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Philly Experiment IV: (Insert Title Here) Round 14 Packet by: When Animals Attack 1. He reportedly discussed details of his crime with FBI agents during a June flight from Pakistan, where he was hiding, to the u.s. The subject of a worldwide manhunt since the January 25, 1993 incident, he was captured following a tip and a swift raid of his Punjab hotel hideout. FTP, name this Pakistani man charged with the shooting spree outside CIA headquarters, killing two. A: Mir Aimal KANSI 2. The name can refer to any of a group of polymers derived from the amino acid tyrosine. Certain invertebrates, fungi, and micro-organisms can also produce this substance, the most notable being the ink secreted by some species of squids. FTP, name this substance produced in humans by specialized epidermal cells which gives our skin its distinctive shade. A: MELANIN 3. "She was small and slight in person, pale and sandy haired, and her green eyes were habitually cast down, but were very large and attractive when she looked up. II This quote describes a fictional adventurous for whom George Osborn almost leaves his wife and who eventually marries and divorces Rawdon Crawley. FTP, name this cool, unprincipled, selfish central character of Thackeray's Vanity Fair? A: Becky SHARP 4. When it was finally published in the 1950's, the composer added the words "some 40 years ago" to emphasize how much the subject of his composition had changed. It consists of symphonic echoes of popular songs from ragtime and carousel music all held . together by an eerie string cycle. FTP, give the rhyming name of this 1906 Charles Ives work written about a popular New York City location. A: CENTRAL PARK IN THE DARK 5. He had pillars, inscribed with Buddhist teachings and suggestions on the proper form of government, erected throughout India, and the many that still survive are among the oldest deciphered texts on the Sub-continent. During his 3rd century B.C. rule, he brought most ofIndia and Afghanistan together under his rule. FTP, name this ruler, the grandson ofChandragupta ofthe Maurya dynasty .. A: ASOKA i ! .j 6. The leader of the post-Kantian idealistic school in the U.S., he dealt with the theological problem of evil in the world by claiming that due to the very acknowledgment of the existence of evil, it follows that there must exist an entity that represents ultimate truth and goodness as well. FTP, name this philosopher, whose works include The Concept of God, The Spirit of Modern Philosophy, and The Religious Aspect of Philosophy. A: Josiah ROYCE 7. Seven Ways to Make Your Home Life Happier, 12 Ways to Win People to Your Way of Thinking, and 6 Ways to Make People Like You are the titles of some of the chapters of this book. FTP, give the name of this widely circulated 1937 self-help book by Dale Carnegie. A: HOW TO WIN FRIENDS AND INFLUENCE PEOPLE 8. In nuclear reactors, a graphite moderator can be used to store some of the energy lost by neutrons. This energy affects the lattice structure of the graphite and eventually the physical shape of the moderator itself. FTP, give the name of this type of stored energy, which has nothing to do at all with a bad heavy metal band of the late 1980's. A: WINGER Energy or WINGER Effect 9. When applied to frames and furniture, it could be painted and even guilded, and today the term has come to include harder substances such as Plaster of Paris. In the Renaissance, it was used as a ground to prepare a panel or canvas for painting. FTP, give the name of this preparation, a mixture of brilliant white chaulk and glue. A:GESSO 10. Considered one ofthe most passionate anti-tax crusaders in Washington, he has argued for capital gains tax cuts for more than a decade and is a leading proponent of replacing the federal income tax with a national sales tax. First elected in 1970, he filled the seat vacated by George Bush. FTP, name this Texas Republican, the powerful chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. A: Bill ARCHER 11. Ogden Nash later wrote amusing verses to accompany this composition, which borrows sections from Offenbach, Mendelssohn, Berlioz, Rossini, numerous French folk songs, and the composer's own Dance Macabre. Intended both to amuse the composer's friends and to provide an entertaining practice piece for students, its most famous section is The Swan. FTP, name this 1886 zoological work by Camille Saint-Saens A: CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS I J 12. Administered by the War Department, governmental agency was completely phased out by 1872. During its brief existence, it issued over 21 million rations, operated 