2016 BAQC June Quiz

Nisha Pillai
BAQC June 12, 2016
“And what is so rare as a day in June?”

OVERVIEW:
Written – 8
Names – 8. Infinite bounce, Clockwise, pounce
Potpourri – 8. Infinite bounce, Anti-Clockwise, no pounce.
Pictures – 8. Infinite bounce, Clockwise, no pounce.
MOUSE! – 8. A pounce-only round.
On The Buzzer – 10.
“ONE PERSON, ONE VOTE. THE QM IS
THE PERSON. THEY HAVE THE VOTE.”
ONLY ONE RULE:

+10 each, no negatives.
WRITTEN ROUND (8)

WRITTEN 1: QUESTION 1
This famous painting by Rene Magritte contains a short one-sentence
description. What does it say?
WRITTEN: Q1

This is considered the world’s most famous
rare stamp. Only one is known to exist, which
last sold at auction in 2014 for $9.4million.
An anticipated delivery of stamps by ship did
not arrive so the local postmaster, E.T.E.
Dalton, authorized an emergency issue of
three stamps. He was not pleased with the
end result, and ordered that all
correspondence bearing the stamps be
autographed by a post office clerk.
What country issued it in 1856?
WRITTEN: Q2

In the city _________, is a bridge named after the first
battle in the Crimean War. The bridge has four piers,
each decorated with a military statue.
At right is one of those statues. It serves as a
measuring instrument for water levels in times when
the city’s major river floods. Access to the footpaths
by the river embankments is closed when the water
reaches the feet of the statue; when the water hits his
thighs, the river is not navigable. During a great flood
in 1910, the level reached his shoulders.
Name the city and the river. For bonus points, name
the bridge or the statue.
WRITTEN: Q3

This painting by Max Beckmann, titled “The Lion
Tamer” was offered for sale in 2011 by the German
auction house Lempertz in Cologne.
An elderly man from Munich had sold it, but he
didn’t live in Munich, didn’t have any tax records in
Germany, and didn’t pay health insurance. The
investigation into the sale resulted in the largest
confiscation of art looted by the Nazis since WWII.
This story was covered in the first episode of what
art show, appropriately reminiscent of Indiana Jones.
WRITTEN: Q4

There is an auction happening this month in
London. There will be over 1500 items on
sale, including:
1. A pair of boots worn in the 1981 movie
Escape to Victory
2. A personal replica of the Jules Rimet trophy
3. Three football world cup medals (pic)
4. A model jet gifted by Rolls Royce (pic)
5. L’Equipe Athlete of the Century award
6. The owner’s passport
Who owns these items?
WRITTEN: Q5

If the some of the more famous parts are:
– The Wounded Horse
– The Bull
– The Head
– The Mother And Child
– The Three Women
What is the whole?
WRITTEN: Q6

Before the Suez Canal was built, European travelers heading to Bombay crossed
the Isthmus of Suez and waited at Aden to be collected by the next steamer
bound for India. To lodge these passengers, Bombay’s Europeans raised funds
and built a hostel in Aden.
Once the Canal opened, ships made directly for India. The hostel was sold. In
1875, it was suggested that the proceeds be spent to spruce up a cemetery, but
this idea was roundly rejected. Plumping for the joys of life rather than the
prettification of death, the group decided to do something else instead.
What did they do?
WRITTEN: Q7

In The Lord of the Rings the term "Woses" is
used. Wose is a modernization of an Anglo-
Saxon word wása, which is actually found only
in the compound wudu-wása "wild man of
the woods." The word survived long in English
and was eventually corrupted into
____________, an English surname and title.
We know this name better because of a man
who taught us that "To offer a housemaid a
cigarette is not hobbing. Nor, when you light it
for her, does that constitute nobbing."
FITB.
WRITTEN: Q8

WRITTEN 1: ANSWER 1
“This is not a pipe”
WRITTEN: A1

This is considered the world’s most famous
rare stamp. Only one is known to exist, which
last sold at auction in 2014 for $9.4million.
An anticipated delivery of stamps by ship did
not arrive so the local postmaster, E.T.E.
Dalton, authorized an emergency issue of
three stamps. He was not pleased with the
end result, and as a safeguard against forgery
ordered that all correspondence bearing the
stamps be autographed by a post office clerk.
What country issued it in 1856?
WRITTEN: Q2

WRITTEN 1: ANSWER 2
British Guiana
(or Guyana)
WRITTEN: A2

WRITTEN 1: ANSWER 3
Paris, The Seine.
The statue is the Zouave, a light infantry soldier. It
decorates a pier on the Pont de l’Alma. This is the only
statue to have been retained on the bridge from
construction, through a complete rebuild in the
1970s.
WRITTEN: A3

WRITTEN 1: ANSWER 4
http://www.ovationtv.com/series/raiders-of-the-lost-art/
WRITTEN: A4

WRITTEN 1: ANSWER 5
WRITTEN: A5
Pele.

