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FOGEY (For Old Geezers and Everyone Younger) 2017Round 9Toss-Up 1Nicknamed “The Loophole,” this character is an attorney who claims never to have won a case. He is thought to have descended from Castilians though his ancestors include Maumed Kali Pashi who burned the Library of Alexandria. A dabbler in the stock market, he has a ticker tape machine in his family room and has invested in such companies as Consolidated Fuzz and Big Swamp and Southern Railroad, the latter investment made so that he could crash trains on a larger scale. Sickly as a child, he was arranged to marry the more normal Ophelia before falling for Ophelia’s younger sister, Morticia. For ten points name this patriarch of the Addams Family.Answer: Gomez Addams (prompt on “Addams” before it is mentioned)Bonus 1Mattel makes more than Barbie and Hot Wheels. For ten points each, name these card games produced by Mattel.10] In this game, players must declare when they have only one card left. In addition to number cards of four colors, the deck contains Reverse, Skip, Draw Two and two types of Wild cards. Answer: Uno10] In addition to 18 wild cards, this game uses 144 number cards. Players attempt to eliminate their stock pile while playing a form of group solitaire, creating up to four shared build piles from one to twelve. Answer: Skip Bo10] Based on a form of rummy, this card game requires players to lay down a specific set of cards – usually groups, straights, or flushes – before someone goes out. The final round requires one five-of-a-kind and one three-of-a-kind set.Answer: Phase 10Toss-Up 2In 2005 this athlete played his first Grand Slam tournament, losing to David Nalbandian in the third round of Wimbledon. After a finals appearance in the 2008 US Open, where he lost to Roger Federer, this player appeared in the semifinals of all four Grand Slam tournaments in 2011, being the runner-up in the Australian Open. In fact, this player was the runner-up in the Australian Open four times between 2010 and 2015. At the 2012 Olympics, he won a silver medal in the mixed doubles with Laura Robson and defeated Federer in the singles, winning the gold medal. Defeating Novak Djokovic for both of his Grand Slam wins, the 2012 US Open and 2013 Wimbledon, for ten points, name this Scottish tennis player. Answer: Andy MurrayBonus 2Given actors who have played them in other films, name the historical figure picked up during Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, for ten points each.10] Played by Go-Gos guitarist Jane Wiedlin in the film, this person had been portrayed by Milla Jovovich in The Messenger and by Maria Falconetti in a 1928 biographical film.Answer: Joan of Arc (accept: Jeanne d’Arc)10] Played by Omar Sharif in a 1965 biopic, this character was portrayed by John Wayne in the 1956 movie The Conqueror, a film so bad it may have caused RKO’s closing.Answer: Genghis Khan (accept: Temujin)10] Viggo Mortensen played this person in the film A Dangerous Method while Alan Arkin played him in the film The Seven-Per-Cent Solution where Watson tries to have Holmes cured of his delusions about Moriarty.Answer: Sigmund FreudToss-Up 3This band’s first two EPs and debut album were included in a compilation called 1039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours. John Kiffmeyer played drums on their third EP, Sweet Children, before going off to college, his replacement being the former drummer with The Lookouts. With the new lineup, this band released a second album, Kerplunk, which included a version of “Welcome to Paradise,” a song that would be rerecorded for their first album with Reprise Records. That album would include a song which opens, “Do you have the time to listen to me whine.” For ten points, name this band whose third album includes the radio hits, “When I Come Around” and “Basket Case,”Answer: Green DayBonus 3War comics reached the height of their popularity in the 1960s, but some titles lasted into the 1980s and beyond. For ten points each, name these titles.10] First published by Quality Comics in the 1940s, this DC title focused upon a squadron of World War II pilots dressed in blue and black uniforms. In addition to the title leader, members included André and Chop-Chop.Answer: Blackhawks10] This DC comic was originally titled Our Army at War before being renamed for its central soldier, the commander of Easy Company. That solider “is going to help me” in an eponymous song by XTC. Answer: Sgt. Rock10] Dell, Charlton, and