Ann B. Davis Number 9 Popular Culture TournamentTossups for AquaScum 2K4 by Gail Celio, Julie Stahlhut, Dave Thorsley and Emily

Moore

FIRST PERIOD – Jackpot scoring in effect

1. In this video, the protagonists, gridlocked on the Brooklyn Bridge, are late for their own party and decide to walk instead. One pair scopes out a salon while another enters a bar and demonstrates the unusual hip tips (*) of creating a tablecloth. The group reunites at the dance club where the fifth member gets to boogie. For 10 points--name this video performed by Wildlife featuring Simone Denny, the theme song to Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.

Answer: All Things (Just Keep Getting Better)

2. He played 10 games with the Yankees in a 1978 season that also saw stops with the Angels, Padres, and Mets.  Drafted first overall in the secondary phase of the (*) 1970 draft, he began his 16-season career with the Giants the next year.  A .236 career batting average and a surly demeanor kept him out of the Hall of Fame despite 442 career home runs.  For 10 points--name this longtime Mets, Cubs, and A's outfielder of the '70's and '80's, sometimes nicknamed "Kong".

Answer: Dave Kingman

3. This company began its nationwide expansion in 1978, 33 years after it was founded by Ralph and Alice Stayer and achieved its initial success with a family recipe from 19th century Austria. (*) Today, it is the nation's largest maker of its signature item, and promotes its products with the help of the 53,000 pound, 65 foot-long "Big Taste Grill." Named for the Wisconsin town where it was founded, identify – For 10 points--this company known for its sausage and bratwurst.

Answer: Johnsonville Foods

4. Formed in Akron in 1982 by guitarist Chris Butler, this band lasted only a few years and released just two studio albums. Their second LP, Bruiseology, was less well received than their first; not surprising since their best-known single came from that first (*) album, "Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful?" For 10 points—name this new wave band fronted by the late singer Patty Donahue, remembered for their Square Pegs theme as well as for "I Know What Boys Like."

Answer: The Waitresses

5. He has had several books of poetry published, including Sign Language and Recent Forgeries. He had his first photography exhibit in 2000 and painted the murals that can be seen in A Perfect Murder. (*) He has a son, Henry, who he credits for having convinced him to take the role he became most famous in. For 10 points--name this half-Danish actor, who plays the title character in Return of the King.

Answer: Viggo Mortensen

6. The rule that allows penalized players to return to the ice after a power-play goal is attributed to this player who scored three goals in 44 seconds against the Bruins. The (*) Maple Leafs acquired defenseman Red Kelly from the Red Wings for the sole purpose of stopping this player, which he did effectively during the 1967 Stanley Cup finals. However, this center still has 10 Stanley Cups to his credit. For 10 points--name this longtime Canadiens captain.

Answer: Jean Béliveau

7. In an interview with Chicago Sun-Times writer Jim DeRogatis, their lead singer claimed that this band was the second most do-it-yourself after Fugazi. Their 2003 release, (*) Out of the Vein, finds this band without departed guitarist Kevin Cadogan and was less successful than their 1999 album Blue and their 1997 self-titled debut. For 10 points--name this rock band responsible for such hits as "Never Let You Go" and "Semi-Charmed Life."

Answer: Third Eye Blind

SECOND PERIOD – Unlimited Guessing on Completed Tossups

8. He almost didn't attend the Cannes Film Festival the year his film won the Palm d'Or, because of his phobias. His 1991 film Zentropa attracted the attention of Steven Spielberg, who offered him a chance to direct a film, but he didn't like the script. Like Zentropa, his 1996 film, (*) Breaking the Waves, won a Jury Prize at Cannes. For 10 points--name this Danish director of Dancer in the Dark and cofounder of Dogma 95.

