Tossups – round 1 dennis haskins open 2002 ut-chattanooga
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Answer: ethnocentrism17. In this novel, the last of the line is killed by ants, while the first dies tied to a tree. The gypsy Melquiades brings such wonders as magnets, ice, and flying carpets to the village of twenty adobe houses, fascinating Jose Arcadio. Six generations of descendants of Ursula and Jose Arcadio Buendia also appear in this novel, set in the town of Macondo. FTP, name this 1967 novel by Gabriel Garcia-Marquez. Answer: One Hundred Years of Solitude (or Cien Años de Soledad)
Answer: Strontium 19. Born in 1902, in 1964 he was banished to Turkey for denouncing his country’s leader for suggesting women be allowed to vote. Later he was allowed to re-settle in Iraq, but Saddam Hussein banished him for fomenting Shi’ite unrest there in 1975. He led opposition to Reza Pahlevi from Paris until 1979, when student demonstrations deposed the Shah. FTP name this Muslim cleric who ruled Iran until his death in 1989. Answer: Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini 20. For the three weeks surrounding Christmas 2000, he had the number one single on BBC radio, holding his own against Eminem and Westlife. His next single, released in September of this year, was a cover of “Mambo #5” which altered the lyrics. Concerns arose when he appeared in Japan in 2000 as his four fingered hands seemed to suggest he was part of the Japanese Mafia. In actuality, he is a very friendly chap, as his friends Roley, Dizzy, Muck and Lofty, as well as Farmer Pickles and Wendy, could tell you. FTP, name this British construction worker beloved by children worldwide. Answer: Bob the Builder 21. The word was coined by Ernst Haeckel, and the subject is sometimes called scientific natural history. Experts may focus on limnology, or study autotrophs and heterotrophs,but they will certainly classify organisms according to their adaptation to, and function within a biological system. FTP give the term for the scientific study of the interrelationships of plants, animals, and the environment. Answer: ecology 22. The story is told in Exodus 3:2, and it eventually became a symbol of the Presbyterian church. Found on Mount Horeb, the revelation that the Children of Israel were to be delivered from the oppression of the Egyptians and brought into the land of Canaan was given to Moses through it. FTP, what was this conduit for the voice of God which was not consumed by fire? Answer: burning bush 23. This sort works in order-n^2 time, which isn’t that bad, considering that its four lines long (not counting the swap). It’s four lines are two for loops, one which runs through the array to be sorted and one which runs through just the unsorted part, looking for the extreme in the unsorted fields. There is an if statement to compare the items of the two for loops, and if the if statement is true, the two items are swapped. FTP, give the name of this sort, the most basic sort in computer science. Answer: bubble sort TOSSUPS – ROUND 4 DENNIS HASKINS OPEN 2002 -- UT-CHATTANOOGA 1. Gothmog, son of Morgoth and Fluithuin, was slain in the Beleriand wars. Most of them died during the First Age, although an unknown number may remain buried. These Maiar were seduced by Morgoth rather than the light; in Sindarin, their name means "demon of might." FTP name these creatures, who in combat fight with flaming whips, one of whom, called Durin's Bane, slew Gandalf. Answer: Balrog or Valarauko
Answer: Gibbons v. Ogden 3. This principle is incorporated in Fermi-Dirac statistics, which governs particles with half-integer spin and automatically limits occupancy to at most one. It can explain the aufbau principle, which governs how electrons are arranged in elements. It allows two electrons to be in the same orbital only if they differ in spin. FTP, name this principle which states that no two electrons can be in the same quantum state at the same time. Answer: Pauli exclusion principle 4. His 216 IQ explains why his favorite video game is “My Dinner with Andre.” Though he owns a Shar-Pei, he still shows up in one episode with a mechanical Scots Terrier. Although he was unsuccessful in lobbying to have 20 minutes added to the school day, he did win fourth grade class president over Bart. FTP who is this brainy character on The Simpsons? Answer: Martin Prince 5. The protagonist wants to help her husband’s health by borrowing money for them to take a trip to Italy. She only gets the loan by forging her father’s signature, and to pay back the bank she has to take in work. She likes the work, but when her husband Torvald finds out, he insists she quit. This leads to her famous door slamming. FTP this describes what play by Henrik Ibsen? Answer: A Doll’s House 6. 