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DOKTRINE 2010

House Team Packet 1

Questions by Dan Christman-Crook, Rich Kester, Doug Slocum, Zach Pozun, Mike Davies, Ian Kolchin, Rachel Jacobson, and probably a bunch of other people

Tossups

1. Its original design, created by Al Gmuer, was modeled on Cincinnati’s Union Terminal. An alternate-universe version of this building differed in appearance only because of a gargoyle above this its main entrance. It was introduced into main continuity after the events of Infinite Crisis and One Year Later as a(*) museum and secondary meeting hall for its tenants. Items located in this structure include a series of clocks telling the time in the major centers of operation of each of its tenants, which include Metropolis and Gotham City. For ten points, identify this structure, the chief residence of the Super Friends and recently of the Justice League

ANS: The Hall of Justice

2. The plot of one of this band’s projects has the lead singer kidnapping the bassist, burning down their previous residence and erecting a hideaway on an artificial island. The songs “On Melancholy Hill” and “Superfast Jellyfish” are included on their 2010 album Plastic Beach, which(*) contains guest appearances from members of The Clash, The Fall, and Super Furry Animals. They’ve also collaborated with Del the Funkee Homosapien on the song “Clint Eastwood,” and De La Soul who provided vocals for a Grammy-winning single from their second album, Demon Days. For ten points, name this band made up ostensibly of animated monkeys, perhaps best known for their song “Feel Good Inc.”

ANS: Gorillaz [prompt on “Plastic Beach”]

3. Emperor Cuzco has this done to a man for messing up his titular groove. In Robot Chicken Mace Windu’s corpse lands next to a janitor after this occurs, following his electrocution by Emperor Palpatine. This action, by his father, leaves John Locke a paraplegic(*). People who have performed this action include Waring Hudsucker, Father Karras in The Exorcist, and Chubbs after being startled by the head of the alligator that ate his hand, in Happy Gilmore. Others include Castel after he is beaten by Jason Bourne in a Paris apartment, and Hans Gruber after being shot by John McClane. For ten points, name this action in which one passes through a glass pane in a building.

ANS: Defenestration (Accept clear knowledge equivalents like “being thrown out a window”)

4. He was briefly deemed ineligible to play after appearing in ads in exchange for Wes Unseld and Gale Sayers jerseys. In his second year as his state’s Mr. Basketball, his team was upset in the state championship by Roger Bacon High School. These(*) early years appear in the film More Than a Game. 2008-09 was the first year he was in the top 10 in either Offensive Rating or Defensive Rating, but it was his fourth year in the top 5 in P.E.R. New York and Miami are potential destinations for this player, who’ll be a free agent for the first time this summer. For ten points, name this forward, who’s averaged 28 points per game in seven seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

ANS: LeBron James

5. One episode contained copious references to Pete’s Dragon, while others have shown main characters singing songs like “Eternal Flame”, “Hello” and “Morning Has Broken”. The show’s narrator is the reader of the Harry Potter books on tape, and played the villain in Pete’s Dragon(*). Jim Dale’s narration only adds to the quirky atmosphere of the show, which features alliterative or redundant names, such as Boutique Travel Travel Boutique and Charlotte Charles. Charlotte, usually called “Chuck,” is the girlfriend of the main character, Ned, a Pie Hole employee who brought her back from the dead with a touch in, for ten points, which ABC series that was too good to last?

ANS: Pushing Daisies

6. One of their albums is named for a time of day when half of the drivers turn their headlights on, and half leave them off. In one Beavis and Butt-Head episode Butt-Head cries out “Try harder, dammit!” during one of this band’s videos. They achieved fame as apparent emissaries of slackerdom, though they lacked the self-loathing tendencies of Sebadoh or Dinosaur Jr. Records included Westing, by Musket(*) and Sextant, which compiled early EPs like Demolition Plot J-7; the album Brighten the Corners; and singles “Stereo”, “Major Leagues”, and “Range Life”. FTP name this band on the Matador label, with lead singer Stephen Malkmus and hit single “Cut Your Hair”.

ANS: Pavement

7. The director makes a cameo as the goalie during the Thanksgiving Day hockey game. Late in this film Victor Sweet is confronted on a frozen lake, after being suspected of murder in retaliation for Jeremiah’s failure to give him kickbacks from construction projects(*). Set in Detroit, its violent opening scene is a grocery store hold-up turned double homicide when the cashier and a customer, Evelyn Mercer, are killed. The murder of Evelyn prompts the reunion of Bobby, Jeremiah, Angel and Jack, who embark on a bloody campaign to track down her killers. FTP, name this 2005 John Singleton crime drama starring Garrett Hedlund, Andre Benjamin, Tyrese Gibson and Mark Wahlberg as the titular adoptive siblings.

