TOSS-UP QUESTIONS (Dartmouth U.) 1. "Harold Abrahams married Sybil Gordon, became the elder statesman of British athletics, and died in January, 1978. Eric Liddell died in occupied China toward the end of World War II. All of Scotland mourned." So ends a 1981 movie that tells the stories of two of Britain's finest runners in the 1924 Paris Olympics. For 10 points, name this film. A: CHARIOTS OF FIRE 2. One of his "classic" pieces is called "Four Minutes, Thirty-three Seconds," a "song" in which the performers come out on stage, do nothing for four minutes, thirty-three seconds, and then leave. For 10 points, name this avant-garde composer, who died in August, 1992, at the age of 79. A: John CAGE 3. The name's almost the same -- they sound alike, although they're spelled differently. One was the leading American publisher in the period immediately following the Revolutionary War, publishing over 400 books. The other is Michael Jordan's nemesis, a man many think was kept off the U.S. Olympic basketball team because Jordan did not want to play on the same team as him. For 10 points, what name do these two men share? A: ISIAH THOMAS (The printer's name is spelled ISAIAH) 4. In 1991, Judit [YOO-dit] won the Hungarian chess championship, becoming the youngest person ever to achieve the rank of Grandmaster. In that tournament, she finished ahead of her oldest sister, Zsuzsa [ZHU-zha], who is a Grandmaster in her own right. Her other sister, Zsofia [ZHO-fia], also plays a mean game of chess, being just one step away from becoming a Grandmaster. For 10 points, what is the name of this family of chessplayers? A: POLGAR 5. Darnitol. Ligamint. Halo breath freshener. Vintage Farms deli loaf. Alarm soap. Firmatine. Sitagin. The Fannisizer. All of these products have something in common -- you can't buy them in any store. For 10 points, all of these are fake products used to advertise what brand of battery, the brand that's "still going"? A: ENERGIZER 6. The Tony-Award winning play of the mid-1980s, "Sunday in the Park with George," refers to the pointillist artist George Seurat and is a play on words of the title of one of his paintings. According to the title of this painting, for ten points, on what island is the park in "Sunday in the Park with George"? A: LA GRANDE JATTE 7. The major claim to fame of Glassboro State College, in Glassboro, New Jersey these days is for receiving the largest one-time donation in history -- 100 million dollars. But, in hit the headlines once earlier in 1967 when it hosted a summit meeting between for 10 points, which US President Johnson and which Soviet Premier? A: KOSYGIN. 8. "This is the theme to Garry's show, the opening theme to Garry's show/This is the music that you hear as you watch the credits...." This is part of the opening theme to a show hosted by comedian Garry Shandling on both Fox and Showtime from 1988 to 1990. For 10 points, give the exact title of this program. A: "IT'S GARRY SHANDLING'S SHOW" (Not "The Garry Shandling Show") 9. "The $100,000 Big Surprise," "Guess Again," and "I'll Buy That" are three game shows from the 1950's, when game shows were very popular and often appeared on prime-time on the networks. What's interesting about these three shows is that they were all hosted by a man not known for being a game show host -- he's known as a journalist. For ten points, name this man, best known today as a correspondent on "60 Minutes." A. Mike WALLACE 10. Michael Jackson considered this man one of his favorite comedians. So did Elizabeth Taylor. Many people, however, disliked him, thinking his numerous sketches involving scantily clad buxom women, sketches in which sexual innuendoes flew freely, were tasteless. But the world was saddened in April of 1992 to hear that this man had suffered a fatal heart attack while watching television at his home in Britain. For 10 points, name this classic comedian. A: Benny HILL 11. Many conservatives think that college campuses today are "P.C." Of course it stands for "politically correct," but if you were to use the term "P.C." in Britain, it would mean something entirely different -- you'd be referring to a certain political party called PLAID CYMRU [PLEYETH COME-ree] . For 10 points, name the region of the United Kingdom whose interests it serves. A:WALES 12. Very few films are shot in black-and-white anymore. Therefore, it should be surprising that the last time a black-and-white movie won one of the major Academy Awards was only 12 years ago. It