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TOSSUPS – CELEBRITY EGYPTIAN RAT SCREW SHOWDOWN ACF DETOX 2004 – UTC

Questions by Emory (Steve Bahnaman, Gerry Tansey, & Mike Ferrara)

1. Decibell’s oversized larynx is matched only by her swollen sense of justice. The Swatter has a retractable tail. Leatherneck took two grueling tours of duty defending American soil, and lives by the motto “Semper Filet.” Untippable has four chiseled stomachs and a flame-retardant hide, and a weakness for waffle fries. Two-percent was orphaned at the hand of a lactose-intolerant madman. Little Big Hoof can cause earthquakes. The Gristle Missile and Cold Cuts made memorable TV appearances as members of, FTP, what Chick-Fil-A advertising group with their own calendar and the slogan “united they stand, divided they’re steak?”

Answer: Cow Superheroes (that’s their technical name. Prompt on Chick-fil-A before that’s mentioned)

2. As volunteer quarterbacks coach at Pickens High in South Carolina, he may not have had much of a challenge. His recent hiring was completed pending verification that his voice would hold up after a 2000 surgical accident that led to nerve damage in the pharynx. He hired his new boss at the unsuccessful tail end of his career in Tampa Bay, where he couldn’t bring the Testaverde-led team above a 23-41 record with the team. Now making the move from coaching Pickens QB Drew Tweito to Drew Bledsoe, he will join Mike Mullarkey’s staff in Buffalo. Known as the father of the no-huddle offense, FTP name this new quarterbacks coach who led the Bengals to the 1988 Super Bowl.

Answer: Sam Wyche

3. In this movie, Harry, a former boxer; Mason, a failed painter; and the pregnant Marisa, played by Elizabeth Pena, refuse to vacate their dwellings. A real estate developer's henchman has hired a gang of thugs led by Carlos to intimidate these residents and Frank and Faye Riley, the owners of a cafe in the tenement basement. The tenants are rescued when Faye leaves her window open one night, allowing alien mechanical life-forms to enter. The diminutive aliens proceed to defeat the evil developers. FTP, name this 1987 movie starring Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy.

Answer: *batteries not included

4. In Magic: the Gathering, this red instant was not reprinted after Fourth Edition. Third-edition Dungeons and Dragons rules changed the spell a bit, shortening the length of the non-forked variety from 80 to 50 feet and removing the ability for the energy to bounce back. In Magic, it was, with Dark Ritual and Ancestral Recall, one of the one-mana spells that proved to be too good, as the quick three damage it provided made it too economical. The second most sought-after third-level D&D spell, after Fireball, is, FTP, what electrical attack spell associated in its mundane form with the San Diego Chargers?

Answer: Lightning Bolt (just those two words, in order, in both cases. Don’t accept “bolt of lightning” or equivalents.)

5. He was the first non-Catholic to be given the Bene Merenti medal by Pope John Paul II, and in 2002 the Pan American Health Organization named him a Champion of Health of the Americas. The alter ego of Mario Kreutzberger, his parents were German Jews who went to South America to escape the Holocaust. When he was 19, his father sent him to New York to train to become a tailor, but when he returned to Chile two years later, he had a different profession in mind. At age 21, he told the manager of the local TV station that he knew more about television than anyone there, and soon after created what would become the longest continuously running entertainment program in television history. FTP, name the host of Univision's popular variety show Sabado Gigante.

Answer: Don Francisco (accept Mario Kreutzberger before it is read)

6. James Taylor and Steven Stills provided musical and vocal accompaniment on this 1971 album, and the title track was supposedly written for Taylor. On Rolling Stone’s 2003 Top 500 Albums of All Time, it was the highest-ranked release by a female solo performer. The follow-up to Ladies of the Canyon, it ends with “The Last Time I Saw Richard” and begins with “All I Want.” The singer-songwriter is at her most intense on “Carey” and “This Flight Tonight.” Also containing “My Old Man” and “Little Green,” FTP name this aptly-titled, sorrowful album by Joni Mitchell.

