SPARE PACKET: TOSSUPS
			Bulldog High School Academic Tournament VIII

1. Every first-team All-American from NCAA men's basketball in the 1990's is still in the NBA, EXCEPT for this flashy shooting guard.  Drafted by the Heat in 1992, he was best known for his dunking ability, and won both the 1993 and 1995 slam dunk championships in his brief career.  FTP, name this former Southern Cal standout.
ANSWER:	Harold (Hal) Miner

2. This group received its name from Herbert Huncke, a drug addict, thief, and prostitute who spent much of his life in prison.  He does, however, often appear in the novels of the group’s most famous authors. For ten points, name this literary posse, centered in North Beach, Venice Beach, and Greenwich Village, whose members included Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs.
ANSWER:	beat generation or movement

3. While Clarence Darrow may be best known for taking on William Jennings Bryan, he also delivered an eloquent speech against the death penalty in a 1924 Illinois murder and kidnapping case. It was called the "trial of the century," although the century had just begun. FTP, name the defendants of this trial, one of whom was the crime-obsessed son of the retired Sears Roebuck vice president, the other an ornithologist and philosopher.
ANSWER:	Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb

4. He graduated from Cornell in 1976 with a degree in mechanical engineering, but he’s not your run-of-the-mill science nerd.  While in college, he won a Steve Martin impersonation contest, and his desire both to perform and inform led to his current gig.  With frequent shouts of “Science rules!” and oh-so-clever song parodies, like En Lobe’s “Whatta Brain” and “Let’s Talk About Stress” by a Salt n’ Pepa-esqe trio, his PBS show is one of the more entertaining and educational children’s shows today.  FTP, name the eponymous show and star.
ANSWER:	Bill Nye the Science Guy
5. A synthetic, addictive narcotic that became available after World War II, this drug has some analgesic properties, but it is not usually prescribed for this purpose.  It is a white crystalline powder and can be taken orally.  Also known as dolophine, this drug is most commonly used in “maintenance” therapy to ease withdrawal symptoms from heroin.  FTP, name this drug, described as “sickly sweet” in Trainspotting, that sounds like it is associated with a Protestant faith.
ANSWER:	 Methadone  (acc “Dolophine” if it is given before it appears in the question)

6. Born in 1925 in Kasai Province, he spent his early years working in such various roles are postal clerk and nurse's assistant. He first rose to prominence in 1958, when he founded the National Congolese Movement. Upon independence, he became prime minister, but was quickly toppled by General Mobutu. FTP, name this politician and revolutionary from the Congo, assassinated in 1961.
ANSWER:	Patrice Lumumba

7. It is the story of a 1920s film star and his funny sidekick Cosmo making the transition from silent movies to talking pictures.  But when Don Lockwood falls for the sweet-voiced Kathy Selden, his jealous co-star Lina Lamont vows to stir up some trouble.  Name, FTP, this motion picture musical starring Donald O’Connor, Debbie Reynolds, and Gene Kelly.  
ANSWER:	Singing in the Rain

8. This 11th-century novel is a descriptive record of life among the nobility during the Heian [HAY-ahn] period, relating the story of the title Prince and his love of the different women in his life.  Reflecting a Buddhist conviction of vanity, it is the oldest full novel in the world.  FTP, name this work by Lady Murasaki Shikibu.
ANSWER:	The Tale of Genji or Genji Monogatari

9. In a rare show of honesty, this Indian religious movement admitted that children had suffered widespread physical and sexual abuse in its boarding schools during the 1970s. Headed by A.C. Bhaktivedanta [BOKKY-VEDAN-TA] Swami, this once-thriving Hindu sect still claims 90,000 U.S. adherents, though it’s unlikely you’ll see its bald-headed adherents prowling airports with flowers anymore. FTP, name this group, worshippers of the eight incarnations of Vishnu.
ANSWER:	Hare Krishna

10. Horses’ hooves, hens’ feathers, sheep’s wool, and your nails (provided they’re not press-on), all contain large amounts of this fibrous structural protein. Its great strength is due to the large number of cysteines which from strong di-sulfide bonds and the way it forms sheets held together by hydrogen bonding.  FTP, name this famous protein.
ANSWER:	 Keratin

