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Ann B. Davis 2008: A Barker's Dozen

Tossups for Villanova A by Nathan Molteni and we're sure others

FIRST PERIOD – "Stay Home" Bonuses in Effect

1. 2007 saw a popularity boomlet for this Lancashire native, as a keytar-playing Brian Griffin used one of his tracks in lieu of "Johnny B. Goode" (*) during Family Guy's homage to Back to the Future. On the web, he's currently the root of a YouTube prank, where one disguises a link to a game or movie trailer only to be led to a song by him, usually off his 1987 #1 album Whenever You Need Somebody. Behind the hits "It Would Take a Strong, Strong Man" and "Together Forever"---for 10 points – name this British artist best known for "Never Going to Give You Up".

Answer: Rick Astley

2. Chairman of the global board of DLA Piper, his first book, published in 1989, was Great American Lighthouses. Chancellor of Queen's University (*) in Belfast, John Pepper replaced him as chairman in 2007 after a shareholder revolt led by the nephew of Walt Disney. Appointed to the Senate to replace Edmund Muskie in 1980, his recent activities have included directorship of the Red Sox, leading to accusations of bias in his most recent publication. For 10 points–name this former senator who was appointed by Bud Selig to root out steroids in Major League Baseball

Answer: George Mitchell

3. The Name's the Same. One got his nickname from an outfit worn while he played for the Phoenix Jazzmen, while the other got his nickname from tagging with the Ultimate Warrior. One has (*) used his "Scorpion Death Lock" to win the NWA and TNA Championships, while the other put differences aside for a successful 2007 reunion tour with Stewart and Andy. For 10 points -- give the shared nickname of Steve Borden and Gordon Sumner, one an iconic black-and-white painted wrestler and the other the bassist and lead singer of The Police.

Answer: Sting

4. His post-modeling career began with a serious of inauspicious roles, playing Ian Rain on the soap opera Another World and roles in the movies Magenta and In Quiet Night. He played a demon dating Alyssa Milano (*) on WB's Charmed from 1997-2000. He began his current TV role in 2003, revealed as being the possible father of his partner's son Matt, setting the stage for a long run of sexual fiascos. For 10 points – name this actor, who starred as the villainous Dr. Doom in the Fantastic Four movies and as Christian Troy on Nip/Tuck.

Answer: Julian McMahon

5. He is renowned for his "method acting", learning pugilism for his role as Barry McGuigan, learning to live off the land and carrying a Kentucky rifle at all times (*) for his role as Hawkeye, and breaking two ribs and refusing to break character between takes during his Oscar winning performance as Christy Brown. In 2001, he took up butchering for his roll as Bill Cutting during his second film with Martin Scorsese, having previously worked together on The Age of Innocence. For 10 points – name this actor, most recently seen as Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood.

Answer: Daniel Day-Lewis

6. Current captain Chris Clark is on injured reserve, and Doug Mohns held that position during their eight win season, still a record for the league's worst (*) winning percentage. Mohns would be replaced as captain by future broadcaster Bill Clement for the 1975-76 campaign and their two longest serving captains are also the team's only retired numbers, Rod Langway and Dale Hunter. For 10 points—name this NHL franchise that signed likely future captain Alex Ovechkin to a 13-year deal in 2008.

Answer: Washington Capitals (accept either)

7. It is used in Da Cau, Vietnam's national game, which is performed by kicking this object back and forth. In Brazil a similar variant is played called Peteca, except hands are substituted for feet (*). Weighing between 4.75 and 5.5 grams, the cork head has a diameter around 26 mm while the tail, usually composed of 15 or so feathers, has a wider diameter of 54mm. Aerodynamically designed so that the cork always flies first no matter how it is hit, this is--for 10 points--name this object, official name of the birdie used in badminton?

Answer: shuttlecock (Prompt on "birdie" until it is mentioned)

SECOND PERIOD – Jackpot Scoring in Effect (unused points carry from previous tossups)

8. It was one of the seven games used during CBS' 2001 Game Show Marathon, in which Brande Roderick defeated Paige Davis. For the 2001 revival, survey questions were (*) eliminated and players shared a common playing line. The traditional format of 100 people survey questions introduced in 1978 was often mixed up with 10 person audience surveys in the Bob Eubanks version. For 10 points – name this game show where contestants attempted to guess whether the next card was higher or lower.