happened in 1980 when the Best Actor Oscar went to Robert De Niro. For 10 points, name the movie for which De Niro won this Academy Award. A: RAGING BULL 13. It's a good thing he lost the election of 1872 -- because he died before the Electoral College was able to convene. So his electoral votes were split among a number of candidates, including his vice-presidential candidate, B. Gratz Brown. For 10 points, name this man, a journalist famous for the quote, "Go west, young man, and grow up with the country." A: Horace GREELEY 14. Its original title of this painting is "The Militia Company of Captain Frans Banning Cocq." It was painted in 1642 and now hangs in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. For 10, points, by what name is this painting, the largest painting ever made by Rembrandt, now known? A: THE NIGHT WATCH 15. When he died in 1955, the attending nurse only spoke English. However,this man, being a native of Germany, spoke his final words in German. So theworld will never know what his final words were. For 10 points, name this man, one of the most famous scientists of the 20th century. A: Albert EINSTEIN 16. By the middle of 1992, there were only about 22,000 of them. This was down from a high of well over 30,000 just a few years earlier. They're the people whose wealth helps underwrite all the loans at Lloyd's of London, and there's a special term for them. For 10 points, what is that term? A: NAMES 17. His fifth book of stories, "Every Living Thing," was published in 1992. Previous books by this man include "The Lord God Made Them All" and "All Things Bright and Beautiful." But this man, who is probably the world's most famous veterinarian, is best known for his first book, "All Creatures Great and Small." For 10 points, name him. A: James HERRIOT 18. It did exist in the 1940's, but in America, it turned out that television didn't need it, so its frequencies were given to police radio and other uses. It still exists in many European countries, such as Germany, where it is used by one of Germany's two national broadcast networks. Its non-usage in America is why American TV dials seem so strange. In the 1980's Chris Whittle used it as the name of his educational, commercial network which broadcast only in schools. For 10 points, what is this concept? A: CHANNEL ONE 19. He proved that the nova of 1572 was a star well beyond the Moon's orbit, thus disproving the Aristotlean view of the heavens, which claimed that the heavens were immutable. However, at his observatory at Uraniborg, he was unable to detect the parallax that exists due to the Earth's revolution around the Sun, thus leading him to reject the Copernican system as well, instead postulating his own view of the universe. For 10 points, name this famous Danish astronomer of the 16th century. A: Tycho BRAHE 20. According to the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the organization that awards the Grammy, there is officially "no award" for the Best New Artist of 1989. It's not that there were no good new recording acts that year; rather, the Academy made a terrible blunder in awarding the Grammy to the only act that ever had to give up its award. For 10 points, name this act, a duet that was forced to give up its award when it was revealed that they were not the real singers on "their" debut album. A: MILLI VANILLI 21. In the 1960s he became known for making "soft" sculptures of everyday items, such as 1963's "Soft Typewriter," 1966's "Soft Toilet," and 1967's "Giant Soft Drum Set". By 1969, however, he became interested in turning everyday items into monuments, as evidenced by his "Lipstick Monument" erected that year at Yale University. For 10 points, name this artist. A: Claes OLDENBURG 22. This family was the thinly disguised subject of the George S. Kaufman-Edna Ferber play "The Royal Family". The mother of the family was the stage actress Gerogianna Drew, while her three children, who used their father's name, became noted stage actors themselves, and later movie stars as well. For 10 points, what is the last name of this acting family? A: BARRYMORE 23. It's defined as a disk-shaped piece of black vulcanized rubber three inches in diameter and one inch thick, with a weight of 5-1/2 to 6 ounces. Under the direction of a professional, it can attain a speed of over 100 miles per hour. For a quick 10 points, what is this object used in sports? A: A HOCKEY PUCK 24. Active in the French Resistance during World War II, after the war's end he