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Ann B. Davis 2008: A Barker's Dozen

Tossups by Brick Barrientos

FIRST PERIOD – "Stay Home" Bonuses in Effect

1. After their move, they unretired the numbers 2 for Rick Ley and 19 for John MacKenzie. During their one Stanley Cup (*) Championship campaign, veteran Martin Gerber was replaced by rookie Cam Ward in goal after Game Two of the first round only to have Gerber return for three games in the Conference Finals. They beat the Edmonton Oilers in seven games to win the Stanley Cup. For 10 points--name this NHL team that moved from Hartford in 1997 and plays its games at the RBC Center in Raleigh.

Answer: Carolina or Hurricanes

2. He taught English in Vietnam, wrote the unpublished novel A Child's Night Dream and lived briefly in Mexico before enlisting in the U.S. Army. (*) His documentary Comandante, featuring an interview with Fidel Castro, has never been released by HBO in the United States. He appeared as himself in the movie Dave in a self-parody as a guest on the Larry King Show, putting forth a conspiracy theory that accurately describes the secrets going on in the movie. For 10 points--name this director of World Trade Center, Platoon, and JFK.

Answer: Oliver Stone

3. The dance this song accompanies is believed to descend from the Harlem Shake and the Toe Wop.(*) Unlike previous dance crazes that took weeks, months or even years to spread before newsreel or television cameras could spread its steps to the masses, it spread on YouTube before the song was on heard on the radio outside New York City. Some consider the dance racist for its moves which imitate those of minstrel shows and cakewalks. For 10 points--name this song by DJ Webstar featuring Young B and The Voice of Harlem that names a comfort food.

Answer: "Chicken Noodle Soup Song"

4. Founded by in 1987, their owners had previously been involved with Bennigan's and Steak and Ale. They feature heavily seasoned meat in an American style with Creole influences which can be enhanced with "add-on mates". (*) The entrees include heavy does of artery-clogging real butter and cream and the outsides of their meats cook much faster than their centers. For 10 points--name this Tampa-based restaurant chain that sponsors a local bowl game and serves the Bloomin' Onion among its Australian-themed decor.

Answer: Outback Steakhouse

5. He appeared in the opening credits of Three's Company as the child by the pet goat and in Good Dick, as the video store clerk character who befriends a shy girl portrayed by girlfriend Marianna Palka. (*) A regular on Joan of Arcadia as the title character's paraplegic older brother Kevin, his most recent television series role was as Ethan Haas, the organizer of the reunion of his and his fiancée's third grade classmates in The Class. For 10 points--name this son of Nancy Morgan and John Ritter.

Answer: Jason Ritter

6. Although he won only one Academy Award for the score of Thoroughly Modern Millie, he received 14 nominations including the original songs "My Wishing Doll", "True Grit", and "Wherever Love Takes Me". (*) His theme from The Great Escape was hummed by Holly in an episode of Red Dwarf where the crew plots against an oppressive backup computer and in an H3 commercial that shows cubicle workers escaping from their jobs. For 10 points--name this composer who shares his last name with conductor and infrequent movie composer Leonard.

Answer: Elmer Bernstein

7. He went to high school in Independence, Missouri, attended the Metropolitan Community College of Kansas City, and made the 2001 roster out of Jupiter (*) when Bobby Bonilla was injured during Spring Training. He was named on a list of alleged steroid abusers leaked by WNBC-TV before The Mitchell Report, but was not in fact named in the Report. For 10 points--name this winner of the 2001 National League Rookie of the Year, 2004 NLCS MVP and 2005 National League MVP who plays first base for the St. Louis Cardinals.

Answer: (José Alberto) "Albert" Pujols (Alcántara)

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

8. Born in San Jose, she graduated from the University of Maryland College of Journalism and worked on local television news shows in McAllen TX, Phoenix and San Diego. (*) She worked as anchor for Lifetime Television and business writer for The Associated Press before joining Fox News at its launch in 1996. Based at various times in Los Angeles and New York she reported on the Iraq War for Fox News. For 10 points--name this Fox News Channel business announcer for Your World, Happy Hour and the Cost of Freedom business block.

