Brigham Young 1B - Collegiate Quizbowl Packet Archive

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T1. Discovered by Prusiner, these are responsible for such human diseases as kuru and for chronic
wasting disease in deer and elk. They apparently function by converting regular proteins into affected
ones, and are the only disease agents that can be both hereditary and contagious. FTP, name these
infective proteins.
Ans: Prions
T2. Cecil Rhodes' British South African company received a charter to develop the area in 1884. When
the company ran into trouble with Arab slavers, the territory, known as Nyasaland, was annexed by
Britain and made a protectorate. In 1964, Nyasaland become an independent republic. For ten points,
identify this African country, ruled for almost all of its independent life by President Hastings K. Banda
from its capital of Lilongwe .
Ans: Malawi
T3. Polo is one of only two games whose rules mandate right-handed play. The second uses a cesta and a
pelota. FTP, name this other game for which left-handers need not apply.
Ans:
Jai-alai
T4. The one of Elea was a pupil of Parmenides, while the one of Citium founded his own philosophy
which he taught at the Porch School. Ftp, give the name shared by the propounder of famous paradoxes
and the founder of the Stoics.
Ans: Zeno
T5. Due to its excessive and tasteless parade of horrors, some believe this play to have been coauthored by Christopher Marlowe. It is generally considered, however, to be Shakespeare's own work
and, perhaps, his first play. For ten points, identify this Roman tragedy in which Lavinia is raped and
mutilated by men whom the title character kills and serves for dinner.
Ans.: Titus Andronicus
T6. They formed the fifteenth and sixteenth dynasties of Egypt, and it is generally believed that they
introduced the horse and war chariot, the composite bow, and new types of daggers and swords to that
country. FTP, name these people that ruled the land of the Nile from roughly 1700 to 1570 Be.
Ans: Hyksos
T7. When heated in its pure form, it gives off vapors so noxious that a drop of it can make the air in a
room unbreathable. Ten drops of it applied to the tongue will kill small animals. But don't worry;
according to the tobacco industry, its not a drug. For ten points, identify this substance which figures
prominently in the debate over cigarettes.
Ans: Nicotine
T8. According to legend, it was written to win a bet that a novel could be produced in which the leading
character would never be referred to by name. For an easy 10 points, what is this classic western by
Owen Wister that features the characters of Judge Garth, Steve, and Trampas?
Ans: The Virginian
T9. The Earl of Oxford, he rose to power after the South Sea Bubble collapsed, and followed his policies
of peace and fiscal restraint until forced into the War of Jenkin's Ear, shortly after which he resigned.
Ftp, name the first man considered Prime Minister of Great Brittain.
Ans: Robert Walpole
T10. Its author was influenced by Jack London's "The Iron Heel", and indeed, the novel contains the line,
"If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face6forever." For ten points,
identify this work, the ultimate dystopia, which made famous Room 101, Julia, Oceania and Big
Brother.
Ans: 1984
T11. The name's the same: the wife of Leontes in Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale, the daughter of
Menelaus and Helen in Greek mythology, and the first name of the actress who sand "Ah, Yes, I
Remember It Well" with Maurice Chevalier in GigL FTP, what is the common name?
Ans: Hermione
T12. A 20th century millennial belief found among Melanesians, these sects believe in the ultimate
return of their ancestors who will bring the manufactured goods that the europeans have been diverting
through their superior magic. Ftp, name this New Guinea belief.
Ans: Cargo Cults
T13. He's the subject of a romantic opera by Giacomo Meyerbeer, an opera that gets its title from the
continent whose coastline he helped explore. Living from 1460 to 1524, he was part of the Portuguese
drive to push further and further down the African coast in search of a water route to the East. For ten
points, identify this explorer, who in 1498, became the first to sail around Africa and into Indian
waters.
Ans: Vasco da Gama
T14. Captured by pirates while a young man, he became incensed at the low amount of ransom asked for
his release and told them that a higher sum would be more appropriate. The pirates increased the
ransom, which was paid, but he later returned an dcaptured the pirates and recovered the rnasom.
FTP, name this man who is famous for having said "Jacta est alea" and "Veni, vidi, vicL"
Ans: Julius Caesar
T15. The literary genre known as "Ruritanian romances," noted for royal plots in mythical central
European settings, takes its name from a novel by Anthony Hoep in which an Englishman is forced to
stand in for a kidnapped king to whom he bears an uncanny resemblance. FTP, name this classic novel.
