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VCU Open Trash

Round Six

Written by Mike Cheyne, George Berry, and Donald Taylor

Tossups

1. The final episode of this show involved a mine full of Nazi treasure and two characters falling off a hotel balcony. A TV-movie about it was subtitled The Making of a Guilty Pleasure. Rock Hudson was playing Daniel Reece on this show when he was revealed to be HIV positive. A spinoff of this show starred Charlton Heston and Barbara Stanwyck and ended with Fallon abducted by an UFO. The most famous episode featured terrorists interrupting a wedding in Moldavia and appearing to machine gun the entire cast. Set in Denver, Colorado, this show focused on the owner of an oil company and was noted for its annual catfights between Alexis and Krystle Carrington. For 10 points, name this soap opera which starred John Forsythe and Joan Collins.

ANSWER: Dynasty

2. One of this woman’s music videos features her watching the Marlene Dietrich film The Garden of Allah. Another of her videos has her at the restaurant “Burger Klone” and then appearing on “Uncle Siggy’s Masterbingo.” Her most famous song titles a dance movie starring Sarah Jessica Parker. Several of her videos feature wrestler Captain Lou Albano, including one where he plays her upset father. One of this artist’s songs has a chorus beginning “if you’re lost, you can look—and you will find me.” This singer of “She Bop” says one song’s title phrase to her parents while explaining what she wishes to do “when the working day is done.” For 10 points, name this singer whose album She’s So Unusual featured the songs “Time After Time” and “Girls Just Want to Have Fun.”

ANSWER: Cynthia Ann “Cyndi” Lauper

3. In one commercial, Seinfeld actor Steve Hytner played this man’s agent and recommended the catch phrase “slamma-lamma-ding-dong.” In a commercial for Holiday Inn, traveling salesmen touch this man’s throat and describe his voice as “peanut butter mixed with velvet.” Conan O’Brien made this man use the phrase “jub-jub” to describe sideline reporter Chris Myers. This man’s short-lived HBO show featured an especially vulgar Artie Lange in the first episode. He was critiqued for his lame play-by-play of David Tyree’s miracle catch in the 2008 Super Bowl and for calling a simulated mooning by Randy Moss a “disgusting act.” For 10 points, name this lead Fox Sports baseball and football announcer, the son of Cardinals announcer Jack.

ANSWER: Joe Buck

4. The beginning of this film sees the protagonist make a joke about “Girl George” and muse on the banning of rock music. During a fight at a motel, two characters repeat the line “Fuck you, asshole,” while one boasts that he eats Green Berets for breakfast and that he’s very hungry. The main character of this film escapes from a plane bound for Val Verde and then steals the car of the stewardess Cindy. During the climax, the title character uses a machete and axe from a tool shed to slaughter soldiers. The protagonist tells Sully he’ll kill him last, but later admits he lied and kills Sully. In the final scenes of this film, the hero impales Bennett on a steam pipe and rescues his abducted daughter. For 10 points, name this 1985 film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as John Matrix.

ANSWER: Commando

5. Harbinger was killed during the kidnapping of this figure by the Female Furies. One incarnation of this figure had wings of fire when she used her powers as an "Earth-born Angel." Two versions of this character appeared in the Many Happy Returns storyline. A "protoplasmic matrix" used its shape changing abilities to be this figure and merged with an Earthling named Linda Danvers, an alias also used by the original figure with this name. Another incarnation of this character saw her parents murdered by Reactron and hailed from Argo City. This character was slain and erased from history during the Crisis on Infinite Earths. In most incarnations, she is a teenager whose real name is Kara Zor-El. For 10 points, give this name most famously used by a female cousin of Krypton’s Kal-El.

