Trash Quizbowl Packet Archive



VCU Open Trash

Round Thirteen (or Finals One)

Written by Mike Cheyne, George Berry, and Donald Taylor

Tossups

1. One boss in this game whines about his fear of heights before eventually running away. Another character implants his memories in a robot and asks that you flip a switch to kill it. That character in this game gives the player three dolls which allow you to climb the extremely windy Death Peak. Besides Belthasar, the Guru of Reason, this game features a minigame where you rapidly press “A” to win a soda drinking contest, as well as others in Norstein Bekkler’s Tent of Horrors. Players can choose to fight or ally with a character formerly known as Prince Janus of Zeal, but now called the Magus. This game involves much time travel as players seek to stop the end of the world at the hands of Lavos. For 10 points, name this Square SNES game where you play as the title character, Frog, Marle, and Lucca.

ANSWER: Chrono Trigger [accept Kurono Toriga]

(George)

2. Before the climax of this film, one villain smashes a store window to steal a ladies’ bonnet. In one scene, the protagonist leaves church and is confronted by a child who mimes shooting him dead. In another scene of this film, the protagonist has a fistfight with his former subordinate, the Lloyd Bridges played Harvey Pell. The protagonist receives no support from Judge Mettrick or Mayor Henderson, who both fear Frank Miller. Continually featuring the song “Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin,’” this film ends with the protagonist throwing his marshal’s star on the ground and departing with his Quaker wife, played by Grace Kelly. For 10 points, name this western movie starring Gary Cooper as Will Kane, whose nemesis is arriving on a train at the title time.

ANSWER: High Noon

3. One episode of this show featured its star entering a world where he was just a fictional character created by a Mr. Rockwell. One character was a sleazy ad man named Bud Flood, while another always carried the doll Mr. Banana Brain. The protagonist on this show lived next door to the stupid Herb and Binkie Muddlefoot. The antagonist in the first episode was the sinister Taurus Bulba. The main character of this show worked for the group S.H.U.S.H. and fought such villains as Bushroot and Megavolt. The protagonist’s sidekick came from another cartoon and was named Launchpad, while its star enjoyed proclaiming “Let’s get dangerous!” For 10 points, name this Disney cartoon about an avian superhero who is “the terror that flaps in the night.”

ANSWER: Darkwing Duck

4. A 2006 prank saw a TV channel use digital enhancement on two people performing this action by adding handbags. After seeing it in Paris, James Joyce adapted it for use in Finnegan’s Wake, describing it with the phrase “Let us propel us for the frey of the fray!” Richard Cockerill was disciplined for going toe-to-toe with a performer of this action, while in 2005, a controversial throat-slitting motion was added to it by Tana Umaga. In 1999, rival fans sang “Waltzing Matilda” while this action was taking place. The two most common types performed today are called the Ko Mate and the Kapa o Panga. For 10 points, name this action performed by the All Blacks of New Zealand rugby team before matches, a general term for a Maori war dance.

ANSWER: haka [accept Ko Niu Tireni, accept Ka Mate or Kapa o Panga before mentioned, prompt on Maori dance until mentioned. If anyone gives another specific kind of haka, look it up.]

(Donald)

5. One of this man’s songs features the lyric “I’m glad to give my love to you, I know you feel the way I do.” He played a Confederate spy in the film The Fastest Guitar Alive. Bono wrote a song for this man’s posthumously released chart-topping album. This artist of “She’s a Mystery to Me” saw his wife die in a motorcycle accident, while his sons perished in a house fire. Against his permission, one of his songs was lip-synched by Dean Stockwell in the film Blue Velvet. This performer of “You Got It” and “In Dreams” sang in one tune that just the title group knows “the heartaches I’ve been through.” Noted for his Ray-Ban sunglasses, his most notable song opens with the title female “walking down the street.” For 10 points, name this singer of “Only the Lonely” and “Pretty Woman.”

