HarvardFallTournamentX

Editedby
RaynorKuangandRobertChu
Questionsby
RaynorKuang,RobertChu,JasonPark,SriramPendyala,RogerJin,ErikOwen,Harrison
Li,MarkArildsen,VimalKonduri,AdamFrim,andJonahPhilion
Andwiththanksto
WillHolubMoorman,MITQuizBowl,andvariousplaytesters

Round1

Tossups

1.
Munera
weretypicallyeventsinvolvingthesepeople,andtheywereattributedasswearingtobeburned,
bound,[and]beaten.Thesepeopleattendeda
ludus
,whichwasthenguidedbya
lanista.
The
murmillo
was
anexampleofthesepeoples,aswasthe
retiarius
,whonotablyusedanet.(*)
Theemperor

Commodusoften
moonlightedasamemberofthisprofession.Theturnedthumbreferencedtheirprofession,andSpartacuswas
previouslyaspecifickindofthesepeoplebeforeleadinghisrevolt.For10points,namethisgroupofslavesforced
tofightfortheentertainmentofRomancitizens.
ANSWER:
gladiator
s(promptonslaves)

2.
Thisfigure'sEtruscanequivalentgainedimmortalityafterbeingbreastfedbyUni,andinasimilarGreek
tale,thisherowasresponsibleforthecreationoftheMilkyWay.ThisherokilledallofLaomedon'ssons
exceptPriamduringasackofTroyafternotbeinggiven(*)
magichorses.Afterthishero'swifeDeianira
mistakenlykilledhim,heascendedtogodhoodandmarriedHebe,andhehadearlierkilledhisfirstwifeMegaraina
madfrenzy.ThisherousedtorchestoburnofftheheadsoftheLerneanHydraafterbeingassignedtokillitinhis12
labors.For10points,namethisclubwielding,lionskinwearing,superstrongGrecoRomanhero.
ANSWER:
Heracles
(or
Hercules
,
Heracle
,
Alcides
,or
Alcaeus
)

3.
OnecompositionbythismanincludestheDanceoftheOpiumEater,whoisrevivedbythetitlevampire,
Grohg
.AworkbythismanincludesthesectionTheLordsDayandhaditssetdesignedbyIsamuNoguchi,
andhedepictedthedancebetweentheChampionRoperandthe(*)
Cowgirlinoneworkinasectionfollowed
byaHoeDown.ThiscomposercollaboratedwithchoreographerMarthaGrahamonaworkthatquotesthe
ShakerhymnSimpleGifts.For10points,namethisAmericancomposerwhowrotethemusicfortheballets
Rodeo
and
AppalachianSpring
.
ANSWER:Aaron
Copland

4.
AcharacterwiththisprofessionclasheswithRedShirtinNatsumeSosekisnovel
Botchan
.One
characterwiththisprofessioncollectsasetofgirlsinMurielSparks
ThePrimeofMissJeanBrodie
.
AmbroseBiercefallsinlovewithacharacterofthisprofessioninCarlosFuentess(*)

TheOldGringo
named
HarrietWinslow,andHoldenCaulfieldfindsoneofthesecharacterspettinghishead.InadditiontoMr.Antolini,a
characterofthisprofessioncourtsKatrinavonTasselandgetsdrivenoutoftownbyaghostwithapumpkinhead.
For10points,givethisprofessionofIchabodCrane.
ANSWER:school
teacher
(acceptsynonymslike
professor
or
educator
or
schoolmaster
or
tutor
acceptspecific
subjects)

5.
Onecharacterinthisfilmasksifanotherwouldliketopark,towhichtheothercharactersaysshes
parkedbefore.AcharacterinthismovieasksiftheresaproblemwiththeEarthsgravitationalpull,and
EricStoltzinitiallyfilmedthemainleadforthismovie.Theprotagonistofthismovieharnesses(*)
1.21
jiggawatts[pronouncedasspelled]fromalightningbolt,helpshisfatherstanduptoBiffandisaidedbya
characterwhorepeatedlysaysGreatScott!AfluxcapacitormodifiedDeLoreanleavestheprotagonistofthisfilm
stuckin1955.For10points,namethisfirstmovieinatrilogyaboutMartyMcFlyandDocBrown.
ANSWER:
BacktotheFuture
(PartOne)
(donotacceptorpromptonotherpartsbesideOne
Edsnote:Iwas
promisedtherewouldbehoverboardsbynow...
)

