Round 1 - Trash
1999 CWRU Buzz-a-Trois Round 1
1. This chemist crashed her fiancé’s bachelor party and mud wrestled with him. When he called off the wedding after her miscarriage, she became pregnant by, and married, her ex’s father, Eric. The inventor of the wrinkle-free formula BeLieF, which is named after her, for ten points, name this former lover of Ridge Forrester, recently chasing after Thorne, played by Katherine Kelly Lang on The Bold & the Beautiful.
ANSWER: Brooke Logan Forrester
2. A graduate of the University of California-Santa Barbara, he has coached his sport at Mira Costa High School, his alma mater. As a pro, his first victory was the 1994 Nestea Open in Baltimore, with partner Scott Ayakatubby, although recently his partner has been Dain Blanton. For ten points, name the 1998 King of the Beach, a beach volleyball player of Samoan descent.
ANSWER: Eric Fonoimoana /Foe no e mow ah na/ [Also accept “Fonoi”]
3. Then 5-foot-8, 140 pounds, he was chosen by Beauport as the 240th and final selection in the 1990 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League draft. Loyalty is a big thing with this right winger, who threatened his team’s star player over a public feud and firing of mentor and coach Ted Nolan. For ten points, name this agitator, traded for Stu Barnes, when he left Buffalo for Pittsburgh.
ANSWER: Matthew Barnaby
4. Breaking up in 1981, the first time this band’s music was available on CD was when it cut new versions of old songs in 1995 on its Ride Again album. In 1986, they put new material on the album Out of the Blue. For ten points, name this country group, whose output in the 70’s included “Third Rate Romance,” “The End Is Not in Sight,” and “Amazing Grace (Used to Be Her Favorite Song).”
ANSWER: Amazing Rhythm Aces
5. Selected Short Subjects, Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons, The Art of the Cinematographer, The Great American Broadcast, The Great Movie Comedians, and The Disney Films are all books by this regular contributor to Modern Maturity magazine. For ten points, name this man, also Playboy’s film critic, the film correspondent and historian for Entertainment Tonight.
ANSWER: Leonard Maltin
6. Originally marketed under the slogan “it goes down easy,” it was introduced in September of 1972. It’s name was conceived by Marshall Advertising as something which was easy to pronounce and appealing to young people. More recently sold using the line “Put it in your head,” for ten points, name this Coca-Cola attempt to horn in on the market of Dr. Pepper.
ANSWER: Mr. Pibb
7. She was born in Pretoria, South Africa, while her mother, a concert pianist, was on tour there. Stephen Sondheim wrote “Send in the Clowns” especially for this actress, who won a Tony for A Little Night Music. For ten points, name this actress, Mrs. Banks in Mary Poppins, Lady Penelope Peasoup in TV’s Batman, and, most recently, the grandmother in Superstar.
ANSWER: Glynis Johns
8. This song was based on a fiddling tune called “The Eighth of January.” Later, a Snowball, Arkansas teacher named Jimmy Driftwood wrote the lyrics for what would become the #2 song of 1959 and a hit for Johnny Horton. For ten points, name this country and western song describing a victory by General Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812.
ANSWER: “The Battle of New Orleans”
9. The postseason champion gets the Mills Cup, and for the first time since its inception in 1945, it has named co-champions, due to 1999’s Hurricane Floyd. The championship series was cancelled, with the Wilmington Blue Rocks and the Myrtle Beach Pelicans tied at two games each. For ten points, name this Class A baseball minor league.
ANSWER: Carolina League
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10. America Online’s predecessor, QuantumLink, was a BBS system exclusively dedicated to this computer. Debuting in 1982, it had the former Berkeley Softworks-created, crash-prone, 80-column GUI, GEOS operating system. For ten points, name this 8-bit computer, whose big brother was the 128.
ANSWER: Commodore 64 [Prompt on partial answer.]
11. He named his production company after Ghoulardi, a character created by his voice actor father, Ernie. He gained notice for a short which premiered at the 1993 Sundance Film Festival, Cigarettes and Coffee, so that he was able to develop at the Sundance Institutes Filmaker’s Workshop the feature film Hard Eight. For ten points, name this director of Boogie Nights.
ANSWER: Paul Thomas Anderson
12. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, at the age of 22, he became the youngest man and first American to receive the Grand Prix at the Federation International Society de Magic in Lausanne, Switzerland. For ten points, name this master magician with a multi-million dollar contract with the Monte Carlo Resort & Casino and an annual NBC special.
ANSWER: Lance Burton
13. Going into 1999,this actor had appeared in movies with a total gross of over $1 billion, without appearing in a single movie which has grossed over $100 million. Of his films since 1980, the two that come nearest to his average gross are two stinkers that you can file under F: Frankenstein and The Fan. For ten points, name this actor whose highest grossing movie has been 1999’s Analyze This.
ANSWER: Robert DeNiro
14. “Up Above, Down Below,” “The Bomb,” “The Distance Doesn’t Matter,” “Marcia Dances,” “Lola, Lola,” and “Almost a Bolero” are translations of some of the song titles that can be found on this album. The best-known song on this album is the 1998 World Cup theme song, “La Copa de la Vida.” For ten points, name this 1998 Best Latin Pop Album Grammy winner, from when Ricky Martin only sang in Spanish.
ANSWER: Vuelve
15. He first became known for the one-man stage drama Mark Twain Tonight! Born in Cleveland, he has won Emmys for TV movie roles such as Commander Lloyd Butcher in Pueblo and Lincoln in Sandburg’s Lincoln. For ten points, name this veteran actor, who played Reese Watson, Julia’s boyfriend on Designing Women and newspaper editor Evan Evans on Evening Shade.
ANSWER: Harold Rowe “Hal” Holbrook Jr.
16. It was founded in 1996 by former Cisco Systems co-founder Sandy Lerner, David Soward, and Wende Zomnir. It was founded after Lerner was dismayed to find many shades of pink, but not green or purple, while shopping for nail polish. For ten points, name this company, whose ad slogans have included “Does Pink Make You Puke?” and “Burn, Barbie, Burn/ Be a Person, not a Doo.”
ANSWER: Urban Decay
17. In 1998, this Canadian was seen fronting the band The Last Hard Men. Beavis and Butthead made fun of him by saying, “Huh-huh, huh, who's that singing, Cindy Crawford?” while watching the video for “Monkey Business.” For ten points, name this former lead vocalist for Skid Row.
ANSWER: Sebastian Bach or Sebastian Bierk
18. He created the robot Titanor, unsuccessfully tried to use a false distress signal to lure his enemy while part of the Council of Doom, and put Jace and Jan in a time bomb rocket. For ten points, the matter intensifier is one of the weapons of what giant preying mantis, an enemy of Space Ghost?
ANSWER: Zorak
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19. A sixth round pick in the 1991 NFL Draft, in 1992 he played for the Sacramento Surge, finishing second in the World League with 10 sacks. A linebacker and defensive end in college, he made the All-Lone Star Conference All-Decade of the 80’s Team as a four-year starter for Eastern North Texas. For ten points, name this defensive end who, in 1998, recorded 16.5 sacks for the Seattle Seahawks.
ANSWER: Michael Sinclair
20. The original retired 15 years ago and lives in Patagonia. His successors included Cumberbun, Ryar, and Westley. For ten points, name this feared man in black, whose identity was taken over by the farmboy Westley in The Princess Bride.
ANSWER: Dread Pirate Roberts
21. She is the voice of Candy Yuponce on TBS’s The Chimp Channel. It’s her return to network television since appearing with Wayne Knight and Ellen Blain in the short-lived The Second Half. Still, she’s best known as the chubby girl who lost her virginity to “Snake” in the final season. For ten points, name this woman who played Natalie Green, Tootie’s best friend on The Facts of Life.
ANSWER: Mindy Cohn
22. Repair. Roll. Extra Tank. Puncture-Proof. Driving Ace. Right of Way. Out of gas. Flat Tire. Spare Tire. Accident. Speed Limit. End of Limit. Gasoline. Stop. 25, 50, 75, 100 and 200 miles. For ten points, name this card game, in which you try to drive 1,000 miles, whose name means “a thousand milestones” in French.
ANSWER: Mille Bornes /meel born/
23. This 1999 “parallel” novel follows a character who used his mind to survive on the streets of Rotterdam. Bean is eventually recruited for the Battle School, where he is the smallest and youngest, and becomes the friend and strategist of Andrew Wiggin. For ten points, name this recent work by Orson Scott Card.
ANSWER: Ender’s Shadow
24. “I wish it made sense/ Like a joke that no one gets/ It's a life without regret/ I want to feel that way, forever and ever/ I know, I get cold/ ‘Cause I can't leave things well alone/ Understand I'm accident prone.” These lines come from, for ten points, what follow-up to “Torn,” by Natalie Imbruglia.
ANSWER: “Wishing I Was There”
25. He leads his gang to the Korova Milkbar, where they drink Molocko Plus. However, he undergoes the “Ludovico Technique,” after he beats Mr. Alexander and rapes Alexander’s wife with his pals. For ten points, name this lad decked out in a bowler hat and a plastic codpiece, the Head Droog played by Malcolm McDowell in A Clockwork Orange.
ANSWER: Alex
26. Born in Montreal, Canada, she is the first player to knock off two #1 seeds in the Chase Championship, defeating Steffi Graf in 1994 and Martina Hingis in 1997. The winner of the 1995 Australian Open, she may have made a bigger splash the previous year by losing in the finals of the French Open. For ten points, name this tennis star who lives mostly in Florida, but represents France.
ANSWER: Mary Pierce
27. A trilogy of episodes unimaginatively entitled “Trilogy,” Parts I, II, and III. “How the Tess Was Won.” “The Americanization of Machiko.” “Goodbye Norma Jean.” “Dr. Ruth.” “Lee Harvey Oswald.” These are all episodes of, for ten points, what TV show, which starred Dean Stockwell and Scott Bakula.
ANSWER: Quantum Leap
1999 CWRU Buzz-a-Trois Round 2
1. As a 20-year old, he was able to get Eric Clapton to play the dobro on the song “Jenny Fey.” His first live performance was opening for Culture Club at the Montreal Forum, in support of his debut album, First Offense, whose singles included “It Ain’t Enough.” For ten points, name this Canadian sensation, best known for “Sunglasses at Night.”
ANSWER: Corey Hart
2. On November 4, 1998, she was appointed Director of Product Development in Foster City for 989 Studios, a division of Sony which produces products for PlayStation. She’s best know for appearing in various 70’s productions with her now ex-husband. For ten points, who played various roles in How to Irritate People, Polly Sherman in Fawlty Towers, and the witch in Monty Python and the Holy Grail opposite John Cleese?
ANSWER: Connie Booth
3. The Kryger Brothers had [This] Mania. Lenny Gomulka’s Chicago Push said to Join [This] Generation. Walter Ostanek and His Band said that Any Time Is [This] Time. Eddie Blazonczyk’s Versatones had [This] Kind of Fireworks. For ten points, name this music form, whose best known acts include Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra and Frankie Yankovic.
ANSWER: polka
4. They travelled by dog sled to Skagway, missed their boat connection to Seattle by two hours, and travelled by train from Vancouver to Ottawa. They had been organized by the King of the Klondike, Joe Boyle, and had issued a challenge to the Silver Seven. For ten points, name this team, defeated 9-2 and 23-2 in a best of three series for the Stanley Cup in 1905.
ANSWER: Dawson City Nuggets
5. Listed in Contempory Authors as a practicioner of the “Church of the Subgenius,” this Louisiana-based writer claims previous occupations such as candy maker, mouse caretaker, short-order cook, and exotic dancer. This author of the collection Swamp Foetus prefers writing about the South. For ten points, name this horror novelist, author of Lost Souls and Drawing Blood.
ANSWER: Poppy Z. Brite
6. This “creative think tank” takes its name from a 1922 Swedish film. Members include Gregg Hale, Mike Monello, and Robin Cowie, all University of Central Florida film school alums, as well as Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez. For ten points, name this team behind The Blair Witch Project.
ANSWER: Haxan Films
7. In 1977, he was transferred to German first division SV Hamburg, for $813,400, and then to Southampton in 1980. He retired in 1984, after helping Newcastle win promotion back to the first division, but achieved greater success with Liverpool, winning three league championships. For ten points, name this former English star, who took over from Glenn Hoddle as English national coach.
