BEER BOWL III: BAUHAUS OF PAIN



BEER BOWL III: BAUHAUS OF PAIN

University of South Florida, March 16, 2003

Questions by Steve Brown, Kim O'Berry, Ahmad Ragab, Rob Fernandez, Steve Ohm, University of South Florida

TOSSUPS

1. His father, a Conservative M.P., was killed in World War I. After studying languages at the universities of Munich and Geneva, he took the Foreign Service exam, but was jobless at twenty-three. From 1929 to 1939 he worked as a journalist, a banker, and a stockbroker. During World War II he was a high-ranking naval officer, where he was a personal assistant to Admiral John H. Godfrey. During a training exercise Fleming had to swim underwater and attach a mine to a tanker, which became material for the climax of "Live and Let Die." FTP, who is this creator of James Bond?

ANSWER: Ian Fleming

2. The titular army is in the lower-right corner. Behind it is a war machine. In the center, a young man holds a weapon in a defensive posture. To his right are a young woman and an older man, looking over their right shoulders at the viewer. A short, green being holds a ball of blue light in his right hand, preparing to push it toward an unseen adversary. This describes, FTP, the image adorning the poster of what Ewan McGregor movie?

ANSWER: Star Wars: Episode II (Also accept "Attack of the Clones")

3. Answers include a dog catching a Yamaka, a boy in bed with Michael Jackson, a tattoo of Mike Tyson with a tattoo on his forehead on the host’s forehead, and a pig flying into an Oscar Meyer Weiner maker. The host threatened a confrontation with the soundman in charge of heralding the arrival of a new round of, FTP, what new game, featured on Late Night with Conan O’Brien?

ANSWER: What in the World?

4. Its name is taken from a classification given by The Lloyd's Register of Shipping to seaworthy vessels. Praised by King George IV, Henderson William Brand started selling it in 1831. It now comes in “Garlic and Herb” and “Mesquite” flavors in addition to its original “classic” flavor. In addition to tomato, it also contains raisin paste and orange peel. FTP, name this Kraft Foods condiment, the means by which steak is done.

ANSWER: A1 (A one) Steak Sauce

5. The singer believes that he said something wrong, and that that caused him to lose his love. He is also coming to grips with the gravity of his troubles in this song, recognizing that they are here to stay. Originally called "Scrambled Eggs", the singer thought he had swiped the melody, but when no one recognized it, he realized it was his own composition. Originally tacked on to the end of the UK release of the album Help!, it is perhaps the most covered and played song of all time. FTP, name this lament by Paul McCartney about the day before today.

ANSWER: Yesterday

6. New Zealand beat France 29-9 in the inaugural one, South Africa beat New Zealand in the 1995 Incarnation and in the last one in 1999 Australia beat France 35-12. Held every four years, this year’s version will be held in Australia and may feature the U.S. Eagles if they manage to beat Spain in the Repechange Match held in Fort Lauderdale on April 27th. FTP name this world wide event that will feature plenty of try scoring, lineouts, rucks, mauls and scrummaging.

ANSWER: World Cup of Rugby

7. The new commander of the Agamemnon has problems with his crew, but whips them into shape just in time for the grand opening of the eponymous station, even after his second-in-command tries to sabotage the ship. While he is trying to control his crew, his wife Anna, chief science officer of the Icarus, makes the fatal mistake of going to Z’ha’dum (Za-ha-DOOM). FTP, what is this novel by Jeanne Cavelos about Captain John Sheridan, book 7 of the Babylon 5 novels?

ANSWER: The Shadow Within (Prompt on Babylon 5)

8. A Hispanic man, a black man, and a white man find a magic lamp on a beach. After the first two have made their wishes, the white man pauses and considers, then asks for a coke. This paraphrases the joke told to raise the spirits of a Mafia Don by Rocco in this film, where Sean Patrick Flannery and Norman Reedus set out to slay Russian mobsters, and gain the praise of a gay FBI agent played by Willem Dafoe. FTP, name this gritty 2000 film featuring a pair of Catholic vigilantes canonized by the Boston Herald.

ANSWER; Boondock Saints

9. Born in Beruit, he was in an early 80s band called Hang David and worked as a diplomat for the European Commission in Prague. On screen, he has been a secretary at a corporation populated by people in various animal costumes, an enraged yoga instructor, a snake in a movie theater, a rabbit partaking in sexual intercourse, and a snowman pegging people with snowballs. FTP, who is this man, the host of Trigger Happy T. V.?