Answer: Card Sharks

9. Early works included the Fallon trilogy, under the name Reagan O'Neal and some stories about Conan the Barbarian. In early December it was announced that Brandon Sanderson (*) would be taking over his magnum opus. He began that series in 1990 with a tale about Matt Cauthon, Perrin Aybara, and Rand Al'Thor, the Dragon Reborn, and it exploded into a 12 book series, however he died from before completed the final book Memory of Light. For 10 points – name this recently deceased author of the Wheel of Time series.

Answer: Robert Jordan (Accept James Oliver Rigney Jr and applaud mock the player for knowing his real name)

10. This college began as Watuaga Academy in 1899 and its motto translates as "To be, rather than to seem." One of Time Magazine's "Colleges of the Year" in 2001, they play for the Old Mountain Jug against the Catamounts. (*) They defeated Northern Iowa, UMass, and Delaware to become the first Division 1 FCS team to win three straight national football championships. For 10 points – name this North Carolina university who became the first Division 1-AA team to defeat a ranked Division 1-A team when they beat Michigan in September 2007?

Answer: Appalachian State University

11. His name is later revealed to be Yev Kasem, and he may bear a striking resemblance to Al Pacino. Side-plots in the episode named for him (*) include two gay "tough-guys" stealing an armoire, and the affectionate use of the word "Schmoopie". Don't be loud and annoying and don't complain about your order, or bread may cost two dollars extra. Put out of business by Elaine's discovery of his recipes – for 10 points – name this iconic martinet in the realm of Seinfeld.

Answer: The Soup Nazi

12. They first appear on the night of a meteor shower, although they have yet to meet their lead singer. Their lead singer joined the band after being incorrectly diagnosed with ADD and (*) helps upstage recent Oscar winner Phil Collins as headliners at 2000's Lalapalalapaza Fesitval. As 2007, they have only one song, which appears as a bonus track on Rock Band. For 10 points – name this fictional South Park musical group, led by the mentally challenged wheelchair bound Timmy.

Answer: Timmy and the Lords of the Underworld

13. It received the distinct honor of being named CMT Canada's sexiest country music video in 2006, seven years after its release. That video consists of the artist standing in the desert in a hooded leopard skin outfit (*) while various men driving different vehicles offer her rides. A rocket scientist, Brad Pitt, people who own cars, Tarzan, Elvis and Captain Kirk all fail to please the artist who wants something to "keep (her) warm on the long, cold, lonely night". For 10 points – name this song off of the album Come On Over by Shania Twain.

Answer: "That Don't Impress Me Much"

14. The original seven of these items were only available in bonus stages in the first game if a player could avoid touching goal (*). Collecting all of them resulted in an ending showing the main villain jumping on the "the end" sign. Upon collecting all seven, which could occur prior to the game's end, the player could go "Super", turning yellow and gaining near invincibility, a power eventually granted to Knuckles as well. Sought out by Dr. Robotnik to power his robot armies, these are – for 10 points – what set of gems from the Sonic the Hedgehog series?

Answer: Chaos Emeralds

THIRD PERIOD – No special rules in effect

15. Richard Hollingshead copyrighted the idea in 1932, the first official mention of the phenomenon. The Beach Boys and Eddie Cochran both had titular songs about the venues (*), while they are also where the singer works and meets his girl in Bryan Adams' "Summer of '69" and where Susie falls asleep in "Wake Up Little Susie". They played a prominent role in many films as well, including a chase scene during Cars and as the site where Rizzo announces her pregnancy in Grease. For 10 points – name these mostly gone movie establishments.

Answer: Drive-In Theaters (Accept Equivalents)

16. This band's first release, a self-titled EP, only pressed 145 copies. Formed in 1997 by 17 year old Tom Gabel, they played "From Her Lips to God's Ears" on Jimmy Kimmel Live, winning (*) fans with the memorable chorus "Condelezza! What are we gonna do now?" They found indie success with their 2005 album Searching for a Former Clarity and had a minor hit with 2007's Thrash Unreal. For 10 points, name this punk band from Gainesville, whose album New Wave, anchored by the single "White People for Peace".