ANSWER: Kevin Keegan
8. Phone-Sex EMS dispatchers. G-string grandmas. A prime-time special about people just like you, only more pathetic. Scaling the world’s tallest pile of seagull dropping. Neo-natal skinheads. Umbilical cord sculptures. Usually, we hear the announcer, but don’t see the stories. For ten points, name this fictional show, whose viewers include Jane Lane and Daria Morgendorffer.
ANSWER: Sick, Sad World
9. In 1981, the General Aniline and Film Corporation sold it to a group headed by Arnold Thaler, and in 1997, it was acquired by Tyco, merged with Mattel, and placed under the Fisher-Price imprint. It is now focused on juvenile topics, but once concentrated on scenic and travelogue subjects. For ten points, name this object which originally used Kodachrome to present seven stero views per circular reel.
ANSWER: View-Master
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10. Nick Chapman, Jack Casey, Captain Jack Ross, Jake Briggs, Valentine McKee, Dan Hansen, Ren MacCormack, and the voice of the title character in Balto. For ten point, these roles have been played by what actor in, respectively, the films The Big Picture; Quicksilver; A Few Good Men; She’s Having a Baby; Tremors; He Said, She Said; and Footloose.
ANSWER: Kevin Bacon
11. The world's largest totem pole made of incense cedar,. Walter K. Steamboat, the Red Baron, and Woodstock’s airmail in Camp Snoopy. The 254-foot plunge of Supreme Scream. The Tampico Tumbler in Fiesta Village. The wooden roller coaster Ghostrider. For ten points, these can all be found in what California theme park?.
ANSWER: Knott’s Berry Farm
12. This 1994 album contains tracks such as “Throes of Rejection,” “Use My Third Arm,” “Shedding Skin” and “5 Minutes Alone.” Debuting at #1 in the US and Australia, it was the first album by its band after guitarist Darryl Abbott changed his name to “Dimebag.” For ten points, name the first platinum album for PanterA.
ANSWER: Far Beyond Driven
13. At the 1998 World Championships, he faced a disciplinary hearing for conduct which included wearing a wig for the team picture. Using a court-order, he competed in a World Cup meet in September 1998, despite a suspension for marijuana use. More recently, he’s been diagnosed with diabetes. For ten points, name this sprinter, anchor of two relays, and silver medalist in the 50 freestyle at Atlanta.
ANSWER: Gary Hall Jr.
14. Remade as a 1989 TV movie starring Hal Holbrook, Loni Anderson, and Patrick Macnee, the original 1948 version resulted in a best actress Oscar nomination for the role of Leona Stevenson. For ten points, William Conrad, Ed Begley Sr., Burt Lancaster, and Barbara Stanwyck starred in what film in which a rich invalid overhears two men plotting a murder through a crossed telephone line.
ANSWER: Sorry, Wrong Number
15. Her husband proposed to her at the Twi-Lite drive-in. When fired from her travel agency job, she acquires a job at the seafood restaurant Melville’s, upstairs from where her husband usually hangs out. Played by Bernadette Birkette, or at least voiced by her, for ten points, name this character, never seen, the wife of Norm Peterson on Cheers.
ANSWER: Vera Peterson
16. This website includes writing by 1995 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions winner Fritz Holznagel. The title list is updated Tuesdays at noon Eastern, but excludes company names, some computer-oriented terms, general categories, prurient content, and words such as “chat,” “screensavers,” and “MP3.” For ten points, name this list of the top queries on a certain search engine.
ANSWER: Lycos 50 or
17. His wife, an Apache named Destarte, dies, and he eventually ends up on the Low family farm. His dog, Sam, is killed with a lance through the gut by the Apache subchief Silva. Later, he kills Silva the same way. He also kills Ed Low, and later takes the now-widowed Angie Low and her six-year-old son Johnny to his California ranch. For ten points, name this title character of a 1953 Louis L’Amour novel.
ANSWER: Hondo Lane
18. On this show, Claudia Brock and Barbara Lyon filled in during the 1967 maternity leave of Carol Merill. Jay Stewart would often appear on-camera, including Baby Jay licking a lollipop or displaying other zonks, and served as the announcer. For ten points, name this game show, produced by Stefan Hatos and Monty Hall.
ANSWER: Let’s Make a Deal
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19. This basketball player snaps the rubber band on her wrist everytime she commits a turnover. A two-time ABL All-Star, she was drafted ninth overall in the 1999 WNBA Draft. For ten points, name this former member of the Philadelphia Rage and the University of Virginia, now the point guard for the Charlotte Sting.
ANSWER: Dawn Staley
20. Featuring a woman in red in front of a fireplace on the cover, this album includes: “She Belongs To Me”; “Maggie's Farm”; “Outlaw Blues”; “Gates Of Eden”; “It's Alright, Ma”; and “It's All Over Now, Baby Blue.” For ten points, name this 1965 album, whose songs include “Mr. Tambourine Man” and “Subterranean Homesick Blues.”
ANSWER: Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan
21. Tom Turkey is a Thanksgiving product from this company, which also puts out six flavors of ice cream, including Belgian Dark Chocolate. Other holiday items include Pumpkin Patch Truffles, and the Wedding, Birthday, or Halloween Ballotin. Founded by the Draps family in Brussels, for ten points, name this maker of fine European-style chocolates, named after the wife of Leofric.
ANSWER: Godiva Chocolatiers, Inc.
22. The Hollywood Reporter described this movie by saying: “Put Rocky in Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, [and] set it in the Valley. Directed by Rocky director John G. Avidsen, this movie included Martin Kove as Kreese and Elisabeth Shue as Ali. For ten points, name this story about a 17-year-old weakling, taught wisdom and the ability to kick ass by an elderly Yoda-like Asian man.
ANSWER: The Karate Kid
23. She was delivered by Dr. Dexter Nelson, used the bookmobile driven by Rose Nelson Harriman, was in the same ballet class as Patty Hoffstadt, and had contact with the toy repairman "Papa Doc". Now, they're all dead, as well as her husband. For ten points, name either the character or the TV show she's on, featuring a serial killer known as Jack-of-All-Trades.
ANSWER: Dr. Samantha Waters or Profiler
24. A cheerleader at Steilacoom High School in Washington, her debut album had Bryan White, Steve Warnier, and Vince Gill singing back-up on it. This teenager made her acting debut on Walker, Texas Ranger. For ten points, name this country kid, whose song include “With You” and “Crush” off her sophomore Something in the Air album.
ANSWER: Lila McCann
25. Once rumored to be engaged to Prince Albert of Monaco, this celebrity was discovered by Michel Levaton at a Dusseldorf disco in 1987. Iceberg, Chanel, and Gianni Versace are some of the print ad contracts for this spokesperson for Guess? Perfume. For ten points, name this supermodel, who has been under contract to Revlon, and under the spell of David Copperfield.
ANSWER: Claudia Schiffer
26. “Cheer, cheer for Old [BLANK], / Wake up the echoes cheering her name,/ Send a volley cheer on high,/ Shake down the thunder from the sky!/ What though the odds be great or small,/ Old [BLANK] will win over all,/ While her loyal sons are marching/ Onward to victory!” So goes the fight song of, for ten points, what school, whose victory march also sings of the “Gold and Blue.”
ANSWER: Notre Dame University
27. Miramax offered $75 million for this as a one-film project, but New Line Cinema offered $130 million for three films. This trilogy will be filmed consecutively over 13 months, with around 1,200 computer-generated shots. For ten points, Pete Jackson will crank out a version of what trilogy, hopefully better than Ralph Bakshi’s 1978 animated tale of Middle Earth.
ANSWER: Lord of the Rings
1999 CWRU Buzz-a-Trois Round 3
1. Konnan, Max Muscle, Lex Lugar, Jimmy Hart, Buddy Lee Parker as the Leprechaun, Kamala, Meng, the Barbarian, the Shark, the Yeti, Brutus Beefcake as Zodiac, the Giant, and Kevin Sullivan as the Taskmaster. For ten points, they were all members of what woefully inefficient professional wrestling stable dedicated to defeating Hulk Hogan.
ANSWER: the Dungeon of Doom [Prompt on the Dungeon]
2. He is also know as William the Bloody, but gets his more familiar name from one of the ways in which he has killed people. After having an organ dropped on him, he is confined to a wheelchair, but gets better. He’s smitten with a former nun, although it appears that she left him. Played by James Marsters, for ten points, name this British vampire who had a thing for Drusilla.
ANSWER: Spike
3. Her last name is Hadley. She disappeared between 1967 and 1988, with the California Dream model. In 1991, she got married, with Todd as the Ring Bearer, Kelly as the Flower Girl, and Alan as the groom. For ten points, name this doll, a friend of Barbie.
ANSWER: Midge
4. This athlete was in seventh grade when he served as a page in Little Rock for then-Governor Bill Clinton. A first round draft choice in 1993, he now finds himself playing beside recent acquisition Wally Williams. For ten points, name this offensive tackle out of Louisiana Tech, who has started five consecutive Pro Bowls representing the Saints.
ANSWER: Willie Roaf
5. He wasn’t a dwarf, but he played such roles as Rusty, Wacky, Punchy, Stuffy, and Pinky in movies. Other roles included Isaac Newton, Tomasso, and Faker Englund for this actor who changed his name from Adolph to Arthur during WWI because it was too German. For ten points, this non-verbose actor got his nickname from the instrument that he played.
ANSWER: Adolph Arthur “Harpo” Marx [Accept early Adolph/Arthur Marx.]
6. The Wringer, the Sundae Slide, Burrito Surprise, Down the Hatch, The Tank, The Umpire State Building, Blue Plate Special, Bats in the Belfry, The 1-Ton Human Hamster Wheel. For ten points, these were some of the items on the obstacles course at the end of what kiddie game show?
ANSWER: Double Dare {Prompt on Obstacle Course]
7. It requires no aerospace engineers, because it doesn’t take a rocket scientist. It requires both heterosexual males in San Francisco. The three Mafia hitmen include one to watch and one to shoot the witness. For ten points, name this activity, which requires 64 Israelis to storm the room, one to forcibly eject the old one, and another one to screw the new one in.
ANSWER: how many [blank] does it take to change a lightbulb jokes [Accept equivalents.]
8. Some members of this band were still working jobs such as coat-checking at the Blu Note club in Winnepeg, when some music industry people were impressed by a demo tape that included “Superman’s Song.” For ten points, name this Canadian band which moved away from Celtic rock with God Shuffled His Feet, an album which was “Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm’ good.
ANSWER: Crash Test Dummies
9. This New York trio of Craig Irving, Ishmael Butler, and Mary Ann Viera sought to integrate jazz and hip hop. Taking the individual names of Doodlebug, Butterfly, and Ladybug, for ten points, name this band whose statement of purpose could be the song “Rebirth of Slick(Cool Like Dat).”
ANSWER: Digable Planets
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10. This work follows 80 years in the life of the title character, a cousin of the Tsar, who flees from St. Petersburg to Paris, and joins the Ballet Ruse, before going to New York and losing all in the Great Depression. She finally returns to Russia in 1975, with her granddaughter. Her love is Clayton Andrews. For ten points, name this novel, the last alphabetically in the bibliography of Danielle Steele.
ANSWER: Zoya
11. It was originally named after Clara Clayton, but in 1885, it’s name was Shonash. Since Clara Clayton didn’t die because of a runaway stagecoach, instead it was named after a guy who was believed to have died there on a train pushing a Delorean. For ten points, name this ravine named after the alias used by Marty McFly in Back to the Future III.
ANSWER: Eastwood Ravine [After Clint Eastwood]
12. Little Mouth Burger. Margarita Presidente. Caliente Catfish. Solano Strip Steak. Mombo Combo. Chicken Crispers. Awesome Blossom. Black Bean Skillet Queso. Bottomless Tostada Chips. For ten points, these are menu items of what Texas-based chain of casual dining restaurants which is “Like No Place Else.”
ANSWER: Chili’s Grill & Bar
13. Plans are underway to build a village on the grounds of this golf club in order to house the competitors in the 2007 Ryder Cup. The PGA bought 25% of it in 1993, and will own it entirely after 2000. The site of the 1996, 2000, and 2004 PGA Championships, for ten points, name this Jack Nicklaus-designed, Louisville Kentucky golf club.