directed the effort to develop France's atomic energy program. Along with his wife, Irene Curie, this man won the 1935 Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering artificial radioactivity. For 10 points, name this French scientist. A: Frederic JOLIOT 25. The Emperor of Mali from 1312 until his death in 1337, he was famous for controlling a vast supply of gold. Indeed, on his pilgrimage to Mecca in the mid-1320's, he gave out so much gold in Cairo that the value of gold there dropped for years. Additionally, this man made Timbuktu a great center of learning. For 10 points, name this man. A: MANSA MUSA 26. It comes from the Hebrew word for "prickly pear," a meaning that has little if anything to do with its current meaning. Now, it refers to a person who is a native-born Israeli. For 10 points, name this five-letter word. A: SABRA 27. The American and British systems of numeration are quite different. A million refers to the same quantity in both systems, but a British billion equals one million millions; that is, it's the same as an American trillion. For 10 points, what do the British use to refer to an American billion? A: MILLIARD or ONE THOUSAND MILLION 28. At the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, there were a number of athletes who were, in the eyes of the IOC, technically stateless. Of course, there's the Unified team, and the athletes from the remnants of Yugoslavia competed as "Independent Olympics Participants." But there was one other stateless team as well -- the Republic of China, also known as Taiwan. Thanks to objections from Communist China, they couldn't compete as either Taiwan or the Republic of China. So, for 10 points, under what name did they compete? A: CHINESE TAIPEI 29. In the English language, there are few, if any words that rhyme with 'the,' 'silver,' or 'month,' so these words are hard to use in most traditional forms of poetry. However, there is one type of poem in six words are repeated at the end of the line in six stanzas, although the order of the end-words changes from stanza to stanza. For 10 points, name this type of poem, whose name comes from the Latin root for 'six.' A: SESTINA BONUS QUESTIONS (Dartmouth U.) 1. (25 points) JOHNS AND PAULS For 5 points apiece, given a detail of each of their lives, give the full name of each of the following men named John or Paul. a) Until 1978, this man was known as Karol Wojtyla, a Cardinal from Poland. b) This man commanded the "Bonhomme Richard." c) This man was appointed to the Supreme Court as an Associate Justice in 1975. d) This man refused the 1964 Nobel Prize for literature. e) This man, a star of the TV show "Voyagers," accidentally killed himself by shooting himself with a blank bullet. A: a) POPE JOHN PAUL II b) JOHN PAUL JONES c) JOHN PAUL STEVENS d) JEAN-PAUL SARTRE e) JON-ERIK HEXUM (I didn't say they were all named both John and Paul!) 2. (30 points) European cars generally have oval stickers on the back with a one or two letter abbreviation of the country in which the car is registered. For 10 points apiece, give the abbreviations seen on the stickers of the following countries' cars. a) Finland b) Switzerland c) Spain A: a) SF b) CH c) E 3. (20 points) If you watched NBC's Olympic coverage over the summer, you probably saw a lot about American athletes, even those who had almost no shot of winning a medal, while hearing little about the athletes of other countries. For 5 points apiece, given a description of the athlete, name these athletes, all of whom won medals. a) This Canadian rower suffered a serious accident while training in Germany in May and walked to the medal stand to receive her bronze medal with the aid of a cane. b) This Australian took up swimming as rehabilitation after running through a plate-glass window at the age of nine and set a world's record in the 1500-meter freestyle. c) This decathlete from Czechoslovakia put an end to the "Dan and Dave" hype by winning the gold in the decathlon in Barcelona. d) This Cuban, the first man ever to high-jump eight feet, won the gold in the high jump. A: a) Silken LAUMANN b) Kieren PERKINS c) Robert ZMELIK d) Javier SOTOMAYOR 4. (20 points) NON-INDO-EUROPEAN LANGUAGES Most languages taught in America's high schools are from one of the largest language families in the world, Indo-European. But for 10 points each, answer the following questions about languages that are not in the Indo-European family. a) This language, the language of a Spanish separatist group, is spoken in both Spain and France. b) This group of Bantu languages is named after the peculiar sounds in them, sounds which are sometimes denoted by exclamation points. A: a) BASQUE (Note: Catalan is an Indo-European language) b) "CLICK" languages 5. (30 points) Take 30 points if you can name this singer after the first pair of songs, 20 if it takes you two pairs, and ten if you need all three pairs. 