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TOSSUPS – RUTGERS #2 ACF DETOX 2005 – UT-CHATTANOOGA

Questions by Rutgers

1. This duet shares its name with a 1977 movie starring George C. Scott, based on an Ernest Hemingway novel. Named the 22nd best song of the 20th Century in Canada, it begins with a man explaining that he “set out to get [the woman] with a fine-toothed comb.” They later tell each other “sail away with me to another world,” in the chorus, which would later have its lyrics and melody further butchered in “Ghetto Supastar.” FTP, what is this song, originally composed by the Bee Gees, which became a #1 country hit duet for Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers?

Answer: Islands in the Stream

2. She returned to her native New York after running off to Europe with second husband Jean-Pierre Rousseau. Born in December 1941, she grew up in the Bronx, and in 1974, she returned to New York, living in Manhattan, working as a window dresser and later as an assistant for the Doyle Costume Company. Perhaps better known for being employed by Hempel’s in Minneapolis, FTP, name this one-time upstairs neighbor of Mary Richards, played by Valerie Harper.

Answer: Rhoda Morgenstern Gerard Rousseau (prompt on “Morgenstern” – there were others)

3. This team’s starting lineup featured the son of former New York Giant Harry Carson, who averaged just under thirteen points per game in his senior season. It opened this year with a 102-40 loss to Memphis on November 11. Home-and-homes with Eastern Kentucky, Bethune-Cookman, Georgia Southern and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi later, they found themselves tied at 41 with Florida A&M on Valentine’s Day with two minutes left, only to officially extend their losing streak to 55 games. FTP, name this school which joined Prairie View, becoming just the second Division I school in 50 years to go winless during the NCAA Basketball season.

Answer: Savannah State

4. Albert Ward in a 1914 picture, Mark Tandy in 1999’s Sofies Verden, Byrne Piven in 1996’s Lover’s Knot, Reginald Gardner in 1957’s The Story of Mankind, a Notre Dame All-American in 1936’s The Big Game, Tim Curry in a 1978 miniseries about his life, Linus the Dog in Bringing Down the House, Colin Firth in Blackadder, and Josef Bierbichler in 2003’s Hamlet X have all played characters named, FTP, for what playwright, as did Joseph Fiennes in a 1998 movie about him “In Love”?

Answer: William Shakespeare

5. A Lara Croft features a dash of it. A Flying Dutchman features a half-ounce with two ounces of gin, and a Windex also features a half-ounce with a generous portion of vodka and a half-ounce of blue Curacao. A ménage-a-trois features one ounce of it, with one ounce each of dark rum and light cream, and a kamikaze features one ounce of it with an ounce of lime juice and an ounce of vodka. FTP, name this orange-flavored liquor, which, besides vodka, is usually the only alcoholic component of a Cosmopolitan, which is “three times distilled.”

Answer: Triple Sec

6. The book opens with Mr. Smith breaking up a fight between Duncan and Peter. To Susan’s horror, Mr. Smith is replacing Ms. Schwartz. After some sleuthing, Susan and Peter discover that Mr. Smith has kidnapped Ms. Schwartz, and plans to abduct five students in their class. Susan is able to defeat Mr. Smith, whose real name is Broxholm, because his super-hearing makes hum susceptible to her piccolo, and though Broxholm’s plan is foiled, Peter decides to go with him in. FTP, this is the plot of what work by Bruce Coville, the first in a series of 4 books about a potential extraterrestrial invasion?

Answer: My Teacher is an Alien

7. A distant cousin of the current Earl of Albemarle, she is also related to Judith Keppel, the first grand prize winner on the UK edition of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, through her great grandmother, Alice Keppel, a consort of Edward VII. A hunting enthusiast, she was born the granddaughter of Lord Ashcombe with a maiden name Shand before marrying an army officer in 1973, but she is better-known for an affair that she and her lover conducted using code names of “Fred” and “Gladys.” FTP, name this long-time companion of Prince Charles, whom he is scheduled to marry on April 8, 2005.

