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TOSS-UPS:

1. Started on January 15, 2001, its doubling time has been calculated at about one year, and it has been criticized by figures such as Robert McHenry and John Seigenthaler Sr. One of its founders claims that is "has gone from nearly perfect anarchy to an anarchy with gang rule." That man, Larry Sanger, started the project with Jimmy Wales as a side project for another site that featured only material written by experts. Frequently criticized for its inaccuracies, including the claim that "the number of elephants has tripled in the last six months", FTP name this free encyclopedia that anyone can edit, the main source for most questions at this tournament.

ANSWER: Wikipedia

2. On April 3, 2006, Don Jantzen of KTBZ-FM played this song continuously for three hours. The title figure is believed to be the "teenage bride with a baby inside" mentioned in a 2000 single and was described as "singing songs [...] beneath the marquee of her soul" in a 2002 hit, while in this song she's the daughter of a cop and a hippie from Mississippi who becomes a bank robber. Allegedly plagiarized from "Mary Jane's Last Dance" by Tom Petty, the music video features the band dressed like different eras from rock history. With a chorus calling for the title character to "rest in peace" and "show your teeth" before saying, "She's my priestess, I'm your priest", FTP, name this first single off of Stadium Arcadium, a hit for the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

ANSWER: "Dani California"

3. He started as an accountant but didn't have the temperament for it, as shown by his motto, "That's close enough." He won the Best New Artist Grammy for his stand-up comedy album that debuted at #1, The Button Down Mind of [BLANK]. Film roles include Major Major in Catch-22 and Buddy's "father" in Elf, and during the 2006 Emmys, it was said that he was placed in a box with exactly three hours worth of air. His TV work includes a recent turn on Desperate Housewives as Morty Flickman and four eponymous series, one of which features him as a psychologist and another that was revealed in the last episode to have all been a dream. FTP, name this low-key comedian who played Dick Loudon and Robert Hartley.

ANSWER: Bob Newhart

4. Born in 1947, he and his most frequent collaborator wrote the soundtrack for the 1971 film Friends, and he performed at John Lennon's last live show after being featured on “Whatever Gets You Thru the Night”. His 2006 album, The Captain and the Kid is a sequel to his 1975 concept album, Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, which featured “Someone Saved My Life Tonight”. Still, he can't match the success of his string of ’70s hits or a song he released twice, once for Marilyn Monroe and once for Princess Diana. FTP, name this flamboyant pianist and Bernie Taupin collaborator responsible for “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road”, “Crocodile Rock”, “Tiny Dancer”, “Rocket Man”, and “Your Song”.

ANSWER: Elton John OR Reginald Kenneth Dwight

5. THE NAME'S THE SAME. Monique Cooper in the Bad News Bears remake. Victoria Davis in Welcome to the Dollhouse. Alexis Dziena in Broken Flowers, whose mother was played by Sharon Stone. Not actually Alyssa Milano in a 1993 made-for-TV movie, though the subtitle refers to her as the "Long Island" one. Dominique Swain and Sue Lyon in, respectively, a 1997 made-for-TV movie and a 1962 Stanely Kubrick film telling the same story and which featured Jeremy Irons and James Mason as Humbert Humbert. FTP, give this name, most associated with a nymphette created by Vladimir Nabokov.

ANSWER: Lolita

6. Charles A. Wheeler is the earliest to patent ideas for one of these devices, though it was never built. The modern design combines innovations from Jesse W. Reno and Charles Seeberger and won first prize when it was unveiled at the Paris 1900 Exposition Universelle. Four of the five longest in the Western Hemisphere are at stops on the Washington Metro, while the fifth is at Porter Square on the Boston T. In Mallrats, Brodie is harshly critical of parents who don't teach their children to fear and respect them, while Mitch Hedberg liked them because they could supposedly never break. Originally manufactured by the Otis Elevator Company, FTP name these moving staircases.

ANSWER: escalators

7. In July 2005, the Royal Bank of Scotland printed over two million £5 notes with his face. He won the Amateur Championship in 1959 and 1961, while his three tour wins in 1962 included the Portland Open Invitational and the Seattle World's Fair Open Invitational. On the Champions Tour, he has 10 wins, including 4 wins in The Tradition, though none since 1996. A practitioner of the "power fade", he was the first player to win all four major tournaments more than once, and ended his career with a record 18 victories in the majors. Nicknamed "The Golden Bear", FTP name this golfer, a member of the "Big Three" with Gary Player and Arnold Palmer.