11. A bullyish and unmanageable child, he was expelled from two reform schools for stabbing his schoolmates with a penknife. After choosing, strangely, to become a schoolteacher, he founded the socialist rag "The Class Struggle" and espoused socialist rhetoric he would later vociferously reject. FTP, name this man, Italy's youngest Prime Minister and the founder of the Fasci di Combattimento.
ANSWER:	Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini

12. Last August, a bomb exploded at a Planet Hollywood restaurant in this nation. In December, a synagogue was bombed. On New Year’s Day, a car bomb exploded on a waterfront site popular with tourists. Early in January, police fired on Moslems protesting the visit of Tony Blair. FTP name this explosion-prone nation that has most recently been victimized by a bomb at the Cape Town police headquarters.
ANSWER:	South Africa
13. . The middle of this constellation lies almost exactly on the celestial equator.  Several famous stars are included in it, including a favorite shore-leave destination on the Enterprise.  FTP, name this once blinded hunter of Greek myth and you’ve named the constellation. 
ANSWER:	 Orion

14. This British author was born with the last name Straussler in Czechoslovakia in 1937, and got to England in 1954 by way of India and a British Officer stepfather. He began his writing career as a journalist and dramatist of works such as Arcadia, but he is most famous for his slantwise takes on Shakespeare, first in a brilliantly witty and absurd play, and then as a screenwriter for the recent movie Shakespeare in Love. FTP, name this author of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead.
ANSWER:	Tom Stoppard

15. For some reason, these folks are always typified as scary people in the media. Sandra Bullock ended up being one, but that wasn’t really her given occupation. Chris Farley was not credited for his role as an angry one, but he did get to check out Veronica Vaughan. FTP identify this profession that includes Otto from The Simpsons and Mrs. Crabtree from South Park.
ANSWER:	bus driver

16. Annexed by Britain in 1878, this port became part of South Africa in 1910, but its administration was handed to South-West Africa in 1922. An important port and also a railway and industry center, it became a source of contention after Namibia's 1990 independence. FTP, name this city, finally ceded to Namibia in 1994 and now a free-trade zone.
ANSWER:	Walvis Bay

17. Though he was of Irish descent, he spent almost his whole life in South America, where he earned fame as a revolutionary leader of the 19th century. He took over the Chilean government in 1810 while Spain was fighting off Napoleon. Defeated by the Peruvian viceroy, he returned in 1817 with Argentine general Jose de San Martin, and defeated the Spanish at Chacabuco, insuring Chile's independence. FTP, name this first Supreme Director of Chile with an Irish-sounding name.
ANSWER:	Bernardo O'Higgins

18. When her husband is killed by her brother, she vows to remain chaste for the rest of her life, rejecting the courtship of many eligible men. However, her vow breaks miserably upon the arrival of Aeneas, the handsome leader of the Trojans, who stops by on his way to Ausonia, also known as Italy.  Despite their mutual feelings for each other, Aeneas is urged to leave her, for his fate is to marry Lavinia and found Rome.  FTP, name this queen of Carthage who resorts to self-immolation in her despair and fury.
ANSWER:	Dido

19. Born in 1752, this New York native served in the Continental Congress from 1778-79. After moving to Philadelphia, he served five years as the assistant to the superintendent of finance under the Articles of Confederation.  While in this post, he formed the basis for the present U.S. monetary system.  FTP name this Pennsylvania delegate to the Constitutional Convention who is responsible for much of the Constitution’s wording and was not related to a contemporary named Robert.
ANSWER:	Gouverneur Morris (do not accept just Morris)

20. In the Aeneid, this Trojan priest of Neptune opposed the goal of the Greek Sinon, calling the Trojans to, “Fear the Greeks, even when they bring gifts. His arguments fail in the end, especially in the face of a disaster that seems to the Trojans to be a warning from the gods. For ten points, name the wary Trojan who is killed, along with his two sons, by a pair of snakes from the sea.
ANSWER:	Laocoon (Lao kon)

21. Born in Rome and educated in Monaco, he tried to synthesize poetry and the visual arts, ultimately having a significant influence on French poetry and modern art. His outstanding works include The Cubist Painters, The Poet Assassinated, Caligrammes, and Alcools. For ten points, name this friend of Pablo Picasso who is credited with coining the term "surrealist" in reference to one of his dramas.
ANSWER: Guillaume Apollinaire (de Kostrowitsky)

