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Round 8

1. A character played by this woman describes a flight to India following a battle between the queen of France and the evil queen of Germany; that character, Judy Arleen Miller, had earlier identified a stuffed donkey as her husband. Another character played by this woman receives her mother's treasured egg salad recipe while being lectured on the facts of life before prom; however, that character is saving herself for Marvin Hamlisch rather than her date, Todd diLamuca. Yet another character played by this woman answered letters from Richard Feder by recounting experiences like meeting Princess Lee Radziwill after finding a toenail in her hamburger, while yet another of her characters commented on topics like "making Puerto Rico a steak" and "conserving our national racehorses" on Weekend Update. FTP, name this comedienne, the first actor cast in Saturday Night Live, whose recurring characters included Baba Wawa, Emily Litella, and Roseanne Roseannadanna.

ANSWER: Gilda Susan Radner

2. One event attended by this figure is a party with the theme of "Canadian politics circa 1972 but you're secretly Batman," which is hosted at Julie's apartment, while at another party, his love interest wears Mr. Silly's shoes. His mysterious antagonist owns the Chaos Theater. He gains an advantage when a character who had earlier blown two holes in the moon using the power of his curds-and-whey-filled brain is disabled by the Vegan Police; that character, Todd, plays with the bionic-armed Lynette and Envy Adams in The Clash at Demonhead. This figure dreams about his love interest when she travels through his mind using a subspace portal. With Stephen Stills and Kim Pine, this character plays in the band Sex Bob-omb. Matt Patel and the demon hipster girls, Lucas Lee, and the Twins are among the antagonists this character faces when he begins dating an Amazon employee with a checkered romantic past. FTP, name this Bryan O'Malley creation who takes on Ramona Flowers's seven evil exes in a series of comic books.

ANSWER: Scott Pilgrim

3. In a game in Ken Jennings's Trivia Almanac, the title of this song is mentioned as something "sharecropper Celie" learns about. This song is performed during a scene in which Peter Postlethwaite envisions a reconciliation between Paul Sorvino and Brian Dennehy's feuding characters in Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet; that version of this song is performed by Quindon Tarver. Its video opens with its artist reclining in the bathtub while wearing a loincloth, while later a live animal is tossed at the scrubs-wearing keyboardist "Doctor" Fink. Lacking a bass line, this song offers "a courtyard of violets in bloom" as one of the images for its listener to dig. Featuring a conflict between a "cold" father and a mother who is "never satisfied," this song was the first single released from the soundtrack of Purple Rain. FTP, name this Prince song that asks, "Why do we scream at each other?"

ANSWER: "When Doves Cry" (In case you're curious about the Ken Jennings clue, it's a movie-title mashup game that's trying to get you to guess "The Color Purple Rain")

4. One event taking place in this country saw Tank Abbott defeat a native fighter despite a broken hand, while Randy Couture defeated Maurice Smith. That event is known as “UFC 15.5” and occurred two events before UFC: Brazil. Anderson Silva’s last loss was to a fighter from here by controversial DQ after an illegal kick. The most popular UFC fighter born in this country defeated Alan Belcher at UFC 100, appends the prefix Sexy- to his last name and uses the often mocked entry music of Sarah Brightman’s “Time to Say Goodbye.” That man lost to Chris Leben at UFC 116. DREAM Events was formed in this country after UFC acquired its predecessor PRIDE Fighting, which had cross-promoted with K-1. This country’s largest fighting organization is owned by the government, which gives shares to sanyaku, regulates stables and runs the six tournaments or Honbasho. FTP, identify this homeland of Yushin Okama, Yoshihiro Akiyama and lots of sumo wrestlers.

ANSWER: Japan (this will almost certainly not be an issue, but Akiyama is ethnically Korean but was born in Japan. If someone complains, respond with “ATTENTION MUST BE PAID!”)

5. The stars of this movie also co-starred in You Belong to Me and The Mad Miss Manton. This film's main character describes her dream man as "a practical ideal you can find two or three of in every barbershop, getting the works." In this film, which is the subject of Stanley Cavell's essay "Cons and Pros," Horace sings "Come, landlord, fill the flowing bowl" as he descends a staircase to meet the niece of Sir Alfred McGlennon Keith. Its romantic leads first meet when the male lead reads a book by Hugo Marsditz before accidentally tripping over the female lead's foot, causing him to accompany her back to her cabin to replace her broken shoe. On a trip to Connecticut, the main character blames her antics on the S.S. Southern Queen on her identical half-sister Cecilia, the coachman's daughter, but the streetwise butler Muggsy remains suspicious. Earlier in the movie, the male lead, Hopsie, whose fortune was made by "The Ale that Won for Yale," accidentally frightens the main character of this film with his pet, Emma, a Brazilian glass snake. FTP, name this Preston Sturges film in which Barbara Stanwyck plays card sharp Jean Harrington, who tries to seduce the wealthy Charles Pike by posing as the titular aristocrat.

ANSWER: The Lady Eve

6. In an LA Times article, Ted Gioia published extracts from the FBI files on this man, including a defense of his character by onetime employer Archibald Macleish. A collaboration between this man, Big Bill Broonzy, Memphis Slim, and Sonny Boy Williamson was released as Blues in the Mississippi Night, while his work with Woody Guthrie and longtime collaborator Pete Seeger led to the publication of Hard-Hitting Songs for Hard-Hit People. This man and his father arranged the early release from prison of, and subsequently hired as a chauffeur, Huddie Ledbetter, who later performed under the name Leadbelly. This man is credited with discovering Son House, Muddy Waters, and Jelly Roll Morton, and his recording of James Carter singing "Po' Lazarus" was used on the soundtrack to O Brother, Where Art Thou?, while Moby's Play sampled heavily from this man's Sounds of the South, on which he collaborated with his onetime paramour Shirley Collins. FTP, name this ethnomusicologist whose recordings with his father John laid the ground for Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music.

ANSWER: Alan Lomax

7. One installment in this franchise includes the crazy, incestuously cloned twins Alexia and Alfred, who take over Rockfort, a prison island holding Steve Burnside. That entry centers on a woman voiced by Alyson Court whose brother is the rival of Forest Speyer. In this franchise’s second entry, Sherry helps you beat her father William Birkin, which is most effectively accomplished with Flame Rounds, which are also good against Plant 43, which joins Crimson Heads and Nemesis as enemies in this series. This series includes games with subtitles like the previously described Code Veronica, as well as Survivor and The Darkside Chronicles. This series’ second entry focuses on an attempt to escape Raccoon City by Claire Redfield and Leon Kennedy, who kill the bio-organic weapons created by the Umbrella Corporation. FTP, identify this Capcom game series where you have to survive various plagues that create monsters.

ANSWER: Resident Evil (prompt on Code: Veronica early; accept Biohazard)

8. It isn’t England, but in 1999 one native of this country benefited from Greg Norman’s predictable collapse at the Masters, winning his second major ahead of Norman and Davis Love III. That native of this country won his first Masters dueling Tom Lehman. The most decorated golfer from this country famously got a birdie on the 16th hole after playing from a parking lot, giving him his first British Open in 1979 at age 23. He would win at that course, Royal Lytham and St. Anne’s again 1988 to win his 5th major, though that man is currently battling a brain tumor. In 1999, the most famous active golfer from this country ran and jumped to see his shot at Medina, though he ultimately lost by a stroke to Tiger. In 2008, that man, notorious for slow play and spitting into the cup, missed a putt to win at Carnoustie and ultimately lost a playoff to Padraig Harrington. FTP, identify this country of Jose Maria Olazabal, Seve (SEH-vee) Ballesteros and Sergio Garcia.

ANSWER: Spain

(Note: “it isn’t England” so people don’t buzz with the more famous collapse to let Nick Faldo win in 1996)

9. Cliff Robertson drove a station wagon around a small town in ads for this company in the 80s, while a more recent ad for them has Fredrik Hiller distributing white sweaters as the helpful Sven. One of this company’s ads resembles the work of an artist that died on April 26th, inspiring condemnation for that BBDO-made ad despite a disclaimer that neither Jeanne-Claude nor another artist is associated with this company. Featuring the Hollywood sign and the Gateway Arch, Christo-inspired drapery is used in this company’s “Rethink Possible” campaign. Following a brief resurrection of the “Reach Out and Touch Someone” slogan, another campaign by this company sees the central pitchman create a headless doppelganger after failed downloading and give dinner party guests “dumb phones.” Those Luke Wilson ads attack this company’s rival Verizon. FTP, identify this phone carrier with a lined blue globe for a logo.

ANSWER: AT&T

10.

An early single by this artist tells of a neighbor who lay dead for three weeks in the apartment downstairs being eaten by a cat; that single, which sampled Tony Orlando's "Lazy Susan", was "1980". Pitchfork criticized the "farty big-band horns" that appeared in a track performed by Hi-Tek, Talib Kweli, and this artist, Reflection Eternal's "World Go Round". This singer left V2 to sign with HomeSchool after a dispute about allowing John Legend to produce the followup to her debut album, The 18th Day. She was attacked for using makeup to appear "blacker" in the video for a recent single featuring rapper Kardinal Offishall, in which she claims that she can be the title entity "every day of every week." She sang "take me to New York, I'd like to see LA" in a collaboration with Kanye West that appeared on 2008's Shine. FTP, name this British singer and rapper whose hits include "Freak" and "American Boy."

ANSWER: Estelle Fanta Swaray (accept people attempting to pronounce "Est'elle," should that sound different than "Estelle")

11. Before coaching LSU, Press Maravich coached at this school, leaving after Pete failed to qualify academically. Maravich succeeded as this school’s coach a man who led them to a defeat of Baylor in the 1950 third place game and a changed their nickname away from the Red Terrors, Everett Case. Formerly playing their home games in Reynolds Coliseum, future pitcher Tim Stoddard played for this school’s first national championship team, joining Tommy Burleson and Monte Towe, who along with a better-known teammate allegedly invented the alley-oop. This team’s second national championship came after a Dereck Whittenberg miss was put in by Lorenzo Charles. With one championship led by David Thompson and a second coming against Houston in 1983, FTP, name this ACC school coached to a title by Jim Valvano, found in Raleigh.

ANSWER: North Carolina State Wolfpack (DO NOT accept or prompt on just “North Carolina”)

12. One character in this book is said to get her stage name from the setting of As You Like It, going by Linda Arden instead of Linda Goldenberg, though she passes herself off as Mrs. Hubbard. Some of the strange happenings in this book include a missing gold button from a uniform, a scarlet kimono that appears in an unexpected piece of luggage, and fragment of text that reads “AISY ARM.” Characters include Fraulein Schmidt, a maid who accidentally reveals she was a cook; Elena Andrenyi, who really has the first initial “H”; and Hector MacQueen, the son of a DA who lost a well-publicized case that actually involved Hector’s employer, a man calling himself Mr. Ratchett. That victim is ultimately revealed to be Cassetti, the man who killed Daisy Armstrong but was then murdered himself. Reconciling these different clues tests Hercule Poirot, who is stopped in the Balkans by snow while returning from Istanbul. FTP, identify this Agatha Christie book about a crime on a train.

ANSWER: Murder on the Orient Express

13.

According to one interview, a single from this band was inspired by Philip Rivers’s tears after a Chargers playoff game, though a more popular theory is that this is an attack on Nikki Sixx. That song is “Cryin’ Like a Bitch.” Their first drummer was Joe D’Arco, who recorded their EP All Wound Up, though he left before their eponymous debut album, which includes songs like “Voodoo” and “Keep Away.” Another album launched singles like “I Stand Alone” and “Straight Out of Line,” one of 6 Mainstream Rock No. 1 hits for this band from Lawrence, Massachusetts. Others include “Speak,” “Awake” and “Whiskey Hangover.” Tommy Stewart was replaced by Shannon Larkin, joining Robbie Merrill and Tony Rombola in this band named for an Alice in Chains song. With albums like Awake, Faceless and The Oracle, FTP, name this hard rock band fronted by Sully Erna with a rather blasphemous name.

ANSWER: Godsmack

14. Between the two longest-running pairings, this show was hosted by the woman that MCed the Jersey Shore reunion special, Julissa Bermudez, and the host of “Live in the Den,” Darian “Tigger” Morgan. Audience members wear neon wristbands and those celebrating birthdays are recognized at the end of each show. One of the current hosts of this show was vocal in her support for her native Honduras during the World Cup; that woman replaced Marie Wright, who after leaving this show released singles like “Dilemma” and “Caught Up” under her more familiar name Free. Like Free’s supposed relationship with co-host A.J. Calloway, dating rumors surround this show’s two current co-hosts Terrence J and Rocsi. Currently airing after an hour of “Everybody Hates Chris” re-runs and counting down the day’s top videos, FTP, identify this signature BET show no longer filmed at its titular address.

ANSWER: 106 and Park

15. He introduced Alan Moore to supermodel Lauren Hutton while collaborating with Moore on a yet-to-be-released update of the Beauty and the Beast story, Fashion Beast. A collaboration between this man and MC Hamlet produced "II Be or Not II Be," (to be or not to be) while another of his songs was quoted in Liz Phair's "Whip Smart"; that song, "Double Dutch," appeared on this man's album Duck Rock. Father of the founder of Agent Provocateur, this man once ran a shop with his girlfriend at 430 Kings Road that was called SEX. While promoting Vivienne Westwood's clothing line, this man hired 14-year-old Annabella Lwin as a lead singer, and, working with a different band, this man fired Wally Nightingale from the Swankers and recruited John Lydon, later known as Johnny Rotten. FTP, name this punk impresario who managed the New York Dolls and created Bow Wow Wow and the Sex Pistols.

ANSWER: Malcolm McLaren

16. On this album’s title track, the singer bemoans “midgets that disguise themselves as tiny little dwarves” while “cornfields of popcorn have yet to spring open.” Paul Palmer mixed this album, which appeared on his label Trauma records. With the phrase “Sunpist Groves” on the cover, this album’s final single tells the addressee “you’re just like my Ken and Barbie doll” while another song’s title question is followed by “how is it now?” Those songs are “Hey You” and “Happy Now?,” some of the songs on this album chronicling the breakup of the singer and bassist Tony Kanal. Another song from this album is singer screening her calls as she’s walking in the title structures, while the first big single bemoans that “all that you’ll let me be” is the title statement. Featuring “Spiderwebs” and “Just a Girl,” FTP, identify this 1995 breakthrough album for No Doubt.

ANSWER: Tragic Kingdom

17. A book with section titles like “Pimpology” and “Living with the Dizzle” argues that unrealistically high standards lead to frustration and settling for “freshouts” in a book titled after this man. Subtitled “Why Black Women Can’t Find Good Black Men,” that book is by Jimi Izrael and titled after a Principle named for this man. This man won a Tony Award for a Kenny Leon-directed role as Troy Maxson, while he also won awards for playing Gray Grantham opposite Julia Roberts in 1993 and for playing naval psychiatrist Jerome Davenport in a movie he also directed. Besides those appearances in Fences, The Pelican Brief and Antwone Fisher, this man played T.C. Williams coach Herman Boone and Alonzo Harris, the mentor of the Ethan Hawke-played Jake Hoyt, a role this man won an Oscar for. FTP, identify this star of Remember the Titans and Training Day.

ANSWER: Denzel Washington (accept The Denzel Principle early)

18. Toby Maloney praises the Chambery Rouge variety, while elecampane and galangal feature in a celebrated variety produced by Anthony Quady, Vya. It is enjoyed by Frederic Henry while reading the English papers in A Farewell to Arms. One variety that is sometimes consumed as an aperitif is Punt e Mes, which, like a notable Antica variety, is produced by Carpano. It is replaced by Kina Lillet in a Vesper, and a French Kiss cocktail consists solely of this substance, while it is combined with gin and Campari in a Negroni. A piece of barware connected with this highly perishable liquor is a spritz bottle, used to spray a tiny amount of this liquor onto a glass of gin. Like absinthe, its name derives from the presence of wormwood in its original formula. FTP, name this wine-based liquor found in Martinis and Manhattans, one variety of which is producd by Martini and Rossi.

ANSWER: vermouth (sweet vermouth is acceptable until the star; the Vya clue is about dry vermouth and the rest of the clues alternate, indicate both varieties, or don't specify, so don't accept a specific variety like sweet vermouth, dry vermouth, French vermouth, etc. after the star)

19. Note: Team and season year – NOT Super Bowl year – required. This team isn’t “NAQT’s 2005 Editing Staff,” but an Art Berg recitation of William Ernest Henley’s “Invictus” during a preseason meeting is credited by this team’s coach for their success. Players playing their penultimate NFL season with this team include Harry Swayne, Robert Bailey and Larry Webster. After a week eight loss to a division rival, Tony Banks was benched in favor of another QB, who in this team’s playoff rematch with the Titans went only 5-16 with 3 completions to Qadry Ismail. That Divisional Round game was won with Anthony Mitchell returning a blocked field goal for a touchdown. In the AFC Championship against the Raiders, Shannon Sharpe scored a 96-yard TD, while in the Super Bowl, TDs were scored on a Brandon Stokley catch and a Jamal Lewis run. Quarterbacked by Trent Dilfer and with PATs kicked by Matt Stover, FTP, identify this Brian Billick-coached team that beat the Giants in the Super Bowl.

ANSWER: 2000 Baltimore Ravens (year required but accept either city or team name)

20. One police officer in this film is thankful for bushy eyebrows that prevent sweat from getting in his eyes. In this film, the interrogator Jack Lint can’t tell his triplet children apart and calls his wife Barbara although her name is Alison after a mistake by Deputy Minister Helpmann. The main character is appointed DZ-105 in the Ministry of Information Recovery, allowing him the security clearance to investigate Jill Layton, the woman who has appeared in the dreams where he has bird wings. This film’s plot is set in motion when a fly lands in a typewriter and transposes a B for a T, leading to the interrogation and death of Mr. Buttle instead of Archibald “Harry” Tuttle, a renegade air conditioner repairman played by Robert De Niro. Jonathan Pryce plays a bureaucrat searching for his dream girl in a dystopian police state in, FTP, this Terry Gilliam directed dark comedy with a recurring song about the title South American country.

ANSWER: Brazil

Bonuses:

1. Songs on this album include one about a cheerful disabled woman, "Wonder", as well as "Cowboy Romance".

[10] Name this albumn on which Peter Yanowitz played drums, a 1995 release featuring the lead single "Carnival."

ANSWER: Tigerlily

[10] Name this woman who started out as the lead singer for 10,000 Maniacs before launching her solo career with Tigerlily.

ANSWER: Natalie Merchant

[10] This band, whose primary songwriter is Karen Peris, guested on Natalie Merchant's second album, Ophelia. This band's own albums include Umbrella and Birds of My Neighborhood.

ANSWER: The Innocence Mission

2. This team gave Billy Martin his first managerial position while Cookie Lavagetto was their manager when they assumed their current name in 1961. FTPE:

[10] Name this team that had managers like Gene Mauch and Ray Miller.

ANSWER: Minnesota Twins (accept either)

[10] The Twins are currently managed by this man.

ANSWER: Ron Gardenhire

[10] The longest-tenured manager in Twins history was this man, the immediate predecessor of Gardenhire.

ANSWER: Tom Kelly

3. On a hard-hitting episode of Fantasy Island that addresses the horrors of eminent domain, this woman plays a chef trying to win a contest to save her restaurant from being bulldozed for a highway. FTPE:

[10] Identify this woman who played the mother character Theresa on Angie and the mother character Flo on Soap.

ANSWER: Doris Roberts

[10] Roberts best-known turn as a mother was as Marie Barone on this show, where she is mother of the title character and Brad Garrett’s Robert.

ANSWER: Everybody Loves Raymond

[10] Doris Roberts was also a regular on this show, where she plays Mildred, ex-IRS agent who joins a detective agency. She works with the Pierce Brosnan character who adopts the title identity.

ANSWER: Remington Steele

4. Identify some weapons from the Halo series, for 10 points each.

[10] Reach features the return of this ever-popular Covenant gun whose namesake projectiles both home in on their targets and then explode.

ANSWER: needler [or Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher]

[10] A cooler version of the Sentinel Beam from Halo 2, this weapon introduced in Halo 3 can be charged to fire a powerful burst that explodes on contact, wrecking tanks and mobs of enemies alike.

ANSWER: Spartan Laser [or Weapon/Anti-Vehicle Model 6 Grindell/Galilean Nonlinear Rifle; or W/AV M6 G/GNR; prompt on laser]

[10] This Covenant version of the Rocket Launcher had a maximum of 28 rounds in the first game, and then was given 5 magazines of 6 rounds each. Hunters wield a variant of one called an assault cannon.

ANSWER: fuel rod gun [or Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon]

5. The central figure of this song "took some friends out drinking and it's lucky they survived" after the titular event was canceled. It was covered by the Mekons on Slightly South of the Border. FTPE:

[10] Name this song featuring Emmylou Harris on harmony vocals, which ends, "Supposed to be a funeral, it's been a bad, bad day."

ANSWER: "$1000 Wedding"

B. "$1000 Wedding" appeared on Grievous Angel, the second solo album of this country singer who helped found the Flying Burrito Brothers and spent a brief stint with the Byrds before dying from a drug overdose at the age of twenty-six.

ANSWER: Gram Parsons (or Ingram Cecil Connor III)

[10] This Flying Burrito Brothers album features Parsons and Chris Hillman singing that "this old earthquake's gonna leave me in the poorhouse" on its finest track, "Sin City." Its other songs include "Juanita" and a cover of "Do Right Woman".

ANSWER: The Gilded Palace of Sin

6. Identify the following about films based on their use of Roy Orbison’s song “Crying”, FTPE.

[10] A singer at Club Silencio lip-syncs a Spanish version of “Crying” in this David Lynch film named for an LA thoroughfare.

ANSWER: Mulholland Drive

[10] “Crying” plays while Tummler and Solomon shoot the cat Foot-Foot in the rain at the end of this film about sadistic, nihilist rednecks living in rural Ohio.

ANSWER: Gummo

[10] Jon Cryer is a financier that re-enrolls in high school to escape the mob in this 1987 film also starring Annabeth Gish. Because it looks terrible, I didn’t bother watching to see the context for “Crying,” but it’s apparently there.

ANSWER: Hiding Out

7. Answer the following about the ridiculous charade that was ESPN’s Special: The Decision. FTPE:

[10] The Special was a media event designed primarily to stroke LeBron’s enormous ego and secondarily to announce his decision to sign with this team.

ANSWER: Miami Heat (accept either)

[10] While James was shortly afterwards interviewed by Michael Wilbon, the announcement itself was moderated by this man, who also had sensitive interviews with Pete Rose and Kobe after his assault charge.

ANSWER: Jim Gray

[10] The announcement took place in the Boys and Girls Club of this city, the hometown of Steve Young and residence of many New York based athletes.

ANSWER: Greenwich, Connecticut

8. One woman of this name is the female lead in David Seal’s play Cougar Nights in Faded Moonlight. Answer the following about people named Layla, FTPE.

[10] This man co-wrote the song “Layla” with Jim Gordon while leading Derek and the Dominoes.

ANSWER: Eric Clapton

[10] Layla Miller joins Strong Guy and Rictor as part of the title detective agency in this Peter David comic book series.

ANSWER: X-Factor Investigations (prompt on X-Factor)

[10] Tika Sumpter has appeared as Layla Williamson in hundreds of episodes of this ABC soap opera that has starred Erika Slezak for over 30 years.

ANSWER: One Life to Live

9. BIFF! POW! Name some things about villains from the 1960s live-action Batman TV show, FTPE.

[10] This actress was the first to play Catwoman on the TV series but left to film McKenna's Gold. She had earlier portrayed a robot in the care of Dr. Bob McDonald while playing Rhoda in My Living Doll.

ANSWER: Julie Newmar

[10] Driven to a life of crime by his evil twin Harry, this Batman antagonist has minions named Doe, Rae, and Mimi who can put people to sleep with their evil bagpipes. Also known as "Fingers," this character, who was played by Liberace, planned to kill Batman and Robin and marry Aunt Harriet.

ANSWER: Chandell

[10] John Astin, who, along with Frank Gorshin, played the Riddler is also known for playing this figure, the husband of Morticia and brother of Fester.

ANSWER: Gomez Addams

10. To explain his bloodied clothes, the singer of this song tells his mother he has had a nosebleed, but he is eventually caught and spends his life wasting away "down in [a] dirty old jail."

[10] Name this murder ballad in which the titular woman is beaten with a stick, dragged around by her golden curls, and finally drowned by Willie.

ANSWER: "Knoxville Girl"

[10] "Knoxville Girl" was performed by this pair of close-harmony singers named Ira and Charlie on their album Tragic Songs of Life.

ANSWER: The Louvin Brothers

[10] This artist performed guest vocals on the latest release of Charlie Louvin, the surviving member of the Louvin Brothers. While he explored folk on his last album, Secret Profane & Sugarcane, he's better remembered for pop tunes like "Brilliant Mistake" and "Veronica."

ANSWER: Elvis Costello

11. The origins of this feud go back to Spring 2009 at Talladega, where one man scored his first career win by wrecking the other. FTPE:

[10] That describes Brad Keselowski’s fierce rivalry with this driver, whose signature move is a backflip off his car after he wins.

ANSWER: Carl Edwards

[10] Earlier in 2010, Edwards, over 150 laps down, intentionally wrecked Keselowski with 3 laps to go in the Kobalt 500, a race run in this city. The namesake Speedway is considered NASCAR’s fastest track.

ANSWER: Atlanta

[10] Last Saturday, the most recent chapter in the rivalry came when Edwards wrecked Keselowski as the drivers were racing for the white flag during a Nationwide race at this racetrack in Madison, Illinois.

ANSWER: Gateway International Raceway

12. For 10 points, name some things about a TV critic.

[10] This TV critic, the name of whose popular blog asks what he is watching, recently quit the New Jersey Star-Ledger to write for . Ben Silverman credits this reviewer's efforts with saving Chuck from cancellation.

ANSWER: Alan Sepinwall (the blog was called "What's Alan Watching?")

[10] Sepinwall is a big fan of this television auteur, whose list of canceled shows now includes Party Down. One of Party Down's stars, Ryan Hansen, played Dick Casablancas in a more popular show created by this man.

ANSWER: Rob Thomas

[10] Rob Thomas often sneaks James van der Beek-related humor into his shows in reference to the year he spent writing for this Kevin Williams-produced show, which starred van der Beek, Joshua Jackson, and Katie Holmes.

ANSWER: Dawson's Creek

13. The break-up of this duo was caused by a trade with the Rangers for Kevin Miller, Jim Cummings and Dennis Vial. FTPE:

[10] Identify this violent combination of late-80s hockey which included the recently deceased but hilariously named Robert “Bob” Probert. The name is also applied to Jeff Ruland and Rick Mahorn and the San Diego Chargers d-line in the 80s.

ANSWER: Bruise Brothers

[10] Probert was joined as a Bruise Brother by this winger who played for the Rangers for most of the early 90s.

ANSWER: Joe Kocur

[10] Kocur and Probert teamed up for their best and most ass-kickingest years while on this team, whose fans throw octopi on the ice.

ANSWER: Detroit Red Wings (accept either)

14. The cover of this group's only album depicts three men, labeled "The Producer," "The Singer," and "The Producer," against a skyline. Two of those men are members of Radioclit. FTPE:

[10] Name this group whose 2009 debut album contains songs like "Yalira," "Julia," and the title track, "Warm Heart of Africa."

ANSWER: The Very Best

[10] A free mixtape distributed online by The Very Best contained a track that sampled this band's "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa."

ANSWER: Vampire Weekend

[10] The Very Best performed at last year's Pitchfork Music Festival, as did this duo behind the 2009 album Grand. Their singles include "Yea Yeah" and "Daylight".

ANSWER: Matt and Kim

15. This woman's uncle, Walter Howey, convinced D.W. Griffith to hire her as an actress in return for promoting Intolerance and Birth of a Nation in the Chicago Herald-Tribune. FTPE:

[10] Name this star of the twenties who appeared as Selina Peake in So Big after making her name in "flapper" movies like Flaming Youth and The Perfect Flapper.

ANSWER: Colleen Moore

[10] Like Colleen Moore, this actress also started out with flapper movies, but she's more famous for appearing in G.W. Pabst's films Diary of a Lost Girl and Pandora's Box.

ANSWER: Louise Brooks

[10] This actress clashed with Moore when they co-starred in Painted People, leading Moore to dismiss her as a lecherous dimwit. Her star-making turn as Betty Lou Spence in an adaptation of an Elinor Glyn novel resulted in her sobriquet of "the IT Girl".

ANSWER: Clara Bow

16. This school infamously completed a namesake "flop" to allow Miami to score in a 1971 game. FTPE:

[10] That embarrassing play, also called the "Shitbag Play," got the ball back so John Reaves could break a passing record while playing for this school.

ANSWER: Florida Gators

[10] A much more endearing gimmick was the hook and lateral play that allowed this scrappy underdog to force overtime against Oklahoma in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl.

ANSWER: Boise State Broncos

[10] The 2005 Fiesta Bowl also featured a hook and lateral by this Mountain West school. They defeated Pittsburgh in that game and had Eric Weddle and Quinton Ganther on that team.

ANSWER: Utah Utes

17. Victory cards come in Estate, Duchy, and Province varieties, while other card types are Treasure, Kingdom and Curses. FTPE:

[10] Identify this Rio Grande card game with Seaside and Alchemy expansions.

ANSWER: Dominion

[10] Another game from Rio Grande is this one designed by Dirk Henn with extensions like “Vizier’s Favor” and “The Power of Sultan.”

ANSWER: Alhambra

[10] Rio Grande also distributes this 2006 Spiel des Jahres winner. The family of this name was based in Regensburg and one member was patron of Rilke, earning dedication for the Duino Elegies. The game is about postal routes.

ANSWER: Thurn and Taxis (or Thurn und Taxis)

18. In a film by this man set on the fictional island of Quiemada, Burn!, Marlon Brando plays a highly fictionalized version of William Walker. FTPE:

A. Name this Communist who incorporated the writings of Frantz Fanon into his most famous film, The Battle of Algiers.

ANSWER: Gillo Pontecorvo

[10] The pseudodocumentary style of Pontecorvo's The Battle of Algiers was echoed by Alfonso Cuaron in this dystopian film starring Clive Owen as Theo Faron, who protects Kee as she gives birth to the first child born in the world after an eighteen-year period of global sterility.

ANSWER: Children of Men

[10] Like Children of Men and The Battle of Algiers, the cinematography of this Andrei Tarkovsky film features a lot of extremely long shots. In this movie, the title character explains to the Writer and the Professor that the fulfillment of one's innermost desires can be fatal, citing the example of his deceased predecessor Porcupine.

ANSWER: Stalker

19. The singer asks you to “take a good look at yourself and describe what you see” while he is “packing his bags” for the title place. FTPE:

[10] Name this song where the singer asks some hippies in a park if he can “stay awhile” and then has a cop come by.

ANSWER: “Misty Mountain Hop”

[10] That song appeared alongside “The Battle of Evermore” and “When the Levee Breaks” on the fourth namesake album of this rock group.

ANSWER: Led Zeppelin

[10] “Misty Mountain Hop” was a B-side to this single from Led Zeppelin IV. Its first lines are “Hey mama, said the way you move, gonna make you sweat, gonna make you groove.”

ANSWER: “Black Dog”

20. Kim Hutt writes a blog dedicated to chronicling this figure's loud outfits, most of which include leggings, roll socks, and enormous men's shirts. FTPE:

[10] Name this Japanese-American character, the younger sister of Janine and the best friend of Stacey McGill.

ANSWER: Claudia Lynn Kishi (prompt on Kishi)

[10] Claudia Kishi is the vice president of this organization, whose other members include Kristy Thomas and Mallory Pike and which appears in a very long-running series of children's books written by Ann M. Martin.

ANSWER: The Babysitters' Club

[10] This conniving bitch is a frequent antagonist of the Babysitters' Club, particularly of Mary Ann. Her exploits include sending Mary Ann a bad luck charm and trying to steal her boyfriend Logan.

ANSWER: Marguerite "Cokie" Mason (any part)

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