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TOSSUPS – OKLAHOMA #2 RC COLA CLASSIC 2007 – UT-CHATTANOOGA

Questions by Jeremy Hixson and Jamie Powers with spares from Emily Duda and your genial quizmaster

1. Chad Danforth and Taylor McKessie work hard to keep their best friends from becoming involved with the titular event, despite the efforts of Kelsi Nielson. With Ms. Darbus’s approval, she offers to help the main characters prepare. Though viewers never see a complete performance of Twinkletown, rehearsals for it are enough to bring Troy Bolton, a basketball jock, and Gabriella Montez, a science whiz, closer together despite their different social spheres. This describes the plot of, FTP, what 2006 Disney Channel Original Movie starring Zac Efron and Vanessa Ann Hudgens?

Answer: High School Musical

2. The largest crowd in this building’s history came for a Billy Graham revival, but this building saw the first CFL game between US-based teams. The fictional Pioneer Bowl which gave a national championship to Minnesota State from the ABC series Coach was set here, while real champions crowned here include Kentucky and Connecticut, who won the 1998 and 2004 NCAA Finals Fours respectively. FTP, name this arena in San Antonio, which is best known as the former home of the Spurs.

Answer: Alamodome

3. Narrated by William Dozier, this series lasted only twenty-six episodes. Also starring Lloyd Gough and Walter Brooke, the show faced stiff competition in its timeslot from the programs Tarzan and The Wild Wild West, eventually leading ABC to cancel it in 1967. A 1966 black Chrysler Imperial served as the title character's preferred method of transportation, Black Beauty, which was driven by his Asian chauffeur. FTP, what was this short-lived superhero series, which introduced the world to Bruce Lee as Kato?

Answer: The Green Hornet

4. One of its employees, Al Lowe,, is fond of cheese, British comic novels, and pretty dresses, while its mascot Tubeelzebub dislikes people with a sense of entitlement, as well as the entire population of Sweden. Glark, Wing Chun, and AB Chao are all site administrators, though only AB Chao gets to work with some of her favorite shows, Everwood and Grey’s Anatomy. The motto “Spare the snark, spoil the networks,” belongs to, FTP, what website devoted to humorously recapping popular TV series?

Answer: Television Without Pity or or TwoP

5. (CS) The seventh track of this album is “11:11 PM (CST).” It’s not by the Carpenters, but the ninth track is “Top of the World.” The title track is easily misheard as an exhortation to perform yardwork as a form of therapy. The second album by a group with its roots in Stillwater, Oklahoma, along with the title track it has yielded the hit singles “It Ends Tonight” and “Dirty Little Secret.” FTP name this album by the All-American Rejects.

Answer: Move Along

6. The screenplay for this film was loosely based on the life of the director's sister Carolyn. In it, a surgical intern at Mount Sinai, Sam, marries Charlie, a girl he met while walking a dog with his sister, the title character, in Central Park. The night before the wedding, the bride-to-be goes on a girls' night out with that sister, which culminates in the two women kissing drunkenly, leading the title character to realize she is in love with Charlie. Heather Graham stars as the titular woman in, FTP, what 2006 romantic comedy about a woman coming to grips with her sexuality?

Answer: Gray Matters

7. Little Jimmy Kratmer appears only once in this show, but he is often referenced in stories told by Butch. Jordan and Jerome are two more minor characters, who are rarely seen without a more prominent sixth grader. Lawson is a fifth grade bully, and the sports rival of a fourth grader, who he refers to as Vince La-Stupid. Most of the major characters are in fourth grade, including Gelman and Randall J. Weems. King Bob rules the playground in, FTP, what cartoon series centered on the free period of T.J. Detweiller and his friends?

Answer: Recess

8. Leo Moranz and Harry Axene were the founders of this chain, as they sold the item most associated with it and the franchising rights to their customers. In 1999, this restaurant first teamed with Weinerschnitzel, whose parent company later purchased it in 2003. It has been mentioned in several country songs, including Rascal Flatts’ “Oklahoma-Texas Line”, Brooks & Dunn’s “Hillbilly Deluxe”, and in Trisha Yearwood’s “She’s in Love with the Boy”, while it was also name-dropped in the John then-Cougar-now-Mellencamp song “Jack and Diane” as a place for “suckin’ down chili dogs”. FTP, name this ice cream-based fast food restaurant.

Answer: Tastee-Freez

9. A colleague of James Naismith at the YMCA Training School, he scored his team’s only goal during the first public basketball exhibition, and he was also credited with devising the five-on-five game now most common. His association with baseball includes his invention of the batting cage. As a right end, he was a member of the first All-American football team in 1889, and he also worked to found what became the Big 10 Conference, as head coach at the University of Chicago. FTP, who is this important American sports innovator, the namesake of the NCAA Division III football championship game?

Answer: Amos Alonzo Stagg

10. She had an uncredited role in Ghost Busters, as the birthday girl in Tavern on the Green. The composer and lyricist behind the musicals The Flunky and Skirts, her first role on Broadway came in 1992, as she played Eponine in Les Misarables. She had turned to theater as her recording career fizzled, with sales of Body Mind Soul and Anything Is Possible failing to meet that of her debut album, 1987's Out of the Blue. The youngest artist ever to write, produce, and perform a #1 single, FTP, who is this 80's pop star, known for such songs as "Foolish Beat" and "Lost in Your Eyes"?

Answer: Deborah “Debbie” Gibson

11. It is housed in the Goodman Building, which its owner purchased in 1968, at 39th Street and Second Avenue. Victor Mancha declared it the “least respected newspaper in New York City” and it is published in the tabloid style, much like its chief rival, The Daily Globe. It has published numerous magazines as well, including Woman and Now Magazine, while The Pulse was produced to focus more on superheroes, a group it normally attacks. A monthly newsletter under this name has been published by Marvel since 2006 to publicize their Civil War and House of M crossovers. FTP, what is this newspaper owned by J. Jonah Jameson, for which Peter Parker worked as a photographer?

Answer: The Daily Bugle

12. This sport was associated with the ‘70s cartoon Bailey’s Comets, a documentary, Jam, which appeared at 2006’s SXSW, and another documentary from this year’s SXSW, which tells the story of a team formed in Austin in 2001. A match consists of two teams of 5-players competing, with three positions, blocker, pivot, and jammer. Most amateur and professional leagues now play by rules designed by the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association. FTP, what is this contact sport played on skates and most often by women?

Answer: Roller Derby

13. As an author, he wrote about a man who leads a double life as an ad executive and a muckraking reporter in his novel The Arrangement and he earned an Oscar nomination for Adapted Screenplay for his own semiautobiographical novel, America, America. He was the director of Warren Beatty’s big screen debut in Splendor in the Grass, while his last film was the Harold Pinter-penned The Last Tycoon, based on Fitzgerald’s unfinished novel. He earned his first directing Oscar in 1947 for Gentleman’s Agreement and nominations for A Streetcar Named Desire and East of Eden. FTP, who is this director, unofficially blacklisted from both sides for testifying before HUAC, whose best known film is On the Waterfront?

Answer: Elia Kazan

14. This word has been popular as an album title, with two issued in 2000 alone – one by South African group Saron Gas, the other a Japan-only release by Dead or Alive that included a remix of “You Spin Me Round.” A better known album by this name was issued in the UK in 1971 and the US in 1972, while another was released in 1999 with the word “The” added to the title and included Dr. Dre as guest mixer on “10 Miles High.” Tracks on the former included “Long Distance Runaround” and “Heart of the Sunrise”; on the later one, “Into the Void” and “The Day the World Went Away.” FTP give the title shared by a double album also called Halo 14 by Nine Inch Nails and by the Yes album that included the classic single “Roundabout.”

Answer: (The) Fragile

15. One of his earliest roles was as Gary Angelo in a 1983 made for TV movie, Making of a Male Model, and in that same year he starred in the failed sitcom Herndon, alongside Michael Richards. He found slightly more success on The John Larroquette Show and The West Wing but he is better known for the roles of Roger Phillips, Ace Covington Evans, and Jefferson D'Arcy. Helping kill off Happy Days, Love Boat, and Married… with Children was, FTP, what actor, whose name has become synonymous with jumping the shark?

Answer: Ted Martin McGinley

16. He had only 15 total receptions as a freshman and sophomore, but set a school record that still stands with 17 touchdown catches as a junior. This Biletnikoff Award winner was taken with the 7th pick overall in the 1996 NFL Draft out of Ohio State and helped lead his team to the Super Bowl with a then-rookie record 90 receptions for the Patriots. He earned his only Pro Bowl bid in 2000 and was traded to his current team in 2003 after a one-year stint with the Packers. FTP, name this Dallas wide-out, whose gender Bill Parcells no longer questions..

Answer: Terry Tyree Glenn

17. One error in this film resulted from the fact that Jace Alexander is right-handed, while Dickey Kerr, whom he portrayed, was in fact left-handed. The film’s director portrayed reporter Ring Lardner, because of his close resemblance to him, while Ken Berry, the film’s batting coach played the role of a heckler during the first game. D.B. Sweeney spent a season in training with a minor league affiliate of the Minnesota Twins in preparation for his role as Joe Jackson. FTP, name this 1988 film directed by John Sayles and starring John Cusack, a film about the 1919 Black Sox scandal.

Answer: Eight Men Out

18. One of her ex-boyfriends is Hank, a professional hockey player. Growing up in Chehalis, Washington, her childhood nickname was Cricket, and when she was sixteen, she got pregnant and gave her daughter Sarah up for adoption. Desperate to leave the trailer park behind, she took jobs waitressing and later posed for a Bethany Whisper ad campaign in order to pay for her education. FTP, who is this surgical intern at Seattle Grace Hospital, the lingerie model turned doctor portrayed by Katherine Heigl on Grey's Anatomy?

Answer: Isobel “Izzie” Stevens (accept any of the three)

19. The first single off this album shares its name with a Jane Siberry song, and the artist performed two songs from it at the Grand Ole Opry four days before the album was released. It debuted in October 2006 at #9 on the Billboard 200, and at #1 on the Billboard Country Album charts, with iTunes releasing a special bonus track, "Life's Too Short," online. The hit singles "Red High Heels" and "I Wonder" have helped ensure the success of, FTP, what debut album from American Idol alum Kellie Pickler?

Answer: Small Town Girl

20. On the album Tube Technology, nerdcore rapper Beefy performs a song about this character. She is projected to be the main character of a second film adaptation of her video game series in 2008; Ming-Na portrayed her in the first film adaptation, released in 1994. Early in the storyline, she gathers clues about the death of her father. Gen points her to Shadaloo, and she swears revenge on Shadaloo’s leader and her father’s murderer, M. Bison. FTP, name this character, wielder of the Kikouken and Spinning Bird Kick and the first female introduced in the Street Fighter series.

Answer: Chun Li

21. The composer recently announced that a sequel to this work would be forthcoming, based upon a 1999 Frederick Forsyth novel. People who have played the title character include Earl Carpenter, Anthony Crivello and Hugh Panero. Scenes in it include rehearsals for Hannibal and Don Juan Triumphant and a masquerade ball upon which the title character intrudes, dressed like the Red Death. Numbers in it include “Prima Donna”, “Point of No Return”, “All I Ask of You”, and “The Music of the Night.” FTP, name this long-running Broadway musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Answer: The Phantom of the Opera

22. His career began in comics, as he worked with EC Comics, authored scripts for Flash Gordon, and The Saint. He has worked in alternate history, writing about the US as a British colony in the 20th Century in 1972’s Tunnel Through the Deeps and authoring a much-criticized series about a Civil War interrupted by British invasion, the Stars and Stripes Trilogy. FTP, who is this author, best known for his character Stainless Steel Rat and the novel Make Room! Make Room!, which served as the basis for the film Soylent Green?

Answer: Harry Harrison

BONI – OKLAHOMA #2 RC COLA CLASSIC 2007 – UT-CHATTANOOGA

Questions by Jeremy Hixson and Jamie Powers with spares from Emily Duda and your genial quizmaster

1. Answer the following about the early film career of one of America's finest actors, Keanu Reeves, F10PE.

A. Keanu got his first taste of commercial success when he starred as Ted "Theodore" Logan in this 1989 flick, which also featured George Carlin as Rufus.

Answer: Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (prompt on Bill and Ted)

B. Keanu played Rupert Marshetta in this 1988 independent film by Ron Nyswaner about a teenager who kidnaps his father to make some money, only to find that no one is willing to pay the ransom.

Answer: The Prince of Pennsylvania

C. Keanu joined forces with Patrick Swayze to create the awesomeness that is this 1991 movie, about a cop who goes undercover as a surfer to infiltrate a gang of bank robbers who wear rubber masks of former presidents.

Answer: Point Break

2. F10PE, answer the following about something from Gilmore Girls.

A. Raised by a strict Korean 7th Day Adventist mother, this character surreptitiously listens to rock and roll, and in high school, learns how to play the drums.

Answer: Lane Kim

B. Convincing her mother that it's a musically inclined bible study group, Lane forms this band, with Brian Fuller, Zach Van Gerbig, and Dave Rygalski.

Answer: Hep Alien

C. When Adam Brody, who played Dave, left the show, Hep Alien searched for a new guitarist; they eventually settled on sandwich shop owner Gil, played by this former frontman of Skid Row.

Answer: Sebastian Bach

3. (CS) The 2007 NCAA basketball tournament made your genial quizmaster feel even older than before, as the Florida team featuring the sons of Yannick Noah, Sidney Green, & Tito Horford wasn’t the only team with second-generation athletes. FTSNOP, name the university represented in the men’s or women’s tournament by the following:

5) Michael Conley Jr., son of the Olympic medalist in the triple jump

Answer: Ohio State

5) Patrick Ewing, Jr. and Jeremiah Rivers (son of Doc)

Answer: Georgetown

10) Freshmen guard Stephen [pronounced STEFF-fin] Curry, a three-point sharpshooter like his father Dell

Answer: Davidson

10) Courtney and Ashley Paris (daughters of Bubba, the 49ers tackle) and Abi Olajuwon (daughter of Akeem)

Answer: Oklahoma

4. Harry Potter just can’t seem to catch a break – much like Jessica Fletcher, people around him seem to die off in droves. FFPE with a bonus 5 for all correct, given the character that died, name the book that character died in.

A. Albus Dumbledore

Answer: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (and yes, he’s really dead, JKR has confirmed this)

B. Frank Bryce

Answer: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

C. Professor Quirrel

Answer: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

D. Cedric Diggory

Answer: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

E. Sirius Black

Answer: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

5. Answer the following questions about everyone's favorite Academy Award-winning rap group, F10PE.

A. This song from Hustle & Flow won a Best Original Song Oscar and required major major revision for TV broadcast.

Answer: "It's Hard Out Here For a Pimp"

B. Though Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson actually performed it in the film, this group received the writing credit and the Oscar. Host Jon Stewart noted that it put them one Oscar ahead of Martin Scorsese, who has since caught up.

Answer: Three 6 Mafia

C. In June 2006, this member left Three 6 Mafia to pursue a solo career, releasing On My Own later that year. He has been linked to a shooting at the studio of HOT 107, a Memphis radio station.

Answer: Crunchy Black

6. “Who dey” going to arrest next? Hopefully, not many more players, or the Cincinnati Bengals might not have a team. FTPE, answer these questions related to the numerous debacles their players have faced.

A. This wide receiver’s numerous arrests include ones for providing alcohol to minors, weapons charges in Florida and drug possession. He recently met with the NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to discuss his ‘problems.’

Answer: Chris Henry

B. This cornerback managed to bring the player arrest count to nine when he was arrested in January, 2007 in Kentucky – like Henry was once also arrested, he got cuffed for marijuana possession.

Answer: Johnathan Joseph

C. This starting quarterback’s frustration with his team prompted his not-exactly-groundbreaking statement, “We have to stop doing things like breaking the law.”

Answer: Carson Palmer

7. Has there ever been a thespian more versatile than Jaleel White? Methinks not. Answer the following questions about multiple roles he played on Family Matters, F10PE.

A. This was White's main character on the show, a whiny nerd hopelessly in love with Laura Winslow. He was also responsible for introducing the annoying catchphrase "Did I do that?" to middle-schoolers everywhere.

Answer: Steven Q. “Steve” Urkel (accept either)

B. White also portrayed many members of the Urkel family, including this Southern belle cousin who was obsessed with Eddie Winslow. Her father, Big Daddy, was played by Reginald VelJohnson, the same actor who played Carl Winslow.

Answer: Myrtle Mae Urkel

C. Another member of the Urkel clan, this character played by White was Steve's thuggish cousin with a disdain for cops. His birth name was Cornelius Eugene Urkel, but he preferred to go by this more street-cred worthy nickname.

Answer: O.G.D. or Original Gangsta Dawg

8. Their first Grammy came in the Best Rock Instrumental category for “Approaching Pavonis Mons by Balloon (Utopia Planitia)”. FTPE:

A. Name this band, whose albums include Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots and Transmissions from the Satellite Heart.

Answer: The Flaming Lips

B. The Lips’ most recent full-length album, it features tracks like “The Wizard Turns On... The Giant Silver Flashlight and Puts on His Werewolf Moccasins”, which won the 2006 Grammy for Best Rock Instrumental.

Answer: At War with the Mystics

C. This 1993 song from Transmissions from the Satellite Heart is the Lips’ entry to date on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Answer: “She Don’t Use Jelly”

9. F10PE, identify each of the following movies, all of which appear in the Bottom 20 list on .

A. This 2002 crap-fest starring Matt Dillon garnered the #15 slot. For those who remember the trailer, the Editor suggests that it was completely honest about the slow-motion in the fight scenes.

Answer: Deuces Wild

B. In this 2006 disaster starring Tim Allen and Courtney Cox, four children must learn to control their superpowers. It was #11 on the list and had the Editor wondering about Chevy Chase’s gambling debts.

Answer: Zoom

C. At #10 is this 2002 film with Morris Chestnut, Ja Rule, and Nia Peeples. The Editor said that Steven Seagal “discovered the magic of starring opposite rap stars whose acting skills were even more limited than his own “

Answer: Half Past Dead

10. Answer the following about tourist attractions from the “Mother Road”, Route 66, F10PE.

A. Located near Stanton, MO, this 26-mile long cave has long been a tourist destination on Route 66 and is noted for the claims that Jesse James hid out here and for its ads, which were painted on the roofs of barns.

Answer: Meramec Caverns

B. This restaurant in Amarillo, TX, is noted for the 72 oz. steak patrons can have for free, if they eat it and the accompanying meal in under an hour. It is now located along I-40, instead of old Route 66.

Answer: The Big Texan

C. This bridge spanning the Mississippi connected a spur of Route 66 which bypassed downtown St. Louis and it was noted for its narrowness and a 22° bend in the middle. It is now a pedestrian bridge.

Answer: Old Chain of Rocks Bridge

11. F10PE, identify the following about a Coen Brothers’ film.

A. This film stars Jeff Daniels as the Dude, a man who shares his name with the title character, as he bowls and engages in various adventures related to retrieving a rug and a kidnapped girl.

Answer: The Big Lebowski

B. The allegedly kidnapped girl, Bunny, appeared in a porno by this name, which also featured Uli, one of the nihilists, and an uncredited Asia Carrera.

Answer: Logjammin’

C. John Turturro appears in the film as this character, an oddly-dressed bowler, whom Walter accuses of exposing himself to an 8-year-old.

Answer: Jesus Qintana (accept either)

12. Identify the following characters that are part of the Maverick Hunters from a popular video game series, F10PE.

A. This character, the namesake the series, which began in 1994, is a small, blue robot with a large cannon on his right arm. He was created by Dr. Light and has a name like that of a similar character created earlier.

Answer: Mega Man X (prompt on Mega Man)

A. An archaeologist, he unearthed X’s capsule and used X as a template to create the Reploids. In the second game, he rebuilds Zero after X recovers his three parts from the X-Hunters.

Answer: Dr. Cain

B. Introduced in Mega Man X5, she was once a colleague of the Reploid scientist Gate. She has mastered many programming languages and serves as a navigator for the Maverick Hunters.

Answer: Alia

C. Introduced in Mega Man X7, he is sought by the Red Alert Syndicate because he has the power to transform into his enemies. In Mega Man X8, it is revealed that he is a prototype for next-generation Reploids.

Answer: Axl

13. Given its members, identify the following boy bands, F10PE.

A. Ben Adams, Mark Read, Christian Ingebrigtsen, and Paul Marazzi

Answer: a1

B. Dan Miller, Trevor Penick, Jacob Underwood, Erik-Michael Estrada, and Ashley Parker Angel

Answer: O-Town

C. Justin Jeffre, Jeff Timmons, Drew Lachey, and Nick Lachey

Answer: 98 Degrees

14. Answer the following about a David Hasselhoff show that is not Baywatch, F10PE.

A. Hasselhoff starred as the title character, who fights crime with the aid of a talking car voiced by William Daniels, in this 1982-86 series.

Answer: Knight Rider

B. KITT, the name of the artificially intelligent car, is an anagram for this.

Answer: Knight Industries Two Thousand

C. KITT's technician during the second season of the show, this character played by Rebecca Holden was replaced when Patricia McPherson reprised her role as Bonnie Barstow.

Answer: April Curtis (accept either)

15. Classical music isn't the only subject with a well-known Russian Five. Answer the following about the Detroit Red Wings circa the mid-'90s, F10PE.

A. This center of the Russian Five line earned three Stanley Cups during his time in Detroit. Now with the Columbus Blue Jackets, in 2004 he became the first Russian player to reach 1,000 points.

Answer: Sergei Fedorov

B. Nicknamed "The Vladinator," this defenseman saw his playing career tragically cut short after the Red Wings' 1997 Stanley Cup victory, as he was seriously injured in a limousine crash along with the team masseuse, Sergei Mnatsakanov.

Answer: Vladimir Konstantinov

C. Konstantinov's injuries put an end to the original Russian Five, though Detroit's acquisition of this defenseman in 1998 led to the brief formation of the "Russian Five II."

Answer: Dmitri Mironov

16. The Designated Player Rule was introduced to provide more marquee players for MLS squads and thus grow the league. F10PE, identify each of the following players who have signed with the league as a result of the new rule.

A. Representing the biggest signing in the league’s history, this English midfielder signed a 5-year contract with Los Angeles Galaxy in January.

Answer: David Beckham

B. This Mexican star will be leaving Club América, his current team in Mexico, to join the Chicago Fire this year as well. He is one of the highest scoring players currently in La Primera División.

Answer: Cuauhtémoc Blanco

C. This American midfielder will be joining Red Bull New York this season, after 4 seasons with Manchester City. With Vfl Wolfsburg of Bundesliga, he became the first American captain of a major European club.

Answer: Claudio Reyna

17. Identify these gadgets sold on television infomercials, FTPE.

A. This is a "unique, self contained environment" based on a NASA experiment. Ants seem to love the nutrient rich, water based gel in which they also live.

Answer: AntWorks

B. This patent pending device's twin-shell design will protect your C-cup from being damaged by the washing machine.

Answer: BraBaby

C. This beauty care device is "essential for any woman" and its "ultra-bright built-in light and attached magnifying glass makes even the finest hairs easy to see".