Answer: Lars von Trier

9. Russell Wong provides the voice for Nick Kang, a hotheaded LAPD officer recruited by the local Elite Operations Division (*) to take out the city's Russian and Chinese crime syndicates. Game mechanics can be influenced by Kang's Good Cop-Bad Cop rating, which alters the character's dialogue and appearance. Boasting a branching "free form" story line and Snoop Dogg on the soundtrack, this is--for 10 points--what game released from Activision in Fall 2003.

Answer: True Crime: Streets of L.A.

10. One of the offending items was purchased for 10 cents; the other entered the picture when the buyer's sibling traded it for a (*) fruit of the first type. The latter prepared a mixed juice drink that didn't agree with her, but when she contacted a traditional healer in her community, he simply suggested that she could be cured of her discomfort by drinking more of the same. If you should experience such a misfortune--for 10 points--and according to Harry Nilsson, what should you do?

Answer: Put the lime in the Coconut[Note: Coconut is the song title, and is sufficient. Rambling answers including "drink ‘em both

together" "drink ‘em all up", etc. are acceptable as clear knowledge.)

11. One internal rumor had the filling of a $19.95 order once cost this company $11,000, while other estimates placed their average loss at $5 for every dollar's worth of orders. The company also made few friends by filing a (*) defamation suit against Robert Smigel, claiming that his canine creation gave their own spokes-critter a bad image. For 10 points—name this ex-company, the worst-performing IPO of 2000, and the home of a sock puppet that probably couldn't drive.

Answer: pets.com

12. She has never been to Istanbul, but can make a mean angel cake and is the owner of a Barry Manilow music collection. Described as being better than a computer, she (*) claims that positive aspects of that quality are not being utilized. It is unknown if her briefly-introduced assistant, Penelope Smallbone, still works under her at Universal Exports. For 10 points--name this perpetually flirtatious secretary of M from the James Bond movies.

Answer: Miss Moneypenny

13. A memorial performance center in Hiltons, Virginia is named for this family, and helps keep their art form alive. Its members made their first (*) recording in 1927; this audition for Victor Records made them one of the first popular "hillbilly" groups. For 10 points—name this founding family of modern country and bluegrass music, whose members included A.P., Sara, Maybelle, and Johnny Cash's late wife, June.

Answer: Carter

14. He finished second in the Kentucky Derby to Paul Jones, but he had already attained legendary status as a two-year old. By keeping him next to Golden Broom, jockey (*) Willie Knapp boxed out the favorite and gave this horse the victory at the 1919 Sanford Memorial. For 10 points--name this horse, the only one to defeat Man O' War, whose name is now synonymous with a surprise victory.

Answer: Upset

THIRD PERIOD – No special rules in effect

15. She appeared in one episode of Crank Yankers as a porn site employee, but she usually plays Gladys Murphy. She has a recurring role on (*) Curb Your Enthusiasm, where she plays a friend of Cheryl's angry with Larry for firing the TV guy. Her performance as a host on the Emmys may have provoked Bill Cosby to say "At least we spoke English on my show." For 10 points--name this comedian who starred in the recently cancelled Wanda at Large.

Answer: Wanda Sykes

16. New this season, Tampa Bay receiver Joe Jurevicius was this award's first recipient. Twice this award was shared by three (*) players: Terry Glenn, Billy Cundiff, and Quincy Carter in Week 2, and Tim Rattay, Kevan Barlow, and Terrell Owens in Week 11. Selected by fan voting on the Internet, identify--for 10 points--identify this award given to top performers during the 2003 season of Monday Night Football, sponsored by Snickers.

Answer: Snickers Hungriest Player of the Game(prompt on: Monday Night Football Horse Trailer Player of the Game

17. During his earlier pro skateboarding career, he popularized a move called a "360 flip". His skills eventually earned him his first acting role: a drug customer in the film Mi Vida Loca. He played the Loren Collins in American Cuisine (*), John Plummer in Stealing Harvard, and Jay Murphy in Kissing a Fool, but he's best known as a Kevin Smith movie staple. For 10 points--name this actor who played "tracer/inker" Banky Edwards in Chasing Amy and Azrael in Dogma.