ANS: Four Brothers

8. One episode references a famous anime by including the names “Selim Pride” and “Dante Rockbell” on a list of test results. The manga on which this anime is based is serialized in Monthly Shonen Gangan, which is referenced by the books that one of the main characters often reads. This character, Maka, and her(*) partner collect the wrong soul in the first episode, forcing them to re-start their entire gathering mission. The plot does not focus on this collection idea, but enters darker territory when a witch, Medusa, releases an ancient horror that once plunged the world into madness. For ten points, what is this 2008-2009 anime, whose title is the name of the main character and refers to the act of consuming a spirit?

ANS: Soul Eater

9. Their legendary managers include Billy McNeil, Willie Maley, and Jock Stein, coach of the 1967 “Lisbon Lions”. They are traditionally disparaged by songs like “Billy Boys” and “Follow Follow”, while their fans have controversial anti-monarchist chants in addition to sentimental songs like “The Boys of the Old Brigade”. Goalie Artur Boruc was(*) charged with a “breach of the peace” in 2006 for crossing himself at an away game against their local rivals. In 2003-2004 Juventus, Barcelona and Porto were all beaten at the Parkhead stadium of this longtime rival of Rangers FC. FTP what is this Scottish football club that wears green and white uniforms and represents the Catholic faction of Glasgow?

ANS: Glasgow Celtic (or Celtic FC) (or The Celtic Football Club)

10. Born on the planet K-2L, this character was orphaned at an early age before being adopted by a race of aliens. Previously a member of the Galactic Federation Police, this character’s commanding officer Adam Malkovich refers to her as “Lady”. Enemies encountered in the series of games she appears in(*) include the Ing and the Space Pirates, as well as the creatures that series of games was named for. In Super Smash Brothers: Brawl, her final smash allows her to switch between her regular Varia suit and her Zero Suit form. For ten points, identify this armor-clad bounty hunter, the protagonist of the Metroid series.

ANS: Samus Aran (Accept either underlined part)

11. One woman has “” written on her cleavage in the video for this song, which also features lions and Maasai shields. The narrator claims to be “the man in this town”, and is “concerned that you’ll be causing a crash, with your traffic-jam booty”.(*) The album version has Katt Williams rambling over the end, and the radio version gave guest singer Bobby Valentino his first big exposure. The narrator asks “How many guys you know could bring the Travel Channel to life?”, and contrasts the Autobahn with the Virgin Islands. FTP name this single from the album The Red Light District, in which Ludacris explains that “It’s only right that I share my experiences with y’all, ‘cause I’ve been places you’ve never imagined.”

ANS: “Pimpin’ All Over the World”

12. He starred in an American Express, “My Life, My Card” commercial in which he tells a tech to put a bayonet on a .357 Magnum. His brother Eric has designed several of his films’ DVD packages, and played Kristofferson in his most recent film. In one movie he directed, the soundtrack is mostly Portuguese(*), acoustic covers of David Bowie songs. His directorial debut marked the start of the career of the Wilson brothers. More recent efforts include Hotel Chevalier, The Darjeeling Limited, and an Oscar nominee for best animated film, The Fantastic Mr. Fox. For 10 points, name this director, known for such films as The Royal Tenenbaums and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.

ANS: Wesley Mortimer Wales "Wes" Anderson

13. He led his team to 23 fourth-quarter comebacks, and he brought them to a championship in his first year after replacing Craig Morton as the starter. This man played at Purcell Marian High School in Cincinnati, graduating ten years before he became a 27-year-old NFL rookie. A 50-yard touchdown pass(*) from him to Drew Pearson against the Vikings was dubbed the original “Hail Mary” pass. After winning the Maxwell Award and Heisman Trophy in 1963, he was taken #10 in the NFL Draft, but could not play until 1967 due to his military commitment. He achieved fame quarterbacking the Cowboys to Super Bowl victories in 1972 and 1978.