WRITTEN 1: ANSWER 6
WRITTEN: A6
Guernica.

WRITTEN 1: ANSWER 7
They decided to get themselves a salt water pool. The Breach Candy Club
resulted.
Question credit to Samanth Subramanian.
WRITTEN: A7

WRITTEN 1: ANSWER 8
WRITTEN: A8
Absolutely, positively, the ONLY lit
question in this quiz.

+10 on direct, no negatives. Clockwise. Pounce: +10 / -5.
Occasional part and bonus points available.
WHAT’S IN A NAME (8)

NAME: QUESTION 1
This marker in Palo Alto marks a spot on the
_______ National Historic Trail, named
after the man who led an expedition in the
1770s that brought some of the first
Spanish settlers to Alta California.
Landmarks described in his journals include
arroyo of San Joseph Cupertino (now
Stevens Creek), and the original sites for
what later became the sites for Mission
Santa Clara and the city of San Jose.
Name this man, later Governor of New
Mexico.
NAME: Q1

NAME: ANSWER 1
Juan Bautista de Anza.
NAME: A1

NAME: QUESTION 2
This collection of 16 churches (locations
on map) are a unique architectural
phenomenon in the Americas. They are
made entirely in native timber with
extensive use of wood shingles.
The roof shingles used in this architectural
style – made of a wood called Fitzroya –
came to be used as currency. Many local
homes and buildings are raised on stilts.
Designated a UNESCO World Heritage
Site, where are these buildings located?
NAME: Q2

NAME: ANSWER 2
Chiloé, Chile.
NAME: A2

NAME: QUESTION 3
In a commentary in May 18XX, the New York Herald opined: “The conduct of
the Republican Party in this nomination is a remarkable indication of small
intellect, growing smaller. They pass over…statesmen and able men, and they
take up a fourth rate lecturer, who cannot speak good grammar.”
Who is the wannabe politician being described here? #electionseason
His rivals for the nomination were, among others, the planter Cassius M.
Clay, former Senator William Dayton, Supreme Court judge John McLean,
Governor of Ohio Salmon P. Chase, and Former Congressman Edward Bates.
BONUS: Who, considered a sure thing before the nomination, came second
in the running for the nomination?
NAME: Q3

NAME: QUESTION 4
The origin of the name ________ is uncertain, but it appears in its present
form in a Roman highway atlas, dating back to the 2nd or 3rd century.
The most common etymology is that the name derives from a Greek word
meaning honey, possibly due to this place’s unique production of honey; an
endemic species of bee lives there. Another conjecture suggests that the
name comes from a Phoenician word meaning haven port in reference to the
many bays and coves found there.
Which tiny nation that boasts 3 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including its
entire capital city?
NAME: Q4

NAME: ANSWER 4
Malta.
NAME: A4

NAME: QUESTION 5
The first sentence of his 1784 essay, “What Is
Enlightenment?” was "Enlightenment is man's
emergence from his self-incurred immaturity."
He argues that the immaturity is self-inflicted
not from a lack of understanding, but from the
lack of courage to use one's reason, intellect,
and wisdom without the guidance of another. He
exclaims that the motto of enlightenment is
"Sapere aude"! – Dare to be wise!
Which philosopher, who can be considered the
central figure in modern philosophy?
NAME: Q5

NAME: ANSWER 5
Immanuel Kant…
…can be considered the central figure in modern
philosophy.
NAME: A5

NAME: QUESTION 6
In 1866, the 10th Cavalry regiment of the US
Army was formed at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
In September 1867, Private John Randall of the
10th was assigned to escort two civilians on a
hunting trip. A band of 70 Cheyenne warriors
swept down on them. Randall fended off the
attack with only his pistol and 17 rounds of
ammunition until help arrived. The Cheyenne
beat a hasty retreat, leaving behind 13 fallen
warriors.
This is the popular origin story behind which
controversial nickname? Pic: statue at Fort
Leavenworth, dedicated by then-CJCS U.S. Army
Gen. Colin Powell, to _______ (the nickname)
NAME: Q6