Answer: Blue

7. The website bearing this athlete-celebrity’s name currently reads “the site is undergoing changes, so fuck off for now.” In Tony Hawk’s Underground, a memorable scene has this shirtless skater standing in Moscow staring spellbound at some tanks, possibly wondering whether he could pull any random stunts involving them. His brother Jess, who has rarely appeared on his TV program, is the drummer for noted skate band Camp Kill Yourself, though the better-known members of his family include his parents Phil and April. Now appearing on his own MTV show, FTP name this professional skateboarder from MTV’s Jackass.

Answer: (Brandon Cole) “Bam” Margera [accept just Bam]

8. As the first person to come to your door in “The House That Gave Sucky Treats,” he’ll tell you that he once “knew a fella in Boston that could tell ya the time of day at any time of the day.” Give him Jujy Fruits, and he’ll have trouble pronouncing the name. In his introductory video, the tape runs out before he is allowed to perform his hip-hop single. Rumors that he sleeps in a locker are false; he actually sleeps on a bench in the locker room. He wears a gold medallion with his initial, a backward purple hat with a blue bill, and a green bodysuit that covers what Bubs calls his “clown feet.” FTP name this Minnesota-accented Homestar Runner character who oversees Homestar’s athletic competitions.

Answer: Coach Z

9. An outgrowth of the band McCarthy, this group was when McCarthy’s leader Tim Gane met Laetitia Sadier at a concert and asked her to lend vocals to some tracks he had written. Part of the results went on the band’s 1992 full-length debut Peng!, which contained the droning, Marxist, Krautrock-influenced music that is still the band’s trademark. Their next album, The Groop Played Space Age Batchelor Pad Music, incorporated 50s lounge music and led to their contract with Elektra. Their greatest fame came with 1994’s Transient Random-Noise Bursts With Announcements, which was their first U.S. release. Listened to in the scene where Rob schedules an interview with Caroline Fortis in High Fidelity, FTP name this obtuse French band that just released Mars Audiac Quintet.

Answer: Stereolab

10. Unfamiliar with Billy Joel, his upcoming sculpture exhibition features “large scale light installations integrated with video imaging,” as his girlfriend describes it. His friend Sophie died of breast cancer, a story which upsets his new girlfriend because of her friend’s current bout with the disease. His daughter is interpreted by real-life French singer Ophelie Winter. When he asks his girlfriend to go to Paris, Carrie says, “This is the most romantic thing that has ever happened to me.” FTP, name this Russian artist played by Mikhail Baryshnikov, Carrie’s latest flame on Sex and the City.

Answer: Alexander Petrovsky (accept either name)

11. Originally called “Handy” when developed at Epyx in 1987, it boasted an impressive 4,096-color palette. After the rights were sold to a larger game company, its better-known name was chosen to reflect its massive multiplayer capabilities, as up to 8 could play simultaneously. Checkered Flag, Joust, Rampage, and KLAX were all available on the wafer-thin cartridges that were a trademark of the portable product. Because its six AA batteries could only provide 5 to 6 hours of gameplay, it fell behind the 35 hours offered by the Game Gear and the Game Boy. FTP, name this hand-held game system, the first released in the US, which could not save the already doomed Atari brand.

Answer: Atari Lynx

12. The title character lives in a motel next to a person who has loud sex, so in one scene he and Natalie bang their headboard against the wall to get back at them. Shelly Kaplow doesn’t want to replace drug-addicted singer Buddy Stafford with Johnny Capella, played by Joey Fatone. Bernie Lootz, the main character, can never find any cream for his coffee, true to form for a man with his dubious talent. He loses his ability to stop people’s luck when he falls in love with Natalie. Starring William H. Macy as the unluckiest man in Vegas, FTP name this 2003 film that notched an Oscar nomination for Alec Baldwin.