6.
ThisgroupwasclaimedtoemployNutella,kittens,andemojis,anditreleasedanadmimickingthe
BritishNationalHealthServicelogo.Thisorganizationpublishesthemagazine
Dabiq,
anditusesavariantof
the(*)
BlackStandardwithtextinawhitecircle.Thisgrouppublished

videosofKenjiGotoand

JamesFoleyin
orangejumpsuits.ThisgroupdestroyedmultipleheritagesitesintheancientcityofPalmyra,andtheyhavebeen
officiallydisavowedbyAlQaeda.For10points,namethisorganizationthatcurrentlycontrolslargeswathsof
territoryintwonamesakeMiddleEasterncountries.
ANSWER:
IslamicState
ofIraqandSyria(or
IS
or
ISIS
or
I
slamic
S
tateof
I
raqandthe
L
evantor
Daesh
)

7.
ThismanplayedhislastpublicconcertwithAugusteFranchomme,thededicateeofhisGminorcello
sonata.Apianoworkbythiscomposeropenswithafortissimodominantseventhchordfollowedbya
descendingsixteenthnoteruninthelefthand.ErikSaties
DessicatedEmbryos
parodiesthismans(*)
piano
sonatanumbertwoinBflatminor,whichcontainsafamousfuneralmarch.ADflatmajorworkinthreefourtime
bythiscomposerwasinspiredbyadogchasingitstail,andthismannotablywroteavarietyofpolonaises,
nocturnes,andmazurkas.For10points,namethisPolishcomposeroftheRevolutionaryEtudeandMinute
Waltz.
ANSWER:Frdric

Chopin

8.
Themaincharacterinthisstoryhearsaringinglikethestrokeofablacksmithshammerupontheanvil
andrealizesitsthetickingofhiswatch.Ascoutinthisstorymentionsapileofdriftwood,whichconvinces
themaincharactertotryandsabotagearailroadatthetitle(*)
location.Themaincharacterinthisstorydives
intoarivertoavoidbeingshot,travels30milesthroughthewoods,andreachesthefrontgateofhishousejust
beforeheseesablindinglightandfeelsapainonhisneck.Inthisstory,PeytonFarquharisrevealedtohave
hallucinatedhisescapefromahangingbyUnionsoldiers.For10points,namethisstorybyAmbroseBierce.
ANSWER:An
OccurrenceatOwlCreekBridge

9.
OnepaintingofthisscenehastwoextantcopiesbyCesaredeSestoandGiampetrino.Onepaintingofthis
sceneusesadodecahedrontoframeadisembodiedmaletorsoabovethemainfigure,whileanotherusesa
diagonaltableandthepresenceofeverydayservants.(*)
InadditiontodepictionsbyDaliandTintoretto,one
paintingofthissceneshowsthecentralfigurewearinganorangeandbluerobewhiletwelvepeoplereactwithshock
atthenewsthatoneofthemwillbetraythecentralfigure.For10points,namethisscenemostfamouslypaintedby
daVincithatdepictsJesusfinalmealwithhisapostles.
ANSWER:The
LastSupper
(accept
TheSacramentofthe
LastSupper
accept
Il
Cenacolo
,accept
L
UltimaCena
)

10.
AccordingtotheWoodwardHoffmanrules,performingthisprocedureonaconjugatedsystemwithfour
nplustwopielectronswillcauseadisrotatoryelectrocyclization.Inthelab,thisactioniscommonly
regulatedusingavariac,andperformingthe(*)
opposite
ofthisprocesscausescrashingoutduring
recrystallization.Materialsundergoingthislabprocessareoftensubmergedinsandinanamesakemantle.
Anotherdeviceusedtoperformthisprocedurehasopenholesatthebottomtocontrolairintakeandmustbe
connectedtoagaslinetooperate.Fortenpoints,namethisprocess,commonlycarriedoutbystudentsusinga
Bunsenburner.
ANSWER:
heat
ing(acceptanythingaboutmakingsomething
hot
teror
increasing
its
temperature
antiprompt
[askforlessspecific]onboilingandequivalentsantipromptonignitingandequivalents)

11.
Thisphenomenonisoligophilicorpolyphilicdependingonthenumberandvarietyofparticipants.
Mllerianmimicrybetweentwopoisonousspeciesisoneinstanceofthisphenomenon,andfishofthegenus
Labroides
exhibitthisphenomenoninaquatic(*)
cleaningstations.Seeddispersalbyconsumptionoffruitsisan
exampleofthisphenomenon,andthemostfamousexampleofthisphenomenonexistsbetweenhoneybeesand
flowers.For10points,namethissymbioticrelationship,oftencontrastedwithparasitism,thatinvolvestwospecies
whobothbenefitfromtheinteraction.
ANSWER:
mutualism
(promptonsymbiosisbeforesymbioticisreadaccept
cooperation
)