NAME: QUESTION 7
LEGO introduced the Architecture theme in 2008.
All the sets in this theme were designed by
Chicago architect Adam Reed Tucker.
The theme focuses on taking famous structures
of unique design and turning them into sets.
What was the first building featured in the series?
NAME: Q7

NAME: QUESTION 8
NAME: Q8
On Monday, June 6 The Atlantic published
an apology. The apology was to a man who
lived 200 years ago.
In 1800, this man had published a story of
hunting electric eels, with the help of local
fishermen in the area he was exploring.
They drove 30 horses and mules into a
pool of eels, which reared out of water and
administered terrible shocks. Once the
chaos died down, despite losing 2 horses,
they were able to wade in and grab five
exhausted eels. In 1947, The Atlantic called
this story “tommyrot”.
Who was the raconteur that The Atlantic
apologized to?

NAME: ANSWER 8
Alexander von Humboldt.
NAME: A8

+10 on direct, no negatives. Anti-Clockwise bounce, no pounce.
POTPOURRI (8)

POTPOURRI: QUESTION 1
Instituted in 1943 in the UK, the Dickin Medal is
awarded for Conspicuous gallantry or devotion
to duty while serving in conflict.
The first recipients were honored for assisting
the recovery of ditched air crew during WWII.
The first US recipient was Lucca, a retired
member of the United States Marines Corps, in
April 2016. Simon, who was honored in 1949,
for "gallantry under fire" during the Yangtze
Incident is unique in the medal’s history.
In what way are the intended recipients of this
medal distinctive?
POTPOURRI: Q1

POTPOURRI: ANSWER 1
POTPOURRI: A1
The medal is awarded to animals. The first recipients were White Vision,
Winkie, and Tyke of the National Pigeon Service of the UK. The medal was
subsequently awarded for rescue work during the Blitz, and for delivering
first messages from the war front during WWII. Simon is the sole feline
honoree (he won many honors for his conduct during the Yangtze Incident).

This game in its current form was
formalized in 1875 by a British
military officer stationed in India
named Neville Chamberlain (not
that Neville Chamberlain). At the
time, the word ________ was a
derisive term for a new cadet. The
game is believed to have adopted
the name because of the cadets’
susceptibility to crafty play.
POTPOURRI: Q2
A major breakthrough in the game’s history happened in 1969, when David
Attenborough commissioned a tournament to show off the potential of color TV.
The show was a huge ratings success.
Name the game.

POTPOURRI: ANSWER 2
Snooker.
Invented at the Ooty Club.
POTPOURRI: A2

This is Ashima, one of Thomas The Tank
Engine’s new friends.
She is a fun, feisty and likable engine who
is more than happy to help out wherever
needed. She normally works on a route
where the steep incline makes the track
very dangerous and difficult to climb, and
so she is fearless.
POTPOURRI: Q3
She is modeled after the X Class
steam locomotive, manufactured
in Winterthur, Switzerland.
Where does the X Class work?

POTPOURRI: ANSWER 3
Nilgiri Mountain Railway. Coonoor to Mettupalayam.
POTPOURRI: A3

If ovalifolia is indigenous to Namibia, drouhardii and hildebrandtii are
indigenous to Madagascar, and oleifera is indigenous to Northwestern India,
what genus to all these species belong to?
The latter is widely cultivated, and is considered a superfood. Its young seed
pods and leaves are nutrient rich and used as vegetables. The bark, sap,
roots, leaves, seeds and flowers are used in traditional medicine.
POTPOURRI: Q4

POTPOURRI: ANSWER 4
Moringa. (Drumstick Tree).
POTPOURRI: A4

The Siege of Leningrad began on
September 8, 1941.
One Polish-Jewish resident, who was not
quite 13 when the siege ended, survived.
He lost every member of his family and
was later adopted by his father’s ex-wife.
He started playing chess, and the rest is
history.
Who was this man, the first Grandmaster
to defect from the Soviet Union?
POTPOURRI: Q5