ANSWER: Roy Orbison

6. This character claims that “old wooden sailing ships” are beautiful and that “one to three” friends are sufficient. His ringtone is a gunshot noise and this character keeps a sawed-off shotgun mounted on a swivel on his desk to greet visitors. He believes a turkey hamburger is a fried turkey leg inside a grilled hamburger and has a namesake “Pyramid of Greatness.” Both of this character’s ex-wives are named Tammy, with the second played by Megan Mullally, the wife of this character’s portrayer. This man hired April Ludgate to avoid having to deal with the public and gives a near-free rein to deputy director Leslie Knope. For 10 points, name this anti-government director of the Pawnee, Indiana Parks Department played by Nick Offerman on Parks and Recreation.

ANSWER: Ron Swanson [accept either, accept Ronald]

(George)

7. According to this character, his father claimed to invent the question mark and would accuse chestnuts of being lazy. At one point he uses footage from Independence Day to intimidate his enemies. His chief aide is in charge of the company Virtucon and it is eventually revealed his real name is Douglas. This character allies with Johan van der Smut and was played by Kevin Spacey in a film within a film. He has had such plans as destroying the ozone layer and faking an extramarital affair of Prince Charles. This character’s request of “throw me a frickin’ bone” was reportedly inspired by Lorne Michaels. He owns a cat named Mr. Bigglesworth and has an aide named Number Two. For 10 points, name this Mike Myers played supervillain, a nemesis of Austin Powers.

ANSWER: Dr. Evil [accept Douglas Powers until mentioned]

8. One song by this band says they "shake shake shake the hips in relationships" and that “we bullet the words at the mockingbirds singing." Another song by this group claims that "I'm like a lawyer with the Way I'm Always Trying to Get You Off." They recorded a cover of "Roxanne" for the tribute album Policia. This group’s lyricist said that "the world needs a little bit less" of him, formed the group Black Cards, and has a son named Bronx Mowgli. They achieved mainstream success with their album From Under the Cork Tree. One song by this band claims the singer gives you "weapons in the form of words” and compares the popular music scene to competing in an arms race. For 10 points, name this band which recorded "Dance Dance” and features members Pete Wentz and Patrick Stump.

ANSWER: Fall Out Boy

(George)

9. This man once called Michael Jordan a “con man” for befriending opponents and then destroying them on the court. In 2001, this man was hit by a punch directed at Danny Ferry by Marcus Camby. He is the only NBA coach to take a #8 seed to the Finals and once received a record $100,000 fine for accusing Mark Cuban of working league officials to get calls against Yao Ming. This man’s most memorable on-court moment came when his team had a playoff brawl with the Heat in which he clung to Alonzo Mourning’s leg. He recently worked with a fellow color commentator who uses idiotic phrases like “mama, there goes that man again!” That partner of this man is current Warriors coach Mark Jackson. For 10 points, name this former Rockets and Knicks coach, the brother of Magic coach Stan.

ANSWER: Jeff Van Gundy

10. One character created by this man has her eyes replaced and is brainwashed by the insane Surgeon General.  That protagonist of this man’s mini-series Give Me Liberty is Martha Washington.  A miniseries by this man concludes after the title figure medically stops his heart to end a battle in Crime Alley. An upcoming work will see The Fixer fight Al Qaeda in a work this man admits is just propaganda.  Dark Horse published one of his works about the crime ridden Basin City, where the youngest member of the Roark family is referred to as a "Yellow Bastard." This author of Holy Terror saw his depiction of the battle of Thermopylae turned into a film starring Gerard Butler. For 10 points name this author of the comic books Sin City, The 300, and The Dark Knight Returns.

ANSWER: Frank Miller

(George)

11. One episode of this show saw Mandy Patinkin as a driver who sings “No One is Alone” to the depressed protagonist. Recurring characters included the Cloris Leachman played Ruth, the former superior to the bitter Kathleen. The final episode of this show featured the protagonist defending a drifter accused of destroying a school. A spinoff starred Gerald McRaney as the patriarch of the Greene family and was called Promised Land. The characters on this show drove around in a red 1972 Cadillac convertible and later seasons brought the trainee Gloria, played by Valerie Bertinelli. A recurring character was the John Dye played Andrew, while the protagonists were named Tess and Monica. For 10 points, name this show starring Roma Downey and Della Reese as heavenly beings.