12.
OperationTriangoloattemptedtodiscreditthismanbyclaiminghehadanillegitimateson,andthe
Bojinkaplotwastobeginwiththeassassinationofthisman.Thismanusedamottotranslatedastotally
yours,andhecriticizedwhathesawasacultureofdeathinthe(*)

EvangeliumVitae
.Thismanofficially
condemnedLiberationTheology,andheunofficiallysupportedtheSolidaritymovementinhishomecountry.A
memberoftheGreyWolvesnamedMehmetAliAcashotthismanintheabdomen,andhewasthefirstnonItalian
toholdhispositionin400years.For10points,namethisPolishpopewhoprecededBenedictXVI.
ANSWER:Pope
JohnPaulII
(promptonJohnPaulaccept
KarolJzef
Wojtya
)

13.
ThismancallshimselfadegeneratemodernwretchinapoemdescribinghisreenactmentofLysanders
triptoseeHero.Inadditionto
WrittenafterswimmingfromSestostoAbydos
,onepoembythismandescribes
theAngelofDeathspread[ing]hiswingsontheblastasthewidowsof

(*)
Ashurareloudintheirwail.One
ofthispoetsmoreromanticworksdescribesapersonwhosehairisdescribedasaraventressandinwhomall
thatsbestofdarkandbright/Meetinheraspectandhereyes.For10points,namethisBritishpoetofThe
DestructionofSennacherib

andSheWalksinBeauty.
ANSWER
:
Lord

Byron
(acceptGeorgeGordon
Byron
)

14.
Afluidflowisnondivergentifandonlyifthetimederivativeofthispropertyforasmallfluidelementis
zero.Thedynamicpressureisequaltohalfthispropertytimesthesquareofthevelocityofanincompressible
fluid.Thispropertyforanidealgasisfoundbydividing(*)
pressurebytheproductoftheidealgasconstantand
temperature.Thebuoyantforceactingonanobjectofgivenvolumeisdirectlyproportionaltothispropertyofthe
fluid.Thespecificgravityofanobjectisthispropertyforthatobjectdividedbythispropertyforwater.For10
points,namethisfluidpropertythatdetermineswhetheranobjectfloatsorsinks.
ANSWER:volumetricmass
density
(accept
rho
)

15.
Thepossibleeigenvaluesofaselfadjointoperatorliewithinthisset.Nosethasacardinalitybetweenthat
oftheintegersandthisset,accordingtothecontinuumhypothesis.Showingthatthissetofnumbersis
uncountableistheobjectofCantors(*)
diagonalargument.Cubicpolynomialshaveatleastonerootinthisset,
butquadraticpolynomialsarenotguaranteedarootinthisset.Forcomplexnumbers,theatermtypicallyisinthis
setincontrasttothebterm.For10points,namethissetofnumbersformedfromtheunionoftherationaland
irrationalnumbersthatiscontrastedwiththeimaginarynumbers.
ANSWER:
real
numbers(or
reals
donotacceptorpromptonrationalsorirrationals)

16.
ThisfieldofphilosophywasworkedonbyArthurPrior,whocreateditstemporalbranch.Aparadox
involvingaseabattlewasproposedbyAristotleinhis
Organaon
,whichconsistedofsixworksinthisfield.
SaulKripkeworkedonthe(*)
modalbranchofthisfield,whileitssimplestformsareitsfirstorderand
propositionalbranches.DeMorgansLawsarestatementsinthisfield,andGeorgeBoolestudiedabranchofthis
fieldinwhichoperandsarecombinedwithANDorORandcanbeonlytrueorfalse.For10points,namethis
branchofphilosophyfocusedonreasoning,suchasinstatementslikeif
p
then
q
.
ANSWER:
logic
(promptonphilosophypromptonmathematicsoralgebraacceptspecifictypessuchas
modal
logic
aslongastheymentionlogic)

17.
Thisrulerexecutedanenemybypouringmoltensilverontohishead,followingatraditionthatprevented
thespillingofroyalbloodontothegroundthatsametraditioncausedthismantobreakthebackofhisrival
Jamukha.Thismanwasborngraspingabloodclotaccordingtoa(*)
SecretHistory
ofthismanspeople.This
creatoroftheYasalawcodedefeatedtheKhwarazmianEmpirewithhelpfromgeneralslikeJebeandSubutai.This
man,whosebirthnamewasTemujin,wassucceededbyhissonOgedeiandgrandsonBatu.For10points,namethis
rulerwhounitedseveralsteppetribestocreatetheMongolEmpire,agreatKhan.
ANSWER:
Genghis
Khan(accept
Temujin
beforementionaccept
Chinggis
Khan)