46 hospitals, and built over 4000 schools. Directed by Major General Oliver Howard, it was created to try by military tribunal anyone accused of depriving blacks of civil rights. FTP, name this organization, established in 1865 to help newly freed blacks. A: The FREEDMEN's Bureau or The BUREAU OF REFUGEES, FREEDMEN, AND ABANDONED LANDS 13. It occurs in only a few places in crystalline limestones as a contact metamorphic mineral. Chief sources are in Afghanistan, but other deposits lay in Chile as well as on the shores of Lake Baikal. FTP, name this semi-precious stone, once used to make the artist's pigment ultramarine and composed chiefly of blue lazurite imbedded in a matrix of white calcite. A: LAPUS LAZULI 14. A 7-year-old boy sings a hymn to the Virgin Mary while walking to school one day, but Satan prevails upon a Jewish gang to slit his throat and throw his body in a ditch. Miraculously, his body begins to sing again, leading investigators to find it and capture the killers. FTP, name this Canterbury Tale which ends with the retelling of the story of the death of Saint Hugh of Lincoln. A: The PRIORESS's Tale 15. This grandson of Bellerophon was driven from his home in Crete when King Minos took the throne, and in the Iliad, he is both the son of Zeus and Laodamia and the King of Lycia. FTP, name this Trojan warrior, who dies at the hands ofPatroclos, and whose death provides for one of the most beautiful painted images in the red-figure technique of Greek pottery. A: SARPEDON 16. Heavier ones include the lambda, sigma, xi, and omega particles. The strong force expresses itself through an interaction among them, and they are defined as any particle which contains one proton in its final set of decay products. FTP, name this heaviest classes of elementary particles, which includes not only protons but also hyperons and neutrons. A: BARYONs 17. Talk about the fox guarding the chicken coop. After serving a 15 month suspension for using cocaine, he is trying to make a comeback, and he has hired as his personal trainer Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson, who is currently banned from competition because of steroid use. FTP, name this Argentinian sports star, a controversial but talented soccer player. Answer: Diego _MARADONA_ , J 18. A respected lawyer, this man's servant Gerasim helps him to accept the concept his own death after he is diagnosed with cancer. His last name was Golovin, but he is far better known by his first and middle names, which form part of the title of this masterpiece of psychological realism. FTP, name this title character of an 1886 short story by Leo Tolstoy. A: IVAN IL YCH 19. In ancient times, its chief cities were Camirus, Lindus, and Ialysus. In the third century B.c. this island was the richest of the Greek city states. Upon the death of Alexander the Great, this wealth prompted a siege by the Macedonian general Demetrius in 305 and 304 B.C. FTP, name this island famous as the site of one of the ancient wonders of the world, the Colossus. A: RHODES 20. One of them, Amy Ray, is the president of Daemon Records, an independent label out of Decatur, Georgia. It was in Decatur, 16 years ago, that Amy met her other half, Emily Saliers, and together they have recorded eight albums for Epic records, including their latest, "Shaming of the Sun." FTP, name the duo, responsible for such albums as "Rites of Passage" and "Swamp Ophelia". Answer: the INDIGO GIRLS 21. This ballet was written in tribute to the fairs that Czarist Russia banned in an attempt to discourage alcohol consumption. Based on a puppet show commonly found at these fairs, its three characters are the Ballerina, Blackamoor, and the title character. FTP, name this ballet in which the title character represents human suffering, created by Igor Stravinsky . A: PETRUSHKA Bonuses for When Animals Attach 1. Answer the following questions about Jungian archetypes, FTP each. A: For five points each, name the idealized concept of a man and a female animus--- and anima c: Give Jung's dark term for the construct all of our evil or alien thoughts. Shadow C. Give the general term coined by Jung for the inherited repository of past experience which houses these archetypes. collective unconcious 2. Answer the following questions on the Meiji Restoration for the stated number of points. 5) The Restoration began at the end of the last shogunate of Japan. Name it FFP. _Tokugawa_ shogunate 10) FTP, in what year did the Meiji Restoration begin? You'll get five points if you are within 5. _1868_ (1863-1873) 15) During the Restoration, there was only one emperor, who took the throne at 17 and ruled until his death in 1912.