Answer: Against Me!

17. He first utters his trademark phrase before hoping what he spots is "a local fisherman out for a pleasure cruise". He shows a diverse knowledge of geography, sharing his name with a town in Sicily, but knowing far more about Australia and its poisons (*) plus Asia and its ground conflicts. His mission is to create a war between Guilder and Florin, however due to a series of "inconceivable" events he is caught and outwitted by the Dread Pirate Roberts. For 10 points – name this criminal Sicilian genius, played by Wallace Shawn in The Princess Bride?

Answer: Vizzini

18. He ended his career with the Washington Bullets in the 1991-92 season, only managing to play in 10 games before being waived and retiring. As a collegian, he was a three time Naismith Award winner and would defeat Phi Slamma Jamma in Japan, (*) before being on the losing side of a major upset to Chaminade later that week. Selected first overall in 1983, his team followed that up by drafting Hakeem Olajuwon the next year. For 10 points – name this 7-foot-4 center that joined with Olajuwon to form "The Twin Towers" in Houston.

Answer: Ralph Sampson

19. We've learned that she despises caring for the elderly, loves ranch dressing, is deathly afraid of swimming, refers to herself as the "HBIC" and hates people who expectorate. After losing to Nicole Alexander and then Chandra Davis (*), she received her own show of a similar format, won respectively by Patrick Hunter and then George Weisberger. Moments such as the Pumkin spitting incident and her short-lived engagement to Tango add to the legend of--for 10 points--what reality TV star who found her start on Flavor of Love before getting her own VH1 dating show.

Answer: New York (Accept Tiffany Pollard)

20. His laser tag team, the Gandalfs, is apparently quite successful, and he holds a purple belt in Goju-Ryu karate. He believes his chimerism [kim-er-IZ-em] granted him extra strength, and he was salesman of the month 13 times (*) in one year, accepting two awards in February instead of a pay raise. A former Lackawanna County volunteer sheriff's deputy, he engaged in a secret relationship with Angela Martin until he euthanized her cat, Sprinkles. Name – for 10 points – this assistant to the regional manager at Dunder Mifflin Scranton.

Answer: Dwight Schrute

21. Upon release it is was exclusively sold at Wal-Mart and Sam's Club in America and the Deluxe Edition contained two additional songs- "Please Come Home for Christmas" and "Hole in the World". The titular track leads off disc 2 (*) while the first disc starts with the a capella tune "No More Walks in the Woods". The band's first studio album since 1979, the single "How Long" was played in the late 1970's, but wasn't recorded due to J.D Souther's pending use of it in his solo career. This is – for 10 points – what seventh and most recent album from the Eagles?

Answer: Long Road Out of Eden

EXTRAS

22. One alternate title for the film was A Love Supreme, a reference to a John Coltrane album, the musician upon which Wesley Snipes' character Shadow is loosely based. The protagonist's musical career promptly ends (*) when he has his lips busted by his own trumpet after trying to defend his agent, Giant, played by Spike Lee, who also directs. Including appearances of Samuel L. Jackson and Charlie Murphy – name, for 10 points -- this movie starring Denzel Washington as Bleek Gilliam, a drama loosely based on Miles Davis.

Answer: Mo' Better Blues

23. Despite The Hudsucker Proxy's claim that it is the second invention of Norville Barnes, it historically resembles the chakram, (*) an ancient Indian weapon and the clay targets used in skeet shooting, while today it is more often thrown as a "hammer", "thumber" or "forehand". Popular in such games as Goaltimate and Discgolf, name – for 10 points – this trademark name of the Wham-O company, normally used to refer to any type of flying disc.

Answer: Frisbee

Ann B. Davis 2008: A Barker's Dozen

Bonuses for Villanova A by Nathan Molteni and we're sure others

1. For 10 points each, name these Baseball Tonight personalities who often spend more time on air then the games they are reviewing

(10) Taking over for Chris Berman in 1996, except for a few Sunday nights, he is the main host of the program as well as occasionally being a Sportscenter anchor

Answer: Karl Ravech

(10) He was General Manger of the Mets during their 2000 World Series run, and seems to like mock press conferences.