Answer: The Cooler

13. Founded by Floris Stempel in 1900 at number 2 Kalverstraat, this club’s more recent history involves the golden age of 1971-1973. Then, the team featured a player actually named Dick van Dyke and Johan Neeskens (NAY-skins), nicknamed Johan the Second because of the team’s featured striker, Johan Cruyff (KROYF). During the 1980s, Cruyff returned to coach the team and used the “total football” strategy that the Netherlands national team also enjoyed. Producing such modern stars as Frank de Boer, Dennis Bergkamp, and Clarence Seedorf, they remain the class team of the Netherlands. FTP, name this Amsterdam soccer club named for an ancient Greek hero.

Answer: Ajax (EYE-ax) of Amsterdam

14. “39” includes a single acoustic guitar and fretless bass, and like most tracks on the album has weird subject matter, this time about a guy on a deep space mission. “Prophet’s Song,” which includes the line “Spreading his hand on the multitude there” and may be about Jesus, was composed during the guitarist’s long hospital stay during a 1974 bout with hepatitis. Bassist John Deacon wrote the piano-fueled “You’re My Best Friend,” while Roger Taylor penned “I’m In Love With My Car.” Opening with “Death on Two Legs” and culminating with “Bohemian Rhapsody,” FTP name this seminal effort by Queen.

Answer: A Night at the Opera

15. Anand Tucker directs the forthcoming 2004 film based on this novel, which will star Claire Danes in the title role. She looks like “a puppy standing on its hind legs…very cute and noticeable.” The two men in her life, the struggling musician Jeremy and the wealthy divorcee Ray Porter, who desires her “without obligation,” will be played by Jason Schwartzman and the novel’s author, respectively. Centering on the May-December romance of Porter and the title character Mirabella, an employee of Neiman-Marcus, FTP name this novel by Steve Martin.

Answer: Shopgirl

16. His first wife, now more famous than he is, got her big break when he brought her along on an audition. Memorable roles include the deceptive reverend in Bordello of Blood, a turn as a doctor on “Felicity,” and as Mike Norris in the original Child’s Play. Recent work has been sparse, though he did lend his voice to Jack Skellington in the 2002 video game Kingdom Hearts just as he did in The Nightmare Before Christmas. FTP, name this portrayer of Prince Humperdinck in The Princess Bride whose career is now thoroughly surpassed by that of ex-wife Susan.

Answer: Chris(topher) Sarandon

17. She was born on March 26, 1963 in Bozeman, Montana, and claims that the only advice her mother gave her was "cash up front." She once dated the mascot for the Detroit Lions, and she is divorced from the late Eddie, the father of her daughter Lindsey. Before starting her current job, she worked at the French Palace and the Paradise Garden as an exotic dancer. Her first mentor for her present career was Jimmy Tadero, whom she discovered had falsified evidence during the investigation of the murder of her friend Stephanie Watson. Although she's currently a Level Three employee, she started out as an assistant technician after being recruited by Gil Grissom. Played by Marg Helgenberger, FTP, name this employee of the Las Vegas Crime Lab on CSI.

Answer: Catherine Willows (accept either name)

18. This man once broke a bat on a check swing without even hitting the ball. During his rookie year in 1975, he hit .309 with 22 HR and 109 RBI, but a teammate won Rookie of the Year honors, and he missed the entire postseason after Tigers pitcher Vern Ruhle hit him on his left hand. In 1979 he became the only player in Major League history to have three straight seasons with 35 homers and 200 hits. He led the American League in home runs in 1977, 1978, and 1983, and won the MVP in 1978. Although he was not a fast player, he learned the nuances of left field in his home park, and he had 21 assists, many off the Green Monster, in 1983. FTP, name this Boston outfielder.

Answer: Jim Rice

19. He was spun off into his own game in 1946, and Montgomery Burns vocally envied his appeal to women on an episode of The Simpsons. Though he is supposedly quite wealthy, the fact that he is often in jail until a mere 50-dollar bail is posted, and his visible ecstasy when the bank makes a 200-dollar error in his favor prove that his wealth may be a sham, as his last name suggests. His “loose change” plays a role in the kids’ version of his best-known game, but the indelible image is of a larger-than-life version taking a ride on the Reading Railroad. FTP, name this character renamed “Mr. Monopoly” by Hasbro.