Answer: LumaTweeze

18. Some very odd things have been billed as edutainment for children, though they were of course more entertaining for the stoned. F10PE, identify each of the following examples.

A. Among the best known examples is this show which features four colored aliens with screens on their stomachs and oddly shaped antennae on their heads.

Answer: Teletubbies

B. This show, featuring Pat Morita, as “Uncle Pat” followed the adventures of several tweeners as they went to visit the title character, a marsupial-martial artist.

Answer: Adventures with Kanga Roddy

C. Featuring Jonathan Winters, this show sees a large, round green… thing?... teach children how to be healthy and exercise, along with his many friends.

Answer: Bloopy’s Buddies

19. Six movies just weren’t enough; Star Wars also has an entire expanded universe to satisfy the legions of fans that have already seen the two trilogies in excess of 100 times. FTPE, name some things about the expanded universe.

A. This book which takes place between “A New Hope” and “The Empire Strikes Back” was the first expanded universe novel to be published. It involves Luke, Leia and Vader as they search for the Kaiburr crystal.

Answer: Splinter of the Mind's Eye

B. This character was one of the most famous to have come out of the expanded universe. This blue-skinned, red-eyed Chiss Grand Admiral was the central character of a Timothy Zahn trilogy that included “Heir to the Empire”

Answer: Grand Admiral Thrawn or Mitth'raw'nuruodo

C. Centered around a conflict with a race known as the Yuuzhan Vong, this series shook up the Star Wars universe, perhaps most notably by killing off Chewbacca. It included titles such as “The Unifying Force” and “Star by Star”

Answer: New Jedi Order

20. F10PE, answer the following about the history of a certain musical group.

A. This group, which was formed by Kim and Kelley Deal in 1977, is best known for their hit single “Cannonball” from the 1993 album Last Splash.

Answer: The Breeders

B. Kim Deal is better known as the bassist of this group, which released songs like “Gigantic” and “Monkey Gone to Heaven” on their albums Surfer Rosa and Doolittle.

Answer: The Pixies

C. Another member of The Breeders was this woman, a guitarist for the Throwing Muses and Belly, whose solo career has seen her produce the albums Lovesongs for Underdogs and This Hungry Life, her most recent effort.

Answer: Tanya Donnelly

21. Though we more often think of young coaches moving on to bigger and better jobs in the off-seasons, sometimes older, more experienced coaches move down. Identify the following examples from this year, F10PE.

A. Following 11 years at Colorado, this man was hired to replace Rob Judson at Northern Illinois, where he became the 7th African-American coach in that conference.

Answer: Ricardo Patton

B. After gigs at two Mountain West Schools, Colorado State and New Mexico, this coach will take over at Liberty, furthering his downward movement after also working in the Pac-10 at Oregon State.

Answer: Ritchie McKay

C. This former Princeton coach left the Tigers to take over Denver, following three disappointing seasons. While not technically a step down, this move hardly feels lateral, after this man’s previous work at Air Force.

Answer: Joe Scott

22. Identify each of the following actors, musicians, or others who had cameo appearances in John Waters’s Serial Mom, F10PE, or, F5PE, if you need easier clues.

A. 10) This woman appears as the ditzy date of Carl Pageant at the flea market. He buys a Franklin Mint fabrege egg for her, before being killed with a poker in the bathroom.

5) She is better known for her career in porn, most of which occurred while she was underage, as well as a subsequent album and B-movie career.

Answer: Traci Lords

B. 10) This band plays as The Camel Lips at the club Hammerjacks during the scene in which Scotty is immolated. They even join in on the fun.

5) This riot grrrrl band, which takes its name from ‘50s slang, had popular albums in the early ‘90s with Bricks Are Heavy and Hungry for Stink.

Answer: L7

C. 10) This woman plays Juror #8, the final woman killed by the title character, despite her pleas that “Fashion has changed”.

5) She is best known for being the heiress to the fortune of her grandfather, a powerful publishing magnate, and for her kidnapping by the Symbionese Liberation Army.

Answer: Patricia “Patty” Hearst

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