Answer: Camilla Parker Bowles

8. For personal reasons, he decides not to represent a transvestite Santa Claus who was fired. He sends Al Sharpton into a partner’s trial to bring negative publicity to a national theater tour which has denied an overweight African-American girl the part of Little Orphan Annie. He is arrested for soliciting a prostitute, and Alan Shore comes to his aid, partial repayment after Shore enlisted him for being dismissed from Young, Frutt, and Berluti. FTP, name this partner of Edwin Poole and Shirley Schmidt, played by William Shatner on Boston Legal.

Answer: Denny Crane (accept either name)

9. The key play of the game was a fourth-down interception by Willie Wood, returned fifty yards to set up one of two 2nd half scores by Elijah Pitts. Another key to the game may have been the injury of Boyd Dowler on a Pitts sweep in the first quarter; veteran backup Max McGee came in and caught seven passes for 137 yards and two touchdowns. The defense held Len Dawson to 57 yards in the second half while Bart Starr never let up, amassing 250 yards and earning MVP honors. FTP, name this 1967 championship game in which the Green Bay Packers beat the Kansas City Chiefs 35-10.

Answer: Super Bowl I (accept reasonable equivalents)

10. According to Creed, it “is empty,” “is free,” and “loves no one.” It’s “the way that you’ve been from day to day” according to Gordon Lightfoot. Petula Clark and Carole King claim that this one word is the reason that “You’ve got to get up every morning with a smile on your face and show the world all the love in your heart.” Snoop Dogg tells a potential lover that “everybody know who girl that you is” this, and Sarah Brightman asks if you know that you are, FTP, what title quality, which also names a Christina Aguilera song in which “words can’t bring me down?”

Answer: Beautiful

11. A judge in 1995’s The Misery Brothers, a taxi driver in 2001’s The Center of the World, Isaiah in 1995’s Timemaster, Dr. Jefferson in 1996’s Earth Minus Zero, Professor Stevens in 2002’s The Stoneman, Yamamoto in 1972’s Cancel My Reservation, Mishimoto in 1972’s Where Does it Hurt?, Taka in 2000’s Talk to Taka, the Emperor Wang in 2004’s Genghis Khan, the voice of the emperor of China in Mulan, and David Leung in the Bloodsport series are all roles that have been played by, FTP, what actor, best known as Mr. Miyagi?

Answer: Pat Morita

12. The fourth pick of the 1991 Free Agent draft, he was called up by the team that drafted him, the St. Louis Cardinals, in 1996, appearing in sixteen games. The next year, he was the regular first baseman for the Cards until they signed Mark McGwire; he was traded for Jeff Brantley that November. In 1998, he hit 48 doubles and a career-best .310, and made a move to the outfield, usually spelling Sean Casey when he went back to play first. He moved back to first base after being acquired by his current team for Juan Encarnación and Luis Pineda. FTP, name this man who may be slated for a DH role this year with the Detroit Tigers

Answer: Dmitri Young

13. He appears in the third segment of 2002’s Naqoyqatsi, for which he received an executive production credit. He has been credited as Mary Ann Bernard for his work editing 2002’s Solaris and as Sam Lowry, the writer of the screenplays for 1995’s Underneath and 2004’s Criminal. Under his own name, he is better known for his directorial work, which includes 1991’s Kafka and 1996’s Schizopolis, which he also wrote. FTP, name this man, who has also directed Sex, Lies and Videotape, Erin Brockovich, Traffic, and Ocean’s Eleven.

Answer: Steven Soderbergh

14. Its Y serum is a three-component system which attempts to fight aging. Kelate, a purifier, Hydruss, a moisturizer, and Syntress, a volumizer, are among its Phyto Organics. VitaTress is for fine hair, and infuses it with biotin. Pep ‘R’ Mint smells like peppermint, Simply Silver is meant for color-treated hair, ExxOil is for treating oily hair, and Dandarrest is its dandruff control product. FTP, name this company whose more popular shampoos include Assure, the clarifying Botanoil, and the luxury Therappe.