ANSWER: Jack (William) Nicklaus

8. The title character was played by three actors, including Gabriel Pimental and Linden Porco. Percy P and Calvin Sims were offered $100,000 to steal the Queen Diamond, but the heist went bad. Concurrently, Vanessa Edwards was recently promoted to Vice President at her advertising firm, so she's less enthusiastic than Darryl to become a parent. John Witherspoon plays Pops, the only character suspicious of the bundle of joy Vanessa and Darryl soon discover. Name, FTP, this summer 2006 film that featured Marlon Wayans as a midget criminal.

ANSWER: Little Man

9. He first gained power by killing Don Rigoletto, and while temporarily deposed he moved to Japan to start a spice business. He lost his empire again after he was confronted by one of his employees, Samuel Silke, and his son Richard. Modeled after Sydney Greenstreet's character in The Maltese Falcon, he's frequently seen with a cigar and a diamond-studded cane which sometimes contains a powerful laser. Notably employing Bullseye and Elektra and gaining his greatest prominence during the early eighties’ issues of Daredevil, FTP name this supervillain, real name Wilson Fisk, a businessman/mafia leader in Marvel Comics.

ANSWER: The Kingpin (accept Wilson Fisk before that information is given)

10. She was first introduced in the episode where one character installs fake wood wallpaper and another buys a painting of triangles, and she once met Olympia Dukakis after a play. She re-appeared in "The Foundation", where she reunited with a former lover but left when he told her that the end of his engagement was completely mutual. Her name's not Aretha, Celeste, Bovary, Loleola, or Gipple; it's actually Delores, which Jerry shouts at her on the street. FTP, name this woman from Seinfeld whose name rhymes with a female body part.

ANSWER: Mulva (accept "Delores" before it's mentioned, prompt on “Celeste”, “Kest”, “Rest”, “Sest”, “Hest”, “Aretha”, “Bovary”, “Gipple”, or “Loleola”)

11. It took ten seasons for them to post a winning record, and their only playoff appearance came in 1981, when they beat the Phillies, but a Rick Monday homer off of Steve Rogers in the ninth cost them game five of the NLCS. They had the best record in baseball at the end of the strike-shortened 1994 season on the strength of players such as Larry Walker and Marquis Grissom, but the decade was rough, and even players such as Orlando Cabrera and Vladimir Guerrero weren't enough to keep them from being threatened with contraction. Playing their games in Olympic Stadium, FTP, name this team, which in 2005 became the Washington Nationals.

ANSWER: Montreal Expos (accept either) OR Les Expos de Montréal

12. Its new showrunner, David Rosenthal, was briefly committed by his father after writing a misogynistic play about his desire to sleep with Heidi Klum. Rosenthal is replacing show creator Amy Sherman-Palladino, who last season helped craft such plotlines as the town's troubadour being hired to open for Neil Young, Zach and Lane's engagement and wedding, Logan's injury in a Life and Death Brigade stunt, and Luke's discovery that he has a twelve-year-old daughter. FTP, name this CW show about the mother-daughter team of Rory and Lorelei.

ANSWER: Gilmore Girls

13. Tracks 6 and 11 of this album are untitled instrumental excerpts from "The Swamp Song", which was released as the most famous single's B-side. The first track borrows from Gary Glitter's "Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again", while that most famous single takes its name from a George Harrison album. An aborted attempt by John Lennon to record his memoirs gave this album the lyrics, "So I start a revolution in my bed/'Cause you said the brains I have went to my head," though the lines, "Slowly walking down the hall/Faster than a cannonball/Where were you when we were getting high?" come purely from Noel Gallagher. Featuring "Champagne Supernova", "Don't Look Back In Anger", and "Wonderwall", FTP name this Oasis release.

ANSWER: (What’s The Story) Morning Glory?

14. Often referring to herself as the modern-day Queen Esther, one of this woman's campaign ads showed a picture of her talking to Alan Colmes with the caption "Tested by fire". Her campaign, already in crisis after undergoing multiple staff shake-ups, has not been helped by her ties to defense contractor MZM's bribery scandal, and she's stated that "God is the one who chooses our rulers" and that voting for non-Christians is equivalent to legislating sin. Despite polls showing her over 30 points behind Ben Nelson, she refused to drop out of the race, perhaps because she feels that the GOP owes her for her actions in 2000. FTP, name this heavily made-up Congresswoman involved in a disastrous Senate campaign, the former secretary of state of Florida.

