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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 © 2006 , COLLEGE BOWL CO., INC. -- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED [MPDR-6L3LM4] CB NCT 05-06 #19; T-01 TEAM LEFT: 1 2 3 4 Points: TEAM RIGHT: 1 2 3 4 Points: 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 © 2006 , COLLEGE BOWL CO., INC. -- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED [MPDR-6L3LM4] CB NCT 05-06 #19; T-01 TEAM LEFT: 1 2 3 4 Points: TEAM RIGHT: 1 2 3 4 Points: TOSS-UP 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 © 2006 , COLLEGE BOWL CO., INC. -- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED [AFRN-6KMNCW] CB NCT 05-06 #19; T-02 TEAM LEFT: 1 2 3 4 Points: TEAM RIGHT: 1 2 3 4 Points: TOSS-UP 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 © 2006 , COLLEGE BOWL CO., INC. -- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED [AFRN-6KMNCW] CB NCT 05-06 #19; T-02 TEAM LEFT: 1 2 3 4 Points: TEAM RIGHT: 1 2 3 4 Points: TOSS-UP 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 © 2006 , COLLEGE BOWL CO., INC. -- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED [AFRN-6MAQR7] CB NCT 05-06 #19; T-03 TEAM LEFT: 1 2 3 4 Points: TEAM RIGHT: 1 2 3 4 Points: TOSS-UP 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 © 2006 , COLLEGE BOWL CO., INC. -- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED [AFRN-6MAQR7] CB NCT 05-06 #19; T-03 TEAM LEFT: 1 2 3 4 Points: TEAM RIGHT: 1 2 3 4 Points: 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 © 2006 , COLLEGE BOWL CO., INC. -- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED [MPDR-6LNCR2] CB NCT 05-06 #19; T-04 TEAM LEFT: 1 2 3 4 Points: TEAM RIGHT: 1 2 3 4 Points: 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 © 2006 , COLLEGE BOWL CO., INC. -- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED [MPDR-6LNCR2] CB NCT 05-06 #19; T-04 TEAM LEFT: 1 2 3 4 Points: TEAM RIGHT: 1 2 3 4 Points: TOSS-UP 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) © 2005 , COLLEGE BOWL CO., INC. -- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED [MPDR-68ZNRD] CB NCT 05-06 #19; T-05 TEAM LEFT: 1 2 3 4 Points: TEAM RIGHT: 1 2 3 4 Points: TOSS-UP 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) © 2005 , COLLEGE BOWL CO., INC. -- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED [MPDR-68ZNRD] CB NCT 05-06 #19; T-05 TEAM LEFT: 1 2 3 4 Points: TEAM RIGHT: 1 2 3 4 Points: TOSS-UP 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 © 2004 , COLLEGE BOWL CO., INC. -- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED [MPDR-634RA8] CB NCT 05-06 #19; T-06 TEAM LEFT: 1 2 3 4 Points: TEAM RIGHT: 1 2 3 4 Points: TOSS-UP 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 © 2004 , COLLEGE BOWL CO., INC. -- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED [MPDR-634RA8] CB NCT 05-06 #19; T-06 TEAM LEFT: 1 2 3 4 Points: TEAM RIGHT: 1 2 3 4 Points: TOSS-UP 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 © 2005 , COLLEGE BOWL CO., INC. -- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED [CELE-6HGMPZ] CB NCT 05-06 #19; T-07 TEAM LEFT: 1 2 3 4 Points: TEAM RIGHT: 1 2 3 4 Points: TOSS-UP 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 © 2005 , COLLEGE BOWL CO., INC. -- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED [CELE-6HGMPZ] CB NCT 05-06 #19; T-07 TEAM LEFT: 1 2 3 4 Points: TEAM RIGHT: 1 2 3 4 Points: TOSS-UP 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 © 2005 , COLLEGE BOWL CO., INC. -- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED [MPDR-6G7G8J] CB NCT 05-06 #19; T-08 TEAM LEFT: 1 2 3 4 Points: TEAM RIGHT: 1 2 3 4 Points: TOSS-UP 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 © 2005 , COLLEGE BOWL CO., INC. -- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED [MPDR-6G7G8J] CB NCT 05-06 #19; T-08 TEAM LEFT: 1 2 3 4 Points: TEAM RIGHT: 1 2 3 4 Points: TOSS-UP 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) © 2004 , COLLEGE BOWL CO., INC. -- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED [MPDR-5X7S8G] CB NCT 05-06 #19; T-09 TEAM LEFT: 1 2 3 4 Points: TEAM RIGHT: 1 2 3 4 Points: TOSS-UP 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) © 2004 , COLLEGE BOWL CO., INC. -- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED [MPDR-5X7S8G] CB NCT 05-06 #19; T-09 TEAM LEFT: 1 2 3 4 Points: TEAM RIGHT: 1 2 3 4 Points: TOSS-UP It debuted (day-BYOOD) in 1929 with the less-than-catchy name Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda.