Steiminger tossups

NOTE: In tossup one, Other Voices, Other Rooms is the title of a book. It is not two different titles.

1. He twice won the O. Henry Memorial Short Story prize, but he was also a novelist and playwright. FTP, name this author of The Grass Harp, Other Voices, Other Rooms, In Cold Blood and Breakfast at Tiffany's. Answer: Truman CAPOTE or Truman Streckfus PERSONS

2. Their win over Pittsburgh in Game 16 at Lambeau Field gave them their first division title in twenty-three years. FTP, name this NFC Central team who boasts the league's MVP, quarterback Brett Favre. Answer: GREEN BA Y or PACKERS

3. Its Great Dark Spot is a cyclonic disturbance about the size of Earth and the methane in its atmosphere produces this plane tis characteristic color. FTP, name this planet, currently the farthest from the sun. Answer: NEPTUNE (NOT Jupiter, which has a "Great Red Spot")

4. Doctors hope that Jeff Getty's recent operation boosts his immune system which has been weakened by AIDS. Getty received an infusion of bone marrow from, FTP, what type of primate? Answer: BABOON

5. The Paris Salon originally rejected his Man with a Broken Nose, but later accepted it under the title Portrait of a Roman. FTP, name this sculptor known for The Age of Bronze, The Kiss and The Thinker. Answer: Fran<;ois Auguste Rene RODIN

6. Age, dancing, storm, chest, sheet, pick, cube, and cream can all be preceded by, FTP, what 3-letter word to form logical phrases? Answer: ICE

7. Although still a Democrat at the time, he replaced David Kennedy as Nixon's Secretary of the Treasury, but he may be best remembered for riding with John Kennedy in a limousine. FTP, name this former Texas governor. Answer: John Bowden CONNALLY Jr.

8. After refused to make a three-year commitment, Amber Valletta, Shalom (sha-LOME) Harlow and Linda Evangelista are now among the models being considered to replace as the hostess of, FTP, what MTV fashion program? Answer:

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9. Located on the Salt River, it is the nation's most populous state capital and also serves as the seat of Maricopa County. FTP, name this southwestern US city. Answer: PHOENIX, Arizona

10. Its title is taken from "Harlem", a poem by Langston Hughes, and it tells the story of the Youngers, a black family living on the south side of Chicago. FTP, name this three-act play by Lorraine Hansberry. Answer: A RAISIN IN THE SUN

11. Among this MIT professor's political works are Manujactturing Consent and American Power and the New Mandarins. FTP, name this man, whose 1957 book Syntactic Structures introduced his theory of transformational generative grammar. Answer: (Avram) Noam CHOMSKY

12. Dr. Claude Gubler was recently sued by this manis family for violating medical privacy by disclosing that this man had hidden his cancer from the public for a decade. FTP, name this former French president. Answer: Fran~ois MITTERAND

13. They have well-developed nervous systems with complex brains and are the only mollusks with closed circulatory systems. FTP, name this group of animals that includes squids and octopods and whose name means "head foot". Answer: CEPHALOPODA or CEPHALOPODS

14. In the same year that her father William X died, she married Louis VII, but after that marriage was annulled, she married Henry II, adding to his French holdings. FTP, name this queen who spent 15 years in semi-confinement. Answer: ELEANOR of Aquitaine

15. It was designed by Karl Gotthard Langhans who used as his model the Propylaia, a Doric gateway to the Acropolis in Athens. FTP, name this monumental landmark in Berlin. Answer: BRANDENBURG GATE

16. It was probably named from the Tibetan word for "willow root," which is usually what the ball used is made of. . FTP, name this game, divided into 7 and one-half minute periods called chukkers and played with mallets and ponies. Answer: POLO

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18. Initiating a simultaneous ringing of bells in all 50 states, Colin Powell rang the Liberty Bell eleven times, the number of years the country has celebrated the birthday of, FTP, which civil rights leader? Answer: Dr. Martin Luther KING Jr.

