TOSS-UP
This small monarchy has so often been invaded by its larger neighbors, it's been nicknamed "The Cockpit of Europe." For 10 points -- name this nation divided by the Walloons and the Flemings.
ANSWER: BELGIUM
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This small monarchy has so often been invaded by its larger neighbors, it's been nicknamed "The Cockpit of Europe." For 10 points -- name this nation divided by the Walloons and the Flemings.
ANSWER: BELGIUM
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His inheritance at a young age afforded this 19th and 20th century Brit plenty of time to write and travel, so he had no trouble coming up with funds for a passage to India, the title of his most famous book. For 10 points -- name this author whose other books include Howard's End, and A Room With A View.
ANSWER: E.M. FORSTER DO NOT ACCEPT: C.S. FORESTER
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His inheritance at a young age afforded this 19th and 20th century Brit plenty of time to write and travel, so he had no trouble coming up with funds for a passage to India, the title of his most famous book. For 10 points -- name this author whose other books include Howard's End, and A Room With A View.
ANSWER: E.M. FORSTER DO NOT ACCEPT: C.S. FORESTER
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Long a civil rights activist after establishing himself as a musician and actor in the 1950s and 60s, he made headlines in 2005 and 2006 for his critiques of wiretapping and the war in Iraq. For 10 points -- who is this calypso singer, instrumental in 1985's "We Are the World" as well as 2005's "Live 8"?
ANSWER: HARRY BELAFONTE
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Long a civil rights activist after establishing himself as a musician and actor in the 1950s and 60s, he made headlines in 2005 and 2006 for his critiques of wiretapping and the war in Iraq. For 10 points -- who is this calypso singer, instrumental in 1985's "We Are the World" as well as 2005's "Live 8"?
ANSWER: HARRY BELAFONTE
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TOSS-UP
Having filed for bankruptcy in late 2002 in a case that generated some 15,000 court filings, this airline company re-emerged in February 2006, trading on NASDAQ (NAZ-dak) under the new ticker symbol UAUA. For 10 points -- name this second-largest U.S. airline.
ANSWER: UNITED AIRLINES PROMPT: If UAUA is answered
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TOSS-UP
Having filed for bankruptcy in late 2002 in a case that generated some 15,000 court filings, this airline company re-emerged in February 2006, trading on NASDAQ (NAZ-dak) under the new ticker symbol UAUA. For 10 points -- name this second-largest U.S. airline.
ANSWER: UNITED AIRLINES PROMPT: If UAUA is answered
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It is one of Australia's largest herbivores (UR-bih-vores), averages 5 feet 7 inches in height and 115 pounds in weight, and is depicted, with the kangaroo, on Australia's coat-of-arms. For 10 points -- name this very big bird with a very small name.
ANSWER: EMUS (EE-moos)
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It is one of Australia's largest herbivores (UR-bih-vores), averages 5 feet 7 inches in height and 115 pounds in weight, and is depicted, with the kangaroo, on Australia's coat-of-arms. For 10 points -- name this very big bird with a very small name.
ANSWER: EMUS (EE-moos)
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The Lithuanian last name Kalvaitis (kahl-VIE-tis), the Hungarian Kovacs (KOH-vahch), the Arabic Haddad (HAD-dad), and the French Fevre (FEV're) all mean a person who works with metal. For 10 points -- what English last name with the same meaning has long been America's most common surname?
ANSWER: SMITH ACCEPT: SMITHS
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The Lithuanian last name Kalvaitis (kahl-VIE-tis), the Hungarian Kovacs (KOH-vahch), the Arabic Haddad (HAD-dad), and the French Fevre (FEV're) all mean a person who works with metal. For 10 points -- what English last name with the same meaning has long been America's most common surname?
ANSWER: SMITH ACCEPT: SMITHS
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Friday May 13th lived up to its legend in 2005. It was on this day this golfer bogeyed (BOH-gheed) on the 18th hole at the Byron Nelson Championship. That was a sports headline because it was the first time in 142 PGA Tour events that -- for 10 points -- who didn't make the cut?
ANSWER: ELDRICK "TIGER" WOODS
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Friday May 13th lived up to its legend in 2005. It was on this day this golfer bogeyed (BOH-gheed) on the 18th hole at the Byron Nelson Championship. That was a sports headline because it was the first time in 142 PGA Tour events that -- for 10 points -- who didn't make the cut?
ANSWER: ELDRICK "TIGER" WOODS
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In 1801, he signed the commission making William Marbury a justice of the peace. In 1803, he decided that commission need not be delivered because the 1789 Judiciary Act was unconstitutional. For 10 points -- who was this commission-signing Secretary of State and commission-denying Chief Justice?
ANSWER: JOHN MARSHALL
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In 1801, he signed the commission making William Marbury a justice of the peace. In 1803, he decided that commission need not be delivered because the 1789 Judiciary Act was unconstitutional. For 10 points -- who was this commission-signing Secretary of State and commission-denying Chief Justice?