ANSWER: Touched by an Angel

12. This group sang that “Music is the healing force of the world” in a song which exhorts the pleasures of “groovin,’ groovin’ music.” One of their songs says “People can’t even walk the street because they never know who in the world they’re gonna beat,” while another urges the listener to “tell all the folks in Russia, and China, too.” Besides “I Love Music,” this group sang about the title people who “smile in your face all the time they want to take your place.” They recorded “Back Stabbers” and another song which says some people “wanna do things, do bad things with it.” That song by this group repeats the word “money” and was used as the theme for The Apprentice. For 10 points, name this band who urged “people all over the world, join hands” and start a “Love Train.”

ANSWER: The O’Jays

13. An online joke began when a poster jokingly complained about this player and Chris Truby engaging in “satanic dismemberment.” He bitterly complained about finishing second in MVP voting to Mo Vaughn. This man still holds the single season home run record for the White Sox and is the only player to hit 50 home runs and 50 doubles in a season. Despite retiring in 2000, he was kept on the Orioles roster for three more years for insurance reasons. In 1996, this player was fined for a collision with Milwaukee’s Fernando Vina. Originally known as “Joey,” he once chased Halloween vandals down with his car and in 2006 pled guilty to stalking a woman by attaching a GPS device to her car. For 10 points, name this one time Cleveland slugger, noted for being kind of an asshole.

ANSWER: Albert Belle [accept Joey Belle]

14. This person’s mother directed the anti-pornography documentary Not a Love Story. This writer claimed Muqtada al-Sadr represented the Iraqi mainstream in her 2004 article, “Bring Najaf to New York.” With her journalist husband, this writer released The Take, a documentary set in Argentina. Many of this woman’s articles are collected in the book Fences and Windows. One of her books argues that Friedman’s free market capitalism is established through disasters which destroy the previous order, while another of her books vigorously denounced brand marketing, especially that of Nike. For 10 points, name this Canadian activist best known for attacking corporate capitalism in such works as The Shock Doctrine and No Logo.

ANSWER: Naomi Klein

15. One scene in this film has a character quote a Zen philosopher that “A donut with no hole, is a Danish.” Another scene has someone asked if he stands for “goodness or badness” before being offered a Fresca. A character in this film sits in vomit in his car and is named Dr. Beeper. In one scene, a character mistakes a candy bar in a pool for “doodie.” It ends with the playing of “I’m Alright” and the line “Hey everybody, we’re all gonna get laid!” A character in this film has been promised total consciousness on his deathbed by the Dalai Lama. The most remembered scene has Carl Spackler fantasizing about a “Cinderella story” in between hunting gophers. For 10 points, name this comedy starring Rodney Dangerfield and Bill Murray, which involves golf at a country club.

ANSWER: Caddyshack

16. He is not Dick Clark, but this man hosted a Philadelphia-based program called his TV Teen Club. With Fred Rose, he composed the song “Flamin’ Mamie.” This man and his band had number one hits with a recording of “Hot Lips” and he recorded the first version of “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” to top the charts. He gave Bing Crosby his start as part of his Rhythm Boys. This musician did not compose but premiered the “Grand Canyon Suite” in 1931. He starred in the first Technicolor movie musical, 1930’s King of Jazz, but may be best known for debuting a 1924 piece at a concert called “An Experiment in Modern Music.” That piece was orchestrated by Ferde Grofe and written by George Gershwin. For 10 points, name this bandleader whose orchestra premiered Rhapsody in Blue.

ANSWER: Paul Whiteman

17. One commercial for this company features Chris MacEwan as a parody of Duke’s basketball coach named “Coach J,” while another recent commercial featured Leverage star Aldis Hodge quarrelling with a celebrity friend. Commercials for this company feature former Port Charles actor Eddie Matos doing such things as eating a hot dog at a baseball game and continually interrupting employee Carrie Maddux. One recent commercial features Gary Cole in a reference to Office Space, while another ends with an appearance by Michael Buffer, who causes LeBron James to wear boxing gloves. Current commercials show people using this company’s jingle to wish for things like a hot tub or a new girlfriend. For 10 points, name this insurance company who claims to be “a good neighbor.”