ANSWER: Valhalla
14. This band’s guitarist and namesake explained its decision to turn down a spot at Woodstock as “3 days in the mud-- who needs it?” It would not enjoy much commercial success until after the departure of singer Peter Wolf, with songs such as the title track to the movie Fright Night. For ten points, name this band whose greatest success was the album Freeze Frame, spawning the single “Centerfold.”
ANSWER: J. Geils Band
15. His 1976 song “I.O.U.” was an ode to his mother, although he may be better known for songs such as “Cajun Queen” and “Big Bad John.” For ten points, name this former accordion player and host of a 1960’s prime time variety show, best known for his Meat Company, which produces sausage.
ANSWER: Jimmy Dean
16. One character is a descendent of Sally Hemmings. Another loves a mythical poet named Robert T. Lasker. A third once did a nude scene in the wrong act of Hair, but joins the road production of Death of a Salesman in the lead role. For ten points, name this TV show set at Fillmore High School in New York, usually the classroom of the IHP history teacher.
ANSWER: Head of the Class
17. Issues 26 to 39 of Doom 2099. The first eight issues of Wildstorm’s DV8. Issues 83 through 103 of Marvel’s Excalibur. For ten points, this is a partial bibliography of what comic book writer, currently working on four current titles: The Authority, Planetary, Hellblazer, and Transmetropolitan.
ANSWER: Warren Ellis
18. In 1961, this director of The Titfield Thunderbolt was fired by Burt Lancaster after only a week at the helm of Birdman of Alcatraz. He would go almost 25 years between his penultimate and ultimate films. This director, who died September 14, 1999, always wanted to show someone getting run over by a steamroller. For ten points, name this man invited by John Cleese to direct A Fish Called Wanda.
ANSWER: Charles Crichton
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19. He was dumped off the play-off roster, in favor of the speedier outfielder Dave Roberts. Not that he deserved it, since he hit .228 in 22 games. Although he was prominent in the mid-’90’s, he was really on the team only because of the injury to Travis Fryman. For ten points, name this former All-Star infielder, reaquired in 1999 by the Cleveland Indians.
ANSWER: Carlos Baerga
20. This actor appeared in some episode of The Equalizer as Isadore Smalls, and appeared in small roles in such films as Master Gunfighter and Red Dawn. His best known role is as the title character of a movie directed by Gordon Parks, Jr. For ten points, name this actor who played Priest in the 1972 classic Super Fly.
ANSWER: Ron O’Neal
21. Those in Mexico included the Magnum. Claiming in ads to be able to seast “six Americans,” in a jingoistic jab at the Japanese, initially they had a front bench seat, a 2.2 “Trans Four” motor, and a boxy shape. For ten points, name this group of vehicles, introduced in 1981 with the Dodge Aries and Plymouth Reliant.
ANSWER: K-cars
22. She broke into show business act as part of the act of Merlin the Mind Reader, and went on to appear in movies as such San Quentin Blues, Sing a Song of Sing Sing, Mohawk Over the Moon, Belly Dancers from Bali Bali, and The Rain Dancers of Rangi Rangi, before disappearing, 38-27-35 measurements and all. Later, Constance Forslund and Judith Baldwin would-- in TV movies-- play, for ten points, what role originated by Tina Louise?
ANSWER: Ginger
23. This musician put down the trumpet she played in the Marching Gorillas band at Pittsburg State University, in favor for the guitar. This Christian artist toured with dc talk and was invited to Lilith Fair in 1999. For ten points, name this woman receiving critical acclaim for songs such as “Undo Me,” “Whole Again,” and “Romans” off of her Kansas debut album.
ANSWER: Jennifer Knapp
24. Hailing from Panama City, Panama, he heads the list of Eddie Robinson, Jeff McBroom, Curtis Pass, and Ajamu Gaines. This 6-8 forward had a 64.7 field goal percentage, while averaging 18,7 points and 14.4 rebounds per game. For ten points, name this repeat Division II All-American, the division’s player of the year out of Kentucky Wesleyan.
ANSWER: Antonio Garcia
25. Mitch O’Hannon is a retired cop who becomes a private investigator in this retooling of a drama into an action-comedy. For ten points, name this short-lived ABC show in which Richard Crenna joined with the character of James Earl Jones, Gabriel Bird, in a “sequel” to Gabriel’s Fire.
ANSWER: Pros & Cons
26. There are now a ton, including multiple for Steve Case, Louise Woodward, Star Wars, Marilyn Manson, South Park, Hanson, The Simpsons, and Heaven’s Gate, but the original is Nehal Patel of Illinoise-Urbana-Champaign, who added captions to Mr. T, and whose site was mentioned in Dave Barry in Cyberspace. For ten points, name these websites, filed under Humor, Tasteless at Yahoo!
ANSWER: Ate My Balls
27. Bruce Daniel’s article in the Spring 1999 volume of the Journal of Popular Culture is titled “Bad Movie/Worse History: The 1995 Making of” this film. Complaints included patronization of Native Americans, which Daniels considers worse than turning the heroine into a “cliché-spouting bimbo.” For ten point, name this film which the New York Times called “Hester and Arthur’s Excellent Adventure.”
ANSWER: The Scarlet Letter
1999 CWRU Buzz-a-Trois Round 4
1. Scott Sanders won the Swatch Someone to Watch Award. Scott Macauley and Robin O’Hara took home the Ralph Lauren Producers Award for Habit. Producer Rob Carliner won Best Feature, and Robert Duvall won Best Male Lead and Best Director for The Apostle. For ten points, these were presented at the 1998 version of what award ceremony?
ANSWER: Independent Spirit Awards
2. He claimed to have a good angle, but passed to teammate Scott Young. If Jaroslav Modry hadn’t blocked the shot, Young would have received a $300,000 bonus for reaching 25 goals and this player would have received the $500,000 he could have gotten by taking his own shot. For ten points, name this winger who had 37 goals and 89 points, one point shy of a bonus from the St. Louis Blues.
ANSWER: Pavol Demitra
3. He boycotted the second Grammy Awards. At the first, he accidentally was given the award for Best Album Cover instead of the art director, his only win in twelve nominations, since votes were split between multiple entries in the Best Male Vocal and Album of the Year categories. For ten points, name this man whose single win was the cover of Only the Lonely, which beat the cover of his album Come Fly with Me.
ANSWER: Frank Sinatra
4. He has a parrot named Guapo and a dog named Klaus Von Puppy. He didn’t want anyone who’s hairy, who’s smelly, or who has bacne /back-knee/, when he tried a career as a massage therapist, but got tired when Karen overused his services. For ten points, name this Sean Hayes role, the outrageous gay friend of Will Truman and Grace Adler.
ANSWER: Jack McFarland
5. One sub-plot includes a scientist who produces a food called bug-butter. While the clone, Mark, courts Karreen Koudelka, the main character courts the widow Ekaterin Vorsoissons. These events happen in this sequel to Komarr. For ten points, name the latest book in the Vorkosigan Series, by Lois McMaster Bujold.
ANSWER: A Civil Campaign: A Company of Biology and Manners
6. This nation did not enter the World Cup in 1950 and 1954, did not qualify from 1958 to 1970, then lost to West Germany in 1974 and to Argentina in 1978 in the playoffs. Perhaps its best player during the ‘70’s was Rudi Krol. For ten points, name this back-to-back runners-up and practitioners of “total football,” who wear white shorts with orange shirts and stockings.
ANSWER: Holland or The Netherlands
7. The winner is the first person to reach, or go past, the final, purple square. Always move in the directions of the signposts, unless directed by a card. The youngest player goes first. If you land exactly below either of the shortcuts, you can immediately move onto the Rainbow Trail or the Gumdrop Pass, as the case may be. For ten points, name this board game, which involves moving gingerbread men along colored spaces.
ANSWER: Candy Land
8. One of the few times we see him die is in “Tide,” when he is shot while handcuffed in an elevator. The woman who had been sucking on his nipples ignorantly threw away the plug which would have kept the building from sinking. Voiced by John Lee, he is often the ruler of Bregna. For ten points, name this suave mofo, who is obsessed with the Monican agent Aeon Flux.
ANSWER: Trevor Goodchild
9. This 1965 movie included a cameo by Buster Keaton as himself. It includes an encounter with a mermaid, skydiving and a singer named Sugar Cane, played by Linda Evans. For ten points, name this Southern California-set comedy starring Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello.
ANSWER: Beach Blanket Bingo
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10. It was founded in 1907 to produce the French-designed commercial flop known as the Darracq. Its first original product, designed by Guiseppe Merosi, was the 1910 24 HP. Since 1972, the word “Milano” has not appeared on the badge, the coat of arms of Milan is still the source for the serpent and cross symbol. For ten points, name these manufacturers of the 156, 166, and Sipder.
ANSWER: Alfa Romeo [Formerly the Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili]
11. Culture Club’s “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me.” Sade’s :Smooth Operator.” “Rock This Town” and “Stray Cat Strut” by the Stray Cats. “Come On Eileen” by Dexy’s Midnight Runners. For ten points, name the British director of all these music videos, as well as 1989’s Earth Girls Are Easy.
ANSWER: Julien Temple
12. Rex Reed called it a “Jerry Lewis movie in blackface.” Most critics praised the star, while decrying the actual movie. The title character is played briefly by Jonathan Pruce, but Terry Doolittle is the focus, a computer programmer at a Wall Street firm. For ten points, name this movie with way too much typing, about a British spy who communicates with Whoopi Goldberg.
ANSWER: Jumpin’ Jack Flash
13. In this 1972 novel, the main character is shot in the head in a shed by Trautman, having shot his target, the redneck William Logan Teasle in the stomach. He had been arrested after returning to Madison, Kentucky. Teasle kicked him out, then arranges a man hunt when his man escapes and kills Officer Galt. For ten points, name this David Morrell novel, later made into a Sylvester Stallone movie.
ANSWER: First Blood
14. He is 22 years old, stands at 2.12 meters, and weighs 115 kilograms, and has led the Rockets to five straight league titles. However, he is Qian Limin’s only center, and he might not be released by the Chinese Army Rockets. For ten points, name this marginal NBA prospect, drafted by Don Nelson and the Dallas Mavericks.
ANSWER: Wang Zhizhi
15. This musician studied jazz, learned percussion from Nigerian master Babatunde Olatunji, claims to be “omnisexual,” and included a nude photo in the CD booklet for Tongues and Tails. For ten points, name this musician whose best hit has been “Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover.”
ANSWER: Sopphie Ballantine Hawkins
16. The American debut of Hong Kong filmmaker Ronny Yu, the title character gives birth before dying a second time. She first dies when a TV is kicked into her bathtub. That character, Tiffany, uses Voodoo for Dummies in reanimating her boyfriend, killer Charles Lee Ray. For ten points, name this film starring talented people such as Kathy Najimy and John Ritter, as well as the voice of Brad Dourif and Jennifer Tilly.
ANSWER: Bride of Chucky
17. Running from 1969 to 1974 on ABC, this prototype “dramedy” won the Outstanding New Series Emmy in 1969. Most of its writers would later go on to work for MTM Enterprises. For ten points, name this series starring Lloyd Haynes as Pete Dixon, the dedicated history teacher of an integrated high school in LA.
ANSWER: Room 222
18. Chosen by The Blood-Horse magazine as the Racehorse of the Century by a panel of seven officials and journalists, he edged out Secretariat, who was kept entirely out of the top ten on one ballot since he was not as consistent a winner. For ten points, name this horse, the winner of 20 out of 21 starts in 1919 and 1920.
ANSWER: Man o’ War
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19. He attended high school for 122 years, and college for 2, gaining degrees in software and pedestrian crossing. His jobs have include car salesman, circus bearded lady, male model, and co-captain of the Codsters, a bouillabaisseball team. For ten points, name this child of Bob, Biff, and Flo, born August 12 and October 2, 1757 on the planet Melmac.
ANSWER: ALF or Gordon Schumway
20. She’ll be waiting in Room 714, with incense, wine, and candles, and she doesn’t think that three’s a crowd. She’s the kind of girl you want to know from her head down to her toenails, and you may read about her in a new-wave magazine. For ten points, this describes a very kinky girl in what song by Rick James?
