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I " TOSSUPS - CARLETON A MOON PIE CLASSIC 2000 -- UT-CHATTANOOGA 1. The Harvard roommate of poet Frank O'Hara, he self-published his books as Fantod Press. His first book, The Unstrung Harp, was published in 1953, and he later won a Tony award for designing sets for a Broadway version of Dracula. Known to college students for his poster "The Gashlycrumb Tinies," and to readers for his book The Doubtful Guest, and to TV watchers as the designer of the opening of Mystery, for 10 points-name this macabre artist who died April 18, 2000. Answer: Edward St. John_Gorey_ 2. Inconsistent types of these objects are called Population II, or RR Lyrae. The classical types were used by Harlow Shapley to determine that the earth lies near the edge of the Milky Way. This is because their characteristic attribute is proportional to their luminosity, which was discovered by Henrietta Leavitt (lev'it) in 1912, so the difference between their real and apparent magnitudes can be used to measure their distance. For 10 points, this type of star whose brightness cyclically changes. Answer: Cepheid variable 3. In the section of this book known as the "Antinomies" the author proves that since our minds can logiCally prove certain ideas are both true and false, those are beyond human understanding. In the "Transcendental Analytic" section, he introduces the concept of categories of human understanding. In the "Preface," he explains how a priori synthetic ideas are possible. Published in 1781, for 10 points-name this book by Immanuel Kant. Answer: _Critique of Pure Reason_or _ Kritik der reinen Vemunft_ 4. This band recently released the album "Goodbye 20th Century" in which they performed avant-garde compositions by Christian Wolff, Yoko Ono, and John Cage. Its two guitarists began their noisy experiments with Glenn Branca's ensemble; they've since joined with a singer and drummer Steve Shelley. Albums include "A Thousand Leaves," "EVOL," "Daydream Nation," and "Washing Machine." For 10 points-name this ~ indie-rock band whose members include Kim Gordon and Thruston Moore. Answer: Sonic Youth 5. Part of the phylum Aschelminthes, approximately 2,000 diverse species make up this class, most of which are less than a millimeter long. These pseudocoelomates have a pharynx with jaws and feed mostly on bacteria and algae. All have a crown of cilia, which help in swimming and eating. For 10 points-name this class which derives its name from its wheel-like motion. Answer: rotifer s or rotifera 6. A recent film adaptation of this novel brought out its so-called "hidden themes" of drug abuse, lesbianism, incest and slave trading. More obvious but less titillating motifs include estate management and the role of the clergy in Regency England, as Mary Crawford refuses to marry Edmund Bertram ofthe title manor because he plans to become a minister. For 10 points-name this novel focusing on the shy heroine Fanny Price, one of the lesser-known works of Jane Austen. Answer: Mansfield Park 7. The 26 members of this event were called the "wise men of the East." They included Theodore Dwight, its secretary, former Secretary of State Timothy Pickering, Daniel Lyman, chief justice of Rhode Island, and Harrison Gray Otis, a member of the Massachusetts Senate. George Cabot, an important man in the Federalist Party, was its president. Its organizers were upset by a disruption in intercontinental trade and proposed secession from the United States. For 10 points-name this gathering to oppose the War of 1812. Answer: Hartford Convention 8. When 116 pages ofthis document were lost, work was stopped for a year, and in the interim Oliver Cowdery replaced Martin Harris as the scribe. The text was originally written in "reformed Egyptian" on a set of thin gold plates, which were translated with a device called "Urim and Thummin" by the man who found the plates and said the inspiration to do so had come in a dream to reveal the teachings of the prophet Moroni. FTP name this work translated by Joseph Smith central to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Answer: the _Book of Mormon_ 9. The first printed reference to this song is in 1744 in the "Thesaurus Musica" but no one knows who wrote the original music or words. The extremely nationalistic second stanza was prefaced in 1946 with one asking God to "make the nations see / That men should brothers be." The tune has been used elsewhere, most notably in one about "shining seas" and "fruited plains." For 10 points-the song "America!" shares its melody with what British national song? Answer: _God Save the Queen_or _God Save the King_ do not accept _America_ 10. Son of a glovemaker, this writer was often whipped in his youth for poaching deer on private lands. Married at 19, he probably served as a schoolmaster for several years before moving to London, where he came under the patronage