RC Cola Packet by LSU



TOSSUPS – LSU RC COLA CLASSIC 2007 – UT-CHATTANOOGA

1. Supposedly founded on May 10, 1775 during the American attack on Fort Ticonderoga, further research by Bob Woodward revealed that this holiday was first observed in the early 1900s, and its nature was quite different then. It was the site of a controversial visit to Springfield by then Vice-President Richard Nixon, and among the traditions associated with it is the singing of a song to the tune of “O Tannenbaum.” For ten points, identify this fictional holiday, originally an excuse to beat up the Irish, in which celebrants use blunt instruments to kill snakes.

Answer: Whacking Day

2. This song was first registered for copyright in 1962 by musician Billy Roberts, though many people believe it to be a traditional folk song. The Leaves were the first group to chart with it in 1966, though a slowed-down cover by The Creation is the likely inspiration for the most famous version. More recent artists who have covered it include Eddie Murphy, Patti Smith and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. For 10 points, name this song popularized by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, which includes the line, “Where you going with that gun in your hand?”

Answer: “Hey Joe”

3. He appeared in a 1996 made-for-TV sequel to one of his earlier films, playing the role of Mark Thackery, searching for his long lost love in Chicago, while providing guidance to a group of deliquents in an inner city school. Both that movie and the 1967 original, To Sir, with Love, are reversals of his earlier role in 1955’s Blackboard Jungle, while other films on his rèsumè include In the Heat of the Night and The Defiant Ones. FTP, who is this actor, star of Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner and the first African-American to win the Best Actor Oscar for his role in Lilies of the Field?

Answer: Sidney Poitier

4. In the 2007 film Catch and Release Sam, played by Kevin Smith, works for this company. Based in Boulder, Colorado, the company’s founders began in the late 1960s by selling herbs to local health food stores. In 1972, it launched its first major success, Red Zinger. The company currently produces over 100 different beverages, including items in its White, Green, Wellness and Chai lines. For 10 points, name this largest North American manufacturer of herbal tea, whose boxes feature whimsical drawings and inspirational quotes.

Answer: Celestial Seasonings

5. A former Missouri Valley Conference athlete, this man represented the US in the Ryder Cup for the first time in 2006. Sponsored primarily by Titleist, this Drake University alumnus was raised in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. As of April 2007, he only has two PGA tournament wins, both in Georgia, the first being the 2004 BellSouth Classic. For 10 points, name this man who received his green jacket from Phil Mickelson after winning the 2007 Masters Tournament.

Answer: Zach Johnson

6. This song’s central image was inspired by the artist’s teenage travels in Greece. In the first verse, the protagonist meets the title figures in “a place in the middle of nowhere.” In the second verse, she describes her heart stopping “for a beat or two” and cutting a cord that “won’t forgive [her] after all these years.” The song was originally a minor success, but became a Top 20 hit after Katharine McPhee covered it on American Idol. Track 4 on the album Eye to the Telescope, FTP, what is this 2006 debut single by singer/songwriter KT Tunstall?

Answer: “Black Horse and the Cherry Tree”

7. She lives in Highpoint, London, and drives a convertible Lotus Elan. Her IQ is 152, and she specializes in chemistry. Her talents include karate, kung fu and fencing. She has often been called a style icon, due to her memorable style of dressing in miniskirts, psychedelic jumpsuits and leather catsuits. Although she is often referred to as “Mrs.,” her husband is only ever seen from far away at the end of her final episode. For 10 points, who is this British spy and partner of Mr. Steed, played from 1965 to 1968 by Diana Rigg on the TV series The Avengers?

Answer: Mrs. Emma Peel

8. As a wrestler for Missouri Valley College, he won three national championships from 1996 to 1998. In 2003, he signed with the WWE and trained under Lance Storm. In November of 2006 he made his first appearance in ECW and won the world championship in the Elimination Chamber becoming the first African-American to hold the title. For 10 points, who is this wrestler that defeated Umaga allowing Donald Trump to shave the head of Vince McMahon in the Battle of the Billionaires at Wrestlemania 23?

Answer: Bobby Lashley

9. This book features a team of four explorers including Nessus, Louis Wu, and Teela Brown, who was supposedly selectively bred for luck. The technology in this novel includes General Products hulls, impact armor and boosterspice, a drug extending human lifetimes. The title structure has three million times the surface area of the Earth and requires active stabilization, as its moment of inertia is stationary despite its rotation. Set in the Known Space universe, this novel won the 1970 Hugo and Nebula awards for its author, Larry Niven. For 10 points, this is what sci-fi novel whose titular circular structure is similar to the Halos in Bungie’s popular video game series?