Gold Key all had comics involving this lazy private from a strip created by Mort Walker. The standard characters such as General Halftrack and Sergeant Snorkle appear in most issues.Answer: Beetle BaileyToss-Up 4When this character first meets Dr. Spivey, he comments on a picture of Spivey with a 32 pound chinook salmon. Convicted of five counts of assault and statutory rape of a 15-year old girl, he is described by Dr. Songee as not overly psychotic but sick and quite dangerous. He steals a bus and a fishing boat, claiming that he and the other passengers are doctors, and he narrates an imaginary home run off Sandy Koufax when he is not allowed to watch the 1963 World Series. After he puts his hand through a glass window to give a carton of cigarettes to Cheswick, he is given electroshock therapy, and he is lobotomized after choking nurse Ratched. For ten points, name this protagonist of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Answer: Randall Patrick McMurphyBonus 4Name these television characters whose limbs have been amputated, for ten points each.10] During the third season of Game of Thrones, this character loses his sword hand when Locke uses a carving knife to hack it off.Answer: Jaime Lannister (prompt on “Lannister”)10] A seal bites off the hand of this Arrested Development character while he is swimming in the ocean. He is eventually fitted for a giant hand. Answer: Byron “Buster” Bluth (prompt on “Bluth”)10] The leader of a white supremacist group and a sexual predator, this Prison Break character has his hand severed by an axe. Although it is reattached, he severs it again after being tied to a radiator.Answer: Theodore Bagwell (accept: T-Bag)Toss-Up 5One comic series written by this man focuses upon a girl who moves to LA to live with her Aunt Hope, who is an assassin. In addition to the 6-issue Jubilee, he also worked on the Irredeemable Antman and wrote a series depicting Oswald Leopold II’s rescue of Saint Michael from Lucifer, a series called Battle Pope. In March 2015, issue 118 of a comic by this author was sold with a 25 cent cover price, the story being Mark Grayson and Atom Eve visiting Telescria. That comic title began in 2003, the same year this writer launched a series in which a sheriff’s deputy wakes up from a coma to discover a world plagued by zombies. For ten points, name this creator of Invincible and The Walking Dead.Answer: Robert KirkmanBonus 5With “Dancing Machine” and “Shake Your Body,” the Jacksons showed that family singing groups could have success in the disco era. Name these other sibling bands from the 70s, for ten points each.10] This sibling band’s first disco hit was “You Should Be Dancing,” a song included on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. They performed most of the songs on that album. Answer: Bee Gees10] This sister act had three songs to top the US dance charts: “Lost in Music,” “He’s the Greatest Dancer, and “We Are Family.” Answer: Sister Sledge10] This act built around nine siblings saw its career peak in 1976 when they released “Hot Line” and “Boogie Fever.” Answer: The SylversToss-Up 6Bob Warnke of Cozad, Nebraska, was featured in a 1971 ad for this company. A full-length version of a jingle for this company which claims, “No man has a life without care,” was recorded in 2011 by Weezer. One commercial for this company, “Steve’s Kid,” was removed from rotation after Rob Schneider’s comments on vaccinations. In another commercial Kerry Wood finds Andre Dawson in the ivy wall at Wrigley Field while doing a double check. In a 2014 series of commercials, Chris Paul plays himself and his fictional brother, an employee of this company. For ten points, name this insurance company who, “like a good neighbor,” is there when needed. Answer: State Farm InsuranceBonus 6On April 8, 1974, Britt Gaston and Cliff Courtenay ran onto the field to congratulate a player for hitting a home run. For ten points, identify the following related to the event.10] With that run, this player had just surpassed Babe Ruth by hitting his 715th home run.Answer: Henry “Hank” Aaron10] This Dodgers pitcher, the 1971 winner of the NL Comeback Player of the Year and only the seventh pitcher ever to strike out three consecutive batters in nine pitches, gave up that record-breaking run.Answer: Al(phonso) Downing10] Announcer Vin Scully commented on this left fielder’s climbing the wall to catch the ball. He would be later associated with an error in the 1986 World Series which allowed the