Answer: Rich Uncle Pennybags (prompt on “Mr. Monopoly,” but not on just “Monopoly.”)

20. According to a book by Joey Green and Tim Nyberg it can be used to make a burglar alarm, a motorcycle helmet, or an insect repellent. The website for the owner of the trademark on it claims that people can be divided into four personality types based on how they use it recreationally: process, selective pinch, stomp, and twist and shout. It was invented by Marc Chavannes and Al Fielding, who were trying to make a plastic wallpaper with a paper backing. That product didn't initially enjoy success, but the inventors found a different use for it. A trademark of the Sealed Air Corporation, FTP, name this packaging material that many people enjoy popping.

Answer: Bubble Wrap

21. The widely unloved 1976 version, directed by Frank Pierson, costars Gary Busey in a “looking on with care” best friend role. The original appeared in 1937, and won Oscar nominations for leading players Frederic March and Janet Gaynor, and won Best Original Story. The best-known 1954 version, directed by George Cukor, stars James Mason as Norman Maine, the mean spoiled drunk who can’t overcome his demons despite his love for Esther Blodgett. FTP, name this Hollywood musical about a Hollywood musician, a starring vehicle for both Barbara Streisand and Judy Garland.

Answer: A Star Is Born

22. Within close driving distance of New Haven, Connecticut and therefore Yale University, this town is home to the recently-opened Dragonfly Inn. Also near the prestigious private high school Chilton, this sleepy little burg is home to such residents as town council president Taylor, who owns an old-time soda shop downtown. The new bells on the church were recently destroyed by Luke and Lorelai. FTP, name this town, the primary setting of “Gilmore Girls.”

Answer: Star’s Hollow, Connecticut

23. After this villain’s first battle, which he lost to Machine-Man, he simulated a coma so he would go to the hospital and not to prison. The third to hold this supervillain name, was alternately Maguire Beck and Daniel Berkhart, also known as Mysterio II. The originator of this supervillain, Jason Philip Macendale, went on to be Hobgoblin IV. Though he lacked any superpowers, he used a glider that looked like a sombrero and a very hard if silly-looking flaming orange helmet that didn’t dissuade Kingpin from hiring him. FTP, name this somewhat dorky Halloweeny opponent of Spider-Man.

Answer: Jack O’Lantern

24. As a still-active assistant coach at his alma mater, this 39-year-old has compiled an impressive 164-19 record with a 72-8 record in conference play prior to the 2003-04 season. His nine professional years were plagued by injury, though he did have a memorable stint with the Philadelphia 76ers when his backcourt mate was Hersey Hawkins. A freshman all-American in 1983 for a team that went 11-17, his team had much more success when he ceded the point guard duties to Tommy Amaker. The 1986 Player of the Year, FTP name this all-time leading scorer for the Duke Blue Devils.

Answer: Johnny Dawkins

BONI – CELEBRITY EGYPTIAN RAT SCREW SHOWDOWN ACF DETOX 2004 – UTC

Questions by Emory (Steve Bahnaman, Gerry Tansey, & Mike Ferrara)

1. CHOOSE YOUR OWN BONUS! Which method of studying human nature do you prefer – poker or Dr. Phil?

[READER: Pause for choice]

IF POKER: Identify these variants of poker that you’ll see people play when they’re not playing Hold ‘Em, FTPE.

10: Now the third most popular game in American casinos, this variant of Hold ‘Em has you hold 4 cards in your hand, and you must use exactly two from your hand and exactly three from the “community cards” in the center. It’s very popular in Europe despite being named after a city in the Great Plains.

Answer: Omaha

10: Many casinos spread a game called HORSE, where you’ll play a combination of Hold ‘Em, Omaha, Stud, Stud eight-or-better, and this game, the “R” in HORSE, which is seven card stud with a twist: you’re trying to make the worst possible hand.