POTPOURRI: ANSWER 5
Viktor Korchnoi.
Passed away June 6, 2016.
POTPOURRI: A5

“… But our good ladies, I trust, have been too wise to wrinkle their foreheads
with politics. They are contented to soothe & calm the minds of their husbands
returning ruffled from political debate. They have the good sense to value
domestic happiness above all other, and the art to cultivate it beyond all
others. There is no part of the earth where so much of this is enjoyed as in
America.”
This is an extract from a letter written in 1788 to Philadelphia socialite Ann
Willing Bingham. Despite his attitudes, she managed to convince her
correspondent that as things then stood in the US, there was a real danger of
an individual’s rights being subsumed by the interests of the majority. This
correspondence supposedly led to the creation of the Bill of Rights.
Who was Ann Bingham’s correspondent?
POTPOURRI: Q6

POTPOURRI: ANSWER 6
Thomas Jefferson, from Paris
POTPOURRI: A6

The discovery of element 102
was claimed by research groups
from the Nobel Institute, and
Lawrence Berkeley National
Labs.
However, the first complete and
incontrovertible report of its
detection only came in 1966
from the Joint Institute of
Nuclear Research (right).
POTPOURRI: Q7
By then, the Nobel Institute had proposed, and IUPAC had accepted, that
element 102 be named Nobelium.
So how did IUPAC later honor JINR?

POTPOURRI: ANSWER 7
In 1994, the IUPAC ratified names for elements 101–109.
For element 102, it ratified the name nobelium (No) on the basis that it had
become entrenched in the literature over the course of 30 years and that Alfred
Nobel should be commemorated in this fashion. Because of outcry over the
names, a comment period ensued.
In 1995 IUPAC named element 102 flerovium (Fl) as part of a new proposal,
after either Georgy Flyorov or his eponymous Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear
Reactions. This proposal was also not accepted, and in 1997 the name
"nobelium" was restored. Flerovium is now applied to element 114.
This week element 115 was named Muscovium after JINR’s location. Yuri
Oganessian, after whom element 118 was named this week, is currently heard
of research at the Flerov Lab.
POTPOURRI: A7

“The Knowledge”, an examination steeped in lore, takes place in a series of
appearances between a candidate (Knowledge Boy / Girl) and an examiner. At
first, a candidate is given 56 days between appearances to study. As (s)he
progresses, the interval shortens to 28 days, then 21.
Each appearance earns a letter grade: AA to D. Candidates with too many bad
grades are red-lined – bumped back from the 21s to 28s, or 28s to 56s. One does
not fail the Knowledge. You can either persevere, proceed through the
appearances and accumulate the grades needed to pass. Or you can give up.
The average candidate takes 3-4 years to pass the Knowledge. Legendary
Knowledge Boys have done it in just over 2 years.
What does the Knowledge test?
POTPOURRI: Q8

POTPOURRI: ANSWER 8
London geography. The Knowledge is the test to qualify as a London cabbie.
To achieve the required standard to be licensed as an “All London” taxi driver you
will need a thorough knowledge, primarily, of the area within a six mile radius of
Charing Cross. You will need to know: all the streets; housing estates; parks and
open spaces; government of ices and departments; financial and commercial
centres; diplomatic premises; town halls; registry of ices; hospitals; places of
worship; sports stadiums and leisure centres; airline of ices; stations; hotels;
clubs; theatres; cinemas; museums; art galleries; schools; colleges and
universities; police stations and headquarters buildings; civil, criminal and
coroner’s courts; prisons; and places of interest to tourists. In fact, anywhere a
taxi passenger might ask to be taken.
POTPOURRI: A8

+10 on direct, no negatives. Clockwise bounce, no pounce.
PICTURES WORTH A MILLION WORDS (8)

PICTURE: QUESTION 1
PICTURE: Q1
This picture was taken in 1967 in Bolivia. What is happening here?

PICTURE: ANSWER 1
PICTURE: A1
Bolivian officials posing with the body of Che Guevara. These pictures surfaced
in 2014 in the possession of a former missionary.

PICTURE: QUESTION 2
PICTURE: Q2
This photograph was taken at the Pentagon during a protest against the Vietnam
War on October 21, 1967. It became symbolic of what alliterative slogan,
espousing passive resistance and non-violence?

PICTURE: ANSWER 2
PICTURE: A2
Flower Power.

PICTURE: QUESTION 3
PICTURE: Q3
This famous photograph captures a
major milestone in the life of then 5
year old Harold Whittles.
At the precise moment, photographer
Jack Bradley captured the scene. The
photograph was carried in Reader’s
Digest in the 1970s. This picture is still
very commonly found in certain types
of professional offices in the US.
What is happening in this picture?