ANSWER: JOHN MARSHALL
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He boasted of his skill as a grave robber, but was protected from prosecution as he was personal physician to Emperor Charles the Fifth. For 10 points -- who was this grave robbing anatomist who revolutionized his field with his 1543 On the Fabric of the Human Body?
ANSWER: ANDREAS VESALIUS (ahn-DRAY-us veh-SALE-ee-us) OR ANDRIES VAN WESEL (VEH-sel)
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He boasted of his skill as a grave robber, but was protected from prosecution as he was personal physician to Emperor Charles the Fifth. For 10 points -- who was this grave robbing anatomist who revolutionized his field with his 1543 On the Fabric of the Human Body?
ANSWER: ANDREAS VESALIUS (ahn-DRAY-us veh-SALE-ee-us) OR ANDRIES VAN WESEL (VEH-sel)
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It debuted (day-BYOOD) in 1929 with the less-than-catchy name Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda. It continued to use lithium in it until 1950, but has never used caffeine. For 10 points -- name this carbonated beverage long advertised as the Un-Cola.
ANSWER: 7 UP
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It debuted (day-BYOOD) in 1929 with the less-than-catchy name Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda. It continued to use lithium in it until 1950, but has never used caffeine. For 10 points -- name this carbonated beverage long advertised as the Un-Cola.
ANSWER: 7 UP
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In 1999 she became a literal "woman of letters;" a U.S. postage stamp was released in her honor. That was 42 years after her last book, espousing the school of thought she founded: Objectivism. For 10 points -- who was this Russian-American author whose works include The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged?
ANSWER: AYN (INE) RAND
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TOSS-UP
In 1999 she became a literal "woman of letters;" a U.S. postage stamp was released in her honor. That was 42 years after her last book, espousing the school of thought she founded: Objectivism. For 10 points -- who was this Russian-American author whose works include The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged?
ANSWER: AYN (INE) RAND
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TOSS-UP
He founded England's Royal Exchange, and public lectures at his London home gave rise to the Royal Society. For 10 points -- who was this financier whose name has been lent to a law he did not invent: that "bad money drives out good"?
ANSWER: SIR THOMAS GRESHAM (GRESH-em) ACCEPT: GRESHAM'S LAW
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TOSS-UP
He founded England's Royal Exchange, and public lectures at his London home gave rise to the Royal Society. For 10 points -- who was this financier whose name has been lent to a law he did not invent: that "bad money drives out good"?
ANSWER: SIR THOMAS GRESHAM (GRESH-em) ACCEPT: GRESHAM'S LAW
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TOSS-UP
A proposed fence along the U.S.-Mexico border wouldn't stop these tens of millions of immigrants who arrive in Angangueo (AN-gan-GWAY-oh) each Fall, nor affect their Spring return to the U.S. and Canada. For 10 points -- what is this migratory, orange-and-black insect with a regal-sounding name?
ANSWER: MONARCH BUTTERFLY OR MONARCH BUTTERFLIES PROMPT: If PARTIAL ANSWER is given
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TOSS-UP
A proposed fence along the U.S.-Mexico border wouldn't stop these tens of millions of immigrants who arrive in Angangueo (AN-gan-GWAY-oh) each Fall, nor affect their Spring return to the U.S. and Canada. For 10 points -- what is this migratory, orange-and-black insect with a regal-sounding name?
ANSWER: MONARCH BUTTERFLY OR MONARCH BUTTERFLIES PROMPT: If PARTIAL ANSWER is given
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TOSS-UP
For such a famous museum, it's rather small. New plans to double its exhibition area will mean space for only about 800 additional works of art. For 10 points -- name this gallery, begun in 1560, designed by Giorgio Vasari (JOR-jyoh vah-SAH-ree), and named for the former municipal offices it occupies in Florence, Italy.
ANSWER: THE UFFIZI (oo-FEE-zee) GALLERY
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For such a famous museum, it's rather small. New plans to double its exhibition area will mean space for only about 800 additional works of art. For 10 points -- name this gallery, begun in 1560, designed by Giorgio Vasari (JOR-jyoh vah-SAH-ree), and named for the former municipal offices it occupies in Florence, Italy.
ANSWER: THE UFFIZI (oo-FEE-zee) GALLERY
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He was one of the earliest backers of Teddy Roosevelt's 1910 proposal for an international peacekeeping organization and coined the name "United Nations" for it. Nine years later, he led the U.S. Senate fight against the League of Nations. For 10 points -- name this Massachusetts Republican.
ANSWER: HENRY CABOT LODGE
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He was one of the earliest backers of Teddy Roosevelt's 1910 proposal for an international peacekeeping organization and coined the name "United Nations" for it. Nine years later, he led the U.S. Senate fight against the League of Nations. For 10 points -- name this Massachusetts Republican.
