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TOSS-UP Though Latin allowed virtually any word order within a sentence, there was one part of speech it didn't allow ending a sentence with. For 10 points -- what type of word, that many still claim you cannot end an English sentence with? ANSWER: PREPOSITION S © 2003 , COLLEGE BOWL CO., INC. -- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED [MPDR-5JW38W] CB NCT 04-05 #02; T-01 TEAM LEFT: 1 2 3 4 Points: TEAM RIGHT: 1 2 3 4 Points: TOSS-UP Though Latin allowed virtually any word order within a sentence, there was one part of speech it didn't allow ending a sentence with. For 10 points -- what type of word, that many still claim you cannot end an English sentence with? ANSWER: PREPOSITION S © 2003 , COLLEGE BOWL CO., INC. -- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED [MPDR-5JW38W] CB NCT 04-05 #02; T-01 TEAM LEFT: 1 2 3 4 Points: TEAM RIGHT: 1 2 3 4 Points:

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Page 1: TOSS-UP - College Bowl · TOSS-UP Though Latin allowed virtually any word order within a sentence, there was one part of speech it didn't allow ending a sentence with. For 10 points

TOSS-UP

Though Latin allowed virtually any word order within a sentence, there was one part of speech it didn't allow ending a sentence with. For 10 points -- what type of word, that many still claim you cannot end an English sentence with?

ANSWER: PREPOSITIONS

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Though Latin allowed virtually any word order within a sentence, there was one part of speech it didn't allow ending a sentence with. For 10 points -- what type of word, that many still claim you cannot end an English sentence with?

ANSWER: PREPOSITIONS

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He turns 400 in 2005 but, unlike such other epic heroes as Achilles (uh-KILL-eez) and El Cid, this madcap fellow was already old when he began his adventures. For 10 points -- name this knight-errant who tilted at windmills.

ANSWER: DON QUIXOTE (kee-HOH-tay or kee-HOH-tee) OR ALONSO QUIXANA (kee-HAH-nuh)

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He turns 400 in 2005 but, unlike such other epic heroes as Achilles (uh-KILL-eez) and El Cid, this madcap fellow was already old when he began his adventures. For 10 points -- name this knight-errant who tilted at windmills.

ANSWER: DON QUIXOTE (kee-HOH-tay or kee-HOH-tee) OR ALONSO QUIXANA (kee-HAH-nuh)

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Its posterior lobe doesn't do much except store hormones made in the hypothalamus (hie-poh-THAL-uh-mus). Its anterior lobe is the hormone factory. For 10 points -- name this gland whose anterior lobe produces seven key hormones including prolactin (proh-LAK-tin) and luteinizing (LOO-teh-nize-ing) hormone.

ANSWER: PITUITARY (pih-TYOO-ih-TAIR-ee or pih-CHOO-ih-TAIR-ee) GLAND

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Its posterior lobe doesn't do much except store hormones made in the hypothalamus (hie-poh-THAL-uh-mus). Its anterior lobe is the hormone factory. For 10 points -- name this gland whose anterior lobe produces seven key hormones including prolactin (proh-LAK-tin) and luteinizing (LOO-teh-nize-ing) hormone.

ANSWER: PITUITARY (pih-TYOO-ih-TAIR-ee or pih-CHOO-ih-TAIR-ee) GLAND

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The 2005 U.S. commemorative stamp honoring her had its first-day issues postmarked at Washington, DC's Constitution Hall. That's where she was denied the right to perform 66 years earlier. For 10 points -- name this honoree in the Black Heritage Series.

ANSWER: MARIAN ANDERSON

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The 2005 U.S. commemorative stamp honoring her had its first-day issues postmarked at Washington, DC's Constitution Hall. That's where she was denied the right to perform 66 years earlier. For 10 points -- name this honoree in the Black Heritage Series.

ANSWER: MARIAN ANDERSON

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He virtually created an entire industry and founded one of America's largest companies. His 2000 election to the National Inventors Hall of Fame came 34 years after his death and was for inventing the multiplane camera. For 10 points -- name this producer who first used that camera for 1937's "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs."

ANSWER: WALT DISNEY

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He virtually created an entire industry and founded one of America's largest companies. His 2000 election to the National Inventors Hall of Fame came 34 years after his death and was for inventing the multiplane camera. For 10 points -- name this producer who first used that camera for 1937's "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs."

ANSWER: WALT DISNEY

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Early in the 20th century, its per capita income and literacy rates were comparable to those of Western Europe. The coup (KOO) of 1930, followed by decades of military rulers and economic mismanagement changed all that. For 10 points -- name this third most populous and still-in-debt South American nation.

