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GARBAGE – Packet by Geography and Love (Rob Carson, Mike Cheyne, Andrew Hart, Trygve Meade) and Editors

Edited by Fred Morlan, Evan Nagler, and David Seal, with help from Dan Goff

1. One character in this film owns a bird named Orrin Hatch. A fictional look behind the scenes appears in the film Adaptation. One person is referred to several times as portraying a jewel thief, despite his never actually doing that at the time of the making of this film. Maxine reveals that she’s in love with Lotte, but only when the latter is in a different body. The entry way to the titular state is discovered by an employee of LesterCorp. Name this film that regularly features the New Jersey Turnpike, for ten points, in which John Cusack discovers a door on the 7 and one half floor of the Merton-Flemmer Building that leads directly into the brain of the titular actor.

ANSWER: Being John Malkovich

2. Wikipedia claims that this song became a staple on strippers’ playlists in the 1960’s and 70’s, a fact which may be verified by Niki Saunders stripping to this song on Heroes. This song provides the nickname of Salvatore Intile on the show The Sopranos. This song contains the lyrics “One of these early mornin’s I’m gonna be wiping your weepin eyes” and also notes that the title character “Comes around signifying a woman that don’t wanna let me ride.” The singer of this song notes that “sometimes I guess I gotta put your flat feet on the ground,” and tells her that “all you wanna do is ride around.” For ten points, identify this single from Wilson Pickett, which instructs the title woman to “Ride, blank, ride” and notes that she’d better slow the title car down.

ANSWER: “Mustang Sally”

3. This man played a drug dealer named The Cowboy who gets into a fight with the Ossie Davis-played Midge in the film adaptation of I’m Not Rappaport. On one TV show, this man’s low sperm count leads him to court Troy Aikman as a donor. He plays an immature prison warden in My Name is Earl, and he starred as Chief Jack Mannion on The District. In Family Guy, White Out changes the tone of fanmail to this actor, leading him to hand Peter Griffin a gun and beg “make it quick.” In his most notable TV role, he was married to the Shelley Fabares-portrayed Christine, and was the leader of the “Screaming Eagles.” For 10 points, name this actor, best known for portraying Minnesota State’s Hayden Fox on Coach.

ANSWER: Craig Theodore Nelson

4. One song by this band was mislabeled as “Action” on the Madden 2004 soundtrack. Lines like “You’re out of line and rarely sober” and “left you in a bar/to try and save face” from this band’s song “Man Overboard” have led to rumors that it was written about their original drummer Scott Raynor. This band asked “What the hell is ADD?” and noted that “nobody likes you when you’re 23/and you still act like you’re in freshman year” in their “What’s My Age Again,” and its members formed the bands +44 and Angels and Airwaves after their 2005 breakup. For 10 points, identify this band consisting of Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus, and Travis Barker, whose breakout album Enema of the State contained “Adam’s Song” and “All the Small Things”.

ANSWER: blink-182

5. One man who currently holds this position states that God is the “old man” with a white beard, while Jesus is the “young man,” while drawing a supposed pencil sketch of God. Another man who currently occupies this position often gives a sermon in which he asserts that the “dash” between the years on his tombstone represents everything he’s done in his life, and claims that the fact that his birth to missionary parents in the Philippines did not result in a stillbirth was a miracle caused by Jesus himself. That man who fills this position in Florida often displays the Bible verse Philippians 4:13 on his face on two black patches, and interjected “God bless” after claiming that “you will never see any player in the entire country who will play harder than I will play the rest of the season” following a loss to Ole Miss. For 10 points, name this evangelical position filled by Tim Tebow and Kurt Warner.

ANSWER: quarterbacks

6. Such early shows as The Pet Department and Under Scrutiny with Jane Wallace were broadcast from this network’s namesake “apartment”, while Jeff Probst answered viewer mail in its early show Backchat. 7. Short-lived recent shows on this channel include one in which Andre Braugher’s Nick Atwater leads a plane heist as well as one about the support group “Belt Tighteners”. In addition to Thief and Starved, this network’s original programming includes a show in which Rose Byrne plays Ellen Parsons, the protégé of the Glenn Close-portrayed lawyer Patty Hewes, Damages. Characters on its better-known shows include the alcoholic firefighter Tommy Gavin, plastic surgeons Sean McNamara and Christian Troy, and Strike Team leader Vic Mackey. For 10 points, identify this cable network which has aired Rescue Me, Nip/Tuck, and The Shield.