PICTURE: ANSWER 3
PICTURE: A3
Harold Whittles was born deaf. He’s hearing for the first time.

PICTURE: QUESTION 4
PICTURE: Q4
Who was airbrushed out of the original (L) for the cover of Talkin’ Baseball (R)?

PICTURE: ANSWER 4
PICTURE: A4
Joe diMaggio.
Cashman couldn’t come up with anything that rhymed with diMaggio. He later
wrote “Cooperstown, The Town Where Baseball Lives”, where diMaggio featured
prominently, as an apology.

PICTURE: QUESTION 5
PICTURE: Q5
This picture was taken by Heinrich
Harrer in 1951. It features His
Holiness The Dalai Lama blessing
a golden urn containing sacred
relics brought from Sri Lanka.
It was taken at Dungkar
Monastery, in the Chumbi Valley
near the southern Tibetan border
with Sikkim and Bhutan.
What is this photo’s historical
claim to fame?

PICTURE: ANSWER 5
PICTURE: A5
Last known photo of The Dalai Lama taken in Free Tibet.

PICTURE: QUESTION 6
PICTURE: Q6
The Magnificent Eleven is a set of famous photographs taken by
this man, possibly the most famous war photographer ever. He
landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day in the second wave of the
Normandy Landings, and took these pictures under constant fire.
Among his other famous pictures is Falling Soldier, taken during
the Spanish Civil War, and Sperlinga. Name this photographer,
who famously said: “If your pictures aren't good enough, you
aren't close enough.”

PICTURE: ANSWER 6
PICTURE: A6
Robert Capa.
He died in Vietnam in 1954, having
stepped on a land mine while covering
the Indochina War. He was 40.

PICTURE: QUESTION 7
PICTURE: Q7
In 1930, the Chrysler Building had just
been completed. This famous
photographer (pic) took striking
pictures of the building's majestic
spire. She also captured fantastic
cityscapes perched atop its 61st-floor
gargoyles.
This portrait of the artist as a young
daredevil was taken by her assistant.
Name her, famous as the first foreign
photographer to take pictures of
Soviet industry, and as the first female
photographer for LIFE magazine.

PICTURE: ANSWER 7
PICTURE: A7
Margaret Bourke-White.

PICTURE: QUESTION 8
PICTURE: Q8
What was the most
famous photograph
taken by this
photographer?

PICTURE: ANSWER 8
PICTURE: A8
Afghan Girl. Steve McCurry.

Pounce only. +10/-5.
Complete answers required.
MOUSE! (8)

MOUSE: QUESTION 1
MOUSE: Q1
Who is being caricatured in this Thomas
Nast creation from 1872?
She and her sister became the first women
stockbrokers in New York with the support
of Cornelius Vanderbilt. Using money they
made in the brokerage business, they
brought out a weekly, which published the
first English version of the Communist
Manifesto.
She was jailed for indecency after
publishing details of adultery committed
by Henry Ward Beecher, revered minister
in Brooklyn. She explained: “I am not
charging him with immorality—I applaud
his enlightened views. I am charging him
with hypocrisy.”

MOUSE: ANSWER 1
MOUSE: A1
Victoria Woodhull.
On election day in 1872, she was in jail.
In any case, she could not have voted for
herself, since women didn’t get the vote
in the US until 1920.

MOUSE: QUESTION 2
MOUSE: Q2
What is common to these images?
Specific answer required.

MOUSE: ANSWER 2
MOUSE: A2
Escapes across the Berlin Wall.
(1) An East German soldier stole a tank and drove it
into the wall, was rescued by W. German passersby.
(2) Heinz Meixner drove his car without the
windscreen so that it would be low enough to run
under frontier posts
(3) 19-year-old East German guard jumps across in
uniform, on the 3rd day of wall construction.

MOUSE: QUESTION 3
MOUSE: Q3
Cinematically connect.
Not an exhaustive list.

MOUSE: ANSWER 3
MOUSE: A3
Eisenstein movies.
Ivan The Terrible, Alexander
Nevsky, The Battleship
Potemkin, October.