Answer: Jason Lee

18. It took its current name on February 7, 2000, when a corporate sponsor bought the naming rights to this 15 year-old arena. The (*) Seals of the ACHL are the least well-known of its three major tenants. It is part of a complex that includes the Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre, Tinker Field, and the Florida Citrus Bowl. For 10 points--name this arena that is home to the Arena Football League's Predators and the NBA's Magic.

Answer: TD Waterhouse CentrePrompt: Orlando Arena

19. He once killed two Nazis with a single alligator, and he gets his highlights done by Alfonse at Astrocuts. Not just women but even straight men like Bongo fall in love with him, but he's strictly (*) butter-side-up, and whenever his latest incarnation loses his breathing privileges, he's replaced by an equivalent from another universe. For 10 points—name this doppelganger of Red Dwarf's most craven coward – oh, and smoke him a kipper. He'll be back for breakfast!

Answer: Ace Rimmer (prompt on "Rimmer" alone; do not accept "Arnold Rimmer").

20. In this book, Count Otto, known as "The Handsome", seeks the mysterious object being transported from Jerusalem to England. The head of Queen Elizabeth's intelligence organization, Sir Nicholas Fury (*), sends his best agent, blind balladeer Matthew Murdock, to bring the object back safely. In the meantime, Spaniard Carlos Javier shelters the "witchbreed". For 10 points--name this miniseries written by Neil Gaiman featuring the Marvel-verse from in the 17th century.

Answer: 1602

21. He was "introduced" in the film Tell Them Willie Boy is Here despite over 30 years in Hollywood in several acclaimed roles. Known originally as a child star, he gained attention as one of the killers in 1967's (*) In Cold Blood. He started out in Our Gang film and was Little Beaver in the Red Ryder series. In 1975 he starred in the title role of a detective series. For 10 points--name this Baretta star currently on trial for murder.

Answer: Robert Blake

EXTRAS

22. Of the six original characters, the military officer is the first seen to arrive at Hill House, followed by a physicist's wife. (*) They are introduced to a senator's wife, after which the state department worker shows up. The escort madam and the U.N. psychiatry professor arrive together. Then Mr. Boddy enters the picture, and death and hilarity ensue. For 10 points--name this 1985 board game movie staring Martin Mull, Madeline Kahn, and Eileen Brennan.

Answer: Clue

23. St. Elmo's Fire screenwriter Carl Kurlander, modem salesperson Marcela Widrig, and White House fellow Leela de Souza are among the 70 people profiled in this book. Now they are working, (*) respectively, in the creative writing department at the U. of Pittsburgh, as a massage therapist, and for a biotech company. Consisting of profiles of people who took a new career direction in order to answer its title question, name--for 10 points--this bestselling book by Po Bronson.

Answer: What Should I Do With My Life?: The True Story of People Who Answered the Ultimate Question

24. He joined the United Press as a war correspondent at age 23, eventually

covering both D-Day and the Nuremberg trials. His only career setback was when his network replaced him during (*) presidential convention coverage, the year after he was first to report news of the Kennedy assassination. For 10 points—name this revered CBS newsman and space buff, holder of several Emmys and six honorary degrees, whose name has come to mean "anchorman" in Swedish and Dutch – and that's the way it is.