of"Mr. W.H.," to whom he dedicated his poem "Venus and Adonis." For 10 points identify this Elizabethan playwright, known for lines like "All the world's a stage" and "To be or not to be." Answer: William _Shakespeare_ 11. The poetic prologue and epilogues to it describe the righteousness and justice of the king, and the kings himself is depicted with a god above the text itself. However, the most important part of this seven-foot high slab of black diorite is the 282 legal mandates. For 10 points-name this document which was not really the first law code. Answer: The Code of Hammurabi or Hammurabi's Code - - - 12. This nation of 150 million citizens recently lowered its voting age to 18 for local elections to be held in December, the first since a military coup last July. Turkish Prime MinisterEcevit didn't visit it but Bill Clinton did despite protests from its southern neighbor, with whom it is embroiled in a border dispute. President Muhammad Rafiq Tarar retains his elected position, but General Musharraf ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in, for 10 points-what nation whose major cities include Lahore and Islamabad? Answer: the Islamic Republic of _Pakistan_ 13. The main things people do here are make a living, procure a home, train their young, engage in leisure activities, engage in religion, and community activities. If this sounds like normal America to you, then the authors chose well. First described in 1929, for its average population and based on Muncie, Indiana, for 10 points-name this anthropological study of American small-town life by Robert and Helen Lynd. Answer: _Middletown_ (prompt on _Muncie_, Indiana before it appears in the question) 14. Ralph Waldo Emerson stated that the 1855 edition was "the most extraordinary piece of wit and wisdom that America has yet contributed." The 1867 edition added the pieces from the collection "Drum-Taps" to earlier poems like "Europe" and "Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking." For 10 points-name this anthology whose first poem is "Song of Myself," written by Walt Whitman. Answer: Leaves of Grass 15. The Russian czar Nicholas I invited this scientist to explore the Asian continent, after which he published the book Kosmos on the earth's geography. At one time a diplomat, he made a world-record mountain climb on a trip to Ecuador, where he also navigated the Orinoco. For 10 points-name this scientist who gave his name to a current off the coast of South America. Answer: Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander, Baron von _ Humboldt_ / 16. He was raised in Kyrgyzstan, but returned to his native country in 1938 and helped in the Nazi resistance movement. He soon became a member of the Central Committee and helped oust Antonin Novotny and replaced him as first secretary but was expelled from the Communist Party. While in power he promoted liberalization and democratization but a tense meeting with Soviet Union officials led to an invasion. For 10 points-name this leader of Czechoslovakia, ousted in 1968. Answer: Alexander Dubcek 17. The Laspeyres formula calculates this in the United States. First employed for collective-bargaining negotiations during World War I, it now is used to compensate for inflation on transfer payments and income tax brackets. FTP, identify this measurement, which tracks purchasing power with respect to a fixed "market basket" of goods and services. Answer: Consumer Price Index 18. In the original experiments to determine this physical law, an ionization chamber was used to detect the scattering pattern ofthe x-rays. A secondary effect was that the wavelength of x-rays was determined within one percent, and the first substances investigated were copper and salt. The x-ray beam bounces off a crystalline substance at angles that reflect the structure ofthe solid. The resulting equation is n lambda equals2 d sin theta, or, for 10 points-what equation named after the 1915 father and son pair of Nobel Prize for Physics winners? Answer: _Bragg_law or equation 19. During this war, a regiment from Carolina colony attacked the settlement at St. Augustine, Florida. On the other end of the colonies, Abenaki Indians attacked Maine and destroyed Deerfield, Massachusetts. They were being supplied from a French base in what was known as Acadia, but after its capture by Francis Nicholson in 1710 it was called Nova Scotia. The English also gained Newfoundland in this North American equivalent of the War of Spanish Succession. For 10 points-what is this war named after a British monarch? Answer: _Queen Anne's_ war 20. Tennessee Williams called this his favorite play and wrote an adaptation of it called "The Notebook of Trigorin." Successful short-story writer Trigorin struggles with his lover Arkadina, while Arkadina's son, the Symbolist Trepelyev, adores the aspiring actress Nina.

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