Answer: Ringworld

10. In Mallrats, TS was planning to propose to his girlfriend Brandi on this attraction during their trip to Florida before she canceled on him. It was created by Peter Alexander who was a college roommate of the director of the movie on which the ride was based. It was moved to “seasonal” status in 2005 and was only open on busy weeks because of the high cost of fuel but due to complaints it was reopened. For 10 points, what is this Universal Studios ride with its mechanical shark attack based on a Steven Spielberg movie of the same name?

Answer: JAWS

11. After the band had finished recording it, they took the album to Mama Cass’ apartment and blasted it out of the windows into the streets of London. It is considered to be one of the first concept albums, but only the first two songs and the reprise of the title song follow any kind of storyline. It won four awards at the 1967 Grammy awards including album of the year. For 10 points, what is this album named by Rolling Stone magazine as the #1 album of all-time by the Beatles?

Answer: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

12. The counterpart to Salik, this doctor has treated Mellorak infection with bittamucin and cancer with both diloxin and special stem cells. According to Ronald D. Moore, this man smokes heavily “because smoking is cool,” despite obviously knowing its ill effects. Not a big fan of chamalla or the general reluctance of most Sagittarons to undergo medical treatment, this doctor nevertheless respects many silly patient wishes, like Baltar’s desire for brain scans in a second season episode. For 10 points, name this character played by Donnelly Rhodes, the Chief Medical Officer on Battlestar Galactica.

Answer: Doctor Cottle

13. During his senior season at Acadiana High School in Louisiana, he developed a viral infection causing him to miss a large part of the season, but was still able to be drafted in the first round of the 1996 Amateur draft. In 2003, he was awarded AL Comeback Player of the Year, amassing a career high 15 wins for Seattle. For 10 points, who is this pitcher who signed with the Kansas City Royals in 2007 for a 5 year/55 million dollar contract, the largest in franchise history, despite not having an ERA lower than 4.48 in any of the last five seasons?

Answer: Gil Meche

14. She shares her moniker with a handful of other characters in the Marvel Universe, most notably Amanda Sefton, the foster sister of Nightcrawler. At the age of eight she was captured by Arcade to lure the X-Men to help him fight Doctor Doom. After her rescue she was once again captured and taken to Limbo, and when she returned she was several years older allowing her to join the New Mutants. For 10 points, who is this mutant, sister of Colossus, with skills in sorcery who became the first X-Man to die from the Legacy Virus?

Answer: Magik (accept Illyana Rasputin)

15. A man in a cab that talks about how he should have stayed at the bus station, a UFO buff who insists the U.S. has been on the moon since the 1950s, a JFK conspiracy theorist, an elderly anarchist who befriends a man trying to rob his house, a serial television set collector and a woman trying to sell a Madonna pap smear. For 10 points, these are just some of the characters in this Richard Linklater-directed movie about twenty-somethings that takes place during one day in Austin, Texas.

Answer: Slacker

16. There is no mention of what their name actually means until the opening track “Keeping Out of Direct Sunlight” from their third album and their song “Totalimmortal” was covered by The Offspring on the Me, Myself, and Irene soundtrack, and they belong to Offspring lead singer Dexter Holland’s Nitro Records. For 10 points, who is this band that achieved platinum success with 2003’s Sing the Sorrow and 2006’s Decemberunderground?

Answer: AFI (accept A Fire Inside)

17. One game which purported to be the third sequel in this series was produced for the Atari Lynx in 1990; subtitled The Third Encounter, it featured new character classes like Samurai, Android, and Nerd. Another, subtitled The Final Battle, was developed by Tengen for the ZX Spectrum. The port for the Sega Master System featured Battle, Quest, and Record Modes, while the NES port featured 100 levels in search of a magic orb, both sharp departures from the original, never-ending battle through hordes of enemies. FTP, name this fantasy-based action game, whose most recent sequels have been Legends, Dark Legacy, and Seven Sorrows .

Answer: Gauntlet

18. Founded in St. Louis in 1919, Prohibition provided this company with a fertile market in which to expand. After Prohibition ended, it was sold to the National Bottling Company. It went out of business, and its original recipe was given to a St. Louis drive-in, where it is still served today. However, the brand was eventually purchased by Seven Up in 1976 and revived. This is, for 10 points, what soft drink company that produces black cherry and cream sodas in addition to its famous root beer?

