckoos. For 10 points, name this device, which can come in analog or digital varieties. Ans: clock

10. Her first album was Tug of War . Curiosity , an EP, by this third-place winner on Season 5 of Canadian Idol , hosts a song by her that has inspired lip-dub videos by the Miami Dolphins cheerleaders and Harvard’s baseball team. For 10 points, name this artist of summer 2012’s big hit “Call Me Maybe.” Ans: Carly Rae Jepsen

Second Quarter: Tossups and (non-bounceback) Bonuses

1. Tacitus received two letters documenting this event from Pliny the Younger, whose uncle, Pliny the Elder, was killed in it. Most of its 16,000 casualties died as a result of hydrothermal pyroclastic flows. For 10 points, name this August 79 A.D. catastrophe that destroyed the cities of Herculaneum and Pompeii. Ans: the eruption of Mount Vesuvius

BONUS: Mount Vesuvius lies dangerously close to this major Italian metropolis with a namesake bay. Ans: Naples (Napoli )

2. Søren Kierkegaard said that this saying’s conclusion equals its introduction. It sometimes starts with “ Dubito ,” which means “I doubt,” and debuted in Discourse on Method by René Descartes. For 10 points, name this philosophical statement, which is, in French, “ Je pense, donc je suis, ” and, in Latin, “ Cogito ergo sum .” Ans: “I think, therefore I am. ” (accept either of the foreign versions before they are read)

BONUS: Descartes gave his Latin name to this system of identifying points in a plane used in geometry. Ans: Cartesian coordinate (s) system

3. It’s not Germany or Poland, but this nation was the site of the first war to feature concentration camps. Its Natives’ Land Act of 1913 disenfranchised its black residents. This nation’s current president is Jacob Zuma, and a previous president spent most of his 27-year prison term on Robben Island. For 10 points, name this nation, home to Nelson Mandela. Ans: Republic of South Africa

BONUS: This Afrikaans word for separateness names South Africa’s notorious policy of racial segregation, which was ended in 1994. Ans: apartheid

4. In one part of this song, the speaker confesses a murder to his mother. In a later section, he reproaches an addressee for “[loving] him and [leaving] him to die.” Its operatic midsection invokes Scaramouche doing the fandango, Bismillah, Galileo and Figaro. For 10 points, name this most famous song by Queen. Ans: “Bohemian Rhapsody ”

BONUS: The actual Bohemia is a region of what modern-day landlocked Central European country? Ans: Czech Republic

2 5. The word “Inri” is often included in artistic depictions of this event. During it, its subject was forced to traverse the Via Dolorosa to Golgatha after being flogged, and while wearing a purple robe and a crown of thorns. For 10 points, name this event, which took place around 30 CE in Jerusalem under Pontius Pilate. Ans: the crucifixion of Jesus Christ (either is acceptable; also accept “Jesus of Galilee” and “Jesus of Nazareth”; prompt on “death/execution of…” and on “Passion”)

BONUS: Which man denied Jesus three times the night before the crucifixion? Ans: St. Peter

6. This athlete played football for the Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania. King Gustav V personally called him the world’s greatest athlete, but after his amateur baseball career was discovered, his gold medals were revoked. For 10 points, name this winner of the pentathlon and decathlon at the 1912 Summer Olympics, often considered th the greatest athlete of the early 20 century. Ans: James Francis “Jim” Thorpe

BONUS: What city, home to the 1912 Summer Olympics, is also where all but one of the Nobel Prizes are given out? Ans: Stockholm (Sweden)

7. These people’s culture hosts a rite of passage in which young men live in the wilderness, known as the walkabout. In 2008, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd issued a formal apology for past mistreatment of this group, which is involved in the Stolen Generations controversy. For 10 points, name these indigenous Australians. Ans: Aborigine (s)

BONUS: This toy was once an Aborigine hunting tool designed to return to its thrower. Ans: boomerang

8. Characters in this play include Rosencrantz and Guildenstern and Fortinbras, whom the title figure wills his realm to. When Polonius hides behind an arras, the title character of this play stabs him to death, sending Ophelia to drown himself. For 10 points, name this Shakespearean play, about a Danish prince assigned by his father’s ghost to kill his uncle Claudius. Ans: The Tragedy of Hamlet , the Prince of Denmark

BONUS: What other Shakespeare play is known as “the Scottish play” among actors who believe that saying its name brings bad luck? Ans: Macbeth

3 Third Quarter: Sixty-Second Rounds Trailing team selects first. Questions answered incorrectly bounce back to the other team after the conclusion of the 60 seconds (or when the team finishes with all 8).

BUSINESSMEN

Name these influential businessmen from U.S. history.

1. This founder of the University of Chicago created the Standard Oil Trust. John D. Rockefeller Sr. 2. This Scottish-born steel monopolist once said, “He who dies rich dies disgraced.” Andrew Carnegie 3. This inventor of the Model T popularized the assembly line production method. Henry Ford 4. This motion-picture producer created Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse. Walt Disney 5. This “Wizard of Menlo Park” held 1100 patents and founded General Electric. Thomas Alva Edison 6. This co-founder and CEO of Apple invented the iPod and other personal computers. Steve Jobs 7. This Wall Street financier saved the U.S. from a stock market crash in 1907. J(ohn) P. Morgan 8. This retail magnate founded the most successful discount-store chain in Arkansas in 1962. Sam Walton

EUROPEAN AUTHORS

Given a work and some additional information, name the European author.