Answer: Nexxus

15. In this game, pressing the A and Y buttons before a board would result in the character shrinking. This could be remedied by getting one of Toad or Princess Toadstool’s magic mushrooms. Koopa Troopa is present, and though in a later versions he is replaced by Wario, he returns with Paratroopa in the Game Cube version. Unique to this game in the series is Rainbow Road, which has absolutely no walls and invincible Thwomps. FTP, give this Super Nintendo racing game, whose most recent sequel is Double Dash.

Answer: Super Mario Kart

16. This band’s lead singer left in 1988; he produced the solo efforts Candleland and Mysterio, while the band produced 1990’s Reverberation without him before they broke up and then re-formed with him in 1997. They grew out of the Crucial Three, and named the band partially after the drum machine that they used until Pete de Frietas came on board. Their first single, “Pictures of My Wall”/“Read It in Books” showed up on their debut album, Crocodiles, in 1980, but they are better known for an album released three years later. FTP, name this band fronted by Ian McCulloch, famous for 1983’s Porcupine.

Answer: Echo and the Bunnymen

17. For Valentines’ Day, it offered a romance package including champagne and strawberries for two and breakfast in bed in one of their rooms. Its Winter Wonder Weekends package allows guests to take home a special blanket included with the room, and its workout package includes a free Reebok gym bag and special rates on subscriptions to Men’s Health and Runner’s World. FTP, name this branch of Starwood Hotels, known for its Heavenly rooms with Heavenly beds and baths.

Answer: Westin

18. Yasuo Kawada has been called a “Little” version of this man, as both made their names in Kanazawa. Currently the owner of a fish restaurant in Akasaka and a Brasserie in Ginza, he popularized the use of mayonnaise in his specialty cuisine, and he first gained notice on television for a battle foie gras. Also noted for his blue uniform and for writing out his menus in calligraphy when battling in Kitchen Stadium, FTP, name this as Iron Chef Japanese, predecessor of Komei Nakamura and Masaharu Morimoto.

Answer: Rokusaburo Michiba

19. Small roles in this movie are taken by Glitter director Vondie Curtis-Hall, who appears as a vendor at Madison Square Garden, Cuba Gooding, Jr. who gets his hair cut at a barber shop, and Garcelle Beauvais, who appears as a rose bearer. Samuel L. Jackson appears as a stick-up man who is disarmed by Akeem, who has found a job at McDowell’s restaurant and is in search of a bride. He and Semmi have come to Queens to find a queen in, FTP, what movie starring Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall?

Answer: Coming to America

20. This year, we learn of her second son Bruce, who has not been mentioned before because his wife Joyleen is a monster. Though her daughter Valmai remains estranged, she is happy that Valmai is no longer an item with Czech tennis player Fern Bratislava. The closest relation she has is her first-born son Kenny, who works as her seamster-in-residence, and is responsible for the beautiful frocks she wears in her one-woman show at the Music Box theater. Barry Humphries is the mind and body behind, FTP, what dowager from Down Under, who is currently “Back with a Vengeance!” on Broadway.

Answer: Dame Edna Everage (accept Barry Humphries)

21. The idea for this show began on the NBC New York radio affiliate WEAF in 1947 with a program called The Triple B Ranch. With Martin Stone and Roger Muir as producers, Bob Smith launched Puppet Playhouse on December 17, 1947 and within a week the name of the program was changed the show to this current name. FTP, give this show that included characters such as Buffalo Bob Smith, Chief Thunderthud, Princess Summerfall Winterspring, and Clarabelle Hornblow.

Answer: The Howdy Doody Show

22. Her AOL member page claims to welcome you to “The Last Place on Earth,” only not quite. The #5 scorer at CBI’s Region 11 tournament in 2002, one of her ex-teammates, who was the #6 scorer at that tournament, has outrageously claimed that since she lives in Michigan, she should be traded away to Canada. If you agree with that, you may also think that she is a Bruce Campbell fan, and let’s not forget, an amoral atheist. Jason Mueller doesn’t quite get that Yahoo! Quizbowl group users lkranston and qbtunagirl are decidedly not, FTP, what former president and captain of Missouri-Columbia College Bowl?