Answer: Walter Cronkite

Ann B. Davis Number 9 Popular Culture TournamentBonuses for AquaScum 2K4 by Gail Celio, Julie Stahlhut, Dave Thorsley and Emily

Moore

1. Identify the movie from quotes, 30-20-10-5.(40) "The."(30) "Hey you fellas, how 'bout some beans? You want some beans? Goin' through some mighty

rough country tomorrow, you'd better have some beans."(20) "We've wounded this mountain. It's our duty to close her wounds. It's the least we can do to

show our gratitude for all the wealth she's given us."(10) "Nobody puts one over on Fred C. Dobbs!"(5) "Badges? We ain't got no badges. We don't need no badges. I don't have to show you any

stinking badges!"(1) "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre"Answer: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

2. Answer questions about the roles of Gina Torres for the stated:

(5) Her first recurring role was as Nebula, one of Iolaus' love interests, on this campy show.Answer: Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

(10) Paired with Jack of All Trades, Gina played Helen on this campy Sam Raimi-produced series about an exotic dancer who is unfrozen 524 years in the future

Answer: Cleopatra 2525

(15) Blink and you'll miss her as this sister-in-law to Zee in the second and third Matrix movies.Answer: Cas

3. Given a snippet of lyrics, give the automotive-oriented titles of these songs.

(10) "But it was Saturday night/I guess that makes it all right/And u say what have I got 2 lose?/And honey I say"

Answer: "Little Red Corvette"

(10) "She's ported and relieved and stroked and bored/She'll do a hundred and forty with the top end floored."

Answer: "Little Deuce Coupe"

(10) "But my love is bigger than a Honda/It's bigger than a Subaru/Hey man there's only one thing/And one car that will do."

Answer: "Pink Cadillac"

4. Answer the following about the initial RPI rankings of the 2003-2004 college basketball season for 10 points each.

(10) This Big East school was ranked 87th in the RPI despite a 10-0 start.Answer: Georgetown

(10) This North Carolina college in the Southern conference started 2-7, however; its early-season schedule was ranked as the toughest.

Answer: Davidson

(10) Already having more D-I wins, 1, than their 0-13 football counterparts, this New York school in the Patriot League started the year with an RPI ranking of 325, second from the bottom.

Answer: Army

5. Given an edible from The Simpsons with exactly two ingredients, name those two ingredients for 5 points each.

(5/5)America BallsAnswer: dog food and miniature American flags

(5/5)Nachos Flanders StyleAnswer: cucumbers and cottage cheese

(5/5)Powersauce barsAnswer: apple cores and old Chinese newspapersAccept: apples and a secret ingredient that harnesses the awesome power of

apples

6. In an impulse worthy of a Britney Spears, an actress married a casual acquaintance during a manic episode in 1970. For 10 points each:

(10) Name this actress, who wrote in her autobiography, Call Me Anna, that the marriage was, to the best of her recollection, unconsummated.

Answer: Patty Duke (Anna Marie Duke Pearce)

(10) Name the rock promoter who was married to Patty Duke for 13 days.Answer: Michael Tell

(10) This actor, born to Duke in 1971, carries the surname of her third husband, but found out through DNA testing that Michael Tell is his biological father.

Answer: Sean Astin (full name required; prompt on partial)

7. From how he met his comeuppance, name the villain from a Pixar feature for 15 points each. If you need the voice actor and the film, you'll get 10.

(15) Eaten by a baby bird after mistaking one of its parents for a harmless mechanical contraption.

(10) Kevin Spacey, A Bug's LifeAnswer: Hopper

(15) Clubbed with a shovel when he materializes in a trailer park and is mistaken for a ‘gator.(10) Steve Buscemi, Monsters, Inc.Answer: Randall Boggs (accept either name)

8. Answer the following about the sacrifice bunt, for 10 points each.

(10) This man set the major league record with 67 sacrifice hits in a single season in 1917.  He is better known for dying three years later in a game against the Yankees.

Answer: Ray Chapman

(10) The current career leader in sacrifices in this Mets pitcher.Answer: Tom Glavine

(10) This team went 53 games into the 2003 season without a sacrifice bunt until Frank Catalanotto laid one down on May 26th.

Answer: Toronto Blue Jays

9. Answer the following about the packet requirements for this tournament for the stated number of points.

(5) Bonuses should have at most how many parts?Answer: four

(10) The difficulty of tossups should be such that what percentage of tossups are answered? You must be exact.