Mets to win Game Six.Answer: Bill Buckner Toss-Up 7In this novel, Tubbs Casper pockets six dollars to buy his girlfriend Rita a bracelet. John Sulkey, who sold the most raffle tickets the previous year, is said to exemplify Service to the school. One scene in this novel shows a class of students jumping up and dancing when their teacher says “environment.” Another teacher begins to cry when all of the chairs and tables in his room fall apart. In his locker, the protagonist of this novel has a poster quoting “The Lovesong of J. Alfred Proofrock.” It is the daring to defy the universe that causes Jerry Renault to come in conflict with the Vigils when he refuses to take part in the school fundraiser. For ten points, name this 1974 Robert Cormier novel. Answer: The Chocolate WarBonus 7In 2015, Meryl Streep played Emmeline Pankhurst in the film Suffragette. For ten points, identify the following related to other Meryl Streep biopic films.10] In this 1983 film, Streep plays the title worker at a nuclear fuel production facility who died in a suspicious car accident. Both Streep and Cher were Oscar nominated for their roles in this film.Answer: Silkwood 10] Streep playes music teacher Roberta Guaspari in this 1999 film about Guaspari’s attempts to keep open the Opus 118 Harlem School of Music.Answer: Music of My Heart10] In this 1988 film, Streep plays Lindy Chamberlain who spent three years in prison related to the death of her daughter Azaria.Answer: A Cry in the Dark (accept: Evil Angels)Toss-Up 8In the first episode of this series, Charles Levin played a gay cook named Coco. In that same episode, one of the lead characters discovers she is dating a bigamist with six wives. One spinoff of this series featured Don Cheadle and Cheech Marin while one character from this series became a frequent addition to another spinoff starring Richard Mulligan, Empty Nest. During “The Case of the Libertine Belles,” one character’s statement of the obvious leads various characters to guess that she is from St Olaf. In another episode, Ruby Dee’s character reveals that she had an affair with Big Daddy, Blanche Devereaux’s father. For ten points, name this NBC series in which four older women share a house in MiamiAnswer: Golden GirlsBonus 8For ten points each, name these Artificial Intelligence NPCs that appear in specific video games series.10] In the game System Shock, this AI for Citadel Station is hacked, and its moral limits are removed. As a result, it develops a god complex and becomes the major antagonist for the game.Answer: Shodan (accept: Sentiment Hyper-Optimized Data Access Network)10] Voiced by Jen Taylor, this AI appears in the Halo series as a companion to Master Chief. Its name was borrowed by Microsoft for its personal assistant program.Answer: Cortana10] Although acting a guide early in the game, this AI at Aperture Science begins trying to lead Chell to her death in Portal. This AI is reactivated in Portal 2 by Wheatley.Answer: GLaDOS (accept: Genetic Lifeform and Disk Operating System)Toss-Up 9It is the last listed song on The Beavis and Butthead Experience album, the video for which features them in a virtual reality after choosing a chick who was married to a dork. This song plays in a first season episode of Orphan Black, as Helena sucks down jello in a restaurant, and plays at 6:00am every morning in the film Groundhog Day. While Chrissie Hynde and UB40 covered it for the album Baggariddim, the last time this song was performed live by the original duet was on a 1987 show of Late Night with David Letterman. For ten points, identify this song, the first single by Sonny and Cher.Answer: “I Got You Babe”Bonus 9Name these actors who starred in television westerns, for ten points each.10] Although he appeared in the series How the West Was Won and the non-western McClain’s Law, this actor famously played Marshal Matt Dillion for 20 years on the series Gunsmoke.Answer: James Arness10] On the series “Have Gun – Will Travel,” this actor played Paladin, a mercenary gunfighter who works out of the Hotel Carlton. This actor would later play Hec Ramsey, a turn-of-the-century lawman with an interest in forensics.Answer: Richard Boone10] Although Eric Fleming played trail boss Gil Favor, this actor played the impetuous Rowdy Yates on Rawhide and would go on to greater fame as the Man with No Name in Sergio Leone westerns.Answer: Clint EastwoodToss-Up 10In the Adventure Time version of this game, a Level 12 Kitten may join a Level 2 Gunter in attacking players without