ANSWER: Katherine Harris

15. Supposedly she planned to become a nun until she discovered her brother was gay, and next year she's scheduled to play Jane Austen. Sharing a name with Shakespeare's wife, her first major role was as Meghan Green on Get Real. She's been taking on more adult roles, including nude scenes in the direct-to-DVD Havoc and in Brokeback Mountain, after by her admission she accidentally cornered the princess genre by starring in Ella Enchanted and the two Princess Diaries. FTP, name this actress, who this summer starred in The Devil Wears Prada.

ANSWER: Anne (Whitney) Hathaway

16. According to this book, the Earth was created on October 21, 4004 BC, around 9 AM, because God likes to get work done early in the morning, any tape left in a car will within a few weeks transform into Best of Queen, and the only true witch to ever live was Agnes Nutter. Due to a mix-up, the son of the American cultural attaché, Warlock Dowling, is not the Antichrist; rather, Adam Young is. Anthony Crowley and Aziraphale work against the Four Horsemen to avert the apocalypse in, FTP, what comic novel, a collaboration between Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman?

ANSWER: Good Omens

17. His 1996 debut was produced by Randy Edwards and had a minor hit with "Six of One, Half a Dozen (Of the Other)". The most successful single off of his second album on Universal South, Revelation, was "What's A Guy Gotta Do". Featured on Toby Keith's "Throwdown" and "Hookin' Up and Hanging Out" tours, 2002's Man Without A Memory earned Grammy nominations for the song "The Impossible" and the follow-up single hit #1. In 2005 he topped the charts again with a song about a girl who's going to kick off her shoes, lose an earring in her drink, leave her jacket in the bathroom stall, and drop a contact down the sink. FTP, name this country singer responsible for "Brokenheartsville" and "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off".

ANSWER: Joe Nichols

18. His first agent was childhood friend Jorge Cyterszpiller, who recommended that he charge for interviews, while his second agent, Guillermo Coppola, oversaw his signing with SSC Napoli but also his 15-month ban starting in 1991 after he tested positive for cocaine. In 1994 he played two games before being disqualified after testing positive for ephedrine; four years earlier he lead his team to a 1-0 loss to West Germany in the final, and four years before that he won the Golden Ball. Best remembered for his two goals in the 1986 quarter-final against England, one of which was named the Goal of the Century, FTP name this Argentinean soccer player also responsible for the Hand of God goal.

ANSWER: Diego (Armando) Maradona

19. First and last name are pronounced the same. One is based on his creator, Mark Brazill, and had a brief rivalry with Mitch Miller, played by Seth Green. The other is a former carjacker and used to break into houses, which has been helpful in his current profession. The first, a big Star Wars fan, moved to Africa to teach to earn money for college, leaving his friends in Point Place. The other recently stole a peer's idea for a medical article and later told her that they weren't friends, though he recanted not long before receiving a brain biopsy. FTP, give the shared name of Topher Grace's character on That '70s Show and Omar Epps' on House.

ANSWER: Eric Foreman (accept either)

20. For years, Universal Studios would offer discounts if visitors asked for Babs in a reference to this film. One character claims to be Fawn Leibowitz's fiancé in order to get dates for him and his friends, but a more emotionally meaningful plot line concerns the romance between Katy and Boon, who married in 1964 and divorced in 1969. It ends at the Homecoming Parade, where the heroes "cut the cake" to reveal the Deathmobile; at that point they had already been expelled from Faber College after a period on double secret probation. Featuring D-Day, Otter, Flounder, and Bluto, FTP, name this film, which introduced mainstream America to toga parties.

ANSWER: National Lampoon's Animal House

21. It was founded in 1971 in Union, New Jersey, by Warren Eisenberg and Leonard Feinstein, though the current CEO is Steven Temares. The owners of the Christmas Tree Shops and Harmon brand names, in 2006 they teamed with MasterCard in a promotion to give $100,000 to a randomly-selected college student. The origin of the remote control in Click, FTP name this alliterative chain which competes with Linens 'n Things to be the number one home furnishings store in the country.