1. "Friends," "Ego" 2. "Blue Eyes," "A Word in Spanish" 3. "Philadelphia Freedom," "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" A: ELTON JOHN 6. (20 points) For five points each, name the American city in or near which each of the following television programs takes place. As an extra hint, all of these shows take place in real cities. a) "Family Ties" b) "One Day at a Time" c) "Eight is Enough" d) "Guiding Light" A: a) COLUMBUS b) INDIANAPOLIS c) SACRAMENTO d) SPRINGFIELD, Illinois 7. (25 points) Switzerland is generally depicted as being in the center of the Alps. It should not be surprising, therefore, that each of the five countries with which Switzerland shares a border also have high Alps in them. For five points each, and a possible 25 points total, name these five countries that border Switzerland. A: AUSTRIA FRANCE GERMANY ITALY LIECHTENSTEIN 8. (25 points) NOBEL PRIZES For 5 points apiece, given the name of a country, tell whether or not the Nobel Prize for Literature was ever awarded to a writer from that country. a) Australia b) Brazil c) China d) Greece e) Iceland A: a) YES (Patrick White, 1973) b) NO c) NO d) YES (Odysseus Elytis, 1979) e) YES (Halldor K. Laxness, 1955) 9. (20 points) RHYME TIME Once again it's time for everybody's favorite College Bowl game -- Rhyme Time. Given a clue, come up with the two-word rhyming phrase that fits the description given in the clue. For example, "an overweight feline" would be a "FAT CAT." Five points apiece. a) Ran after Elmer's Glue. b) Annoy Dad. c) An open porch made of iron. d) What a funeral home director does to make dead people more comfortable. A: a) CHASED PASTE b) BOTHER FATHER c) FERROUS TERRACE d) SOFTENS COFFINS 10. (30 points) WIMBLEDON For 10 points each, answer the following questions about the championships of the All-England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, more commonly known as Wimbledon. a) Steffi Graf won back-to-back women's titles in 1991 and 1992. Who was the last man to win back-to-back titles? b) Name the six-time winner of the women's championship who suprised everybody by making it to the semifinals as a 39-year old in 1981. c) Although this Australian never won Wimbledon, he was a finalist twenty years apart -- in both 1954 and 1974. A: a) Boris BECKER (1985 and 1986) b) Billie Jean KING c) Ken ROSEWALL 11. (30 points) In October 1992, Willy Brandt, one of Germany's elder statesmen, died of cancer at the age of 78. How much do you know about the life and times of Willy Brandt? Answer each of the following three questions about him for a chance at 30 points. a) For 5 points, of what German city was Brandt mayor before he became Chancellor? b) For 10 points, what 10-letter German word described Brandt's policy of rapprochement with the former East Germany? c) For 15 points, name the man who served as Brandt's personal secretary while Brandt was Chancellor. The discovery in 1974 that this man was actually an East German spy brought about the downfall of the Brandt government. A: a) WEST BERLIN (prompt for more specific info if only "Berlin" given) b) OSTPOLITIK c) Guenter GUILLAUME 12. (25 points) MOZART How much do you know about one of the world's greatest composers? For 10 points apiece, answer these questions about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. a) For 15 pts., give the maiden name of the woman Mozart married. b) For 10 pts., Mozart's compositions are often referred to by their "K numbers." The K stands for the last name of the man who devised this system. What is his name? A: a) Constanze WEBER b) KOECHEL 13. (30 points) CANADA Alex Trebek constantly bitches that Americans don't know enough about Canada. Just how little do Americans know, anyway? For ten points apiece, answer these questions and find out. a) Name the capital of the Prince Edward Island. b) Name the man who, for just under a year in late 1979 and early 1980, interrupted Pierre Trudeau's 15-year tenure as Prime Minister. c) If it is noon in New York City, what time (am or pm necessary) would it be on the island of Newfoundland? A: a) CHARLOTTETOWN b) Charles Joseph ("Joe") CLARK c) 1:30 PM 14. (25 points) Surprisingly, the first black U.S. Senator was not a Democrat, but a Republican, Edward Brooke. More surprisingly, Brooke was elected to two terms from Massachusetts -- 1966, and again in 1972. But in 1978, Brooke was defeated after the Democrats ran a strong campaign against Brooke's family problems. For 25 points, name the Democrat who defeated Brooke in the 1978 election. A: Paul TSONGAS 15. (30 points) THE NORDIC COUNTRIES Does it ever seem confusing to you trying to distinguish between Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden? If not, this question may well confuse you. For ten points each, name the Nordic country which fits the information given. a) Its Parliament is called the Storting. b) It has the largest area of any of the Nordic countries. c) The "father" of this country is Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim. A: a) NORWAY b) SWEDEN c) FINLAND 16. (30 points) There are a little more than 100 elements on the periodic table today. The ancient civilizations, of course, did not have a periodic table, but if they did, it would look quite empty. Gold, silver, and iron would be on it, but other than those, only seven elements would appear. For five points apiece, name any six of the other seven elements known to the ancients. A: CARBON COPPER LEAD MERCURY SULFUR TIN ZINC 17. (30 points) TINY COUNTRIES Given a fact about each of the following tiny countries, name it for 10 points. a) The leaders of this island country once exhorted women to have fewer babies in an attempt to stop overpopulation, but more recently has urged women to have more children in attempt to increase the size of the workforce. b) This Most Serene Republic, one of the very few countries to democratically elect and then democratically oust a Communist government in regular general elections, once helped balance its budget by renting itself out to producers making a feature film. c) This country, almost completely surrounded by Senegal, is the smallest country on the mainland of Africa. A: a) SINGAPORE b) SAN MARINO c) GAMBIA 18. (20 points) TREATIES For 5 points each and a five point bonus for all three, given the name of a war, give the name of the treaty that ended the war. a) The War of the Spanish Succession b) The Second Opium War c) The Spanish-American War A: a) TREATY OF UTRECHT b) TREATY OF TIENTSIN c) TREATY OF PARIS 19. (30 points) ENDS WITH A ZED Many onomatopoeiatic words end with the letter z, such as fizz, and buzz. But there are many other words that end with a z as well. For 10 points apiece, identify the following words that end in the letter z. a) This word describing a type of hat comes from the name of a city in Morocco. b) This word meaning "eyeglasses that clip to the bridge of the nose," comes from the French. c) This word, which means "a substitute" or "a replacement" in German, is often used in English to mean "artificial". A: a) FEZ b) PINCE-NEZ c) ERSATZ (stress on the second syllable) 20. (30 points) PRESIDENTIAL FACTS Identify the U.S. Presidents described by the following facts for 10 points apiece. a) This President was the first President born after the Revolutionary War. b) This President was the first President born after the U.S. Civil War. c) Excluding Presidents who were assassinated, this President was the youngest to die, at age 53, dying just three months after leaving office. A: a) Martin VAN BUREN b) Warren Gamaliel HARDING c) James Knox POLK 21. (25 points) THE KENTUCKY DERBY It's been a long time since a horse has won the Triple Crown -- Affirmed in 1978 was the last horse to accomplish the feat. Recent winners of the Kentucky Derby, in fact, are actually quite forgettable. For 5 points each, name the last five horses to win the Kentucky Derby. A: LIL E. TEE STRIKE THE GOLD UNBRIDLED SUNDAY SILENCE WINNING COLORS 22. (20 points) PBS When many people hear the phrase "public broadcasting," they think of programs about obscure artists or about incomprehensible Italian opera. But there's a lot more on PBS than that. For 5 points apiece, name the following shows, all of which have appeared on PBS. a) This 1970's era children's show with an onomatopoetic name, produced by WGBH-Boston, had a cast of seven children who would show segments suggested by other children who watched the show. b) This show introduced "Upstairs, Downstairs" to American viewing audiences. c) This show, produced by WPBT-Miami, is a