2,500 soldiers under Adna Chaffee helped put down this revolt, which was begun by people who believed that their training techniques had made them invulnerable to bullets. Sparked by anti-Western sentiments, members of the secret society of the Righteous and Harmonious Fists used the support of the Dowager Empress Cixi to besiege foreign embassies until an international force occupied Beijing. FTP, what was this Chinese rising named for the type of fighting they used in their training? Answer: Boxer Rising or Rebellion 7. Shakespeare appeared in the cast of the premiere of this man’s first play, Every Man in His Humour. His verse collections include Epigrams (1616) and The Forest (also 1616), which includes his ode “To Celia”. FTP name the author of the comedies Bartholomew Fair, The Alchemist, and Volpone. Answer: Ben Jonson 8. This number is the least significant digit of seven to the ninth as well as the probability of picking an irrational number at random from the real numbers. FTP what number is the integral of sin from negative pi over two to zero, the tangent of pi over four, and the volume of a cube with a side of length one? Answer: one 9. Called Yezo prior to 1869, it’s separated by the Soya Strait from Sakhalin Island and by the Tsugaru Strait from its larger and more populous neighbor. Principal home to the Ainu, much of the northern part is still sparsely inhabited. Chief cities include Otaru, Hakodate, and the site of the 1972 Winter Olympics, Sapporo. FTP name this northernmost and second largest of the principal islands of Japan. Answer: Hokkaido 10. This is the youngest of all biomes, formed little over 10,000 years ago by retreating glaciers. It has a short growing period and only small plants can survive there. The constant freeze-defrost cycle breaks up rocks very quickly, so the soil is very rocky and not very good, but many uniquely adapted plants manage to find bits of soil to live in. FTP, give the name of this biome, which is surprisingly not found on Lambeau Field in Green Bay. Answer: tundra 11. While an actress for the Provincetown Players this author had several plays produced, notably “Aria de Capo.” As a poet she won the Pulitzer Prize for her collection “The Harp Weaver and Other Poems”, and was most famous for her sonnets like “Euclid Alone Has Looked on Beauty Bare”. FTP, who was this American poet who claimed that her candle burned at both ends, author of “Renascence”? Answer: Edna St. Vincent Millay 12. It was originally published in 1725 as part of a collection of twelve concerti titled The Contest of Harmony and Invention. But its composer’s popularity had waned even in his lifetime, and this work like his others was virtually forgotten. It took a stroke of luck for the composer’s works to be rediscovered at a rummage sale at an Italian monastery in 1926, which led to the republication of this set of four concerti in 1950. Today one of the most recognizable orchestral themes is the opening passage of its first concerto, “Spring.” FTP name this Baroque masterpiece by Antonio Vivaldi. Answer: “The Four Seasons” 13. On February 14, 1965 the East Elmhurst, New York, home where he, his wife Betty and their four daughters lived in was firebombed; the family escaped physical injury. One week later, while he was speaking on stage at the Audubon Ballroom in New York City, he was shot at close range by three men. FTP, name this Omaha-born activist who considered his original surname, "Little," to be a slave name and who chose his new last name to signify his lost tribal name. Answer: Malcolm X 14. He is warned to do no more than rescue Greek ships from Trojan clutches, but Hector and his men flee upon seeing him, mistaking him for someone else. Thus he leads the Myrmidons toward the Trojan walls, but Apollo knocks his helmet off, then he is pierced by a Trojan spear, then finished off by Hector. FTP this is what armor bearer and great love of Achilles? Answer: Patroclus 15. Technically a salt, this compound may be formed as a byproduct of the Solvay process but is more commonly formed by itself by the reaction of lye with carbonated water. Used in fire extinguishers, deodorants, toothpastes, and stomach remedies, it is an important part of the body’s most important buffer system. FTP name this compound, which has formula NaHCO3, commonly called baking soda. Answer: sodium bicarbonate (or bicarbonate of soda; accept sodium hydrogen carbonate, but NOT sodium carbonate, sal soda, or washing soda; prompt for more on “baking soda” before it’s said) 16. He was a 4th round draft pick of hockey’s Los Angeles Kings in 1984. He was also a 4th round draft pick in 1984 in a different sport, a sport for which he is more than likely a future Hall of Famer despite only one homer and one stolen base in 956 at-bats. The seven-year gap between this lefthander’s two Cy Young Awards is the longest such gap for a multiple winner. FTP, name this Atlanta pitcher who won his Cy Young Awards in 1991 and 1998, Answer: Tom Glavine |