ANSWER: Bed Bath & Beyond

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Toss-ups by Jack Brounstein; bonuses by Jack Brounstein and Matt Bruce

BONUSES:

1. It’s Joey Harrington's 28th birthday today. FTPE,

A. In 2002, this team took Harrington with the third overall pick in NFL draft.

ANSWER: Detroit Lions (accept either)

B. Harrington's 7,121 yards of total offense rank him third in the history of this Pac 10 school. Other notable alumni include Mel Renfro, Akili Smith, and Dan Fouts.

ANSWER: University of Oregon

C. In 2006, Harrington replaced this quarterback as starter for the Miami Dolphins.

ANSWER: Daunte Culpepper

2. Name these movies directed by Michael Mann FTPE:

A. Jamie Foxx (but not Tom Cruise) was Oscar-nominated for his role in this 2004 film.

ANSWER: Collateral

B. Russell Crowe earned an Oscar nomination for his role in this 1999 film, based on the true story of 60 Minutes’s attempted expose of the tobacco industry.

ANSWER: The Insider

C. Mann also directed this 1995 flick notable for featuring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino onscreen at the same time.

ANSWER: Heat

3. Name these artists responsible for #1 summer jams FTPE:

A. With Krayzie Bone, this rapper, who frequently feuds with Mike Jones, released "Ridin'".

ANSWER: Chamillionaire OR Hakeem T. Seriki

B. Over five years after her debut album spawned the top 10 hits "I'm Like a Bird" and "Turn off the Light", this singer made it back onto the charts with "Promiscuous".

ANSWER: Nelly Furtado

C. The Modern Rock charts were dominated by the aforementioned "Dani California" from April through July, but this band topped the chart in August with "Miss Murder" of their album Decemberunderground.

ANSWER: AFI

4. Name these Cheers characters FTPE:

A. This former Red Sox relief pitcher owned the bar, which is probably healthy for a recovering alcoholic.

ANSWER: Sam "Mayday" Malone (accept either)

B. Introduced after Coach's death, this barman is responsible for perhaps the second funniest moment in Cheers history, when he writes and performs a song for his girlfriend Kelly consisting almost entirely of repeating her name.

ANSWER: Woody Boyd (accept either) OR Huckleberry Tiberius Boyd

C. The funniest moment in Cheers history, of course, was when this postal worker went on Jeopardy! and gave the famous Final Jeopardy response, "Who are three people who have never been in my kitchen?"

ANSWER: Cliff Clavin (accept either)

5. Name these authors with a Boston University connection FTPE:

A. This author of Cryptonomicon and the Baroque cycle used his time at BU as inspiration for his first novel, The Big U.

ANSWER: Neal Stephenson

B. This science fiction author was a professor at BU in the '50s, and his personal papers are stored in Mugar Library. You might know him for the Foundation series or the Three Laws of Robotics.

ANSWER: Isaac Asimov

C. This Nobel laureate and author of The Adventures of Augie March taught at BU up until his death in 2005.

\ANSWER: Saul Bellow

6. VISUAL BONUS: Here's a copy of the 2006 NBA playoff bracket from the conference semifinals on with the names of some of the teams removed. Tell me which team is represented by each letter FFPE.

A: Detroit Pistons (accept either)

B: Cleveland Cavaliers (accept either)

C: New Jersey Nets (accept either)

D: San Antonio Spurs (accept either)

E: Dallas Mavericks (accept either)

F: Phoenix Suns (accept either)

7. Name these songs with something in common from lyrics FTPE:

A. "I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes/I have to turn my head until my darkness goes"

ANSWER: "Paint It, Black"

B. "I been livin' like a star 'cause it's gettin' me high/Forget the hearse, 'cause I never die/I got nine lives, cat's eyes/Abusing every one of them and running wild"

ANSWER: "Back in Black"

C. "In my eyes/Indisposed/In disguise/As no one knows/Hides the face/Lies the snake/The sun/In my disgrace"

ANSWER: "Black Hole Sun"

8. Name these Rockstar Games FTPE:

A. Rockstar is, of course, best known for this series, one installment of which was subtitled "Liberty City Stories".

ANSWER: Grand Theft Auto

B. Despite the panicked reports of anti-video game activists like Jack Thompson, this PS2 game, released earlier this week, is less a Columbine simulator than a complicated social network navigator.