additional cards. Other expansions to this game include “Half Horse, Will Travel,” which introduces centaurs as a race, and “The Need for Steed,” which allows players to ride dragons. This game originally included 168 cards divided into two sets and a six-sided die with a head in place of a one. While expansion sets include cards such as a Hand-Me-Down Costume and a Pot-Bellied Werewolf, the basic game includes Kneepads of Allure, Chainsaw of Bloody Dismemberment, and 3872 Orcs. For ten points, name this card game where player Kick Open the Door, Loot the Room, and Look for Trouble.Answer: Munchkin Bonus 10Name these actors who died during the filming of their last movie, for ten points each.10] This actor was still filming Furious 7, playing former FBI agent Brian O’Conner, when he died in a car wreck. His previous films included Joy Ride and Eight Below. Answer: Paul Walker10] Oscar nominated for her roles in Rebel Without a Cause and Splendor in the Grass, this actress died during production of Brainstorm. She drowned while boating with Christopher Walken and husband Richard Wagner.Answer: Natalie Wood10] This comedic actor died during the filing of Yellowbeard. He had previously appeared in the Mel Brooks-directed films Young Frankenstein and Silent Movie.Answer: Marty FeldmanToss-Up 11He led the ABA in points per game for three out of four years between 1972 and 1976, and even in the last three seasons of his career, he was averaging 18.3 PPG. In addition to his shooting skill, this player brought finesse to the dunk. At the first ABA Slam Dunk contest, this player placed first, completing one dunk after taking off from the foul line. In a January 1983 game, he stole the ball, cradled it, and performed the “Rock the Baby” dunk over the Lakers’ Michael Cooper. That year EA would release a game featuring this player and Larry Bird, mirroring a feud which erupted in a 1984 fight on the court. For ten points, name this small forward for the Philadelphia 76ers, nicknamed “Dr. J.”Answer: Julius Erving (accept: “Dr. J” before mentioned)Bonus 11In 2014 he released his first official solo album Everyday Robots. For ten points each, 10] Name this artist whose collaborative efforts have included Rocket Juice & the Moon with Tony Allen and Flea, as well as the Danger Mouse produced album The Good, the Bad, & the Queen.Answer: Damon Albarn10] Alburn served as singer and keyboardist for this group who had five number one albums in the UK including Parklife, Think Tank, and a self-titled album featuring the single “Song #2.” Answer: Blur10] Album also serves as the primary songwriter for this virtual group created with Jamie Hewlett. The band’s singles “Feel Good, Inc.” and “Dirty Harry” appeared on this band’s second album Demon Days.Answer: GorillazToss-Up 12His first major television role was as a suicidal homeless man who becomes the roommate of the doctor who talks him off the bridge in the sitcom Life with Roger. He played Raymond, a fellow spy and best friend of Christian Slater’s character, in My Own Worst Enemy and provided the voice of Darryl on the animated version of Baby Blues. In 2014 he played a character who sleeps in Burt and Virginia’s fallout shelter on Raising Hope, reviving a character he played on a different series also created by Greg Garcia. On that show, he is the brother-in-law living in the guest house belonging to Anthony Clark’s character. For ten points, name this actor who played Burt Hummel on Glee and Jimmy Hughes on Yes, Dear. Answer: Mike O’Malley (accept: Michael Edward O’Malley)Bonus 12In 1962 game in Hershey, PA, a player scored 100 points in a game, the only person to do so in a professional game. For ten points:10] Name this former Harlem Globetrotter and center for the Philadelphia Warriors.Answer: Wilt Chamberlain10] Chamberlain’s 100-point game came against this team whose starting center Phil Jordan was sidelined. Richie Guerin, Cleveland Buckner, and Willie Naulis combined for 103 for this team.Answer: New York and/or Knicks10] Frank Selvey, a college player for this team, scored 100 points against Newberry College in 1954, the only person to do so in a Division I game.Answer: Furman UniversityToss-Up 13Songs on this film’s soundtrack include Dave Grusin’s “The Singleman Party Foxtrot” and “Sunporch Cha-Cha.” The song “The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine” plays in the background as the protagonist and his date eat at drive-in restaurant after he takes her to a strip club. In the film, the