ANSWER: Supergirl [accept Kara Zor-El, either part, until mentioned, accept Linda Danvers, either part, until mentioned, accept Matrix until mentioned, accept Linda Lee, either part]

(George)

6. A Sega game released after this man’s rookie year is titled for his "Supreme Court." This man is the all-time leading scorer in the Colonial Athletic Association, a conference which his school no longer plays in. He is the most recent player to score a quadruple-double and once scored 71 points against the Clippers on the last day of the season to beat Shaquille O'Neal to the 1994 scoring title. His final game saw him clinch the Finals on his home court against the New Jersey Nets. An injury to this player led to his team winning the draft lottery and choosing a Wake Forest power forward. Despite being a number one pick, he had to wait two years to play because of military service. For 10 points, name this Spurs center and Naval Academy alum, nicknamed the “Admiral.”

ANSWER: David Robinson

(George)

7. A historical inaccuracy in this film involves a character claiming Daniel D. Tompkins was John Quincy Adams’ Vice President. A janitor in this film denounces various “isms,” with the worst being “commercialism.” A remake of this film features a climax hinging on the phrase “In God We Trust.” The protagonist is hired by Doris Walker, but is tragically arrested after he raps psychiatrist Dr. Sawyer over the head. In the final scene of this film, little Susan discovers the house of her dreams and a cane mysteriously leaning against a fireplace. The climax involves Fred Gailey using the post office to prove his client’s sanity. For 10 points, name this Christmas movie about a Macy’s Santa who may actually be the real Kris Kringle.

ANSWER: Miracle on 34th Street

8. In one Young People’s Concert, Leonard Bernstein used a song by this band to demonstrate the Dorian mode. Unsuccessful later albums were named Waterbeds in Trinidad! and Stop Your Motor. They recorded the title song to the film version of Goodbye, Columbus. One of their songs features the refrain “When we met I was sure out to lunch,” while another song says the title “is the word I use to describe all the feeling that I have hiding here.” This group behind “Cherish” had a song open with the words “Every time I think that I’m the only one who’s lonely, someone calls on me.” Their best known song asks “who’s tripping down the streets of the city” before saying “everyone knows” it’s the title person. For 10 points, name this band which recorded the hits “Along Comes Mary” and “Windy.”

ANSWER: The Association

9. In a two-part episode of this show called “Goin’ Overboard,” the protagonist takes a cruise on The Love Boat. The main character once used the alias “Shaquille Sunflower” and a recurring character frequently proclaimed he was “just chillin.’” Besides Bruh-Man, this show also featured Tracy Morgan as an unnamed hustler. The protagonist was a friend of the unemployed Tommy and the dumb Cole and eventually starred on the show Word on the Street in Detroit. The star of this show played multiple roles, including the hair salon owner Sheneneh Jenkins. The protagonist was married to Gina and originally worked as a radio DJ at WZUP. For 10 points, name this FOX sitcom whose namesake star also appeared in the acclaimed film Big Momma’s House.

ANSWER: Martin

10. After he was drafted, he quickly forced Bradlee Van Pelt to the third string position. This man’s final play in college saw him throw a game-winning pass to Earl Bennett to beat Tennessee. In the week before the 2009 Pro Bowl, a piece of medical equipment was ruined when this man was thrown into a pool. This quarterback led his team to a one-point victory over the Chargers in 2008, aided by an inadvertent whistle call by Ed Hochuli which took away one of this man’s fumbles. This player was sacked nine times in a game against the Giants, and was once picked off four times by Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall. Other players on Twitter suggested he was faking injury when he left his team’s playoff game against the Packers. For 10 points, name this embattled Chicago Bears quarterback.

ANSWER: Jay Cutler

(George)

11. In this game, you can obtain a secret potion from a woman known as “Crazy” Tracy. One character is the love sick “Mr. Write” who writes letters to his girlfriend in Animal Village. At the main shop in this game, if you are caught stealing, your character’s name permanently changes to THIEF in all caps. If the player does not die in this game, the ending reveals Marin as a seagull after the protagonist is seen on a piece of driftwood. It was the first game in its series to feature a trading sequence, which ends with the player acquiring a magnifying lens. The final battle sees the protagonist enter the egg of the Wind Fish, fight a “Nightmare,” and discover that Koholint Island was all a dream. For 10 points, name this entry in the Legend of Zelda series for the Game Boy.