ANSWER: Dom Joly

10. This song is about an old crush of the artist’s boyfriend’s, but also has a very curt message. In classic Titanic style, the singer’s boyfriend is poor and the crush is rich and likes him back, but hides it. She denies him and loses out on a possible love interest because of shallowness. The song closes with an almost triumphant declaration that the singer is now dating the boy, and will be backstage at his concert. FTP, name this song "about a girl you used to know" by mall punk poser Avril Lavigne.

ANSWER: Sk8er Boi (skater boy)

11. United States Patent Application number 20020139140 claims, in part, a scented version of one of these. They are composed of a long, thin piece of metal, curved around the long axis. The effect of this curvature is to promote near-instantaneous curvature of the object around the short axis if the curvature around the long axis is disrupted. These objects were banned in many schools because of their tendency to slash the wrists of the unwitting student. FTP, name this 80s fad fashion accessory.

ANSWER; Slap Bracelets (accept “Slap band” or equivalent)

12. One of his websites “totally” features a contest for the best graphic showing appreciation for the site, and a desktop wallpaper contest that is to feature lyrics from the entrant’s favorite band showing the entrant’s feelings for the subject of the subject of the website. Britney Spears songs are specifically prohibited from appearing in this capacity. Wallpapers should be “pleasing to the eye and unique.” FTP, this describes the website of what actor who first appeared on screen in The Winter Guest and plays Oliver Wood in the Harry Potter movies?

ANSWER: Sean Biggerstaff ()

13. He's moving to Australia with his daughter to avoid the over 60% tax bracket that he's currently subjected to in Belgium, and he believes that his daughter will retire by the age of twenty-two. A national hero in his own right as a Defensemen for the Belgian National Team in the World Cup in 1986 and 1990, he won the Golden Boot Award of Belgium in 1988 and he has been outdone by his superstar daughter. FTP name this father of the current third ranked women’s singles champ Kim Clijsters.

ANSWER: Leo Clijsters

14. According to the “Ask an expert” feature on , it has been around since ancient times, and was only re-invented. The material it was originally made from was invented by Paul Hogan and Robert Banks, employees of Phillips Petroleum, and was called Marlex. Richard Knerr and Arthur Melin actually founded the company that invented this object, Wham-O. FTP, name this toy, which wrecked the antagonists’ plans in the Tim Robbins movie “The Hudsucker Proxy" and prompted thousands of Americans to gyrate when it was introduced in 1958.

ANSWER: Hula Hoop

15. He was born in Louisiana, and released a holiday album in 1996 with songs such as “Ho Ho Ho and a bottle of Rum,” and “Mele Kalikimaka.” The smiling songwriter is in a boat with silver garlands and a license plate that reads "100 000" on the cover of that album, Christmas Island. His more famous albums include Havana Daydreamin', Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes, and Son of a Son of a Sailor. FTP, name this singer of "Why Don't We Get Drunk", "Come Monday," and "Margaritaville", whose fans are known as Parrotheads..

ANSWER: Jimmy Buffet

16. He went to the San Jose State before he was the 11th pick, by the Kings, in the first round of the 1997 NBA draft. He had an average of 5.6 points per game, 3.5 rebounds per game, and 1 assist per game for the 2001-2002 season. He has scored 1773 points in his career, and has a career field goal percentage of .415. FTP, who is #9 on the Dallas Mavericks?

ANSWER: Tariq Abdul-Wahad

17. She was a disco diva on roller skates when she was rescued from the clutches of the Hellfire Club. With producer Roman Nekoboh, she revealed her secret identity in a feature film, and was blacklisted as a result. After going through the Siege Perilous, she turned up playing keyboards for Lila Cheney. Her son Shatterstar joined X-Force and she lives in Mojo World with her husband Longshot. FTP, identify this member of the X-Men named Alison Blaire whose power turned sound into light.

ANSWER: Dazzler

18. She had been a successful reporter in Albuquerque when a controversy arose involving nude photos in an Australian magazine and nude scenes in the movies Manhattan Gigolo and A Gun, A Car, A Blonde, but CNN persisted in hiring her as a Headline News anchor. FTP, name this actress who starred as Commander Allison Krennick on JAG, telepath Talia Winters on Babylon 5, and Detective Jill Kirkendall on NYPD Blue.