ANSWER: ARGENTINA

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Early in the 20th century, its per capita income and literacy rates were comparable to those of Western Europe. The coup (KOO) of 1930, followed by decades of military rulers and economic mismanagement changed all that. For 10 points -- name this third most populous and still-in-debt South American nation.

ANSWER: ARGENTINA

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This title character should be easy to remember as his full name is reinforced twelve times, and just his last name is used another 15 times, all in five verses. For 10 points -- who is this Indian water-carrier who is "a better man than I am"?

ANSWER: GUNGA DIN OR RUDYARD KIPLING'S GUNGA DIN PROMPT: If PARTIAL ANSWER is given

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This title character should be easy to remember as his full name is reinforced twelve times, and just his last name is used another 15 times, all in five verses. For 10 points -- who is this Indian water-carrier who is "a better man than I am"?

ANSWER: GUNGA DIN OR RUDYARD KIPLING'S GUNGA DIN PROMPT: If PARTIAL ANSWER is given

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He was a talented Capitol Hill lobbyist. The first anti-trust exemption he got from Congress allowed his league to negotiate a single national TV package. A second exemption allowed his league to merge with the American Football League. For 10 points -- name this NFL Commissioner who began the Super Bowl.

ANSWER: PETE ROZELLE

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He was a talented Capitol Hill lobbyist. The first anti-trust exemption he got from Congress allowed his league to negotiate a single national TV package. A second exemption allowed his league to merge with the American Football League. For 10 points -- name this NFL Commissioner who began the Super Bowl.

ANSWER: PETE ROZELLE

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Miguel Rodriguez served just two weeks as its Secretary-General before having to resign in late 2004, after being indicted for bribery while he was President of Costa Rica. For 10 points -- name this leading body of Western Hemisphere nations.

ANSWER: ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES OR O.A.S.

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Miguel Rodriguez served just two weeks as its Secretary-General before having to resign in late 2004, after being indicted for bribery while he was President of Costa Rica. For 10 points -- name this leading body of Western Hemisphere nations.

ANSWER: ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES OR O.A.S.

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It is the first word in the Latin phrase beginning the Introit (in-TROH-it) of the Mass, a phrase usually translated as "Give them eternal rest." For 10 points -- what is this word that has come to mean the musical setting of a Mass for the dead?

ANSWER: REQUIEMS

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It is the first word in the Latin phrase beginning the Introit (in-TROH-it) of the Mass, a phrase usually translated as "Give them eternal rest." For 10 points -- what is this word that has come to mean the musical setting of a Mass for the dead?

ANSWER: REQUIEMS

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Created in a Brooklyn garage in 1999, by 2005 its products included the "Nasty Santa" doll, and a DVD of 10 of their animated hits, including "This Land" and "Good to be in DC!" For 10 points -- what company, created by the brothers Spiridellis (SPIR-ih-DEL-lis), built on animated parodies much seen on the Net?

ANSWER: JIBJAB MEDIA, INC.

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Created in a Brooklyn garage in 1999, by 2005 its products included the "Nasty Santa" doll, and a DVD of 10 of their animated hits, including "This Land" and "Good to be in DC!" For 10 points -- what company, created by the brothers Spiridellis (SPIR-ih-DEL-lis), built on animated parodies much seen on the Net?

ANSWER: JIBJAB MEDIA, INC.

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Technically, it's any of a class of chemical compounds in which two oxygen atoms are linked together by a single covalent (koh-VALE-ent) bond. A common one is H202 (aitch 2 oh two), a colorless liquid used for bleaching. For 10 points -- name this class, whose household version is modified by "hydrogen."

ANSWER: PEROXIDES (peh-ROX-ide(s) OR HYDROGEN PEROXIDE

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Technically, it's any of a class of chemical compounds in which two oxygen atoms are linked together by a single covalent (koh-VALE-ent) bond. A common one is H202 (aitch 2 oh two), a colorless liquid used for bleaching. For 10 points -- name this class, whose household version is modified by "hydrogen."

ANSWER: PEROXIDES (peh-ROX-ide(s) OR HYDROGEN PEROXIDE

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The Emperor Nero stole some 500 statues from this historic site but couldn't make off with its temples or its stadium used for the Pythian (PITH-ee-un) Games. For 10 points -- name this site on Mount Parnassus (par-NAS-sus), the seat of the Pythia (PITH-ee-uh), the oracular priestess of Apollo.