ANSWER: The Legend of Zelda:  Link’s Awakening [accept it with the words DX afterwards]

(Donald)

12. This character once slipped in mashed potatoes and crashed into a pole, earning the nickname “Tater Nuts.” He cannot comprehend his father’s statistics oriented job and claims he is a carrot farmer. This character eventually gets a job as a security guard at a strip club whose owner was played by Bruce Willis. The sixth season saw him grow a mustache as he enrolled in the police academy. This character conceived a daughter named Betsy with valedictorian Brooke at a Molly Hatchet concert. Luke Wilson played this character’s charming brother, Casey, who eventually dated Donna. He is first seen in a relationship with the Mila Kunis-played Jackie Burkhart. For 10 points, name this stupid character played by Ashton Kutcher on That ‘70s Show.

ANSWER: Michael Kelso [accept either]

13. This band collected 21 brief fragments of songs into the shuffle-ready song "Fingertips." In one of their songs, one of the title figures does not get any of the last piece of gum because he says another character's haircut "makes [him] look like a Mohenjo-Daroan.” This band uses a singing saw during the bridge of their song about the title dark horse presidential candidate, “James K. Polk.” Among songs that one might find on their Dial-a-Song answering machine includes one where the title figure will give the signal for Rabbi Vole to play a solo. A famous 1990 cover song by this band claims the change in the name of a certain city is “nobody’s business but the Turks.” For 10 points, name this pair of alt rockers named John whose album Flood features a cover of “Istanbul (Not Constantinople).”

ANSWER: They Might Be Giants

(George)

14. A sequel to this film sees such characters as the Christopher Lee played Dr. Catheter and a TV host named Grandpa Fred. One character recalls how her father died when he got stuck in the chimney while playing Santa Claus. The crabby Mrs. Deagle dies in this movie when her stair lift is sabotaged. Most of the villains in this film are killed while watching Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, while their leader, Stripe, dies from direct exposure to sunlight. This film’s sequel was set at Clamp Enterprises in New York City and is subtitled The New Batch. The plot of this movie is set in motion when Rand buys a creature called Gizmo in Chinatown. For 10 points, name this film about the Mogwai, creatures who become monsters when you feed them after midnight.

ANSWER: Gremlins

15. This man named one book Performing Flea after being called that by Sean O’Casey, while his story Rodney Has a Relapse was a vicious mockery of A.A. Milne. He names a prize given by the Bollinger wine company and the Everyman Library. Some of his stories are narrated by bar patron Mr. Mulliner, while others are told by the Oldest Member of a golf course’s clubhouse. This man was critiqued for recording biographical sketches for the German radio services during World War II. He wrote a series about Lord Emsworth and his pig, both residents of Blandings Castle, but his best known series features a nephew of Aunt Agatha and a member of the Drones Club, who is served by his trusty valet. For 10 points, name this British author best known for his Jeeves and Wooster novels.

ANSWER: Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse

16. This actress played Laurel, the widow of Jack in Sommersby, an adaptation of The Return of Martin Guerre set in the Civil War. Another of her characters was Annabelle Bransford, a con woman in the old west. This actress directed and starred in a film about a child prodigy called Little Man Tate. One of her characters is a recluse who is taught to speak English by a Liam Neeson played doctor, while another of her roles sees her as a former radio host turned vigilante killer. This star of Nell and The Brave One won her first Oscar playing a rape victim in The Accused. She played child prostitute Iris in Taxi Driver, which aroused the obsession of John Hinckley. For 10 points, name this actress who played Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs.