ANSWER: Andrea Thompson

19. He began writing games for the PC after becoming frustrated with the quality of war games in the arcades. His first game was the flight simulator Solo Flight, a revolutionary step up from the arcade simulators of the time. His first big hit was the submarine sim Silent Service, the most realistic sub warfare game of its time. In 1988, he released his super-realistic F-19 Stealth Fighter combat flight sim, but not until 1991 would he release his most popular work. FTP, name this man, designer of such games as Pirates!, Gettysburg!, and the Civilization series.

ANSWER: Sid Meier

20. For the video, a call for extras was made, but only a hundred fans showed, so concert-goers had to be digitally added. Deemed offensive, a scene with a priest freaking out in a confessional was cut. Everyone else is freaking out too, including the girl the singer met and thought was grand. It went well for a week or two then it all came unglued. She was queen for about an hour after all that shit got sour. FTP, name this song about the woman who wisely refused to sleep with Wes Scantlin, the fourth hit for Puddle of Mudd.

ANSWER: "She Hates Me"

21. His middle name is Victor, and he was born here in our fair city on August 28th, 1943. He played his first game on September 4th, 1964. He was the first designated hitter to get a base hit in the World Series. FTP, who said that he would rather be "a swing man on a championship team than a regular on another team", and is currently the manager of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays?

ANSWER: Lou Piniella

BEER BOWL III: BAUHAUS OF PAIN

University of South Florida, March 16, 2003

Questions by Steve Brown, Kim O'Berry, Steve Ohm, Rob Fernandez, University of South Florida

BONUSES

1. Given the former Tampa Bay Lightning coach and the year he won the Stanley Cup, give the team he won it with, F15PE

[15] 1989, Terry Crisp

ANSWER: Calgary or Flames

[15] 1993, Jacques Demers (ZHACK de-MEHR)

ANSWER: Montreal or Canadiens (Canadian Hockey Club, or Club de Hockey Canadien)

2. FTPE, name the Sarah McLachlan song from summaries:

[10] The songwriter said she wrote this song after the Exxon Valdez accident and its general message is one of extreme sorrow and repentance. The clearest line is “If I cried me a river of all my confessions, would I down in my shallow regret?”

ANSWER: Black

[10] According to whom you ask, this song is a prayer, a renunciation of belief, or simply the singer venting her anger at problems in the world. It is addressed directly to a higher power, and opens with a tone of polite request, asking for some help, but not in the form of a decrease in the price of beer, but by the time the song is done, the singer is showing open contempt. It is the first song on her CD entitled Rarities, B-Sides, and other stuff.

ANSWER: Dear God

[10] In this song about finding a soul mate, the artist describes herself as trapped in the eponymous objects. Being so trapped, she is vulnerable to negative emotions like fear and anger. The most puzzling and out-of-place line in the song is “Forgetting what it’s like to fight when no one understands.”

ANSWER: Out of the Shadows

3. Even Kevin Smith's worst movie is still entertaining. Answer the following questions about Mallrats.

[10] This Marvel comics author plays himself. He's at the mall comic book store signing autographs and gives a stirring speech to Brodie

ANSWER: Stan "the Man" Lee

[10] William spends all day staring at a Magic Eye poster and can't decipher it, but some brat comes along and tells him that the hidden image is this.

ANSWER: sailboat or schooner

[10] Shannon the Fashionable Male salesman likes to take out vulnerable women and screw them in an uncomfortable place. We all know where that place is, but no one in the movie seems to as they all think it is where?

ANSWER: the back seat of a Volkswagon (accept reasonable equivalents)

4. Identify these characters from the “Heir to the Empire” series of novels, set about 5 years after the events of “Return of the Jedi”:

[10] He is the last of the 12 Grand Admirals, and commands the star destroyer Chimera. He is trying to destroy the New Republic via a combination of brilliant military strategy and psychological warfare, and is doing a pretty good job, until his assassination by his own bodyguard, Rukh.

A: Grand Admiral Thrawn

[10] She is second in command to Talon Karde, the leader of a powerful band of smugglers. Throughout the series, she harbors an intense hatred for Luke Skywalker because she believes he killed her old master, Emporer Palpatine, but nonetheless saves the lives of his sister and her husband.

A: Mara Jade (Skywalker)

[10] Unwittingly enslaved by the empire, the Noghri found new loyalty in Leia and her family after they showed the Noghri how the Empire had betrayed them. One of Leia’s new Noghri bodyguards was unsure what to call Han Solo, her husband, so he gave him a Noghri proper name. What was it?