Answer: Rebecca Gomez

9. It is not really so much of a genre as a fashion statement because bands under its category play a wide variety of musical styles within pop, metal, and electronica. (*) Western influences can be traced to glam of the 1970s, New Romantics and cyberpunks of the 1980s and goth of the 1990s. Gwen Stefani's favorite Harajuku girls as well as the goth lolita cults number among their fans. For 10 points--identify this Japanese sub-genre whose practitioners include The Gazette, Malice Mizer, and X Japan.

Answer: Visual Kei

10. Unlike other first person shooters, up to four players can play together in Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch and Killer modes. A major element is the Giri, a legendary katana used to for centuries to execute organized crime leaders.(*) You play Scott Monroe, bodyguard and fiancée to Miyu Sato, daughter of yakuza boss Isao Sato, from Los Angeles to Japan. The nunchuck attachment to the Wii is used to control swords and guns. For 10 points--name this game developed by Ubisoft Paris that was the first third party game for Wii to release screenshots.

Answer: Red Steel

11. James Conlon comes to Indianapolis from New York to be a prosecutor and makes an abortive run for the governorship. (*) A sequence of police corruption trials results in the assassination of prosecutor Maureen Scofield. Construction worker Jack Chase has an infant daughter named Hailey and his wife Annabeth begins the series as a prosecutor returning from maternity leave. For 10 points--name this drama that appeared on CBS from 2005-2007 starring Christian Kane, David James Elliott, Kimberly Elise, and Jennifer Finnegan.

Answer: Close to Home

12. His father taught at Phillips Exeter Academy and he attended that school before going to Amherst for college. (*) He went to Los Angeles and pursued a musical career for several years before returning to New Hampshire to teach secondary school students. After reading The Doomsday Conspiracy by Sidney Sheldon, he thought he could do better and became a full-time writer. He claims he breaks through writer's block by hanging upside-down in gravity boots. For 10 points--name this best-selling author of Digital Fortress and The Da Vinci Code.

Answer: Dan Brown

13. Holders in this occupation include The Fifth Element's Korben Dallas, the former major in the Federated Army drafted to retrieve triangular prism stones from the planet Fhloston. (*) In Collateral, Max Durocher is one who wants to start a limousine company, but has a harrowing night transporting hitman Vincent around Los Angeles. For 10 points--what is this job whose most famous film example was loosely based on Arthur Bremer, the failed assassin of George Wallace released in 2007 from a Maryland prison, and depicted as Travis Bickle?

Answer: Taxi Driver (accept logical equivalents)

14. Their 2002 and 2003 first round picks were traded to New Orleans, used their 2004 first rounder for O-lineman Vernon Carey, while (*) sending their second round pick to Philly for A.J. Feely. In 2007, they lost six games by a field goal, including the first 3-0 game since 1933. For 10 points--name this NFL team who defeated the Baltimore Ravens in overtime on a 64-yard touchdown pass from Cleo Lemon to Greg Camarillo, tasting victory in their fourteenth game avoiding a winless season.

Answer: Miami or Dolphins

THIRD PERIOD – No Special Rules

15. It was originally entitled Everest after a brand of cigarettes and there were plans for a group shot in the Himalayas. (*) "Her Majesty", which can lay claim as the first hidden track, was left in accidentally by engineer John Kurlander. George Harrison contributed two songs - "Here Comes the Sun", composed in Eric Clapton's garden and "Something," which was Frank Sinatra's favorite Beatles song. For 10 points--name this final album begun by the Beatles before their 1970 breakup.

Answer: Abbey Road

16. Leaked internal memos from this company revealed their own employees hated their since-discontinued company-branded phones. The current owner of five bowls, they (*) were founded by Bill Rasmussen and his son Scott and were funded with a massive infusion from Getty Oil. Nabisco once owned a 20% stake in it which has since been sold to Hearst Corporation, although its best known owners are ABC and Disney. For 10 points--name this cable channel that bills itself as "The Worldwide Leader in Sports"

Answer: ESPN

17. Born in Gary, Indiana, he led Gary's Roosevelt High School to the Indiana State Championship and was named Indiana's Mr. Basketball for 1991. After spending most (*) of his freshman year on the bench, he blossomed as a junior, he set a Big Ten record 1,030 points for the season, as his team earned a #1 seed in the Big Dance before bowing out to Duke in the Elite Eight. For 10 points--name this small forward who spent most of his NBA career with the Milwaukee Bucks, won Wooden and Naismith Awards playing for Purdue, and had the nickname "Big Dog".