18.
Thespeakerofonepoemwritteninthislanguageobserveslaureatepoetswhowanderamongplants,
buthimselfprefersthefragranceoflemontrees.Thecollection
CuttlefishBones
waswritteninthis
language,aswasaworkusingarhymeschemetranslatedasthirdrhyme.Acollectioninthislanguagehas
atitlemeaning(*)

SongBook
,andthislanguagewasusedtopraiseawomanwhoguidestheauthorthroughMount
PurgatorytoHeaven.LauraandBeatricewerededicateesofpoemsinthislanguage.For10points,namethis
languageusedbyEugenioMontale,Petrarch,andDante.
ANSWER:
Italian
(acceptwordforms)

19.
Apoeminthisbookasks,wherecanwisdombefound?,whileaonesideddialogueisposedasaseries
ofquestionsbeginningWherewereyou[...].Elihucondemnsacharacterinthisbookwhopromisesto
repentindustandashesafter(*)
beingspokentooutofawhirlwind.ThisbookissetintheLandofUz,andin
itEliphaz,Bildad,andZophararguewiththetitlecharacter,whocriesouttoGodunansweredafterheisafflicted
withboilsandloseshiswealth.For10points,namethisbookoftheOldTestamentaboutamanwhoistestedwith
sufferingaspartofadebatebetweenGodandSatan.
ANSWER:Bookof

Job
(accept
Iyov
)

20.
HesnotThomasPaine,butheexplainedthemotivesofsomeactionsinaletterTotheInhabitantsof
America."ThismantrickedGeneralBarrySt.LegertoendofthesiegeofFortStanwix,andhislegwas
shatteredduringthefailedinvasionofQuebecandagainwhileleadingtroopsatFreeman'sFarmduringthe
Battleof(*)
Saratoga.ThearrestofthespyJohnAndrledtothedownfallofthisman,andhewasmarriedtothe
LoyalistPeggyShippen.For10points,namethisRevolutionaryWargeneralwhoattemptedtohandoverWest
PointtotheBritish,causinghisnametobecomesynonymouswithtreachery.
ANSWER:Benedict
Arnold


21.
InthismansversionofElectra,thetitlecharactercriesholdingtheurnofherbrother,Orestes,butis
unawarethatheisstandingrightnexttoher.Inanotherplaybythiswriter,Haemonkillshimselfdespite
earliersupportingthekingsdecisiontoshame(*)
Polyneices.Thetitlecharacterofthatplaybythiswriteris
orderedburiedaliveafterbeingcaughtreburyingherbrother.Thetitlecharacterofaplaybythiswriterstabshis
eyesoutwithbroochesafterdiscoveringthathehaskilledhisfatherandmarriedhismother.For10points,name
thisGreekplaywrightwhowrote
Antigone
and
OedipusRex
.
ANSWER:
Sophocles

Bonuses

1.Answerthefollowingaboutcaptivehippopotamiinhistory,for10pointseach:
[10]Afterthismansdeath,severalhipposescapedintothewildfromhispersonalzooandnowroamthe
countryside.ThisColombiandruglordwasopposedbyagroupknownasLosPepes.
ANSWER:Pablo
Escobar
[10]FloodsinJune2015inthecapitalofthiscountryledtotheescapeofseveralzooanimals,includingahippo
thatwaseventuallyledtosafetybyrescuers.MikhailSaakashvilitookpowerinthiscountryaftertheRose
Revolution.
ANSWER:
Georgia
(or
Sakartvelo
thecityisTbilisi,
Georgia
)
[10]Duringthiswar,besiegedParisianstooktoeatingzooanimals,althoughtheaskingpriceforhippomeatwas
toohighforanyonetoafford.ThiswarendedwiththecaptureofNapoleonIIIatSedanbyasidethatconsistedofa
collectionofGermanstates.
ANSWER:
FrancoPrussian
War