Answer: Steve Phillips

(10) Rounding out the crew, often both literally and figuratively, is this former first baseman who also writes the column "Chewing the Fat" for

Answer: John Kruk

2. Name this people you would have seen on Clash of the Choirs – if anybody had actually watched it – for 10 points each.

(10) This singer's choir from New Haven was eliminated the second night, proving that David Herman's character in Office Space may have just been right about his lack of talent.

Answer: Michael Bolton

(10) His choir from Cincinnati won the entire competition. Sadly they didn't perform any 98 Degrees classics.

Answer: Nick Lachey

(10) Finishing second with her choir from Philadelphia, she released "Lady Marmalade" in 1976 with a group once known as "the Bluebelles"

Answer: Patti Labelle

3. Name these shows Kim Raver has not been tortured in for 10 points each:

(10) Before appearing on three seasons of 24, Kim played Kim Zambrano for 5 seasons on this NBC show about firefighters, policeman and paramedics on duty between 3 pm and 11 pm everyday.

Answer: Third Watch

(10) Kim played Kathryn Hale in this short-lived ABC drama about a finite number of people trapped together during a bank robbery

Answer: The Nine

(10) Kim will return to NBC this month with Brooke Shields and Lindsay Price in this new TV show based on a book by Candace Bushnell of Sex in the City fame.

Answer: Lipstick Jungle

4. For 10 points each, answer these questions about a lesser-known, only partly animated Disney movie.

(10) Produced in 1971, this movie featured an apprentice witch, three Cockney war evacuees, and an illusionist conman who traveled on a magic bed…and Angela Lansbury.

Answer: Bedknobs and Broomsticks

(10) In order to repel the Nazi invaders, Ms. Price used this spell, from the Star of Astoroth, to animate historical weapons and armor to fight.

Answer: Substitutiary Locomotion (Also accept "Treguna Mekoides Trecorum Satis Dee")

(10) David Tomlinson, who played Dr. Cornelius Brown in Bedknobs and Broomsticks, also appeared in this 1964 film in which he played George Banks, the father of Jane and Michael.

Answer: Mary Poppins

5. Answer the following about some candy commercials that verged on the bizarre for 10 points each:

(10) During the 2007 Super Bowl, an ad aired where two mechanics accidentally kissed while sharing one these candy bars.

Answer: Snickers

(10) Skittles put out a strange commercial in 2007 where a bag of Skittles is traded for one of these, which, unlike the clucking Cadbury variety, sings opera.

Answer: Rabbit

(10) Starburst rolled out a gem of a commercial for this variety of Starburst, starring a little lad in Edwardian dress who loves the title product and does a dance complete with a heel clap.

Answer: Berries and Crème

6. Given NASCAR drivers, give their current Sprint Cup team for 10 points each.

(10) Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart

Answer: Joe Gibbs Racing

(10) Regan Smith, Martin Truex, Jr., Mark Martin, Paul Menard

Answer: Dale Earnhardt Inc. (or DEI)

(10) David Ragan, Greg Biffle, Matt Kenseth, Jamie McMurray, and Carl Edwards

Answer: Roush Fenway Racing (prompt on "Roush")

7. For 10 points each, place your chips down and answer these questions about ABC's Duel:

(10) Each player started out with this many chips.

Answer: 10

(10) The host of Duel was plucked from the ESPN morning airwaves as this co-host of "Mike and Mike" came over to chew on his pen and yell "Screen Up" like somebody was watching

Answer: Mike Greenberg

(10) Each contestant during a duel was allowed to do this twice, which forced his or her opponent to answer in seven seconds.

Answer: press

8. Given a planet, and a method of destruction, name the movie in which that planet's demise occurred for 10 points each:

(10) Altair IV, blown up by the overloaded Krell machine

Answer: Forbidden Planet

(10) Lithone, consumed by Unicron

Answer: Transformers (The Movie)

(10) Earth, demolished by Vogons in order to build a hyperspace bypass

Answer: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

9. For 10 points each, answer the following about some African-American blues artists who share something in common:

(10) One of the forefathers of jazz, he led one of the most famous orchestras of the Big Band era, writing and playing such hits as "Black, Beige and Tan" and "In a Sentimental Mood".