Answer: Glenn Robinson

18. Legend has it was served to commuters at the Occidental Hotel in San Francisco before traveling to the then-state capital of (*) Martinez or it possibly was invented in Martinez itself. By the 1950s, popular usage eschewed the vermouth entirely as depicted in Auntie Mame and Teacher's Pet. An olive or twist of lemon is added to ease the taste of the drink. It should properly be stirred so as not to bruise the gin. For 10 points--name this cocktail made with gin and vermouth or vodka and vermouth.

Answer: Martini

19. He played defensive end for the semi-pro Oklahoma City Drillers, loosely affiliated with the USFL's Oklahoma Outlaws. (*) He got his big break when a flight attendant and fan passed a demo tape to Mercury records executive Harold Shedd. "Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine On You?", "A Woman's Touch", and "Me Too" were the three singles released off the album Blue Moon. For 10 points--name this two-time CMA Entertainer of the Year famous for his song "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)".

Answer: Toby Keith

20. Tim Dingman and Nick Vanderpark are neighbors, friends, and co-workers at 3M's sandpaper production facility. (*) Nick becomes wealthy inventing the Vapoorizer, a spray-on animal feces remover and Tim jealously wants to create a product to make him rich as well. Along the way, Tim accidentally kills Nick's horse Corky and shoots J-Man, a drifter he befriends. Originally shelved, it was only shown in theaters to capitalize on the success of School of Rock. For 10 points--name this 2004 film starring Christopher Walken, Ben Stiller, and Jack Black.

Answer: Envy

21. Trees and water are not much of an obstacle here, but there are over 200 bunkers headlined by the 100 by 40 yard Church Pews bunker near the 3rd and 4th holes.(*) Patti Sheehan won the only U.S. Women's Open held here, while some Men's Open winners include Jack Nicklaus, Johnny Miller, and Ernie Els. Split in half by the Pennsylvania Turnpike, it was the first golf course to be named a National Historic Landmark. For 10 points--name this golf course near Pittsburgh that has hosted eight U.S. Opens, including the most recent edition.

Answer: Oakmont Country Club

EXTRA

22. This band's bassist saw his multi-million dollar Albemarle County, Virginia home burn down in November 2007. Their song "Two Step" charted (*) poorly as a single, but is popular in live performances for its extended improvisation at the end and lyrics adapted to the conditions of the evening. They've played Comerica Park, AT&T Park, Fenway Park, and Bill Clinton's second inaugural. For 10 points--name this pop megagroup that recorded five tracks from the EP Recently in Alexandria, Virginia and originated in Charlottesville.

Answer: Dave Matthews Band

Ann B. Davis 2008: A Barker's Dozen

Bonuses by Brick Barrientos

1. For 10 points each, name these queens from actresses who played them in specific films.

(10) Lena Headey in 300.

Answer: Queen Gorgo

(10) Mollie Maureen in The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

Answer: Queen Victoria

(10) Diane Venora in The 13th Warrior.

Answer: Queen Weilew.

2. For 10 points--identify these platform games.

(10) The flagship brand of the Sega Genesis, the title character had to prevent Doctor Robotnik from collecting six Chaos Emeralds.

Answer: Sonic the Hedgehog

(10) During a solar eclipse, Andy jumps into his treehouse spaceship to find his dog Whiskey in a land where winged "Amigos" help him defeat the ruler of an oppressed world in this Interplay game.

Answer: Heart of Darkness

(10) Ratchet and Clank fight Emperor Percival Tachyon in this game produced by Insomniac Games for Playstation 3.

Answer: Ratchet & Clank Future or Tools of Destruction

3. For 10 points each, identify these world soccer players.

(10) This Brazilian won FIFA World Player of the Year in 1996, 1997 and 2002. His clubs have been Cruzeiro, PSV, Barcelona, Inter Milan, Real Madrid and A.C. Milan.

Answer: Ronaldo Luis Nazário de Lima

(10) This Italian won FIFA World Player of the Year in 2006. His clubs have been Napoli, Parma, Inter Milan, Juventus and Real Madrid.

Answer: Fabio Cannavaro

(10) This Englishman won English Footballer of the Year in 1974. He holds the record for most appearances for Liverpool.

Answer: Ian Callaghan

4. For 10 points each, answer these questions about solar system related musical works.

(10) Who performed "Venus", either the original in 1970 or the remake in 1986?