Answer: 85%

(15) Answer the following from the example bonus: "Paul Rodgers, Jimmy Page and two sidemen formed this two album group in the mid-1980's that had only one minor hit."

Answer: The Firm

(Note: This is not meta-quizbowl because you should have read these in preparing your packet, meaning equal access for all players in this tournament.)

10. Answer these related questions for the stated:

(5) SNL featured this pair of Austrian-accented body builders portrayed by Dana Carvey and Kevin Nealon.

Answer: Hans and Franz

(10) This Austrian-accented actor portrays tough guy McBain on The Simpsons.Answer: Rainier Wolfcastle

(15) On The Fairly OddParents, Wanda and Cosmo are supervised by this Austrian-accented fairy, the strongest GodParent.

Answer Jorgen Von Strangle (accept either)

11. Identify these Anthony Hopkins films for 10 points each.

(10) His first big role came as the future Richard I of England in this film set during Christmas 1183 and starring Peter O'Toole and Katharine Hepburn.

Answer: The Lion in Winter

(10) He played Dr. Freddie Treves in this 1980 David Lynch film also starring John Hurt.Answer: The Elephant Man

(10) Hopkins plays Henry Wilcox, opposite Emma Thompson's Margaret Schlegel in this 1992 Merchant-Ivory film based on an E.M. Forster novel about a cottage.

Answer: Howard's End

12. A trash tournament at a college should have questions on college music. For 10 points each, name these artists on CMJ's Top 10 of 2003.

(10) #1 on the list was Elephant for this Detroit duo.Answer: White Stripes

(10) Starting her career as an opening act for Liz Phair, this singer was #5 on the list for You are Free.

Answer: Cat Power

(10) This band is doted upon by the creators of The O.C. On the show, Seth gave copies of their newest album, Transatlanticism, as Christmas presents.

Answer: Death Cab for Cutie

13. The minor leagues are the major leagues of brawling. Identify these infamous brawls involving minor leagues teams in 2003.

(10) Except for starting pitcher Clay Condrey, every member of this Triple-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres was suspended for chasing after a heckling fan in Las Vegas.

Answer: Portland Beavers

(5/5)A December 2003 game between these two AHL teams ended with eight seconds remaining after four third period brawls led to too many players being ejected or in the penalty box.

Answer: Philadelphia Phantoms and Binghamton Senators

(10) A May 2003 powder puff football game degenerated into a brawl/hazine ritual at Glenbrook North High School, located in a suburb of this city.

Answer: Chicago

14. Ring in the New Year and name these mid-season replacement shows FTPE:

(10) Spike TV is giving a former Talk Soup host his own self-titled late-night talk show.Answer: The John Henson Project

(10) Taking "interactive TV" to a new level, viewers control the life of a 30-year-old California man on FX

Answer: Todd TV

(10) Formerly titled Earthlings, this Showtime offering is being termed a "lesbian drama".Answer: The L Word

15. {VISUAL BONUS}You are being handed a map of Hawaii with the locations of 12 tourist attractions marked by various letters. Given a Hawaiian attraction, identity which letter corresponds to its location for 5 points each and a bonus five for all.

(5) Pearl HarborAnswer: I

(5) Kalaupapa National Historic Park, better known as "the leper colony"Answer: L

(5) Hawai'ian Volcanoes National ParkAnswer: E

(5) Old Lahaina TownAnswer: P

(5) Po'ipu BeachesAnswer: M

16. 5-10-20-30, name the artists of these songs containing the almost-extinct sound effect of a radio station search traipsing down the dial:

(5) The WayAnswer: Fastball

(5) Here is the NewsAnswer: Electric Light Orchestra

(X) A.M. RadioAnswer: Everclear

(X) Mexican RadioAnswer: Wall of Voodoo

17. Identify these TLC shows for 10 points each,

(10) One person decorates a room for another supposedly unsuspecting person, who is followed around by a camera for two whole days, comes home and then pretends to act surprised.