protagonist carries on an affair at the Taft Hotel with a married woman, asking the woman such questions as where her daughter was conceived and whether she prefers wooden or wire hangers. Earlier he had asked her if she was trying to seduce him. Drawing its soundtrack largely from Simon & Garfunkel, this is, for ten points, what film centering on Ben Braddock’s affair with Mrs. Robinson?Answer: The Graduate Bonus 13Sometimes the music at a theme park ride is as memorable as the attraction. Name these rides and attractions at Disney World in Florida, for ten points each.10] Variations of “Grim Grinning Ghosts” play throughout this attraction. A quintet of singing busts, including the voice of Thurl Ravenscroft, perform in this actraction’s graveyard. Answer: Haunted Mansion10] This attraction at Disneyland closed in 2001, but you can still hear characters sing, “Tears Will Be the Chaser for Your Wine” and “Blood on the Saddle” at the one in Disney World.Answer: Country Bear Jamboree10] This attraction used the song “The Best Time of Your Life” until 1994 when the song “There’s a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow” replaced it.Answer: Walt Disney’s Carousel of ProgressToss-Up 14The cover of this album comes from a painting by Margo Nahas based on a photo of four-year-old Carter Helm. One song on this album is a tribute to the band who released “Pigus Drunkus Maximus” while another uses a bondage metaphor to describe a relationship. In addition to “Top Jimmy” and “House of Pain,” this album features a song whose video features Phil Hartman as the voice of Waldo and model Lillian Muller as Miss Chemistry, “Hot For Teacher.” The first album to be recorded in 5150 Studios, for ten points, name this Van Halen work featuring the songs “Panama” and “Jump,” named for the year of its release.Answer: 1984Bonus 14While her only credited Disney film is as the voice of Grandmother Fa in Mulan, she was the main title soloist in Cinderella and a singing goose in Mary Poppins. For ten points each:10] Name this soprano who provided the singing voice for Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady and for Natalie Wood in West Side Story.Answer: Marni Nixon10] Nixon played Sister Sophia in this film where she did not need to dub any of the singing parts for Julie Andrews.Answer: The Sound of Music 10] Nixon’s oldest child from her first marriage was this singer-songwriter who recorded such songs as “Lonely Boy” and “Thank You For Being a Friend.”Answer: Andrew GoldToss-Up 15After not qualifying for the postseason during its first eight seasons, this team acquired Rod Langway and Scott Stevens in 1982. In 2003 this team lost to Tampa Bay in a triple overtime game six of the Southeast Division Quarterfinals after leading the series 2-0. The next season this team traded four of their top five scorers, keeping Jeff Halpern but trading Steve Konowalchuk, Peter Bondra, Robert Lang, and Jaromir Jagr. In 2004 this team celebrated its 30th season in the NHL by drafting a center from the Moscow Dynamo and naming goalie Olaf Kolzig its top player in franchise history. For ten points, name this NHL team currently captained by Alex Ovechkin. Answer: Washington CapitalsBonus 15A movie is often made better by the music on its soundtrack. Given songs that appeared on its official soundtrack, name the 1986 movie, for ten points each.10] Songs on this film’s soundtrack include Kenny Loggins’ “Danger Zone” and Loverboy’s “Heaven in Your Eyes,” as well as the movie’s love theme, “Take My Breath Away” by Berlin.Answer: Top Gun10] “If You Leave” by OMD and “Bring on the Dancing Horses” by Echo & the Bunnymen appear on this film’s soundtrack while the title song is sung by The Psychedelic Furs.Answer: Pretty in Pink10] Eric Clapton’s “It’s in the Way That You Use It” serves as this film’s theme song. Other songs of the soundtrack include Warren Zevon’s “Werewolves of London” and Don Henley’s “Who Owns This Place?”Answer: The Color of Money Toss-Up 16This actor plays Sammy Davis Jr.’s son on an episode of Fantasy Island and a blind passenger who romances Sheri Belafonte’s character on The Love Boat. In the video for Cameo’s “Word Up,” this actor appears as trench coat-wearing police detective. His voice work for television includes voicing War Machine for The Super Hero Squad Show, Doc Greene for Transformers: Rescue Bots, and Kwame for Captain Planet and the Planeteers. He hosted a late 1970s PBS show encouraging diversity called Rebop before hosting a different