ANSWER: the FX Network [accept Fox eXtended from completely insufferable people]

8. Recurring characters in this book series included the adventurous scientist Dr. Nera Vivaldi, while some books like House of Danger and The Horror of High Ridge featured recurring supporting characters like Ricardo and Lisa. The last published work in the original of this series was 1998’s Mayday!, while the first book introduced a location that would pop up in several books, the Cave of Time. Later tie-ins to this series included books featuring characters from The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles and Star Wars. With the majority of the books written by Edward Packard and R.A. Montgomery, more representative titles include “The Worst Day of Your Life,” “You Are a Shark,” “You Are a Monster,” and “You Are Microscopic.” For ten points, identify this popular children’s book series that lasted almost two decades, allowing readers to make interactive decisions about the books’ plots.

ANSWER: Choose Your Own Adventure

9. In the book You’re Missin’ a Great Game, Whitey Herzog says this man was a “fine person” but an “overrated ballplayer” for his failure to exceed the 100-RBI mark when hitting 30 home runs, which this man did four times, three of which as a Blue Jay. This man left Toronto in a blockbuster deal that saw him and Tony Fernandez traded for Joe Carter and Roberto Alomar, while he originally had become a Blue Jay after being traded away by the New York Yankees. An original Tampa Bay Devil Ray, this man was liberated in 2001 when he was shipped to the Chicago Cubs for their stretch run. He would later rejoin the Rays in 2004 in an unsuccessful attempt to hit his 500th career home run. For ten points, identify this man who played first base for the world champion Atlanta Braves in 1995, best known for his nickname of “Crime Dog.”

ANSWER: Fred McGriff

10. One character with this nickname has the secret identity Ebenezer Laughton and was raised from the dead by Stern, gaining the ability to heal all of his wounds with the power of the fear of others. In one appearance, a more famous character with this nickname fixes a sporting event by giving trapped telegrams to various athletes. A yellow power ring attempts to recruit this character but is prevented from doing so by Hal Jordan, and this character was locked in a church by his great-grandmother as a child. Batgirl dreams that this character kills her and frames another character, and this frequent inmate of Arkham Asylum worked as a psychologist before turning to crime. For ten points, identify this character who thrives on the fear of others by utilizing his fear toxins, an adversary of Batman.

ANSWER: The Scarecrow

11. Two adversaries during this play would later be traded with one another to Portland for the injury-torn shell of Bill Walton. One party to this play was traded along with Don Chaney for Charlie Scott in a deal that also saw the Celtics acquire the pick it used to select Larry Bird. It is the subject of a book about “One night, Two lives,” written by John Feinstein. This play occurred after a Norm Nixon miss that saw Kevin Kunnert throw an elbow at Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. It resulted in “the loudest silence you have ever heard,” and prompted its victim to wonder if the scoreboard fell on him. For 10 points, name this action during a Rockets-Lakers game that saw Rudy Tomjanovich collapse in a pool of blood after being clocked by Kermit Washington.

ANSWER: “The Punch” [or anything that indicates Rudy Tomjanovich being punched by Kermit Washington]

12. This single was paired with the B-side “You gave your love to me softly.” Although the album version of this song references a Green Day concert, live performances sometimes change the lyrics. The narrator of this song references “listening to Cio-Cio San falling in love all over again,” and notes that he “can’t talk about it, he’s got to sing about it, and make a record of” his heart. Containing the promise “I’ll bring home the turkey if you bring home the bacon,” this song’s chorus asserts that “I’m a lot like you.”This song claims that “the redhead said you shred the cello” and begins with the exclamation “God damn you half-Japanese girls.” For ten points, identify this single from the album Pinkerton in which the titular phrase proceeds “Ay Carumba,” a song by Weezer.

ANSWER: “El Scorcho”

13. Francisco Battiato's cover of "Ruby Tuesday" plays in the background during a euthanasia scene in this movie and it begins with a news story about someone who died in a bar fight in Buenos Aires. One of the characters in this novel runs the “Ark of the Arts” and works in a private building that houses Picasso’s Guernica. One character in this movie is a retired editorial cartoonist who calls the protagonist “amigo,” the long-haired stoner Jasper, . The central journey of this film sees Theo chaperon Kee, an African woman, to the ship Tomorrow owned by The Human Project. For 10 points, name this Alfonso Cuarón-directed Clive Owen vehicle that depicts the first pregnancy after a twenty-year period of human sterility.