Answer: Seven-Card Razz (prompt on “Stud Lowball”)

10: Many poker games, including Omaha and Stud, can be played with this variant, where the person holding the highest spade in their hand or their hole cards wins half the pot. Matt Damon picks up the ace of spades in a memorable scene in Rounders where they’re playing a stud version of this.

Answer: Chicago

IF DR. PHIL: Does your life suck? Well, maybe Dr. Phil can help. Identify these self-help books by Dr. Phil FTPE.

10: If you're having trouble with your sweetheart, you might find helpful advice in this work, subtitled "A Seven-Step Strategy for Reconnecting With Your Partner."

Answer: Relationship Rescue

10: Apparently Dr. Phil likes the number seven, as he advises those looking to shed pounds to read this book, subtitled "The Seven Keys To Weight Loss Freedom." Don't forget to line Dr. Phil's pockets further by purchasing the companion Food Guide.

Answer: The Ultimate Weight Solution

10: This book is subtitled "Doing What Works, Doing What Matters." In Assignment #2, Dr. Phil tells the reader to write a story entitled "The Story I'll Tell Myself If I Don't Create Meaningful and Lasting Change After Reading and Studying This Book."

Answer: Life Strategies

2. Answer these questions about Monty Python sketches FTPE.

10: One sketch featured the All-England competition for summarizing the work of this author. Contestants were given fifteen seconds to encapsulate the intricacies of his seven-volume masterwork, but since no one succeeded, first prize went to the girl with the biggest tits.

Answer: Marcel Proust

10: In the first episode of "Flying Circus," Ernest Scribbler dies after writing down this. It eventually kills Ernest's mother, a police inspector, and many thousands of German soldiers when they read it or hear it.

Answer: The funniest joke in the world (accept equivalents)

10: The "Spanish Inquisition" episode included a presentation of Wuthering Heights done in this communication system.

Answer: semaphore

3. The Diamondbacks went from good to not-so-good this off-season, and the Tigers improved to merely bad. Name these players involved, none of whom are Curt Schilling or Ivan Rodriguez, FTSNOP.

5: After a subpar year with the Mets and then the White Sox in 2003, this second baseman is salivating at the prospect of joining the Diamondbacks, where he’ll be backed up by the equally ancient Carlos Baerga.

Answer: Roberto Alomar

10: Alomar will replace this 2nd baseman, who went to Milwaukee, where he played in the ill-fated 2002 All-Star Game.

Answer: Junior Spivey

5: Another year, another random team for this new Tigers outfielder. After 2002 with the Yankees, he played for San Diego and Kansas City last year, hitting a total of .289 with 22 homers.

Answer: Rondell White

10: We’re not quite sure what the Tigers are doing signing this soon-to-be 35-year-old Cardinals second baseman, who played only 61 games and hit a whopping .251 in 2003.

Answer: Fernando Viña

4. As romantic partners get to know each other better, the questions they ask each other become bolder. Name these progressively bolder questions, which happen to be song titles, FTPE.

10: The Ramones, the Mamas and the Papas, the Beach Boys, and Bette Midler are among the many artists who have recorded this song, which includes the line, "Tell me baby I'm your lover man."

Answer: Do You Wanna Dance?

10: The speaker in this song tells the object of his affections "you look so fine that I really wanna make you mine," and includes the observation, "now you don't need money with a face like that, do ya."

Answer: Are You Gonna Be My Girl?

10: This short track on the Beatles' White Album includes only the title and the assurance that "No one will be watching us" in its lyrics.

Answer: Why Don't We Do It In the Road?

5. Name these British filmmakers, FTPE.

10: Winner of two Best Director Oscars for The Bridge On the River Kwai and Lawrence of Arabia, he passed Empire of the Sun on to Steven Spielberg.

Answer: Sir David Lean

10: Director of The Third Man and The Fallen Idol, he won his only Oscar for 1969’s Oliver!