ANSWER: State Farm Insurance

18. This team won one playoff game on a dramatic one-yard run by Alan Ameche, while a playoff loss saw them burned on a 42-yard pass from Ken Stabler to Dave Casper. In addition to losing the “Ghost to the Post” game, this team was defeated in a Super Bowl which saw them use backup Earl Morrall and go down to former coach Weeb Ewbank’s team. That infamous loss saw them unable to use their Hall of Fame quarterback from Louisville and was an upset Super Bowl loss to Joe Namath’s Jets. A late night fleet of Mayflower trucks moved this team out of its original city, and at its new location, it has defeated the Chicago Bears to win a Super Bowl with coach Tony Dungy. For 10 points, name this NFL team quarterbacked by Peyton Manning.

ANSWER: Indianapolis Colts (accept either, accept Baltimore Colts, prompt on Baltimore)

19. A father-son acting duo with this surname appeared in a 1980’s sitcom, where the son played “Bomber,” who had been sent to military school after spilling grape juice on a carpet. A female with this surname co-founded the Children’s Miracle Network. Another person with this surname played the giddy father Doug in the Martin Lawrence film College Road Trip. Besides Ken, the portrayer of Eddie Haskell on Leave it to Beaver, people with this surname have had hits with the songs “Soldier of Love” and 1970’s covers of “Paper Roses” and “Puppy Love.” One person with this surname claimed to be “a little bit country,” while another was “a little bit rock and roll.” For 10 points, give this surname held by a family of singing Mormons, including siblings Donny and Marie.

ANSWER: Osmond

20. This actor played pirate Jean LaFitte in the only film ever directed by Anthony Quinn. In another role, he played General Bounine, who discovers a woman claiming to be the long-lost Anastasia. This man filmed a commercial which aired after his death in which he said “Now that I’m gone, don’t smoke.” In one role, he kills the James Brolin played John Blane at a place called Delos, while in another, he plays Chris, who eventually slays the bandit Calvera. His most famous character sings the song “A Puzzlement” and has a relationship with Anna Leonowens. This man parodied his Magnificent Seven character by playing a robotic gunslinger in Westworld. For 10 points, name this bald actor who played Rameses in The Ten Commandments and the title monarch in The King and I.

ANSWER: Yul Brynner [accept Julij Briner]

TB. One song by They Might Be Giants titled for this object claims that "While they were staring at the Citgo sign is when they lost our trail."  A song with this word in its title opens with a line claiming that “my friend the Communist holds meetings in his RV.” Another song titled for this object features a chorus of "don't delay act now, supplies are running out.” Besides appearing in the title of a Sheryl Crow song and a song by Smash Mouth which says “you might as well be walking on [this object],” a form of it is asked by Chris Cornell to "wash away the rain" in a Soundgarden song. A song in Annie promises that this will “come out tomorrow.” For 10 points, name this object described in another song as "a gigantic nuclear furnace" and "a mass of incandescent gas."

ANSWER: the sun [accept anything with the word sun in it]

(George)

VCU Open Trash

Round Thirteen (or Finals One)

Written by Mike Cheyne, George Berry, and Donald Taylor

Bonuses

1. At age 26 in 1965, this man was the youngest ever network news anchor. For 10 points each:

[10] Name this Canadian, who eventually became one of the most respected anchors in the business, serving as ABC’s member of the “Big Three” with CBS’ Dan Rather and NBC’s Tom Brokaw.

ANSWER: Peter Jennings

[10] This innovative president of ABC News eventually gave Jennings his second chance by having him anchor the new World News Tonight in 1978. He may be more notable for creating Wide World of Sports and Monday Night Football while leading the sports division.

ANSWER: Roone Arledge Jr.

