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. Answer: Jude the Obscure
-After returning from India, a man goes to meet his beloved, not knowing that the train he takes also carries her corpse. Answer: A Pair of Blue Eyes
7.1f you ask most people what their favorite part of chemistry is, they would probably tell you "Why colloidal suspensions, of course!" Here are some questions on just those things!! When given a common product, identify the type of colloidal dispersion. Example: ruby glass is a solid in solid fice points apiece.
-fog Answer: liquid in gas
-whipped cream Answer: gas in liquid
-smoke Answer: solid in gas
-jelly Answer: liquid in solid a.AII bugs are insects, but not all insects are bugs. Answer this question about that little part of the big insect world, the bug. 20 points for both answers or 10 for one. -Only two orders make up the designation "true bugs". What are they? Answer: homoptera, hemiptera
9.Alfred Hitchcock took great pleasure in appearing in almost every film he directed. However, if you blink while watching one of his movies you might miss his cameo. I'll give you a scene where Hitch makes an appearance and you name the movie. Five points each and a five point bonus for four correct answers.
-Boarding a bus Answer: To Catch a Thief
-Getting on a train with a bass Answer: Strangers on a Train -In a photograph of people in a ballroom Answer: Dial M for Murder
-In a weight control advertisement as the "Before" picture Answer: Lifeboat
10. Name the author from works 30-20-10
30-Steps Of The Sun, The Queen's Gambit
20-The Man Who Fell To Earth
10-The Hustler, The Color Of Money
Walter Tevis
11. You just knew it had to happen. Answer these questions about the greatest musicians in history: Steely Dan 30 points total.
5 points Name the author from whose book the band's name was stolen. As an added hint, if you're a big Laurie Anderson fan you've seen his face and heard his voice.
William S. Burroughs
10 points The song "My Old School" is about Bard College, in Annendale-on-Hudson NY. What was the original name of Bard College?
St. Stephen's
15 points Two of Steely Dan co-founder Donald Fagen's songs recently turned up in an unexpected place. Name the renowned pop crooner who recorded two Donald Fagen tunes, Walk Between The Raindrops and The Goodbye Look, while backed by the Marty Paitch Dektette.
Mel Torme
12. Given the fictional private detective or policeman, name his/her home city. Five points each.
Philip Marlowe Los Angeles, CA
Matthew Scudder New York, NY
Spenser Boston, MA
V.1. Warshawski Chicago, IL
Hoke Mosely Miami, FL
13) For five points each and a total of twenty points, when given a British monarch, tell what house he or she belonged to. Henry I, Stephen, John, and Edward VII.
--Normandy, Blois, Plantagenet, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
14) For fifteen points each and a totasl of thirty points, when given its years, tell what period of Japanese history it was. 1926-1989 and 1989-present --Showa and Heisei
15. Five points each, and a five point bonus for all correct: Name the architects of the follow structures: The Royal Pavilion, Brighton John Nash Houses of Parliament, London Sir Charles Barry and Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin Dome of Florence Cathedral Filippo Brunelleschi The Parthenon, Athens Ictinos and Call1icrates
16. Five points each and yet another five point bonus for all four answers. Name the following characters in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice: The main character, the second eldest Bennet daughter Elizabeth Bennet Her eventual husband, brother of Georgiana Fitzwilliam Darcy His aunt, the haughty mother of Anne Lady Catherine de Bourgh Darcy's best friend, eventual wife of Elizabeth's sister, Jane George Bingley
17. Name Jupiter's five moons. Five points each. 10, Ganymede, Callisto, Amalthea, Europa
1 8. 20 point bonus. Name the artist or artists who popularized the following songs: "Call Me" and "Heart of Glass" Blondie "In the Navy" and "YMCA" The Village People "Lights" and "Wheel in the Sky" Journey "Dy'er Maker" and "Misty Mountain Hop" Led Zeppelin
1 9. Five points each. What color are the following properties in Monopoly? North Carolina Ave Green Marvins Gardens Yellow Oriental Ave Light Blue St. Charles PI Purple Park PI Dark Blue
20. It's time to play, name that booze. Given a brand name, describe the liquor. For instance if I said Stolichnaya you 'd say vodka. 30 points total
Mount Gay rum Jubilaeum vodka Martell cognac (accept brandy) Laphroaig scotch whiskey (accept either or both) Sande man sherry or port Tanqueray gin
21 . 30-20-10 Name the Poet.
30 "The well is dry beside the door, And so we went with pail and can Across the fields behind the house To seek the brook if still it ran" 20 "There is a singer everyone has heard, Loud, a midsummer and a mid-wood bird, Who makes the solid tree trunks sound again."
10 "I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and I I took the one less travelled by, And that has made all the difference."
Robert Frost
22. for 15 points each This pair of Calculus greats of the seventeenth century is responsible for the first textbook on differential Calculus. Which, the son of French nobility, is primarily responsible for getting it published, and took credit for the work? I'Hopital Which did the actual work and discovered most of what persists today? Bernoulli
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-Donald Fagen _Tomorrow's Girls_
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-Donald Fagen and Walter Becker _Kulee Baba_