Answer: IBC (Independent Breweries Company) Root Beer

19. Maria Pia Calzone has a brief appearance as the protagonist’s wife, during flashbacks when her arrest and execution cause the latter to cry. The director of the film, Kurt Wimmer, makes a brief cameo appearance as a sense-offender. The title locationss are responsible for the production of Prozium, a drug designed to suppress all emotions, and thus prevent the possibility of a fourth world war, while Angus Macfaydden portrays Dupont, the leader of Libria. FTP, name this film starring Christian Bale as Grammaton Cleric Preston, a natural at the fictional martial art, Gun-Kata.

Answer: Equilibrium (accept Cubic and Rebellion)

20. Pre-loaded with nine songs and a dozen music videos, this media player got most of them from Sub Pop, V2, and Astralwerks. Featuring a 30GB hard disk and a quarter-VGA screen, this device has an operating system based on

Windows CE. Songs from its eponymous marketplace cost 79 points each and come with heavily criticized DRM restrictions. As yet unreleased outside the USA, this gizmo ironically can’t play video recorded by Windows Media Center and only connects to PC’s and Xbox 360’s by USB, despite wireless sharing with peers. For 10 points, name this Microsoft media device codenamed “Argo.”

Answer: Microsoft Zune (accept Argo before mentioned)

21. Based on La Conquête du Monde, this game features no single player component and supports up to six players. A partially card-based reinforcement system differentiates this game from many of its peers. Originally published in 1959, this board game saw a major evolution in the shape of its pieces in 1993. With licensed versions based on Star Wars and the Lord of the Rings as well as variations set in the Middle Ages and 2210, this Parker Brothers game doesn’t always feature Kamchatka so prominently. For 10 points, name this game of world conquest played with tiny plastic infantry, cavalry and artillery.

Answer: Risk

22. As a prerequisite for the production of this movie, a manga was first created and serialized in Animage magazine, and this manga continued until 1992, long after the film’s release. After a miserable English version made during the 1980s, a new dub was made for its DVD release in 2004 featuring Shia LeBoeuf and Uma Thurman as well as Alison Lohman in the title role. For 10 points, identify this 1984 animated film directed by Hayao Miyazaki that follows a princess trying to save her land in a world full of pollution and violent insects.

Answer: Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind

23. His brief acting career included a bit part as a Christmas party singer in Stalag 17 and a more notable role as a struggling songwriter in Rear Window. However, he is more well-known for his music career which includes cowriting Rosemary Clooney’s “Come on-a My House”, but it wasn’t until 1958 that he hit it big with an experimental recording. For 10 points, identify this novelty musician who frequently performed under the name David Seville and who created the Chipmunks.

Answer: Ross Bagdasarian

24. He is one of only three McGill University alums to coach an NHL team, alongside Doug Carpenter and George Burnett. After a failed tryout with the Canucks, he had coaching stints with several teams including the AHL’s Cincinnati Mighty Ducks. On May 2002, he became head coach of the Anaheim Mighty Ducks and the following season led them to the Stanley Cup finals. After refusing a contract extension, for 10 points, who is this coach who since July 2005 has been the coach of the Detroit Red Wings?

Answer: Mike Babcock

25. His parents are also siblings and he has an affinity for wearing the shorts made by his wife, whose mangled hands possess only the index finger on one and the thumb and pinky on the other. He has played in an air band, the Cool Cats, with co-workers, but he was once an actor even landing a small role as a transit cop in The Fugitive before he took his current profession. His real name is never given, but he is referred to by his title. FTP, who is this character from Scrubs who torments the main character JD and is portrayed by Neil Flynn?

Answer: The Janitor

26. As an amateur he won all four Grand Slam tournaments in 1962, which at the time were only open to amateurs. Despite being excluded from them as a professional until 1968, he is tied for third in career Grand Slam singles titles with 11, and he was the number one player in the world in many unofficial polls for seven consecutive years. Along with Margaret Smith Court, he was honored by a postage stamp in his native country in 2003, and is also the namesake of center court at Melbourne Park. For 10 points, identify this Australian tennis player who also won all four Grand Slams again in 1969.