Answer: While You Were Out

(10) A family gets rid of half its junk at an unbelievable high priced yard sale. The team then redecorates and organizes while the homeowners stay at a nice hotel.

Answer: Clean Sweep

(10) Two snotty people give a person a complete makeover and give them five thousand dollars to buy new clothes in this knockoff of a BBC show.

Answer: What Not to Wear

18. Name these seedy title characters from Primus songs for 10 points each.

(10) This awesome feline prowling machine was voiced by Tom Waits in a cut from Sailing the Seas of Cheese.

Answer: Tommy the Cat

(10) The real name of this character from Pork Soda is Alowishus Devadander Abercrombie; he bludgeons a drinking companion for, among other things, using his hated nickname.

Answer: (My Name Is) Mud

(10) According to a Frizzle Fry instrumental, you "can't kill" this man, the real-life victim of the umpteenth attempt on his life in a 1933 insurance scam.

Answer: (You Can't Kill) Michael Malloy

19. Answer the following about rumors posted to the Internet newsgroup alt.gossip.celebrities for 10 points each. All rumors are true in the sense that they are truly rumors.

(10) Unnamed sources state that Paul Thomas Anderson is feuding with this magician over Fiona

Apple, who has had romantic attachments to both.Answer: David Blaine

(10) Paula Abdul is rumored to be having a lesbian affair with this actress who appears in Goodfellas and The Sopranos.

Answer: Lorraine Bracco

(10) Supposedly, Vin Diesel is the illegitimate son of this former husband of Barbra Streisand.Answer: Elliott Gould

20. Name these actors making their first big-screen appearances around New Year's Day 2004 for 10 points each.

(10) This young actor has provoked conversation simply for being male, as he stars in Peter Pan.Answer: Jeremy Sumpter

(10) Besides sharing his name with a notoriously obnoxious Canadian rock singer, this actor plays a secret Secret Service agent accompanying Mandy Moore in Chasing Liberty.

Answer: Matthew Goode

(10) Her stint on the short-lived ET on MTV earned this actress the role of the femme fatale in the upcoming The Big Bounce.

Answer: Sara Foster

21. Name the authors responsible for the following syndicated newspaper advice columns, 5-10-20-30.

(10) Annie's Mailbox (both authors required)Answer: Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar

(10) Miss MannersAnswer: Judith Martin

(10) Tell Me About ItAnswer: Carolyn Hax

(10) Dear PrudenceAnswer: Margo Howard

22. It ran from 1968 to 1971, and was billed as the first network TV series with an African American lead. For 10 points each:

(10) Name this pioneering comedy-drama about a nurse and Vietnam widow raising her young son alone.

Answer: Julia

(10) Name the actress who played Julia Baker, whose 50-year career has included TV roles as Sadie Delany and a member of Sally Hemings' family.

Answer: Diahann Carroll

(10) This crusty character actor who also appeared in Airport and Ice Station Zebra played Julia's gruff-but-lovable employer Dr. Morton Chegley.

Answer: Lloyd Nolan

23. Identify the conferences in which the following NCAA football teams played in 1970, 5-10-20-30.

(5) Arizona StateAnswer: Western Athletic Conference or WAC

(5) ArkansasAnswer: Southwest Conference

(X) West VirginiaAnswer: independent or no affiliation

(X) LouisvilleAnswer: Missouri Valley Conference

24. Name these actors who earned Oscar nods for portraying the same character in different movies:

(5) Nominated for Supporting Actor in 1972 and Leading Actor in 1974 as Michael Corleone.Answer: Al Pacino

(10) Nominated for Actor in 1961 and won leading Actor in 1986 as Fast Eddie Felson.Answer: Paul Newman

(15) Won Best Actor in 1944 and nominated for Best Actor in 1945 as Father O'Malley.Answer: Bing Crosby

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