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ZebraRound10
1997IllinoisOnBeyondZebraRound10
QuestionsbyWichitaState
1.Thecompletionofapaintingtitled“TheBurningofLosAngeles”coincideswiththeexplosionoftheothercharacters’unfulfilleddreamsinaconflagrationofriotandmurder.ThemaincharacterisasetdesignerwhobecomesinvolvedinthelivesofseveralindividualswhohavebeenwarpedbytheirproximitytotheartificialworldofHollywood.Fortenpoints,identifythis1939novel,whoseprotagonistisHomerSimpson,writtenbyNathanielWest.
Answer:
TheDayoftheLocust
2.Modifiedversionsofthistechnique,originallymadepopularbyWalterFreemanandJamesWatts,haveproveneffectiveintreatingParkinson'sdisease,bipolardisorder,obsessive-compulsivedisorder,andmajordepression.HarvardneurosurgeonG.ReesCosgrove,withtheassistanceofmodernstereotaxis(STARE-e-o-TAX-iss)andmuchfinerprobes,removessmallbitsofthecingulategyrus(SING-u-lateJYE-russ)inaprocesssimilarfortenpointstowhatprimitivepsychosurgery?
Answer:
Lobotomy
3.Basedonhisdiscoveries,hisbrotherGerolamopublishedmapsin1529whichshowedanewconceptofNorthAmerica.HemadetwovoyagestotheNewWorld;in1524heexploredthecoastfromNorthCarolinatoMaine,whilein1526heexploredtheWestIndies,wherehewaskilledbythenatives.Fortenpoints,identifythisItalian-bornexplorer,sailingforFrance,whosenamesakebridgeconnectsStatenIslandandBrooklyn.
Answer:
GiovannidaVerrazano
4.Hisphilosophyisadescriptivestudyofconsciousnessforthepurposeofdiscoveringthestructureofexperience,orthelawsbywhichexperiencesarehad.Hisearlyworks,_OntheConceptofNumber_and_PhilosophyofArithmetic_,weremarkedbypsychologism,theattempttobaselogicandarithmeticonpsychology.Fortenpoints,identifythisGermanphilosopher,mostnotedfortheworks_LogicalInvestigations_and_IdeasforaPurePhenomenology_.
Answer:
EdmundHusserl
5.ThisboardgamewasintroducedtoBritainbythecrusaders,andgaineditscurrentnamearound1750.Theplayingfieldisdividedintofourquadrants,andorderofplayisdeterminedwheneachplayercastsoneofhispairofdice.Thehighersinglegainstheprivilege,andtakestheresultofbothdiceashisroll.Fortenpoints,namethisgameinwhichtheobjectisto"bearoff"allfifteenofyourpiecesbeforeyouropponent.
Answer:
Backgammon
6.AftermonthsofcostlyfightingtheAlliedcommander,SirIanHamilton,wasreplacedbySirCharlesMunro,andtheAllieswithdrewfromtheareaonJanuary9,1916.Itwaspromotedbythefirstlordoftheadmiralty,WinstonChurchill,andtheRoyalNavyhadarrivedinFebruary1915.Inexplicably,thearmydidnotarriveuntilApril,givingtheTurkisharmytimetoreinforceitspositions.Fortenpoints,identifythisWorldWarIcampaigninwhichtheAlliessoughttogaincontroloftheDardanellesandBosporusstraits.
Answer:
Gallipoli
7.AfterhearingthefirstParisperformanceofthiscomposer’s“Symphony#3inC-Minor,”CharlesGounodexclaimed,“TheregoestheFrenchBeethoven!
”Actually,thestyleofthesymphonywasnotsomuchBeethovenasitwasLiszt,akeensupporterofhis,butthiscomposerdidearliercompose“VariationsonaThemeofBeethoven.”Fortenpoints,identifythiscomposerofsymphonicpoemsandconcertoswhoiswell-knownfortheopera“SampsonandDalila.”
Answer:
(Charles)CamilleSaint-Saens
8.Forthislengthyepic,theauthorcreatedhisownformconsistingofninelinestoastanza,rhyminga-b-a-b-b-c-b-c-c.Thecharactersandplotareallegorical;forexample,PrinceArthurrepresentsChrist,SirGuyonrepresentstemperance,theRedCrosseKnightrepresentsholiness,andBrittomartrepresentschastity.Fortenpoints,identifythisunfinished16th-centuryepicpoemutilizingtheSpenserianstanza.
Answer:
TheFaerieQueene
9.Oxidesofthismetal,aradioactivetransitionelement,canpreventthecorrosionofironbywater.Ithasalsofoundapplicationsinmedicalimaging.MinutequantitiesofitwerefoundinColorado,in1988,therebydisprovingwhatscientistshadoriginallythought.Fortenpoints,namethiselement,createdbyEmilioSegreandCarloPerrier,withcommonmassnumber99,specificgravityof11.5,andatomicnumber43.
Answer:
Technetium(Prompton_Tc_)
10.HistenureontheSupremeCourtwasquitemoderate;hehasbeendescribedasaconservativeonaliberalcourtandasaliberalonaconservativecourt.SomeofhisquoteshavebecomememorableinAmericanlaw,suchas,inFurmanv.Georgia,"Thesedeathsentencesarecruelandunusualinthesamewaythatbeingstruckbylightningiscruelandunusual,"andinJacobellisv.Ohio,hereferredtoobscenityas,"IknowitwhenIseeit."Fortenpoints,identifythisjustice,appointedin1958toreplaceHaroldBurton,andreplacedin1981bySandraDayO'Connor.