[10] While anchor of World News, Jennings declined to have this country singer perform his song “Courtesy of the Red, White, & Blue” in the summer of 2002, leading this man to complain about Jennings’ Canadian citizenship.

ANSWER: Toby Keith [accept Toby Keith Covel]

2. This group’s bass players have included Mooseman and Vincent Price. For 10 points each:

[10] Name this trash metal band whose leader is Ice-T. Its most well known song is the very controversial 1992 hit “Cop Killer.”

ANSWER: Body Count

[10] This woman denounced “Cop Killer” in a Washington Post article where she asserted “Hitler’s anti-Semitism sold in Nazi Germany. That didn’t make it right.” She is name checked in the Body Count song “KKK Bitch.”

ANSWER: Mary Elizabeth “Tipper” Gore

[10] A song expressing similar opinions as “Cop Killer” was “Fuck tha Police,” a song from this debut album by N.W.A., whose title refers to the group’s California hometown.

ANSWER: Straight Outta Compton [accept Straight Outta Compton Effect]

(Donald)

3. This man served as Lyndon Johnson’s Postmaster General. For 10 points each:

[10] Name this former DNC Chairman whose office was burglarized by the Watergate “plumbers.” He also served as the NBA Commissioner immediately prior to David Stern and names the championship trophy.

ANSWER: Larry O’Brien Jr.

[10] O’Brien presided over the NBA’s merger with this institution in 1976. The Denver Nuggets, San Antonio Spurs, Indiana Pacers, and New Jersey Nets survived in the NBA after this institution’s demise.

ANSWER: American Basketball Association

[10] 1976 saw also the resolution of a 1970 antitrust lawsuit filed by this player against the NBA. This president of the players union argued that the draft and option clause violated antitrust laws.

ANSWER: Oscar Robertson [accept The Big O or O-Train]

4. Author Peter Benchley has a cameo in this movie as an interviewer. For 10 points each:

[10] Name this classic 1975 Steven Spielberg film about a certain fish that enjoys taking a bite out of the population of Amity Island. Richard Dreyfuss appears as marine biologist Matt Hooper.

ANSWER: Jaws

[10] This actor has the memorable role of sailor Quint in Jaws, telling a creepy story about surviving the sinking of the Indianapolis. Also a novelist, this man played villains in From Russia With Love and The Sting.

ANSWER: Robert Shaw

[10] Jaws 3-D features a shark causing havoc at Sea World, with this actor playing the protagonist. He recently played General Hawk in the G.I. Joe film and is set to play the preacher in the Footloose remake. His brother is also an actor named Randy.

ANSWER: Dennis Quaid

5. This meeting occurred at the home of Joseph “Joe the Barber” Barbara. For 10 points each:

[10] Name this 1957 meeting of numerous American Mafioso chieftains at a certain New York location. Due to the police raiding the meeting, it helped expose the existence of the Mafia to the public at large.

ANSWER: Apalachin Meeting

[10] The meeting was arranged by “Don Vito,” the head of this real-life member of the New York Five Families. It shares its name with a woman whose stabbing inspired analysis of the bystander effect.

ANSWER: Genovese Family

[10] Vito Genovese originally served as the underboss under this mobster, whose nickname was “Lucky.” He was allowed to run his crime empire from jail for assisting the U.S. during World War II.

ANSWER: Charles Luciano [accept Salvatore Lucania]

6. Answer the following about various famous sports fans, for 10 points each:

[10] The “Barrel Man,” a man who attended every game wearing nothing but a barrel, was a superfan of this NFL team. He was present at the Hall of Fame induction of John Elway.

ANSWER: Denver Broncos [accept either]

[10] Former exotic dancer Morganna Roberts was known by this nickname, which refers to what she did during many instances of rushing the field at baseball and basketball games.

ANSWER: “Kissing Bandit”

[10] Neil Horan, alias the “Dancing Priest,” has ran onto the track at the British Grand Prix to promote Bible reading, and also disrupted this event at the 2004 Summer Olympics by attacking the Brazilian Vanderlei de Lima.