ANSWER: “Super Freak”
21. The sections have colorful names such as “The Bartender, The Thieves, His Aunt, and Her Lovers,” “Three Sheets to the Wind,” “Guybrush Kicks Butt Once Again,” and “The Demise of the Zombie Pirate LeChuck.” For ten points, name this 1997 LucasArts offering, the third in a popular series.
ANSWER: The Curse of Monkey Island
22. For her first movie, she went to the audition wearing raggedy old clothes, expecting the movie to be about illegal immigrants. That first role, probably still her best know, turned out to be for a sequel to a popular movie. For ten points, name this actress who played, Nurse Alvarez in Senseless, Patti Jean Lynch in The Presidio, and Private Vasquez in Aliens.
ANSWER: Jenette Goldstein
23. The host of a 1969 TV variety show, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992 as a performer. He the only person enshrined there, as well as the Songwriters’ and the Country Music Halls of Fame. For ten points, name the man behind songs such as “Ring of Fire,” “So Doggone Lonesome,” and “I Walk the Line.”
ANSWER: Johnny Cash
24. Mrs. Nellie Lovett sells “The Worst Pies in London.” She has a room upstairs, that used to belong to Benjamin Barker. Barker was wrongfully imprisoned so that Judge Turpin could have his wife Lucy. Mrs. Lovett becomes convinced that the title character is Barker returned. For ten points, name this Stephen Sondheim musical about the “Demon Barber of Fleet Street.”
ANSWER: Sweeney Todd
25. It had a memory size of 5000 kilobytes, and a five-and-a-quarter inch disk drive in the central panel. Other features include the Graphic Translator, Anamorphic Analyzer, Trajectory Guidance System, Pyroclastic Lamination, and a Flame Thrower. For ten points, name this black, customized Pontiac Trans-Am, partnered with the former Michael Arthur Long in crime-fighting.
ANSWER: KITT or Knight Industries Two Thousand
26. The first player to hit 3 home runs in 1 game, he was purchased from the Cincinnati Reds by the St. Louis Browns. He finished second in home runs to Babe Ruth in 1921, 1923 and 1925. For ten points, who did beat Ruth in 1922 with 39 home runs, the same year he stole 37 bases to become the first 30-30 man?
ANSWER: Ken Williams
27. Gianninoto Associates designed its new packaging, which explains that the logo is a 19th century reference to the 20th century. It’s new ad campaign includes such statements as “Routine: the Enemy.” Produced by Cerveceria /sir vay say ree uh/ Cuauhtemoc /kwah teh mock/ Moctezuma, for ten points, “Viva la revolucion” and name this Mexican brand of beer.
ANSWER: Dos Equis
1999 CWRU Buzz-a-Trois Round 5
1. Ray Evans and Jay Livingston were asked by Alfred Hitchcock to write a folksong that sounded as if it had been handed down through generations because it was to be a lullaby which would attract the attention of a boy held prisoner in a foreign embassy. For ten points, name the result, sang by Doris Day in 1956’s The Man Who Knew Too Much.
ANSWER: “Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Será, Será)”
2. Among the employees of this institution are English teacher Mr. Morgan played by Daryl Mitchell, and counselor Ms. Perky played by Allison Janney, who is also a romance novelist. Students include Cameron James, Patrick Verona, and-- in heavy-handed referencing-- the Startford sisters, Bianca and Kat. For ten points, name this educational setting of 10 Things I Hate About You.
ANSWER: Padua High School
3. He was 1999’s September American League Player of the Month, although you may not have paid attention to a team that finished 20 games out of first. He hit .381, with 8 homers and 30 RBI, bringinng his season totals to .297, 37 home runs, and 117 RBI. For ten points, name the first player with 100-plus walks, runs and RBI’s in the history of the Baltimore Orioles.
ANSWER: Albert Belle
4. Meg Foster’s portrayal of this character was considered “too hard” and she was eventually replaced, having replaced Loretta Swit, who had played her in the original TV movie. She is married to a guy named Harvey, and works under Lieutenant Bert Samuels. For ten points, name this character eventually played by Sharon Gless, who was partnered with Tyne Daly’s Chris Cagney.
ANSWER: Mary Beth Lacey
5. The central character is a gay resident of the Castro district of San Francisco, who happens to be the a wildlife photographer famous for pictures of recently-dead animals. Will Rabjohns determines that animal extinctions and AIDS are linked, and searches for old acquaintances Rosa McGee and Jacob Steep. This decribes, for ten points, what 1996 novel by Clive Barker?
ANSWER: Sacrament
6. His song co-writers include Slash on “Always on the Run” and Sean Ono Lennon on “All I Ever Wanted” from his album Mama Said, whose title may or may not refer to Roxie Roker. For ten points, name this man who sang “Are You Gonna Go My Way.”
ANSWER: Lenny Kravitz
7. She manages Sekou, a rhythm and blues group of women that she grew up with, which is signed to Tommy Boy Records. She has played Charisse on a couple of episodes of Moesha, and Tuesday, an unmarried pregnant girl, in the movie Ride. For ten points, name this actress who grew up as Laura Winslow on Family Matters.
ANSWER: Kellie Shanygne Williams
8. This man was picked up in a sting operation on Biscayne Boulevard that also netted a suspect in three Pennsylvania killings. After a morning in which he was given the Bart Starr Award by the religious group Atheletes in Action, he was arrested for offering $40 for oral sex. For ten points, name the NFL’s active leader in interceptions, arrested hours before his Falcons played in the Superbowl.
ANSWER: Eugene Robinson
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9. Those who are not a part of any sect are called Goven. Among their 18 sects are the Oglamar, the Mostral, and the Relora. Each sect is led by a maje, such as Maje Razik of the Ogla and Maje Culluh of the Nistrim sect. For ten points, name these pathetic bad guys, the supposed bad guys in the first few seasons of Star Trek: Voyager.
ANSWER: Kazon /Kay-zhon/
10. A college student returning to his hometown of Lumberton enlists the aid of the sheriff’s daughter, after he finds a human ear in a field. The ensuing mystery involves a sadistic kidnapper, played by Dennis Hopper, and a nightclub singer, played by Isabella Rossellini. For ten points, name this David Lynch movie, starring Laura Dern and Kyle MacLachlin.
ANSWER: Blue Velvet
11. This band debuted at a May 1970 Hell’s Angels’ benefit concert, with a line-up including ex-Pauper Brad Campbell, drummer Clark Pierson, and guitarist John Till. The singer died before recording lyrics to “Buried Alive in the Blues,” but did record “Mercedes-Benz” and “Me and Bobby McGee.” For ten points, name this band which backed Janis Joplin on her final album, Pearl.
ANSWER: The Full Tilt Boogie Band
12. Their first names were George, Charles, and Edward and they grew up in Salem, Massachusetts. Among their products were The Story of the Bible, Pit, and Rook, but they had to invest their own money in 1883 to produce Banking. For ten points, name these siblings, whose names are attached to, among others, Sorry, Risk, and Clue.
ANSWER: Parker Brothers
13. Ferris State won the second one, in 1993, while the third, over the last few days of 1993 and and the first few days of 1994, was won by Lake Superior. Boston University won in December 1994, Northeastern in 1997, and Princeton in 1998. For ten points, name this collegiate hockey tournament, won in 1991, 1995, and 1996 by the host school, the University of Minnesota.
ANSWER: Mariucci Classic
14. Cinemascope Products, BSkyB, Fieldmouse Productions, Van Ness Films, STAR TV, San Antonio Film Features, the New York Post, Harper-Collins US Inc., Columbia TriStar Pictures, Evergreen Television Productions Inc., Murdoch publications, and, of course, various Fox properties are, for ten points, among the holdings of what company, controlled by Rupert Murdoch.
ANSWER: News Corp. Ltd {prompt on Rupert Murdoch. Do not accept Fox.]
15. It was on NBC from 1951 to 1979, CBS until 1988, with a brief run on PBS, and first appeared on ABC in 1988. It debuted on NBC on December 24, 1951 with Amahl and the Night Visitors. For ten points, name this showcase for quality TV, designed to market greeting cards.
ANSWER: Hallmark Hall of Fame
16. Tony Perkins plays a photographer who meets a Chicago girl named Trace in Rome and turns her into a star as a model whose new name is also the title of the movie. Directed by Berry Gordy, it has also has a Motown influence in its cast. For ten points, name this 1975 film starring Billy Dee Williams and Diana Ross.
ANSWER: Mahogany
17. There wasn’t much demand for his 1998 album Back by Popular Demand. Besides performing, he has served as a prodcuer for acts such as Sweet G, and written rap for, of all shows, One Life to Live. For ten points, name this seminal rapper of “Basketball,” “The Breaks,” and “Christmas Rapping.”
ANSWER: Kurtis Blow
18. When this trademark was licensed to technical book publisher O’Reilly and Associates for an expo, it caused Bruce Perens to quit the initiative that he founded with Rick Raymond in order to “safeguard the haccker community’s interest and to make the [brand] attractive to software producers.” For ten points, name this certification mark for free software advocates.
ANSWER: Open Source
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19. The title object in this saga is wielded by the Seeker, who loves the Mother Confessor of the Midlands. This series has had such characters as the mad emperor Jajang, Zedd the wizard, Kahlen Amnell, and the hero, Richard Cypher, now Lord Rahl. For ten points, name this saga, beginning with Wizard’s First Rule, and most recently continued with Soul of the Fire, by Terry Goodwin.
ANSWER: Sword of Truth
20. In 1998, he won the Newsweek Champions Cup at Indian Wells and the Lipton Championships at Key Biscayne, Florida, two of the Super Nine tournaments, back to back. Yet, he was looked down upon because he had never won a Grand Slam event. For ten points, name this lefty who briefly replaced Pete Sampras as the #1 player in tennis, bringing pride to the people of Chile.
ANSWER: Marcelo Rios
21. This character has been played by Cedric Hardwicke in 1937, by Stewart Granger in 1950, by George Montgomery in 1959, by John Colicos in 1977, and by Richard Chamberlain in 1985 and 1987, both times opposite Jesse Houston as played by Sharon Stone. For ten points, name this Henry Rider Haggard character, who has tromped around King Solomon’s Mines and the Lost City of Gold.
ANSWER: Allan Quatermain
22. This Ferrara Pan product comes in a brick-covered package. In addition there’s a barrel full of red objects on the cover. Most people dislike it when compared to fellow Ferrara products such as Alexander the Grape and Lemonheads. For ten points, name this hard-shelled peanut candy.
ANSWER: Boston Baked Beans
23. Even though he had a $20,000 advance, he failed to pay Justin Juukuo Vince Phillips, and Mahon Washington-- his sparring partners-- and Top Rank deducted the payments from his paycheck. His trainer, Kenny Adams, at one time left his team after refusing to be a “babysitter.” For ten points, name this lefty who defeated Antonio Cermeno, to regain the WBA featherweight title that he was stripped of for failing to maintain weight.
ANSWER: Freddie Norwood
24. Kelly Rutherford, Kristoff St. John, Pat Crowley, Taurean Blacque, Lynn Hamilton, and Richard Roundtree where among the actors in this story of the Whitmore and the Marshall families. For ten points, name this failed half-hour, interracial NBC soap opera.
ANSWER: Generations
25. In this 1964 movie, Adam West plays an astronaut who is killed when a spaceship crashes into Mars. Paul Mantee plays his partner, who survives, along with the pet money Mona. For ten points, name this sci-fi retelling of a classic novel, in which an escaped alien slave plays the roles of his man Friday.
ANSWER: Robinson Crusoe on Mars
26. Its creed is: "To give you such outstanding quality, value, service and guarantee that we may be worthy of your high esteem." Opening its first store outside of Seattle in 1968, for ten points, name this clothing company which, in 1936, patented the first-ever goose down insulated jacket, known as the Skyliner.
ANSWER: Eddie Bauer
27. Vince Clarke left this group after writing most of the songs for its first album Speak & Spell. Marin Gore would write bleak, depressing, undustrial pop songs, such as “Master and Servant” and “Shake the Disease.” For ten points, name this Basildon, England band, which features the voice of David Gahan singing that “People are People.”