ANSWER: Alicia “Jodie” Foster

17. This word titles the first single off the Jonas Brothers album Lines, Vines, and Trying Times. One song titled for this feeling claims "Steal me, deal me, anyway you heal me-Maim me, tame me, you can never change me," and opens saying "you can look but you can't touch."  That single features Shirley Manson saying she thinks she's experiencing this feeling. In a Green Day song that asks if "you have the time to listen to me whine," the singer asks if he is just in this state or if he is stoned. Another song titled by this word claims that the singer "finished with my woman ‘cause she could not help me with my mind," and was written by Black Sabbath. For 10 points, name this word shared in the titles of those songs, a common feeling among those with persecution complexes.

ANSWER: paranoid [accept word forms, like paranoia]

(George)

18. This man once called George W. Bush an idiot for falling off a Segway, only to himself fall off and break three ribs in 2007. He was criticized for consuming foie gras while visiting Shanghai in 2010 and recently proclaimed he was banning the “irritant” Madonna from his current show. On one reality show, he was the final surviving member of Hydra or Empresario, having outlasted Trace Adkins and Omarosa to win. This first winner of the Celebrity Apprentice was fired from the Daily Mirror after authorizing the publication of faked war photos. He was a judge alongside Amanda Holden and Simon Cowell during Susan Boyle’s memorable audition. For 10 points, name this British judge on America’s Got Talent who currently has taken Larry King’s old time slot on CNN.

ANSWER: Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan [accept Piers Morgan, accept Piers Stefan O’Meara]

19. This is the name used by used by a vigilante friend of Cloak and Dagger who exudes venomous gas. It is also the name of the first WCW pay-per-view event to take place in Canada. This word is the subtitle of a video game featuring Professor Worminkle’s time machine. Besides subtitling Worms 4, this word names a character who once said “OMG! Becky’s not even hot!” while driving and mentioned a “pregame meal of calamari” while leading his football team out the tunnel. That character by this name is played by Dean Winters and proclaims “Shaky! Shaky!” and “I’m a random wind storm” in a series of commercials. For 10 points, identify this word used to refer to minor levels of disaster and also a character who recommends switching to Allstate to protect you from himself.

ANSWER: Mayhem

(George)

20. One of this player’s housemates was bank robber Roy Plummer. With Padres teammate Tony Gwynn, he is a surprising backup for the NL All-Stars in the game RBI Baseball. In 1995, he abruptly retired mid-game, finishing with a career .300 batting average and exactly 100 home runs. During one All-Star appearance, Randy Johnson sailed a pitch over this man's head, causing him to wildly flail at pitches until he struck out. Before retiring, this author of I Ain’t An Athlete, Lady told reporters that he wanted to spend the rest of the year eating at the Sizzler's buffet. In 1994, an errant pick-off attempt from teammate Mitch Williams revealed he had testicular cancer.  For 10 points, name this former Phillies first baseman, who now appears as a regular on Baseball Tonight.

ANSWER: John Kruk

(George)

TB. In one film role, this actor tries to earn money to help his friend Stavi, who had fingers amputated in a lawn mowing accident. In that film, this man’s character uses the alias “Jeffy Dahmor.” This actor played mogul Topper Burks in the film Lords of Dogtown and Ray Templeton, who is newly deputized by the Dwayne Johnson played Chris Vaughn in Walking Tall. He was seen in Men in Black II as a two-headed alien working for Lara Flynn Boyle’s character. This man starred as Luke alongside Seann William Scott’s Bo in the film version of The Dukes of Hazzard and played a man faking a learning disability to join the Special Olympics in The Ringer. For 10 points, name this man best known for being a cast member on Jackass.

ANSWER: Johnny Knoxville [accept Philip John Clapp]

VCU Open Trash

Round Six

Written by Mike Cheyne, George Berry, and Donald Taylor

Bonuses

1. This man is the all-time leader in passing for Sam Houston State. For 10 points each:

[10] Name this quarterback, the most valuable player in the 2005 Holiday Bowl. He was dismissed from his original college team in 2006 for getting paid for but not completing work at Big Red Sports and Imports, a car dealership.

