Iowa State University Glory and Lightning Invitational 1995 Packet 4 TOSS-UPS ======== T-1 His 1897 poem "Recessional" warned of the dangers of British imperialism. The subsequent Boer war justified his warning and caused a reaction against imperialism and his other writings describing the "white man's burden." For ten points, name this Nobel Prize-winning author of "Barrack-Room Ballads" and "Captains Courageous." Rudyard _Kipling_ T-2 He gained fame in the Boer War and returned to England in 1904 as a major general. In 1910 R.B. Haldane, the Secretary of State for War, convinced him to resign his commission for Haldane believed he would be more useful to the army through Scouting. For ten points, name this man who wrote "Scouting for Boys. A Handbook for the Instruction in Good Citizenship." Sir Robert _Baden-Powell_ T-3 It was of little practical value, as Venice ceded Cyprus to the Ottomans two years later, but it inspired magnificent paintings by Titian, Tintoretto and Veronese. The navy of Ali Pasha, Muhammad Saulak and Uluj Ali was crushed by the allied Christian forces under Don John of Austria. For ten points, identify this 1571 naval battle which counted Cervantes among its participants. Battle of _Lepanto_ T-4 This southwest Iowa city supposedly took its name from a meeting Lewis and Clark held with area natives in the hills overlooking the Missouri River. It was later one of the starting points for the Oregon Trail, and the Mormons wintered there before leaving for Utah. For ten points, name this city now overshadowed by Omaha across the river. _Council Bluffs_ T-5 His first book, "The Boer War: A History" was published when he was only eight. After maturing, he headed the O.S.S. office in Bern during World War II, and recommended the creation of the CIA. He became the second director of the CIA until the Bay of Pigs disaster forced his resignation. For ten points, identify this younger brother of Secretary of State John Foster Dulles. _A_llen Welsh _Dulles_ T-6 One of his corollaries states that the thermal efficiency of an irreversible power cycle is less than that of a reversible power cycle given the same reservoirs; the other states that all reversible power cycles operating between the same resevoirs have the same thermal efficiency and derived an equation for that efficiency. For ten points, name this French engineer best known four-step internally reversible cycle containing two adiabatic and two isothermal cycles. Sadi _Carnot_ T-7 His dabbling as a playwright produced "Les Pailles Rompues" and lyrics for a friend's musicals. His first printed novella, "The Mutineers", appeared in 1851. His first published book was "Five Weeks in a Balloon", which made him a success, but his second book was not published for another 120 years. For ten points, name the author of "Michael Strogoff", "A Floating City" and "Around the World in 80 Days". Jules _Verne_ T-8 After learning of an 1887 experiment by Heinrich Hertz, this man moved to London in search of support for a revolutionary invention. Customs officials destroyed his equipment, but he was able to prove himself at the America's Cup in New York when he broadcast the events with his wireless. For ten points, name this turn-of-century inventor. Guglielmo _Marconi_ T-9 He refused to reveal the popular tune on which one of his variations was based, leading to its name, "The Enigma Variations". Other works include "The Dream of Gerontius," "In London Town," and a symphonic study "Falstaff". For ten points, who is this composer, best known for his "Pomp and Circumstance"? Sir Edward _Elgar_ T-10 Their founder was the last of 24 Tirthankaras, or saints who taught "ahimsa", a complete aversion to violence and strict vegetarianism. For ten points, what is this Indian sect founded by Mahavira in the sixth century B.C.E.? _Jainism_ T-11 The Burgess shales provide the best fossil evidence of the five hundred million year-old period in which all but a fraction of the species alive today--and many that aren't--suddenly appeared. For ten points, which two-word phrase refers to this rapid evolution of life? _Cambrian explosion_ T-12 It's a melodic chant like "Dies Irae" which repeats each melodic line--except the first and last--twice with different words; the process by which the order of nucleic acids is determined; or any function with the natural numbers as its domain. For ten points, what's the shared word? _sequence_ (_sequencing_) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- T-13 This term originated in an eleventh-century Muslim sect made powerful by secretive sabotage, terrorism and murder of important officials. It derived from the sect's members' use of hashish to quell fear and achieve ecstatic visions. For ten points, what is this word that means any murderer of a prominent person through surprise attack. _assassin_ T-14 Despite his early success, he gave up the life of an inventor after an industrial accident nearly cost him an eye to devote himself to nature. He was the first to explain the glacial origin of the Yosemite Valley and was a key player in the founding of Sequoia and Yosemite National Parks. For ten points, name this environmentalist who founded the Sierra Club. John _Muir_ T-15 He was destined to found Alba Longa on the Italian peninsula; a fate similar to his fathers with whom he fled a burning Troy years earlier. For ten points, name this grandson of Anchises and son of Aeneas whose destiny dragged his father through the Aeneid. _Ascanius_ T-16 He never