ANSWER: Depeche Mode
1999 CWRU Buzz-a-Trois Round 6
1. Style #4180, her birthday was December 21, 1996, but she retired May 1, 1998, supposedly because of a lawsuit by Sega. A remade version of Flash, she is blue and white, and “lives in the sea/ Playing with friends like you and me.” For ten points, name this Beanie Baby dolphin.
ANSWER: Echo the Dolphin
2. “Glory be to the Bomb and to the Holy Fallout, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, a world without end,” is part of this movie’s Mass of the Holy Bomb, a worship of the alpha-omega bomb celebrated by mutants living under the remains of New York City in the Forbidden Zone. In the end, the bomb is detonated by a time-travelling astronaut. For ten points, name this sequel to a Charlton Heston movie.
ANSWER: Beneath the Planet of the Apes
3. His first partner is Dr. David Keel, helping Keel track down the drug dealers who killed his fiancee. He works for One-Ten, and has also worked with Mike Gambit, Purdey, and Agent 69 Tara King. Fond of his Bentley and bowler hats, for ten points, name this man who also worked with Catherine Gale and Emma Peel, played by Patrick Macnee in all television episodes of The Avengers.
ANSWER: John Steed
4. It was bought by a man who is actually a Philadelphia Eagles fan, but who wanted to impress his girlfriend. Tom Kreissman is a sheet metal dealer, who bought it anonymously for $255,500 at a court-ordered auction. For ten points, name this object, given in 1968 to a star at USC.
ANSWER: Orenthal James Simpson’s Heisman Trophy [Prompt on partial answer]
5. Detective Tom Newquist dies of a heart attack while investigating something and his wife, Selma, can’t quite figure out what he was working on. The mystery in the town of Nota Lake was handed down from Robert Dietz to the heroine, a middle-aged two-time divorcee, Kinsey Milhone. For ten points, name this 14th installment in the alphabet mysteries of Sue Grafton.
ANSWER: N Is for Noose
6. The protagonist “can kill a deer or buffalo/With just [his] arrow and [his] hickory bow/ From a hundred yards don't you know.” “All [his] friends call [him] Bear Claw/ The Village Cheatin' is [his] paw-paw/ He gets his orders from [his] maw-maw/ She makes him walk the line.” For ten points, name this “Half Cherokee and Choctaw” title character of a Tim McGraw song.
ANSWER: “Indian Outlaw”
7. In 1991, Chuck D brought a $5 million lawsuit against the makers of this product for using unauthorized sampling of his voice in a radio ad. Another ad used the slogan “Get your girl in the mood quicker / Get your Jimmy thicker,” as rapped by Ice Cube. For ten points, name this malt liquor whose ads featuring rap stars targeting black youths has drawn complaints, a product of the McKenzie Brewing Co.
ANSWER: St. Ides
8. He will drive a vehicle designed by 10-year old cystic fibrosis sufferer Tiffany Rich and 12-year-old Callie Pegadiotes, as part of a Give Kids the World contest. For ten points, name this NASCAR driver-owner, who will handle the “Tide-dye” themed, number 10 Ford Taurus.
ANSWER: Ricky Rudd
9. William King pointed his finger after a dictionary was tossed, picking the name for this merger of The Jays and the Mighty Mystics, two groups at Tuskegee Institute. This musical group recorded hits such as “Brickhouse” and “Easy.” For ten points, name this group which released albums such as Rock Solid and United after the departure of Lionel Ritchie.
ANSWER: the Commodores
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10. He next directorial project is Gala Dali, based on the false memories of a Spanish Surrealist. The director of the 1994 winner of best film at the Yubari International Film Festival in Japan, as well as Italy’s MystFest, as well as the Cannes Prix Tres Special, he is also know as the co-writer of Pulp Fiction. For ten points, name this director of the cult classic Killing Zoe.
ANSWER: Roger Avary
11. The 1998 version included a performance by Bette Midler and the Royal Crown Review at The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. The event had a circus theme, and was held at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. James Taylor received the Century Award, named for the event’s namesake’s 1994 centennial. For ten points, name these awards given out on the basis of data supplied by Broadcast Data Systems and Soundscan.
ANSWER: Billboard Music Awards
12. He changes the name of Smalltown into Shiny Pants, when he is made mayor for a day because of his successful Oyster-Petting Farm. As his partner disbelieves his success, he is made chairman of the Federal Reserve because he replace a 24-hour news channel with jug music. For ten points, name this character who amiably moves toward global domination, when he is told to try after his prattering bothers the Brain.
ANSWER: Pinky
13. In the 1997-98 season, he started 18 of the last 21 games, going 9-7-1, but began the next season by allowing seven goals in the first two games, losing the starting job to a man who would record six shutouts for a divisional champion. For ten points, name this former goalie of the future for the Hurricanes, who lost his job to Arturs Irbe, and went the the Thrashers in the expansion draft.
ANSWER: Trevor Kidd
14. It had 768 days. The backstories involved eating sausage scam, bathing in a radioactive lake, or swallowing mega-vitamins, depending on if you played Ralph the wolf, Lizzie the lizard, or George the Ape. For ten points, name this video game in which you play a giant creature destroying a North American city.
ANSWER: Rampage
15. This product mixes five accords: sensual; fairway, an association with golfing; home run, capturing the catching of a baseball in a glove; cool, an interpretation of the Blue Ridge of the Appalacians in North Carolina; and the environment of a Costa Rican beach, captured as “rare air.” For ten points, name this product, supposedly capturing the essence of its namesake, by Bijan Fragrances.
ANSWER: Michael Jordan Cologne
16. This model has tatoos of a Japanese peace symbol above a rose on her right ankle, a Tibetan symbol on the other ankle, an angle on her back, and a Native American Thunderbird on her wrist. In 1992, she rode a motorcycle topless as part of a Calvin Klein ad campaign. For ten points, what model is best know for supposedly having real sex with Mickey Rourke during the filming of Wild Orchid?
ANSWER: Carré Otis
17. According to a book, she legally changed her first name to Sandy, due to years of embarrassment, and now lives in Room 69 of El Rancho Mirage Inn in Las Vegas. Born to peasant farmers in Sicily, her name supposedly translates to “virgin hope,” although she uses her Mediterranean sexuality for espionage. For ten points, name this spy, played by Fabiana Udenio, who tangled with an international man of mystery.
ANSWER: Alotta Fagina
18. Her first film starring role was the title character of Nina Takes a Lover. Previous film roles included Kit Da Luca--the prostitute friend of Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman-- and her Golden Globe-nominated turn as Cynthia, Andie McDowell’s sister in sex, lies, and videotape. For ten points, name this actress who can be found opposite George Segal and David Spade on Just Shoot Me.
ANSWER: Laura San Giacomo
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19. Through the 1998-99 season, the team’s career leader in games played was Junior Bridgeman with 711, although Bridgeman ranks 6th in minutes played, behind such luminaries as Brian Winters, Marques Johnson, Sidney Moncrief, teram leader Bob Dandridge, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. For ten points, name this NBA franchise whose current players include Sam Cassell, Glenn Robinson, and Ray Allen.
ANSWER: Milwaukee Bucks [Accept either part.]
20. Influenced by a trip to Nicaragua during the height of the Contra movement at age 17, this musician staged a 30 day hunger strike outside of Carnegie Mellon’s computer science building, protesting the use of CMU software on US battleships. You can hear him play the mandolin, tenor banjo, dumbek, and various guitars on albums such as Cruel Sun. For ten points, name this man, whose voice can be heard on songs such as “Ecstasy” and “Send Me on My Way” for Rusted Root.
ANSWER: Michael Glabicki
21. In a story entitled “The Last Gunfighter,” he is murdered at a card game, stuffed, and put on display. Created by Joe Orlando, he was sold into slavery by his drunkard father, and, in captivity, was disfigured facially by Native Americans. For ten points, name this bitter bounty hunter from the pages of DC Comics’ Wierd Western Tales.
ANSWER: Jonah Hex
22. This song-- co-written by Steve Cropper-- was a grateful response to the reception given to its singer in California at the Monterey Pop Festival. Recorded at a Memphis studio, it became the first #1 hit by a recording artist who was dead, as its singer died when a private single twin-engine plane crashed in Wisconsin. For ten points, name this song by Otis Redding.
ANSWER: “(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay”
23. His wife, Julie Condra, played the young Pat Nixon in 1995’s Nixon. His father, Sifu Al, founded Wun Hop Kuen Do, the combined fist fight style. Appearing as Troy “Catscratch” Carter in Wing Commander IV, he has played plenty of martial artists, such as Jimmy Lee in Double Dragon. For ten points, name this man who plays Eric Draven in The Crow: Stairway to Heaven.
ANSWER: Mark Dascascos
24. Born in Marrakesh, Morocco, he had leg fractures in 1960 and ‘61, effectively ending his career at the age of 28. Playing with Nice and Reims, he formed a partnership called “le tandem terrible” with Raymond Copa. For ten points, name this player left off the 1954 World Cup squad, but four years later, scored 13 goals in a single Cup for France.
ANSWER: Just Fontaine
25. A 1995 movie had him tangling with Gyaos. After coming out of the Arctic and debuting in 1965, he fought the demon dog Barugon in 1966, Gyaos originally in 1967, the space monster Viras in 1968, Guiron in 1969, and Zigra-- who turns into a giant fish-- in 1971. For ten points, name this giant turtle, who would spin and spout fire when withdrawn into his shell.
ANSWER: Gameron
26. Two answers required. Two thrones. A $280,000 tiara. A $2.3 million exclusive picture deal with OK!, a British magazine, and a sculpture of them frolicking naked-- with discreetly placed vines-- on top of their wedding cake. For ten points, name this couple married on July 4, 1999: one a singer, the other a star for the Manchester United.
ANSWER: Victoria Adams (or Posh Spice) and David Beckham
27. A news series was developed around this actor, who had been spotted by NBC exec Fred Silverman in a pilot for an Our Gang revival series. Instead, he would play a spunky kid, transplanted into a world of limos and servants on Park Avenue. For ten points, name this actor who played the adopted son of Conrad Bain and the brother of Todd Bridges.
ANSWER: Gary Coleman
1999 CWRU Buzz-a-Trois Round 7
1. This album’s debut knocked Michael Jackson’s HIStory from the top of the pop charts and included a guest spot by Eazy E on “For the Love of $.” For ten points, name the debut of Bizzy, Wish, Krayzie, Layzie, and Flesh-n-Bone-- Bone Thugs-N-Harmony.
ANSWER: Creepin oh ah Come Up
2. She was presented with the Golden Cane Award for Best Actress at the 10th Annual International Comedy Film Festival in Vevey, Switzerland, for reprising a stage role in the movie version of Daddy’s Dying...Who’s Got the Will? She has also been the voice of a sheep in Babe. For ten points, name this actress, who played Roseanne in the NBC TV movie Roseanne and Tom: Behind the Scenes, by day the scheming Nancy Wesley on Days of Our Lives.
ANSWER: Patrika Darbo
3. Among the poetry he has written are the lines :"When you're feeling low and woozy/Slap a fresh clip on your Uzi / Assume the proper firing stance/And make those suckers jump and dance." This verse appeared on his file card. For ten points, name this former French Legion member and mercenary, an eye-patch-wearing G.I. Joe foe.
ANSWER: Major Sebastian Bludd
4. Solid ones are made from persimmon with the use of a sophisticated turning machine. Laminated ones, made from maple, are more common and last longer. Or at least those are the traditional materials of the head. For ten points, name this long distance club which may be made from a variety of materials, not just its namesake.
ANSWER: wood
5. The origin of its symbol is co-founder W.W. Hodkinson. Hodkinson was a businessman from Utah, and his state is home to the Wasatch Range. This company’s logo depicts one of the mountains therein. For ten points, name this company, which has produced such questionable products as A Night at the Roxbury, Varsity Blues, and odd-numbered Star Trek movies.
ANSWER: Paramount
6. Guests included Gilda Radner, whose living room was host to a battle sequence; Vanna White, who gave away the star’s underwear on Wheel of Fortune; and next-door neighbor Tom Petty. Set in a condo in Sherman Oaks, California, for ten points, name this this critical favorite, noted for breaking the 4th wall between actor and audience, an early Fox staple.
