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1. This Summer's Media Overkill of the OJ Simpson Proceedings Was 1. This summer's media overkill of the O.J. Simpson proceedings was reminiscent of the hoopla surrounding another double killing--one in Fall River, Massachusetts, in 1892, believed to be committed by--for ten points--what acquitted woman, remembered in a nursery rhyme ANSWER: LIZZIE BORDEN 2. Derived from Latin, and meaning 'to fall off,' it can refer to a tree or plant that sheds foliage after a season of growth. For ten points, name this four-syllable, nine-letter adjective. ANSWER: DECIDUOUS (de-SID-u-ous) 3. Her father was an economist; her mother was a sociologist and feminist. She herself was the author of Blackberry Winter, Male and Female, Sex and Temperament, Culture and Commitment, and Coming of Age in Samoa. For ten points, name this noted anthropologist. ANSWER: MARGARET MEAD 4. "The best safety of the frontier settlements will be secured by the total annihilation of the few remaining Indians." Ironically, these words were written by--for ten points--what children's books author, best known for The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ? ANSWER: L(YMAN) FRANK BAUM 5. Ukase (YOO-CASE), tovarishch, pogrom, babushka, do svidanya, and perestroika are words and phrases associated--for ten points--with what language? ANSWER: RUSSIAN 6. He likely would have lived and died in obscurity, had he not suffered for what some debate to be lead and mercury poisoning, which he probably contracted through the compounds in the paints he used. This changed his personality, as reflected in some of his works--Bobabilicon , and The Third of May, 1808. For ten points, name this 18th- and 19th-century Span ish artist. ANSWER: FRANCISCO JOSE DE GOYA Y LUCIENTES 7. The name's the same: the world's largest hotel, the legendary weapon of Uther Pendragon. For ten pOints, name this sword of King Arthur's. ANSWER: EXCALIBUR 8. It is the only organization to display a constitutional amendment in the lobby of its headquarters--the second amendment, to be exact. For ten points, name this organization, abiding by the philosophy that "the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." ANSWER: NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION (NRA) 9. His counterparts include Pierre Trudeau, John Turner, and John MacDonald. Sure, they were all Canadian prime ministers, but only he won the 1957 Nobel Peace Prize. For ten points, name him . ANSWER: LESTER P~"RSON 10. This AII-Big-Ten Basketball player at Michigan State went on to play professional football with the Dallas Cowboys. For ten points, name this novelist, the author of North Dallas Forty. ANSWER: PETER GENT 11. Gina Shock was the drummer, Kathy Valentine and Jane Wiedlin played guitars. For ten points, name this all-girl rock group headed by Belinda Carlisle. ANSWER: THE GO-GO'S 12. The true moniker for the future of our interstate travel is now Intelligent Transportation Systems. For ten points, identify what the current term for our interstate travel is? ANSWER: INTELLIGENT VEHICLE HIGHWAY SYSTEM S or I. V.H.S. 13. Many agree that Ronald Reagan basically spent eight years reading scripts while in the White House. One of his scriptwriters wrote a bestseller about her job, called What I Saw At The Revolution: A Political Life In The Reagan Era. For ten points, name her. ANSWER: PEGGY NOONAN 14. The book Kaffir Boy gives a look at life in Alexandra, one of Apartheid-South Africa's black townships. For ten points, who wrote this memoir? ANSWER: MARK MATHABANE 15. Not Glenn Robinson, but this other Purdue product became the #1 overall pick in the NBA draft, only to become a major bust. For ten points, name this player derisively nicknamed Joe Barely Cares. ANSWER: JOE BARRY CARROLL 16. Everyone recognizes Ottawa as Canada's capital. But for a quick ten pOitns, Ottawa was formerly known by what other lesser-known name? ANSWER: BYTOWN 17. On January 13, 1995, he will stand trial, along with McKinley Lee and Sean Smith, for the August 1993 shooting death of Philip Waldemarian. For ten points, give me the pseudonym of Calvin Broadus, the rapper who gave us the song Murder Is The Case. ANSWER: SNOOP DOGGY DOGG 18. He stressed an emphasis on local unions, and restructured the Cigar Makers International Union, along with the Federation of Organized Trades & Labor Unions to that effect. For ten points, name this first president of the AFL-CIO. ANSWER: SAMUEL GOMPERS 19. An insurance salesman from Porlock repudedly interrupted this opium-addict in 1797 while he was writing a poem after getting inspiration from a dream. Afterwards, though, he couldn't continue writing the poem, which he later titled Kubla Khan. For ten points, name him. ANSWER: SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE 20. Although he