ANSWER: Children of Men

14. One of this band’s songs begins with the claim that “Tonight’s the night/we’ll make history” because the singer will “take any risk to tie back the hands of time.” Their album Paradise Theater is a concept album about a famous Chicago theater. Another one of their albums is Pieces of Eight which contains the song, "Blue Collar Man." One of this band’s song notes that a group of things that the singer “Thought were angels” but turned out to aliens gave him the titular instructions describes a man with “parts made in Japan” and a “brain by IBM,”. For ten points, identify this band formerly featuring Dennis DeYoung, perhaps best known for their songs “Mr. Roboto” and “Come Sail Away.”

ANSWER: Styx

15. On Hustle, this is the real first name of the man who stole the Star of Africa, the Adrian Lester-portrayed character better known as “Bricks.” Another character with this first name earns custody of his son after the death of his wife Susan Lloyd. Another character with this first name is issued the title announcement of the program in which he appears by Carla, and hangs out with the Bruce Campbell-played Sam Axe. Another character with this first name proudly displays the framed certificate of authenticity for his “Sieko” watch, and is the boss of characters such as Angela, Jim, Pam and Dwight. For 10 points, name this first name shared by the father of Walt on Lost, the protagonist of Burn Notice, and the Steve Carrell-portrayed boss from The Office.

ANSWER: Michael [accept Mike]

16. Ivan Spektor was in charge of the Ukrainian branch of this establishment. West Rosen was briefly a guest of this establishment, and Kaito was in charge of guarding a formula developed by this entity. Victoria Pratt was employed as a genetic engineer for this establishment, which was founded by a group of people brought together by Adam Monroe. Level Five of one of this establishment’s buildings has been used to hold dangerous individuals, such as Patient Zero. This establishment follows the policy of “One of us, one of them” and is run under the auspices of Bob Bishop in Season Two, while in Season One it was controlled by Daniel Linderman. For ten points, identify this establishment with fronts like Primatech, for which Noah Bennett works as an agent on Heroes.

ANSWER: The Company (also accept “Primatech Paper” on early buzz)

17. In 1966 Mike Holovak won coach of the year while holding this position and Chuck Fairbanks won two coach of the year awards in the same position ten years later. 1-15 is the worst record of anyone who holds this position and that was done in the 1990 season by Rod Rust. The first person to make a Super Bowl in this position was Raymond Berry, and he did so with a team that was quarterbacked by Steve Grogan after Tony Eason's injury. Bill Parcells resigned from this positon after he gave a notable quote about grocery shopping. From 1997-1999 this position was held by Pete Carroll before he became the head coach of USC. For ten points name this position that is currently and most notably been filled by Bill Belichick.

Answer: Head Coach of the New England Patriots [Accept obvious equivalents]

18. The first season to this program featured the character of Stan, who was seen in the theme song montage jogging through his house and was played by Animal House’s James Widdoes. Later opening montages included such scenes as the titular character in a toga and the main characters dancing in their home, with such new characters asLillian, the mother of the titular character, whose actress, Ellen Travolta, had played virtually the same role on Joanie Loves Chachi. Nicole Eggert starred as Jamie Powell in later seasons of this show and this series’ theme song posits the titular character as an omniscient being who rules “our days and nights” and “our wrongs and our rights.” For ten points, identify this 1980’s sitcom which starred Willie Aames as Buddy, the best friend to the titular live-in babysitter played by Scott Baio.

ANSWER: Charles in Charge

19. This character opposes the plans of Nitrous Oxide, who wants to turn the earth into a giant concrete parking lot, in one of his videogame appearances. This character has to fight Joe and Moe Komodo in one installment of his series, while in a game titled after this character’s “Twincanity,” he must fight an evil version of himself from the Tenth Dimension. Other villains that this character fights are Pinstripe and Ripper Roo, while one of his allies is opposed to the evil mask Uka Uka. That character is Aku Aku, whom this character can wear on his face to provide invincibility, and this character was abducted and subjected to an Evovlo-Ray in an attempt to train him to lead a group of commandos. For ten points, identify this character who enjoys Wumpa fruit and tries to save his girlfriend Tawna from Dr. Neo Cortex.