ANSWER: It’s Garry Shandling’s Show
7. A statue of this character stands near a map pointing out places such as where he hunted for nightcrawlers with his parents at Grant Park in northeast Portland, Oregon. The same park also has a sculpture of his dog Ribsy at a fountain. For ten points, name this character honored in the Beverly Cleary Sculpture Garden.
ANSWER: Henry Huggins [Not Higgins]
8. Selah, Reno, Jonathan Pierce, Trini Triggs, Keith Perry, Ken Mellons, Mary Griffin, Michael English, Mary Black, Jeff Carson, and Jo Dee Messina all share one thing: a record label. For ten points, name the label, also home to Hank William Jr., Sawyer Brown, LeAnn Rimes, and Tim McGraw.
ANSWER: Curb Records
9. Of his five Stanley Cup Finals appearances, he won the first four, was traded, and lost in the fifth appearance to his former team. In 1986, he was the captain of the Calgary Flames, losing to the Canadiens, and was an assistant coach when the Flames won in 1989. For ten points, name this ex-player, named the first ever General Manager of the Minnesota Wild.
ANSWER: Doug Risebrough
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10. Its programming includes Dr. Duncan’s Video Symptom Show, while its competitors include Fantasma, Horrovitz, Pornovision, and Global TV. Perhaps best known is its news program The What I Want to Know Show. For ten points, name “The Network That Means Business,” whose employees include journalist Edison Carter.
ANSWER: Network 23 [From Max Headroom.]
11. Jamie Gillis plays a sex doctor-slash-author who finds the “absolute nadir of passion...a sexual civil service worker” in Constance Money who, as the title character, seduces a gay male art gallery owner on her way to being turned into the next “Goldenrod Girl.” For ten points, name this Henry Paris-directed seventies sexual take on George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion.
ANSWER: The Opening of Misty Beethoven
12. In the small budget film Here on Earth, her character, Samantha, will end her virginhood, ironic since she recently told a reporter that she was a virgin. She had been comparing herself to her title role in the CBS miniseries Joan of Arc. For ten points, name this 17-year old who has also appeared in Deep Impact, Never Been Kissed, and Eyes Wide Shut.
ANSWER: Leelee Sobieski
13. After his acting teacher at the California State University in Long Beach took him to “Amateur Night” at the Comedy Store in Los Angeles, he was offered a job working the door as well as mike time. Noticed by Norman Lear as the warm-up comedian for Gloria, this comedian has had comedy specials such as I Need the Couch. For ten points, name the star of the short-lived aka Pablo and director of A Million to Juan.
ANSWER: Paul Rodriguez
14. Every line in this song-- except the last one in each verse-- ends in the word “now,” including: “You look like an ace now” and “Seems she forgot about the library like she told her old man now.” The fast driving-female protagonist gets into trouble while using her father’s Thunderbird. For ten points, name this 1964 song recorded by the Beach Boys.
ANSWER: “Fun, Fun, Fun”
15. T’Bok, Lucana, and Avakar are chased by a Garidian Warbird as they search for the Lawmaker’s Fifth Scroll. Other elements include an attack on Mertens Orbital Station, a visit to Morassia, and Chodak technology. For ten points, name this search for an alien device by the crew of the Enterprise-D, a Spectrum Holobyte game.
ANSWER: Star Trek: The Next Generation-- A Final Unity
16. Despite legal threats from former members Nigel Harrison and Frank Infante, this band has returned, beginning with the 1999 American Music Awards where-- with Coolio-- they performed “Maria,” the first single off their No Exit album. For ten points, which group had lain fallow for 16 years since producing songs such as “Call Me,” “Heart of Glass,” and “Rapture.”
ANSWER: Blondie
17. 1992 and 1993 at Texas Christian University. 1994 in France. 1995 and 1996 with the Canadian national team. 1997 at Winnepeg of the Northern League. 1998 at Charlotte and Tulsa. This is the resume of, for ten points, what All-star middle reliever and set-up man for John Wetteland on the Texas Rangers.
ANSWER: Jeff Zimmerman
18. His real name is Sidney Zweibel. He went from a working-class background to Columbia’s College of Physicians and Surgeons, but, although very skilled, he lacks the confidence to be a great surgeon. A member of the Hong Kong Cavaliers, for ten points, name this colleague of Buckaroo Bonzai, played on the big screen by Jeff Goldblum.
ANSWER: New Jersey
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19. A one and a half forward somersault with a catch on the uneven bars is named after her. After 3 rotations in the All-Around, she had been leading Lilia Podkopayeva by a small margin, but stepped out of the carpet on the floor exercise to finish 5th. For ten points, name this 1995 World Champion in the balance beam and Olympic silver medalist in the vault from China.
ANSWER: Mo Huilan
20. He studied art at the Caulfield Institute of Technology, and an example of his art can be found on the back of the Prayers on Fire album, by Birthday Party. He can be found performing with The Dirty Three on “Time Jesum transeuntem et non reverendum,” a hidden track on Songs in the Key of X, where he also performs “Red Right Hand.” For ten points, name this artist, sometimes performing with the Bad Seeds.
ANSWER: Nick Cave
21. He co-wrote, with Chris Spencer and Suli McCullouch the book 150 Ways to Tell If You’re Ghetto. Known for his potrayal of the poet Ice Poe, he co-starred with Spencer and McCullouch in the movie whose shortened title is Don’t Be a Menace. For ten points, name this man, who in addition to Ice Poe, was a DJ on In Living Color, and has a TV show with his brother, Marlon.
ANSWER: Shawn Wayans
22. The director of the American premiere of Carl Orff’s Ludus de Nato Infante Mirificus, while also playing the part of a witch, she has also designed her own house in Wicklow County, Ireland, which she named Dragonhold-Underhill. While her books include the Crystal Singer books and The Ship Who Sang, for ten points, name this author, better known for writing about weyrs, master harpers, dragonriders, and thread in the Dragonriders of Pern series.
ANSWER: Anne McCaffrey
23. In 1949, he won first place in the Indiana state National Forensic League contest for his recitation of “The Madman” from The Pickwick Papers and went on to place sixth nationally in dramatic declaration. He had a memorable line ordering a malt in a bit part in Has Anybody Seen My Gal? For ten points, what actor had roles such Cal Trask, Jett Rink, and Jim Stark before dying in 1955.
ANSWER: James Dean
24. With teammate Bill Willis and two others, he was one of the first black pro football players in the modern era. The NFL leader in rushing yards in 1950, his 3,024 yards over four seasons is the career mark for the All-American Football Conference. Nicknamed “Otto Graham’s Bodyguard,” for ten points, name this Hall of Fame Cleveland Browns fullback, who died in June 1999.
ANSWER: Marion Motley
25. Among the internet nicknames for her are Peroxide Girl and the Unablonder. She first appeared in “Herrenvolk,” and went into a coma in “Patient X,” and appeared conscious but not looking too great in “One Son.” Played by Laurie Holden, for ten points, name this Cancer Man lackey, Krycek face-sucker, and Mulder informant.
ANSWER: Marita Covarrubias [Accept either name.]
26. Duotone is a variation on this item supposedly used by ancient Japanese women, who, according to legend, would sit back and enjoy the sensations of mercury-filled hollow ivory spheres rolling around internally. For ten points, name this spherical sexual device sold in pairs.
ANSWER: Ben Wa balls
27. In 1995, the star went from six points to five. The moon disappeared in 1994, came back in 1995, has gone from yellow to blue, and now has a yellow mouuth signifying the man in the moon. The first new addition was 1975’s blue diamonds, followed in 1984 by purple horseshoes. For ten points, name this colorful marshmellow-laden cereal.
ANSWER: Lucky Charms
1999 CWRU Buzz-a-Trois Round 8
1. His most recent world title came with a defeat of Hector Milian of Cuba. A three time Olympic-gold medalist, he is a nine-time world champion in in his sport, and has yet to lose an international match. For ten points, name this Russian wrestler, whose most recent win was at this year’s Greco-Roman World Wrestling Championships.
ANSWER: Alexander Karelin
2. This comic once referred to Christopher Columbus by saying: “Queen Isabelle gives him money, 3 boats, and he’s wearing a red suit. a big hat, and a feather-- that’s a pimp.” His impersonation of his superintendent yielded the line “Eez not mai yob.” For ten points, name this comic whose catchphrase “looking good” came from Chico and the Man.
ANSWER: Freddie Prinze
3. Turning the crank rotates gears, causing the lever to push the stop sign. This causes the shoe to tip the bucket. A metal ball rolls down stairs and into the rainpipe, hitting the helping hand rod. The bowling ball falls into the bathtub, and lands on the diving board, causing the diver to catapult through the air and into a wash tub, causing the cage to fall on an opponent’s piece. This describes, for ten points, the title object of what board game?
ANSWER: Mouse Trap
4. “Midnight creeps so slowly into hearts/ Of men who need more than they get/ Daylight deals a bad hand/ To a woman that has laid to many bets.” Featuring the Emotions, for ten points, “I find romance when I start to dance” in what place, according to Earth, Wind, & Fire.
ANSWER: “Boogie Wonderland”
5. Robin Lee Hatcher won Best Inspirational for Patterns of Love. Kristin Gabriel won Best Traditional for Monday Man. Caroline Cross won Best Short Contemporary for The Notorious Groom. Ruth Wind won Best Long Contemporary Series for Meant to Be Married. For ten points, name these awards most recently handed out July 31, 1999 in Chicago by the Romance Writers of America.
ANSWER: RITA Awards
6. At one point, Charles announces his intention to marry her. However, he is poisoned by a cup which the jealous Lydia had intended for this character. Charles was an envoy from the Leader, whom this character plots to kill. She also plans to destroy Los Angeles every now and then, as, her mother-ship hovered over LA in the first invasion of Earth. Played by Jane Badler, for ten points, name this reptilian baddie from V.
ANSWER: Diana
7. As an actor, he’s played a fireman in Beverly Hills Cop III and a mailman in his directorial debut. As a director, he’s helmed “Remember the Time,” a 1992 music video for Michael Jackson. He became the youngest Oscar-nominated director in 1991, while also nominated for Best Original Screenplay. For ten points, name this director of the critically-acclaimed Boyz N the Hood.
ANSWER: John Singleton
8. It’s only English League championship was in 1955, after which they were persuaded by the English Football Association not to enter the European Cup. Wearing the home colors of blue shirts, blue shorts, their team record for league appearances is 655 by Ron Harris, and they play at Stamford Bridge. For ten points, name this side, the 1997 F.A. Cup and 1998 European Cup Winners’ Cup winner.
ANSWER: Chelsea
9. Her lingerie posters for Hennes & Mauritz were torn down by Norway police, who feared that they were too distracting for drivers. In 1991, she was photographed behind New York’s Roxy Club while kissing Christy Turlington, intensifying rumors of bisexuality. For ten points, name this model who used gum wrappers twisted into wedding bands for her 1991 Las Vegas wedding to Richard Gere.
ANSWER: Cindy Crawford
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10. The title role in this movie was turned down by John Wayne. The villain in the film, played by Andy Robinson, is the Scorpio Killer, who threatens to continue murdering young girls unless city officials fork over $100,000. For ten points, name this movie in which Scorpio’s head is blown away after the title character says, “I can’t remember if I used up all my shots. Do you feel lucky?”
ANSWER: Dirty Harry
11. Married to songwriter Doug Crider, this musician graduated from Illinois State, with a degree in art, concentrating in metalsmithery. Discovered while singing at Dollywood, her debut was the album Somewhere Between. For ten points, name this musician whose hits include a duet with Lee Greenwood, “Hopelessly Yours.”
ANSWER: Suzy Bogguss
12. One of the title characters has the first name David, the other has the last name Sutter. Neither is played by former MTV VJ Simon King, although he is in the cast. Instead, Ivan Sergei and Amanda Peete are cast as twentysomething next-door neighbors. For ten points, name this new WB Sunday offering.
ANSWER: Jack and Jill
13. This movie included Alex Karras and Susan Clark-- the adoptive parents from TV’s Webster-- as Sheriff Wallace and Cherry Forever. Written, directed, and co-produced by Bob Clark, it would be followed by a couple of equally raunchy sequels. For ten points, name this movie about the horny folks at Angel Street High, whose ad campaign featured some youths peeping into the girls’ locker room.