ANSWER: Rhett Bomar

[10] Bomar originally played for this Big 12 school, while more recent quarterbacks from this school have included Sam Bradford. It is coached by the perpetually cheesed off looking Bob Stoops.

ANSWER: University of Oklahoma Sooners [accept either]

[10] Bomar looked like he was going to get a NFL post as Eli Manning’s backup after this man went down to injuries in 2010. This Wisconsin alum previously backed up Peyton Manning from 2004 to 2009 in Indianapolis.

ANSWER: Jim Sorgi Jr.

2. Answer the following about a scandal known as “Wampumgate,” for 10 points each:

[10] Wampumgate involved a proposed Chippewa tribe casino vetoed by this Secretary of the Interior under Clinton, reportedly in exchange for political favors. This former governor of Arizona was cleared of wrongdoing and was known for his conservation activities.

ANSWER: Bruce Babbitt

[10] Babbitt was reportedly contacted about the casino by this Deputy Chief of Staff under Clinton. This man’s father and namesake was a Secretary of the Interior himself under Franklin Roosevelt.

ANSWER: Harold McEwen Ickes [do not accept Harold L. Ickes]

[10] The casino was opposed by politicians from this state. The group included Jim Oberstar and Paul Wellstone, who backed the Ho-Chunk tribe in opposing the project. A current politician from this state is Michele Bachmann.

ANSWER: Minnesota

3. This was the lead song on the album Talking Book. For 10 points each:

[10] Name this 1972 Motown song, which features an iconic funky clavinet riff. This song’s opening lyrics note “writing’s on the wall” and “ladders bout’ to fall,” before going on to argue “when you believe in things that you don’t understand, then you suffer.”

ANSWER: “Superstition”

[10] “Superstition” was a major hit for this extremely prolific blind musician, whose other hit songs include “Sir Duke” and “I Just Called to Say I Love You.”

ANSWER: Stevie Wonder [accept Stevland Hardaway Morris or Stevland Hardaway Judkins]

[10] At President Obama’s inaugural ball, Stevie Wonder performed “Brand New Day” with this musician. It is the title track from this man’s 1999 album. He also produced the album If On a Winter’s Night…

ANSWER: Sting [accept Gordon Sumner]

4. This woman currently works as a bank teller in Fayetteville, North Carolina. For 10 points each:

[10] Name this woman, whose chief claim to fame is that she is the only two-time winner of Survivor, having won both Survivor: Pearl Islands and Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains, where she was bizarrely labeled as a villain. First or last name is acceptable.

ANSWER: Sandra Diaz-Twine [accept either]

[10] Since its inception, the American Survivor has been hosted by this man, who was once the host of Rock & Roll Jeopardy. He is apparently a minister in the Universal Life Church.

ANSWER: Jeff Probst

[10] Probst first came to my personal attention as the host of this network’s program Backchat, where he answered viewer mail. This network’s original gimmick involved on-air hosts hanging out in a New York apartment. This network’s highest-rated show in its history is Sons of Anarchy.

ANSWER: FX [accept Fox Extended]

5. This actor’s greatest role was undoubtedly voicing Stoat Muldoon on Butt-Ugly Martians. For 10 points each:

[10] Name this intimidating actor, best known for his television work, such as playing Eliot Ness on The Untouchables and the trench coat sporting host of Unsolved Mysteries.

ANSWER: Robert Stack

[10] Stack’s most memorable film role may have been as Rex Kramer in this parody of disaster films. In one scene, Kramer enters a certain location and beats up the various religious zealots who attempt to give him their literature.

ANSWER: Airplane!

[10] Stack plays a medical doctor in this odd Tom Hanks film, his first teaming with Meg Ryan. This film’s plot involves Hanks’ character thinking he is dying, thus leading to him agreeing to become a native sacrifice.

ANSWER: Joe Versus the Volcano

6. This man formed the 1980’s group the Honeydrippers. For 10 points each:

[10] Name this prolific English musician who is best known for working with John Bonham, John Paul Jones, and Jimmy Page as the vocalist and lyricist for Led Zeppelin.