Answer: Katrina Ohlemacher (accept Ohlemacher)

BONI – RUTGERS #2 ACF DETOX 2005 – UT-CHATTANOOGA

Questions by Rutgers

1. Given some albums of little note, name the “rapper” for 15 points each. If you need lyrics from an unfortunately well-known song, you will receive 5 points.

(15) 1994’s Mind Blowin’, 1998’s Hard to Swallow

(5) “…If there was a problem yo I'll solve it / Check out the hook while my DJ revolves it…”

Answer: Vanilla Ice

(15) 1995’s Murder Love, 1997’s Justuss

(5) “…me stab someone down the lane / a licky boom boom down.”

Answer: Snow

2. Who knew the WNBA would outlast the NHL? Answer these questions about its most recent season FTP each.

(10) This team, lead by Lauren Jackson and Betty Lennox, won its first WNBA championship, defeating the Connecticut Sun in three games.

Answer: Seattle Storm (accept either)

(10) The defending champion Detroit Shock were dethroned in the first round of the playoffs by this Eastern Conference team that would lose to Connecticut in the next round.

Answer: New York Liberty (accept either)

(10) This Rookie of the Year averaged 17 points per game and led her Phoenix Mercury to a surprise 17-17 record.

Answer: Diana Taurasi

3. Allez Sandra Bullock movies! Name these FTP each.

(10) Years before Miss Congeniality, Bullock played the geeky Diane Farrow, who nearly marries the Prince of England after getting her hands on the title item. She later realizes that it is Paul Matthews, played by Tate Donovan, who she really loves.

Answer: Love Potion No. 9

(10) This completely unnecessary movie features Annie Porter, who nearly lost her life to a bomb on a bus, going on a cruise with Officer Alex Shaw, played by Jason Patric, only to find out that John Geiger, another passenger, wants to set it on a collision course with an oil tanker.

Answer: Speed 2: Cruise Control

(10) Bullock plays Elaine, the woman that gets between a retired barber and a retired seaman played by Robert Duvall and Richard Harris in this 1993 drama.

Answer: Wrestling Ernest Hemingway

4. Given a bad commercial, name the product or brand being shilled, FTP each.

(10) It has concentrated on fake ads featuring such action figures as Wuss and Mama’s Boy.

Answer: Degree

(10) This resort advertises for people who may have been deprived of vacation time.

Answer: Universal Orlando Resort

(10) This travel web site tells you not to think twice before taking advantage of some of its low fares, even if both of your legs are broken.

Answer: Orbitz

5. Answer these questions about laws in the news FTP each.

(10) After getting a new DaimlerChrysler limousine and a BMW for each of his 10 wives, King Mswati of this nation made a law prohibiting the media from taking pictures of any of his cars.

Answer: Swaziland

(10) The Erotic City strip club in this city is getting around an anti-nudity law by giving patrons sketchpads to draw completely nude dancers.

Answer: Boise, Idaho

(10) Delegate Algie Howell proposed a bill fining people who wore their pants too low in this state $50, but it did not pass the state’s Senate.

Answer: Virginia

6. Answer these questions about recent articles from The Onion’s News In Brief FTP each.

(10) News In Brief noted on January 26 that this company will save up to 15% by discontinuing its awful advertising.

Answer: GEICO

(10) San Diego-based Gortman Consulting has hired immigrant workers to perform this IT task.

Answer: deleting E-mails (or deleting spam or emptying trash or equivalents)

(10) Blueberry, Wet Dog, New Car, and Hickory-Smoked Bacon are among the new downloadable ring scents being offered by this cellular carrier

Answer: Sprint PCS

7. From characters, name the video game FTP each.

(10) Fuuma, Hanzo, Janne, Muscle Power

Answer: World Heroes

(10) Gen-An, Charlotte, Earthquake, Tam Tam

Answer: Samurai Showdown

(10) Chun Li, Ryu, Morrigan, Sakura

Answer: Street Fighter Puzzle Fighter

8. Name these Phish songs from lyrics, FTP each.

“The skin that drips down from the tree and peels back slowly from your knee erupts into your lung and heart… You laugh and laughing, fall apart…

Answer: Sparkle

Pat Sajak spun his big wheel. Vanna White clapped her hands. The sun came up and down. The Earth still spun around.