22. Called aogai in Japanese and lo tien in Chinese, this artistic technique originated in Ming dynasty China. Used mainly to decorate small objects and miniatures, this process involved decorating lacquer ware with designs of shaped pieces of blue-green “sea ear” shell. Gold and silver engraving sometimes accompanied the shell inlay. FTP, give the most common western name for this artistic method.
ANSWER:	lac burgauté
23. This force has mu has its coefficient when calculating friction on inclined surfaces, and can be considered the force with which a surface “pushes back.” FTP, name this “ordinary” force that is perpendicular to the force on an object.
ANSWER:	 Normal force

		ROUND 6: BONI
			Bulldog High School Academic Tournament VIII
					
1. Given the common name of a bone in your body, give its medical name FTP.
a. The kneecap
ANSWER:	 Patella
b. The shoulder blade
ANSWER:	 Scapula
c. The collar bone
ANSWER:	 Clavicle 

2. Identify the following related to the Franco-Prussian War, which lasted from July 1870-May 1871, FTPE.
a. 	He saw war with France as an opportunity to bring the South German states into unity with the Prussian-led North German Confederation and build a strong German Empire.  Name this Prussian statesman founded the Prussian empire and served as its chancellor for its first nineteen years.  
ANSWER:	Otto von Bismarck
b.	Bismarck used this, the report of a July 13, 1870 encounter between King William I of Prussia and the French ambassador, purposely to offend the French government and incite the war.  Bismarck edited the report by omitting parts in the men’s conversation and made it seem that each man had insulted the other, touching off an intensified demand for war in both Paris and Berlin.
ANSWER:	Ems Telegram or  Ems Dispatch
c.	This treaty ended the war and allowed the Prussians to annex Alsace and half of Lorraine.  It also required France to pay an indemnity of 5 billion francs to the Prussians.
ANSWER:	Treaty of Frankfurt

3. Name these Greek mythological pairs. You'll get 15 points for both members, 5 points for just one.
a.	They were the sole survivors of the flood sent by Zeus to drown the world and its degenerate race of mankind. When the waters sank back into the earth, they created a new race of humans by throwing stones.
ANSWER:	Deucalion and Pyrrha
b.	They were a pious Phrygian couple who hospitably received Zeus and Hermes who were disguised as wayfarers. As a reward, their cottage was turned into a temple, of which they became priest and priestess. Long after, they were granted their wish to die at the same moment, being turned into trees.
ANSWER:	Philemon and Baucis

4. Eugene O'Neill won the first of his four Pulitzer Prizes in 1920 for Beyond the Horizon.  Identify his other Pulitzer prize-winners, given a short description.
a.	His second Pulitzer, it tells the story of the daughter of a Swedish captain who is sent to Minnesota and forced to live a life of prostitution, but eventually finds happiness with a likable but unimaginative young sailor.
ANSWER:	Anna Christie
b.	His third Pulitzer, it was revolutionary in both style and length.  It is the saga of Everywoman, who ritualistically acts out her roles as daughter, wife, mistress, mother, and platonic friend.
ANSWER:	Strange Interlude
c.	His fourth Pulitzer, produced posthumously, spans one day in the life of a family,  revealing the mother as a defeated drug addict, the father as a man frustrated in his career and a failure as a husband and father, the older son as a bitter alcoholic, and the younger son as a tubercular, disillusioned youth with only the slenderest chance for physical and spiritual survival.
ANSWER:	Long Day’s Journey Into Night

5. Identify the famous dead white American man. You’ll get 30 points if you get it from a description of the weapons system named after him, 15 if on a historical clue, and 5 if on the first name and year of birth.
30:	Over 1,000 feet long and displacing 95,000 tons, it is one of the largest ships ever built. Launched in 1972, it participated in the ill-fated Iranian hostage rescue mission, as well as Operation Desert Storm.  It is designated CVN 68 and gives its name to an entire class of warships.  
15:	He commanded the United States Pacific Fleet throughout World War II.
5:	His first name is Chester, and he was born in 1885.
ANSWER: Chester William Nimitz

6. To become a celebrity, it seems to help to change their names. Given the following birth names, give their better known stage name, FTPE.
a.	Paul Hewson		ANSWER:	Bono (of U2)
b.	Michael Douglas		ANSWER:	Michael Keaton
c.	Steveland Judkins	ANSWER:	Stevie Wonder