ANSWER: Porky’s
14. One of the Utne Reader’s “100 Visionaries Who Could Change Your Life,” he co-wrote songs for the Grateful Dead from 1971 to 1995. A retired Wyoming Cattle rancher, he was called the “Thomas Jefferson of Cyberspace” by Yahoo Internet Life Magazine. For ten points, name this co-founder, with Mitchell Kapor, of the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
ANSWER: John Perry Barlow
15. This University of New Hampshire grad made history on March 7, 1996, by playing 18 seconds at forward against the Madison Monsters. Before that turn for the Flint Generals, this goalie had recorded a victory in 1993, as the Toledo Storm defeated the Dayton Bombers. For ten points, name this recipient of the first-ever USA Hockey Women’s Hockey Player of the Year.
ANSWER: Erin Whitten
16. The extra tracks on some of this musician’s singles have included a set of “Silly Songs,” which included “Toodles Mr. Jim” and covers of Jimi Hendrix’s “If 6 Was 9,” Led Zeppelin’s “Thank You,” and Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” For ten points, name this daughter of a preacher who would be part of a bad 80’s metal band before the release of her Little Earthquakes album.
ANSWER: Tori Amos
17. Born in 1902, his first movie role was as Franz Liszt in 1922’s Paganini. Dying in 1986, he is reputed to have once slapped Nazi Joseph Goebbels in a dispute. He was discovered by scriptwriter Thea von Harbou, the director’s wife, for his greatest silent movie role. For ten points, name this actor who played Freder in Fritz Lang’s Metropolis.
ANSWER: Gustav Frölich
18. In January 1967, he was commissioned by the National Theatre to compose incidental music for a production of As You Like It, starring Lawrence Olivier, and he gave a one-man concert at Royal Albert Hall. Paul McCartney provided whispering for this man’s song “Mellow Yellow.” For ten points, name this musician responsible for “Hurdy Gurdy Man” and “Sunshine Superman.”
ANSWER: Donovan Phillips Leitch or Leitch
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19. This name has been trademarked by the McIlhenny family since the mid-1800’s. Its name means “damp earth.” Made from salt, vinegar, and its namesake red pepper, for ten points, name this food ingredient used in a Bloody Mary.
ANSWER: Tabasco Sauce [Prompt on Tabasco.]
20. His 21.4 points per game were 19th in men’s Division I basketball, yet he is not one of the 25 finalists for the Wooden Award. He decided to return for his senior year, citing loyalty to a coach who gave him a second chance, and a desire to bring the first tournament bid since 1984 for the Bulldogs. For ten points, name this guard, a possible lottery pick next year out of Fresno State.
ANSWER: Courtney Alexander
21. This band combined the “Cookie Puss” single with the early EP Polly Wog Stew into Some Old Bullshit. In 1995, it released three albums, Root Down, the all-instrumental The In Sound From Way Out and Aglio and Oglio. For ten points, name this band whose 1989 album Paul’s Boutique was the follow-up to Licensed to Ill.
ANSWER: Beastie Boys
22. His real name is Johann Schmidt, and he’s undergone several changes: suspended animation for two decades, and death transferral to a body cloned from his main enemy. Handpicked by Adolph Hitler, he planned terrorist activities during World War II. For ten points, name this comic book villain, the archfoe of Captain America.
ANSWER: the Red Skull
23. As a writer, she wrote 10 scripts for the anthology series Love, American Style, but her most famous script may be “Maude’s Abortion” for Maude. In 1977, she was the sole writer for Soap. For ten points, name this writer who has also produced Nurses and The Golden Girls with partners Tony Thomas and Paul Junger Witt.
ANSWER: Susan Harris
24. In October of 1960, the Giants traded Andre Rodgers to the Braves for this shortstop, who they wanted as their manager. He didn’t disappoint, winning the pennant, and later won a world championship with Charlie Finley’s A’s, but was fired despite finishing first in his second season. For ten points, name this former Boston Braves shortstop, the 1948 Rookie of the Year.
ANSWER: Alvin Dark
25. This real-life athlete will be played in a Showtime movie by Elden Henson, who appeared in the Mighty Ducks movies, while Debbie Reynolds will be his grandmother. This player for Rossville, Illinois was given a scholarship to Florida State...as a student trainer. For ten points, name this former player, who gave up contact sports and a kidney, to save his grandmother’s life.
ANSWER: Daniel Huffman [The movie is A Gift of Love: The Daniel Huffman Story.]
26. Collaborators on the script for this movie included Christopher Berolini and William Goldman. Leslie Stefanson plays the title character, Elizabeth Campbell, in this fim based on a Nelson DeMille novel. Of course Elizabeth’s rape and murder are integral to the plot. For ten points, name this film which included James Cromwell, Madeleine Stowe, and John Travolta.
ANSWER: The General’s Daughter
27. Anthony John Denison, Jack Scalia, and Ed Marinero all share the shame of playing this role. At least Adam Lavorga, Leo Rossi, and Lawrence Tierney only had to play relatives of this man in Casualties of Love. For ten points, name this infamous ethnic stereotype, played by Denison, Scalia, and Marinero in TV movies about Amy Fisher.
ANSWER: Joseph “Joey” Buttafuoco
1999 CWRU Buzz-a-Trois Round 9
1. After being given the final Saturday night second state slot at the 1994 Glastonbury festival, their 1995 main stage performance was judged by many to be better than headliners Pulp and Oasis. Like Oasis, they feature a pair of brothers, in this case Paul and Phil Hartnoll. For ten points, name these purveyors of such electronic dance music albums as Diversions, In Sides, The Middle of Nowhere, and Snivilisation.
ANSWER: Orbital
2. In 1996, he was traded for center Barry Pederson and a first round draft pick. This right wing had played three unimpressive seasons with the Vancouver Canucks, but blossomed as a goal scorer, including 50 goals in only 49 games in the 1993-94 season. For ten points, name this hockey player who lasted only four practices in a 1998 attempt to come back with the Boston Bruins.
ANSWER: Cam Neely
3. It was built in 1982 by geologist Jim Reinders, and was originally going to be removed for violating land-codes. It is just off of US 385, in the middle of a cornfield 2.5 miles north of Alliance, Nebraska. Made out of 33 vehicles, for ten points, name this roadside attraction resembling an ancient Briton monument.
ANSWER: Carhenge
4. Her mission is to deliver a colostomy bag to the president, but is delayed by a monster. The president, having defecated in his pants at an international conference, declares her a criminal, and puts a $1 million bounty on her head. She ends up living in the Outback. For ten points, this originally set the stage for what Australian comic character, whose name tells you what vehicle she drives?
ANSWER: Tank Girl
5. This character’s parents, Elliot and Rosie, were played by Bob Cummings and Ethel Merman. Real name Burl Smith, when he left he was replaced by photographer Ashley Covington-Evans. Maybe he went into politics. For ten points, name this Pacific Princess Purser played by Fred Grandy.
ANSWER: Gopher [Accept early Burl Smith. Do not accept Fred Grandy.]
6. It is the nickname of Hugh Romney, given to him by B.B. King. Romney, one of Ken Kesey’s Merry Pranksters, started a Hog Farmers Commune, whose charitable efforts, including Count Winnarainbow, impressed a couple of people. For ten points, what is also the name of roasted almonds and a chocolate hazelnut fudge swirl in a caramel cashew Brazil nut ice cream, produced by Ben and Jerry’s.
ANSWER: Wavy Gravy
7. This upcoming movie will feature the voice of Michael J. Fox as the title character, Geena Davis and Hugh Laurie voicing the title character’s adoptive parents, Chazz Palminteri as Red, Steve Zahn as Scout, Gene Wilder as Snowbell, and Bruno Kirby and Jennifer Tilly as Mr. and Mrs. Stout. For ten points, name this story of a mouse adopted by a human family, based on a book by E. B. White.
ANSWER: Stuart Little
8. Solo Sub, Shark Scout, Sting Ray Stormer, Sea Claw 7, Sea Sprint 9, Hydro Reef Wrecker, Crystal Scavenger, Crystal Crawler, Hydro Crystallation Station, Neptune Discovery Lab. For ten points, Stingrays, Hydronauts, and Aqua Raiders are among the series of what group of LEGO sets?
ANSWER: Aquazone [Prompt on LEGOs.]
9. 335 feet down the line in left. 404 feet in dead center. 420 feet in right center. 307 feet down the right field line. The asymmetry, with the extremely short right field line gives sluggers a chance to smack the ball into China Basin Channel. For ten points, name the first privately-financed major league stadium since Dodger Stadium, whose official address will be 24 Willie Mays Plaza.
ANSWER: Pacific Bell Park or PacBell
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10. This movie includes characters such as Jason Dean, who goes by his initials, Betty Finn, whose name is a combined allusion to Archie comics and Mark Twain, and who is played by Renee Estevez, Emilio’s sister, as well as the title characters, played by Kim Walker, Lisanne Falk, and Shannon Doherty. For ten points, name this movie in which J.D. is played by Christian Slater.
ANSWER: Heathers
11. A pre-med major at New York University on a fencing scholarship, he dropped out 6 months before graduation to become the song writer who was responsible for Jay and the Americans’ “Sunday and Me” and the Monkees’ “I’m a Believer.” For ten points, name this singer/songwriter who recorded sound track albums for Johnathan Livingston Seagull and The Jazz Singer.
ANSWER: Neil Diamond or Neil Kaminsky
12. With his brother, Shiloh, he has Redwood Shire Productions, a production company whose projects include the documentary To Smoke and an in-line skating instructional video. You may have seen him in a couple of episodes of The Practice as Gary Armbrust, or on Party of Five, as Byron. For ten points, name this actor who plays former John Adams High School denizen Shaun Hunter on Boy Meets World.
ANSWER: Rider Strong
13. Born Yang Tze, he escaped Communist China by swimming to Hong Kong in the ‘60’s. 1970’s “Mr. Hong Kong,” he starred in Shootfighter and its sequel in a rare turn as a hero. For ten points, name this martial artist, who played Chong Li, the nemesis of Jean Claude Van Damme in Bloodsport.
ANSWER: BoloYeung
14. He has enrolled at Clark Atlanta University, intending to major in business. He had earned a basketball scholarship to the State University of New York, but instead embarked on “Plan B,” a rap career. Collaborating on “Mo Money, Mo Problems” with Biggie Smalls, for ten points, who debuted with Harlem World, but whose second album, Double Up, was released around the time he retired to follow God.
ANSWER: Mase or Mason Betha
15. “The Trial,” “Two Lost Souls,” “A Man Doesn’t Know,” “A Little Brains, A Little Talent,” “Goodbye, Old Girl,” “Blooper Ballet,” “Six Months Out of Every Year,” “Whatever Lola Wants (Lola Gets),” and “Shoeless Joe from Hannibal, MO” are, for ten points, songs from what sports-themed musical.
ANSWER: Damn Yankees
16. The first consecutive two-time winner of a certain event since Debbie Massey in 1980 and ‘81, this athlete is ready to three-peat at Royal Birkdale in 2000, after wins at Woburn and Royal Latham. For ten points, name this American golfer, the winner of the last two Women’s British Opens.
ANSWER: Sherri Steinhauer
17. Of four albums by this name, the last would have a sticker with the word “Security’ to differentiate it from the first three. The first included the song “Salsbury Hill,” and the third included guest appearances by Robert Fripp, Paul Weller, and Kate Bush. For ten points, name any of these four eponymous albums, by the man whose songs include “Shock the Monkey.”
ANSWER: Peter Gabriel {Do not accept Gabriel, since we’re going for an album title here.]
18. With Mel Brooks, Ron Clark, and Rudy Deluca, he is credited as a writer on High Anxiety and Silent Movie. He was an Oscar-nominated for two of his next three movies: writing with Valerie Curtin 1979’s ...And Justice for All and writing his semi-autobiographical comedy-drama directorial debut. For ten points, name this director of Diner, whose most recent releases have been Sphere and Wag the Dog.
ANSWER: Barry Levinson
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19. To reach him, call 212-555-4200. You’ll be answering his ads, which say “Got a problem? Odds against you? Call” this person. Although he takes down drug dealers, murderer, and other riff-raff, he still freelances for his his old government agency, reporting to a man known only as Control. For ten points, name this main character of a series from 1985 to 1989, played by Edward Woodward.
