Round 10 LETTER ROUND The Letter B Influenced by Zen and Confucianism, it stressed military virtues, feudal loyalty, and filial piety. FTP, name this code of honor among the Samurai class of Japan. Bushido This satirical English writer wrote such books as Enderby and Earthly Powers, but is probably better known for his work about Alex, a violent gang leader in an equally violent society of the near future. FTP, name this man, author of A Clockwork Orange. Anthony Burgess The major airport of this city, nestled in the Cordillera Central of the Andes Mountains, is El Dorado International Airport. FTP, name this city located 8,500 feet above sea level that is home to President Andres Pastrana. Bogota, Colombia Starting his career as a Methodist minister, this man left the church in 1861 to work among the poor in the slums of London. FTP, name this man who in 1878, along with his wife Catherine, founded the Salvation Army. William Booth These islands have been under Spanish rule since 1349 and their major products include grapes, olives, and citrus fruit, but tourism is extremely important. FTP, name this group of islands of Eastern Spain whose largest three members are Ibiza, Minorca, and Majorca. Balearic Islands It is believed that this man marched his troops up through a route in Northern Virginia. He died in 1755 after being the commander-in-chief of British forces in North America and suffering a crushing defeat in the French and Indian Wars. FTP, name this man who is the namesake for the road on which our school is located. Edward Braddock This painter is famous for his cartoon-like satirical renderings of Latin American cultural archetypes. FTP, name this Colombian-born painter of The Musicians and Still Life with Watermelon whose depictions of generals, politicians, religious figures, historical figures, and other members of society are generally depicted as fat. Fernando Botero Born in 1849, this woman co-wrote the play Esmeralda with William H. Gillette. FTP, name this English-born US author who wrote Little Lord Fauntleroy and The Secret Garden. Frances Hodgson Burnett It is the opposite of the theory of spontaneous generation. FTP, name this theory, that claims that all living things are derived from other living organisms. Biogenesis This man devoted much labor and expense to an unsuccessful attempt to devise mechanical calculating devices. FTP, name this man who along with Herschel and Peacock introduced the Leibnizian "d" notation for calculus into British mathematical use in place of the less flexible "dot" notation devised by Newton. Charles Babbage REPLACEMENTS This man defected to the West in 1974 while touring in Canada with the Bolshoi Company. He has since worked in New York with Jerome Robbins, Kevin O'Day and George Balanchine. FTP, name this Latvian who began his career in the Kirov Ballet Company in Leningrad. Mikhail Baryshnikov This was the name of the fearsome North Wind in Greek Mythology, usually depicted with wild, unkempt hair and a serpent's tail. Boreas UNTIMED INDIVIDUAL Team A A French mission was built here in 1642 and later it became an important fur-trading center that was ceded to Britain in 1763. FTP, name this city that lies at the confluence of the St. Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers and is home to baseball's Olympic Stadium. Montreal This author is responsible for Good as Gold and the play We Bombed in New Haven, but who is better known for his grotesquely humorous novel about an American bombardier's "deep-seated survival anxieties" during World War II. Joseph Heller This man was one of the leading members of the pop art movement and his works including a copy of the US flag show this. Name this artist, the man behind 1958's Flag and a 1960 work of two cast beer cans titled Painted Bronze. Jasper Johns If a certain item costs $1.60, and there is a 9% regional sales tax and a 6% state sales tax, how much does the item finally cost. $1.84 This man was born on December 12, 1923 and made a guest appearance as himself in an Adam Sandler flick. Name this man who was insulted by Happy Gilmore with profanity mocking this man's daytime television game show. Bob Barker Team B This city is the second largest in the Keystone State. FTP, name this city located on the site where the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers converge to form the Ohio and is home to baseball's PNC Park. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Name the book that starts out "Listen: Billy Pilgrim has come unstuck in time" and is a World War II book by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. which describes the firebombing of Dresden. Slaughterhouse Five From the beautiful city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this pop artist was one of the leaders of the pop art movement. FTP, name this man, the title subject of a movie involving a shooting and for an entire wall of painted cans. Andy Warhol If a certain item costs $1.40 with all taxes but there is a 7% sale along with another 8% discount, both affecting the base price, what is the new cost of the item. $1.19 Christopher McDonald played this man in a 1996 golf movie. FTP, name this character, the archenemy of Happy Gilmore. Shooter McGavin REPLACEMENTS Which well-known talk show host, currently the host of a late night show, said "The reason that there are two senators for each state is so one can be the designated driver." Jay Leno Which well-known talk show host said "I know