2.BeforethestartoftheIraqWar,acopyofthispaintinghangingintheUNwascoveredduringpressconferences
givenbyColinPowell.For10pointseach:
[10]Namethisartwork.Itfeaturesaneyeshapedlightbulbatthetopofthecanvas,aswellasdepictionsofabull
andarearinghorsethatrepresentthechaosofwarinthetitlecity.
ANSWER:
Guernica
[10]
Guernica
waspaintedbythisartistinreactiontotheNationalistbombingoftheBasquecityofthesamename.
ThisSpanishartisthadRoseandBluePeriods,andworkedfrequentlywithCubism.
ANSWER:
Pablo(DiegoJosFranciscodePaulaJuanNepomucenoMaradelosRemediosCiprianodela
SantsimaTrinidadRuizy)
Picasso
[10]APicassoRosePeriodpaintingdepictsa
Family
ofthesetravellingcircusperformers.Itdepictsamanina
harlequinsuit,amaninaredsuit,andfourotherfiguresstandingseeminglyinthemiddleofnowhere.
ANSWER:
saltimbanques
(accept
FamilyofS
altimbanques
)

3.AnswerthefollowingabouttheconflictbetweentheGuelphsandtheGhibellines,for10pointseach:
[10]UnliketheGuelphs,whosupportedthePope,theGhibellinessupportedtheholderofthisoffice.Charlemagne
wasnamedthefirstholderofthisofficebyLeoIII.
ANSWER:
HolyRomanEmperor
(promptonjustemperor)
[10]ThetermsGuelphsandGhibellinesaroseduringtheruleofthisHolyRomanEmperor.Namedforhisfiery
facialhair,thisrulershareshisnamewiththeNazicodewordfortheinvasionoftheSovietUnion.
ANSWER:
FrederickI

(or
FrederickBarbarossa
promptonjustFrederick)
[10]ThetensionbetweentheGuelphsandtheGhibellineswasanoffshootofthismedievalconflictbetweenchurch
andstate.Itcenteredoverwhohadthepowertoappointlocalbishopsandotherreligiousofficials.
ANSWER:
Investiture
Controversy(acceptsynonymsforcontroversy)


4.Answerthefollowingaboutthearchitectureofchurches,for10pointseach:
[10]Gothiccathedralsoftenfeaturethesearchitecturalfeatures,meanttocounteracttheoutwardlateralforceona
wall.Theyderivetheirnamefromthefactthatthesupportisnotdirectlyattachedtothewall.
ANSWER:
flyingbuttress
es(promptonpartial)
[10]ThisMoscowcathedralwasbuiltbyPostnikYakovlev.LocatedneartheKremlin,itisfamousforits
onionshapeddomes.
ANSWER:
St.Basil
sCathedral(acceptCathedralof
VasilytheBlessed
acceptCathedralofthe
Intercessionof
theMostHolyTheotokosontheMoat
accept
Pokrovsky
Cathedral)
[10]Aftera2011earthquakedestroyedSt.JohntheBaptistChurchinChristchurch,NewZealand,Japanese
architectShigeruBanconstructedareplacementoutofthisbuildingmaterial.
ANSWER:
cardboard
(accept
Cardboard
Cathedralpromptonpaper)

5.A2015papertranslates20additionalversesofthisepicthatwerediscoveredin2011.For10pointseach:
[10]NamethisBabylonianepicinwhichthetitlekingofUrukjourneystofindasourceofimmortalityafterhis
friendEnkiduiskilled.
ANSWER:
Epicof
Gilgamesh
[10]Whilesearchingforthesourceofimmortality,GilgameshmeetsUtnapishtim,asurvivorofoneofthese
disastrousevents.
ANSWER:
flood
(acceptsynonymslikegreat
flood
orgreat
deluge
)
[10]The20additionallinesdescribeGilgameshandEnkidusexperiencekillingthebeastHumbabainthislocation.
AfterkillingHumbaba,Enkiduworriesthattheywillturnthislocation[to]awasteland.
ANSWER:
CedarForest
(promptonforest)

6.Thelargestancientsculptureeverfoundwasunearthedinoneofthesestructures.For10pointseach:
[10]TheFarneseBullwasdiscoveredinoneexampleofthesebuildingsnamedforCaracalla.Thecaldariumwasa
roominthisbuilding,whilethehypocaustawerelocatedbeneaththem.
ANSWER:Roman
bath
s(or
therma
e)
[10]BathhousesareamongthebestpreservedruinsofthistowninsouthernItaly,whichwasdestroyedalongwith
HerculaneumandStabiaeinthe79ADeruptionofMountVesuvius.
ANSWER:
Pompeii
[10]ThelargestimperialbathsinRomewerebuiltin306ADandnamedforthisemperor.Heestablishedthe
tetrarchyandherazedthechurchatNicomediaaspartofhisextensivepersecutionofChristians.
ANSWER:GaiusAureliusValerius
Diocletian
usAugustus