MOUSE: QUESTION 4
MOUSE: Q4
In 1799, the economy in Hamburg was
on the brink of collapse. Merchants of
the City of London collected funds to
prevent a stock market crash in
Hamburg.
HMS Lutine of the British Navy was
pressed into service to deliver the
funds. On 9 October, she was wrecked
in a storm. Divers hunted for treasure from the Lutine until 1938, but only
about 20% of the cargo’s value was ever recovered.
This incident and its aftermath created a lasting reputation for an iconic firm.
What firm? In what way did the firm memorialize this incident?

MOUSE: ANSWER 4
MOUSE: A4
The cargo had been insured by Lloyds of
London. They paid the claim within two
weeks of the wreck. It created the firm’s
reputation for paying valid claims, and for
having the financial capability for paying
such large claims.
In 1858, the ship’s bell was recovered. It has
since been the famous Lloyd’s bell.

MOUSE: QUESTION 5
MOUSE: Q5
“Once a little boy sent me a charming card
with a little drawing on it. I loved it. I answer
all my children’s letters — sometimes very
hastily — but this one I lingered over.
I sent him a card and I drew a picture of a
____(X)______on it. I wrote, “Dear Jim: I
loved your card.” Then I got a letter back
from his mother and she said, “Jim loved
your card so much he ate it.” That to me was
one of the highest compliments I’ve ever
received. He didn’t care that it was an
original _____(Y)_____ drawing or anything.
He saw it, he loved it, he ate it.”
X and Y, please.

MOUSE: ANSWER 5
MOUSE: A5
Wild Thing. Maurice Sendak.

MOUSE: QUESTION 6
MOUSE: Q6
Connect: Lagos, Nigeria; Abidjan, Ivory Coast; Almaty, Kazakhstan; Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil. (Not an exhaustive list)

MOUSE: ANSWER 6
MOUSE: A6
Replaced as national capitals by: Abuja, Yamassoukro, Astana, Brasilia resp.

MOUSE: QUESTION 7
MOUSE: Q7
__________ is a type of Mediterranean landscape, typically consisting of
evergreen shrubs. It is a Corsican term, a descriptor for woods and scrubland on
the island, evoking an image of woods and mountains.
The term was used to describe bands of men fleeing conscription – who hid in this
type of terrain. It eventually found its way into popular imagination. FITB.

MOUSE: ANSWER 7
MOUSE: A7
Maquis.
Spanish guerillas during the Spanish Civil War, French resistance during
WWII, and a 24th century paramilitary group in Star Trek.

MOUSE: QUESTION 8
MOUSE: Q8
This is the Free & Sovereign State of
__________, whose capital is
Guadalajara.
Many of the characteristic traits of
Mexican culture are originally from
_________, such as mariachi, ranchera
music, and tequila. Hence, the state's
motto: “_________ es México.“
FITB.

MOUSE: ANSWER 8
MOUSE: A8
Jalisco.

Buzz anytime, only one attempt per question. +10/-10.
Complete answers required.
ON THE BUZZER! (10)

BUZZER: QUESTION 1
BUZZER: Q1
The ___________ was one of the ancient world’s most prestigious military
units. Its name was derived from the residence of the commanding officer of a
Roman army in the field.
Under Augustus, they became, and are most famous for serving as, the sworn
bodyguard of the Roman ruler. As their influence grew over generations, they
became active players in the political intrigue in Imperial Rome, until
eventually being disbanded by Constantine for supporting a pretender’s
claims.
FITB.

BUZZER: ANSWER 1
BUZZER: A1
Praetorian Guard.
In later years, they assassinated Caligula, deserted Nero, and essentially
played kingmaker to a couple of emperors. There is even an apocryphal story
about the Praetorians auctioning off the throne to the highest bidder.

BUZZER: QUESTION 2
BUZZER: Q2
Epoch Winery in Paso Robles currently owns the
___________ Vineyard. It comprises 65 acres of
the original 2000 acres owned by this man, about
whom the LA Times once gushed “his wines were
more coveted than his music.”
He was the most famous and popular pianist of his
day, and was the first pianist to perform solo at
Carnegie Hall in New York City. He traveled by
private train throughout the United States in the
early 1900s performing concerts in sold-out town
squares and halls.
He spoke seven languages, and in 1919 was a
signatory to the Treaty of Versailles. FITB.

BUZZER: ANSWER 2
BUZZER: A2
(Jan Ignacy) Paderewski.
By 1913, he was a world renowned musician, and
had settled in the US.
He became Prime Minister of Poland and also
Poland's foreign minister in 1919, and represented
Poland at the Paris Peace Conference. He served
ten months as Prime Minister, and soon thereafter
left Poland, never to return. He resumed his
musical career, and remained highly popular until
his death.