ANSWER: Men’s Marathon

7. The sequel to this film is called Savage Sam. For 10 points each:

[10] Name this 1957 Disney film starring Fess Parker and Tommy Kirk. Kirk plays Travis Coates, a youngster who is ultimately forced to shoot his dog after it becomes rabid.

ANSWER: Old Yeller

[10] In this Bill Murray comedy, Murray’s character gets his platoon to bond together by revealing that they all cried at the end of Old Yeller. This film features Murray, Harold Ramis, and John Candy as a platoon which ultimately makes a daring mission into Czechoslovakia.

ANSWER: Stripes

[10] The director of Old Yeller, Robert Stevenson, also directed this Disney film starring Dean Jones as a FBI agent with specific allergies. Also starring Hayley Mills, this film was remade with Christina Ricci and Doug E. Doug.

ANSWER: That Darn Cat!

8. This man wrote the Dusty Springfield song “The Look of Love.” For 10 points each:

[10] Name this songwriter who collaborated with Hal David to write “Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head.” He also wrote the Jackie DeShannon song “What the World Needs Now is Love.”

ANSWER: Burt Bacharach

[10] DeShannon once collaborated in writing songs with this man, who wrote the songs “Sail Away” and “Short People.” He may be best known, though, for his film scores, including producing songs for various Pixar films.

ANSWER: Randall “Randy” Newman

[10] A Tom Clay medley combines “What the World Needs Now is Love” with this song recorded by Dion. It was written to honor the memories of three recently assassinated leaders and includes the refrain “He freed a lot of people, but it seems the good, they die young.”

ANSWER: “Abraham, Martin, and John”

9. The third season of this show was entitled Adam Returns, focusing on rejected contestant Adam Mesh. For 10 points each:

[10] Name this reality show whose first two seasons featured female participants discovering much to their surprise that their choices of suitors were ordinary looking guys. Things took a turn when “hunk” contestants showed up.

ANSWER: Average Joe

[10] The second season of Average Joe ended in hilarious fashion when participant Larissa Meek picked hunky contestant Gil Hyatt, only for him to reject her when he found out she had once dated this famous Italian male model, who appeared on the covers of many romance novels.

ANSWER: Fabio Lanzoni [accept either]

[10] The bait and switch concept of Average Joe recalls this FOX program, which tricked women into thinking a bachelor was rich. That show’s most memorable feature was a manservant with the name of Paul Hogan.

ANSWER: Joe Millionaire [accept The Next Joe Millionaire]

10. This character’s final appearance came in the shooter Nitemare 3-D. For 10 points each:

[10] Name this computer game character, the love interest of Penelope. His first appearance saw him enter the title House of Horrors, which featured such puzzles as avoiding a mummy and knowing the name of Roy Rogers’ dog.

ANSWER: Hugo

[10] The Hugo games had the player type in commands, much like Infocom’s interactive fiction games, of which the most famous is this series set in the Great Underground Empire which introduced the concept of man-eating grues.

ANSWER: Zork

[10] The game mechanics in the Hugo games also resemble this Lucasfilm Games entry, whose sequel was Day of the Tentacle. It involved teenagers trying to rescue Sandy from the mind controlled Dr. Fred.

ANSWER: Maniac Mansion

11. According to a song by this band, there are many hundred things to talk about, just like a Shakespeare revolution. For 10 points each:

[10] That song, “Almost Like Love,” is off of this English band’s album Big Generator. This group merged with the Buggles and its other songs include “Love Will Find a Way.” Its most famous song was on the album 90125.

ANSWER: Yes

[10] In this most famous Yes song, the singer indicates that “you are the moves you make” and that being the title concept is “much better” than something else. At the end, the singer implores “don’t deceive your free will at all.”

ANSWER: “Owner of a Lonely Heart”

[10] This musician incorporated parts of “Owner of a Lonely Heart” into his song “Bamboozled by Love.” He recorded the album Freak Out! with the Mothers of Invention.