ANSWER: DELPHI

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The Emperor Nero stole some 500 statues from this historic site but couldn't make off with its temples or its stadium used for the Pythian (PITH-ee-un) Games. For 10 points -- name this site on Mount Parnassus (par-NAS-sus), the seat of the Pythia (PITH-ee-uh), the oracular priestess of Apollo.

ANSWER: DELPHI

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Her 2004 book, Skywriting: A Life Out of the Blue, chronicles her 30-plus-year career in front of the camera, including her big break, in 1976 at age 25, co-hosting "The Today Show." For 10 points -- who is this journalist who followed her 11-year "Dateline" stint with her own self-titled talk show, recently cancelled?

ANSWER: JANE PAULEY

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Her 2004 book, Skywriting: A Life Out of the Blue, chronicles her 30-plus-year career in front of the camera, including her big break, in 1976 at age 25, co-hosting "The Today Show." For 10 points -- who is this journalist who followed her 11-year "Dateline" stint with her own self-titled talk show, recently cancelled?

ANSWER: JANE PAULEY

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He was rebuked by Secretary of War Calhoun for dressing as a Cherokee when defending his adopted tribe, and was condemned by Congress in 1832 for cudgeling (KUH-juh-ling) a racist congressman. For 10 points -- name this honorary Cherokee, governor of Tennessee and president of Texas.

ANSWER: ANSWER: SAM HOUSTON

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He was rebuked by Secretary of War Calhoun for dressing as a Cherokee when defending his adopted tribe, and was condemned by Congress in 1832 for cudgeling (KUH-juh-ling) a racist congressman. For 10 points -- name this honorary Cherokee, governor of Tennessee and president of Texas.

ANSWER: ANSWER: SAM HOUSTON

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The nearest thing to a doping scandal in the history of this Olympic sport happened in 2005, when an already retired player refused to take a random drug test and was formally suspended. For 10 points -- name this sport, described as "the X-Games' answer to housekeeping," and played on the ice with brooms.

ANSWER: CURLING

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The nearest thing to a doping scandal in the history of this Olympic sport happened in 2005, when an already retired player refused to take a random drug test and was formally suspended. For 10 points -- name this sport, described as "the X-Games' answer to housekeeping," and played on the ice with brooms.

ANSWER: CURLING

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Publically proposed by physicist Richard Muller in 1984, it must, if it exists, be within three light-years and must be either a red or a brown dwarf star. For 10 points -- what name of the Greek goddess of vengeance did Muller give to this proposed companion star to the sun?

ANSWER: NEMESIS

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Publically proposed by physicist Richard Muller in 1984, it must, if it exists, be within three light-years and must be either a red or a brown dwarf star. For 10 points -- what name of the Greek goddess of vengeance did Muller give to this proposed companion star to the sun?

ANSWER: NEMESIS

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The British tabloids reminded him (not very helpfully) that "Camilla" rhymes with "gorilla" and "Godzilla," but he didn't use any of those rhymes in his ode celebrating the marriage of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles. For 10 points -- who is this British poet laureate (LAR-ee-et)?

ANSWER: ANDREW MOTION

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The British tabloids reminded him (not very helpfully) that "Camilla" rhymes with "gorilla" and "Godzilla," but he didn't use any of those rhymes in his ode celebrating the marriage of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles. For 10 points -- who is this British poet laureate (LAR-ee-et)?

ANSWER: ANDREW MOTION

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It fed both rats and pigeons, but only after they'd learned to press or peck something that delivered the food pellets to them. For 10 points -- identify this Box, or the American psychologist and influential exponent of behaviorism for whom it is named.

ANSWER: SKINNER BOX OR B. F. SKINNER OR B. F. SKINNER'S BOX

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It fed both rats and pigeons, but only after they'd learned to press or peck something that delivered the food pellets to them. For 10 points -- identify this Box, or the American psychologist and influential exponent of behaviorism for whom it is named.

ANSWER: SKINNER BOX OR B. F. SKINNER OR B. F. SKINNER'S BOX

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It is, with dashi (dah-shee), miso (mee-soh) and soy sauce, one of the "Big Four" of Japanese cooking ingredients and is used: to tenderize, to tone down saltiness, and to suppress fishy smells. For 10 points -- name this brewed substance often called, incorrectly, "rice wine."

ANSWER: SAKE (SAH-kee)

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It is, with dashi (dah-shee), miso (mee-soh) and soy sauce, one of the "Big Four" of Japanese cooking ingredients and is used: to tenderize, to tone down saltiness, and to suppress fishy smells. For 10 points -- name this brewed substance often called, incorrectly, "rice wine."