PBS show for 16 seasons to encourage reading. For ten points, name this Star Trek: The Next Generation actor and former host of Reading Rainbow.Answer: Lavar BurtonBonus 16Often, political memoirs end up on the bestsellers list. Name these authors who have written the following biographical works, for ten points each.10] This Massachusetts senator’s A Fighting Chance documents her journey from an Oklahoma child hoping to become a teacher to serving as an advisor to Congress on bankruptcy law.Answer: Elizabeth Warren10] This former governor’s 2009 book Going Rogue: An American Life criticizes Nicolle Wallace and Steve Schmidt.Answer: Sarah Palin10] This former Secretary of State’s memoirs include Read My Pins: Stories From a Diplomat’s Jewel Box and Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948.Answer: Madeleine AlbrightToss-Up 17One track off this record proclaims, “I love that lavender blonde” and “I am as vain as I allow. I do my hair, I gloss my eyes.” Another song from this work, conceived as part of a rerelease of another album, says, “I got no salvation, I got no salivation.” Those two songs, tracks seven and eight on the album, are “So Happy I Could Die” and “Teeth.” The video to another song from this work shows the protagonist making a sandwich after leaving prison with Honey Bee. The video for the opening track from this record, which features dancers in long-sleeve white leotards, won the 2010 MTV Video of the Year. For ten points, name this 2009 Lady Gaga EP whose tracks include “Telephone” and “Bad Romance.”Answer: The Fame Monster (do not accept: The Fame)Bonus 17For ten points each, name these angsty teen girls from television.10] She is attracted to Trent, lead guitarist for Mystik Sprial and brother of her best friend Jane, and has to deal with her shallow, materialistic, and very popular sister Quinn.Answer: Daria Morgendorffer (accept first or last name)10] Distancing herself from her parents and old friends such as Sharon and Brian, this character befriends outsiders Rayanne and Rickie and develops a crush on bad boy Jordan Catalano. Answer: Angela Chase (accept first or last name)10] This character spends six seasons trying to decide between Dawson and Pacey (with occasional diversions with Professor Wilder and Eddie and A.J.)/Answer: Joey Potter (accept first or last name)Toss-Up 18In one film, this actress played Polly, who gives the title character her cat Lupe and supplies the lovely neck for the girl’s patchwork doll. In another horror film, her character Janelle is killed after The Hook hides under the bed. She appeared opposite Seth Rogan in Observe and Report and worked with her current husband during the filming of What’s Your Number? One character she played uses Matrix-style moves and some Irish dance to attack Goofy Gilmore, the killer in that film. Another of her characters helps Zeta Alpha Zeta recruit thirty new members. For ten points, name this actress who played Cindy in the Scary Movie franchise and Shelley in The House Bunny.Answer: Anna FarisBonus 18For ten points, name these football teams with a creatively named defensive line.10] This team’s 1977 defensive line, the Orange Crush, included Randy Gradisher, Lyle Alzedo, and Tom Jackson. It allowed only 10.6 points per game.Answer: Denver and/or Broncos10] Rolland Lawrence and Claude Humphrey were part of this team’s 1977 defense, the Gritz Blitz, which set a record for fewest points allowed in 14 games.Answer: Atlanta and/or Falcons10] In 1977 this team’s Doomsday Defense included Defensive Player of the Year Harvey Martin as well as Ed Jones and Randy White. They defeated the Broncos in Super Bowl XII.Answer: Dallas and/or CowboysToss-Up 19One project by this company, developed in conjunction with Arkane Studios but eventually cancelled, was a first-person shooter set partly in an alternative timeline where the Knights Templar took control of the French crown. In addition to The Crossing, this company also developed a top-down shooter with only one campaign “Jacob’s Rest,” that game being a remake of the Unreal Tournament 2004 mod, Alien Swarm. Other games by this company include a WW2 multiplayer-only game which began as a third party mod for this company’s 1998 game set in the Black Mesa Research Facility. For ten points, name this software company, developer of the games Day of Defeat and Half-Life.Answer: Valve Software (accept: Valve Corporation)Bonus 19In 1956, Buddy Holly was just starting his recording career, and Dick Clark started hosting