Answer: Ordinary Day

The place I saw was far beneath the surface of the sea. My sight was poor but I was sure the sirens sang their songs for me

Answer: Bouncing Around the Room

9. Your question writer loves to see Andy Roddick lose. Name the player who bounced Roddick from each of these tournaments in the past year 5-5-10-10.

(5) 2005 Australian Open

Answer: Lleyton Hewitt

(5) 2004 Wimbledon

Answer: Roger Federer

(10) 2004 Roland Garros

Answer: Olivier Mutis

(10) 2004 Tennis Masters Series - Rome

Answer: Guillermo Cañas

10. FTP each, name these C.S. Lewis books that are not The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.

(10) This trilogy dealing with theology is set on Malacandra, Perelandra, and Earth.

Answer: The Space Trilogy

(10) Polly and Digory are present for the creation of Narnia in this prequel to The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.

Answer: The Magician's Nephew

(10) Hwin and Bree help Shasta defend Archenland in this other member of the Narnia series.

Answer: The Horse and His Boy

11. Name these classic Woody Allen flicks FTP each.

(10) A classic scene in this 1969 movie features a bank teller telling Allen’s character, Virgil Starkwell, that he wrote a note claiming that he had a “gub.”

Answer: Take the Money and Run

(10) This 1965 film features Michael James, a man who wants to be faithful to Carole Werner, attempting to resist all of the women that fall for him. Peter Sellers appears as Dr. Fritz Fassenbender, James’s analyst, who can’t do anything to help.

Answer: What’s New Pussycat?

(10) Fielding Mellish becomes the president of the nation of San Marcos, a departure from his job as a product tester. This change in careers causes Nancy, played by Louise Lasser, to fall in love with him.

Answer: Bananas

12. Name the Disney movie sequel from a description FTP each.

(10) Melody is curious about her roots and ventures to the sea. Her mother must reunite with Sebastian and Flounder to stop the plans of the evil Morgana.

Answer: The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea

(10) The title character prepares herself for the Hunt Ball in order to prove to the King that her people are not savages and convince him not to send an armada to invade.

Answer: Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World

(10) This sequel introduces us to character’s 625 cousins, who also serve as the basis for a spun-off TV series.

Answer: Stitch! The Movie

13. Answer these questions about music on Billboard’s Pop 100 the week before this tournament FTP each.

(10) In its fifth week on the chart “It’s Like That” is the only track this artist currently has on the Pop 100.

Answer: Mariah Carey

(10) At #29, “Only U” is the only song charting for this R&B artist, and surprisingly she’s by herself on this, not even featured with Ja Rule, the notorious B.I.G., or Fat Joe.

Answer: Ashanti

(10) Unfortunately, the Pop 100 still has a taste for the lip sync, as this Ashlee Simpson song charted for the 18th week.

Answer: La-La

14. Name the celebrity that won on each of the following shows FTP each.

(10) Celebrity Mole: Yucatan

Answer: Dennis Rodman

(10) Celebrity Blackjack Season One

Answer: Caroline Rhea

(10) Celebrity Poker Showdown Season One

Answer: Nicole Sullivan

15. Name the food item, 40-30-20-10-1.

(40) This food is edible.

(30) According to Family Guy, the mascot for this food liked to dress up as Wonder Woman.

(20) 90 year old Lewis Browning has eaten over 23,000 of them. He started eating them because the chocolate icing on his cupcakes would melt before lunch.

(10) Hostess’ best selling food item, it was introduced in 1930. The crème filling was added to this sponge cake during World War II.

(1) An effort was made to determine just what the hell this food is, conducting.Tests With Inorganic Noxious Kakes in Extreme Situations, or T.W.I.N.K.I.E.S. for short.