ANSWER: Robert Plant

[10] Plant collaborated with Kevin MacMichael on the Fate of Nations album. MacMichael was previously the guitarist for this pop band, best known for the song “(I Just) Died in Your Arms.”

ANSWER: Cutting Crew

[10] Plant won the 2009 Grammy for Album of the Year for Raising Sand in collaboration with this woman. She has won 26 Grammy Awards, making her the most awarded female artist.

ANSWER: Alison Krauss

7. These two countries squared off in a 1966 match called “the theft of the century.” For 10 points each:

[10] Name these two countries that played against each other in a match twenty years later which saw one side win 2-1 on the famous “Goal of the Century.”

ANSWER: England and Argentina [accept White and Sky Blue or La Albiceleste and Three Lions]

[10] The “Goal of the Century” was scored by this Argentinean player, just four minutes after scoring the infamous “Hand of God” goal against the British. He was recently the head coach of the national team.

ANSWER: Diego Maradona

[10] After beating Argentina, England would go on to win the 1966 World Cup against West Germany thanks to a hat trick scored by this player, with the last goal coming in the final seconds as fans poured onto the pitch.

ANSWER: Sir Geoff Hurst

8. Electronic Gaming Monthly ranked this game the “Greatest Game of All Time” in its 100th issue. For 10 points each:

[10] Name this ubiquitous puzzle game designed by Alexey Pajitnov, which was labeled as “the relentless building block video puzzle” and was an immensely successful early game for the Game Boy.

ANSWER: Tetris

[10] Atari Games created this video game publisher, which produced a critically acclaimed version of Tetris that was removed from shelves after Nintendo produced its own version. This company challenged Nintendo’s copyright restrictions and produced unlicensed versions of Pac-Man and Gauntlet.

ANSWER: Tengen

[10] A different Nintendo puzzle game series featured this character, a blue sphere with no apparent mouth, navigating his way through various maze rooms. He can defeat opponents by turning them into eggs.

ANSWER: Lolo

9. Answer the following about character actor Stephen Tobolowsky, for 10 points each:

[10] Tobolowsky is best known for playing obnoxious insurance salesman Ned Ryerson, who annoys the Bill Murray played protagonist in this comedy, in which Murray is forced to continually live the same day over and over.

ANSWER: Groundhog Day

[10] Tobolowsky has a small role in this really stupid Matthew McConaughey film, in which he plays a 35 year old man living with his parents, who hire Sarah Jessica Parker to resolve the matter. You may remember this film for featuring Terry Bradshaw as McConaughey’s dad.

ANSWER: Failure to Launch

[10] Tobolowsky played Haley Joel Osment’s father in this 2002 film, in which Osment is an animal raised by humans and helps to reunite the title band. It was based on a Disney World attraction.

ANSWER: The Country Bears

10. This man’s lesser known proposal was his “Sectional Hypothesis.” For 10 points each:

[10] Name this historian whose best known idea discussed the impact of western settlement and the closing of the American frontier, an idea referred to as his namesake thesis, first delivered at the 1893 World’s Fair.

ANSWER: Frederick Jackson Turner

[10] Turner copped the 1933 Pulitzer Prize for History. The 1943 winner was this woman for a work on Paul Revere. She is best known for a work about a deformed silversmith’s apprentice titled Johnny Tremain.

ANSWER: Esther Forbes

[10] Another winner of the Pulitzer for History was Arthur Schlesinger Jr., who did not win for this critically acclaimed 1973 work which argued that presidents wielded too much power beyond the scope of the Constitution. The title of this book was a term applied to the Nixon administration.

ANSWER: The Imperial Presidency

11. Answer the following about a less than successful program on NBC’s “Must-See TV” lineup, for 10 points each:

[10] This sitcom ran for four years and starred Brooke Shields as the title character, who writes a column for the San Francisco based magazine The Gate.