ANSWER: Crash Bandicoot

20. This man played the father of a family of space settlers in the second Ewoks TV-movie, a far cry from his other roles. In another of this man’s roles, he describes “Operation: Strange Fruit” over the phone and later in the same film threatens intruders that he will “rip out your eyes and piss on your brains,” while in yet another role he suggests that “we’re gonna need some more FBI guys” and then desperately hopes at the end of the film that a falling figure isn’t a hostage. Besides playing Clarence Beeks in Trading Places and Deputy Police Chief Dwayne T. Robinson in Die Hard, this man is best known for playing a character mocked for raiding Barry Manilow’s wardrobe. For ten points, identify this actor who warned students not to mess with the bull as Principal Richard Vernon in The Breakfast Club.

ANSWER: Paul Gleason

[Ed's note: another 3:30 AM repeat catch; sorry, no replacement for the tiebreaker]

1. YOU'RE THE MAN NOW DOG. For 10 points each:

[10] Sean Connery spoke the previous words of encouragement in this movie.

ANSWER: Finding Forrester

[10] The "[person] doesn't change facial expressions" fad featured this Eric Prydz dance/techno song looping. The only lyrics in the song other than the title are "I'm the same boy I used to be."

ANSWER: "Call On Me"

[10] This YTMND fad featured the "typical emo" music of Simple Plan and had variants on a note that stated "you BROKE my LIFE." One parody featured Sudheer Potru after the 2006 NAQT ICT.

ANSWER: the MySpace suicide (accept MySpacide or anything containing both suicide and MySpace)

2. Donald Sobol produced an endless series of children’s books about this crime-solving youth who knew everything, especially when criminals made illogical statements about history or used grammatical errors proving their guilt. For ten points each, answer the following:

[10] First, identify this youth, who terrorized such villains as Bugs Meany, along with teenage huckster Wilford Wiggins.

ANSWER: Encyclopedia Brown (accept either)

[10] Encyclopedia’s sidekick was this tough chick who doesn’t hesitate to beat the crap out of Bugs Meany.

ANSWER: Sally Kimball (accept either)

[10] Bugs led this animal-named gang of hoodlums who apparently couldn’t be bothered to get weapons and cap Encyclopedia. This animal is the mascot of schools in the SEC and Big Twelve, as well.

ANSWER: Tigers

3. This next bonus might require a disclaimer, so here it is: “SPOILER ALERT.” For ten points each, given the twist ending, however stupid or improbable, identify the film.

[10] This 1997 David Fincher film featured Michael Douglas going through all sorts of bizarre mindfucks until it is all revealed to be an elaborate role playing exercise intended as a birthday present.

ANSWER: The Game

[10] Tim Burton couldn’t be content with keeping the original classic twist ending, so in this 2001 remake he added some shitty climax involving the Lincoln Memorial being turned into a likeness of the evil General Thade.

ANSWER: Planet of the Apes

[10] This 2007 film features the clichéd twist ending of the protagonist turning out to be the killer. Jim Carrey is an animal control officer who turns out to be an amnesiac murderer obsessed with numerology.

ANSWER: The Number 23

4. Name some TV shows that would probably be better if they were hosted by Ahmad Rashad, for 10 points each.

[10] This Discovery Channel show that depicts clips of things being rapidly obliterated would be a lot better if it were narrated by Ahmad Rashad and not Ron Pitts.

ANSWER: Destroyed in Seconds

[10] Ahmad’s dulcet tones sadly have never enlivened the Football Follies series put out by this Steven Sabol-fronted company that archives video from a certain pro league.

ANSWER: NFL Films

[10] One show that Ahmad Rashad did host was the celebrity version of this terrible reality game show, in which contestants attempt to unmask the title saboteur. In the seasons that Ahmad has hosted, Kathy Griffin and Dennis Rodman won.

ANSWER: The Mole [accept Celebrity Mole]

5. The person with the most of these awards is Greg Maddux, who has a lofty 18 of them. For ten points each, answer the following about the coveted Gold Glove awards, given to honor excellence in fielding.