ANSWER: SAKE (SAH-kee)

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One of the creative laws he drafted allowed the church to convict anyone 40 years dead of heresy and then seize all property ever owned by that person. For 10 points -- who was this heresy hunting Dominican, confessor of Queen Isabella of Spain, and most notorious leader of the Spanish Inquisition?

ANSWER: TOMAS DE TORQUEMADA (TORK-eh-MAH-duh)

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One of the creative laws he drafted allowed the church to convict anyone 40 years dead of heresy and then seize all property ever owned by that person. For 10 points -- who was this heresy hunting Dominican, confessor of Queen Isabella of Spain, and most notorious leader of the Spanish Inquisition?

ANSWER: TOMAS DE TORQUEMADA (TORK-eh-MAH-duh)

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It was first used by British obstetrician James Simpson in 1847 and received the ultimate seal of approval in 1853 when Queen Victoria used it before giving birth. For 10 points -- name this dangerous anesthetic that became notorious as a tool for kidnappers.

ANSWER: CHLOROFORM OR TRICHLOROMETHANE (trie-KLOR-oh-METH-ane)

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It was first used by British obstetrician James Simpson in 1847 and received the ultimate seal of approval in 1853 when Queen Victoria used it before giving birth. For 10 points -- name this dangerous anesthetic that became notorious as a tool for kidnappers.

ANSWER: CHLOROFORM OR TRICHLOROMETHANE (trie-KLOR-oh-METH-ane)

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Rooted in an early 20th century gospel song, the copyright for this protest anthem is now held by folksinger Pete Seeger, who donates all royalties to a fund giving grants to African American arts organizations in the South. For 10 points -- what song, whose lines include "Oh, deep in my heart / I do believe..."

ANSWER: WE SHALL OVERCOME SOMEDAY

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Rooted in an early 20th century gospel song, the copyright for this protest anthem is now held by folksinger Pete Seeger, who donates all royalties to a fund giving grants to African American arts organizations in the South. For 10 points -- what song, whose lines include "Oh, deep in my heart / I do believe..."

ANSWER: WE SHALL OVERCOME SOMEDAY

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He was arrested after World War II as a war criminal for designing Germany's V-1 rockets. He is better remembered for designing the original Volkswagen "Beetle" and even better known for founding a sports car company bearing his name. For 10 points -- who was this engineer?

ANSWER: FERDINAND PORSCHE (PORSH or POR-sheh)

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He was arrested after World War II as a war criminal for designing Germany's V-1 rockets. He is better remembered for designing the original Volkswagen "Beetle" and even better known for founding a sports car company bearing his name. For 10 points -- who was this engineer?

ANSWER: FERDINAND PORSCHE (PORSH or POR-sheh)

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It was a lot of money in ancient Israel, worth 3,000 shekels and weighing some 75 pounds. For 10 points -- name this unit that names a parable in both Matthew and Luke about the necessity of investing and increasing what you have been given rather than just burying it.

ANSWER: TALENTS ACCEPT: PARABLE OF THE TALENTS

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It was a lot of money in ancient Israel, worth 3,000 shekels and weighing some 75 pounds. For 10 points -- name this unit that names a parable in both Matthew and Luke about the necessity of investing and increasing what you have been given rather than just burying it.

ANSWER: TALENTS ACCEPT: PARABLE OF THE TALENTS

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If these two original members of NATO should ever go to war against each other again, it would be a very short and lopsided war. It was different between 1652 and 1780 when they fought four wars for primacy in international maritime trade. For 10 points apiece -- name these now good friends on different sides of the North Sea.

ANSWER: HOLLAND OR THE NETHERLANDS UNITED KINGDOM OR GREAT BRITAIN OR ENGLAND PROMPT: If ANGLO-DUTCH WAR(S) is answered

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If these two original members of NATO should ever go to war against each other again, it would be a very short and lopsided war. It was different between 1652 and 1780 when they fought four wars for primacy in international maritime trade. For 10 points apiece -- name these now good friends on different sides of the North Sea.

ANSWER: HOLLAND OR THE NETHERLANDS UNITED KINGDOM OR GREAT BRITAIN OR ENGLAND PROMPT: If ANGLO-DUTCH WAR(S) is answered

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Give me the English name of this metal after one clue for 30 points, after two for 20, or after all three for 10 points:

1. In French, it's cuivre (KWEEV're).

2. In Spanish, it's cobre (KOH-bray).

3. In Greek, it's cupros (KOO-prohs).

ANSWER: COPPER

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Give me the English name of this metal after one clue for 30 points, after two for 20, or after all three for 10 points:

1. In French, it's cuivre (KWEEV're).

2. In Spanish, it's cobre (KOH-bray).

3. In Greek, it's cupros (KOO-prohs).

ANSWER: COPPER

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Maria Pepe (PEH-pay) was the 12-year-old who was barred from this competition in the early 1970s and whose family successfully sued in federal court to open it up to girls.