1. This Spanish naval officer wrote Don Quixote. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 2. This Russian count wrote the epics Anna Karenina and War and Peace . Leo Tolstoy 3. This Englishwoman depicted the gentry in Emma and Pride and Prejudice . Jane Austen 4. This Englishman of the Middle Ages wrote The Canterbury Tales Geoffrey Chaucer 5. This Italian poet depicted a journey through Hell in his Inferno . Dante Alighieri (either ok) 6. This German author wrote the drama Faust . Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 7. This Irish expatriate author immortalized Dublin with his epic Ulysses . James Joyce 8. This British author created Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol Charles Dickens

PAINTERS Given a famous work of art, give its creator.

1. A masterpiece featuring a woman with a cryptic smile, the Mona Lisa . Leonardo da Vinci either name ok 2. A depiction of a tragic event of the Spanish Civil War, Guernica . Pablo Picasso 3. A painting showing a view of the village of Saint-Rémy, The Starry Night . Vincent van Gogh 4. A nude depicting the emergence of a goddess from the sea, The Birth of Venus. Sandro Botticelli 5. A portrait showing a serious man, a younger woman and a pitchfork, American Gothic. Grant Wood 6. A work featuring three melting pocket watches, The Persistence of Memory . Salvador Dali 7. Pictures of Campbell’s Soup Cans and prints of Marilyn Monroe. Andy Warhol 8. Several paintings made at Giverny known as Water Lilies . Claude Monet

Fourth Quarter: 30-20-10 point values, depending where in the tossup, the question is answered.

1. This man banned gladiator fights for a time, but only to expose his people to his own artistic pretensions, such as acting. More violently, he murdered his wife Octavia and his mother (+) Agrippina the Younger. He built his namesake Golden House after a catastrophe that he (*) blamed on the Christians. For 10 points, name this tyrannical Roman emperor whose reign oversaw the 64 A.D. Great Fire of Rome. Ans: Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, OR Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus, OR Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus

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2. During the Muromachi period, this group adopted Zen Buddhism and popularized such traditions as ikebana, or flower arrangement, and the tea ceremony. They largely disappeared with the onset of the (+) Meiji Restoration in 1868 and were expected, in case of (*) failure in battle, to perform a ritual disembowelment known as seppuku. For 10 points, name this class of warriors that followed the code of bushido in feudal Japan. Ans: samurai

3. One of his films has Sean Connery falling in love with a kleptomaniac; that film is Marnie . He depicted Cary Grant fighting for his life on Mount Rushmore in (+) North by Northwest and an ingenious double-murder plot in Strangers on a Train . His most famous films have James Stewart as an ex-cop with a fear of heights (*) and Janet Leigh being murdered in a shower. For 10 points, name this director of Vertigo and Psycho , a master of suspense. Ans: Sir Alfred James Hitchcock

4. This city is the location of the 2002 film City of God . A location in this city inspired the bossa nova song “The Girl from (+) Ipanema.” Its Botanical Gardens were founded by King John VI, its pre-Lenten Carnival features (*) samba schools, and it is home to the headquarters of Petrobras. For 10 points, name this major city, the site of the statue Christ the Redeemer , which ranks second after Sao Paulo in population in Brazil. Ans: City of Saint Sebastian of Rio de Janeiro

5. The seven people who held this title between 1309 and 1376 were officed in Avignon, France. This title is derived from the Greek word for (+) “father”, and the first person to hold it was the head of the Apostles. The first Slav to have held this title was (*) Karol Wojtyla, and its current holder is the German Joseph Ratzinger. For 10 point, name this title bestowed upon the bishop of Rome, the head of the Catholic Church. Ans: pope (prompt on “papa”)

6. Separate engagements of this battle took place at Freeman’s Farm and Bernis Heights. After his victory at Fort (+) Ticonderoga, General John Burgoyne tried to lead his troops to Albany but was blocked in this battle by General Horatio Gates; his second attempt was halted by Benedict Arnold. This battle (*) helped to convince France that American independence was a viable cause. For 10 points, name this 1777 turning-point battle of the American Revolution. Ans: Battle of Saratoga

7. One of the songs quoted in this composition is the Russian folk dance At the gate, at my gate . This piece is known for its innovative use of (+) cannons, which plays over heavy brass fanfare and a repetitive rendition of (*) La Marseillaise . It was composed to commemorate the Battle of Borodino, as opposed to a simultaneous confliction between Britain and the (*) U.S. For 10 points, name this composition by Peter Tchaikovsky. Ans: The Year 1812 OR the 1812 Overture

8. On his grave in the town of Bennington, stands the line “I had a lover’s quarrel with the world,” which is taken from his poem “The Lesson for Today.” This man was famous for reading one of his poems at John (+) F. Kennedy’s inauguration entitled “The Gift Outright.” New England scenery inspired many of his poems, including (*) “Birches“ and “Mending Wall.” For ten points, name this 20 th century American poet, who wrote the line “Whose woods these are I think I know” in his poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.” Ans: Robert Frost

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