Answer: Carol Reed

10: His directorial triumph was 1982’s Gandhi, beating out Steven Spielberg’s work on E.T. Spielberg was miffed at the time, but some thought Steven was sending a peace signal by casting this man as John Hammond in Jurassic Park.

Answer: Richard Attenborough

6. Identify these computer games involving space pirates, FTPE.

10: As intergalactic jack-of-all-trades Edison Trent, in this 2003 game from Microsoft you can become a pirate or a trader or a military officer or whatever the heck you want, hence the title.

Answer: Freelancer

10: Subtitled “The Pirates of Pestulon,” this was the 1988 installment in the adventures of Roger Wilco, from Sierra.

Answer: Space Quest III

10: Many of the easier missions in this 1997 Star Trek game involve hunting down space pirates, though you’ll only earn your stripes if you can take down the cloaked Klingon and Romulan ships.

Answer: Star Trek: Starfleet Academy

7. Before he revealed himself as the true king, Aragorn, he assumed other guises besides Strider. Given the role played by Viggo Mortensen, name the film FTPE.

10: Moses Hochleitner, a young Amish farmer.

Answer: Witness

10: Peter Ince, also known as “Weps,” who must make a gunpoint decision whether or not to take Frank Ramsey’s order to launch nukes.

Answer: Crimson Tide

10: Master Chief Jack Urgayle, responsible for putting the recruits through hell week.

Answer: G.I. Jane

8. This question may have been included for Title IX reasons. Identify these bands associated with the subgenre known as Riot Grrl, FTPE.

10: Often lumped with the general Seattle scene they grew out of, these chick rockers released Bricks Are Heavy and The Beauty Process, and proved they weren’t square with the 92-93 MTV hit “Pretend We’re Dead.”

Answer: L7

10: The point band of the Riot Grrl movement was this Olympia group who called for Revolution Girl Style Now and released Pussy Whipped in 1994. An emblematic song was “Rebel Girl.” Ironically, they had a male bassist, Bill Karren.

Answer: Bikini Kill

10: Inspired by Seattle punk band The Gits, this group created Viva Zapata and the song “M.I.A.” after Gits singer Mia Zapata. Their dirty name made a memorable appearance on Beavis and Butthead.

Answer: 7 Year Bitch

9. The 2004 NHL All-Star Game had a remarkably low 6-4 score that a real hockey game might actually have. Identify these Eastern Conference players who had little to do with it because they’re not Martin Brodeur, FTPE.

10: This forward making his 15th all-star appearance set an all-time record with his 14th career all-star game assist, at the 5:44 mark of the first period.

Answer: Mark Messier

10: This Islanders defenseman and all-star first-timer at age 30 scored the Messier-assisted goal, even though he only has 3 goals this season.

Answer: Adrian Aucoin

10: This Devils defenseman was an all-star starter in his first ever all-star appearance, also at age 30. His brother Rob didn’t make the all-star game.

Answer: Scott Niedermayer

10. OK, now the real Tolkien question. Identify these swords wielded in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, FTSNOP:

10: After getting it off the trolls in The Hobbit, Gandalf used this foe-hammer to slay the Great Goblin and the Balrog of Moria.

Answer: Glamdring (prompt on “Beater”)

5: The shards of this Sword of Elendil were sitting in Rivendell when the Fellowship was formed.

Answer: Narsil

15: Narsil was reforged and given to Aragorn, and was given this name meaning “the flame of the West.”

Answer: Anduril

11. Identify these weird colors you can get in a custom box of Crayolas from , FTPE.

10: You probably wouldn’t want to color Michael Olowokandi or Latrell Sprewell this white-silver color named after an animal, though it might be the actual color of Fred Hoiberg.

Answer: timber wolf

10: Little boys like to color soldiers, and now they can color soldiers’ decorations with the color named for this medal, near “plum” on the Crayola Spectrum.

Answer: purple heart

10: It’s not known whether it smells funny, but this color right between “forest green” and “granny smith apple” is probably the best thing for coloring its namesake vegetable, if you’re so inclined.