believe in reincarnation. Tonight's monologue is going to come back as a dog." Johnny Carson CATEGORY ROUND On This Day - FTP each, answer these questions all related to May 19, the originally scheduled date for this tournament. On this day in 1536, this woman, the second wife of Henry VIII, was beheaded in the Tower of London after being convicted of adultery. Anne Boleyn On this day in 1890, this man, the first president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, was born. Ho Chi Minh On this day in 1993, a Boeing 727 crashed into a mountainside leaving 132 people dead in this country's city of Medellin. Colombia On this day in 1992, the 27th amendment was ratified prohibiting Congress from doing what. Raising salary before next term (accept anything pretty close) On this day in 1994, this woman died of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma at the age of 64 after being married to a Greek shipping magnet and the 35th President of the US. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis In his works he showed resentment toward his Puritan roots. Name this US author, who died on this day in 1864, the author of The House of Seven Gables. Nathaniel Hawthorne On this day in 1795, this man, the first governor of New Hampshire, died. He was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Name this man who shares his name with a popular NBC character. Josiah Bartlett On this day in 1910, this pitcher and namesake to a prestigious baseball award won his 500th game against the Washington Senators 5-4 in 11 innings. Cy Young On this day in 1925, this man was born in Omaha, Nebraska. He later went on to change his last name to represent that his real surname was lost during slavery. Name this man with a former last name of Little, who was the assassinated leader of the black Muslims. Malcolm X He was a major investor in the B&O Railroad and died on Christmas Eve 1873. In his will he left 7 million dollars to a university and medical center in Baltimore and both now bear his name. Name this man, born on this day in 1795. Johns Hopkins REPLACEMENTS On this day in 1506, this man selected his son Diego as his sole heir. Name this explorer born in Genoa, Italy and discoverer of the West Indies. Christopher Columbus Born on May 19th, this well-known guitarist and singer, famous for smashing his guitar at the end of a performance, reportedly went though at least a dozen guitars every year. FTP, name this lead singer of The Who. Pete Townshend TIMED INDIVIDUAL Team A Adam Heyer, Frank Gusenberg, Pete Gusenberg, John May, Al Weinshank, and James Clark were murdered by members of Capone's gang disguised as police at this event. St. Valentine's Day Massacre In the John F. Kennedy line "Ich bin ein Berliner," what does ein Berliner translate to in English. Jelly Doughnut What are the zeros of the following equation: y = 2x^3 + 4x^2 + 2x 0 and -1 This city was founded in the fifth century AD and was the third largest in the Soviet Union. Name this city, the capital of Ukraine. Kiev This alumni of Ohio State University is the running back who led the NFC in rushing yards during the 2000-01 season; this man is a key member of the offense keyed by Quarterback Daunte Culpeper and Wide Receivers Cris Carter and Randy Moss. Robert Smith Fabian, Curio, Valentine, Orsino, Olivia, and Malvolio are characters in this William Shakespeare play. Twelfth Night I am a Rock and The Boxer are two hits by the duo that sang The Sound of Silence and Mrs. Robinson. Simon and Garfunkel Team B This man was the leader of Al Capone's opposition gang in Chicago and whose gang members were killed in the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre. Bugs Moran When Pope John Paul II visited Miami a t-shirt manufacturer printed shirts saying "Yo vi a la Papa," which translates into English as saying that he saw what. Potato Find the zeros of the following equation: y = 6x^2 + 24x - 72 -6 and 2 This city lies on the Svisloch River and in 1991 became the capital of an independent Belarus. Minsk This alumni of Southern Missouri State University is the wide receiver who led the AFC in receiving yards during the 2000-01 season; this man is a key member of the offense keyed by Quarterback Brian Griese and Running Backs Olandis Gary and Mike Anderson. Rod Smith Antonio, Salerio, Lorenzo, Jessica, Portia, and Shylock are all characters in which William Shakespeare play. The Merchant of Venice Monday and Little Man were songs done by this husband and wife duo which had the hits of The Beat Goes On and I Got You Babe. Sonny and Cher REPLACEMENTS This well-known writer said, "The first amendment says that religious groups, no matter how small or unpopular, shall have the right to hassle you in airports." Dave Barry This well-known writer said, "In the first place, God made idiots. That was for practice. Then he made school boards." Mark Twain GRAB BAG The phrase "felices ter et amplius, quos inrupta tenet copula," literally translated as "thrice happy and more, those whom the unbroken chains bond," hangs over the entrance to Harvard yard. FTP, name the author of this phrase who also penned "carpe diem" and who is well-known for his Satires and Odes. Horace (accept Quintus Horatius Flaccus) The sum of the potential differences that traverse any closed loop in a circuit must be zero. The total current that enters a junction must equal the total current that leaves the junction. FTP, these two statements make up the rules of this man, a 19th