A: Han clan Solo

5. Name these celebrities who've signed up to volunteer in commercials for USA Freedom Corps, Duyba's knockoff of Americorps, FTSNOP.

[10] This Yankee pitcher brags he was named "Fireman of the Year" three times, but has to be reminded that it's a baseball award.

ANSWER: Mariano Rivera

[10] This actress who played ADA Abbie Carmichael on Law and Order knows how to spell "habeas corpus".

ANSWER: Angie Harmon

[5,5] These two former US Senators are seen talking to kids at a zoo, one extolling the virtues of an elephant, the other of a donkey.

ANSWER: Bob Dole and John Glenn

6. Identify these sandwiches from McDonald's FTPE.

[10] This sandwich was invented to attract Catholic customers.

ANSWER: Filet-O-Fish

[10] This sandwich was served in a segmented styrofoam container, with the hot patty on one side and the cold lettuce and tomato on the other.

ANSWER: McDLT

[10] Ray Kroc invented this flop, a Hawaiian themed sandwich with a slice of pineapple.

ANSWER: Hula Burger

7. Given a stadium in London, identify the F.A. Premier League (aka “Barclaycard Premiership”) soccer club that plays its home matches there FTPE.

[10] Stamford Bridge

A: Chelsea Football Club

[10] White Hart Lane

A: Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, accept Tottenham or Spurs

[10] The Boleyn Ground, or Upton Park

A: West Ham United Football Club

8. Name that actor, 40-30-20-10-5

[40] This person has appeared on film and on TV.

[30] The First Deadly Sin, The Verdict, Ein Guru Kommt

[20] The Bonfire of the Vanities, In Country, Billy Bathgate

[10] Beavis and Butt-head do America, Hudson Hawk, North

[5] The Sixth Sense, Die Hard, Pulp Fiction

ANSWER: Bruce Willis

9. Given the special guest villains from the 60s Batman TV series, name the actor who played them:

[10] Egghead

A: Vincent Price

[10] Black Widow

A: Tallulah Bankhead

[10] Bookworm

A: Roddy McDowall

10. Name the product from descriptions of commercials FTSNOP:

[5] It features a spectacular stunt in which a driver flips a car a full 360 degrees along the bumper-to-bumper axis and reclaims the product in mid-air.

A: Mountain Dew

[5] The tagline is demonstrated in various ways, such as competitors using a blowdart and a guillotine to discourage testers from picking the titular product.

A: Quiznos subs

[10] The author is nostalgic for the old line of this product’s commercials, one of which featured a narrator saying that if the viewer wanted to be in the NBA, they had to practice (as opposed to consuming the product).

A: Sprite

[10] An unintentional, but nonetheless welcome, side effect of using the product is that the spokeswoman’s mother-in-law “stopped dropping by unexpectedly.”

A: Lucianne Smoothies

11. Name these Yahoo games from clues:

[10] In this game, players must pave a square entirely with gold by placing tiles, with the restriction that every tile can only be adjacent to tiles of the same color or symbol.

A: Alchemy

[10] The object is to eliminate the required number of balls from the board by arranging them in rows of three before time runs out. This is accomplished by reversing any two adjacent balls, if such a switch produces a row of three or more of the same color, thus eliminating that row.

A:Bounce-Out

[10] In this cross-mutation between Pop-it and Tetris, blocks are continuously generated row by row, and the goal is to keep them from going over the top by eliminating groups of three or more adjacent blocks, thus removing them. A round ends when a certain number of lines have been generated.

A: Collapse

12. FTPE, name the "Married...with Children" character:

[10] She is Peg’s sister, and talks, acts, even looks like Peg.

A: Meg

[10] He was captain of Polk High’s major rival-the only other undefeated football team, which didn’t get to play against Polk High because of inclement weather.

A: Spare Tire

[10] Played by Joey Lauren Adams, she had sex with Bud the night before her wedding.

A: Janie

13. Given the numbers of the following golf clubs, give their common name on a 5-10-15 basis.

[5] First Wood

A: Driver

[10] Eleven Iron

A: Sand Wedge

[15] Nine Iron

A: Niblick

14. Identify these facts from Scott Adams books FTSNOP

[10] According to The Dilbert Future, people will always be three things. Name them FFPE:

A: Selfish, Stupid, and Horny

[10] In The Dilbert Principle, Adams states that engineers are incapable of performing a simple mental task that normal people have no problem with, and uses it to explain all abnormal behavior exhibited by the typical engineer. What is this mental task?