Answer: Shocking Blue or Bananarama

(10) How about the performer of the 1999 track "Jupiter (Swallow the Moon)"?

Answer: Jewel

(10) In 2000, the Hallé Orchestra commissioned him to write "Pluto, the Renewer" as a continuation of Gustav Holst's Planets suite.

Answer: Colin Matthews

5. For 10 points each, tell me the name of the sitcom characters played by the actors in the following shows.

(10) John Ritter on 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter.

Answer: Paul Hennessy (accept either)

(10) Peter Cambor on Notes from the Underbelly.

Answer: Andrew Stone (accept either)

(10) Craig T. Nelson on Coach.

Answer: Hayden Fox (accept either)

6. For 10 points each, answer these food questions.

(10) This spicy soup from Ecuador or Mexico contains tripe and is not a Puerto Rican boy band.

Answer: Menudo

(10) Italian foods labeled "Florentine" are characterized a healthy helping of these leafy green vegetables.

Answer: Spinach

(10) Also known as Xiang, this Chinese cuisine is a more dry hot than Szechuan and is oilier and darker.

Answer: Hunan

7. For 10 points each, who wrote the original novel or story these movies were based on?

(10) From Here to Eternity

Answer: James Jones

(10) Primal Fear

Answer: William Diehl

(10) Battlefield Earth

Answer: L. Ron Hubbard

8. For 10 points each, name these women tennis players.

(10) This Belgian has won seven Grand Slam singles titles, still missing Wimbledon, and won the French and U.S. Open in 2007.

Answer: Justine Henin-Hardenne

(10) Born in the Dominican Republic, this American tennis player reached the Australian Open final in 1990 and 1992 and the French Open final in 1993.

Answer: Mary Joe Fernandez

(10) This French player won the Australian Open and Wimbledon in 2006, beating Justine Henin both times.

Answer: Amelie Mauresmo

9. For 10 points--answer these questions about that cultural icon, Billy Mumy.

(10) He became famous as Will Robinson on Lost is Space, but he also portrayed Anthony Fremont, a psychic child who terrorizes a town both in 1961 and again in 2003 for this anthology series.

Answer: The Twilight Zone

(10) With Robert Haimer in the group Barnes and Barnes, he recorded what classic novelty song?

Answer: "Fish Heads"

(10) With Peter David, he produced this Nickelodeon science fiction series with Jewel Staite portraying an engineer from Titan.

Answer: Space Cases

10. For 10 points each, identify these pop producers.

(10) A producer of TLC and winner of the Producer of the Year Grammy from 1995-1997, this is the nickname of Kenneth Brian Edmonds.

Answer: Babyface

(10) This British pop production house is led by Brian Higgins. They've produced Kylie Minogue, Sugababes, and especially Girls Aloud.

Answer: Xenomania

(10) An engineer on Who's Next, he produced John Lennon's Imagine and Double Fantasy and several Aerosmith albums including Toys in the Attic and Draw the Line.

Answer: Jack Douglas

11. For 10 points each, identify these NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision stadiums.

(10) The 1932 and 1984 Olympics were held here. It was home to the Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Chargers, Rams, and Raiders. Now it's pretty much just home of the USC Trojans.

Answer: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

(10) This Big 10 stadium is named for the 1939 Heisman winner who died during World War II.

Answer: Nile Kinnick Stadium

(10) It hosted the 1942 Rose Bowl, received its current name in 1967 and is home to Duke football..such as it is.

Answer: Wallace Wade Stadium

12. For 10 points each, identify these songwriters.

(10) She wrote "Message to Myself", "I'm the Only" and "Come to My Window". Her long-term partner Julie Cypher gave birth to a boy fathered by sperm from David Crosby.

Answer: Melissa Ethridge

(10) This front man of Indian Parsi descent for Queen wrote "Bohemian Rhapsody" and died of AIDS-related bronchopneumonia in 1991.

Answer: Freddie Mercury

(10) She co-wrote "What a Girl Wants" and "Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)" for Christina Aguilera and "Bitch" for Meredith Brooks.

Answer: Shelley Peiken

13. For 10 points each, identify these third films in a series.

(10) The title character bonds with an alien symbiote that turns his iconic costume from red to black.

Answer: Spider-Man 3

(10) James Bond stops the title character from robbing Fort Knox.