ANSWER: Suddenly Susan

[10] This actor once condemned Shields for using the antidepressant drug Paxil for her postpartum depression. Shields said this man should “stick to fighting aliens,” but he eventually apologized.

ANSWER: Tom Cruise [accept Thomas Cruise Mapother IV]

[10] Nestor Carbonell played the photographer Luis on Suddenly Susan. He played this character on Lost, a former Canary Islands resident who became a member of the Others and appears to be ageless.

ANSWER: Ricardo “Richard” Alpert [accept any part]

12. Answer the following about the most important moment in spring training of 2002, for 10 points each:

[10] In that year, outfielder Derek Bell was angry about having to compete for a starting job and thus coined this classic two-word phrase to describe his plan of protesting his team’s treatment of him, which apparently involved not playing baseball.

ANSWER: Operation Shutdown

[10] Bell was being dissed by this NL Central team, which apparently felt content with its outfield of Brian Giles, Adrian Brown, and Craig Wilson. It went 72-89, which is pretty good for this perennially sucky franchise.

ANSWER: Pittsburgh Pirates [accept either]

[10] Prior to Operation Shutdown, Bell played for the Astros, but was traded to the Mets along with this pitcher. This lefty is best known for signing an absurdly expensive 8 year contract with the Colorado Rockies.

ANSWER: Mike Hampton

13. Answer the following about the long running game show Hollywood Squares, for 10 points each:

[10] One memorable moment in the later years of the show saw this comedian successfully bluff a number of times, eventually shouting “You fool!” at contestants. He was recently dismissed as the voice of the Aflac duck.

ANSWER: Gilbert Gottfried

[10] The final regular “center square” of the show’s run was Martin Mull, who once played Vice Principal Kraft on this sitcom. This show also featured Caroline Rhea and was the inspiration for the TV Tropes category “the Libby.”

ANSWER: Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

[10] This man served as the announcer during the final season. He is best known for his fast talking skills, which he showed off in FedEx ads and in commercials where he played the “Micro Machines Man.”

ANSWER: John Moschitta Jr.

14. This album was released instead of the rock opera Songs from the Black Hole, and its title comes from a Puccini opera. For 10 points each:

[10] Name this album that includes “Pink Triangle” and whines about how hard it is to be a loner at Harvard in “The Good Life.”

ANSWER: Pinkerton

[10] Pinkerton was the last album by this band before the departure of bassist Matt Sharp. This band has also released self-titled “Red” “Blue” and “Green” albums, while 2010 saw the release of Hurley.

ANSWER: Weezer

[10] The cover of Pinkerton is taken from Night Snow at Kambara, the 16th part of a series by this ukiyo-e artist depicting scenes of the highway between Kyoto and Edo.

ANSWER: Utagawa Hiroshige

(George)

15. The plot of this film involves an attempt by Engulf & Devour to take over a film studio. For 10 points each:

[10] Name this comedy about a director named Funn who tries to produce a successful film to save the studio. Its most memorable joke may be his attempt to recruit Marcel Marceau, who says “Non!”

ANSWER: Silent Movie

[10] Silent Movie is a film directed by and starring this funnyman, whose other spoof films include Blazing Saddles and Robin Hood: Men in Tights.

ANSWER: Mel Brooks [accept Melvin Kaminsky]

[10] This lesser known Mel Brooks film is not a parody and features Brooks as a millionaire attempting to live as a homeless bum for 30 days. Jeffrey Tambor plays his rival, Vance Crasswell.

ANSWER: Life Stinks

16. Answer some questions about NBA announcers, for 10 points each:

[10] This current TNT announcer was the longtime voice of the New York Knicks. He is known for his trademark call of “Yes!” and survived messy sexual assault charges in 1997.

ANSWER: Marv Albert [accept Marvin Phillip Aufrichtig]

[10] This TBS and TNT sideline reporter is known for his garishly colored suit jackets and ties. He also works at baseball and football games. Wikipedia claims he once won an International Badass Award.