ANSWER: HENRY CABOT LODGE
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She wrote Diamond Lil, the 1928 play that made her both a household name and a frequent target of vice squads. For 10 points -- who was this author and actress who purred "Come up and see me some time"?
ANSWER: MAE WEST
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She wrote Diamond Lil, the 1928 play that made her both a household name and a frequent target of vice squads. For 10 points -- who was this author and actress who purred "Come up and see me some time"?
ANSWER: MAE WEST
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Like his friend and fellow Dane Hans Christian Andersen, he was an ugly duckling: gangly, odd-looking, and ridiculed for his appearance. Children would follow him in the streets of Copenhagen making jokes about his looks and chanting "Either Or!" the title of one of his books. For 10 points -- name this philosopher.
ANSWER: SOREN KIERKEGAARD (kee-AIR-keh-gard)
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Like his friend and fellow Dane Hans Christian Andersen, he was an ugly duckling: gangly, odd-looking, and ridiculed for his appearance. Children would follow him in the streets of Copenhagen making jokes about his looks and chanting "Either Or!" the title of one of his books. For 10 points -- name this philosopher.
ANSWER: SOREN KIERKEGAARD (kee-AIR-keh-gard)
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He was the official at the U.S. Justice Department who drafted the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Later, as Attorney General, he enforced those acts between 1967 and 1969. For 10 points -- who is this attorney who topped his previous controversies by serving as a defense counsel to Saddam Hussein?
ANSWER: RAMSEY CLARK
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He was the official at the U.S. Justice Department who drafted the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Later, as Attorney General, he enforced those acts between 1967 and 1969. For 10 points -- who is this attorney who topped his previous controversies by serving as a defense counsel to Saddam Hussein?
ANSWER: RAMSEY CLARK
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TOSS-UP
A 300-pound wood-seated toilet is, at 20,000 feet above sea level, the world's highest public toilet. It sits a little more than 9,000 feet beneath the summit -- for 10 points -- of what mountain?
ANSWER: MOUNT EVEREST
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A 300-pound wood-seated toilet is, at 20,000 feet above sea level, the world's highest public toilet. It sits a little more than 9,000 feet beneath the summit -- for 10 points -- of what mountain?
ANSWER: MOUNT EVEREST
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TOSS-UP
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim have gone through several name changes without changing locations. In 1953, another baseball team temporarily changed its name, without changing locations, in order to avoid being associated with Communists during the McCarthy Era. For 10 points -- what team?
ANSWER: CINCINNATI OR THE REDS ACCEPT: REDLEGS
HOST: The Cincinnati Reds were called the Redlegs from 1953-1958.
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The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim have gone through several name changes without changing locations. In 1953, another baseball team temporarily changed its name, without changing locations, in order to avoid being associated with Communists during the McCarthy Era. For 10 points -- what team?
ANSWER: CINCINNATI OR THE REDS ACCEPT: REDLEGS
HOST: The Cincinnati Reds were called the Redlegs from 1953-1958.
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Like Blake, this author-painter illustrated his writing in a mystic style. Unlike Blake, he was mostly 20th century; his 1923 book remains on the all-time best-selling list in both the Arab and Western world. For 10 points -- who was this Lebanese-born author of The Prophet?
ANSWER: KAHLIL GIBRAN (kah-LEEL jih-BRAHN)
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Like Blake, this author-painter illustrated his writing in a mystic style. Unlike Blake, he was mostly 20th century; his 1923 book remains on the all-time best-selling list in both the Arab and Western world. For 10 points -- who was this Lebanese-born author of The Prophet?
ANSWER: KAHLIL GIBRAN (kah-LEEL jih-BRAHN)
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Its voting age is just 15, the youngest in the world, but its elections, whether of a president or of its legislature called the Majlis (MAHJ-lis), have little effect. Its Council of Guardians can overrule any and all politicians in the name of Shi-ite (SHEE-ite) orthodoxy. For 10 points -- name this nation.
ANSWER: IRAN
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Its voting age is just 15, the youngest in the world, but its elections, whether of a president or of its legislature called the Majlis (MAHJ-lis), have little effect. Its Council of Guardians can overrule any and all politicians in the name of Shi-ite (SHEE-ite) orthodoxy. For 10 points -- name this nation.
ANSWER: IRAN
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Though his degrees are in music with an emphasis on classical and R&B, his radio show consists of songs like "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!" and "Pretty Fly for a Rabbi," the last of which is by perennial favorite Weird Al Yankovic. For 10 points -- who is this radio personality in his 36th year?
ANSWER: DOCTOR DEMENTO OR BARRET HANSEN
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Though his degrees are in music with an emphasis on classical and R&B, his radio show consists of songs like "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!" and "Pretty Fly for a Rabbi," the last of which is by perennial favorite Weird Al Yankovic. For 10 points -- who is this radio personality in his 36th year?