A: Placing Form over Function

[5] According the actual Dilbert Principle, where can incompetent people theoretically do the least damage?

A: Management

15. Go back to the 1980s and identify the artist given a song you could hear during The Wedding Singer, FFPE.

[5] "China Girl" ANSWER: David Bowie

[5] "Love Stinks" ANSWER: J. Giles Band

[5] "True" ANSWER: Spandau Ballet

[5] "You Make My Dreams" ANSWER: Hall and Oates

[5] "You Spin Me 'Round (Like a Record)" ANSWER: Dead or Alive

[5] "Holiday" ANSWER: Madonna

16. Identify these card games from rules FTPE:

[10] A Jack is one, Queen is two, King is three, and Ace is four. If a player puts down one of these cards, the next player has the corresponding number of chances to put down one of those four cards. The game would be completely random if not for the fact that any player my take all the cards that have been played by slapping them first if the same value is played twice in a row.

A:Egyptian Ratscrew

[10] Similar to Rummy, in this game, the winner does not have to discard to end his or her final turn. In addition, each player is dealt only five cards instead of Rummy’s seven.

A: Tonc

[10] Versions of it include Spit and Two-Handed Solitaire. Two players each have a draw pile and may have no more than 5 or 7 cards in their hand, depending on the version. Each player replenishes his or her hand from the draw pile. The goal of each round is to have zero cards at the end of the game by discarding them as fast as possible on Solitaire style up or down.

A: Speed

17. Give the number of players per team in the following sports, FTPE:

[10] Test Cricket A: Eleven

[10] Lacrosse A: Twelve

[10] Ice Hockey A: Six

18. Head back to the 1980s and identify these Duran Duran hits from their opening line FTP or for 5 if you need another line.

[10] "Moving on the floor now babe you're a bird of paradise"

[5] " Just like that river twisting through a dusty land/And when she shines she really shows you all she can"

ANSWER: Rio

[10] "See them walking hand in hand across the bridge at midnight"

[5] "There's a camera rolling on her back, on her back/And I sense the rhythm humming in a frenzy all the way down her spine"

ANSWER: Girls on Film

[10] "Darken the city, night is a wire"

[5] " I'm on the hunt I'm after you/Smell like I sound, I'm lost in a crowd"

ANSWER: Hungry Like the Wolf

19. Identify characters from The Ring from quotes:

[5] “Don't you understand Rachel? You're not supposed to help her. She never sleeps.”

A: Aidan Keller

[15] “I spoke to three different doctors and not one of them could tell me exactly what happened to my daughter.”

A: Ruth

[10] “My wife was not supposed to have a child!”

A: Richard Morgan (accept either name)

20. FTPE, name these title characters from Steely Dan songs.

[10]”I’ve seen your picture

Your name in lights above it

This is your big debut

It's like a dream come true

And when you smile for the camera

I know they're gonna love it”

ANSWER: Peg

[10]”Yes, there's gas in the car

I think the people down the hall

Know who you are

Careful what you carry

'Cause the man is wise

You are still an outlaw in their eyes”

ANSWER: Kid Charlemagne

[10]”Are you really just a shadow

Of the man that I once knew

Are you crazy are you high

Or just an ordinary guy

Have you done all you can do”

ANSWER: Doctor Wu

21. For five points per correct answer, name any six of the people that have anchored Weekend Update, but who never did so in 1990 or after:

Dan Akroyd

Jane Cutain

Kevin Nealon

Chevy Chase

Christopher Guest

Bill Murray

Charles Rocket

Gail Mathius

Brian Doyle-Murray

Mary Gross

Christine Ebersole

Brad Hall

22. 1. Name these dirty songs and their artists from lyrics FFPE, none of which is the song “Dirty”:

[10] “I'd Be All Wet And With My Tits Soaking Through This Tiny Felt T-shirt,” “You Make Me Feel Like The Amazon's Runnin' Between The Thighs”

Feelin’ Love, Paula Cole

[10] “Love the way you're / Just flowin' down,” “Got your arms around my neck and I can't get up”

Peaches and Cream, 112

[10] “The problem is that all this time / I just need one good fuck,” “My balls are black and blue / My sex has gone to hell”

Jingle Balls

23. 1. Given the year state the World Cup winner:

1970

Brazil

1990

West Germany or Federal Republic of Germany

1966

England

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