19. His 1987 tour of the Soviet Union was later made into a documentary entitled A Matter of Trust. FTP, name this rocker whose albums include Songs from the Attic, 52nd Street, An Innocent Man and Storm Front. Answer: Billy JOEL

20. Laboratory tests in 1988 found it to have been made between 1260 and 1390, causing the Roman Catholic Church to declare it inauthentic. FTP, name this piece of linen, once purported to be Christfs burial garment. Answer: SHROUD OF TURIN or HOL Y SHROUD

21. Many of his terms and symbols have become standard, including "F of X", "p", "e" and "i". FTP, name this 18th-century Swiss mathematician who also contributed to probability, optics and mechanics. Answer: Leonhard or Leonard EULER (OY-Ier)

22. So named by Virginia Congressman, John Randolph, they included Peter Porter, Felix Grundy, John C. Calhoun and Henry Clay. FTP, name this group of Republicans who pressed for war against Britain in 1810-1I. Answer: WAR HAWKS

23. This nation's official languages include French and Malagasy. FTP, name this nation occupying the world's fouth largest island, separated from the African continent by the Mozambique Channel. Answer: MADAGASCAR

24. They are not discounted, but issued in amounts of $500, $1000, $5000 and $10,000. FTP, name this type of savings bond which pays its interest in semiannual checks. Answer: SERIES H savings bonds

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25. She has an adulterous affair with Count Vronsky, eventually bears his child and commits suicide by throwing herself in front of a train. FTP, identify this title character of Leo Tolstoy. Answer: ANNA KARENINA

26. Calling the budget stalemate the final straw, he made a surprise announcement this month that he will retire after his fourth Senate term. FTP, name this moderate Republican from Maine. Answer: William COHEN

27. Reducing her moment of inertia by pulling in her arms will allow a skater to spin faster. This is due to the conservation of, FTP, what physical quantity designated by a capital L? Answer: ANGULAR MOMENTUM

28. His coronation, to which he invited over 3000 of the worldis dignitaries, reputed to have cost $20 million. FTP, name this president and then self­ declared emperor of the Central African Republic. Answer: Jean Bedel BOKASSA or BOKASSA I

29. It's a measure of the contribution that high humidity makes with abnormally high temperatures. FTP, name this summertime analog to the windchill. Answer: HEAT INDEX

30. "The names would become the wall" said Maya Lin, the designer of one of the most visited monuments in the National Park Service. FTP, name this Washington, DC monument made of black granite and etched with more than 47,000 names. Answer: VIETNAM Veterans MEMORIAL

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1. (30) FTP each, name the nation from which the following countries gained independence in the given years. a. Angola, 1975 A: PORTUGAL b. Belize, 1981 A: United Kingdom or Great Britain or England c. Chad, 1960 A: FRANCE

2. (30) FTP apiece, name the fathers of each of these Old Testament figures. a. Esau Answer: ISAAC b. David Answer: Jesse c. Moses Answer: AMRAM

3. (25) This structuralist focused on language as an underlying system. For twenty­ five points, name this pioneering Swiss linguist, whose students posthumously published his lecture notes in 1916 as the Course in General Linguistics. A: Ferdinand de S aussure (so-sur)

4. (30) 30-20-10, identify the author from a list of works. (30) The Years, A Room of One's Own (20) Between the Acts, The Waves (10) Mrs. Dalloway, To the Lighthouse A: Virginia WOOLF

5. (30) Give the common names of these nitrogen-containing compounds, for the stated number of points.

(5) HN03 Answer: NITRIC ACID (10) N2H4 Answer: HYDRAZINE

(15) C6HsNH2 Answer: ANILINE

6. (20) FTP each, name Canada's largest province and smallest provmce according to land area. Answer: QUEBEC and PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

7. (30) FTP apiece, given a mayor, name the U.S. city he currently serves. a. Dennis Archer Answer: DETROIT b. Tom Murphy Answer: PITTSBURGH c. Bill Campbell Answer: A TLANT A

8. (30) FTP each, given a comedy series, name the actress who won a Supporting Actress Emmy for that series in the 1980s. a. M*A*S*H Answer: Loretta SWIT b. Taxi Answer: Carol KANE c. Private Benjamin Answer: Eileen BRENNAN

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9. (30) The transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869. FTP each, give the names of the two railroads joined and the Utah site where they met. Answer: Union Pacific Railroad, Central Pacific Railroad and Promontory Point

10. (25) Since the AFL/NFL merger four Wild Card teams have advanced to the Super Bowl. For five points each, plus five for all conect, list these four teams. Answer: DALLAS or COWBOYS, OAKLAND or RAIDERS, NEW ENGLAND or PATRIOTS and BUFFALO or BILLS

11. (20) It proposes that the children of the Irish poor be butchered and sold as food to wealthy English landlords. FTP each, name this satirical essay published in pamphlet form in 1729 and its author. Answer: A MODEST PROPOSAL by Jonathan SWIFT

12. (30) 30-20-10, identify the artist from a list of works. (30) The Lion Hunt and Death of Valentino (20) Dante and Virgil in Hell and Women of Algiers (10) Death of Sardanapalus and Liberty Leading the People Answer: Eugene DELACROIX