ANSWER: The Equalizer or Robert McCall
20. This book won the 1994 Bram Stoker Award for Best Horror Novel. John Ransom’s wife has been murdered, and Ransom calls an old Vietnam buddy back to Millhaven, Illinois. Tim Underhill and Tom Pasmore are caught up in uncovering the murder. For ten points, name this novel which follows Koko and Mystery in “The Blue Rose Trilogy” of Peter Straub.
ANSWER: The Throat
21. His favorite book is Know Your RS-232 Serial Port. He's 40, single and he's in Lost Wages, or at least he is in the first game. For ten points, name this Infocom computer game character wears at least 11 gold chains as well as a white polyester outfit.
ANSWER: Liesure Suit Larry or Larry Laffer [Prompt on Larry]
22. In 1835, G.G. Corolis published a study on the physics of it, after witnessing a demonstration by Francois Mingaud. Made popular after the push stroke was banned, its name, given by Mingaud, is from the French for “to hammer.” For ten points, name this extreme application of english, striking the cue ball from above, a spectacular shot used in billiards.
ANSWER: massé or high oblique stroke
23. In a classic scene, this character castrates a villain and then puts it in a formaldehyde jar, delivering it to his girlfriend-- played by Kathryn Loder-- who recognizes the member. This character is motivated by the death of her brother (played by Antonio Fargas), caused by drug dealers. For ten points, name this prominent role for Pam Grier.
ANSWER: Foxy Brown
24. From the year 2506AD, his associates include Doc McCoy, Juno Dawkins, Blackbeard la Cutte, Gentleman Brett Bones, Pepe Burrell, Big Smith, and Ned Zed. Played by Billy Drago, for ten points, name this leader of a Wild West gang who sought the Orb and was the nemesis of Brisco County Sr. and Jr.
ANSWER: John Bly
25. “A whipped up jitterbuggin' brown eyed man/ A stray cat frontin' up an eight-piece band/ Cut me Sammy and you'll understand/ In my veins hot music ran/ You got me in a sway/ And I want to swing you dove/ Now you sailors know/ Where your women come for love/ You’re in,” for ten points, what title event of a song by the Cherry Poppin’ Daddies?
ANSWER: “Zoot Suit Riot”
26. She actually wrote one song, “Lullaby for AJ,” on her album of lullabies, Songs from the Heart. Inducted into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame, she has also released two exercise videos. A runner-up in the Miss America pageant, for ten points, name this former Miss South Dakota, co-host of The Regis Philbin Show before her current duties on Entertainment Tonight.
ANSWER: Mary Hart
27. For his final collegiate game, he changed his number to #37, in order to honor Doak Walker in the “house that Doak built,” as his team played against Oklahoma in the Cotton Bowl. This running back usually wore #34. For ten points, name this recent two-time winner of the Doak Walker Award for the best collegiate running back, from the University of Texas.
ANSWER: Ricky Williams
1999 CWRU Buzz-a-Trois Round 10
1. A back-up singer for Carol Douglas on songs such as “Night Fever,” she would join DNA in 1991 and re-record her greatest hit, shortly before dying of AIDS. Responsible for songs such as “Love Insurance” and “Beat the Street,” for ten points, name this ‘80’s disco diva, who sang “Can You Handle It.”
ANSWER: Sharon Redd
2. This company’s stock trades on NASDAQ under the symbol DINE. It started out as a holding company for Trans World Airlines and Hilton International. In 1998, it sold its Hardee’s franchises and Quincy’s Family Steakhouses, while in 1996 it bought the Carrows and Coco’s chains. For ten points, name this company whose omst successful chains are El Pollo Loco and Denny’s.
ANSWER: Advantica Restaurant Group Inc.
3. The former partner of Elaine Hart, he is convicted of the murder of Buzzy Burrell after finally being captured by Lt. “Dutch” Dixon. For ten points, name this framed detective, a fugitive associated with Sixkiller Enterprises, played by Lorenzo Lamas.
ANSWER: The Renegade or Reno Raines
4. He hit .161 as a rookie Giants pitcher before going on to set home run records. He was walked as many as 166 times in a season, so he never reached 500 at bats. Het hit at least 40 home runs for 14 out of a 15 year stretch, playing in a 130 game season. For ten points, name this Yomiuri Giants slugger, with 868 career home runs and a distinctive batting stance.
ANSWER: Sadaharu Oh
5. Fittingly, this team set several season records, capped by its final game against Oakland in 1998. Houston’s 1985 record of 48 first downs was smashed by a new mark of 55. The Raider’s old record of 1,274 yards was eclipsed by 30. Both were the result of a record 158 penalties. For ten points, name the NFL team which did so under the first losing season of Coach Marty Schottenheimer.
ANSWER: Kansas City or Chiefs
6. Michelle Williams plays a young version of this character, who is hunted by government agent Xavier Finch. “Men cannot resist her. Mankind may not survive her.” For ten points, name this character played by Natasha Henstridge in Species.
ANSWER: Sil [Do not accept Eve, the character from Species II.]
7. It is incorporated in Delaware for tax purposes and has a $500,000 price on the head of its chief nemesis. This multinational group has a position titled Vice President in Charge of Public Relations and Terror, filling that post with the abilities of Conrad Siegfried. For ten points, name this evil spy group, often clashing Maxwell Smart and CONTROL in the TV series Get Smart.
ANSWER: KAOS
8. Debuting in 1922’s The Man from Hell’s River, this star was immediately snapped up by Warner Brothers, earning $1000 per week with his own orchestra for mood music, his own limo with chaueffeur, and chateaubriand steak prepared by his personal chef. Insured for $100,000, for ten points, name this performer, nicknamed “the mortgage lifter”, who made his first “barkie” in Show of Shows.
ANSWER: Rin Tin Tin
9. They started off its 1999 tour by headlining the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Their most recent album is Under the Radar, with current vocalist Shaun Murphy, while their 1973 album, Dixie Chicken, inspired the name of the Dixies Chicks. For ten points, name this band, founded by Richie Hayward, Bill Payne, and Lowell George, whose albums include Time Loves a Hero and Feats Don’t Fail Me Now.
ANSWER: Little Feat
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10. Beat the first three bonus tracks, and you can be the Tiny Titanic. You can select the Chumdinger, if you hold left and right and press View twice, after enabling all of the hidden tracks and highlighting the Thresher. Developed by Midway, for ten points, name this boat racing game, now available for the Sega Dreamcast.
ANSWER: Hydro Thunder
11. His played Brody Wilder in his second TV series, Camp Wilder, which also starred Mary Page Keller, Hillary Swank, and Jay Mohr among others. He also played Andrew Clements, who gains superpowers from Dr. Jeffcoate’s experiment in his first TV series My Secret Identity. For ten points, name this actor who had been receiving a regular paycheck for his role as Quinn Mallory on Sliders.
ANSWER: Jerry O’Connell
12. His 1999 teammate is Heinz-Harald Frentzen on the Jordan-Mugen Honda team. He started out as a teammate of Alain Proust on the Williams team in 1993, and in 1994 had a controversial collision at Adelaide with Michael Schumacher, costing him the championship. For ten points, name this English Formula-1 racer, whose career is coming to an end in 1999.
ANSWER: Damon Hill
13. Despite a glaring lack of talent in his 1980 film debut in the role of Richard, this actor, who owns an outdoor sports company and who has patented a fishing lure, has found work as Peter Richards on the series Dallas. His daughter, Brittany Bomann has appeared in The Leprechaun. For ten points, name this actor who played Dracula in Dracula Rising, and starred opposite Brooke Shields in The Blue Lagoon.
ANSWER: Christopher Atkins [Accept early Christopher Bomann]
14. Its geriatric properties were first noted by Yanshuph Ashkoko, royal chemist in the reign of Shakkad the Wise. While the origin of the name is uncertain, it is thought to derive from ancient Terran Franzh. It may refer to a mixture of spices, or to a specific spice which is used by Spacing Guild Navigators. For ten points, name this spice of Arrakis, which figures in the Dune novels of Frank Herbert.
ANSWER: melange
15. This individual can be found on tour with his wife, Psychic Sandra. Invited to appear at the 1986 Statue of Liberty Celenration by Ronald Reagan, he appeared a record 24 times on Comic Strip Live, and had a popular TV comedy special, Lounge Lizard. For ten points, name this comedian-magician, dubbed “The Freddy Krueger of Comedy.”
ANSWER: Amazing Jonathan
16. Emerson, Lake & Palmer was nominated, and the Art of Noise featuring Duane Eddy won a Grammy for this song. The composer said that he “used guitar and piano in union, playing...ostinato, which means obstinate...giving it a sinister effect, with some frightening saxophone sounds and some shoutng brass.” For ten points, name this tune from the first Grammy Album of the Year, an instrumental composed by Henry Mancini.
ANSWER: “Theme from Peter Gunn”
17. Born with polio, this alum of Tennessee State University and president of an Indianapolis-based foundation was the only woman honored as one of “the Great Ones” in 1993 by President Clinton in the first National Sports Awards. For ten points, "Skeeter" was the nickname of what track star who won 3 gold medals at the 1960 Rome Olympics for track and field?
ANSWER: Wilma Rudolph
18. On March 17, 1998, Greg Bumash announced the end of an era. He would no longer be doing this column, profiling celebrities, and rating them with the yardstick known as Joe Piscopo. For ten points, name this former Internet Movie Database column, whose name refers to the current public profile of the former stars that it analyzed.
ANSWER: The WASHED-UPdate
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19. Emmylou Harris sang backup in his band and is executive producer of a tribute album for him. She backs up Beck on “Sin City,” Sheryl Crow on “Juanita,” and The Pretenders on “She,” from the album Return of the Grevious Angel. For ten points, name this country-rock member of the Byrds, who died of an overdose in 1973.
ANSWER: Gram Parsons
20. In 1950, he was named College Basketball Player of the Year, not bad for a guy who never made his high school team, and he was a sophomore before making the Villanova squad. Scoring 85 points in a single game as a junior, he would later later lead his team to a 1956 NBA Championship. For ten points, name this two-time league leader in scoring for the Philadelphia Warriors.
ANSWER: Paul Arizin
21. This movie stars Ron Livingston and Steven Root, as well as Jennifer Aniston stretching her talent by playing a waitress. First seen in 1991 as an animated short, it has aired on Comedy Central and Saturday Night Live. For ten points, name this story of cmoputer programmers, the live-action directorial debut of Mike Judge.
ANSWER: Office Space
22. The title character is Nola Darling, and there’s a question of whether she will end up picking the dependable Jamie Overstreet, the narcisistic Greer Childs, or the insecure Mars Blackman. For ten points, name this 1986 film, shot in 2 days for $175,000 by director Spike Lee.
ANSWER: She’s Gotta Have It
23. An accident causes Harlan Williams, a seventy-year old janitor, to begin aging backwards. For ten points, this is the premise of what 1991 eight episode series, envisioned as a novel for television, written by Stephen King, whose theme music was a David Bowie song.
ANSWER: Stephen King's Golden Years
24. “I want to be the girl with the most cake/ I love him so much he just turns to hate/ I fake it so real I am beyond fake/ And someday you will ache like I ache.” These lyrics come from, for ten points, what song off of the Live Through This album, performed by Hole.
ANSWER: “Doll Parts”
25. One character described having this as “eating a bowl of milk-duds.” Another describes it as “tasty, lip-smacking, crunchy-on-the-outside, chewy-on-the-inside.” For ten points, name this fictional cereal, a favorite of Calvin and Hobbes.
ANSWER: Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs
26. This company, which started the ContryFest music concerts in 1996, has acquired Salem Sportswear, Gitano, and Pro Player. Concentrating on active athletic wear and basic apparel, for ten points, name this company whose logo consists of leaves, gooseberries, grapes, and an apple.
ANSWER: Fruit of the Loom
27. In addition to commercials for Doritos, Coca-Cola, and Levi’s 501 Jeans, he appeared in a Heinz ketchup ad which won the Gold Lion Award at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. On TV, he played bad boy Vince in the “Reform School Girl” installment of Showtime’s Rebel Highway, and also appeared in Red Shoe Diaries. For ten points, name this actor whose comic roles include Vinnie Verducci and Joey Tribbiani.
ANSWER: Matt LeBlanc
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