2008_09_17_Pub_Quiz

General Knowledge 1

Max Perutz won the 1962 Nobel Prize in chemistry for investigating the structure of what protein that contains four functional groups, each with a porphyrin ring? [ANSWER] Hemoglobin
Who wrote the History of the Kings of England? [ANSWER] Geoffrey of Monmouth
What architect and designer of the Dymaxion car played Baron Medusa in a John Cage production of a Satie play? [ANSWER] Fuller
What fire-breathing monster of Greek myth was formed from a lion, a goat, and a dragon? [ANSWER] Chimera
The Tanzimat were a series of reforms promulgated in the Noble Edict of the Rose Chamber and implemented by grand vizer Pasa in what nation? [ANSWER] Ottoman Empire
“Hello, I Must be Going” and “Hooray for Captain Spaulding” are songs from what 1930 Marx Brothers film? [ANSWER] Animal Crackers
What World Series between the Twins and Braves, who both finished last place in their leagues the previous year, had three games go into extra innings? [ANSWER] 1991 World Series
What 1964 work by Kenzaburo Oe is about a man named Bird, who must cope with the birth of a brain-damaged son? [ANSWER] A Personal Matter (Kojinteki na taiken)
In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, who is the wife of King Friday XIII? [ANSWER] Sara Saturday
What economist in his 1951 dissertation proved that if fairness is non-dictatorship, universal voting, independence of irrelevant alternatives, and Pareto optimality, any election must be unfair? [ANSWER] Kenneth Arrow

See handout [ANSWER] What territory, ceded by Spain in the Treaty of Utrecht, is the only place you’ll find wild monkeys in mainland Europe?
See handout [ANSWER] With a name derived from the Portuguese word for gentile, what is the fastest swimming species of penguins?
See handout [ANSWER] What American composer wrote the operetta El Capitan?
See handout [ANSWER] What Native American trickster god allowed humans to die an early death in the Crow tradition and fought and killed Thunderbird in the Wasco tradition?
See handout [ANSWER] What word, describing the depression that forms after a volcanic eruption, was first used by Leopold von Buch in 1815?
See handout [ANSWER] What play by Victorien Sardou gave its name to a creased hat pinched in the front that is a favorite of Indiana Jones?
See handout [ANSWER] What plant’s root is suggested as a means of getting pregnant in Go and Catch a Falling Star and Portrait d’une femme by John Donne and Ezra Pound, respectively?
See handout [ANSWER] Gaining popularity in 1928, what term was used to describe democrats who would vote for their party’s nominee no matter what, implying that they’d vote for a colorful animal before a republican?
See handout [ANSWER] What particle physics laboratory created the first atom of anti-hydrogen in 1995 using their Low Energy Antiproton Ring?
See handout [ANSWER] Mystery Theme

Gibraltar [ANSWER] Which American military physician gained lasting fame for determining that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes rather than direct contact?
Gentoo [ANSWER] What is the northernmost national capital in the world?
Sousa [ANSWER] What name is given to the tiny pores found on the underside of plant leaves that facilitate gas exchange?
Coyote [ANSWER] In 2005, Jean-Francois Richet cast Ethan Hawke and Laurence Fishburne in a remake of what 1976 John Carpenter film?
Caldera [ANSWER] Which Flemish painter completed the Ghent Altarpiece after its original artist, his brother Hubert, died in 1426?
Fedora [ANSWER] Wooldoor Sockbat, Spanky Hamm, and Toot Braunstein are all characters from which Comedy Central cartoon?
Mandrake [ANSWER] 14 Shots to the Dome and Walking with a Panther are all albums by what rapper, whose real name is James Todd Smith?
Yellow Dog [ANSWER] The title character of which Henry James novel dies of an illness caught during an evening walk through the streets of Rome?
CERN [ANSWER] Which closing pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies has earned the nickname "Lights Out"?
Linux Distributions [ANSWER] Which sugary breakfast cereal's mascot is a chef named Wendell?

Terrence Stamp was originally slated to star as the titular womanizer in what 1966 film? [ANSWER] Alfie
What landmark takes its name from the Spanish word for cottonwood tree? [ANSWER] The Alamo
Who has a brother named Aberforth, a sister named Ariana, and an implied homosexual relationship with Gellert Grindelwald? [ANSWER] Albus Dumbledore
Which bluegrass singer currently holds the record for the most Grammy awards earned by a female artist? [ANSWER] Alison Krauss
What is the capital of Kazakhstan? [ANSWER] Almaty (ACC: Alma-Ata)
Which CIA operative earned over $4 million dollars between 1985 and 1991 by leaking intelligence information to the Soviet Union? [ANSWER] Aldrich Ames
What microcomputer, made available to hobbyists in 1975, provided the platform for Microsoft's first programming venture? [ANSWER] Altair 8800
Which lovelorn TV attorney works for the Boston-based law firm of Cage and Fish? [ANSWER] Ally McBeal
Which French Olympian swore that his team would smash the Americans in the 4 x 100 freestyle relay before being beaten at the last moment by Jason Lezak? [ANSWER] Alain Bernard
Among biologists, what word refers to any water-soluble protein which denatures upon exposure to heat? [ANSWER] Albumin