ANSWER: DOCTOR DEMENTO OR BARRET HANSEN
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It is what makes New Mexico's White Sands National Monument white, and its chief commercial use is in making plaster of Paris. For 10 points -- name this soft rock, the most common sulfate mineral.
ANSWER: GYPSUM
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It is what makes New Mexico's White Sands National Monument white, and its chief commercial use is in making plaster of Paris. For 10 points -- name this soft rock, the most common sulfate mineral.
ANSWER: GYPSUM
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20 POINT BONUS
He stands to become the largest shareholder of the Walt Disney Company with 6.6% of its stock. That as a result of Disney's $7.5 billion offer for the film animation company he founded. For 10 points each -- who is this personal computer mogul and what is the name of the company that Disney is buying?
ANSWER: STEVE JOBS PIXAR ANIMATION STUDIOS
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He stands to become the largest shareholder of the Walt Disney Company with 6.6% of its stock. That as a result of Disney's $7.5 billion offer for the film animation company he founded. For 10 points each -- who is this personal computer mogul and what is the name of the company that Disney is buying?
ANSWER: STEVE JOBS PIXAR ANIMATION STUDIOS
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On January 12, 2006, the New York Rangers retired his # 11 to the rafters before a game with the Edmonton Oilers.
1. First -- for 15 points -- who is this NHL star who had led both the Rangers and the Oilers to Stanley Cup victories, and who retired second only to Wayne Gretzky in career scoring?
ANSWER: MARK MESSIER (meh-SYAY or meh-see-AY)
2. The name Messier (meh-see-AY) means something else in astronomy. It designates various fuzzy objects, commonly clouds of interstellar gas and dust that are known by -- for 10 points -- what Latin word for "cloud"? ANSWER: NEBULAS OR NEBULAE (NEB-yoo-lie or NEB-yoo-lee)
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On January 12, 2006, the New York Rangers retired his # 11 to the rafters before a game with the Edmonton Oilers.
1. First -- for 15 points -- who is this NHL star who had led both the Rangers and the Oilers to Stanley Cup victories, and who retired second only to Wayne Gretzky in career scoring?
ANSWER: MARK MESSIER (meh-SYAY or meh-see-AY)
2. The name Messier (meh-see-AY) means something else in astronomy. It designates various fuzzy objects, commonly clouds of interstellar gas and dust that are known by -- for 10 points -- what Latin word for "cloud"? ANSWER: NEBULAS OR NEBULAE (NEB-yoo-lie or NEB-yoo-lee)
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30 POINT BONUS
Name this American after one clue for 30 points, after two for 20, or after all three for 10 points:
1. In the War of 1812, he was credited with capturing the British ship Alexander Barclay, and would have been promoted except for his being 12 years old.
2. His flagship in the Civil War was the U.S.S. Hartford, and his first great victory in that war was capturing New Orleans in 1862.
3. In 1866, Congress created the rank of full admiral just for him.
ANSWER: DAVID FARRAGUT
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Name this American after one clue for 30 points, after two for 20, or after all three for 10 points:
1. In the War of 1812, he was credited with capturing the British ship Alexander Barclay, and would have been promoted except for his being 12 years old.
2. His flagship in the Civil War was the U.S.S. Hartford, and his first great victory in that war was capturing New Orleans in 1862.
3. In 1866, Congress created the rank of full admiral just for him.
ANSWER: DAVID FARRAGUT
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25 POINT BONUS
This Frenchman suffered from a painful lung inflammation from London's smog at the turn of the 20th century, but it was the smog that brought and kept him there.
1. First -- for 15 points -- name this early Impressionist who painted dozens of versions of the smog- enshrouded Houses of Parliament and 45 versions of Waterloo Bridge.
ANSWER: CLAUDE MONET (moh-NAY) DO NOT ACCEPT: MANET (mah-NAY)
2. Monet regularly painted the same scene over and over again in every type of light. His final such "series paintings" were of -- for 10 points -- what type of flower in his gardens at Giverny (zhee-vair-NEE)?
ANSWER: WATERLILY OR WATERLILIES PROMPT: If just LILY or LILIES is answered
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25 POINT BONUS
This Frenchman suffered from a painful lung inflammation from London's smog at the turn of the 20th century, but it was the smog that brought and kept him there.
1. First -- for 15 points -- name this early Impressionist who painted dozens of versions of the smog- enshrouded Houses of Parliament and 45 versions of Waterloo Bridge.
ANSWER: CLAUDE MONET (moh-NAY) DO NOT ACCEPT: MANET (mah-NAY)
2. Monet regularly painted the same scene over and over again in every type of light. His final such "series paintings" were of -- for 10 points -- what type of flower in his gardens at Giverny (zhee-vair-NEE)?