1. In 2004, Maria Pepe threw out the ceremonial first pitch to open Game One of -- for 10 points -- what World Series?

ANSWER: LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL OR LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES

2. The annual Little League World Series is a major newsworthy event each year in -- for 15 points -- what small Pennsylvania city north of Harrisburg?

ANSWER: WILLIAMSPORT, PA

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Maria Pepe (PEH-pay) was the 12-year-old who was barred from this competition in the early 1970s and whose family successfully sued in federal court to open it up to girls.

1. In 2004, Maria Pepe threw out the ceremonial first pitch to open Game One of -- for 10 points -- what World Series?

ANSWER: LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL OR LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES

2. The annual Little League World Series is a major newsworthy event each year in -- for 15 points -- what small Pennsylvania city north of Harrisburg?

ANSWER: WILLIAMSPORT, PA

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When he accepted a National Medal of Arts in 1997, he said, "This is my first grown-up award." For 15 points apiece:

1. Who is this author-illustrator of The Sign on Rosie's Door and Where the Wild Things Are?

ANSWER: MAURICE SENDAK

2. One of Sendak's recent illustrated books is Brundibar, whose text is by what writer who won unprecedented back-to-back Tony Awards for his two-part play Angels in America?

ANSWER: TONY KUSHNER

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When he accepted a National Medal of Arts in 1997, he said, "This is my first grown-up award." For 15 points apiece:

1. Who is this author-illustrator of The Sign on Rosie's Door and Where the Wild Things Are?

ANSWER: MAURICE SENDAK

2. One of Sendak's recent illustrated books is Brundibar, whose text is by what writer who won unprecedented back-to-back Tony Awards for his two-part play Angels in America?

ANSWER: TONY KUSHNER

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Although most Arabs are Muslims, most Muslims are not Arabs. The six nations with the most Muslims --each with over 95 million -- are non-Arab. For 5 points apiece -- name those six Asian nations.

ANSWER: BANGLADESH INDIA INDONESIA

IRAN PAKISTAN TURKEY

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Although most Arabs are Muslims, most Muslims are not Arabs. The six nations with the most Muslims -- each with over 95 million -- are non-Arab. For 5 points apiece -- name those six Asian nations.

ANSWER: BANGLADESH INDIA INDONESIA

IRAN PAKISTAN TURKEY

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In 2004, some called upon Congress to change the mandated key for this song from B flat major to G major. That, say musicologists, would make it singable for normal folks. For 10 points apiece:

1. Name this notoriously hard to sing song composed in 1814.

ANSWER: THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER ACCEPT: THE NATIONAL ANTHEM

2. The National Anthem also has an absurdly wide range of notes. The highest note as well as one of the longest, the one that throws everyone off-key, is on what seventh-to-the-last word in all four of its stanzas?

ANSWER: FREE HOST: "O'er the land of the FREE and the home of the brave."

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In 2004, some called upon Congress to change the mandated key for this song from B flat major to G major. That, say musicologists, would make it singable for normal folks. For 10 points apiece:

1. Name this notoriously hard to sing song composed in 1814.

ANSWER: THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER ACCEPT: THE NATIONAL ANTHEM

2. The National Anthem also has an absurdly wide range of notes. The highest note as well as one of the longest, the one that throws everyone off-key, is on what seventh-to-the-last word in all four of its stanzas?

ANSWER: FREE HOST: "O'er the land of the FREE and the home of the brave."

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Its distinctive name was coined in the 1909 edition of The Boston Cooking School Cook Book.

1. First -- for 10 points -- what two-word name is given to this dessert of a block of ice cream atop a sponge cake and covered with meringue (meh-RANG), browned but not enough to melt the ice cream?

ANSWER: BAKED ALASKAS

2. For 15 points -- what Julia Child of the late 19th and early 20th centuries published many editions of that first classic American cookbook between 1896 and 1915?

ANSWER: FANNIE FARMER

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Its distinctive name was coined in the 1909 edition of The Boston Cooking School Cook Book.

1. First -- for 10 points -- what two-word name is given to this dessert of a block of ice cream atop a sponge cake and covered with meringue (meh-RANG), browned but not enough to melt the ice cream?

ANSWER: BAKED ALASKAS

2. For 15 points -- what Julia Child of the late 19th and early 20th centuries published many editions of that first classic American cookbook between 1896 and 1915?