7. 30-20-10. Name the element.
30pts: 	Peter Jacob Hjeml, upon purifying it in 1782, gave it a name derived from “lead” in Greek.
20pts: 	It is used as an alloying agent to add strength to steel.  It adds hot strength and corrosion resistance.  It has an atomic weight of 95.94 amu.
10pts: 	Due to its high melting point, it is used as a heating element in electric furnaces.  It is also found in some forms of stainless steel and chrome for accenting way-cool cars.
ANSWER:	 Molybdenum 

8. Answer these questions on what’s been going on in the Republican camp since Gingrich’s resignation for ten points each.
a.	This hot-tempered Louisianan, chairman of the Appropriations Committee was the favorite to take over as Speaker. However, he resigned from the House after allegations of extramarital affairs came to the surface.
ANSWER:	Robert Livingston
b.	This Oklahoma representative and former pro sports star tried unsuccessfully to run against Dick Armey for House Majority Leader.
ANSWER:	Steve Largent
c.	Born in New Haven and fluent in Spanish, this amiable governor won reelection comfortably as a "compassionate conservative", emphasizing his devotion to minority education.
ANSWER:	George W. Bush

9. For ten points each, answer the following about Sumerian cuneiform.
a.	Despite the similar use of signs, there is actually little basis for connecting Sumerian cuneiform with this relatively more recent character system used in ancient Egypt.
ANSWER:	hieroglyphics
b.	This is an idea espousing the interpretation of pictures according to their usual pronunciations instead of the objects depicted.
ANSWER:	rebus principle
c.	This is the language from which the Assyrian and Babylonian dialects that use cuneiform are derived. 
ANSWER:	Akkadian

10. For the stated number of points, name the NFL franchise whose defense was once known by these nicknames.
5:	The Steel Curtain			ANSWER:	Pittsburgh Steelers
10:	The Orange Crush			ANSWER:	Denver Broncos
15:	The Doomsday Defense		ANSWER:	Dallas Cowboys

11. Answer the following questions, for the stated number of points.
a.	FTP, identify the Swiss psychologist who lived from 1896-1980, known for his pioneering work on the development of psychology in children.  He identified four stages of a child’s mental growth.
ANSWER:	Jean Piaget
b.	FFPE, identify the four stages of a child’s mental growth, according to Piaget.
ANSWER:	Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete Operational, and Formal Operational

12. Answer these questions about mosaics.
a.	FTP, these are small, colored, closely set cube pieces embedded in plaster or cement, and used to decorate walls, ceilings, and floors, as well as sculptures and panels.
ANSWER:	tesserae or tesselae
b.	For 5 points each, name the two Byzantine rulers whose imperial processions are featured in full-length depictions flanking the apse of the Church of San Vitale.
ANSWER:	Justinian I and Theodora
c.	FTP, name this late 7th century Islamic monument, which contains mosaics of acanthus leaves, cornucopias, palm trees, and vases, and whose tesserae are set against gold backgrounds with blue and green shades.
ANSWER:	Dome of the Rock

13. Identify these terms from Greek tragedy addressed by Aristotle in his Poetics, for ten points each.
a.	Greek for “purgation” or “purification,” this describes the effects of true tragedy on the spectator. Aristotle states that the purpose of tragedy is to arouse "terror and pity" and thereby effecting this emotional release. 
ANSWER:	catharsis
b.	Greek for “to err,” it is also called the tragic flaw, an inherent defect or shortcoming in the hero of a tragedy, who is in other respects a superior being favored by fortune.
ANSWER:	hamartia (do not accept hubris-- that means overwhelming pride, a form of hamartia)
c.	Greek for “reversal,” it is the turning point in a drama after which the plot moves steadily to its denouement. It is discussed by Aristotle in the Poetics as the shift to the tragic protagonist's fortune from good to bad, often in the form of an ironic twist.
ANSWER:	peripeteia