7.
TheVaisakhiharvestfestivalisthemostsacredinthisreligion.For10pointseach:
[10]NamethismonotheisticreligionthatwasfoundedbyNanakandwhichcelebratestengurus.
ANSWER:
Sikh
ism(acceptwordforms)
[10]UncuthairandthecarryingofaswordareamongthisnumberofKsinSikhism.Therearealsothismany
Thieves,orvices,inSikhism.
ANSWER:
five
[10]ThiseleventhandeternalGuruoftheSikhsisdividedbyragas,ormusicalsettingsinto1430pagesof
religioustext.
ANSWER:
AdiGranth
(orGuru

GranthSahib
)


8.NamesomethingsrelatedtothewarriorgoddessSekhmet,for10pointseach:
[10]SekhmetwasthewrathfulpersonificationofthisbodypartofRa.OneofthesebodypartsbelongingtoHorus
wasalsoknownasthewadjetandwasfrequentlyusedasaprotectiveamulet.
ANSWER:
eye
s
[10]SekhmetwasalsoseenasanaspectofthismorepeacefulEgyptiangoddess.Thisgoddesswastypically
associatedwithcows,aswellasloveandmotherhood.
ANSWER:
Hathor
[10]BothSekhmetandHathorpossessedontheircrownsthissymbolofarearingcobra.Frequentlypairedwitha
solardisk,itusuallyadornedthecrownsofpharaohs.
ANSWER:
uraeus

9.Answerthefollowingquestionsaboutthespeedofchemicalreactions,for10pointseach:
[10]Namethesedifferentialequationsthatrelatethespeedofchemicalreactions.Somecommonexamplesinclude
thefirstandsecondorderforms.
ANSWER:
ratelaw
(or
rateequation
promptonpartial)
[10]Therateofthisprocesscanbeexpressedtospecificswitharatelaw,butahalflifeistypicallyusedasa
standard.Neutronemissionisanexampleofthisprocessinwhichthenucleuslosesmassorenergy.
ANSWER:
radioactivedecay
(or
radioactivity
)
[10]Chemistsexploitthiseffecttodeterminereactionmechanismsandtransitionstatestructures.Itcandescribethe
changeinreactionratewhenahydrogenatomofonereactantisreplacedbyadeuteriumatom.
ANSWER:
kineticisotope
effect(accept
KIE
promptonpartialanswers)

10.HansSelyesgeneraladaptationtheoryexplainshowthisphenomenonleadstoalarm,andtheneventually
exhaustion.For10pointseach:
[10]Namethisphenomenonofapersonbeingtaxedbyoutsideinfluenceslikeanoisycrowd.Aposttraumatic
disorderassociatedwithitoftenoccurstosoldiers.
ANSWER:
stress
[10]Thispersonalitytheorypositsthathalfofallpeoplearecompetitiveandeasilystressed,whiletheotherhalfis
laidbackandlessstressed.
ANSWER:Type
A
andType
B
(promptonpartialacceptineitherorder)
[10]Stresscanactuallybepositive,andwhenitissignificantlyso,leadstoapersonenteringthisstateofimmersive
focusandconcentration.ItwastheorizedbyMihalyCsikszentmihalyi[meehighuhchicksentmuhhighee].
ANSWER:
flow
(promptonanswerssimilartobeinginthezone
Edsnote:apologiestothemoderatorforthat
lastname
)

11.Thereareexamplesofpowerlawseverywhere!Namesomethingsrelatedtosuchexamples,for10pointseach:
[10]GutenbergandRichternameapowerlawrelatingthemagnitudeandfrequencyofthesephenomena.Richter
alsonamesascalefortheenergyoftheseevents.
ANSWER:earth
quake
s
[10]TheStefanBoltzmanngivesapowerlawfortheenergyradiatedbytheseidealizedentities.Theultraviolet
catastrophedescribesaparadoxinwhichtheyapparentlyradiateinfiniteenergy.
ANSWER:
blackbody
[10]Thisempiricallawdescribesthetendencyofsampleddatafromdifferentfieldstodisplayapowerlaw
distributionforfrequencyintermsofrank.Itsapplicationtolinguisticsgivestheusagefrequencyofanywordas
inverselyproportionaltoitsfrequencyrank.
ANSWER:
Zipfs
law