Answer: Rod Laver

BONI – LSU RC COLA CLASSIC 2007 – UT-CHATTANOOGA

1. Oh boxes of individually wrapped tasty treats, I adore thee. Name these products from Chattanooga’s other gift to the sweet snack industry, Little Debbie, for 10 points each.

1. Available only seasonally, these treats always make me want to start caroling.

Answer: Christmas Tree Cake or Christmas Tree Brownie

2. Perhaps the most popular of Little Debbie products is this composition of two separate cookies, chocolate creme filling, and wavy icing.

Answer: Fudge Round

3. According to its official page, this Little Debbie treat is “a soft cookie with apple filling that has just a touch of cinnamon and nutmeg.”

Answer: Apple Flip

2. As far as guest stars go, Star Trek: Voyager had some pretty unique choices. For 10 points each, answer these questions about people who guest stared on Voyager.

1. This former NewsRadio star and flamboyant actor appeared as the Emergency Medical Hologram of an experimental Federation starship that is overtaken by Romulans. He helps the doctor take back the ship, making this the most manliness thing that he has ever done.

Answer: Andy Dick

2. When he his not shredding guitars, this Rage Against the Machiner and avid Star Trek fan appears in the episode “Good Shepherd” as Crewman Mitchell. He also made an appearance in Star Trek: Insurrection.

Answer: Tom Morello

3. This then prince and now king of Jordan made an appearance as an extra in the episode “Investigations.” He was given no speaking lines because he is not a member of the Screen Actor’s Guild.

Answer: King Abdullah II

3. Rhyming is not a difficult task, but not every Tom, Dick or Harry can do it well. That especially applies to pop music. Give the title of a song from lyrics for 10 points, or for 5 if you need the artist.

(10). “Hey oh... listen what I say oh / I got your hey oh, now listen what I say oh”

(5) Red Hot Chili Peppers

Answer: “Snow ((Hey Oh))"

(10) “You can dress me up diamonds / You can dress me up in dirt / You can throw me like a line-man /

I like it better when it hurts.”

(5) Ashlee Simpson

Answer: “La La”

(10) But take me to the haven of your bed/ was something that you never said/ two lumps, please / you’re the bee’s knees

(5) The Smiths

Answer: “Reel Around the Fountain”

4. It’s been 5 years since National Lampoon’s Van Wider became a cult hit and enriched our lives. And we all know that Ryan Reynolds has since shot to superstardom. He dated Alanis Morissette for God’s sake. But what have the other stars been doing? Answer the following about them for 10 points each..

1. This former American Pie actress’ career has faltered since co-starring in the movie. Her version of Wild On! was cancelled by E! in 2005. She spends most of her time partying and getting messed up boob jobs.

Answer: Tara Reid

2. This Real Worlder made is acting debut as Van’s friend Hutch. He has since made a couple of small TV appearances. He can currently be seen as a Dj in the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ video “Hump de Bump.”

Answer: Teck Holmes (accept Teck Money)

3. The only cast member to garner considerable fame has been this actor who reprised his role of Taj in 2006 for Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj and received acclaim for his performance in The Namesake. He is best known for playing the stoner Kumar in Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle.

Answer: Kal Penn

5. Ever since Lawrence Taylor changed outside linebacking, tight ends have been important in counteracting those changes. For 10 points each, name these tight ends.

1. Between looking at his three Super Bowl rings, this former Bronco and Raven writes for . Oh, yeah, this 8-time Pro Bowl player also holds the record for receiving yards by a tight end with over 10,000.

Answer: Shannon Sharpe

2. A former teammate of Sharpe’s with the Ravens, this Arizona State graduate and two-time Pro Bowler holds the record for most two-point conversions in a season with 4 in 2003.

Answer: Todd Heap

3. Recently signed by the Saints, this tight end led the 49ers in receptions and receiving yards with 82 and 825 respectively in 2004, but sat out all of the ’03 and ’05 seasons with injuries.

Answer: Eric Johnson

6. Recently there have been reports that Carmen Electra has been having a secret affair with rocker Joan Jett. As hot as that is, it is not too surprising since many of Electra’s previous partners have been quite feminine. So answer these questions about Electra’s past romances for 10 points each.

1. Electra’s first high profile relationship was with this tiny singer who helped record Carmen’s self-titled rap album. Perhaps the relationship didn’t work because they couldn’t decide who looked better in assless pants.

Answer: Prince

2. Electra was briefly married to this NBA power forward until their fight in a hotel that ended with them both being arrested. He may be the manliest person on this list but he still likes to wear dresses.