Answer: (Edward Kennedy) "Duke" Ellington

(10) While not the first African-American to host his own TV show, in 1957 he received a half hour music variety show on NBC, hailed as a historic development in African-American music.

Answer: Nat "King" Cole

(10) Famous for his use of stride piano playing, his namesake orchestra had major hits with "One O'Clock Jump" and "April in Paris"

Answer: William "Count" Basie

10. 40-30-20-10-1 Name the musician from clues

(40) This person is a musician

(30) He released "My Love Tells Me So" with his first band Crush

(20) The proposed movie The Lamb was supposed to focus on his difficult life in the public eye, particularly the plastic surgeries required after his car accident in 1992.

(10) The alternate ego of country singer Garth Brooks on a 1999 album, he reached number 2 on the pop charts with the album: Garth Brooks in…The Life of this artist

(1) At a 2007 Garth Brooks concert, members of the "Chris Gaines Initiative" handed out missing person flyers wondering where this artist went.

Answer: Chris Gaines

11. It was loosely based on the 1966 Broadway musical of the same name written by Kander and Ebb and starred Liza Minelli as the American singer Sally Bowles, for 10 points each:

(10) This is what 1972 Academy Award winner about the Kit Kat Night Club and the Nazis' rise to power in the 1930's

Answer: Cabaret

(10) The movie version of Cabaret was directed by this man, who won 8 Tony Awards for choreography, including for the Broadway play Chicago

Answer: Bob Fosse

(10) This British actor stars opposite Liza as Brian Roberts. He is also known for playing Andrew Braddock in 1977's The Island of Dr. Moreau and Basil Exposition in the Austin Powers films

Answer: Michael York

12. It has been a bad year to be a quarterback in the NFC South, even if you weren't named Michael Vick. For the stated number of points:

(5) Faced with the specter of Joey Harrington as their starter, Atlanta picked up this quarterback from Jacksonville before the season. He started just two games before injuries sidelined him.

Answer: Byron Leftwich

(10) Not to be confused with his brother Josh, who plays for Oakland, this Tampa Bay Buccaneer started three games at the end of the year when Jeff Garcia realized he was old.

Answer: Luke McCown

(15) The Carolina Panthers had the distinct honor of starting three different quarterbacks after Jake Delhomme went down for the season. Five points a piece, name those three signal callers.

Answers: David Carr, Vinny Testaverde, Matt Moore

13. Answer the following questions about semi-related recent films for the stated:

(5) The trailer for the film Hitman premiered at the June 27th midnight showing of this film, the fourth movie featuring detective John McClane.

Answer: Live Free or Die Hard

(15) This was appropriate trailer placement, as both the titular role in Hitman and the role of cyberterrorist Thomas Gabriel in Die Hard, were played by this man.

Answer: Timothy Olyphant

(10) Olyphant advised us to "always know if the juice is worth the squeeze" while playing an adult film director in this 2004 film, which also featured Elisha Cuthbert as a porn star.

Answer: The Girl Next Door

14. Name these TV shows featuring Hulk Hogan, 5-10-15:

(5) Hogan doesn't believe in the importance of privacy or maintaining marital stability in this VH1 series.

Answer: Hogan Knows Best

(10) Upon leaving WWE for the first time in 1993 Hogan received his own TV show where he played "Hurricane" Spencer, who traveled around the world fight crime in a futuristic boat.

Answer: Thunder in Paradise

(15) In 1986, he appeared on the "Miss Mom/Who's The Champ/Gopher's Delusion" episode of this series.

Answer: The A-Team

15. Name the Super Nintendo RPG from character names for 10 points each.

(10) Umaro, Gogo, Shadow

Answer: Final Fantasy VI (Also accept Final Fantasy III)

(10) Robo, Lucca, Ayla

Answer: Chrono Trigger

(10) Bowser, Mallow, Geno

Answer: Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

16. For the stated number of points, answer these related music questions.

(5) A native of Hibbing, Minnesota, he is best known for songs such as "Like a Rolling Stone" and "The Times They Are A-Changing."