ANS: Roger Staubach

14. This character’s original name was Koschei, though he took on his most famous moniker after being trapped in a black hole by his nemesis. He was later forced to work with that nemesis in order to stop an entropy wave originating at the planet(*) Logopolis. In his most recent incarnation, he was discovered living at the end of time as Professor Yana, having been resurrected to fight in the Time War. For ten points, identify this villain, an evil Time Lord most recently played by Derek Jacobi and John Simm on Doctor Who.

ANS: The Master

15. The name’s the same. The Navy SEAL lieutenant in The Rock played by Danny Nucci, who had the distinction of being the last to die in the shower room. The protagonist of Half Life: Opposing Force, as well as the Lance Henriksen-voiced commanding officer of Task Force 141 in (*)Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Derrial Book is commonly referred to as this in the Firefly universe, and it is also the surname of Joe Flanigan’s character on Stargate Atlantis. It is the last name of Christian and his son Jack on Lost, as well as the player character in the Mass Effect series of videogames. For ten points, give this name which is likely derived from an occupation where one tends sheep.

ANS: Sheppard [Prompt on “Shep”]

16. Its British equivalent is hosted by Noel Edmonds and Damian Williams. There are five levels of difficulty, and the contestant’s winnings increase with each correct answer, up to a possible eleven answers. The prime-time version ended in September 2009, and it is now syndicated. The syndicated version has lower winnings, with a maximum of $250,000 rather than a million(*), and only $25,000 after the first ten answers. Each contestant can use the Peek, Save, and Copy options once, and can be assisted by a panel of five “classmates”. FTP, name this Fox game show hosted by Jeff Foxworthy, which asks adults to compare their knowledge to that of an elementary school student.

ANS: Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?

17. Last year it was sponsored by the Coleman camping supplies company, and the finalists were Chris Henderson, Tony Sanchez, and J.T. Wise of Oklahoma. Named for a part-Choctaw star from Oklahoma who never attended college, it was established in 2000 and is voted on by a mysterious clique of scouts, coaches, and media. Winners have included Jeremy Brown, Jeff Clement, Ryan Garko of Stanford, Buster Posey of Florida State(*), and Kurt Suzuki of Cal State-Fullerton. Announced every year during the College World Series, FTP, what is the award given to the best catcher in college baseball, named for a Hall of Fame catcher for the Cincinnati Reds?

ANS: The Johnny Bench Award (or Johnny Bench Trophy, or other equivalents)

18. The move to Paradise Estate provides a false sense of security, as the protagonists still need to find Flutter Valley before their home can be saved from a substance created at the Volcano of Doom. Rhea Perlman and Madeline Kahn play the daughters of a witch. Tony Randall plays the mushroom-dwelling Moochick, while near the end Danny DeVito is heard as the Grundle King(*). Megan’s rainbow disperses the threat temporarily, but Spike and the Baby Lickety-Split need further help when the Phlume is finally added to the Smooze, which threatens to envelop all of Dreamcastle. FTP, all this occurs in what 1986 movie based on a Hasbro toy line, which begins with Shady, Sweet Stuff, and other titular equines preparing some sort of dance ceremony?

ANS: My Little Pony: The Movie (or The My Little Pony Movie)

19. It only took one day to film her scene with Glenn Close in Nine Lives, despite containing an unbroken eight-minute shot. She got her start in a Tide commercial and soon made an appearance on E.R., before having a big role in the sci-fi miniseries Taken. In 2003 she was supervised(*) by two irresponsible caretakers, played by Brittany Murphy in Uptown Girls and Mike Myers in The Cat in the Hat. She played the daughter of Sean Penn in I Am Sam, for which she was nominated for a Screen Actors’ Guild award at the age of seven. Now playing Jane in the Twilight sequels, and Cherie Currie in The Runaways, FTP name this actress born in 1994, who also starred in Coraline and The War of the Worlds.

ANS: Dakota Fanning

20. This band began their career as Atomic Mass, and signed with Mercury Records in 1979. In 1992 Vivian Campbell replaced Steve Clark who had passed away from alcoholism, solidifying the current lineup which recorded the love theme from True Lies and the comeback albums Slang and Euphoria.(*) They were assisted by producer Mutt Lange and by heavy rotation in the early days of MTV for their song “Bringin’ on the Heartbreak”. This group from Sheffield, England had hit albums such as On Through the Night, Pyromania, and Hysteria. FTP, name this band led by singer Joe Elliott and one-armed drummer Rick Allen, famous for songs like “Photograph” and “Pour Some Sugar on Me”

ANS: Def Leppard

Tiebreakers

TB1. This is the name of a Joker and Chronos henchman, voiced by Henry Rollins in Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker. It’s the surname of Radek, who spent nine years with the Ottawa Senators. PC-Genjin is the Japanese name for a caveman character called this – the enemy of King Drool and star of three Wii Virtual Console games(*) adapted from the TurboGrafx-16. A series of PowerBar ads urged people not to do this, which is slang for “hitting the wall” while running or cycling. FTP, “The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex” is the subtitle of Mary Roach’s book, whose title is what word, which can be a euphemism for sex or onomatopoeia for getting hit over the head?