ANSWER: FANNIE FARMER

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Hepatic (heh-PAT-ik) ducts carry it to the gallbladder where it is concentrated and then released, as needed, via the cystic duct. For 10 points apiece:

1. What is the usual name of this fat emulsifier (ee-MUL-sih-FIE-er) whose old name was gall?

ANSWER: BILE

2. Bile from the gallbladder flows into what uppermost of the three sections of the small intestine at the juncture known as the ampulla of Vater (AM-pyoo-luh of FAH-ter)?

ANSWER: DUODENUM (doo-AH-deh-num)

3. The ampulla of Vater is also the point where what large T-shaped gland releases its digestive enzymes into the duodenum?

ANSWER: PANCREAS

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Hepatic (heh-PAT-ik) ducts carry it to the gallbladder where it is concentrated and then released, as needed, via the cystic duct. For 10 points apiece:

1. What is the usual name of this fat emulsifier (ee-MUL-sih-FIE-er) whose old name was gall?

ANSWER: BILE

2. Bile from the gallbladder flows into what uppermost of the three sections of the small intestine at the juncture known as the ampulla of Vater (AM-pyoo-luh of FAH-ter)?

ANSWER: DUODENUM (doo-AH-deh-num)

3. The ampulla of Vater is also the point where what large T-shaped gland releases its digestive enzymes into the duodenum?

ANSWER: PANCREAS

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She recently asserted that her best vocal performance was on "Lead (LEED) the Way," part of the soundtrack she recorded for her otherwise much-maligned star turn in a 2001 film loosely based on her life. For 10 points apiece -- who is this singer behind the April 2005 album "The Emancipation of Mimi," and what was that career-cringing film?

ANSWER: MARIAH CAREY GLITTER

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She recently asserted that her best vocal performance was on "Lead (LEED) the Way," part of the soundtrack she recorded for her otherwise much-maligned star turn in a 2001 film loosely based on her life. For 10 points apiece -- who is this singer behind the April 2005 album "The Emancipation of Mimi," and what was that career-cringing film?

ANSWER: MARIAH CAREY GLITTER

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Neurologists classify epilepsy in many ways, but the most basic division is "big sickness" and "little sickness" in French. For 10 points apiece -- name that pair of two-word French terms used to classify epileptic seizures.

ANSWER: GRAND MAL (GRAHND MAHL or GRAND MAL) PETIT MAL (peh-TEET MAHL or peh-TEE MAHL or PET-it MAL)

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Neurologists classify epilepsy in many ways, but the most basic division is "big sickness" and "little sickness" in French. For 10 points apiece -- name that pair of two-word French terms used to classify epileptic seizures.

ANSWER: GRAND MAL (GRAHND MAHL or GRAND MAL) PETIT MAL (peh-TEET MAHL or peh-TEE MAHL or PET-it MAL)

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30 POINT BONUS

Her 2003 self-help book The Creative Habit was published on the heels of her Tony for Movin' Out. For 5, 10, and 15 points, respectively:

1. Movin' Out visualized in dance some of the best known songs by what aging rock star and "piano man"?

ANSWER: 5 POINTS: BILLY JOEL

2. What longtime modern dance choreographer created the sequences for Movin' Out?

ANSWER: 10 POINTS: TWYLA (TWIE-luh) THARP

3. Tharp made newspaper headlines in the 1970s by choreographing a ballet for what Russian dancer for the Kirov (KEER-off) who defected to the U.S.?

ANSWER: 15 POINTS: MIKHAIL BARYSHNIKOV (bah-RISH-nih-koff)

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Her 2003 self-help book The Creative Habit was published on the heels of her Tony for Movin' Out. For 5, 10, and 15 points, respectively:

1. Movin' Out visualized in dance some of the best known songs by what aging rock star and "piano man"?

ANSWER: 5 POINTS: BILLY JOEL

2. What longtime modern dance choreographer created the sequences for Movin' Out?

ANSWER: 10 POINTS: TWYLA (TWIE-luh) THARP

3. Tharp made newspaper headlines in the 1970s by choreographing a ballet for what Russian dancer for the Kirov (KEER-off) who defected to the U.S.?

ANSWER: 15 POINTS: MIKHAIL BARYSHNIKOV (bah-RISH-nih-koff)

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30 POINT BONUS

Name this U.S. president after one clue for 30 points, after two for 20, or after all three for 10 points:

1. In 1855, he won the landmark court case that outlawed racial segregation in New York City's public transportation system.

2. During the Grant administration, he virtually controlled New York City politics as the openly corrupt Collector of Customs for the city.

3. He astounded virtually everyone by being an honest man and civil service reformer when he unexpectedly became president in 1881.