ANSWER: WATERLILY OR WATERLILIES PROMPT: If just LILY or LILIES is answered
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20 POINT BONUS
His characters Kirilov (KEER-ih-loff) in "The Demon" and Prince Myshkin (MISH-kin) in The Idiot suffered from a then much misunderstood neurological disorder that he himself had. For 10 points each -- name that disease characterized by seizures, and name the Russian author who created those characters.
ANSWER: EPILEPSY FYODOR DOSTOYEVSKY (FYOH-dor dos-toh-YEV-skee)
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His characters Kirilov (KEER-ih-loff) in "The Demon" and Prince Myshkin (MISH-kin) in The Idiot suffered from a then much misunderstood neurological disorder that he himself had. For 10 points each -- name that disease characterized by seizures, and name the Russian author who created those characters.
ANSWER: EPILEPSY FYODOR DOSTOYEVSKY (FYOH-dor dos-toh-YEV-skee)
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Its many versions - including A, B, C, and S - all do pretty much the same thing: reduce the SNR, or signal-to- noise ratio (RAY-shee-oh). For 10 points apiece:
1. What is this 40-year-old company, named for its founder, whose "digital" version is the standard for DVDs and HDTV?
ANSWER: DOLBY LABORATORIES OR DOLBY DIGITAL OR RAY DOLBY
2. Known as Dolby Digital 5.1, the "point one" refers to what other audio source that captures the lower bass frequencies?
ANSWER: SUBWOOFERS
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Its many versions - including A, B, C, and S - all do pretty much the same thing: reduce the SNR, or signal-to- noise ratio (RAY-shee-oh). For 10 points apiece:
1. What is this 40-year-old company, named for its founder, whose "digital" version is the standard for DVDs and HDTV?
ANSWER: DOLBY LABORATORIES OR DOLBY DIGITAL OR RAY DOLBY
2. Known as Dolby Digital 5.1, the "point one" refers to what other audio source that captures the lower bass frequencies?
ANSWER: SUBWOOFERS
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20 POINT BONUS
Many of the irregularities in English can be blamed on Latin. For 10 points each -- give me the correct adjectival forms of these originally Latin nouns:
1. Genus ANSWER: GENERIC
2. Venus ANSWER: VENEREAL
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20 POINT BONUS
Many of the irregularities in English can be blamed on Latin. For 10 points each -- give me the correct adjectival forms of these originally Latin nouns:
1. Genus ANSWER: GENERIC
2. Venus ANSWER: VENEREAL
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In 1630, he preached the sermon "A Model of Christian Charity" to his fellow shipbound Puritans aboard the Arabella, who had elected him as governor of their enterprise. In that sermon, he coined the phrase so loved by Ronald Reagan, "We shall be as a city upon a hill."
1. First -- for 15 points -- name him.
ANSWER: JOHN WINTHROP
2. Later that year, Winthrop and his followers founded their "city upon a hill" and, in 1633, gave it -- for 10 points -- what name of a town in Lincolnshire (LING-kun-shur), England?
ANSWER: BOSTON
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25 POINT BONUS
In 1630, he preached the sermon "A Model of Christian Charity" to his fellow shipbound Puritans aboard the Arabella, who had elected him as governor of their enterprise. In that sermon, he coined the phrase so loved by Ronald Reagan, "We shall be as a city upon a hill."
1. First -- for 15 points -- name him.
ANSWER: JOHN WINTHROP
2. Later that year, Winthrop and his followers founded their "city upon a hill" and, in 1633, gave it -- for 10 points -- what name of a town in Lincolnshire (LING-kun-shur), England?
ANSWER: BOSTON
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25 POINT BONUS
Between 2002 and 2004, Packers Quarterback Brett Favre (FARV) had 36 consecutive games in which he threw at least one touchdown pass.
1. First -- for 10 points -- what star of the former Baltimore Colts holds the all-time record of 47 consecutive games with a TD pass?
ANSWER: JOHNNY UNITAS (yoo-NIE-tus)
2. For 15 points -- give me any one of the five years of Unitas's 47-game streak; or -- for 5 points -- give me any year within five.
ANSWER: 15 POINTS: 1956 OR 1957 OR 1958 OR 1959 OR 1960 5 POINTS: 1951 THROUGH 1955 OR 1961 THROUGH 1965
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25 POINT BONUS
Between 2002 and 2004, Packers Quarterback Brett Favre (FARV) had 36 consecutive games in which he threw at least one touchdown pass.
1. First -- for 10 points -- what star of the former Baltimore Colts holds the all-time record of 47 consecutive games with a TD pass?
ANSWER: JOHNNY UNITAS (yoo-NIE-tus)
2. For 15 points -- give me any one of the five years of Unitas's 47-game streak; or -- for 5 points -- give me any year within five.