Answer:
PotterStewart
11.ThedaughterofHeliosandauntofMedea,shegaveMedeaandJasonadviceontheirhomewardjourneyandpurifiedthecoupleforthemurderofAbsyrtus(Ab-SEER-tus).Theherbmolycoulddefeathercharms,howeverseductivetheywere.Fortenpoints,identifythisenchantresswhotransformedmenintoswineanddetainedOdysseusandhisfollowersontheislandofAeaea.
Answer:
Circe
12.Itisusefulindetectingandgeneratinghigh-energyelectromagneticradiation,aswellasdetectingweakmagneticfields.Toproducethiseffect,athinsliceofinsulatingmaterialisplacedbetweentwopiecesofsuperconductingmaterial.ThecharacteristicrapidoscillationofCooperelectronpairsoccurswhenasteadyvoltageasfromabatteryisappliedtotheapparatus.Fortenpoints,namethiseffect,namedfortheBritishphysicistwhoproposeditin1962.
Answer:
Josephsoneffect
13.HesoldstolencigarettesasachildandparticipatedintheAirFranceandLufthansaheists.Hewenttojail,alongwithhismentorJimmyConway,forholdingamanoveralion’sden.Uponhisrelease,hebecameadrugdealer,and,whenhewascaught,heturnedstates’evidenceagainsthisfriendsinthemob.Fortenpoints,namethis“schnook,”portrayedbyRayLiottainGoodfellas.
Answer:
HenryHill
14.IntheLouvrehangstheearlieroftwoslightlydifferentversionsofthispaintingwiththelatterbeingexhibitedinBerlin.Theircommontitlecamelater,and,thoughuniversallyadopted,itissurelywrong,ashasrecentlybeenshown.EachdepictsmenandwomeninpairsagainstthesunsetskywithastatueofVenusofftotherightastheyapproachawaitingboatattheshoreofaninlettothesea.Fortenpoints,identifythisfamouspairofpaintingscompletedin1717and1718bytheFrenchpainterJean-AntoineWatteau.
Answer:
“EmbarkationforCythera”or“_APilgrimagetoCythera_”or“_ThePilgrimageto
Cythera_”
15.ThechildrenofIsengrim,thewolf,hadbeenblindedbyhim.Bruin,thebear,waspromisedhoneyandthenluredintoatrapbyhim.Chanticleer,thecock,wasdeceivedintorelaxinghisvigilanceandhischildrengeteatenbyhim.Kyward,thehare,accompanieshimona“pilgrimage”andiseatenbyhim.Fortenpoints,identifythiscraftyandpersuasiveliar,thevillainousheroofmanymedievalbeastepics.
Answer:
ReynardtheFox
16.Thefirstgeneralarrangementofthistextwasundertakenaround120C.E.,byRabbiAkiva.(a-KEE-va)Itisseparatedintosixsections,coveringagriculture,benedictions,festivals,civillaw,holyobjects,andritualpurity.ThisHalakic(ha-LA-kick)textbecameauthoritativeforlaterJudaism,withfinaleditingcompletedneartheendofthe2ndcenturyC.E.byRabbiJudahthePrince.Fortenpoints,namethistextwhichtakesitsnamefromtheHebrewfor'repetition.'
Answer:
Mishnah
17.ItstandsinanoasisbetweenmountainsanddesertandisbisectedbytheBaradaRiver.ItwasaprovincialcapitalintheByzantineEmpireandbecameMuslimwhentakenbytheArabsin635.IthasbeenconqueredbytheSaracensandtheOttomanTurksbeforeLawrenceofArabiatookitin1918.Fortenpoints,namethiscity,homeoftheGreatMosqueandpresentcapitalofSyria.
Answer:
Damascus
18.AfterreturningtotheUnitedStatesin1928,hepublished“NewFoundLand”,whichrevealshissimplelyriceloquenceandincludesoneofhisbest-knownpoems,“You,AndrewMarvell.”Hisearlypoemsrangefromexpressionsofpostwardisillusionmentsuchas“ThePotofEarth,”toalongnarrativeonMexico’sconquest,“Conquistador.”Fortenpoints,identifythisauthorwhoretoldthestoryofJobinhisversedramaJ.B.
Answer:
ArchibaldMacleish
19.ThisRussianproject'ssatellitesdippedintoVenus'gravitywelltopropelthemselvestotheirrealtarget.TheyprovidedsomedataaboutVenusalongtheway,buttheirmaincontributionwastoprovidethefirstdetailedinformationaboutthephysicalandchemicalmake-upofacomet.Fortenpoints,namethisproject,namedfromtheRussianforVenusandComet,sharingthatnamewiththefifth-brighteststar.
Answer:
VEGA
20.Thiscity,thethirdlargestinitsnation,isnicknamed"GardenCity"andrecentlywonaglobalcityscapingcompetition.ItliesatthejunctionoftheHeathcoteandAvonrivers,atthesouthernendofPegasusBay.Foundedin1850byEnglishAnglicancolonists,theirleader,JohnRobertGodley,nameditafterhisoldcollegeatOxfordUniversity.Fortenpoints,identifythiscityinNewZealand,thelargestontheSouthIsland.
Answer:
Christchurch
21.Shewaswidowedin1942afteradessertofpoisonouscherrieskilledherhusband,butthetragedydidnotslowherdownforlong.Shequitridingherbikeatage101,andcontinuedtoenjoychocolates,cigarettes,andone-liners,suchas"I'veneverhadbutonewrinkle,andI'msittingonit."Fortenpoints,identifythis
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