Answer: asparagus

12. Name these hosts of older game shows FTPE.

10: He was the host of "Twenty-One" in the 1950's until scandal hit that show. Later, he hosted "The Joker's Wild" from 1972 until his 1984 death.

Answer: Jack Barry

10: This television veteran succeeded Jack Barry as host of "The Joker's Wild." He also hosted "Blockbusters" in the 1980's and the original incarnation of "The Price is Right" in the late 1950's and early 1960's.

Answer: Bill Cullen

10: This former St. Louis Cardinal hosted "Sale of the Century" from 1969 to 1973, but he is perhaps better known for broadcasting baseball on NBC for 27 years, entering the broadcasters' wing of the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991.

Answer: Joe Garagiola

13. Identify these songs from lyrics on a 10-5 basis.

A. 10: “In the paper today / tales of war and waste / but you turn right over to the TV page.”

5: “There is freedom within, there is freedom without / try to catch the deluge in a paper cup.”

Answer: Don’t Dream It’s Over (by Crowded House)

B. 10: “It’s all ending, I gotta stop pretending who we are / You and me, I can see us dying / Are we?”

5: “You and me, we used to be together / Everyday, together, always.”

Answer: Don’t Speak (No Doubt)

C. 10: “Tell the bed not to lay / like the open mouth of a grave, yeah / Not to stare up at me, like a calf down on its knees.”

5: “Tell the rain not to drop / Tell the wind not to blow, cause you said so.”

Answer: Don’t Tell Me (Madonna)

14. Name these movies-within-a-show that appeared on the Simpsons, FTPE.

10: A mockup of Village of the Damned where the children “know all your secrets,” the kids sneak out after the police-appointed curfew to see this movie at a drive-in.

Answer: The Bloodening

10: The title figure enters this film into the Springfield Film Festival. He gives bottled water to Ben-Hur and plays the part of E.T.

Answer: A Burns for All Seasons

10: This film featuring a colonial Californian hero inspired Homer to go around slapping people with gloves and challenging them to duels.

Answer: The Poke of Zorro

15. Identify these old-school basketball players who have legitimate beefs at being left off that still-controversial NBA’s 50 Greatest Players list, FTPE.

10: During his tumultuous career that featured important time with the Braves, Knicks, Celtics, and Pistons, this 6’9” outside shooting center won two championships as a backup with the Lakers in the early 1980s and can claim to be at least the 51st greatest NBA player.

Answer: Bob McAdoo

10: One of only seven players to net 14,000 career rebounds and 20,000 points, this center was drafted by the Chicago Packers in 1961 and spent a lot of his career getting moved around, to the Knicks and to Detroit in a trade for Dave DeBusschere. Not a highly motivated player, he was still probably better in his time than Robert Parish.

Answer: Walt Bellamy

10: A career Celtic, this 1957 rookie of the year out of Holy Cross averaged 18.6 points per game on the same team as Bob Cousy, Bill Sharman, and Bill Russell, all of whom justifiably made the top 50. He won eight titles in nine years, usually as the scapegoat of Red Auerbach’s criticism.

Answer: Tom Heinsohn

16. Name these unrelated movies which all have ratings above 5 but below 7 on ImDB, FTPE.

10: This 2003 movie earned Holly Hunter a best supporting actress Oscar nomination, but the plot primarily centers on the two adolescents played by Evan Rachel Wood and Nikki Reed.

Answer: Thirteen

10: A pre-Monk Tony Shalhoub couldn’t save this 2001 remake with Matthew Lillard and Shannon Elizabeth screaming a lot. The only thing worse than being trapped in a house? Being trapped in a house and forced to see this movie.

Answer: Thirteen Ghosts (Actually, quite pretentiously, “Thir13en Ghosts” with a 13 in the middle.)

10: Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan Ibn Al Abbas Ibn Rashid Ibn Hamad, played by a Spaniard, accompanies some Vikings in this 1999 release.

