UNIVERSITY of CHICAGO TEAM C Toss-Ups
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1993 Hop on Pop Invitational Nov. 19-20, 1993 QUESTION SET FROM: UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO TEAM C toss-ups: 1) This 20th Century art movement was led by Van Doesburg, Mondrian, and Severini. The Creed of this movement was called Neo-Plasticism, which was Characterized by the total rejection of representation and strict limitation of the expressive elements of painting to the straight line, the right angle, and the three primary colors used with the non-colors black, white, and gray. This movement heavily influenced architecture in Europe and America. Can you name it? --De Stijl 2) Name the organisms which are classified in the Divisuon Eumycota. They are eukaryotic heterotrophs with hyphae , or single cells, or chains of cells. They also have walls, which usually contain chitin. The organisms in this division comprise the subdivisions of Mastigomycotina, Zygomycotina, Ascomycotina, and Basidiomycotina. --fungi 3) They word whiskey is one of the relatively few English words that descends from the Celtic languages. However, some kinds of American whiskeys are named after the county in Kentucky where they were first made, in the late 18thcentury. Name this whiskey. --bourbon 4) All true baseball fans know that Cecil Fielder is the last player to have the most RBis in the American League for three consecutive seasons. H e did this in 1990-91-92. Who was the last National League player to accomplish this, he did so in 1976-77-78? --George Foster 5) He was the first monarch to win the allegiance of all England. He was the King of Wessex for ten years, beginning in 829 C.E. His son Ethelwulf succeeded him to the throne. Who was he? --Egbert 6) This South American country has a population of just over 400,000. Its main ethnic groups include Hindustanis, Creole, and Javanese. Dutch is its official language, but Sranantonga and English are also spoken. It is slightly larger in area than Georgia, and its neighbors include Brazil, Guyana, and French Guiana. Can you name this Country? --Suriname 7) The lesser known works of this author include Our Mr. Wrenn, It Can't Happen Here, and Kingsblood Royal. Name this winner of the 1930 Nobel Prize in Literature whose better known works include Arrowsmith and Dodsworth. --Sinclair Lewis .PT1/ 8. The major flavorings in this snack food are aritificial butter artifical vanilla and, surprisingly, artificial lemon. It was invented by James Dewar in 1930. It actually does NOT have an infinite shelf life. Stores rotate their stock every four days.. FTP name this blue chip of the junk food market. TWINKlE 9. He used to be something of a hot property, scoring both Beverly Hills Cop movies as well as Fletch, Burglar, and numerous others Ten points for naming the composer of the tremendously overplyed _Axel F_ Harold Faltermeyer 10. The line is actually, "Blinded by the light, wrapped up like a deuce, another runner in the night." Manfred Mann made this rock and roll classic famous, but who wrote "Blinded by the Light?" Bruce Springsteen 11. Name all three of the scientists who won the 1965 Nobel Prize in physics for their formulation of quantum electrodynamics Richard P. Feynman, Shin'lchiro Tomonaga, Julian Schwinger 12. The second Nobel Prize in physics was won by Niels Bohr in 1922. Upon making this announcement, the New York Times misspelled his name. How did the Times misspell Niels Bohr? N-E-I-L-S 13. If you have just been bitten by an insect of order siphonoptera, by what method of travelling did this insect get there? . by jumping (fleas) 14. What type of hydrocarbons are identified by straight or branched chains in which two carbon atoms are connected by triple bonds? alkynes 15. All higher plants can be catagorized as these types of organisms who depend on solar radiation for their energy, but are able to use carbon dioxide to meet their carbon needs. photoautotrophs 16. Rice-a-Roni is the San Francisco treat, but what, to Weird AI Yankovic's delight, is officially the San Francisco musical instrument? accordian 17. The functions of this cellular structure include processing substances formed in the endoplasmic reticulum, as well as synthesizing carbohydrates that cannot be formed there. Golgi complex or Golgi apparatus 18. Charles Smithson first sees her standing at Lyme Regis on the Dorset coast of England. He later finds out that her name is Sarah Woodruff, but how is she referred to by the title of this novel by John Fowles? The French Lieutenant's Woman 1 9. This mythical figure is depicted, when he sits on his throne, as having the two ravens, Hugin and Munin, who fly around the Earth once each day and inform him of all that occurs sitting on his shoulders, and two wolves, Geri and Freki, at his feet, to whom he gives all meat which comes his way. He invented the Runic characters, slew the giant Ymir, and was the father of Tyr, Heimdall, Baldur, and Thor. Who was this Norse god? Odin (or Woden) 20. In Daniel, chapter 3 in the Bible, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon creates a golden idol to be worshipped by all those in his land. All are commanded to bow down before it, but three Jews, sent by Daniel, refuse. Who were these three men who were then thrown into the fiery furnace, but emerged unharmed? Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego 21. In a game of nine-ball, what is the least possible number of shots with which a player may win the rack? One (the break) 22. Rumor has it that this man was the illegitimate son of Talleyrand. He travelled widely in the Middle East and many of his pictures drawn from his memories of these voyages. His portrayal of a scene from Byron's Sardanapalus was considered shocking in its time because of its nudity and violence. Name this French artist famous for his "Women of Algiers" and other paintings. Eugene Delacroix 23. Born in 1709, this journalist wrote 208 essays in his Rambler series, including "Advantages of Mediocrity: An Eastern Fable" and "Folly of Anger: Misery of a Peevish Old Age." In 1758, he began his Idler essays for the Universal Chronicle. Who was this British essayist? Samuel Johnson 24. This was created 14,000 to 40,000 years ago, when an object nearly 25 meters across hit the Earth with a velocity of about 15 kilometers per second. The object was composed mostly of iron and released energy roughly equivalent to that from a 4 megaton nuclear blast. Name this physical feature of the southwestern US. Meteor Crater, Arizona 25. Complete the following sequence: Ensign, Lieutenant Junior Grade, Lieutenant, Lieutenant Commander, Captain, .... Admiral 1993 Hop on Pop Invitational Nov. 19-20, 1993 ChiacgoC Boni: 1) For twenty points, give the name of the following Bowl games when given the city they are played in. You will be given five points for each correct answer. San Diego CAlifornia, Tampa Bay Florida, Anaheim California, and Birmingham Alabama. Holiday Bowl, Hall of Fame Bowl, Freedom Bowl, and All-American Bowl 2) For five points each and a total of twenty-five points, whien given the capital, give thae name of its African country. Lilongwe, Freetown, Ouagadougou, Bujumbura, and Praia --Malawi, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Burundi, and Cape Verde 3) Fotr five points each and a total of twenty points, when given the name of the President and the election year, tell who the loser was. Monroe (1816), Grant (18680, Roosevelt (1904), Roosevelt (1940) --- Rufus King, Horatio Seymour, Alton Parker, Wendell Wilkie 4. Identify the rock band (30-20-10) -After giving up his longtime valium dependence, the lead singer of this band had a nervous breakdown on stage in 1982 and vowed never to tour again. -In 1987, a disturbed young man in Florida took over the administrative offices of his high school and demanded that this band's song "Dear God" be played over and over again. -More famous songs by this band include "Senses Working Overtime", "The Mayor of Simpleton", and "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead". Answer: XTC 5. While its popularity has declined in recent years due to the failing creativity Charles Schultz, the comic strip Peanuts is still widely read. However, can you remember enough to answer these questions about the strip and the TV specials? 5 points -The eternal battle between Linus and Snoopy for the blue blanket is well documented, but what other posess ion of Linus' did Snoopy take in order to become the "Legal Beagle"? Answer: Linus' glasses 10 points -By now, every College Bowler knows that Linus and Lucy's last name is Van Pelt, but what is the name of their baby brother? Answer: Rerun 15 points all or nothing -In the "Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" special, what 4 food items were on the menu at Charlie Brown's impromptu holiday? Answer: popcorn, jellybeans, toast, pretzels 6. In English literature there is perhaps no more miserable an author than Thomas Hardy, or at least no other author had more miserable characters. Given a tragic situation, name the Hardy novel it comes from. 5 points each plus 5 for all four correct -A supposedly deceased husband comes back to reclaim his wife and is shot dead by her jealous suitor. Answer: Far From the Madding Crowd -A drunken hay-tusser sells his wife and baby daughter to a passing sailor. When they return to him years later, he discovers the girl isn't his daughter. Answer: The Mayor of Casterbridge -A boy kills himself and his siblings when he learns that his step-mother is once again with child.