American Bandstand. For ten points each, name these singers who topped the charts in that year.10] Five of the number one singles in 1956, including “Heartbreak Hotel” and “Love Me Tender,” were by this singer. Answer: Elvis Presley10] In 1956, this singer had three songs with “blue” in the title: “My Blue Heaven,” “Blue Monday,” and “Blueberry Hill.” Answer: Fats Domino10] Having an earlier hit with “Cry,” he reached number 2 in the US and number 1 in the UK with “Just Walkin’ in the Rain”; in 1982, a song claimed he “broke a million hearts in mono.” Answer: Johnnie RayToss-Up 20The majority of his film work after 1985 included small acting parts in Spies Like Us and Beverly Hills Cop III, and voicing a polar bear cub in Elf. His contribution to his first major film led to an Academy Award for Willis O’Brien who was credited for this person’s work. He was nominated for a Hugo for his work on a film in which Princess Parisa is shrunk, and the title figure must fight a roc, a cyclops, and a skeleton. His final technical work came in a 1981 film whose stop-motion capture allows Harry Hamlin’s character to fight Medusa and the Kraken. For ten points, name this visual effects creator noted for such works as The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, Jason and the Argonauts, and the original Clash of the Titans.Answer: Ray HarryhausenBonus 20During 1996’s Bash at the Beach, Scott Hall and Kevin Nash faced off against Sting, Lex Luger, and Randy Savage. Hall and Nash’s third teammate turned out this be this wrestler. For ten points each:10] Name this wrestler who turned heel by appearing to save and then attacking his former Mega Powers teammate Savage. He had previously teamed with Mr. T in Wrestlemania I and defeated Andre the Giant in Wrestlemania III.Answer: “Hollywood” Hulk Hogan (accept: Terry Bolea)10] Hogan, Nash, and Hall formed the basis of this group which would later include Vincent as head of security and such wrestlers as the Giant, Syxx, and the fake Sting.Answer: nWo (accept: New World Order)10] Before defecting to the nWo, the Giant (aka The Big Show) had been a member of this wrestling stable which had included Kevin Sullivan, The Master, The Shark, and Big Van Vader.Answer: Dungeon of Doom Toss-Up 21A man with this last name is empowered by an amulet that Dr. Doom seeks in an episode of Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends. It is the name of the dog is Jody Picoult’s Between the Lines, and an elephant, the boss of Ed Bighead in the comic version of Rocko’s Modern Life, also shares this last name. The judge who serves as mayor of Grimy Gulch in the comic strip Tumbleweeds has this last name, and it is the last name of Uncle Fester and the maiden name of Morticia Addams on The Addams Family. For ten points, give this five letter word, meaning a drab or dowdy person, which is also the last name of the man in the iron lung in a song by Weird Al Yankovic.Answer: FrumpBonus 21This tv miniseries lasted 15 hours, detailing the lives and trials of the Henry and Jastrow families during the early parts of the Second World War. For ten points:10] Name this 1983 series based upon a novel by Hermon Wouk. Robert Mitchum played Captain Victor “Pug” Henry in this miniseries as well as its 1989 sequel.Answer: The Winds of War 10] This 1976-1978 series starred Robert Conrad as Pappy Boyington, the leader of a group of fighter pilots stationed in the Pacific.Answer: Baa Baa Black Sheep (accept: Black Sheep Squadron) 10] This other series set during WWII focused on the prisoners of war in Stalag 13. Werner Klemperer, who played the commandant on the camp, had fled Nazi Germany during the 1930s.Answer: Hogan’s HeroesToss-Up 22Though not wrestling, big names in this event have included Taz, Goldberg, Sting, and Madusa. Its holds its World Finals in Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas in late March each year, and 2000 and 2014, only six people, including Brian Barthel and John Seasock, won the World Finals racing title in this motorsports series. Tom Meents has won 11 World Finals titles divided between the freestyle and racing competitions, winning most recently in a vehicle named Maximum Destruction. Charlie Pauken, Pablo Huffaker, and Dennis Anderson have all driven trucks named Grave Digger. For ten points, identify this competition series which seeks to determine the best monster truck.Answer: Monster Jam (prompt on “monster truck” show) ................
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