ANSWER: 15 POINTS: 1956 OR 1957 OR 1958 OR 1959 OR 1960 5 POINTS: 1951 THROUGH 1955 OR 1961 THROUGH 1965
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20 POINT BONUS
When his first play famously flopped in 1896, he swore he'd never write another. Critics and audiences quickly changed their minds (it's now considered a classic) and so did he, writing three more that became his masterpieces: Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters, and The Cherry Orchard. For 10 points apiece -- who was this Russian, and what was that first, avian-titled work?
ANSWER: ANTON CHEKHOV THE SEAGULL
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20 POINT BONUS
When his first play famously flopped in 1896, he swore he'd never write another. Critics and audiences quickly changed their minds (it's now considered a classic) and so did he, writing three more that became his masterpieces: Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters, and The Cherry Orchard. For 10 points apiece -- who was this Russian, and what was that first, avian-titled work?
ANSWER: ANTON CHEKHOV THE SEAGULL
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25 POINT BONUS
During the Peloponnesian (pel-uh-puh-NEE-shun) War, the disastrous Athenian invasion of this island cost the lives of 4% of the population of the Athenian Empire.
1. First -- for 10 points -- which island, south of the Tyrrhenian (tie-REE-nee-un) Sea?
ANSWER: SICILY
2. For 15 points -- Athens invaded Sicily to try and conquer what ancient city and birthplace of Archimedes (ark-ih-MEE-deez)?
ANSWER: SYRACUSE OR SIRACUSA (seer-uh-KYOO-suh)
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During the Peloponnesian (pel-uh-puh-NEE-shun) War, the disastrous Athenian invasion of this island cost the lives of 4% of the population of the Athenian Empire.
1. First -- for 10 points -- which island, south of the Tyrrhenian (tie-REE-nee-un) Sea?
ANSWER: SICILY
2. For 15 points -- Athens invaded Sicily to try and conquer what ancient city and birthplace of Archimedes (ark-ih-MEE-deez)?
ANSWER: SYRACUSE OR SIRACUSA (seer-uh-KYOO-suh)
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A doctor checks your pulse by pressing on your wrist, to feel the blood in the radial (RAY-dee-ul) artery. Five other commonly checked pulse sites are also used. Alphabetically, they are: brachial (BRAY-kee-ul), carotid (kuh-RAH-tid), femoral (FEM-uh-rul), temporal, and tibial (TIB-ee-ul). For 5 points each -- arrange those five in order from your toes to the top of your head.
ANSWER: TIBIAL (LOWER LEG) FEMORAL (UPPER LEG) BRACHIAL (ARM/ELBOW) CAROTID (NECK) TEMPORAL (TEMPLE OF THE HEAD)
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A doctor checks your pulse by pressing on your wrist, to feel the blood in the radial (RAY-dee-ul) artery. Five other commonly checked pulse sites are also used. Alphabetically, they are: brachial (BRAY-kee-ul), carotid (kuh-RAH-tid), femoral (FEM-uh-rul), temporal, and tibial (TIB-ee-ul). For 5 points each -- arrange those five in order from your toes to the top of your head.
ANSWER: TIBIAL (LOWER LEG) FEMORAL (UPPER LEG) BRACHIAL (ARM/ELBOW) CAROTID (NECK) TEMPORAL (TEMPLE OF THE HEAD)
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30 POINT BONUS
Name this movie based on a children's book after one of the movie's lines for 30 points, after two for 20, or after all three for 10 points:
1. Good night, Westley. Good work. Sleep well. I'll most likely kill you in the morning.
2. But this is Buttercup's true love. If you heal him, he will stop Humperdinck's wedding.
3. I will go up to the six-fingered man and say "Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya (ee-NEE-goh mahn-TOY- uh). You killed my father. Prepare to die.
ANSWER: THE PRINCESS BRIDE
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30 POINT BONUS
Name this movie based on a children's book after one of the movie's lines for 30 points, after two for 20, or after all three for 10 points:
1. Good night, Westley. Good work. Sleep well. I'll most likely kill you in the morning.
2. But this is Buttercup's true love. If you heal him, he will stop Humperdinck's wedding.
3. I will go up to the six-fingered man and say "Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya (ee-NEE-goh mahn-TOY- uh). You killed my father. Prepare to die.
ANSWER: THE PRINCESS BRIDE
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20 POINT BONUS
This case involved the largest number of trials, convictions, reversals, retrials, reconvictions, re-reversals, and pardons than any other case in U.S. history. It began when nine young African Americans were falsely accused of rape by two white women in 1931, and didn't end until they had collectively served 130 years in prison. This case is known -- for 10 points apiece -- by the name of what town, in what southern state?
ANSWER: SCOTTSBORO CASE ACCEPT: SCOTTSBORO BOYS ALABAMA
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This case involved the largest number of trials, convictions, reversals, retrials, reconvictions, re-reversals, and pardons than any other case in U.S. history. It began when nine young African Americans were falsely accused of rape by two white women in 1931, and didn't end until they had collectively served 130 years in prison. This case is known -- for 10 points apiece -- by the name of what town, in what southern state?