Answer: Bob Dylan

(10) Sharing a name with an Alfred Hitchcock film, they found early successes with a cover of Pete Seeger's Turn! Turn! Turn! and their original track "Eight Miles High".

Answer: The Byrds

(10) This December 1969 "anti-Woodstock music" festival was headlined by the Rolling Stones and was chronicled in the movie Gimme Shelter.

Answer: Altamont Music Festival

(5) Bob Dylan, the Byrds, and the Almont Music Festival are all supposedly referenced in this song, first released in 1971 as an "American rock epic".

Answer: "American Pie" (do not accept The Day the Music Died)

17. James Earl Jones voice roles for 10 each:

(10) James Earl Jones voices this "King of the Pride Lands" in a 1994 Disney Film

Answer: Mufasa

(10) Jones' famous CNN Voiceover earned him credits in this 1998 movie based on an anonymously published book from 1996 that was modeled around Bill Clinton's first run for the Presidency.

Answer: Primary Colors

(10) Jones' is heard as the voice box in a hardware store in this 2005 animated picture that also starred Mel Brooks as the voice of Bigweld and Drew Carey as the voice of Crank

Answer: Robots

18. Carlos Santana has jammed with a lot of artists in his days. Given a song, name the artist who collaborated with Santana on that song for 10 points.

(10) 1999- "Smooth"

Answer: Rob Thomas

(10) 2003- "Feels like Fire"

Answer: Dido

(10) 2005- "Just Feel Better"

Answer: Steven Tyler

19. Women's tennis and the ladies who dominated for 10 points each:

(10) Second all time in titles, she won her last singles title in 1990 at Wimbledon, but would win five more mixed doubles titles, the last in 2006.

Answer: Martina Navratilova

(10) Third all time in titles, she won 12 Grand Slam singles titles, the last coming in 1975. She is most famous however for defeating Bobby Riggs in the finale of "The Battle of the Sexes"

Answer: Billie Jean King

(10) First all times in titles, she was the first player in the modern era of tour tennis to win all four Gran Slam titles in a single year.

Answer: Margaret Smith Court

20. His career began on the Howdy Doody Show but he would go on to mold himself into one of the top stop-motion animation characters of all time for 10 points each:

(10) This green-clay inhabitant of Clokeytown starred in 223 episodes of his self-titled show, a mid 1990's movie and his own game on the Game Boy Advance in 2005 where he battles Astrobots.

Answer: Gumby

(10) This horse of Gumby shared his spotlight in most of these escapades, including a late 90's commercial for Cheerios

Answer: Pokey

(10) This dog of Gumby was appropriately named after his vocabulary being limited to one word.

Answer: Nopey

21. 5-10-20-30: Given a character from the 1970's show Happy Days named the actor who played them.

(5) Richie Cunningham

Answer: Ron Howard

(5) Arthur Fonzarelli

Answer: Henry Winkler

(X) "Chaci" Arcola

Answer: Scott Baio

(X) Marion Cunningham

Answer: Marion Ross

22. It's 2008! What better time to do a 15-year anniversary of the 1993 NBA Draft then now? Where are they now? For 10 points each:

(10) Part of Michigan's "Fab Five", he was drafted number one overall by the Magic but would be better known for his years spent teaming with Mike Bibby in Sacramento.

Answer: Chris Webber

(10) Drafted from Tennessee, this sharpshooter spent four years with the Detroit Pistons before abruptly leaving for the Knicks. He is now the unofficial namesake of a luxury tax amnesty rule.

Answer: Allan Houston

(10) He went undrafted in 1993, he didn't stick in the league until signing with the Heat in 2000. He's been named to seven NBA All-defense teams, the last six with San Antonio.

Answer: Bruce Bowen

23. Name these really big malls for 10 points each:

(10) Coming in third in total square feet, but first in number of store with 522, this shopping mall in Bloomington, Minnesota also sports an indoor amusement park

Answer: Mall of America

(10) Second in square feet and tied for second in stores, this mall near Valley Forge, PA is split into two sections, the Plaza and the Court.

Answer: King of Prussia

(10) The largest mall in North American can be found in this Canadian city.

Answer: Edmonton, Alberta

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