ANSWER: Frank Zappa

(Donald)

12. This program’s recurring segments included “Pickin’ and Grinnin’” and Junior Samples running an used car lot. For 10 points each:

[10] Name this long running syndicated series set in Kornfield Kounty. It was hosted by Roy Clark and Buck Owens and featured first-rate country music as well as lots of silly humor.

ANSWER: Hee Haw [accept The Hee Haw Show or Hee Haw Silver]

[10] This comedienne appeared for many years on Hee Haw, sporting a hat with the price tag of $1.98. Her catch phrase was “HowwwwDEEEEE!”

ANSWER: Minnie Pearl [accept either, accept Sarah Cannon]

[10] Host Buck Owens had a late career number one hit partnering with this country singer on “Streets of Bakersfield.” This man’s own songs include “Guitars, Cadillacs” and he played various disturbed characters in Sling Blade and Panic Room.

ANSWER: Dwight Yoakam

13. This film features a CIA team with codenames “Snickers,” “Kit Kat,” “Almond Joy,” and “Butterfinger.” For 10 points each:

[10] Name this infamous megabomb about the title master burglar, who sings during robberies to synchronize his movements. The villains in this film attempt to reconstruct a Da Vinci machine which can turn lead into gold.

ANSWER: Hudson Hawk

[10] This actor played the title role. His other terrible films include Disney’s The Kid, Unbreakable, and two films where he played a hitman living next door to Matthew Perry.

ANSWER: Walter Bruce Willis

[10] The director of Hudson Hawk, Michael Lehmann, is also the director of the more acclaimed Heathers and this quirky 1998 comedy starring Billy Crystal, who tries to start the movie career of a very tall Romanian fellow played by Gheorghe Muresan.

ANSWER: My Giant

14. This man was fired from coaching Arkansas possibly because of a taped endorsement for Jesse Helms he had recorded. For 10 points each:

[10] Name this current ESPN commentator who won the 1988 national championship coaching Notre Dame. His schools, including Notre Dame and Minnesota, were hit with sanctions for NCAA violations during his tenures.

ANSWER: Dr. Lou Holtz

[10] Holtz’s final college coaching game came when he was at this SEC school and saw players brawl with Clemson. Holtz stepped down, but managed to recruit Steve Spurrier as his successor.

ANSWER: University of South Carolina Gamecocks [accept South Carolina or Gamecocks]

[10] At Arkansas, Holtz was fired by this longtime Arkansas athletic director, who was also the winningest football coach in Arkansas history. He names the award given to the best assistant coach.

ANSWER: John Franklin “Frank” Broyles

15. It was recently revealed that this character was not killed by being ripped in half in space by The Sentry. For 10 points each:

[10] Name this foe of Spider-Man formed by the combination of an alien symbiote with deranged murderer Cletus Kasady. He has a continuing relationship with the disturbed Shriek.

ANSWER: Carnage

[10] Carnage's symbiote budded off of the symbiote which former Daily Bugle photographer Eddie Brock used to become this villain. Spider-Man once bonded with this villain’s symbiote as part of his black costume.

ANSWER: Venom

[10] After abandoning Eddie, the Venom symbiote came to be attached to this man, a former detective transformed into the Scorpion. While bonded to the symbiote, this man posed as Spider-Man as part of the Dark Avengers.

ANSWER: MacDonald “Mac” Gargan [accept any part]

(George)

16. The singer of this song claims that he is human and needs to be loved "just like everybody else does." For 10 points each:

[10] Name this song in which the singer suffers from "a shyness that is criminally vulgar" and is the heir of "nothing in particular."

ANSWER: "How Soon is Now?"

[10] This vocalist of The Smiths, widely considered one of the most influential artists of all-time, co-wrote "How Soon is Now?" Literary scholar Gavin Hopps has compared his writing to the works of Wilde and Beckett.

ANSWER: Steven Patrick Morrissey

[10] The opening lines of "How Soon is Now?" are based on a line from this novel, a "Study of Provincial Life." Its main characters are Dorothea Brooke and Tertius Lydgate, who live in the title town.