century German physicist who firmly developed spectrum analysis along with Robert Bunsen as well as aiding in analyzing circuits. Gustav Kirchhoff This man was born on July 22, 1882, in Nyack, NY, and studied illustration before switching to the New York School of Art in 1901 to study painting. He was greatly influenced by such European masters as Velazquez and Goya. FTP, name this artist who has the common theme in his paintings of loneliness, as is evidenced in his most famous work, Nighthawks. Edward Hopper He is an intelligent, sensitive, and immature monster who lives with his mother in a cave underneath a swamp. From the very onset of his life, he questions the world around him. FTP, name this character, the subject of a novel by John Gardner, and the monster who ultimately is killed by Beowulf. Grendel This man is known for having made many statues of divinities and sports heroes. After meeting with immense success in Athens, he was accused of embezzling gold and, as some accounts say, banished from Athens. FTP, name the greatest of Greek sculptors whom Pericles commissioned to build the Parthenon, the statue of Athena, and, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia. Phidias 10 seconds - what is the third derivative of ln(7x). 2/x^3 This author was raised in a Bonapartist home, became a Royalist as a young man, but was Republican by the Revolution of 1848. In 1851, following the unsuccessful revolt against Napoleon III, he fled to Belgium, and in 1855 began a 15-year-long exile on the island of Guernsey. FTP, name this author of Les Miserables and the Hunchback of Notre Dame. Victor Hugo Nicknamed "the Prince of Shadows," this man was born in Leida in 1606 and died in Amsterdam in 1669. He painted over 100 self-portraits, and portraits of his mistress, Hendrickje. FTP, name this baroque Dutch artist most who painted such works as Lucretia, The Blinding of Samson, and The Militia Company of Frans Banning Cocq Preparing to March Out. Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn This American scientist received a doctorate in botany in 1927 from Cornell University and then became involved with the Carnegie Institution in Washington. Her most famous work came in the field of genetics, however. FTP, name the winner of the 1983 Nobel Prize for medicine who discovered that genes can shift their positions on chromosomes, important to understanding hereditary processes. Barbara McClintock Our friendly tournament director, Jeff Cohen, is frequently referred to by this name. FTP, give the name for the third derivative of position with respect to time. Jerk A completely white landscape with a bird flying away and a car in the distance moving slowly towards the camera open this film . It later goes on to tell the true story of murders stemming from Jerry Lundegaard's botched attempted at fraud involving his wife's kidnapping. FTP, name this 1995 film, the breakout hit for Joel and Ethan Coen. Fargo After several lawyers had failed to defend Sam Shephard, the man on whom The Fugitive is based, this young polygraph expert took his case. Grilling key witnesses for the prosecution this man forced some of them to admit holes in the case agains t him. For ten points, name this man, hired for the defense of O. J. Simpson. F. Lee Bailey This soccer player was considered the heir to Pele but became embroiled in off-field problems late in his career. His famous "Hand of God" goal against England in the 1986 World Cup semifinal marked his rise into the spotlight. After drug problems in 1990, this man attempted to make a comeback but was unable due to physical limitations. FTP, name this man who was Argentina's star and became famous around the world for his high-profile lifestyle. Diego Maradona Considering that this man was quite dignified and a grand gentleman, he probably would not have appreciated having one of his pieces put to a techno beat and played for The Matrix. Born in 1857 near Worchester, he was already composing by the age of ten, although his first major success, the Froissart Overture wasn't published until 1889. Ten years later he had become quite popular, especially with his Enigma Variations. In 1901, this man unwantingly became an English nationalist composer when at Edward VII's coronation, one of his five popular marches was played. FTP, name this composer of the marches entitled Pomp and Circumstance. Edward Elgar Divide a list of numbers in half, and recurse on each half, dividing them into halves, and so on. At each level, after recursing, combine the two halves so that the elements of the list are in the appropriate order. FTP, name this algorithm used to sort a list in order N log N time. Merge sort REPLACEMENTS Trained by both Abwehr and MI-6, he was one of Britain's most successful double agents. This 30-year old Yugoslavian international playboy was responsible for identifying all German double agents, helping thwart Hitler's Operation Sea Lion, and leaking Germany's Microdot technology. FTP, name this man who was kicked out of the U.S. for drinking and womanizing. Dusko Popov This democrat from Alabama was probably known more for his demeanor than his politics. He was in Cuba, suffering from tuberculosis on his inauguration day. However, he died shortly after, serving as Vice President for only six weeks. That made him the only bachelor Vice President, and the only to be sworn into office outside the country. FTP, name this running mate to Franklin Pierce. William Rufus De Vane King