Answer: Twinkies

16. Revel in the New York Yankees’ brilliance by naming these pitchers they had around for the 2004 MLB season FTPE:

(10) Brilliant move #1: Obviously, the pitching staff needed a guy who went 4-18 with Tampa Bay in 2002 and a career ERA over 5. He went 6-2 with the Yankees in 2004, but that has nothing to do with the quality of his pitching.

Answer: Tanyon Sturtze

(10) Brilliant move #2: Bring a pitcher who hadn’t started in five years into the rotation. He had a decent career with the Cardinals, going 47-45 in seven seasons, but with the Yankees got two wins in two starts and nine total appearances.

Answer: Donovan Osborne

(10) Brilliant move #3: Buy the best available pitcher based on his single good season: 21-9 with the White Sox in 2002. He lost his starting job, had an ERA of nearly 9, and has departed for the Washington Nationals.

Answer: Esteban Loaiza

17. Name these lands from Magic: The Gathering FTP each.

(10) Treated as both a swamp and an island, this hybrid allows the addition of one black or blue mana to one’s mana pool.

Answer: Underground Sea

(10) This land from Fallen Empires allows the addition of one mana of any color to one’s mana pool, but control passes to one’s opponent at the end of the turn.

Answer: Rainbow Vale

(10) It adds a colorless mana to one’s mana pool and can be sacrificed to destroy any target land.

Answer: Strip Mine

18. Given a guest role on Just Shoot Me!, identify the actor or actress for 15 points. If you need roles from other shows, you will receive 5 points.

(15) Fannie Finch, Dennis's mother

(5) Often a panelist on Match Game, she also played Mary in 1964's Tom, Dick, and Mary and Marie Slaughter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

Answer: Joyce Bulifant

(15) Persky

(5) This comedian is better known for voice credits, which include the narrator and the mayor on The Powerpuff Girls, and Gary the snail and the title character of SpongeBob SquarePants.

Answer: Tom Kenny

19. Name the music group from lyrics, 30-20-10-1.

(30) “I saw you last night at the spelling bee. I knew right there it was L-U-V. I gotta spell out what you mean to me. ‘Cause I can no longer be a silent G.”

(20) “Let’s get back together girl. Let’s re-enlist. So sign me up for a hitch of love. Recruit my heart, 4 sweet years of love.”

(10) “Your love’s more deadly than Saddam, that’s why I gotta drop da bomb. Yvan eht nioj [ee-vahn et nee-ojh]. Yvan eht nioj. Yvan eht nioj. Eht nioj.”

(1) “The Party Posse, we rule the Earth. The greatest band since music’s birth.”

Answer: Party Posse (prompt on P-Squared)

20. 5-10-15, identify these parodies you can find on JibJab.

(5) The most famous parody, it features John Kerry flaunting his three purple hearts and W. accusing him of flip-flopping.

Answer: This Land

(10) It features a former president making lots of pot references while trying to tell his audience how to make brownies.

Answer: Cooking with Clinton

(15) It features Rumple recommending, among other things, that Dubya’s DUI can help him remember Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Answer: Funny Foreign Names

21. Among those credited with writing some of its episodes are Ellery Queen and Roald Dahl. FTP each…

(10) Name this television series, which ran between 1955 and 1962, whose opening sequence featured the title figure’s silhouette.

Answer: Alfred Hitchcock Presents

(10) The theme music to Alfred Hitchcock Presents is actually this composer’s Funeral March for a Marionette.

Answer: Charles Gounod

(10) Alan Napier was featured as Lord Sorrington in this whodunit story aired in 1957, the only story of Alfred Hitchcock Presents which required multiple episodes to complete.

Answer: I Killed the Count

22. Name these members of the first family of wrestling in Canada, the children of Stu and Helen Hart FTP each.

(10) This World Wrestling Federation wrestler was fatally injured in Kansas City in 1999 when he fell 50 feet into the ring during a stunt.

Answer: Owen

(10) This daughter of Stu Hart married the British Bulldog, Davey Boy Smith.

Answer: Diana

(10) This son of Stu Hart hit his wrestling peak teaming with Brian Pillman as Bad Company in the late `80s.

Answer: Bruce

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