ANS: Bonk (do not accept “Boink”)

TB2. They played together for 3 seasons, are were primarily known for their bruising style of physical play. The line came together with the Mark Recchi trade, which brought in the left winger, and lasted until the trade of the right winger to Tampa Bay as well as the series of concussions that would plague the center(*). During their reign the center won a Hart Trophy and they made the 1997 Stanley Cup final before being swept by Detroit. Playing for the Flyers, and consisting of, FTP, Mikael Renberg, John LeClair, and Eric Lindros was what hockey line nicknamed for a group of DC Comics Supervillains?

ANS: The Legion of Doom (Also accept the three players’ names until after “FTP”)

TB3. “Bitter Heart” and “More to Lose” were minor 1983 hit singles by Seona Dancing [“Shawna Dancing”], a duo comprising this man and Bill Macrae. He’s appeared alongside Larry David both on The Marriage Ref and in an interview special, and he played Charles Heathbar in a Simpsons episode(*) that he wrote. He voiced Bugsy the pigeon in Valiant, and has written several books of nonsense animals called Flanimals. Karl Pilkington was a co-star of his eponymous podcast, which also featured Stephen Merchant, with whom he has collaborated on films like Cemetery Junction and The Invention of Lying. FTP, what English comedian is the writer and star of Extras and The Office?

ANS: Ricky Dene Gervais

DOKTRINE 2010

House Team Packet 1

Questions by Dan Christman-Crook, Rich Kester, Doug Slocum, Zach Pozun, Mike Davies, Ian Kolchin, Rachel Jacobson, and probably a bunch of other people

Boni

1. The Winter Olympics is nothing but innuendo and showboating and swimsuit photography nowadays. Name these American participants of the 2010 Vancouver Games FTPE.

(10) This female skier caused a stir when she suffered a shin injury a week before the Olympics. However she came away with a gold in Alpine Downhill event and a bronze in the Super-G.

ANS: Lindsey Kildow Vonn

(10) This snowboarder won a bronze in the half pipe before photos surfaced of a woman kissing his medal while he was holding it over his groin. He was exiled from the Olympic Village and banished into the outer darkness.

ANS: Scott “Scotty” Lago

(10) She won silver in the snowboardcross at Turin, where she wiped out attempting a trick on the final jump. At Vancouver she was disqualified and got no medals, despite having won three straight golds at the X Games.

ANS: Lindsey Jacobellis

2. Children’s television programming is creepy. For 10 points each, name these creepy shows.

(10) This brainchild of Ragdoll Limited features a sun made of a baby head, a robot maid, and four alien children with televisions in their stomachs.

ANS: Teletubbies

(10) This lesser-known Ragdoll production features 5 colorful aliens, who do not speak, but dance and make musical squeaking noises for the duration of the show that most would deem unsuitable for epileptic children.

ANS: Booh-Bah

(10) On this show, an iconic purple dinosaur taught children of the 90s about sharing and singing and all that crapola, accompanied by his henchmen B.J. and Baby Bop.

ANS: Barney and Friends

3. Mike check, one two. One two, Mike check. FTPE identify these Mikes from the history of hip-hop.

(10) “Three MCs and One DJ” was the first Beastie Boys song to feature this world-champion turntablist, whose albums include Anti-Theft Device and several collaborations with the Invisibl Skratch Piklz.

ANS: Mix Master Mike (or Michael Schwartz)

(10) This Houstonian has often collaborated with Slim Thug and Paul Wall, and is known for asking people who he is. Songs on his platinum Swishahouse debut album include “Back Then” and “Still Tippin”.

ANS: Mike Jones

(10) Mike Balls is a member of this Welsh comedic rap octet whose British hit singles include “Your Mother’s Got a Penis” and “Guns Don’t Kill People, Rappers Do”.

