NewTrier Varsity 2006 Round 3, Page 8 Tossup 16: Fine Arts (Visual Art) Curently at the Museo del Prado,when closed, it pictures the earth as a discwithin a transparent sphere.Opening the shuters reveals three portions, the leftmost representing Eden, prominently featuring the Tree of Knowledge. The rightmost portion represents hel, including pictures of the seven deadly sins. The middle portion, for which this work is named, shows how humanity gained its sinfulness, representing hedonists as they stand around nude. Name this 1504 oil tryptich (TRIP- tich) by Hieronymous Bosch. Answer: The Garden ofEarthly Delights Bonus 16: Literature (Literature) Identify the authors of the folowing works that have basebal as their subject. A: The Natural B: Bang the Drum Slowly C: Shoeless Joe D: Casey at the Bat Answers: A: Bernard Malamud B: Mark Haris C: W. P. Kinsela D: Ernest Lawrence Thayer Tossup 17: Math (Other) - Computational (30 Seconds) Find the harmonicmean of the set 5, 10, 15. Rememberthat the harmonic mean is a measure of central tendency, equal to the number of numbers, divided bythe sum of the reciprocals of the numbers. Answer: 90/11 Bonus 17: Science (Biology) If, for the sake of science, I wereto poke you in the arm with a germ-covered pin,your immune system would respond in these ways to keep you from geting sick. A: The first response to iritation or infection is usualy this, a nonspecific responsethat causes redness and sweling,and would perhaps make you feel like yourarm was on fire. B: Next, the memory type of this type of white blood cel would respondto antigens in your blood, multiplying into manyplasma cels. C: Those cels would then release many of these Y-shaped proteins that bind to antigens, the mediators of humoral immunity. D: This type of white blood cel controls cel-mediated immunity, and would trigger macrophages to atack any foreign cels. Answers: A: Inflammatory response B: B cel C: AntibodyD: T cel Tossup 18: Social Studies (Geography) The first Europeans to see this lake were Sir Richard Burton and John Hanning Spekein 1858, 13 years before a famous meeting there. The Lukugua River flows out of it, and itis situated in the southern part of the Western Rift Valey. Name this lake located between Congoand Tanzania, the second deepest in the world, where in 1871 Henry Stanley found Dr. Livingstone. Answer: Lake Tanganyika Bonus 18: Fine Arts(Music) Name the composers of the folowing symphonic poems. A: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun B: Danse Macabre(DAHNS muh-KAHBR) C: The Sorcerer's Apprentice D: Night on Bald Mountain Answers: A: Claude Debussy B: Camile Saint-Saëns C: Paul Dukas D: ModestMussorgsky Aegis Questions © 2006 htp:/www.aegisquestions.com/