12.ThisbirdhaditsfirstnaturalnestinginacenturyattheNecedahNationalWildlifeRefuge.For10pointseach:
[10]Namethisendangeredspeciesofcrane,whichnearlywentextinctinthemid20thcentury.Southernnesting
sitesforthisbirdincludetheareaaroundSanAntonioBayontheTexasGulfCoast.
ANSWER:
whooping
crane(Accept
G
rus
americana
)
[10]NecedahNationalWildlifeRefugeisalsoahavenforothermigratorybirdsalongaflywaynamedforthis
majorriver,thelongestinNorthAmerica.
ANSWER:
Mississippi
River
[10]TheNecedahRefugeitselfislocatedalongatributaryofthisriver,whichflowsthroughPortageandSaukCity
beforeflowingintotheMississippi.ItsharesitsnamewiththestateinwhichtheNecedahRefugeisfound.
ANSWER:
Wisconsin
River

13.Acharacterinthisstoryspurnsthesuggestionofwearingflowers,whicheventuallyleadsto10yearsoflabor.
For10pointseach:
[10]NamethisstorythatendswithMadameForestiertellingMadameLoiselthatthetitleobjectwasfake!Atmost
theywereworthfivehundredfrancs!
ANSWER:The
Necklace
(orThe
DiamondNecklace
)
[10]TheNecklaceisastorybythisFrenchauthor,bestknownfortwistendingsliketheonesinTheNecklace
orTheBallofFat.
ANSWER:Guyde
Maupassant
[10]ThisMaupassantstoryendswiththemaincharacterdying,havinggoneinsanefromnoonebelievingthathe
reallyjustpickedupthetitleitem,insteadofamissingpocketbook.
ANSWER:The
PieceofString

14.
Lichensarecompositesymbioticorganismscomposedofcyanobacteriaandmembersofthiskingdomof
organisms.For10pointseach:
[10]
Namethiskingdomoforganismscharacterizedbytheiruniquechitincontainingcellwalls.Thiskingdom
includesunicellularorganismslikeyeastsandmolds,andmulticellularorganismslikemushrooms.
ANSWER:
fungi
(or
Fungi

Edsnote:Whywasthemushroomalwaysinvitedtoparties?Becausehewasa
fun
guy
!10pointstoanyonewholaughs...ornot...
)
[10]Chytrids[kittrids]wereoriginallyclassifiedasprotistsinsteadoffungi,sincetheirmotilezoospore
[zohohspore]phasecontainthismotileappendage.Theyrenotcilia,buttheyarestructurallyidenticaltociliain
eukaryotes.
ANSWER:
flagellum
(or
flagella
,theplural)
[10]Fungiareresponsibleforchytridiomychosis[kitTRIDeeohmyCOSsus],adiseasethatsometimescauses
100%mortalityinthisclassoforganisms.CladeswithinthisclassoforganismsincludetheordersApoda,Caudata,
andGymnophiona.
ANSWER:
amphibian
s(or
Amphibia
)

15.Thischaracter'sfatherisSarek,andhismotherisAmandaGrayson.For10pointseach:
[10]Namethischaracterwhologicallychoosestosacrificehimselfattheendof
TheWrathofKhan
,thusdyingin
CaptainKirk'sarms.
ANSWER:
Spock
[10]Spock,CaptainKirk,andtheothercrewmembersofthe
Enterprise
appearontheOriginalSeriesofthis
franchise.TheNextGenerationincarnationofthisfranchisestarsPatrickStewartasCaptainPicard.
ANSWER:
StarTrek
[10]BrentSpinerplaysthisandroidon
TheNextGeneration
.IntheepisodeTheMeasureofaMan,thischaracter
isemotionallyruledtobeasentientbeingandnotproperty.
ANSWER:
Data

16.ThesixteenthofthesedescribedAmericanindustryasanarsenalofdemocracyfortheworld.For10points
each:
[10]NamethisseriesofaddresseswithsuchtitlesasOntheRecessionandReportontheHomeFront.
ANSWER:
firesidechats
[10]ThefiresidechatsweredeliveredbythisDemocraticpresidentandarchitectoftheNewDeal.Hesucceeded
HerbertHooverandwonanunprecedentedfourthtermofofficein1944.
ANSWER:
F
ranklinDelano
Roosevelt
(accept
FDR
promptonRoosevelt)
[10]FDRsninthfiresidechatdealtwiththisinitiative,whichresultedfromBlackMondayandultimatelyledtothe
endoftheLochnerera.
ANSWER:
courtpacking
plan(accept
JudicialProceduresReformBillof1937
)

