JOHNSON GAMES 2002
TRIVIA QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Questions by Ahmed Ismail, Michael Usher, Peter McCorquodale, Peter Stone, Bhuwan Singh, Diane Tavitian, and Traci Swartz

ARTWORK ON BOXES
Who painted "Grainstack at Sunset?" Claude Monet
Arpita Singh is a rising artist from what country? India
Who is this a self-portrait of? Edvard Munch
Who painted "Young Man in a Vest?" William H. Johnson
In what decade did Andy Warhol paint "Campbell's Soup Can?" 1960s (1962)
Who is this a self-portrait of? Pablo Picasso
Who is the artist? Lois Mailou Jones
Who painted "Bathers at Asmieres?" Georges Seurat
What style of painting is this? Cubism
The title of the painting is "C _ _ _ e _ _ m _ _ _" Contentment
Who is this a self-portrait of? Frida Kahlo
Who painted "Still Life with Toy Horse?" Joan Miro
Who is the artist? Frank Stella
Who is this a self-portrait of? Frederic Bazille

MIT NOBEL PRIZE UNSCRAMBLE
ERORTB NBRSU DOAOWWDR
Robert Burns Woodward, Chemistry
LAJUNI CNWHIESRG
Julian Schwinger, Physics
RAH BDGOIN RAKHAON
Har Gobind Khorana, Medicine/Physiology
NHJO RETOBR IHRRESCFFE
John Robert Schrieffer, Physics
FRFYEEOG SKOWNILNI
Geoffrey Wilkinson, Chemistry
TORUNB RERHTIC
Burton Richter, Physics
DYINES ANMTAL
Sidney Altman, Chemistry
OJEMER DRFAMEIN
Jerome I Friedman, Physics
AIELND AEDDMNCF
Daniel L McFadden, Economics
ANOLNDL MSOTAH
E Donnall Thomas, Medicine/Physiology
ORRTBE NEORTM
Robert C Merton, Economics
RYNMO CESSHLO
Myron S Scholes, Economics
IRCFLOFD SLLUH
Clifford G Shull, Physics
TEOBRR NULEKMIL
Robert S Mulliken, Chemistry
IRHRDCA ENYFAMN
Richard P. Feynman, Physics