ANS: Goldie Lookin Chain (or GLC)

4. I like cheese. Let’s see how much you do. For 10 points each, identify three unrelated cheeses.

(10) This is a traditional, washed-curd, semi-soft cheese made from cow's milk, which takes its name from a town in Wisconsin.

ANS: Colby

(10) This heavily salted sheep’s milk cheese is made either in the namesake city, or more often in Sardinia. It’s ideal for grating, and is usually used in pasta.

ANS: Pecorino Romano

(10) This crumbly cheese from a namesake town in Yorkshire is occasionally found in blue varieties, and often sold with embedded cranberries. It’s also the real name of the proprietor in Monty Python’s “Cheese Shop” sketch.

ANS: Wensleydale

5. Before and after: combine the literature clue with the Pokémon clue. For example, if I said “This novel is about Santiago’s attempts to reel in a fish Pokémon who bears a single horn and evolved from Goldeen”, you would say “The Old Man and the Seaking”.

(10) This J.D. Salinger work follows the post-prep school wanderings of a highly evolved electric-type mouse Pokémon in New York City.

ANS: The Catcher in the Raichu

(10) The first of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels is about the youthful adventures of a virtually powerless reddish-orange fish Pokémon who will evolve into Gyarados.

ANS: The Color of Magikarp

(10) This reptilian grass/poison Pokémon was the patriarch of a Nikolai Gogol novella about heroic Cossacks.

ANS: Taras Bulbasaur

6. From a description, name these titular beasts of Hanna-Barbera produced cartoon shows, FTPE:

(10) This member of the order Hymenoptera wore a white helmet and carried out missions for the police. His show was split between him and Secret Squirrel, both of whom represented Hanna-Barbera’s transition from animal-themed shows to superhero-themed shows.

ANS: Atom Ant

(10) He is a blue canine who speaks in a southern drawl and faces villains such as Powerful Pierre, Dinky Dalton, and Crazy Coyote.

ANS: Huckleberry Hound

(10) Often seen sporting a small hat and bowtie, this docile ape was always purchased from Mr. Peebles’ pet shop but returned at the end of each episode.

ANS: Magilla Gorilla

7. Beards and sunglasses and cars, oh my. Identify these ZZ Top songs for ten points each.

(10) Featured in Guitar Hero 3, this song discusses a brothel near the titular town in Texas, and contains a refrain of “A haw, haw, haw, haw”.

ANS: “La Grange”

(10) The band released a cover of this Elvis Presley song extolling the virtues of a Nevada town as an extra on their first greatest hits CD.

ANS: “Viva Las Vegas”

(10) The name of this song from the album El Loco supposedly refers to a surfboard. The song mentions a number of women who perform the title action and “boogie-woogie all night long.”

ANS: “Tube Snake Boogie”

8. What’s the most worthy and admirable program in college basketball? That’s right, Duke. Name these great forwards from the school that recently regained its rightful position at the top of the heap, FTPE.

(10) This noted ball-hog was the first player to leave Duke after his freshman year for the NBA. He had the best P.E.R. of his career last year in his second season with the Warriors, after eight years with the Clippers.

ANS: Corey Maggette [rhymes with Spaghetti]

(10) This defensive specialist has spent four years with the Houston Rockets, and has become a symbol for the star player whose value cannot be detected using traditional stats.

ANS: Shane Battier [Batty-ay]

(10) This cadaverous-looking rebounding ace and 3-point shooting whiz was named the MVP of the 2010 NCAA Final Four. He recently said he will return for his senior season.

ANS: Kyle Singler

9. You know ‘em, you love to hate ‘em, it’s the obligatory evil sci-fi mega-corporation. FTPE, identify these fictional evil corporations.

(10) This company from the Aliens series continually tries to make the aliens into a bioweapon. One half of its name comes from its founder played by Lance Henriksen in Alien vs Predator, and the other half is named for a woman.

ANS: Weyland-Yutani (Do NOT prompt on partials)

(10) This company’s office is blown up in Terminator 2 in an effort to halt its eventual development of Skynet. Arnold introduces himself as this company’s “Model 101.”

ANS: Cyberdyne Systems Corporation

(10)This company’s plan to privatize the city of Detroit and transform it into Delta City serves as the driving force in Robocop 2. They also built Robocop and own the police force he works for.

ANS: Omni Consumer Products

10. So what’s the deal with songs that have subtitles? For 10 points each, answer these questions about albums, bands, or songs which use alternative titles.