Answer: Dennis Rodman

3. Up until recently, Electra had been married to this boa wearing guitarist of Jane’s Addiction and The Panic Channel even landing their own reality show on MTV. But alas it would not last, and the divorce was finalized in February.

Answer: Dave Navarro

7. Nowadays all rappers think that the can act but country stars have been doing it for years. So answer these questions about movies starring country singers for 10 points each.

1. Willie Nelson starred in this movie about a singer who must balance his search for a music career and his family life as well as the advances of his new female guitar player that has a crush on him. The movie is probably better known for its theme song, “On the Road Again.”

Answer: Honeysuckle Rose

2. George Strait got into the movie game with this movie starring him and Lesley Ann Warren about a country star that secretly leaves the business to become a rodeo cowboy again.

Answer: Pure Country

3. The latest to get in the game is Toby Keith who stars as a country singer whose career is fading and has come back home to reconnect with his former girlfriend and estranged daughter.

Answer: Broken Bridges

8. Although rap is generally perceived to be a male-dominated genre, a few female artists have achieved success. Identify three of these female rap songs given lyrics 10 points each, or for 5 points if you need the artist.

1. a. 10 points: “Quiet! Shhh, hush your mouth/ Silence when I spit it out, in your face/ Open your mouth, give you a taste.”

b. 5 points: Missy Elliott

Answer: “Get Ur Freak On”

2. a. 10 points: “Can I get control?/ Do you like me vulnerable?/ I’m armed and I’m equal/ More fun for the people.”

b. 5 points: M.I.A.

Answer: “Bucky Done Gun”

3. a. 10 points: “No, I don’t own a corgi/ I had a hamster, it died ‘cause I ignored it/ Go on then, go on report me/ I’m English, try and deport me.”

b. 5 points: Lady Sovereign

Answer: “Love Me or Hate Me”

9. Writing games is hard work. Writing game engines is even harder, so many developers pay Epic Games to license their Unreal Engine, which is behind many popular titles. For 10 points each, identify these three Unreal Engine games.

1. This flagship title for Unreal Engine 3.0 is a third-person shooter made by Epic itself exclusively for the Xbox 360.

Answer: Gears of War

2. This first of a series of stealth games was based on Unreal Engine 2.0 and released in 2002 by Ubisoft. It features Samuel Leo Fisher as an NSA agent. His distinctive three-lensed goggles help show off his position to the player as he executes assorted ridiculous gymnastics in the shadows.

Answer: Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell

3. Based on Unreal Engine 1.0, this 2000 game from Ion Storm is a hybrid first-person shooter/role-playing game that can be finished without actually killing anyone. Featuring nanotechnology and a plot focusing on secret societies, this game has a title referring to a literary device.

Answer: Deus Ex

10. For 10 points each, name these characters from House, none of whom has the first name Gregory.

1. Played by Lisa Edelstein, the doctor who treated House for the infarction in his leg is a specialist in endocrinology and also his boss.

Answer: Dr. Lisa Cuddy

2. Portrayed by first season guest star Chi McBride, this billionaire gave $100 million of his biotech-derived fortune to the hospital; in a move to fire House, he removed Dr. Wilson from the board and attempted to do the same to Dr. Cuddy.

Answer: Edward Vogler

3. Holding a grudge against House ever since a nasty clinic incident involving a rectal thermometer, this police officer is played by David Morse.

Answer: Detective Michael Tritter

11. Identify these book series written by the Stephen King of children’s literature, R.L. Stine for 10 points each.

1. This horror series for teens takes its name from a road in the fictional East Coast town of Shadyside. Stine published the first book, The New Girl, in 1989, while spin-offs of the series include Super Chillers and Sagas.

Answer: Fear Street

2. The 62 books in this children’s series collectively rank at number 15 on the American Library Association’s Most Frequently Challenged List of the 1990s. Stine considers The Night of the Living Dummy to be his favorite.

Answer: Goosebumps

3. This series, launched in 2005, centers on the adventures of Bernie Bridges at the eponymous boarding academy. Book titles include The Big Blueberry Barf-Off and Punk’d and Skunked.

Answer: Rotten School

12. Before he represented California’s 44th district, Sonny Bono wrote songs. Identify three of them from descriptions for 10 points each.