ENGINEERING AND MIT
1. Harvard's Julian Schwinger and Tokyo University's Sin-Itiro Tomonaga shared the 1965 Nobel Physics Prize for their development of quantum electrodynamics with what notable MIT alumnus?
A. Richard Feynman
2. Samuel Ting gave what brief name to the particle he discovered, for which he received the 1976 Nobel Physics Prize?
A. J particle
3. Norbert Weiner established what field of study, which he defined as "in essence a statistical approach to the theory of communication?"
A. cybernetics
4. What was the name of the first hypertext browser, created by LCS professor Tim Berners-Lee?
A. WorldWideWeb
5. Wolfgang Ketterle shared the 2001 Nobel Prize for producing Bose-Einstein condensates of what group of elements?
A. alkali metals (or Group 1 elements)
6. "Information theory has perhaps ballooned to an importance beyond its actual accomplishments" is an ironic statement credited to what communications pioneer, who also coined the term "bit?"
A. Claude Shannon
7. Although written in 1950, John Nash's thesis on "Non-cooperative Games" did not receive a Nobel Prize in Economics until what year?
A. 1994
8. The first hard-surface roads in America, paved in the 1820's, were named for what Scottish engineer who developed the technique?
A. John Macadam
9. In 1980, Paul Lauterbur developed which imaging technique, capable of resolving different textural structures, such as different fruits baked into a birthday cake?
A. Magnetic Resonance Imaging
10. What manmade object has traveled the furthest from the sun in its 25-year life span?
A. Voyager 1
11. Richard Stallman developed the GNU Public License for open-source software. What does the acronym GNU stand for?
A. GNU, Not UNIX.
12. A magnetron and an ill-positioned chocolate bar led Perry Spencer to develop what household appliance in the 1940's?
A. microwave oven
13. What was the first internal organ to be transplanted?
A. kidney
14. The first oil well in the United States was dug in which state?
A. Pennsylvania
15. Which MIT faculty member received a 1987 Pulitzer Prize in Music for "The Flight into Egypt?"
A. John Harbison
16. What branch of computer science is studied in the laboratory founded by Marvin Minsky and John McCarthy at MIT in 1959?
A. Artificial Intelligence
17. What enzyme used by retroviruses was discovered at MIT by David Baltimore?
A. reverse transcriptase
18. Who helped create NASA while serving as MIT president in 1958?
A. James Killian
19. As a linguist, Noam Chomsky is best known for developing what analysis technique?
A. transformational-generative grammar
20. What early motion picture technique was invented by Herbert Kalmus '04,
who named it after his alma mater?
A. Technicolor
21. What dam, North America's largest concrete structure, was completed in 1942 on the Columbia River?
A. Grand Coulee Dam
22. In 1916 Dodge mass-produced the first car made entirely of what common structural material?
A. Steel
23. Who, in 1939, invented the VS-300, the first single-rotor helicopter?
A. Igor Sikorsky
24. What halogen was one of the world's first water purifiers, used in Chicago as early as 1908 and Jersey City by 1910?
A. Chlorine
25. What was invented by John Bardeen, Walter H. Brattain and William B. Shockley of Bell Telephone Laboratories in 1947, a common feature in radios of the 1950s?
A. Transistor
26. What Utah inventor patented a scanning cathode ray tube and, in 1927 is credited with transmitting the first television image?
A. Philo T. Farnsworth
27. In 1925 Benjamin Holt merged with Best Tractor to form what modern-day machinery conglomerate?
A. Caterpillar Tractor Company
28. What machine, named after one of the wonders of the ancient world, was built in Britain for the purpose of breaking Nazi codes and was the world's first electronic valve programmable logic calculator?
A. Colossus
29. What type of telephone wiring, common in the early 20th century, featuring multiple households connected to the same line has all but been phased out of the United States, although some rural areas in Vermont and Mississippi still have a few?
A. Party Lines
30. Who, in 1902, designed a humidity control process and, in 1911, pioneered the basis modern air conditioners in "Rational Psychometric Formulae"?
A. Willis Haviland Carrier
31. What MIT physicist proposed the inflationary model of the early
universe?
A. Alan Guth


CHILDREN'S LITERATURE TRIVIA
32. How many ducks were in Robert McCloskey's Caldecott Award-winning
Make Way for Ducklings?
A. eight
33. Who was Wilbur's best human friend in EB White's Charlotte's Web?
A. Fern
34. What mode of transportation does Scooby-Doo and his gang drive around in?
A. a van…SUV=partial credit!
35. What was the name of the black and white movie short
that first premiered Disney's Mickey Mouse?
A. Steamboat Willie
36. In Margaret Wise Brown's favorite bedtime storyGoodnight Moon,
how many mittens are hanging in the bedroom to dry?
A. 2….a "pair of mittens"
37. In AA Milne's Winnie the Pooh, what friend from the Hundred Acre Wood
Has a lot of bounce and lives in a treehouse with a tire swing?
A. Tigger
38. In the classic Disney film, Mary Poppins, what nearly unpronounceable word is used to describe the best, finest, most excellent and rad thing in the world? (extra credit: spell this word correctly)
A. "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"
39. In Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat Came Back, what color ring in the bathtub (to the horror of the two children) spread to the hallways, Snowdrifts, & beyond?
A. pink
40. What is the surname of the recent Anime film, Cowboy _____?
A. Cowboy Bepop
41. What is Hello Kitty's twin sister's name?
A. Mimi

OLYMPICS
42. The original Olympic games started in 776BC. When did they end?
a. 250-350AD b. 350-450AD c. 450-550AD
43. Where were the 2nd Olympic games of the modern era held?
a. Paris b. Athens c. St. Louis
44. How many Olympic games were held between 1896 and 1980, inclusive?
a. 20 b. 21 c. 22
45. Who won the most medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin?
a. Great Britain b. USA c. Germany
46. The 1960 Olympic games were the 1st to be televised in the U.S. Which broadcasting network bought the rights to them?
a. ABC b. CBS c. NBC
47. When were the 1st Winter Olympic games held?
a. 1912 b. 1924 c. 1936
48. What was the average age of the U.S. hockey team in the 1980 Olympics?
a. 22 b. 24 c. 26
49. In 1992, the Winter Olympics were held in Albertville. Where were the 1994 Winter Olympics held?
a. Calgary b. Innsbruck c. Lillehammer
50. Two of these boxers were Olympic gold medal winners that eventually went on to win the heavyweight championship of the world. Which one is not?
a. Leon Spinks b. Floyd Patterson c. Ray Mercer