Ans: The Prisoner of Zenda
T16. From explaining away the Great Train RobberyouWe're going to look for it when the snow
melts.uoto playing the devil as a being who torments mankind by ripping the final page out of Agatha
Christie novels, this actor defined British comedic understatement. For ten points, identify this
would-be foreign service officer who went Beyond the Fringe with Dudley Moore in the 1960's and who
died last month at the age of 57.
Ans: Peter Cook
T17. Born in Austria but later emigrating to the U.S., he published several tomes on nucleic acids and
is best known for the discovery that bears his name: that the bases Adenine,Thymine, Guanine, and
Cytosine are found in equal quantities. FTP, name this scientist.
Ans: Erwin Chargaff
T18. Before he died in 1880, he founded modern brain surgery and scientific anthropology in France.
He is best remembered for a landmark discovery in the study of aphasia, or speech disorders. FTP
name this scientist whose name was given to a vital center for speec production in the brain.
Ans.: Paul Broca
T19. This American playwright's newest work, Seven Guitars, recently opened in Chicago to rave
reviews. Closely associated with the Yale Repetory Theatre, his plays Ma Rainey's Black Bottom and
Two Trains Running premiered there. You may know him better as the winner of the 1987 and 1990
Pulitzer Prizes for Drama. FTP, name this writer of Fences and The Piano Lesson.
Ans: August Wilson
T20. This musicians early life was largely occupied with theoretical writings; his success as a
composer didn't come until after he was fifty. During his fifties, however he produced such
masterpieces as Castor and Pollux, Les Indes galantes, and Dardanus. His only instrumental ensemble
publication was the 1741 PiEces de clavecin en concerts, but he published two books of solo
harpsichord music. FTP, name the author of the landmark 1722 Treatise on Harmony.
Ans: Jean-Philippe Rameau
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81. (30) Answer these questions about Parliamentary acts before the Revolution for the stated
number of points.
1. For five points, this act put a tax on dice, marriage licenses, and newspapers, among other things.
Ans: Stamp Act
2. For ten points, the Sugar Act put a 3-penny tax on this substance, used in making rum.
Ans: Molasses
3. For fifteen points, this act taxed lead, tea, paint colors, and paper.
Ans: Townshend Act
82. (30)
30-20-10 identify the philosopher.
30) His major work, attempting to find solace and understanding in reason alone, was translated into
English by Alfred the Great.
20) He was consul under Theodoric, but was later imprisoned.
10) He wrote de consolatione philosophiae or The Consolation of Philosophy.
Ans: 80ethius
83. (30) Name these lesser known Greek deities from a description for ten points apiece.
1. Daughter of Nyx and Erebus, she was the goddess of vengeance and punished men for their pride.
Ans: Nemesis
2. A brother of Nemesis, he was the god of death.
Ans: Thanatos
3. Goddess of mischief, she tossed the golden apple amongst the chief goddesses, laying the seeds of the
Trojan war in the process.
Ans: Ate
B4. (30) We all know that Schiemann discovered the city of Troy and that Carter unearthed the tomb of
Tutankhamen, but for ten points each, what men are associated with the following archaeological
achievements?
1.
Deciphering hieroglyphics
Ans: Jean-Francois Champollion
2. Excavation of Knossos
Ans: Sir Arthur Evans
3. Discovery of Machu Picchu
Ans: Hiram Bingham
B5. (30) For the European history buff, identify the European conflict with which you associate the
following people for ten points each.
1. Florence Nightingale
Ans: Crimean War
2. Gustav II of Sweden
Ans: Thirty Years War
3. Michel Ney
Ans: Napoleonic Wars
B6. (30) How much do you really know about columns?
1. First, for 10 points, all or nothing, name the three types of Greek columns.
Ans: Doric
Ionic
Corinthian
2. Next, for 10 points each, name the two classical Roman columns, one a plain style derived from the
Doric order and the other which combined Ionic scrolls with Corinthian leaves.
Ans: Tuscan
Composite
B7. (30) Several of the Summer Olympic games have been held at the same place twice. Given the place
and the year, give the other year the Olympics were held there for 10 points apiece.
1. Los Angeles, 1984
Ans:
2.
1932
Paris, 1924
Ans: 1900
3. London, 1948
Ans:
1908
B8. (25)
25-10 identify the name.
25) Elijah Muhammad stated that all blacks were descended from this tribe.
10) This is the last name of the wife and daughters of Malcolm X
Ans: Shabazz
B9. (30)
Identify the artist 30-20-10.
30) Born in Maryland in 1741, his early works include "Nancy Hallam" (1771) and "George
Washington" (1772).