ANSWER: Middlemarch

(George)

17. This man played the gambler “Mississippi” in the movie El Dorado. For 10 points each:

[10] Name this actor who played a victimized author in Misery and also played Big Ed Deline, the president of the Montecito Casino on the first four seasons of Las Vegas.

ANSWER: James Caan

[10] Caan’s most prominent film role may be as this hot-tempered member of the Corleone family in The Godfather. This character is shot to death in an ambush at a toll booth.

ANSWER: Sonny Corleone [accept Santino]

[10] Caan starred as Jonathan E in this movie, an adaptation of a short story by William Harrison. His character refuses to bow to the Energy Corporation’s pressures on him to retire and overcomes rule changes meant to kill him.

ANSWER: Rollerball [do not accept Rollerball Murder]

(Donald)

18. Answer the following about misquotations, for 10 points each:

[10] George W. Bush did not tell John Kerry “You forgot [this European country],” but said instead, “Well, actually, he forgot [this country].” Bush was talking about this country’s involvement in the war in Iraq.

ANSWER: Poland

[10] This Englishman’s quote is usually mangled as “power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely,” although he actually said “Power tends to corrupt.” Another of his zingers is “Great men are almost always bad men.”

ANSWER: John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton [or Lord Acton]

[10] This British prime minister is frequently cited as saying “Crisis? What crisis?” during the 1978-79 strike-ridden “Winter of Discontent.” Actually, it was a headline in The Sun mocking this man’s supposed cluelessness.

ANSWER: James Callaghan

19. This man was the Detroit Tigers 2008 Rookie of the Year. For 10 points each:

[10] Name this pitcher whose most meaningful game of his career so far occurred in 2010, when he threw the infamous “28 out perfect game,” a game in which the only hit came in the bottom of the 9th on a blown call by umpire Jim Joyce.

ANSWER: Amando Galarraga

[10] Just several days before, this Philadelphia Phillies pitcher did throw a perfect game. This two time Cy Young Award winner would go on to throw a no-hitter in the playoffs against the Cincinnati Reds.

ANSWER: Harry Leroy “Roy” Halladay III [accept “Doc” Halladay]

[10] Ironically, Jim Joyce is a respected umpire and should not be confused with this buffoonish umpire. Nicknamed “Cowboy,” he works as a singer/songwriter and has had many run-ins with Ozzie Guillen.

ANSWER: Joe West

20. The wife of this program’s protagonist eventually died from the Marburg Virus. For 10 points each:

[10] Name this show about the Lance Henriksen played former FBI agent Frank Black, who had special abilities in tracking down serial killers. He became involved with the super mysterious and potentially sinister title consortium.

ANSWER: Millennium

[10] Millennium was created by Chris Carter, who previously had created this program about FBI agents Mulder and Scully investigating paranormal goings-on. Millennium’s loose ends were wrapped up in an episode of this show.

ANSWER: The X-Files

[10] Frank Black’s wife was played by Megan Gallagher, who also played reporter Wayloo Marie Holmes in this program set at a Vietnam War hospital. Other cast members included Ricki Lake and Dana Delany.

ANSWER: China Beach

TB. The first time the “hole cam” was used for coverage of this event was in 2002. For 10 points each:

[10] Name that event, whose recent Main Event winners include Jonathan Duhamel and Joe Cada. Held in Las Vegas, more notable winners are Chris Moneymaker and Doyle Brunson.

ANSWER:  World Series of Poker

[10] This man holds the overall World Series of Poker record for most winning bracelets with eleven, although he has only won the Main Event once. He is noted for his abrasive personality, having once gotten into an altercation with Sam Grizzle after a match.

ANSWER: Phil Hellmuth Jr.

[10] This one-time Vegas bookie and football commentator provided commentary on the WSOP during a 1970’s special. He was fired from CBS after he said that African Americans were naturally superior to white athletes because they were bred that way.

ANSWER: Jimmy Snyder [accept Jimmy the Greek or Dimetrios Georgios Synodinos]

(Donald)

................
................

In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.

Google Online Preview   Download