2008_10_15_Pub_Quiz

General Knowledge 1

The Man of Property, In Chancery, Awakening, and To Let are all part of what series by John Galsworthy? [ANSWER] Forsythe Saga
The USS Panay was destroyed by what nation in 1937? [ANSWER] Japan
The time derivative of momentum is equal to what quantity in physics? [ANSWER] Force
Who is the only person to have recieved the Tony Conigliaro award and the Heisman trophy? [ANSWER] Bo Jackson
The poetry collection Gitanjali, also known as "song offering," was by what Bengalese poet? [ANSWER] Rabindranath Tagore
Dopamine is produced in what part of the brain whose Latin name literally means "black substance?" [ANSWER] Substantia Negra
The Constitutions of Clarendon was an attempt to limit the influence of the Catholic church by what English king? [ANSWER] Henry II
What onetime boyfriend of Oprah Winfrey wrote the screenplay to the X-rated film Beyond the Valley of the Dolls? [ANSWER] Roger Ebert
Nyame, an Ashanti sky god, is the father of what god of rain and fire often depicted as a spider? [ANSWER] Ananzi
Who painted Arbor Day, Parson Weems' Fable, and American Gothic? [ANSWER] Grant Wood

See handout [ANSWER] Mork, played by Robin Williams, first appeared on what television show?
See handout [ANSWER] In 2000, R.W. Kaye proved that what Windows game was NP-complete?
See handout [ANSWER] Under what British Prime Minister was the reform act of 1832 passed and slavery made illegal?
See handout [ANSWER] What former teen idol of top ten hits Sweet and Innocent, Go Away Little Girl, and Puppy Love voiced Shang in Disney's Mulan?
See handout [ANSWER] Mrs. Eugenia Duke of Greenville created a version of what food product that is still sold in the American southeast by CF Sauer?
See handout [ANSWER] Marc Okrand, a UCSB linguist, wrote the first book on what language that has the locative marker "Daq" and OVS word order?
See handout [ANSWER] What physicist's name is attached to the radiation emitted by black holes when particle/antiparticle pairs form on either side of the event horizon?
See handout [ANSWER] What twentieth century Dutch graphic artist created Drawing Hands, Relativity, and Waterfalls?
See handout [ANSWER] What programming language named after a French mathematician was created by Nicholas Wirth as an instructional tool?
See handout [ANSWER] MYSTERY THEME

Happy Days [ANSWER] What movie featured Paul Newman’s final on-screen appearance as mob boss John Rooney?
Minesweeper [ANSWER] After 16 previous nominations, what 2007 song finally earned Britney Spears her first Video Music Award?
Lord Earl Grey (Charles) [ANSWER] What organization, founded in 1910 and led by the mysterious Sovereign, oversees the actions of most costumed supervillains featured on The Venture Brothers?
Donny Osmond [ANSWER] Who was the first professional athlete to appear on a Wheaties box?
Mayonnaise [ANSWER] Which cocktail traditionally consists of Scotch whiskey mixed with sweet vermouth and a dash of Angostura bitters?
Klingon [ANSWER] The 1955 Asian-African conference, where newly independent nations issued a statement against American and Soviet imperialism , was held in what Indonesian city?
Stephen Hawking [ANSWER] Which British composer wrote the opera Dido and Aeneas?
MC Escher [ANSWER] In the Iliad, who is Achilles’ best friend whose death finally prompts the hero to fight Hector?
Pascal [ANSWER] In physical chemistry, what factor, denoted by a lower case i, indicates the number of ions into which one unit of a substance will dissociate upon entering solution?
White and Nerdy [ANSWER] Which African nation was formerly known as the Malagasy republic?

What year did the United States purchase Alaska from Russia? [ANSWER] 1867 (history)
What Hugo-award winning Michael Chabon novel is set in an alternate Alaska with a sizable Jewish population? [ANSWER] The Yiddish Policeman’s Union (lit.)
Who is currently serving as the junior senator from Alaska in the United States Senate? [ANSWER] Lisa Murkowski (current events)
What city, home to Alaska’s oldest newspaper, serves as the finish line for the annual Iditarod sled race? [ANSWER] Nome (geography)
What Alaskan national park takes its name from an Athabaskan word meaning “the Great One”? [ANSWER] Denali National Park (science)
  Which starting pitcher for the Boston Red Sox was born in 1966 in Anchorage? [ANSWER] Curt Schilling (sports)
How many stars are pictured on the Alaskan flag? [ANSWER] eight stars (the Big Dipper and the North Star) (wild card)
Which musician, whose albums include “Spirit,” “This Way,” and “Perfectly Clear” spent most of her youth living with her father in Homer, Alaska? [ANSWER] Jewel (music)
What 2007 horror film stars Josh Hartnett as an Alaskan sheriff whose town is infested with vampires? [ANSWER] 30 Days of Night (movie)
What television show focused upon Joel Fleischman's efforts to fit in with the natives in Cecily, Alaska? [ANSWER] Northern Exposure