[10] The first winner of the third baseman’s Gold Glove was Frank Malzone, who won three in a row in the American League before this Baltimore Oriole went on to rattle off 16 straight Gold Gloves at the hot corner.

ANSWER: Brooks Robinson

[10] This man copped Gold Gloves at both first base and in the outfield, making him the only man to win Gold Gloves at two different positions. He won all of his Gold Gloves as a member of the Anaheim Angels from 2000 to 2004.

ANSWER: Darin Erstad

[10] One of the more controversial Gold Glove awards was when this man won the award for first base in 1999, despite playing only 28 games in the field. Perhaps he was being awarded for helping the Texas Rangers make the playoffs with his 47 homers.

ANSWER: Rafael Palmeiro

6. Identify the following from the Super Nintendo game Super Mario RPG, for ten points each.

[10] Playable in Super Mario RPG is this woman, who can use the attacks “Psycho Bomb” and “Sleepy Time.” Appearances in other games usually involve getting kidnapped by Bowser and saved by Mario.

ANSWER: Princess Peach or Toadstool

[10] Another playable character in Super Mario RPG is this one, who has appeared in no other Nintendo franchise games. He’s a spirit from the heavens sent to help Mario acquire the Seven Stars, and his attacks include a namesake “Flash” and “Whirl.”

ANSWER: Geno

[10] Geno is actually from this location, which appears in Super Mario World as a place to acquire colored Yoshis and a warp area of sorts. After beating all five levels in this place, one could get to “Special.”

ANSWER: Star Road

7. Name some coaches who don’t have a lot of credibility when it comes to telling players to stay in shape, for 10 points each.

[10] This Kansas coach is so obese that Jayhawk fans cheer him on with ginormous whitey-tighties. A Baby version of him won Deadspin’s Sports Human of the Year.

ANSWER: Mark Thomas Mangino

[10] This tubby former Red Sox manager got into a scuffle with Pedro Martinez during the 2003 ALCS, when he was a Yankees bench coach.

ANSWER: Donald William “Don” Zimmer

[10] This fat guy who can’t stop pronouncing “offense,” “oh-fence,” currently coaches at St. Louis, but is probably best known for coaching such NCAA basketball luminaries as Andrew Bogut as coach of Utah from 1989-2004.

ANSWER Rick Majerus

8. It opens with the line “I got my head checked/by a jumbo jet,” and its nearly incomprehensible chorus sees the singer note that “when I feel heavy metal/and I’m pins and I’m needles/well I lie and I’m easy”. For 10 points each:

[10] Identify this 1997 song with a running time of less than two minutes, most famous for its repeated shouts of “woohoo!”

ANSWER: “Song 2”

[10] “Song 2” is a creation of this band, which fought the 1995 “Battle of the Britpop” with Oasis and featured vocalist Damon Albarn and guitarist Graham Coxon.

ANSWER: Blur

[10] More recently, Damon Albarn joined up Jamie Hewlett of Tank Girl fame to form this band ostensibly composed of figures such as 2D and Murdoc, who released the album Demon Days and the single Feel Good, Inc.

ANSWER: The Gorillaz

9. A spinoff to this show featuring a newly-introduced character from this season is in the works. For ten points each:

[10] Identify this Fox primetime show, on which Hugh Laurie plays a Vicodin-addicted diagnostician who shares many character traits with Sherlock Holmes.

ANSWER: House, M.D.

[10] Another character on House is this man, an oncologist who frequently loans House money in earlier seasons. Played by Robert Sean Leonard, this character has an affair with an applicant that House fires in the fourth season.

ANSWER: Doctor James Wilson

[10] House’s ex-girlfriend, Stacy Warner, is played by this actress. She played Terry Reed on Sisters and Lily Manning on Once and Again.

ANSWER: Sela Ward

10. Identify the following about people who really had no business appearing in Epic Movie, for 10 points each.

[10] For some reason, this dude played “Edward Pervertski”. His less terrible career moves include starring alongside John Cho in the Harold and Kumar series.

ANSWER: Kal Penn [or Kalpen Suresh Modi]

[10] In addition to appearing as “the Curator” in Epic Movie, this actor ordered the death of Beatrix Kiddo as Bill in the Kill Bill duology and starred as Kwai Chang Caine on Kung Fu.