ANSWER: SCOTTSBORO CASE ACCEPT: SCOTTSBORO BOYS ALABAMA
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30 POINT BONUS
The initials "E.D." name several authors and fictional characters. For 5, 10, and 15 points, respectively -- give me the first and last names of:
1. The author of a poem entitled "I heard a fly buzz when I died."
ANSWER: 5 POINTS: EMILY DICKINSON
2. The title character of My Fair Lady.
ANSWER: 10 POINTS: ELIZA DOOLITTLE PROMPT: If LIZA DOOLITTLE is answered
3. The Count of Monte Cristo.
ANSWER: 15 POINTS: EDMOND DANTES (dahn-TES or DAHN-tes)
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The initials "E.D." name several authors and fictional characters. For 5, 10, and 15 points, respectively -- give me the first and last names of:
1. The author of a poem entitled "I heard a fly buzz when I died."
ANSWER: 5 POINTS: EMILY DICKINSON
2. The title character of My Fair Lady.
ANSWER: 10 POINTS: ELIZA DOOLITTLE PROMPT: If LIZA DOOLITTLE is answered
3. The Count of Monte Cristo.
ANSWER: 15 POINTS: EDMOND DANTES (dahn-TES or DAHN-tes)
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You deserve more than 30 points if you can give astronomers a convincing answer to "What is a planet?" Anyway, for just 10 points per word:
1. The newly discovered object dubbed Xena (ZEE-nuh) may or may not qualify as a planet. If it doesn't, what traditional "planet," smaller than Xena, loses its planetary status?
ANSWER: PLUTO
2. At the other end of the planetary spectrum are objects 10 to 75 times as massive as Jupiter: too small to start the fusion of hydrogen, but big enough to fuse deuterium (doo-TEER-ee-um). What two words designate such a semi-planet, semi-star? ANSWER: BROWN DWARFS
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You deserve more than 30 points if you can give astronomers a convincing answer to "What is a planet?" Anyway, for just 10 points per word:
1. The newly discovered object dubbed Xena (ZEE-nuh) may or may not qualify as a planet. If it doesn't, what traditional "planet," smaller than Xena, loses its planetary status?
ANSWER: PLUTO
2. At the other end of the planetary spectrum are objects 10 to 75 times as massive as Jupiter: too small to start the fusion of hydrogen, but big enough to fuse deuterium (doo-TEER-ee-um). What two words designate such a semi-planet, semi-star? ANSWER: BROWN DWARFS
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20 POINT BONUS
On October 4, 1779, he sailed his new but badly damaged flagship The Serapis (seh-RAP-iss) to the port of Amsterdam. That was not his flagship when he sailed from France the previous August. That ship was sunk by the larger Serapis, but his crew captured the apparently victorious enemy warship. For 10 points apiece -- name him and his famous flagship.
ANSWER: JOHN PAUL JONES BONHOMME RICHARD (bon-UM ree-SHARD)
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20 POINT BONUS
On October 4, 1779, he sailed his new but badly damaged flagship The Serapis (seh-RAP-iss) to the port of Amsterdam. That was not his flagship when he sailed from France the previous August. That ship was sunk by the larger Serapis, but his crew captured the apparently victorious enemy warship. For 10 points apiece -- name him and his famous flagship.
ANSWER: JOHN PAUL JONES BONHOMME RICHARD (bon-UM ree-SHARD)
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20 POINT BONUS
Princess Elizabeth visited Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia in 1947. When she visited for a second time in 1991, her name had changed to Queen Elizabeth II, and that city and its nation had changed their names -- for 10 points apiece -- to what?
ANSWER: HARARE (hah-RAH-ray) ZIMBABWE (zim-BOB-wee)
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20 POINT BONUS
Princess Elizabeth visited Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia in 1947. When she visited for a second time in 1991, her name had changed to Queen Elizabeth II, and that city and its nation had changed their names -- for 10 points apiece -- to what?
ANSWER: HARARE (hah-RAH-ray) ZIMBABWE (zim-BOB-wee)
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In 2005, he joined Robin Yount (YOUNT), Hank Greenberg, and Stan Musial (MYOO-zee-ul) to become the fourth person to win a major league baseball MVP Award at two different positions. For 10 points apiece:
1. Name this Yankees third baseman who won his second American League MVP Award in three years.
ANSWER: ALEX RODRIGUEZ OR A-ROD
2. A-Rod's first MVP Award was as the shortstop for what other American League team in 2003?
ANSWER: TEXAS OR RANGERS
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In 2005, he joined Robin Yount (YOUNT), Hank Greenberg, and Stan Musial (MYOO-zee-ul) to become the fourth person to win a major league baseball MVP Award at two different positions. For 10 points apiece:
1. Name this Yankees third baseman who won his second American League MVP Award in three years.
ANSWER: ALEX RODRIGUEZ OR A-ROD
2. A-Rod's first MVP Award was as the shortstop for what other American League team in 2003?
ANSWER: TEXAS OR RANGERS
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In late 2005, the aging Hubble Space Telescope began a new career for which it was not designed: mineral prospector. It detected ilmenite (IL-meh-nite) at three sites on this body. That mineral can be readily converted into both oxygen and rocket fuel. For 10 points each:
1. Name that body that NASA plans to revisit by 2020.
ANSWER: THE MOON
2. The Hubble can detect the chemical signatures of minerals on the moon by using what kind of light that, on earth, is blocked by the ozone layer?