roundup of the day's business news. d) This show was hosted by Bob Vila until he left to advertise for Craftsman tools. A: a) ZOOM b) MASTERPIECE THEATER c) THE NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT d) THIS OLD HOUSE 23. (30 points) PUSHKIN Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin is arguably the finest poet Russia ever produced. For 10 points apiece, answer each of the following three questions about the life and work of Pushkin. a) Name the Pushkin poem about a statue in St. Petersburg that honors Peter the Great and commemorates Peter's founding of the city. b) While in exile in Crimea, Pushkin wrote a poem about a fountain in a particular Crimean town. Name this town. c) Name the man, who, in 1837, shot and fatally wounded Pushkin in a duel. A: a) THE BRONZE HORSEMAN (also accept "MEDNIY VSADNIK") b) BAKHCHISARAY c) Georges D'ANTHES 24. (30 points) JONESTOWN One of the most notorious cults in history was the one founded by the Rev. Jim Jones -- a cult that finally ended with the mass suicide of the members who had moved to Jonestown. For 10 points each answer these questions about the Jonestown massacre. a) In what country was Jonestown located? b) Name the U.S. Representative who was murdered when he went to Jonestown to investigate the cult and fly home anybody who wanted to leave the cult. c) Within 25 either way, how many people died in the mass suicide at Jonestown? A: a) GUYANA b) Leo RYAN c) 913 (accept 888-938) 25. (20 points) Roxette is the only recording act from Sweden to have more than one number one hit, according to Billboard magazine's "Hot 100" singles survey. However, two other Swedish acts have hit number one once each. For five points apiece, name these two acts. A: ABBA BLUE SWEDE Now, for five points each, name the only number one hit for: a) ABBA b) Blue Swede A: a) DANCING QUEEN b) HOOKED ON A FEELING 26. (30 points) BRITISH PRIME MINISTERS We all know that John Major is the current Prime Minister of Great Britain. Before him, of course, was Margaret Thatcher. But who was Prime Minister before Lady Thatcher? For five points apiece and a bonus five for all five , name the last five men to serve as British Prime Minister before Margaret Thatcher. A: James CALLAGHAN (1976-1979) Harold WILSON (1964-1970; 1974-1976) Edward HEATH (1970-1974) Sir Alec DOUGLAS-HOME (1963-1964) Harold MACMILLAN (1957-1963) 27. (20 points) BASEBALL COMMISSIONERS For 5 points each, given a fact about one of baseball's comissioners, name the comissioner. a) The commissioner who put the asterisk next to Roger Maris' home run record, saying it was accomplished in a 162-game season, and not in a 154-game season as Babe Ruth's record had. b) This commissioner was twice Governor of Kentucky and died in 1991 at the ripe old age of 92. c) This man was commissioner during the strike of 1981. d) The man who served the shortest time as commissioner. A: a) Ford FRICK b) Albert Benjamin "Happy" CHANDLER c) Bowie KUHN d) A. Bartlett GIAMATTI 28. (30 points) Name this man after one clue for 30 points, after two clues for 20 points, and after three clues for 10 points. 1. He was born in Corning, Iowa, on October 23, 1925. 2. In the early 1960's, he hosted the game show "Who Do You Trust?" 3. In 1962 he became the third host of "The Tonight Show." A: Johnny CARSON 29. (20 points) AMERICAN LITERATURE Name the authors of the following novels for 5 points apiece. a) "The Awakening" b) "O Pioneers!" c) "Wise Blood" d) "The House of Mirth" A: a) Kate CHOPIN b) Willa CATHER c) (Mary) Flannery O'CONNOR d) Edith WHARTON 30. (20 points) U.S. NATIONAL PARKS National parks such as Yellowstone and Yosemite are among the most popular tourist attractions in America. But there are many other lesser known national parks. For five points each, to which state would you go to see each of the following national parks? a) Mesa Verde b) Voyageurs c) Wind Cave d) Capitol Reef A: a) COLORADO b) MINNESOTA c) SOUTH DAKOTA d) UTAH 30. (30 points) ALBERT CAMUS Albert Camus is one of the most famous French writers of the 20th century. But how much do you know about him? For 10 points apiece, answer these questions about Albert Camus. a) Name the title character of Camus' classic novel "The Stranger." b) Name the Faulkner novel that Camus adapted for the stage in 1956. c) When Camus was killed in an automobile accident in 1960, he had something in his jacket pocket he should have used that day. What? A: a) MEURSAULT b) REQUIEM FOR A NUN c) TRAIN TICKETS