20) Perhaps his most famous work is "The Artist in His Museum" (1822) a self-portrait in which he
draws back the curtain on his natural-history museum which featured the skeleton of a mastodon.
10) A devoted family man, he had three wives and 11 children, seven of whom he named for artists,
including two sons named Titian. (The first died young)
Ans: Charles Wilson Peale
B10. (30) In the 1930s, Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall wrote a classic trilogy about the
events surrounding the voyage of H.M.S. Bounty to the South Pacific. Answer these questions about that
trilogy for the points indicated.
1. For five points, what was the first book of the trilogy that dealt with events on the Bounty itself?
Ans: Mutiny on the Bounty
2. For ten points, what was the last book in the trilogy, named for the island where Christian and the
mutineers landed?
Ans : Pitcairn's Island
3. For fifteen points, the second book told of the journey of those set adrift by the mutineers from the
Pacific Islands to Timor. Name it.
Ans: Men Against the Sea
B11. (30) Sure, you know Gene Hackman played Lex Luthor in the Superman movies, but how about
the Batman TV series villians? For ten points each, identify the actor who played the following in the
1960s show.
1. The Riddler
Ans: Frank Gorshin
2. The Joker
Ans: Cesar Romero
3. The Penguin
Ans: Burgess Meredith
B 12. (20) State nickname time: for five points each, given the nickname, identify the state.
1. Nutmeg State
Ans: Connecticut
2. Pelican State
Ans: Louisiana
3. Evergreen State
Ans: Washington
4. Coyote State
Ans: South Dakota
B13. (30) While the prefix "mega" means "million," this bonus is only worth thirty points.
points each, identify the following "mega" words.
For ten
1. A pathological state in which a person vastly overstates their own importance.
Ans: Megalomania
2. It refers to a huge urban region formed by chains of metropolitan areas.
Ans: Megalopolis
3. A structure of large stones including many ancient construction such as Stonehenge.
Ans: Megalithic
B14. (30)
Identify the saint, 30-20-10.
30) In 1538, King Henry VIII proclaimed "From henceforth, [this man] shall not be esteemed, named,
reputed a saint...and that his images and pictures throughout the whole realm shall be put down and
avoided."
20)
Born in 1118, he was made Lord Chancellor in 1155.
10) His 1170 return to England from exile in France, prompted King Henry II to say, "Of the cowards
that eat my bread, is there none that will rid me of this upstart priest?"
Ans: St. Thomas a Beckett
B15. (30) Three teams established dynasties in college football during the 1980s as the only three
teams to win 100 games in the 80's. For ten points each, name them.
Ans: Brigham Young University
University of Miami
University of Nebraska
B16. (30) Answer these statistical questions for the stated number of points.
1. For five points, If you want to compare the means of two populations, what one letter test developed
under the psuedonym Student, would you use?
Ans: Student's t-test
2. For ten points, If you don't like the t-test, you could perform an analysis of variance test which
makes use of this, also one letter, statistic.
Ans: F-test
3. For fifteen points, if the t-test had a test statistic of 7, what would the corresponding F statistic be?
Ans: 49, the square of the t
B17. (20) For five points each, name the creators of the following annular works.
1. The Ring and the Book
Ans: Robert Browning
2. The Lord of the Rings
Ans: J.R.R. Tolkien
3. the ring structure of benzene
Ans: Friedrich August KekulE von
Stradonitz
4. The Book of Five Rings
Ans: Miyamoto Musashi
B18. (30) 5 pts each and a 5 pt bonus for all, identify the composers of the following symphonic
poems.
1. Mazeppa
Ans: Franz Lizst
2. The Accursed Huntsman
Ans: CEsar Franck
3. The Noon Witch
Ans: Antonin Dvorak
4. Danse Macabre
Ans: Camille Saint-Saens
5. Don Juan
Ans: Richard Strauss
B19. (30) Identify the poets from lines 10 pts each
1. I'd rather be a pagan suckled in a creed outworn
Ans: William Wordsworth
2. I want a hero: an uncommon want,
Ans: George Gordon, Lord Byron
3. Mock on, Mock on, Voltaire, Rousseau;
Ans: William Blake
B20. (30) In January 1995, Chris Evert was elected unanimously to the International Tennis Hall of
Fame, only the fourth player to be unanimously selected in the 40-year history of the Hall. For ten
points each, name the other three tennis greats so honored, two Australian men, one who won the Grand
Slam in 1962 and 1969, another who won Wimbledon in 1967, 1970, and 1971, and the first female
U.S. champion in the Open era.
Ans: Rod Laver
John Newcombe
Virginia Wade