ANSWER: CHESTER ALAN ARTHUR

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Name this U.S. president after one clue for 30 points, after two for 20, or after all three for 10 points:

1. In 1855, he won the landmark court case that outlawed racial segregation in New York City's public transportation system.

2. During the Grant administration, he virtually controlled New York City politics as the openly corrupt Collector of Customs for the city.

3. He astounded virtually everyone by being an honest man and civil service reformer when he unexpectedly became president in 1881.

ANSWER: CHESTER ALAN ARTHUR

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25 POINT BONUS

Its technical designation is IEEE 802.3, and it is one of the most common sets of LAN (el ay en) standards used with home computers.

1. First -- for 10 points -- what is the common three-syllable name for this system used to link computers?

ANSWER: ETHERNET

2. Now -- for 5 points per word -- what does LAN stand for?

ANSWER: LOCAL AREA NETWORKS

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Its technical designation is IEEE 802.3, and it is one of the most common sets of LAN (el ay en) standards used with home computers.

1. First -- for 10 points -- what is the common three-syllable name for this system used to link computers?

ANSWER: ETHERNET

2. Now -- for 5 points per word -- what does LAN stand for?

ANSWER: LOCAL AREA NETWORKS

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It recently marked its 35th anniversary on TV by staging a celebration of Joe Martin's 35 years at Pine Valley Hospital, a celebration attended by this soap opera's grand dame (GRAHND DAHM) Erica Kane, played by Susan Lucci (LOO-chee). For 5 points per answer:

1. Name this ABC soap.

ANSWER: ALL MY CHILDREN PROMPT: If A.M.C. is answered

2. Name the other five TV soap operas that have already lasted more than 35 years.

ANSWER: AS THE WORLD TURNS, DAYS OF OUR LIVES, GENERAL HOSPITAL, GUIDING LIGHT, ONE LIFE TO LIVE

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It recently marked its 35th anniversary on TV by staging a celebration of Joe Martin's 35 years at Pine Valley Hospital, a celebration attended by this soap opera's grand dame (GRAHND DAHM) Erica Kane, played by Susan Lucci (LOO-chee). For 5 points per answer:

1. Name this ABC soap.

ANSWER: ALL MY CHILDREN PROMPT: If A.M.C. is answered

2. Name the other five TV soap operas that have already lasted more than 35 years.

ANSWER: AS THE WORLD TURNS, DAYS OF OUR LIVES, GENERAL HOSPITAL, GUIDING LIGHT, ONE LIFE TO LIVE

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20 POINT BONUS

Lincoln's assassination inspired two of Walt Whitman's most famous poems. For 10 points apiece -- name those works whose first phrase forms the title and whose second phrases are, respectively, "And the great star early droop'd in the western sky and night" and "Our fearful trip is done."

ANSWER: WHEN LILACS LAST IN THE DOORYARD BLOOM'D O CAPTAIN! MY CAPTAIN!

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Lincoln's assassination inspired two of Walt Whitman's most famous poems. For 10 points apiece -- name those works whose first phrase forms the title and whose second phrases are, respectively, "And the great star early droop'd in the western sky and night" and "Our fearful trip is done."

ANSWER: WHEN LILACS LAST IN THE DOORYARD BLOOM'D O CAPTAIN! MY CAPTAIN!

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25 POINT BONUS

In early 2005, it paid $2 billion to Fiat for the privilege of not buying Fiat. It got into that odd pickle by signing a 2000 deal acquiring 10% of the Italian automaker, a deal that granted Fiat the right to force it to buy the rest at a fixed price per share in 2005.

1. First -- for 10 points -- name this U.S. auto giant.

ANSWER: GENERAL MOTORS OR G. M.

2. For 15 points -- name the type of stock option that Fiat held to force G.M. to buy its shares at a fixed price.

ANSWER: PUT OPTION OR PUTS

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In early 2005, it paid $2 billion to Fiat for the privilege of not buying Fiat. It got into that odd pickle by signing a 2000 deal acquiring 10% of the Italian automaker, a deal that granted Fiat the right to force it to buy the rest at a fixed price per share in 2005.

1. First -- for 10 points -- name this U.S. auto giant.

ANSWER: GENERAL MOTORS OR G. M.

2. For 15 points -- name the type of stock option that Fiat held to force G.M. to buy its shares at a fixed price.

ANSWER: PUT OPTION OR PUTS

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It was one of the less successful creations of the 1919 Versailles (vair-SIE) Treaty even though it lasted 46 years longer than the League of Nations. For 10 points apiece:

1. Name this artificially contrived nation intended to unite all of the so-called "South Slavs" except for the Bulgarians.

