1. Technology
Give the common name for the systems that work by proxy service, stateful inspection, or packet filtering. A few years ago, they were used primarily by big businesses, but they are now recommended for small businesses and home computers as well. Name these devices that filter what goes in and out of computer networks.
ANSWER: Firewall(s)
2. British Literature
Who moved to Africa in 1875 and set many of his novels
there throughout the rest of his life? Those novels include She, King
Solomon’s Mines, and Allan Quatermain.
ANSWER: (Henry Rider) Haggard
3. Physics (30 Seconds)
Give your answer as a decimal or a simplified fraction.
What resistance in ohms is necessary to make a 90 Watt light work using a nine
volt battery?
ANSWER: (0).9 (or 9/10) (Ohms)
4. Pop Culture
The original show aired on ABC from 1969 to 1974, and there
have been some terrible spin-offs and a lot of reruns since then. The first
episode featured a wedding ruined by a dog chasing a cat, and in the last
episode Greg’s hair changed color after he bought tonic from Bobby. Name this
show about a lovely lady bringing up three very lovely girls who married a man
busy with three boys of his own.
ANSWER: (The) Brady Bunch (prompt on The Bradies)
5. Religion/Mythology
Who is the eighth avatar of Vishnu? Sometimes worshipped as
a God, he killed Arishta, Keshin, and Mathura, all of whom were evil. A
sixteenth century yoga movement believed that consciousness could be raised by
repeating this avatar’s name.
ANSWER: (Hare) Krishna (or Rama)
6. United States History
Born with the name Isabella, who changed her name in 1843
after receiving divine inspiration? During the Civil War, she lectured on the
evils of slavery, and after the war she tried to get a federal grant of western
lands for freedmen. Name this woman who was born a slave in New York.
ANSWER: (Sojourner) Truth
7. Algebra (10 Seconds)
(Note to
moderator: Read ‘xy’ by saying the names of the two letters.)Which method is
used to convert a general conic equation without an xy term into an equation
appropriate for a specific conic section? This method can also be used to
convert a quadratic function into vertex form or to solve a quadratic equation.
Give the three-word phrase which involves halving and squaring the linear term.
ANSWER: Completing the Square (accept different forms of the words)
8. Current Events
He received a death sentence in 1959 and was imprisoned in
1964. But in 1979, he gained power, appointing himself President, Prime
Minister, and head of the armed forces. Name this leader who spent most of the
nineteen eighties at war with Iran and then attempted to annex Kuwait in 1990.
The United States recently removed him from power in Iraq.
ANSWER: (Saddam) Hussein
9. World Literature
Which famous French writer had an illegitimate son whose
works inspired a Verdi opera? The father was best-known for pseudohistorical
novels that are still popular today. Name the author of The Count of Monte
Cristo and The Three Musketeers.
ANSWER: (Alexandre) Dumas
10. Biology
What objects, about 200 angstroms in diameter, consist of
protein and RNA? These tiny particles exist in all living cells; they use the
information in RNA to create proteins.
ANSWER: Ribosome(s)
11. Language Arts
Which word, meaning to grope clumsily or frantically, is
used as the name of a popular board game? It begins with the letter S.
ANSWER: Scrabble
12. Music
He spent his career teaching in a girls orphanage in
Venice, and his works were for the most part ignored for 150 years after his
death. Living in a time when only new works were performed, his large output
included over 500 concertos, including some of the earliest ones written for
woodwinds. Name this baroque composer of The Four Seasons.
ANSWER: (Antonin) Vivaldi
13. Geometry/Trigonometry (30 Seconds)
What is the height of a parallelogram if the bases are each 20 inches, the sides are each 8 inches, and two of the interior angles are each thirty degrees?
ANSWER: 4 inches
14. World History
Fought during a single afternoon in September, 490 BC, in
which battle did Athens repel the first Persian invasion? Thanks to the
leadership of Miltiades, the Greeks suffered fewer than two hundred casualties
while the Persians suffered over six thousand. Though there is historical
disagreement over the role Philippides played, his running gave new meaning to
the name of the battle.
ANSWER: (Battle of) Marathon
15. Astronomy/Earth Science/Geography
When placed in an electric field, what type of crystal
oscillates at a constant frequency? After feldspar, it is the most common
mineral. Name this mineral consisting of silicon dioxide whose name begins with
the letter Q.
ANSWER: Quartz (prompt on silica or silicon dioxide, do not accept quartzite)
16. United States Literature
Which character has a birthmark or scar that runs the
entire length of his body? He ignores the warnings of Gabriel against pursuing
the animal that took his leg. This leader of the Pequod is described by the
narrator Ishmael in Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick.
ANSWER: (Captain) Ahab
17. Chemistry (10 Seconds)
Who was notified of his scholarship to work with JJ Thomson
while digging potatoes on his father’s farm? He threw down his spade and
proclaimed, “That’s the last potato I’ll dig.” A more famous quote by
him is, “It is about as incredible as if you had fired a 15-inch shell at a
piece of tissue paper and it came back and hit you.” He said this after
shooting alpha particles at metal foils.
ANSWER: (Ernest) Rutherford
18. Calculus/Math History (30 Seconds)
If y=10-x, find the maximum possible product x times y.
Give the value of the product, not the value of x or y.
ANSWER: 25
19. Art/Architecture
At the top of this picture there is an advertisement for
cigars. In the middle are two men dressed in dark clothes, one of whom faces
away, and a woman with red hair and a red dress. The man who is working is
wearing white with a white hat. Name this 1942 picture of a bar painted by
Edward Hopper.
ANSWER: Nighthawks
20. Nonfiction
Name the book that went to the top of the bestseller list
when it was released on June 9. One oft-quoted paragraph states, “My
personal feelings and political beliefs were on a collision course. As his wife,
I wanted to wring Bill's neck. But he was not only my husband, he was also my
president, and I thought that, in spite of everything, Bill led America and the
world in a way that I continued to support.”
ANSWER: Living History
NOTE: These questions are for breaking ties. If you need to replace a question, use the corresponding question from the Replacement packet. In a tiebreaker, the first correct answer wins the match.
Tiebreaker #1
What name is given to the system of civil laws first
enacted in 1804? Variations of it have been used in many countries and the state
of Louisiana. The name comes from the emperor who first enforced them in France.
ANSWER: Napoleonic (Code) or (Code) Napoleon
Tiebreaker #2
The correct answer begins with the letter A. Examples
include magnalium, pewter, steel, and bronze. What term refers to mixtures that
include metal?
ANSWER: Alloy(s)
Tiebreaker #3
Which state uses the postal abbreviation AZ?
ANSWER: Arizona