(10) Every song on this 2003 Radiohead album contains a parenthetical subtitle. These songs include “There There” a.k.a. “The Boney King of Nowhere”, and “2+2=5” a.k.a. The Lukewarm.

ANS: Hail to the Thief

(10)This Icelandic band’s officially untitled album, is only identified by two opposing parentheses. It contains eight tracks which have no official titles and are only identified by subtitles.

ANS: Sigur Ros

(10)The singer in this Proclaimers song asserts that he would walk the sub-titular distance and then that distance again in order to, quote, “be the man who walks a thousand miles to fall down at your door.”

ANS: “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” (prompt on subtitle)

11. VISUAL BONUS! HOLY CRAP IT’S A VISUAL BONUS! I’ll name 6 current NHL goaltenders. Match the goalie to his mask, for 5 points each.

(5/5/5/5/5/5) The list: Tuukka Rask of the Boston Bruins, Ryan Miller of the Buffalo Sabres, Johan Hedberg of the Thrashers, Kari Lehtonen of the Dallas Stars, Jonathan Quick of the LA Kings, Ilya Bryzgalov of the Phoenix Coyotes. [MODERATOR: give the team 10 seconds to confer]

ANSWERS:

1) Kari Lehtonen

2) Tuukka Rask (Winter Classic Mask)

3) Ilya Bryzgalov

4) Jonathan Quick

5) Ryan Miller

6) Johan Hedberg

12. It is not a Stargate, it’s a Fargate! Wait, yes it is, it’s a Stargate. FTPE, answer the following about the Stargate franchise.

(10) For its first eight seasons, Stargate SG-1 starred this actor, who played the titular protagonist of MacGyver before starring as Colonel Jack O’Neill in SG-1.

ANS: Richard Dean Anderson

(10) The members of this parasitic alien race were the primary antagonists of the first eight seasons, impersonating gods, mainly Egyptian Gods such as Apophis, Anubis and Ra.

ANS: Goa’uld (goah-oold or goold)

(10) This spinoff of SG-1 takes place in the fictitious Pegasus Galaxy, and ran from 2004-2009. It is named for a mythical city which also gave its name to a MacGyver spinoff TV movie.

ANS: Stargate Atlantis

13. Sometimes you need a curly-haired awkward guy, but Michael Cera just isn’t available. Name these upcoming film stars FTPE.

(10) He was the titular protagonist of The Education of Charlie Banks, and has also starred in Roger Dodger, The Squid and the Whale, Adventureland, and Zombieland.

ANS: Jesse Eisenberg

(10) He was the titular protagonist of Charlie Bartlett, but most audiences recognize him as Chekov from the 2009 film Star Trek and Kyle Reese in Terminator: Salvation.

ANS: Anton Yelchin

(10) This obese actor is perplexingly listed as the screenwriter of an upcoming film version of 21 Jump Street. He has had major roles in Superbad, Knocked Up, Evan Almighty, and Funny People.

ANS: Jonah Hill

14. FTPE, name these artists associated with 1971’s Concert For Bangla Desh.

(10) After he’d already released the song “Bangla Desh” as a single, tThis former Beatle was convinced by his friend Ravi Shankar to organize the concert.

ANS: George Harrison

(10) This longtime Harrison collaborator performed “It Don’t Come Easy”, one of his surprisingly numerous solo hits. He forgot some of the words.

ANS: Ringo Starr

(10) In the throes of heroin addiction, and having just finished a tour with Derek and the Dominoes, this man played the guitar solo in “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” for the first time in public.

ANS: Eric Clapton

15. So David Cage has become the David Lynch of the videogame world. Answer these questions about his career.

(10) This game, described as an interactive movie, follows a New Yorker trying to discover the supernatural forces behind a series of murders. The temperature is continually reported as the world slowly falls into an ice age.

ANS: Indigo Prophecy or Fahrenheit

(10) David Cage is the head developer of this French game company responsible for Indigo Prophecy and the Omikron series.

ANS: Quantic Dream

Cage’s most recent effort follows four characters who attempt to solve the mystery behind The Origami Killer. Like Indigo Prophecy, the game appropriately reports the amount of precipitation which has occurred in-game.

ANS: Heavy Rain

16. For 10 points each, name these baseball players named for cities in Texas.

This closer’s first season was 2005 with Oakland, where he replaced an injured Octavio Dotel. He has since moved on to the Rockies where he recorded 34 saves last year.