ANSWER: YUGOSLAVIA

2. Yugoslavia would likely have disintegrated earlier had it not been for the one-man rule, from 1953 to 1980, of what half-Serbian, half-Croatian (kroh-AY-shun) hero of the Yugoslav Resistance to Hitler?

ANSWER: JOSIP BROZ TITO (TEE-toh) OR MARSHAL TITO PROMPT: If BROZ is answered

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It was one of the less successful creations of the 1919 Versailles (vair-SIE) Treaty even though it lasted 46 years longer than the League of Nations. For 10 points apiece:

1. Name this artificially contrived nation intended to unite all of the so-called "South Slavs" except for the Bulgarians.

ANSWER: YUGOSLAVIA

2. Yugoslavia would likely have disintegrated earlier had it not been for the one-man rule, from 1953 to 1980, of what half-Serbian, half-Croatian (kroh-AY-shun) hero of the Yugoslav Resistance to Hitler?

ANSWER: JOSIP BROZ TITO (TEE-toh) OR MARSHAL TITO PROMPT: If BROZ is answered

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William Faulkner abandoned his usual sustained interior monologue technique in this 1936 masterpiece of the saga of Thomas Sutpen. For 10 points apiece:

1. Identify this novel whose title comes from a biblical lament by King David for his dead son.

ANSWER: ABSALOM, ABSALOM!

2. The other two narrators of Absalom, Absalom! are Jason III and his son Quentin III of what Mississippi family much chronicled in Faulkner's works?

ANSWER: COMPSON FAMILY OR THE COMPSONS

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William Faulkner abandoned his usual sustained interior monologue technique in this 1936 masterpiece of the saga of Thomas Sutpen. For 10 points apiece:

1. Identify this novel whose title comes from a biblical lament by King David for his dead son.

ANSWER: ABSALOM, ABSALOM!

2. The other two narrators of Absalom, Absalom! are Jason III and his son Quentin III of what Mississippi family much chronicled in Faulkner's works?

ANSWER: COMPSON FAMILY OR THE COMPSONS

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He was just 36 when he became head of the National Urban League in 1971. Though he turned down Bill Clinton's offer to name him attorney general in 1993, he was glad to see a young staffer whom he had promoted at the Urban League become Clinton's first Secretary of Commerce. For 15 points apiece -- name these two African Americans.

ANSWER: VERNON JORDAN RON BROWN

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He was just 36 when he became head of the National Urban League in 1971. Though he turned down Bill Clinton's offer to name him attorney general in 1993, he was glad to see a young staffer whom he had promoted at the Urban League become Clinton's first Secretary of Commerce. For 15 points apiece -- name these two African Americans.

ANSWER: VERNON JORDAN RON BROWN

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Most semiconductor devices require adding impurities to silicon to make it "n-type" or "p-type." N-type silicon is commonly doped with a semi-metal that has one more valence electron. P-type silicon is commonly doped with a non-metal that has one fewer valence electrons. For 10 points each -- name those two doping elements, the first best known as a poison, and the other better known for being almost as hard as a diamond.

ANSWER: ARSENIC BORON

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Most semiconductor devices require adding impurities to silicon to make it "n-type" or "p-type." N-type silicon is commonly doped with a semi-metal that has one more valence electron. P-type silicon is commonly doped with a non-metal that has one fewer valence electrons. For 10 points each -- name those two doping elements, the first best known as a poison, and the other better known for being almost as hard as a diamond.

ANSWER: ARSENIC BORON

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The 459-mile Blue Ridge Parkway is managed by the National Park Service and is closed to commercial traffic. It is far and away the most visited site in the whole National Park System. For 10 points apiece -- its northern end is what 200,000-acre National Park in the mountains of Virginia, and its southern end is what 520,000-acre National Park in the mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina?

ANSWER: SHENANDOAH (shen-un-DOH-uh) NATIONAL PARK GREAT SMOKEY MOUNTAINS OR GREAT SMOKIES PROMPT: If any PARTIAL ANSWER is given

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The 459-mile Blue Ridge Parkway is managed by the National Park Service and is closed to commercial traffic. It is far and away the most visited site in the whole National Park System. For 10 points apiece -- its northern end is what 200,000-acre National Park in the mountains of Virginia, and its southern end is what 520,000-acre National Park in the mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina?

ANSWER: SHENANDOAH (shen-un-DOH-uh) NATIONAL PARK GREAT SMOKEY MOUNTAINS OR GREAT SMOKIES PROMPT: If any PARTIAL ANSWER is given

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