ANSWER: Bully

C. Proving that everything old is new again, in 2006 Rockstar released this Xbox 360 game. Initially playable characters include Haley, Jesper, Liu Ping, and Luc.

ANSWER: Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis

9. According to Michael McGowan of the National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation, 68 movies since 1960 have featured evil albino characters. Name some of them FTPE:

A. This sci-fi sequel features a pair of dreadlocked albino twins that are precursors to the characters played by Hugo Weaving.

ANSWER: The Matrix Reloaded

B. This Cary Elwes/Robin Wright classic features an albino executioner with a machine capable of sucking years off of a victim's life.

ANSWER: The Princess Bride

C. The NOAH's count includes the pale-skinned zombies from this post-apocalyptic Charlton Heston film, based on Richard Matheson's novel I Am Legend.

ANSWER: The Omega Man

10. Sure, he's the narrator on Xiaolin Showdown, but most of us know Rene Auberjonois for his other TV work. FTPE:

A. Auberjonois played this shape-shifting Chief of Security on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

ANSWER: Constable Odo

B. On this NBC series, Auberjonois plays Paul Lewiston, a legal advisor and foil to Alan Shore and Denny Crane. Denny Crane!

ANSWER: Boston Legal

C. In the eighties, Auberjonois played Clayton Endicott, the stuck-up advisor to Governor Gatling, on this Soap spinoff starring Robert Guillaume.

\ANSWER: Benson

11. Answer the following about Malcolm Gladwell FTPE:

A. In this 2005 book, Gladwell argued that "thin slicing", or making decisions very quickly, can produce better results than prolonged deliberation.

ANSWER: Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking

B. This 2000 book analyzes "social epidemics", periods of sudden change from one state of the world to another. He claims that "connectors", "mavens", and "salesmen" all help foster them.

ANSWER: The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make A Big Difference

C. Since 1996, Gladwell has been a staff writer for this magazine. In recent years its also notably featured Seymour Hersh's war reporting, including his Abu Ghraib expose, as well as those single-paneled cartoons.

ANSWER: The New Yorker

12. Name these Olympic gymnasts FTPE:

A. This Romanian scored seven perfect 10s at the 1976 Olympics en route to winning three gold medals, for uneven bars, balance beam, and all-around.

ANSWER: Nadia (Elena) Comaneci

B. At the 1996 games, she fell on her first vault, wrenching her ankle. She nailed her second attempt, earning 9.712, before collapsing in agony and being carried off by coach Béla Károlyi.

ANSWER: Kerri Strug

C. In 1984 this American became the first gymnast from outside Eastern Europe to win the Olympic all-around title in addition to winning four other medals and being named Sports Illustrated's "Sportswoman of the Year".

ANSWER: Mary Lou Retton

13. (MB) FTPE, name these Australian bands:

A. They charted in the late 1980s with "Need You Tonight" and "Never Tear Us Apart." Years after Michael Hutchence died in a freak accident, they found new lead singer J.D. Fortune through a reality show competition.

ANSWER: INXS ("in excess")

B. This Colin Hay-lead group had hits with “Who Can It Be Now?” and “Overkill”, but they’re still best known for “Down Under”.

ANSWER: Men at Work

C. This power trio's self-titled 2006 album includes "Colossal," "Dimension," and "Joker & the Thief".

ANSWER: Wolfmother

14. The recently released special edition DVD of this film finally includes the original ending, where Andie Walsh chooses her quirky friend over the preppie Blane McDonnagh. FTPE,

A. Name this John Hughes film, named for a song by the Psychedelic Furs.

ANSWER: Pretty in Pink

B. This actress played Andie Walsh as well as Samantha Baker in Sixteen Candles and Claire Standish in The Breakfast Club.

ANSWER: Molly Ringwald

C. Jon Cryer played this weird teen who's hopelessly in love with Andie. The special edition DVD is named for him.

ANSWER: Duckie OR Phil Dale (accept either)

15. Their second album, Fashion Nugget, included a cover of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive". FTPE,

A. Name this Sacramento band.

ANSWER: Cake

B. Fashion Nugget also featured this song, which opens with the lines, "Reluctantly crouched at the starting line/Enginges pumping and thumping in time."

ANSWER: "The Distance"

C. In 2001 Cake released this single, about the search for a woman with fingernails that shine like justice and eyes that burn like cigarettes in addition to the title clothing.