ANSWER: ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT OR U.V. LIGHT
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In late 2005, the aging Hubble Space Telescope began a new career for which it was not designed: mineral prospector. It detected ilmenite (IL-meh-nite) at three sites on this body. That mineral can be readily converted into both oxygen and rocket fuel. For 10 points each:
1. Name that body that NASA plans to revisit by 2020.
ANSWER: THE MOON
2. The Hubble can detect the chemical signatures of minerals on the moon by using what kind of light that, on earth, is blocked by the ozone layer?
ANSWER: ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT OR U.V. LIGHT
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30 POINT BONUS
Frank Norris died in 1902 before he could write The Wolf, the third novel of his projected The Epic of Wheat Trilogy. For 15 points apiece:
1. Name the first novel of that trilogy, a work about the struggle between wheat farmers and the many - tentacled power of the railroads.
ANSWER: THE OCTOPUS
2. Name the second novel of that trilogy, a work focusing on Chicago grain speculation.
ANSWER: THE PIT
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Frank Norris died in 1902 before he could write The Wolf, the third novel of his projected The Epic of Wheat Trilogy. For 15 points apiece:
1. Name the first novel of that trilogy, a work about the struggle between wheat farmers and the many - tentacled power of the railroads.
ANSWER: THE OCTOPUS
2. Name the second novel of that trilogy, a work focusing on Chicago grain speculation.
ANSWER: THE PIT
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She was basically hounded out of the U.S. in 1951 for refusing to perform before segregated audiences. She then returned to being the toast of Paris, where her literary salon rivaled that of another expatriate. For 10 points apiece -- who was this African American singer and dancer, and who was that other woman, an author often credited with "discovering" Picasso and Hemingway?
ANSWER: JOSEPHINE BAKER GERTRUDE STEIN
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20 POINT BONUS
She was basically hounded out of the U.S. in 1951 for refusing to perform before segregated audiences. She then returned to being the toast of Paris, where her literary salon rivaled that of another expatriate. For 10 points apiece -- who was this African American singer and dancer, and who was that other woman, an author often credited with "discovering" Picasso and Hemingway?
ANSWER: JOSEPHINE BAKER GERTRUDE STEIN
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He was the French equivalent of "Punch" in traditional puppet shows, and lent his name to a theater that opened in Paris in 1897. That theater specialized in gory dramas and, in turn, lent its name to the genre (ZHON-ruh) of "slasher" films and plays. For 10 points apiece:
1. Name this puppet or that theater.
ANSWER: GUIGNOL (ghee-NYOL) OR GRAND GUIGNOL
2. Now, spell Guignol.
ANSWER: G-U-I-G-N-O-L
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20 POINT BONUS
He was the French equivalent of "Punch" in traditional puppet shows, and lent his name to a theater that opened in Paris in 1897. That theater specialized in gory dramas and, in turn, lent its name to the genre (ZHON-ruh) of "slasher" films and plays. For 10 points apiece:
1. Name this puppet or that theater.
ANSWER: GUIGNOL (ghee-NYOL) OR GRAND GUIGNOL
2. Now, spell Guignol.
ANSWER: G-U-I-G-N-O-L
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30 POINT BONUS
From ages six to 12, he wandered alone through Nazi-occupied Poland, a Jewish boy amidst the Holocaust. For 15 points apiece:
1. Who was this psychologically fragile author of The Painted Bird, Steps, Pinball and The Hermit of 69th Street?
ANSWER: JERZY KOSINSKI (YUR-zee koh-ZIN-skee)
2. What 1970 Kosinski novel became his best known because of the 1979 film adaptation starring Peter Sellers as a simple retarded man hailed by the media as a financial and political genius?
ANSWER: BEING THERE
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30 POINT BONUS
From ages six to 12, he wandered alone through Nazi-occupied Poland, a Jewish boy amidst the Holocaust. For 15 points apiece:
1. Who was this psychologically fragile author of The Painted Bird, Steps, Pinball and The Hermit of 69th Street?
ANSWER: JERZY KOSINSKI (YUR-zee koh-ZIN-skee)
2. What 1970 Kosinski novel became his best known because of the 1979 film adaptation starring Peter Sellers as a simple retarded man hailed by the media as a financial and political genius?
ANSWER: BEING THERE
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