ANSWER: Craig Sager

[10] This former Providence College player is one of the very few female color commentators in the NBA. She also worked as a sideline reporter in the 2011 playoffs where she had trouble reading the teleprompter in one game and got ditched by the Mavericks during another interview.

ANSWER: Doris Burke

17. One holder of this name summoned his namesake entity during the "Chaos War" in order to fight off the Carrion Crow. For 10 points each:

[10] Give this shared name held by a pair of brothers from the Proudstar family, the elder of which was killed on his second mission as a member of the X-Men, and the younger of which is also known as Warpath.

ANSWER: Thunderbird

[10] The younger Proudstar brother, James, joined the black ops team X-Force organized by this man. This visor-wearing leader of the X-Men met his long lost brother Gabriel during the “Deadly Genesis” storyline.

ANSWER: Cyclops (or Scott “Slim” Summers, accept any part)

[10] The newest incarnation of X-Force was formed to assassinate this genocidal villain, despite his reversion to a juvenile state. This mutant hails from ancient Egypt and is responsible for turning Angel into Archangel.

ANSWER: Apocalypse (or En Sabah Nur)

(George)

18. This man is currently undergoing therapy to overcome his fear of flying. For 10 points each:

[10] Name this director of the Charlie’s Angels films, who more recently directed Terminator; Salvation. He may be better known for producing such shows as The O.C. and Chuck, and for his distinctive, vowel avoiding, alias.

ANSWER: McG [accept Joseph McGinty Nichol]

[10] McG also produces this CW program about the Winchester brothers who travel the country, battling demons, ghosts, and other paranormal bad guys.

ANSWER: Supernatural

[10] McG himself created this expensive Fox program starring Peter Facinelli and Bill Bellamy as undercover LAPD cops operating under a lieutenant oddly played by Tiffani Thiessen.

ANSWER: Fastlane

19. This venue closed on June 27, 1971, in a concert featuring The J. Geils Band. For 10 points each:

[10] Name this iconic New York City venue run by promoter Bill Graham. It was known as the “Church of Rock and Roll” and shared its name with a venue run by Graham in San Francisco.

ANSWER: Fillmore East

[10] This group played the Fillmore so many times they were known as its “house band.” Hailing from Georgia, their hit songs include “Ramblin’ Man” and the instrumental “Jessica.”

ANSWER: The Allman Brothers Band

[10] Duane Allman also contributed to this blues-rock group founded by Eric Clapton, which also played the Fillmore. Their only album, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, featured one of Clapton’s biggest hits.

ANSWER: Derek and the Dominoes

20. This film argues that 10% of the graduates of St. John’s Seminary are pedophiles. For 10 points each:

[10] Name this 2006 documentary directed by Amy Berg, which chillingly profiles retired priest Oliver O’Grady, a convicted child molester whose deeds were apparently covered up by his parish for many years.

ANSWER: Deliver Us from Evil

[10] At the Academy Awards, Deliver Us from Evil lost the Oscar for Best Documentary to this film, which featured Al Gore delivering a slide show presentation about global warming.

ANSWER: An Inconvenient Truth

[10] A fictional exploration of Catholic sex abuse and accusations, Doubt, featured this actress as the naïve Sister James. This actress was Oscar nominated for that part and was previously nominated for Junebug.

ANSWER: Amy Adams

TB. This song asks “Can you put the past away?” and was based on the suicide of a gay friend from high school. For 10 points each:

[10] Name this song that claims that “everyone has got to face the demons” as the singer “never thought it would come to this.”

ANSWER: “Jumper”

[10] This ‘90s band, inexplicably thought lame by George Berry. recorded singles such as “How’s it Going to Be?” and the aforementioned “Jumper.”

ANSWER: Third Eye Blind

[10] This Third Eye Blind song details sexual encounters while developing an addiction to crystal meth. The chorus details a need for “something else’ to get through the title period.

ANSWER: “Semi-Charmed Life”

(George)

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