ANS: Huston Street

This young Oakland pitcher’s first major league outing in 2010 saw him strike out 10 batters in 7 innings. He is notable for throwing a screwball.

ANS: Dallas Braden

He played for the Washington Nationals from 2007-2009, and started 2010 with Cleveland. He spent four years across from Adam Dunn in the Cincinnati outfield.

ANS: Austin Kearns

17. The Super-Man exists…and he’s American! Answer the following about Watchmen, for ten morally ambiguous points each.

(10) Watchmen was written by this man, author of V for Vendetta and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, who is famous for despising the movie adaptations of his works?

ANS: Alan Moore

(10) Chapters from this comic book-within-a-comic book appear in issues 3, 5, 8, 10, and 11 of Watchmen. It has a pirate theme, and parallels the life story of Adrian Veidt.

ANS: Tales of the Black Freighter

(10) This is the name of the alter-ego shared by Daniel Dreiberg and Hollis Mason in the graphic novel.

ANS: Nite Owl

18. For ten points each, answer the following about J.J. Abrams’s fantastic TV shows.

(10) His most popular show is this perpetually perplexing show on ABC about the survivors of Oceanic Flight 815.

ANS: Lost

(10) He is also a creator of this sci-fi mystery, starring Joshua Jackson and ex-chicken farmer Anna Torv, centering on an FBI team’s investigations of “The Pattern” and other strange scientific cases.

ANS: Fringe

(10) A common thread in all of Abrams’s shows is this actor, who played Matthew Abbadon on Lost, and currently stars as Agent Philip Broyles on Fringe.

ANS: Lance Reddick

19. Basic, essential Three Stooges knowledge, FTPE.

(5/5/5) First, for five each, name the three Stooges who were brothers.

ANSWERS: Moe Howard, Shemp Howard, Curly Howard (Moses Horwitz, Samuel Horwitz, Jerome Horwitz)

(10) FTP, in their six feature films of the 1960s, Moe and Larry were joined by what bulky “sixth Stooge”, who was expected to take a Curly-esque role but refused to change his act to seem childish?

ANS: Curly Joe DeRita (accept either)

(5) For five points, within 3 years, what year saw the production of the first Three Stooges short film, Soup To Nuts?

ANS: 1930 (accept 1927-1933)

20. Name these historically black colleges and universities from sports clues, FTPE.

(10) The “Bayou Classic” is played every year at the Louisiana Superdome between two schools, one from northern Louisiana and one from Baton Rouge. Name either, FTP.

ANSWERS: Southern University and Grambling State University

(10) This Baltimore college has produced four NFL Hall of Famers, and is the only historically black college ever to field a men’s lacrosse team. Coach Todd Bozeman has now led the basketball team to two straight NCAA tournaments.

ANSWER: Morgan State University

(10) This school in Itta Bena, Mississippi is nicknamed the “Delta Devils”, and has produced NFL stars Deacon Jones, Ashley Ambrose, and Jerry Rice.

ANSWER: Mississippi Valley State University (or Valley State)

21. The writer can’t think of a legitimate reason for asking this question, so just answer these questions about songs that involve wolves.

(10) This new wave band’s song “Hungry Like the Wolf” is the second single off their album Rio. It has since been sung by Bruce Campbell to sell Old Spice body wash.

ANS: Duran Duran

(10) “Wolf Like Me” was the first single from This Brooklyn-based band’s 2006 album Return to Cookie Mountain. Led by Tunde Adebimpe (TOON-DAY ADD A BIM PAY) and Dave Sitek, they also produced the album Dear Science in 2008.

ANS: TV on the Radio

(10) “She Wolf” is the first single from this Colombian singer’s album of the same name.

ANS: Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll

22. This 2008 film centers on the search for the titular objects by a high-school youth and his friends, in order to prevent the revival of the demonic Lord Piccolo. For ten points each, name:

(10) First, that movie, based on an Akira Toriyama anime.

ANS: Dragonball: Evolution

(10) The actor who played Goku in Dragonball: Evolution. He also played Zack in Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 and, somewhat more famously, Robbie in 2005’s War of the Worlds.

ANS: Justin Chatwin

(10) The actor who played Master Roshi in Dragonball: Evolution. He is better known in the west as Master Li Mu-Bai in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and for his collaborations with John Woo.

ANS: Chow Yun-Fat

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