51. When were women invited to compete in themodern Olympic games?
a. 1896 b. 1900 c. 1904
52. In the modern Olympics, gold, silver, and bronze medals are handed out. Which of these colors was missing from the 1900 Paris Olympics?
a. Gold b. Silver c. Bronze
53. Of the following countries, which was won the most gold medals in men’s soccer?
a. Hungary b. Uruguay c. USSR
54. Which of these events is the newest in the modern Olympics?
a. Men’s Field Hockey b. Men’s Soccer c. Women’s Tennis (Singles)
55. In the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia, Taekwondo made its first appearance. How many different weight classes were there for women?
a. 4 b. 5 c. 6


"SIDNEY & PACIFIC"
56. How much does Pacific Avenue cost in the board game Monopoly?
a. $300 b. $320 c. $340
57. Which of these works was not written by Sir Philip Sidney?
a. Arcadia b. Astrophel and Stella c. Calico Pie
58. In what year did Sidney Altman win a Nobel prize for Chemistry?
a. 1987 b. 1988 c. 1989
59. Sidney Poitier was one of the first Black actors to gain widespread acceptance and become mainstream. Where was he born?
a. Florida b. Bahamas c. Michigan
60. The Union Pacific built the 1st transcontinental railroad. How much did it spend to build the 1st 40 miles in 1865?
a. $5,000 b. $50,000 c. $500,000
61. Where is the Pacific Tsunami Museum?
a. Hawaii b. Japan c. Singapore
62. About what percentage of the earth’s total surface does the Pacific Ocean take up?
a. 20% b. 28% b. 35%
63. What country was the architect of the Sydney Opera House from?
a. Austria b. Denmark c. Germany
64. Sidney Bechet was a famous jazz musician from New Orleans. Which of these instruments was he most famous for?
a. Trumpet b. Saxophone c. Drums
65. How many Academy Awards has Sidney Lumet, director of "Twelve Angry Men", "Network", and "Long Day’s Journey into Night", won?
a. Zero b. One c. Two


MIT ART/ARCHITECTURE/JOHNSON TRIVIA
66. A rear window in classroom 2-136 offers a clear view of what sculpture:
a) The Big Sail b) Guennette c) Bather d) Transparent Horizon
67. Pablo Picasso’s Figure decoupee in front of Sloan is a sculpture representing:
a) a fish b) a woman celebrating c) a bird d) dance
68. Jacques Cousteau collaborated with this MIT professor who helped to develop high speed stroboscopic photography? Harold "Doc" Edgerton
69. Killian Cort’s dome is based on (what building?) the Pantheon and is held up by # 10 ionic columns.
70. In W. Welles Bosworth’s original plans for Killian Court he envisioned:
a) a pool of water leading to the edge of the Charles River b) a grass courtyard
c) a sculpture garden d) a recreational area
71. What flavor of NECCO wafers spark in the dark when there’s very low humidity?
A. Wintergreen
72. Frank Stella’s sculpture "Heads or Tails" in Tang is based on what novel?
A. Moby Dick
73. Who was convinced that if "the young men of the United States…receive proper training in boyhood and youth, through education, mental recreation, wholesome educational entertainment and coordinated physical training…and encouraged in the manner of right and proper living…we shall rear a nobler race of men who will make better and more enlightened citizens to the ultimate benefit of mankind."
A. Charles Hayden
74. Fill in the blanks of this inscription: Tycho Brahe / Galileo / Kepler / Evler / d’Alembert / Lagrange / LaPlace / Herschel / Adams / Hill / Poincare
75. He wrote "Holding the Center: Memoirs of a Life in Higher Education," about being MIT’s president during the turbulence of the 1960’s. Name this President.
A. Howard Johnson
76. TRUE or FALSE: MIT’s Howard Johnson and the restraurateur Howard Johnson and their wives occasionally dined together at the Ritz.
A. TRUE