was a vegetarian, a nonsmoker, a student of art, and once studied for the priesthood, that didn't prevent him from having aspirations of world domination. For ten points, name this leader of the Third Reich. ANSWER: ADOLF HITLER 21. He died in 1851 at the ripe old age of 57. You'd think he'd live a lot longer, considering the then-revolutionary ideas he touted like daily bathing and eating plenty of fruits and vegetables. For ten points, who was this lecturer and early nutritionist whom we know best from his crackers? ANSWER: SYLVESTER GRAHAM 22. Carrots, celery, beets, parsley, lettuce, watercress, spinach, and tomato are the main ingredients in--for ten points--what Campbell's beverage? ANSWER: V-8 23. For a quick ten points, what is the name of the type of long, tall, silken, usually black hat, usually associated with Abraham Lincoln? ANSWER: STOVEPIPE HAT 24. At 46 years, he was the worldUs longest-serving ruler, until his death on July 8, 1994. For ten points, name this recently-deceased leader of North Korea. ANSWER: KIM IL SUNG 25. "Thanks for the poor security," read the note left behind at the National Art Museum in Oslo, Norway on February 12, 1994. For ten points, name the famed Edvard Munch painting that was stolen that day and recovered three months later. ANSWER: THE SCREAM 26. The supposed discovery of cold fusion led to increased demand in this metal--one of the platinum metals in Group VIII, used extensively in "white-gold" jewelry, and in contacts for low-voltage electrical connections. For ten points, name this metal, number 4c on the periodic table, and synonymous with the New York dance club which was home to Club MTV. ANSWER: PALLADIUM 27. Born in 1907, he is known for his fantastic, dreamlike painting style, and odd-colored, unnaturally-bent people and objects. For ten pOints, name this Russian painter, known for the works I And The Village and The White Crucifixion. ANSWER: MARC CHAGALL 28. It is defined as a suspension of one liquid within another liquid, with prime examples being milk and mayonnaise. For ten points, name this eight-letter word. ANSWER: EMULSION 29. It merged in 1938 with, and has since become the political wing of, the Irish Republican Army. For ten points, name this party. ANSWER: SINN FEIN 30. For a quick ten points, the names of our days of the week derive their origin from deities of what mythology? ANSWER: NORSE or SCANDANAVIAN 31. The maximum penalties set by this were a $5,000 fine and one year's imprisonment. That led to future versions, boasting names like Clayton, Robinson-Patman, and Hart-Scoss Rodino. For ten points, name this 1890 measure, passed by Congress to ban trusts. ANSWER: SHERMAN ANTITRUST ACT 32. Because so many things can go wrong with them, like multiple or disshapen heads, or multiple tails, males necessarily create billions of these every day. For ten points, name the generic term for the male gamete. ANSWER: SPERM 1. TWENTY-FIVE POINT BONUS. During the summer of 1994, the New-York-based media group called FAIR accused one pOlitically-conservative radio-and-television-host of numerous factual inaccuracies. 1. For ten points, what is the name of this targeted host? ANSWER: RUSH LIMBAUGH 2. Now for fifteen more points, what do the letters in the acronym FAIR stand for? ANSWER: FAIRNESS AND ACCURACY IN REPORTING 2. THIRTY POINT BONUS. For ten points each, given the following lists of Not-Ready-For-Prime-Time Players, identify the season they all appeared together as cast members of Saturday Night Live. 1. Billy Crystal, Martin Short, Christopher Guest ANSWER: 1984-85 2. Denny Dillon, Gail Matthius, Gilbert Gottfried ANSWER: 1980-81 3. Laraine Newman, Garrett Morris, Chevy Chase ANSWER: 1975-76 3. TWENTY POINT BONUS. Recent hectic events are underway in the publishing world of women's magazines, especially regarding one magazine--Redbook. 1. For ten points, Ellen Levine, the editor-in-chief of Redbook, will leave the post to take the editor-in-chief job of what other magazine? ANSWER: GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 2. Now for ten more points, the Redbook editor-in-chief job will be filled by Kate White, herself editor-in-chief, not of Good Housekeeping, but of what other magazine? ANSWER: McCALL'S 4. TWENTY POINT BONUS. For five points each, identify the planet given a rough chemical analysis of that planet's atmosphere. 1. 98% helium, 2% hydrogen ANSWER: MERCURY 2. 90% hydrogen, about 10% helium ANSWER: JUPITER 3. 96% carbon dioxide, 3.5% nitrogen ANSWER: VENUS 4. 77% nitrogen, 21% oxygen ANSWER: EARTH 5. THIRTY POINT BONUS. Identify the American city. 30-20-10 1. From 1987-1992, Money magazine gave it and New Bedford, Massachusetts, the median ranking of seventh-worst place to live in America. 2. It is home to the grave of Sojourner Truth.
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