13. (25) Historically, this graph has shown that, other things being equal, there is a tradeoff between employment and inflation. FTP, name this graph, which becomes inverted during stagflation. A: Phillips Curve For fifteen points, name the economic rule of thumb that, for each two percent change in real output, the natural unemployment rate drops about one percent. A: Okun's Law

14. (30) FTP each, for the following celestial bodies indicate what type of object they are. a. Juno Answer: ASTEROID or MINOR PLANET b. Capella Answer: STAR c. Tethys Answer: MOON or SATELLITE

15. (25) For five points each for conect placement, list these states in order of longest Atlantic coastline to shortest coastline. The states are Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Maine and Georgia. Answer: NORTH CAROLINA, MAINE, NEW JERSEY, GEORGIA. MARYLAND

16. (20) Greg Maddux has won the past four NL Cy Young Awards, so, for five points each, list the past four winners of the AL Cy Young Award. Answer: Dennis ECKERSLEY, Jack MCDOWELL, David CONE, Randy JOHNSON

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17. (20) FTP apiece, given an election year, name the man who challenged the incumbent U.S. President for their partyis nomination. a. 1976 Answer: Ronald REAGAN b. 1980 Answer: Edward KENNEDY or Ted Kennedy

18. (30) Given a song, name the Disney film in which it was first heard, FTP each. a. Part of Your World Answer: THE LITTLE MERMAID b. So This Is Love Answer: CINDERELLA c. One Jump Ahead Answer: ALADDIN

19. (30) FTP each, name the Henry James work in which you'll find these characters. a. Isabel Archer Answer: THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY b. Christopher Newman Answer: THE AMERICAN c. Frederick Forsyth Winterbourne Answer: DAISY MILLER

20. (20) In October 1995, this country granted President Elias Hrawi an extension of his term. FTP, name this Asian country, which Hrawi will try to rebuild following a fifteen year civil war. ANSWER: LEBANON Hrawi's extension came at the bidding of, FTP, what president of Syria. ANSWER: Hafez al-ASSAD

21. (20) FTP each, name the composers of the following operas. a. Duke Bluebeard's Castle Answer: Bela Bartok b. Faust Answer: Charles GOUNOD (GOO-no)

22. (30) FTP each, gIve the name of the following units which share their names with that of a scientist. a. one Coulomb per second Answer: AMPERE b. one Newton per square meter Answer: PASCAL c. an Avogadro's number of photons Answer: EINSTEIN

23. (30) FTP each, identify these figures from Norse mythology. a. He was the god of vegetation and fertility. Answer: FREYR b. The chief sky god, his hand was bitten off by the wolf Fenrir Answer: TIW AZ or TYR or TIW c. Daughter of Loki, she was goddess of the netherworld Answer: HELa

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24. (20) FBI agents seeking clues in the October derailment of an Amtrak train in Arizona are re-examining an anti-government note left at the scene. FTP each, give the name of the train which plunged off a bridge and the name of the group that left the note. Answer: SUNSET LIMITED and SONS OF GESTAPO

25. (20) Name these explorers from their accomplishments, FTP apiece. a. In 1499 this Italian discovered the mouth of Amazon River. Answer: Amerigo VESPUCCI b. After going on Columbus's 2nd voyage, he helped settle Puerto Rico and Florida. Answer: Juan Ponce de Leon

26. (30) Name this playwright from a list of works, 30-20-10. 30) The Blacks and The Screens 20) The Maids and Deathwatch 10) The Balcony A: Jean Genet

27. (30) Answer these questions about the genetic code for fifteen points each. a. Three codons, UAG, UAA and UGA, don't code for any amino acid. By what name are they collectively called? A: STOP CODONS or NONSENSE CODONS or CHAIN-TERMINATING CODONS b. AUG is commonly used as a start codon for protein synthesis. For what amino acid does AUG code? Answer: METHIONINE

28. (30) FTP each, given a common product, name its parent company. a. Jell-O A: PHILIP MORRIS b. Post-It Notes A: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing or 3 M c. Doritos chips A: PEPSICO

29. (30) In Greek mythology, a succession of chief gods were deposed by their sons. FTP each, name the two gods before Zeus who lost the top spot, the father and grandfather of Zeus. A: Ouranos or Uranus, Cronos One day a child of Zeus will displace him as chief god. FTP, name the Titan who alone knew in advance whom the mother of that usurping son would be. A: Prometheus

30. (20) The Black Panther Party was founded by two men in Oakland in 1966. One was originally arrested in 1968 with the Chicago Seven group, the other was accused of killing a police officer in 1967 and was himself killed in 1989. N arne them FTP each. Answer Huey NEWTON and Bobby SEALE

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