14. Answer the following questions about Isak Dinesen for the stated number of points:
a.	For 10, Isak Dinesen was the pseudonym of what European noblewoman?
ANSWER:	Baroness Karen Blixen
b.	For 5, what semi-autobiographical book recounted Blixen’s experiences as a plantation-owner in Kenya?
ANSWER:	Out of Africa
c.	For 15, to what Kenyan tribe--the largest in Kenya and the home tribe of Jomo Kenyatta--did Blixen’s plantation workers belong?
ANSWER:	Kikuyu or Giguyu or Gekoyo or Agekoyo

15. 30-20-10. Name the state from physical features.
30:	Millwood Lake, De Grey Lake, Saline River
20:	Ouachita Mountains, White River, Bull Shoals Lake
10:	Hot Springs National Park, Ozark Plateau
ANSWER:	Arkansas	

16. The world is filled with important "Y" shaped things. Funny how this question is being used in a Yale tournament. Maybe there's a message here. Answer the following questions about Y-shaped things FTP each.
a.	These proteins are crucial for immune function.
ANSWER:	antibodies
b.	Present mainly in ground-dwelling birds, this bone has magical powers and bestows infinite efficacy upon the holder of the larger piece when it is broken in two.
ANSWER:	wishbone
c.	Needing 1.21 gigawatts to get going, this is the device that makes time travel possible.
ANSWER:	flux capacitor

17. Identify this famous historical battle on a 30-20-10 basis.
30:	It was the first engagement of the War of the Third Coalition and forced the Treaty of Pressberg.
20:	It happened in Moravia on December 2, 1805. 68,000 French troops defeated a combined Russian and Austrian force of almost 90,000.
10:	Napoleon was in pretty good company because two other emperors were on the battlefield too. They lost, though. Name this battle also known as “The Battle of the Three Emperors.”
ANSWÉR:	The Battle of Austerlitz

18. FTPE, name these major contributors to the wonderful world of wax.
a.	Imprisoned during the French Revolution, this Swiss modeler was forced to make death masks for many of the guillotine's famous victims.  In 1835, she founded her own Exhibition of wax figures, which to this day remains a popular London tourist attraction.
ANSWER:	Madame (Marie) Tussaud
b.	Admired by Italian futurists, this Italian-born Frenchman was noted for his wax-over-plaster modeling, a technique that helped him replicate the effects of atmosphere and light on his subjects.  His most well-known projects include La Rieuse (Laughing Woman) and L'Homme qui Lit (Man Reading).
ANSWER:	Medardo Rosso

19. For ten points each, name the characters from everyone's favorite Homeric epic about the Trojan War, the Iliad.
a.	This Argive captain, the son of Tydeus, stabs Aphrodite in the wrist after she has whisked her son Aeneas from harm's way.
ANSWER:	Diomedes
b.	A tiff over whose captive princess is whose between Achilles and this commander of the Greek forces leads to the former's pouty refusal to fight and to the Greeks' subsequent troubles in the war.
ANSWER:	Agamemnon
c.	This Trojan ally, co-commander of the Lycians, is killed by Patroclus after Hera convinces his father Zeus not to change his fated doom.
ANSWER:	Sarpedon

20. You're American, right? Well, then name the year in which each of these territories became American for ten points each:
a.	Louisiana Purchase			ANSWER:	1803
b.	The Oregon Country		ANSWER: 	1846
c.	Florida 				ANSWER:	1819

21. 	We do our best to but the “ICK!” back into Physics. Answer these revolutionary questions.
a.	The torque is the product of two quantities.  Name them FTP each.
ANSWER:	 Force and Radius
b.	What is the Greek symbol for angular velocity?
ANSWER:	  Omega

22. Identify the trigonometric identity FTPE.
a.	sine over cosine
ANSWER:	Tangent (acc. TAN)
b.	one over cosine
ANSWER:	Secant (acc. SEC)
c.	cosine over sine  
ANSWER: 	Cotangent  (acc.. COT)

23. For ten points each , answer the following questions about religious cults.
a.	This group consists of many recognizable names, such as Kelly Preston and Bruce Willis, and they really don't like being called a cult, claiming legitimacy.
ANSWER:	Church of Scientology
b.	Give the full name of the leader of the Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity, whose followers are known as the moonies.
ANSWER:	Sun Myung Moon or Moon Sun Myung
c.	 Name the leader of Aum Shinrikyo, the group responsible for the gas attacks in Tokyo subway systems in March of 1995.
ANSWER:	Shoko Asahara