1. This single, released in 1965, became Sonny and Cher’s signature song and theme to their ‘70s TV series. It also features in the film Groundhog Day as the song Phil Connors wakes up to every morning.

Answer: “I Got You Babe”

2. This song became a solo hit for Cher in 1966 and, translated into French, a staple for yé-yé [yeah-yeah] singers. However, Quentin Tarantino fans will most likely recognize Nancy Sinatra’s version from the opening credits of Kill Bill: Volume 1.

Answer: “Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)”

3. Opening with the lines “I saw her today, I saw her face/ It was the face I loved,” this song was a minor hit for Jackie DeShannon in 1963 and a bigger hit for The Searchers a year later. A version by The Ramones appears on the album Road to Ruin.

Answer: “Needles and Pins”

13. Elmore Leonard writes fiction, a fair amount of which has been adapted to the silver screen. FTPE, name these films based on Leonard novels.

1. Featuring Joseph Gordon-Leavitt, Mickey Rourke, and Diane Lane, this film, which will be released later this year, is based on a 1989 novel about a hitman trying to get rid of the witnesses to his extortion of a real estate agent.

Answer: Killshot

2. Chili Palmer, played by John Travolta, runs various errands for a mob boss, while promoting his own movie in this 1995 film, which also features Gene Hackman and Renee Russo.

Answer: Get Shorty

3. Two film versions of this novel were made, in 1969 and 2004 respectively. The latter starred Owen Wilson, Morgan Freeman, and Sara Foster, as everyone collectively works to cheat one another.

Answer: The Big Bounce

14. As far as black superheroes go, no one does it better than DC comics. So answer these questions about black DC superheroes FTPE.

1. One of the successors to Hal Jordan as the Green Lantern is this man, a former architect, who has played a prominent role in the Justice League and Justice League: Unlimited animated series.

Answer: John Stewart

2. The alter-ego of Jefferson Pierce, a decathlete and teacher, this superhero was the first African-American to get his own title with D.C., though he has been notably absent from TV adaptations, replaced by Black Vulcan on Superfriends.

Answer: Black Lightning

3. This member of the Doom Patrol can change her shape thanks to her special suit. She’s the wife of Vox, who is also known as Herald and Hornblower, and has been a member of the Teen Titans and Titans West.

Answer: Bumblebee

15. Identify the following about that muscle-man competition whose reruns plague the daytime lineup of the ESPN networks year-round, World’s Strongest Man, for 10 points each.

1. This producer of nutritional supplements is the current sponsor for the competition.

Answer: Met-Rx

2. This four-time World’s Strongest Man of the 90s has recently been featured in commercials for Coors Light.

Answer: Magnus Magnusson

3. This man won the competition in 2006, becoming the first American to do so since 1982.

Answer: Phil Pfister

16. Answer these questions about a certain butter-obsessed Food Network personality for 10 points each.

1. This Savannah, Georgia-based cook previously worked as a caterer and a Best Western hotel chef. The success of her restaurant, The Lady and Sons, led to the debut of her first Food Network program in 2002.

Answer: Paula (Ann Hiers) Deen (Groover)

2. After her show Paula’s Home Cooking achieved popularity, she introduced a second program in 2006. This show, which features a studio audience, opens with Paula dancing under a disco ball.

Answer: Paula’s Party

3. Paula’s film debut was in this 2005 movie starring Orlando Bloom and Kirsten Dunst. Director Cameron Crowe cast her without an audition after watching an episode of Paula’s Home Cooking.

Answer: Elizabethtown

17. Cillian [KILL-ee-an] Murphy’s only 30 years old, but he’s already made a career out of playing weirdoes, murderers and outcasts. Given the film, identify the character Murphy plays, FTPE.

1. Batman Begins

Answer: Dr. Jonathan Crane or The Scarecrow

2. Red Eye

Answer: Jackson Rippner (accept either)

3. 28 Days Later

Answer: Jim

18. If Dave Grohl considers your drummer the best in the world and everyone else has pegged you as the next big metal band then you just might be Mastodon. Answer the questions about Mastodon for 10 points each:

1. This 2004 album, which features the tracks “Megalodon” and “Blood and Thunder”, is a concept album based on Moby Dick, as seen in its cover art.

Answer: Leviathan

2. Mastodon released this album, their major label debut for Reprise, in 2006. It has been featured in countless lists of the best albums of 2006 and helped Mastodon’s song “Colony of Birchmen” snag a Grammy nomination for Best Metal Performance.