Answer: Goldfinger

(10) On the set of Stab 3: Return to Woodsboro, the actors are killed in the same order their characters are supposed to be killed off in the script.

Answer: Scream 3

14. For 10 points each, identify these movie terms

(10) A foggy effect in long shots caused by dust scattering light. It can be partially cured by a filter which absorbs short visible light waves.

Answer: haze

(10) It can be the positioning of a camera relative to the horizontal plane or the sound intensity which produces the greatest fidelity.

Answer: level

(10) It's not a hypothetical particle associated with Dirac, but an adjustable hanger to suspend studio lights.

Answer: monopole

15. For 10 points each, identify these shows set around college campuses.

(10) Leslie Burke, Alex Tabor, and Kelly Kapowski were the suitemates of the three Bayside alums who were attending CalU in this prime-time continuation of an NBC Saturday morning series.

Answer: Saved by the Bell: The College Years

(10) Richard Dreyfuss starred as the title character, a college professor. Regular characters included his daughter and his trans-gendered best friend.

Answer: The Education of Max Bickford

(10) The spinoff of The Cosby Show was set at the fictional historically black Hillman College in Virginia.

Answer: A Different World

16. For 10 points each, identify these actors who go by the first name Matt from a list of their movies.

(10) Mystic Pizza, The Talented Mr. Ripley, and The Departed.

Answer: Matt Damon

(10) The Outsiders, Drugstore Cowboy, and One Night at McCool's.

Answer: Matt Dillon

(10) Meatballs, Crimson Tide, and Timeline.

Answer: Matt Craven

17. For 10 points--identify these World Series losers.

(10) With only six outs to go to take the Series in six; a single, a double, a homer and an error by Barry Bonds playing in his only World Series doomed this team.

Answer: 2002 San Francisco Giants

(10) Losing to the Pirates despite outscoring them 55-27 cost Casey Stengel his job as manager of this team.

Answer: 1960 New York Yankees

(10) Jack Buck may have told fans of this team to "Go crazy!" after an improbable left-handed homer in the NLCS, but Don Denkinger's blown call in Game 6 doomed them in the Series.

Answer: 1985 St. Louis Cardinals

18. For 10 points each, identify characters from the Pokémon television show.

(10) The main character of the first series was called "Satoshi" in Japan and this in English.

Answer: Ash Ketchum

(10) This was Ash's first Pokémon.

Answer: Pikachu

(10) This Pokémon can make all Pokémon except Whismur fall asleep with her lullaby.

Answer: Jigglypuff

19. For 10 points each, tell me what animals are the central characters in each of the books or series.

(10) The 21st century series entitled Warriors, whose individual volumes include Into the Wild and Firestar's Quest, written by Erin Hunter.

Answer: cats

(10) Watership Down by Richard Adams.

Answer: rabbits

(10) The series Guardians of Ga'Hoole by Kathryn Lasky.

Answer: owls

20. For 10 points--identify these country artists.

(10) This American Idol winner has won four CMA Awards and recorded the albums Some Hearts and Carnival Ride.

Answer: Carrie Underwood

(10) This two-time CMA Entertainer of the Year was also a comedian who co-hosted Hee Haw with Buck Owens.

Answer: Roy Clark

(10) Her hits include "This One's for the Girls", "I Love You" and "Blessed".

Answer: Martina McBride

21. For 10 points--each identify these men from their professional head coaching resume.

(10) Chicago Bulls, 1989-1998; Los Angeles Lakers 1999-Present.

Answer: Phil Jackson

(10) San Antonio Spurs, 1996-Present

Answer: Greg Popovich

(10) Minneapolis Lakers, 1948-1959

Answer: John Kundla

22. For 15 points each, identify these albums from a list of tracks. If you need the artist, you'll earn 5 points.

(15) "Big Casino", "Electable (Give It Up)", "Carry You".

(5) Jimmy Eat World.

Answer: Chase This Light

(15) "We Belong Together", "Don't Forget About Us" and "It's Like That".

(5) Mariah Carey

Answer: The Emancipation of Mimi

23. Given games, name the board or card game manufacturer for 10 each.

(10) Magic: The Gathering, Filthy Rich

answer: Wizards of the Coast

(10) Car Wars, Chez Geek, Ninja Burger

answer: Steve Jackson Games

(10) Freeloader, Kill Doctor Lucky, Unexploded Cow

answer: Cheap Ass Games

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