made it big time--appearing only in the Apocrypha--but this man took over the struggle against Antiochus IV from his father Mattathias in protest against the defiling of the temple at Jerusalem and forced assimilation. For ten points, who is this Jewish leader who died in 160 B.C.E. after rededicating the temple, an event commemorated by the feast of Hannukah? Judah _Maccabee_ (Judas _Maccabeus_) T-17 That Germans could not marry Jews, that Jews could not be citizens, and the establishment of the swastika as the national flag, were three of this 1935 set of laws named for the town in which they were passed, the location of Nazi assemblies and congresses since 1933. For ten points, what are these laws, ironically passed on the site of post-WWII war crimes trials? _Nuremberg_ Laws T-18 The prince dreams of defending his country against invaders, is appointed commander, wins a victory, captures his true love's father, is married to a princess he dislikes, indiscretely reveals his marching plans to his lover, is arrested and is condemned to death. For ten points, from which 1871 Verdi opera comes this plot, named for the Ethiopian lover of this prince? _"Aida"_ T-19 In it Ludmila Afanasyevna Dontsova ponders a doctor's right to treat after Kostoglotov's pointed questions about his tumors and the safety of radiation treatment. Pavel Nikolaevich Rusanov fumes about the lack of service and immediate treatment of his bulging neck growth. For ten points, what is this medical wing, superstitiously numbered 13, described by Alexander Solzhenitsyn? _"Cancer Ward"_ T-20 Wagon tracks lead through the reaped field under the monotonous grey sky to the rightmost farmhouse. The girl, too, has pushed herself up on atrophied arms to observe the farmhouse, perhaps wondering how she will ever return on her crippled legs. For ten points, what 1948 Andrew Wyeth painting of a girl in pink is described thusly? _"Christina's World"_ T-21 Invariance under elemental conjugation, equal left and right cosets, and being the kernel of a homomorphism are properties of this type of subgroups. For ten points, what type of subgroup is being described? _normal_ (_invariant_) T-22 American soldiers attacked their own Strategic Air Command base whose commanding officer had authorized Wing Attack Plan "R" without authority. The planes were recalled after General Ripper committed suicide, but one managed to bomb its target. For ten points, what Stanley Kubrick movie ends with the Russian Doomsday machine destroying civilization in retaliation? "_Dr. Strangelove_, or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb" T-23 It was the enemy organization in "The Five Orange Pips"; more realistically it split the 1924 Democratic convention and caused the nomination of John W. Davis. It lies in the past of Hugo Black and David Duke. For ten points, what is this organization founded in 1866 by Nathan Bedford Forrest and dedicating to maintaining white supremacy in the South? _K_u _K_lux _K_lan T-24 His "Judas Returning the Pieces of Silver" showed his early mastery of facial expressions and gestures and illustrated this artist's interest in religious and historical themes despite the Dutch preference for painting contemporary people and scenes. For ten points, who is this creator of "The Syndics of the Draper's Guild", "The Night Watch" and "The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp"? Rembrandt Hermensz(oon) _van Rijn_ [ACCEPT _Rembrandt_] ======================================================================= T-25 The first child born on the first Jewish kibbutz in Palestine, he received his hallmark in 1941, when he lost his left eye in action against Vichy French force in Syria and was forced to wear an eyepatch permanently. FTP, identify this Israeli soldier and politician who, as chief of staff of the armed forces and minister of defense, led the Israeli force in three wars against the Arabs. Moshe _Dayan_ T-26 This Catholic bishop of Ypres wrote that human was totally corrupt, God's grace was necessary for goodness and that his grace was given only to those predestined; there is no free will. For ten points, who was this author of "Augustinus" whose namesake religious movement sparked controversy in the Netherlands from 1640 until 1730? Cornelius Otto _Jansen_ (1585-1638) T-27 He was born in Bercy, near Paris, and responds quickly to French, otherwise he must slowly translate. A born diplomat, he prefers negotiation to fighting though once lost part of his ear when a big dog refused to negotiate. For ten points, who is this blue-when-clean passenger on Rocinante, Steinbeck's chief canine conversation starter? _Charley_ (_Charles le Chien_) T-28 This book's two title characters are Uncle Lucho's sister-in-law, a recent divorcee from Bolivia, and Mario, the man who writes news flashes for Radio Panamericana. For ten points, what is this novel of Mario Vargas Llosa set in Miraflores, Peru? _"Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter"_ T-29 Rewritten by Tulsi Das in the 1500's, this work of Valmiki in the 300's B.C.E., concerns an exiled heir and his wife whom he rescues from the demon-king Ravana on Sri Lanka. For ten points, what is this Indian epic tale of Rama and his wife, Sita? _"Ramayana"_ T-30 Abel, son of Adam, was the first of this group named for Isaiah 43:12. Jesus is another, second only to God, but not divine. For ten points, who are these followers of Charles Russell, founders of the Tract Society and "The Watchtower"? _Jehovah's Witnesses_