17.OnJuly29,2015,the10thversionofthisoperatingsystemwasreleasedtothepublic.For10pointseach:
[10]Namethisubiquitousoperatingsystemwhose8thversionattemptedtointroduceatouchpadlikeinterfacefor
theStartscreen.ThisoperatingsystemhasmadeaHarvarddropoutprettyrich.
ANSWER:
Windows
NT
[10]ThistechniqueremoveshardwarerestrictionsontheiPhoneOS,allowingtheusertoinstallcustomsoftware.
TheequivalentonAndroidphonesisrooting.
ANSWER:
jailbreak
ing
[10]ThispopularopensourceLinuxdistributionwasdevelopedbyIanMurdockinthe90s.Ubuntuisderivedfrom
thisdistribution.
ANSWER:
Debian

18.A65measureharpsichordcadenzacanbefoundinthefifthofthissetofcompositions.For10pointseach:
[10]NamethisgroupofsixworkscomposedforthemargraveofaGermancity.Thefourthoftheseworksincludes
apartfortheechoflute,althoughitsusuallyreplacedbyarecorderinmodernperformances.
ANSWER:
BrandenburgConcerto
s
(accept
SixConcertsplusieursinstruments
)
[10]TheBrandenburgConcertoswerewrittenbythiscomposerofthe
St.MatthewPassion
and
TheWellTempered
Clavier.
ANSWER:
J
ohann
S
ebastian
Bach
(promptonBach)
[10]ThisCanadianpianistwaswellknownforhisinterpretationsofJ.S.Bachskeyboardworks,particularlyhis
1955recordingofthe
GoldbergVariations,
whichfeaturesextensivehummingandfoottapping.
ANSWER:Glenn(Herbert)
Gould

19.AnswerthefollowingaboutreferencestoSamsoninBritishliterature,for10pointseach:
[10]ThemarriagebetweenRawdonCrowleyandBeckySharpiscomparedtoSamsonandDelilahinthisnovel
withoutahero,whichcontainsanextensiveportrayaloftheBattleofWaterloo.
ANSWER:
VanityFair
:ANovelWithoutaHero
(byWilliamMakepeaceThackeray)
[10]ThisblindEnglishpoetwrotethedrama
SamsonAgonistes
,buthesmorefamousfordepictingthefallof
Luciferfromheavenin
ParadiseLost
.
ANSWER:John
Milton
[10]InGeoffreyChaucers
TheCanterburyTales
,thishorriblydepressingdudeincludesthetaleofSamsonasone
of17tragicstoriesbeforetheKnightcutshimoffforbeingsuchabuzzkill.
ANSWER:the
Monk
(acceptThe
Monk
sTale)

20.ThenarratorofthisbookengagesinanintimatefootminglingceremonywiththeSanLorenzianMona.For10
pointseach:
[10]NamethisnovelinwhichthesubstanceicenineultimatelyleadstothefreezingoftheentireEarth.Itsnamed
afterachildrensstringgame.
ANSWER:
CatsCradle
[10]
CatsCradle
isanovelbythisAmerican,whorepeatedlyinsertedbirdcallsofPooteeweet?withinhisnovel
abouttheunstuckintimeBillyPilgrim,
SlaughterhouseFive
.
ANSWER:Kurt
Vonnegut
[10]InthisVonnegutnovelthespaceexplorerMalachiConstanttravelstothetitlemoonofSaturnandmeets
WinstonNilesRumfoord,aswellasanalienwhosespaceshipispoweredbytheUniversalWilltoBecome.
ANSWER:
The

SirensofTitan

21.AhighlyillegalmethodoffishinginsoutheastAsiainvolvesusingthesodiumsaltofthisanion.For10points
each:
[10]Namethisanion,whichconsistsofacarbonatomtriplebondedtoanitrogenatom.

ANSWER:
cyanide
(donotacceptorpromptonnitrilepromptonCN
[seeenminus])
[10]Sodiumcyanideisalsocommonlyusedintheminingofthismetal,whichnotablydissolvesin
aquaregia
.This
elementschemicalsymbolisAu.
ANSWER:
gold
[10]ThisothercyanidecontainingcompoundhasidealizedformulaFe
(CN)
[effeesevenseeeneighteen].It
7
18
canbeusedtotreatthalliumpoisoning,althoughitsmostnotableindustrialuseisasadye.
ANSWER:
Prussianblue
(or
Turnbullsblue
or
Berlinblue
or
Parisianblue
or
ferricferrocyanide
or
ferric
hexacyanoferrate
or
iron(III)ferrocyanide
or
iron(III)hexacyanoferrate(II)
)