Answer: The 13th Warrior

17. A certain store sells a lot of stuff by a certain designer, most of which seems to come packaged in a particular gray-blue color. FTPE, name

10: This designer, who has designed tea kettles, poker chip sets, travel chess sets, toasters, and toilet brushes for the national chain, in addition to being the architect for Emory University’s museum.

Answer: Michael Graves

10: The chain for whom Michael Graves makes all that neat stuff, even though it isn’t red.

Answer: Target

10: For Target, Graves has designed a black-and-white version of this war/strategy game, which comes with 40 marshals, generals, colonels, majors, miners, scouts, and even a spy.

Answer: Stratego

18. Name these Spaniards from the world of tennis, all of whom are unsurprisingly good on clay, FTPE.

10: This oft-tanking Spaniard won back-to-back French Opens in 1993 and 1994.

Answer: Sergi Bruguera

10: Last year’s French Open winner and a U.S. Open finalist, he currently holds the world #3 ranking.

Answer: Juan-Carlos Ferrero

10: Winner of the 1998 French Open and a finalist at the 1997 Australian, this recent returner to the Top 10 has never finished past the second round of Wimbledon.

Answer: Carlos Moya

19. Alt-country is too large a designation for a music genre. Identify these artists who prove it, FTPE.

10: This backing band for Alison Krauss contributed heavily to the soundtrack for O Brother, Where Art Thou? Their 2003 TV special with Shania Twain may have lost them some credibility.

Answer: Union Station

10: Led by Mark Olson and Gary Louris, but not Adonis Jordan, this Minneapolis band emerged in 1985 and produced the albums Hollywood Town Hall and Tomorrow the Green Grass.

Answer: The Jayhawks

10: On the rock side of the alt-country spectrum is this singer-songwriter whose lone hit “Bad Reputation” does not represent the often-melancholy sound of Blue Days, Black Nights and Never Home.

Answer: Freedy Johnston

20. Could it actually be good? Whatever happens, it generates trivia. Name these people involved with The Passion of the Christ, none of whom are Mel Gibson, FTPE.

10: Likely the whitest of people in the film, this veteran of The Count of Monte Cristo was tapped to play Jesus.

Answer: James Caviezel

10: Likely the hottest of people in the film, this Italian siren who made a big splash in Malena plays Mary Magdalene.

Answer: Monica Bellucci

10: This cinematographer, who worked on The Natural, The Patriot, and The Right Stuff, may line up a fifth Oscar nomination for Passion.

Answer: Caleb Deschanel

21. Given the final villain of a game for the 8-bit Nintendo, name the game F5PE.

5: Wart

Answer: Super Mario Bros. 2 or Doki Doki Panic

5: Big Boss

Answer: Metal Gear

5: Mother Brain

Answer: Metroid

5: Chaos

Answer: Final Fantasy (1)

5: Jaquio

Answer: Ninja Gaiden

5: The Great Puma

Answer: Pro Wrestling

22. It’s not low-fat or low-carb, says the website. It teaches you to rely on the right carbs and right fats. FTPE, name

10: This best-selling diet plan designed by a professor at the University of Miami med school.

Answer: the South Beach diet

10: That doctor, whose book “The South Beach Diet” is all over best-seller lists.

Answer: Arthur Agatston

10: The South Beach diet makes heavy use of this index that ranks foods by how they affect your levels of blood sugar. Over 70 is high, 55-to-70 is intermediate, and under 55 is low.

Answer: the Glycemic Index or GI

23. 30-20-10-5, name this person.

30: One of the directors of “Pet Star,” he played Principal Kent Schwinger on “The Adventures of Pete and Pete” and provided the voice of General Carrington in the 2003 video game XIII (“thirteen”).

20: Fictionally, he is the mayor of Quahog (CO-hog), Rhode Island and appears in a Hollywood car museum on an episode of “The Simpsons.”

10: Credits as his best-known character include on SuperFriends and The Galactic Guardians, though most ironically he played an out-of-work actor on that character’s own “Animated Series.”

5: He is best-known for starring opposite Burt Ward as Batman in the 60s and 70s.

Answer: Adam West (William West Anderson)

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