BUZZER: QUESTION 3
BUZZER: Q3
___________ was a Muslim
woman warrior from medieval
India. She acted as the Regent of
Bijapur (1580–90) and Regent of
Ahmednagar (1596–99).
She is best known for personally
commanding the defense of
Ahmednagar against the Mughal
forces of Emperor Akbar in 1595.
Her image became a popular subject in Deccani painting, and she is frequently
depicted hawking, as in this work. Here she rides a white horse, whose lower half
has been colored red with henna to symbolize its wading through blood (or
bravery in battle).

BUZZER: QUESTION 4
BUZZER: Q4
This map depicts which ancient Mesoamerican city? According to Aztec belief, the
gods created the universe at this site.

BUZZER: ANSWER 4
BUZZER: A4
Teotihuacan.

BUZZER: QUESTION 5
BUZZER: Q5
FITB.
There stands an ash called __________,
A mighty tree showered in white hail.
From there come the dews that fall in the
valleys.
It stands evergreen above Urd’s Well.
From there come maidens, very wise,
Three from the lake that stands beneath the
pole.
One is called Urd, another Verdandi,
Skuld the third; they carve into the tree
The lives and destinies of children.

BUZZER: ANSWER 5
BUZZER: A5
Yggdrasil.
The “world tree” from Norse mythology.

BUZZER: QUESTION 6
BUZZER: Q6
Frédéric Bastiat was a French classical
liberal theorist and political economist.
He was notable for developing the
economic concept of opportunity cost,
and for introducing the Parable of the
Broken Window or the "Glazier's fallacy".
One of his most famous works is a satire
against protectionist tariffs, one of the
most famous pieces in free trade
literature. It was written in the form of a
petition, asking for government
protection from a certain type of
competition.
What is it called?

BUZZER: ANSWER 6
BUZZER: A6
The Candle Makers’ Petition.
In it, all the people involved in the French lighting industry, including "the
manufacturers of candles, tapers, lanterns, sticks, street lamps, snuffers and
extinguishers, and from producers of tallow, oil, resin, alcohol, and generally
of everything connected with lighting" call upon the French government to
take protective action against the unfair competition of the sun.

BUZZER: QUESTION 7
BUZZER: Q7
Name this horse, who supposedly had a stable of marble, with an ivory manger,
purple blankets, and a collar of precious stones. He often “invited dignitaries to
dinner with him” and was fed oats mixed with gold flake. There were plans to
make him a consul of Rome.

BUZZER: ANSWER 7
BUZZER: A7
Incitatus, the horse of Caligula.
Source: The Twelve Ceasars by Suetonius, still considered a primary source
on Roman history.

BUZZER: QUESTION 8
BUZZER: Q8
In 1769 King George III of Great Britain granted a charter to Dartmouth College.
In 1816, the legislature of New Hampshire attempted to alter Dartmouth's
charter, effectively converting the school from a private to a public institution.
The trustees of the College objected and sought to have the actions of the
legislature declared unconstitutional. They retained an alumnus to argue their
case. He gave an impassioned speech in support of Dartmouth (which he
described as "a small college," adding, "and yet there are those who love it").
The case is considered a landmark in US contract law.
Who was this man, later US Senator for Massachusetts and twice US Secretary
of State? He has been featured on 14 different US postage issues, more than
most US Presidents.

BUZZER: QUESTION 9
BUZZER: Q9
Reminiscing about the time his invention was demonstrated in 1941, he said:
“One pilot asked another how it flew. The other replied ‘It just sucks itself along
like a Hoover!’”. Who is this man? What did he invent?

BUZZER: ANSWER 9
BUZZER: A9
Frank Whittle. The turbojet engine.

BUZZER: QUESTION 10
BUZZER: Q10
The lyrics are from an early 19th-century English poem by Jane Taylor. It is
sung to the tune of the French melody Ah! vous dirai-je, maman, which
was published in 1761 and later arranged by several composers including
Mozart.
The last verse in the original poem goes:
As your bright and tiny spark
Lights the traveler in the dark,
Though I know not what you are,
__________________________.
FITB.

BUZZER: ANSWER 10
BUZZER: A10
As your bright and tiny spark
Lights the traveler in the dark,
Though I know not what you are,
Twinkle, twinkle, little star.

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