Answer: Blood Mountain

3. Mastodon also contributed a song to this Adult Swim cartoon’s jump to the big screen. The band will be animated as a candy bar, a bucket of popcorn, soda, and a hot dog.

Answer: Aqua Teen Hunger Force

19. Since Around the Horn has become so popular, it has made mini-celebrities out its sports writer panelists. So identify these sports writers featured on Around the Horn from descriptions for 10 points each.

1. This Chicago Sun-Times writer is usually at the top in career victories exchanging it back and forth with Woody Paige. He likes to connect arguments to Michael Jeffrey Jordan, and White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen once called him a “fag” resulting in sensitivity training for Guillen.

Answer: Jay Mariotti

2. This blue jacket wearing Denver Post writer is sometimes refered to as Ron Burgundy by host Tony Reali for his strange color suits, and he sometimes calls himself Woody Paige Jr. even though Paige already has a son by that name.

Answer: Jim Armstrong

3. This Boston Globe writer is the only female on the show. She has the second best win percentage with 30.5%. According to Reali, she brings style and grace to the show.

Answer: Jackie MacMullan

20. Recently the NHL has begun to crackdown on the goonery that has come to define the league. So answer these questions about recent goonish events for 10 points each.

1. In December this Nashville Predator received a 9-game suspension for punching Buffalo Sabre Jaroslav Spaeck from behind after Spaeck in retaliation for an earlier dirty hit.

Answer: Scott Nichol

2. This Inuit and Nashville Predator received a suspension of 5 games for punching Dallas Star Shephen Robidas after Robidas charged him in retaliation for hitting fellow Star Mike Modano from behind.

Answer: Jordin Tootoo

3. This New York Islander leveled New York Ranger Ryan Hollweg with his stick after Hollweg hit him from behind. Hollweg escaped serious injury and the NHL handed down a 25-game suspension rolling over to next season.

Answer: Chris Simon

21. For the past 40 years super groups have been part of the musical landscape. So, for the stated number of points, answer these super group related questions.

1. For 5, the earliest example of a super group was this British trio formed by Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker and Eric Clapton, but only Clapton had commercial success outside the UK.

Answer: Cream

2. For 10, this group featured members of Yes and another super group Emerson Lake and Palmer and had a hit with the song “Heat of the Moment.” They also had their poster framed by Andy in The 40 Year Old Virgin.

Answer: Asia

3. For 15, this heavy metal super group was made up of members of the sludge metal band Crowbar and Phil Anselmo and Rex Brown of Pantera. They released their debut NOLA named after their hometown of New Orleans in 1995 and followed that up with a self-titled album in 2001.

Answer: Down

22. Identify the following people involved in the sweepstakes of the century, the Danielynn Stern paternity case, for 10 points each.

1. This photojournalist and former boyfriend of Anna Nicole Smith won the sweepstakes after DNA tests revealed that he was the child’s biological father.

Answer: Larry Birkhead

2. This husband of Zsa Zsa Gabor apparently was having an affair with Smith for ten years, but alas, he is not the actual father.

Answer: Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt

3. This other former boyfriend of Smith who is currently in prison for making terrorist threats against her was banking his chances on Smith using a sperm sample he had given before being incarcerated. Unfortunately for him she did not.

Answer: Mark “Hollywood” Hatten

23. Identify these dishes originating from the Indian subcontinent for 10 points each.

1. This term refers to a broad category of spiced dishes served with rice, including the varieties korma, vindaloo and rogan josh. The dish shares its name with the English term for the spices often used in making it.

Answer: curry

2. This deep-fried, triangular pastry is typically stuffed with potato and other vegetables or spiced meat. It is believed to have originated in the Middle East, where it is called “sambusak.”

Answer: samosa

3. This yogurt-based drink, similar to a milkshake, originated in the Punjab region. It is commonly made with lemon or mango purée, but can also be flavored with savory spices or rosewater.

Answer: lassi

24. Everyone has Showtime, right? Name these three Showtime-exclusive series for 10 points each.

1. Based on a Jeff Lindsay novel and starring Michael C. Hall, this series has a real fascination with blood.

Answer: Dexter

2. Featuring a lot of Muslims kept carefully diverse in ethnicity and background, this show centers on an undercover cop.

Answer: Sleeper Cell

3. This Penn and Teller documentary series changed its name to Humbug! for the episode on profanity.

Answer: Bullshit!

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