ANSWER: "Short Skirt/Long Jacket"

16. Identify these Batman villains given their real names 5-5-10-10:

A. Harvey Dent ANSWER: Two-Face

B. Selena Kyle ANSWER: Catwoman

C. Jonathan Crane ANSWER: Scarecrow

D. Waylon Jones ANSWER: Killer Croc

17. Name these former Buffalo Sabres FTPE.

A. The captain of the Sabres for much of the 90s, he scored a franchise-record 148 points in the '92-93 season, though he lost the Hart Trophy to Mario Lemieux.

ANSWER: Pat LaFontaine

B. This center, taken with the first draft pick in Sabres history, played on a line with Rene Robert and Rick Martin that was known as "The French Connection".

ANSWER: Gilbert Perreault

C. Though mostly remembered for his time with the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Sabres retired number 2 in honor of this defenseman, who was on their team from 1972-1974, possibly in recognition of his delicious, delicious donuts.

ANSWER: Tim Horton

18. With Will & Grace off the air, what will we watch if we want to see pointless stuntcasting? Name these celebrities who inexplicably made appearances on the show FTPE:

A. The last big stuntcast of the series was when this singer played a conservative Christian cohost of Jack's TV show. Hilarity (kind of) ensued.

ANSWER: Britney Jean Spears

B. She appeared as herself twice, once after Jack became obsessed with her doll and once in Jack's Heaven.

ANSWER: Cher OR Cherilyn Sarkisian

C. This former child actor played Karen's lawyer when she was divorcing Stan. The character feigned incompetence to make the other lawyers feel bad for him; a similar strategy might explain why the actor appeared in The Pagemaster or Getting Even with Dad.

ANSWER: Macaulay Carson Culkin

19. Name these alcopops FTPE:

A. The first widely known alcopop, this clear malt beverage was successful despite being the butt of many David Letterman jokes.

ANSWER: Zima

B. The U.S. version of this product mixes beer with the title ingredient, while abroad its made with vodka. Its maker was founded in 1999 and is now named for this product.

ANSWER: Mike's Hard Lemonade (prompt on “Mike’s Hard”)

C. In the late 90s, this vodka distillery introduced an "Ice" line of citrus-flavored malt beverages. The company claims to be the first in the world to use the charcoal filtering process.

ANSWER: Smirnoff

20. I actually watched Dirty Love. Now you're all going to feel my pain. FTPE:

A. This former Playboy playmate wrote Dirty Love and starred as Rebecca, and her then-husband John Asher directed it.

ANSWER: Jenny McCarthy

B. This actor played John, Rebecca's close friend and the perfect man for her if only she could realize it. You might have respected him for his roles as Rosenberg in Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle and Finch in the American Pie trilogy.

ANSWER: Eddie Kaye Thomas

C. I'll admit, I chuckled a little--a little--when, while on a date with a man "one chromosome from Woody Allen", Rebecca referred to herself as this title character of a 1977 film. None of the other characters got it.

ANSWER: Annie Hall

21. This question's author recently placed eleventh in the Alison LaPlaca Open, an annual television death pool. FTPE, name of these shows that I successfully picked:

A. While I felt bad about putting Arrested Development on my list, I had no qualms about picking this show, based on Anthony Bourdain's best-selling memoir, which aired immediately after it on Mondays on Fox.

ANSWER: Kitchen Confidential

B. Each episode in this series was supposed to represent one year in the life of a group of friends, intercut with scenes in the present of a detective investigating a murder. Apparently kids weren't clamoring for a Will Estes vehicle after all.

ANSWER: Reunion

C. This show started strong, but not even Donald Sutherland and Mark-Paul Gosselaar could save it from behind-the-scenes drama, including a succession of showrunners including Steven Bochco and creator Rod Lurie.

ANSWER: Commander in Chief

22. Answer the following about people who died on October 21 FTPE:

A. Shannon Hoon, the lead singer for this band responsible for "No Rain", died of drug overdose on October 21, 1995.

ANSWER: Blind Melon

B. Fred Berry, best known for playing Rerun on this television show, died three years ago today.

ANSWER: What's Happening!! OR What's Happening Now!!

C. This French New Wave director passed away 22 years ago today. He made The 400 Blows, Jules et Jim, Shoot the Piano Player, and the Oscar-winning Day for Night.

ANSWER: François (Roland) Truffaut

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