ANSWER: David Carradine [accept John Arthur Carradine, apparently]

[10] Roscoe Lee Browne appeared as the narrator, in reference to his work on a 1995 film and this other film, its 1998 sequel. It sees the title character and Esme Hoggett stuck in Metropolis on their way to a fair.

ANSWER: Babe: Pig in the City

11. Some members of this group include Raza Longknife and Korvus. For ten points each:

[10] Identify this group opposed to the leadership of the Shi’ar emperor D’Ken, whose former leader was Corsair.

ANSWER: The Starjammers

[10] Corsair is Chrisotpher Summers, the father of this man, the longtime love interest of Jean Grey. He can project beams of red energy out of his eyes, and he’s also been romantically involved with Madelyne Prior.

ANSWER: Cyclops [or Scott Summers]

[10] The current Captain of the Starjammers is this man, Cyclops’ and Vulcan’s brother, whose power is to fire plasma bursts from his hands. He’s been romantically involved with Polaris.

ANSWER: Havok [or Alex Summers]

12. The video for this song features a boy finding a bird with a broken wing; as he patches the bird up it turns into singer Isaac Brock, who later asks “You wasted life, why wouldn’t you waste death?” For 10 points each:

[10] Identify this song in which Brock also states that “that is that and this is this, you tell me what you want and I’ll tell you what you get”, the second single from Good News for People Who Love Bad News.

ANSWER: “Ocean Breathes Salty”

[10] This band, which recently released the album We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank, also created Good News for People Who Love Bad News, which featured their best-known song, “Float On”.

ANSWER: Modest Mouse

[10] This guitarist joined Modest Mouse in 2006 after previously founding Electronic with Bernard Sumner and, most famously, forming The Smiths with Morrissey.

ANSWER: Johnny Marr [or John Martin Maher]

13. Whenever western movies needed a villainous badass, they called upon Lee Van Cleef. For ten points each, given a description of the role, identify the film which saw Van Cleef menacing heroes in the old west.

[10] Van Cleef’s first role was in this 1952 film as Jack Colby, a stooge of Frank Miller, who ends up being shot to death by Marshall Will Kane, played by Gary Cooper.

ANSWER: High Noon

[10] In this 1962 film, Van Cleef played another stooge, this time of the titular outlaw played by Lee Marvin. After his boss is killed, apparently by Jimmy Stewart, Van Cleef survives but gets punched out by John Wayne.

ANSWER: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

[10] Van Cleef might be best known for playing one of the trio of titular characters in this 1966 spaghetti western directed by Sergio Leone. He ends up being killed in the final stand-off with Clint Eastwood and Eli Wallach.

ANSWER: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly (accept Buono, il Brutto, il Cattivo)

14. This man claims to be comfortable in Wrangler...real comfortable. For 10 points each:

[10] Name this oft-retiring former Packers quarterback.

ANSWER: Brett Favre

[10] This obnoxious First and Ten ESPN personality was still claiming that Brett Favre should be NFL MVP in early December. He is also known for his idiotic claims that LeBron James is “not clutch,” and that Tiger Woods is only good when he is a front runner.

ANSWER: John Edward “Skip” Bayless

[10] Brett Favre’s offseason retirement saga last year culminated in an interview with this noted plastic surgery recipient, a FOX News personality who hosts On the Record.

ANSWER: Greta Van Susteren

15. The man. The myth. The Cos. For ten points each, answer the following about Dr. William Cosby, Ed.D.

[10] One of Cosby’s earlier television successes was playing spy Alexander Scott, who was teamed with Robert Culp’s Kelly Robinson, on this espionage program of the 1960’s. It was later remade as an Owen Wilson and Eddie Murphy film.

ANSWER: I Spy

[10] Cosby is also well known for his advertising. His advertisements for this food had him explain that promising it to a child would make them eat their broccoli.

Answer: Jello Pudding [prompt on pudding]

[10] On the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board Cosby gave a speech to the NAACP in which he remarked that people were being shot in the head over this dessert.

Answer: Pound Cake

16. Identify some past and present stars of the Houston Texans for 10 points each.

[10] While in college at Miami, this receiver won a trio of track championships in 2003 and was the MVP of the 2002 Rose Bowl. Selected third overall in 2003, he’s been to the Pro Bowl in 2004, 2006, and 2008.

ANSWER: Andre Johnson

[10] This 5’9” running back was the first West Virginia player to have 100 yards each rushing and receiving in a single game. He narrowly beat out the Bears’ Matt Forte to lead all rookies in rushing in 2008.

ANSWER: Steven Slaton

[10] This former Louisville defensive tackle was the Texans first round pick in the 2007 NFL Draft, and he was taken at the age of 19, making him the youngest first round pick ever.

Answer: Amobi Okoye

17. This song is the second single from the album Phrenology. For ten points each:

[10] Identify this hip-hop single, which notes that “she wants neo-soul because hip-hop is old” and says of the title object that he “pushes it in her bush for life” and it’s “gonna work because I’m doing it right.”

ANSWER: “The Seed 2.0”

[10] “The Seed 2.0” is a recording by this group, which includes Black Thought, ?uestlove, and Kamal Gray and whose other albums include Things Fall Apart and Game Theory.

ANSWER: The Roots

[10] “The Seed 2.0” features this singer, whose earlier single “The Seed” provided the basis for the remix. His double album The Headphone Masterpiece includes the songs “Look Good in Leather” and “Magic in a Mortal Minute.”

ANSWER: Cody Chesnutt

18. A sketch in a 2006 episode of Sesame Street saw four of this show’s main characters searching for the letter “M”. For 10 points each:

[10] Identify this NBC show which stars Mariska Hargitay, Christopher Meloni, and Ice-T as Detectives Olivia Benson, Elliot Stabler, Fin Tutuola, and sees them investigate sex crimes.

ANSWER: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit [prompt on “Law & Order”, accept Law & Order: Special Letters Unit]

[10] This actor plays Detective John Munch on SVU a role he also played in Homicide: Life on the Streets, Arrested Development and numerous other series. Hulk Hogan also once accidentally knocked this man unconscious on a talk show

ANSWER: Richard Belzer

[10] While Elizabeth Rodgers appeared a few times in the first season of SVU, this medical examiner played by Tamara Tunie has worked with the 16th precinct since.

ANSWER: Dr. Melinda Warner [accept either]

19. Sometimes a classic work of literature can become a classic piece of filmmaking as well. For ten points each, answer the following about films adapted from the Modern Library’s Top 100 works.

[10] John Steinbeck’s classic The Grapes of Wrath was made into a classic 1940 picture directed by this legendary icon of Hollywood, who also helmed Stagecoach and The Searchers.

ANSWER: John Ford

[10] The 1951 film A Place in the Sun, which featured Montgomery Clift attempting to knock off his girlfriend Shelley Winters in order to romance Elizabeth Taylor, was an adaptation of this Theodore Dreiser novel.

ANSWER: An American Tragedy

[10] The 1970 adaptation of Heller’s Catch-22 featured Alan Arkin as Yossarian and this comedian as Major Major. He had previously won a Grammy for his comedy album about his Button-Down Mind.

ANSWER: Bob Newhart

20. Name some NBA players notable for their hair, for 10 points each.

[10] This former Gonzaga player recently was traded for Vladimir Radmanovic. Although he has been terrible in the NBA he is well known for his crying in college, his diabetes and at times his long greasy hair.

ANSWER: Adam Morrison

[10] This Kings forward, recently traded from the Bulls, was known as “Recede Wallace” around the league until he shaved his head. These days, he’s better known for getting into beard-growing contests with DeShawn Stevenson.

ANSWER: Andrew Melvin “Drew” Gooden

[10] Jerry Sloan was peeved when this 7’1” Russian center bleached his hair for the Rocky Mountain Revue summer league.

ANSWER: Kyrylo Fesenko

21. This album contains tracks like “Windowsill” and “Antichrist Television Blues.” For ten points each:

[10] Identify this album which also contains “Intervention” and “No Cars Go,” the title track of which contains lyrics like “Not much chance of survival” if the title object is “true.”

ANSWER: Neon Bible

[10] Along with Funeral, Neon Bible comprises the recorded oeuvre of this Canadian indie band, whose members include Win Butler and Regine Chassagne.

ANSWER: The Arcade Fire

[10] Owen Pallet, a some-time member of the Arcade Fire, is associated with a project named after this videogame series, whose protagonists at some times have been Cloud, Squall, and Zidane.

ANSWER: Final Fantasy

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